Facing the Abyss as a Demon Cultivator

Waves of warmth surged through Chu Xiu's body, nourishing his limbs and bones. Feeling the endless flow of renewed strength, he closed his eyes in comfort.

"Almost 600 experience points from just one monster! A hundred percent experience gain is awesome!" he exclaimed.

With a thought, his character interface appeared.

[Name]: Chu Xiu

[Rank]: F-rank Level 7 (306/1400)

His three basic attributes had increased again. Although the growth wasn't particularly drastic, it still significantly boosted Chu Xiu's strength.

Of course, the most crucial part was the brand new inheritance!

[Demonic Artifact Crafting: Shadow Wind Banner]

[Description]: A low-grade magical artifact capable of unleashing Shadow Wind Blades.]

[Evaluation]: As a demonic cultivator who has successfully reached F-rank Level 7, you are no stranger to the power of the Shadow Wind Blade.

[However, this technique has a significant drawback: it requires an extremely long charging time to unleash sufficient power.

[The Shadow Wind Banner perfectly solves this problem.

[All the tedious preparation work will be handled by the enchantments within the banner. Now, you only need to gently wave it to launch incredibly powerful wind blades.

[Due to its swift and concealed activation, it is the best partner for novice demonic cultivators to eliminate their enemies and loot their treasures.]

This level up had granted him another demonic artifact crafting method, which pleasantly surprised Chu Xiu.

He knew that while the Shadow Movement Technique was powerful, its energy consumption was also extremely high.

Even with his current energy level close to 27, in a high-intensity battle requiring frequent dodging, he would still run out of energy in less than a minute.

Therefore, he had no spare energy to cast Shadow Wind Blades, let alone the Small Completion level version, which was no longer sufficient for his current high-level combat needs. Chu Xiu had no intention of investing further in this basic skill.

The appearance of the Shadow Wind Banner perfectly addressed this issue.

"Now, the question is how to craft it."

Chu Xiu focused his mind on the detailed information and found that, unlike the previous demonic artifact that could be crafted using corpses, the Shadow Wind Banner was much more complex.

[Banner Pole]: Shadow Wind Wood (can be substituted with certain Yin attribute wood)

[Banner Cloth]: Demonic Beast Hide (the quality of the hide will determine the strength of the Shadow Wind Blades)

[Core]: One Mid-grade Spirit Stone

[Enchantments]: Demonic Beast Blood (the stronger the spiritual energy conductivity, the better)

"It seems I can only wait until I return to Blue Star to see if I can find substitutes for these materials," Chu Xiu thought to himself as he looked at the text before him.

After all, the cultivation civilization had already been destroyed, so it was normal that many materials were nowhere to be found.

However, Chu Xiu believed that all methods led to the same destination. He figured he should be able to find alternative materials.

Even if there was only a one percent chance of crafting success, with his Perfect Refinement skill, which rivaled the abilities of master craftsmen, Chu Xiu was confident he could create it.

With a plan in mind, Chu Xiu stopped dwelling on the matter. He sensed that the battle at the stronghold was almost over. Shen Zhuo and the others, supporting each other, emerged from the stronghold.

As soon as they came out, they saw Chu Xiu standing calmly at the top of the stairs.

"Chu Xiu!" Shen Zhuo gritted his teeth. "You actually just stood by and watched!"

The others behind him also wore angry expressions, but they were all in bad shape and didn't dare to offend Chu Xiu at this time. Wu Xinyi stepped forward and pulled Shen Zhuo back, looking at Chu Xiu coldly. "Forget it, you should know what kind of person he is."

The injured Guard Profession sneered, "Maybe he was hoping we would all die so he could take our equipment."

Shen Zhuo pursed his lips, suppressing the anger in his heart. Yun Lu's expression was even darker.

Chu Xiu glanced at them and turned to leave without a word. But as he turned, a ray of moonlight shone through, illuminating the area behind him.

Only then did everyone notice a massive corpse lying in the darkness!

The layers upon layers of exoskeleton and the arms far thicker than those of ordinary ghouls all indicated that this was a higher-ranked ghoul!

Its terrifying size, amplified by the blood moon, made it clear that its strength was definitely above 20 points!

Its fallen position was very close to the stronghold, which made Shen Zhuo's heart skip a beat.

If this thing had charged into the stronghold…

In that narrow terrain, its massive body could completely block the corridor! They would have been forced to confront this behemoth head-on, with no chance of survival!

And now, this high-ranked ghoul had become a corpse. Could it be…

Everyone looked at Chu Xiu. He didn't show any sign of being wrongly accused, but smiled faintly. "I sensed a high-ranked ghoul nearby just now, so I went to intercept it. I didn't expect you to misunderstand."

As his words fell, Shen Zhuo and the others were stunned, their mouths agape, unable to utter a word.

"You, I…" Shen Zhuo stammered, a sense of dissonance rising within him. In his heart, even if Chu Xiu wasn't cold-blooded, he shouldn't have gone so far as to risk his own safety to play the hero.

But after seeing the enormous ghoul corpse, all doubts vanished, replaced by deep guilt!

"Chu Xiu, I... I'm sorry, we misunderstood you!"

Shen Zhuo stepped forward with an apologetic face and grasped Chu Xiu's hand with concern. "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing." Chu Xiu waved his hand dismissively.

Shen Zhuo's guilt intensified, and he lowered his head. "We've used up all the healing potions we got before, but I, Shen Zhuo, will never forget your life-saving grace! When we return to Blue Star, I'll invite a specialized healer. I won't let you suffer any hidden injuries!"

Wu Xinyi's face was filled with shame. "Chu Xiu, I was wrong to blame you before. I apologize."

She lowered her head, not daring to look at Chu Xiu. Her heart was completely consumed by shame and self-reproach.

"Right."

At that moment, Shen Zhuo, who was concerned about Chu Xiu, suddenly noticed a problem. "Chu Xiu, when did you become so strong?"

Because of the blood moon's perception enhancement, he could sense that Chu Xiu was very strong! Although he couldn't determine his exact level, he was certain that Chu Xiu's level was definitely higher than his own!

That high-ranked ghoul was not something a Support Profession could handle.

The others also looked at Chu Xiu curiously.

He calmly admitted, "After killing that monster, I reached Level 6."

He downplayed his level by one, but it still shocked everyone. Shen Zhuo, in particular, found it unbelievable. "How did you do that? Li Shan said your energy level was only 0.8. Was he lying to us? Are you actually a high-grade profession?"

Chu Xiu composed himself and said seriously, "No, Li Shan didn't lie to you. My energy level was indeed only 0.8 when I was tested before."

"The reason I can level up so quickly is because of my method."

Next, Chu Xiu told everyone about his experiences during this period, such as using the safety device of the climbing rope to hunt at night and taking advantage of the terrain to risk fighting elite ghoul hounds.

Of course, he concealed his many demonic artifacts and techniques, which made his story sound particularly thrilling.

Like a warrior dancing between life and death.