Chapter 133
The Search, Little Six Becomes Old Six, Extremely Pure Spiritual Energy
Chapter 133 The Search, Little Six Becomes Old Six, Extremely Pure Spiritual Energy
A flash of white light appeared in front of Han Li.
The teleportation talisman in his hand emitted a warm glow, protecting him from the spatial tearing force during long-distance teleportation.
The transfer went smoothly.
A blinding white light flashed, and after a moment of disorientation, Han Li found himself in a simple stone house. Apart from a blank-faced white-robed cultivator from the Star Palace, the house was empty.
This cultivator from the Star Palace only has the cultivation level of the mid-to-late stage of Foundation Establishment.
He was sitting cross-legged in a corner of the room.
Upon sensing the movement from the teleportation array, the person slowly opened their eyes, glanced coldly at the teleportation platform, and then closed their eyes again, showing no intention of paying attention.
Even though the visitor was a Core Formation cultivator, he didn't bother to acknowledge him.
Han Li ignored this.
In the shadows, he sensed the subtle auras of at least three Core Formation stage cultivators.
"It's not suitable to stay here for long."
"I wonder if the person from the Star Palace will do me a favor after receiving the spirit stones."
Just in case, let's get out of here quickly.
After selecting a direction, he headed north without looking back.
Not long after they started flying, one person quickly became two.
The evil spirit also appeared beside him.
Traveling alone might attract the attention of some petty thieves. However, if he were to team up with two Core Formation stage cultivators, the risk of attacks from humans would be much lower. In that case, it wouldn't be him taking detours to avoid the others, but rather the others taking detours to avoid him.
The differences are quite significant.
This flight lasted for more than seven months.
It spanned nearly 20 million miles.
It passes by countless islands, large and small.
He rested several times during the break, taking pills to regulate his breathing and restore his magical power.
After all, being out at sea in poor condition is extremely dangerous.
Along the way, because he and the Fiend Soul concealed their auras and used invisibility robes to cover their figures, they avoided the sight of almost all the flying and deep-sea monsters. Therefore, they escaped unscathed.
Just then, a noise came from inside the spirit beast pouch.
Han Li's mind stirred, and he immediately understood that it was Little Six, who had swallowed the sixth-level black dragon's inner core in the spirit beast pouch, who was showing signs of a breakthrough.
A breakthrough to a higher realm requires absorbing the vital energy of heaven and earth.
Xiao Liu is about to advance from the peak of level four to level five, which is equivalent to a pseudo-core cultivator condensing a golden core.
"Taking the risk to bid for that level-six black dragon demon core was definitely the right decision."
then.
Many cultivators in the mid-to-late stages of Core Formation are vying for it.
Even a Nascent Soul stage expert made a bid.
However, that person only raised the price to 20,000 spirit stones before stopping.
Later, when the price exceeded 22,000, Han Li bid again.
He finally got it for 23,000.
After obtaining the demon core of the level-six Ink Dragon, he directly tossed it to Little Six to swallow raw. Although this was a waste of resources—it would have been better to refine it into a pill so that every bit of the demon core's energy could be utilized—it was still much more convenient and efficient. Furthermore, it would have helped Little Six absorb the purest, first-hand energy within the demon core, thereby strengthening its bloodline, slightly enhancing its talent, and incidentally accelerating its growth.
The fact that a level four Xiao Liu can devour the inner core of a level six pure-blooded black dragon undoubtedly brings enormous benefits.
This is not.
In just six months, the bottleneck at the fourth level peak was loosened.
"We need to find a place for Xiao Liu to break through."
Han Li thought to himself.
The space inside the spirit beast pouch is small and cramped, and lacks the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making it unsuitable for breaking through cultivation levels.
Moreover, the breakthrough would cause too much noise, and there's a lack of protective measures. If something goes wrong, there's a high chance they'll be wiped out by the outer sea demons.
then.
He flew away for another half a day.
They specifically searched for a small island, about thirty miles in circumference, where there were no medium-sized islands within a thousand miles.
It's important to note that there are no spiritual veins on the island.
Normally, having a high-quality spiritual vein to aid in a breakthrough is more advantageous. However, his situation is different from Xiao Liu's; he absolutely cannot attract the attention of high-level demonic beasts or even transformed demonic cultivators because of a spiritual vein. Therefore, breaking through on a small island without spiritual veins is safer.
Here, let alone transformed demon cultivators and high-level demon beasts, you can't even find a single demon beast of level two, three, or four.
This is perfect for sixth graders to showcase their abilities.
Of course.
Before Xiao Liu broke through the spirit beast bag, he specially set up a half-finished spirit binding array that he was researching at the place where Xiao Liu broke through, and set up a defensive array directly below it, and dug out two underground secret passages in the corner of the array.
This time, he personally took charge and worked with more than a dozen level 2 Iron-Armed Beasts. In just half a month, they dug to a distance of more than 200 miles.
The passageway should be sealed immediately after reinforcement to prevent exposure.
Subsequently, if the situation changes and becomes untenable, the breakthrough must be immediately halted and the person moved through the secret passage.
Inside the cave where Xiao Liu was located.
Han Li took out several level-five demon beast inner cores, guiding all their essence into the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy). He then threw out a large number of mid-grade spirit stones, releasing their spiritual energy with the help of the array.
In this way, even if there are no spiritual veins on the island, an environment rich in spiritual energy, suitable for cultivation and breakthroughs in cultivation level, has been artificially created.
"Let's begin, Six."
"Roar…"
The little six, which was nearly forty feet tall, could already understand human speech. After nuzzling Han Li, it roared to the sky, which then stirred up the surrounding spiritual energy.
Soon, Xiao Liu absorbed the spiritual energy within the cave and used it to create an internal space capable of containing the demon core.
This internal space is extremely mysterious.
The demonic energy within was like a lake. The surface of the lake shimmered, and mist rose from it. That mist was the gaseous demonic power. The lake itself was the liquid demonic energy. The bright moon that slowly rose from the lake was the solid demonic core.
"Huh? That's all it took? Five hundred mid-grade spirit stones aren't even enough?"
Han Li raised an eyebrow slightly.
Within the unfinished Spirit Binding Array, the essence of the four level-five demon cores was extracted in large quantities, and the spiritual power of the five hundred mid-grade water-attribute spirit stones was also released in full, and then absorbed into Xiao Liu's body.
Even so, the spiritual energy still seemed somewhat insufficient.
To this end, Xiao Liu even rapidly absorbed all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of dozens of miles.
Upon seeing this, Han Li was not worried but rather pleased.
Having been through it all, he knew exactly what was going on.
"It seems that Xiao Liu is physically very strong."
Whether human cultivators or demonic beasts, the higher the upper limit of their internal magical power, the more external energy they need for breakthroughs. This is because only abundant external spiritual energy can provide the energy required for the physical body to transform. At this moment, it's not just about condensing the inner core, but also about tempering the body, cleansing the marrow, strengthening the physique, and sublimating the primordial spirit.
The required energy must be absolutely sufficient.
The fact that there is little spiritual energy only proves that Xiao Liu's bloodline is not strong and he does not need much spiritual energy.
The sheer number of such individuals actually proves that Xiao Liu's bloodline is strong enough, his potential is enormous, and his strength among those of the same level will be even greater. He might even be able to fight opponents of higher levels.
"If five hundred isn't enough, then give me another five hundred."
Han Li was a decisive person.
He was quite generous to the people and spirit beasts around him.
"hold head high…"
With a more abundant supply of external power, Xiao Liu, who had been watching all this, let out a long, triumphant roar.
The demon body unconsciously crossed the forty-foot threshold.
Forty-one, forty-two... all the way up to forty-nine zhang!
Each white scale became even whiter and more lustrous, and even more delicate.
The protective dark clouds surrounding his body became even thicker and darker.
A demon core the size of a thumb floated up and down in that internal space.
Mo Jiao Xiao Liu has officially entered level five.
...
After a series of obedience tests, Xiao Liu was still very clingy and loved to rub against him.
She did not try to leave him because of her breakthrough in level.
However, just in case, he reinforced the control barrier. The process was simple, and Xiao Liu cooperated well.
...
We have Xiao Liu.
No, with Lao Liu around, the journey became much easier from then on.
The sixth brother's water escape technique is very useful.
Its speed was significantly faster than his and the evil spirit's stable flight.
This is the innate advantage of "divine beasts of heaven and earth".
The Ink Dragon is a water-type demon beast, born with the ability to escape through water.
It has an advantage in the ocean.
Han Li then collected the evil spirit and hid it inside the body of the sixth brother, who had transformed into a body several tens of feet long.
With the isolation provided by the sixth brother's body, he could even evade the divine sense of a demon cultivator in human form.
Subsequently.
Another six months of traveling.
He finally arrived at the enormous island, which spanned thousands of miles: Thunder Sky Island.
"Go around."
There were suspected demon cultivators in human form lurking on the island, and he didn't want to risk offending them.
More than ten days later, a massive island, tens of thousands of miles in size, appeared in the eyes of the sixth brother of the Ink Dragon and Han Li, more than a million miles north of Thunder Sky Island.
"Finally we're here."
Han Li, who was invisible, clenched his fist in excitement.
"Go to the northwest corner."
He remembered that the top-grade spirit ore vein on Biling Island was located in the northwest of the island.
...
Biling Island is not like Xinggong Sacred Mountain, which stands alone.
This place resembles a piece of land.
On the island, towering peaks and various mountain ranges stretch endlessly, with several towering cliffs reaching into the clouds. Occasionally, one can see the deep pits, fissures in the earth, and collapsed mountains left behind by the destruction caused by high-level demonic beasts fighting fiercely on these peaks.
Traces of monster activity can be seen at the edge of the island.
However, what is most astonishing is that all the peaks on this vast island are incredibly steep, like sharp swords. They are also completely smooth and barren. In fact, the entire island is devoid of any vegetation.
The place was all grayish-white, like accumulated volcanic ash.
Furthermore, what is even more puzzling is that no fluctuations of spiritual energy or spiritual veins were found on the island.
It's like a vacuum of spiritual energy.
After arriving at the northwest corner, Han Li began to inspect the stone peaks one by one.
In this area, there is a stone peak that connects to a massive high-grade spirit stone mine beneath Biling Island.
He explored several sites, including a towering peak, but found no trace of spiritual energy.
However, he was not in a hurry.
Because he took the shortcut of the White Water Sword Sect, he saved decades of time exploring at sea. In other words, he still has plenty of time.
Once he finds a high-grade mineral vein and uses the local top-quality spiritual vein to aid his cultivation, his cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds.
It's much faster than consuming and refining a high-quality pill made from a level six demon core.
More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Finally, while exploring a towering peak thousands of feet high with a very wide summit, Han Li unearthed a large area of light blue stones.
He pulled his hand back, grabbed a handful and crushed it, then lowered his head and gazed down again.
These light blue stones looked no different from ordinary bluestone, but when he tried to penetrate them with his magic, he immediately felt a sense of stagnation and blockage.
"No, this is not an ordinary stone."
If he possessed the Bright and Clear Spiritual Eyes now, he could see the barely perceptible silver dust within the pale blue stone chips. This silver dust was so subtle that even divine sense could hardly perceive it, let alone the naked eye.
But it was precisely these silver powders that prevented the penetration of magic.
"Is it this strange mineral that has trapped the spiritual energy deep within the stone peak?"
"Doesn't that mean the top-grade spiritual vein and its associated high-level spiritual mineral vein on the island are located right below here?!"
Ordinary people don't understand what it means that the penetration of magical power is blocked by the bluestone.
But he knew it.
The reason why the high-grade spirit stone veins on Biling Island have not been discovered from ancient times to the present is precisely because of this layer of bluestone.
To be precise, it is because the silver dust blocks the spiritual energy of the earth's veins, preventing the underground veins from seeping out of the earth.
It could even be said that the formation of high-grade mineral veins also benefited from this layer of bluestone.
Because the layer of bluestone blocked the leakage of spiritual energy, the spiritual veins and associated mineral veins remained hidden for at least 60,000 to 70,000 years. During this period, the rising spiritual energy entered but did not leave, and was constantly refined and compressed. This is how a large number of high-grade spirit stones and even a top-grade spirit stone were formed.
"dig!"
wrong.
First, set up the formation!
To prevent the spiritual energy within the underground veins from leaking out and causing unnecessary trouble.
Soon, a spirit-binding array was formed with the mountain as its center.
Immediately, he began digging deeper while using restoration techniques to backfill the hole. After all, the bluestone layer could block magic power and spiritual energy, and naturally, it could also block earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape through the earth).
He didn't want to run headlong into that layer of bluestone minerals.
"Clap."
He dug out another large piece of light blue stone.
This is already deep inside a mountain hundreds of feet thick.
The next moment, a faint yet extremely pure spiritual energy emerged from the crack.
Upon contact with this spiritual energy, Han Li's eyes immediately lit up.
"The quality is indeed very high! It is far purer than the spiritual energy contained in a mid-grade spirit stone! It is even comparable to the quality of mana of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator."
It should be noted that this is only the outermost perimeter, yet the quality of the spiritual energy far exceeds that of the forty-eighth level of the Star Palace Sacred Mountain.
Saying it's more than ten times worse in quality is too modest.
With practiced ease, Han Li executed the drilling and restoration techniques flawlessly in one go.
After sealing the breach, he continued to descend.
After descending another ten feet or so, the quality of the spiritual energy here reached a new high, making him feel even more comfortable.
Then, with an unknown number of cuts, he severed a small piece of bluestone and a large chunk of spirit stone ore. Once the vein was cut open, it was as if an artery had been severed, and a surge of spiritual energy of even higher quality than before poured out.
This time, it wasn't a steady overflow, but a gushing out!
Fortunately, he had already blocked the passage behind him, otherwise there would have been serious trouble.
"What pure spiritual energy!"
Moreover, his divine sense also detected several fruits growing on the original mineral veins in this area.
Those were several green spirit stones.
One of them was even more vibrant in color than any other mid-grade wood-attribute spirit stone he had ever seen.
That was a high-grade wood-attribute spirit stone.
That is, a high-grade spirit stone.
After digging out the spirit stone, he held it in his hand, absorbed some of its spiritual energy, and couldn't help but let out a comfortable groan.
It is indeed a high-grade spirit stone.
The spiritual energy contained within it is of a higher quality than the magical power stored within his body.
Even the demonic power within a level six demon core cannot compare to it.
He can absorb it and, with just a little refinement, transform it into magical power for storage.
"We've come to the right place."
"With the help of the tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones in this high-grade spirit mine and the top-grade spirit vein deep inside, I will definitely be able to advance to the late stage of Core Formation soon!"
Brothers, I've done my best. I'm in the hospital, hailing a taxi while typing this.
Also, I posted it in a rush last night, so I added some content later. That means there was a thousand words of free content added to the previous chapter. If you're interested, you can go back and take a look.
(End of this chapter)