Wet viviparity

Chapter 760 Establishing the Altar, Searching for the Embryo Egg
"Is it poisonous, or even a rare poison?"

Black Owl's hands, which had been scooping water, were poisoned and withered like bird claws, with wrinkled skin clinging to his bones and flesh.

But as the Yang Qi circulated in his palms, strands of black silk were squeezed out from his skin and flesh, dissipating into wisps of poisonous gas.

After expelling the toxins, Black Owl's palms quickly recovered and returned to their full size. In the true form of an ordinary demon, such a recovery would not have been so easy.

"Could it be that old monster?"

Xiao Qinggu's expression shifted, and as she transmitted her thoughts through her primordial spirit, her killing intent surged, and the spiritual light on the Flame Light Fork immediately rose.

"Not her."

Black Owl used his spiritual power to communicate with Xiao Qinggu, telling her not to alert the enemy for the time being.

"Ever since we dredged the river channel at the bottom of the gorge, she has been hiding in the rocky crevices of Xiaoci Gorge, spying on us day and night, and has been patiently enduring it all. It must have been quite difficult for her."

This old dove has lived in seclusion in Xiaoci Gorge for many years. Its nests are hidden deep in the mountain walls, numbering no less than dozens. Furthermore, there are dense tunnels, like a spider web, carved into the rock face, connecting all the nests.

Both the inside and outside of those tunnels were covered with its own deadly poison. Over time, the poison condensed into a carpet, which was laid everywhere, covering its nest so tightly that even the primordial spirit of a true person could not explore it deeply.

In the past two weeks, while I was burning earth and lava at this bend, I burned down to the bottom of the cliff and burned out many tunnels. When the water from the Ganshui River poured into them, the toxins in those tunnels were washed out.

Because of its compatibility with the nature of this demonic lair, the poison naturally accumulates here.

"No wonder."

Xiao Qinggu suddenly realized.

She had been wondering how the feng shui of the Little Thorn Gorge had been activated so quickly, and how the Demon Eye Cave had formed so rapidly. It turned out that the poisonous substance containing spiritual energy was being absorbed here and was slowly dissolving into it, adding to the power of this Demon Eye Cave.

Since Xiaolang hinted that he had other plans regarding the matter of the demon, she did not investigate further.

Creating a malevolent acupoint here, though only just beginning, made Xiao Qinggu feel that she had taken the first step in solving the mystery and was one step closer to establishing her sect, which brought her a sense of satisfaction.

"I have released all the demons I command, leaving only the Bewitching Demon for protection."

Those demons will search for malevolent energy outside Little Thorn Gorge and try to guide it here, allowing this malevolent acupoint to develop quickly. In this way, although this malevolent acupoint is only in its initial stages, it won't prevent us from building an altar here.”

As she spoke, Xiaoqinggu took out a thin book of magic and said, "According to the first chapter of this method, the altar's design is similar to the 'Yin Corpse Fire-Fixing Altar' in the Precious Light Qi Refining Method of the Heavenly Fox Academy. I have also built this altar several times."

Hearing this, Black Owl admired Little Green Girl's insight.

The altar described in this first chapter is based on the Yin Corpse Fire-Fixing Altar.

Back then, when Zhengti had just entered the Dao and was not yet a celestial being, he had already come into contact with this altar. In order to open the altar and perform rituals to refine the Heart-Gathering Yin Pearl, Zhengti had been constantly innovating in the method of creating this altar.

"Although I have experience on this altar, I am more proficient in the 'Wood Yin Impure Earth Altar' recorded in the 'Book of Demon-Slaying and God-Controlling Techniques'."

Personally, I find it easier to construct the Wood Yin Impure Earth Altar, as both are unorthodox altars with similar effects and functions.

"If you were to ask me to build a Wood-Shadow Impure Earth Altar, even if the spiritual materials used are of inferior quality and crude, I am confident that I can transform the rotten into the miraculous, making its function no less than that of those superior altars."

Xiao Qinggu understood that the altar used for the initial experiment couldn't be stocked with precious materials and spiritual resources from the start. In this harsh and desolate hill, their meager reserves wouldn't allow for such extravagance. Therefore, she suggested setting up an altar she was skilled at, which would save a lot of spiritual resources and allow Xiao Lang to go further on his path of creating magic.

"Very well, then we will do as you say, Madam."

Upon hearing this, Black Owl felt like he was a hands-off manager, so he added, "Madam is truly a capable person in the Dao. Let me assist you."

He took out the huge bones that had been washed out of the Blackwater River and piled them up in the river to form a base about ten feet high and three feet in diameter. "The bones are the essence of the mysterious yin, especially the remains of the deep-sea monsters, which are perfect for building an altar and setting the foundation."

"Madam, please spare no expense; I can find many more of these remains."

Listening to Xiaolang's ridiculous self-praise, Xiaoqinggu felt that life here wasn't so bad after all.

Next, the two had a clear division of labor: Xiao Qinggu was in charge of building the altar, while Hei Xiao was in charge of setting up the array and drawing talismans.

Xiao Qinggu patted the pouch at her waist, and two auxiliary magical implements flew out: a thirteen-pronged banner painted with a face-up witch, and four dark, heavy magic beads containing flickering dark lightning.

She placed these two items around her to warn against enemies.

Then, barefoot, he stepped onto the cold bone base, wielded his trident, scattered flames, and chanted an obscure incantation, burning the broken bone base to a crisp and reshaping it on the riverbed below.

In addition, five kinds of yin wood (locust, willow, mulberry, poplar, and chinaberry) were inserted into the five directions of the bone altar. Also, soil from the grave mound and blood-stained soil were mixed together and a grave mound was built on the bone altar.

The most crucial part of the altar setup—the placement of the array and the drawing of the talismans—had to be done by Black Owl himself.

He cut open the remaining bone fragments and embedded them around the altar in specific directions, setting up a locking and attracting formation that would enrich the yin energy from the earth. After it was in place, the surrounding area was filled with white bones, interlocking and forming a circle of bone fence.

The moment the formation was complete, the surrounding temperature plummeted.

The thin, warm steam that was originally floating on the river was violently pushed away, and the visible yin energy was forcibly drawn in from the cracks in the frozen soil, the depths of the Ganshui River, and even from the direction of the Snow Spirit's Nest on the opposite cliff.

Black Owl looked solemn and took out a long bone plate about the size of a palm.

He exhaled a stream of Yang Qi, dipped his finger in the Qi, and placed a Primordial Turbidity Refining Talisman on the board.

The lines within this rune are twisted and intertwined. Once the rune is completed, it falls into the evil acupoint beneath the altar. The gathered yin energy seems to have found its home, becoming stable and being channeled into the evil acupoint.

This external and internal arrangement, this formation and this talisman, are all for the purpose of nurturing the embryos of demons in the evil acupoint in the future, which can accumulate yin and turn them into demons.

Looking at the altar that had already been completed, Xiao Qing clapped her hands triumphantly, hugged Xiao Lang and gave him a big kiss, as if she had completed a delicate handicraft, and a sense of accomplishment welled up within her.

Next comes the crucial first step, "Spiritual Connection with the Embryo," which requires finding the embryo of a powerful demon, writing the "Seven Emotions Spiritual Connection Blood Prohibition" with one's own heart's blood, sealing it on the embryo, and placing it in the evil acupoint.

“This hill is extremely desolate. Even if there are old demons and fierce monsters, they are all hidden deep in the earth. Where would they come from to look for embryos?”

"Wherever you are, in the sea or in the sky, you can't search for it."

“The creatures at the edge of the East Sea are all giant sea monsters like loaches and turtles. Their eggs are not easy to obtain.” Little Green Girl suddenly thought of the dove demon and asked, “Could it be that the monster uses them here?”

Xiao Qinggu only thought of the sea, but she didn't expect the sky that Hei Xiao mentioned.

(End of this chapter)