All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 365 The Hidden Dangers of the Golden Crow
In that instant, Ji Ran thought of that illusory cause and effect, the starting point of which was the train ticket.

When did you receive the train ticket?

It was obtained after the return of the Journey to the West world, during the settlement of the Heavenly Corridor on the outskirts of Jia Chen District! This time was also the time when I obtained the [Unwholesome Root]!

As for the Golden Crow, it existed before it obtained the ticket. If the mastermind behind it all was after the Golden Crow, the starting point of cause and effect should be the egg, not the ticket.

now.

Golden flames burned away the evil roots.

The Golden Crow, born with pure Yang energy, naturally possesses a [rank/position]. Its body contains no impurities, not even the three turbid energies.

However, the evil roots, like a worm clinging to a bone, tightly tore at the Golden Crow's body, leaving it only to be burned by the sun's essence fire!
After a long time, under the golden flames, greed, anger, and ignorance transformed into three inexplicable auras that surged onto the head of the golden crow.

puff!
A bright golden "feather" with only three petals appeared on the golden crow's forehead. It looked as if the golden crow had grown a tuft of hair.

Ji Ran immediately checked the status of the Golden Crow.

【Golden Crow】

Rating: 5
Talent skills: Joyful Leap, Intuition, Spirit Transformation.

Innate Supernatural Power: Standing Upright Without a Shadow
Magical abilities: First tier - Returning Wind and Fire, Second tier - Nine Breaths of Breath Control.

Special State - Tianhua: Refining the spirit to return to emptiness, uniting with the Dao.

……

There is an additional state called "Tianhua", but this state is not described in detail. It should be the condensation after breaking through the three turbidities.
The Golden Crow clearly belongs to the Joyful Official sequence. It is currently at the second rank, but because of its innate rank, it can use third-rank skills.

In addition to their innate divine power, they will also gain a magical divine power for each level they advance.

At this moment, Ji Ran frowned slightly as he looked at the golden feather sticking up on the head of the Golden Crow.

Is the mastermind behind this [unwholesome karma]? Or is it [unwholesome karma] and the [Golden Crow], or perhaps... this inexplicable [Heavenly Flower]?
Ji Ran understood that Xie's "infinite monkey" theory was also inaccurate, because it lacked the crucial clue of "unethical roots."

And he couldn't possibly tell him this. The "root of evil" had existed since he became a traveler. Whether it was the "turbid immortal rank" or the "turbid immortal body," the foundation of his strength was built upon this talent.

Even if the Special Operations Department had a good impression of him, Ji Ran understood that such secrets and trump cards should not be revealed to others.

You'll have to figure out a way to handle this yourself.

hum!
Ji Ran left the shrine, and the Zashiki-warashi had already reached level 3. However, breaking through to the next level was not easy, and Ji Ran had no intention of forcing it. He used the Black Tree of Time to solidify the remaining primordial spirit, to be used as food for the Golden Crow or the Zashiki-warashi later.

At that moment, he silently sensed his own supernatural powers.

[Standing upright, no shadow]

Introduction: One of the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang.

Effect: Consumes primordial spirit power to transform into pure Yang, immune to physical attacks and immune to 80% of magical attacks. During this time, one can teleport to any sunlit location.

Passive - Origin of Heaven and Earth: All spells are wielded with ease, and spell control reaches its limit.

Passive - Yang Shen Register Position: The primordial spirit roams freely in the heavens and earth, wandering in the vast void, unmoved by wind, uncorrupted by rain, and unbreakable by thunder.

……

Taoism believes that ordinary people have physical bodies and are therefore yin in nature, casting shadows under light. If a cultivator can refine away all yin impurities and achieve a pure yang body, their body will become close to light or energy, and they will no longer cast shadows. This is what is meant by "standing upright without casting a shadow."

This is a pure energy state. Unless the Golden Crow is born a saint, it is difficult for an ordinary cultivator to achieve pure Yang in a lifetime.

However, considering his own primordial spirit state, Ji Ran estimated that using it would consume a great deal of energy and the duration would not be long.

I'll try it later, and while I'm at it, I'll look up what 【Tianhua】is.

Ji Ran first went to the First Earth God Temple.

The light and shadow in the courtyard exudes a refreshing and undulating atmosphere.

Dressed in white, Tang Yao greeted him cheerfully, saying, "Ji Ran, right?"

"Hey, I'm Brother Xie's younger brother."

Facing Ji Ran, Tang Yao acted as if they were old friends. Ji Ran smiled slightly and went to greet him. Although Tang Yao had never met him before, she had seen him several times.

At this moment, however, Tang Yao's face was showing an excessive enthusiasm.

“I was the one who examined your spiritual tool just now. That piece of [Jade Gold] can be refined, but its properties are too stable. Once it is incorporated into the forging process, your spiritual tool will lose all possibility of further forging.”

Ji Ran raised an eyebrow and asked, "Does it have any enhancement effects?"

"This... will probably grant me an ability that cannot be sealed. I don't think I'll get anything else, but I'm certain I won't fail."

Suddenly, Tang Yao whispered, "I just did a preliminary test, and there is a special spiritual substance in that jade gold, which seems to be able to increase the success rate without limit."

"If the quantity is not large, I do not recommend that you forge weapons. Instead, refine them and sell them as tools to improve the success rate of forging."

Tang Yao continued, "Although our Earth God Temple now has the ability to rewind time, the use of certain special items that cannot be used in the Earth God Temple still cannot be rewound."

Ji Ran wholeheartedly agreed. He thought of a treasure he owned, but had never dared to use it.

"How much jade-gold material is needed to forge the Great Horizontal Blade?"

"The minimum price is 500 taels. The jade and gold also need to be cleaned of impurities, and the size of your knife has been greatly increased."

"At most?"

"600 taels is enough."

Ji Ran nodded and then asked, "How do you refine that substance?"

"Burning".

Tang Yao made no attempt to hide anything. Ji Ran's identity—San Dao's apprentice, Hai Jiangzhu's subordinate, and Brother Xie's direct subordinate—although it was their first meeting, Tang Yao already considered him one of their own.

"But ordinary fire won't work; we need at least Tier 3 fire. Our armed forces department has combustion furnaces powered by fire element crystal ore, which can make it work."

Ji Ran nodded and smiled, "I'll go and forge the sword first, at least to the sixth level."

"No problem, let's go to the thirteenth Earth God Temple. After this, the knife will be finalized."

"it is good."

Tang Yao didn't say much when Ji Ran chose to forge a knife, and simply saw Ji Ran out the door.

He had no intention of reporting the characteristics of the jade-gold. He had searched for the material himself and found nothing. It must be unique to some other world. He had no interest in giving the armed forces money when his own people had such a treasure. He had only mentioned it earlier to give Ji Ran a hint about its value.

……

As Ji Ran left the First Earth God Temple under the control of the Armed Forces Department, he silently prayed that Tang Yao would not go to his Earth God Temple to collect the offerings before he was forged.

When the time comes, looking at the one or two taels of jade gold he received in exchange for his life-binding tools, and then at the 600 taels he used for forging, he worries that it will affect his mentality.

"Does it increase the success rate?"

Ji Ran silently took out a piece of steel.

[Blood-patterned Purple Immortal Steel]

Introduction: The steel stained with the blood and will of a powerful Qi Refiner was forged to perfection by a martial arts master!

Effect: 100% chance to upgrade ordinary equipment to rare treasures, 70% chance to upgrade rare treasure equipment to spiritual tools, and any equipment has a 0.3% chance to be upgraded to Taoist treasures.

I haven't used this item yet. I hesitated before about turning the Bloodscale Armor into a spirit tool, but because of Vlad, the Bloodscale Armor also has a special way to be upgraded. So I've put it aside again.

If Jade Gold can be refined to produce enough material with a 100% success rate in achieving the Dao... then naturally the Kunwu Blade should be upgraded!

Once it's done, the blade will sever the flesh, and the sword will annihilate the soul. Two Daoist weapons will be enough for me to use forever!

In a bit, let's try using the Golden Crow and see how much Jade Gold it takes to increase the success rate by 1%.

On Yingzhou Immortal Island, the total value of the jade and gold collected by their group was at least over ten thousand yi! That is, two hundred thousand taels of jade and gold!
However, those items were almost all products of the Immortal Island; the actual jade gold was only around 1000 yi, or about 20,000 taels. If the extraction of the substance that increases the success rate of the blessing is minimally costly, then this 1000 yi of jade gold might be the greatest gain!

Thinking of this, Ji Ran released the Golden Crow from the Jade Capital Ring. The little guy now concealed its flames and turned into a pitch-black color.

It soared gently in a circle, then landed its three legs on Ji Ran's shoulder. Its pair of bright golden pupils with inner red rings resembled two blazing suns!
No evil spirits or monsters can escape its reach.

Ji Ran turned and walked towards his local earth god temple. Firstly, he wanted to try forging the Kunwu Jade-Cutting Knife, and secondly, he wanted to enter the River of Oblivion from his earth god temple!

Test the upright, shadowless stance in the River of Oblivion, and at the same time, let the Golden Crow purify the jade gold.

drop!
Suddenly, a message popped up—

[Just Three Swords]: Mukuro told me you're preparing to forge a sword?
[Just Three Cuts]: No need to pay the Armed Forces Department. Tell them to use merit points to offset the cost. Given the current situation, the Special Operations Department will inevitably face battles, so save some spiritual energy to buy elixirs.

【浊仙】：Good master.

[Just Three Cuts]: Xie Yan told me that you have now broken through to the Five Visceral Immortals?
【Zhuoxian】: Yes.

[Just Three Slashes]: Not bad, ten minutes. Wait for me at the training ground. I'll give you a quick demonstration of the "Eight Slashes of the Battlefield." Swallow it with "Qi Absorption," and during this time, focus all your energy on your foundation.

【Zhuoxian】: Good.

Ji Ran looked at Chanyin and immediately headed towards the martial arts arena. He understood his master's meaning.

[Qi Absorption] The copied moves can be memorized through continuous practice. Of course, this excludes job skills, because job skills are tied to a job, and even if memorized through Qi Absorption, they cannot be practiced.

Techniques are acceptable. Techniques learned through absorbing qi are like dreams; once swallowed and used, they are quickly forgotten.

However, if you constantly memorize it, like reciting a dream immediately after waking up and writing it down, and then repeatedly reading it, then you can internalize the techniques of absorbing qi and make them your own.

……

The Demon Realm.

The dawn mist, like flowing milky-white silk, entwined itself around the lush, verdant mountain forest.

San Dao, dressed in a gray trench coat, stood quietly on the edge of the cliff in the mountain forest. Dark bloodstains were faintly visible on the hilt of the long sword on his back. Beside him stood Xie Wu, wearing a black shirt.

"Are you sure I should only teach him swordsmanship?"

"enough."

Xie Wu stood with his arms crossed, his tall and upright figure exuding a broad and resilient strength. Even with his old age, the surrounding mountains and forests remained completely silent, without the buzzing of a single mosquito.

"He has had enough good fortune."

"But he lacks a solid foundation, and his fighting relies entirely on his supernatural talent and sheer courage. What he needs most right now is a strong foundation. Only when his foundation is solid can he truly master his abilities."

San Dao nodded and said, "Aren't you going to teach him?"

"Do not."

"My path is already clear."

"He must forge his own path."

Xie Wu shook his head and said, "From the moment he left Yingzhou Immortal Island alive, he had no choice."

"Being attacked in a dream is only the first time. In reality, apart from this special situation, I can protect him. But in the celestial realms, he can only rely on himself."

"He wasn't the bait I initially thought, the one to lure me with the 'Immortal Scripture.' Instead, he was just like me and Hongfeng."

"It is the anchor point where fate is woven into the timeline and causality of the present world."

“You know, only one person can do this.”

Xie Wu turned and walked into the dense forest, his last words drifting back faintly—

"Back then, I wanted to change the fate of the red maple tree, but I made things worse."

"He has a better chance than Hongfeng."

He remained silent for three moments, watching the figure disappear. As Xie Wu departed, the chirping of insects resumed.

"Gurgle—"

A cry that sounded like a baby's wail came from the air.

San Dao's gaze swept past the swaying wildflowers and locked onto the depths of the valley—more than a hundred gray-tiled courtyards lay quietly in the shadow of cherry blossom trees, and a decaying wooden door groaned in the wind like bones colliding.

Behind the door, a head as large as a small car timidly peeked out, carrying a corpse in its mouth.

A strong stench of blood mingled with the fragrance of flowers.

bass!
The next moment, a glint of sword light flashed in the giant demon's white pupils.

The enormous head, along with the entire desolate village, was split in two.

(End of this chapter)