It was a piece of exquisite jade, but there were cracks and indescribable marks on it. It seemed to be bearing the mark of time.
Chu Feng was moved. This was an ancient piece of jade. He immediately thought of the two pieces of jade containing the Demon Flood Dragon Fist. They were somewhat similar.
It was warm and smooth to the touch. There was nothing special about it. He looked at it against the light source and saw some black veined patterns resembling vines.
Chu Feng looked at it again and felt somewhat disappointed. He felt that it should be different from the jade containing the Demon Flood Dragon Fist.
The Demon Roc Fist was on par with the Demon Ox Fist and the Demon Flood Dragon Fist. He yearned to collect them, but after careful consideration, he felt that it wasn't too realistic. How could he coincidentally encounter one on Mount Longhu?
He asked the Hollow Jade Temple Master about the special features of this jade.
"At first, it could float in the air and emit a faint light. But later on, it became completely dark and no longer had any abnormalities," the Hollow Jade Temple Master replied truthfully.
Back then, many people clicked their tongues in wonder but couldn't figure it out.
"Have you used your spiritual power to investigate it?" Chu Feng asked.
"Yes, there's some strange energy inside but I can't draw it out. It's very strange." The Hollow Jade Temple Master frowned.
"Very well, let me take a look." Chu Feng was somewhat expectant. After all, this was a strange treasure brought out from the ancestral court of Daoism.
No matter how one looked at it, a jade stone that could automatically float in the air and emit light was definitely not an ordinary item.
"Be careful!" Lu Tong reminded him not to be careless.
"What can happen with me here?" The Hollow Jade Temple Master shot a glance at the old man.
Lu Tong was embarrassed and didn't say anything else.
Chu Feng naturally didn't dare to be careless. It was hard to say what was so strange about this ancient jade.
However, the Hollow Jade Temple Master and the Eight Visions Temple Master had already investigated it. There shouldn't be any danger.
He held the jade in his hand and carefully sent his spiritual power into it. He was immediately astonished.
The black energy came in clusters in the shape of flowers and plants. There were even bodhi trees, hibiscus trees, osmanthus trees, etc. These weren't ordinary trees.
Unfortunately, they were all black and only had the same shape.
Chu Feng was very cautious. He walked inside and tried to guide it, but the black substance didn't have any abnormal reactions.
Later on, he sent a large amount of spiritual energy into the main jade stone and carefully sensed it. He actually sensed a wisp of vitality, as if there was a life form inside!
This made him shocked. It was just a piece of ancient jade, how could it be like this?
Chu Feng's divine sense was sharper than that of ordinary people. The fusion of his physical body and mental energy seemed to be able to nourish his divine sense. Now, it was getting stronger and stronger.
He was sure that he could faintly feel it.
He was about to retreat and pull out his spiritual power.
However, a shocking change happened at this moment. The black plants within the jade stone all moved, releasing keng qiang sounds as they condensed into a black sword.
In the blink of an eye, the interior of the entire piece of jade became extremely strange. This was clearly a material piece of jade, yet now it seemed to have formed an open space that allowed one's mind to reside within, and it was very much like a palace.
It was too strange, mysteriously formed!
Chu Feng wanted to retreat, but he felt a slight pain in his spirit. The black sword was glowing and pointed at him from afar.
"Sigh!"
A sigh was heard, causing Chu Feng's hair to stand on end. Even though his spirit was here, he still felt a chill run down his spine.
"Who's there?" He had a bad premonition.
Chu Feng's first reaction was to be on guard. Although it was only his spiritual power, he condensed it into a human form and circulated his breathing technique in accordance with his physical body. He was prepared to fight and retreat.
"Ah, we meet again." At this time, a figure appeared on the black sword. He looked somewhat miserable as the sword had pierced through him and seemed unable to break free.
"It's you!" Chu Feng was astonished. He had never thought he would see an old friend in a piece of ancient jade.
"Hehe, surprised, right?" The black sword pierced through the man's heart as if it had nailed him there.
Strands of spiritual energy seeped out from the black sword and reassembled on the man's body, making him seem even more solid.
Although he was an old man, he possessed the spirit of a lion king. His hair was curled and his eyes were sharp as he stared fixedly at Chu Feng.
He was actually Schiller, a man who had been dead for a long time!
Schiller was known as the Last Knight. He had once laid down a trap at the Vatican and caused a world-shaking massacre. He had killed many kings and then organized an expedition to the east.
He was powerful, ruthless, and a difficult character to deal with. He had almost cost Chu Feng his life many times.
But in the end, Schiller was killed on Mount Longhu and died with a grievance.
Who would've thought he would appear again!
Chu Feng recalled many things. During the battle on Mount Longhu, Schiller had picked up a strange broken sword and used it to clash with the diamond chakram. In the end, a blinding radiance flooded the area and the broken sword disappeared.
At that time, Chu Feng and the others destroyed Schiller's body. They searched for a long time but couldn't find the broken sword. In the end, they left.
"Did that broken sword protect your spirit?" Chu Feng asked in an attempt to calm him down.
"Don't try to escape." Schiller looked at him calmly. He didn't seem to feel anything after being pierced by the black sword.
"Do you think you can keep me here?" Chu Feng said as he retreated.
"Don't act rashly. Talk with me for a bit or I'll self-destruct. When the black substance surges out, this place will be destroyed," Schiller said coldly.
Chu Feng was shaken. He wasn't afraid of Schiller. At this point, he could fight against experts with six severed shackles. However, he was apprehensive of that black sword.
He felt uneasy as though he had fallen into an indescribable hopeless situation.
"This black sword is a rare material that can be considered priceless. It's used by divine knights to temper themselves. According to Eastern standards, divine knights are equivalent to golden arhats," Schiller explained.
"What are you trying to say?!" Chu Feng stared at him intently.
"Long story short, this black substance is extremely rare. It was refined from the cosmos by demonic sages and given to their descendants to temper their true bodies. However, the prerequisite is that you have the qualifications to use it. If you don't reach that level, it's a fatal poison." Schiller sighed regretfully.
He caressed the black sword with his hand and then looked at himself. He shook his head with a bitter smile. He had unexpectedly found this legendary material but didn't have the fortune to enjoy it.
"So, you've been harmed by it and are about to die?" Chu Feng gazed at the black sword. Just what kind of strange substance was it?
"Yes, I don't have long to live," Schiller admitted calmly.
This black substance was extremely bizarre. It was like energy but also like a spiritual body. It was actually a material object that could be integrated into a weapon.
The owner of the broken sword was a powerful knight who used this black substance to temper himself. However, he died on Mount Longhu during the Eastern Punitive Expedition.
Schiller's spirit rushed into the broken sword, allowing him to escape Chu Feng's killing blow. However, he was also consigned to eternal damnation.
He was still far from becoming a divine knight. This black substance was fatal to him and wanted to corrode him. There was no way he could escape unless he died.
He had once charged out of Mount Longhu to hypnotize ordinary people and steal their physical bodies. He then inserted his spirit into them, but it was useless.
Under the tempering of the black substance, the ordinary body soon disintegrated. Later on, he stole the bodies of powerful evolved beings and was able to hold on for a longer period of time.
Unfortunately, it was still going to disintegrate in the end. Moreover, his spirit was also deteriorating and would dissipate sooner or later.
"Yes, I was the one who spread the news that you have a peerless breathing technique and caused the kings to hunt you down in Jiangxi," Schiller said calmly.
Chu Feng was furious and wanted to punch him to death.
The storm in Jiangxi had caused too great of an impact and almost killed him. The mastermind was actually Schiller. He was still trying to guess who had spread the news and lured the world to hunt him down.
"You're really a ghost. You almost killed me in the Western World when you were alive. Even in death, you won't stop!"
Schiller corrected after hearing this. "I'm not dead yet."
"You're about to die!" Chu Feng shouted.
"Wrong, I'm about to be freed. You'll take my place and be entangled by the black substance." Schiller smiled.
"I don't understand. Why didn't you harm the Hollow Jade Temple Master?" Chu Feng asked in a deep voice. This made him feel uneasy.
"Why don't you take a guess?" Schiller laughed loudly.
Chu Feng's expression was gloomy as he stared coldly at Schiller. Although this was only a spiritual manifestation, it was no different from a real person.
"That's because this substance won't rest until you die. Either you destroy it, or it destroys you. I only have one chance to harm someone. Naturally, I want to drag you down with me."
"You're really patient!" Chu Feng realized that he was in danger. Today, he might suffer a great setback or even die here.
Schiller smiled. "Yes, I've waited long and hard. I knew you'd go to Mount Longhu, so I hid in a piece of jade and waited patiently. At the same time, I was calculating how long I could live in this world. Later on, I saw the Hollow Jade Temple Master arrive. I knew I could fall into his hands before coming to contact you."
"You hate me that much?" Chu Feng retreated.
"Yes, if not for you, my Myriad Spirit Blood Medicine would've matured long ago. Today, I'm an expert with seven severed shackles and the number one expert on the continent. At that time, all the divine fruits in the famed mountains and great rivers would be mine. Who could compete with me? You've severed my path to godhood. "
Schiller spoke calmly, but his words were filled with resentment.
"My spirit has been corroded to the point of death. I'm glad to see you again."
"Does the Hollow Jade Temple Master know you're in the jade?" Chu Feng asked.
"With his intelligence and strength, he should've sensed something," Schiller said with a smile.
"You're still trying to sow discord on your deathbed?" Chu Feng said coldly.
"Heh, heh, I'm glad to see you again. I'm finally free. Goodbye, I'll leave the suffering to you."
Schiller laughed heartily. He was burning his own body, determined to destroy his spirit that had been corroded beyond recognition.
At the same time, Chu Feng let out a furious roar and retreated with extreme speed. He wanted to tear this strange space apart.
"It's useless. After I die, all the black substance will entangle you," Schiller said with a smile. Then, he exploded with a boom.
At the same time, the sword transformed into a black substance which spread in all directions. It came into contact with Chu Feng and entangled him.
"Only the Bodhisattva among the evolved beings can purify it for you. Otherwise, you should enjoy it. This thing is very precious and priceless. It's the work of a Demonic Saint. Only they can refine it …"
Schiller's remnant will finally disappeared. His last words were like the ramblings of a devil.
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