Chapter 358 348: Qi Over Five Jin Evil Spirit Death Qi

Song Ciwan summoned the Heaven and Earth Scale and saw the weight of the Evil Spirit Death Qi: five jin and one tael!

That was right, the Evil Spirit Death Qi weighed five jin and one tael.

Perhaps it was because when the Evil Spirit died, Song Ciwan had grabbed its physical body and torn it apart, limb by limb… ripping it to shreds while it was still alive.

The Evil Spirit had died a truly miserable death, so its Death Qi was exceptionally abundant.

Qi that surpassed five jin was of a different quality. Song Ciwan held some anticipation for this mass of Evil Spirit Death Qi.

[You have sold the death of a Flying Spirit Level Evil Spirit Wild God and obtained the Calmness Fire of the Samadhi True Fire.]

The Heart Sutra Fire, the Bright God Fire, and the Calmness Fire—these were the three complete components of the Samadhi True Fire.

In the void, a peculiar flame descended into Song Ciwan's Sea of Consciousness. In an instant, it intertwined with the other two flames already there and began to merge.

Heart Sutra, Bright God, and Calmness—each of the three components held a different meaning, a different significance.

Initially, when Song Ciwan only possessed the Heart Sutra Fire, she couldn't grasp its true significance at all. It was only after she obtained the Bright God Fire that she gradually began to perceive the unique essence of "Bright God."

And now, with the Samadhi True Fire fully assembled, Song Ciwan suddenly felt as if she had instantly entered a strange, indescribable state.

The divine being within her Sea of Consciousness seemed to attain a state of great fearlessness, great protection, and great clarity at that moment.

The divine being opened its eyes. Though it had no specific target, it gazed toward a certain place in the unseen world.

With this gaze, Song Ciwan once again pierced through the void, following a thread of karma that ordinary people could not touch, and saw a figure on the other side.

It was... the Fox Demon, Tushan Keji!

Tushan Keji was in a deep pool somewhere, conversing with a Snake Demon.

The Snake Demon said, "The clan has heard that various Spirit Realm Secret Realms have appeared within the Human Race's territory. I was specifically ordered to come to the Nine Provinces. If I found you, we were to enter a Spirit Realm Secret Realm together to investigate."

Tushan Keji frowned and asked, "Spirit Realm Secret Realms?"

The Snake Demon said, "Why do you look so incredulous? Have you been traveling the Nine Provinces without hearing a thing about the Spirit Realm Secret Realms?"

Tushan Keji sneered, "Of course I've heard of them. I just never expected the clan to covet the secret realms of the Mortal World. Don't you all know that any person who enters a Spirit Realm Secret Realm and returns to the Mortal World is bound to switch to Refining Golden Cores?"

The Snake Demon's expression turned grave. "Of course we know. It is precisely because we know that the clan places great importance on this matter. We of the Demon Race cultivate Demon Cores. This not only grants us Demonic Power and Demon Techniques but also allows for various physical transformations. By refining our Demon Cores, we naturally grasp the laws of heaven and earth. This is our Demon Race's advantage!

"In the past, the Human Race either trained in Martial Arts to refine their Qi Blood or practiced Qi Cultivation through divine beings. They could only rely on the methods of their predecessors, facing immense difficulties and many detours. Only those with astonishing comprehension could achieve Great Success. And even with Great Success, the Human Race always had various shortcomings.

"But now, this Dao of the Golden Core is on the verge of becoming widespread among the Human Race. Ah Ke, do you realize what this means?"

Tushan Keji said, "Are you worried that the Human Race will have no more weaknesses after they start Refining Golden Cores?"

The Snake Demon replied, "The clan is more worried that the Human Race... has ambitions."

Just as the conversation reached this point, Song Ciwan, who was spying on the scene from afar, suddenly felt the True Qi in her Dantian completely drain away!

The Snake Demon was instantly alarmed. "Who's there?"

A surging Giant Power erupted within the deep pool, violently radiating outwards.

In the Void Space, Song Ciwan, her divine eyes open, felt as if she had been struck by a blunt club.

She abruptly took a step back in the darkness. At the same time, the Heart Sutra Fire, Bright God Fire, and Calmness Fire in her Sea of Consciousness all flickered in unison.

The divine being within the shaken Song Ciwan immediately closed its eyes, severing the connection that had allowed her to gaze across the void.

Song Ciwan let out a long sigh of relief. After that ordeal, besides the depletion of True Qi in her Dantian and a slight dullness in her head, she had suffered no other injuries.

The Samadhi True Fire had protected her fragile divine being!

She recalled the time when she had just finished cultivating her divine being. She had used its Divine Power several times to make it open its eyes, but each time, even if she managed to spy on something across the void, the duration was always extremely short.

More importantly, she would often suffer a severe backlash and encounter all sorts of dangers as a result.

Afterward, Song Ciwan learned her lesson and stopped using the Divine Eye Opening for a long time.

This contrast made it easy to imagine how strong the protection her divine being had received was, now that she had obtained the complete Samadhi True Fire.

She felt as if her shackles had been removed, and a sense of security washed over her, like she had found a safe house.

The Calmness Fire swayed gently, and Song Ciwan's turbulent emotions gradually subsided.

The benefits of the Samadhi True Fire were numerous, but the conversation between the Snake Demon and Tushan Keji required her immediate attention.

At this thought, Song Ciwan frowned slightly. She was a Loose Cultivator. While this meant she was free and unfettered, it also meant she lacked a channel to communicate with the higher-ups when necessary.

'You gain some, you lose some. Everything has two sides. It's a law of nature, but a difficult one to navigate.'

Song Ciwan took a few Elixirs. While quickly recovering her depleted True Qi, she continued on her way with the Big White Goose.

'Things need to be done, and the road needs to be traveled. Worrying is useless; one has to learn to find their own balance.'

In the wilderness, Song Ciwan glided a dozen or so steps forward with a single stride—this pace wasn't slow, but compared to her true top speed, it was actually very slow.

She called it "hurrying," but in reality, it was more like a leisurely stroll.

Song Ciwan was actually matching the Big White Goose's pace. When the goose traveled with her and she wasn't carrying it, it was quite happy waddling along on its big, webbed feet.

As she walked, Song Ciwan killed a dozen or so Gray Travel Level anomalies. Then, at a certain moment, she suddenly saw a bustling mansion by the side of the road, where a wedding celebration was in full swing.

From a distance, the mansion looked grand and well-ordered. As she drew closer, she saw rows upon rows of Red Lanterns hanging by the five-bay-wide main entrance.

All sorts of people dressed in silks and brocades streamed endlessly into the entrance. What was strange, however, was that these people who were streaming into the mansion were clearly appearing out of thin air—

They didn't arrive from any road; they simply materialized at the mansion's gate, then cheerfully crossed the threshold amidst the welcoming cries of the greeters at the door.

A young attendant at the gate drew out his words, announcing each arrival: "The Chuzhou Zhang Family has arrived—"

"The Bingzhou Li Family has arrived—"

"The Kongzhou Jiang Clan has arrived—"

...

Besides the one announcing arrivals, there was also a female greeter inside the courtyard, who was also drawing out her words as she announced the gifts: "The Chuzhou Zhang Family presents a pair of 'One Hundred Sons and a Thousand Years' screens, a pair of Jade Ruyi of the Jade Pool, a pair of Golden Bright Pearls..."

"The Bingzhou Li Family presents a pair of South Sea Jue Pearls, a pair of Penglai Golden Thread Embroidery Fans, and..."

The female greeter announced one treasure after another. Most were items Song Ciwan had never even heard of, while the ones she did recognize, like the South Sea Jue Pearls, were exceedingly rare and of indeterminable value.