Killing God - Chapter 64

Chapter 64 Red Plate
5th month, 12th day, night.

Just like a few days ago, Shen Shi arrived at the seaside in the middle of the night. He looked at the vast ocean, and the waves and tides seemed to surge endlessly.

He quietly looked at it for a while, then sat down cross-legged by the tree and slowly recited the water archery spell in his heart.

Water archery was one of the most common Tier 1 techniques of the Five Elements Technique. It had been circulating in the world for countless years. Of course, the techniques here had already been tempered a thousand times. With Shen Shi’s cultivation, it was naturally impossible for him to find anything wrong with them.

In fact, Shen Shi didn’t even have this thought. What he was thinking was an idea that had puzzled him since last night and had secretly tempted him.

From the very beginning, the water archery technique had been used to go deep into the Qi channels of one’s body to gather spiritual energy. Only when a cultivator reached the Origin Condensation Realm would the technique have a second method of advancing. It was to go to the Jade Manor’s Qi Sea to extract spiritual energy. At that time, it would naturally be extremely simple, but a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator would not be able to do so.

Shen Shi had been using the first method ever since he started cultivating the Water Arrow Technique. However, at this moment, after a few short breaths that could faintly reveal his nervousness, he finally gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and began to slowly circulate the Water Arrow Technique.

The second method that only Origin Condensation Realm cultivators can use …

No one had ever used such a technique when they were in the Qi Refining Realm. This was because Qi Refining Realm cultivators didn’t even have a jade mansion, so where would they go to gather spiritual energy? However, Shen Shi began to cultivate just like that. The only difference was that he changed the direction of his magic art, and the place where he extracted Spiritual Energy went straight up to his head, at the mysterious acupoint of his eyebrows and heart.

The Spiritual Energy scattered in his Qi Veins did not seem to be alarmed at all. As usual, it lazily scattered in the same place. Shen Shi’s mind was also completely at the spot between his eyebrows. When the water archery spell arrived in the blink of an eye, he suddenly felt a slight pain between his eyebrows. The Spiritual Energy hidden deep within it actually trembled.

This was the first time that the Spiritual Energy between his eyebrows had changed since he started cultivating the Heart Cleansing Curse!

Shen Shi was both shocked and delighted, but he was also somewhat uneasy. However, he still persisted, trying to see if his bold attempt would bear fruit.

Sure enough, under the influence of the water archery technique that tried to extract the spiritual energy from his eyebrows, the originally motionless spiritual energy between his eyebrows suddenly seemed to stir. The spiritual energy here was far more solid than the spiritual energy around him. To be honest, it really looked a bit like the Jade Palace Qi Sea created by a Yuan Condensation Realm cultivator.

The Spiritual Energy between his eyebrows moved more and more violently, but after the initial pain, Shen Shi did not feel any other discomfort. This also allowed him to gradually calm down and boldly try to extract the Spiritual Energy from his eyebrows.

After about five to six breaths of time, Suddenly, he felt his mind relax. A Spiritual Energy was finally extracted from between his eyebrows. In an instant, it was like a galloping horse. It passed through the sky and rushed into the Qi Veins of his right hand. All of this was as fast as lightning. However, a moment later, he felt a chill in his hand. When he opened his eyes, a sparkling stream of water had already appeared in his palm.

Five breaths, or six breaths?

Shen Shi stared at the current. His entire body and mind seemed to have been occupied by joy and joy. He waved his hand and the current broke through the air. It was as if it was yesterday. It was unstoppable as it smashed into a sandy ground. With a loud boom, a dark and faint big hole exploded out.

Shen Shi slowly stood up and walked to the black hole. He stared deeply at the black hole and smiled.

④

Seven days later, it was May 19.

On this day, Shen Shi woke up early as usual. He walked out of the cave residence and was greeted by the blue sky, white clouds, and blue waves of the sea. He stood by the side of the road and looked at the sea. After waiting for a while, as expected, the stone door of the cave next door opened and Sun You yawned as he walked out.

Shen Shi looked at him and smiled, “Why did you train all night last night?”

Young Friend Sun curled his lips and said, “It’s not that exaggerated. In any case, the amount of spiritual energy I cultivate is only a little bit. It’ll be enough for me to cultivate once or twice.”

Shen Shi said, “How’s your training going?”

Sun You sighed and said, “After practicing for half a month, the fireball has condensed. However, the previous step of gathering spirits is really troublesome. Every time, it will take me half a day. It seems that I will have to wait for a while before I can go hunt demons.”

Shen Shi pondered for a moment and said, “Oh, I want to try it out in the next two days.”

Sun You was stunned. He turned to look at him and asked in shock, “What?”

Shen Shi shrugged his shoulders. Friend Sun frowned and said, “Don’t act recklessly. Catching demons is a dangerous thing. I heard from my uncle that although there is a senior apprentice-brother stationed on duty, over the years, there have been fellow disciples injured on the island. They have even seriously injured Dao Cultivators and their lives are in danger.” At this point, he paused for a moment before looking at Shen Shi with a look of surprise in his eyes. He said,

“Could it be that the water archery you cultivated can already be cast in ten breaths?”

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment and smiled, “Almost done.”

Sun You opened his mouth wide and said after a long while, “I can’t see that you actually have such talent in the Five Elements Technique …”

Shen Shi shook his head and smiled, “That’s it. Moreover, Qingyu Island is in the sea, and there is a lot of water. It is also very helpful to me.”

Young friend Sun suddenly clapped his hands and said, “That’s right, why didn’t I think of this? Why did I choose a fireball technique so foolishly? If I had known earlier, I would have chosen a water archery technique as well.”

Shen Shi smiled and said, “There is no need for you to regret it. Sixty to seventy percent of the loose cultivators in the world choose fireball techniques. Of course, there is a reason for that. This technique is the most versatile, and its power is considered the strongest among Tier 1 techniques. After you finish cultivating, it will naturally be beneficial. Oh right, are you sure you’re not going with me?”

Sun You hesitated for a moment before shaking his head, “My fireball technique is still a long way from being cultivated. If I really want to go and hunt demons, I’m afraid it will become a burden for you. You should go first. However, remember to be careful. The demonic beasts on the island are vicious and inhumane creatures. There’s no need to be injured by a single spirit crystal.”

Shen Shi nodded and said, “I know.”

Sun You smiled. He turned around and walked away. Shen Shi’s cultivation in the Five Elements Technique had improved very quickly, which surprised him. However, just as Shen Shi had said, this was actually the case. No matter how talented the Five Elements Technique was, it would be the same in the future. In the final analysis, the most important foundation for cultivators in the world was to start cultivating all sorts of Dao Techniques and divine abilities after reaching the Origin Condensation Realm. That was the foundation. Therefore, Sun You did not feel any sense of urgency at all.

Shen Shi walked side by side with him and didn’t say anything else. Actually, there were some things that he naturally hid in his heart, so he really couldn’t speak lightly to outsiders. Seven days ago, he had successfully used the Spiritual Energy between his eyebrows to cast the Water Arrow Technique for the first time, and he had been cultivating this unexpected gain in the dead of night every day. After seven days of cultivation, his casting speed became faster and faster. In the end, even he was shocked. He was already able to cast a water archery technique in just three breaths of time.

Three breaths of spell casting, what kind of result was this?

One had to know that even Yuan Condensation Realm cultivators who had already opened up the Jade Mansion could cast their spells at the fastest speed of three breaths of time. Moreover, this was a cultivator with good talent. Generally speaking, even Yuan Condensation Realm cultivators could cast five-element spells in four breaths of time.

However, Shen Shi was only a middle stage Qi Refining Realm cultivator.

Sometimes, Shen Shi couldn’t help but wonder, could this mysterious and strange eyebrow spirit energy really be like a sea of Jade Manor Qi?

If it weren’t for this, why would he be able to draw spiritual energy from it and cast the Five Elements Technique so quickly?

However, everyone under the heavens and all cultivators under ten thousand years knew that there was no possibility of opening up the Jade Manor’s Qi Sea before reaching the Origin Condensation Realm. This truth, which had been proved by countless facts, was absolutely impossible to be wrong. Therefore, Shen Shi could only attribute it to the miraculous Clear Heart Curse that had sealed the Seven Leaves Golden Sunflower Pattern in the end.

Anyway, from the looks of it, this Heart Cleansing Curse was really a very magical curse.

When they arrived at Qingyu Fair, Sun You separated from Shen Shi. Shen Shi went straight to White Crane Hall. It was as lively as usual, and the people in front of the five wooden boards were crowded. Shen Shi squeezed his way over and walked past the white board. He paused in front of the green board for a moment. Looking at the already sparse crowd, he hesitated for a moment before continuing to take a few steps forward.

After the green board was the red board.

The number of people standing in front of the red board was obviously much smaller than the two wooden boards in front of them. At first glance, there were only about ten people standing here, and without exception, they were all youths in their twenties. Clearly, they were senior brothers who had worshipped Lingxiao Sect in the last round.

When they heard the sound of footsteps coming to the red board, several people turned their heads to look. However, after seeing Shen Shi, their eyes revealed a hint of surprise. When the rookies first landed on the island three years ago, Quite a few youths were curious and would run to the wooden planks behind them to take a look. However, three years later, everyone was already familiar with the rules. Normally, there would be very few newbies coming to the Red Plate. After all, missions at the Red Plate level were usually very difficult. Only high-level Qi Refining Realm disciples would have the strength to do so.

However, everyone was shocked and ignored it. In the end, this island still depended on individual cultivation. If they didn’t know each other, no one would have the leisure to remind others that the task here was very difficult.

Shen Shi naturally noticed the contempt in the eyes of a few of his senior brothers, but he didn’t pay too much attention to it. He slowly walked to the red board and looked up at the wooden board.

The number of notes posted here was much less than that on the whiteboard. Looking at it, there were probably less than twenty. That was to say, there were probably less than twenty missions that could be posted on the red board. Shen Shi looked for them for a while and quickly found the mission of hunting demons.

This was a piece of paper that was twice the size of the surrounding mission note. It was quite conspicuous on the red board. The requirements were very simple. The general idea was to go to the fifth island of the Bluefish Islands, commonly known as the Demon Catching Island, where the Demon Cave was located, to capture or kill demon beasts and ghosts and bring back some of the spirit materials on their bodies.

The mission requirements were simple, but there was a long line of text underneath the terms, which was why this piece of paper was much larger than the other pieces of paper. These rows of words clearly stated the names and characteristics of the various spirit materials, which demonic beasts or ghosts they came from, and which entrance they needed. After obtaining the spirit materials, they had to go to the corresponding entrance to pay and receive remuneration.

The Demon Catching Mission was also a rare mission that was jointly issued by all the entrances of the White Crane Hall in Qingyu Island. Shen Shi stood in front of the note and carefully counted. He discovered that there were a total of fifty-five kinds of spirit materials that could be obtained from that demon island.