Killing God - Chapter 47

Chapter 47
It was as if he had been asleep for countless years. He was dazed and silent in the darkness until he suddenly saw that faint ray of light. His distant and unfamiliar memories were somewhat familiar. Although he still did not know what it was, there was a strong tremor that flowed through his entire body like an electric current. In an instant, he shouted, “Begin!”

“Ah …”

With a shout, Shen Shi suddenly sat up and gasped for breath. He looked around in shock. The familiar scene of the stone room appeared in his eyes. After a while, he slowly regained his senses. He had fallen asleep in a daze just now, as if he had had a nightmare.

The scene in the dream seemed to be blurry for a moment, However, after wiping his forehead, he found that he was already covered in cold sweat. He didn’t know what he was dreaming about. He just sat on the bed for a while. After his state of mind had completely calmed down, he didn’t think back. Instead, he found that his body felt very lively, especially full of energy, as if his entire body was full of energy.

Shen Shi subconsciously looked at the edge of the bed not far from him. There was an old hourglass standing there. The white sand inside flowed silently and silently. At this moment, there was only the last bit left. Shen Shi frowned, a trace of surprise flashing across his face.

This jade hourglass was a small gift from his father Shen Tai when they parted ways. As if it was a thought, the sand inside completely flowed from one end to the other, and it happened to be two hours. As for Shen Shi, he clearly remembered that when he started cultivating tonight, he had placed the sand in the hourglass at one end and started to invert the timing.

In other words, from the beginning of cultivation until now, only an hour had passed?

Shen Shi pondered for a moment. He jumped off the bed and moved his body on the ground. He bent down and waved his arm. Finally, he confirmed that he was truly refreshed. It was as if he wished he could peel twenty to thirty ghost-faced shrimps from Red Clam Village right now!

But this is not right …

Shen Shi slowly stopped. His brows furrowed. Regardless of whether it was the records of the Starnet Arts Secret Technique or the warning given by Senior Brother Wang Gen when he was teaching the technique, In fact, what Sun You, He Xiaomei, Jiang Hongguang and other new friends talked about when they started cultivating these past few days, The meaning behind his words was exactly the same. After cultivating, especially after the newbies who had just begun to absorb spiritual energy from spirit crystals and absorb spirit energy into their bodies, they would definitely be extremely tired after each cultivation, especially mentally.

In Senior Brother Wang Gen’s words, when he absorbed Spiritual Energy from the Spiritual Crystal into his fleshly body’s Qi veins, there were countless strange techniques in the world, but in the final analysis, they were all guided by his mind and spirit. Therefore, all the cultivators’ reactions after cultivating were exhausted. This was also the fundamental reason why cultivators could only cultivate once a day. If they cultivated too many times in a hurry, their spirit would be unable to bear it first. If they forcefully went against the heavens, in less than ten and a half days, this person would become an idiot.

Even cultivators with higher cultivation realms, Similarly, This was because even though a cultivator at the Origin Condensation Realm or even the Divine Concept Realm had advanced greatly, Regardless of whether it was physical or mental, they were far superior to Qi Refining Realm cultivators. However, the amount of spiritual energy they absorbed from the Spirit Crystal each time was also greatly increased. The amount of spiritual energy they consumed was similarly enormous. At most, they would no longer feel that intense fatigue after cultivating. However, the vast majority of high-level cultivators only cultivated once a day.

For a long time, this was a universally acknowledged truth in the Primordial Chaos Cultivation World. Shortly after Shen Shi entered Lingxiao Sect, he learned of this from the sect’s senior brothers.

However, his current situation was obviously not right …

The excitement of the first spirit introduction tonight, At this time, it had slowly dissipated, In Shen Shi’s heart, there was a dense confusion. He pondered for a long time, but still couldn’t figure out why. He simply sat down on the bedside, closed his eyes, and slowly passed through the cultivation process from the beginning to the end in his mind, trying to find some clues or strange places.

Spirit Crystal, clenched tightly, meditated, focused, cultivated, sensed, darkness, dim light, Spiritual Energy, chase, Spirit Drawing, entering his body. All of the processes seemed to have been sliced open one by one, and he thought back bit by bit. However, in the end, he discovered that everything was very normal, exactly the same as usual. Except for tonight, there were no signs of a physical backlash. The first time he successfully cultivated …

Afterwards, he was tired and fell on the bed. In the great joy and excitement of completing his cultivation for the first time, similarly, at that time, he felt as if an irresistible exhaustion was sweeping over the sky and earth. Then, he fell asleep in a daze.

When he was conscious again, he was now when he woke up.

Shen Shi frowned abruptly, as if he had faintly grabbed onto something. He concentrated and began to think back, trying to remember the moment when he was about to fall asleep, but everything seemed to be blurry. His mind was chaotic, or rather, it was paste …

Was it really what happened when she was sleeping just now? However, he clearly didn’t do anything. Looking back now, he seemed to be in a daze and didn’t think of anything. He was so tired that he wanted to sleep. If there was someone who would wake up at that time …

Wake up!

Suddenly, these four words flashed through Shen Shi’s mind like lightning, as if they had suddenly illuminated a dark corner in the darkness. His body immediately trembled, and at this moment, another name slowly appeared in his mind.

Heart Cleansing Curse, was it the Heart Cleansing Curse … the secret that he had been hiding, hesitating to touch?

At this time, Shen Shi’s expression looked a little strange. He seemed to be delighted and confused. He turned around and hesitated for a moment. He reached out to the innermost part of the bed and searched for a secret corner under the blanket. When he turned around, he already had a black scroll in his hand.

When he first entered the High Firmament Sect, After experiencing the Crystal Swallowing Toad, Shen Shi had already noticed that the Seven Leaves Golden Sunflower Medallion on the Heart Cleansing Curse Scroll was likely to bring him trouble. From then on, he no longer dared to carry it with him. Coincidentally, the Ling Xiao Sect had assigned each rookie disciple a separate cave residence. Unless it was his own Cloud Talisman, he would not be able to open it, so Shen Shi carefully hid it in the cave residence.

After obtaining the Heart Cleansing Curse Scroll, Shen Shi had naturally read it many times in secret. However, he still had some misgivings in his heart and didn’t dare to cultivate it randomly. After that, there were many things like the backlash of his body, the shrimp peeling from Red Clam Village, and so on, which made him live a full and busy life. For a time, he even forgot about the Heart Cleansing Curse.

Who knew that on the day when he had finally adapted to the backlash of his physical body and successfully cultivated, he had actually cultivated the Heart Cleansing Curse for no apparent reason?

Did you really cultivate? Shen Shi felt a little uneasy in his heart. He stood up and carefully moved his body. After examining himself, he finally confirmed that there was nothing strange about him. On the contrary, his spirit seemed to be extremely refreshing and full. This was completely different from the description that Friend Sun and the others usually complained to him that he was so tired that he was like a dead dog after every time he finished cultivating.

Or could it be said that this mysterious Heart Cleansing Curse was really just a technique that could refresh one’s mind?

Shen Shi’s heart suddenly jumped for no reason …

④

April 28, clear.

Early in the morning, when he walked out of the cave, Shen Shi looked up at the sky and discovered that the sky today seemed to be even bluer than usual. There wasn’t even a single cloud in the boundless sky, and the sky was so clear and transparent that it was like a huge and flawless sapphire. The tide was still churning on the Whitefish Bay beach, and the sound of waves came from afar. The sea breeze seemed to be a little softer than usual, and the seabirds that were often seen flying along the coast to catch fish had not been seen today.

Shen Shi stood at the entrance of the cave and stretched in the direction of the sea. He felt that this day seemed to be especially beautiful, and his mood was naturally also exceptionally good.

That night three days ago, he had finally managed to channel his spirit into his body for the first time. It was from then on that he had officially embarked on the path of cultivation. He could be called a cultivator reluctantly, even though he was currently only at the lowest Qi Refining Realm elementary stage.

However, which cultivator in this world didn’t start from here?

Now at the beginner stage of the Qi Refining Realm, The Spiritual Energy in his body was naturally meager, But from today onwards, as long as the subsequent spirit crystals can keep up, If he didn’t relax in his cultivation, the spiritual energy in his body would naturally become thicker and thicker. After cultivating for a long time, as he absorbed more and more spiritual energy and relied on a bit of luck to clear a few joint difficulties in the Qi channels around his body, his cultivation would naturally increase. From the beginner stage to the middle and high stage of the Qi Refining Realm, he would be able to attempt to open up the Pill Field Jade Palace and peat the Origin Condensation Realm.

As for the many Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters who had been trapped in the Qi Refining Realm in Qingyu Island for many years, at this moment, the youth, Shen Shi, had completely forgotten about it.

Apart from that, there was another reason why he was in a good mood.

After repeated hesitation and deliberation, he finally couldn’t bear it anymore and began to secretly cultivate the mysterious Heart Cleansing Curse. After a few days of training, Shen Shi was finally certain that this Heart Cleansing Curse did not seem to be harmful to him. On the contrary, this mysterious curse technique had a miraculous effect on restoring his spirit, especially after he had cultivated it once and felt a strong sense of exhaustion. After that, he used the Heart Cleansing Curse again, which had an astonishing effect on restoring his strength and spirit.

Every time he cultivated the Heart Cleansing Curse, all of his mental fatigue would be swept away. He was like a person who had just taken a bath and felt refreshed all over his body. His mental energy was extremely good. In fact, Shen Shi was even bold enough to secretly attempt to cultivate for a second time in a day, that was, the second time he held onto a spirit crystal and guided it into his body.

He did it.

Even he himself did not dare to have too much hope-he was only trying with one in ten thousand luck, and he actually, really, succeeded!

He actually managed to successfully bring his spirit into his body twice in a day. Moreover, after this second attempt, his reaction was the same as before. He only felt a huge mental fatigue. However, none of the signs that Senior Brother Wang Gen and the others had said that excessive cultivation would cause great damage to his body appeared.

However, the magic of the Heart Cleansing Curse seemed to have come to an end. After cultivating twice a day, no matter how much he cultivated the Heart Cleansing Curse, his body had no reaction at all. It seemed that the Heart Cleansing Curse could only recover his spirit once a day.

Chapter 48

There was practically no harm in cultivating twice a day. Even though the strange effects of the Heart Cleansing Art could only work once a day, even so, Shen Shi was already satisfied and didn’t want to ask for more.

Cultivating twice in a day, what does that mean? This was simply because as long as the Spirit Crystal could keep up with him, his cultivation speed would be twice as fast as an ordinary person’s. With such a huge benefit, how could he be in a bad mood?

Looking at the blue sky, Shen Shi really had the urge to open his mouth and shout. But of course, in the end, he still resisted it. He smiled and reached out to rub the space between his eyebrows.

His finger paused between his eyebrows for a moment.

Perhaps, the only thing that made him a little uneasy was, What is slightly flawed is that, The Heart Cleansing Curse seemed to have a strange sequelae. Although it could quickly recover his spirit after every operation, it would at the same time absorb the trace of spiritual energy he had previously cultivated from the state of randomly scattering all over his body’s Qi channels to a certain acupoint deep between his eyebrows, and would not be able to move at all.

As for the trace of Spiritual Energy that he obtained after cultivating the second time in a day, it seemed that the Heart Cleansing Curse could only be effective once. On the contrary, like most cultivators, it was normally scattered in the Qi channels within his body.

However, this didn’t seem to be a big problem. The space between his eyebrows was also a part of his Qi channels. Although it was strange for the spirit energy entering his body to remain motionless, it was common sense that only after he cultivated to the Origin Condensation Realm and opened up the Jade Manor Qi Sea would there be signs of gathering spirit energy. In the Qi Refinement Realm, he had never heard of such an abnormal situation.

However, at the very least, there didn’t seem to be anything out of the ordinary right now. The more Spiritual Energy entered his body, the higher his cultivation would be. Naturally, the better it would be! In any case, in the future, when he went even further in his cultivation, when he opened up the Jade Mansion in Pillfield, all the spiritual energy in his body would surely flow back into the Jade Mansion in a hundred rivers and seas.

Shen Shi thought excitedly. Looking at the blue sky, he felt that the future was bright.

The sea breeze blew past, carrying traces of coldness.

Shen Shi turned around and walked in the direction of Qingyu Fair, preparing to follow that road to Red Clam Village. Today, he would have to work hard. Although he couldn’t say anything to others on a happy occasion, his heart was already filled with energy. If he cultivated twice a day, the first thing to suffer was that the consumption of spirit crystals would be twice as much as that of others.

Generally speaking, a normal spirit crystal was enough for a Qi Refining Realm beginner cultivator to cultivate for twenty times, which meant that it would be enough for twenty days of cultivation. After a cultivator’s cultivation level increased, their consumption of spirit crystal spirit energy would also increase significantly. Intermediate Qi Refining Realm cultivators absorbed twice as much spiritual energy as beginner Qi Realm cultivators. A single spirit crystal could only be used for ten days, and when they reached the higher Qi Refining Realm, it doubled. A single spirit crystal could only last five days. As for the higher realm great divine abilities cultivators, great Daoists at the Origin Condensation Realm, Divine Concept Realm, and even the Origin Core Realm, the Spiritual Crystals and Spiritual Energy they consumed when cultivating were beyond Shen Shi’s imagination.

Although Shen Shi had only just begun to cultivate the Dao of Cultivation and was only at the early stage of the Qi Refining Realm. Every time he cultivated, he did not absorb much spirit energy from the spirit crystals, but he could not endure the fact that he cultivated twice a day. The consumption of spirit crystals was twice as much as that of ordinary people.

When he thought of how he was going to use a weak Qi Refining Realm beginner Dao Cultivator to consume spirit crystals at the speed of a Qi Refining Realm Intermediate Dao Cultivator, if his cultivation level increased in the future, the demand for spirit crystals would probably become even more terrifying. Thinking of this, Shen Shi immediately felt a sense of urgency and even a faint sense of fear. Earning as much spirit crystals as possible was already Shen Shi’s number one priority in Qingyu Island.

④

Shen Shi gathered his spirits and was full of energy as he prepared to do a big job. Before he could even take two steps, he saw the stone door of the cave next to him rumble open. Then, Sun You walked out with a dispirited look on his face.

Looking up at Shen Shi, Young Friend Sun waved at him, closed the stone door, and slowly walked to Shen Shi’s side. Shen Shi sized him up. He saw that Sun You’s eyes were slightly dark, and his eyelids and cheeks were slightly swollen. He looked tired from staying up all night. He couldn’t help but ask in shock, “What’s wrong with you?”

Sun You grinned and bitterly smiled weakly. “It’s not cultivation. I have a splitting headache after practicing every night these past few days. I can’t even sleep well. This is how I look when I get up.” At this point, he suddenly thought of something, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes. He looked at Shen Shi carefully and asked curiously,

“Yi, I remember that you said a few days ago that you have already passed the backlash period of your physical body. You can start cultivating now. Why does your spirit look better than mine?”

Shen Shi was stunned. He subconsciously nodded and said, “Yes, I can start cultivating three days ago. I can draw spirit into my body.”

Young friend Sun glanced at him and saw that although Shen Shi’s face was somewhat exhausted, his eyes were filled with a tall and upright divine body. The situation seemed to be much better than his own. He frowned and said, “That’s strange …”

Shen Shi was speechless for a moment and his mind raced. Just as he was thinking of making up an excuse to perfunctory himself, he heard a cold snort from someone beside him. His tone carried a hint of disdain as he said, “It’s rare to see such a strange thing!” “After cultivating, all natural people are exhausted, but with each person’s physical condition, the duration of mental exhaustion is different. He is only recovering faster, so what’s so strange about it?”

Shen Shi and Sun You turned around and saw two girls standing not far from them. One was fat and the other was thin. Their appearances were somewhat similar. They were Zhong Qinglu and Zhong Qingzhu. At this moment, the only person who could mock Young Master Sun like this was naturally Eldest Miss Zhong Qinglu.

These days, he was busy cultivating. Either he peeled shrimps in Red Clam Village, got up early and returned late. Apart from hearing from Sun You that Zhong Qinglu had accepted the pill refining task and Zhong Qingzhu had accepted the shell pickup task, Shen Shi really hadn’t seen these two girls for a long time. When he saw them today, Shen Shi first looked at the two of them carefully. Then, he was stunned for a moment, and then he felt a little funny in his heart.

It turned out that the two girls, especially Zhong Qinglu, looked down on Sun You. However, it seemed that their situation was not too good. They also had tired expressions on their faces. Zhong Qingzhu looked better, while Zhong Qinglu’s originally plump and white face had two more black circles around her eyes. It was very conspicuous.

After hearing Zhong Qinglu’s words, Sun You did not immediately get angry. Instead, he pondered for a moment before turning to Shen Shi and saying, “Don’t tell me, it’s really the truth that the Zhong Clan girl said.” “But in the future, as our cultivation grows, our physical bodies will become more and more compatible with our spiritual energy. Now, it’s just a superficial reaction. It’ll be fine if we keep cultivating for a long time.”

Naturally, Shen Shi had heard of this principle before. However, he didn’t remember it for a moment. Zhong Qinglu was annoyed to see Young Friend Sun at the side and directly spoke for him. She immediately smiled and said, “So you should endure for a while longer.”

Young friend Sun shrugged his shoulders and said, “That’s the only way.”

Zhong Qinglu brought Zhong Qingzhu to the front of the two of them. Looking at the back of the two of them, perhaps because Zhong Qinglu had accidentally blocked a barrier for him just now, Shen Shi actually felt that Zhong Qinglu looked much more pleasing this time. He couldn’t help but whisper to Sun You, “Why do you always quarrel with Zhong Qinglu? I don’t think she’s particularly annoying.”

Young friend Sun sneered, Just as she was about to criticize her friend, Zhong Qinglu seemed to have heard something. Suddenly, she stopped and looked back. She happened to see Young Friend Sun’s strange expression as he looked at her and wanted to say something to Shen Shi. Suddenly, her expression sank. She sneered and said, “Second Brother Sun, are you sneakily trying to say something behind her back?”

Before Sun You could speak, Zhong Qinglu swept her gaze over Shen Shi. Seeing that he was looking at her blankly, she snorted coldly and shouted, “What are you looking at? Haven’t you seen any beauties? You’re chatting with Second Brother Sun over there. You’re not a good person, and you don’t know how to sneak into Lingxiao Sect!”

After saying that, he glared fiercely at the two of them, then ignored them. He turned around and shook his head, floating away. Zhong Qingzhu stuck out his tongue, smiled apologetically at the two of them, and then hurriedly followed them.

After a while, Sun You looked at Shen Shi and said, “What did you say just now?”

Shen Shi remained silent for a moment and said, “Forget that sentence. Pretend that I didn’t say it!”

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The two of them walked to the Bluefish Market together. Because all the entrances of the High Firmament Sect had their own special halls on Bluefish Island, After accepting the mission, they basically had to go to the corresponding place to do some work, so Sun You and Shen Shi separated on the Green Fish Market. When they parted, Sun You saw that his spirits had recovered quite a bit. He even smiled at Shen Shi and said, “If I had finished my work earlier today, I would have gone to the Red Clam Village to see you peel shrimps.”

Shen Shi smiled. In the past few days, Young Friend Sun had said the same thing several times, but apart from the first time he didn’t tell anyone, none of the people who said they wanted to come had succeeded.

After leaving Qingyu Fair and heading east, he walked along the main road leading to the Red Clam Village for a while. From afar, he saw the small village on the beach. After walking a bit closer, Shen Shi also expected to see the slender figure leaning against the tree at the entrance of the village.

He smiled and strode forward, greeting Miss Hai Xing, “Good morning.”

Hai Xing glanced at him and suddenly said, “Hey, I see you’re in a good mood today.”

Shen Shi laughed and rubbed his face. “Is that so?”

Hai Xing scoffed and said, “Nonsense, look at your mouth. It’s almost smiling to your ear.”

Shen Shi smiled and shook his head. Then, he rubbed his fists and said, “Alright, cut the crap. Quickly take out the shrimp cage. Today, I will do a good job.”

Hai Xing was stunned for a moment and asked curiously, “What exactly happened to you today? It seems strange that you didn’t wake up a few days ago, but today it seems like someone else has changed.”

Shen Shi laughed and didn’t say anything else. He only urged Hai Xing to quickly get the shrimp cage. In the past few days, after he gradually familiarized himself with shrimp peeling, which seemed to most people in Qingyu Island to be bloody, dirty, and even somewhat lowly, the speed of shrimp peeling gradually stabilized at about twenty shrimps a day. However, because he had been studying the Heart Cleansing Curse for the past few days, most of his attention had been focused on it. After all, if this wasn’t done properly, there might be problems in his cultivation. It was because during the past few days, Shen Shi would occasionally get distracted, and the number of shrimps peeled per day had also dropped from a stable twenty to only twelve or three.

Of course, Hai Xing would notice this kind of obvious abnormality. After enduring for two days without saying anything, Hai Xing finally couldn’t help but say a few words to Shen Shi yesterday. However, at this moment, Shen Shi had naturally solved that big problem. At this moment, he was filled with joy and only wanted to do a big job to earn spirit crystals. In the future, the number of spirit crystals he would need to use was huge, double that of an ordinary person!

When he thought of this, Shen Shi became somewhat impatient. He said, “It’s fine, it’s fine. A few days ago, I happened to have something to do. Now that I’m all right, quickly take out the shrimp cage!”

Hai Xing looked at him with regret and sighed, “It’s rare to see you so energetic. Unfortunately, you can’t peel shrimp today.”

Shen Shi was stunned and asked, “What?”

(Both chapters are posted at 10:00 a.m.. Today, aren’t they?)