Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Gan Hong did not give up. He arrived at the spot where the spiritual sense marks had last vanished, but could find no trace of Song Wen.

After thoroughly searching the area, Gan Hong found no sign of Song Wen, and could only leave in frustration, heading towards Fang City.

Upon reaching the north-west gate of Fang City, the barrier at the city gate lit up, blocking Gan Hong's way.

He took out a green sword-shaped token.

The token was engraved with the character "外" (foreign), a pass for foreign cultivators to enter and leave the North City.

Those holding this token were only allowed to enter through the west gate of the North City.

After injecting some spiritual energy, the token emitted a faint green glow.

Gan Hong smoothly passed through the barrier.

Once inside the North City, he did not fly, but instead walked towards the city center.

Not everyone, however, walked like him.

Many cultivators flew above him, some even in the Foundation Establishment stage or Qi Refining stage.

All of these people, without exception, were members of the Xing family.

In the North City of Fang, only the Xing family members had the right to fly through the air.

Foreign cultivators, even those as advanced as Gan Hong, who was at the late Golden Core stage, had to obey the rules of the Xing family and walk on the ground.

Soon, Gan Hong entered a grand manor.

In the depths of the manor, he knocked on a study room door.

"Young master, Gan Hong has come to report."

"Come in," came a deep voice from within the room.

At the same time, the door opened on its own.

The room was luxuriously decorated, with every item radiating powerful spiritual energy.

In the center of the room, a handsome young cultivator was sitting cross-legged on an exquisite cushion.

This person was Xing Li Ren, the eldest son of the Xing family.

"How has the search for the nine third-tier alchemists gone?" Xing Li Ren asked in a soft voice, though it carried an undeniable authority.

"Reporting to the young master, so far we have found five alchemists, but there are still four more to go," Gan Hong said cautiously, knowing he had failed in his task.

"The Spellcraft Gathering is only two years away. Why is it taking so long to find the alchemists? Didn't you say months ago that you had found a third-tier alchemist?" Xing Li Ren remarked.

Gan Hong bowed respectfully, "My subordinate failed in his task and carelessly let the person notice the signs. That person managed to escape."

Xing Li Ren glanced at Gan Hong with a faint look of disapproval.

"You need to have your subordinates keep a closer watch. If they find any trace of a third-tier alchemist, report it immediately. If, after a year, you still haven't gathered the nine third-tier alchemists, we'll have to consider other methods."

"The Spellcraft Gathering will attract countless cultivators to Fang City. It is the best opportunity to gather nine Qi Refining cultivators with Soul Source bodies. We cannot afford to waste it."

Cultivators with a Soul Source body naturally have a stronger soul power than ordinary people. As their cultivation advances, their soul power increases more rapidly than that of regular cultivators.

Gan Hong asked, "Dare I ask, since the Xing family has many alchemists, including several third-tier ones, why not directly gather nine third-tier alchemists within the family to refine the Heavenly Spirit Pills for the young master?"

A cold smile appeared at the corner of Xing Li Ren's mouth.

"Do you know why I am going to all this trouble to hold the Spellcraft Gathering?"

Without waiting for Gan Hong to answer, Xing Li Ren continued.

"On the surface, the Spellcraft Gathering was initiated by me, but in reality, it is a plan devised by the entire Xing family."

"This Spellcraft Gathering is merely a means to collect the spiritual materials needed to refine the Saintly Spirit Pills for the Xing family."

"To refine the Saintly Spirit Pill, the main ingredients are the essence blood and souls of nine Foundation Establishment cultivators with Soul Source bodies. It requires eighteen third-tier alchemists to work together for thirty-six days to successfully refine the pill."

"At that time, all the third-tier alchemists of the Xing family will be mobilized. With insufficient numbers, how could there be any left for me?"

"The Spellcraft Gathering will be held under the banner of fairness and justice. When groups are formed for the competition, cultivators will be tested on their talents and cultivation level. In reality, the true test will be to examine their physical attributes."

Gan Hong bowed respectfully. "I understand."

Xing Li Ren replied, "You may go. I will help you, and if you can find enough Qi Refining cultivators with Soul Source bodies, I will reward you with a Heavenly Spirit Pill."

"Thank you for your guidance, Young Master."

Xing Li Ren did not elaborate further;

In order to refine the Heavenly Spirit Pill and Saintly Spirit Pill, the Xing family had long been secretly cultivating Soul Source body cultivators.

Originally, they only needed to wait another thirty or forty years to cultivate enough Soul Source body cultivators.

But the Xing family could not afford to wait.

In ten years, it would be time for the Star Sea Alliance to select a new leader.

The selection process was simple. The number and cultivation strength of Nascent Soul cultivators in each major faction would be considered, and the strongest faction would be granted control of the Alliance for three hundred years.

The Xing family had coveted the position of leader for a long time.

The family had three Nascent Soul cultivators, one at the early stage, one at the mid-stage, and one at the late stage.

Although they had a number of Nascent Soul cultivators, they were not superior in terms of cultivation level.

In order to quickly increase their power, the Xing family thought of their ancestral secret technique, Focused Spirit Stab.

Of the three Nascent Soul cultivators in the Xing family, only Xing Gaohan had consumed a Saintly Spirit Pill left by his predecessors and succeeded in cultivating the third level of the Focused Spirit Stab, while the other two had not yet succeeded.

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After escaping from Gan Hong's pursuit of Song Wen, Song Wen returned to his cave and took out a blood coffin.

The coffin contained a third-tier silver corpse.

At the same time, Song Wen held three Xuan Yin Stones in his hands.

Earlier, he had hesitated, unsure whether to use these three Xuan Yin Stones to refine three silver corpses or use them to upgrade the existing silver corpse to the mid-stage third-tier.

Today's encounter made him realize that quality is more important than quantity in warfare!

In the face of a huge power gap, quantity cannot make up for it.

Song Wen placed the Xuan Yin Stones and a large amount of various tiered corpse path spiritual materials into the blood coffin.

Next, he summoned a silver firebird to activate the Nether Corpse Fire and drop it into the corpse coffin to help the silver corpse refine the materials.

Green flames surged within the coffin, and the corpse Qi rose and fell within it.

As various corpse path spiritual materials were gradually absorbed by the corpse, changes began to quietly occur in certain parts of the corpse's body. Subtle silver light gradually appeared.

This silver light was not glaring but resembled moonlight scattered across the starry sky, emitting a sinister and profound aura.

The silver light spread gradually, from partial to complete.

Every bone, muscle, and inch of skin on the silver corpse began to undergo transformation.

Slowly, the entire corpse became enveloped in this silver light, as if clad in a silver battle armor.

Months passed.

The three Xuan Yin Stones and numerous corpse path spiritual materials were completely absorbed and refined by the silver corpse, and a powerful, malevolent corpse Qi erupted from its body, instantly sweeping through the entire cave.

The air inside the cave seemed to freeze from the corpse Qi, creating an oppressive and chilling sensation.

The silver light slowly began to recede, and the silver corpse returned to its decayed state.

However, its eyes gleamed with a chilling cold light, striking fear into anyone who gazed upon it.

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