Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 204: Qinghua Little Grotto-Heaven

Gao Xian killed Xuelingzi with a single sword strike, immediately retreating several zhang away.

Only when Xuelingzi's divine soul completely dissipated did he sheathe his sword.

If the other party were to hide inside the Earth Sha Great Array and not come out, it would be a bit troublesome. By directly chasing after them like this, it would be easy to kill them.

Since the battle on Feixian Island, Gao Xian's swordsmanship had reached the realm of a Grandmaster, and he had also comprehended the Sword Intent of Spring Breeze and Rain.

The Sword Intent of Spring Breeze and Rain could conceal the sword light of the Qinglian Feihong Sword, thus being able to kill without a trace.

With his swordsmanship reaching such a level, even Xuelingzi couldn't avoid this sword in a head-on battle.

However, Gao Xian still preferred to be an assassin from behind. It was always better to be more cautious, after all, this wasn't a martial arts competition on a stage.

With Xuelingzi's divine soul extinguished, the blood light emitted by the Blood God Banner, which no one was urging, naturally dissipated. The Blood Demon could only return to the Blood God Banner with a fierce roar.

Gao Xian removed Xuelingzi's storage bag and used a storage talisman to store him away.

Actually, there was no need to do this. He mainly used the storage talisman to store the body as a precaution.

Living beings couldn't be stored in storage magical tools. As long as they could be stored by the storage talisman, it proved that the other party was truly dead.

Of course, disposing of the body still required using the Six Yang Talisman or something similar to eliminate the Yin energy and eradicate the remnants of the soul, to prevent the other party from turning into an evil spirit.

After all, they were demonic cultivators, practicing methods that extinguished human nature and were strange and demonic.

According to the rumors, most evil spirits were transformed by demonic cultivators!

Gao Xian felt that this kind of rumor was mainly to smear demonic cultivators.

This could be considered the politically correct view in the world of cultivators. Even if someone thought this statement was nonsense, they wouldn't openly oppose it.

The Blood God Banner, which no one controlled, floated in the air like this. The Blood Demon writhed and changed on the long banner, sometimes turning into a human form, sometimes turning into a ball of flaming dance and radiance. However, no matter how it changed, it couldn't separate from the long banner.

Gao Xian was quite interested in the Blood God Banner. The long banner was actually a rectangular flag picked up by a pole, a commonly used ceremonial object.

This long banner had a black metal pole that was nine chi long, and the blood-colored long banner was over six chi long, with a fine and glossy texture. On the long banner, the Blood Demon danced and postured, emitting a strong aura of blood and evil.

Suspended in mid-air, this long banner looked quite imposing with the surging demonic flames.

Gao Xian didn't know how to deal with this thing for a while. After all, it was a third-grade magic treasure, but the problem was that he didn't know how to use it.

This thing looked inherently evil, so Gao Xian considered it and decided to let his clone try it out.

The clone, whose body was corroded by the Blood Demon and covered in black scars, walked over and grabbed the Blood God Banner.

The Blood God Banner didn't have much of a reaction. Gao Xian tried to use his clone to urge mana, and in the next moment, blood light surged on the Blood God Banner.

His clone activated the Great Five Elements Sword Qi and endured for a few breaths, relying on the reinforcement of the Diamond Pestle to endure for a few more breaths, and then continuously melted in the cold and filthy blood light.

When the blood light dissipated, there was a strange pile of flesh and blood left in its place, resembling the base of a candle after it has burned out.

This result did not come as a surprise to Gao Xian. After all, this long banner was a third-grade magic treasure. Without the corresponding secret technique to activate it, it would definitely trigger a backlash of its power.

Fortunately, it was just a magic treasure, and the things inside did not have autonomous intelligence. As long as it wasn't stimulated by mana, there would be no problem.

Gao Xian tried to put the long banner into his storage bag, and nothing unexpected happened.

He took out the storage bag left by the Blood Spirit and did not find the Green Lotus Sword Order inside. Instead, he found two jade slips containing the secret techniques of the Blood Demon Sect.

"The Blood Demon Spirit Demon Scripture" and "The Hundred Ghosts Scripture."

Both of these jade slips were dark red in color, and one could faintly sense the dense evil aura inside upon touching them.

Gao Xian was not interested in these demonic techniques. He focused on cultivating the Great Five Elements Technique to complete Foundation Building, so it was impossible for him to switch to cultivating demonic techniques.

However, for the purpose of learning, he used his divine sense to briefly read the contents of the two jade slips.

The jade slips contained powerful divine sense inheritances, left behind by at least Gold Core-level demonic cultivators.

Gao Xian did not accept the divine sense imprints. He only used his divine sense to sense the contents of the jade slips.

After reading through the two inheritances, Gao Xian finally learned that the long banner in his hand was called the Blood God Banner.

The name Blood God Banner sounded imposing, but it should actually be called the Blood Demon Banner. It was formed by the Blood Demon Sect's successive sect masters continuously killing and blood-sacrificing, eventually cultivating a fully formed blood demon, which elevated the Blood God Banner to the level of a third-grade magic treasure.

Magic tools, magic treasures, spiritual tools, and divine tools are all divided according to the nine grades and thirty-six ranks.

Of course, there are no first-grade or second-grade magic treasures or spiritual tools. The lowest level is the third-grade, which can have magic treasures or spiritual tools. (The detailed setting has been mentioned before and will not be repeated.)

The first grade corresponds to Qi Refining, the second grade corresponds to Foundation Building, and the third grade corresponds to Gold Core.

The skeleton-like cultivator who controlled the Blood God Banner only had Foundation Building cultivation, so it was naturally difficult for him to control the Blood God Banner as he wished.

Otherwise, as soon as the Shadowless Robe approached, it would be oppressed by the Blood God Banner's mana and reveal its presence, leaving no chance to ambush the opponent.

No matter how brilliant the Sword Intent of Spring Breeze and Rain was, I'm afraid it would not be able to break through the defense of the Blood God Banner.

After reading the two jade slips, Gao Xian felt that the guy had a bit of bad luck. He was killed while holding a third-grade magic treasure like the Blood God Banner...

From the "Blood Demon Spirit Demon Scripture," it seemed that the Blood God Banner was indeed quite useful.

This was also the first magic treasure he obtained. Excluding the Mirror of Wind and Moon, which could barely be considered a third-grade magic treasure, the Lingxi Sword was originally a spiritual tool-level flying sword, but it was still far inferior to the Blood God Banner.

Gao Xian felt that the Blood God Banner had great potential and didn't need to be sold in a hurry. After all, it was a third-grade magic treasure!

Through reading the two secret techniques, Gao Xian also guessed that the formation inside should be the Earth Demon Formation.

This formation, despite its simplicity, was also at the third-grade level.

Gao Xian re-entered the Earth Demon Formation and, through divine sense sensing, found all thirty-six formation flags.

The flag is a three-foot long black pole with a triangular flag embroidered with complex blood-colored runes. There is a groove on the flagpole with an embedded spirit stone.

The thirty-six flags are all made of very good materials. Setting up this formation is also very simple, just need to correspond to the directions.

To activate the formation, the Blood God Banner needs to be in the center, or a Gold Core cultivator who is proficient in formations.

In any case, a third-level formation should be very valuable. Even if it can't be used, it should be able to sell for a large amount of spirit stones!

After thinking for a while, Gao Xian couldn't figure out the Blood God Banner and the flags. They are all relatively high-level, and he couldn't understand them for the time being.

For now, let's focus on the main task.

Gao Xian took out the body of the cultivator again. He didn't find the Qinglian Sword Order in the person's storage bag, so it should be on his body.

Just now, for safety reasons, Gao Xian didn't touch this person.

After confirming that the other party was dead, Gao Xian first used a Six Yang Talisman to remove the Yin Qi from the body. Then he reached out and searched, finding the Qinglian Sword Order in the person's sleeve pocket.

This Qinglian Sword Order looks exactly the same as his own Qinglian Sword Order on the surface, but it weighs more than twice as much.

Using his divine sense to sense, Gao Xian discovered a cold and filthy evil aura deep within the Qinglian Sword Order.

He suddenly understood that this person should have forcibly opened the Qinglian Sword Order with the Blood God Banner.

This Sword Order should have also integrated with other Sword Orders, so the weight is different.

Gao Xian tried to activate the Qinglian Feihong Sword, and indeed, it faintly resonated with the Qinglian Sword Order. However, due to the obstruction of the blood evil aura, this resonance was very obscure.

With the Qinglian Sword Order in his hand, Gao Xian simultaneously stimulated the Qinglian Feihong Sword and tried to control the sword intent to strike the blood evil aura.

There was progress, but it was slow.

Gao Xian was not in a hurry. He found a closed stone room and took a Golden Yuan Pill to adjust and rest.

This battle was not very difficult, but it was very mentally exhausting.

The opponent wielded a third-level magic treasure and had a large formation protecting him, truly formidable.

When Gao Xian recovered his spirit, he used the sword intent to eliminate the blood evil aura within the Qinglian Sword Order.

With nothing else to do, Gao Xian flipped through the "Blood Evil Demon Scripture".

Through continuous erosion with the blood evil aura, Gao Xian also gained a deep understanding of the "Blood Evil Demon Scripture".

This demonic secret technique is very evil and cruel, but it is also very, very exquisite.

In his opinion, the "Blood Evil Demon Scripture" is much more profound than the Great Five Elements Technique.

This secret technique is easy to learn and the early stage of cultivation is simple, which is indeed easy to progress. No wonder such a small sect has so many Foundation Building cultivators!

After struggling for five or six days, Gao Xian completely removed the blood evil aura from within the Qinglian Sword Order, and then he sensed the spiritual imprint within the Sword Order.

Through his divine mark, Gao Xian finally discovered that there was actually a small Grotto-Heaven hidden here.

That's why Gao Xian stayed in the underground ruins and didn't leave. He felt that it was abnormal for this group of Blood Demon Sect cultivators to gather here, and what was even more exaggerated was that they had set up a huge array.

To say that they had no ulterior motives, he wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death!

Gao Xian speculated that it should be related to the Qinglian Sword Order. Sure enough, this Qinglian Sword Order contained a lot of information in its divine mark. It not only recorded the precise location of the Grotto-Heaven, but also briefly described the history of the sect.

This sect was called Tianhua Sect, and within the sect, it was divided into five branches according to the five-colored lotus flowers. This place was the location of the Qinglian branch's inheritance.

There wasn't much relevant information in the divine mark, only mentioning a sudden calamity that wiped out all living beings. In a hurry, the sect could only seal the treasures in the Qinghua small Grotto-Heaven, waiting for the disciples of the sect to have the opportunity to use them.

After reading the information left by the divine mark, Gao Xian also felt a bit emotional.

He didn't know what had happened back then, but Tianhua Sect was unable to respond in time and could only evacuate in a panic.

It seemed that Tianhua Sect had been destroyed, and this site was preserved until it was discovered by the Red Snake Gang.

Gao Xian arrived at the location of the small Grotto-Heaven and faced the thick stone wall. He really couldn't see anything unusual inside.

Only the Qinglian Sword Order in his hand flickered with a faint spiritual light, reminding him that this was the entrance to the Qinghua small Grotto-Heaven.

Gao Xian tried to enter the stone wall with his Shadowless Robe, but still found nothing.

The Qinglian Sword Order in his hand was not enough to open the Qinghua small Grotto-Heaven.

After thinking for a moment, Gao Xian took out his own Qinglian Sword Order.

The two Qinglian Sword Orders were placed together, and they simultaneously emitted strands of spiritual light, naturally overlapping and fitting together under the guidance of the spiritual light.

It didn't take long for the two Qinglian Sword Orders to completely integrate.

From the outside, the Qinglian Sword Order didn't undergo any changes, it just became twice as heavy.

This small Qinglian Sword Order now weighed thirteen jin.

Gao Xian used his divine consciousness to activate the Qinglian Sword Order. The six petals on the Qinglian Sword Order slowly rotated, and one after another, green light extended from them, forming petals and finally transforming into a green lotus.

On the black stone wall in front, a projection of a green lotus flower appeared at the same time, but this projection had a diameter of about thirty feet.

The rotating projection of the green lotus flower was like an open door, leading to a deep and unfathomable space inside.

Gao Xian suddenly realized that this was the way to open the passage to the small Grotto-Heaven, and it was truly ingenious!

He looked at the opened lotus flower door, but hesitated a bit.

After pondering for a moment, Gao Xian decided to let his clone try it first.

A clone that looked exactly like Gao Xian walked into the green lotus door, and a burst of green sword light abruptly imprinted into Gao Xian's divine consciousness, instantly severing all connection between him and the clone!

In the next moment, the lotus flower door composed of green light silently closed.

(End of this chapter)