Chapter 100

**The Cleft Sky Slash**: Requires Cleft Sky Realm Level 1.

A spatial bag appeared before Zhuge Xiang. As his gaze roamed, information naturally surfaced—a skill book for Cleft Sky Realm Level 1? Even with the skill sphere in hand, he still needed to reach Cleft Sky Realm Level 6, which was three levels away.

"Zhuge Xiang!?" Lu Yuling, who had thought she was doomed, was slightly stunned upon seeing Zhuge Xiang's figure. She hadn't expected that the incredibly strong four-star zombie would be slain by his single sword strike. However, she then recalled the dark long sword in her hand, which had almost flown out of her grip, and the tenfold sword intent, and she felt relieved.

"How about it? Since I saved your life, should you repay me with your own?" Closing the spatial bag, Zhuge Xiang turned around and smiled, showing his teeth. Meeting Lu Yuling made Zhuge Xiang quite happy, regardless of their friendship, her strength could greatly assist him.

Lu Yuling didn't respond to Zhuge Xiang's teasing but instead looked him up and down in surprise. "Cultivation at Pulse Channel Realm Level 3? It seems this Asura Hell Map is truly a place where you, a battle genius, can thrive."

"Genius? I'm just a slow bird that flies early," Zhuge Xiang shook his head and replied. Back in the base, he hadn't been able to comprehend Qi energy in a year, so he never considered himself a genius.

"Your jokes are getting worse and worse," Zhuge Xiang's cultivation speed, and his comprehension of sword intent, were so talented, yet he claimed he wasn't. Who would believe that?

Zhuge Xiang laughed but didn't respond, instead asking, "Have you found the location of the mid-grade spirit stone in half a month?"

Lu Yuling shook her head. "No, unlike you, a battle maniac, I prioritized my safety in the Asura Hell Map. I didn't engage in many battles, let alone find a mid-grade spirit stone."

"Since that's the case, how about we travel together?" Zhuge Xiang wasn't surprised by Lu Yuling's answer and invited her. Lu Yuling smiled and naturally didn't refuse. The two of them, along with Xiaoyue and the large bear puppet, formed a formidable force.

In a dark cave within the Asura Hell Map, a man around twenty-four or twenty-five years old sat cross-legged. A blood-stained long sword was planted in front of him, and a three-star upper-grade demon bear lay dead beside him, clearly slain by him, and he had taken over the cave.

His hand swept over a ring, and a wax-sealed pill appeared. Crushing the pill, a golden, semi-transparent pill with a faint dragon-shaped energy inside, which seemed to be trying to break out, appeared.

The Great Rejuvenation Pill was a highly sought-after spiritual medicine for all Qi Cultivation practitioners. Consuming it could increase one's cultivation by twenty years. The energy inside the pill had already transformed into a dragon, trying to break through the pill's wall, indicating its powerful efficacy.

Without hesitation, the man opened his mouth and swallowed the pill. It dissolved upon entry, and a surging energy transformed into a long dragon, directly drilling into his abdomen...

The Asura Hell Map hung high at the entrance of the Asura Sect headquarters. Who could guarantee that no one would notice a forced increase in cultivation? Having such means but still participating in the inner sect examination and slaying disciples would be hard to explain to the sect. Therefore, breaking through in a cave could avoid others' attention. The Asura Map wouldn't expose those hiding in caves.

As the Great Rejuvenation Pill entered his abdomen, the already thick Qi energy erupted like water in a hot oil pan. His skin turned a deep red, and his veins bulged and twisted like worms, a terrifying sight.

However, soon, the massive energy was absorbed. The man opened his eyes, raised his finger, and a sharp sword qi burst out, piercing the cave wall and leaving a deep hole, with fine ice shards visible at the entrance.

"Ha ha, Cleft Sky Realm, finally succeeded..." Seeing the sword qi burst from his fingertips, the man couldn't hide his joy and laughed softly. He then pulled out his long sword and left the cave. Since his cultivation had broken through, it was time to fulfill his promise.

Zhuge Xiang didn't know that a Cleft Sky Realm disciple had already marked him as prey. With Lu Yuling's addition, Zhuge Xiang's speed in slaying monsters increased. With Lingbo Weibu and a clear mind, even facing two three-star upper-grade demon beasts, Lu Yuling could still protect herself. With her drawing the monsters' attention, Zhuge Xiang could easily ambush and slay them.

The Slaughter Sword, with nearly 500 attack points, was no joke. Even without using sword intent, Zhuge Xiang's Blood Thunder Slash was incredibly powerful.

Zhuge Xiang's experience gain speed increased. The 1.2 million experience points needed to reach Pulse Channel Realm Level 4 were nearly half gained in just four or five days. If the Asura Hell Map didn't open for only a month, Zhuge Xiang would have wished to stay here indefinitely.

The two worked together, and a three-star upper-grade demon tiger was slain, spilling blood and contributing over 400 experience points. The Slaughter Sword's attack power also increased by one point.

However, just as Zhuge Xiang and Lu Yuling were about to leave, they suddenly noticed that the demon tiger's blood was moving like small snakes on the ground, or rather, being drawn by something.

What's going on? This strange scene left Zhuge Xiang and Lu Yuling staring at each other in shock. They watched as the demon tiger's essence blood moved and entered a nearby lake, disappearing. Occasionally, other essence blood also flowed into the lake and vanished.

What's in the lake? It's absorbing essence blood within a certain range? The two exchanged curious glances, preparing to investigate the lake, but a sudden change occurred.

A huge blood-red array appeared in the clear lake, completely formed from concentrated essence blood. The elemental energy in the Asura Hell Map surged, and the previously calm lake roiled with waves. A massive black light column shot out from the lake, piercing the sky, filled with evil and violent energy.

An invisible force appeared, and the lake water suddenly split, like a large mirror with a crack.

A path extended from the center of the lake, directly connecting to the shore, appearing before Zhuge Xiang and Lu Yuling. A faint voice seemed to be calling in their minds.

The sudden change and the appearance of an unknown underwater path, especially in a realm extracted from the Asura World and sealed in a spirit treasure, was unpredictable and dangerous.

Zhuge Xiang stepped forward without hesitation, entering the underwater path, following the faint call. Lu Yuling followed without a word, but Xiaoyue, perched on her shoulder, asked worriedly, "We don't know where this path leads. Isn't it too dangerous to just enter?"

"If we don't enter, I'll regret it. Since we're determined to come in, why worry so much?" Zhuge Xiang laughed and replied, indeed, if he was determined to enter, why worry so much?

This phenomenon clearly attracted more than just Zhuge Xiang and Lu Yuling. Within a radius of several dozen miles, the black light column shooting into the sky was clearly visible. Many disciples with ulterior motives, as well as demon beasts and Asuras, rushed over. Especially the Asuras, who were born from the Asura Path, felt a strong attraction from the black light column.

Walking straight into the lake, they saw a delicate pagoda standing at the bottom, a nine-story pagoda with nine dragon patterns, giving a sense of overwhelming pressure. Sacred sounds and holy power were out of place in the Asura Hell Map. The massive pagoda, not built of bricks, seemed to be carved from a single enormous piece of wood, with no visible seams.

"This is actually a spirit treasure, and from its appearance, it seems to be a Buddhist spirit treasure," Lu Yuling said in surprise, standing before the pagoda.

The massive wooden Buddhist pagoda was clearly a large spirit treasure. However, the pagoda's door was tightly closed, and how could Zhuge Xiang and the others break into it? Standing before the pagoda, they were helpless, not expecting to find the door closed upon entering.

The massive nine-story pagoda, eighteen zhang tall, had its first-story door tightly shut, with no gaps. The door was inscribed with five golden characters, "Heavenly Dragon Evil Suppressing Pagoda," and a square indentation, which seemed to be the key slot for opening the pagoda.

"Hmm? Wait, this indentation, the patterns on it seem familiar," Zhuge Xiang looked at the indentation on the pagoda door, slightly stunned. The patterns gave a familiar feeling, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

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