The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World

Chapter 239: Search Your Soul for Cooperation

Chu Xuan gazed at the gradually diminishing Life-Death Mystic Ice, a look of satisfaction crossing his face. No wonder he had initially struggled to melt it; the ice required the burning of a soul-devouring fire.

Even so, fully melting it wouldn't happen overnight. Chu Xuan estimated that, at the current rate, it would take between three to five years to completely dissolve. By then, he could retrieve the items carried by Leng Hanshuang.

Chu Xuan smiled, considering the circumstances. In the world of cultivation, the Reincarnation Divine Sect would have soon located and retrieved the Life-Death Mystic Ice. For most cultivators, even encountering this ice wouldn't help—they couldn't break it.

Chu Xuan surmised that the ice could likely withstand attacks even from Deity Transformation cultivators, though he hadn't considered the possibility of it withstanding Astral Projection cultivators. If that were possible, why would the Reincarnation Divine Sect's Astral Projection ancestor gift it to a Holy Maiden rather than keep it?

"The Astral Projection ancestor of the Reincarnation Divine Sect probably never imagined that the Life-Death Mystic Ice encasing Leng Hanshuang would be continuously burned atop my Blood Evil Yin Fire day and night," Chu Xuan mused with a slight smile.

Normally, it would be incredibly difficult for cultivators below the Deity Transformation to break the ice in a short period, especially in a situation like Chu Xuan's, where the ice was exposed to a relentless flame for several years—an almost impossible scenario.

Moreover, Chu Xuan's Blood Evil Yin Fire was fundamentally different from the flames cultivated by ordinary cultivators. After all, his flame had devoured tens of millions of zombies and living souls!

Chu Xuan returned to the rooftop of the Haotai Hotel and took out a jade pendant containing the essence blood of True Master Tiancang. He had refrained from using it previously to conceal his energy signature, but now it was time to bring it out.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Chu Xuan broke the seal on the jade with his spiritual energy, extracted the blood essence, and dripped it onto the jade slip of the Body-Seizing Technique.

Instantly, the jade slip emitted layers of dark vapor—this was the seal left by True Master Tianqing. Chu Xuan delved his divine consciousness into the jade slip again, and this time, the Body-Seizing Technique was fully revealed to him. He swiftly committed it to memory.

To practice the Body-Seizing Technique, he first needed to find the materials to craft the Acquired Miraculous Jade. Most of the auxiliary materials were easy to obtain; the challenge lay in acquiring the main material.

"Spirit Mechanism Jade, why have I never heard of it?" Chu Xuan frowned. It could be a divine object of the Deity Transformation, which would be problematic.

Next, he would have to search the Myriad Souls Sect's library to see if there were any records related to the Spirit Mechanism Jade…

Time flew by swiftly, and three years had passed in the blink of an eye. Chu Xuan, with his hands clasped behind his back, stood before the Life-Death Mystic Ice.

Now, only a thin layer remained, stubbornly preserving Leng Hanshuang's body. Yet, even this remnant was on the verge of total disintegration under the relentless assault of the Blood Evil Yin Fire.

Crack, crack!

Pieces of ice plummeted to the ground. The lifelike ice sculpture, now riddled with extensive cracks, suddenly shattered with a thunderous crash. Leng Hanshuang's body fell to the floor.

The moment she touched the ground, Hu, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately seized her throat. Both Two Arms and Four Arms rushed forward, capturing her soul to prevent any chance of her Nascent Soul self-destructing.

Chu Xuan extended his hand and swiftly confiscated Leng Hanshuang's storage bag, nodding slightly in approval.

Leng Hanshuang awoke as if from a deep dream, feeling as though she had been lying on a bed made from millennium-old profound ice that was perpetually aflame beneath. The sensation of ice and fire had left her oscillating between shivering from the cold and passing out from the heat. Now awake, she found herself in a dire, inescapable predicament.

Leng Hanshuang looked around. She was surrounded by unfamiliar architecture, and the air was devoid of Spiritual Qi, nearly barren, yet filled with a strange energy.

"Where is this?" Leng Hanshuang asked in shock.

Chu Xuan smiled. "Welcome to the underworld."

Taking a deep breath, Leng Hanshuang slowly regained the composure befitting a Holy Maiden. "I don't care who you are, if you kill me, you will face relentless retribution from the Reincarnation Divine Sect! My body bears the mark left by my ancestor. Anyone who kills me will be cursed for life!"

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Thanks for the warning. In that case, I'll have someone else kill you."

Leng Hanshuang paused, confused. "What?"

Chu Xuan grinned. "No rush, I'm not going to kill you just yet. For now, I'll spare your life. But first, I need to search your soul, so please cooperate."

Leng Hanshuang's pupils dilated in fear. A soul search? That would leave her a mindless husk! She must not let him proceed with this!

She instinctively tried to activate her magic treasures, only to realize that all her treasures had been taken. Her Spiritual Qi was suppressed, her Nascent Soul was under the control of the two demonic guardians, and she couldn't even self-destruct.

This was true despair.

Chu Xuan's cold laughter echoed as he confronted Leng Hanshuang, who stared back with regret filling her eyes.

"I initially only wanted to hide until you left, and then leave on my own," he said. "But you, you madwoman, had to stir up the nether crocodile and force me out. Did you ever consider ending up in this situation when you came after me?"

Without hesitation, Chu Xuan proceeded to perform the soul-searching technique. Leng Hanshuang's eyes, once lively and bright, quickly dulled to a lifeless stare. Any fleeting spark of intelligence was merely a dying flicker; she would no longer progress an inch in this lifetime, essentially reduced to a state of idiocy.

"This woman possesses both an earth spirit root and an earth spirit body... I never expected such a spiritual constitution!" Chu Xuan exclaimed in surprise.

Leng Hanshuang's earth spirit root was the Ice Spirit Root, and her earth spirit body was the Ice Soul Spirit Body. Cultivators with such attributes have significantly stronger souls compared to their peers and can cultivate soul-enhancing techniques with much greater efficacy.

When deploying soul-based mystical techniques, they carry a potent force of icy coldness, making them extremely powerful—even overpowering others at the same level.

It was precisely because of these attributes that Leng Hanshuang had been favored from a young age as a Holy Maiden of the Reincarnation Divine Sect, cherished immensely by the Astral Projection ancestor Wen Lingtian. Perhaps it was also these traits that shaped her current temperament.

"I'll take both the earth spirit root and body!" Chu Xuan declared, pleased with his findings. It was well known that only earth-grade spirit roots were somewhat useful at the Nascent Soul stage, providing a slight chance of success in advancement. Lesser grades of spirit roots offered no such benefits.

As Chu Xuan planned his ascension to the Deity Transformation phase, even ultimate spirit roots would become useless. Only the earth spirit root could still be of some benefit.

"First, I'll use the 'Complete Root Seizing Technique' to seize the Earth-grade ice spirit root. Then, I'll use the 'Body-Seizing Technique' to take the Ice Soul Spirit Body. Leng Hanshuang's storage bag also contains several Ice attribute techniques for me to choose from. Plus, there are several superior and top-grade magic treasures..."

"Goodness, this is quite the haul," Chu Xuan chuckled, hardly able to contain his glee.