Chapter 183

Demons were also divided into innate and postnatal. Innate demons were demonic beasts that gave birth to babies or eggs.

The so-called demons were birthed by their mothers, and this was simply how it was. Postnatal demons were the most typical type of demons.

A tree that had developed intelligence due to a fortuitous encounter was considered demonized.

An ordinary beast would suddenly awaken its bloodline or become a monster.

Among the postnatal demons, there was one type that was the strangest and most disgusting. They were monsters that survived with luck after resentment and evil energy entered their bodies.

Resentment and evil energy were harmful to cultivators, not to mention mortals. If these grievances or evil energies entered their bodies, there was a high chance that they would die.

However, there were also some lucky ones who not only could survive the encounter but could also fuse with each other and obtain power.

The human-faced ghost eagle was such a creature.

It was an ordinary eagle that was reborn after its death because it had accumulated enough resentment. Not only did it possess the Wraith’s memories, but it also gave birth to human faces and strange powers that were different.

Most importantly, the human-faced ghost eagle in front of him had combat strength close to the Golden Core Plane.

“How did you discover me?” The human-faced ghost eagle glared at Chen Jingzhai with hatred.

At this moment, it did not have a human form at all. Instead, it had a winged human face and an eagle body. The voice was no longer old. Instead, it was sharp and shrill. It was uncomfortable to hear. There was a strong note of defiance in its voice. After all, it considered itself a good mimic. Not only was it not bad, but it was also very lifelike.

“You learned well, but your emotions gave you away.

“Of course, most importantly, you can’t hide your evil stench.

“Even if I don’t go and breathe it, it’s going to get up my nostrils and make me sick to my stomach.”

Chen Jingzhai looked at it with disgust.

“You have a death wish!” the human-faced ghost eagle roared, turning into a black shadow and charging toward Chen Jingzhai.

Its speed was difficult to capture with the naked eye, and a cold aura of resentment assaulted his face.

“Buzz!”

The howl sounded again, and the sound wave spread, causing the human-faced ghost eagle to freeze on the spot.

The resentment and cold air dissipated on the spot.

Chen Jingzhai waved his hand and a fire dragon wrapped around it. The super-high temperature distorted the air.

“Wah-wah!”

The human-faced ghost eagle sensed mortal danger and immediately began to fight for his life.

It let out an unpleasant cry that sounded like a doll’s cry.

A layer of black flames immediately burned onto its body. This ball of flames directly blocked the fire dragon. At the same time, it spat a black fireball at Chen Jingzhai, which directly pierced through the fire dragon.

“Vengeful Black Flame, huh?”

“I didn’t expect you to already have a natal spell. Looks like you’re really one step away from the Golden Core Plane.

“But so what if you’re a Golden Core?”

Chen Jingzhai looked at the flying black fireball and said disdainfully, shaking his head and waving his hand.

A golden light shot out from Chen Jingzhai’s hand and directly pierced through the black fireball. The black fireball exploded and turned into a net of fire that enveloped Chen Jingzhai. Chen Jingzhai seemed to have expected this. A divine spirit in his heart opened its eyes.

“Buzz!”

A majestic pressure with a divine aura emanated from Chen Jingzhai.

The pure power of light erupted from Chen Jingzhai. He was like a human light bulb, instantly becoming a source of light.

The net of flames formed by the poisonous black flames was the first to be illuminated before dissipating.

The human-faced ghost eagle turned to ashes in its terrified state.

It included the resentment and evil energy in this space.

“I miscalculated. It hasn’t even been a blink of an eye, but it’s such a burden!”

The divine spirit in his heart had long closed its eyes, but Chen Jingzhai’s face was pale.

He did not consume much of his spiritual essence or even his divine mind.

The greatest consumption came from his mental strength, a power born when he was at the Complete Foundation Plane.

He had thought that mental strength was the same thing as sword intent and Dharma Intent, but this was a different experience.

Ignoring everything else, this power could not be cultivated and strengthened at all.

And if it really was the Dharma Intent, then his Dharma Intent was nothing.

He was not in a hurry to go to the next level. Chen Jingzhai meditated on the spot and quickly entered the Primordial Essence World with his divine mind.

Even in a spiritual treasure-level tower, he could enter the Primordial Essence World as he pleased. However, there were Restrictions on taking things out of the Primordial Essence World. The power of a spiritual treasure could not be ignored.

After about half an hour, Chen Jingzhai finally recovered. Mental strength was mysterious and could not be recovered through cultivation, but it could be recovered in the original world.

This was the first time he had directly used the Acupoints Divine Spirit against an enemy. The effect was satisfactory.

However, the power it consumed was too terrifying. He still needed to constantly perfect and improve it.

At the end of the day, he was a technique creator and needed more resources.

He was looking forward to the scene of the divine spirit in his body walking out of his body and facing the enemy directly. Of course, whether this was possible in the future depended on his subsequent cultivation methods.

After getting rid of these distracting thoughts, Chen Jingzhai opened his eyes and stood up to go to the Restriction.

There were a total of three prizes, which meant that he had solved this level quite efficiently.

The first prize was a Grade 2 Tranquil Heart Elixir. This elixir was useless to Chen Jingzhai.

The second prize was an upper Grade 2 spiritual item called the Soul Extracting Banner. It had the effect of extracting ghosts and demonic souls. Moreover, the more ghosts and demonic souls there were, the stronger the power of the Soul Extracting Banner.

The third prize was a thin mask. It was a Grade 3 magic treasure source.

Without a doubt, Chen Jingzhai chose the third prize.

Magic treasure sources, no matter what form they took, were expensive and difficult to obtain. As long as the magic treasure source was nurtured well, its quality could increase when it became a magic treasure.

Therefore, in the eyes of many cultivators, some magic treasures were even inferior to magic treasure sources.

The mask magic treasure source could be refined with more materials in the future. At that time, it would at least be a medium Grade 3 magic treasure. Moreover, mask-type magic treasures such as the icy blue eyes were extremely rare.

Chen Jingzhai put away the prize and walked into the Restriction.

On the eighteenth floor.

A man in armor who looked like a general with a black, red-tasseled spear stood in the center.

He had a pleasant-looking face and lively eyes, but his eyebrows were filled with evil energy. The moment he looked over, Chen Jingzhai felt an intense wave of evil energy. This person in front of him seemed to have experienced a mountain of knives and a sea of flames and seemed to have killed thousands of people.

“Finally, a human,” said the other.

“Are you human too?” Chen Jingzhai asked.

“I was.” The other party sighed softly. “When I was alive, I was the Duke of the North of the Great Yong Dynasty. I led an army of 180,000 border towns to resist the invasion of the demons and barbarians, as well as the invasion of Great Yuan. I killed more than 100,000 enemies.”

“Great Yong?” Chen Jingzhai raised his eyebrows. “I’ve never heard of it. Could it be in other territories?”

“You actually know of the existence of other territories? Looks like you’re a disciple of a sect.” The other party looked at him indifferently and said, “My name is Xu Zixiao! May I know your name?”

“You’re going to die anyway. Does it matter what my name is?” Chen Jingzhai asked indifferently.

“At least when I’m awake, I’m still the Duke of the North, Xu Zixiao,” he said.

“I see.” Chen Jingzhai nodded. “Fan Mingge of the Will Celestial Clan.”

“Fan Mingge, I’ll remember you.” He looked deeply at Chen Jingzhai. “I’m from the Wolf Brilliance Territory. I’ve been dead for countless years. Perhaps Great Yong no longer exists.”

“If there’s a chance to go to Great Yong, I’ll ask around.” Chen Jingzhai said and asked, “In that case, the owner of this tower is also from the Wolf Brilliance Region?”

“I’m not sure,” the other said, shaking his head. “I’m not a cultivator, so I don’t know much about cultivators. I have limited lucidity, and I’ve never seen another wonder. Besides, none of that matters anymore. Please do your best from now on!

“Because I can barely contain myself!”

After Xu Zixiao finished speaking, his entire body emitted a cold aura, and his eyes instantly turned red. His blood-red eyes were as terrifying as a snake.

His skin was the one that had changed the most. Lines of blood appeared on his skin, and then white fur grew from his skin. His body began to grow stronger.

“Corpse refinement?” Chen Jingzhai muttered softly as he watched this scene.