Starting My Cultivation With Time Management - Chapter 843 - Chapter 843: Chapter 81 I'm Injured
Chapter 843: Chapter 81 I’m Injured
Within Marsh Country of Yunmeng, a horrific massacre was quickly unleashed.
These lowly monsters, such as snakes, worms, rats, and ants, soon realized the terror of the Human Race, which was of a completely different nature compared to the Xuanwu Clan that had once ruled over them.
What the Xuanwu Clan considered was control and exploitation, and thus they could tolerate these creatures flourishing, competing with them, and even to the point where, in the end, the Xuanwu Clan itself declined and perished first.
The Human Race only thought of exterminating the Demon Race, without any intention of reasoning with them. As a result, the tactics they usually employed against the Xuanwu were now utterly useless.
As the casualties mounted, the Demon Race also began to feel nervous and unsettled.
Within the temple, more and more of the Demon Race sought out Ba She, the current clan leader, demanding that he quickly arrange an evacuation plan—everyone had completely lost confidence in how to deal with the invading Human Race.
In the face of the demons’ clamor, Ba She remained silent, continuing to deal with the matters at hand.
He knew that with the Human Race’s policy of eradication, if they gave up resistance and chose to flee, there was a high probability that their clan would be destroyed there and then, and what use would it be even if a few managed to escape?
They must find a way to counter-kill.
He had recently been studying the secret documents left by the Xuanwu Clan and found clues to some forbidden bloodline fusion spell.
It is well known that the Jiaolong Clan has profound research on the bloodlines of the Demon Race, and due to the awkward predicament of Yunmeng Marsh Country, they had once studied how to enable the Jiaolong Clan to maintain their Bloodline Rank while obtaining the high fertility of the low-ranking demon species.
The final result was somewhat embarrassing: it was practically impossible to increase the birth rate among the high-ranking demons. The strong individual power would greatly extend the gestation period of the mother body and increase the cost of nurturing.
However, if you fuse the bloodline of a high-ranking demon into a low-ranking demon, you could temporarily utilize its high fertility to birth more successors of the high-ranking demons in a short time.
Simply put, it means using the more fertile low-ranking creatures like snakes, worms, rats, and ants as breeding machines for Jiaolong and Xuan Gui.
This experiment was eventually shelved because some cultivators of their own clan believed that the Jiaolong hatched from snake eggs would be tainted by the mother’s bloodline… but in Ba She’s view, what if the approach were reversed?
Could it be possible to advance one’s own Bloodline Rank a step further towards the levels of Jiaolong and Xuan Gui?
In normal times, he would definitely use a large number of individuals for preliminary experiments. But now that the Human Race has invaded and Yunmeng Marsh Country is in dire straits, if he does not take a risky gamble, by the time the Human Race completely breaches the Xuanwu Temple, then the last chance for a turnaround will be gone!
The materials for bloodline fusion were already prepared, obtained from the clan treasuries of the Jiaolong and Xuan Gui, rumored to be the remaining flesh and blood of two of their ancient great ancestors.
From the perspective of success rate, of course, it would be better to fuse the bloodline of the Jiaolong, which is closer in kinship to the Serpent Clan. But the invading Human Race is too powerful; without the defensive capabilities of the Xuanwu Clan, relying solely on the fusion of Jiaolong bloodline, the hope of survival is not great.
If you’re going to take risks, you’ve got to go all in.
……
Wei Dongliu led his men to the north and soon arrived at the Xuanwu Temple.
The temple was tightly guarded by a Protective Sect Array, and ordinary attack methods could not break the barrier. Since they did not bring an Array Master this time, they could only stand by helplessly.
“Is there anyone who knows a bit about formations?” True Person Youlan refused to give up hope and continued to ask the crowd.
No one answered. Formation was a tedious and complicated matter that required a certain talent and persistent study. Unless one was truly interested, one wouldn’t even touch it.
“Is that all?” True Person Youlan was still inquiring when suddenly Wei Dongliu said:
“Let me try.”
“My husband does have some research into formations indeed.” Jiang Lian said with a smiling expression.
In the past, within the depths of Shiping Mountain, Wei Dongliu had been able to set up an Enchanting Formation to protect their location, completely preventing Jiang the Witch from escaping… Now, having assessed with the knowledge of the Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon, she still believed this Old Wei’s mastery of formations was far from simple.
Master Yulan had no objections. Thus, everyone watched as Wei Dongliu approached the outer wall of the Xuanwu Temple, observing it leisurely with his hands clasped behind his back, as if he were a tourist admiring a scenic spot.
Upon careful inspection, Wei Dongliu found it to be true.
While the formation appeared intact on the surface, many of its nodes had decayed on the inside, indicating that it hadn’t been maintained for a long time.
It seemed that the fallen Xuanwu Clan hadn’t been foolish enough to impart everything to outsiders… Of course, it could also simply be a rupture in the lineage, a common occurrence in the Cultivation Realm.
If the formation had been intact and maintained by a dedicated Array Master, even Wei Dongliu, at the Great Perfection level of the Golden Core Realm, would have been helpless against it.
As for now, breaking the formation was practically as easy as blowing off dust.
With a single hand, he executed the Sword technique, and the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword soared into the sky, quickly piercing into the Protective Sect Array’s barrier and promptly tearing open a hole.
Although the hole closed in the blink of an eye, three beams of golden light, swift as lightning, shot through the opening and into the Protective Sect Array.
The six cultivators behind silently watched, thinking to themselves that this was not some “art of formation” but rather a brute force solution.
Three Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu burrowed into the array, swiftly following the direction of Wei Dongliu’s scan, heading towards the north, southeast, and southwest directions respectively.
In the temple buildings of the three directions, the Formation Cauldrons of the Protective Sect Array were placed. However, the lesser demons no longer knew how to operate the formation. They were targeted by the three Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu, which then began to viciously gnaw on them.
Before long, the Cauldron Vessels were all destroyed, and the Protective Sect Array outside crumbled and vanished as well.
The six cultivators immediately cheered. Although they didn’t understand the underlying principles, the formation had been broken by Alliance Leader Wei, after all!
So everyone fervently rushed into the temple, effortlessly slaughtering their way through hordes of demons, leaving corpses scattered everywhere.
Inside the main hall of the temple, the Serpent Clan’s Bashe silently listened to the reports of enemy forces invading the temple, finally resolving to make a final decision.
He sent everyone outside and went behind the Xuanwu statue, opening a hidden door on its back.
This statue was also a magical treasure, said to have been made from the remains of the Jiaolong and Xuanwu, the ancestors of the Xuanwu Clan, and served as the Punishment Treasure for enforcing clan rules.
Once activated, the magical treasure would automatically punish those who violated the clan rules.
What Bashe intended to utilize was the rule that “no fighting was allowed in the ancestral hall.” If the Human Race could not fight here, they would have no choice but to watch him complete the bloodline transformation and fusion.
Almost at the same moment as the statue was activated, Jiang the Witch was the first to rush into the main hall. Scanning with the Divine Sense of the Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon, she swiftly pounced towards the Xuanwu statue.
The next second, she was sent flying out as if hit by an invisible Jiaolong tail, much like a baseball batting away.
That tail shadow was also composed of pure energy, which meant it could harm the incorporeal Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon. Caught off guard, she was flung backward and ended up in the arms of Wei Dongliu who had just arrived.
“What happened?” Wei Dongliu asked in surprise.
“Husband, I am injured!” Jiang the Witch immediately covered her chest with both hands, making a pitiful heart-clutching gesture as she spoke.
Wei Dongliu: ……
This woman, whom even so many Peak Masters and elders of Shushan couldn’t handle, how could she possibly be injured?
He looked again at the Xuanwu statue before him, thinking to himself that the statue’s defensive power was formidable, its attacks auto-triggered, requiring no provision of True Yuan, indeed a fine magical treasure for facing Heavenly Tribulation.
When the Shushan cultivators arrive later, I’ll have my lady help me take it before we leave.
Source: Webnovel.com, updated on Novlove.com
