Chapter 158: Chapter 64: Three Shattered Demon Cores

Li Jizhou completed the setup, ensuring that Core Formation level masters could not discern the scene within, then gave the Spirit Pet Bag a pat.

Gua Gua jumped out.

Looking at the rampant Spiritual Qi at the Sea Eye, feeling the powerful Spiritual Pressure within the Spirit Gathering Array, the usually arrogant Gua Gua seemed a bit timid.

Li Jizhou did not rush him; it’s the frog’s first time experiencing this, and being nervous is inevitable.

He went to the furthest corner of the Spirit Gathering Array, released three Quasi-Third Tier Puppets, instructed them to occupy one corner each, fully protecting Gua Gua in the center.

“Keep a calm mind, do your best!” Li Jizhou said to Gua Gua once more.

At this moment, Bai Yi also emerged from Li Jizhou’s Dantian, hid in his arms, timidly watching Gua Gua, the flames flickering.

“Ribbit~” Gua Gua relaxed, squatted down completely at ease.

To condense a Demon Pill, one must crush the Demon Core, then extract the Bloodline Essence Source. The essence source is fused with the fragments of the Demon Core, finally converging into a Demon Pill under strong Spiritual Pressure. The principle involves an additional step of crushing the Demon Core compared to the Solidifying Pill of Human Race cultivators, increasing difficulty and danger.

About fifty percent of Demon Beasts fail in the phase of crushing the Demon Core, resulting in bloodline damage and a shattered Demon Core, downgrading to Tier One Demon Beast status, never to reshape.

Another thirty percent fail during the step of fusing the crushed Demon Core with the Bloodline Essence Source to form the pill. The Demon Core has been crushed, but the Demon Pill remains unformed. With luck, they might barely reconsolidate the Demon Core, remaining trapped at Tier Two for life. Without luck, they would instantly explode from Spiritual Pressure, dying on the spot.

Over the next three days, Gua Gua followed its instincts, harmonized its blood and Qi, adapted to the Spiritual Pressure, stabilized its mind, until three days later, reaching the optimal state overall.

The next step is to gulp massive quantities of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, converging on the Demon Core, breaking it with overwhelming Spiritual Pressure.

At this moment, unless one’s physical body and blood Qi are lacking, external aids are unnecessary.

Gua Gua leisurely opened its eyes, calmly looking at Li Jizhou as well as Bai Yi, hiding in his arms. Then, its wide frog mouth slowly curled into a gentle smile.

This immediately got Bai Yi’s flames flickering, seemingly cheering on Gua Gua continuously.

Li Jizhou helplessly smiled, glancing at Bai Yi.

What, Stockholm syndrome?

Since thirty-four years ago, after leaving the Spirit Pearl Mountain marketplace to go to the Wen family’s Spiritual Bamboo Garden to capture Bai Yi, in these thirty-four years, Gua Gua would scare Bai Yi at every opportunity, yet Bai Yi increasingly fawned over Gua Gua.

Soon enough, as Gua Gua absorbed the Spiritual Qi with all its might, the Spiritual Qi within the entire Spirit Gathering Array began frantically pouring into Gua Gua’s mouth.

Meanwhile, outside the array, Master Shangshan and Yan Wenjue simultaneously sensed the change in the Spiritual Qi throughout the venue.

“Hmph, impatiently starting the fragmentation just three days in?” Master Shangshan sneered, really wanting to see what the Spirit Beast inside was like.

Unfortunately, the Restriction Array set by Li Jizhou was impenetrable even if he exerted his full Divine Sense.

Yan Wenjue heard this, a trace of a smile appeared on her lips, patiently explaining, “Master Shangshan, Fellow Daoist Huang had discussed this with me before. His Spirit Pet frequently battles, not enjoying idle luxury, so its blood Qi indeed needs less nurturing than beasts of the same tier.”

“Hmm?” Master Shangshan’s face immediately darkened, glancing sideways at Yan Wenjue.

His Spirit Pet was an Earth Tier Snakeserpent with exceptional speed talents. Even during its late Tier Two phase, it exceeded his speed, being his treasure and ace card.

It always lived in luxury, fearing any sort of accident.

A few days ago, the condensation of the Demon Pill was something he had prepared nearly a decade for, spending great efforts to find celestial treasures that might increase success rates.

Of course, the treasures he found weren’t Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Objects, their effect was present but not substantial.

Nevertheless, compared to ordinary Demon Beasts condensing a Demon Pill, it far surpassed them.

However, ultimately the Broken Pill succeeded, yet during the Demon Pill condensation, insufficient Bloodline Essence Source and incomplete fusion led to a complete failure.

His original Tier Two advanced Snakeserpent ace card was seriously wounded, and its essence damaged. Even if it fully recovers, it is estimated to remain at best at Tier Two junior ranks for life.

So, on that day, he boiled it down to compensate for these years of efforts spent on it.

“Oh dear, my terrible mouth… Master please forgive me, I truly did not intend to rub salt on your wounds…” Yan Wenjue explained apologetically.

“Hmph! Never have I let the Snakeserpent live luxuriously; it was simply not up to par!” Master Shangshan snorted coldly.

“Yes, you are right!” Yan Wenjue smiled gently.

“Boom~” Just then, a muffled sound emerged from within the Spirit Gathering Array.

Immediately, the Spiritual Pressure began to dissipate quickly.

Yan Wenjue’s face changed as she felt a bit grim.

The first step, Broken Pill, if completed correctly, would be followed by the extraction of the Bloodline Essence Source, with the Spiritual Pressure remaining.

Once it dissipates, it indicates a failure in fragmentation.

“Failed the first hurdle?” Yan Wenjue was somewhat discontented with Han Zhuo’s previous assurances.

To think she planned to use this to hit Master Shangshan hard.

Seeing this scene, a trace of mirth appeared at the corner of Master Shangshan’s lips, he shook his head, speaking wisely, “Oh, I said, don’t be too impatient, perhaps with a few more days nurturing blood Qi, it might have… eh, how come it’s gathering again.”

But before he finished speaking, the just-dissipated Spiritual Pressure unexpectedly gathered once more.

Even more fiercely than the previous time.

“This… Fellow Daoist Huang’s Spirit Pet unexpectedly… unexpectedly underwent a second fragmentation?” Yan Wenjue exclaimed in disbelief.

Master Shangshan stood with his mouth slightly open, unable to speak for a moment.

Crushing the Demon Core, with intense Spiritual Pressure infused is extremely dangerous, if the physical body isn’t strong enough, one can only weaken the Spiritual Pressure appropriately to fragment the Demon Core.

Yet that would render the Demon Core not fully fragmented, leading to insufficient fusion in the next step with the Blood Essence Source, affecting the pill condensation.

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