Chapter 25: Pollution Technique
The wriggling mass of flesh seemed to deflate, slowing its movement.
As Wang Zizia thoroughly dismembered the body, the chunks of flesh wriggled for a moment, then lost their strength to regenerate. Eventually, they failed to coalesce again, and more blood began to flow.
"Phew!"
Wang Zizia watched this scene, exhaling a long sigh of relief.
Before he could react further, a glimmer appeared at the center of the flesh pile. Specks of light emanated from the heap and gradually converged, forming a dark red spiritual orb.
Within the orb, an illusionary lump of flesh, resembling a human head, writhed. The dim red glow flickered ominously.
"It seems this is the pollution core of this gestating fiend!"
Feeling the rapid surge of Qi and inner satisfaction, Wang Zizia took a deep breath and cautiously reached out his hand.
Despite having indulged in fiend essence multiple times before, this time felt distinctly different, making Wang Zizia somewhat apprehensive.
The moment his hand made contact with the orb, before any reaction could occur, Wang Zizia swiftly withdrew, diving into his sea of consciousness. He hid under the illumination of the balanced scales, awaiting the appearance of weights.
Following Wang Zizia's touch, within the spiritual orb, the writhing illusionary flesh ball paused for a moment, then swiftly surged towards Wang Zizia's body, appearing even more eager than him.
After entering his sea of consciousness, Wang Zizia waited for a moment before seeing the weights coalesce. Not just one, but four weights formed almost simultaneously: one blood-red, two silver-white, and one black iron.
Wang Zizia was momentarily stunned, first surprised by the two silver-white skill weights. Skills within the pollution core?
Weight: Earth Spear Spirit Arrow Technique
Level: Intermediate Rank 1 Technique
Realm: Not initiated
Value: 20
Introduction: Originally the core inheritance left by a peak fiend at the 'Ritual master' realm before death, but it was wasted and barely comprehended, leaving behind such a broken thing. As someone who picks up second-hand inheritances, you shouldn't expect anything else. An offensive technique, barely at the same level.
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Weight: Clay Shapeshifting Concealment Technique
Level: Advanced Rank 1 Technique
Realm: Not initiated
Value: 50
Introduction: A second-hand inheritance from a peak fiend at the 'Ritual master' realm, still passable as a basic technique. Both concealment and shapeshifting effects are acceptable. When mastered to a deep level, even fiendish aura can be hidden. Can serve as the core of a system, laying the foundation.
Inheritance?
Ha, so the big explosion before, and the chaos of the past few days, all for secretly passing on this? To cover up for its disciples receiving the inheritance?
But...
Peak 'Ritual master' realm inheritance, and you only comprehended two skills? Are you that incompetent?
What about the powerful earth-type 'War Stomp' of the goat-headed monster?
What about the disorienting roar of the ghost-headed shriek?
At the very least, shouldn't you have comprehended some of your sect's techniques?
With such incompetence, are you worthy of the sacrifices made by your elders?
Looking at the weights, Wang Zizia was extremely pleased but also greedy, murmuring discontentedly.
There's no other way, picking up second-hand inheritances only yields so much, anyone would be full of resentment!
After a while, he turned his attention to the remaining two weights.
Weight: Fiendish Spirit Root
Level: Inferior Spirit Root
Condition: Deeply contaminated
Value: 3000
Introduction: Having committed countless atrocities, eventually succumbing to demonic possession, it was originally a top-grade spirit root. After two separations, it has fallen to inferior status. Make do with it.
If used without purging the pollution, there might be a pleasant surprise, after all, dog meat is quite delicious, having it a few more times shouldn't hurt!
"How could it be a spirit root? Can spirit roots automatically separate from fiend seeds?"
Wang Zizia was initially puzzled, then recalled a scene from when he bought information previously.
"In fact, the Pavilion knows of another technique, the Pollution Technique, a forbidden fiendish inheritance that even demonic cultivators dread. Therefore, it is not explained."
Pollution Technique? Using the extraordinary nature of spiritual roots as a carrier for inheritance?
So that's how it works!
Weight: Sinful Origin
Condition: Deeply contaminated
Value: 512
Introduction: Accumulated from decades of evil cultivation, devouring countless lives, and plundering numerous cultivators, it has accumulated deep pollution and sinful roots, thoroughly pervasive.
Wang Zizia looked at this blood-red weight, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Sinful roots?
While others dread this thing, for him, it's a treasure comparable to elixirs.
"Exchange for cultivation or skill experience?"
After much consideration, Wang Zizia ultimately looked towards skills.
With talismans already usable, he could start making money, while cultivation could be boosted quickly with pills.
As for skill experience, apart from exchanging with the blood-red weight, the only option was to practice.
If he didn't have spiritual roots or other techniques, he would have chosen cultivation without hesitation. But now, with two major techniques at hand, he naturally didn't hesitate.
"Exchange for the Clay Shapeshifting Concealment Technique!"
As Wang Zizia made his choice, the blood-red weight flickered and disappeared. In his mind, spiritual insights flashed, numerous realizations surfacing.
Inexplicably, as he waved his hand, true qi enveloped his entire body. With a slight flow, he transformed into another person, then continuously changed, molding like clay, fluctuating in aura.
At that moment, he finally grasped something, and the technique was thoroughly understood.
Cultivation: Innate (669/?)
Martial Arts: Shadow Submersion
Techniques: Nineteen Strikes of the Wandering Dragon blade
Spells: Talisman Card Crafting technique(Minor accomplishment 516/1000),
Clay Shapeshifting Concealment Technique (Beginner 562/600),
Earth Spear Spirit Arrow Technique (Not Initiated 20/200)
The value requirement for intermediate techniques is twice that of primary ones, and for advanced ones, three times.
Looking at the panel, Wang Zizia's face lit up with joy, especially seeing the skill value exceeding a thousand. If needed, he could stack it onto one skill to master it!
Although converted weights couldn't be directly converted back, they could be compounded. With just a free weight point added, they could be converted again.
Therefore, his skill value points were theoretically universal, and he could reset them at any time!
As he contemplated, he looked at the weights one by one, especially the two techniques and the spiritual root. Together, they were worth at least thousands of gold coins.
He felt he had justified the risks he took tonight!
In fact, he was fortunate. He had completely capitalized on the opportunity. If he had come three to five days later, it might have been difficult.
Well, not exactly fortunate. According to his progress, if he hadn't come today, he would have come tomorrow. He would have eventually discovered that something was amiss here. It can only be said that sinfulness is untimely!
Lost in thought, he glanced at the sinful spirit roots, which kept changing since he exchanged the pollution. Without the pollution, the sinful spirit roots seemed to be constantly pulsating.
Wang Zizia temporarily set aside further research. It might not be safe outside.
Sinful spirit roots and the conversion of cultivation are better left for when he returns home to study slowly!
Exiting his sea of consciousness, Wang Zizia looked at the scene of carnage around him. As the spiritual roots were extracted like inheritances, the already blurry chunks of flesh emitted a faint stench, indicating that their decomposition was intensifying.
(End of this chapter)