The Sacred Ruins
Chapter 305: Handiwork of a Demonic Sage

It was a jade stone of exquisite quality albeit with indescribable cracks, spots, and scars which it gained throughout the vicissitudes .

Chu Feng was visibly moved—this was a piece of ancient jade which he immediately realized was somewhat similar to the one which recorded his Demon Flood Dragon Fist .

He found nothing special after setting his hand to it apart from the warmth . Placing it against the light would reveal some black veined patterns resembling vines .

After observing it in detail, Chu Feng was disappointed to find that the characteristics of this jade weren't quite similar to the one containing the Flood Dragon Fist .

There were other techniques comparable to the Demon Ox and Demon Flood Dragon fists such as the Demon Roc Fist which Chu Feng yearned for and wanted to collect . However, after some thought, he realized it wasn't too practical . How could it be so coincidental as to be found on Mount Longhu?

He asked the Hollow Jade Temple Master about the jade's extraordinary points .

"Originally, it could hover in the air and release a faint glow, but later on, it lost all special characteristics as it dimmed down," the Temple Master informed truthfully .

Many people had witnessed this previously and were astonished but no one was able to obtain results after observation .

"Have you tried probing it with spiritual power?"

"I have . There are some odd energies but they can't be drawn out . It's quite strange . " The Hollow Jade Temple Master frowned .

"Let me take a look then . " Chu Feng was still expectant . After all, this was a treasure brought out from the ancestral court of Taoism .

A piece of jade that could float in the air couldn't be ordinary at all .

"Be careful!" Lu Tong warned him not to be careless .

"What can happen with me around?" The Hollow Jade Temple Master shot the old man a glance .

Lu Tong was embarrassed and stopped talking .

Chu Feng naturally didn't dare to be careless . It was hard to determine what kind of danger could be hidden within this kind of ancient jade .

However, it shouldn't be very dangerous since the Hollow Jade and Eight Visions Temple Masters had both examined it before .

He grasped the jade stone in his palms and carefully injected his spiritual energy into it . He was immediately astonished .

Clusters upon clusters of black energy appeared in the shape of grass and flowers . There were even those shaped like a bodhi tree, fusang tree and laurel tree, etc . None of them were ordinary trees .

Unfortunately, they were all black in color and only the shapes were similar .

Chu Feng went inward with great caution . He also wanted to try drawing them out but the black substances were completely unresponsive .

After pouring in large amounts of spiritual energy and sensing attentively, he found a strand of vitality . It was as though a lifeform was within!

This astonished him greatly . How could a piece of ancient jade be like so?

Chu Feng's divine instincts were much sharper than ordinary people and, as of now, it was extremely powerful . His physical and spiritual energies had merged with each other—this served to nurture his spirit .

He was quite certain that he had sensed this barely discernible entity .

He was just about to retreat and withdraw his spiritual energy, however, an alarming change occurred at this moment . The black plants within the jade stone began to move . They rattled sonorously and condensed into a black sword .

Within moments, the whole jade stone became extremely bizarre—it was obviously an object made of jade but now it seemed to have formed a vast open land . It allowed the spirit to reside within and was like a palace .

This was too bizarre and inconceivable!

Chu Feng wanted to retreat but his spirit felt pain as the black sword glowed brightly and aimed itself at him .

"Sigh . . . "

The sound of a sigh was transmitted towards Chu Feng, causing all his hair to stand on end . He still felt a chill run down his spine even though only his spirit was here .

"Who goes there?" Chu Feng had a bad premonition .

Chu Feng was immediately put on guard . His spirit took on his human form and similarly circulated his breathing technique . He was prepared to fight his way out of here .

"Ha, we meet again . " At this time, the figure of a person appeared on the sword . His appearance was somewhat miserable—his body was pierced through by the sword and seemed to be unable to break free .

"It's you!" Chu Feng was shocked . He had never expected to meet an enemy within this jade .

"Heh heh, how unexpected, right?" The black sword was pierced into his heart as if to nail him in place .

Strands of spiritual energy seeped out of the black sword and condensed onto the man's body, making him appear increasingly real .

This was an old man who possessed the spirit a lion king . This man, with his curly hair and incisive gaze, glared fixedly at Chu Feng .

This was an old man who possessed the spirit a lion king . This man, with his curly hair and incisive gaze, glared fixedly at Chu Feng .

This was actually Schiller, who had died long ago!

Schiller, known as the last holy knight, had once set up a deathtrap at the Vatican to kill many king level entities and had also organized an eastern expedition later on .

His strength was absolutely unfathomable and his personality, merciless and cruel . He was an extremely difficult character to deal with and had almost caused Chu Feng to lose his life .

In the end, Schiller was killed on Mount Longhu and had died with a great grievance .

Who would've expected him to appear once again!

Chu Feng suddenly recalled a great many things . When he and Schiller fought on Mount Longhu, the latter had picked up an odd broken sword to clash head-on against the diamond chakram . As a result, the whole place was drowned in blindingly resplendent energy and the sword later disappeared .

At that time, Chu Feng and the others destroyed Schiller's body but couldn't find the sword even after searching for a long time .

"That sword protected your spirit?" Chu Feng asked . He wanted to stall for time .

"Don't even try to escape . " Schiller gazed at him calmly . He didn't seem bothered at all by the sword piercing through his body .

"Can you make me stay?" Chu Feng retorted as he edged back .

"I advise you not to act recklessly and instead chat with me for a bit . Otherwise, I'll self-destruct and the whole place will be annihilated amidst the surging black substance . " Schiller said indifferently .

Chu Feng shivered at these words . He wasn't afraid of Schiller now that he could fight against entities with six severed shackles, but he was apprehensive of that black sword .

He somehow felt uneasy as if he was in an ineffable realm .

"This black sword is made of a rare and invaluable material used by the divine knights to train themselves . Divine knights, by Eastern standards, should be equal to the Golden Arhat level," said Schiller .

"What are you trying to say?!" Chu Feng watched Schiller intently .

"In short, this black material is extremely rare . It was refined from the cosmos by demonic sages and passed down to later generations for tempering themselves . The prerequisite, however, was that they had to be qualified . It would be fatal if one didn't reach the required level . " Schiller sighed regretfully .

He gently caressed the black sword and glanced back at himself . He shook his head with a bitter smile—he had unexpectedly found a legendary material but wasn't quite fated to enjoy it .

"So you were harmed by it and about to die?" Chu Feng gazed at the black sword . Just what kind of bizarre item could it be?

"Yes, I won't last long," Schiller admitted calmly .

"Yes, I won't last long," Schiller admitted calmly .

This black material was extremely odd—it seemed like energy but also resembled a spiritual entity . However, it was a material object that could be merged into a weapon .

The owner of that broken sword used to be a powerful knight . He was using this black material to temper himself when he fell at Mount Longhu during an eastern expedition ages ago .

Schiller's spirit had rushed into the sword and escaped Chu Feng's killing blow, but at the same time, he was consigned to eternal damnation .

Right now, he was far from being at the level of that divine knight . This black material was extremely lethal to him and threatened to melt him away . Apart from death, there was no way out .

He had tried hypnotizing an ordinary person to possess his physical body but to no avail .

The host's ordinary physical body would soon be disintegrated under the effects of the black material . He later tried possessing a powerful evolved being and found that he could persist slightly longer .

But, unfortunately, it was also destroyed in the end . Furthermore, the condition of Schiller's spirit was worsening and would disappear sooner or later .

"Ah yes, the one who had spread the news to the outside world that you knew a peerless technique and incited everyone in the Jiangxi region to hunt you down was me," Schiller told him calmly .

Chu Feng was enraged and wanted to kill the latter with one blow .

The chaos within the Jiangxi region had affected him too much . He had nearly died there . Unexpectedly, the mastermind behind all of this was actually Schiller . Previously, he was guessing who could have spread such news and incited everyone's greed, causing them to encircle and kill him .

"You're even worse than an evil spirit . You almost killed me in the West when you were alive and you refuse to stop even after death . "

Schiller interrupted him with a correction, "I'm not dead yet . "

"You'll die very soon!" Chu Feng shouted .

"Wrong, I'm about to be relieved while you'll be taking my place to be entangled by the black substance . " Schiller smiled .

"I don't understand why you didn't harm the Hollow Jade Temple Master instead?" Chu Feng said with a deep voice . He was quite uneasy .

"Try guessing . " Schiller laughed out loud .

Chu Feng's expression was dark as he stared coldly . Although he was only a spiritual body, he didn't look at all different from his real self .

"That's because this item is relentless after it attaches to a person . It's either you eliminate it or it extinguishes you . I have only one chance to harm someone, so I naturally have to drag you down with me . "

"You're really persistent!" Chu Feng noticed that he was in grave danger . He was about to tumble down quite badly and might even die here .

"That's because this item is relentless after it attaches to a person . It's either you eliminate it or it extinguishes you . I have only one chance to harm someone, so I naturally have to drag you down with me . "

"You're really persistent!" Chu Feng noticed that he was in grave danger . He was about to tumble down quite badly and might even die here .

Schiller smiled and said, "Yes, it was an exhausting wait . I knew you would go to Mount Longhu so I hid within a piece of jade and waited patiently while counting down the remaining days of my existence . Later on, I saw the Hollow Jade Temple Master arrive and knew I could come into contact with you after landing in his hands . "

"Do you hate me so much?" Chu Feng said as he edged backwards .

"Indeed I do . If not for you, my Myriad Spirit Blood Medicine would mature and I would already be an expert with seven severed shackles right now . I would become the continent's number one expert . I would be able to take my pick of the divine fruits of the famed mountains and great rivers . Who would dare to contend with me at that time? You destroyed my path towards deification . "

Schiller spoke calmly but his words were full of resentment .

"My spirit has been eroded badly and I'm about to die . I'm greatly delighted to be able to see you again . "

"Does the Hollow Jade Temple Master know you're in the jade stone?" Chu Feng inquired .

"With his strength and intelligence, he would surely have sensed something," Schiller said with a smile .

"You're trying to sow dissension even before death!" Chu Feng said coldly .

"Heh, heh, I'm very happy to be able to see you before my death . I'm about to be free . Farewell! All the remaining hardship will be yours to experience . "

Schiller laughed loudly and immolated himself . He intentionally destroyed his badly corroded spirit .

At the same time, Chu Feng let out an angry roar and retreated rapidly . He wanted to tear apart this bizarre space .

"It's no use . The black substance will ensnare you as soon as I die," Schiller said with a laugh before exploding with a boom .

At the same time, the sword transformed into a black material which extended towards every direction and entangled Chu Feng as soon as it came into contact with him .

"Make sure you enjoy it well because only a Bodhisattva level entity can purify you . This priceless material is the handiwork of a demonic sage . No one else can refine such a material . "

Schiller's resentful intent finally vanished—his last voice was like a demon's murmur .