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While Su Changkong was forging the Blood Prisoner’s Knife, thousands of miles away, within a mountain range abundant with spiritual energy, a handsome young man in white sat cross-legged.
This young man in white was none other than Wei Shengxin, the Alliance Hierarch of the Sacred Heart Alliance!
Wei Shengxin was clearly cultivating. The void around him surged, and with a single thought, the space around him transformed and reconstituted, expanding and contracting, causing onlookers to be struck dumb with amazement.
After a long while, Wei Shengxin opened his eyes with a slight frown, "To perfect this ’Mustard Sumi Scripture’ is indeed not an easy task!"
Wei Shengxin was a descendant of the once-prominent Evil Sect Demon Gate, the ’Evil Emperor’, and had undergone bloodline regression, not only resembling the Evil Emperor in appearance but also inheriting the Evil Emperor’s martial arts fundamentals and talent.
He effortlessly grasped the Evil Emperor’s Divine Seed, advancing his cultivation by leaps and bounds daily, making the achievement of becoming a Martial Saint seem easy for him.
But Wei Shengxin did not wish to follow the old path; thus, he studied another Unparalleled Technique, the ’Mustard Sumi Scripture’, aiming to perfect it and reach the level of Divine Skills to become a Martial Saint!
By doing so, his fundamentals would become more profound, and at the very least, he could reach the second layer Heaven of Entering Saint.
Of course, the second layer Heaven of Entering Saint was not Wei Shengxin’s ultimate goal.
With the Divine Seed ready to be refined at any time, he first relied on his own abilities to achieve a Divine Skill. With his talent, he could potentially develop a second Divine Skill before the end of his lifespan, and by then, if he refined the Evil Emperor’s Divine Seed, he would command a third Divine Skill, thereby reaching the third layer Heaven of Entering Saint.
Three Divine Seeds nurturing the body would allow a metamorphosis of his constitution and enable his body to endure the process of engraving Divine Patterns and forging a Divine Body!
Otherwise, without sufficient martial arts fundamentals, the body would collapse during the process of engraving Divine Patterns.
Mastering three Divine Skills is the prerequisite for forging a Divine Body. As for mastering more than three Divine Skills? No doubt that is as difficult as ascending to the heavens!
Therefore, talented Martial Artists would rely on their own cultivation to become Martial Saints. Only when they have reached their limit and can progress no further would they consider refining a Divine Seed to increase their fundamentals, which generally grants only one opportunity!
Of course, most Martial Artists in their lifetimes may not even have the chance to become a Martial Saint, so choosing to refine a Divine Seed to achieve that status is one approach, and many Martial Saints from the Ancient Holy Country have attained their status using this method.
"If... I can master three Divine Skills through my own cultivation before the end of my lifespan and then refine the Divine Seed, it will be equivalent to mastering four Divine Skills. The depth of my martial arts fundamentals will undoubtedly give me a better chance to engrave Divine Patterns and forge a Divine Body!"
Excitement stirred within Wei Shengxin; anyone with grand ambitions would strive for perfection, as only thus could they reach higher and farther!
"Who’s there?"
While pondering, Wei Shengxin’s face suddenly darkened, and his eyes flashed with a dangerous and icy light as he coldly gazed into the void not far away.
"As expected of the reincarnation of a Martial Saint, you’ve discovered my presence, truly impressive." A praising voice resonated from the void, and while it sounded commendatory, the tone was incredibly calm.
Out of nowhere, a figure in a black robe appeared in the void.
The figure was empty beneath the black robe, as if there was no substance at all.
"Who are you?"
Wei Shengxin’s face was cold, but inside he was somewhat startled.
This was his territory, yet this figure in a black robe had managed to appear here. Had it not been for Wei Shengxin’s cultivation of the Mustard Sumi Scripture, which was related to space, he might not have been able to detect the figure spying on him.
Moreover, the unfathomably deep aura emanating from the figure in the black robe evoked fear from the soul itself, leaving Wei Shengxin no choice but to treat the situation with caution and speculate about his identity!
"My name is Qin Miesheng... I am the Master of the Life Extinguishing Association." The figure in the black robe calmly revealed his identity.
"The Master of the Life Extinguishing Association?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Shengxin’s gaze sharpened.
He had never heard of the name Qin Miesheng before, but he was naturally aware of the Life Extinguishing Association, an organization of Monster Warriors!
In Wei Shengxin’s view, those Monster Warriors, who merged with Demon Monster Crystal Cores to extend their lifespans and strength, sacrificed their future, making it difficult to become a Martial Saint in their lifetimes!
And this Qin Miesheng before him gave Wei Shengxin a very dangerous feeling!
"Qin Miesheng? I have no dealings with your Life Extinguishing Association. What brings you here uninvited?"
Wei Shengxin said sternly.
This Qin Miesheng was a dangerous character; if anyone else had dared to intrude on his place of seclusion and cultivation, with Wei Shengxin’s temperament, he would have attacked already.
In response to Wei Shengxin’s questioning, Qin Miesheng said, "I have no dealings with you, but we share a common enemy, that is Dao Wufeng."
"Dao Wufeng?" These words caused Wei Shengxin to frown slightly. He certainly remembered this name; his Sacred Heart Alliance had conflicts with him.
Initially, Wei Shengxin hadn’t taken it seriously, but then, during the battle at Heavenly Dragon Mountain, Su Changkong chopped down Mo Junling and other experts, leading to the Ancestor of the Yan family himself making an appearance and forcing Wei Shengxin to retreat. The Transforming Dragon Gate also fell into the hands of Su Changkong, which naturally concerned Wei Shengxin.
Wei Shengxin had thought about seeking revenge, but Dao Wufeng’s origins were mysterious, and being the Guest Elder of the Xia Yan family, he was likely hiding within the Xia Yan family’s Cave Heaven and Blessed Land, which forced Wei Shengxin to give up on the idea.
And now this Qin Miesheng bore a grudge against Dao Wufeng as well?
Qin Miesheng’s voice was ethereal, "This Dao Wufeng is a dangerous person. The last time I found his whereabouts, I personally took action. My state was not good, and I was unable to exert even one percent of my strength. I paid a little price, but he still did not die... and he even got the Divine Artifact Transforming Dragon Gate at Heavenly Dragon Mountain! His growth is too rapid; he needs to be wiped out!"
Just as Su Changkong had guessed, the being that had perished with him last time was not Qin Miesheng himself, but merely one of his Monster Souls.
Even so, the destruction of a Monster Soul had cost Qin Miesheng some price, and only in recent times had he managed to separate another Monster Soul to operate in the outside world.
And upon his emergence, Qin Miesheng naturally paid attention to the news about Su Changkong, and he learned one fact—the strike in which he burned his Monster Soul last time had not succeeded in killing him!
