Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 452 Decathlon.

[The first test for Xingtian's weapon spirit has ended. Unfortunately, you have not passed the test.]

[The integrity of the Jiuli Dao patterns decreased by 0.1%. The lost Dao patterns were absorbed by Xing Tian's Blood Axe, serving as a test depletion.]

[By appreciating the wonders of Xing Tian's Dao patterns, one has a chance to comprehend the Blood Battle Runes.]

[Blood Battle Rune - Superior Grade Rune]

[Effect: Can be used to craft blood-battle puppets. These puppets have the characteristic that their combat power increases as their health decreases. When their health drops to a certain level, they can temporarily lock their health, during which time their strength, attack speed, armor penetration, and other attributes will increase significantly, and they will enter a berserk state. Once this state is activated, if the puppet cannot defeat its opponent and absorb their blood energy to replenish its body, it will automatically disintegrate and become unusable.]

Current level: Beginner.

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The Great Witch Xing Tian truly lived up to his reputation.

That axe blow was really powerful.

They directly cut him down after he activated the Qilin Arm cheat.

Having painfully expended one-thousandth of the Nine Li Dao Patterns to gain a second chance from the spirit of Xing Tian's Blood Axe, Su Qing, after much reflection and learning from his previous experience, decided to use his strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. Instead of directly confronting Xing Tian, ​​he would take advantage of the fact that it was a projection without brains and employ guerrilla tactics.

Although he was no match for the Great Witch Xing Tian with a single axe blow, Su Qing was convinced of his defeat. He had cheated by using the Qilin Arm, but the Great Witch Xing Tian was very honest and did not reveal his true cultivation level. He only controlled his strength at the fourth level, which was equivalent to the level of the Nine Li Great Witch that Su Qing had transformed into.

He lost just now purely because of the indomitable and unparalleled aura that Xing Tian, ​​the Great Witch, possessed during the battle.

In that instant, Su Qing felt a chilling killing intent that made his body tense. His blood and qi were frozen and solidified by this killing intent, unable to circulate freely, which is why he was easily killed.

This must be the physical will of the Great Witch Xingtian, caused by his killing blood and energy. It can even intimidate other Great Witches of the same level with his killing aura. No wonder that after his fall, his physical will was able to condense the Five Elders Dao Patterns and ranked among the top three of the Five Elders of the Witches.

The Great Witch Xing Tian was terrifyingly fierce, but having suffered a loss in the second battle, Su Qing deliberately didn't give him a chance to unleash his killing power. Instead, he used the Shrinking Earth Technique, which he had learned from the Tiger-Taming Immortal. Even with the body of a Great Witch of Jiuli, he managed to make it into a cowardly and dwarf-like fighting style.

When the axe came, he would shrink back; when the axe was withdrawn, he would attack, turning his attacks to Xing Tian's lower body. He not only used despicable moves like "Monkey Stealing Peaches," but also switched swords and knives from time to time. He also used the Nine Swords of Tianshan and the Overlord Dragon Roar Spear quite often, which made the great witch Xing Tian roar in anger.

Of course, although he was clever, the Great Witch Xing Tian was a professional at playing with his body, which was incomparable to his half-baked physical cultivation. He tried his best, but he still couldn't steal Xing Tian's peach. Moreover, Xing Tian always managed to seize the fleeting opportunity and give him a fatal blow, causing him to fail at the last minute.

[The thirteenth test for Xing Tian's weapon spirit has ended. Unfortunately, you have not passed the test.]

[The integrity of the Jiuli Dao patterns has decreased by 0.1%...]

[Your comprehension of Xing Tian's Dao patterns has deepened, allowing you to draw inferences and begin to understand the Blood Slaughter Runes.]

[Current Rank of Blood Slaughter Rune: Tier 1 (300/500)]

In countless life-or-death battles, Su Qing fought on despite repeated defeats. During this process, although the completeness of the Jiuli Dao Pattern continued to decline, reaching about 93%, his understanding of the Xingtian Dao Pattern deepened day by day.

Su Qing understood that these trials were also the process by which the Great Witch Xingtian guided him into the Dao.

Like how he used the merit wooden fish to directly convert the Jiuli Dao pattern, thus mastering the Dao pattern in one fell swoop, he swallowed it whole, knowing only what it was but not why it was so, making it difficult to bring out the true wonder of the Dao pattern.

As Xingtian Dasha personally demonstrated the magic time and time again, he naturally gained a deep understanding of the wonders of the Xingtian Dao Pattern during each of his battles. Even more surprisingly, in these battles, as he transformed into the body of Jiuli Dasha, his understanding of the Jiuli Dao Pattern also deepened. As a result, although the integrity of the Dao Pattern continued to decline, he became more and more adept at using the power that the Dao Pattern could display.

Thus, after dying more than a hundred times, when the next test came, both Su Qing and Xing Tian knew that this would be the last test.

At this moment, Su Qing possessed both the cunning and agility of the Great Witch Jiuli, who could adopt the most suitable response to the battle situation, and the awe-inspiring killing intent of the Great Witch Xingtian, who could make his opponents tremble with fear before the battle even began, and who could even materialize his killing intent to increase the power of his attack during the battle.

The two great shamans, one wielding an axe and the other a spear, fought so fiercely that the sky darkened and the sun and moon lost their light. If there were any onlookers present, no one would dare to imagine that the soul of a human from a later generation was actually inside one of the great shamans!

Bang!
When the spear tip is aligned with the axe blade, the spear cannot advance even half an inch further, and the axe cannot fall even half an inch.

Su Qing twisted his body and swung his hips, his counterattack landing precisely on the weak spot of Xing Tian's Blood Axe's energy. With the fearless spirit of daring to confront a powerful enemy head-on, coupled with his combat wisdom, he made up for the gap in strength and aura between himself and the Great Witch Xing Tian, ​​thus winning this draw.

"I have never been this weak in my fourth-tier physical body. It is really not comfortable to use. When I have the chance, I will let you see my true body manifesting the Xing Tian killing method. That is the true power of this method!"

After a draw, Xing Tian Da Shaman did not fully acknowledge Su Qing's abilities, but he did nod reluctantly, confirming that Su Qing had passed the test.

Su Qing knew his own nature; old habits die hard. Although he tried his best to comprehend Xing Tian's Dao patterns, he understood the essence of the Dao patterns of the will to fight to the death, but he could not fully accept it. It was only in this projection where death was no big deal that he dared to do this. In the real world, he would still be unable to withstand Xing Tian's axe.

But no matter what, the test is over and done with.

We clasped our hands and bowed to the great shaman Xing Tian as a disciple, regardless of whether he understood or not. As long as we, the later generations of cultivators, had not lost our manners, that was enough.

And after his thoughts returned from the magnificent ancient world that he could not reach in this physical realm.

On the personal panel, lines of white and black text also appear.

[The trial of Xingtian's Blood Axe is complete. You have gained the recognition of Xingtian's weapon spirit and become the master of the Blood Axe.]

[Xingtian's Blood Axe.]

[Quality: First-class physical cultivation artifact, top-tier killing weapon.]

[Effect 1: Size and weight are at your discretion; it can be as large as creating the heavens and earth, or as small as a speck of dust; all changes are at your whim.]

[Effect Two: Contains Dao patterns. The Xingtian Blood Axe incorporates Xingtian Dao patterns, which can gradually unleash their full power as the owner's strength increases.]

[Effect Three: Bloodbath. Xingtian Blood Axe thirsts for blood and craves battle. In combat, whether it is one's own blood or that of the enemy, Xingtian Blood Axe can utilize it to enhance its power.]

[Function 4: Head Cleaver. Xing Tian's Blood Axe can chop down anything, whether god, demon, or monster, tangible or intangible, all can be cleaved down with a single blow, with head being the most effective.]

[Function 5: Heaven Opening. Holding this axe allows one to open up a small world, especially suitable for body cultivators trapped in the fourth-tier barrier who find it difficult to open their inner world.]

[Utility Six: Aggressive Offense.]

[Seventh benefit: Armor penetration.]

[Effect Eight: Demon Slayer. This ancient axe, having drunk the blood of demons, possesses an extremely strong deterrent effect against them.] [Effect Nine: Dragon Slayer. This ancient axe, having drunk the blood of true dragons, possesses an extremely strong deterrent effect against dragons.]

[Effect Ten: Demon Slayer. This ancient axe cleaves demons' heads in blood, possessing an extremely powerful deterrent effect against evil spirits.]

"As expected of a first-class treasure, it belongs to the upper class among divine artifacts. It can be used for everything without having to force it!"

Although he was neither a successor of a reclusive lineage nor a top-tier second-generation immortal, Su Qing had never had the privilege of wielding a treasure of the Xing Tian Blood Axe's caliber.

However, it is also a leading company in the puppet industry, with its business spread throughout the West Sea and its products sold far and wide. It is not shallow-minded, and it can recognize good things as soon as it gets its hands on them.

What great stuff!
Firstly, its size is flexible, making it an exclusive item for high-class artifacts. Otherwise, it would be quite absurd for a body cultivator, who can change size at will, to wield a small axe only a few feet long with a body hundreds of feet tall.

Secondly, it has the Dao pattern of Xing Tian inside. Su Qing does not intend to imprint this Dao pattern on his body for the time being. Let this axe do whatever it wants. It is better for its master to live well than to live in the face of death.

The third advantage is its ability to strike with blood and fire. It has a wide variety of ancient weapons that can be used to counter anyone, and anyone who encounters it will be terrified and tremble before the battle even begins.

And the best part is precisely this ability to create the world.

That's why the ancient witch tribe, despite being brainless, managed to thrive.

The saying "Everyone can be a dragon" comes from this.

Advancing from the fourth to the fifth level of body cultivation requires not only a vast amount of rare and precious materials to accumulate internal essence and energy, but also the most difficult part is opening up the inner world within the body. Otherwise, if you have too much essence and energy and this inner world is not opened, there will be nowhere for the essence and energy to be released, which will only make you angry.

The Xingtian Blood Axe has the power to help people open the heavens. For the ancient witch clan, as long as a clansman cultivates to the fourth level, the biggest hurdle to entering the fifth level will be easily solved. As for the required resources, there will be no shortage of resources in ancient times!

Thus, the reason why every member of the Wu tribe is more powerful than a true dragon has been found.

This gave Su Qing the idea of ​​emulating the Wu tribe.

He created his own world without needing the power of this axe, lest his inner world be incomplete and unable to achieve perfection.

However, there are very few body cultivators in the world with such good fortune as him. Many body cultivators who are stuck at the fourth-order bottleneck and cannot break through cannot refuse his heaven-opening axe.

Not to mention others, even the two brothers who subdue dragons and tigers from the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom that he knew were stuck at this hurdle. The two brothers had no shortage of rare and precious materials, but they just couldn't open up their inner world.

"Giving them an axe is like giving them a second life. They should definitely give us some compensation for our hard work. This is also a way to open up a new business line and make more money!"

He examined the precious Blood Axe again and again, feeling the perfect harmony between the Blood Axe and his own Jiuli Dao patterns. The bond between Xing Tian and the Jiuli brothers was formed, and his thoughts flowed freely. In an instant, the axe became integrated with his mind. Su Qing looked up and saw that the four demons were already trembling and begging for mercy.

Even if it were, it would absolutely not forgive it.

The high-ranking demon has a profound foundation. Don't be fooled by its current sorry state. Given time to develop, it will be able to surpass Su Qing in less than a hundred years.

But giving him a quick death is an option.

With a twist of his body and a swing of his arm, the blood axe, like an extension of his limbs, cleaved the demon in two with unparalleled precision.

The sky cleared, the clouds dispersed, and the merit-making wooden fish in the storage bag started working again.

The black blood that had seeped out after the demon's fall transformed into several streaks of black light and slowly fell into Su Qing's hands amidst the resounding sounds of the wooden fish.

That's what I mean.

These four demons control demon lords who drop equipment and experience points.

It's one thing if this demon doesn't drop experience points, but he also wouldn't dare to take the demonic thoughts. However, dropping equipment is reasonable and befits his status, so those few calls of "Grandpa" weren't in vain.

This grandson is truly filial.

First, there was a black flame leaping up and down. It looked no bigger than a candle flame and not as impressive as Erqiang's lantern, but the energy it contained was more vigorous than the fourth-order crystalline light stone mine on Langya Immortal Island.

It's just a pity that his eyes aren't some kind of golden eyes for appraising treasures. Even if he knew that this fire seed was extraordinary, he didn't dare to go forward to take it because it was something exploded by a demon, let alone know how to use it without understanding its true nature!
Fortunately, his family had a treasure; this time, he brought along the old Taoist priest Tong Chang.

This guy received the Celestial Master's inheritance. He may not have learned much skill yet, but his knowledge and experience are unparalleled among cultivators in the world.

No wonder he felt that Tong Chang was somewhat useful when he came to find the Sea Witch this time, so he brought him along. Before the battle, he only saw Tong Chang paddling around and thought he had made a mistake in bringing him along. Now it seems that he made no mistake at all!
"Good brother, take a look?" Su Qing had just asked Tong Chang when Tong Chang, as if he had been waiting for this question, leaned over and said:
"That's why I say you have great fortune, little brother. This fire is the Void Flame, one of the three thousand fire sources. It contains the radiant energy that nurtures a world and stars. It was refined by demons into the Flying Demon Fire, and can even be used as a vessel for a sixth-order demon. This shows how abundant the energy of this fire is."

Unfortunately, this fire has been used by the four demons for a long time, and most of its energy has been lost, making it unsuitable for us cultivators to refine into divine powers. However, it is fortunate that it has fallen into the hands of my good brother. As the core power source for a fifth-tier puppet, it is more than enough!

When Tong Chang saw Su Qing call him "good brother," he also called him "good younger brother." Seeing his younger brother wielding the Xingtian Blood Axe and greatly improving his strength and potential, he called him "younger brother" affectionately and naturally!

Upon hearing Tong Chang's introduction, Su Qing was overjoyed. Since he advanced to the fourth-order Nascent Soul stage, the refining of the fifth-order puppet would have to be put on the agenda sooner or later. However, the energy consumption of the fourth-order puppet was already enough to give him a headache. The fifth-order puppet would probably kill him.

He was overjoyed to have obtained a spark source that could provide almost permanent power, and he began to consider whether to use this spark source to build a pillar of heaven, or something like Megatron.

"Good brother, look at this again!"

After storing the Void Flame in his storage bag, Su Qing pointed to another treasure that the demon had dropped.

Fine as sand, yet emitting a faint white light, there were about a hundred of them floating in the air, creating a mesmerizing sight.

"Star Essence! Good brother, quickly put away these Star Essences. They are all good things. This is the essence of a great star in the void. You can use this to refine a raft for crossing realms, and you can also use it to cultivate great supernatural powers such as escape techniques. For good brother, this is the most suitable thing to use as nourishment for cultivating the Great Sun Star Infant!"

Tong Chang was startled, while Su Qing was overjoyed and beamed with delight.

Just as the two of them were calling each other "good brother" and "good younger brother" and were happily counting the tributes from the four demons,

Suddenly, Su Qing felt a burning sensation at her waist, and her expression immediately changed:
"Good brother, did your talisman react at all? Why is mine burning hot!"

(End of this chapter)