Chapter 199: Pagoda Spirit? Earth Spirit! (1/2)
When Jiang Li finally arrived at the pagoda monument on the eighth level with great difficulty, his eyes were already covered in blood vessels, and he felt a trace of exhaustion that he had not felt in a long time.
Was this the power of Nascent Soul cultivators?
Jiang Li suddenly recalled his master, Elder He. His entire body was covered in beast blood tattoos from head to toe, and he had a ferocious appearance that seemed as if he would fight anyone at any moment.
However, he was exceptionally gentle towards his own people.
In the Scripture Storage Valley, he had personally helped Jiang Li train many times. However, from the beginning to the end, Elder He had never revealed his true aura in front of him.
Even when he stood up for Jiang Li during the conflict with the Immortal Ascension Pavilion's Pavilion Master, he had deliberately blocked the other party's might and did not affect him at all.
Now that he faced the five Nascent Soul demonic cultivators, he finally understood what fear was.
Those five guys were clearly tied up and nailed to the ground. They should not be able to move even a finger.
However, just one look was enough to kill.
At this moment, his mental world seemed like a typhoon had passed through. Many ghosts that were absorbed and refined by him had been buried in the ground, but now they were uprooted as they swayed in the air.
Jiang Li's mind unavoidably suffered some damage. Fortunately, the Nine Nether clone blocked the front and blocked the frontal mental attack. The third Parallel Mind behind him suffered most of the mental pollution.
As a result, the mental injuries Jiang Li's main body suffered were still relatively limited. He could roughly meditate a few times and recover.
However, it was a pity that the newly born third Parallel Mind had suffered such a situation before it even had a chance to become human.
From the Core Formation realm to the Nascent Soul realm, the mental pollution of hundreds of high-level demonic cultivators was simply unbearable.
The Parallel Mind that was originally only the size of a palm had already grown to more than a meter tall.
Jiang Li's appearance could still be seen from between his brows, but his entire body was a jet black color, and his figure was even bloated and chubby.
The things stuffed into the third Parallel Mind were not beautiful at all. They were all full of darkness, slaughter, and evil, the worst things in the world.
It was almost worse than the last time the sword cultivator clone had suffered from the blood of madness.
Jiang Li originally wanted to throw it into the outside world and quickly end it, but he suddenly thought of something and did not choose to do so. He made it temporarily maintain this appearance and left it in the consciousness space.
After recovering from his shock, Jiang Li looked at the pagoda monument on the eighth level. Sure enough, it was a stone ball that was floating in midair.
”Senior Demon Subduing, thank you for your trouble.”
He cupped his hands and sat on the mat in front of the pagoda monument.
The mat here was covered in a thick layer of dust. Clearly, it had not been used for a long time.
The Demon Subduing Pagoda Spirit looked at Jiang Li, and the expression under its white hair and beard became slightly strange.
It was as if he had been looking forward to this for a long time. When he finally obtained it, he felt disbelief.
He stretched out his hand and patted the stone ball. A strand of pure Earth Vein Spirit Essence was guided out from within, and it was passed through the chain to the back of the meditation cushion before finally being absorbed by Jiang Li.
After modifying the status with ease, this Spirit Essence successfully fused with the Earth Spirit Blessing. From the looks of it, the stone figurine was completely intact.
However, Jiang Li could sense that there was still an empty space in the chest of the tiny stone figure.
That was the final key.
Jiang Li's tightly shut eyes slowly opened. His eyes seemed to have undergone a strange change.
It was clear and heavy. If one looked closely, they might see five towering mountains in his eyes.
When Jiang Li looked at the Demon Subduing Pagoda Spirit again, it had already completely vanished.
”Senior Demon Subduing, are we still going to the ninth level?”
Jiang Li smiled as if he did not notice anything.
However, the white-haired elder did not seem to have the intention to continue pretending.
”No, we can't go down anymore. Even I can't open the array formation below.”
He waved his hand, and the earth vein power that covered Jiang Li's body suddenly constricted and became extremely heavy. It connected with the surrounding earth vein energy and instantly bound him firmly on the spot.
[Suppressed by the power of the earth vein. Added Status: Earth Vein Binding.]
”Senior Demon Subduing, what are you doing?”
Jiang Li raised his brows with an innocent expression as if he was really caught off guard.
”Young friend Jiang Li, you already know, right?”
”After you obtained my eyes, you should have seen them, right?”
The white-clothed old man still had the appearance of an immortal, but his expression was no longer kind.
”I did. I saw it very clearly. This is a pair of good eyes. This junior is deeply grateful.”
”Then, perhaps I should change the way I call you? Senior of the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak.”
Just as the other party had said, after Jiang Li absorbed the two Earth Vein Spirit Essences that represented his eyes, his Earth Spirit Body became even more complete, and the world before his eyes had already completely changed.
The flowing earth vein power was visible in his eyes.
At this moment, in his eyes, the white-clothed elder who called himself the Demon Subduing Pagoda Spirit was filled with the power of the earth vein. It was even richer and purer than the eight pagoda monuments he had seen.
The Demon Subduing Pagoda was indeed built using the earth vein of the Five Elements Peak, but its essence should still be a construction-type artifact. It was only using an array formation to borrow the power of the earth vein. Even if it really became a pagoda spirit, it would definitely not be like this.
Therefore, there was only one answer. This elderly man was not the Demon Subduing Pagoda Spirit, but the Earth Vein Spirit of the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak.
”Hmph! My name is Lu Yun Five Swords Peak! Not Shu Mountain!”
”Kid, you're quite smart. Unfortunately, you realized it too late.”
”Do you know who's locked in the ninth level of this pagoda?”
The image of the white-robed elder of the Shu Mountain Spirit gradually changed. Clusters of crystals grew out of his body. His human appearance was pierced, and his sage-like image quickly shattered.
”Senior Swords Peak, you are probably the only one who can be imprisoned in the ninth level, being above the Nascent Soul realm.”
Jiang Li was still calm and unhurried as he sat there without moving.
”That's right! Damn the Shu Mountain Sword Sect! They attacked my mountain for no reason and seized my Spirit Essence! They tore my body apart and suppressed me under the Demon Subduing Pagoda for a thousand years!”
”They made me and those demonic cultivators go against each other just to extract our strength! All for the forging of their Flying Swords!”
The more the Earth Spirit elder spoke, the angrier he became. He called the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, and was clearly very dissatisfied with them. He did not acknowledge them at all.
”Hmph, if you were a Shu Mountain disciple, you would know that they do not have a Martial-Granduncle Pagoda Spirit. Unfortunately, you are not.”
”After a thousand years, I still managed to infiltrate a portion of the Demon Subduing Pagoda's array formation. I've waited for countless years before I finally met you! A genius who could reach here!”
At this moment, the Earth Spirit had completely torn apart the appearance of a human, turning into a huge heart made of countless crystal clusters.
This heart was formed by transparent crystals of five colors. When it beat, it even emitted soft and gorgeous lights.
If the dwarves of Middle-earth saw this, they would probably abandon the Arkenstone on the spot and worship this Earth Vein Heart.
He was a portion of the Earth Vein Spirit that had escaped from the ninth level of the Demon Subduing Pagoda, the heart! It was also where the intelligence of the Shu Mountain Earth Spirit resided.