Chapter 631 - 500: Spirit Devouring Insect Mutation

Half an hour later, the Demon Skull’s pitiful cries gradually faded, and blood-red grid-like patterns appeared on its face, while its fangs grew about an inch longer.

The double pupils in its eyes all turned an eerie shade of blue, making it look even more sinister and terrifying.

Yun Nianrong pressed her lips tightly together, her expression very solemn. Her hands turned into a blur as she quickly embedded layer upon layer of demon prohibitions into the skull.

It was now the final stage, the most critical moment, and she absolutely could not afford to be careless.

With the last layer of restriction inserted, the Demon Skull suddenly calmed down. It opened its mouth and inhaled, swallowing all of the Netherworld Demon Fire in the altar.

Two sets of laughter echoed in the cave, the Demon Skull’s sharp and piercing as if scraping metal, while Yun Nianrong’s sounded crazily triumphant and full of contentment.

The Netherworld Demon Fire would be refined by the Demon Skull into a Fire Seed, allowing it to produce this flame autonomously in the future.

Now, she no longer needed to worry incessantly about massacring cultivators in the Northern Land. As long as she adjusted her state to break through to the Blood Core Stage, she would qualify to contend with various powers of the Western Continent.

Yun Nianrong put away the Demon Skull, wrapped herself in a layer of Blood Cloud, and flew away.

This stronghold had to be abandoned; she needed to head to the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains to find a secluded place to make her breakthrough.

The afterglow of the setting sun was still blazing, showing no sign of nightfall.

At the moment she flew out of the cave, Yun Nianrong abruptly stopped. She saw a cultivator in a gray Daoist robe standing not far from the cave, watching her with interest.

His face was ordinary, but his bright eyes seemed to penetrate the Blood Cloud and see her true form.

Exposed! But why is this guy not afraid?

Yun Nianrong couldn’t understand; she hadn’t purposefully concealed herself, and the traits of a demon cultivator on her body were very obvious at this moment.

She approached him to probe with her divine thought but found that the emitted telekinesis was like a stone sinking into the sea.

This aroused her vigilance; either the opponent had a secret technique, or his cultivation exceeded hers. No matter the case, it wasn’t something she could handle.

"Since you can see my identity, why aren’t you afraid?"

She asked tentatively, firmly locking her gaze on the opponent’s eyes.

If not for the alertness in her heart, she would have attempted to kill him already.

"Afraid? Heh, you’re not qualified enough.

I didn’t expect to meet a rather genuine demon cultivator in such a desolate place, quite a pleasant surprise."

"Judging by your words, you’re a demon cultivator too. What do you mean by ’genuine’?"

"It’s all about dividing by demon skills; Blood-Devouring Soul Refining is merely a means for demon cultivators. The essence is to enhance life potential.

The cultivation technique you practice has a good foundation. At least you’re not a fool fixated only on increasing cultivation without realizing the importance of enhancing life potential."

The cultivator in the gray robe displayed a hint of pride, "I’m giving you a chance to be my subordinate and rebuild the glory of the Demon Sect."

Yun Nianrong laughed so hard she swayed, "Demon Sect’s glory? Why haven’t I heard of any Demon Sect?"

"Of course, there is a Demon Sect. Being a demon cultivator is also a path to immortality, but most demon cultivators only know how to plunder, eventually becoming nothing but killing machines."

"If there is a Demon Sect, why is there no trace of it in the Cultivation Realm now?"

"Because..."

Yun Nianrong suddenly erupted, nine Demon Skulls shrouded in blue flames surged upwards, and an endless Blood River unfolded like a waterfall from the ninth heavens, cascading down.

She didn’t trust the opponent, so she launched an all-out attack to gauge his strength.

If she could win, she would kill him and use him as resources. If his strength was formidable, she would take the opportunity to flee.

The cultivator in the gray robe revealed a charming smile, and boundless black clouds surged from his body.

The night fell prematurely.

Yun Nianrong’s face turned pale as she felt the oppressive might of a Golden Core level demon cultivator, at least of the late-stage Golden Core level!

...

After exploring all the shops on Cyan Dragon Street, the sun had already set.

The red clouds stretched across the sky, resembling a gigantic centipede.

Ji An rented a grotto mansion, and quite coincidentally, it was the same one he had stayed in last time.

"Fate, how wonderfully inexplicable,"

he muttered, stepping into the grotto mansion and conducted a thorough search before summoning Golden Fur and the Golden Feathered Eagle.

Dahuang was left to roam freely at Red Flame Peak because, according to Senior Sister He Yuhuan from Yunhe Mountain, it would aid in its breakthrough to keep it in a place rich in spiritual energy for a few years.

He had already entrusted Senior Brother Jia Yu to regularly deliver Chao Origin Stage meat to feed it, ensuring proper logistics.

When he returned to the sect, he would begin preparing the breakthrough pills for beast taming.

"You two keep guard!"

He said, tossing out two Spirit Feeding Pills.

Golden Fur swallowed the pill, "Squeak Squeak!"

The Golden Feathered Eagle also let out a clear cry, its golden crest feathers standing and quivering.

Ji An nodded lightly and entered the Quiet Chamber, then focused his mind on connecting to the Upper Stone Turtle via his dantian.

"Enter the Gourd World."

At the moment, he still doesn’t have the ability to enter the little world on his own and must rely on the help of the Stone Turtle.

Following the command, the figure in the room disappeared, leaving only the Gourd Stone that emanated a sparkling light, suspended in the air.

The patterns on the surface of the stone seemed to come to life, and the rock walls of the grotto mansion depicted patterns of the sun, moon, stars, flowers, birds, insects, and fish.

Ji An’s feet stood on the yellow ground, and the Wuji Xinghuang Banner flew out immediately, hovering over the Gathering Essence Tree.

The spiritual artifact unexpectedly obtained benefits from the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root, and the artifact spirit became more lively. He could even feel that the power of the spiritual artifact had also increased.

Ji An instinctively looked around. The Dark Night Tree was now over four feet tall, as thick as a forearm, with palm-shaped purple leaves.

After more than two years of cultivation, this spirit tree was now at the tier one upper-grade level, faring better than expected. He recalled that nurturing the Soul Nourishing Wood to the top-grade took more than a decade.

To the right of the Dark Night Tree were two Ghost Moon Cyan Jade Trees, currently tier one upper-grade, with the Cloud-Top Jade Tree behind them, already at the top-grade level, showing impressive growth speed as well.

To the right of the Ghost Moon Cyan Jade Tree was the Soul Nourishing Wood. Its black leaves resembled Black Jade, with faint white streaks on the trunk, and it was currently at the tier one middle-grade.

In just one year’s time, it had been cultivated to this level; Ji An understood well that the Gathering Essence Tree deserved much credit for this.

The potential of this Heaven and Earth Spirit Root awaited further exploration. He had collected many fallen leaves from spirit trees, stored them in a jade box, and planned to research them slowly in the future to uncover their effects.

The pressing priority now was to break through to the Golden Core Stage and not get distracted by other matters.

With the improvement in cultivation, it should provide more help in studying the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root. The enhancement of the Great Realm should at least significantly increase the intensity of his spirit soul.

Ji An’s gaze continued to move until it suddenly stopped as he glanced at the Insect Tower. On the tallest tower, he saw thumb-sized yellow jade shells hanging like silkworm cocoons.

"What’s going on?"

He quickly walked over, probing into a jade shell to sense it for a moment, his eyebrows unconsciously lifting; life was undergoing transformation inside!

Could the Spirit Devouring Insects have such prowess?!

Ji An felt extremely delighted, sensing that the essence of the spiritual insects had improved compared to before, which was a good sign.

The Spirit Devouring Insect was an important part of this world, capable of producing spiritual objects to cultivate spirit fields and providing food for fish groups and Fire Crystal Ants.

Next, we’ll have to see what these spiritual insects transform into.

Ji An strolled forward. The Earth Spirit Fruit Tree here was now tier two lower grade and bearing fruit.

Based on experience, it should mature in half a year, and the time might shorten, as after all, the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree here is a neighbor to the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root.

He drove out all the spiritual insects from one of the Insect Towers, then shattered the tower and sprinkled the powder onto the soil.

He applied the Yellow Dragon Essence Enhancement Skill. Before the magic technique’s spirit light dissipated, a red spirit cloud formed beneath his feet, allowing him to fly to the area planted with Pearl Blood Rice.

Currently, the area planting spirit rice reached six acres. The warehouse had two specially made Storage Bags for storing spirit rice, with each bag holding around thirty thousand catties.

Filling these two Storage Bags still requires more effort.

This spirit field is the only fully utilized area in the little world, with various spirit trees, Fire Coral, and Pearl Blood Rice. Every inch of available land was used.

Ji An found a corner and took out the seeds of the Li Fire Immortal Apricot.

He cast the Azure Dragon Shocking Skill, and a one-inch-long Miniature Little Cyan Dragon hovered above the seed. Green light points fell, drawn in by an inexplicable force, absorbing into the seed.

He hoped to nurture the spirit seed with Wood Element Spiritual Power to alleviate its innate deficiencies.

Ji An didn’t know how much effect it would have, but thought it was better than nothing.

If he had several similar seeds, he was confident that by concentrating the life force of other seeds to nourish one, he could compensate for the innate deficiency, which would be most effective.

The Cyan Dragon slowly faded, the effect of the magic technique disappeared, and Ji An once again cast the Azure Dragon Shocking Skill.

Repeating this several times until the seed stopped absorbing the Wood Element Spiritual Energy, he finally paused.

After planting the spirit seed, Ji An cast the Cloud Dragon Rain Technique.

Clouds quickly gathered, bright white slivers of lightning flashing within, and spirit rain poured down, spreading a nurturing aura.

As the mist rose, it quickly dissipated after the rain, leaving a thumb-thick apricot seedling about six inches tall, with leaves that were fire-red.

The little world gained another high-tier spirit plant, which made Ji An very pleased. In a few years, he could enjoy spirit apricots.

He cast the Zhurong Divine Fire Spell, causing red flames to rise from the ground, and a phantom of the Fire God appeared in the sky as Ji An left riding the clouds.

Since the Ding Fire Dao Seed reached top-grade, this magic technique underwent subtle changes, becoming more spiritual.

He arrived in the white spirit field area and cast the Yellow Dragon Essence Enhancement Skill; here was planted Copper Patterned Mulberry and Iron Wire Grass.

Frankly, he was unsatisfied with both, but Gold Spirit Plants were the rarest spirit woods in the Cultivation Realm, giving him no other choice but to select them.

He cast spells sequentially on the black and green areas before leaving the little world.

Ji An placed the Gourd Stone close to him, sitting cross-legged on the Pudun, beginning to cultivate the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture.

Nothing notable happened through the night.

The next morning, Ji An awoke from his sleep, walked out of the grotto mansion, and continued strolling through Immortal City, intending to purchase materials for talismans.

The Gold Core Level beast hides couldn’t be found, but many Tier Two resources were available for purchase.

After half a month, Ji An had toured the entire Immortal City. However, his luck had run out, yielding no more surprising finds, but he did hear about a potential spirit realm that might birth Five Elements Mutual Generation.