The Black Abyss Ancient Gold Sword had an extraordinary material, and among these treasures, it was the most valuable.
The elder from the Celestial Sky Sword Sect, Elder Qian, took another fourth-grade magic weapon. The fourth-grade Sword Washing Pool of the Celestial Sky Sword Sect could purify the demonic nature and reforge it into a magic weapon.
But none of them said anything, as, after all, in this battle, Jiang Linglong and Master Zhang contributed the most and deserved the greatest rewards.
"…"
After everyone dispersed, Jiang Linglong and Elian boarded the Ethereal Vessel.
The treasure ship flew towards Qingyang Mountain, soaring through the sky.
Inside the treasure ship's cultivation room, Jiang Linglong handed the Black Abyss Ancient Gold Sword to Elian.
"This sword contains demonic nature; I believe it is very suitable for forging the Thousand Demons Slaying Sword." (An artifact of the Azure Void Sect)
The main reason she obtained this item was to help Elian forge a Thousand Demons Slaying Sword.
Elian took the magic sword and carefully stored it. With Jiang Linglong's cultivation and battle power, having an additional Thousand Demons Slaying Sword wouldn't significantly increase her strength, but for him, it could greatly enhance his abilities.
When he first saw the sword in the hands of the old demon Yan, he had been tempted. Now that it was in his hands, he wanted to immediately forge it into a sword embryo.
Suppressing this thought, Elian said to Jiang Linglong, "Let's first refine some Demon Purification Spirit Liquid."
The two of them worked quickly and gathered several batches of spiritual herbs to refine the Demon Purification Spirit Liquid.
After refining the liquid, he quickly stood up, preparing to find the Patriarch. But Jiang Linglong grabbed his arm and handed him a bottle of pills.
"These Purple Jade Returning Yuan Pills, take them to the Patriarch for his healing."
"Mm."
Elian tightened his grip on her hand before stepping out to find the Patriarch.
In this battle, the Patriarch not only had demonic energy enter his body but also sustained severe internal injuries. The Purple Jade Returning Yuan Pills were high-tier third-grade healing pills and could save the Patriarch years of recovery.
Chen Changxuan spent five days using over ten doses of the Demon Purification Spirit Liquid to cleanse the demonic energy, and then he took two Purple Jade Returning Yuan Pills for healing.
With both methods, the Patriarch's vitality was nearly replenished, and his complexion had improved significantly.
He smiled at Elian and said, "With these pills and the Demon Purification Spirit Liquid, my injuries are no longer severe. I only need to rest for five years to fully recover."
Elian nodded. It was similar to his past life. In this world, cultivation pills didn't have the rumored drug resistance, but healing pills did have a degree of resistance.
In the short term, the Patriarch had already consumed two Purple Jade Returning Yuan Pills. At least for the next twenty years, taking these healing pills would have a significantly reduced effect.
At first, he had some doubts, but upon further reflection, he understood. Cultivation pills and spiritual stones were like food in his past life; you couldn't expect them to stop working just because you consumed them more often. Healing pills, however, were similar to the medicines of his past life.
"Although my injuries have healed, it still cost a lot."
Looking at the Purple Jade Returning Yuan Pills, the Patriarch couldn't help but feel a bit of pain.
These were high-tier third-grade healing pills, and each pill was worth more than fifty thousand spiritual stones. After consuming two of them, the Patriarch had spent a total of one hundred thousand spiritual stones.
"To me, your recovery is more important than the cost," Elian smiled and said. After meeting with Daoist Taiwu, he understood the importance of lifespan even more.
Daoist Taiwu, with his Thunder Spirit Root, was a peerless genius. He had reached the Purple Mansion Great Completion at just over two hundred years old.
But in order to forge a Middle-level Golden Core, he had broken through four times before finally reaching the Golden Core realm.
He didn't rely on external items to form his core. After each failed breakthrough, it took him a full cycle of fifty years to try again, unless he used valuable fourth-grade pills to heal.
Daoist Taiwu struggled through four attempts, and by the time he reached the Golden Core stage, he was nearly five hundred years old.
As a result, Daoist Taiwu was already over seven hundred years old and still only had the cultivation of the third layer of the Golden Core stage.
Although he had forged a Middle-level Golden Core and had some Nascent Soul potential, his battle strength was comparable to that of the fourth layer of the Golden Core.
However, the lost lifespan could not be regained. Unless he encountered an extraordinary opportunity, breaking through to Nascent Soul would be difficult.
Although the Patriarch's lifespan was still young, no one knew whether he would break through to the Golden Core, and even if he could, no one knew how many attempts it would take.
Because of this, Elian didn't want to waste any time for the Patriarch.
After leaving the Patriarch's closed-door room, Elian found Chen Nianchuan in a guest room.
At this moment, Chen Nianchuan's aura was boiling with murderous intent, clearly having demonic energy inside his body, and it was severely eroding him.
"How careless of you."
Elian frowned, took out the Demon Purification Spirit Liquid, and was about to purify the demonic energy.
But Chen Nianchuan shook his head, stopping him calmly, and said indifferently, "This demonic energy entering my body was not an accident."
"Not an accident…" Elian's eyes narrowed, and his brows furrowed.
He nodded calmly and said, "I took the initiative to let the demonic energy enter my body."
Elian was stunned for a moment. Was he addicted to demonic energy?
Chen Nianchuan smiled faintly, his long black hair cascading down, his handsome features carrying a hint of demonic nature.
"I'm not like you. My talent can't compare to Xianye's."
"I've always understood one thing: apart from unyielding perseverance, I'm no better than you."
"I've long thought about one issue: with my talent, forging a superior Golden Core would be incredibly difficult. Perhaps I wouldn't even have a ten percent chance."
"When I subdued the Fire Fiend, I realized that during the process of resisting the Fire Fiend, my spiritual consciousness and true essence became purer, even more so than I expected."
"Because of this, while Xianye needed two attempts to break through to the Purple Mansion, I succeeded on my first try."
Chen Nianchuan spoke calmly, using his spiritual power to refine the demonic energy inside him.
He wasn't expelling the demonic energy; he was slowly refining it, trying to subdue it.
Demonic energy, unlike Fire Fiend energy, amplified human desires once it entered the body, constantly eroding a cultivator's soul, distorting their character, and ultimately causing them to fall into demonic cultivation.
But Chen Nianchuan's perseverance was extraordinary. He took one step at a time, trying to subdue this demonic energy and break through the barriers of his own mind.
He looked at Elian calmly and smiled, saying, "Refining the demonic energy with my spiritual power and consciousness can greatly temper my spiritual power and consciousness."
"If I can subdue the desires caused by the demonic energy, I will break through the inner demons in my heart, which will help me overcome my heart's demons when I break through to Nascent Soul in the future."
"You don't need to persuade me."
Chen Nianchuan, wearing a black robe, with his three thousand black long hairs spread over his shoulders, his tall figure seemed to blend into the shadows, and his demonic nature grew stronger.
As if understanding Elian's concerns, he smiled like a Buddha and looked at him like a young Demon Lord.
"Promise me."
"If one day I fall into the demon path."
"Kill me!"
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