146: The Nine Transformations Demon King! Unravel the mystery!
The Demonic Qi was the most intense Xu Qing had ever seen.
A powerful pressure surged forth. Although it was just a palm-sized coffin, it made Xu Qing feel as if a terrifying Vicious Beast had awakened.
Even with Xu Qing's profound strength and his Cultivation Level approaching the fourth Realm, he still felt immense pressure at this moment.
He circulated his magic power, resisting the pressure that enveloped him, while simultaneously looking into the coffin.
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After seeing what was inside, his golden vertical pupils couldn't help but contract.
Inside the palm-sized coffin lay a cocoon-like object, about the length of a finger. Through the translucent silk, a faint golden body wrapped within was vaguely visible.
“Could this be... that Demon King?”
A trace of doubt flashed in Xu Qing's eyes as he murmured softly.
“It is this King.”
Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice echoed in the room.
Hearing this voice, Xu Qing instinctively turned and slashed down with a sword. Icy Sword Qi erupted, illuminating the figure sitting at the table.
The Sword Qi did not harm the figure.
It wasn't that he blocked the sword light, but rather the sword light passed directly through his body, as if striking an insubstantial phantom.
Seeing this, Xu Qing felt extremely helpless.
The gap between himself and the Upper Three Ranks was simply too vast.
These fellows had been dead for who knows how many years, yet relying on some methods left behind during their lives, they left him at a loss, completely unable to find a way to deal with them.
If the opponent were still alive, wouldn't they be able to swat him dead with a single slap?
Thinking of this, the sense of urgency in Xu Qing's heart grew stronger and stronger.
His strength was still too weak!
He must seize the time to improve his Cultivation Level. After returning, he must work hard. The Two Tushan Sisters and the Dragon Girl, not one of them could be easily let go!
Besides that, it was also time to marry a few more wives.
The man did not get angry. He sat on the chair, surveyed everything in the room, sighed, and finally looked at Xu Qing, scrutinizing him from head to toe.
“Good sword.” He nodded in admiration, then said, “But you don't know how to use a sword.”
Xu Qing did not speak, silently staring at the other party, dark light flowing in his eyes.
Soul Seizing power quietly descended, then quietly dissipated a moment later.
The Soul Seizing technique had no effect. The man in front of him was not a remnant soul.
“Good eye technique.”
The man praised again, nodding, “This King has never seen such an eye technique before. It seems to be able to directly stir the soul? What a pity...”
“What's a pity?” Xu Qing asked.
“It's a pity that this King has long since passed away, not even leaving behind a remnant soul. No matter how powerful your eye technique is, this King can no longer experience its profound mysteries.”
A hint of sadness appeared on the man's face, his eyes filled with nostalgia and reluctance.
“Not a remnant soul, then what is it?” Xu Qing asked again.
The man pondered for a moment and said, “At most, it's a piece of... lingering thought?”
Xu Qing was silent, then said, “Are you the owner of this Secret Realm?”
“Yes.” The man nodded, his expression returning to calm, speaking as if chatting about daily life, “Our Heavenly Silkworm Clan undergoes several transformations throughout our lives. Each successful transformation greatly increases our Cultivation Level.
And this King underwent nine transformations during his lifetime, successfully advancing to the first Realm. Those fellows, for convenience, called this King Nine Changes, and that's how the title came about.”
A Demon King of the first Realm!
Xu Qing's heart stirred. Such an existence was top-tier even in the Demon Spirit Realm.
The current Lord of the Purple Canopy Grotto-Heaven, that old evil ghost, was at most of the second Realm, yet this Nine Changes Demon King was of the first Realm in his lifetime!
Xu Qing couldn't help but become curious. How did someone with such heaven-defying cultivation fall, and why was he buried here?
The Nine Changes Demon King saw Xu Qing's confusion and said with a bitter smile, “At that time, this King was ambitious, priding himself on exceptional talent, believing that the legendary Great Sage was within easy reach. Thus, I practiced aggressively, but unexpectedly left behind hidden dangers. Later, during a Breakthrough, I suffered a Dao injury, my Foundation was damaged, and my cultivation regressed instead of advancing...”
“Who was lying in there just now? The one who cast the curse.” Xu Qing asked.
“An enemy.” Nine Changes slowly said, “His branch specialized in forbidden Curse techniques, which were not tolerated by the world. Back then, I personally wiped out his clan, but I didn't expect a fish to slip through the net.
This fellow lay dormant for many years, diligently cultivating the art of blood curse. Originally, he had no chance.
But this King had problems with his cultivation and fell early, allowing this fellow to exploit the loophole, using himself as a seed to plant a blood curse within my Bloodline.”
He stood up, bowed to Xu Qing, and said, “Speaking of which, I should thank you. If it weren't for you, my Bloodline might have been severed.”
The Nine Changes Demon King did not hide anything. He told Xu Qing everything he knew, answering many of Xu Qing's questions.
Including the bloody hills outside, those were the Demon King's subordinates who fought alongside him in all directions, died before the Nine Changes Demon King, and were buried here.
A few of the bloody hills were those who voluntarily chose to be buried with the Demon King after his death, wishing to follow Nine Changes to the Underworld to continue fighting.
And the complex of buildings where Xu Qing was currently located was Nine Changes' former residence.
When he was on the verge of death, he used great magic power to move it, burying it deep beneath the mountain and setting up a Formation to guard the place, ensuring no outsiders would intrude.
But unexpectedly, not long after the Nine Changes Demon King passed away, that fish that slipped through the net back then infiltrated this place.
And he did not hesitate to abandon everything he had painstakingly cultivated, using Nine Changes' corpse as a medium and his own life as a price to cast a blood curse on Nine Changes' lineage!
This blood curse would spread along the Bloodline connection to every Silkworm Demon Cultivator related by blood to Nine Changes.
When a Silkworm Demon Cultivator reached thirty years old, the blood curse would be activated.
Once the blood curse was triggered, endless torment awaited the Demon Cultivator, and the pain would grow stronger and stronger until their body and spirit were destroyed.
Over the years, the number of Nine Changes' descendants had dwindled, now on the verge of extinction!
Originally, the fate of the Heavenly Silkworm Clan was sealed.
Even if a Cultivator came here, opened the coffin, and discovered the Curse Master's corpse, they would only be directly cursed to death by his remnant soul!
But Xu Qing was a variable.
After several transformations, his Bloodline was mysterious and unpredictable; even the existence in the Bloodline River called him an 'ancient blood seed'.
Xu Qing wasn't sure where his Bloodline originated, but he could roughly guess that he had someone in the upstream of the Bloodline River.
His backing was simply too strong. Not only would the blood curse have no effect, it would only enrage the mysterious existence in the Bloodline River... one could say that the Curse Master had kicked an iron plate.
This unexpected turn of events was something Nine Changes himself could not have foreseen, hence his excellent mood. Even if Xu Qing had just slashed a sword at his head, he wouldn't bother to fuss over it.
Of course, even if he wanted to fuss, he couldn't.
As a lingering thought, he couldn't cause any harm to Xu Qing.
“So... the Demon Alliance Leader should be your descendant?” Xu Qing said.
The Nine Changes Demon King nodded: “To be able to break my Formation, besides having powerful cultivation, only my descendants could do it.”
Xu Qing nodded, many mysteries in his heart now unveiled.