Chapter 829: Refining the Demon Lord’s Flesh and Blood
After the banquet ended, Shen Mo got a bit intimate with Zhao Lingyin, then walked out of the bedroom, ready to use the Demon Lord’s flesh and blood for cultivation!
He had consumed quite a lot on this trip and needed to make up for it as soon as possible.
Immediately, Sword Light flashed at his fingertip. He took the Demon-Suppressing Tower out from the Sword Zone and set it on the deck of the Heaven Patrolling Boat House, then dove straight into the sixth-story chamber of the pagoda.
The Longevity Demon Lord’s flesh and blood, unlike the True Immortal finger of Hallow Venerable, did not have that suspected Jade Spring Fairy’s spell suppression upon it. Therefore, Shen Mo chose the Demon-Suppressing Tower—possessing the power to suppress and isolate—as his refining site, so as to avoid any accidents arising during the refining process!
Chunks of meat like agar jade and blood gleaming with Gold luster were drawn together by an invisible force, condensing into a lump of longevity flesh the size of a human head. It kept squirming and changing on the ground, as if it were a smaller version of a Longevity race Demon;
However, under the suppression of the Demon-Suppressing Tower, this lump of longevity flesh couldn’t connect to the Longevity Demon Lord and couldn’t stir up any waves!
With the experience of refining the True Immortal’s finger, Shen Mo skillfully equipped the Destinies of [Danger Perception] and [Indestructible Body], then actively triggered the effect of the Skill [immunity], only then did he start running the Bloody Dragon-shaped Body, further empowering it with the Skill [Spirit Devouring].
"Sss sss, sss sss!"
The Bloody Fiend Pearl in his Vitality started to spin madly, and threads of blood-colored silk surged out from Shen Mo’s Dantian;
Like a spider catching its prey, they tightly wound around the Demon Lord’s flesh and blood, quickly cocooning it into a blood-red chrysalis!
In the next instant, an immense amount of primal Essence and Qi burst forth like the liquefied prey, constantly being drawn out. Under the circulation of his cultivation method and Skills, it rapidly transformed into pure Bloody Fiend essence, beginning to strengthen Shen Mo’s vitality and blood power; then it fed back into his Qi and spirit, causing his Mana and soul to rise in tandem, steadily elevating his Cultivation Realm!
As his cultivation level rose step by step, Shen Mo also sensed an odd change within his body.
A strand of alien power that couldn’t be completely refined, bearing the Longevity Demon Lord’s cultivation imprint and remaining will, seized the chance to pour into his body. It erupted with sinister might throughout his Dao Body, Mana, soul, and every part of him, beginning to Corrupt and assimilate his primal Essence and Qi!
If at this moment Shen Mo didn’t respond at all and simply let this alien power rampantly Corrupt him;
It wouldn’t be long before everything would become exactly like the scene foretold by [Danger Perception]: from the depths of his soul to his external Dao Body, he would melt bit by bit like one suffering the negative backlash of a Longevity Pill, ultimately degenerating into a lump-of-meat-shaped Longevity race Demon!
Fortunately, the Longevity Demon Lord had not yet achieved True Immortal. The cultivation imprint and remaining will carried by his flesh and blood were far inferior to the mysterious, unfathomable power within Hallow Venerable’s severed finger;
Under the suppression of the Skill [immunity], this alien power progressed slowly and could only Corrupt and distort his Soul Body a little at a time!
At once, Shen Mo activated the Reverse Dragon Curse. A thread of coolness surged out of his Dantian—precisely the Dragon Reversing True Qi that had been dormant for a long time. It seeped into the power of chaotic Yuan and, as his cultivation method circulated, swiftly flowed through every inch of his Flesh and Blood and soul.
Under these various suppressive measures, the aberrant distortions appearing across Shen Mo’s Dao Body and soul were rapidly quelled.
He didn’t even bother to specially concoct a targeted Elixir for refining this lump of Demon Lord flesh and blood. After all, there was still a layer between the Formless Realm Peak and the True Immortal Realm; even without Elixir assistance, Shen Mo could safely refine it!
[You begin to operate Bloody Dragon-shaped Body, driving the Skill (Spirit Devouring), constantly drawing the primal Essence and Qi from the Longevity Demon Lord’s flesh and blood and refining it into your own Bloody Fiend essence. Your vitality is enhanced.]
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[You continuously circulate your cultivation method, gradually converting the surging, mighty blood energy into Chaotic Yuan Mana. Your cultivation has improved.]
[In the process of refining the Demon Lord’s flesh and blood, you unexpectedly obtain an opportunity. Destiny Point +1.]
On the Destiny Panel, feedback messages continued to scroll.
"Cough!"
Shen Mo suddenly coughed, spitting out a clump of dark Gold Demonic Qi.
Even wrapped in the power of chaotic Yuan, it kept squirming, changing into the form of a Longevity race Demon and roaring at him again and again.
Sword Light shot from Shen Mo’s fingertip, and he drew this clump of Evil Qi into the Sword Zone, feeding it to the Evil-eating Sky Centipede; since it could devour and digest even the Evil Qi originating from the True Immortal’s finger—using it to raise its own strength and fortify its demonic body—this vicious Demonic Qi was naturally nothing to it!
"The Longevity Demon Lord’s flesh and blood doesn’t contain primal Essence and Qi as wondrous and vast as that of the True Immortal finger, which actually makes it easier for me to draw out its power."
"Besides, the overall quantity of flesh and blood is great enough to make up for the difference in quality..."
"Once I completely refine this thing, I should be able to step into the late stage of Divine Bridge!" Shen Mo quietly calculated, once more driving the Bloody Fiend Pearl.
This bout of cultivation lasted for several days, and it was only after the Silver-haired Child and Qin Zhen had taken their leave that Shen Mo walked out of the Demon-Suppressing Tower.
The Silver-haired Child planned to return to the Dragon-suppressing Sect first, then head for Canluan Lake, Kang’s ancestral land, to search for the remnant soul of Immortal Master Cizi. He had even promised Shen Mo and Qin Zhen that, if he managed to retrieve the Storage Bracelet and the spiritual items inside, he would share a portion with them as previously agreed.
It was just that neither Shen Mo nor Qin Zhen thought very highly of his chances.
As for Qin Zhen, she was in a hurry to get to the Mechanic Sect and deliver the Longevity Pill found in the Celestial Palace to her Master. The Mechanic Sect sat on the clouds midway up the West Slope of Jade Spring Mountain and could be reached via the Teleportation Array in the various immortal workshops. Even though Qin Zhen’s injuries hadn’t fully healed, there was no need to worry about her running into any danger!
Just after flying away from the Heaven Patrolling Boat House, Qin Zhen summoned a Class IV puppet hollow on the inside and hid herself within the puppet’s body, so as not to reveal her Nine-tailed Fox Demon identity in front of the Mechanic Sect disciples.
"Junior Sister Duanmu, when are you heading back to Dayu Mountain on Dongjie Continent?" Shen Mo withdrew his gaze, turned to Lady Scarlet, and asked.
Due to him using the Skill [Reverse Yin and Yang], Lady Scarlet had been directly brought back by Shen Mo. Meanwhile, Jade Spring Mountain on Phoenix Continent was tens of billions of miles away from Dongjie Continent. The journey was not only long but also lacked any big array Teleportation Array along the way. With Lady Scarlet’s escape speed, she wouldn’t be able to reach the LiMountain Elixir Sect’s mountain gate without exhausting herself flying for several years.
Moreover, the road was filled with hordes of demons and monsters and dangerous regions; even if she stepped into the Divine Bridge Realm, it still couldn’t be called safe.
In any case, Shen Mo intended to head to the Ancient Vine Sect on Dayu Mountain to demand some Enlightenment Spiritual Tea. If Lady Scarlet wasn’t in a particular hurry, then once he achieved the late stage of Divine Bridge, he could bring Lady Scarlet along to Dongjie Continent!
With Skills like [Cloud Thunder Wing] and [Sword Escape], he would be far faster than Lady Scarlet traveling alone.
Furthermore, through his battle with the Longevity Demon Lord, Shen Mo had verified the power of the God Slaying Array formed by the million Soul Generals. Even excluding the mysterious might of the Immortal Mansion Dungeon, it at least had enough strength to contend with a middle stage Formless opponent and could guarantee safety on the road!
"What? So eager to drive me away?" Lady Scarlet promptly wrapped herself around Shen Mo’s arm, speaking in a voice dripping with charm.