Seeking Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: From a Low-Ranking Corpse to an Eternal Demon God

Chapter 196 Traces of Dragon Devouring, Serpent Gu Test

Several months later.

Xuanyu City.

Outside a cave on Jade Dragon Mountain.

Dressed in simple black clothes, Yuan Tong rode a willow-leaf flying boat, soaring through the air and landing steadily outside the cave.

He looked around, gazing with a wistful expression at the ancient pavilions in front of him.

This Elder Su, who came from their Qiulan Mountain, has truly shocked everyone in Qiulan Mountain for a long time.

Even these few apprentices who initially entered the Sun family's weapon-refining shop were not valued by the shop for the first few years.

They were simply made to work as low-level apprentices in the weapon-refining shop, and they had to work there for ten years before they could learn some weapon-refining techniques.

Members of the Sun family only need to serve for three years.

However, when you're under someone's roof, you naturally have to bow your head.

However, in the following years, the attitude of the people in the Sun family's weapon-refining shop towards the weapon-refining apprentices from Qiulan Mountain changed drastically. Not only did their living conditions improve, but even the Sun family's weapon-refining shop steward, who had previously treated them with arrogance, changed his attitude.

Their attitude towards them has also become much more amiable.

Ultimately, they learned from the other members of the Sun family in the weapon-refining shop that their ancestor, Old Ancestor Su from Qiulan Mountain, had become famous at the Hundred Immortals Gathering held by the city lord's personal disciple.

In just over ten years, he successfully advanced from a first-tier weapon refiner to a second-tier one.

It also became a foundational offering within Xuanyu City.

His status rose dramatically.

Only then did Yuan Tong and the others realize the source of the change in attitude among everyone at the Sun family's weapon-refining shop.

I never expected that Ancestor Su would have such an amazing talent in the art of weapon crafting.

Furthermore, in just a few months, the business of the Crimson Flame Refining Shop that Qiu Lanshan opened in Xuan Yu City caught up with that of the original Sun Family Refining Shop, because it had the reputation of being worshipped by Xuan Yu City as a backer.

Moreover, the quality of the magical artifacts they forge is superior to that of other artifact forging shops, allowing the artifacts to exert stronger combat power.

And the price wasn't much higher.

It's only been half a year.

The spirit stones earned by their Crimson Flame Refining Shop reached an extremely high level.

"Disciple Yuan Tong greets the Ancestor!"

"All the materials for refining weapons that the Ancestor requested have been prepared."

"Two more Qi-refining families wish to commission our Crimson Flame Refining Shop to forge two second-tier magic weapons. All their requirements are listed in the storage bag. Please review them, Ancestor!"

Yuan Tong bowed respectfully.

next moment.

The three bulging storage bags that were floating in front of him suddenly flew away and were pulled into the cave in front of him.

"I understand. You may leave."

A deep, resonant voice, like a giant bell, echoed from within the cave.

"Yes, Ancestor."

After bowing again, Yuan Tong took out his flying boat and left the cave on Jade Dragon Mountain.

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at the same time.

On an ordinary low peak on the outermost edge of the Hengshan Mountains.

"Mystic cultivators."

"Your physical bodies are much tastier!"

Click click click!

At this moment, a black-armored man, nearly ten feet tall, with a dark complexion and a pair of insect horns on his head, was chewing on a Foundation Establishment Dharma Seed and swallowing it into his stomach in a few bites.

Within its right claw-like palm, two swirling soul shadows, one large and one small, were hovering.

"I will curse you with my own soul, so that you may suffer the torment of being sliced ​​into a thousand pieces every day!"

among them.

From within that much larger, dark soul shadow came a woman's voice filled with resentment and venom.

"Hahaha!"

"You?"

The next moment, the man in black armor laughed, as if he were seeing a tiny ant waving its fist at the sky. Such words not only did not anger him, but even made him feel extremely ridiculous.

It's even a little cute.

"In this Northern Yue Kingdom, cultivators of your Xuanmen sect are not easy to find!"

"But if you can find just one, it will be delicious."

"If you know of any other Xuanmen cultivators, just tell me, and I will spare your remnant soul."

The man in black armor looked down at the larger remnant soul in his palm and spoke calmly.

It would be best to find more Xuanmen cultivators.

Even if you don't have it, you won't lose anything.

He can also search their souls, but the memories obtained from the soul search are not coherent. To find other Xuanmen cultivators completely, it is still necessary for these Xuanmen cultivators to recognize each other, which is the most efficient way.

He had previously considered raising some cultivators in captivity, letting them practice Xuanmen techniques, and cultivating batches of Xuanmen cultivators to use as his own food source.

But those were just lambs waiting to be slaughtered. He had no interest in domesticated animals; he only liked the "wild game" of Xuanmen cultivators.

Only then would he have the desire to swallow it.

Eating things that can escape and run away from the outside is more exciting, and they taste better too.

However, the remnant soul of the Xuanmen sect in the palm of his hand began to lose its soul power rapidly at this moment, and a scarlet blood aura condensed into a small vortex that swirled above the soul cluster.

Before the blood vortex could take shape, the black-armored man with insect horns gently opened his mouth and swallowed it whole.

"It doesn't taste good."

The black-armored man frowned; this bloodthirsty substance didn't taste good.

Immediately, he lost patience and casually stuffed the two wisps of divine souls in his palm into his mouth. For the past few years, he had been searching for Xuanmen cultivators who lived in the wild in the Northern Yue Kingdom.

Although many of these Xuanmen cultivators fell from the Spirit Realm to this place, they managed to escape.

The black-armored man, Jialou, knew very well that when he was sucked into the spatial rift, he was unable to break free. At that time, he witnessed the Xuanmen cultivators of the thirty-six caves of Qianyuan Mountain.

They all rushed into the spatial rift, forming a dense, chaotic mass.

There must be quite a few Xuanmen cultivators in this lower realm.

In the seven or eight years since he was resurrected, he has devoured seven Xuanmen cultivators. Most of these cultivators were remnant souls, and a few were possessed by other cultivators.

Two of them were the same as the remnant souls he had just eaten.

They searched for young cultivators in the lower realm who were suitable for practicing Xuanmen techniques, and encouraged them to switch to Xuanmen techniques in order to preserve the lineage.

These human cultivators were all attached to the idea of ​​inheriting their lineage, so when they arrived in the lower realm, they naturally thought about returning to the spirit realm.

After his cultivation level was restored over the past few years, he secretly consumed many spiritual objects and has now recovered to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.

It is estimated that in another ten years or so, we will be able to make further progress.

The human Nascent Soul stage cultivators in this place taste bad, but if Xuanmen cultivators really can't find them, those human and demon early Nascent Soul stage cultivators can still fill their stomachs.

It's not exactly delicious, but it can fill your stomach and provide spiritual energy for cultivation advancement.

"The spiritual energy here is too scarce!"

"The Nascent Soul stage is the limit for cultivators."

"Transformation into a Divine Being..."

"Is it really possible to advance to the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Although I have been in this lower realm for so many years, the aura of the upper realm on my body may have long since assimilated with this place."

"There shouldn't be any unexpected events during the process of transforming into a deity!"

Jialou's eyes seemed thoughtful, and a sense of unease lingered in his heart.

He doesn't belong here after all.

He was a member of the Dragon Devouring Gu, a top clan in the Spirit Realm Gu Clan. Although his physical body was conceived by a Nascent Soul stage human and a demon, the soul he possessed was a genuine Dragon Devouring Gu soul.

The spacetime turbulence within the spatial passage is something that ordinary Nascent Soul stage cultivators cannot withstand.

That spatial passage was not a proper ascension passage.

Without the guidance and protection of the divine light of the spirit realm, the spatial turbulence was rampant. Any lightning bolt from a spatial passage could easily shatter the physical body of a cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

A few breaths later.

Jialou began searching through the souls of the two Xuanmen cultivators for their various memories.

Many of them are fragmented pieces.

Among them was a monk from the northern Vietnamese country who had only switched to Buddhism halfway through his journey.

"no."

"What a pity."

From the memories of these two Xuanmen cultivators, Jialou was unable to find any trace of the other Xuanmen cultivators.

"There are indeed several forces at the Nascent Soul stage within Hengshan."

"Find a few weaker early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators to attack; they can fill your stomach."

Jialou looked up at the towering mountains in the distance, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes.

Although the early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and demons are difficult to deal with.

However, if he waits until he has raised his cultivation to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, it will be much easier for him to target cultivators at the early Nascent Soul stage.

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now.

Inside the cave dwelling of Jade Dragon Mountain in Xuanyu City.

Lin Li, who was sitting cross-legged on a futon, suddenly opened his eyes, a strange light flashing in them.

The Styx River's spiritual power has dissipated.

"Does the Dragon-Swallowing Gu also exist within the territory of the Northern Yue Kingdom?"

"Or perhaps there's some other expert from the Gu clan."

Lin Li frowned slightly.

Fortunately, I didn't have much contact with that female cultivator from the Xuanmen sect who switched to cultivation halfway through her life. If I had really interacted with her, I might have left something in her memory, which the Dragon-Swallowing Gu would have noticed.

Therefore, at this moment, the Dragon-Swallowing Gu is very likely heading towards Xuanyu City.

As expected, the mystical arts couldn't touch him in the slightest.

Lin Li calmed himself down.

He continued to concentrate, took out a batch of spiritual materials from his storage bag, and began to throw them into the alchemy furnace in front of him, controlling his own Frosttail Netherfire power, which burned fiercely under the furnace.

Within half a day.

More than ten mid-grade second-tier pills flew out of the alchemy furnace. Lin Li swallowed two of them to aid his cultivation.

The others were hidden away by Lin Li.

Now that the Crimson Flame Refining Shop is operational, Lin Li uses most of the spirit stones he earns each month to buy various spiritual materials and some elixirs to cover his tracks.

After all, cultivating the Styx Spiritual Power consumes several times more energy than ordinary cultivation techniques.

The hurdles and bottlenecks in the promotion process are also more difficult than those of other cultivation methods.

Regardless, the Dragon-Swallowing Gu will definitely not affect Xuanyu City. Xuanyu City is just an ordinary force at the Core Formation stage, which is probably not even enough to fill the gaps between the Gu worm's teeth.

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In the blink of an eye.

Four or five years later.

The Hengshan Mountain Range.

Outside the Qinglian Sect.

A faint black light stopped on the trunk of an ancient tree that was a hundred feet tall. From the black light, a burly man named Jialou, with black armor and insect horns on his head, was revealed.

"Another one."

"The aura of the Divine Transformation Talisman."

"How can even in such a spiritually barren place, there be so many Nascent Soul sects containing the aura of Deity Transformation stage talismans!"

"Does this human Nascent Soul cultivator enjoy scavenging for trash?"

After landing, Jialou stood still, the spiritual energy extending from his feet merging with the ancient tree below.

Only a dozen or so breaths had passed.

Garou withdrew from the detection spell with a helpless expression, a hint of hatred flashing in his eyes.

Jialou felt a strong sense of disgust towards the old man behind the Nascent Soul stage sect who was carelessly throwing talismans around the area.

If it weren't for the Nascent Soul sects having the Divine Transformation Talisman to deter them, he would probably have been able to devour one or two early-stage Nascent Soul humans or demons long ago, now that he has advanced to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul.

Nascent Soul Stage…

Jialou paced back and forth on the ancient tree branch a few times, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Those human Nascent Soul stage monsters are all cunning and treacherous. They wouldn't have left so many Nascent Soul stage talismans in Hengshan's Nascent Soul sect for no reason.

There must be something here that has attracted that Nascent Soul stage monster.

Jialou was also quite intrigued.

A spiritual object that can be targeted by a Nascent Soul stage monster is certainly not an ordinary thing.

Immediately, Jialou took out an orange-red insect egg from his pocket. There were hundreds or thousands of white vortex pores on the egg, making it look like the egg was breathing.

Then Jialou opened his mouth and spat out a fleshy ball more than ten inches in diameter.

After the fleshy ball and the insect egg came together, in the blink of an eye, the vortex pores on the orange-red insect egg began to release an extremely strong pulling force.

The pieces of meat on one side of the fleshy ball were peeled off one by one and swallowed into the air pore.

A few breaths later.

The vortex-like pores of the insect eggs began to shrink rapidly, eventually turning into tiny white dots, and the orange-red insect eggs began to increase in size several times.

It eventually swelled to a height of nearly one meter.

Click!

The next moment, the orange-red insect egg suddenly split open.

A small snake with orange-red scales swam out from it. After emerging, the snake transformed into a child wearing a deep red robe, with a pair of cold, snake-like eyes.

His aura had already reached a level close to that of the Nascent Soul stage.

Although the snake gu nurtured by Garou is only at the Great Perfection of the Core Formation stage at most, it has the bloodline of his Dragon Devouring Gu and a supernatural technique bestowed upon it by him.

With that supernatural technique, he was able to unleash the combat power of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, though this was only temporary.

But that's enough.

Let this snake gu test the waters and see if the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Azure Lotus Sect who possesses the Divine Transformation Talisman dares to actually use it.

After all, so many Nascent Soul sects possess the aura of that Divine Transformation Talisman. Let's see how far these Nascent Soul cultivators go before they dare to use the methods left behind by those Divine Transformation cultivators.

"Go."

"There are a few human cultivators in the Azure Lotus Sect who can eat a lot."

After saying that, Jialou finished speaking.

It then transformed into a streak of light and sped away from the Qinglian Sect, concealing its presence as it fled.

If I were to actually disturb that Nascent Soul stage cultivator, I would have to keep a safe distance and stay away from Hengshan.