Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 10 Rogue Cultivator of the Demon Clan
Just as Ma Yuan's divine sense swept over the visitor, pondering their intentions...

The young Taoist priest at the foot of the mountain had already made his move.

His usual calm and composed demeanor vanished at that moment.

Instead, there was an undisguised, aggressive, and greedy eerie aura!
"Om-!"

A powerful demonic aura surged into the sky, pressing down all the surrounding vegetation.

Several fine, bluish scales appeared on the Taoist's gentle, jade-like face.

A pair of clear eyes transformed into cold and ruthless vertical pupils.

Behind him, a huge black phantom was faintly visible.

It was a ferocious giant serpent covered in bluish-black scales, with a single horn on its head, raising its head and flicking its tongue, exuding a chilling aura of malevolence.

"What a blessed land! To hide it in this godforsaken, remote place is truly a waste of a gem!"

The young Taoist, or rather, this rogue demon cultivator, raised his head, his gaze greedily sweeping over the entire Skull Mountain.

He could clearly sense that although the spiritual energy here was not top-notch, it was incredibly pure.

What's even more remarkable is that it contains a unique Taoist charm that calms the mind and aids in enlightenment.

For these demon cultivators, such a place, which can cleanse their evil aura and stabilize their minds, is a treasure trove they have always dreamed of!
He was the first horned serpent in the world to attain enlightenment and take human form.

With his powerful physical body and the supernatural abilities inherited from his bloodline, he has cultivated all the way to the point where he has just stepped into the realm of Golden Immortal.

Today, I wandered here hoping to find a secluded place to cultivate myself, but I unexpectedly discovered this Skull Mountain.

In his eyes, this blessed land was already his.

As for the original owner of this place?
A coward who hides his true colors and only dares to set up such a crude formation to survive.

He's probably just a low-level rogue immortal; we can just kill him.

"This blessed land should rightfully belong to me! Break it down!"

The horned serpent demon cultivator let out a sinister laugh, having lost all patience.

Suddenly, he opened his mouth and spewed out a stream of pitch-black demonic energy.

The demonic energy transformed into a giant snake head in the air, its fangs bared, and slammed into the half-finished array that Ma Yuan had set up!

"boom!"

A muffled thud resounded, and the entire Skull Mountain trembled.

The invisible protective shield that enveloped the mountain range could only withstand the onslaught of the violent demonic energy for less than a breath before it cracked under the strain.

The wisps of causal Dao energy on the protective barrier were instantly dispersed.

Immediately afterwards, the entire formation dimmed, shattered inch by inch, and vanished without a trace, turning into countless points of light.

"Hahaha! As expected, it's a pathetic and utterly useless formation!"

Having succeeded in one strike, the horned serpent demon cultivator was extremely pleased with himself.

With a swift movement, it transformed into a black gust of wind and rushed straight towards the White Bone Cave at the mountaintop.

He couldn't wait to tear the owner of this place to pieces and take over the cave.

However, just as he was about to reach the summit.

A figure, seemingly slender yet as if integrated into the entire mountain range, appeared silently before him, blocking his path.

The newcomer was dressed in a blue Taoist robe, with a dark blue face and protruding fangs.

It was Ma Yuan, the owner of Skull Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist, why did you destroy my formation and break into my mountain gate?"

Ma Yuan's voice was calm and even, without the slightest hint of anger, as if he were asking about a trivial matter.

But his deep eyes had long since turned icy cold.

The horned serpent demon cultivator stopped in mid-air.

He looked Ma Yuan up and down with disdain. When he sensed that Ma Yuan was also at the early stage of Golden Immortal cultivation, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it quickly turned into an even more intense cruelty.

"So you're a Golden Immortal after all, not exactly an unknown nobody. It's a pity you shouldn't be occupying such a precious place."

He licked his lips and said coldly, "If you know what's good for you, get out of this mountain now and hand over your cave. I might spare your life. Otherwise, this place will be your burial ground!"

In his view, although they were both at the early stage of Golden Immortal, he was a naturally born horned serpent transformed into human form, with a powerful physical body and domineering supernatural abilities. How could he be compared to this rogue cultivator who had no background?
Upon hearing this, Ma Yuan slowly nodded, his expression remaining calm.

"I understand."

He uttered those five words softly.

There was no further verbal sparring.

Because he knew that in this dog-eat-dog world, no words were as convincing as absolute strength.

The next moment, Ma Yuan moved.

He did not use any supernatural powers or spells.

He simply flicked his sleeve at the horned snake demon cultivator.

"Om-!"

In an instant, the color of the world changed!
Twenty-four divine pearls, radiating a deep blue light, emerged one after another from his sleeve, instantly transforming the sky into a deep ocean!

Each divine pearl is like a complete world, containing a terrifying weight that could crush the eternal blue sky!
Ma Yuan has now refined the six restrictions of the Divine Pearl.

At this moment, by activating it at full power, the power of the six minor worlds formed by the six divine pearls was drawn in!

The six worlds, layer upon layer, surged forth with an unreasonable and overwhelming force, crashing down upon the horned serpent demon cultivator!

"What magic weapon is this?!"

The savage grin on the horned serpent demon's face froze instantly.

Instead, there was unprecedented horror and fear!

The moment those twenty-four divine beads appeared, he felt an indescribable, terrifying pressure squeezing in from all directions.

At this moment, space seemed to transform into divine iron that had remained unchanged for billions of years.

His protective demonic aura was as fragile as paper and was instantly crushed to pieces!

His physical body, his proud and powerful serpentine form comparable to a post-natal spiritual treasure, was now emitting a "crunching" sound, as if it would be crushed into mincemeat by this terrifying pressure at any moment!

"what--!"

The horned serpent demon cultivator let out a shrill scream.

He exerted all his strength, his demonic energy surging, trying to break free from this terrifying confinement.

But all is in vain.

His body was firmly suppressed in place by the immense power of the six worlds, and even moving a finger became a luxury.

He then realized with horror how terribly wrong he had been.

The seemingly ordinary rogue cultivator before me.

They're not pushovers at all!

What terrifying treasure could be so casually conjured up?!
"I don't believe it! Swallow it!"

At the critical moment of life and death, a hint of madness and determination flashed in the eyes of the horned serpent demon cultivator.

He suddenly opened his blood-red maw, revealing his innate supernatural power.

It appeared as if a bottomless black hole had appeared deep in his throat.

An incredibly powerful devouring force erupted from it, attempting to swallow the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls hanging above his head in one gulp!
This is his trump card for survival, the strongest divine power inherited from his bloodline, enough to devour and refine everything.

However, this time he miscalculated.

What kind of treasure is the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl?
A top-grade innate spiritual treasure, formed from fragments of the Chaos Pearl.

It contains a world of its own, as heavy as Mount Sumeru.

How could his mere demonic body and supernatural powers possibly devour it?

The devouring power had barely touched the precious light emanating from the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl when it vanished without a trace, like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

"idiot."

Ma Yuan's icy voice reached the ears of the horned serpent demon cultivator.

With a thought, the power of the six worlds suddenly converged inward!
"puff!"

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a dull, soft sound.

The powerful primordial spirit of the horned serpent demon was unable to put up any resistance in the face of this absolute power and was instantly crushed into dust.

Their souls and spirits were annihilated, and they vanished completely from this world.

Only one enormous, still intact horned serpent corpse fell helplessly from the sky.

This was something Ma Yuan did intentionally.

The physical body of a demon at the Golden Immortal level is a treasure trove.

It is an excellent material for both weapon crafting and alchemy.

It would be such a shame to destroy it like this.

With a wave of his hand, he stored the enormous snake corpse in his storage magic treasure.

Above the sky, the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls dimmed and transformed into streams of light, disappearing into his sleeves once more.

The surroundings returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

Ma Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

This is the power of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl!
He was able to so easily kill a Golden Immortal of the same level by simply activating the power of six layers of restrictions.

If all forty-eight restrictions are refined.

Its power is so great that it is probably just as legendary, capable of defeating anyone below the level of a saint!

"With this treasure, my foundation is truly secure."

Ma Yuan felt a sense of peace he had never experienced before.

However, he glanced at the easily destroyed ruins of the great formation at the foot of the mountain and frowned slightly.

Today's events also served as a reminder to him.

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

His own Skull Mountain dojo is now considered a pretty good feng shui location.

It's hard to guarantee that we won't attract a second or third unscrupulous guest like the Horned Serpent Demon.

It seems that the construction of this mountain-protecting formation must be put on the agenda and resolved as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)