I have Immortality In The Cultivation World

Chapter 157 The Bloodlight Disaster

zhou yi performed the jade dew art, as vitality and mana converged at his fingertips, forming a thick, viscous liquid.

at first it was emerald and crystalline, but as his lifespan was spent, it turned to a dark green.

with five hundred years of lifespan poured into it, the creation dew turned from dark to gold, strands of gold thread mixing within the liquid.

creation dew drops dripped onto the roots, and one saw the core's tender green trembling slightly, instantly absorbing the liquid completely.

"it's effective!"

zhou yi's face revealed a pleased expression. he took elixirs to restore his mana and swept over the roots with his divine sense to meticulously check the differences before and after.

after the roots absorbed the creation dew, there was no growth or swelling, only a bit of vitality had sprouted, and the originally tender green area expanded slightly.

"any change is good, i have plenty of lifespan," he said.

zhou yi instructed, "niu'er, i'm going to go into seclusion to hasten the ripening of this object. you go outside and keep watch, and stay updated on the battle's result with the elder ancestor."

the ox bowed and took the order, his shape flashing and disappearing from sight.

the ginseng baby circled around the roots twice, a greedy look spreading across its face. after restraining itself for a long time, it finally could not help it and pounced towards the roots with mouth open.

zhou yi grabbed hold of the ginseng baby by the green leaves on its head and said, "if you dare to eat recklessly again, i will stew and eat you!"

"oh immortal, spare my life, spare my life!"

the ginseng baby pleaded, "this tree root has been enchanted with sorcery, constantly tempting me to eat it. it must be some kind of evil entity..."

zhou yi nonchalantly threw the ginseng baby into a lake. influenced by who knows what, the baby had a knack for blaming others.

after mana was restored, he continued to perform the jade dew art.

time passed, day by day.

after half a month.

the vitality in the roots became increasingly evident. the core's tender green had expanded several times, going from a thread to a patch.

on this day.

the ox arrived at the underground cavern to report on the result of the elder ancestors' spellcasting duel.

"immortal, the four elder ancestors fought for over a dozen days, ultimately ending in a draw. they divided the box of azure dragon's essence blood into four parts before stopping. rumor has it that the dragon emperor and the fox emperor caught real fire, fought a pitched battle against each other, and both suffered significant injuries!"

"i guessed as much," zhou yi said. "the demon saint's essence blood is merely a life-extending supreme treasure to the other three, but for the dragon emperor, it could greatly enhance his strength. perhaps that is why the other three did not give way, to prevent the dragon clan from growing too strong."

the ox said, "the dragon palace has sent messages to all the demon kings, calling for a renegotiation regarding the sacred temple matter."

"this trip to the dragon palace, i need a reasonable excuse to refuse entry..." zhou yi nodded slightly, habitually pulling out a divination cylinder and cast a small heaven-ascertaining spell to divine fortune and misfortune.

the jade token fell to the ground.

clack.

it broke into three pieces!

zhou yi stopped midsentence, his expression filled with shock, as the fortune divination from yesterday indicated stability.

"brat, once i capture you, i will extract your soul and torture it for a thousand years!"

in the time it took to inspect the tree root, the distance had widened by a few miles.

"ancestor, i picked the wrong item just now, but this time it surely is real."

as zhou yi spoke, he took out a storage bag and opened it towards the rear, scattering a mess of spiritual objects like a shower of flowers in the sky.

the dragon emperor's escape light hesitated for a moment, but he ignored the items and continued his pursuit.

"i would give up the opportunity just to flay and dismember you!"

the spiritual objects from the storage bag fell nearby, with the dragon emperor already having sent a message to the dragon palace to dispatch demon soldiers to seal off and search the area, ensuring no opportunities would be missed.

seeing that deception was futile, zhou yi continued to devour the blood spirit fruit and flee.

in a game of cat and mouse, they crossed thousands of miles from the hundred thousand mountains all the way north to the edge of a range of mountains.

the dragon emperor, looking at the escape light ahead, frowned slightly.

"even i would find it difficult to burn my qi-blood lifespan for so long; could he be some kind of ancient exotic species?"

with this thought, the killing intent in the dragon emperor's eyes grew fiercer. seeing that he was about to enter the territory of cloud continent, he spat out essence blood that dyed his treasure, the jade ruyi, red.

"i, too, know the blood-burning technique."

"the old dragon is actually willing to risk his life!"

zhou yi felt the terrifying presence getting closer, and without guessing, he knew the dragon emperor had used a forbidden technique. he took out the black tortoise shell from the storage bag and slipped it on; the holy beast's shed shell far surpassed any defensive spell in protection.

the dragon emperor burned several mouthfuls of essence blood, and when within just over ten miles of zhou yi, he waved his hand and sprayed out a purple divine light.

zhou yi, sensing the mana approaching, swiftly changed direction to northwest, easily dodging the attack and once more putting several miles between him and the dragon emperor.

"damn it!"

the dragon emperor hesitated but then gritted his teeth and spat out a few more mouthfuls of essence blood to boost his escape skill.

"i have a thousand years of lifespan; sacrificing three to five decades to turn him into a pile of broken corpses is worth it!"

after the blood-fortification, the dragon emperor's escape light drastically increased in speed, and upon drawing close again, he spat out dozens of lightning bolts.

taking advantage of the lead he had during the chase, zhou yi saw the lightning coming and immediately turned to dodge.

the dragon emperor, repeatedly failing, simply stopped casting spells and once more desperately burned his essence blood and lifespan, until he was within a mile's distance. then, he spat out a heaven-obliterating divine light, leaving zhou yi's escape light with nowhere to hide.

boom!

zhou yi crashed dozens of meters into the ground, while the dragon emperor stood high in the sky, his divine sense sweeping across the ground in search of the corpse.

"to have me waste over a hundred years of lifespan, dying so easily is just too..."

before he could finish, he saw a tri-colored escape light rise into the sky and vanish on the horizon.

the dragon emperor, burning with rage, gave chase for a few hundred miles. by then, he had deeply entered the cloud continent territory and sensed many human cultivators. he ultimately couldn't bear to continue burning his essence blood and circled back to the hundred thousand mountains.

"the disgrace of today, i will repay tenfold!"