Talk About Bragging, How Do You Really Have The Qualifications Of The Great Emperor?

Chapter 53: The Puppet Master, Heavenly Demon's Myriad Transformations Technique

Hmm???

Looking outside the North Tower, Wang Xiu, after bathing in the rain of merit, was preparing to ride his sword back to the Three Purities Immortal Gate to complete his mission.

But...

The sound of the system prompt in his mind made him freeze in place.

Someone nearby was bragging!

And this person who was bragging had a high cultivation level.

Having had the system for a while, Wang Xiu also had a general understanding of the system rewards.

The higher the cultivation level of the person bragging, the more abundant the mana rewards Wang Xiu could obtain.

Generally speaking...

When a Foundation Building Stage cultivator brags, unless it undergoes a triple amplification after a critical hit, Wang Xiu's mana reward would not exceed 10 points.

For a Core Formation Stage cultivator, it would usually be between 10 and 30 points.

For a Gold Core stage cultivator, it would be between 30 and 100 points, and for a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, it would be between 100 and 300 points.

Of course...

Jiang Yourong was an exception. Her cultivation level during her lifetime reached the Astral Projection stage, but now only her remnant soul remained. So, the normal reward for listening to her bragging would be around 50 to 80 points of mana.

Now...

This mysterious braggart, after a critical hit, provided Wang Xiu with a mana reward of 233 points.

In other words, before the triple critical hit, the reward value should have been around 77. If that mysterious braggart wasn't a remnant soul, their true cultivation level should be at least at the Gold Core stage or above.

"There is a Gold Core stage existence hidden in Maple City?"

Wang Xiu couldn't help but furrow his brows. Maple City is under the jurisdiction of the Three Purities Immortal Gate, and he was unaware that there was a Gold Core stage Perfected Being hidden there.

This... is definitely not good news.

After all, unless they were on a mission, disciples of the Three Purities Immortal Gate would not easily leave the mountain.

For other sects, such as the Great Vajra Temple or the True Martial Immortal Gate, if a disciple's cultivation level reached the Gold Core stage or above and entered the territory of another sect's influence, they would be notified in advance.

Otherwise, once discovered, it would easily be seen as provoking the other sect and could lead to diplomatic conflicts.

"Something's not right!"

"Something's not right!"

"The waters of Maple City are deeper than I imagined!"

Wang Xiu instantly became alert and glanced discreetly behind the North Tower before flying towards the east of the city.

To the east of the city...

An abandoned Taoist temple that used to be the residence of the Three Purities Immortal Gate.

It is in the same lineage as the current Qingyun Temple, but it has fallen into disrepair over the years and has gradually been abandoned.

This place is desolate and remote, with not many people around.

Wang Xiu controlled the Black Tortoise Mirror and landed, setting up the Azure Lotus Heaven Concealing Formation around the temple to conceal their presence.

Immediately...

The temple was completely isolated from the outside world, and even a Nascent Soul stage Venerable would find it difficult to probe anything.

Wang Xiu took out a communication token and adjusted its frequency to match the formation's frequency, then started to contact Xiao Qingyu for a video call.

Connected in seconds~

Xiao Qingyu looked at Wang Xiu with an unpleasant expression and said, "In two hours, the mission will be overdue. Why are you still lingering in Maple City?"

Wow.

Is she urging me to go home as soon as she opens her mouth?

Wang Xiu smiled wryly and said, "Senior Sister, I need your help with something."

"Can you find out if there are any other disciples of our sect currently on a mission in Maple City, besides the Li brothers from the Sword Lineage and me?"

Maple City?

Xiao Qingyu's gaze slightly narrowed, and after a moment of contemplation, she said, "No, the only ones currently on a mission in Maple City are the Li brothers and you, Junior Brother."

"Why? Did you find something wrong in Maple City?"

Wang Xiu nodded slightly. "I suspect that there is a Gold Core stage existence hidden in Maple City."

"And..."

"After hearing about Miss Nie's tragedy from Qingyun and Changfeng, I felt something was off. There's something suspicious about Miss Nie's tragedy."

"Nine Yin Woman, Third Sister's inauspicious day, wearing a wedding dress, hanged herself at midnight. It's too coincidental."

"Although it is said that there are no coincidences in writing."

"But at this particular time, an unidentified cultivator at the Gold Core stage has appeared in Maple City."

"It is worrying."

Extraneous.

Wang Xiu didn't say anything more. He believed that with Xiao Qingyu's wisdom and experience, he should be able to figure out something.

On the other side.

After listening to Wang Xiu's words, Xiao Qingyu's expression also became serious.

As the head of the Three Purities Immortal Gate's mission hall, his experience far surpassed Wang Xiu's. He had seen all kinds of unexpected situations in missions.

After hearing Wang Xiu's report.

Xiao Qingyu didn't waste time asking for confirmation, but decisively said, "This matter has nothing to do with you. You are only at the Foundation Building stage, so don't get involved."

"I will contact Sword Lineage now and ask them to send reinforcements to Maple City to support the Li brothers as quickly as possible."

"As for you, don't delay, immediately return to the sect!"

...

Clap~

Wang Xiu directly hung up the communication. The Azure Lotus Heaven-covering Formation once again enveloped the abandoned Taoist temple completely.

Calculating the time.

It is currently the hour of Xu, and there are still nearly two hours until the heaviest Baleful Yin Qi at Zi. There should be enough time.

"System, merge the 'Heavenly Demon's Myriad Transformations Technique' for me."

Boom~

As clusters of golden light merged into Wang Xiu's body, endless and profound techniques, obscure and mysterious, were imprinted into Wang Xiu's mind.

Demons!

There are two types: Postnatal Demons and Innate Demons.

Postnatal Demons are mostly formed by defying the heavenly path or cultivating various evil demonic techniques to condense demonic energy.

Then, they break through their cultivation bottleneck and enhance their own strength with the help of demonic energy.

Innate Demons are different. They are born with a chaotic Demon Dao will that opposes the order of the heavenly path, and they naturally fit the laws of the Demon Dao.

Innate Demons, as well as their descendants, even if they do not defy the heavenly path, their internal demonic energy will increase with normal cultivation, possessing the power to destroy everything.

Any Innate Demon, as long as they grow up, can cause chaos in the entire Immortal Cultivation World, even causing headaches for the giants of the Immortal World.

The demonic cultivators that are rampant in the cultivation world today, the so-called 'evil gods' they worship, are actually projections of the power of higher-level Innate Demons.

At the same time, there are many types of Innate Demons, each with different abilities.

For example, the 'Six Desires Heavenly Demon' worshipped by the Joyous Union Sect can arouse the seven emotions and six desires in the hearts of all cultivators, causing them to be confused by evil thoughts and become slaves to desire.

The 'Nether Blood Heavenly Demon' worshipped by the Nether Blood Sect can devour blood to rapidly increase its strength and even regenerate from a drop of blood, becoming immortal.

The 'Destruction Heavenly Demon' worshipped by the Asura Sect can become stronger by destroying things.

In short, each Heavenly Demon possesses extremely troublesome innate abilities and can bestow some of their abilities as blessings to the demonic cultivators who believe in them.

The reason why demonic cultivators often perform the 'Heavenly Demon Grand Ritual' is to communicate with those so-called 'evil gods' and obtain blessings from Heavenly Demons.

Demonic cultivators who receive blessings from Heavenly Demons will greatly increase their strength.

Extremely troublesome.

...

The 'Heavenly Demon's Myriad Transformations Technique' that Wang Xiu obtained is not exactly a blessing.

Essentially, it is a technique that is passed down within the bloodline of the [Formless Heavenly Demon].

The Formless Heavenly Demon is the most cunning and troublesome race among the many Innate Demons.

They are extremely rare, and it may not even be born for tens of thousands of years, but once born, they become a thorn in the side of countless forces.

Because they have the ability to change in a thousand ways, they can disguise themselves as anyone or anything. After reaching a certain level of cultivation, they can even disguise themselves as the void and the laws.

(End of this chapter)