Conquering the Nine Heavens: An Isekai Xiaxia Cultivation: Conquering the Nine Heavens, #6

By Xi Dang Zhi Lu

In a world of chaos, the voices of the gods have long faded, leaving behind an endless turmoil of conflict and strife. Thus, people strive for a better paradise, but those who fail in their struggle are mercilessly cast aside.

Wu Yu was once such a failure, fortunate enough to have lost his past memories. However, through a twist of fate, he gradually recovers the memories of his past.

The moment he awakens, he is destined for an extraordinary life. The wandering between life and death is but a quest for that unforgettable dream and the unremembered vengeance...
 

 

 

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When Han Ling returned, the courtyard where Wu Yu had bought the house was already surrounded by many people. Everyone knew that a rebel had appeared here and had killed the patrolling guards. When Han Ling arrived, the crowd parted to make way for her. As she approached the entrance of the courtyard, several people came towards her, most of them elderly men with graying beards and some middle-aged men. In the courtyard, the body of a dead person was being carried out. One of the old men said, "Miss, this is already the second inscriptionist to be killed!"
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zhou Yan
• Release date: Apr 7, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224386536

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Chapter 296 Refining the Demonspawn

When Han Ling returned, the courtyard where Wu Yu had bought the house was already surrounded by many people. Everyone knew that a rebel had appeared here and had killed the patrolling guards. When Han Ling arrived, the crowd parted to make way for her. As she approached the entrance of the courtyard, several people came towards her, most of them elderly men with graying beards and some middle-aged men. In the courtyard, the body of a dead person was being carried out. One of the old men said, Miss, this is already the second inscriptionist to be killed!

Could it be that the inscriptions here are difficult to break? Han Ling frowned as she looked at the several inscriptionists moving slowly at the entrance of the courtyard. Each of them was moving slowly with their eyes closed, holding inscription pens in their hands and constantly drawing runes, sometimes in the air and sometimes on the ground.

We can’t tell what kind of inscriptions these are. They’re very chaotic, but they’re all self-contained. Most of them are elemental attack runes. Attack runes are almost extinct, and the inscriptionists we have now mainly study defensive inscriptions. This is the first time we’ve seen such large-scale inscription drawings. They’re chaotic and disorderly, yet they attack in an orderly manner. From the beginning until now, almost 20 inscriptionists from the family have been sent in, and two of them have been injured.

Strange! Were these inscriptions drawn by that person just now? Or were they drawn by the younger brother he mentioned? To get inside, we have to make such sacrifices. Is it worth it? Han Ling muttered to herself.

Now, our people are continuously studying these inscriptions. I must say, if these inscriptions were really drawn by him, then he was truly talented. It’s a pity he had to die! the elder said.

... Han Ling paused for a moment before replying, Regrettable as it may be, there’s nothing we can do. The inscription on the iron gate has been activated, and it will take at least a month to dissipate. Continue your work. Remember to report any progress to me...

News regarding the Han Clan spread quickly to the other clans. Many inscriptionists came one after another, drawn by the fame, wanting to witness this unique courtyard for themselves. Subsequently, the number of inscriptionists joining the effort to break the inscriptions exceeded several hundred. It was hard to imagine that every inch of the courtyard, including the walls surrounding it, was covered with inscriptions. Even a single blade of grass on the lawn could serve as a launch point for the inscriptions.

Wu Yu was already familiar with the elemental force inscriptions. In fact, they were drawn carelessly. Unexpectedly, these inscriptions became a subject of study for the Demon Clan’s inscriptionists. Of course, casualties continued to occur daily. A single careless touch of the inscription could easily kill one or several people.

Wu Yu and his demonic body clone were well aware of the abnormalities here, but they were watching silently, waiting for the changes. Even if the inscriptions were broken through one day, Mo Si inside was not someone who could be easily captured. The Nether Spirit Leopard had been hidden by Mo Si, and it was very clever, advancing quickly. This leopard specialized in cultivating divine sense, with its unique method of cultivation. In addition to cultivating, Mo Si spent his time observing the Nether Spirit Leopard’s cultivation of divine sense. The world was unaware... In fact, the Nether Spirit Leopard’s cultivation of divine sense was quite simple. It involved delicately wrapping each hair on its body with divine sense. Note, the wrapping was delicate, covering every part of each hair. If initially, it could envelope a single hair, the Nether Spirit Leopard would then try to envelop a second, a third... and so on, pushing its divine sense to its limits. This would lead to an overextension of divine sense, and of course, every time after such an overextension, the Nether Spirit Leopard would rest for dozens of hours. This method of overextension was known to both the Demon Clan and the Immortal Clan and was considered dangerous. The reason being, if not controlled properly, it could cause damage to the divine sense, leading to a sleep that lasts until death.

However, the Nether Spirit Leopard is an innate demonic beast. The lightning mark on its forehead would continuously flash a yellow light after its divine sense was overextended. After resting, the lightning kept flickering, seemingly absorbing some abilities, or perhaps it played a role in stabilizing the divine sense.

Meanwhile, Wu Yu had been hard at work refining pills these past few days. When She Li left, he entrusted Wu Yu with several Dan Prescriptions, including the Giant Strength Divine Pill and the Spellburst Divine Pill. One could double the physical strength of the body, while the other could enhance the damage of spells. Both were divine pills of a defiant nature against the heavens, but of a relatively high level, formulated by She Li himself. They were defined as level seven pills, requiring up to hundreds of auxiliary materials and at least ten rare materials. The minimum cost of crafting a single pill was about five million. However, the challenging part was that, after searching all the Demon Clan’s medicine shops, Mo Wu only managed to obtain four or five of the rare materials. According to the sellers, Extremely rare materials are seldom sold to these shops. Most are sold to auction houses.

Wu Yu had actually seen some of these materials at an auction house before, but at the time, he didn’t think he would need them and thus didn’t buy any. Now, it seemed he would have to make another trip to the auction house. However, before going, he needed to be well-prepared. Although he had gained a lot from the last auction, he had spent even more. Buying inscription pens, demonic beast blood, and feeding the Nether Spirit Leopard had nearly exhausted his funds. Lately, he had been living frugally, spending the hard-earned money of Mo Da and Mo Er. Without some financial inflow, he would have to tighten his belt even further.

In the Extreme Demon Land, Wu Yu finally found a way to deal with the demonspawn. It was impossible to physically grasp it; once touched, it would quickly burrow into your body and recklessly destroy your meridians. Enduring the pain, Mo San discovered that the demonspawn that had entered his body was following the flow of demonic energy in his meridians. Initially, Mo San tried to manipulate his demonic energy, only to find the demonspawn became more vigorous. Eventually, Wu Yu decided to reverse the flow of demonic energy. This reverse flow was a cultivation method of the Immortal Clan. Applying it to a member of the Demon Clan could dissipate their demonic energy or cause them to go berserk, turning them into a cripple.

This was a huge risk for Mo San, but he had no choice. To his surprise, after reversing the flow of demonic energy, the demonspawn inside him showed signs of panic, desperately trying to stop the reversed flow. However, it was all in vain. Following the reversal of demonic energy by Mo San, the demonic energy inside his body quickly began to dissipate. And by the time the demonic energy was almost gone, the demonspawn inside became extremely weak. In a bid to survive, the demonspawn desperately released its own demonic energy. The black armor around the demonspawn’s body gradually dissipated, trying to compensate for the lack of demonic energy caused by Mo San’s reversal. However, as it released demonic energy, it too disappeared bit by bit. Eventually, the demonspawn stopped moving. The outer layer enveloping it was gradually shed, leaving behind a grain-sized black pearl when it finally stopped moving...

Chapter 297 Master Said

Wu Yu released these pearls using his divine sense, placing them in a glass bottle, before continuing to capture the demonspawn that were still gnawing at him. Despite Mo San capturing one of the several dozen demonspawn surrounding Wu Yu, the rest were still tirelessly attacking him. Fortunately, this was the demonic body that had absorbed the power of the Nine Star Sky Round, which was much more resistant to beatings than an ordinary demonic body...

Finally, the auction house opened again, a monthly event eagerly anticipated by many in the Demon Clan. And this time, Wu Yu was among them. However, unlike before, Wu Yu would not be going in person but would be sending Mo Wu to attend the auction. This was the advantage of having a clone; despite being one person, one could multitask.

Before leaving, Mo Wu also consumed a Transformation Pill, greatly altering his appearance. After all, the clone’s appearance was gradually becoming more and more similar to Wu Yu’s. This was the most frustrating thing for Wu Yu. Anyone who knew him well would recognize him at a glance.

Mo Wu entered the auction house and went straight to Old Bai’s side. Old Bai was still receiving a seller who was also auctioning something. A servant came to report that Wu Yu had sent someone to see Old Bai, making Old Bai very excited. He quickly sent this seller away and, under the curious gaze of the crowd, welcomed Wu Yu’s servant into the room. Fine tea was served to Mo Wu.

Old Bai beamed at Mo Wu, who was much more handsome than Wu Yu. A cultivation base at the First Firmament of the Demon King Realm. And yet he was just Wu Yu’s servant. It seemed like this Wu Yu was quite extraordinary!

Alchemist Wu Yu is your master? Old Bai asked.

Mo Wu nodded and said, Master asked me to bring you some pills and asked if you could sell them for him. Also, does Old Bai still have any spare, useless bodies?

Old Bai nodded, furrowed his brows, and asked, Young brother, do you know why your master wants these corpses?

Mo Wu shook his head and said, I’m not quite sure about that. However, Master said that he’s willing to buy each body for a hundred thousand demon coins. If it’s inconvenient, Master will go to Zhantai Yunfeng to buy them instead...

No, no, no... Old Bai said hurriedly. Convenient, convenient. I was just asking out of curiosity. Since Alchemist Wu Yu doesn’t wish to say, I won’t ask further. I’ll do as you said just now.

Most of the fallen soldiers’ bodies remained unclaimed; they were just dead bodies that Old Bai had to deal with. Now that someone finally wanted them, Old Bai was overjoyed. Moreover, he wasn’t asking for them for free but was willing to pay a hundred thousand demon coins for each body. What a generous offer! This was almost enough to earn back the benefits that Zhantai Yunfeng had taken from him. Of course, he would do it! Although these fallen warriors were martyrs to some extent, countless martyrs had fallen on the Demon Clan’s land and very few were remembered. Furthermore, if this person really contacted Zhantai Yunfeng, he would probably never be able to do business with them again! At this point, Old Bai became even more curious about Wu Yu’s identity. He was even acquainted with Zhantai Yunfeng. He really couldn’t figure out Wu Yu’s real identity!

Can I ask, does your master want the bodies of the Immortal Clan? Old Bai asked. If his master did, then he wouldn’t exchange with Zhantai Yunfeng in the future; he would just sell everything directly to his master.

My master mentioned that as well. For those of the Immortal Clan, my master is only willing to pay fifty thousand demon coins each. Mo Wu said.

Such a big difference? Old Bai pondered. I wonder, what kind of pills has young brother brought today?

Mo Wu stood up, opened his spatial bag, and took out all the pills inside, placing them on the table one by one, filling it with a dense layer. Then, Mo Wu sat down and pointed to the first row, saying, This is a batch of ten three-star high-grade Divine Clear Pills...

Then Mo Wu pointed to the second row of pills and said, This is a batch of ten three-star high-grade Qi Return Pills...

This is a batch of ten three-star high-grade Tranquility Pills...

This is a batch of ten three-star high-grade Blood Return Pills...

This is a batch of ten three-star high-grade Detoxification Pills...

This is a batch of ten three-star high-grade Blood-Stopping Pills...

This is a batch of ten three-star high-grade Sinew-Growing Bone-Refining Pills...

This is a batch of ten three-star high-grade Rejuvenation Powders...

This is a batch of ten four-star high-grade Divine Clear Pills...

This is a batch of ten four-star high-grade Qi Return Pills...

This is a batch of ten four-star high-grade Tranquility Pills...

This is a batch of ten four-star high-grade Blood Return Pills...

This is a batch of ten four-star high-grade Detoxification Pills...

This is a batch of ten four-star high-grade Blood-Stopping Pills...

This is a batch of ten four-star high-grade Sinew-Growing Bone-Refining Pills...

This is a batch of ten four-star high-grade Rejuvenation Powders...

In addition, there is a batch of five-star high-grade Tranquility Pills, a batch of five-star high-grade Blood Return Pills, a batch of five-star high-grade Detoxification Pills, a batch of five-star high-grade Blood-Stopping Pills, a batch of five-star high-grade Sinew-Growing Bone-Refining Pills, and a batch of five-star high-grade Rejuvenation Powders... As Old Bai stared at him in shock, Mo Wu handed him a bottle of pills and said, This batch here is five-star Tranquility Pills, also of high-grade quality. Master said that this batch is a gift for you, Old Bai. You must be tired, always working so hard. This is to compensate you...

Fo... for me? Fi... five-star high-grade? Old Bai’s hands trembled as he accepted the bottle, his beard shaking uncontrollably. He looked at the hundreds of bottles of pills neatly arranged on the table. Who would have thought that every single one of them was of high-grade quality! And this Alchemist Wu Yu had even gifted him a bottle of five-star high-grade pills. This was a treasure! Old Bai was so excited that his eyes sparkled, and his hands trembled as he caressed these high-grade pills.

In the past, the pills auctioned off every month by the auction house would at most be in these quantities, and most of them would be of low or medium quality, and they would not be of a very high rank either. Yet these pills refined by this Alchemist Wu Yu alone were practically worth more than all the pills the auction house had ever sold...

Master also instructed... Mo Wu said, passing Old Bai a piece of paper. These are the medicinal ingredients that Master needs. He originally planned to refine six-star high-grade pills but could not do so due to the lack of these ingredients...

Thud... Old Bai staggered and almost fell over. He looked at Mo Wu in disbelief and said, Six-star high-grade pills?

Chapter 298: The Fourth Courtyard

Yes... Mo Wu said calmly.

I wonder, what level Alchemist is your master? Old Bai asked curiously.

Above a six-star Alchemist... Mo Wu replied.

Oh... Old Bai sighed. As someone who had not yet reached the level of a six-star Alchemist, how could he refine six-star high-grade pills? This Alchemist Wu Yu was truly extraordinary. Perhaps he really was Alchemist Zhou Qing! Old Bai had Xiao Mei lead this person to the bronze private room that had been arranged for Wu Yu last time. Hearing that it was someone Wu Yu had sent, Xiao Mei had been very excited. However, she was disappointed to hear that it was just one of Wu Yu’s servants.

I wonder what Master Wu Yu has been up to lately? I have some things I’d like to ask him... Xiao Mei asked Mo Wu in a low voice, her face flushed.

Mo Wu looked out the window and said, You’re Xiao Mei, right?

Yes... Xiao Mei replied.

Master asked me to apologize to you... Mo Wu said. Hearing these words, tears filled Xiao Mei’s eyes. She was just a servant, yet Master Wu Yu had actually said such things to her. Master said that the incident last time happened very suddenly, and many people were looking for him. In order to avoid revealing his identity, he could only secretly send the leopard away. As for the five million demon coins Master gave you, they can be considered a little compensation for you...

I don’t want this money... Xiao Mei said, handing over a spatial bag. It was the one Wu Yu had given her. Ever since Wu Yu had disappeared, Xiao Mei had been holding onto this spatial bag almost all the time, thinking about what Wu Yu looked like—of course, he had been disguised as a man with scars.

... Mo Wu looked at Xiao Mei in surprise and said, You should keep it!

No... Xiao Mei firmly said, I want to return this to your master. All I wish for is to see him once more... Who could have known that Xiao Mei, a woman of stunning beauty, would fall for a man scarred by a blade.

... Mo Wu sighed. In the Purple Demon Clan’s Dan House, Wu Yu also heaved a sigh, lamenting about his fate with romantic troubles. Even disguising himself as an ugly monster, he was still noticed by a beauty!

The master cannot see you right now. You should know that your Han Clan has been searching far and wide for someone — that someone is our master. However, the master doesn’t wish to reveal himself or have any dealings with the outside world. He must conceal his identity and live incognito. If I were to take you to see the master, we would undoubtedly be tracked by people from the Han Clan. If I were alone, no one could catch up to me... Mo Wu’s explanation couldn’t be clearer; having Xiao Mei with him would be a burden. Xiao Mei felt deeply aggrieved and regretted being of no help. If only her cultivation were higher, perhaps she wouldn’t hold the master back.

Can you tell me where the master is staying? I’ll be very careful, just seeing the master from a distance would be enough for me... Xiao Mei said hopefully.

... What a lovesick woman! Wu Yu thought. Seeing Xiao Mei’s pitiful gaze, Wu Yu couldn’t bear to refuse any longer and directly said, The master’s place is at the fourth courtyard, south of the alley, number eighteen...

Bang... Suddenly, there was a noise from outside the door. Mo Wu turned around in surprise. Xiao Mei knew what was happening outside; there must be a hidden expert sent to eavesdrop on their conversation. Xiao Mei angrily said, This is too much. I’m going to confront them...

Forget it... Mo Wu grabbed Xiao Mei, saying, Let them be... Alchemist Wu Yu was precisely the person the Han Clan was desperately searching for. It was normal to be under surveillance at any time. They believed the room had been tampered with. Normally, these VIP rooms shouldn’t allow eavesdropping, as sound shouldn’t be able to escape. Arranging for Mo Wu to stay here again was probably in hopes of catching any news about Alchemist Wu Yu.

This time, Han Lingyuan had received the news early on and was waiting in the council room with several elders of the auction house. In Han Lingyuan’s view, finding this Alchemist was the most important task at hand. He had made thorough preparations this time, even employing trackers with the strength of great demon kings.

Previously, Old Bai had reported that Wu Yu had sent a servant to deliver hundreds of sets of high-grade pills, all of which were at least grade three. This had indeed shocked Han Lingyuan, as it was a boon to both the Demon Clan and the Han Clan. This was enough to demonstrate the prowess of this Alchemist, who had almost eclipsed all Demon Clan Alchemists. Even the Purple Demon Clan’s Dan God couldn’t compare to this person. Although the Purple Demon Clan’s Dan God had recently refined pills of higher grades, their quality was not very good. Most of them were low and mid-grade, with only a few sets being high-grade. From this, it seemed that this Alchemist Wu Yu’s alchemy skills definitely surpassed the Dan God, or even surpassed any Alchemist from the Third Layer Heaven. At first, Han Lingyuan had suspected that Alchemist Wu Yu was the Han Clan’s Dan God, as the Dan God had also introduced himself as Wu Yu. Therefore, Han Lingyuan had secretly arranged some measures and surveilled both sides. He had previously received a report stating that the Han Clan’s Dan God was indeed still in the Han Clan and was currently playing with Zi Ling. He had also seen the Dan God’s follower several times. It was just that his appearance and temperament were very similar to the Dan God’s. Additionally, the other members of the Han Clan were not the Dan God’s confidants. Such a large quantity of pills could only be handled by a confidant. However, this person’s appearance was very unfamiliar, and he had not undergone any disguise. So, Han Lingyuan felt that these two Wu Yus were different people. Moreover, at most, their names were homonyms. He often heard the girl Zi Ling say that the Dan God’s Wu Yu meant having nothing to say, or... being speechless.

Since they weren’t the same person, it was imperative that they find this Alchemist Wu Yu. If he could befriend this self-proclaimed Wu Yu, then in the future, the Han Clan’s alchemy industry would be on par with the Immortal Clan. Lacking strength in alchemy had always been a weakness for the Han Clan and the Demon Clan. Revitalizing the Demon Clan’s alchemy industry had always been Han Lingyuan’s wish.

While Han Lingyuan was deep in thought, a middle-aged man with the cultivation base of a Great Demon at the First Layer Heaven rushed in, looking startled. Seeing this, Han Lingyuan asked with puzzlement, De Yu? What is it? Have you heard some useful information?

Deacon Elder! It’s not good, it’s not good... The man named De Yu said anxiously.

What’s the matter? Han Lingyuan said with dissatisfaction, What’s not good?

That Alchemist who lives at the fourth courtyard south of the alley, number eighteen... De Yu said urgently.

The fourth courtyard south of the alley, number eighteen? Han Lingyuan thought for a moment, That name sounds familiar...

Oh no... Old Bai said at this time, That courtyard is the famous Inscription Mansion of the Han Clan. It’s the courtyard that Miss Han Ling is in charge of.

What? Han Lingyuan jumped up, No wonder it sounded so familiar! Cold sweat dripped down Han Lingyuan’s face as he hurriedly shouted at De Yu, Quick, quickly go bring back Han Ling... No! Forget it, I’ll go myself! Oh man, trouble! Trouble! She’s the treasure of the Han Clan... Han Lingyuan let out a wail and rushed out quickly, his voice echoing.

Chapter 299: Special Treatment

At this moment, the room where Mo Wu was located received special treatment from the auction house. During this time, Mo Wu watched the entire auction process. Initially, ordinary items were auctioned, and even several elemental attack talismans appeared. According to Old Bai’s introduction, these were some talismans that Inscription Masters had recently learned after deciphering inscriptions at the Inscription Mansion in the fourth courtyard south of the alley, number eighteen, and attempted to draw onto talisman paper. They were convenient to carry and could be life-saving at critical moments.

Normally, very few people carried these talismans. The main reason was that such things rarely appeared in auction houses and were usually monopolized by major families. Just as Old Bai had said, these things seemed ordinary but could be life-saving in emergencies. When one’s demonic energy was