Chapter 437 - 412 Martial Spirit Sacrifice_1

Wangu City, the largest city in the world.

The capital of both the Dagu Dynasty and the Da Chu Dynasty, it exudes an awe-inspiring grandeur and holds a plethora of exciting scene.

In fact, this is Lu Yan’s first visit.

Upon their arrival in Wangu City, they were greeted by individuals who escorted them to a vast compound where they would temporarily reside.

The significant ceremonial rites needed preparations and a few more days of waiting.

During the night, Lu Yan left discretely, leaving his Martial Arts Avatar behind.

His True Body wouldn’t dare to risk communicating with Martial Spirits. If any peculiar alterations were to occur, it would be too late for regrets.

Five days later, led by someone from the Spirit Sect, a group set off from Wangu City, heading northward.

Three days after that, they arrived at a vast plain.

Here was an ancient battlefield, rampant with putrid air, occasionally disturbed by the sightings of evil creatures.

A large altar sprung up from the ground, standing a hundred meters tall.

The surroundings of the altar were laden with various offerings such as Alien Beast skulls, organ, fresh blood and so on.

There were even human organ and flesh.

Looking further out, there were countless colorful flags plugged into the ground.

"Within three hundred meters of the altar, fall under the scope of the ceremony. You may choose a spot and get seated. The ceremony will start shortly."

"Remember, when communicating with the Martial Spirit, do not resist. You must have a sincere heart to merge with the Martial Spirit as one, gaining exceptional abilities from the Martial Spirit and significantly increasing your lifespan."

An elderly member of the Spirit Sect announced, his voice echoing through the whole venue.

There were over six hundred attendees this time, all of whom held the cultivation level of Martial Marquis or above.

The crowd began to search for spots to settle in.

Lu Yan’s Martial Arts Avatar too, casually found a location.

"Begin!"

Once everyone was seated, the ceremony began.

The eerie sound of the ritual was initially low, then became high-pitched, like a choir of hundreds singing together.

The offerings around began to glow, transforming into a flow of blood-colored energy that convened towards the altar.

Some distance away in the high sky, Lu Yan hid, carefully sensing the surroundings.

He found that as the ceremony began, the altar seemed to open a sort of gateway.

And at the end of this gateway was the Nine Layer Heaven.

Above the Nine Layer Heaven, there seems to be a creature, being drawn down by a certain method.

Several hours later.

Lu Yan’s eyes narrowed.

Above the Nine Layer Heaven, shadowy figures descended at a staggering speed, rushing towards the people on the altar and entering their bodies.

Instantly, each person integrated with the shadowy figures let out muffled growls.

Their bodies started to swell, muscles writhed, expressions fierce, and a dense Demonic Qi spread from their bodies.

A shadowy figure also entered Lu Yan’s Martial Arts Avatar.

This shadowy figure, resembling a praying mantis, merged with the thread of consciousness he left in his Avatar.

Lu Yan did not resist; it was just a thread of consciousness to him; he didn’t care, rather keenly sensed the experience.

"Is this a Martial Spirit? It seems more like a remnant of a demon."

Lu Yan pondered silently.

In ancient times, during the grand battle between Immortal Demons, the Ancient Demons were nearly exterminated.

Could it be that those slaughtered demons were not entirely dead, and their remaining souls wandered above the Nine Layer Heaven? And through some ceremonial rites, humans could communicate and merge with these remaining souls, acquiring some abilities of the Ancient Demons?

Or did those Ancient Demons refuse to admit defeat, wanting to resurrect through this method and reappear in the world?

Various thoughts emerged in Lu Yan’s mind.

Roar! Roar!

Suddenly, several sorrowful roars echoed through the air.

Lu Yan observed two people, their faces distorted, bodies contorting, on the verge of a horrific transformation, as if they were about to become demons.

"Just after merging, they’re on the verge of going demonic, their mental state is too weak."

A high-ranking member of the Spirit Sect muttered, but he did not just stand by and watch them die. Instead, using Immortal Bones, the Immortal Power blanketed the two Martial Cultivators nearing transformation, restraining the Martial Spirits within them.

The condition of the two gradually stabilized.

After seeing this, the rest of the people were tremendously relieved. The lingering apprehensions vanished, they fully relaxed, and continued with integrating into the Martial Spirits.

Eventually, everyone successfully integrated and their states stabilized.

"Alright, you have all initially succeeded in integrating. You have started on the path of Martial Spirits. Up next, we will take you to a place, a sacred land of the Immortal Clan filled with rich Immortal Power. It can help you better integrate with the Martial Spirits, greatly reducing the chance of a monstrous transformation. Follow us, please."

A high-ranking member of the Spirit Sect announced, leading the way.

When they heard that the place could reduce the chance of monstrous transformation, the group was overjoyed and willingly followed.

They walked for a few more days and entered a lush mountain range.

Finally, they arrived at an indentation within the mountains.

Nine lofty mountain peaks surrounded them, forming a valley.

"Such a rich Immortal Power..."

Lu Yan’s Martial Arts Avatar scanned the surroundings.

He noticed that the valley was filled with rich Immortal Power.

Simultaneously, he also sensed that the valley, including the surrounding nine mountain peaks, was filled with Will Power Patterns.

He was inside a giant formation.

"Several terrifying presences."

Lu Yan’s True Body, hidden far away, dared not to approach. He was fully repressing his presence.

That’s because he sensed several terrifying beings hidden within the nine mountain peaks.

Although their presence was concealed, with Lu Yan’s significant advancement in cultivation level, he was able to detect them.

"Are the Immortal Masters of each Fairy Ruins hidden here?"

Lu Yan pondered, increasingly feeling that this place was anything but simple.

After the group entered the valley, the Spirit Sect members who led the way were about to leave.

But a massive figure landed in front of them, blocking their path.

This was a Purple Winged Dapeng, a seventh transformation of primordial spirit level creature from Purple Wing Immortal Ruins.

"You all go in as well."

The Purple Winged Dapeng spoke, coldly watching several individuals from the Spirit Sect.

"Yes, sir."

A few powerful individuals from the Spirit Sect dared not defy him and obediently retreated into the cavity in the mountain.

"Activate!"

A detached voice echoed from a certain mountain peak.

Suddenly, Will Power Patterns saturated the surroundings of the cavity, creating a radiance that enveloped the entire place.

The people inside the cavity suddenly found themselves clueless about what to do.

"Don’t panic, soon there will be immortal power gathering towards your bodies. Do not resist, it is assisting in purifying your Martial Spirits, reducing the chances of malformation. Cooperate properly, and there may no longer be risks of malformations in the future."

A voice echoed from a particular mountain peak.

The crowd calmed down immediately.

At the same time, they discovered that a force of attraction had suddenly risen within them, with immortal power swiftly congregating around them from the heavens and the earth.

"This attraction, originating from within the Martial Spirit, is strange. It seems the Martial Spirit can absorb the Immortal power autonomously," Lu Yan’s Martial Arts Avatar observed, filled with growing puzzlement.

The force of attraction within the Martial Spirit grew stronger and stronger, functioning like a black hole, continuously gobbling up the surrounding immortal power.

Gradually, Lu Yan discovered a white light spot appearing within his Martial Spirit.

The source of the attraction was this light spot.

A large amount of immortal power entered this light spot.

"This light spot...it’s alive."

Lu Yan was shocked.

He felt that this light spot, like a living being or a seed, was germinating, taking root, and absorbing immortal power all at once.

The light spot grew larger and larger.

Eventually, white tendrils extended outwards from the light spot covering the entire Martial Spirit.

The Martial Spirit started fizzing, rapidly disintegrating and dissipating.

To his astonishment, Lu Yan noticed that the energy from his Martial Arts Avatar was also being absorbed by the light spot.

"Ah, what’s happening? The light spot is absorbing my essence blood."

"Same with mine, what kind of weird thing is this."

"Stop it, quick, stop it."

At this point, many had already sensed something was wrong as they began to scream in terror.

But no one responded to them.

"Something’s not right here, we need to leave."

Some had noticed the anomaly and rushed towards the outer area of the cavity, but they were blocked by the Will Power Pattern formation.

The formation was secure. With the highest Cultivation Level only reaching the True Body Realm, these Martial Cultivators could not break through at all.

"No..."

Someone screamed in agony. His body rapidly shrivelled and then fell onto the ground, turning into a puddle of black ash.

In its place, a luminous orb with tendrils floated in the air.

"Damn it, we’ve been tricked."

"Please spare me, I have dependents."

Some cursed, some wept, some pleaded for mercy.

It wasn’t just them, the Spirit Sect individuals who led the group initially had the same problem.

They screamed in terror but nobody responded.

Gradually, everyone was consumed by the glowing orb.

Even Lu Yan’s Martial Arts Avatar wasn’t spared.

In the cavity, over six hundred luminous orbs floated, casting out a hazy white glow.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

One by one, figures rushed into the mountain cavity from nine peaks.

Lu Yan retracted his spiritual sense hurriedly, closing his eyes.

Just now, he caught a glimpse of a green gigantic ape rushing into the mountain cavity. It was the Immortal Lord at the He Dao level who had attacked the Martial Alliance before.

There was also a purple Da Peng with an astonishing aura.

And a golden lion, majestically dignified.

As expected, all the masters from the Immortal Clan assembled here.

He was afraid that his gaze would alert the various Immortal Masters.

It seemed like his previous guess was wrong.

He had speculated that the Immortal Master Golden Sun had likely not broken free yet and that’s why the various Immortal Ruins did not attack the Martial Alliance.

But now it seemed that the Immortal Master Golden Sun had likely broken free already.

The reason they did not attack the Martial Alliance was that they were busy with their current activities.

What was happening now seemed more important to the Immortal Ruins than attacking the Martial Alliance.

Inside the mountain cavity.

A purple Da Peng, his feathers shiny and splendid, majestically surveyed the surroundings.

This was the Immortal Master Purple Wing, a Transcendence Tribulation Stage entity.

The Immortal Master Purple Wing spat out a purple gourd from his mouth. It generated a powerful suction force, absorbing the floating luminescent balls into itself.

"Master, only a few hundred are left, almost done."

The Immortal Master Purple Wing packed the gourd up and bowed towards the highest peak.

An entity materialized on that peak, it was the Sect Hierarch of the Spirit Sect.

"Good, during the ancient battle between Immortals and Demons, I decapitated six Demon Lords, but I was also inflicted with severe irreparable damage. In desperation, I had to use the Method of Great Freedom, dividing my soul into thousands of pieces and turning them into seeds. They parasitized within the remaining demonic souls. These seeds reincarnated with the souls of the Demon Clan, once they are all collected into one, I will be able to resurrect. Now the significant work is nearly done, just one final step is missing."

"Once I return to my prime state, I will definitely lead all of you to leave the Wild Ocean and enter the Origin. Considering your talents, your attainment of immortality is assured."

The Sect Hierarch of the Spirit Sect said.