Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

”Boom!”

Chu Xiu’s divine soul power was incredibly solid, and the attacker’s soul was also unimaginably powerful. As the two collided, it immediately unleashed a strong energy fluctuation, causing the Inheritance Immortal Stele to tremble violently!

The ghost creatures meditating nearby sensed something was wrong and got up in surprise, looking around.

Within the Immortal Stele, Chu Xiu was also astonished. He had not expected the opponent’s soul to be so stable.

However, this was not surprising. The creatures in the Hundred Ghosts Melting Furnace all had souls far stronger than those of the same tier. Although Chu Xiu had mastered the first layer of the Yama Scripture, his soul strength was not yet at the level of a demigod, so encountering a rival was quite normal.

Since Chu Xiu focused his power and caught the opponent off guard, he managed to gain a slight advantage in this encounter, smashing most of the sword array formed by the rival’s consciousness.

But the opponent’s will was extremely strong, and this was just because the opponent did not expect him to have such a powerful divine soul guarding outside, leading to their initial loss. However, in terms of actual strength, the opponent was by no means weaker than him and perhaps even surpassed him.

Furthermore, Chu Xiu had not practiced the Divine Soul Killing Technique, so in a true fight, he would likely not be the opponent’s match. Therefore, after gaining the upper hand, he decisively disengaged from the stone stele, and his consciousness returned to his physical body.

Why attack the enemy’s strength with his own weakness?

As long as he found out the identity of that phantom and killed it in reality, the Cause and Effect Points within the stele would naturally be his.

If the opponent was merely a remnant soul residing in the stele, Chu Xiu would be even less afraid, capable of wearing it down over time.

With the strike accomplished, Chu Xiu made no delay and withdrew all his consciousness back to the present world.

He opened his eyes to see the massive stone stele before him, its rough surface inscribed with ancient engravings, appearing as if it had existed there since time immemorial. No one would think it contained another world within it.

And because of the previous clash between Chu Xiu and the mysterious phantom, the stele trembled briefly. Although it only lasted a short time, this abrupt change caused the surrounding ghost creatures to whisper in astonishment.

Suddenly, a sudden clap of thunder sounded in the sky!

The deafening thunder, seemingly carrying immense divine might, made all the ghost creatures prostrate on the ground, their bodies trembling like sieves!

Chu Xiu looked up to see a huge, blurry face gazing expressionlessly at the myriad beings below from the high sky.

A chill ran through Chu Xiu’s heart as he realized that this was likely the phantasmal figure from the stele. Unwilling to clash now, he lowered his head and concealed his aura.

The majestic gaze swept over each ghost creature below, seemingly finding nothing before leaving with a cold snort, slowly fading away.

At the moment it disappeared, the ghost creatures below let out a long breath.

The aura of the phantom was too terrifying, leaving these ghost creatures with no thought of resistance.

Chu Xiu’s expression was also grave. He knew that the blurry visage was not merely about its formidable strength but, like his Yama Scripture, possessed divine powers that suppressed ghosts! Judging by its aura, it was no weaker than his current Yama Scripture!

”Could this be the Ghost King from two thousand years ago?”

”If it truly is, after cultivating here for two thousand years, one wonders how powerful it has become.”

Chu Xiu even felt that the opponent had not revealed its full power!

The divine might that suppressed ghosts did not seem like the natural result of cultivation but more like some profoundly advanced inheritance!

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind; even ordinary ghost creatures could obtain such mystical techniques as the Inverted Yin and Yang Technique from the Inheritance Immortal Stele—what about the phantom residing in the stele?

Tying it to the mass of Cause and Effect Points within the stele...

”This Inheritance Immortal Stele isn’t a mere common object! The secrets hidden here might be even greater than I imagined!”

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu’s heart began to race slightly.

This was not out of fear but a mix of nervousness and excitement—secrets often meant opportunities, and recalling the stone bead in his possession similar in nature to Abyssal Power, Chu Xiu placed even greater importance on the secrets of this place.

Of course, any opportunity requires sufficient power to qualify for contention.

The previously accumulated Cause and Effect Points must be put to use.

But before that, he called over the four members of the Celestial Mechanics Guild.

”What did you see within that stele?”

”Senior, we saw a cultivation technique that can reverse the death qi within our bodies!”

”What you said was exactly right, Senior! There’s truly a way to save us within the stele!”

Chen Lengqiang was visibly excited, his complexion gaining a hint of rosiness compared to before.

Chu Xiu asked them to recite the cultivation technique, but they couldn’t explain it clearly. Chu Xiu did not press them further, having experienced the stele himself and knowing it offered a profound comprehension difficult to articulate—the bodies of the Awakened being extraordinarily complex, making the cultivation technique hard to express in words.

Without dwelling further, he left the city and found an unoccupied cave, setting up a simple array to dispel yin qi nearby before sitting cross-legged at the center.

Time to allocate points!

Considering the Cause and Effect Points newly acquired from exploration, Chu Xiu’s total now surpassed three million.

And his choice, naturally, was to continue cultivating the Yama Scripture.

With his current strength, he had no qualms about facing a demigod head-on, but he lacked confidence in defending against the mental attacks of the local ghost creatures.

The divine secret techniques of the mental realm were far too numerous—direct mental attacks, illusions, erroneous perceptions, sleeping bewitchments, and so on—these powers were extremely challenging to defend against. Even those with strong divine souls, if unfamiliar with this Dao, could easily fall victim.