Chapter 447: Chapter 447: 144: A Cultivator Who Can Strike at Will

Qi Yuanshu listened, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly before he asked:

“Is there really no other way, or can we not escape from here?”

Jian Yunxiang then shook his head and said:

“Escape?”

“Impossible…”

“In the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, surviving is already quite difficult, let alone escaping, it’s simply not possible.”

“Up to now, including your batch, almost seven hundred people have been sent into the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.”

“Many have tried to escape, but so far, not one has succeeded…”

“Those who attempted to flee either returned in desperation or became a blood corpse.”

Lin Jing fell silent for a moment before asking Jian Yunxiang with a frown:

“Seven hundred people?”

“That many cultivators have entered this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm?”

Jian Yunxiang nodded and said:

“Yes…”

“And of those seven hundred, now alive, at most not more than two hundred.”

“The rest have all turned into blood corpses; it must be said, you two are rather lucky.”

“I estimate of your batch of over one hundred thirty people, after one night, at most only thirty percent might survive, which is already considered good.”

“The others have either been killed or, without guidance, were taken away by blood corpses at night.”

At this, Lin Jing became puzzled:

“Isn’t it said that fighting is not allowed within the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, how can there still be people daring to kill others?”

“Aren’t they afraid that fighting will attract blood corpses?”

Jian Yunxiang explained:

“Fighting is fine if the noise is kept within a certain range.”

“Many of those who rob and kill have specialized cultivation techniques that make very little noise, hardly attracting blood corpses.”

“Moreover, they tend to strike fatally and decisively, giving no chance for their victims to react.”

“Therefore, while in this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, upon encountering other cultivators, you must be even more cautious. There might be some who will take advantage of your unguarded moments to launch a sneak attack…”

After saying this, Jian Yunxiang looked at Lin Jing and Qi Yuanshu before saying:

“Remember, there are several types of cultivators it’s best not to provoke if you can help it.”

“Which types of cultivators?” Qi Yuanshu asked afterward.

Jian Yunxiang then said:

“First, there are the Puppet Cultivators.”

“This type of cultivator is the most sinister, often manipulating puppets to do evil at night.”

“Thus, many cultivators try to keep their distance from them, because, as long as you’re out of the range of their puppet control, there’s not much trouble.”

“Second are the Body Refinement Cultivators.”

“Body Refinement Cultivators often don’t use spells as their means of attack and are ruthless in their actions, typically able to kill without causing much disturbance.”

“Moreover, Body Refinement Cultivators are incredibly tough. There was once a Puppet Cultivator who tried to kill a Body Refinement Cultivator at night by using the power of a blood corpse.”

“But that Body Refinement Cultivator was terrifying. He endured the attacks of the blood corpse, found the Puppet Cultivator’s cave, and killed him inside it.”

“Unfortunately, that Body Refinement Cultivator ultimately could not withstand the blood corpse and, after running out of spiritual power, turned into a corpse and was taken away by the blood corpse.”

“However, since then, Puppet Cultivators have been frightened, and very few have dared to provoke Body Refinement Cultivators.”

……

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuanshu couldn’t help but exclaim:

“Body Refinement Cultivators are this formidable within the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm? To endure the attacks of blood corpses and forcefully kill a Puppet Cultivator…”

Jian Yunxiang nodded and said:

“That Puppet Cultivator was just unlucky to have provoked that particular Body Refinement Cultivator.”

“It is said that the Body Refinement Cultivator must have cultivated a secret technique that allowed him to forcefully elevate his Divine Sense to the Nascent Soul Realm, barely resisting the soul-eating spirits’ interference with his Divine Sense, maintaining clarity for a short time.”

“That’s how he was able to find the Puppet Cultivator and take him down.”

Hearing this, Qi Yuanshu became even more confused.

Therefore, he asked Jian Yunxiang:

“Brother Jian, what are soul-eating spirits?”

Lin Jing, however, remembered the strange malicious spirits attached to the blood corpses, presuming that they must be the soul-eating spirits…

Jian Yunxiang then explained:

“Soul-eating spirits are generally attached to blood corpses. The hallucinations and various auditory illusions you experienced in the cave are all caused by soul-eating spirits.”

“These soul-eating spirits are quite formidable; Golden Core Cultivators have a hard time avoiding their influence on Divine Sense, and even Divine Sense at the Nascent Soul Stage can possibly be affected if caught off guard.”

“However, it has been tested by cultivators that if one’s Divine Sense is stronger than that of the Nascent Soul Stage and one remains fully alert, it is possible to be unaffected by these soul-eating spirits.”

“Divine Sense strength of the Nascent Soul Stage…” Qi Yuanshu said, “I’m afraid that only those cultivators who specifically cultivate Divine Sense can achieve that level…”

Jian Yunxiang nodded and said:

“Pretty much, but there are always some cultivators who possess certain special talents…”

Qi Yuanshu nodded and then continued to ask:

“Besides Puppet and Body Refinement Cultivators, what other types of cultivators can attack people without any scruples?”

Jian Yunxiang continued:

“Third, those who cultivate gu and poisons, these cultivators rely on special attack methods, and the disturbances caused when they release their spells are usually not big.”

“Lastly, those other cultivators whose spells are executed quietly with very little commotion…”

“All the people mentioned above generally won’t strictly abide by the rules and may kill at will,”

Qi Yuanshu frowned and said,

“So there are actually so many people…”

“Then what should we cultivators do if we encounter any of the aforementioned types of cultivators?”

Jian Yunxiang replied,

“If you run into them, as long as they aren’t too excessive, you can use Spirit Stones to save your life. If they really go too far and don’t plan to spare you,”

“then you don’t need to hold back, just do your utmost to fight back.”

“Many of those people are just blustering, if you really take them on, they’ll run as far as they can immediately.”

“If you do meet one of those uncompromising lunatics, then it’s just bad luck on your part. There’s no need to be polite with them, if you don’t resist you’ll die, and if you do, you’ll still die…”

“Might as well go down together…”

“In this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, you always have to be crueller than the rest to stay alive.”

Qi Yuanshu nodded and said,

“I see, now I understand…”

And Lin Jing, of course, understood as well.

However, Lin Jing himself was a Body Refinement Cultivator.

Moreover, the cultivation techniques that Lin Jing practiced, whether it was the Five Elements Divine Art or the Lingyin Yu Jian Jue, were of the sort that didn’t make much noise.

Especially the Lingyin Yu Jian Jue, which was silent and swift, often catching people completely off guard.

It seemed that in this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, he could act without any concern, ready to strike at any moment.

However, Lin Jing was not a murderous person; he naturally wouldn’t take action against someone unless provoked.

If someone really intended to harm him, then Lin Jing naturally wouldn’t hold back…

……

Just at that moment…

Qi Yuanshu seemed to suddenly remember something and asked Jian Yunxiang,

“Brother Jian…”

“How can we discern if a Puppet Cultivator sends a puppet to sneak attack at night?”

“We can’t send out Divine Sense at night, nor can we tell whether it’s blood corpses causing trouble outside or whether it’s truly a puppet from a Puppet Cultivator…”

“Just the other night, I encountered this situation, but I chose not to go out. Fortunately, it was a false alarm.”

Jian Yunxiang then said,

“That’s simple…”

“No matter what, blood corpses will never truly attack the black boulders.”

“But puppets are different, they will destroy the black boulders to let blood corpses enter the cave.”

“All you need to do is to place a simple Magic Artifact that can serve as a warning inside the black boulder after you select one.”

“Then, when choosing a cave, you should also employ some camouflage. You know the saying ‘a cunning rabbit has three burrows’, right? Just like a cunning rabbit, make several caves that are interconnected.”

“This way, things will be much easier…”

After hearing this, Qi Yuanshu suddenly realized the truth and said,

“So that’s the way it is, thanks to Brother Jian for dispelling my doubts…”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Jian Yunxiang waved his hand and replied,

“Brother Qi, no need to be so formal.”

It was at this moment Lin Jing asked,

“Lin Daoyou, is it really true that no one has ever left the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm?”

Ever since a moment ago when Jian Yunxiang mentioned that no one had left the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, that statement had been echoing in Lin Jing’s mind.

Therefore, he brought up the question again:

Jian Yunxiang looked at Lin Jing and responded,

“This Devouring Spirit Blood Realm is surrounded by the Sea of Blood on all sides, and the Sea of Blood is the domain of the blood corpses. Even during the day, we can’t easily cross it.”

“However…”

“Some people have indeed gone deep into the Sea of Blood and returned safely.”

“According to this person, on the edge of the Sea of Blood, there are endless blood mists, and one simply can’t see the end.”

“Moreover, that blood mist crazily devours Spiritual Power, so when he reached the edge of the blood mist, he could no longer move forward.”

“As for what’s inside the blood mist, that’s still unknown.”

“If Lin Daoyou wishes to seek out information, you might stay at the Sea of Blood beach for a while.”

“There are many cultivators who have opened caves near the Sea of Blood beach.”

“The Sea of Blood beach, what place is that? And why would they gather there?” Qi Yuanshu asked with confusion.

Jian Yunxiang explained,

“Corpse walkers need to enter the Sea of Blood to become blood corpses, and the Sea of Blood beach is the place where corpse walkers enter the Sea of Blood.”

“Also, everything from the Storage Bags or Space Rings to other Magical Treasures that those going into the Sea of Blood carry are brought to the beach by the waves of the Sea of Blood.”

“Those Storage Bags or Space Rings usually contain a lot of Spirit Stones and Elixir Medicines, so many cultivators guard the Sea of Blood beach to snatch those Spirit Stones and Elixir Medicines.”

“Thus, many cultivators live near the Sea of Blood beach year-round. If you want to find out some information, the best way is to go to the Sea of Blood beach.”

Both Qi Yuanshu and Jian Yunxiang nodded in agreement after hearing this.

After pondering for a while, Lin Jing said to both Qi Yuanshu and Jian Yunxiang,

“Qi Daoyou…”

“Jian Daoyou…”

“I am considering going to the Sea of Blood beach to gather some information. What are your plans?”