Chapter 678: Divine Light Advancement (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)
Chapter 678: Divine Light Advancement (Extra Chapter for Monthly Votes)
"A group of feral beasts, 'Mù Hán'?"
Pu Xianzi slightly pursed her lips: "Fellow Daoist's luck, it truly is. . ."
"Heh heh, as they say, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. The Mù Hán are pure wood-attribute feral beasts, and where they reside abounds with all sorts of Heaven and Earth spirit medicines. . ."
Xu Qingzi was still clad in a slovenly long robe, and he stroked his beard: "Moreover, their inner cores, flesh, antlers, and deer blood. . . are all quite rare materials, especially the antlers, which can be refined into 'Deer Yuan Pills', and the deer blood, heh heh. . ."
Kuang Tao Jushi glanced at Fang Xi and also flashed a knowing smile.
Fang Xi was somewhat speechless.
As a grandmaster of alchemy, he naturally knew that the deer blood of feral beasts greatly replenished Yang qi. If a male cultivator accidentally encountered a demonic woman or spirit monster that harvested Yang to replenish Yin, when their Yang energy was depleted and they were on the verge of death, consuming a pill refined from demon beast deer blood would greatly increase their chances of coming back to life.
It could even ensure a male cultivator's vigor remained forever potent, even allowing them to single-handedly defeat dozens of alluring young women who practiced charm arts, sending their opponents fleeing in disarray. . .
Kuang Tao Jushi said: "I can also offer a pill formula that increases a Divine Transformation cultivator's magical power. . . Most of its main ingredients can be found near the Mù Hán's dwelling. . ."
"There's actually such a pill formula? This junior sister naturally wants to go."
Pu Xianzi revealed a look of delight.
"A Divine Transformation pill formula is already useless to this old man."
Xu Qingzi said placidly: "However, this old man is quite keen to take some of that Mù Hán blood to brew wine. . ."
As a distiller who wasn't particularly proficient, Fang Xi also knew that there were quite a few 'Deer Blood Wine' formulas in the cultivation world, most of which were used in brothels and pleasure houses within the mortal world's cultivation cities.
'Who knew that in the Earthly Immortal World, such customs also exist. . . Sure enough, cultivators aren't immortals, but still human, aren't they? '
He exchanged a glance with Yunxi Xianzi and said: "If that's the case, we are also willing to lend a hand. . ."
"Good, it's best to act sooner rather than later on this matter. Let's depart immediately!"
Kuang Tao Jushi said, greatly pleased.
"Now?"
Yunxi Xianzi was a little surprised.
"Alas. . . I only returned temporarily. After finding helpers, I still have to go back to that wild jungle!"
A hint of worry surfaced on Kuang Tao Jushi's face.
...
The Wild Jungle.
One Mù Hán after another leisurely paced and grazed. . .
Not far away, a Nascent Soul cultivator, draped in a layer of light gauze, was trembling behind an ancient tree.
'Damn it. . . Just because my cultivation art is mysteriously effective at concealing my aura, they shouldn't send me as a scout. '
'A group of Divine Transformation-level feral beasts, if even one discovers me, I'm dead for sure. . . '
The black-armored cultivator grumbled inwardly: 'I wonder when Captain will bring reinforcements? '
Just as this person was grumbling inwardly, a sudden sensation of alarm and dread arose within him.
One Mù Hán lifted its head, glanced in his direction, then nonchalantly continued to graze.
"I've been discovered?"
The Nascent Soul cultivator's face turned pale, prepared to have his Nascent Soul escape at the slightest sign of trouble.
Facing feral beasts, the method of Nascent Soul egress had a decent success rate for escaping.
Because feral beasts generally possessed low intelligence, if a Nascent Soul cultivator had their Nascent Soul egress and escape right before them, it might be attracted by the cultivator's spirit-filled physical body, thus missing the escaping Nascent Soul.
But that Mù Hán showed no other movement at all, as if the immortal herbs on the ground, resembling Ganoderma lucidum, were far more appealing than a Nascent Soul cultivator.
'Am I. . . being ignored. . . Indeed, for a fifth-tier feral beast, a Nascent Soul is truly nothing significant. '
'Or perhaps the exotic treasure on my person truly has a miraculous effect in concealing my aura? '
This light gauze exotic treasure was purchased by him during a trip to a cultivation city from a low-level Qi Refinement cultivator, and he never expected to have stumbled upon such a great bargain.
To be able to escape with his life today was largely thanks to its merit.
Just then, he suddenly saw streaks of escape light appear not far in the sky.
It was Kuang Tao Jushi, leading a group of Nascent Soul cultivators, who had jointly formed a formation.
"Rise!"
Kuang Tao Jushi roared, and continuously waved a massive, pitch-black formation flag in his hand.
The flag immediately burst forth with astonishing spiritual light, streaks of black radiance shot into the sky, converging into a dark cloud.
Within the dark cloud, a ferocious-looking exotic beast, resembling both a tiger and a wolf, emerged.
This exotic beast had a third vertical eye on its forehead, glowing crimson.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, from the third vertical eye, a crimson thread of light lit up, and with blinding speed, it struck a Mù Hán.
"Moo!"
This Mù Hán let out a mournful cry, like a mix of a cow and a frog, a section of its massive antlers was sliced off, and a gruesome wound, a bloody blur, appeared on its body.
At the wound, streaks of green light appeared, as if trying to re-heal.
As wood-attribute feral beasts, most Mù Hán possessed innate divine abilities such as 'self-healing' and 'indestructibility'.
But on its wound, that crimson light spread and actually seemed to suppress this healing process.
Boom!
That injured Mù Hán crashed to the ground.
The remaining Mù Hán, however, one after another, seemed to go mad, riding dark green gales and charged fiercely towards Kuang Tao Jushi.
"Retreat!"
Kuang Tao Jushi appeared like a mountain of flesh, but his escape light was actually incredibly fast.
He let out a mighty roar and transformed into a streak of black light, shooting backward.
The other Nascent Soul cultivators instantly scattered like startled birds and beasts, fleeing in all directions."Moo!"
Two Mù Hán pursued those Nascent Soul cultivators, while the remaining five Mù Hán continued to fiercely chase Kuang Tao Jushi.
Seeing this scene, Kuang Tao Jushi remained expressionless.
The purpose of so many Nascent Soul subordinates was to tie down those two Mù Hán.
He flew with utmost stealth, yet occasionally gave hope to the five Mù Hán behind him, making them chase relentlessly.
Suddenly!
Dust and smoke suddenly rose from all sides, forming an impassable formation!
The five Mù Hán roared one after another, only to find themselves isolated in different spaces!
"So these are Mù Hán?"
Fang Xi saw a Mù Hán opposite him, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.
This beast resembled an elk, but its fur was as emerald green as jade, its massive antlers branched out, and were covered in all sorts of rare spirit medicines.
"Moo!"
The Mù Hán opposite him had an aura comparable to a fifth-tier superior-grade demon beast.
Upon seeing Fang Xi at this moment, it immediately let out an angry roar, and countless profound lights flickered from its antlers, eventually condensing into a streak of. . .
"Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light? !"
Fang Xi was slightly startled, and immediately raised a hand.
Several 'Demonic Yin Thunder' flew out, exploding in mid-air and transforming into a black and red blood cloud.
Streaks of Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light rushed into the blood cloud and were continuously ground down and extinguished. . .
In the end, they vanished without a trace. . .
'Should I say that all three thousand Great Daos lead to the same destination? Whether human or feral beast, when developing wood-element divine abilities to their peak, they all manifest similar divine lights? '
'Or did the mighty figure who created the 'Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light' gain inspiration from the innate divine abilities of the Mù Hán feral beasts? '
Fang Xi pondered for a moment, feeling that there was no clear answer, and thus stopped thinking about it.
Light flickered in his eyes as he looked at the feral beast's teeth, skeletal structure, and the vital spot in the middle of its hind legs: "Hmm, not bad at all. . . Young and robust, a prime specimen."
Such a gaze made the Mù Hán even more infuriated and embarrassed.
It let out a roar, and from amidst its countless jungle-like antlers, flew out bird-like creatures resembling hummingbirds.
They chirped incessantly and even spat out fresh blood, with a poignant sense of a cuckoo weeping blood.
Streaks of crimson light merged into the Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light, making the divine light a mixture of azure and crimson, with countless scarlet runes appearing within it, and it suddenly sliced through the blood cloud, crashing down with a boom!
"Good!"
"Excellent! Excellent!"
Fang Xi's eyes brightened considerably as he raised his hand and sent out the 'Netherworld Banner', and endless Netherworld Heavy Water surged forth, receiving all of the advanced Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light.
He looked at the hummingbird-like demon beasts, most of which were at the second or third tier of power, and inexplicably thought of rhinos and oxpeckers.
Though oxpeckers were incredibly fragile, they were excellent helpers for rhinos.
These low-tier demon beasts were the same!
The power within their bloodline could actually help the Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light advance? !
"It's certainly worth researching, perhaps it could be combined to unleash even more powerful divine abilities. . ."
Ever since his advanced studies in the Kyushu World, Fang Xi had developed more of a scholar's temperament and way of thinking.
With the convenience of the 'Eternal Evergreen Body', and such excellent research subjects, he had a high degree of confidence in developing a variant divine ability of the Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light!
"It's a pity this one's male," he mused. "I should capture a female for breeding. . . that would be better for research and observation."
He sighed with emotion, and sent a spell incantation into the 'Netherworld Banner'.
Whoosh!
Nine Serenities Netherworld River Sand!
A ten-thousand-li-long black river appeared, and instantly submerged the Mù Hán's massive body. . .
Struck by countless Netherworld Divine Sands, that Mù Hán instantly lost its magical power, let out a mournful cry, drifted with the current, and was suppressed to the bottom of the 'Nine Serene Sand River Grand Array'.
As Fang Xi put away the Netherworld Banner, the sky-filling black water, along with that Mù Hán, vanished without a trace.
At this moment, he finally had the leisure to observe the other Divine Transformation cultivators.
Although they were both at the Divine Transformation stage, the battle prowess of feral beasts was often inferior to that of human cultivators, and also inferior to demon race cultivators.
Relying entirely on innate divine abilities and physical bodies was a path even the demon race had abandoned.
After all, when demon cultivators reached higher tiers, they also needed to practice cultivation methods like the 'Celestial Demon Extermination Manual', refine magical treasures, and learn secret arts.
Although most demon race cultivation methods were relatively simple, when combined with their respective innate divine abilities, they produced considerable effects.
Fang Xi's gaze shifted, and he saw Yunxi Xianzi dealing with a female Mù Hán. He couldn't help but smile faintly: "Fellow Daoist Yunxi, I'll assist you!"
He flicked his finger, and the Divine Infant Sword let out an incredibly mournful sword cry, then abruptly vanished without a trace.
When it reappeared, it was already behind the female Mù Hán.
Swish swish!
Streaks of crimson light crisscrossed, piercing through the Mù Hán's thick hide.
The Mù Hán let out a pained shriek, and instantly, blood gushed forth.
Seeing this scene, Yunxi Xianzi's heart was greatly reassured, and she conjured a blue ribbon-like treasure.
This treasure shimmered with spiritual light, like a blue flood dragon, and instantly coiled around the Mù Hán.
Fang Xi arrived before the Mù Hán and sent a demonic light into its eyes.
This Mù Hán let out a confused cry of agony and then heavily fell into a stupor.
"Fellow Daoist Yunxi, I have other uses for this Mù Hán, how about selling it to me?"
Fang Xi turned around and smiled as he looked at Yunxi.
"Since Fellow Daoist Fang desires it, I shall simply gift this feral beast to Fellow Daoist. " Yunxi Xianzi pursed her lips into a smile: "Between us, there's no need for such formalities. . ."
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