This time, Xiao Chen was not careless.
Now, he had to patrol the island to see if there were any unknown dangers.
The island was not big, and Xiao Chen quickly finished patrolling it. There were no other dangerous beasts.
The only thing he had to pay attention to was the piles of fish monsters in the lake.
However, it seemed like the fish monsters couldn't go ashore. Even if they could, their strength would be greatly reduced.
There was no need to worry too much.
Xiao Chen walked over to the Blood Spirit Flowers again, deep in thought. More than seven hundred Blood Spirit Flowers had rotted on the ground.
The medicinal effect penetrated deep into the ground and did not completely dissipate. In fact, he could still make good use of it.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled that before he arrived, he seemed to have seen several rotten Blood Spirit Flowers on the ground.
Over time, who knew how many Blood Spirit Flowers had been buried here?
The soil contained even more pure Demonic Qi than the Blood Spirit Flowers on the surface.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen had an idea.
Xiao Chen first picked the remaining two handfuls of Blood Spirit Flowers and placed them in his storage ring. Then, he stood on the ground, waiting for Xiao Chen.
He immediately set up a Spirit Gathering Formation.
A Spirit Gathering Formation for gathering underground Demonic Qi. Then, he placed Blood Spirit Flowers in the nodes of the formation to replace Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
Looking at this imaginative array in front of him, Xiao Chen felt a little crazy.
If one was not crazy, one would not become a demon.
Since he had already decided to step onto the Demonic Path, he might as well go crazy for once. The Demonic Path was completely revealed in his heart.
My fate is up to me and not to the heavens. I don't believe in ghosts, gods, or Buddha.
After setting up the array formation, Xiao Chen leaped lightly and landed at the eye of the array.
With a light tap of his finger, the hundreds of Blood Spirit Flowers in the nodes of the formation burst into flames. The Spirit Gathering Formation instantly activated.
Xiao Chen, who was in the center of the formation, immediately felt the burning Blood Spirit Flowers turn into pure Demonic Qi.
Through the Spirit Gathering Formation, the Number Eight on all sides continuously poured into Xiao Chen's body.
Roar!
This was the first time that Xiao Chen had taken the initiative to absorb such a huge amount of Devil Qi. A certain beast in his heart seemed to have been awakened.
A soundless roar came from his body, and his eyes instantly turned pitch-black.
It was as if there were two balls of black demonic flames burning, and a faint black demonic aura flowed on the surface of his body.
All kinds of negative emotions gushed out from Xiao Chen's mind.
Devil Qi was born impure and contained a lot of negative energy, corresponding to the seven emotions and six desires of humans.
Many Demonic Dao cultivators turned crazy because their negative emotions were amplified by the negative energy of Demonic Qi, reaching a state that they could not control.
Or he could become a homicidal maniac, killing for fun, killing to survive, and killing to increase his cultivation.
Or they were addicted to eating and found joy in eating. They couldn't control their inner appetites and became an extreme foodie.
Or he could turn into a yin demon … and so on.
At this moment, this was the first test for Xiao Chen, all kinds of negative emotions.
As the Demonic Qi continued to be absorbed, it expanded endlessly, turning into all sorts of terrifying obsessions. Xiao Chen's mind was in a mess.
Xiao Chen guarded his heart and looked at it coldly, allowing all sorts of thoughts to pass through his heart.
To him, this trial was much easier than he had imagined.
Xiao Chen's mental state had already reached a horrifying level. Even a Sovereign Personage might not be stronger than him.
Whether it was the desire brought about by the increase in strength, the desire to kill that came with the increase in demonic nature, or the temptation of beauty.
None of them had any effect on Xiao Chen.
Unknowingly, two hours had passed. The two hundred Blood Spirit Flowers in the formation were almost all gone.
Xiao Chen felt his strength increase explosively. His limbs and bones were filled with explosive power. He felt as if his entire body was about to explode. He had a premonition that he would not be able to hold on for much longer.
Just as he was about to stop, the Primal Core in his body suddenly shone with a golden light.
The Nine-Star Essence Cores were all lit up!
The space inside the Yuan Dan expanded once again, this time by more than ten times.
There were very few cultivators in the world who could condense a 9-Star Primal Core. Those who could light up all nine stars were even rarer.
Even in the Great Thousand Worlds, there were only a few geniuses, outstanding talents, and peerless monsters.
But now, Xiao Chen had also done it.
Coincidentally, he was also the only one who cultivated the Demonic Dao.
The Primal Core was a vessel. Now that the vessel was expanding, Xiao Chen's initial feeling of being on the verge of exploding disappeared.
The demonic energy in his body quickly flowed back into his Primordial Core and condensed into drops of black Quintessential Essence.
In the inner space of the Yuan Dan, there was a continuous black rainstorm.
However, compared to the white Zhen Yuan inside, the black Zhen Yuan was still at a disadvantage. It was far from being able to contend with it.
The two Quintessential Essences naturally repelled each other, unable to tolerate each other.
Since the beginning, they had been engaged in an intense battle, each wanting to destroy and devour the other.
Even though the black Veritable Essence Energy continuously fell to replenish itself, it still could not fight back. However, it still stubbornly resisted.
The two enormous Veritable Essences turned into dragons. One was a pure True Dragon, and the other was a pitch-black demonic dragon.
As the two dragons fought, the black demonic dragon was covered with cuts and bruises. It was at a disadvantage.
However, the black raindrops continued to fall. The Azure True Dragon was unable to completely destroy it.
However, the blood-colored spirit flowers in the array were completely used up.
When the Spirit Gathering Formation started to absorb the blood-colored Demonic Qi that had accumulated for a long time, the situation suddenly changed.
Overwhelming demonic Qi poured into Xiao Chen's body and flowed into his Primal Core through his meridians.
Many demonic clouds formed in the Primal Core. The demonic clouds covered the sky and instantly suppressed the aura of the True Dragon.
The demonic dragon took this opportunity to recover its Essence. Then, it opened its mouth and sucked in the demonic clouds in the sky.
The demonic dragon revealed its ferocious and terrifying side. Now that the situation had reversed, it wanted to devour that pure True Dragon.
Hence, the second test arrived.
If Xiao Chen's original foundation was destroyed and turned into demonic Qi, then Xiao Chen would be devoured by the demonic Qi.
Xiao Chen would lose all intelligence and become a puppet of the demonic Qi.
The best situation would be when the two were in equilibrium, neither able to do anything to the other.
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt somewhat anxious. The demonic Qi contained in the ground far surpassed his expectations.
The Blood Spirit Flowers bloomed and wilted. After wilting, they bloomed again. This had been going on for many years.
After a long time, the accumulated demonic Qi had reached a terrifying level.
The competition of Veritable Essence Energy in the Primal Core stemmed from one's nature. Xiao Chen could not interfere.
Even a wise man would make mistakes at times. No matter how thorough his considerations were, there would be oversights.
The second test truly caught Xiao Chen off guard. Even his mental state showed some flaws.
The negative emotions that had been suppressed started to stir up trouble and appeared once again.
I cannot just sit here and wait for death!
A swastika appeared on Xiao Chen's forehead. Then, a golden Buddhist light suddenly appeared around Xiao Chen, who gave off a black light.
Xiao Chen wanted to use his Buddhist Might to suppress and refine the demonic Qi.
Sweat dripped down Xiao Chen's forehead continuously. The demonic Qi below was like a bottomless pit. The amount was exceptionally terrifying.
Xiao Chen's Buddhist Might blazed, surging with golden light. However, he still could not suppress the demonic Qi.
Just as Xiao Chen was at his wits' end, he suddenly felt the demonic Qi below lessen significantly.
Five thousand kilometers away, in the Black Cutlass, Xiao Suo was shocked to discover that the Yazi Beast Demon Soul carved on the back of the formation plate in his hand gave off a faint light.
Without killing any magical beasts, the sixth pearl was lighting up bit by bit.
"Strange. What exactly happened?" Xiao Suo could not understand. He looked into the distance at the one hundred thousand great peaks, revealing some worry.
Above the island in the center of the lake:
At some point in time, a huge demonic cloud whirlpool had already formed, looking exceptionally terrifying.
Xiao Chen barely avoided the second test.
However, the third test came right after.
Before the first wave subsided, another wave arose. Xiao Chen's Primal Core was on the verge of exploding.
From the outside, it looked like a resplendent clump of light was in Xiao Chen's abdomen, looking incredibly dazzling.
Even a 9-Star Primal Core could not endure this continuous trembling.
A True Dragon and a demonic dragon, two conflicting Veritable Essence Energies, added together, formed a terrifying amount.
Fear spread in Xiao Chen's heart. He had never felt death so close before.
When the Primal Core exploded, no one could escape death.
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Chen should have broken through to Star Venerate. However, Xiao Chen did not dare to do so.
If he broke through according to his original plan, he might become the first unlucky fellow in history to have his Primal Core explode when he advanced to Star Venerate.
He would become the laughingstock of history.
Right now, the situation was very unstable. Xiao Chen's Primal Core grew increasingly resplendent, but the two vast Veritable Essence Energies remained restless.
Even though they could not do anything to each other in this narrow space, no one was willing to submit to the other.
Calm down … calm down … calm down …
It was like Xiao Chen was at the threshold of death. Despite being so close to death, he did not feel anxious or despair.
All sorts of thoughts flashed through Xiao Chen's mind like lightning filling the sky.
All kinds of considerations were rejected by him one by one, and then new ideas kept popping up.
I got it!
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes and took out the śarīra that the Maheśvara Buddha left behind when he passed away. Then, he sighed, "Venerable, sorry."
Right after speaking, Xiao Chen opened his mouth and sucked in the śarīra.
The śarīra's gentle Buddhist light flowed down, calming all the irritable energy in Xiao Chen's body.
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