Chapter 727

Chapter 727: Demon Spirit

"It seems Ling’er has discovered something," Ye Yun said with a light smile, noticing the panic in Shui Lingling’s eyes. "Why fear? I intended to keep it hidden initially, yet you uncovered it anyway."

"Ugh, Ling’er is truly shocked! No wonder a demon spirit appeared on this hill—so a fallen demon god lies here?" Shui Lingling trembled, turning to Shui Yingying. "Yingying, this is still a demon god’s corpse. Isn’t it disrespectful to trample on it?"

"You timid little girl," Shui Yingying chuckled, patting Shui Lingling’s black hair. "Even a living demon god would’ve been slain by our human race’s Heavenly Immortal. Why fear a dead one?"

"But it’s strange! A corpse shouldn’t emit such menacing waves. I only sensed it after noticing—isn’t that odd?" Shui Lingling frowned.

"You likely sensed its Heavenly Immortal rules. This demon god was unlucky—killed swiftly by a powerful Heavenly Immortal. The resulting demon spirit is as weak as the body refinement stage, its demonic energy nearly erased by that Immortal’s laws." Ye Yun smirked inwardly, recalling how Ancestor of the Sword Path effortlessly devoured the remnants of demon creatures. *If we encountered the demon god’s soul, how would Ancestor fare?*

Though both were souls, Ancestor’s confidence hinted at methods to suppress demon gods. Ye Yun didn’t pry, letting him scheme over absorbing such souls. His role was merely to guide.

Once, Ye Yun had casually asked Ancestor about Heavenly Immortals, but the latter fell silent—a rare evasion. Ye Yun accepted this secrecy, trusting Ancestor’s judgment. Some truths were better unknown, sparing him danger.

Those who learned too much faced burdens beyond their strength. Ye Yun wasn’t weak but chose to seek truth only when ready. Mocking his current weakness, he acknowledged his limits: opposing Earth Immortals as a mortal was folly.

"Ling’s fear shows the danger, yet Yingying remains calm despite sensing it earlier." Ye Yun sighed, watching Shui Yingying gaze into the distance. His goal now was finding a Heavenly Immortal inheritance in this Broken Space.

The Three Celestial Heavens and Seven Demon Heavens tempted him, but Earth Immortal experts had prepared far longer without success. With Ancestor’s aid, Ye Yun focused on helping the sisters, trusting they’d reciprocate when needed.

"Ha! Nothing scary! Take this, stupid bones!" Shui Lingling stomped the corpse, then sighed in relief when nothing happened. Hands on hips, she taunted, "Thought you’d come alive? Just a lifeless pile!"

"Imagine that demon god’s rage in hell," Ye Yun joked. "Careful, Ling’er—dead things might stir."

"Really?!" She yanked her foot back, whispering, "Yingying, will he punish me? I stepped so many times!"

"Brave words, yet so scared?" Shui Yingying tapped her forehead. "Why act tough?"

"Humans shouldn’t fear the Devil Race! Dead demons don’t matter!" Shui Lingling glared at the buried corpse, source of the dead air.

"Disgusting, even in death." She kicked a crumbling stone, then frowned at the ominous thunderclouds.

"What’s wrong?" Shui Yingying pulled her close. "If it frightens you, look away. It holds no value."

"As innate spiritual bodies, we sense these energies. My Stellar Body repels them, but your Nine Yin Body… absorbs them?" Shui Lingling asked.

"Why ask?" Shui Yingying tilted her head.

"Will absorbing this dead air harm you?" Shui Lingling fretted.

"Don’t worry. The Purple Stone Ye Yun gave me helps control it. Expelling it isn’t hard." Shui Yingying’s hand glowed purple, Immortal spirit energy swirling.

She’d secretly refined wisps of dead air, boosting her cultivation slightly. Strength justified any means—even a demon god’s. *Heavenly Immortal or demon, both are paths. Once chosen, no turning back.*

"Enough." Ye Yun steeled himself. He needed to master spatial laws to bypass the Celestial-Demon battlefield’s Heavenly Immortal rules. Losing teleportation crippled his combat power—his mediocre movement techniques relied on it. Even Illusory Thunderlight Escape couldn’t compensate.

Illusory Thunderlight Escape, in Ye Yun’s eyes, seemed more like a technique requiring explosive bursts of speed. During real combat, victory hinged on minuscule differences – mastering even the tiniest margin could elevate this movement art to true supremacy. Fortunately, Ye Yun’s mental power had reached the Third Level of the Earth Immortal realm, explaining how he saw through Shui Lingling’s cultivation level while she barely detected his intentionally revealed flaws.

"The Demon Abyss… I wonder what Heavenly Immortal relics await us." Behind them, celestial phenomena glowed deep blue as Shui Lingling accelerated. Ye Yun smiled faintly at her excitement, sensing their approach toward the coordinates he’d memorized.

"Conserve your true qi, Lingling," cautioned Shui Yingying. Though maintaining speed befitting the Nascent Soul stage, when combining forces with Shui Lingling’s Starry Sky methods, her cultivation temporarily surged to First Level Earth Immortal realm.

"Flying this long leaves me disoriented," Shui Lingling admitted, gathering stray starlight in her palms. The blue glow illuminated her startled face – she hadn’t realized how much energy she’d wasted.

"Ling’er struggles controlling starlight during high-speed movement," Shui Yingying observed, reabsorbing dispersed energy. As starlight flowed through her meridians, Shui Lingling began absorbing Immortal Spirit Stones from her Storage Treasure.

"We’re close enough to proceed cautiously," Shui Yingying declared, sensing her energy limits.

"Good timing for rest and Ye Yun’s assistance," Shui Lingling agreed, noting her companions’ relaxed expressions despite never checking the jade tablet’s coordinates.

"Though Ling’er’s snowy city offers protection, we need undisturbed shelter," Ye Yun remarked, landing on suspiciously flat terrain where the dead air felt diluted.

"This Heavenly Immortal’s work?" he mused. "Yet lingering demonic energy suggests the Demon God’s Remnant Soul might persist."

"Let’s see if that wretch still breathes!" The Ancestor of the Sword Path’s voice held murderous intent. "I’d gladly end it with One Sword!"

Ye Yun understood this hatred. Countless Seventh Level Earth Immortals had fallen to Heavenly Immortal-ranked Demon Gods during the Celestial-Demon wars, though celestial forces eventually eradicated most fiends.

Anticipating treasures, Ye Yun remained skeptical about Shui Yingying’s claim that Ninth Level Earth Immortals sealed the Seven Demon Heavens. The Ancestor’s enhanced spirit perception – boosted by absorbing demon creature souls – had detected dense celestial auras there during their second sweep.

Securing the Demon Abyss inheritance for both girls would strengthen his faction. Their innate spiritual bodies and Starry Sky methods complemented his Cleansing Immortal Heart Technique, though Ye Yun lamented his stagnant cultivation. Despite sufficient true qi and spiritual power for Earth Immortal realm, his Sun and Moon Dual Souls-enhanced body only withstood Fourth Level Nascent Soul pressures.

"Recover in the Deceptive Array first," the Ancestor advised. "Multiple groups approach the Demon Abyss."

"Since when did Broken Space get crowded with mediocre Nascent Souls?" Ye Yun crushed top-tier Immortal Spirit Stones, absorbing their energy while eyeing the dormant Thunder Spirit within. Purple lightning danced in its eyes yet refused activation without sufficient Thunder Spirit Qi.

"Forced awakening risks backlash from the Thunder God Hammer," he mused. This single attempt demanded perfection. Though failure meant catastrophic loss, success promised immense power – if he solved the intelligence conundrum.

"Use demonic energy?" The Ancestor sounded alarmed as Ye Yun channeled dead air through hand seals. Shui Lingling watched curiously, maintaining her snowy city’s barrier despite disliking the corrupt energy.