Chapter 92: Reforging the Body of Gods and Ghosts

The force of this strike was in no way inferior to the attack unleashed by Fu Yuanshan.

Chu Feng did not dare to be careless. He lashed out with a single sword.

The Sword That Splits the Heavens was an immortal-grade sword art.

The blade intent shattered.

From the depths of the blood cavern came a clear voice of surprise. “Human, to take one of my strikes, your strength is not bad. But with only this much ability, and you dare try to steal my woman? You are courting death.”

Another surge of terrifying blade intent swept out from the depths of the blood cavern.

This strike was even stronger than the last.

He had thought the previous blow had already been the other side’s limit, but it seemed he had still underestimated the enemy. This strike was at least ten times stronger than the one before.

Chu Feng drew in a deep breath.

When the Jiang family came for him earlier, he had thought he would need to use the Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Monarch experience token. In the end, it had been the Jiang clan’s people who overestimated themselves. But now it seemed he truly had no choice but to use it.

He could block this strike, but he would be utterly disgraced in the process.

And it was obvious the opponent was still not going all out.

The mysterious powerhouse dwelling within the ancient blood cavern was not an Immortal-Ascending Emperor, in Chu Feng’s view. Though not an Immortal-Ascending Emperor, the being was infinitely close to one.

And Chu Feng, after all, was still only in the late stage of the Grand Ascension realm.

What remained unclear was how far his strength would rise once the token was used.

Boom.

In the next instant, Chu Feng crushed the token.

A powerful surge of magical power burst forth from him and drilled into his body. His aura and the fluctuations of his power rose rapidly.

Grand Ascension peak.

Tribulation Transcendence, early stage. Middle stage. Late stage.

This Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Monarch experience token could actually elevate him, for a short time, to the late Tribulation Transcendence realm.

Immortal-grade martial art, Dragon Subduing Palm, perfected.

Underworld Contemplation Method, immortal-grade secret art, perfected.

First turn of the Nine Revolutions Mystical Art, breaking through the limit.

The Sword That Splits the Heavens, immortal-grade sword art, perfected.

Rainbow Soaring Art, immortal-grade secret art, perfected.

The Great Immortal Foundation Formula, hailed as the strongest immortal-grade foundation-building method, was still five hundred characters short of completion.

His cultivation rose without any restriction at all, allowing him to unleash the full might of his present realm with ease.

Every gesture and movement seemed to make the sky collapse. A terrifying sword intent erupted instantly.

The two attacks slammed violently together.

Chu Feng’s body swayed slightly, yet the sword intent did not disperse. By contrast, the opponent’s blade intent gave a crisp crack and burst apart.

Like lightning, the sword intent pierced straight toward the depths of the blood cavern.

From within came a muffled grunt.

Then a furious roar exploded forth. “Human, you have truly enraged me.”

Chu Feng said coldly, “I do not know who you are. I only know that I am taking Yun Niang with me. Anyone who dares stop me will die. I am not negotiating with you. I am informing you.”

With that, Chu Feng walked toward Yun Niang’s portrait.

This time, the mysterious powerhouse deep within the blood cavern was clearly shaken by Chu Feng’s earlier sword strike and did not act.

Yet Chu Feng could still clearly sense the immense killing intent and fury rising from the ancient blood cavern. He paid it no mind at all.

After the time it took to burn an incense stick, Chu Feng successfully left the ancient blood cavern.

At last, the knot in his heart eased.

He could vaguely guess the identity of the being deep within the ancient blood cavern.

Throughout the ages, over the course of hundreds of years, countless emperors and sovereigns had been born. When their lifespans reached their end, unwilling to simply die, they would cut themselves off from the world and seal themselves away. For millions of years they remained thus, their cultivation realm lying between a Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Monarch and an Immortal-Ascending Emperor. In other words, they were stronger than a Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Monarch, but weaker than an Immortal-Ascending Emperor.

The one who had acted just now was likely such an existence.

Anchored to the blood cavern.

Using beings like Yun Niang, these ghostly spirits were controlled to gather the souls of the strong on his behalf.

Of course, unless one had entered the blood cavern, one would not know this.

Inside the blood cavern, if they truly fought Chu Feng to the end, then although Chu Feng possessed the Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Monarch experience token, it would only last a few minutes. Once that time was up, he would certainly not be their match.

Those old fossils.

Having lived so long, they had in fact grown a little afraid of death. After witnessing Chu Feng’s strength, they had backed down.

...

On Lone Mountain.

Chu Feng’s residence.

Chu Feng released Yun Niang.

At once, the women were drawn by Yun Niang’s elegance and beauty.

“Sister Yun Niang is truly beautiful. No wonder husband would brave the blood cavern alone for your sake, just to rescue you,” one of them said.

Yun Niang was deeply moved. “Thank you. Thank you all.”

For tens of thousands of years she had existed as a ghostly spirit, sealed within a painting, left in the ancient blood cavern, and controlled by another so that she could not act of her own will. No wonder she could not help but shed tears.

“Honored husband, I am sorry. Before, this concubine deceived you,” Yun Niang said, her face full of guilt.

Chu Feng comforted her. “It is fine. You were not acting by your own will. Besides, you also gave your husband quite a few hints. It was only that I failed to understand them.”

“Now you have finally broken free of that old monster’s control. You are free.”

Yun Niang said worriedly, “Husband, you are underestimating the one who controlled me. The one who controlled me is called the Blood Sea Ancestor. He is an unmatched sovereign. Ten thousand years ago he swept across the world of Tianyuan. He is brutal, sinister, vicious, and ruthless in the extreme. If anyone offends him, he will never let it go. This time you humiliated him and took me away. He will certainly not spare you, and will use every possible means to scheme against you.”

Chu Feng’s eyes grew deep as he looked toward the direction of the blood cavern. He snorted coldly. “If there is to be battle, then let there be battle. As long as he dares come, I, Chu Feng, have nothing to fear.”

“Rest assured.”

“Now that Yun Niang has been rescued, this is a matter worthy of grand celebration. Keep the wine flowing. Keep the dancing going.”

...

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed since Yun Niang’s rescue.

Chu Feng also discovered a problem.

Although Yun Niang was a ghostly spirit, she had no ghostly spirit body. Every time the two of them shared intimacy, he had to draw her into illusion. Though it felt real, Chu Feng always sensed that something was missing.

Thus, reconstructing a ghostly spirit body became part of their daily concern.

Now Chu Feng had two paths before him.

The first was to kill a ghostly spirit and use that ghostly spirit’s body as a guide to rebuild her physical form. This method was the simplest, but it had a problem: ghostly spirits were hard to find.

Where was one supposed to go to find a ghostly spirit?

The second method was far more troublesome. It required the blood of an ancient demon god as the guiding medium, with a ghost flower as support, and the bones of an ancient divine beast as the foundation, in order to forge a ghostly spirit body.

Of course, though the second method was troublesome, it had one great advantage: the ghostly spirit body forged by it would be of an extremely high level, comparable to the aptitude of a sacred body.

At once, Chu Feng issued an order throughout the entire Taixuan Dao Sect.

Find the blood of an ancient demon god, a ghost flower, and the bones of an ancient divine beast.

Ever since Chu Feng had single-handedly suppressed the invading enemies of the Jiang family, especially when he had even slain a Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Monarch among them, he had already been thoroughly deified.

Every power in Sword Province trembled in fear.

As for the Jiang family’s revenge—do not forget there was also Chen Wanwan and Ji Ling'er.