Be the Hardest Working Demon Cultivator!

But now he had neither the time nor the energy, ever since he was rescued by that young lady from Heavenly Sword Mansion and woke up in the Autumn Mansion, his only thought of survival was to seek revenge and settle his grudges!

And now that he already possessed the strength to take revenge, how could he delay any longer?

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Black Heart Mountain.

At this moment, the cultivators who had come to attend the Sword Ceremony had not yet left. Several blood shadow incarnations, resembling Tan Shuchang by seventy to eighty percent, stood in various places on Black Heart Mountain, gathering the content of ancient texts from the mouths of these cultivators.

Undoubtedly, Tan Shuchang's blood shadow incarnation divine skill also greatly frightened the cultivators who came to participate in the Sword Ceremony.

This was because these blood shadow incarnations all exuded a powerful demonic aura.

Facing these blood shadow incarnations, whether they were cultivators from the Immortal Sects or loose cultivators, all felt as if they were confronting a century's worth of cultivator's essence.

And for Tan Shuchang to multitask to such a degree without disturbance to himself, this was the marvelous aspect of the blood shadow incarnations; they were all subordinate to him, yet capable of independent thought while acting.

Unfortunately, these blood shadow incarnations did not have the ability to sense his unique traits, so all they could do was to record the ancient texts spoken by others.

After three days passed in this way, the cultivators who had come, some representing powers and some representing themselves, had each spoken of at least three ancient texts.

"Thank you, fellow daoists!"

Tan Shuchang did not rush to recall these blood shadow incarnations. He stepped onto the clouds and thanked the many cultivators. But at the same time, he also made a rare breach of etiquette.

Because he had another role to play.

"The Demon Lord is too kind!"

"It is our duty! We dare not take a word of thanks from the Demon Lord!"

The cultivators hastily responded, and for a time, Black Heart Mountain was abuzz with noise, as nearly ten thousand cultivators—both loose cultivators and those from the Immortal Sects—had come to attend the Sword Ceremony.

More than a hundred thousand cultivators had come from all over the Jiawu Realm, but not all amongst these many cultivators could ascend Black Heart Mountain.

Nonetheless, even so, the number of cultivators on Black Heart Mountain, at this moment, was impressive to behold.

Seeing this, Tan Shuchang fiddled with the recording magic artifact that had been hanging at his waist and said, "Such a grand event should have been properly recorded by Tan Someone, but the One Qi Yin Yang Lotus Treasure Vase and the Vajra Mingwang Bracelet are indeed among the rare spirit-connected treasures of the world.

Even being slightly affected, this recording magic artifact was damaged, so this Sword Ceremony will end here. Fellow daoists, please feel free to leave!"

After saying this, Tan Shuchang's body dispersed into the clouds, and his figure vanished into the joining mists.

However, even though Tan Shuchang had already left, the cultivators present did not dare to move until Xue Ning'er was certain that Tan Shuchang had indeed departed. Then, with a sigh of relief at heart, she hastily returned to the Land of Yin and Darkness to report.

Only then did the multitude of cultivators dare to descend the mountain.

They moved as swiftly as carp crossing a river, not daring to linger near Black Heart Mountain for a moment, using the nearby "Water Spirit" or taking out the "Water Spirit Banner" they carried with them to draw on the power of the mountain and water ley lines to teleport themselves away.

As these cultivators left, news about the downfall of Guan He Xi Tuo Mountain, the possession of the One Qi Yin Yang Lotus Treasure Vase and Vajra Mingwang Bracelet by Tan Shuchang, the certification of the Ghost Path by a ghost creature coming from the Land of Yin and Darkness, and the appearance of a broken but incredibly powerful sword suspected to be of Immortal Sword level at the Sword Ceremony spread out at the same time.

This caused a sensational uproar among cultivators all over the world, with shockwaves spreading far and wide.

Some were astonished at Tan Shuchang's strength, as he had apparently reached a level where he could easily suppress the spirit-connected treasures, the One Qi Yin Yang Lotus Treasure Vase and Vajra Mingwang Bracelet.

Others harbored thoughts about obtaining the certification of the Ghost Path, as cultivators who wished to transform from human to ghost.

After all, it was incredibly difficult to achieve a breakthrough in the immortal cultivation of the Jiawu Realm. Since the disappearance of the mythological era three hundred years ago, there had not been a single immortal realm cultivator in the Jiawu Realm.

This was also why Long Zhangyuan became the center of attention as soon as he came down from the mountain, because at that time indeed many believed that his arrival was the effort of the Mount of Unrestrained Sword to break the constraints of heaven and earth, allowing cultivators to make breakthroughs.

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"What do you want those ancient texts for? There aren't many secret techniques or Divine Skills recorded in them, and most of them can't be successfully cultivated anyway?"

This was Dongdong coming to find Tan Shuchang, expressing her incomprehension of his actions.

"I want to try and see if I can find some methods, similar to nurturing the spirit of fire essence as an incarnation." Tan Shuchang said, not concealing his purpose.

"Have you found it then?" Dongdong asked with a hint of curiosity.

"I found some, but it's pretty much the same as not finding any." Tan Shuchang said with a slight hint of regret. Indeed, there were some that piqued his unique attributes, but none were comparable to the "Shadow Retaining Immortal Secret Tome" or the methods derived from comprehending the "Other-self Free Scripture."

For example, one of them was the Blood Raven Technique, a Divine Secret Skill specifically designed to counter life-saving treasures. If Tan Shuchang had obtained this Blood Raven Technique earlier, Long Zhangyuan with his plethora of life-saving artifacts would definitely not have survived until today.

But now, Tan Shuchang's "Demon Realm Giant Handprint" was much more effective than the Blood Raven Technique!

Another example was the Secret Technique Blood Eye, which specifically countered those with strong physical bodies.

However, for the current Tan Shuchang, this Blood Eye Technique was also a bit trivial, as his "Demon Realm Giant Handprint" with eight hundred and sixty-eight years of cultivation power could pulverize any strong body into a puddle of meat with a single strike.

This could also be considered as one force to break a myriad of methods.

"Oh, do you need me to find someone to fix your record-keeping Magic Artifact?" Dongdong, seeing that it was about time, asked with an expressionless little face.

"No need for that, although it was damaged in some places by the residual power of the Yin Shadow Lotus Treasure Vase and the Vajra Mingwang Bracelet, the recording function of this Magic Artifact is still working. I just happen to want to learn Artifact Refining, so I'll use this record-keeping Magic Artifact for practice." Tan Shuchang found a suitable reason for himself.

"I see, I have something to attend to back at Heavenly Sword Mansion, so I'll be leaving!" Upon hearing this, Dongdong quickly nodded her little head and said expressionlessly to Tan Shuchang.

"You go ahead then! Don't mention anything about the Secluded Spring Blood Demon to your parents, and don't tell anyone else either. Otherwise, if the news leaks, it might draw the attention of the Secluded Spring Blood Demon to your Heavenly Sword Mansion," Tan Shuchang said calmly.

"Got it!"

Dongdong agreed, waved her little hand, and then turned into a streak of Sword Qi that shot through the sky like piercing the heavens.

Watching her rough and unsightly Flight Escape Technique, Tan Shuchang couldn't help but shake his head.

Then, he raised his hand and let out most of the entries from his journal Magic Artifact. Releasing them all at once would make a splash but wouldn't last; it was better to release them in two phases.

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Inside a luxurious mansion, there now lay bodies everywhere. Servants, the owner's family, and some guests who just happened to be there—all sprawled across the landscape.

Corpses were floating in the artificial mountain pond, their blood staining the waters red, others were hanging in the corridors, some swaying in the wind, and more were in bedrooms and studies, emitting a continuous stench of decay.

Among these bodies, a young man who looked like just another corpse, began to slowly get up after the sun had set.

He looked around the mansion, concluding that he must have killed everyone; otherwise, he wouldn't be the only one here now.

After all, he had been lying in this mansion for at least a day.

Without hurrying to leave, the young man first cleaned himself up before stepping out of the mansion.

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Slowly, he made his way to a county town. With its extensive network of waterways, commerce thrived here, and accordingly, there were more Cultivators as well.

Many Cultivators congregated like Martial Artists, gathering together to eat, drink, and chat leisurely.

In the tavern that the young man entered, there were such Cultivators. And just as he sat down, he heard a few Cultivators discussing how the sword appreciation ceremony at Black Heart Mountain concluded, as well as the news about Tan Shuchang single-handedly suppressing two sentient treasures.

Upon hearing "Tan Someone," the young man became more attentive, but just as he intended to listen closely, the power of the Blood Demon surged back to life within him.

Then, the "young man" was gone, replaced by the Secluded Spring Blood Demon in the guise of a youth.

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