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Chapter 155 Harvest, Old Demon's Notes

It was late at night, and the bright moon hung high in the sky.

Zi Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Hai Bodong have not yet returned, so Su Qian has temporarily taken Hai Bodong's place, calling on his subordinates to work diligently to repair the Zixiao Pavilion that was destroyed by the Earth Demon Old Ghost.

Chen Xiao went in and out of Cai Lin's room, constantly bringing her pills and medicinal herbs to speed up her recovery.

Cai Lin leaned against the headboard the whole time, her posture lazy and relaxed. Watching him busy himself, the corners of her lips slightly lifted, and her eyes showed a tenderness that no one else could see.

"Don't use your strength these days. Let's recover to our peak condition first."

Cai Lin nodded slightly: "At most one... month, I will be able to recover. You should go and recuperate. I have never experienced the feeling of having too much soul power consumed, but I imagine it must be unpleasant."

Chen Xiao nodded, gave a few more instructions, and then returned to his room.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Chen Xiao cleared his mind of distractions, quietly circulated his cultivation technique, and entered a meditative state.

With the help of the Ice Spirit Jade, Chen Xiao fully charged the Ice Soul Talisman in just one hour, and his fighting spirit was restored to about 70-80%.

Despite this, a sense of weariness could still be felt deep within the soul, due to the excessive consumption of soul power.

For an ordinary person, it would probably take ten days to half a month to restore them to their peak condition. Chen Xiao has a method of soul cultivation, which can greatly speed up the process, but it would still take at least two or three days to achieve.

Instead of rushing to restore his soul power, Chen Xiao raised his hand and looked at the storage ring belonging to the old demon on his finger.

Although this dark storage ring is not in good condition, it is a genuine high-grade storage ring, with almost the same internal space as Han Feng's Nether Sea Storage Ring.

By focusing his consciousness on it, Chen Xiao quickly retrieved four scrolls.

"Mid-level Earth-rank cultivation technique, Earth Demon Heart Devouring Technique."

This is an ice-attribute cultivation technique. Chen Xiao opened it and read through it.

This technique is quite domineering, yet also somewhat eerie and insidious. After practicing it, the color of one's battle aura will turn black, revealing its power. The circulation of battle aura will give others a strong sense of oppression.

Recalling the inhuman and ghostly appearance of the old demon, Chen Xiao immediately lost interest in this technique.

In terms of functionality alone, this "Earth Demon Devouring Heart Technique" is completely inferior to the "Ice Prison Manual" he cultivated.

As Chen Xiao accumulates more and more loot and encounters increasingly powerful opponents, he will inevitably rely primarily on Earth-rank combat techniques when using combat skills in the future.

If you want to frequently use Earth-rank combat skills, then energy consumption is the first thing to consider.

In this respect, his "Ice Prison Codex" has an unparalleled advantage.

Chen Xiao shook his head slightly and put it aside.

If I don't need it myself, I can ask Hai Bodong for his opinion.

However, based on Chen Xiao's understanding of Hai Bodong, this Ice Emperor likes to show off in front of others, and being dashing and handsome is what he loves. He probably wouldn't be interested in this kind of cultivation technique that makes one look like a ghost after cultivation.

After all, Hai Bodong's current cultivation technique has long since been changed to a low-level Earth rank, so the difference in grade is not significant.

His gaze shifted to the three scrolls beside him.

"Low-level Earth-rank combat skill: Thousand Illusion Ice Spikes".

"Mid-level Earth Rank Battle Skill: Ice Condensation Sword Technique!"

"Mid-level Earth-rank Battle Skill: Blood-chilling Extreme Freeze!"

In fact, besides these three fighting techniques, Chen Xiao also found two other low-level Earth-rank fighting techniques in the Earth Demon Old Ghost's storage ring. However, after glancing at them and finding that they were not suitable for him, Chen Xiao was too lazy to take them out.

Getting back to the main point, Chen Xiao had already personally witnessed the Thousand Illusions Ice Spike and the Ice Condensation Sword Technique among the three fighting techniques in front of him.

The former is very similar to Hai Bodong's Xuanbing Thorn, and can be called an upgraded version of Xuanbing Thorn.

Chen Xiao glanced at it once and immediately had a feeling that if he and Hai Bodong were to cultivate this fighting technique, it would be extremely easy.

The Ice Condensation Sword Technique is an advanced version of the Thousand Illusion Ice Spikes. Once you've mastered the Thousand Illusion Ice Spikes, the Ice Condensation Sword Technique is not difficult to learn.

This is similar to the Three Thousand Thunder Movements and Three Thousand Thunder Illusions of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion. Only by fully mastering the Three Thousand Thunder Movements can one be qualified to cultivate the Three Thousand Thunder Illusions.

"Both of these fighting techniques are usable."

Chen Xiao nodded in satisfaction.

The last one, "Blood Cold Extreme Frozen Sky".

This fighting technique can cause the surrounding temperature to drop sharply, forming a frozen world that greatly suppresses enemies within it. The cold air it emits can even cause the fighting spirit within the enemy's body to condense into ice!

The greater the gap in strength, the more obvious the suppression becomes.

If the strength is similar, it would be difficult to achieve such a significant effect.

"It does have some similarities to the Ice Soul Talisman I threw out; it's a divine skill for clearing out weaklings, but it's not very effective against truly powerful opponents. No wonder the Earth Demon Old Ghost didn't use it today. However, I've refined Heavenly Frost Qi, and under the same cultivation level, if I were to use this Blood Frost Extreme Freezing Heaven, its power should be a notch stronger than the Earth Demon Old Ghost's..."

This fighting style is somewhat like a domain-type game, with both its advantages and disadvantages being extremely obvious.

Setting it aside for the time being, Chen Xiao continued sorting through his spoils.

Aside from cultivation techniques and combat skills, the Earth Demon Old Ghost's storage ring didn't contain many pills; the most precious were four low-grade seventh-rank Instant Qi Pills.

Taking this pill can restore some of one's battle qi in a very short time; even for a Dou Zong expert, the effect is considerable. Chen Xiao had never seen this pill before, and his recognition of it was thanks to the label that the Earth Demon Old Ghost had affixed to the jade bottle…

Besides the Instant Qi Pill, Chen Xiao also saw some familiar pills, such as the Azure Origin Pill.

The items were valuable, but none of them were enough to move Chen Xiao.

Continue organizing.

Not a single medicinal herb was found; they all ended up in Zi Yan's pocket.

There are two magic cores, both of which are sixth-order ice-attribute magic cores.

The seventh-tier demon core that the old demon had prepared for refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet was not on his person.

Not a single gold coin.

A whole bunch of miscellaneous items.

"what?"

Chen Xiao let out a soft exclamation, and with a flick of his wrist, a black-covered notebook appeared in his hand.

Upon opening it, one immediately realizes that it is a collection of notes by the old demon.

Each page contains only a few lines of text, mostly things that the old demon considers important.

For example, in a certain month of a certain year, one suddenly has a feeling and prepares to go into seclusion to break through to a higher level.

For example, the inspiration that the Earth Demon Old Ghost drew from the creation of fire, and the inspiration that inspired certain combat techniques, etc.

Chen Xiao flipped through most of the pages before finally finding a rather unusual one.

This page was almost entirely filled with writing by the old demon, densely packed with words.

"After thirty years, I have finally obtained a clue to the Purple Spirit Cold Qi again. Refining this substance will greatly enhance the power of my ice-attribute battle qi, and may even cause it to mutate. Even when facing fire-attribute experts who wield strange flames, I will no longer be at a disadvantage. The far north, the illusory heaven, I must make a trip there! But before I set off..."

The several hundred words were filled with the old demon's longing for the Purple Spirit Cold Qi.

Both being of the ice attribute, what the Earth Demon Old Ghost longed for, Chen Xiao also desired.

However, the old demon did not obtain this item, presumably due to an accident along the way.

As Chen Xiao flipped through the pages, he quickly found the answer.

"What a load of rubbish about a false heaven! It wasted three years of my life. There's no such place in the far north. Rumors are unreliable! Fortunately, I did gain something, and my cultivation improved further..."

On this page, Chen Xiao sensed the deep resentment of the old demon.

Chen Xiao chuckled and put the note aside.

At the same time, a thought popped into his head, and he began to browse the information about advance payments in his mind.

"Heavenly Demon Puppet".

[Celestial Demon Puppet: Can be advanced.]

[Follow-up: Complete the following selection and choose the option with the highest success rate.]

① Kill a Dou Zong, kill a seventh-tier magical beast, and capture a soul entity.

② Enter the ancient ruins of the Beast Domain and obtain a Heavenly Demon Puppet.

③ Go to the Northern Continent, enter the False Heaven outside the Fallen God Ice Plains, and obtain a Heavenly Demon Puppet.

④……】

Ignoring the other options, Chen Xiao's gaze was fixed on the third one.

Strange things arise in strange lands, and it's not surprising that there are even more ice-attribute spiritual creatures in the northern continent.

The northern continent is also known as the far north.

"According to the old demon's notes, there are also Heavenly Demon Puppets in the place where this Purple Spirit Cold Qi is located. Could this False Heaven be an ancient ruin?"

The more Chen Xiao thought about it, the more likely it seemed. In that case, it was only natural that the Earth Demon Old Ghost had failed to find him.

"It seems I'll have to make a trip to the Northern Continent sometime in the future."

Even now, Chen Xiao has discovered that the Northern Continent has many good things.

There are strange flames, celestial chill, celestial demon puppets, purple spirit chill, and unverified ancient ruins...

All of these factors combined are enough to make one's heart flutter.

Putting the thought aside for the moment, Chen Xiao picked up the journal and continued reading.

As both are of the ice attribute, many of the old demon's notes were very helpful to him.

In particular, the old man's research on transforming fire and flames, as well as some of the recorded prototypes of fighting techniques, gave Chen Xiao a lot of inspiration.

(End of this chapter)