Chapter 107: Chapter 12: Turtle Pearl

Yang Jing’s face darkened as he watched Chi Yu playing with the severed head of a White Ape. Unlike Iron Head and Yinjiao, Chi Yu would often inadvertently reveal her profound Demon Nature. Only when she was with him and her senior brothers did her humanity manage to suppress it.

Yang Jing snatched the White Ape’s head from Chi Yu’s grasp.

Chi Yu was overjoyed to see her master at first, but a moment later, she realized he had snatched away her favorite toy. After a few sobs, she started to wail without shedding a tear.

Yang Jing first used a Red Fire Talisman to completely incinerate the White Ape’s head, then he picked Chi Yu up.

“There, there, my dear disciple, don’t cry. What’s so fun about a monkey’s head? It’s dirty and ugly. I’ll buy you a ball tomorrow.”

Chi Yu held back her tears and looked up at Yang Jing with moist eyes.

“How about I make a pinky promise with you?”

She immediately beamed and held out her chubby little hand to lock pinkies with Yang Jing, the matter of the White Ape’s head completely forgotten.

Yang Jing let out a sigh of relief. He could sense that Chi Yu’s Magical Power had progressed by leaps and bounds and that she was on the verge of breaking through to the Second Layer of Qi Cultivation. Moreover, the quality of a single trace of her Magical Power was nearly on par with that of a Middle Stage Qi Cultivation Cultivator.

Chi Yu had killed more than twenty Late Stage Qi Cultivation White Apes in one fell swoop. The Blood Evil Qi from their deaths that had clung to her was all refined and absorbed into her Magical Power.

Such was the nature of the Black Death Seven Tribulations Scripture: the more one killed, the stronger their Magical Power grew.

Carrying her, Yang Jing entered the Fire Room. Iron Head and Yinjiao were struggling to dismember the corpses of the Three Demons with their blades, preparing to load the pieces into the Nine Cranes Tripod to be destroyed.

Iron Head and Yinjiao, who usually looked like pristine Immortal Children, were panting for breath as they used a Flying Sword to slice open the Iron Armor General’s corpse. They were covered in blood and gore, a truly sorry sight.

Any Cultivator who regularly hunted Demons knew that killing them was far easier than butchering them. Slaying a Demon only required striking a vital point, but dismembering it took over ten times the energy.

Even in death, the corpses of these three Foundation Establishment Demons remained exceptionally tough. They had no choice but to rely on the power of their Flying Swords to slowly carve them up.

Chi Yu spat a beam of Celestial Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light at the Iron Armor General’s corpse. But the Divine Light, which could melt an entire White Ape into Essence Blood in a flash, only managed to dissolve a thin layer of flesh from the general’s body.

Seeing Chi Yu’s indignant look, Yang Jing could only pat her head comfortingly.

The deaths of three Foundation Establishment Demons were certain to draw serious attention from both the Demon Country and the Profound Carp Association. Keeping the corpses of these Three Demons was like holding a hot potato; they had to be dealt with quickly.

Besides, once the Nine Cranes Tripod had refined their bodies into a mass of Blood Qi, it could be stored as sustenance for Chi Yu to consume at her leisure.

Yang Jing rolled up his sleeves, took out his Flying Sword, and tackled the remaining corpse of the Mingyi Dog, Gou Santong. ’This Demon is the same species as Iron Head, after all. It’s better if I do it.’

He was quite experienced; he had lost count of how many Demons he had dismembered in the Nine Heavens World.

“This isn’t how you butcher a Demon. Watch me. First, you have to slap the corpse to disperse the lingering Demon Power. Then, your blade has to follow the seams between the Demon’s muscles and sinews.”

As he spoke, Yang Jing gathered Celestial True Yang in his palm and slapped it forcefully against the Demon Body, dispersing the stagnant Demon Power within. He then condensed Sword Gang on his longsword and thrust it into the crevices where tendons and bones met, guiding the blade through the hollows between the joints.

When he reached a point where muscle and bone were tightly interwoven, he didn’t just use brute force. Instead, his movements became lighter. With a clean tear, an entire leg came off and dropped to the floor.

Witnessing such masterful butchering skill, Iron Head was filled with admiration. At the same time, his own left leg started to tingle faintly, as if it would fall off the moment his master moved his sword.

After Yang Jing’s demonstration, the two disciples’ progress dismembering the Demons immediately quickened.

“Master, I found a Turtle Pearl!”

Iron Head excitedly held up a Treasure Pearl the size of an egg. He never expected the old creature to be carrying such a valuable item.

Yang Jing took the Treasure Pearl. Turtle- and snake-type Demons would sometimes form a Treasure Pearl inside their bodies in old age. Each one had unique, wonderful properties and was exceedingly rare.

This Turtle Pearl was as smooth and lustrous as jade. If it hadn’t just been pulled from Wucheng’s corpse, Yang Jing might have mistaken it for a Jade Pearl. He studied it for a moment before finally figuring out its effect.

“If you wear this Turtle Pearl, it will subtly purify your Blood Qi over time. It’s a rare treasure indeed. To think our old friend Wucheng would leave us such a generous parting gift.”

Yang Jing said, pleasantly surprised. This effect was extremely useful for a Body Cultivator and an even greater treasure for a Demon that subsisted on Muddy Qi. ’Wu Cheng must have been terrified carrying this pearl around in the Demon Country,’ Yang Jing mused, ’constantly afraid that another Demon would discover his secret, gut him, and take it.’

He had thought it strange earlier. The Turtle Demon Wucheng was clearly the type to consume anything and everything, yet its Demon Power was significantly purer than that of the other two. It had even maintained a kind, gentle appearance after its Transformation.

So that was the Turtle Pearl’s effect.

A bright light flashed in Iron Head’s eyes. His innate Talent for pharmacology sparked a flash of inspiration.

“Master, I might be able to use this pearl as the primary material, supplement it with the flesh and blood of these Demons, add in some Spirit Medicine, and refine a Blood Purification Pearl.”

The Turtle Pearl’s ability to purify Blood Qi was innate, meaning it had to be worn for several years before its effects became obvious. If it could be refined to amplify that power, the four of them could take turns using it.

“Go on, give it a try.”

Yang Jing handed the Turtle Pearl to Iron Head.

Excited, Iron Head immediately began placing the dismembered chunks of the Demons into the Nine Cranes Tripod. He activated the Array and ignited the One Yang Li Fire.

The One Yang Li Fire was capable of melting Tier Two Spiritual Ore. With the Nine Cranes Tripod sustaining its intensity, refining the flesh and blood of these Demons was a simple matter.

Iron Head spent a full three hours, continuously feeding chunks of the Demons into the fire. He used the One Yang Li Fire to burn away the Demon Qi and Muddy Qi, refining everything into a mass of pure Blood Qi.

Since it contained nearly half the Essence Blood from three Foundation Establishment Great Demons, the resulting volume of Blood Qi was astounding, filling more than half of the Nine Cranes Furnace.

Chi Yu, who was extremely sensitive to Blood Qi, began to drool.

Iron Head took various Spirit Medicines from his Storage Bag—the ones they had intercepted from the Profound Carp Association. There were both Tier One and Tier Two medicines. He formed a hand seal to apply a Magic Prohibition, then tossed them into the Nine Cranes Tripod.

Although Yang Jing wasn’t skilled in practical application, his theoretical knowledge was more than enough to see what was happening. He recognized that Iron Head was combining the pill principles and Refining Techniques for several different Spirit Pills from the Nine Infant Pill Scripture to create this Treasure Pearl.

Refining the Blood Purification Pill took Iron Head almost seven more hours. Even though he wore a Fireproof Vestment Robe, he was drenched in sweat.

A thick, fragrant aroma began to waft from the Nine Cranes Furnace. It was the scent of incomparably pure Blood Qi.

Chi Yu could no longer resist. She opened her little mouth and began taking huge gulps of the fragrant Blood Qi. It was so pure that a blush spread across her cheeks, making her look intoxicated.

Iron Head staggered to his feet, walked over to the furnace, and removed the pearl. It looked almost exactly the same as before.

“Master, I have not failed you!”

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