novellk Chapter 1150 - 911: Devouring Frenzy_2
Chapter 1150 - 911: Devouring Frenzy_2
"Yan Xuan, how are you doing with the Demon-Subduing Pestle?" He glanced at the time, thinking he should brush up on his Cooking Skill, and there’s still an Item Card to use after lunch.
Upon hearing his master’s inquiry, Yan Xuan confidently responded with his chest puffed out, "Naturally, I’ve got it down to a fine art. Miss He said my strikes are just the right amount of dizzying without hurting the brain!"
As soon as these words were out, He Miancun glided in, paying her respects, "Good day, sir and senior Yan Xuan."
Then she curiously looked at the small fluffy tiger cub, but before she could ask, Shi Hu jumped back and exclaimed, "Master, why is there a lady ghost at home?"
Yan Xuan immediately glared and reprimanded, "Hey! Watch your words! She’s not just any lady ghost, this is the Ghost Cultivator, Miss He!"
"Shi Hu, you’ll need to learn proper manners from the seniors," Jiang Yuan understood that it had just awakened its intelligence not long before being suppressed by Xuanyuan Yangguang, and once free, it ran amok without learning any proper etiquette. Living here permanently, it needs to grasp the basics of civility.
Obediently, it nodded, still curious and wary of He Miancun, watching Yan Xuan use the Demon-Subduing Pestle to beat her and Du Li, feeling puzzled, unable to understand what was going on.
During lunchtime, Jiang Yuan introduced his new pet Shi Hu to everyone, giving it quite the experience—not only lady ghosts but even Demon Cultivators were present in the courtyard!
While eating, Shi Hu sat at the table with Yan Xuan and Ling Di, learning that its master had specially prepared dishes using Flood Dragon Meat to welcome it, instantly increasing its favorability.
[Special Task: White Tiger]
[Task 4: Increase Shi Hu’s favorability to three hearts - Completed. Reward: Divinity +2 issued]
[Task 5: Assist Shi Hu in training up to the Peak of Tribulation Crossing Realm. Reward: Divinity +5]
Jiang Yuan: ...
Though Heavenly Spirits upgrade quickly, with Shi Hu’s injuries yet healed, it will take some time for it to fight monsters, level up, and reach the Tribulation Crossing Realm, better to let it take its time.
After lunch, he took Yan Xuan to the Extreme North Secret Realm and clicked to use the Task Progress Acceleration Card.
"Master, what fun thing are you going to show me?" Yan Xuan was puzzled for a moment, then felt an indescribable power descend, making the hair on its head suddenly stand up as if it had been injected with adrenaline.
"Whoa! This feels so strange; now I feel full of strength, like I can swallow all the ice blocks!" It roared, its body suddenly expanding, eagerly swallowing hundreds of ice blocks, while sweeping Spirit Stones from the gaps behind it, its body like a steaming engine—"Hiss!"
Hundreds of blasts cold air immediately erupted, causing a flurry of snowflakes in the Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice Cave.
"Can’t stop! Can’t stop at all! Master, this feels amazing!" Its excited shouts could be heard far away, then chomping down hundreds more ice blocks, followed by a barrage of cold air.
As snowflakes fluttered through the sky, Spirit Stones flicked by its claws rained down, white snow mixed with pure blue, falling to the ground, a rain of Spirit Stones.
[Spirit Stone +1]
[Spirit Stone +1]
......
Jiang Yuan activated auto-collect, his vision filled with countless money-picking prompts.
The constant jingle of money entering the account was never-ending, quickly adding more than two hundred thousand Spirit Stones to the balance. Ahead, Yan Xuan charged forward, swallowing ice, releasing cold air, and tossing Spirit Stones in a slick combo.
It seemed tireless, with incredible speed, in the blink of an eye he had to chase forward to keep auto-collecting the Spirit Stones dropping from the sky.
After using the Task Progress Acceleration Card, a thirty-minute progress bar appeared in Jiang Yuan’s view, advancing slowly.
Soon, a long-stuck task finally popped up—
[Special Task: Black Tortoise]
[Task 9: Demon Beast Yan Xuan clearing Extreme North Secret Realm 1/10 - Completed. Reward: Divinity +20; Divine Bone +20 issued]
[Task 10: Demon Beast Yan Xuan clearing Extreme North Secret Realm 2/10. Reward: Divinity +30; Divine Bone +30]
"No wonder it’s called an Acceleration Card, already completed one-tenth so fast!" Jiang Yuan stared in amazement, while Yan Xuan, still like it was on adrenaline, rapidly refining Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice, howled in excitement.
Meanwhile, the task of clearing the blockage finally showed signs of progress.
The earth, frozen for ten thousand years, trembled with a deep rumbling sound, and suddenly, like being unblocked after a long time, a series of muffled "boom boom" sounds released dense spiritual energy mushroom clouds visible to the naked eye, soaring into the sky and gradually merging into the Wilderness World.
"If the entire blockage were removed and spiritual energy surged every moment, the Wilderness World, which has been on the decline, should briefly return to life. By then, Yan Xuan would probably be ready for ascension." Jiang Yuan was full of emotion as he watched the spiritual energy gush outward.
The whole world seemed like a giant living entity, needing a positive cycle; once blocked for too long, it would also perish.
Thinking of this, he suspected whether those collapsing worlds died because blockages starved the small tender shoots at the core, leading to complete collapse?
[Special Task: Black Tortoise]
[Task 10: Demon Beast Yan Xuan clear Extreme North Secret Realm 2/10 completed. Reward: Divinity +30; Divine Bone +30 awarded]
[Task 11: Demon Beast Yan Xuan clear Extreme North Secret Realm 3/10. Reward: Divinity +40; Divine Bone +40]
While picking up money in the heavy snow and musing, fifteen minutes quickly passed and the previous task was completed.
Yan Xuan showed no signs of fatigue and fought even more bravely. When the final second of the Item Card went by and expired, it had cleared fifty percent of the Extreme North Secret Realm.
Kicking over the last batch of Spirit Stones, Yan Xuan’s figure grew smaller and its steps more weary, finally collapsing on the ground and whimpering, "Master, I seem to have gotten overexcited, my physical strength is a bit exhausted, and I need to go home to recuperate well."
Glancing at the balance, Jiang Yuan thought to himself that he picked up over ten million in Spirit Stones alone, so of course, it would be tired out.
The system was subtly wicked, giving painless upgrades to others while making Yan Xuan eat voraciously.
However, recuperation was also fine, and during this time, it could go more often to the Celestial Palace Holy Realm to cultivate and clear pollution. Once those remaining blockages are resolved, it would be ready for ascension!
With Hou Ze and Miss Hu Jiu working together to earn money, along with the Spirit Stones warmly given by Lord Sang, the account balance finally broke sixty million for the first time. Jiang Yuan pondered that even if the Immortal Shuttle consumed Immortal Jade ferociously, it should be enough.
Once Bai Yunqi was out of seclusion, arrangements would be made for Cyan Dragon Divine Power, and it would be time to set off for explorations into the Void.
News from Lord Sang soon came, all other Lords who could be contacted eagerly welcomed him to help suppress the Ghost Realm, but none of them were in a rush at the moment. Jiang Yuan then negotiated with them to deal with the Ghost Realm one by one after returning from the Void.
In the days that followed, several major events occurred.
Firstly, Qing Niao and Xiao Yunque tirelessly farmed instances and fought monsters, finally finding the last Earth Seal in the Mizhang Ridge instance.
Combining the five seals not only purified the Yu Hu Warriors Jiang Yuan previously acquired but also led the Mizhang Ridge area to disappear, becoming a purified, newly invigorated small world.
Secondly, in the reborn Mizhang Ridge instance, the Red Thunder Deer tribe finally had a young deer born with spiritual wisdom.
Jiang Yuan kept his promise by passing on the Five Elements Thunder Technique to the young deer, telling it of its ancestors’ heroic battles against the bizarre, hoping their new generation could live happily in the new world.
Qing Niao and Yunque even planned to follow Hu Zhile and his team to train in Carefree City but were directly stopped.
In the small courtyard, the pair remained unpolluted so it was better to obediently farm instances.
When they were taken into the Nanlan Temple instance, seeing the swirling pollution aura, Qing Niao was shocked, "Brother, where did you get so many Ghost Realms? How much stock do you actually have?!"
Jiang Yuan directly handed over the Sacred Light Heart Method given by Lord Sang, "Here, you two learn it first, and then teach it to Zhile and the others. I have enough Ghost Realms here for you to climb to the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Realm again; work hard on cultivation, strive to ascend early."
Qing Niao snorted haughtily, "We’re climbing higher in realms now, dealing with such polluted places becomes easier. Especially Xiao Yunque, it’s progressing rapidly, its flames even carry a purifying aura of burning all. For example, here, I’d estimate it’ll be resolved in less than a month!"
Whether or not she was boasting, the journey to the Void might take quite some time, wouldn’t finishing the instance before leaving waste time?
Jiang Yuan immediately opened several different difficulty instance permissions for them, and after looking through them, Qing Niao shut up completely; Xiao Yunque excitedly flapped her wings and cried, "Sir, rest assured, leave it all to us! I will definitely cultivate well, and one day, just a breath will be able to burn away all the filth!"
Vermilion Bird Divine Power had been refined less than one percent, but the effect was already apparent.
Three of the Four Symbols Divine Beasts had begun to align correctly, just as Bai Yunqi emerged from seclusion, he took out the Cyan Dragon Divine Power, preparing to ask if the contract pet had any intentions of ascending to the Azure Dragon.