Chapter 159: Chapter 64: Triple-Shattered Demon Core (2)

And there were some fierce demons, whose minds were strong and unyielding. If the demon core was not sufficiently shattered due to spiritual pressure the first time, they would shatter it again.

This is extremely dangerous. If the second attempt to shatter the demon core fails, it won’t just be a matter of dropping in rank, it will be certain death. Unless one has enough confidence in their physical body, they would not dare to attempt it.

“Boom~” Shortly thereafter, another explosion of spiritual pressure sounded.

Yan Wenjue and Master Shangshan both stared intently at the change in spiritual pressure on the Spirit Gathering Array.

“It’s dispersed!”

The spiritual pressure dissipated again.

“Ultimately, it still failed!”

Yan Wenjue sighed slightly, somewhat blaming Han Zhuo’s Spirit Beast for being too reckless.

Such a dangerous risk, why take it?

With the physical body capable of a second core shattering, it should have succeeded even if the first attempt wasn’t as demanding.

In that case, there would at least be a chance to form a demon pill, and even if it failed, there would be no risk to its life.

Now… just…

“What’s going on? Why is there spiritual pressure gathering again? Could it be attempting to shatter the core a third time!!!”

Suddenly, a familiar scene appeared once more.

The two people outside the Spirit Gathering Array were no longer able to remain calm!

“Three core shatterings! Unheard of! Completely unbelievable!”

Inside the Spirit Gathering Array, Li Jizhou also felt a tremendous shock.

“Is this the lazy, sycophantic flower toad?”

If he hadn’t been watching closely, he would have doubted whether Gua Gua had been possessed by some Great Demon!

“Huh, why is the illusion eye on its back always open?” Suddenly, Li Jizhou noticed something unusual.

But ultimately, he was moved by Gua Gua’s strong will and tenacious determination.

“Boom~”

With the third muffled sound, the spiritual pressure didn’t disperse again but instead poured more vigorously into Gua Gua, extracting its bloodline essence source.

“The third core shattering succeeded!” Li Jizhou stood in solemn respect.

Bai Yi was even more jubilant.

Afterwards, Gua Gua maintained that state, allowing the bloodline essence source to be extracted.

Outside the Spirit Gathering Array, the two were struck as if by lightning, their bodies trembling slightly.

In their understanding, they had only seen such divine feats in ancient records from the Central Domain’s Sacred Land, where spirit beasts with ancient god-level bloodlines shattered their cores multiple times. The finer the core was shattered, the better for the next step of essence source fusion.

But those are god-level bloodlines!

Such a place as Eastern Desolate Southern Domain, the land of Chu Kingdom, where the highest spirit vein is only Tier Three Middle Grade, how could a spirit beast with god-level bloodlines originate?

“Xiaoyan… Is this esteemed friend really just a Chu Kingdom cultivator?” Master Shangshan felt a bit apprehensive.

Three days ago, his arrogance, his supposed Fake Pill cultivation, and his underestimation of the friend inside the Spirit Gathering Array led him to call him a “young friend” repeatedly.

And now, with the Spirit Pet’s performance… forming a demon pill seems almost certain, and perhaps it’s not just a Fake Pill, but may even form a True Core!

A true Tier Three Great Demon, he, a Fake Pill cultivator, couldn’t compare!

A cultivator’s worth is heightened by their Spirit Pet.

A cultivator with a Spirit Pet of Tier Three Great Demon level, even if only in the Qi Cultivation Stage, receives True Core level treatment!

“Luckily, there was no excessive behavior that day!”

“And since we both keep Spirit Pets, the friend should understand my mood on that day…”

With these considerations, Master Shangshan felt slightly reassured.

During this time, he also had other thoughts, such as sabotaging the pill formation, or even seizing the Spirit Pet.

But reason ultimately persuaded him otherwise.

The esteemed friend’s Late Stage of Foundation Establishment cultivation wasn’t much weaker than his, and he’s a Celestial Spirit Sect elder; inland cultivators have hidden cards no fewer than his.

And even if he did succeed in seizing the Spirit Pet, the Celestial Spirit Sect would be a troublesome matter.

“Xiaoyan, once the esteemed friend’s divine pet succeeds in pill formation, I hope you can help introduce us, so I may celebrate properly!”

Upon hearing this, Yan Wenjue’s face lit up with joy: “I will certainly do my best to persuade the esteemed friend, however… the esteemed friend previously stated that once his beloved pet successfully forms the demon pill, he plans to repay me well. I wonder if he’ll have time then…”

Master Shangshan smiled slightly, cupping his hands: “Then, I must congratulate Fairy Yan for being so fortunate, to connect with such a remarkable talent.”

While smiling on his face, internally he ground his teeth, imagining scenes where Yan Wenjue might have to offer her body to connect with the esteemed friend.

After their conversation, the two once again focused their attention on the Spirit Gathering Array.

It was now the time to extract the bloodline essence source, the time expenditure related to the spirit beast’s grade.

The higher the bloodline level, the richer the essence source, and it can quickly be extracted in enough quantity to merge with the shattered core powder.

Like Master Shangshan’s Earth Tier bloodline Teng Snake, it took only three days to complete the extraction.

Generally, Top-Grade bloodlines are slower, taking about five days.

Celestial Tier bloodline spirit beasts, according to records, take no more than two days.

“Judging by the strength of its three core shatterings, I estimate the esteemed friend’s divine pet is at least Celestial Tier, perhaps it can be done in two days.” Master Shangshan casually remarked, intending to probe whether Yan Wenjue knew anything about the esteemed friend’s spirit beast.

If Yan Wenjue had a clear understanding, then the Five Elders Association would have to reconsider its strategy towards Pearl Jade Island in the future.

“Alas, we should have sealed off the Sea Domain entirely long ago, stopping interactions with the inland, or our status would be perilous!” Master Shangshan couldn’t help but feel nervous.

Adding to his concern, the recent news of the young girl on Linglong Island breaking through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment increased his anxiety.

Yan Wenjue seemed to perceive Master Shangshan’s intent, and smiled softly: “No offense, Master Shangshan. I do know a few things, but the esteemed friend has repeatedly asked for secrecy, so… I hope you can understand.”

She played along, stretching the truth.

After all, Han Zhuo’s Spirit Pet is from Pearl Jade Island, right?

Using this to make the Five Elders Association cautious is a good thing.

“Hahaha, so that’s why, Fairy Yan kept me in the dark! If you had tipped me off sooner, I wouldn’t have been… so lacking in enthusiasm.” Master Shangshan smiled wryly.

Then the two waited silently for the spirit beast inside the Spirit Gathering Array to extract the bloodline essence source.

However, what happened surprised them.

This extraction actually took half a month.

“…..” Master Shangshan turned slightly, puzzled, to look at Yan Wenjue.

“…..” Yan Wenjue looked at the Spirit Gathering Array with a puzzled expression.

Being able to shatter the core three times, it should mean the bloodline is extraordinary.

Why is the extraction taking so long?

It seems it’s not even as good as Top-Grade bloodlines.

Inside the Spirit Gathering Array, Li Jizhou frowned slightly, keeping his attention on Gua Gua.

Visibly, Gua Gua had grown thinner over this half-month period.

It was almost skin and bones.

“Middle Grade bloodline indeed is low, the essence source within the bloodline is too thin, requiring a long time to extract… likely still won’t be enough!”

Li Jizhou also realized Gua Gua was trying to squeeze out all its essence to ensure the step of fusing with the shattered core could make the mixture more fluid,

increasing the chances of forming the pill.

However, the essence source within Gua Gua’s bloodline was too scant, extracting it all wouldn’t be enough.

“That’s enough, don’t push too hard, take the Blood Evil Pill and start forming the pill!” Li Jizhou immediately reminded.

If this continued, Li Jizhou truly feared Gua Gua would dry itself out!

“Gua~” Gua Gua roared in reluctant anger, understanding it had reached its limit in essence extraction.

Helplessly, it took out the Blood Evil Pill from its Hundred Treasure Pouch, rolled its tongue, and swallowed it.

In an instant, the power of its blood surged again.

The nearly depleted aura of Gua Gua was restored.

This is the effect of the Blood Evil Pill, able to quickly restore the essence source of blood after extraction, enabling the next step of pill formation.

Otherwise, without the Blood Evil Pill, even a demon beast which extracted over seventy percent of its essence source wouldn’t be able to withstand the spiritual pressure during pill formation.

And those deep-sea demons which don’t use the Blood Evil Pill draw blood for essence extraction to the point that Celestial Tier bloodline demons only need to extract fifty percent to fuse the crushed core, keeping fifty percent for resistance during the next step of pill formation under spiritual pressure.

This is essentially impossible for Top-Grade and lower bloodlines.

Once Gua Gua stopped extracting the bloodline essence source, its body began to autonomously fuse the powdered demon core from the first step.

Shortly thereafter,

“Boom~” The spiritual pressure at the scene surged by an additional thirty percent compared to when the core was shattered.

The final step of forming the demon pill finally began!

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