Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies

In Shen Qing's every gesture and movement, there lay an aura of transcendent calm, as if nothing in the world could disturb the peace within his heart.
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In truth, though, his inner turmoil was like a storm, turbulent and fierce, difficult to quell.

He had never anticipated that once he crossed that seemingly insurmountable threshold to the Innate Realm, his own power would become so unbelievably strong.

Such a transformation.

He vaguely remembered last winter when he stood powerless against this formidable demon, nearly meeting his end in front of everyone.

Not only him, but even the Prefectural Governor, who shared the same Innate Realm, had also been helpless against this demon. He was gravely injured and schemed against unto death.

Yet now, with just one Sky Flipping Seal, he had easily shattered that mountain-like demon, reducing it to nothingness.

To him, this scene felt like a lifetime ago, dreamlike and surreal.

Through this event, Shen Qing gained a clearer understanding of his cultivation after breaking through to the Innate Realm.

Powerful!

Even if he left this Spirit Mechanism Land, his current cultivation surpassed any Innate Realm martial master he had ever seen, making him the strongest in Yongzhou.

Thinking of this, Shen Qing's thoughts flowed freely, filled with confidence.

In this endlessly turbulent world, where survival depended on strength, he clearly now had his place, and no longer needed to walk on egg shells.

Shen Qing slowly raised his head, fixing his gaze upon Demon Jiu Li not far away.

He had some memory of this demon hidden within the Zhou Family.

Huang Furo had conducted an investigation on her, which involved them somewhat.

If he wasn't mistaken, the Zhou Family's elder learned of Spirit Mechanism Land's arrival through her and made some preparations.

They caused a demon calamity in Yongzhou, using it to eliminate dissenters, seizing land, and claiming the Spirit Mechanism Land.

Speaking of it, the local high-ranking families were far more united than those useless officials of the county office; if it weren't for Shen Qing's sudden intervention, the Zhou Family's scheme might have succeeded.

But since he was already involved, he decided to take it to the end.

Shen Qing exhaled a deep breath, infusing his Spiritual Power within.

When he had just slain the Snake Demon, worried about being overpowered, he had used all his might, expending all his Spiritual Power.

Previously, he might not have been able to stand, but now, having ascended to the Innate Realm with a pure Physical Body, every acupuncture point throughout his body brimmed with sparkling Spirit Mechanism energy.

At present, it flowed out, continually nourishing his flesh and blood.

Shen Qing activated the Six Path Whale Swallowing Technique, ravenously swallowing nature's Spiritual Energy to replenish his Spiritual Power.

With his powerful Innate Body combined with the skill attribute of the Six Path Whale Swallowing Technique, Shen Qing plundered the Spiritual Energy into his body like a whale swallowing water, recovering more than half in just a moment.

It filled his heart with exhilaration.

Across from him, Jiu Li watched Shen Qing appearing as calm as ever, feeling her scalp tingle, involuntarily taking two steps back as silver-white fur grew across her skin.

Jiu Li couldn't understand; she had thoroughly vetted Yongzhou long ago, how could such a person appear?

Escape!

If she didn't escape, she would surely die!

Driven by an intense survival instinct, Jiu Li resolved to escape, her form transforming into a Rainbow Light in her attempt to flee.

However, just at the moment she intended to move, Shen Qing's silhouette darted like a phantom, taking a leisurely step forward.

His right arm extended, gathering Spiritual Power in an instant, conjuring the "Da Xu Hand" from the Huangfu family!

The void trembled as a resplendent golden giant hand materialized out of nowhere, imbued with a suppressive majesty. It reached from the void and securely grasped Jiu Li's streak of Rainbow Light.

Unwilling to submit, Jiu Li's demonic power surged, revealing her true demon form, struggling with all her might.

A white fox with fur like snow roared and howled within the golden palm.

Jiu Li exerted all her strength, even at the expense of her cultivation, spitting out a trickle of Lifeblood essence in a bid to escape.

"Break!"

The Lifeblood Essence Jiu Li spat landed on the golden hand, exploding violently, unexpectedly tearing apart the seemingly indestructible Da Xu Hand, reducing it to shimmering gold dust and dispersing in the void.

Her face lit up with joy, her heart pounding with post-calamity ecstasy.

Jiu Li reassembled her Rainbow Light, intending to ride the wind to escape.

Yet, due to the brief delay caused by the Da Xu Hand, Shen Qing's figure had already shadowed her, closing in until nearly touching distance, robbing her of her last chance to flee.

Shen Qing gazed upon the snow-white demon fox before him, a cold smile curling at his lips.

His hands formed seals as an ancient and powerful aura flowed from within him, a precious seal coalescing, pressing forward to crush.

"Sky Flipping Seal! Kill!"

With a thunderous boom, the Sky Flipping Seal descended with an apocalyptic force.

Jiu Li had nowhere to retreat, forced to meet it head-on.

She shielded herself with her long tail, summoning a pink barrier of light.

The Sky Flipping Seal crashed fiercely upon it.

Boom!!!

At that moment, time seemed to freeze, and the heavens and earth changed colors.

"Ah..."

Amidst the light, a piercingly tragic scream echoed as Jiu Li's form staggered, blood spurting from her mouth, the sound of her bones cracking filled with dread.

At this moment, her demonic power overflowed yet couldn't condense any longer.

With a muffled thud.

Her vibrant life force was swiftly ebbing away.

Jiu Li, like a withered flower, tragically despairing under Shen Qing's gaze, was thoroughly extinguished of life.

When all settled, and the light faded, it revealed Jiu Li's already dead demon form.

Understanding his newfound strength, Shen Qing deliberately controlled his Spiritual Power, not allowing Jiu Li's corpse to be completely obliterated, leaving her body intact.

A hunter by birth, he knew that fox fur was truly rare and could fetch a good price.

Not to mention such a demon fox as she was, it would be even more valuable.

Utterly destroying it would be too much of a pity.

Stripped of its support, the fox demon body began to fall.

Shen Qing extended one hand, capturing the fox demon body.

His expression remained calm, both hands like blades, split open the fox demon body, extracting her Demon Core.

This Demon Core, with a deep azure hue, felt smooth and round on its surface.

Shen Qing raised his hand, holding the peculiar bead aloft.

As sunlight cascaded down, the Demon Core's color gradually shed its deep black hue, transforming into a pink, translucent and glistening.

Astonishingly, within the core, a faint purple light was faintly visible, shaped like a Spiritual Fox, exceptionally lively.

At times it swirled coiling, at others it surged fiercely, impacting the outer part of the pill.

Each time the purple light touched the pill's outer part, that spot would ripple with pink radiance.

From the Demon Cores he had acquired in the past, Shen Qing for the first time beheld such profound wonder, a trace of unabashed astonishment flashing in his eyes.