Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 99

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Chapter 99: Blood Marsh Secret Realm (2)

Scritch, scritch.

The Black Wolf Spider’s venomous fangs scraped against the centipede monster’s carapace.

The centipede monster also had a fairly sturdy exoskeleton, so the fangs needed to be properly embedded to inject the poison liquid.

Using its eight legs skillfully to restrain the centipede monster’s movements, the Black Wolf Spider thrust its fangs in with all its might.

Crack.

Finally the carapace broke, and the poison liquid flowing from the fangs was injected into the centipede monster’s body.

The centipede monster convulsed violently. But soon it wouldn’t even be able to convulse.

The moment the Black Wolf Spider relaxed its legs as if satisfied with that fact.

Swoosh.

Something that rose from the ground wrapped around the Black Wolf Spider’s body.

Just like how the Black Wolf Spider had been pinning down the centipede with its eight legs moments before.

“…!”

The Black Wolf Spider hastily raised its head.

It hadn’t sensed anything until just moments ago, but suddenly its entire body was bound.

And the Black Wolf Spider belatedly noticed the being trying to harm it.

Cheon Woo-jin, who had somehow approached right beside it and was throwing off the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak.

‘It fell for it perfectly.’

Cheon Woo-jin had approached the Black Wolf Spider while wearing the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak and hiding his presence.

But attacking while hiding one’s presence is difficult. There was a high chance the Black Wolf Spider would notice the release of spiritual power and quickly evade.

Even if he succeeded in landing a surprise attack, if the Black Wolf Spider felt threatened and fled, that would be the end of it.

So Cheon Woo-jin had embedded the Nine Dragon Mountain Crushing Banner beneath his feet.

Since it was within the presence-blocking range of the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak, he could hide his presence until just before activating the binding spell formation.

Twitch, twitch.

The Black Wolf Spider bound by the Nine Dragon Mountain Crushing Banner struggled.

But the nine red auras continued to hold onto the Black Wolf Spider’s body without letting go.

But here the Black Wolf Spider showed unexpected behavior.

It began tearing off its own legs.

Snap, crack!

More than half of its eight legs were torn off. No, it would be more accurate to say they fell off.

This created a momentary gap.

The centipede that had been pinned under the Black Wolf Spider had completely gone limp, creating even more space.

Using that gap, the Black Wolf Spider tried to quickly escape from its bindings.

‘I didn’t expect that.’

This was an unexpected situation that couldn’t be seen in the game.

But Cheon Woo-jin didn’t panic.

Almost simultaneously with throwing off the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak, he had drawn the Soul Devouring Spirit Flame Sword.

And it was the moment he was about to activate magic arts with that power.

[Water Spirit Orb Release]

[Metal Spirit Orb Release]

[White Garment]

Crack!

The Black Wolf Spider, which had been just about to escape from its bindings, froze solid.

As if wearing white clothes, it was trapped in solid ice.

Ice attribute magic arts he had learned from watching Seo Seol-ryeong and Baek Sin-yeong.

He had frozen the Black Wolf Spider with that power.

Looking at the Black Wolf Spider that was completely frozen and unable to even move, Cheon Woo-jin felt satisfied.

‘It’s been properly flash-frozen.’

Actually, if it was just about killing the Black Wolf Spider, he didn’t need to go through such a troublesome process.

He could have used Instant Death Heaven Eye after all.

But Cheon Woo-jin deliberately stopped its movement with the Nine Dragon Mountain Crushing Banner and then froze it with ice attribute magic arts.

This was because he needed to capture the Black Wolf Spider in as intact a condition as possible.

‘When making Heaven Communication Pills, the Black Wolf Spider needs to be used whole.’

Cheong Je-bang had requested that he bring the Black Wolf Spider in the least damaged state possible.

Only then could perfect Heaven Communication Pills be made.

A proper Heaven Communication Pill couldn’t be made from a Black Wolf Spider with holes in its body and all its fluids and organs spilled out.

So Cheon Woo-jin flash-froze the Black Wolf Spider with ice attribute magic arts.

This way he could deliver the Black Wolf Spider without damage.

Although several legs had fallen off, those were also frozen together so he could bring them along.

‘I deliberately prepared a storage box for food transport with cooling function too.’

Cheon Woo-jin put the frozen Black Wolf Spider into the storage box.

And put on the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak again.

If things went as expected, he should be able to catch three or four more here.

He could pack them tightly in the storage box and deliver them to Cheong Je-bang’s side.

Then they would be able to mass-produce high-quality Heaven Communication Pills…

‘If I receive those, they’ll be a great help when facing the Flame Emperor Sect.’

Right now, performing these minor tasks was all leading to preparations for fighting the Flame Emperor Sect.

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After finishing his cultivation and hunting in the Blood Marsh Secret Realm, Cheon Woo-jin came out to the Outside World for the first time in a while.

He tried to stop by the Shadow Scale Sunken Sect to return the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak to Na Chwi-ryang, but it seemed he had gone out for other business.

‘Can’t be helped.’

Cheon Woo-jin kept the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak in his Storage Bag and returned to Central Mirror Town.

He needed to meet Seo Seol-ryeong and tell her that he had caught the Black Wolf Spider Lord.

“…?”

But something was strange in front of Seo Seol-ryeong’s shop.

A person he’d never seen before was hanging a wooden signboard on the shop.

When the signboard installation was finished, Seo Seol-ryeong came out and handed Spirit Stones to that person.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“But will this really do? It’s too plain.”

“This much is fine.”

The signboard hanging on the shop only had two characters written on it: Tea Shop.

It was certainly too plain to have any effect in attracting customers.

Actually, since this was such a secluded alley with no foot traffic at all, it wouldn’t matter how the signboard was hung anyway.

“So you decided to disguise it as a tea shop after all?”

“It would be strange to open a fortune-telling shop on the 6th Floor.”

When Cheon Woo-jin spoke to her, Seo Seol-ryeong replied in a calm voice.

Then she entered the shop with light steps.

“Don’t just stand there, come inside.”

“Am I the first customer?”

“That’s how it’ll be.”

When he closed the door and entered, the interior had indeed changed to have a tea house atmosphere.

“I guess you liked this kind of atmosphere.”

Cheon Woo-jin asked as he sat down.

“Then may I place an order? I’d like to have a cup of tea.”

“Customer, I’m sorry but the tea leaves aren’t prepared yet.”

Hearing Seo Seol-ryeong’s cold voice, Cheon Woo-jin took out a tea leaf jar from his Storage Bag.

“I’d like you to prepare a cup with this.”

“What is this?”

Seo Seol-ryeong opened the lid of the tea leaf jar and smelled its fragrance.

Then she was startled.

“Fellow Daoist, where did you get this….”

“Let’s call it an opening gift.”

These tea leaves were cultivated from the tea tree sapling he had received as a gift from the Golden Wing Sect.

It was that Spirit Tea worth tens of thousands of ordinary Spirit Stones per cup.

He had been cultivating it in the Cave Dwelling’s Spirit Spring and recently had his first harvest.

“Don’t you have tea utensils either?”

“No, that’s not the case, but….”

Seo Seol-ryeong had a bewildered expression.

“Please wait a moment.”

Eventually, Seo Seol-ryeong began preparing the tea herself.

First, she used Water Spirit Energy to prepare clean water.

It’s easy to think that Spirit Tea should be brewed with water infused with spiritual energy, but it’s better to brew it with pure water since it can affect the taste, fragrance, and spiritual energy of the tea leaves.

After heating the prepared water with magic arts, she put an appropriate amount of tea leaves in the teapot and began steeping the tea.

Then a profound aura quickly spread throughout the shop.

“Hm? What’s this?”

At that moment, someone opened the door while sniffing.

Fortunately, this time it wasn’t Na Chwi-ryang, so the door didn’t break.

Seo Seol-ryeong greeted the brown-skinned woman who entered through the door.

“Fellow Daoist Wi, welcome.”

The visitor was Wi Ju-seon, the sect master of the Corpse Ghost Hell Gate.

She was acquainted with Seo Seol-ryeong and had helped Cheon Woo-jin a lot when he first came up to the 6th Floor.

“Ah, were you two having tea together intimately? Should I come back later if I’m interrupting?”

“It’s not like that, so you don’t need to worry about it.”

When Wi Ju-seon quietly stepped back, Seo Seol-ryeong spoke in a cold voice.

“This person is just a customer.”

“Ah, now that I think about it, you did hang a signboard saying Tea Shop.”

Wi Ju-seon, who had come inside, sat down on a chair.

“Then may I ask for a cup too?”

“Of course, Fellow Daoist Wi.”

Soon after, Seo Seol-ryeong brought out a cup of tea each for Cheon Woo-jin and Wi Ju-seon.

Wi Ju-seon took a sip of the tea and her eyes widened greatly.

“My goodness, this is the first time I’ve had such excellent Spirit Tea. Not only are the taste and aroma wonderful, but to feel such deep Spiritual Energy… You must have obtained some incredibly expensive tea, right?”

“That’s…”

“Seo Seol-ryeong, I don’t know where you got it, but you did very well. An excellent choice.”

“…”

Seo Seol-ryeong turned her head toward Cheon Woo-jin, but Cheon Woo-jin pretended not to know and drank his tea.

In the end, Seo Seol-ryeong sighed and explained.

“That person brought the tea.”

“What?”

Wi Ju-seon blinked her eyes.

“It’s Seo Seol-ryeong’s shop, but Cheon Woo-jin prepared the tea? Could it be a joint opening? As rumored, you two really are…”

“It’s not like that, Fellow Daoist Wi.”

“These are tea leaves harvested from a sapling I obtained on the 4th Layer and cultivated. I merely gave them as an opening gift.”

Wi Ju-seon showed an understanding expression at Cheon Woo-jin’s explanation.

“If that’s the case, then Cheon Woo-jin must have cultivated the Tea Tree with great care. No matter how good the seed is, such excellent tea cannot be made without proper cultivation.”

“I’m not sure if I cultivated it well. It could be that the soil or water was good.”

“Cheon Woo-jin, could you perhaps share some of these tea leaves with our Corpse Ghost Hell Gate as well? I’ll pay handsomely for them.”

“Hmm… That should be possible.”

He had about one container’s worth to spare.

“Do you happen to have anything other than tea leaves?”

“I have peaches and plums. And lately I’ve been cultivating Golden Jade Rice too…”

“Golden Jade Rice? You’re cultivating Golden Jade Rice?”

Upon hearing the name of the highest-grade Spirit Rice variety, Wi Ju-seon’s eyes sparkled.

“I’d love to have some Golden Jade Rice too! And the peaches and plums as well!”

“Understood. It’s not an amount I could eat all by myself anyway, so I was planning to share with others.”

Then Seo Seol-ryeong’s cold voice was heard.

“Cheon Daoist, why are you conducting business in someone else’s establishment? If you want to sell your crops, at least set up a stall in the Market.”

“It wasn’t me, but Sect Leader Wi who brought up the topic…”

He felt a bit wronged.

“Ah, look at me losing my mind.”

Then Wi Ju-seon put down her Tea Cup and made a serious expression.

“I came because there’s new information that came in.”

“Information?”

“That’s right.”

Saying that, Wi Ju-seon quickly scanned the surroundings.

She seemed to be checking whether the soundproofing Spell Formation to prevent eavesdropping was properly applied.

“It’s information obtained through low-ranking Disciples on the 1st Layer.”

Corpse Ghost Hell Gate has many Disciples in the Ghost Head City Lower Levels as well.

Since they usually hide in Back Alleys or Underground Waterways, they have many opportunities to overhear others’ secret conversations.

“Ouyang Hou, an Elder of the Flame Emperor Sect, has arrived in Ghost Head City leading his Disciples.”

“What?”

Flame Emperor Sect.

With just that one name, the relaxed atmosphere of the shop completely changed.

“That’s not all. It seems that Jin Si-hyeok, the Sect Leader of the Flame Emperor Sect, will also come to Ghost Head City soon. It appears Ouyang Hou arrived one step ahead to scout accommodations and such before Jin Si-hyeok’s arrival.”

Wi Ju-seon shared the latest information in a serious voice, and Seo Seol-ryeong also listened to the story with a grave expression.

However, Cheon Woo-jin was drinking his Spirit Tea while maintaining his composure.

‘They’ve finally arrived.’

He had no wariness toward the Flame Emperor Sect whatsoever.

He would use them as sacrifices to reach the Core Formation Realm.

That was the only thought in Cheon Woo-jin’s mind.

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