Celestial Refining Divine Scripture Chapter 76

The beast carriage hadn’t gone far when it turned a corner and slowly came to a stop.

An elderly man of the Barbarian Race, dressed in grey robes, appeared out of thin air. He walked up to the carriage and bowed deeply: "Greetings, Your Highness!"

"Release the Earth Tier C-class magic warrior, go and invade that Daqian person from earlier; if you get the chance and succeed, trap and seal his spiritual will, do not harm him!"

Tuoba Hongyu’s icy voice rang out from inside the carriage.

The old man’s pupils shrank, shock filling his face.

Earth Tier C-class magic warrior, sent to invade a mere Late Stage True Void Realm Daqian man?

Wasn’t this a bit exaggerated?

Although he found it unbelievable, the old man still accepted the order respectfully.

"Understood, Your Highness!"

No further reply came from within the carriage, and the beast carriage moved slowly away.

...

In front of the demon hunting ground, Xu Yang frowned deeply.

Spiritual invasion?

Though he didn’t know what Tuoba Hongyu was planning, he felt certain it wasn’t just a mere show of force.

"No matter what tricks they’re plotting, I have to be cautious."

Xu Yang’s gaze sharpened as he looked up at the towering stone stele.

There were dozens of steles here, but one stood out among the rest, utterly unique.

On it, rows of blood-red small characters were engraved.

Celestial Tier A-class magic warrior, bounty of five hundred Celestial Blood Crystals.

Celestial Tier B-class magic warrior, bounty of four hundred Celestial Blood Crystals.

...

Earth Tier A-class magic warrior, bounty of five hundred Earth Tier Blood Crystals.

Earth Tier B-class magic warrior, bounty of four hundred Earth Tier Blood Crystals; executed by: Tuoba Lei.

...

Below were also Mystic Tier, Yellow Tier, with A, B, C, D-class magic warriors, all carrying bounties, though some had the words ’already executed’ marked after them.

On the other steles, there were a variety of Barbarian-styled names—some carried the major clan surnames, others had no clan name at all.

For example: Tuoba Lei: Seven Earth Tier magic warriors, twelve Earth Tier corpse puppets, Mystic Tier...

"Magic warriors? Corpse puppets? Are these the true terrors of the demon hunting ground?"

Just from the names, they seemed to be demons and some kind of unique puppets.

The blood-character stele was the most distinctive—Heaven, Earth, Mystic, Yellow—all had bounties.

Although he wasn’t clear on what those four-tier Blood Crystals actually were, he guessed they must be greatly beneficial for Barbarian cultivation.

And on the other steles, all were records of battle!

Some prodigies’ kill records for magic warriors and corpse puppets.

"It’s a bit like certain special trials and ranking lists in Daqian, just presented more crudely."

Xu Yang mused briefly, then looked toward the wooden token in his hand.

He couldn’t tell what it was made of; squeezing it hard caused it to dent, but as soon as he let go, it returned to its original shape.

After a moment’s thought, Xu Yang brought his fingers together like a sword and swiftly carved onto it.

Since Tuoba Hongyu said real or fake names were fine, he simply carved two characters onto it: Demon Dragon!

The name was inspired by the Demon Dragon Saber.

After imprinting his aura onto it, he stowed the token and flashed into the black, twisted region behind the stele.

Swish!

It was as if he pierced through a viscous barrier, a chilling sensation surged over him, like icy liquid enveloping his body.

In an instant, he had stepped into a boundless world.

The sky was dull gray, the earth uneven, the ground wholly black and brown, almost like blood after it’s dried.

The air was saturated with a soul-chilling, icy cold energy.

It made one feel a deep, bone-level unease and dread.

Xu Yang’s expression turned grave—the environment was invisibly eroding his mind, and if one stayed long, those lacking strong will might go mad.

"Since this is a demon hunting ground, Barbarian martial artists should enter here from time to time."

"First, I need to find a Barbarian and learn more about this place!"

With that thought, Xu Yang raised his vigilance to the utmost and chose a direction, rushing forward.

After about half an hour, Xu Yang finally spotted a Barbarian.

But to call it Barbarian wouldn’t be quite right.

Its form was similar to a Barbarian, but the clothes were in tatters, flesh and skin muddled, tottering forward, shrouded in thick Demonic Qi—a pair of pitch-black eyes utterly devoid of any life.

"Magic warrior!"

Xu Yang’s heart stirred—this must be a magic warrior. It looked exactly as a martial artist would after falling to madness.

Its aura was weak, barely at late True Void Realm level.

Upon seeing Xu Yang, the magic warrior’s eyes flashed with savage malice, its cracked mouth opening to emit a sinister growl.

"Kill!"

Boom!

The towering magic warrior charged straight at him.

Xu Yang’s body flickered, Demon Dragon Saber appearing in hand, brandished across the air—a dark, gleaming ribbon, like a giant python tearing the sky.

Splurt!

The blade pierced through its chest.

Under the Demon Dragon Saber’s fierce power, the Demonic Qi covering the magic warrior was shredded.

Yet the magic warrior convulsed, seemingly unfazed by pain, howling cruelly, clawing frantically at Xu Yang.

Not a trace of reason or will remained, only feral madness after the fall.

Xu Yang shook his head slightly, then gave the blade a jolt.

Boom!

The magic warrior was blasted away into the air, and mid-flight, exploded as if struck by lightning.

The first magic warrior he encountered was weak, but Xu Yang did not drop his guard.

He now had a rough sense of this place.

A domain of demons, threatening and eroding the mind.

The deeper, the stronger the erosion’s force.

And these magic warriors, corpse puppets—if there are weak ones, there must also be strong ones!

"Wonder what tier this one was?"

Xu Yang walked over, then gazed at something among the shattered corpse fragments—something was inside.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a token just like the one he carried.

He picked it up and found it bore the character ’Yellow’!

"Yellow Tier magic warrior?"

Xu Yang was shaken—late True Void Realm power was just the lowest Yellow Tier magic warrior, not even up to A, B, C, D ranks.

Only one of the most ordinary and feeble Yellow Tier warriors.

The Mystic Tier must be Yin Realm, right?

Earth Tier—Yang Realm!

Celestial Tier...

Hiss!

Xu Yang couldn’t help but draw a cold breath.

Now he truly felt a formless pressure gathering overhead.

This place was even fiercer than he’d imagined.

Clutching the token, Xu Yang’s face flickered uncertainly. After a long while, he tossed it aside and took a deep breath, gazing into the dim world around him.

"A month’s time, no need for alchemy—this is a most excellent trial ground!"

"I don’t know what scheme you’re planning, but it’s not so easy to defeat me."

He could take advantage of this month here to train his Dragon and Snake Saber, World-Ending Saber, and the Lock God Seal.

Against these magic warriors—even if they’re crazed and lost to reason—the Lock God Seal still works wonders.

With his mind made up, Xu Yang cast aside distractions and shot forward at top speed.

Soon, fierce sounds of battle echoed from ahead.

Xu Yang’s eyes lit up.

"Barbarians!"

This time, it was a proper Barbarian martial artist.

A somewhat thirty-year-old Barbarian, clad in light armor and radiating powerful energy, stood out over dozens of feet around him.

At this moment, he was locked in battle with a sinisterly-demonic magic warrior—brutal and relentless exchanges.

"Middle Stage Yin Realm, Mystic Tier magic warrior!"

"This Barbarian’s power isn’t weak—he’ll kill this magic warrior in thirty breaths, tops."

Xu Yang watched from hiding, heart settling.

Middle Stage Yin Realm power... nothing here really threatened him yet.