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After one day, Xiang Shaoyun finally filled his six stars with energy. In fact, the stars had also grown somewhat. He then started transforming the different energies into the nine-colored fog. Once again, he formed some nine-colored fog, but he was only able to form a thin layer of it before he was drained of energy.
"Maybe I can try cultivating some spiritual plants and see if that will help," Xiang Shaoyun muttered as he placed some soil in his astral cosmos sea before planting some spiritual herbs. He soon found that after the spiritual herbs absorbed the nine-colored fog, they became brimming with vitality, looking much more lively and lustrous.
"I'll check back again after some time. Hopefully there will be a nice surprise waiting for me," muttered Xiang Shaoyun expectantly.
Finally, he had some free time to look at the storage ring he had received from Dong Qinggu. He was stunned when he saw the contents of the ring. Within were three more storage rings. He understood that his actual reward would be in the additional rings.
He impatiently sent his senses into the first ring and found that this was a ring with a space of 100 square meters. It was completely filled with mid-grade spirit crystals. Each square meter could store 500 mid-grade spirit crystals. In other words, after taking into consideration the height as well, there were about five million mid-grade spirit crystals. This was a very generous reward.
In fact, there were more spirit crystals here then what Xiang Shaoyun had found at the Land of Soul Springs.
"Worthy of being a tier-5 organization. They are decently generous," said Xiang Shaoyun in satisfaction.
Along with his growth in strength and the increase of his followers, he needed more and more spirit crystals to support their expenditures. Without spirit crystals, it would be hard for him to do what he wanted. Thus, he was happy to receive such a large sum.
He then checked the second ring.
It only had a storage space of 50 square meters, but it was completely filled with herbs with grades no lower than spirit medicine. The value of these herbs far surpassed the value of the spirit crystals in the first ring.
"Low-grade king medicine, bloodhorn vine, capable of quickly restoring blood.
"Mid-grade king medicine, seven-leaf pointed grass, capable of increasing the gold energy a cultivator had and improving the cultivator's combat prowess.
"Mid-grade king medicine icesnow fruit, capable of greatly increasing one's power of frost, allowing one to grow quickly.
"Emperor medicine time return grass, capable of removing any astral energy in one's body, allowing one to cultivate a new element from scratch."
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Xiang Shaoyun's gaze was completely locked on the herbs. The more he looked at them, the more joyful he became. Apart from the over 1,000 stalks of different spirit medicines, there were also about 300 stalks of king medicines of differing grades and dozens of low-grade emperor medicines.
Every king medicine was incredibly precious and rare. As for emperor medicines, they were even harder to find. In fact, one could only find emperor medicines in spiritual lands. Since the Dong Clan was being so generous, it was clear they had also obtained quite a lot of wealth from sacking the Tai and Xing Clans. On top of that, they were probably sincere in wanting to form a relationship with him.
After all, a single stalk of emperor medicine was equivalent in value to at least 100,000 mid-grade spirit crystals. Just 10 stalks of the emperor medicines here was already almost equivalent to the value of everything in the first ring.
Xiang Shaoyun suppressed his excitement and checked the third ring. There were numerous items, including weapons, weapon refining materials, demonic beast materials, and so on.
Xiang Shaoyun's gaze was attracted to an object that looked like a chunk of flesh. He took it out of the ring, trying to figure out what it was. The moment he took it out, Devouring Ghost cried out in alarm, "Blood demon race's blood egg!"
Chapter 393: The Story of Blood Demon and Saber Devil
"Blood demon race's blood egg?" Xiang Shaoyun was shocked to hear that term.
He had read numerous ancient texts in the past, and he knew that the world was not inhabited by only humans and demonic beasts. There were numerous other races as well, such as the ghostrunes, the cannibals, and the blood demons Devouring Ghost had just mentioned.
The blood demons were extremely vicious and grew through blood consumption. Wherever they went, the place would be reduced to a desolate land of death. Because of that, the blood demons had eventually become a public enemy of numerous other races and had since been hunted to extinction. But a blood egg had actually appeared here. It was understandable why even Devouring Ghost was shocked.
"What a surprise. There is actually a blood egg here? Young master, please bestow it to me," begged Devouring Ghost with a longing look.
Xiang Shaoyun looked at him and asked, "What do you need it for? Why don't we destroy it right now. We can't let it have a chance to rise and bring calamity to the world."
Devouring Ghost quickly said, "No, no, the blood demons are not as scary as you think. If we use them properly, they will be of great help to us in the future."
"Oh? Tell me more," Xiang Shaoyun asked curiously.
"The blood demons are extremely bloodthirsty and cruel, and the numerous races have always thought that they had gone extinct. But that is wrong. They are still surviving in a certain land of absolute danger. It is extremely hard to fully eradicate them, but it isn't exactly hard to handle them. They can be easily killed with flame power of extreme yang. Therefore, this race is not really that scary. In fact, only the comparatively weaker organizations and races would fear the blood demons. In truth, not one superpower fears them," explained Devouring Ghost. "This blood egg has yet to transform into a blood demon. I can slowly imbue its soul with my power, slowly eroding its will, before hatching it. I can quickly train it into a powerful blood demon puppet. We can't let this egg go to waste."
"But if we do that, what if we become the public enemy because of this blood demon?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.
"Only the weak will be afraid of public opinion. The strong will not fear the opinion of anyone," declared Devouring Ghost proudly. "In any case, these blood demon puppets also exist in the many superpowers of the world. Who dares to provoke them? It is tantamount to suicide. In any case, I won't easily free the blood demon before I recover my strength. You don't have to worry, young master."
Xiang Shaoyun gave it some thought before saying, "Ok. You can have the egg. Do as you see fit."
Devouring Ghost accepted the blood egg and laughed in a sinister manner, "Good thing the tiny organizations here can't even recognize the blood egg for what it is. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten such a treasure."
Xiang Shaoyun could see how much Devouring Ghost liked the gift. Inwardly, he thought, Hopefully he will use this egg properly.
He then took out a stalk of emperor medicine, the time return grass, and gave it to Devouring Ghost as well. The time return grass was capable of removing a cultivator's original astral energy without doing any lasting harm to the cultivator's body. The cultivator would then be able to cultivate an astral energy of a different element from scratch.
Since Devouring Ghost was currently trying to harmonize Linggu Haonan's astral energy with his own, the time return grass would be perfect for him.
Devouring Ghost accepted the time return grass without any hesitation and said in excitement, "With this thing, I will be able to recover my strength much faster. In less than 100 years, my soul foundation will reform. At that time, I can return to the peak, and I can even borrow the power of yin and yang to surpass my previous self. Hahaha!"
Xiang Shaoyun shifted his attention to Du Xuanhao and said, "Big Brother Du, you have just broken through into the ninth-stage. If you want to enter the Sovereign Realm, you will need to learn more from Devouring Ghost. He was once an existence beyond the Soul Foundation Realm. Learning more about the Soul Foundation Realm will be very helpful for your
future breakthrough."
At that, the respect Du Xuanhao had toward Devouring Ghost deepened. He nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder, young master."
Xiang Shaoyun waved his hand. "The stronger you are, the safer I will be, Big Brother Du. With your saber intent, not many people in the same cultivation level can be your match. But you will definitely encounter more strong opponents in the future, and they might be people who have also comprehended an intent. Therefore, you have to keep growing. Only then will you be able to help me when the time comes."
"Don't worry, young master. I will do my best to grow," promised Du Xuanhao.
Xiang Shaoyun smiled. "I believe in you. If you can hone your saber intent to the limits, very few people will be your match."
"If he really intends to step on the path of saber intent, I have a way to help him," interrupted Devouring Ghost.
"Oh? What do you have in mind?" Xiang Shaoyun asked in astonishment.
Du Xuanhao had a longing look on his face as he said, "Please offer me your guidance, Lord Devouring Ghost."
Although his current cultivation level was higher than Devouring Ghost's, he did not think that he would be able to defeat Devouring Ghost. In any case, he also believed that Devouring Ghost would soon catch up to him in cultivation level. Thus, he was ever careful to remain humble before him.
Devouring Ghost said, "The Nine Gods Dominion is incredibly vast, and countless geniuses have appeared over the years. Almost every 10,000 years, a new batch of super talented experts would appear. Among these geniuses that have once appeared, the strongest saber user ever is the Devil Saber from the ancient times. The Devil Saber was someone who had spent his entire life with the saber and had transformed into a devil through the saber, achieving the peak of strength. It was rumored that he had surpassed the three stages of weapon intent consisting of human weapon unity, steering weapon stage, and weaponless stage. He had reached a brand new height nobody had reached before, but it's a pity as it was rumored that he had sustained grave injuries during his battle with the ancient Sword God and had ultimately passed away in meditation."
Traces of admiration appeared in Devouring Ghost's eyes as he spoke of this Saber Devil. One could see how strong this Saber Devil was. He was absolutely one of the figureheads representing the peak of strength.
"Do you happen to know where the Saber Devil passed away?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.
Devouring Ghost said praisingly, "Yes, young master. Although that isn't exactly right, but you almost got it right." He looked at Du Xuanhao and continued, "I know of a secret land where the Saber Devil once trained the saber. Although it is not the place he had passed, it still contains part of his inheritance. If you can obtain it and reach perhaps half or even one third of the Saber Devil's strength, you will be at the peak of the world."
Du Xuanhao's pupils shrank, and his eyes were filled with a burning desire. He bowed down to Devouring Ghost and said, "Please point me to the location, Lord Devouring Ghost."
He was a person infatuated with the saber. He wouldn't have been able to comprehend the saber intent and come to be known as the Saber Emperor otherwise. It was therefore understandable how enticing the inheritance of the Saber Devil was to him. He was certain that so long as he could obtain the inheritance, revenge would no longer be so difficult to obtain.
"Don't worry. As long as you remain loyal to the young master, I will ensure that you get this inheritance," Devouring Ghost said, but he did not reveal everything at once. "We will talk again when we reach the Bloodsin City. That secret land is outside the Western Desert."
The Nine Gods Dominion was separated into nine regions, with the Western Desert being one of them. This signified that to obtain the Saber Devil inheritance, they would have to leave the region.
Chapter 394: Footwork Comprehension
Today, Xiang Shaoyun was no longer seated on Jin Wo's back. Rather, he was flying by himself because he had now shifted his focus to cultivate footwork intent during the journey.
Only through constant practice and study would he increase his comprehension speed. Footwork intent was an intent that could enhance his offensive or fleeing capabilities. He had to give it sufficient training.
Devouring Ghost's demonstration had already been imprinted in his mind. Each day, he replayed the scene two times in his mind before attempting to incorporate what he had learned with his footwork, trying to gain more comprehension that way.
With his gift of instincts and visualization, his comprehension of footwork intent deepened little by little each day. Slowly, he neared the first stage of footwork intent, moving like the wind.
In the blink of an eye, two months passed. Xiang Shaoyun had finally comprehended the first stage of footwork intent. At a certain place of wilderness, a faintly discernible figure was running. His speed was ever changing, from fast to slow and slow to fast. He moved left and right in an unpredictable manner, and a series of afterimages were left in all directions, making it hard to pinpoint where his actual body was.
This person was none other than Xiang Shaoyun cultivating his footwork. In fact, he hadn't even used the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps yet. Following him not far away in a leisurely manner was Devouring Ghost. He gasped in astonishment, "Two months, the young master has taken only two months to reach the moving like the wind stage. This comprehension ability is too heaven-defying!"
One ought to know that Devouring Ghost himself had taken a very long time before he finally comprehended footwork intent one day by fluke. Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun had only taken two months to understand the essence of footwork intent. It truly surprised Devouring Ghost.
Du Xuanhao was also cultivating with Xiang Shaoyun. He was still in the midst of comprehension and had touched on the edge of footwork intent. However, he had yet to obtain any success with it. It would probably be very hard for anyone to believe that a third-stage King actually had a better comprehension ability than a ninth-stage Emperor.
Looking at Xiang Shaoyun, who had successfully comprehended footwork intent, Du Xuanhao sighed inwardly, The young master is indeed a talent blessed by the heavens. Back then when he had comprehended my saber intent, he hadn't taken long either. And now, he has comprehended footwork intent in such a short period of time. It is truly hard to not admire him.
Finally, Xiang Shaoyun activated his Overlord's Nine Nether Steps. He had already grasped part of the essence of Overlord's Nine Nether Steps to unleash a portion of the footwork's actual power. Now that he was using it together with footwork intent, he reached a truly astonishing speed that was easily comparable to that of a top King.
"Haha, this feels amazing!" Xiang Shaoyun charged into the clouds and ran in the air, his excited voice reverberating everywhere.
He moved faster and faster as his footwork comprehension deepened. At the same time, his comprehension of his Overlord's Nine Nether Steps was also growing.
What if I use the innate purple lightning to power my footwork? Xiang Shaoyun had a sudden idea as he immediately channeled lightning energy into his legs, instantly flooding them with power.
Bzzt! Bzzt!
A burst of lightning energy appeared in the sky before rippling apart like a blooming lotus, presenting a sight of boundless grace. With the support of lightning energy, Xiang Shaoyun's speed increased by about 30 percent, instantly bringing his speed up to a level comparable to a peak King's, stunning both Du Xuanhao and Jin Wo.
"H-has the young master comprehended the shrinking space stage as well?" Du Xuanhao cried out in disbelief.
The shrinking space stage was the second stage of footwork intent. It was massively different from the first stage, granting one an extreme growth of speed.
Devouring Ghost's voice rang out, "No, this is not the shrinking space stage. Rather, the young master has merely deepened his comprehension of the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps. He has finally learned to make use of his unique talent and combine it with his footwork intent, achieving such impressive speed."
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br /> Others might not know about the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, but that was not the case for Devouring Ghost. It was a footwork created by his previous master. When powered by lightning, this footwork could reach a speed comparable to lightning and would not be any slower than those cultivating the power of wind. That was why his previous master had managed to reach the third stage of footwork intent, so close yet worlds apart.
Xiang Shaoyun kept dashing everywhere in the sky, his understanding of the essence of the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps increasing unceasingly. Massive amounts of innate purple lightning converged at the two acupoints in the soles of his feet, surrounding his feet with a large amount of electrical currents that filled them with power. When using the footwork intent in such a state, he had a sensation he had turned into a gust of wind.
Is this how it feels to move like wind and lightning? Wind and lightning working together, aiming for the peak together. A new comprehension suddenly appeared in Xiang Shaoyun's mind.
He was sure that if he continued training in this manner, he would be able to push his footwork intent and Overlord's Nine Nether Steps to the peak. Suddenly, he stopped all movement, the energy around him abruptly erupting.
"The Overlord's Nine Nether Steps can not only increase one's speed, but it can also be used offensively," Xiang Shaoyun roared before lifting his foot and taking one step forward.
Bang!
It was as if the force of the world was gathered at his feet. With one step, thunderclaps rumbled and numerous electrical currents spread outward. Around him, space itself started shaking and twisting, forming a visible depression in the air, showcasing the tyrannical might of the step he had taken.
He took the second step, and as if the God of Thunder was roaring, a massive thunderclap rumbled out. This step was even more powerful than the first. If someone was near Xiang Shaoyun at this moment, they would have probably exploded outright from the impact.