Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Xing Xinxin looked around but didn't find any suspicious individuals.

She focused on the jade slip, pondering for a moment, then used her spiritual power to lift it into the air, suspending it in front of her.

After repeatedly confirming that the jade slip posed no danger, she finally extended her spiritual sense into it.

[If you wish to obtain the "Corpse King Blood Refinement Technique" for Golden Core stage, come to the Star Point Lake tonight at the Chou hour, bringing the same treasures as last time. Come alone. If you are late, there will be no further opportunities.]

"It really is that person!" Xing Xinxin thought.

"That person who intercepted me outside the Treasure Conference must be a righteous cultivator. However, he has twice suggested using corpse cultivation materials as a trade. It seems that behind this righteous cultivator, there is a corpse cultivator, and not just any corpse cultivator, but one at the Golden Core stage. Could it be that he really has the Golden Core stage 'Corpse King Blood Refinement Technique'?"

A flash of joy crossed Xing Xinxin's face as she considered this.

"I'm only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. If I go alone, my life could be in danger."

"I just beat up that fool, Xing Chang, and that bitch, Shan Yue, will surely go cry to father. I can't ask him to intervene now. Besides, father already doesn't allow me to continue cultivating the 'Corpse King Blood Refinement Technique' after I reach the Golden Core. It looks like I'll have to ask Granny Jin for help."

Xing Xinxin's eyes suddenly lit up as if she had thought of a brilliant idea.

She mounted her sword and headed towards the northern city.

As the legitimate daughter of Xing Gaohan, she was still somewhat doted on by her father, who had even assigned a Golden Core stage guardian to her: Granny Jin.

Granny Jin, a cultivator at the mid-Golden Core stage, had her own dignity and would not follow Xing Xinxin around every day like an ordinary guard.

To get Granny Jin's help, Xing Xinxin would have to speak to her kindly.

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That night, at the Chou hour (1:00 AM – 3:00 AM).

Xing Xinxin appeared on time above the central island of Star Point Lake.

However, Song Wen had yet to make an appearance.

Xing Xinxin was not in a hurry; she hovered in mid-air on her flying sword, waiting quietly.

About half an hour later, a masked figure emerged from the water's surface.

It was Song Wen, who had been hiding at the bottom of the lake, using his sacred armor bug to scout the area. Only when he confirmed that Xing Xinxin had come alone did he show himself.

After all, last time, she had brought her father, Xing Gaohan, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage, so Song Wen had to be extra cautious.

"Fellow Daoist, you're a bit late. I thought you might not dare to come, but I didn't expect you were hiding at the bottom of the lake," Xing Xinxin mocked, her tone dripping with sarcasm.

Song Wen's expression stiffened. He hadn't noticed anything unusual earlier, but now that Xing Xinxin spoke, he realized something was off.

The Xing Xinxin before him didn't feel the same as she had the last time they met.

But he couldn't quite figure out what was different.

A sense of caution began to rise in Song Wen's heart.

He had lured Xing Xinxin here with the intention of negotiating the Focused Spirit Stab, but he needed to be careful not to fall into a trap himself.

"Do you have the items?" Song Wen asked, his voice low.

Xing Xinxin produced a storage pouch from her hand.

"I've brought the spirit stones and spirit materials, but I'm not sure if you really have the follow-up technique."

Song Wen extended his right hand, a jade slip pinched between his fingers.

"The technique is here. Let's exchange them at the same time."

Xing Xinxin suddenly smiled inexplicably.

"Fellow Daoist, for just a Golden Core stage technique, you're asking for 30,000 spirit stones? Don't you think that's a bit greedy?" she said with a teasing tone.

Before her words had even finished, Xing Xinxin became a blur, charging rapidly toward Song Wen.

At the same time, several iron needles, about a foot long, shot from her hand.

The needles were jet-black, as if formed from the darkness of the night, heading straight for Song Wen's head.

Song Wen, who had already prepared in his heart, reacted swiftly. TLN: My guy was born ready 😎

The moment Xing Xinxin attacked, three thunder spears, over ten feet long, quickly formed and shot towards the iron needles with lightning speed.

Just as the thunder spears were about to brush past the iron needles, they suddenly exploded, releasing a burst of countless lightning bolts.

Under the impact of the lightning, the speed of the iron needles sharply dropped, and the originally fierce attack weakened significantly, no longer posing a threat to Song Wen.

Song Wen's figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, rapidly retreating.

The Xing Xinxin before him was not the real one.

The aura of the person had always been restrained, and Song Wen couldn't sense any of their energy.

But when they attacked, the aura was exposed.

The person before him was a mid-Golden Core cultivator.

Song Wen had no intention of matching strength with her and quickly used the Thunder Escape Technique, hastily fleeing.

Seeing Song Wen use his thunder techniques, Granny Jin's eyes flashed with surprise.

"Didn't Xinxin say he was a corpse cultivator?"

That's right, the Xing Xinxin before him was actually disguised by Granny Jin.

Song Wen had ill intentions and planned to obtain the Focused Spirit Stab technique from Xing Xinxin.

But Xing Xinxin wasn't a kind-hearted person either—she planned to capture Song Wen in turn.

Thus, she came up with this "steal the beam to replace the pillar" strategy.

She had Granny Jin disguise herself as her and wear a thin veil artifact to completely conceal her aura.

In this way, anyone unfamiliar with them would find it difficult to detect the deception.

Song Wen, who only had the cultivation of early Golden Core, relied on his Thunder Escape Technique, and his speed was no slower than Granny Jin, a mid-Golden Core cultivator.

Seeing the distance between them increasing, Granny Jin suddenly emitted a burst of green light, and her speed surged.

Seeing this, Song Wen didn't panic. He quickly made hand seals and began casting thunder techniques.

Above, dark clouds rolled, and silver lightning crackled, resembling small silver snakes moving through the clouds.

"Thunder!" Song Wen called out softly.

In an instant, the lightning in the clouds seemed to follow his command, quickly gathering and condensing.

A silver snake, the thickness of a bowl, glowing with faint purple light, broke through the clouds and charged toward Granny Jin.

Granny Jin, seeing the sudden thunder descending, couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

The person fleeing ahead of her only had early Golden Core cultivation, yet the thunder techniques he was casting were so powerful, they were comparable to the full-strength attack of a mid-Golden Core cultivator.

Moreover, the thunder technique in front of her was unlike any she had ever seen.

The divine might it carried was vaster and more domineering.

Granny Jin didn't dare to underestimate it. With a solemn expression, she raised her hand and sent out nine iron needles. The needles shot into the sky, heading straight for the thunder.

These iron needles were lower-grade magical items, known as Demon Breaking Needles.

During their refinement, various metal-based spiritual materials were integrated, making the needles not only incredibly hard but also imbued with a special ability to break demons. They could penetrate various spells and defenses, especially effective against powerful cultivators or beasts with strong physical bodies.

Under Granny Jin's control, the nine Demon Breaking Needles followed a mysterious trajectory and shot toward the thunder.

"Boom."

The lightning and iron needles collided, producing a deafening explosion.

In an instant, the dazzling lightning spread, illuminating the night as if it were daytime.

The intense energy wave quickly swept outward, causing the air around them to tremble.

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