Chapter 26: The Innately Evil Supreme Imperial Weapon

A land of tombs.

Qin Sheng and Ye Fan sat facing each other, both letting out a simultaneous sigh.

"I'll study this half of the Imperial Weapon first to see if I can use it to leave this place."

Ye Fan nodded, and began to cultivate on his own.

Within the Sea of Wheel, the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Cover was very quiet, showing no unusual movement.

Qin Sheng carefully injected his divine sense, magic power, and life essence into it. The Demon Cover reacted slightly, which came as a great surprise to him.

"It seems there are no imprints of anyone else on the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Cover?"

An Imperial Weapon is an alternative continuation of a Great Emperor's life; it is the carrier of their Great Dao.

For the Imperial Weapons of extreme powers like the Jade Lake or the Jiang Family, it is almost impossible for outsiders to seize them. Without their cooperation, even if an outsider obtained their Imperial Weapon, it would be difficult to activate.

This was because those extreme powers had, generation after generation, left indelible life imprints or other brands upon their Imperial Weapons.

Even during the slumber of the Imperial Weapon's deity, the weapon would only instinctively recognize them and would not acknowledge outsiders.

Bloodline, inheritance... the Imperial Weapon would guard all of this for its departed masters.

If the Jade Lake's Imperial Weapon were lost, they could use certain methods to recall it directly from a distance.

Therefore, an Imperial Weapon could be considered an exclusive weapon.

Qin Sheng had originally prepared himself for the possibility that the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Cover would bear the imprints left by the Ruthless Lineage, making it impossible for him to activate.

But to his surprise, the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Cover was unexpectedly clean.

Thinking of the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Jar in Tu Tian's hands, Qin Sheng fell into thought.

"The Ruthless Lineage must know that the jar is in Tu Tian's hands. If they haven't recalled it, it's likely not because they don't want to, but because they can't."

"The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Jar is undoubtedly special. Refined from the corpse of the Ruthless One, her primordial soul is hidden within it. Aside from herself, who could truly control it?"

"Leaving an immortal imprint... that would be fundamentally impossible..." Qin Sheng lamented in his heart.

"This Imperial Weapon is truly a combination of two extremes. The threshold for use is extremely low, requiring no specific bloodline or inheritance."

"But to truly possess it and cause the deity to awaken as with other Imperial Weapons is also nearly impossible."

However, this was a good thing for Qin Sheng.

If the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Cover had an immortal imprint left by the Ruthless Lineage, then the moment he took the cover out, he would likely be doing someone else's work for them.

Now, he didn't have to worry about that.

"Xianren, something isn't right here."

At that moment, Ye Fan spoke, his brow furrowed.

"The essence here is too thin, almost non-existent, yet the world is filled with another kind of special substance."

"Another kind of special substance?" Qin Sheng was puzzled.

"While I was cultivating just now, it was difficult for my magic power to increase, but my physical body was nourished," Ye Fan said. "I can't quite explain it for a moment; you'll know once you experience it yourself."

Hearing this, Qin Sheng circulated his demonic technique. In the next second, he experienced the special substance Ye Fan had mentioned.

In his perception, tiny red specks of light floated all around. Once absorbed, they settled into his physical body, slightly increasing its strength.

This was a substance purely for strengthening the physical body; it had no effect on divine sense or magic power.

As Qin Sheng continuously absorbed these red substances, his internal organs and bones also received deep nourishment.

The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Technique—dissolving all things!

Qin Sheng further activated the profound meaning of the demonic technique. The red substances were transformed, nourishing his five divine treasuries and pushing him toward the perfection of the Dao Palace.

A moment later, Qin Sheng nodded and said

"It is indeed as you said, though the ancient scripture I cultivate is quite special; I can utilize all kinds of energy and substances."

"What a miraculous ancient scripture," Ye Fan said, somewhat surprised.

In terms of devouring and utilizing various powers, the *Dao Scripture* was certainly inferior to the *Heaven-Swallowing Demon Technique*.

"This can be considered an opportunity. You are a Sacred Body; there aren't many things that can enhance your physical strength," Qin Sheng said. "This represents the growth of your potential and foundation, making your base increasingly solid."

Ye Fan nodded, acknowledging Qin Sheng's words.

In the world of *Shrouding the Heavens*, a cultivator's primordial spirit is most important, followed by the physical body, and then magic power.

Situations where magic power is completely exhausted during combat basically never occur.

"What do you think this special substance is?" He was very curious.

Qin Sheng thought for a moment and looked at the blood-colored ground.

"It seems to be flowing out from the earth. It's very likely related to this soil."

No matter how Qin Sheng looked at this soil, it felt very much like blood-mud.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Qin Sheng.

"Ye Zi, this soil can release mysterious substances. Do you think the gray mist outside might be the same?"

"It's very possible!" Ye Fan's eyes lit up.

The two tried it out and discovered that if they cultivated within the gray mist, they would absorb a substance capable of strengthening their divine sense.

Qin Sheng's brow was glowing. Within his sea of consciousness, the tiny primordial spirit was very cute and colorful.

A large amount of spiritual substance was being absorbed, causing the sea of spirit beneath the primordial spirit to ripple with colorful waves, which was extremely divine.

Compared to his pitch-black Sea of Bitterness, Qin Sheng's primordial spirit was more unique.

"This truly is a wonderful place," Ye Fan said with some joy.

Qin Sheng carefully assessed the rate of progress and shook his head.

"Staying here is not a long-term solution."

Enhancing the physical body and primordial spirit was a precious opportunity for ordinary people, but they had a much broader sky to reach for.

Ten days later, Qin Sheng held the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Cover in his hands and attempted to activate it.

A sudden change occurred.

A black vortex appeared on the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Cover. The vortex rotated quietly; Qin Sheng and Ye Fan felt no suction, yet...

That small mound of black earth was sucked into the Demon Cover!

Seeing this scene, Qin Sheng's heart nearly stopped.

Is the Ruthless One's grave destroyed?

Heaven-Swallowing Demon Cover, what are you doing! Have you truly gone demonic?!

Ye Fan was also startled. Although curious, the two of them had never harbored any ill intentions toward that mound of earth; they had been very well-behaved.

Who knew the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Cover would suddenly pull such a stunt.

An inherently evil Imperial Weapon... I'll destroy it with my own hands...

"Xianren, there's something there."

After the black mound of earth was sucked away, the scene beneath was revealed.

There was no corpse; buried beneath was only a white blood-stained garment, of a female style.

"A cenotaph?" Ye Fan spoke up.

Qin Sheng took a deep breath. "Most likely."

To whom this blood-stained garment belonged, he could tell even if he only used the tip of Ye Fan's toe to think about it.

"Then where is that pile of black earth?"

Qin Sheng looked into his Sea of Wheel, his expression becoming incredibly colorful.

The black mound of earth had been transferred into his Sea of Wheel, with the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Cover resting atop it just as before.

So, was it that the Demon Cover felt uncomfortable living there and had moved its previous "furniture" inside?

After telling Ye Fan the situation, the two stood in silence.

After a long while, Ye Fan made a suggestion.

"How about we dig up some soil from elsewhere and rebuild the grave?"

A good idea.

Since his "older brother" had said so, the "younger sister" surely wouldn't mind.

The two were men of action. They quickly dug up some red mud and restored the tomb to its original appearance.

After finishing this, Qin Sheng wiped his forehead.

What a sin... someone please save me!

Another two months passed, and Qin Sheng and his companion still had not found a way out.

However, on this day, outside the ruins of the Holy Land, a chubby Taoist appeared.

He stared at the ruins, his eyes gleaming.

"Let the Taoist calculate... this place is destined for me! The right time, the right place, the right person—wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

"Infinite Heavens! My luck has arrived!"

(End of Chapter)