My Wife Is The Leader Of A Demonic Cult-Chapter 341 - Shocking Secrets Finally Revealed
Chapter 341: Chapter 341 Shocking Secrets Finally Revealed
Chapter 341: Chapter 341 Shocking Secrets Finally Revealed
Jiang Shang’s pupils suddenly contracted; he lowered his head only to see a sword piercing directly through his Qi Sea, penetrating his Dantian.
“Gurgling—!”
Crimson blood continuously flowed from Jiang Shang’s mouth.
But upon closer inspection, there clearly was no sword.
Perhaps the sword was in front of him.
An Jing stood not far away, his eyes devoid of any expression.
He was still reminiscing about the elegance of that strike, sensing the fleeting essence within it.
In the depths of his mind, An Jing had already touched the edge of the Seventh Realm.
The wind howled, and the ground was a complete mess.
Time seemed to stop at this moment.
Jiang Shang placed his palm over his Dantian, seemingly trying to stem the gushing blood like a spring, which immediately stained his hand red.
“I possess the Undying Blood, I will not die.”
He had always believed that his body harbored the miraculous Undying Blood.
Upon hearing Jiang Shang’s words, An Jing said, “Are you still deluded now?”
“Deluded?”
Jiang Shang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his complexion deathly pale, his body swaying as though about to fall, “I was just one step away, just one step from fully integrating the Undying Blood into my body, reaching the realm of a Great Grandmaster. With more Undying Blood, I could truly achieve immortality.”
An Jing said nothing more; he did not find Jiang Shang pitiable.
Some people are immersed in their own worlds, unaware of the true nature of the world even as they die.
They are not pitiable; what’s pitiable are those who know the truth and still live.
An Jing shook his head and said, “Undying Blood, Undying Blood, what is Undying Blood? It seems you won’t shed tears until you see the coffin.”
Jiang Shang, clutching his wound, fell silent.
“Rustle!” “Rustle!”
At that moment, several experts from the Great Snow Mountain rushed out, charging towards Ouyang Ping.
“Hmm!?”
An Jing frowned, noticing that among them were two Grandmasters.
Ouyang Ping, fully focused on watching the battle but not negligent of his surroundings, sensed the Grandmasters approaching and instantly concentrated his True Qi into his arms to meet the attack.
Compared to the standoff between the two Xi Hafu and the battle between An Jing and Jiang Shang, this fight naturally seemed trivial.
“Bang!”
In that instant, a shadow burst out from behind Zongzheng Yue, striking her on the back with a palm.
Zongzheng Yue, caught off guard, stumbled, and a porcelain vial from her bosom ‘suddenly’ fell.
The shadow grabbed the vial, shouting loudly, “Dad, I’ve got the Undying Blood that Zongzheng Yue had!”
The sudden appearance was none other than Jiang Renyi.
“Quick, give it to me!”
Jiang Shang, seeing the Undying Blood in Jiang Renyi’s hand, grasped at it like a lifeline.
Zongzheng Yue, clutching her chest, angrily said, “How despicable, Jiang Renyi!”
“Hmm!?”
An Jing, seeing Jiang Renyi, who had disappeared and reappeared, instantly realized that Jiang Renyi was forcing Jiang Shang into a corner.
At this moment, Jiang Shang was not far from becoming an Evil Spirit. Just by absorbing the Evil Blood in the vial, there was a high chance he would turn into one.
If Zongzheng Yue had taken it out, Jiang Shang would surely have been suspicious, but now with Jiang Renyi suddenly attacking Zongzheng Yue, everything seemed far more plausible.
An Jing had once told about the true origin of this Undying Blood to Jiang Renyi, Ouyang Ping, and others, so Jiang Renyi was very clear about what the Undying Blood really was.
If Jiang Shang absorbed this Undying Blood, he would undoubtedly transform into an Evil Spirit, becoming neither human nor ghost, neither demon nor monster, without a shred of consciousness, and he would be hunted by all the experts in the world.
This was truly a death without a resting place!
“Dad, catch.”————-
Jiang Renyi’s eyes flashed briefly before he threw the porcelain vial over.
Boom!
The remaining blood in Jiang Shang surged wildly, resisting to the last, An Jing stepped back two steps, and in the blink of an eye, Jiang Shang grasped the porcelain vial in his hand.
“Not good!”————-
Seeing this from afar, Jia Meixian and Yang Chong felt a chilling surge from their spines to their crowns.
After all, the great demon’s power was already frighteningly strong at this moment; if he obtained the Undying Blood, could he possibly break through to the Great Grandmaster level?
Jiang Shang, holding the vial in his hand, feeling the heat emanating from it, his eyes revealed a hint of madness, then he looked up at An Jing, “This is your death sentence.”
An Jing calmly said, “It’s not my death sentence; it’s yours.”
Jiang Shang opened the vial and said, “After absorbing the Undying Blood, my body is rejuvenating. Who would believe now that I am already eighty-three? You say this isn’t Undying Blood, you tell me this is Evil Blood?”
“What a big joke!”
Originally, Jiang Shang’s complexion was rosy and he looked decent, with the air of an immortal about him. Now after absorbing the Undying Blood, he looked even younger, almost not much different from Jiang Renyi.
“Undying Blood!?”
“After Jiang Shang absorbs the Undying Blood, his strength is likely to increase greatly!”
…….
Not just Jiang Shang, everyone around watching the Undying Blood in his hand showed a hint of hysteria; no one believed An Jing’s words, they only believed that the great demon’s strength was increasing and his appearance was becoming youthful.
Jiang Shang, enduring the pain, directly poured the blood from the vial into his throat.
The Undying Blood he acquired was different; the Undying Blood he obtained from the Snow Mountain tribe and the Dragon Locking Well was the thinnest, while the Undying Blood from the Great Qin Emperor’s Mausoleum was relatively pure.
But even the Undying Blood from the Great Qin Emperor’s Mausoleum could not compare to the Undying Blood given to him by Zongzheng Yue; the blood was still scalding, seeming like boiling hot water, and instantly Jiang Shang’s throat became extremely hot, his entire body’s blood burning wildly.
In a flash, a fierce Qi Mechanism surged out from Jiang Shang’s body.
Even An Jing felt a chill in his heart, pushed back dozens of steps by the tsunami-like Qi Mechanism.
Boom! Boom!
Thunder rolled across the sky, as if a mountain was pressing down, making it hard for everyone present to breathe.
Even some with lesser cultivation and weaker minds had their eyes emitting a red glow.
At this moment, Jiang Shang had become terrifyingly fearsome, surrounded by an intense aura of blood to the extreme. Behind him appeared a horrifying phantom, looking very much like the Human Emperor of the Great Qin from the Emperor’s Mausoleum.
An Jing became incredibly solemn. After all, the Human Emperor of the Great Qin in the Emperor’s Mausoleum had no physical body and couldn’t exert such immense pressure, but the current Jiang Shang was different, as he possessed his own body.
Having repelled the two Great Snow Mountain Dharma Kings, Ouyang Ping also looked over, frowning deeply.
The two Dharma Kings of the Great Snow Mountain were also greatly shaken.
All eyes in Yulong Snow Mountain were now focused on Jiang Shang.
Jiang Shang’s eyes looked somewhat muddled; his brain felt light and airy, and his body was filled with strength, almost able to break through the great grandmaster’s barrier in a snap.
“Hahahahaha!” Jiang Shang burst out laughing, “Today, I, Jiang Shang, am finally immortal and indestructible.”
An Jing coldly said, “You have merely become an evil spirit, and once the evil spirit completely overtakes your body, you will be thoroughly dead.”
At this moment, Jiang Shang couldn’t listen to any words at all. His mind was filled with violence, bloodshed, and a spreading madness for slaughter.
He firmly believed that he was absorbing the Undying Blood, and once this Undying Blood spread throughout his body, he would be truly immortal and indestructible.
Jiang Shang dived downwards, charging towards An Jing below.
Boom! Boom!
With Jiang Shang rushing rapidly, the surging blood energy shook heaven and earth, causing the surrounding air to boil.
“Boom!”
The sound was deafening, nearly rupturing one’s eardrums.
An Jing’s eyebrows lifted as he moved his hand, the Dulu Sword slashing towards Jiang Shang.
Sssss!
The Dulu Sword collided with Jiang Shang’s handprint, immediately erupting into a grating thunderous noise.
The unstoppable chill air tore through the handprint once more, but the blood energy felt tougher than ever before.
Jiang Shang extended his palm and the true Qi around several miles all gathered into his palm at that moment.
The countless true Qi kept compressing together, forming a massive blood-colored force Qi.
From that continuously compressing blood-colored force Qi, one could distinctly feel an ominously trembling power.
In just a few blinks, the blood-colored force Qi was already fully condensed, the surging bright sphere viciously tore through the air, charging towards An Jing.
An Jing was already prepared. He lifted the Dulu Sword in his hand, a terrifying red sword radiance instantly filled the sky, and behind him, it seemed to transform into a vast flow of molten lava.
Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Sword Technique! Fire Field Bear!
The sky was filled with red light, seeming to merge into one at that moment, finally all flowing into the blade of the Dulu Sword, transforming into a sword radiance that connected heaven and earth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dominant blood-colored light sphere finally collided fiercely with the sword radiance that connected heaven and earth, making the whole world tremble wildly.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless waves of true Qi, like incessant tidal waves, caused the surrounding boulders to shatter into pieces.
An Jing’s body was like a lone boat in the surging waves of Wang Yang, engulfed in the endless true Qi tsunami.
Jiang Shang’s eyes shimmered with a cold light, his blood-red body rushing towards An Jing, his silhouette shadowing the sun.
“Jiang Shang has transformed into an evil spirit, the Ghost Swordsman is doomed…”
Onlookers in the distance, stunned by Jiang Shang’s ferocious momentum, stood frozen.
Just then, amidst the distant surge of True Qi, a burst of starlight erupted.
An Jing stood within the True Qi, his white robe unscathed, and all the swords from his sword box had burst out.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Swords swirled in the air, forming terrifying cold lights of Sword Qi, instantly severing the surrounding blood Qi.
The two formed a standoff, brewing an intensely terrifying pressure, especially with the blood Qi around Jiang Shang, which made one’s hair stand on end.
“Quick, run!”
“The Ghost Swordsman is surely no match for Jiang Shang, we must run now.”
……
Seeing this, many people fled towards the distance as if they had gone mad.
Behind An Jing lay the vast Star River. With a slap of his hand, the swords floating by his side arranged into a Sword Array, filling the heavens with sweeping sword light.
Each sword transformed into a massive sword, rushing forward majestically.
At this moment, Jiang Shang’s eyes began to blur, feeling his Qi Mechanism growing stronger, yet his body seemed out of control.
He struggled to control his palms, sending all the Force Qi in his body surging towards his arms.
Faintly, the silhouette of a Heavenly Demon appeared behind him, which was quickly overtaken completely by the evil spirit.
“Who in this world can kill me?”
Jiang Shang roared furiously, slamming forward.
Boom!
The moment his domineering True Qi flowed into his arms, it burst out like a mountain crashing down.
The snow and rocks of Yulong Snow Mountain crumbled to pieces.
The entire world dimmed.
“An Tributor…”
Ouyang Ping instantly tensed up.
Zongzheng Yue, too, watched unblinkingly. Jiang Shang had absorbed the Undying Blood, greatly increasing his strength and completely breaking free from Houjin’s control.
If even this could not kill the Ghost Swordsman, then who in the world could?
An Jing also unleashed all his power, pushing the Sword Array to its extreme. Columns of Sword Qi erupted from the blades, as if to slice through the darkened skies.
The Immortal Sword had been pushed to its limits, the ground beneath disappearing, transforming into a vast starry galaxy.
Sword light and handprints collided, causing the earth to tremble and the already fractured land to crack further, as if locked in a standoff.
The next moment, the sword light unleashed an astonishing chill.
“Crack! Crack!”
The handprint instantly shattered, bursting apart with a loud bang.
An Jing’s hair danced wildly, and his clothes fluttered with the wind, yet the fierce tide of True Qi did not cause him any fluctuation.
In the distance, Jiang Shang’s consciousness was gradually fading, dominated by a crimson light above.
A horrifying scene unfolded, as Jiang Shang’s clothes were torn apart, revealing a pair of hands growing out of his back—except these were more like a pair of white bones than hands.
Evil Spirits!
This now bore a six to seven parts resemblance to the phantom that had appeared just before, and Jiang Shang was still transforming, gradually morphing towards the direction of an Evil Spirit.
This infamous demon was really on the verge of becoming undying!
If he turned into an Evil Spirit, his strength might even increase, and I might not be his match anymore.
An Jing also had a bad premonition, and at that moment, the Earth Book sent out a black radiance.
“Alert: There is a black opportunity nearby.”
This alert from the Earth Book made An Jing more nervous.
Black opportunity always involved a danger serious enough to kill him; could it be that Jiang Shang had completely transformed into an Evil Spirit, which would spell fatal disaster for him?
Zongzheng Yue was also staring fixedly at Jiang Shang, murmuring, “Is Jiang Shang about to completely turn into an Evil Spirit?”
Her heart slightly relaxed, yet tension also began to rise.
Once Jiang Shang became an Evil Spirit, then the Ghost Swordsman today was undoubtedly doomed, but Jiang Shang had become an uncontrollable factor.
At this moment, Jiang Renyi looked at his own father, shaking with excitement, “A person like you deserves to die!”
Ouyang Ping continued, “Jiang Shang, take a clear look at yourself?”
Upon hearing Ouyang Ping’s words, the crimson light in Jiang Shang’s eyes trembled, and then a sliver of consciousness gradually returned. He looked at his own palm.
It could no longer be called a palm; it had turned into white bones.
“How… how could this be!?”
At this moment, Jiang Shang was struck as if by lightning, his mind in a state of half stupor.
Having seen the Great Qin Human Emperor in the Qin Emperor’s Mausoleum, he naturally knew what an Evil Spirit looked like, and his current form was very close to that of an Evil Spirit.
The Undying Blood he had desperately sought for most of his life, could it really be Evil Blood?
For this Undying Blood, he had exhausted all his strength, even forsaking the Demon Sect, but in the end, it was all for naught.
In an instant, Jiang Shang’s heart completely collapsed.
“No! I don’t believe it!”
Jiang Shang struggled to stand up, looking at his own palm, “I don’t believe this is Evil Blood; this is the Undying Blood…”
The truth gradually became clear, and he had to believe it.
An Jing coldly said, “If it wasn’t Evil Blood, why would Zongzheng Huachun not absorb it himself and instead create such a drama with Jiang Renyi? You should know that with Zongzheng Huachun’s current strength, probably at the peak of the Five Qi, he could have broken through to Great Grandmaster by absorbing the Evil Blood.”
“You have absorbed so much Evil Blood that there is barely any human blood left in you, and even your body has changed; if you really want to turn into an Evil Spirit, then just give up completely.”
An Jing’s voice boomed like rolling thunder, echoing between heaven and earth.
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At this moment, Jiang Shang looked at his own palm, with even a trace of emptiness in his eyes.
To obtain the Undying Blood, he had given up everything he could, even betraying the Demon Sect.
If An Jing were to give up his last trace of sanity at this moment, the Evil Blood would pervade his entire body. Not only would his strength greatly increase, but he might also have the chance to break through to the Great Grandmaster Realm and transform completely into an Evil Spirit, achieving true longevity.
Darkness!
Abyss!
At this moment, he was continually falling into the deepest depths of the abyss, surrounded by darkness without a speck of light.
His convictions were gradually shattering into pieces.
Seeing this, Zongzheng Yue urgently shouted, “Senior Jiang, do not listen to the Ghost Swordsman’s nonsense—absorb the Undying Blood completely, and then the Ghost Swordsman will not be a match for you at all!”
“Hahahaha!”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shang burst into laughter, blood streaming from the corners of his mouth.
An Jing, Zongzheng Yue, Ouyang Ping, and many other experts who hadn’t escaped were all watching this formidable demon, feeling enormously tense inside.
If Jiang Shang were to become an Evil Spirit, it would be more terrifying than another demon appearing in the world. After all, demons kill based on whims, whereas an Evil Spirit seems to only kill non-stop. With Jiang Shang’s power, he would inevitably cause a bloodbath across the lands.
The sunlight of yesteryears would dry up before dawn arrives.
Jiang Shang restrained his smile and looked at Jiang Renyi, asking, “Renyi, is this not Undying Blood?”
Ouyang Ping inwardly cursed, sensing trouble.
At this moment, Jiang Renyi wished he could brutally kill Jiang Shang; he would never tell the truth.
Even if Jiang Shang transformed into an Evil Spirit and killed everyone present, Jiang Renyi would still deceive Jiang Shang.
There was a trace of Jiang Shang’s madness in his very bones.
An Jing narrowed his eyes and quietly watched the scene unfold.
Jiang Renyi took a deep breath and earnestly said, “Father, this is the Undying Blood. Haven’t you seen your own face? With this Undying Blood, you can step into the Great Grandmaster level, and I can continue to take over the Demon Sect. From now on, I will be at your command. Wouldn’t it be joyful for us, father and son, to traverse this world together?”
Jiang Renyi’s words echoed clearly amidst the chaotic Yulong Snow Mountain.
His tone was sincere, as if he was indeed considering the best for Jiang Shang and himself.
As long as Jiang Shang reached the Great Grandmaster level and killed the Ghost Swordsman, how could the Sect Hierarch of the Demon Sect withstand, and by then, the throne of the Demon Sect would still be held by the Jiang surname.
Jiang Shang did not speak, just looked up at the dark sky.
The air seemed to solidify, An Jing held his sword, waiting for the best moment to act.
Jiang Renyi shouted anxiously, “Father!”
“This world is too small for my vast ambition.”
Jiang Shang then fiercely reached towards his Dantian.
Silence!
All was quiet between heaven and earth!
No one had anticipated that Jiang Shang would directly reach for his own Dantian.
In such agony, Jiang Shang still had no expression. With one scoop of his hand, his Dantian burst open, and at the same time, his Qi Sea also completely shattered.
Jia Meixian’s eyes widened, exclaiming in shock, “Jiang Shang is crippling his own cultivation?”
Yang Chong whispered, “Is this a plot?”
Jia Meixian shook her head. How could this possibly be a plot?
At this moment, in the face of absolute power, all schemes and plots had become useless.
“You!”
Zongzheng Yue saw this scene and was both shocked and enraged.
A person without a Dantian and Qi Sea, what difference is there from a cripple?
Had Jiang Shang actually crippled himself?
Didn’t he want longevity?
Hadn’t he been willing to give up everything for the sake of longevity?
But now, he had actually crippled himself?
Even An Jing, at this moment, was greatly shaken; he had never expected Jiang Shang to directly shatter his own Dantian and sever all hope.
Jiang Shang’s face was as pale as paper, “If this longevity won’t allow me to act recklessly and enjoy life, then I would rather not have this longevity.”
This kind of longevity, I’d rather not have.
An Jing looked at the crumbling Jiang Shang, never expecting that Jiang Shang, who had pursued longevity so bitterly for most of his life, would eventually give it up.
Jiang Shang looked at An Jing, their eyes meeting.
At this moment, he suddenly wondered, if he hadn’t sought the Undying Blood initially, would his life have turned out differently, and would his relationship with An Jing have undergone earth-shaking changes?
Jiang Shang’s voice was as thin as a thread when he said, “You won.”
An Jing shook his head, “I haven’t won.”
Jiang Shang asked, “Then who has won?”
An Jing said, “Perhaps the moment the sword was drawn, there was no one victorious under heaven.”
Jiang Shang gave a bitter laugh, “You still won.”
The two fell into a brief silence, becoming quieter.
“Don’t!”
Ouyang Ping hurriedly shouted, but it was too late, a figure rushed toward Jiang Shang like a swift wind.
“Bang!”
This palm strike was merciless, harshly landing on Jiang Shang’s chest.
Jiang Shang’s body fell heavily onto a giant rock like a kite with its string cut, his blood coloring the ground red; he was already severely injured, and with his Dantian shattered, this palm strike directly severed all his vitality as he looked up at the figure.
Jiang Renyi!
The one who had struck him down was none other than Jiang Renyi!
Jiang Renyi looked down at Jiang Shang lying on the ground and burst into loud laughter, “Jiang Shang, a madman like you should have never lived in this world. You killed my mother, killed my wife and children, today I finally have my revenge.”
He had long known that his mother had died at the hands of Jiang Shang, which was one of the reasons he had always been so terrified of Jiang Shang. He had lived in a constant state of trembling, Jiang Shang being his greatest heart demon.
And today was the day he overcame his heart demon.
Jiang Shang looked at the triumphant Jiang Renyi before him, his lips slightly curling into a smile, “Being able… to die at your hands is indeed fitting.”
“Hahahaha.”
Jiang Renyi erupted into laughter, even tears streaming down his face at the end.
Jiang Shang looked at Jiang Renyi, “Thank you.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Renyi wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, stunned, “I killed you, why are you thanking me?”
“You will never know, someone like me, living in this world, just how lonely it is……”
Jiang Shang looked up at the clouds gradually forming in the sky, then finally closed his eyes for good.
Jiang Shang was dead!
This former demon had died at the hands of his own son, Jiang Renyi.
Under Jiang Shang, the Demon Sect had once been immensely brilliant, a famous sect under heaven, and Jiang Shang himself had been a notorious expert, even considering entering the Jianghu of Zhao Country. Alas, he had later chosen the wrong side in a struggle for succession and was eventually driven out of the Great Yan Martial World, beginning his decline.
Thereafter, Jiang Shang began to conceal himself, seeking the Undying Blood, stirring up waves in the Jianghu, and later even collaborating with Houjin in their attack on Dongluo Pass, ultimately becoming a traitor to the Demon Sect.
This great demon cut a figure of notoriety that even now many shuddered at the mere mention of his name.
In the whole Jianghu, he had no friends, no family left, not even a rival.
His killings were purely for profit, for pleasure.
Today, he was just one step away from completely transforming his blood into Evil Blood, becoming an Evil Spirit himself.
But at the crucial moment, he chose to give up, dying by his son’s hand.
He had buried all past brilliance and misery deep within his heart.
Only Jiang Shang himself knew that aside from loneliness and solitude, he had nothing else.
Some saw him as a dire threat, others saw him as a legendary figure; eighty years of tumult in the Jianghu, and yet he could dismiss it all with a casual laugh.
Some say the world is a game of chess, while others say life is a play.
The stage is set high, every person merely an actor upon it.
On this stage, he had once stood at the center and also lingered in the corners, had moments of glory and times of utter disgrace.
After all, life is but a play, and now everything disperses like a fleeting light.
It took a while for everyone to come back to their senses.
Zongzheng Yue looked at this bizarre scene, still unable to recover.
“Ah!”
At that moment, Ouyang Ping sighed deeply, ruefully saying, “You shouldn’t have killed him. He was your father, after all.”
“Father?”
Menace flashed in Jiang Renyi’s eyes, “Would my father kill my mother? You may not know of this matter, but I don’t believe you are unaware of it.”
Ouyang Ping remained silent for a long time before saying, “Since Jiang Shang is already dead, and only I know of this matter, I might as well tell you.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Renyi’s heart skipped a beat, “What matter?”
Ouyang Ping hesitated for a long time before finally speaking, “The truth of the matter is that your mother was discovered having an affair with another man in the secret tunnels of Dongluo Pass by the then-cloistered Sect Hierarch. Your father flew into a rage, wanting to kill the adulterer but your mother desperately intervened. Ultimately, your father spared the man’s life. Who would have thought that ten months later your mother would give birth to you? Knowing the Sect Hierarch had been in seclusion and had never been intimate with your mother, your own birth left your mother in utter shame, eventually leading her to take her own life in their chamber by slitting her throat. The Sect Hierarch, fearing it would tarnish your mother’s reputation, claimed to be the killer, leading to a drastic change in his temperament after….”
Boom!
Ouyang Ping’s words hit Jiang Renyi like a thunderbolt, crashing fiercely onto his head.
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