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Chapter 309: Refining the Ultimate Spirit Root
Chapter 309: Refining the Ultimate Spirit Root
Xu Hongde instructed his tribesmen to prepare a clean wooden cabin for their guest. As he was about to escort Shen Yi to the cabin, Ah Qing hurriedly stopped her father. Seeing that they were alone, she pleaded, "Father, since you've already agreed to let Shen stay and recuperate, why don't we go a step further and set up the Four Symbols Demon-Subduing Array for him?"
"..."
Xu Hongde fell silent for a long moment.
As the tribe leader, he considered the fact that the Xu family had no grudge against the Great Qiyan, and with his daughter and sister-in-law both pleading with him, he finally agreed to let Shen Yi stay temporarily to avoid further danger.
Regarding the young man's promise of a reward, he hadn't taken it too seriously.
But now, not only was there no sign of a reward, but Shen Yi was also asking him to expend their resources. The Four Symbols Demon-Subduing Array was quite costly to deploy.
These days, every time the Xu family ventured out to search for heavenly treasures, they faced immense danger, and their foundation was slowly being depleted.
"Father," Ah Qing hugged her father's arm and gently shook it. Before she could finish speaking, she started coughing violently, as if her internal organs were trying to escape through her mouth.
Xu Hongde's expression turned anxious. "You should..."
"Go and rest your injuries first," Shen Yi said, glancing at him.
"Okay." Ah Qing rubbed her pale face and gently released her father's arm. She turned and left with her aunt.
"..."
Seeing this, Xu Hongde felt a strange uneasiness in his heart, as if something was amiss.
He turned his gaze back to Shen Yi's arm, where beneath the cyan sleeve, black scales shimmered menacingly.
"Mister Shen, what exactly happened here?" Xu Hongde asked.
Shen Yi did not try to hide the truth. He directly retrieved a chilly spear from his storage artifact. "It wants to take over my body."
The moment Xu Hongde laid eyes on the spear, his pupils contracted, and he hesitated, standing rooted to the spot. "Could this be... the Youwei Spear?"
He maintained a calm expression, but his heart sank.
Those two girls had not only brought an outsider into their home but also half a Demon Emperor! Looking at Shen Yi's current state, it was clear that he was at a disadvantage in his struggle against the Youwei Spear.
If they just stood by and watched as it ran rampant, who knew what kind of chaos it would bring to the Xu family.
"Mister Shen, you are indeed bold... and thoughtful," Xu Hongde said. "Please wait here for a moment." He cupped his hands together and bowed slightly. "I need to discuss this with the tribal elders. If we decide to set up the grand array, I will invite you to join us."
As soon as Xu Hongde turned to leave, two heads, one tall and one short, poked out from behind the neighboring house.
At Ah Qing's urging, Xu Wanyun tiptoed closer and slipped a book into Shen Yi's hand. "We just stole this from Father's study. Take it and be careful not to let others see it."
"..."
Shen Yi took the book and saw the words "Communicating with Demons and Refining Treasures" on its cover.
As the saying goes, a book's title often hints at its content. This book likely contained a method to deal with the Youwei Spear.
Although the Xu family's strength couldn't be considered peerless, their collection of miscellaneous knowledge was truly astonishing.
"Thank you," Shen Yi said. "Now go and heal your injuries."
After seeing the two girls off, Shen Yi walked slowly into the wooden cabin.
The interior was simply furnished, with only a bed and a table, but it was spotlessly clean, devoid of any strange smells, and filled with the faint fragrance of precious wood.
Shen Yi closed the door and put the Youwei Spear back into his storage artifact.
To reclaim the spear, his current cultivation was still too low.
Fortunately, his trip to the Thousand Demon Cave had yielded abundant results.
Inside his storage bag lay the corpses of three Demon Emperors and two Demon Kings, which could be used to temper his demonic blood and improve his Nine Demons Transformation Magic.
There were also two Ultimate Spirit Roots.
Shen Yi took out the Lei Yu and the fruit that resembled condensed water.
If he were to wait for these spirit roots to recover to their perfect state, their strength would likely be comparable to that of a Transformation Realm cultivator. Moreover, having been tormented by the Youwei Spear for countless years, once they broke free of their confines, one could only imagine the amount of carnage they would wreak to soothe the resentment in their hearts.
For heavenly treasures that had gained consciousness, it was truly awe-inspiring that they had reached such a level without any cultivation.
In addition, with the Xu family's spirit root, the Five Viscera of the Dao Infant would be complete.
Shen Yi glanced towards the door, thinking that since he had come all this way, he definitely had to give it a try.
However, in order to increase the weight of his words, he needed to raise his cultivation realm further.
Don't underestimate the weakened Xu family. Years ago, they were capable of trapping and killing a mid-Transformation Realm cultivator. Furthermore, having suffered at the hands of the Mysterious Light Cave, they would undoubtedly be even more cautious.
After hiding, they would undoubtedly focus all their efforts on gathering materials to set up defensive formations.
At the very least, in this secluded paradise, there were probably very few cultivators daring enough to confront them directly.
Shen Yi had to make this group of people feel that the Great Qian Dynasty was safer than their own defensive formations... This was no small feat, one might even say the probability was almost zero.
He could only take it one step at a time.
Shen Yi opened the system panel and looked at the prompts that he hadn't had time to pay attention to before.
[Killing a Primordial Realm Jiao Mu Camel Demon added 18,200 years of lifespan, 4,300 years remaining, absorption complete]
[Killing a Primordial Realm Flying Fire Leopard Demon added 17,900 years of lifespan, 3,800 years remaining, absorption complete]
[Killing a mid-Transformation Realm Qing Ling Ghost-Faced Eagle added 84,000 years of lifespan, 35,000 years remaining, absorption complete]
[Remaining lifespan from demons and monsters: 68,700 years]
With the help of these demons and monsters, Shen Yi felt a boost in his confidence.
He finally had the qualifications to step into a realm that only true prodigies could touch.
Shen Yi slowed his breathing.
Once again, he urged the Molten Sun Treasure Furnace with full force to resist the corrosive power left by the Youwei Spear in his body, preventing it from affecting his calculations.
Perhaps due to being connected by the spear shaft for a long time, the two supreme-grade spirit roots had developed a subtle connection, like siblings from the same mother.
"Refining the two together might be more beneficial."
Although he had never refined a supreme-grade spirit root before, the Sui Mu from before also had consciousness.
Shen Yi had gained some experience.
He first called out to Qing Hua to guard outside, then mobilized the demons' lifespan energy to pour it into the Devouring Heaven Pill's Refining Technique.
[Year One: You take out the Dragon Fish Dao Fruit and the Golden Thunder White Jade, two supreme-grade spirit roots that have gained consciousness and are currently asleep. The Devouring Heaven Dao Infant wraps its demonic power around them.]
Almost at the same time, feathers appeared on the Thunder Jade, sharp eagle beaks formed, and a fish tail lashed out from the fruit.
Obviously, upon sensing the invasion of demonic power, they had both awakened.
Previously, in the Thousand Demon Cave, they were mainly suppressed by the Youwei Spear and the Golden Body Law Form.
At this moment, the Golden Body was on the verge of collapse, leaving only Shen Yi.
However, he was not anxious. His hand, covered in black scales, gently gripped the treasures.
As if sensing a familiar scent, the unformed Thunder Eagle and Dragon Fish both trembled and instinctively curled up.
For ordinary spirit roots, the key lay in the interchange of qi, allowing them to become familiar with each other.
But for beings with consciousness, in addition to qi, it was also important to make their consciousness submit to him.
(End of Chapter)
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