Chapter 54

Blood Demon Emperor joined forces with Flame Demon King to revive one of the three supreme demon emperors of the Middle Ages, the Netherworld Great Emperor, causing chaos and indiscriminate killing in the Eastern Province of Shenzhou. However, in the end, the Blood Demon Emperor and Flame Demon King failed at the last moment. A mysterious powerful figure intervened, slaying the remnant soul of the Netherworld Great Emperor with a single sword strike. This incident caused a great upheaval in the Eastern Province of Shenzhou. Lin Feng returned to the Changhe Branch Academy. In recent days, the students of the Changhe Branch Academy have been discussing this matter. The Jialan Academy has four branch academies, and the Changhe Branch Academy, which practices the Way of the Sword, is considered a "heretical path" and is not well-regarded, holding the lowest status among the four academies. But now, that mysterious sword practitioner, whose sword skills reached the heavens, slaying the remnant soul of the Netherworld Great Emperor, has given the sword practitioners a boost. The students of the Changhe Branch Academy were both excited and thrilled. Lin Feng submitted the left ear of the demon he had hunted, exchanging it for 90 million points. These points were enough for him to train in the twelfth level of the cultivation tower for three months. Lin Feng's cultivation had already reached the tenth level of the Martial Artist realm, and he was just one step away from breaking through to the Martial Master realm. Of course, Lin Feng also knew that breaking through to the Martial Master realm was not an easy task. The inner academy of Jialan Academy was filled with talented individuals. However, there were only seventy-two students who had reached the Martial Master realm, showing how difficult it was to break through to this realm. After all, the total number of students in the inner and outer academies of Jialan Academy was one hundred thousand. The seventy-two students who had broken through to the Martial Master realm were indeed very few, and only those who obtained a special opportunity had the chance to break through. As night fell, Lin Feng studied the Nine Sovereigns Map. The final will of the nine great demon sovereigns within the Nine Sovereigns Map had already been devoured by the Ancient Dragon Elephant. The Nine Sovereigns Map could no longer harm Lin Feng. Lin Feng dripped his blood onto the Nine Sovereigns Map. Instantly, Lin Feng felt a strange connection with the Nine Sovereigns Map. When he tried to communicate with the Nine Sovereigns Map, Lin Feng felt as if the world was spinning. In the next moment, he found himself in a mysterious world, ancient and vast, like the era of the ancient times, asking who would rule the vast land. Nine ancient beings were seated in the nine heavens, like immortal deities, evoking a sense of reverence. "The nine great demon sovereigns." Lin Feng was greatly surprised; this was the world of the Nine Sovereigns Map. "Condensing the essence of heaven and earth, reversing the cycle of life and death, the gods died, the demons perished, but we can achieve eternal immortality..." A deep voice echoed in Lin Feng's ears. Countless pieces of information flooded into Lin Feng's mind. "Ah..." Lin Feng could not bear it, let out a惨叫, and fainted. When Lin Feng woke up, he found that it was already deep into the night. He was lying on the bed, the Nine Sovereigns Map beside him, and his head still felt as if it was splitting. "This Nine Sovereigns Map has given me so much information." Lin Feng was speechless. He used his divine sense to enter the world of the Nine Sovereigns Map. The Nine Sovereigns Map had flooded Lin Feng with a large amount of information, almost causing his soul to collapse. Lin Feng carefully recalled the content, which was very complex. Some of it introduced the origins of the nine great demon sovereigns, even detailing what they had experienced, these memories mostly coming from the minds of the nine great demon sovereigns. "Hmm..." Suddenly, Lin Feng's face showed surprise. Because he had come across a shocking piece of information. This information recorded a method for creating a clone, described as follows: "This is a secret technique created by the nine great demon sovereigns before their fall, to create a Nine Sovereigns Clone. The Nine Sovereigns Clone possesses the terrifying power of the nine great demon sovereigns in their lifetimes. By finding the remnant souls of the nine great demon sovereigns scattered throughout the universe, one can master the various abilities of the nine great demon sovereigns. When the Nine Sovereigns Clone devours all the remnant soul powers of the nine great demon sovereigns, it can reach the strength of the original nine great demon sovereigns." "This is too shocking!" Lin Feng had a dumbfounded expression. The nine great demon sovereigns! Any one of them! Was like an ancient deity, revered by the world. This secret technique was to create a Nine Sovereigns Clone, and most importantly, this clone could continuously absorb the remnant soul powers of the nine great demon sovereigns scattered throughout the universe, until its cultivation reached the level of the nine great demon sovereigns. "Does this mean that if the Nine Sovereigns Clone is created, in the future, there might be nine more clones like the great demon sovereigns?" Lin Feng's face was filled with an expression of immense shock. It was said that many powerful cultivators would refine "external clones." These external clones were equivalent to a second life for the cultivator. It was said that if the original body was killed, one could still revive through the external clone. The Nine Sovereigns Clone was likely a method for refining an external clone. "One needs to gather eighty-one materials, including mystic spirit stones, earth fiend stones, and then find a place with extremely heavy yin energy, and arrange them according to the following method..." Lin Feng carefully read the method for refining the Nine Sovereigns Clone. First, he needed to collect all the materials, then find a place with "extremely heavy yin energy." Such a place was easy to find. At the Western Mountain of Jialan Academy, it was the burial ground of the ancestors of Jialan Academy. Because so many people were buried there, it was a place of yin energy. Even during the day, it was filled with yin wind, let alone at night. At night, one could even hear the cries of ghosts. Lin Feng spent three days gathering all the required materials, then took advantage of the night to quietly go to the Western Mountain. During the day, the Western Mountain still had patrolling students, but at night, it was quiet and desolate. This was Lin Feng's first time coming to the Western Mountain at night. Entering the Western Mountain, he felt the yin wind and saw clusters of ghost fire in the distance. The wind carried eerie sounds, like the cries of vengeful ghosts. Even though Lin Feng was bold, being alone in the dead of night, looking at the graves, made his scalp tingle. However, to refine the Nine Sovereigns Clone, he could only come at night; during the day, it would be too obvious and easily discovered. Lin Feng steeled himself and went to the deepest part of the Western Mountain, where the graves were lined up, making him feel uneasy. However, this was the place with the heaviest yin energy. Lin Feng, following the method for refining the Nine Sovereigns Clone, found nine places with extremely heavy yin energy and buried the materials underground. Then he left the Western Mountain and waited for some time. The materials would gather the yin energy, forming the "Nine Sovereigns Clone." It would take about three to six months. After leaving the Western Mountain, Lin Feng entered the cultivation tower the next day to train. Time passed without notice, and three months quickly went by. Lin Feng's cultivation had reached the peak of the tenth level of the Martial Artist realm, just one step away from breaking through to the Martial Master realm. However, Lin Feng knew that to break through to the Martial Master realm, he needed a special opportunity. After coming out of seclusion, Lin Feng checked the Nine Sovereigns Clone he had refined. The yin energy had gathered, and the Nine Sovereigns Clone was almost formed, which made Lin Feng very excited. He estimated that it would not be long before the Nine Sovereigns Clone was successfully refined. Once the Nine Sovereigns Clone was refined, Lin Feng could borrow its power, and his combat strength would surely soar.