Da Xuan Martial Saint

Aside from the Mystic Tortoise Demon Blood and the heart blood, the rest are various valuable Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects like Mysterious Water Essence, which are of a higher quality than the gentle nurturing kinds of Spiritual Objects.

In the Five Viscera Realm, the progress of Cultivation depends on Viscera Refining Spiritual Objects, the Six Viscera Realm uses gentle nurturing class Spiritual Objects, and upon reaching the Marrow Cleansing Realm, there are no more restrictions. Whether it's Viscera Refining or gentle nurturing kinds, a Martial Artist in the Marrow Cleansing Realm can use either effctively for refining their Martial Body.

However, relatively speaking.

The effects of Viscera Refining and gentle nurturing kinds of Spiritual Objects on the refinement of a Grandmaster Martial Body are not very significant—quite ordinary, and it is a waste for Grandmasters to use them. They are far more beneficial to Martial Artists in the Five Organ and Viscera Realm Realm.

The reason for this is simple: the requirements for refining a Grandmaster Martial Body are very large, demanding more intense refinement, not the slow adjustment and nurturing appropriate for the Six Viscera Realm, thus requiring higher quality Spiritual Objects.

Such things,

to put it plainly, are not to be found even once in the warehouses of the Seven Profound Sect!

Grandmasters who travel to the Outer Sea, explore the Great Wilderness, and discover some Viscera Refining or gentle nurturing kinds of Spiritual Objects may place them in the Sect's Mansion Treasury to cultivate the younger generation. But Body Refining Spiritual Objects are useful to themselves, and the more the better, preferring excess rather than shortage; hence there will never be a surplus of such items.

After all.

Even those Grandmasters who have refined their Martial Bodies to 'Perfection', like the old Masters such as Feng Hongsheng, if they had a large number of Body Refining Spiritual Objects, it would not be impossible for their Martial Bodies to make minor progress. Although this would not create a significant change in strength, it could increase their chances of impacting the Blood Exchange, or extend their lifespan a bit longer.

The Demon Venerable Murong Yan, as an Eighth Rank Demon Venerable, carried with him up to four portions of Body Refining Spiritual Objects, all of which were compatible with his own attributes. Clearly, they were prepared for his use, just like the Mystic Tortoise Heart Blood.

For Chen Mu, he was not one to refuse visitors.

He practiced the Qiankun Martial Body that did not require any specific attributes. Any type of Body Refining Spiritual Objects from the world, whether water, fire, wind, thunder, was effectively the same to him. He could use all of them, without a need to trade or exchange with others.

"With these four portions of Body Refining Spiritual Objects, I wonder if it's possible to refine my Martial Body to Minor Achievement. However, the difficulty of refining the Martial Body is indeed higher than that of Viscera Refining and nurturing the Six Viscera, requiring more time and resources."

Chen Mu pondered in his mind.

There is no doubt about the effects of the system panel; it definitely can digest the Body Refining Spiritual Objects with nearly perfect efficiency. It's just that the practice of refining the Martial Body itself takes a long time. Still, if it could really advance his Martial Body by a small step, reaching Minor Achievement, the change would not be insubstantial.

After all, the foundation of his Qiankun Martial Body was incredibly substantial, and calling it the most Solidifying Refinement of Martial Bodies in history would not be an exaggeration. The change brought about by one small step could possibly exceed that of an ordinary Grandmaster going from initial achievement to Perfection!

Without pondering for too long.

Chen Mu swiftly collected all of the Demon Venerable Murong Yan's items and after carefully checking several times to ensure there were no omissions, he crushed the body into bone and flesh fragments, then turned and headed into the Earth's Veins.

After traversing over a hundred zhang through the Earth's Veins, he quickly returned to where he had been before, found the body of the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable, and after another thorough investigation, also turned up many items, though not as many as those of the Demon Venerable Murong Yan.

Among them was only a bottle of ordinary Mystic Tortoise Demon Blood.

There was only one piece of Body Refining Spiritual Object named 'Red Earth Mystic Essence', belonging to the Five Elements Earth Attribute, which also matched the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable's own needs for refining his Demon Body. It was also a gain for Chen Mu. Counting the items from Demon Venerable Murong Yan, he now had five portions.

"It's time to go up."

After inspecting the body of the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable and crushing it as well, Chen Mu looked up towards the surface.

To lure the Demon Venerable Murong Yan to come, he deliberately delayed with the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable for some time. By now, most of the stewards and protectors of the Sky Demon Sect who could have escaped had done so. He was unclear about the current state of the Secluded Silent Valley.

Chen Mu was not particularly interested in the Secluded Silent Valley.

As the Main Altar of the Sky Demon Sect, the valley certainly contained many valuable resources and undoubtedly had a treasury as well. However, before the fall of the Main Altar, figures such as the Demon Venerable Murong Yan would definitely have taken the most valuable things in the treasury with them and would not have left them in the valley.

Therefore, what was left in the Secluded Silent Valley were mostly large quantities of items not easily carried; these might be considered a batch of strategic resources for the Seven Profound Sect, but for Chen Mu who was now a Grandmaster, ordinary resources were of little use. Stay connected with My Virtual Library Empire

"I wonder if that Mystic Tortoise is still there."

A thought flashed through Chen Mu's mind as he ascended along the Earth's Veins. He swiftly passed through a hundred zhang of earth and swiftly emerged from underground, back to the surface.

This place was some distance from the Secluded Silent Valley, about a hundred miles away, but Chen Mu could still faintly sense some disturbances from the direction of the valley, indicating that the battle there was not yet over.

Although the Venerable and protectors of the Sky Demon Sect had all escaped separately, the sect had imprisoned many Seventh and Eighth Rank Great Demons. These were all troublesome and not so easily resolved. Moreover, these were very valuable resources, as a demon of this level is a treasure through and through; people like Qi Zhiyuan and others would not let them slip away.

Whoosh!

Chen Mu's figure flashed, and he reached a high ground, gazing toward the direction of the Secluded Silent Valley from afar.

"It's not there anymore?"

A glint flashed in his eyes.

Even from a great distance, he could clearly sense the tumultuous Demon Qi of the Seventh and even Eighth Rank Demon Kings, but looking from a hundred miles away, he could no longer sense the presence of that Mystic Tortoise. It certainly wasn't in the Secluded Silent Valley anymore.

Although he had been underground, Chen Mu was fairly certain that Qi Zhiyuan and the others, despite their abilities, would likely find themselves lacking in strength and taking considerable risks in attempting to suppress the Mystic Tortoise. Thus, it was not surprising that they let it escape.

However...

Chen Mu turned his gaze toward the distance.

Now that he had dealt with the Earth-attribute Demon Venerable and the Jade-attribute Demon Venerable, he was quite satisfied with his gains from the trip. If there was anything left that could stir his interest, it would be that very Mystic Tortoise, as he indeed wished to witness the true capabilities of a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon.

It wasn't that he had become arrogant, but rather that a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon, such as the Mystic Tortoise, was inherently on par with, and perhaps even slightly weaker than, the ancient Heavenly Demon of the Sky Demon Sect. Even though it belonged to the 'Blood Exchange' level, it was probably the weakest among its peers.

Moreover.

He had so much Mystic Tortoise Demon Blood in his possession, and even a portion of its heart blood.

Imprisoned for over a hundred years, drained of its demon Qi and blood, even a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon could not remain unscathed. It must certainly be in a weakened state now.

With all these factors combined, Chen Mu didn't feel much fear toward the Mystic Tortoise. However, in his judgment, it was more appropriate to first hunt the Demon Venerables of the Sky Demon Sect, rather than getting entangled with the Mystic Tortoise. After all, even if it were in a weakened state, he wasn't guaranteed to be able to detain it; all he could say was that he wasn't particularly afraid.

Chen Mu roughly sensed the battle situation toward the direction of the Secluded Silent Valley, deducing that the many Grandmasters of the Seven Profound Sect, including Qi Zhiyuan, were presently holding a significant upper hand, having essentially secured the situation. Thereafter, he directed his gaze toward a certain direction.

Even though the Mystic Tortoise was no longer in the Secluded Silent Valley, being inherently slow, it probably hadn't gone far. He could faintly detect some remnants of the Mystic Tortoise's demon Qi and was easily able to discern its direction of escape.

"Did it actually fly away..."

Chen Mu quickly found the trajectory of the Mystic Tortoise's escape, which turned out to be through aerial escape, to his slight surprise.

At the Ninth Rank, known as 'Heavenly Demons', all kinds of demons would possess the Sky Flying Technique, but the Mystic Tortoise undoubtedly was the least adept at flying among all demons. Being innately slow on the ground, its flight was even slower.

Although Chen Mu didn't understand why the Mystic Tortoise was flying away, since he had captured the direction of its escape, he didn't hesitate much. After concealing his own aura, his figure flickered as he too took off, pursuing along the faint trace of demon Qi.

...

Above in the sky.

Dark clouds were densely spread.

Deep within the rolling Cloud Sea, two figures, one large and one small, were engaged in a chase, one after the other.

The colossal figure chasing from behind, almost on par with a mountain in size, measuring dozens of yards, was none other than the Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon Black Tortoise that had been imprisoned in the Secluded Silent Valley. Its eyes were bloodshot and veined with red, seemingly in a state of madness.

The figure being chased appeared quite slender, surrounded by an invisible Domain, through which the Strength of Qian Heaven coursed, utilizing the Qian Heaven Domain to perform the Flying Escape.

"..."

Murong Yan's brows were tightly knit as she flew through the clouds, occasionally glancing back at the Mystic Tortoise that was chasing her.

It wasn't that the Seven Profound Sect had employed any strategies to have her drawn away the Mystic Tortoise. Instead, she had been caught off-guard by the schemes of a Demon Venerable from the Sky Demon Sect. Whatever tactic they had used on her, it made the Mystic Tortoise in the Secluded Silent Valley pursue her immediately upon its release.

Luckily, though she wasn't a Grandmaster, she had mastered the Qian Heaven Domain and possessed the capability to fly. With the Mystic Tortoise being naturally slow and even more cumbersome in flight due to its great size, the Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon couldn't quite catch up to her.

However.

She had tried several times to shake it off but had always failed to do so.

Being chased by a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon was undoubtedly problematic for her, putting her under tremendous pressure. Considering the significant gap between them, she could only exert herself to fly and maintain distance.

"This is troublesome."

Sensing that the Mystic Tortoise behind her seemed to be in a state of frenzy and pursuing her relentlessly, Murong Yan frowned deeply.

If she couldn't shake it off, the only option was to find another way to escape. She wasn't without strategies, such as leading the Mystic Tortoise toward the Seven Profound Sect's Sect grounds to suppress it with the Qiankun Lock Dragon Formation, or even drawing it to the Ice Extreme Palace or to the Foreign Race territory would suffice.

However, she was momentarily undecided about which option to choose. The crisis had arisen so suddenly that she had had no opportunity to communicate with Qi Zhiyuan and the others. Leading it to the Seven Profound Sect's grounds, while the Qiankun Lock Dragon Formation would indeed reliably suppress the Mystic Tortoise, there was also 'Seven Profound Town' right outside the Sect grounds. If the Mystic Tortoise reached there and began wreaking havoc in Seven Profound Town, the fault would be hers.

Moreover.

The distance to the Seven Profound Sect was far too great, over tens of thousands of miles. Even at her current Realm, with uninterrupted Yuan Gang Inner Breath, such a long journey wasn't without the risk of mishap.

After all, it was a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon!

Considering the closest proximity, it would be the Foreign Race's base in Han Prefecture. But given that she herself wasn't a top-tier Grandmaster, even if she led the Mystic Tortoise there to inflict significant damage on the Foreign Race, she had little confidence she could escape from the Foreign Race's base.

If only Yin Heng, the Supreme, were nearby, things would be different. Currently, however, her knowledge of Yin Heng's whereabouts was limited; he might still be occupied fighting the ancient Heavenly Demon of the Sky Demon Sect and unable to concern himself with the situation here. Other than Yin Heng, a Blood Exchange Realm being, she feared there was no one else equipped to handle a Heavenly Demon.