Chapter 696 - 696: Discovering Martial Soul Hall

A Tier Five Demon Core comes from a Tier Five Demon Beast.

Such a beast possesses power comparable to that of a Martial Emperor Realm expert.

This Tier Five Demon Core contained not only a vast amount of Primordial Power but also an extremely potent Ice Power.

Such power would undoubtedly be of great help for cultivating any Ice Attribute Secret Techniques or Secret Manuals.

However, Chu Qingyun had no use for this kind of power right now.

All he wanted was the Primordial Power.

To devour a Tier Five Demon Beast's Demon Core just for its Primordial Power would be, without a doubt, an incredible waste.

'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush!'

'No matter how good this Demon Core is, if it just sits in my Storage Ring, it's still just a Demon Core. Who knows when I'll ever get to use it? I might as well use it to cultivate!'

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Qingyun made his decision.

He would use this Demon Core for cultivation!

Having made his decision, Chu Qingyun no longer hesitated. Devouring Power surged from his hand, enveloping the Demon Core and beginning to devour the power within it.

As the Devouring Power consumed it, the Demon Core began to steadily shrink.

A large amount of pure Primordial Power once again rapidly converged into the Vortex, and the Vortex, in turn, advanced deeper into the Primordial Pill.

The Tier Five Demon Core had existed for two thousand years, and much of its power had already dissipated.

After the Demon Core was completely devoured, only a pile of dust remained.

As for the Vortex on Chu Qingyun's Primordial Pill, although it had delved deep into the Primordial Pill, it still failed to draw out any Primordial Power from within.

'I even used a Tier Five Demon Core, and I... still couldn't break through!'

Chu Qingyun felt helpless and a little indignant.

'I refuse to believe I can't break through...'

Gritting his teeth, Chu Qingyun took out all the remaining Primordial Stones and all of his Primordial Spirit Liquid from his Storage Ring.

A small pile of various Primordial Stones, along with his final ninety-thousand-plus drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid.

The Primordial Stones and Primordial Spirit Liquid were quickly devoured, but the Vortex remained almost completely unchanged.

Clearly, for Chu Qingyun's breakthrough, this paltry amount of Primordial Power was merely a drop in the ocean.

'Damn it...'

Slightly irritated, Chu Qingyun's thoughts shifted, and he retrieved a Tier Four Spiritual Medicine from his Storage Ring.

In his Storage Ring, everything that could be used for cultivation—Primordial Stones, Primordial Spirit Liquid, Demon Cores, and Crystal Stones—had all been depleted. All that remained were some Spiritual Medicines.

'A Tier Four Spiritual Medicine, the Four-color Mysterious Fruit. It's an extremely rare Spiritual Medicine that I happened to come across and buy in the Outer Sect Trading District...'

Looking at the Spiritual Medicine in his hand, Chu Qingyun gradually calmed down again.

Many of the Spiritual Medicines in his Storage Ring were very rare and hard-to-find items that he had deliberately collected along his journey.

Collecting rare Spiritual Medicines was a habit that basically every Alchemist had, because not even they knew when they might need them.

Trying to find them only when you needed them would certainly be very difficult.

Moreover, rare Spiritual Medicines were also a common item that Alchemists used to trade directly with each other.

Using such a Spiritual Medicine for cultivation, just to convert it into a little bit of Primordial Power, was simply too wasteful.

Besides, the Primordial Power in a single Tier Four Spiritual Medicine was probably less than that in one or two hundred drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid. The value of a Spiritual Medicine lay mostly in its medicinal properties.

'Forget it. If I can't break through this time, I'll definitely be able to once I get the other Array Platform.'

'Devouring a Spiritual Medicine for Primordial Power... that's absurd. Using a Demon Core for cultivation was already pushing the limit...'

Having calmed down, Chu Qingyun put away the Spiritual Medicine.

He had just been a bit too hasty a moment ago.

Although he had consumed an entire Array Platform, plus the large number of Demon Cores he had stored, and still failed to break through, Chu Qingyun's Primordial Pill and strength had still improved somewhat.

It was only then that Chu Qingyun realized the sky had already turned dark.

Without realizing it, he had been cultivating for the better part of a day. By now, the Devouring Martial Soul's progress in consuming the Black Wing Martial Soul had already reached 47%.

He estimated that it would be almost completely devoured by dawn.

'It's a shame the Devouring Martial Soul isn't quite finished yet. Otherwise, I could fly directly to the other Array Platform.'

Chu Qingyun shook his head, confirmed the direction of the other Array Platform, and then hurried over.

After nightfall, the activity of the Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts would drop significantly, making it the perfect time to travel.

The six Array Platforms of the Six Imperial Demon-Sealing Array were originally all located near the main hall in the initial Blood Sect ruins, not very far from each other.

However, after Chu Qingyun had taken the previous Array Platform, he had first been obstructed by that team of six. Then, he was pursued by Tu Guang and his two companions, leading to a major fight. Finally, he was injured and had to flee a great distance.

As a result, he was now actually very far from the location of the next Array Platform.

In the dead of night, although the activity of the Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts became very low, they would still be drawn to human Martial Artists who got too close.

By this point, Chu Qingyun also knew that quite a few people had already entered these initial Blood Sect ruins.

Therefore, along the way, he kept his Hidden Qi Technique and Shadow Martial Soul active, trying his best to avoid trouble and obtain the last Array Platform as quickly and smoothly as possible.

After heading in the direction of the other Array Platform for several hours, as he was passing through a dense forest, Chu Qingyun suddenly felt a slight tremor from the Devouring Martial Soul in his Qi Sea.

Instantly, Chu Qingyun stopped in his tracks, becoming extremely alert.

Every tremor from the Devouring Martial Soul meant that people from the Martial Soul Hall were nearby!

Ever since he had awakened the Devouring Martial Soul, this warning had never once been wrong.

Because of this, Chu Qingyun had long since developed a conditioned reflex: the moment the Devouring Martial Soul trembled, he would immediately raise his guard to the highest level!

'The Blood Sect ruins have only just opened, yet people from the Martial Soul Hall have already managed to sneak in.'

'What are they up to? Don't tell me they're really crazy enough to try and destroy the Five Directions Spirit Fire Array?'

As Chu Qingyun wondered about this, he also felt a deep sense of worry.

If the Five Directions Spirit Fire Array were to be destroyed, the spread of the Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts would likely explode to an uncontrollable degree. Not only would the Blood-soaked Land be doomed, but even the sect lands and the Land of Hundred Dynasties would probably not be spared.

This was not something Chu Qingyun wanted to see.

Although he had previously analyzed that the Martial Soul Hall probably wouldn't do such a thing, that was, after all, just an analysis based on logic. Who could truly know what the Martial Soul Hall was planning?

Chu Qingyun hesitated for a moment, then carefully turned back.

He wanted to see what exactly the people from the Martial Soul Hall were up to.