The incense master's face filled with anger upon hearing the news. "Are you all planning to run away?"
"No, no, no!"
The few Demon Sect disciples quickly denied it.
With the enemy right before him, the incense master didn't have the time to deal with them. "Step back! Let me handle this!"
With that, the incense master lightly tapped the ground, and his body floated forward as if weightless.
The ten attendants behind him, dressed in blue and green robes, followed closely behind.
"You there, how dare you cause chaos in our Holy Sect's territory! Do you have a death wish?"
As he spoke, the incense master waved his hand, and a dark green, buzzing mist began to seep out from his sleeve.
Lin Li's eyebrows furrowed!
He had never encountered such a technique before!
Judging by the reactions of those around him, this person's strength seemed extraordinary.
Thus, Lin Li dared not be careless.
"This dark green mist looks suspicious. I must avoid inhaling it."
As Lin Li pondered, the mist had already approached him.
Only when it got close did Lin Li realize that the dark green mist was actually composed of tiny creatures, resembling mosquitoes, with black and green bodies.
Realizing this, Lin Li abandoned the idea of holding his breath and immediately retreated!
"I don't know if these mosquitoes are poisonous. If I get bitten by them, it could be troublesome…"
Lin Li frowned, thinking, "It seems I have no choice but to use that technique. Besides, now that I've reached the peak of Foundation Establishment third layer, it's time to test my current power."
However, Lin Li's strategic retreat only boosted the incense master's confidence. "Haha! Afraid, are you?"
"My Green Mosquito Cloud contains over ten thousand mosquitoes, each one laced with deadly poison! Unless you're proficient in fire techniques, no cultivator can survive my Green Mosquito Cloud!"
"Even a single bite from one of these mosquitoes would be fatal!"
"If you know what's good for you, surrender now. If I take you back alive, perhaps the altar master will spare your worthless life!"
As the incense master gloated, the surrounding Demon Sect disciples grew more energized, cheering him on.
Suddenly, Lin Li's voice rang out:
"…Jing! Hong! Sword!!!"
Lin Li activated his most powerful sword technique.
Golden light surged from his entire body, and as it burst forth, countless intangible golden sword energies shot out, forming a tightly woven storm of sword blades around him!
The Green Mosquito Cloud, under the onslaught of this golden sword energy storm, was torn apart like fragile cloth!
[Killed Poisonous Green Mosquito, gained 3 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Poisonous Green Mosquito blood, gained 0.1 energy points!]
[Killed Poisonous Green Mosquito, gained 8 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Poisonous Green Mosquito blood, gained 0.4 energy points!]
[Killed Poisonous Green Mosquito, gained 9 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Poisonous Green Mosquito blood, gained 0.9 energy points!]
…
In an instant, Ye Fan's system was flooded with notifications!
In just a few moments, there were over ten thousand system alerts!
"My heavens! What a windfall!"
Ye Fan was overjoyed. "This Demon Sect is amazing! Even though each Poisonous Green Mosquito only provides a few evolution points… they have strength in numbers!"
Ye Fan checked the system panel.
In just that brief span, he had gained over 30,000 evolution points!
On the system panel, the number of evolution points had already surpassed the required amount for evolution:
[Evolution Points]: 223,856 / 200,000
"Two hundred twenty-three thousand, eight hundred fifty-six evolution points!"
Ye Fan exclaimed excitedly, "I've already far exceeded the 200,000 evolution points required to evolve into a mid-grade magical weapon!"
"Ding! Congratulations! Your evolution points have reached the required threshold. Would you like to evolve now?"
"Yes!"
As the golden sword energy storm raged outside, dark purple and blood-red eerie lights began radiating from the sword in Lin Li's hand.
The originally intricate and complex patterns on the blade grew even wider and more pronounced.
The sword's spine thickened, and the overall weight and structure of the blade became heavier and more imposing.
Most notably, the previously delicate, arcane patterns on the sword's surface started to evolve, growing more mysterious and beautiful.
"Ding! Congratulations! You've successfully evolved into a mid-grade magical weapon!"
"Ding! Congratulations! You've gained the passive skill: Poison!"
With the sword's evolution, Ye Fan felt himself becoming stronger! Even his mental state had improved!
"Open the system panel!"
[Host]: Ye Fan
[Sword Name]: Poison Demon Sword (A sword forged from special metals, now evolved into a mid-grade magical weapon. It can consume spiritual energy to unleash powerful attacks. The blade is imbued with poison; ordinary people will die upon contact!)
[Quality]: Mid-Grade Magical Weapon
[Passive Skills]:
Bloodthirst (Absorbs blood to nourish the blade and transfers a portion of the energy to the host)
Curse (The sword harbors great resentment. Those who wield it without sufficient strength will be plagued by misfortune)
Poison (The sword is laced with deadly poison! Anyone weaker than the swordmaster will die upon contact. Even those equal in cultivation will perish within a week without immediate treatment. Those stronger will have their combat power greatly reduced due to the poison's effects.)
[Active Skill]: Slaughter (Activating it enables the swordmaster to enter a slaughter state, releasing powerful attacks with every move. This state continuously consumes the swordmaster's spiritual energy.)
[Evolution Points]: 23,856 / 400,000
[Energy]: 7,769
"Fantastic!"
After reading the details of the newly acquired passive skill "Poison," Ye Fan was thrilled. "Now, even if Lin Li doesn't deal a fatal blow to enemies or prey, the poison effect will help me accumulate evolution points!"
"The only downside is that evolving from a mid-grade to a high-grade magical weapon requires double the evolution points—now a total of 400,000."
"But given the current situation, the Holy Alliance in this Cultivation War will be an excellent source of evolution points!"
"With the Holy Alliance around, I should be able to evolve into a high-grade magical weapon soon!"
As Lin Li continued using the Jinghong Sword, he also noticed the changes in the sword.
"This Bloodthirsty Sword has evolved again?!"
Lin Li was ecstatic. "It seems the more I use this sword, the stronger it becomes!"
"Now, let me test just how powerful this Bloodthirsty Sword has become after its evolution!"
"Is that… the Jinghong Sword?!"
The Demon Sect incense master, upon witnessing his proud Green Mosquito Cloud being obliterated by Lin Li, was struck with terror. "How can the signature technique of Elder Zou from the Xuantian Sword Sect appear here?!"