Chapter 864: Fifth Secret Collection The Sorcerer's Treasure

Seven days elapsed, and the summer heat had settled in.

The disturbances in the Shanhai Great Domain also subsided as the Nine Li Forbidden Zone was re-sealed. The ferocious beasts within ceased their wailing, and the struggles from their souls and bloodlines gradually faded, replaced entirely by their brutal instincts.

However, the hearts of the Yan Yue Xuantian cultivators who participated in the Great Hunt could not find peace, as various conjectures arose in their minds.

Most of them had learned, through various means, the source of this disturbance in the Shanhai Great Domain. Consequently, they all steered clear, unwilling to approach Nine Li.

Even in the mountain range where Xu Qing was hiding, though it was some distance from the Nine Li Forbidden Zone, few travelers passed through during these seven days.

Furthermore, he was very well hidden, and the gray mist had been completely absorbed by the purple crystal, so no one ever noticed him.

This allowed Xu Qing to fully immerse himself in refining the Nine Li Sorcerer's Cache during these quiet seven days.

To fully control Nine Li and make it a part of his body, he had to refine it into a Sorcerer's Cache.

But this step was not so simple.

The initial step wasn't to integrate the nine lanterns floating outside his body one by one. Instead, he first needed to forge a foundation for a secret cache within his Sea of Consciousness, one capable of housing the lanterns.

This secret cache foundation was extremely important. On one hand, it needed to withstand the integration of Nine Li, and on the other, it was closely tied to whether Xu Qing could truly merge with Nine Li in the end.

Therefore, after much thought, Xu Qing made a decision: to use his flesh and blood as the foundation and his bones as mountains. Over these seven days, he continuously consumed his own flesh and blood, letting it gather in his Sea of Consciousness to form the sprawling secret cache foundation.

This process required an immense amount of flesh and blood; under normal circumstances, even if Xu Qing had sacrificed his entire body, it wouldn't have been enough.

Thus, he thought of the White Wind within the Qing Sha Desert of the Moon Sacrifice Great Domain.

It was a terrifying wind that caused flesh, blood, and even bones to grow uncontrollably and chaotically. Back in the Qing Sha Desert, anyone swept by the White Wind would become grotesquely deformed, eventually turning into a mountain of flesh before dying painlessly.

He had previously studied this phenomenon, experimented with it on others, and even created an antidote formula from it. At the same time, he clearly knew that this uncontrollably growing flesh and blood genuinely belonged to him. So, after much deliberation, Xu Qing gritted his teeth and swallowed the remaining White Wind pills from his storage bag, and his body immediately began to grow chaotically.

Seven or eight arms, dozens of legs, and multiple skulls sprouted wildly, and his body became bloated and enormous.

As Xu Qing consumed this newly grown flesh and blood, the secret cache foundation within his Sea of Consciousness gradually took shape.

During this period, he swallowed many more White Wind pills. His body's chaotic growth progressively reached an exaggerated degree, turning him into a mountain of flesh multiple times.

Feelings of weakness frequently appeared.

Fortunately, the purple crystal's restorative power allowed him to barely persevere.

Finally, a ten-thousand-zhang-sized land of flesh and blood formed.

This was his limit.

This ten-thousand-zhang expanse of flesh and blood was entirely his own, and using it as the secret cache foundation naturally ensured it was of the same origin as him.

Additionally, upon this ten-thousand-zhang land of flesh and blood, Xu Qing's bones continuously accumulated, forming several bone mountains.

These nine bone mountains were all skulls, precisely shaped by Xu Qing according to the layout of the Nine Li core's thousand-zhang depths from his memory. The land was his flesh and blood, and the bone mountains were his bones.

The moment they formed, Xu Qing opened his eyes beneath the mountain range.

His face was pale, his body weak, and the light in his eyes had dimmed considerably; the consumption was simply too immense.

Yet, a glimmer of light remained in his eyes.

"The foundation of flesh and bone is complete; next, integration!" Xu Qing looked up at the nine lanterns floating around him. He raised his right hand and pointed at one of them. The moment his finger landed, the lantern trembled and shot straight towards Xu Qing.

The moment it touched his finger, the lantern rapidly integrated, vanishing from Xu Qing's sight the next instant. It reappeared in his Sea of Consciousness, where, above the ten-thousand-zhang expanse of flesh and blood, it plunged fiercely towards its designated skull mountain. In the blink of an eye, the lantern collided with the bone mountain, and the gray mist within it erupted, merging together with the lantern into the skull mountain.

The moment it fully integrated, this skull mountain trembled. Covered by gray mist, it materialized flesh and blood, and from its formerly hollow eye sockets, two masses of black fire arose.

Subsequently, a bull-like roar emanated from within the skull. Immediately afterward, a ferocious beast materialized from within: bull-shaped, yet adorned with golden scales all over its body and a dragon's head. It roared heavenward, emitting a low, god-like murmur.

"Sorcerer Life: Qiuniu!"

Its appearance was magnificent and awe-inspiring. Xu Qing's Sea of Consciousness surged endlessly, and the connection between him and it became one at this moment.

This made Xu Qing immediately realize that this beast named Qiuniu was one of Nine Li's sorcerer forms from the past.

"Nine skulls, nine different sorcerer forms!"

Seeing that it worked, Xu Qing's spirits lifted. With a hand seal, he integrated the second lantern. Soon, on another skull mountain within his flesh-and-blood foundation, the second ferocious beast materialized.

It was a ferocious beast with a jackal's body and a dragon's head. Its entire being exuded a savage and cruel aura, bloodthirsty, instilling a sense of impending death in anyone who looked upon it.

Especially being entirely black, its killing intent surged to the heavens, permeating Xu Qing's mind, as if a peerless weapon of war had descended upon the world!

The murderous intent of the Jidongzi Xu Qing had seen previously was already astonishing, but compared to this ferocious beast, the difference was too vast.

As the killing intent surged and churned, a low growl faintly echoed: "Sorcerer Life: Yazi!"

"Such killing intent!" Xu Qing's heart trembled, and he even felt a sense of intimidation.

After a while, he calmed the fluctuations in his Sea of Consciousness. Then he raised his right hand and pointed at three lanterns. As the three lanterns integrated, they fell towards the third, fourth, and fifth bone mountains respectively.

His recently calmed Sea of Consciousness stirred up an unprecedented storm.

The moment the lanterns integrated into the bone mountains, three ferocious beasts of varying forms simultaneously shone, unleashing an overwhelming aura capable of engulfing mountains and rivers.

Xu Qing's body trembled violently, almost unable to bear it. He had to use the purple crystal to recover, and then he released soul threads, directly transforming into his third divine form, only then managing to endure.

When he inwardly observed his Sea of Consciousness, the three ferocious beasts exuded overwhelming power.

One figure was blurry; at first glance, its specifics were indistinguishable. One could only perceive its speed was beyond imagination; only by observing a series of afterimages formed during its multiple rapid movements and leaps could one discern its lizard-like form with wings.

Furthermore, whistling winds accompanied it, emitting sharp sounds.

"Sorcerer Life: Chaofeng!"

As for the fourth one, it resembled a dragon, relatively smaller in size compared to the other ferocious beasts. When it appeared, it floated there quietly. But the moment Xu Qing's divine sense fell upon this beast, the small dragon abruptly raised its head, opened its mouth, and let out a colossal roar as if tearing apart the heavens and the earth.

"Sorcerer Life: Pulao!"

The moment this sound emerged, Xu Qing's body rumbled. His third divine form also became unstable, almost shattering from the shock, and he swiftly formed his fourth divine form to stabilize his body.

And the fifth ferocious beast was even more astonishing!

It resembled a lion, exuding an aura of incense smoke. Floating above the fifth bone mountain, it emanated vast majesty, as if it could suppress everything, be it heaven or earth!

Amidst the swirling incense smoke, it resembled a true deity.

A low voice echoed in all directions.

"Sorcerer Life: Junni!"

As Xu Qing perceived these five ferocious beasts, it was as if countless heavenly thunders exploded in his mind, and the waves in his heart surged ten thousand zhang high.

Too powerful!

Although he still didn't know their specific functions, any single one, judging by its aura, was more terrifying than the Ghost Chariot Xu Qing had previously encountered.

After a long time, Xu Qing, with expectation in his eyes, calmed his Sea of Consciousness. Once all fluctuations dissipated, he raised his hand and pointed at the remaining lanterns.

Instantly, the sixth, seventh, and eighth skull mountains successively revealed spectral flames and materialized different beasts.

One had a dragon's head and a turtle's body, exuding an earth-shattering domineering aura. Its physique was astonishing; the moment it appeared, Xu Qing's Sea of Consciousness felt significantly expanded.

"Sorcerer Life: Baxia!"

One had a tiger's head and a dragon's body, with enormous teeth. The moment it appeared, a sealing intent spread from its body, affecting Xu Qing's mind, spreading throughout his body, and even extending to the outside world. This caused the entire mountain range to become blurred, with everything in all directions under a sealing state. Murmurs echoed within this seal.

"Sorcerer Life: Jian!"

One also resembled a dragon, but it was slender and gave an elegant impression. As it danced, it emitted countless blue light points, nourishing his Sea of Consciousness. It even brought a refreshing sensation to Xu Qing's divine soul, accompanied by a sense of substantiality, as if it had bestowed a peerless armor upon his soul. This was an enhancement for the divine soul, arriving silently.

Xu Qing's eyes gleamed with wonder. He felt this enhancement very clearly, and its effect was astonishing.

"Like a divine blessing!" As Xu Qing realized this, a gentle voice echoed from the beast.

"Sorcerer Life: Fuxi!"

Next, came the final lantern!

As Xu Qing integrated it, this lantern appeared on the ninth skull mountain. As this mountain trembled and spectral flames flickered within the skull, a creature with a dragon's head, a lion's body, and a fish's tail abruptly appeared above it.

Its appearance didn't bring any earth-shattering aura, nor any shocking, bizarre changes. But the moment it manifested, and its gaze met Xu Qing's divine sense, Xu Qing's physical body visibly trembled.

He felt his previously lingering injuries instantly heal completely. This wasn't just true for his physical body; his soul threads were also affected, as if they had all been enhanced.

What he found most peculiar was that his Sea of Consciousness, which had been fluctuating from the previous Nine Li integrations, instantly returned to normal at that very moment!

It was as if all negative states dissipated under the gaze of this beast.

"Sorcerer Life: Chiwen!"

The Nine Heads of Nine Li integrated with Xu Qing's flesh and blood, using Xu Qing's bones as their vessels. All the Sorcerer Life forms had appeared.

The next instant, the flesh-and-blood foundation where they resided suddenly collapsed inward. Rumbling sounds and the roars of the nine heads converged, as if a vast furnace had been ignited.

BOOM! The Fifth Secret Cache formed!

The Sorcerer's Cache was formed!

The aura of a Great Perfection Sorcerer's Cache surged uncontrollably from Xu Qing's body, overwhelming everything!