Chapter 562 - 487: Trapped in One’s Own Cocoon, Turmoil is Imminent

Chapter 562: Chapter 487: Trapped in One’s Own Cocoon, Turmoil is Imminent

"A monster!"

"Mr. Chi is already dead! A monster possessed him!"

A Sword Sect cultivator exclaimed in horror!

SWISH!

A long tail covered in blades swept out, swatting a flying sword from the air!

After transforming, Chi Weixuan’s power surged. Nearly all of his attributes had doubled.

This was especially true for his Regeneration Skill. Because of the Human Skin Talisman, his lifespan was rapidly being consumed, which in turn resulted in an extremely fast metabolism and incredible regenerative power!

It was plain to see.

Even when the other Golden Core cultivators’ flying swords struck and severed his limbs, he could regenerate them within a few breaths.

"Four Extremes!"

Lu Chen’s expression was grim as he formed a hand seal and cast his spell.

The current Chi Weixuan was no easy opponent. He would have to give it his all!

HUM.

The Life-Destruction Sword Array materialized. Four Spirit Swords manifested the forms of the Four Symbols—the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Black Tortoise!

The Four Symbols Sacred Beasts roared, lunging toward Chi Weixuan’s figure amidst a howling gale and heart-pounding fluctuations of Magical Power!

"Four Extremes Sword Lu Chen!"

"So strong..."

The observing cultivators from the True Treasure Pavilion cried out in alarm.

With the power of the Four Extremes Life-Destruction Sword Array fully unleashed, Lu Chen could be considered among the strongest cultivators below the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm.

However, Chi Weixuan... or rather, Su Ye, felt this performance had gone on long enough.

’Time for Chi Weixuan to make his exit...’

A glint flashed in Su Ye’s eyes. As the one pulling the strings, he knew very well that Chi Weixuan’s current burst of power was consuming his vast lifespan as a Golden Core cultivator!

If too much of this life force was spent, the Human Skin Talisman’s repairs would never be completed.

Besides, there were too many high-level cultivators present. Even if he burned through all of Chi Weixuan’s life force, it would be impossible to defeat this many Golden Core cultivators with his body.

’But escaping should be quite simple.’

Su Ye lowered his eyelids slightly.

Instantly, Chi Weixuan’s body was shrouded in darkness, transforming into a body of shadow.

He took a single step and vanished. Lu Chen’s Four Extremes Life-Destruction Sword Array and the other cultivators’ siege were completely unable to trap him!

HUM.

A thousand meters away, Chi Weixuan emerged from the shadow of a rock.

He immediately used Shadow Flash again, using the power of the Netherworld Skill to warp between shadows. The other cultivators were utterly helpless.

The Sword Sect cultivators tried to give chase, but they couldn’t catch up at all.

They could only watch as Chi Weixuan’s figure executed one Shadow Flash after another until he disappeared from the range of their Divine Sense.

"That’s it!"

"That’s the same law of rules!"

Fuyunzi’s pupils constricted as he spoke in a cold voice!

"Hm?"

Li Jinhua raised an eyebrow.

"What law of rules?"

"Fuyunzi, have you seen this law of rules before?"

"Shouldn’t the two of you explain yourselves?"

Li Jinhua looked at the two Sword Sect Nascent Souls with distrust.

"Well..." Fuyunzi knew he had misspoken. The corner of his mouth twitched.

His gaze flickered as he looked to Shishanzi for help.

Shishanzi gave a wry smile and explained via Divine Sense, "Mr. Li, my junior brother Fuyunzi encountered a mysterious Nascent Soul cultivator while patrolling the sea region. We suspect he is a remnant of the Demon Palace."

"The law of rules he used was just like this one."

"This mysterious Nascent Soul is extremely dangerous. We’ve been tracking him all this time, which is why we held this inspection ceremony."

He stressed the gravity of the situation.

He hoped Li Jinhua would understand their difficult circumstances.

"Hah..."

A glint shone in Li Jinhua’s golden pupils. She lifted her pale chin and accused them.

"But... in the end, the one with the problem was one of your own Sword Sect cultivators!"

"Are you trying to say... that the Jade Void Sword Sect has been infiltrated by remnants of the Demon Palace?"

Li Jinhua’s tone was not polite.

She had a powerful background and was not the least bit intimidated by the two Sword Sect Nascent Souls.

"In any case, you must give me an explanation for this farce today!"

This was a demand for compensation!

An explanation without some tangible benefits showed a lack of sincerity!

The two Sword Sect Nascent Souls exchanged a glance, both smiling wryly in their hearts.

Dragons are greedy by nature. The price to satisfy this little she-dragon and appease her dissatisfaction would be no small sum.

But the Sword Sect was in the wrong this time. And at this critical juncture, winning over Li Jinhua and the True Treasure Pavilion behind her was crucial for the situation in the Day Flame Sea Region.

So, no matter how large the sum, they had to grit their teeth and pay up!

In the end, the Sword Sect promised to triple the original compensation to appease Li Jinhua’s dissatisfaction.

"Hmph."

"That’s more like it..." Li Jinhua sniffed lightly.

"By the way, send these things directly to Volcano State. Just give them to Su Ye."

Realizing how extraordinary Su Ye was, she decided to deliberately raise his favorability toward her.

In the mind of a true dragon, throwing money and resources at someone was one of the simplest ways to build a relationship... not to mention, the Jade Void Sword Sect was footing the bill!

Spending other people’s money for her own benefit!

Sweet!

Li Jinhua was thrilled.

And so was Su Ye!

"Thank you for your generosity."

Su Ye bowed and accepted everything.

A smile touched his lips. This compensation included many resources unique to the Sword Sect’s sea region and were otherwise restricted. They would be very helpful to him even now!

...

The light screen dimmed.

The inspection ceremony was over.

The various cultivators left the scene.

The Sword Sect cultivators had more work to do. They had to revoke Chi Weixuan’s status as a True Disciple and hunt down this former star of their sect, who had fallen to the Demon Dao, throughout Volcano State.

All cultivators belonging to Chi Weixuan’s faction would be subjected to strict investigation.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Su Ye.

He returned to his immortal’s abode and began to tally his gains and losses.

Review and reflection were good habits of his.

’After this incident, the Jade Void Sword Sect is utterly disgraced, and I’ve more or less cleared my name.’

Of course, Su Ye also knew that the Jade Void Sword Sect still didn’t fully trust him.

Perhaps Fuyunzi had sensed something, or maybe it was a Sword Cultivator’s intuition, but Su Ye could feel that this Sword Sect Nascent Soul still held suspicions about him.

’But it’s not a big deal.’

’They won’t be able to do anything to me again for a long time.’

Su Ye was quite relaxed.

Furthermore, thanks to Chi Weixuan’s help this time, he had used the "backdoor" to gain a deep understanding of the Eye of Inspection.

Su Ye now had a much better understanding of the Jade Void Sword Sect’s inspection methods. He still couldn’t evade detection entirely, but his Concealment ability had improved.

For example, before, the alarm would trigger if someone came within ten feet of him.

But now, it would probably require physical contact with his skin, or for Su Ye to voluntarily use the Netherworld Skill and expose his aura, for the inspection to succeed.

’So, my situation is much safer now...’

Su Ye murmured.

...

With a stable environment, he could focus on developing his strength.

Su Ye cherished this hard-won period of growth.

In the time that followed, he began Dual-tasking. On one hand, he controlled ’Chi Weixuan’ to play a game of cat and mouse with the Sword Sect cultivators in Volcano State, leading them in circles.

Chi Weixuan’s physical body soon perished from the depletion of his life force, but his soul did not.

Su Ye preserved a fragment of his soul and, using the Netherworld Skill, molded him into a bloodthirsty shadow creature that roamed Volcano State, hunting any living thing it saw.

It could be considered a little "after-dinner activity" for the Sword Sect cultivators, to keep them from getting too bored.

On the other hand, he remained in seclusion within his immortal’s abode, focusing on improving his cultivation.

With the aid of the resources provided by the Jade Void Sword Sect and the assistance of the Ghostly Flood Dragon, Su Ye’s Magical Power accumulation and his comprehension of the law of rules both progressed rapidly.

After devouring more than ten Golden Cores, the Ghostly Flood Dragon was now a genuine quasi-fifth-tier existence!

In addition, Su Ye’s own mystery attribute had also increased significantly.

Therefore, his comprehension of the law of rules was advancing by leaps and bounds!

[Law of Rules: Netherworld (100%), Annihilation Flow (50%), Life-and-Death (80%)]

In two months.

His ’Annihilation Flow’ law improved by 8%, an average of 4% per month!

This rapid improvement would continue until his comprehension of the ’Annihilation Flow’ law reached 60%—the limit for the Late-stage Golden Core realm—at which point it would slow down.

It was, one could say, far beyond the standard!

...

Su Ye cultivated in seclusion.

He had thought these peaceful days would last for several more months.

But one day...

As Su Ye was cultivating, his eyes suddenly snapped open in astonishment.

"What’s going on? The Spiritual Qi in the entire Volcano State has started to run rampant?"

"Could it be...?"