Chapter 467: Li Huo Jiao's Breakthrough, The Southern Ming Li Huo Net
Chapter 467: Li Huo Jiao's Breakthrough, The Southern Ming Li Huo Net
A thought suddenly flashed through Lu Chen's mind, causing him to pause. He never expected to receive such information from the Qingqiu Fox spirit beast. This fifth-grade spirit beast actually had the intention of dedicating everything to the sect. Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a sense of respect, and his gaze towards the old fox was filled with surprise and admiration.
He asked himself honestly if he could ever do the same. While he did have a sense of belonging to the sect, it wasn't to the extent that he would sacrifice his life for it. Because he couldn't do it himself, he felt even more admiration for the bedraggled old fox in front of him.
Lu Chen sighed inwardly and returned to the cloud house. He was thinking about the various spirit herbs in the sect that were about to mature, and there were still a large number of demon beast remnants to be processed in the Gluttonous Insect Pouch. So, after informing Sun Yun and the others, he returned to the sect via the array formation in the Hall of Arrays.
As soon as he opened the flowing light talisman array and entered the cave mansion, the little ones who sensed Lu Chen's aura all came out to greet him.
The fastest was Feng Juan, whose round belly came to a sudden stop in front of Lu Chen, her fleshy waves rolling.
"Your belly seems bigger again. Come clean, how far have you gone with that green-haired wind falcon?"
Feng Juan tucked in her pale green wings and lowered her head, looking twisty.
Seeing Feng Juan's expression, Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat. He quickly walked in front of her and stared at her for two rounds, but her belly was already round like a ball, and he couldn't see anything unusual.
Helpless, Lu Chen had to take out a spirit fruit and concentrate his mind on Feng Juan. Only after confirming that she hadn't been impregnated by the green-haired falcon did he put his heart at ease.
"Let me tell you, no random pregnancies. Otherwise, I'll kick you out of the cave mansion," Lu Chen said with a hint of warning in his tone.
"Just playing around," Feng Juan chirped, conveying her thoughts to Lu Chen.
After her, Tianyun Lynx appeared like a black lightning bolt, silently landing on a spirit tree in front of Lu Chen.
"Growl..."
It gazed beyond Lu Chen, towards the distant horizon, squeezing out a low growl that was seven-tenths grudging.
Lu Chen beckoned, and Tianyun Lynx casually glanced at him with her emerald green eyes before expressionlessly leaping down, her thick cloud-like paws silently landing on the mountain rocks.
Lu Chen tugged at the two clusters of gray-white fur on the tips of her ears, bending them down to form a heart shape.
Lu Chen burst into laughter, his mood instantly becoming much more pleasant.
Tianyun Lynx didn't understand what was going on, but she returned to the dense forest, sporting a heart-shaped pattern on her ears.
After this, Li Huo Jiao soared through the clouds and mist like an arrow shot from its bow, leaping out of the small lake and flying to Lu Chen's front.
This third-grade flood dragon had grown to a length of four to five zhang after living in the cave mansion for so long. Its body was encased in dark red dragon scales, making it extraordinarily majestic.
Trailing behind its tail was a pitch-black, mud-covered Yan Jia Gui, who flew along with Li Huo Jiao to Lu Chen's front.
After all, they were all hatched by Feng Juan, so they shared a certain sibling bond.
In the distance, a two-headed armadillo poked its heads out from a crack in the mountain rocks, peering at them. But when it noticed Lu Chen's gaze, it quickly scurried back into the mountain, seemingly still resentful about Lu Chen sweeping away the Wu Ling Rang it had collected.
The Yao Gui Teng wrapped around Lu Chen's pants legs, trying to crawl into his robe.
At some point, the Bai Du Shi Xin Chong had arrived at Lu Chen's feet, wanting to get close to him but aware of its own poisonous body, it kept circling around his feet.
Just as he was about to feed the Hundred Poison Heart-Devouring Insect a mix of toxic blood from the forbidden grounds, he suddenly felt a slight sensation on his hand, as if an invisible liquid was flowing across his palm.
Lu Chen focused his spiritual power on his hand and realized that the yaozhi was transforming right before his eyes, sending him a message of closeness and familiarity.
Even the Green-Horned Dragon Carp, which couldn't leave the water's surface, shot streams of water high into the air as a gesture of welcome to Lu Chen.
"As expected of my children," Lu Chen said with satisfaction, feeling that all his efforts in raising them had been worthwhile.
"It's good that you're all getting along, but it would be even better if you could burst out some light orbs while you're at it."
With a sigh, Lu Chen took out a bottle of Imperial Flow Marrow from his storage bag.
"Come, come, come! I've brought you all a delicious treat from my trip."
He shook the small bottle in his hand, and the milky spiritual essence within seemed to glow with countless hidden lights.
True to its reputation as a sacred item for demonic beasts, the Imperial Flow Marrow excited the group, and even the Cloud-Riding Lynx, which had been missing, reappeared quietly by Lu Chen's side.
"No need to rush, there's enough for everyone," Lu Chen assured them, feeling like a long-absent worker returning home to a crowd of eager children, their eyes fixated on the spiritual fruit in his hand.
He evenly divided the Imperial Flow Marrow among the beasts, and as soon as the milky-white light left the bottle, it began to disperse, prompting the beasts to eagerly absorb it.
Each beast claimed its corner, their auras rising as they refined and absorbed the marrow, their physical strength visibly improving.
There was even an exceptional beast among them.
Lu Chen's gaze was drawn to Li Huo Jiao.
The bump on Li Huo Jiao's head became more prominent, and a black-red dragon horn pierced through its flesh, slowly emerging.
"Roar!"
A hint of pain flashed in its crystalline fire dragon eyes, and it let out an involuntary roar.
Spiritual energy surged within the cave mansion, gathering around Li Huo Jiao. A layer of crimson flames silently appeared on its body, raging and burning wildly.
As dragon roars echoed, the flames gradually calmed, and in an instant, they all surged into Li Huo Jiao's body, causing its aura to surge severalfold.
"Roaaaar!"
The dragon's roar reverberated throughout the cave mansion, stirring the spiritual energy within.
The third-grade Li Huo Jiao had lived in the cave mansion for many years, consuming countless third-grade spirit fruits and treasures. It had also spent a long time near the fifth-grade Dragon Corpse Grass. Finally, with the boost from the Imperial Flow Marrow, it broke through and became a fourth-grade Flood Dragon!
The breakthrough transformed Li Huo Jiao even further. Its head now sported a black-red pointed horn, emanating a dense spiritual power. Its scarlet scales looked as if they had been tempered countless times by true fire, pure and flawless, resembling layers upon layers of armor, providing astonishing protection.
It let out a low roar to Lu Chen, its voice filled with gratitude for his meticulous care and unwavering support for its growth. Feeding it such a precious item as the Imperial Flow Marrow had been instrumental in its breakthrough.
Lu Chen nodded, his attention fully captured by the white light orb floating above Li Huo Jiao's head.
He approached the orb and gently touched its surface.
Instantly, countless tiny lights exploded, transforming into a river of light that flowed into Lu Chen's body, and a thought flashed through his mind.
Li Huo Jiao has broken through to a fourth-grade demonic beast, and the Southern Ming Li Huo Net, a fifth-grade magical artifact, has been obtained.
(End of Chapter)
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