I'm a body cultivator, so it's normal for me to destroy a star with one punch, right?

Chapter 291 The Essence of Metal and Iron, the Milk of the Earth's Core!
"To be honest, rather than taking you as spirit pets, I'd rather beat you to death and devour your sacred essence alive!"

Looking at the two demon race half-saints kneeling in the void before him, Jiang He was somewhat unwilling.

However, considering that the powerful figures of the Great Xia Dynasty have always had the habit of collecting "spirit pets", it would be unreasonable not to collect two.

For example, the Master of the Eastern Pole.

Her spirit pets are the parents of the little white tiger, two great saints of the demon race!

Then I'll recruit two demon race half-saints myself...

It seems pretty good too.

The two demon race half-saints took the initiative to "form" a master-servant contract with Jiang He. They sacrificed a wisp of their soul aura to Jiang He and made a heavenly oath.

Under the guidance of Master Wuwei, Jiang He refined the two wisps of "soul energy" and immediately felt a strange connection between himself and the two "spirit pets".

With just a thought, I could kill them!

"Your subordinate, Flying Eagle, greets your master!"

"Your subordinate, Black Bear, greets your master!"

The two demon race demigods knelt down and bowed once more.

Compared to their previous despair and resentment, their eyes were now calm, and they showed utmost respect to Jiang He. They each took out a storage ring and said, "Master, these are the demon cores and Dao weapons given to us by the Crocodile Dragon Half-Saint. Please take a look."

Jiang He took them, scanned them with his mental energy, and then returned the two storage rings.

"Just a few demon cores and a few sets of Dao weapons. Keep them to arm your own forces. Later, I'll have your little demons help me find more rare and precious materials."

"correct."

"I heard you were like brothers with the Crocodile Dragon Half-Saint. I killed them. You don't resent me for it, do you?"

The two demon race half-saints who had just stood up immediately knelt down again and hurriedly said, "We dare not... Crocodile Dragon Half-Saint stole Master's spoils of war and secretly cursed Master. He even said that after he became a saint, he would personally crush Master to death. His death was his own fault. We wish we could kill him with our own hands!"

The Flying Eagle Half-Saint changed the subject, saying, "Master, my Thousand Demon Cave does have some rare and precious materials stored there. Please come to the Thousand Demon Cave and see if there is anything you can use."

Not to be outdone, the Black Bear Half-Saint quickly added, "We have some in Bear King Ridge too!"

"Let's go to the Thousand Demon Cave first, then to the Bear King Ridge."

After killing the Crocodile Dragon Half-Saint, Jiang He obtained his storage ring, which was equivalent to directly acquiring most of the wealth of the "Crocodile Dragon Palace".

In addition, the Holy Source of Crocodile Dragon Half-Saint has also been refined.

However, there should be something like a "treasure trove" in the Crocodile Dragon Palace, which Jiang He is not very interested in.

Besides, Qin Jiuzhou made a grand trip with thirteen ancient powerhouses, so we can't let them go empty-handed, can we?
"Seventh Brother, where are my little fox and little golden dragon?"

Jiang He came to Qin Jiuzhou's side and asked.

Qin Jiuzhou pointed in a direction and said, "I was afraid that the aftermath of the battle here would affect them, so I left them in that mountain forest more than 6,000 miles away."

"Row!"

Jiang He said, "Then I'll go pick them up first."

Before Jiang He departed, Qin Jiuzhou instructed him: "I know you are going to the Central Region... The Central Region is not like the Eastern Region, so remember to keep a low profile. If you encounter any trouble that you cannot handle, remember to inform us."

Jiang He shook his head and said, "Let's forget about it. If I can't handle it myself, then there's no use in Seventh Brother going there."

Hey!
Qin Jiuzhou's face turned green.

Oh shit.

Is it necessary to be so direct?

While this statement is largely true given Jiang He's demonstrated strength in fighting the "Crocodile Dragon Half-Saint," it still...

Considering that Jiang He's "illness" had not yet fully healed, Qin Jiuzhou did not bother with him, but instead sneered, "If I can't handle him, I'll just drive Tianmen Pass over there!"

talking.

He changed the subject, saying, "I heard from your little fox that you're going to go to the Central Region through the path of the Eastern Region's Holy King's son?"

Jiang He said, "That was the original plan, but now that I can kill a half-saint, I suppose the surrounding counties and kingdoms should be able to give me some face and lend me their teleportation arrays?"

Qin Jiuzhou pondered for a moment and said seriously, "Sixth brother... I hope you can continue with the previous plan, go to the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion, find a way to get close to that Eastern Region Holy King's son, and find out the Eastern Region Holy King's whereabouts."

"Oh?"

Jiang He asked in surprise, "Why? Wasn't it said that the Holy King of the Eastern Region was a puppet of the alien race, a pawn left behind by the alien race when they withdrew from the Kunlun Realm to monitor the Eastern Region... Why would I go and investigate a puppet traitor?"

"The Holy King of the Eastern Region is by no means a traitor to the Kunlun Realm."

Qin Jiuzhou was quite certain. He revealed a secret, saying, "When Tianmen Pass was first created, it attracted many saints from the Eastern Region to come and explore it."

"Those demigods were startled and forced to retreat by a sword light after entering Tianmen Pass."

Jiang He: "What does this have to do with the Holy King of the Eastern Region? Isn't this a contingency plan left behind by our Great Xia ancestors?"

Qin Jiuzhou shook his head.

"At that time, the array restrictions of the East City of Tianmen Pass had just been lifted, and the West City, like before, had only been partially lifted. That sword light came from the West City."

"West City?"

Jiang He exclaimed in surprise, "The West City has now been completely unsealed... Could it be that there are still some unknown experts in the West City?"

"There are no experts in the western city."

Qin Jiuzhou said, "All the experts from back then have died in battle... The one who unleashed that sword strike in the West City was the Holy King of the Eastern Region."

Jiang He was startled again.

This time, he didn't interrupt Qin Jiuzhou, but listened quietly.

Qin Jiuzhou recounted the secret from back then in detail.

The moment the Eastern Domain Saint King was born at Tianmen Pass, he infiltrated the pass. Later, when the group of half-saints broke into the western city of Tianmen Pass, they were forced back by the Eastern Domain Saint King with a single sword strike.

after that.

The Holy King of the Eastern Region appeared and met with Qin Jiuzhou once.

"He is a senior of our Great Xia."

"He was a survivor of that battle... He was one of the executors of the Great Xia's [Fire Seed] Project. He pretended to join the Golden Crow Clan and became the Holy King of the Eastern Region. On the surface, it was to monitor the Eastern Region, but in reality, it was to protect Tianmen Pass and the Great Xia."

"When Tian Sheng Lao Gou and Chi Xue Lou Zhu broke into Xi Cheng before, they were injured by a wisp of sword energy left behind by the Eastern Region Saint King."

"Tianmen Pass has been around for so long, but the news has never spread. This is partly due to the arrangements made by the Holy King of the Eastern Region... However, after we parted ways back then, there has been no news of him since. I am worried that he has encountered danger."

Qin Jiuzhou said earnestly, "This 800th birthday celebration of the Holy King and Holy Son of the Eastern Region is a great opportunity. After you go, try to get close to that Holy Son. Perhaps you can find out the whereabouts of the Holy King of the Eastern Region."

Jiang He thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I will go to the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion as originally planned."

Qin Jiuzhou was relieved and nodded, saying, "Go... Be careful, safety first."

Wow.

The Flying Eagle Half-Saint transformed into his true form, a massive gray eagle with a wingspan of over 500 meters, blood-red claws, and a pair of eyes that gleamed with a dark golden light.

The river and the leap onto the eagle's back pointed out the direction.

The Flying Eagle Half-Saint flapped his wings and flew away.

The Black Bear Half-Saint also wanted to jump onto the Flying Eagle Half-Saint's back, but the Flying Eagle Half-Saint swatted him aside with a wing and cursed, "Stupid bear, what right do you have to ride me with your master?"

"cut!"

Black Bear Half-Saint followed behind Flying Eagle Half-Saint, grumbling, "If you don't want me to ride you, then don't. It's not like I haven't ridden you before."

"........."

Jiang He's face darkened.

What the hell!

This art style seems a bit off!

How fast is the speed of the Flying Eagle Half-Saint?

A distance of over 6000 li is but a blink of an eye.

"Master, over there!"

The Black Bear Half-Saint was the first to spot the little fox and the little golden dragon hiding in the forest below, exclaiming, "It's a four-tailed demon fox at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm and a brat at the early stage of the Fish-Dragon Realm... Huh?"

"Could this little brat be a descendant of a true dragon? He exudes such a strong aura of a true dragon!"

A four-tailed fox demon from the Celestial Realm?

Jiang He was taken aback.

As the Flying Eagle Half-Saint landed in the forest, Jiang He discovered that the little fox indeed had an extra tail, and its aura had also entered the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

Now look at the little golden dragon and the little fox.

Sensing the auras of the two demon race half-saints, they were initially shocked... but then, the little fox saw Jiang He on the back of the Flying Eagle Half-Saint.

Jiang He jumped down and laughed, "You've broken through?"

"Son!"

The little fox pounced over and snuggled into Jiang He's arms, sobbing, "Young master, you're finally back... I was so scared."

"Little Demon" is the name Jiang He gave to the little fox.

Jiang He rubbed the little fox's head and said, "What are you afraid of? I'm going to hunt half-saints, not to die... Come on, let's go to the Thousand Demon Cave first, and we can talk on the way."

Until he stepped onto the "eagle's back" of the Flying Eagle Half-Saint.

Little Golden Dragon was somewhat incredulous.

His attitude towards Jiang He underwent a subtle change. He imitated the little fox and called him "Young Master," asking, "Young Master...you...you really took two half-saints as spirit pets?"

Jiang He felt very comfortable being called "Young Master" by the little fox.

Jiang He felt a little strange being called "Young Master" by this brat, so he said, "You can call me Sixth Brother, Sir, or Dad, but don't fucking call me Young Master."

"what?"

Little Golden Dragon looked completely bewildered.

Call……

I can understand calling him "Sixth Brother" and "Sir," but what's with calling him "Dad"?
The Thousand Demon Cave was soon reached.

It was called a "cave," but in reality, no "cave" was seen.

This is a mountain range of moderate size, estimated to be about 2000 li long and 200-300 li wide. There are quite a few peaks in the range, some large and some small, and various demons live in the mountains.

The outer perimeter of the mountain range is inhabited by a large number of ordinary "demon races".

The term "ordinary" here refers to demonic beasts below the Celestial Realm.

After all, only by cultivating to the "Celestial Realm" can one take human form and be qualified to enter the depths of the "Thousand Demon Cave" to have the opportunity to become a disciple of a certain "cave" and obtain opportunities and the inheritance of demonic arts.

The so-called "cave" refers to some powerful demons of the Fish-Dragon Realm and powerful demon experts of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm within the Thousand Demon Cave.

These experts, as long as they can obtain the approval of the "Flying Eagle Half-Saint", can choose a mountain in the Thousand Demon Cave to open a cave and recruit their own forces.

of course.

The demon experts in these "caves" must obey the orders of the Flying Eagle Half-Saint.

But some disagree.

Kill without mercy!

The cave of the Flying Eagle Half-Saint was a huge and magnificent cave dwelling, filled with many luminous pearls and various jewels, making the entire cave dwelling as bright as day.

"Why would a demigod have so many jewels?"

Jiang He cursed, "In our human world, this would be called nouveau riche, it would be called vulgar."

Jiang He put away all the jewels and said, "When we go back to Tianmen Pass, I'll find some craftsmen for you and have them build you a palace in the Thousand Demon Cave. I guarantee you'll become the most dazzling person in the demon circle."

The Flying Eagle Half-Saint was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.

Jiang He waved his hand and said, "I don't have so many rules here, no need to kneel all the time... Alright, take me to your Thousand Demon Cave's treasure vault and see if there's anything I can use."

The treasure trove of the Flying Eagle Half-Saint is located deep within his cave.

There were two heavy stone doors, covered by array formations. The Flying Eagle Half-Saint manipulated the formations, and the stone doors slowly rose, then said, "Master, please!"

Jiang He led the little fox and the little golden dragon inside.

The Black Bear Half-Saint also wanted to go in, but was stopped by the Flying Eagle Half-Saint.

"Depend on!"

The Black Bear Half-Saint angrily cursed, "You dog thief, all these years, you've not let me into the treasure vault... and now you won't let me in either?"

"Such a small treasure trove?"

Jiang He was taken aback as soon as he stepped into the treasure vault.

Without him...

The Flying Eagle Half-Saint's "treasure trove" was much smaller than he had imagined.

Leaving aside the various rare and precious materials.

This thing is a consumable, especially some spiritual plants, herbs, and fruits. Once you get them, you'll definitely eat or refine them as soon as possible.

But weapons.

Damn it, they don't even have a single holy weapon?

"They're both half-saints, but the difference in their abilities is just too great!"

Jiang He complained, "Look at my seventh brother, he's covered in holy weapons. In the Hall of Merit at Tianmen Pass, you can even buy holy weapons with enough merit... How come you don't have a single holy weapon in your treasury?"

The Flying Eagle Half-Saint could only smile wryly, saying, "How could a mere demon king like me be qualified to compare with Heavenly Gate Pass?"

"For us semi-saints, it's already extremely rare to be able to forge a suitable set of holy weapons for ourselves in our entire lives... Many ordinary semi-saints only have one holy weapon, but if Master wants a holy weapon, I have two here..."

"do not."

Jiang He said, "You only have two holy weapons, what's the meaning of this... Huh? What is this?"

In the center of the treasure vault was an exquisite jade box.

The Flying Eagle Half-Saint quickly took down the jade box, opened it, and took out a palm-sized "gold nugget" from it. He presented it with both hands and said respectfully, "This is the essence of gold and iron. It is a treasure that I obtained by chance. Please accept it, Master."

"The essence of metal and iron?"

Jiang He naturally knew about the essence of metal and iron, which was on par with the essence of black water and yellow earth. To Jiang He, this was far more valuable than a sacred weapon.

He accepted the essence of gold and iron.

After praising the Flying Eagle Half-Saint a few times, Jianghe arrived at "Bear King Ridge".

Compared to the "Thousand Demon Cave", the territory of Bear King Ridge is much smaller. It is just a mountain range of several hundred miles in size, inhabited by a large number of bear-like demon beasts. In terms of the number of demon beasts, it is probably less than one-fifth of that of the "Thousand Demon Cave".

However, the fighting strength of "Bear King Ridge" is by no means inferior.

These bear demons were all burly and powerful, each exuding a strong aura. They seemed to be several levels stronger than other demon beasts of the same realm, and their physiques were extremely robust!

Black Bear Half-Saint kicked Flying Eagle Half-Saint away, and then, in a daze, led Jiang He into a simple little room. He took out a large vat and said, "Master, my Bear King Ridge is too poor, not as rich as Thousand Demon Cave."

"However, I have a treasure here to give to my master... Master, please try it."

Jiang He looked at the large vat and noticed that it was half-filled with a milky white liquid. He frowned and said, "What is this thing? It doesn't look very proper."

"Fuck!"

Just then, the Zhanjie Blade flew out from behind Jiang He.

The sword spirit's head popped out of the hilt, stuck into the vat, and shouted, "Earth's core milk! It's actually Earth's core milk!"

"Earth's core milk?"

Jiang He asked, "What is that?"

Dao Ling said, "The Milk of the Earth's Core is born in an alternate dimension deep underground, and can be called the Mother of the Earth... Legend has it that just one drop of the Milk of the Earth's Core can transform a martial artist!"

"No wonder the bear demons in Bear King Ridge all possess such powerful and perfect auras, seemingly stronger than those of others at the same cultivation level... Now it seems it must be due to the Earth Core Milk!"

"so smart?"

Jiang He was half-believing and half-doubting, but he took out a golden bowl from his storage ring, scooped up a bowl of Earth Core Milk, and drank it all in one gulp.

next moment.

A surge of gentle yet powerful energy erupted from his body, instantly permeating his limbs, internal organs, and muscles. Jianghe's blood and energy grew stronger, and his physical strength increased rapidly.

"Ding!"

"Refine the spiritual object, Strength +100 Dragon".

I go!

Jiang He's eyes widened.

This bowl of Earth Core Milk can actually increase physical strength by 100 Dragon Power?

That's practically equivalent to the income from killing a Fish-Dragon Realm expert!
He immediately scooped up another bowl, tilted his head back, and drank it down. The sword spirit hurriedly advised, "Master, don't waste it... This Earth Core Milk is many times more precious than the Heavenly Wind Water Pearl. Its value is calculated by the drop. Drinking too much won't do you any good."

"Ding!"

"Refine the spiritual object, Strength +100 Dragon".

A crisp system notification sounded in his mind. Jiang He slurped up the milky white liquid hanging from the corner of his mouth, swallowed it greedily, smacked his lips, and said, "Why does this stuff taste fishy?"

(End of this chapter)