Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 265: Each Has Their Own Demands



Translator: Cinder Translations

In the Cheng family's alchemy chamber, underground cave.

As Zuo Shuiyun had just escaped from the cave's exit, she saw a flying sword slash toward Cheng Ruida behind her.

Immediately after, Song Wen's figure also appeared at the entrance of the underground cave.

"Junior Brother Wu, what are you doing?" Zuo Shuiyun exclaimed.

"Cheng Ruida raises blood demons using his own kin, extinguishing their humanity; such actions are intolerable. He has taken a sect elder hostage to assist in refining evil pills, and his crimes deserve punishment. Now is the perfect time to kill him," Song Wen declared, appearing righteous and filled with a sense of justice.

The blood demon's escape was facilitated by the Sacred Gu lurking in the underground cave, which had secretly pulled out the demon-sealing nails that restrained the blood demon.

Zuo Shuiyun looked shocked.

It wasn't that she was surprised Cheng Ruida had raised blood demons from his own kin-she had suspected this all along. Rather, she was astonished that Song Wen dared to act against Cheng Ruida.

"Where is Cheng Han?" Zuo Shuiyun asked urgently.

While controlling the flying sword to assist the blood demon in attacking Cheng Ruida, Song Wen replied, "Cheng Han has been ambushed and killed by me. Cheng Ruida's actions of raising blood demons were mentioned directly by Cheng Han before his death."

"Senior Sister Zuo, don't hesitate any longer; this is the best opportunity to eliminate Cheng Ruida. Otherwise, if he defeats the blood demon and frees his hands, it will be difficult for both of us to escape death," Song Wen urged.

Zuo Shuiyun turned to look at Cheng Ruida.

The blood demon moved agilely, its form twisting and turning, appearing ghost-like and elusive.

Although the blood demon was injured, its nimble movements, coupled with Song Wen's flying sword beside it, allowed it to harass Cheng Ruida and barely hold him off.

Cheng Ruida had just directed the refining of a blood puppet spirit pill, which had consumed a significant amount of his spiritual power and mental energy, so he wasn't in peak condition at the moment.

Moreover, due to the limited space of the underground cave, he couldn't create distance between himself and the blood demon and was forced to engage in close-quarters combat. This allowed the blood demon's strengths in close combat to shine.

With gritted teeth, Zuo Shuiyun summoned her flying sword and charged at Cheng Ruida.

With two flying swords providing support, the blood demon felt like a fish in water, increasing its offensive capabilities.

Cheng Ruida, however, found himself in a difficult position, forced to defend.

He knew he could not continue like this; otherwise, he would be exhausted of spiritual power and lose.

Holding his sword in his right hand, he cleaved at Zuo Shuiyun's flying sword.

At the same time, he slightly shifted his body, skillfully avoiding the blood demon's sharp claws.

However, the blood energy unleashed from the claws still struck his left shoulder, leaving three deep wounds visible to the bone.

Suddenly, a short dagger appeared in Cheng Ruida's left hand, and as the blood demon brushed past him, he drove the dagger into the blood demon's waist.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The dagger pierced into its body, and the fierce blade energy wreaked havoc within the blood demon.

Its movements became erratic, its body losing control, and after a few yards, it crashed heavily to the ground.

Cheng Ruida paid the price of his injury to temporarily incapacitate the blood demon.

Just then, Song Wen's flying sword struck.

The flying sword shot forward like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, piercing toward Cheng Ruida's back when he was unprepared.

Cheng Ruida was taken aback; time was too short to activate a defensive spiritual barrier, so he could only channel his spiritual power to form a spiritual shield.

Before the spiritual shield could fully coalesce, the flying sword suddenly accelerated.

Not good! This person has concealed his true strength!

This thought flashed through Cheng Ruida's mind.

Then he felt a sharp pain in his back.

The flying sword pierced through his body and flew out in front of him.

Carried by the force of the flying sword, Cheng Ruida was thrown forward.

Before he could hit the ground, Zuo Shuiyun's flying sword struck again.

The sword light flashed and vanished in an instant.

Cheng Ruida was decapitated by a single stroke.

Song Wen leaped forward, landing beside Cheng Ruida.

At the same time, Zuo Shuiyun's figure transformed into a remnant shadow and approached.

However, she stopped beside the blood demon.

Cheng Ruida's short dagger was completely embedded in the blood demon's body, inflicting significant wounds, and it was already on the brink of death.

Seeing Cheng Ruida beheaded, the blood demon's crimson eyes revealed a gleam of vengeful satisfaction, akin to human emotions.

It had been subjected to a blood curse by Cheng Ruida, transforming it into a blood demon, and it had endured unimaginable suffering during the process.

In the early days of becoming a blood demon, it was confused, and its actions were controlled

by the blood curse, making it act almost like a puppet, unable to resist.

It chased after Cheng's family members, devouring their corpses, all under the influence of

the blood curse, like a compulsive instinct.

As it matured, its intelligence began to grow rapidly, gradually realizing that Cheng Ruida

was its greatest enemy.

This was why, after escaping, it attacked Cheng Ruida without hesitation.

Zuo Shuiyun sent a surge of spiritual power into the blood demon, helping it force out the

short dagger and the residual blade energy inside.

Then, she took out two healing pills for spirit beasts and fed them to the blood demon,

temporarily saving its life.

She also collected the demon-sealing nails that had fallen on the ground and pierced them back into the blood demon's body, re-imprisoning it.

While Zuo Shuiyun was capturing the blood demon, Song Wen had already inspected Cheng

Ruida's storage ring.

He found a blood-colored token among its contents.

This token was somewhat similar to the token for the "Blood King's Corpse Refining

Method," but it appeared rougher and bore no inscriptions.

Silently, Song Wen placed the blood token into his own storage ring.

Zuo Shuiyun turned around just in time to see Song Wen holding Cheng Ruida's storage ring.

"Junior Brother Wu, it seems we have a share," she said.

Song Wen looked up, meeting Zuo Shuiyun's gaze.

"What does Senior Sister Zuo think is the best way to distribute it?"

"Naturally, we split it evenly."

Song Wen's eyes scanned the blood demon.

Zuo Shuiyun had immediately tended to the blood demon; he could see through her

intentions clearly.

Cheng Ruida had meticulously nurtured the blood demon at the cost of sacrificing tens of thousands of his kin, aiming to subdue it as his spirit beast.

Now that Cheng Ruida was dead and the blood demon heavily injured and captured, Zuo

Shuiyun would not miss this great opportunity.

After all, she had no spirit beasts of her own.

"How should we allocate the blood demon?" Song Wen asked.

Zuo Shuiyun's expression showed she was reluctant to part with anything.

"The blood demon and the blood puppet refining method belong to me; everything else belongs to you," she stated.

Song Wen smiled lightly. "Then it shall be as Senior Sister says."

He took the blood puppet refining method from his storage ring and tossed it to Zuo Shuiyun.

Then, he stored away Cheng Ruida's corpse and turned to leave towards the exit.

Once outside the cave, Song Wen noticed that Zuo Shuiyun hadn't followed but was collecting

the concealment formation placed in the cave.

Seizing the opportunity, he activated the Soul Binding Technique to trap Cheng Ruida's soul

within his head.

A moment later, Zuo Shuiyun, carrying the blood demon, approached Song Wen.

The two mounted their swords and left the Cheng family.

Half an hour later.

They arrived at a high mountain several hundred miles away from the Cheng family.

On a cliff, they temporarily opened two caves separated by several hundred meters, each

entering their respective cave.

On the surface, it appeared that they were staying here to recuperate, restoring their spiritual

power and mental energy.

In reality, each had their own agenda.

Song Wen sought to interrogate Cheng Ruida's soul.

Zuo Shuiyun aimed to subdue the blood demon.

(End of the Chapter)

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