Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 162: Azure Sky and Star River, Star River Righteous Law
When Li Chunfeng was listed on the kill list.

In a corner of the city, two demons looked at the sky with a mixture of belief and doubt.

"Is the Three Realms Abyss City our place?" asked the three-tailed bat demon Fuze.

The Blood Raven Demon Little Witch, panting heavily and looking exhausted, said, "So what if he is? He is a human, and we are demons."

"If... I mean if, if we were to encounter him, we might be able to seek refuge here, since we've already left the Three Realms. Our enemies, on the other hand, are powerful beings from the myriad realms within the Abyss of Realms."

Fuze remained silent, thinking to himself, "The premise is that the person is willing to accept it."

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

All the survivors in the Killing Secret City were as if they were experiencing a nightmare from which they could not wake up.

The attacks, like fireworks filling the sky, were beautiful and spectacular, but when they landed on you, they would burn through your skin and flesh until the bone was exposed, and even your soul would be burned, causing unbearable pain.

At best, it can cause serious injury; at worst, it can lead to death.

No matter how spirited you were when you first entered the Killing Realm.

Every creature here is a chosen one, possessing extraordinary talent and standing out wherever they go.

But in just three days, their morale was completely shattered.

They had to change their strategy: forget about killing, avoid fighting as much as possible, and try to survive longer.

Try to survive for seven days.

"Run, run, run."

This was the only correct choice they could make when faced with a sky full of lanterns.

Even though they were extremely careful, they were still repeatedly found by that human.

Some creatures had already noticed the anomaly in the lantern ghosts' beacon fires and attempted to sabotage them, but were met with fierce attacks from Li Chunfeng.

Out of desperation, many creatures even actively fled into the central fog zone in an attempt to avoid the omnipresent lantern ghosts.

To this day, only five people are listed on the Sky Kill Ranking.

[First: 3953, Human Race, Three Realms Abyss City]

[Second: 563, Bone Spirit Clan, Nine Nether Abyss City]

[Third: 459, Demon Race, Titan Abyss City]

[Fourth: 312, Zerg, Three Calamities City]

[Fifth: 169, Soul Clan, Bloodfire Hell City]

The one in first place with a precipitous lead is none other than Mr. Li.

The black rain had stopped, but the fog in the city continued to spread.

The abyssal behemoth in the city center was becoming increasingly restless, looking as if it might break free of its cage and wreak havoc at any moment.

At the top of a tall building, Li Chunfeng lit a bonfire in front of him, roasting a piece of high-grade beast meat until it sizzled and dripped with oil, sprinkling it with spices from time to time, the aroma gradually spreading throughout the air. At the same time, he poured himself a cup of spiritual wine and took a small sip.

In this environment, even eating soldier's rations would be enough to fill one's stomach.

But he still needs to cultivate his body and nourish his qi and blood; eating meat and drinking wine in large quantities is the proper way.

Around him stood two demon figures, who occasionally added fuel to the fire and sometimes gave Li Chunfeng a fawning smile, their obsequiousness evident.

Beside them was a human, half-crippled and bound by Void God Chains.

Li Chunfeng, like a great demon king, sat in a chair, playing with a flying sword in his hand.

Stars form its bones, jade its blade; forged over a thousand years, awaiting its destined owner.

Its design is extremely gorgeous.

This is also a flying sword of magical treasure grade.

The 'Mind's Eye' landed on the flying sword, revealing some of its attributes.

[Azure Galaxy Sword: A fifth-tier magical flying sword, containing forty-five layers of Earthly Fiend Restrictions. Only the *Azure Galaxy Sword Manual* can refine this sword. Azure Galaxy, sword dances in the endless night, flowing light and dazzling colors, the Milky Way showering cold gleam. A legend of immortal swords, concealing the power of stars, wielding the sword to challenge the heavens, who can rival its brilliance? This sword is extraordinary, a masterpiece of nature, resonating with the soul, its sword intent intertwining with the stars. Only those with immortal bones and chivalrous hearts can wield this sword, traversing the Azure Galaxy to sever injustice.]

A fifth-tier magical flying sword, crafted using a highly sophisticated sword technique.

A typical ancient method of refining precious materials.

Without a unique sword-forging method, Li Chunfeng would have to go to the weapon-forging academy again to reverse-engineer the treasure-forging technique.

But he still has a Void Chain that he hasn't unlocked yet, so where would he get so many credits to use?

Three days have passed since the start of the Abyss Tribulation.

"The number of creatures in the outer city is decreasing. Have they all fled into the city center?"

During these three days, Li Chunfeng witnessed many powerful figures from various races, and he also fought Taiyi and Mosquito Daoist to his heart's content.

Mosquito Taoist has already gathered all 300 Blood Essences required for his fifth evolution.

Among the many opponents, there were also human cultivators, and even the geniuses of the Three Realms Abyss City were fortunate enough to encounter two of them.

The two demons standing to one side were... well, you could say they were from the same hometown.

'Bat Demon' Fuze, 'Blood Raven Demon' Xiaowu.

After discovering them, Li Chunfeng nearly wiped them out with a barrage of fireballs, but thankfully they surrendered early.

It loudly proclaimed itself to be a being from the realm of ten thousand demons.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Chunfeng decided to let them go.

He had already killed thousands in just three days and didn't care about the lives of these two little demons.

They are considered geniuses among the demons in the Demon Realm, and might be useful in the future.

Therefore, although Li Chunfeng did not have any means of restraint, he was very confident and did not take the two demons seriously.

The two demons even wanted to team up with him.

Li Chunfeng also found one of the Ten Man Tokens, but he had no intention of sharing his achievements with the demon race.

After sensing the terror of this calamity, the two demons stopped leaving and shamelessly followed Li Chunfeng, offering to assist him.

The other human was a very stubborn one.

He can be considered a genius swordsman.

At this point, he was extremely weak, with pale skin on his face, showing signs of excessive blood loss.

During the battle, he was almost sucked dry by the Mosquito Taoist.

But his swordsmanship also left a deep impression on Li Chunfeng.

This person is also the true owner of the Azure Star River Sword.

The other party was also a cultivator, possessing a powerful physique, but he didn't cultivate qi and blood to refine his body, nor did he cultivate his soul. Instead, he used an ancient method of qi refining, casting spells using the spiritual power within his body. The fact that he could generate magical power within his body at such a low cultivation level indicated that the cultivation methods of their world were vastly different from those of the Earthly Realm.

It does resemble the legendary ancient Qi cultivators.

Their spells are much weaker than those of other cultivators at the same level, and their spiritual pressure is far inferior.

Furthermore, they lack a soul aperture and therefore do not possess a natal demon pet.

For cultivators in the Earthly Realm, cultivating the soul is fundamental, with the Soul Aperture as a supplement; they are born with natural helpers.

However, the ultimate path for ancient Qi cultivators is the end of Dharma, which has long been eliminated by the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation of the Earthly Realm.

The only advantage of this method of cultivation, where Qi cultivators absorb magical power into themselves, is probably that they have a stronger physique, which may give them a greater chance of survival in places where spiritual energy is restricted.

Not surprising.

Surrounded by countless lantern ghosts, this man still wanted to fight Li Chunfeng with swords, but was nearly beheaded by Li Chunfeng's Shattering Void Blade.

"Innocent."

This is a place of calamity and tribulation, how could you possibly want to fight with swords? What were you thinking?

After eating and drinking his fill, Li Chunfeng clapped his hands, stood up, and looked at the man.

The two demons, Fuze and Xiaowu, immediately straightened up and, like lackeys, lifted the man up.

Li Chunfeng slowly walked over, staring at him expressionlessly. "Is it so hard to choose between death and handing over the method of refining? If it weren't for the fact that we are both human, you wouldn't be alive now."

This person has a youthful appearance and should be quite young, but has excellent aptitude for cultivation.

Li Chunfeng's "Mind's Eye" failed to detect any specific physical information. Based solely on his intuition, he judged that the other party's cultivation physique should be related to swordsmanship.

It is probably similar to Li Chang'an's innate sword body or Wen Xiangzhu's innate sword dao saint body.

"My patience is limited. After today, the fog in the central area will clear, and that will be the moment that determines your life or death. Take care."

Han Fan's lips twitched slightly as he looked at Li Chunfeng's equally youthful face, his expression full of resentment.

Just as Li Chunfeng was about to turn around, he finally spoke, "When I received the inheritance, I swore an oath within the sect that I would never reveal it to outsiders, and if I broke it, I would suffer great harm."

"Sect..."

Is their world still based on that outdated sectarian inheritance model?

"What is your world called? What sect do you belong to?"

"Xuantian Realm, Star River Sword Sect."

"Judging from your young age, you possess such cultivation and strength, you must be extremely favored within the sect. Facing the life-or-death choice of the Abyss Tribulation, I believe the elders of the sect will understand you and may even lift the oath damage for you. Ultimately, it's up to you to decide, since once you die, you lose everything."

Han Fan decisively said, "Alright, I can tell you everything, even the Sword Sect's most treasured sword technique, the Azure Star River Sword Technique. But you must swear an oath to ensure my safe departure from the Killing Secret Realm."

“I will not make any oaths; whether you believe me or not, you can take the gamble yourself… just like the two of them.”

The two demons, upon being targeted, instinctively puffed out their chests, feeling surprisingly proud.

The two demons knew Li Chunfeng's true abilities; even in Yuan City, he was ranked number one on the Tribulation Ranking.

Following Li Chunfeng, they would not feel guilty about betraying their race, since this was the Abyss Tribulation.

Han Fan's lips twitched as he watched the two demons' sycophantic behavior. "You are also a powerful sword cultivator, possessing the same confidence as I did before. I believe in you." Li Chunfeng nodded, then waved his hand, putting away the Void Divine Chain.

Han Fan barely managed to stand up, took a step, and his legs went weak. He had been sucked too hard by the mosquito Taoist and collapsed to the ground.

Li Chunfeng ignored him and took out a bracelet, saying, "Open it."

Han Fan watched as his bracelet fell into the other person's hand, a look of resentment flashing in his eyes.

But once he surrenders, he can surrender countless times. He is already a prisoner. If he dies, the mere storage bracelet will naturally belong to the other party and will be opened sooner or later.

He cast a spell with great care and opened the storage bracelet.

Deep down, he tried his best to hide a hint of nervousness.

Li Chunfeng glanced at the other person and noticed that he had quite a few bottles and jars on him, a large pile of low-grade herbs neatly organized, and a pill-refining furnace. He probably practiced alchemy alongside his swordsmanship.

They found that there weren't many valuable items; the most valuable thing was the fifth-tier magic weapon in his hand, the Azure Star Sword.

"The golden belt of murder and arson."

Li Chunfeng had killed too many creatures this time, most of which possessed storage treasures, thus reaping a great harvest. He didn't care for the bracelet's worthless scrap metal and returned it to him.

Han Fan took the bracelet, never expecting to actually get it back. "I made the right bet."

"Thank you, sir."

After swallowing one of the pills, Han Fan recovered slightly. His tone of gratitude became more sincere.

Li Chunfeng also sensed the extremely suppressed ecstasy in the other person's heart, but he simply assumed that there was something very important to him in the bracelet and did not think much of it.

"No need. Now, fulfill your promise and tell me the complete incantation."

Han Fan's greatest treasure was hidden inside the bracelet. Without hesitation, he glanced at the demons on either side.

The two demons were quick-witted; they immediately flew far away, covered their ears, and made sure they wouldn't eavesdrop.

Han Fan then used the method of transmitting sound to teach Li Chunfeng the "Azure Star River Sword Technique".

Upon hearing this, Li Chunfeng discovered that the sword technique was extremely rich in content. It included methods for combat and sword forging, totaling seventy-two levels. This single sword technique encompassed a myriad of knowledge, clearly possessing the implication of a self-contained system.

It is not inferior to the "Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Nourishing Mind Sword Technique".

The information of the "Azure Star River Sword Technique" immediately appeared on the incomplete jade disc.

[Azure Star River Sword Technique: Divine Sword Technique, Seventy-two Levels. Current Status: Not Yet Entered.]

It really is a divine sword technique.

"What is the fundamental law you practice?"

"The True Dharma of the Milky Way".

What are the characteristics of this method?

"This method was passed down from the Immortal Realm by the founding patriarch of my Azure Galaxy Sword Sect after his ascension. It is also the sect's most important Qi-refining method and a technique for achieving longevity. Cultivating the Azure Galaxy Orthodox Method will result in extremely profound magical power."

"The Patriarch said that if one could cultivate the Star River Orthodox Method to its fullest potential, one could incorporate all the stars in the sky into one's primordial spirit, and one's magical power would never diminish. Although the predecessors in the sect who cultivated this method have not been able to achieve what the Patriarch said, transforming the star river into their primordial spirit, once they have mastered it, their true energy is unparalleled in the world, like the light of the star river, and it will never fade."

"Therefore, my Azure Star River Sword Sect has always been among the top five sects in the Xuan Tian Realm, and we are the least afraid of competing with others in terms of magical power."

Li Chunfeng remained noncommittal, asking, "You've told me about this method?"

Han Fan hesitated for a moment, "I only received the first six levels of the cultivation method from my master. I don't know the subsequent techniques."

"Then let's go with the first six levels."

Han Fan sighed inwardly, a thought flashing through his mind: should he revise the content?

The Star River True Method is unfathomable. Even if someone is two realms higher than me, they cannot distinguish the authenticity of the method after hearing it only once.

But then he slowly recounted the first six levels of the "Star River Righteous Dharma".

He wondered to himself which world had nurtured this prodigy. Since his debut, he had been unmatched among his peers due to his exceptional talent, and he had never taken anyone else seriously. Yet, when facing Li Chunfeng, he always felt inferior to him.

"There are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people. That's probably what they mean by him."

He could sense that Li Chunfeng was a kindred spirit to him.

He was indifferent to everything else and devoted himself solely to cultivation.

Such people, with their extremely strong inner strength, are the most terrifying.

Since Li Chunfeng had chosen to trust him, he didn't want to break his promise and gain personal benefits.

As Li Chunfeng listened to the incantation, he pondered it carefully, only to realize that the Great Dao was profound and that he was far inferior to it.

Such a profound method is so difficult to distinguish between genuine and fake, that it would be extremely challenging.

Fortunately, the incomplete jade disc served as proof for him, successfully recording the first six levels of the "Star River Orthodox Method".

[Star River Orthodox Method: Sixth/Ninth Level. A method for refining Qi from gods and demons, incomplete.]

"You're not lying."

After a long silence, Li Chunfeng finally uttered these words.

Han Fan's heart skipped a beat.

He indeed had a way of distinguishing between the genuine and the fake.

I couldn't help but feel glad that I hadn't tried anything funny.

Are there any other sword techniques?

"Of course there are others, but none are as good as the 'Azure Star River Sword Manual.' For cultivators, only the art of immortality is the true path. Other techniques for fighting and killing are secondary. Although they may allow one to dominate for a lifetime, they cannot guarantee immortality. Although we cultivators also need to practice techniques for self-defense and demon-repelling, studying only methods of killing and injuring others without seeking the path to immortality has always been unacceptable to proper cultivators. You are a prodigy among prodigies, so I don't need to explain this principle of putting the cart before the horse."

Li Chunfeng nodded. "That makes sense. We should be satisfied with what we have gained today."

Can we add each other as friends using our Boundary Keys?

Han Fan: "...I don't know."

"Then try it."

The two then surprisingly became friends.

Even if you add each other as friends, you might not be able to get in touch after you return.

This move was purely a small test.

"Very good, you are free now. Go now, but don't let others kill you."

Han Fan hesitated for a moment, but he couldn't bring himself to shamelessly submit like the two demon clansmen.

He bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for sparing my life. May I ask your name?"

"Diyuan Realm, Li Chunfeng."

"Xuantian Realm, Han Fan, until we meet again."

He then mounted another flying sword and vanished in an instant.

A new round of killings has begun.

Two days later, Li Chunfeng's kill count had climbed to a staggering five thousand.

The killing intent emanating from him had already risen sharply to the upper-grade Earth rank.

Condensing into the true intent of slaughter!
His murderous aura was so intense that it almost solidified into a tangible form.

With just a glare, ordinary opponents would tremble in fear, their souls trembling before the battle even begins.

His vital energy was also extremely abundant, and he could enter the Blood Refining Realm at any time.

Moreover, the pressure of his divine soul had increased by nearly 50%, and his divine soul perception could now extend to a distance of fifty feet.

If one is outside, normal spiritual perception can reach a distance of over five thousand feet.

The red pillar of light around him had grown as majestic as a pillar of heaven, and even the mist could not conceal it.

Even if it enters the void, it can leave a red beacon in reality.

It can be called the number one eye-catching bag.

It's practically a sign of impending doom; any living being that sees it from afar will avoid it as soon as possible.

This greatly affected his killing spree.

As the sixth day arrived, the mist gradually spread from the central area, and a Devourer of the Abyss suddenly roared to the sky, its voice heard throughout the city.

"The trolls have been unleashed!"

The first to emerge was not the nine-legged Abyss Shadow Octopus, the 'Abyss Devourer,' but a terrifying monster that resembled a Frankenstein's monster, a composite of numerous other creatures.

It has three wolf heads, a pair of huge bat wings, eagle claws growing all over its belly, and three different tails: a scorpion tail, a snake tail, and a bone tail.

The stitched-together body was extremely ugly, filled with an aura of evil and eeriness.

Even the most discerning eye, when it looked down at it from afar, only saw a question mark.

After circling in the air once, the monster headed straight for the largest red pillar of light.

Li Chunfeng calmly stood up, "Why don't I find this surprising at all?"

He said to the two demons behind him, "Run for your lives."

Fuze and Xiaowu hesitated for a moment, then bowed deeply to Li Chunfeng and quickly left the place.

Li Chunfeng faced the giant monster head-on, something he had anticipated.

Perhaps this is what brings Him joy.

"Then come on!"

"It's a good opportunity to test the power of a high-grade Earth-level Killing Intent."

"Or... would killing you allow the True Meaning of Slaughter to advance to the Heavenly Rank?"

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