Forge your destiny and become an immortal, starting with hunting demons in the deep sea.

However, the power of this sword was stronger than expected. The sword energy, like an ice curtain, tore through the void. Even though Tu Chishe had reacted hastily, he still could not withstand it!

Screech—

With a flash of sword light, the seemingly formidable shield was effortlessly cleaved in two, the cut as smooth and even as a mirror.

puff~

"ah!!"

With a scream, half of Tu Chishe's body exploded into a cloud of blood mist. With just one sword strike, he had severed one of his arms and one of his legs!

This was only because Tu Chishe managed to dodge by half a foot; otherwise, this sword strike would have been enough to split him in two.

"Damn it, you're a sword cultivator!"

Slaughtering the Crimson Serpent cursed, having lost all will to fight, and rode the blood mist, fleeing swiftly into the distance like a shooting star.

In the cultivation world, sword cultivators are often half a level stronger than other cultivators of the same level. However, it also requires a huge amount of cultivation resources to cultivate a sword cultivator.

Who would have thought that the Gong family, a small clan with a secret treasure trove, only had two people with secret treasures, one of whom was a sword cultivator!

As Tu Chishe ran, he cursed loudly at the Zhou family.

Damn it, they didn't know any of this important information, and they even had the audacity to say that Gong Qingru was just an ordinary secret cultivator. They're practically setting him up!

Seeing that he had fled, Gong Qingru did not intend to let him go. Just as she was about to chase after him with her sword, the Crimson-Winged Fire Python, the spirit pet of the Crimson Serpent, roared and stood in front of Gong Qingru to protect its master.

The Crimson-Winged Fire Python opened its ferocious maw and spewed out a large amount of demonic energy that resembled magma. This demonic energy was extremely poisonous, and as soon as it appeared, it scorched the surrounding air with a hissing sound.

Gong Qingru activated the Five Elements Beads with her spiritual power, emitting a soft white light to protect her body, and then casually swung her sword.

brush~

The sharp sword energy pierced through layers of demonic energy and struck the Crimson-Winged Fire Python with precision.

wow~

Demon blood rained down, slicing the Crimson-Winged Fire Python's body, which was over ten zhang long, in two. Along with half of its fleshy wing, strings of internal organs and demon blood fell into the sea like raindrops hitting banana leaves.

"hiss!"

The Crimson-Winged Fire Python cried out in pain. It had only broken through to the second tier a few months ago, and its realm was not stable. Now, it had suffered a severe injury, and the aura it emitted immediately plummeted to the late first tier. Its incomplete body also fell towards the sea not far away like a kite with a broken string.

Gong Qingru ignored the demon that was already doomed. She merged with the sword light and chased after the Red-Slaying Serpent, which had already fled thousands of feet away.

Now that the sword cultivator's identity has been exposed, we absolutely cannot let this fiend escape alive. We must relay the message to the Zhou family behind the scenes.

At this moment, on the deck.

Having witnessed the entire battle between the two, Chen Ye couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The sword cultivator truly lived up to his reputation. He could severely injure a cultivator of the same level with a single sword strike. Although his attack methods were limited, he only needed one sword strike to face any enemy.

But if a sword cultivator uses other types of magical artifacts, then what kind of sword cultivator are they?

The Crimson-Winged Fire Python fell directly over the calamity ship, leaving trails of demonic blood on the spirit ship and scorching holes in the spirit wood deck.

Chen Ye dodged, but his eyes remained fixed on the crimson-winged fire python that swept across the sky.

This python was originally a second-tier demonic beast, but after Gong Qingru cut it in two with a single sword strike, the aura it emitted had dropped to the late first-tier level.

Even so, it should still contain a demon core within its body!

Furthermore, the Crimson-Winged Fire Python was severely injured and probably wouldn't live much longer. Rather than letting it benefit the sea creatures, it would be better to add more fuel to his Life-Forging Lamp.

Even in death, it can still make a contribution; surely it wouldn't refuse?

Once Chen Ye made up his mind, he immediately took out a mid-grade magic sword from his storage bag, poured spiritual power into it, and then tossed it into the air, where it landed steadily.

Once a cultivator reaches the mid-stage of Spirit Gathering, they can fly using a magical artifact. Although the speed is not fast, the Crimson-Winged Fire Python did not fall far away, only about four or five hundred feet from this cultivator ship.

Before long, Chen Ye arrived, swaying unsteadily, riding his magical artifact.

On the sea ahead, the tattered body of the Crimson-winged Fire Python rose and fell with the waves, while a circle of small fish with scarlet scales surrounded it.

This fish is called the "Tooth-Eating Fish," a common low-level demonic fish in the Abyss Sea. It is ferocious when it sees blood. As soon as it smells blood in the seawater, it swarms up and frantically gnaws at flesh with its blade-like teeth.

Fortunately, Chen Ye arrived in time. The tooth-eating fish had just surrounded the fire python and hadn't even had a chance to bare their sharp teeth at its head.

Chen Ye ignored the small demonic fish and directly summoned the Azure Pattern Spear, aiming it at the fire python's fist-sized eye and stabbing it fiercely.

Although the Crimson-Winged Fire Python was not dead, it was barely clinging to life. It didn't even react to the biting fish, let alone Chen Ye's attack.

With a soft "plop," the Azure Pattern Spear easily pierced the head of the Crimson-Winged Fire Python, whose demon core was already covered in cracks. Chen Ye controlled the Azure Pattern Spear and vigorously stirred it several times, shattering the demon core and ending its life.

As a wisp of pale red Qi, invisible to ordinary people, was incorporated into the Life-Forging Lamp, a line of information appeared before Chen Ye's eyes.

[Second-tier early stage demon core, common type. Using this to forge life can increase lifespan by 300 years, increase blood energy by 50, increase spirit energy by 20, and allow you to comprehend the spell "Flame Fiend Technique!"]

[Requirements for Forging Life: First-tier Spiritual Flame, 100 strands of spiritual power]

As he watched the information flash before his eyes, Chen Ye couldn't help but smile.

Three hundred years of lifespan is certainly not a small number, but what he truly values ​​are the latter points.

Blood and Qi can comprehensively enhance physical strength, including energy, stamina, and even the speed of recovery after injury.

Although Chen Ye hadn't been seriously injured yet, he knew the importance of having plenty of blood and energy.

As for the power of the soul, there's no need to elaborate. Although the Crimson-Winged Fire Python doesn't have the same bloodline as the Spirit-Bearded Whale that can unleash soul attacks, it has already reached the second tier, so its soul power won't be too weak.

The 20-point increase in spiritual energy would, at least, increase his spiritual sense range by more than ten feet.

As for the final "Flame Demon Technique," Chen Ye felt it should be related to the fiery saliva spewed out by the Crimson-Winged Fire Python.

A fire-based spell, and it seems to also have a poisonous effect...

Not bad!

Chen Ye nodded in satisfaction, but then he suddenly noticed the conditions for forging destiny.

"Why would you need a first-tier spirit fire to refine the demon core of a second-tier demon beast?!"

This caught Chen Ye off guard. The demonic beasts he had previously refined, such as the Crimson Scaled Shark, did not have demonic cores at all.

Or, like the Spirit Whiskered Whale, although a demon core has condensed within its body, it is actually still a first-tier demon beast because it possesses the bloodline of a strange beast.

"Although spirit fire is a type of spiritual object, a first-tier spirit fire isn't very high-level. I reckon the Gong family might have some in their treasury..."

Chen Ye pondered for a moment, then steered his longsword back.

With his achievements this time, not only did he kill so many Tribulation Cultivators, but he also killed ten members of the Zhou family. He should be able to earn at least several hundred Gong family contributions.

Adding to what was already in the original identity token, which contained over a thousand family contribution points, one should be able to exchange for some good items from the Gong family's treasury...