Record of a Demon’s Cultivation

 

Translator: Cinder Translations

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As the dwarf ghost leaped, a beam of black light pierced down toward the green-faced female ghost below.

 

The green-faced female ghost, clearly weaker, was suffering greatly from the beam. She was preparing to use the yin wind to escape when the Soul-Breaking Awl, having been deflected earlier, came back and struck her from behind.

 

The powerful murderous aura from the Soul-Breaking Awl erupted, stabbing into the green-faced female ghost’s body.

 

“Ugh!” The green-faced female ghost emitted a shrill and unclear scream.

 

At that moment, a talisman in Xuan Ye’s hand turned into powder.

 

A giant sword, formed from spiritual energy, appeared out of nowhere above the female ghost and swung down towards her head.

 

This was a high-grade talisman, the Evil Exorcism Talisman!

 

In this critical moment, the green-faced female ghost gathered all her ghostly energy to form a shield above her head.

 

“Boom.”

 

The giant sword struck the shield. The shield, hastily formed, was weaker than expected and shattered after a brief moment of resistance.

 

The giant sword then cleaved into the green-faced female ghost’s head, its immense spiritual energy penetrating through her.

 

The ghostly energy on the green-faced female ghost was dispersed by the spiritual power of the giant sword, and her body began to become transparent and ethereal, as if it might dissipate at any moment.

 

In mid-air, the dwarf ghost, who had been preparing to grab the wooden fish, saw the green-faced female ghost injured and stopped its actions, its eyes blazing with anger.

 

The dwarf ghost’s body suddenly erupted with five phantoms that charged toward Song Wen and the others.

 

The dwarf ghost itself flew toward the green-faced female ghost, its ghostly energy wildly surging into her body.

 

The dwarf ghost was trying to save the female ghost!

 

The five phantoms quickly turned into five transparent blades as they left the dwarf ghost's body and reached the five people in an instant.

 

Song Wen didn’t sense any spiritual, ghostly, or yin energy fluctuations from the blades, but they gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.

 

What kind of attack is this?

 

Song Wen – who was horrified and unable to understand the situation – had no choice but to use his strongest defensive measures.

 

He activated the "Ten Thousand Poison Body" while simultaneously channeling the Purple Scale Armor with all his might.

 

A purple-gold shield enveloped Song Wen’s entire body.

 

Outside the purple-gold shield was a large green vessel.

 

However...

 

The anticipated violent impact never came.

 

The vessel and the purple-gold shield did not block the transparent blades at all and were penetrated, yet they remained undamaged.

 

This was a mental attack!

 

This ghost was using the extremely rare mental attack technique in the cultivation world!

 

How did such a mere ghost learn this?

 

Just as Song Wen was struck by this thought, the transparent blade pierced his forehead.

 

Instantly, excruciating pain surged through Song Wen’s sea of consciousness, as the blade appeared inside his mind, its intense killing intent threatening to upheave his entire consciousness.

 

The sea of consciousness is the most vulnerable and crucial part of a cultivator, and Song Wen naturally couldn’t afford any mistakes.

 

All he could do was to fully mobilize his mental energy to form a mental barrier to block the blade. With his mental power comparable to the eighth level of Qi, he should be able to handle the blade. After all, the dwarf ghost was splitting its mental power to attack all five people simultaneously.

 

At this moment, an unexpected situation occurred.

 

A black hole appeared out of nowhere within Song Wen’s sea of consciousness, and the extremely sharp transparent blade was instantly swallowed and disappeared.

 

Song Wen was astonished as he sensed the events unfolding in his sea of consciousness.

 

The black hole in the sea of consciousness appeared quickly and disappeared just as swiftly. After devouring the transparent blade, it vanished.

 

“What is this black hole? Could it be that I can devour others' souls because of this black hole in my sea of consciousness?” Song Wen wondered, his mind racing with confused thoughts.

 

To the outside observer, Song Wen appeared unharmed by the mental attack.

 

Similarly unscathed was Lao Chun.

 

Lao Chun did not have any mental defense talismans to fully withstand the Dwarf Ghost’s mental attack; his survival was due to a combination of luck and ruthlessness.

 

The position he was standing in was fortunately close to Liu Qiao and Liu Mu.

 

Unlike Song Wen, who was deeply immersed in self-cultivation without guidance and had a poor understanding of cultivators' techniques,

 

Lao Chun and the others recognized the transparent blade as a mental attack as soon as it appeared.

 

He directly used Liu Qiao to shield himself and then let the transparent blade pierce Liu Qiao's forehead.

 

In an instant, Liu Qiao's seven orifices bled profusely, and he lost his breath immediately. His soul was shattered by the mental blade.

 

At this moment, Liu Mu was holding her father's corpse and crying out loud.

 

They were originally ordinary scattered cultivators from outside the Tianyuan Valley. Although their cultivation resources were scarce and their progress slow, with their cultivator's strength, they still lived without worry, far better than those common people struggling for their daily meals.

 

Father and daughter were well aware of the dangers of the cultivation world, so they didn’t pursue profound cultivation or immense power, just hoping for a peaceful life together.

 

Liu Mu was content with such a life, occasionally witnessing strange and powerful spells.

 

The sudden appearance of Yan Gu and the others shattered their peaceful life, forcibly abducting them into this dangerous cave.

 

Perhaps this was the cruelty of the cultivation world: whether you struggle or not, once you step in, you have no quiet life anymore, and you might face calamities at any time.

 

Lao Chun glanced at the grieving Liu Mu and casually unleashed a surge of malevolent energy.

 

Liu Mu fell to the ground, twitching uncontrollably, her eyes bulging. Intense pain swept over her entire body, and she made incoherent 'ha-ha' sounds.

 

After a few breaths, she joined her father in death.

 

Xuan Ye and Zi Yi barely managed to withstand the mental blade, but their sea of consciousness suffered significant shock. Blood flowed from their seven orifices, their mental state became somewhat weakened, and their heads throbbed with pain.

 

Yan Gu fared the worst. His sea of consciousness was already severely injured by the Dwarf Ghost. The subsequent attack from the Dwarf Ghost only worsened his condition, leading to a critical injury and causing him to faint on the ground.

 

Song Wen, having confirmed that his sea of consciousness was intact, focused on defending against any further attacks from the Dwarf Ghost.

 

Unexpectedly, the Dwarf Ghost, heavily injured and with the Green Faced Female Ghost in a dying state, chose to leave, likely seeking a way to save the female ghost.

 

Song Wen surveyed his surroundings.

 

Zi Yi and Xuan Ye were busy healing and recovering.

 

Lao Chun occasionally glanced at the motionless Yan Gu on the ground and then at the beautiful senior sister, seemingly lost in thought.

 

“Xuan Ye, I’m going to leave,” Song Wen said to Xuan Ye.

 

With the Green Faced Female Ghost severely injured and the Dwarf Ghost's energy significantly depleted, it was the best time to seize the Hollow Cicada Wood.

 

He still had a Heavenly Thunder Talisman, which could provide immunity against the Dwarf Ghost's mental attacks. He was confident he could seize the Hollow Cicada Wood under these circumstances.

 

The pile of white bones where the Hollow Cicada Wood was located was not far off, and without Xuan Ye’s guidance, Song Wen could still find it.

 

“I’ll accompany you,” Xuan Ye suddenly stood up.

 

“Why?” Song Wen asked.

 

“This place is not safe. The two ghosts share a deep bond. Having injured the Green Faced Female Ghost, the Dwarf Ghost won’t easily let us go. Whether the female ghost’s injuries stabilize or she dissipates, the Dwarf Ghost will seek revenge on us.”

 

“Being with you gives me more peace of mind.”

 

Xuan Ye glanced at Song Wen. Seeing that Song Wen had emerged unscathed after the Dwarf Ghost's mental attack and considering Song Wen’s seemingly unreasonable mental detection range, Xuan Ye decided to stay with him.

 

(End of the Chapter)

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