Chapter 529: Chapter 298: Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique, Level Up! (Part 2)

After storing the mask back into his storage pouch, he lifted his hands, and on each hand, three needle-like strands of Gang Qi formed.

This "Disguise Skill" employs acupuncture techniques to stimulate acupoints, thereby altering the flexibility of facial muscles and bones.

Afterward, True Qi is used to adjust the facial muscles and bones to achieve the purpose of "disguise."

Su Que exerted force abruptly, piercing the six needle-like strands of Gang Qi into the six acupoints on his head.

His physical body is quite formidable now, if the force is insufficient, it wouldn’t pierce through.

Su Que only felt a sharp pain in the six acupoints, followed by a sour aching sensation on his face.

It was as if the muscles and bones on his face began to melt, like oil, wanting to drip down.

Su Que hurriedly activated True Qi to adjust his facial muscles and bones.

The water pond reflected Su Que’s face.

Su Que’s originally handsome face had muscles constantly wriggling, and before long, it transformed into an ordinary face.

After the disguise, Su Que immediately withdrew the six needle-like Gang Qi stimulating his acupoints, then stood up.

He took out from his storage pouch a set of elegant blue attire bought in the Capital City, replacing his black martial attire.

After checking himself in the pond, ensuring no flaws, he soared into the sky heading towards the gathering place for cultivators in the "Unclaimed Land."

...

The gathering place for cultivators, its architectural layout was similar to the Small World below.

Only that the buildings in the Small World below were crafted by human strength.

Whereas here, the buildings were constructed by the power of Immortals.

The luxurious, towering wooden edifices were all built by cultivators using Wood Skill.

Additionally, this is the Immortal Realm, with clouds swirling and radiant hues everywhere.

Su Que flew to a valley, landed down, and walked along the street.

He sensed that many people here had strong cultivation, all above the Merging Realm.

Of course, there were also people below the Merging Realm; these should be natives born here.

After all, if high realm individuals combined, their offspring also must start cultivating from a lower realm.

Therefore, in this Upper Realm, not all are cultivators above the Merging Realm.

Su Que walked through the market, observing that transactions mainly involved cultivation items.

Magical Artifacts, medicinal materials, elixirs... everything was available.

From Emperor Jing of Liang’s memory, Su Que knew that the "Unclaimed Land" had a hard currency—Profound Gold.

Most Upper Realm metal magical artifacts and weapons require adding Profound Gold during crafting.

Thus, Profound Gold became hard currency.

In Emperor Jing of Liang’s storage pouch, Su Que found golden talismans made of Profound Gold, in various sizes.

He used a small piece of Profound Gold-made golden talisman to reserve three nights at an inn.

An Immortal’s abode is much more spacious than in the Small World.

The Upper Realm also has day and night; Su Que hadn’t stayed long when night fell.

He planned to cultivate overnight at the inn and inquire about Merging Realm Cultivation Techniques the next day.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, he examined his attributes.

Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique (10th Realm Shocking the Ancients 5%) [Lower Level Extremist Technique]

Absorbing Human Essence, Qi, and Spirit can enhance the Demon Seed level; it also stimulates the Demon Seed to upgrade during combat.

During this period, after absorbing many people’s essence, qi, and spirit, and killing several Upper Realm cultivators, the Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique reached the 10th Realm Shocking the Ancients.

Furthermore, even the level of the Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique [Technique] increased.

Previously, it was merely a [Top Grade Mortal Technique].

Yet now, it became a [Lower Level Extremist Technique].

’Could it be that the more essence, qi, and spirit absorbed, the level can be elevated?’

Su Que speculated quietly.

After pondering for a while, he calmed his mind and commenced cultivating the Circulation of the Six Void Skill.

With his mind activated, the Eight-Colored True Qi emerged inside his body, flowing through his meridians.

The Eight-Colored True Qi consists of the eight forces of heaven, earth, mountain, marsh, wind, thunder, water, and fire.

Cultivating Circulation of the Six Void Skill necessitates maintaining the balance of these eight forces.

If unable to maintain, cultivating this skill brings significant side effects to the body.

Su Que did not maintain balance, allowing the eight forces to rampage through his body.

However, instead of harm, he felt a warm stream flowing through his body.

His remaining lifespan gradually increased.

Circulation of the Six Void Skill (8th Realm Peak of Perfection 36%) [Lower Level Extremist Technique]

After roughly an hour, the progress of cultivating Circulation of the Six Void Skill increased by 6%.

He glanced at his remaining lifespan.

Remaining lifespan: 7998 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

The remaining lifespan increased by nine years, nearing the threshold of eight thousand years.

...

The Fourteen Arhats escaped the entanglement of Celestial Soldiers, returning to Spirit Mountain.

Over a hundred Celestial Soldiers against only fourteen Arhats.

Moreover, among these Celestial Soldiers, there were a few skilled ones.

Upon returning to Spirit Mountain, they were all seriously injured.

There were ghastly wounds on their sinewy muscles, and light golden blood oozed from the wounds.

Once achieving Arhat Fruit Position, the blood would have a light golden tint.

After acquiring Li Xuanji’s memories, they all knew this mysterious masked expert managed to cultivate from a mortal to an Ascender in just a few years.

They believed this person was certainly an Immortal reincarnated for cultivation.

And when this person ascended, no forces sheltered or escorted him.

This demonstrates that this person had no ties to any forces in his past life, most likely a loose cultivator.

Thus, they were even more intent on bringing this person into Spirit Mountain.

If they could draw this person into Spirit Mountain, to serve as Spirit Mountain’s Guardian Divine General.

This would count as great merit for them, and if the World Honored One knew, he would certainly offer them many opportunities.

The Fourteen Arhats discussed how to find this person, deliberating for about one incense stick, concluding that the person should be in the "Unclaimed Land."

They planned to search for the person in the "Unclaimed Land."

There are two methods to search.

Firstly, dispatch Spirit Mountain Bhikkhus to visit in secret and search the area.

Secondly, commission leaders from minor forces in the Unclaimed Land to look for the person.

After all, most Upper Realm Celestial Medicine, Cultivation Techniques, and other cultivation resources are concentrated in the realms of Spirit Mountain and the Celestial Court.

As long as Spirit Mountain promises benefits to the leaders of minor forces, they would send people to assist in searching.

Moreover, those minor forces’ leaders also fear Spirit Mountain.

If Spirit Mountain seeks to annex some minor forces, the Celestial Court, unwilling to witness Spirit Mountain growing stronger, may intervene, clashing with it.

However, if Spirit Mountain aims to annihilate those minor forces, the Celestial Court rarely intervenes.

After finalizing the plan, they sent Long-Eyebrow, who was least injured, to the Unclaimed Land.

Other Arhats dispatched Spirit Mountain Bhikkhus to secretly investigate the Unclaimed Land.

...

The next day, as daylight broke, Su Que left the inn intending to gather information.

Aside from inquiring about cultivation techniques, he sought ways to earn in the "Unclaimed Land."

If joining a force or sect, any cultivation resource can be exchanged with contributions exclusive to the force.

But as a loose cultivator, only through earning "Profound Gold" can he exchange for various resources.

In the Small World, he typically gathered information at taverns.

However, Upper Realm individuals mostly have high cultivation, and due to the rich Spiritual Qi, they don’t require food, so eateries are scarcely populated.

Yet, the Upper Realm still houses gambling houses, where many cultivators congregate.

Su Que exited the inn, seeing numerous cultivators flying overhead.

He queried a passerby on the location of a gambling house.

Receiving an answer, he too ascended into the air, gracefully flying toward the gambling house.

While flying, he observed many cultivators descending toward a specific direction.

Arriving at a gathering spot, seemingly observing something.

Being new to the Upper Realm, curious, Su Que flew there, landing down.

Peering through the crowd, he saw what the cultivators were observing was a wooden notice board.

On it, a drawing depicted a masked individual with flowing long hair and dressed in martial attire.

’Isn’t that me?’

Su Que’s expression remained unchanged, merely shifting his gaze downward.

Observing the bounty amount written underneath—five hundred taels of Profound Gold.