Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

This creature burst through the water.

Behind it were semi-illusory cicada wings, which seemed to be formed from yin energy.

In front of its body are scythe-like forelimbs comparable to a top-grade third-tier magic weapon.

Tearing the air.

Zhang Yan must be torn to pieces.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, retreat quickly!"

Yang Lianqing quickly reminded him, while moving closer to Zhang Yan himself.

This yin cicada only lives in yin springs.

Both the cicada's wings and the sickle contained the strange power of yin energy.

Humans of the same social class.

If unprepared, the released spell will be instantly countered.

Then they died under the scythe!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan simply stood still, a low-grade fourth-order flying sword appearing around him.

Stab it!

The flying sword was incredibly sharp, its cold light flashing. Before Yang Lianqing's shocked eyes, the Yin Cicada was cut in two, beyond dead.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang is formidable."

"When I first encountered this Yin Cicada."

"I've suffered a great loss; my arm was almost cut off."

Yang Lianqing rushed to Zhang Yan's side and exclaimed in surprise.

"This creature is called a Yin Cicada?"

"Is it some kind of strange beast?"

The flying sword returned to his side, and Zhang Yan asked calmly.

"good."

"This Yin Cicada is born only in Yin Springs."

"Therefore, it possesses a large amount of Yin energy. Don't underestimate this one; it's only at the peak of the Golden Core stage."

"The characteristic of Yin energy is its corrosiveness; one part Yin energy often requires three parts of magical power to resist it."

"If it were to unleash its full power, it could contend with three peak Golden Core cultivators from the human race."

Yang Lianqing explained.

Yin energy is a special force of heaven and earth.

According to Zhang Yan's understanding, the accompanying term is "cancellation".

One unit of Yin energy can offset several units of human cultivator's magical power.

The real battle begins.

The effect is that the spells cast by cultivators are ineffective against Yin Chan.

Because in a mere instant, the magic was extinguished.

But Zhang Yan is different; the purity of his magical power far surpasses that of others of the same level.

The cicada's song can also be predicted.

So with a single sword strike, he pierced through the yin energy on its body and killed it.

“This fellow Daoist Zhang.”

"His strength is becoming increasingly unfathomable."

Seeing what had just happened, Yang Lianqing understood this as well, and thought to himself.

However, at present...

It's a good thing that Zhang Yan is stronger than I imagined.

"Fellow disciples."

"There are Yin Cicadas in this small world, so don't be careless!"

Yang Lianqing used his magic to transmit his voice to his fellow disciples.

He himself simply stayed near Zhang Yan.

We've dealt with this cunning cicada.

The group continued on their way.

Wow!
The cicada hides in the river, almost undetectable, and often strikes suddenly.

Two fourth-tier flying swords circled around Zhang Yan, ready to strike at any moment.

Where are we now?

It's still just the outer edge of this small world.

The Yin Cicadas that appeared were all at the peak of the Golden Core stage.

For Nascent Soul cultivators, they can still be killed at will.

"That is."

Zhang Yan spread his spiritual sense and focused his gaze ahead. In a dimly lit river, he discovered a light blue ball of light about the size of a person.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang."

"That must be it."

“Spirit crystals are produced in this Yin Spring.”

Yang Lianqing, being more experienced, guessed what the ball of light was.

before coming.

Yang Lianqing agreed and gave the spirit crystal to Zhang Yan.

This large piece was discovered by Zhang Yan himself.

The two immediately changed direction and flew towards the river.

Wow! Wow! Wow!
But as soon as the two arrived, three sprays of water, each a hundred meters long, erupted in succession.

There were actually three Yin Cicadas, equivalent to Nascent Soul cultivators, living in this river!

These three cicadas were over ten meters long.

Its body was a deep cyan color.

Those sickles, covered with sharp serrations and a black stripe, looked extremely ferocious and menacing!

"It's careless!"

The moment the three-headed Yin Cicada appeared, Yang Lianqing's expression changed drastically.

This Nascent Soul Yin Cicada is far superior to a Yin Cicada at the peak of the Golden Core stage.

That sickle could easily slice through the magical power of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Although it can interfere with the Daoist rhythm!
Yang Lianqing's black robe billowed, and he immediately took out three white skeletal skulls of unknown creatures from his storage bag, throwing them at the three Yin Cicadas.

Bang bang bang!
Three balls of oily green flame exploded, transforming into three ghostly figures in the air.

The aura emanating from this ghost is comparable to that of an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Yang Lianqing looked pained as he took out the head.

It is obviously very valuable.

As soon as the three-headed ghost appeared, it fiercely confronted the three-headed Yin Cicada.

The three-headed Yin Cicada immediately brandished its scythe and slashed at the ghost's body.

He was struck by the sickle.

The ghost's solid body instantly became more ethereal and was cleaved in two.

But ghosts are different from normal living beings.

Even after being cut in two, they still retain their fighting power.

His body, like smoke, flowed down the sickle and onto Yin Chan's head.

They then reassembled, forming a complete ghost once more.

Hiss!

The cicada had never encountered such a formidable opponent before, and it roared loudly.

The scythe in his hand once again slays the ghost.

Although these attacks consumed some of the ghost's power.

However, the essence of a ghost does not rely on magic, but on the power of the soul.

The ghost looked extremely miserable.

But their power had already penetrated the silver cicada's body and entered its head.

hiss!
All three cicadas were like this, screaming wildly, in a state of impotent rage.

A moment later, their movements suddenly stopped.

Its cicada wings stiffened, and its ten-meter-long body crashed into the river, creating another huge splash.

Yang Lianqing must have been prepared for this.

The three heads that were taken out were meant to subdue the Yin Cicada.

Otherwise, it would be a true head-on confrontation.

Yin Chan, relying on its special talent, attacked from all three heads together.

Yang Lianqing would be torn to pieces in an instant.

"This method..."

Not only Yin Chan, but Zhang Yan was also quite shocked, as this was the first time he had ever witnessed such a bizarre technique.

"but."

"It should be useless to me."

"My fire can even burn the soul."

"If you use this ghost against me, I can incinerate it instantly!"

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Yan came up with a solution and breathed a sigh of relief.

He always wore the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword.

Zhang Yan mobilized some of his forces.

Protect your own sea of ​​consciousness.

Although the Corpse Demon Skull Mountain members were all with him, it was still best to be cautious in everything.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang."

"Those spirit crystals are yours."

"The sudden appearance of these three-headed cicadas has caused me a huge loss."

Yang Lianqing, his figure shrouded in a black robe, pointed at the spirit crystals and spoke to Zhang Yan.

"Fellow Daoist Yang."

"These three Yin Cicadas were killed by you."

"You've paid a considerable price, so these spirit crystals should naturally belong to you."

Zhang Yan shook his head and did not collect the spirit crystals.

"You saved my life last time."

"I told you, the spirit crystals are yours, so please accept them."

"After that, if the two of us encounter any more spirit crystals, they will all belong to you."

"As for me, three Yin Cicadas are enough. The Nascent Soul Yin Cicada contains Yin Spring Water inside its body."

Yang Lianqing waved his hand and explained to Zhang Yan.

Then, it fell into the river. It used its magic to retrieve the corpse of the three-headed Yin Cicada.

Zhang Yan glanced at it; the three beast-shaped ghosts were suspended in the air, their bodies somewhat illusory, but they had not dissipated.

Only then did he scoop up the large piece of spirit crystal from below.

This large piece of spirit crystal can be divided into more than nine hundred standard-sized spirit crystals.

One spirit crystal is equivalent to one thousand spirit stones.

This is it, worth over nine hundred thousand spirit stones.

But generally.

It is very difficult to exchange spirit stones for spirit crystals.

In terms of cultivation effectiveness, one spirit crystal is more effective than a thousand spirit stones.

Furthermore, the spirit crystal in Zhang Yan's hand has been constantly washed away by yin energy.

Its effect is about 10% stronger than that of ordinary spirit crystals.

Put away the spirit crystal.

Yang Lianqing had already found a clump of Yin Spring water, about the size of a fist, inside the body of the three-headed Yin Cicada.

The spring water is a deep blue-green color and emits a faint fluorescence.

It seemed to come from the deepest hell.

It cannot be used directly by cultivators, but it is a great tonic for zombies.

With enough Yin Spring water, a zombie's body can be strengthened to a level comparable to the Yin Cicada Scythe.

Zombies themselves have no soul.

Even ghosts can't defeat zombies.

One can imagine how much Yang Lianqing's strength would increase if he could possess that kind of zombie.

Even Zhang Yan, facing those zombies...

Perhaps the only options are to use the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword or to annihilate all directions.

"Fellow Daoist Yang."

"Was that a one-time use magic weapon you just took out?"

The two continued on their way, and Zhang Yan looked at the three-headed ghost and asked curiously.

"That is the secret treasure of my Skull Mountain."

"Its function is similar to that of a one-time use magic item."

"But the cost of refining one is enough to refine three one-time use magic weapons of the same grade."

"I brought them in intending to use them one by one, but now I've used three."

"This ghost can last for three days. Let's hurry and not waste it."

When Yang Lianqing brought up the matter, he sighed deeply and complained to Zhang Yan.

He watched Yang Lianqing wink and make faces.

Zhang Yan found it amusing, but Yang Lianqing truly did treat him as one of his own.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been willing to release three ghosts.

The Yinquan Small World is extremely large, comparable to several Gengjin Small Worlds.

Finding a hidden spring will take quite some time.

……

Zhang Yan and others.

We spent more than two days in the Yinquan Small World.

Inside the Yin Spring Small World.

The teleportation array of the Human Alliance lit up once again.

One after another, beautiful figures dressed in fiery red short skirts emerged from the teleportation array.

"It's eerily cold here."

"This is practically torture!"

A pretty female cultivator, enveloped by the yin energy, hugged her arms and complained softly.

"Junior Sister Xu."

"Let's be patient for now."

"We have been searching for the Vermilion Bird's blood for many years, but have never found it."

"This small world has just been discovered, and the spiritual blood is most likely here."

Within the formation, a soft, feminine voice answered Junior Sister Xu.

Followed by.

The owner of the voice appeared outside the formation.

He was a tall, fair-skinned man wearing a long, luxurious red robe with gold patterns.

But that face was that of a man with feminine features. Standing among the female cultivators, if you only looked at the face, you would not notice that there was a man there at all.

"Senior brother."

"The Vermilion Bird's blood is that important."

"Why not let the experts from my Divine Phoenix Valley come looking for us?"

"That junior sister Xu asked, puzzled."

"You also know that the blood of the spirit is important."

"If a powerful figure from within the valley comes to search for it."

"Once I find it, will I still have the right to touch it?"

The effeminate man rolled his eyes at Junior Sister Xu, his features extremely eerie.

But the female cultivators had already gotten used to it.

"Then let's..."

"Then I'll go with my senior brother."

"However, I heard that the people of Corpse Demon Skull Mountain seem to be one step ahead of us."

The junior sister Xu's eyes darted around, and she said in a sweet voice.

"It doesn't matter."

"The people of Corpse Demon Skull Mountain."

"Only the Yin Spring water here."

"If we were to encounter the Vermilion Bird's spiritual blood, we would probably avoid it at all costs."

"With my status, I can obtain the Vermilion Bird Spirit Blood by exchanging a few words with them."

The effeminate man chuckled softly, then transformed into a fleeting glimpse of light, disappearing from the spot with the women.

……

In the Yinquan Small World.

Zhang Yan and the others are still unaware.

Disciples from the Divine Phoenix Valley, which also belongs to one of the five great immortal sects, have also come to this world.

Three days passed.

Yang Lianqing's ghost had already dissipated prematurely due to the successive battles.

However, the group had already ventured deep into the heart of the Yin Spring Small World.

hum!
Zhang Yan was on his way when the Vermilion Bird Blazing Sword in his equipment inventory suddenly trembled.

He felt something and stopped.

They looked towards the southwest.

"A part of the origin of the Vermilion Bird's Fire."

"It's there!"

A look of delight flashed in Zhang Yan's eyes.

In those three days, he obtained approximately four thousand spirit crystals.

That's equivalent to four million spirit stones.

But these are only average for him. The most important thing is that a part of the essence of the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword is really here.

If possible, obtain this source.

Upgrade the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword to a mid-grade fourth rank.

Whether Zhang Yan uses the Vermilion Bird Blazing Sword Technique or the Deathly Annihilation Sword Technique, the power of the sword is enhanced.

This is what he cares about most.

but.

The group is now heading in a direction that is not southwest.

Zhang Yan had to find a way to change the direction of their progress.

Wow!
Suddenly, a series of splashes erupted from a lake ahead, as if half the lake had exploded.

Among them appeared fourteen Nascent Soul Yin Cicadas.

There were seven disciples on this trip to Corpse Demon Skull Mountain, plus Zhang Yancai, making a total of eight people.

Everyone has to face it, almost like two cicadas in the dark.

Along the way, not only Yang Lianqing, but also the other disciples used the Ghost Soul technique to varying degrees.

There aren't many ghosts left now, so we have to deal with these yin cicadas on our own.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang."

"come back quickly."

"Fellow disciples, I should be able to handle the two Yin Cicadas. The rest is up to you."

Upon seeing this, Yang Lianqing immediately shouted.

Zhang Yan was someone he brought with him, so he had to ensure Zhang Yan's safety!

The words have not yet fallen.

Yang Lianqing had already taken out the last white bone skull and thrown it out.

He himself faced the other Yin Cicada and single-handedly held back both of them.

And among the remaining people.

That senior brother, who was in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, fought against four Yin Cicadas all by himself.

The remaining disciples were divided into strong and weak groups, and each group was tasked with controlling one or two groups.

Only Zhang Yan did not ask him to take action.

The magical weapon Yang Lianqing used was a pair of bone claws.

His zombie was still at the peak of the Golden Core stage; taking it out now would be like giving it away for free against these Yin Cicadas.

when!
Yang Lianqing faced a Yin Cicada, and his magical power was extinguished.

They could only rely on the sturdiness of their magical artifacts to confront the Yin Cicada's scythe head-on.

This is under the condition that there are ghosts present; otherwise, the situation would be even worse!
hum!
As everyone battled Yin Chan, a clear and melodious sword cry suddenly rang out.

Behind him, Zhang Yan formed a sword finger, and two hundred and forty low-grade fourth-order flying swords roared straight into the sky!

Suddenly.

A terrifying sword aura, comparable to that of an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, spread out!
"Fellow Daoist Zhang?"

Yang Lianqing turned around and was instantly dumbfounded. (End of Chapter)