Chapter 264: Chapter 215: 40 Years: Jade-faced Judge!_2
"Erosion Text Writing."
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Chen Jichuan has always loved reading and learning. Over the years, the books he has read could pile as high as a mountain; his learning ability is exceptionally strong.
With the help of ’Insight Skill,’ mastering these erosion texts is not difficult.
Instead, he felt delighted to have learned such exquisite writing.
As he studied the erosion texts.
He also took out the "Nine Refinement True Skill" passed down by Master Baiyun and the "Five Elements Five Directions Xuan Yuan Secret Record".
The former is the Nine Refinement Immortal Mansion’s most advanced Life Dao skill, while the latter is a top-tier Qi Refining Technique.
What Chen Jichuan possesses can only cultivate up to the first three layers of the Core Formation Realm and the Qi Refinement first three layers. Further techniques must be exchanged using merit.
Both cultivation techniques were recorded in erosion text.
Whenever Chen Jichuan deciphered them, he experienced different insights. These two skills were originally considered side-door level cultivation methods, but when Chen Jichuan initially interpreted them, he astonishingly derived them as refined-level techniques.
As he delved deeper into the erosion texts, the techniques he decoded gradually corrected, approaching the side-door level.
The beauty within it deeply fascinated Chen Jichuan.
While deciphering these two techniques, he also attempted to translate his own cultivated techniques, such as "Sword Map" and "Taiyin Refining Body Technique", into erosion text.
He gained a whole range of new insights.
And so.
Chen Jichuan continued cultivating on Jade Pot Island, while studying erosion text. From time to time, he ventured out of Jade Pot Island to hunt and slay demons.
With the merit he gained, he exchanged it for techniques, spells, alchemy methods, and Qi Refining techniques in the Scripture Pavilion of the Nine Refinement Immortal Mansion.
Or exchanged it for rare materials, superior magical treasures, formation flags, and pennants in the treasure trove.
Or entered the various secret realms and treasure grounds in the Nine Refinement Immortal Mansion, such as the ’Stone Garden,’ ’Golden Word Spring,’ ’Little Half Mountain,’ ’Jade Maiden Pond,’ and ’Sky Illuminating Candle,’ to cultivate.
Time flowed by.
Year after year.
In the blink of an eye, forty years passed.
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Radiant Light Domain, Fengchi Island.
This island, according to legend, was once the perch of phoenixes in ancient times. After a catastrophic battle, it became a barren wasteland, devastated for thousands of miles. It has remained an inhospitable domain for countless years, showing no signs of recovery.
As a result, this place has long been desolate, and cultivators rarely appear.
In recent years.
A toxic miasma has emerged on the island, attracting many Demon Dao cultivators who practice Demon Skill or refine poisonous magical treasures.
The island gradually turned into a den of demons.
Among them, the leader known as the ’Doom God’ has gathered many demons and monsters under his banner, claiming significant influence and becoming the island master of Fengchi Island.
One day.
Wind and thunder surged, brilliance flickered, and Chen Jichuan was seen descending above Fengchi Island.
"Fengchi Island."
"Doom God."
Standing on auspicious clouds, he wasted no time and grasped Five Thunders to strike toward the island’s toxic miasma.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Five Thunders fell, the thunder rumbled.
"Which scoundrel dares to cause havoc on Fengchi Island?!"
A ferocious shout rang out, and a shadowy figure dashed forth. Within the miasma, his figure was indistinct, but a streak of gray light mixed with sparks of fire shot toward Chen Jichuan.
[Magical Treasure: Doom Nails]
[Level: Second-order]
[Description: Forged by cultivators in ancient times. When released, it transforms into a malicious dragon entwined with flames, capable of piercing physical bodies and forbidden techniques.]
"Another ancient magical treasure!"
Chen Jichuan furrowed his brow and quickly halted Five Thunders, waving his sleeve to release a net—
[Magical Treasure: Magnificent Net]
[Level: Second-order]
[Description: Crafted by Jade Pot Island’s Island Master, the ’Jade-faced Judge’ Dai Zong Immortal Master, using Five-Colored Spiritual Energy along with Cannabis and Green Silk. It contains a magnificent realm capable of trapping people and treasures.]
The net spread forth.
And it immediately trapped the ’Doom Nails.’
Chen Jichuan seized the opportunity to free up one hand and formed a Sword technique seal. Instantly, a streak of sword light emerged, slashing downward. When it reached the man, it unfolded into a Sword Map that enveloped him.
"Five Thunders True Skill."
"Seven-star Sword Diagram."
"Are you Jade Pot Island’s ’Jade-faced Judge’ Dai Zong?!"
From below, the man trapped in the Sword Map uttered the question. As his voice echoed, streams of Sword Qi converged like rivers into the ocean, vanishing all sensation.
"Hmm?"
Chen Jichuan looked down and saw Fengchi Island’s island master, known as ’Doom God,’ clad in a black robe and holding a blue-gray gourd.
The gourd’s mouth opened.
Inside, countless Sword Qi struggled and collided, but could not escape.
[Magical Treasure: Yuan Yin Gourd]
[Level: Second-order]
[Description: Crafted by ancient cultivators, feeding on girls born during eighty-one Yin years, Yin months, and Yin hours through secret techniques, intensifying their grievances before refining their physical forms and souls into the gourd, producing a dark cloud capable of corrupting magical treasures. The Fengchi Island Island Master ’Doom God’ later incorporated eighty-one Nine Yin Girls and mixed the island’s vast Fire Evil Qi, elevating its power to break all techniques.]
"Ancient magical treasure!"
"Truly troublesome!"
Chen Jichuan looked at Doom God and the Yuan Yin Gourd in his hand and shook his head.
In these forty years, he had diligently cultivated.
He had also traveled far and wide, taking on the mission of demon-slaying. As his cultivation advanced, the demons he encountered became increasingly powerful, and his reputation grew ever larger.
Some praised his handsome appearance and relentless stance against demons, thus dubbing him the ’Jade-faced Judge.’
Causing countless demons in the Radiant Light Domain to shudder in fear at his name.
But over the years.
Chen Jichuan had not always had smooth sailing, encountering many difficult demons.
Most of these demons were equipped with ’ancient magical treasures.’
"The great immortal and demon race battle of antiquity shattered the heavens and earth, lowering their status and scattering countless treasures and legacies, which were later acquired by current-day cultivators."
"In the Slaughter Ring Sea, cultivators with similar cultivation levels are often differentiated by their effectiveness in wielding magical treasures and secret techniques."
Chen Jichuan glanced at the ’Doom Nails’ struggling against the Magnificent Net and Doom God’s Yuan Yin Gourd.
He shook his head.
"Hah!"
With a flick of his finger, forty-nine streaks of sword light burst forth from his sleeve—
[Magical Treasure: Peach Blossom Flying Sword (Forty-nine blades)]
[Level: Second-order]
[Description: An ancient magical treasure stored in the Nine Refinement Immortal Mansion, later obtained by ’Jade-faced Judge’ Dai Zong. Crafted from the peach hearts of second-order peach tree spirit monsters mixed with the essence of Eastern Taiyi to pierce venomous magical treasures.]
In forty years of battle.
Chen Jichuan had suffered many losses.
Fortunately, his ’Insight Skill’ allowed him to predict enemy tactics in advance. With such preparation, he faced danger but avoided calamity.
Every setback became a lesson—
He would either redeem counteractive or defensive magical treasures from the Nine Refinement Immortal Mansion or acquire corresponding techniques.
With each battle.
The techniques he practiced and mastered multiplied, and his collection of magical treasures diversified.
Attempting to outmatch him in magical treasures became an increasingly difficult challenge.
"Jade-faced Judge?"
"Hmph!"
"You may manage against trivial enemies, but coming to wreak havoc on Fengchi Island?"
"You’re out of your league!"
As soon as the forty-nine Peach Blossom Flying Swords emerged, their Sword Qi soared skyward. Doom God, oblivious to their depth, laughed heartily and raised the Yuan Yin Gourd high. Out came a dark cloud that expanded, enveloping the Peach Blossom Flying Swords.
But within a single instant.
The black cloud was shredded apart. The flying swords broke free from suppression, pushing forward relentlessly, seizing the Yuan Yin Gourd from Doom God’s hand. Twenty-one flying swords formed a formation to suppress it.
The remaining twenty-eight flying swords transformed into a sword array, trapping Doom God himself.
"It’s over!"
On Fengchi Island, the demonic subordinates who relied on Doom God panicked as they saw his Doom Nails and Yuan Yin Gourd being subdued. Himself trapped by the sword array, they realized disaster loomed.
"Run!"
"Run as fast as we can!"
One after another, they abandoned Doom God, using the miasma of Fengchi Island as cover, sneaking away hastily toward the island’s outskirts.
Just as they escaped the island.
A thunderous sound and dazzling flashes of sword and lightning erupted from Fengchi Island, followed by Doom God’s agonizing scream, intensifying their fear and accelerating their flight.
No one dared look back.
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