Titles and honorifics could not be chosen casually. After all, they were meant to be admired by later generations. A nickname like Ice Demon Child had been fine in the past, but that was only because it had not mattered much then.
Now that he was truly settling on a formal title, it had to suit him, and it could not reveal too much information. Playful or abstract names were also inappropriate. After all, this was not a game username.
Several large characters slowly emerged on the spirit tablet. Wang Yu deliberately left an imprint using a divine sense secret art, allowing others to determine whether he was still alive through this jade tablet.
At the same time, he also hid a strand of divine sense inheritance inside it out of personal interest.
He was now considered a senior expert as well.
The Cold Blood Mountain Lord softly read the inscription he had engraved.
“Supreme Law Profound Pill Demon Lord…”
Nascent Soul cultivators were generally called True Lords. In the demonic path, they were called Demon Lords, a title usually reserved for young and brilliant talents with overwhelming aptitude.
Those who achieved success late in life and barely broke through before their lifespan ended were accustomed to calling themselves something like “So-and-so Elder.” Those with great virtue and widespread fame often preferred the title “So-and-so Zi (Master/Child of…).”
For example, the Blood Reversal Sect’s artifact-refining grandmaster, Heavenly Artifact Master, was proof that he was highly satisfied with his attainments in artifact refinement and believed himself worthy of founding a sect as a grandmaster.
As for Wang Yu’s Daoist title, “Supreme Law” meant reaching the extreme supreme of techniques. It corresponded to the Idle Slot. Others would not understand it. His methods were already plex and diverse, enough to be called “embracing all rivers.”
A single ice path was far from sufficient to summarize him.
Moreover, as time passed, all aspects of his divine abilities and secret arts would develop to their peak, and his bat power would far exceed others of the same realm. He also possessed a sixty-seven-year Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platform.
That alone was enough to allow him to advance even further in divine abilities.
As for “Profound Pill,” it was a reputation he deliberately wanted to build. He intended to attract people to seek him out for pill refinement. When he grew older and his fame was sufficient, calling himself Profound Pill Master would also be appropriate.
Every aspect had been considered, and it was suitable for later generations to admire.
The Cold Blood Mountain Lord did not express any opinion. In front of Wang Yu, he transmitted a message to the Blood Demon Hall to register the information, then handed him the Cold Blood Peak Ancestor Token.
He also gave him a jade talisman. This item was similar to the Elder Ice Crown and could be used to control the fourth-rank grand formation deployed on Cold Blood Peak. Its authority was extremely high.
Next came the matter of inheritance.
“You previously studied the Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture and the Ten Directions Frozen Demon Path. Have you decided on what technique you will cultivate next?”
The two walked along the path leading to the Scripture Pavilion.
Wang Yu replied, “There’s no need for the Mountain Lord to worry about that. With my current authority, even learning every technique and secret art in the Scripture Pavilion should not be a problem, right?”
“Of course. That is your freedom.”
Having met a soft refusal, the Cold Blood Mountain Lord gave an awkward smile and stopped probing further. After escorting him to the stone chamber in the Scripture Pavilion, he immediately left.
Cold Blood Peak gaining another Nascent Soul cultivator meant that there was now one more person to share the cake.
Nascent Soul cultivators were no longer burdened with mandatory tasks. Each year, they could receive an annual stipend from the sect, usually in spirit stones. They also enjoyed extremely high authority over the peak treasure vaults and could choose suitable treasures to exchange for on a priority basis.
The entire sect essentially served as a tool for Nascent Soul cultivators to acquire resources.
Resources at such a high level were actually difficult to find. Occasionally, there would be unexpected gains.
When it came to fourth-rank resources, most transactions were conducted through barter.
They could also be purchased with supreme-grade spirit stones.
The cake was only so big. With one more Nascent Soul cultivator sharing it, others would naturally be unhappy. That was why the ranking of the nine peaks was extremely important. It determined how many resources each peak could obtain from the Blood Demon Hall.
If one peak received more, another would receive less.
Thus, the nine peaks were essentially in a petitive relationship.
At present, it was wartime, so these matters were largely postponed indefinitely. With Wang Yu’s enormous wealth and his huge profits from the northern demonic clans, he truly did not care much about this for the time being.
After entering the Scripture Pavilion, using the newly acquired Ancestor Token, all restrictions opened to him. The Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture and Ten Directions Frozen Demon Path both had corresponding fourth-rank techniques.
The versions derived from the Idle Slot were similar to the standard upgraded versions, but they were indeed separate techniques. He simply could not be bothered to rename them.
The mysteries of fourth-rank divine abilities were derived from third-rank ones, but all of them were versions prehended by predecessors.
For example, The third-rank Ice Soul Divine Light was like an untouched maiden.
Once developed, it could learn any posture.
If Ice Soul Fairy used it as her life-bound divine ability, the Ice Soul Dao Intent she prehended might focus on “speed,” or on “freezing,” or “extreme cold.”
Different inclinations led to different cultivation paths. The divine ability inheritances here were the results of predecessors shaping them.
They had reference value. But if one wanted to walk their own path, it was best to start from the embryonic stage and slowly develop it into one’s own form. That was the profundity of divine abilities.
It was said that prehending sufficiently powerful Dao Intent was closely related to breaking through into Spirit Transformation later. These were top-level secrets, and he did not yet have the qualifications to obtain them for free.
When he left the Cold Blood Peak Scripture Pavilion, the perfected fourth-rank Ice Soul Holy Demon Scripture in his Idle Slot had already been replaced. His cultivation speed would temporarily decrease by quite a bit.
But in the long run, cultivating a new technique had greater potential.
If it could help him break through the Nascent Soul realm and touch the Spirit Transformation level, then naturally, the earlier it was placed, the better.
The other slots continued advancing the Guanghan Twelve Phases.
He casually placed the Soul-Extinguishing Death Ray into Slot Seven as well. This was his only soul-path divine ability, and it was gradually approaching perfection, yet it was inherently inplete.
Wang Yu suspected that it might be one of the core inheritances of the ancient Heavenly Soul Sect, a method that converted divine sense into direct bat power. At present, this was the only such technique he possessed, and it required constant attention.
At this stage, he had no spare time to learn additional divine abilities. Nor did he plan to refine pills for the time being.
With the Nine Evil Sword Lord, this major hidden threat, finally resolved, the most important task now was to continue secluded cultivation, accumulate demonic essence, and raise the ranks of all his techniques. Asura Dao Intent and the Aurora Escape Technique would be the primary focuses of his main body’s cultivation.
After leaving the Scripture Pavilion, Wang Yu first went to inquire about Elder Yushu’s whereabouts.
Although he could already sense something from the Cold Blood Mountain Lord’s attitude, he still investigated personally. Unfortunately, the result was disappointing.
“No news doesn’t necessarily mean he’s dead. He might just be tied up with something else.”
Wang Yu did not have particularly deep feelings for Elder Yushu.
But as long as the man was alive, it benefited him. That was enough. Unfortunately, heaven rarely plied with human wishes. Breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm was truly not something ordinary people could acplish.
Talent, resources, and fortune. Not one could be lacking.
His attempt to find allies had stalled halfway, yet Wang Yu’s reputation within the Blood Reversal Sect had suddenly skyrocketed. He had never been an unknown figure to begin with.
Back then, he had openly suppressed Lu Chenzhou in front of a crowd, holding an absolute advantage.
He had shone brilliantly during the Two Prodigy Contest. If not for Zhuo Shouqing being an idiot who refused advice, Wang Yu might even have reversed the oute single-handedly.
Refining fourth-rank spirit pills with Core Formation cultivation had already made him famous even among Nascent Soul cultivators.
And now, as the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator of the era and the fifth Nascent Soul ancestor of Cold Blood Peak, his fame had surpassed sect boundaries and spread throughout the entire Crimson Kite Demonic Domain.
Within ten years, he would be known by almost everyone.
As a result, visitors came in an endless stream. Forces he had once cooperated with also came knocking, such as the Cold Blood Four Clans under Heavenly Frost Demon Lord.
Wang Yu was overwhelmed with affairs and had no time to receive them.
He simply ignored them all and set them aside, planning to deal with them when he had time.
In addition, the corpse of the Nine Evil Sword Lord in his possession was still waiting to be devoured.
Before that, he needed to visit Blood Nether Peak.
Ever since the southern battlefield’s fierce conflict with the Joyous Union Demonic Sect had ceased, the Blood Nether Three Demons had returned to the sect to take up residence.
That was the official explanation.
In reality, they had returned to guard the sect master.
The “heaven-shaking merit” Wang Yu had mentioned after capturing the young sect master in Maple Prefecture referred precisely to this matter.
The specific details still required further investigation.
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Blood Nether Peak.
As a branch separated from the Blood Demon Hall, its independence was weaker than that of other peaks. The Blood Nether Mountain Lord himself was rather unremarkable. Only the Blood Nether Three Demons were famous across the world.
Three late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivators in a single lineage was truly rare.
Blood Spring, Blood Origin, and Blood Axe.
The three Demon Lords.
Wang Yu had the deepest interaction with Blood Axe. As for the other two, he had only heard of them and never seen them in person. One could say they were “spiritual acquaintances” he had long admired.
On the second day after returning to the sect, while disciples were helping him move, he went alone to Blood Nether Peak.
Given Wang Yu’s current fame, he would probably remain at the top of the Blood Reversal Sect’s internal “hot search rankings” for several more years.
After all, his growth experience was simply too inspiring.
Rising like a shooting star, the brilliance he radiated was enough to dim even the surrounding constellations. A genius? He was the strongest genius of the era.
No one could pare with his cultivation speed.
With fame at such a peak, wherever he went within the sect, he was greeted by endless flattery.
After successfully ascending Blood Nether Peak, the Blood Pavilion located near the upper half of the mountain came into view. He recognized this place.
The young sect master, Lu Chenzhou, Zhuo Shouyun, and others had all cultivated here.
It housed all the descendants of aristocratic families who had reshaped their spiritual roots through the Blood Spring Evil Method.
Put another way, it was a concentration camp for elites and nobles.
Most of them were direct descendants of major clans whose luck was lacking and whose innate spiritual roots were slightly inferior.
That was why they ended up here.
Even so, they usually held positions like second or third among the younger generation of their families.
For example, Zhuo Shouyun was not the most outstanding genius of the Zhuo Clan. There was another “Qilin Child”, a truly gifted individual, born extraordinary and unmatched in talent.
Wang Yu had not yet encountered them personally. Still, no matter how powerful they were, they were probably inferior to him. Just his Nascent Soul cultivation alone was enough to crush the entire younger generation. This was what it meant to dominate through realm advantage.
Once news of him fully spread, many geniuses would likely regard him as a rival.
That was slightly troublesome.
But if he changed his perspective and treated them as “treasure-delivery boys”, then it would not be a problem at all. Trading some time for a genius’s storage ring was actually something he looked forward to.
Passing by the Blood Pavilion, Wang Yu merely glanced at it.
Then he directly ascended to the peak’s training hall.
The Three Demons Hall.
Handing over the Young Sect Master was secondary in terms of merit and reward. The important thing was stabilizing the Sect Master’s condition. As the strongest existence in the Blood Reversal Sect, it was absolutely necessary for him to regain his rationality.
“e in.”
At the entrance of the Three Demons Hall, the thick, ancient, and imposing doors opened automatically.
On the right sat Blood Axe Demon Lord. His giant-like physique was extremely eye-catching. Just his arms were as thick as coiling dragon pillars. He was reclining sideways while drinking wine.
The vat-sized wine jar fit perfectly in his hands.
When he saw Wang Yu enter, he nodded at him in a very friendly manner.
On the left sat Blood Origin Demon Lord. His hair was blood-red, and crimson mist drifted around his body. It resembled Wang Yu’s own killing aura, except this was blood-path power.
Blood Origin looked like a middle-aged man, with a cold and stern expression.
He had no intention of greeting Wang Yu.
Finally, on the main seat sat Blood Spring Demon Lord.
His hair was deathly white, exuding a sense of twilight decay.
He sat cross-legged with his back facing Wang Yu. Behind him hovered a blood-colored light wheel.
If one focused carefully, one could vaguely see within it a crimson eyeball that seemed half-open.
“Junior Wang Yu greets the three Demon Lords.”
As a rising junior, he still had to show proper respect toward his sect seniors.
“No need for formalities.
“We have also heard of little friend’s reputation. What brings you here today?”
Blood Spring Demon Lord’s question made Blood Axe’s eyes shine even brighter. Blood Origin, who had seemed indifferent, also slightly turned his body and pricked up his ears.
All of this was noticed by Wang Yu.
He quickly made a decision.
pared to two unfamiliar old schemers, it was much more fortable dealing with someone straightforward like Blood Axe.
“Junior has e to thank Blood Axe Demon Lord for his support.”
“Hahahaha! I won! What did I say? That Dragon Blood Demon Tree was powerful enough, right?”
As expected.
Blood Axe knew about the Dragon Blood Demon Tree. If not for the fact that it could not move, and that Wang Yu had restrained it with the Earth Mother Scripture and Ice Chi Pill Flame, it would not have been easy to subdue.
“Many thanks for Blood Axe Demon Lord’s guidance.”
“This was something you earned yourself. Hahahaha!”
His thunderous laughter echoed for a long time.
It was said that Blood Axe possessed a pure and childlike heart. In his youth, he had caused countless troubles, surviving only thanks to the protection of his two elder brothers. That was how he managed to reach his current achievements.
He was also famous for meddling in other people’s affairs.
Blood Spring and Blood Origin both looked helpless.
“That is enough. Does little friend Wang Yu have other matters to discuss?”
“Yes. I wish to ask about the Sect Master’s condition.”
As he spoke, a Glazed Iceheart Pagoda flew out from his body. He released the Young Sect Master, who had been suppressed for some time. Wang Yu himself had to carefully distinguish the aura of the Blood Demon Body on him.
But the Three Blood Demons recognized him at a glance.
“The Young Sect Master… how did you capture him?”
“Excellent timing.”
“Good. Very good!”
Wang Yu explained the process of capturing him, omitting his plan to lure Nine Evils and only mentioning the accidental gain during his visit to the pleasure house.
He also fully disclosed the matter of the Yellow Springs Monastery spies.
“If I had not noticed something strange about Courtesan Ziyan, I would not have discovered that the Young Sect Master was hiding there.”
“So that is how it was.”
“Truly twists and turns.”
“Leave him to this old man. It is somewhat unexpected that Yellow Springs Monastery helped him escape from Blood Abyss Prefecture. It is likely a lingering problem from the struggle over the Four Blood Demon Medicine Kings back then.”
Hearing this, Wang Yu lowered his head and remained silent.
Blood Spring Demon Lord immediately understood and said kindly, “Do you have any reward in mind?”
“Junior wishes for a treasure that enhances prehension. Preferably a permanent one.”
As soon as he said this, the three fell into brief contemplation, then spoke in turn.
Blood Axe rummaged through his pockets.
“I have an ancient pill formula here called the Heavenly Wisdom Pill. Its main ingredient is Bodhi Fruit. I will give it to you.”
Blood Origin Demon Lord said, “This treasure is called Spirituality Dust. It is ground from the core of a fourth-rank Aperture Stone Spirit after its death. It can effectively strengthen divine sense and grant several days of enhanced prehension.”
Blood Spring Demon Lord said,
“This treasure is called Nine-Orifice Stone Human Blood. It is extremely rare. After dripping it onto the brow and refining it, it can greatly increase prehension… permanently.”
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