A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 76 Feeding the Ink Dragon Foundation Building Pill

"That's all the restriction?"

Right.

An ordinary mid-level Golden Thread Talisman is already comparable to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator using a mid-level Golden Thread Technique at full power.

The one I obtained was made by a master talisman maker at the Core Formation stage.

Any product with even a modicum of conscience can't be too bad.

After all, each one costs five hundred spirit stones.

It was authenticated by Wanbaolou.

Such a method would be enough to restrict a level 3 demonic beast for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. The black dragon before them had not yet truly advanced; even if it was already comparable to a level 2 demonic beast, how could it possibly break free from the restrictions of the golden thread talisman?
"Quickly! The contract!"

Immediately force them to complete the master-servant contract!
He had to do this within the time limit during which the Golden Thread Talisman was operating at full power.

Once the master-servant contract is completed, he will possess a spirit pet comparable to level 2, and one that can break through to level 2 at any time and become comparable to level 3. At that time, he will have the confidence to roam freely in the central area of ​​this forbidden zone.

Realizing this, he leaped into the air and arrived in front of the black dragon.

Seeing the giant loach firmly restrained by the golden thread talisman, he did not hesitate at all and directly started the recognition ceremony.

First, he forced a drop of blood essence from between his eyebrows and inscribed the relevant restrictions of the master-servant contract within it. He was the master, and the black dragon was the servant. As long as this drop of blood essence was injected into the black dragon's brow, the initial contract would be completed.

After the contract is completed, their minds can be connected in a simple way, and the Ink Dragon can also obey his commands from a distance.

just.

At this moment.

The black dragon did not accept Han Li's drop of blood essence.

No matter what, that drop of essence blood just couldn't penetrate the black dragon's brow.

"So resistant?"

Han Li narrowed his eyes, then waved his hand. In his left hand was the Heavenly Thunder Spear, its power ready to erupt at any moment. In his right hand was a massive gray sword, three zhang in size, one of his most powerful weapons: the Gray Sword Talisman.

"If you don't submit to me today, you'll only have death to live on."

Han Li said in a cold voice.

The eyes are dim.

Sensing the terrifying power of heavenly thunder contained in the Heavenly Thunder Spear, and the powerful sword energy contained in the giant sword, fear surged in the eyes of the black dragon.

It was certain that both items could kill it.

Especially that Thunderbolt.

The power of the heavenly thunder made the blood in his body restless and uneasy.

Monsters fear lightning tribulations the most.

Their bloodline flows with the fear of the tribulation lightning. Even though the black dragon has never witnessed the power of the tribulation lightning, as a spiritual beast of heaven and earth, it will naturally have that instinct in its blood when facing the power of heavenly lightning.

Despite his fear, Mo Jiao still resisted Han Li.

Its eyes seemed to say: "The spirit beasts of heaven and earth will never be slaves."

Han Li raised an eyebrow and made a hand seal, attempting to peel off a drop of essence blood from between the ink dragon's eyebrows, and then forcibly form a contract in another way.

However, his cultivation level was inferior to that of the Ink Dragon. No matter how smoothly he twirled his fingers, like a butterfly flitting among flowers, he could not get a response from the Ink Dragon and thus failed to obtain the essence blood between its eyebrows.

This made Han Li extremely embarrassed.

He did manage to restrain the Ink Dragon with the power of the talisman, but he couldn't force it to acknowledge him as its master. Perhaps the Ink Dragon was too young and immature to understand his words; or perhaps it was the inherent pride of a spirit beast that made it unwilling to follow the weak.

"If I had the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment stage, how could this beast possibly refuse?"

One minute has passed since then.

One-fifth of the golden thread talisman's time limit has passed.

Han Li felt somewhat anxious and worried.

How to do?
Should we continue trying?
At that moment, the aura emanating from the black dragon suddenly increased significantly.

That's right.

Although the giant mudskipper was still restrained, the energy fluctuations within its body had increased dramatically, more than doubling. The protective dark clouds surrounding it had also thickened considerably. If it weren't still firmly restrained by the golden thread talisman, it would probably have already begun molting and transforming into a level 2 demon beast.

"Trying to advance at this point?"

Han Li squinted.

Take a deep breath.

Originally, with his relatively weak cultivation level, it was difficult for him to gain the approval of the ink dragon, whose magical power was much higher. Now, the ink dragon could advance at any time, and once it did, it would be even less likely to look down on him.

"Well, at least my Grandmaster Hongfu gave me this."

He patted his storage bag and took out a restriction sphere and a restriction control token.

They then arrived in front of the black dragon that was imprisoned in mid-air.

He pressed the restriction sphere firmly against the Ink Dragon's brow and silently recited the incantation.

Along with the incantation, black lines emerged from within the restriction sphere. Guided by Han Li, these black lines entered the body of the black dragon without hindrance, instantly turning the originally fierce and violent mudskipper's eyes clear and filled with panic.

The black dragon had no idea what the two-legged sheep in front of it was up to, but it knew very well that something had broken through its protective black cloud, breached its scales, and burrowed into its body. This was definitely not a good thing.

This has never happened before.

It began to twist and turn desperately, trying to get away from the bead the two-legged sheep was using to cast the spell. But it was firmly bound in place by the golden thread and could only watch helplessly as everything happened.

It panicked.

An unprecedented sense of fear and panic.

They strongly resisted the two-legged sheep and the beads, as well as the strange patterns that emanated from inside the beads.

But it can't do anything.

As the protective dark clouds attacked, Han Li was forced to retreat several steps.

Just now, with just a slight rub, a corner of his yellow silk shirt was rusted.

Once inside the protective black clouds of the black dragon, his entire body could be instantly corroded into a skeleton:
"So fierce!"

Unfortunately, this level of protective ink cloud could not withstand the restrictions contained in the restriction sphere created by Fairy Hongfu.

As more and more restrictive patterns drilled into the black dragon's body, into its muscles and bones, into its meridians and blood vessels, and into its brain and demonic soul, the black dragon's resistance became weaker and weaker.

The way he looked at Han Li became increasingly strange.

It was filled with hatred and fear, yet it also contained dependence and trust.

Despite his violent and murderous intent, he was also filled with tender expectations.

It's really strange.

A hundred or so breaths later, all the restrictions that had been residing on the restriction sphere burrowed into the body of the black dragon. This special magic artifact also lost its effect and fell from mid-air into the hands of Han Li, who was standing below.

With this safeguard in place, Han Li immediately stepped back and began to collect the golden thread talisman by forming hand seals.

It is, after all, a precious talisman of intermediate level.

Although most of the energy has been consumed, it can be used again after timely damage control.

"receive."

As the hand seals were completed, golden light emanated from the talisman, followed by a subtle suction force that caused the golden lines in mid-air to begin converging into the talisman.

Before long, most of the gold threads had disappeared into the gold thread talisman.

At that moment, the black dragon twitched its body and realized that it could move again.

then.

Without hesitation, it reached out its claws towards the golden thread talisman and tore it apart.

Han Li was prepared, and upon seeing this, he snorted coldly:
"Evil beast."

As the voice faded, the control-prohibiting token in his hand emitted a faint light. Immediately following was a furious roar from the black dragon, then a scream of agony.

Unable to maintain its floating posture, the black dragon plummeted from several meters high into the air.

He then screamed and rolled on the ground.

Black lines appeared on its body, especially densely packed on its triangular head, with lines even floating within its eyeballs. This was the powerful restriction inscribed by Fairy Hongfu. Once the restriction took root in the Ink Dragon's body, it would become like a malignant tumor, even restricting and binding its demonic soul. How could a near-level 2 demonic beast like the Ink Dragon possibly withstand it?

Only when the Ink Dragon enters the third stage of a demon beast, that is, level 5, can these restrictions be gradually removed.

"Hmph, you asked for trouble."

Han Li shook his head.

They abandoned the black dragon here to suffer the torment of the restrictions.

He then rode his flying sword across the swamp area ahead and arrived at the pavilion in the center of the swamp.

Here, a golden treasure chest floats silently.

The large golden box was twelve feet long, half a foot wide, and four feet high. The lid was tightly closed, and a faint golden light flowed across the box, making it clearly no ordinary item.

Moreover, it looks more like a golden coffin than a box.

I wonder what good things the ancient cultivators left behind inside.

Han Li formed hand seals and attempted to collect the box according to the method recorded in the sect's scriptures. As expected, the box did not resist his attempt to take it in; with a flash of golden spiritual light, it disappeared into his storage bag in the blink of an eye.

Got it?
From then on, Han Li felt somewhat unreal.

It went so smoothly it felt unreal.

But this is the result he should have achieved after careful planning, countless deliberations, and repeated efforts to perfect his plan.

"With the golden treasure chest, the large-capacity storage bag, the fragment of the silk handkerchief magic weapon, and the help of the black dragon..."

He couldn't imagine how many forbidden herbs he could smuggle in this time!
"With the black dragon as my henchman, I can now explore many underground stone palaces and monster lairs."

Within a fifty-mile radius of the forbidden area's central zone, other level-two demonic beasts naturally served as guardians of many precious spiritual herbs. But how could those level-two demonic beasts possibly be a match for the level-two ink dragon that had later completed its advancement?

Those top-tier level 1 demonic beasts would be no match for the Ink Dragon.

In other words, as long as he holds onto the leash that controls the black dragon, this vicious dog can bring him immeasurable and continuous rich benefits.

Meanwhile, Mo Jiao was still screaming in agony near the exit passage, undergoing the discipline of the forbidden system.

If we don't train him properly, this big mudfish probably won't know why flowers bloom so beautifully!
Then, Han Li looked deeper into the swamp area.

A mile away, near the stone wall at the edge of the swamp, dozens of spiritual herbs grew in clusters. Of these herbs, he was familiar with the forbidden land's herb encyclopedia, and he recognized only two. Most of them were not yet mature, but thirteen were.

"A long-thread mushroom with 400 years of medicinal value..."

"A 600-year-old medicinal herb, the Yellow Bamboo Chrysanthemum..."

"A thousand-star vine, at least three hundred years old..."

"... "

Thirteen mature medicinal herbs in total.

Each plant was extremely valuable to him at his Qi Refining stage. Especially the two Blue Essence Fruits, each six or seven hundred years old, which were said to be able to resolve the aftereffects of Qi Deviation. With these spiritual herbs in hand, he could almost completely eliminate any worries about early-stage Qi Deviation and other potential dangers in his cultivation techniques.

As for the two plants he didn't recognize, he couldn't determine whether they were ripe or not.

However, that didn't stop him from picking them and taking them with him.

After collecting the spiritual herbs, Han Li looked down into the swamp.

He knew very well that there were still opportunities deep within the waters of this swamp.

The Crimson Forbidden Land is a treasure trove left by ancient cultivators for future generations. Back then, the master of this forbidden land, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, used a wind-attribute array to enclose it, primarily to preserve a piece of land with an ancient appearance for Tiannan. Thanks to its ancient environment, many ancient spiritual herbs and medicines could be preserved, ensuring that these medicinal plants wouldn't become completely extinct in later generations.

This is why the Crimson Forbidden Land has been sealed off from the outside world for tens of thousands of years.

Even though this place was discovered by later generations thousands of years ago, and the wind-attribute restriction array outside has been weakened every five years, one thing is certain: the self-circulating spiritual veins here have been maintained for sixty to seventy thousand years.

Over such a long period of time, some of the spiritual veins have solidified, forming associated primary mineral veins.

While the environment of the Bloodstained Forbidden Land might not produce top-grade spirit stones, it is highly likely that it will produce high-grade spirit stones, or superior-grade spirit stones.

"If I could obtain a few high-grade spirit stones, my chances of succeeding in the third stage of cultivation or breaking through to the Core Formation stage would greatly increase."

The pure spiritual energy within high-grade spirit stones can even help cultivators at the peak of the early Core Formation stage break through bottlenecks.

For him, it was also a great stroke of luck.

It works better than most elixirs available today.

He went through all sorts of hardships to find spiritual herbs, wasn't it all to use the higher quality spiritual energy within those pills to purify and enhance the magical power within his body? Directly absorbing high-grade spirit stones would have the same effect, or even be one or two levels better.

If it were replaced with a top-grade spirit stone, it could save a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator more than ten years of arduous cultivation. That's more than ten years of arduous cultivation for a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

The more specific effects are self-evident.

There is undoubtedly a spiritual vein or associated mineral vein directly beneath this underground stone palace.

Otherwise, the protective barrier on the surface of the stone palace would have become ineffective long ago.

The fact that the ban is still in operation today is a form of lateral proof.

"No rush, now is not the time to mine. Time is too tight."

The spiritual veins and mineral veins of the Crimson Forbidden Land are buried deep underground; how could they possibly give ordinary cultivators the opportunity to dig them up easily? The ancient cultivators aren't stupid.

With his current methods, he's difficult to reach.

Even if he used the Gray Sword Talisman to break ground, he could only dig a few dozen feet at most before its power was completely exhausted. If he found a spirit vein or spirit ore vein, he could recoup his investment. But if he didn't, it would be a huge loss.

"Even with the addition of the Ink Dragon, the remaining three days probably won't be enough..."

According to his estimation, the vein is at least three hundred feet below, or even a thousand feet below.

"It's not too late to come back later with more talismans and mining spirit beasts!"

Pulling himself back to reality, Han Li glanced at the black dragon, who was suffering greatly and was almost too exhausted to move.

At this moment, the black dragon's eyes were bloodshot, its spirit was weak, its body was cracked, and it was covered in blood.

One word: appalling.

But it must be said that when it saw Han Li again, its eyes immediately became clearer than ever before.

They've clearly had enough of a lesson.

"Give me a drop of your essence blood..."

Once they were ten zhang apart, Han Li made another request.

This time, Mo Jiao did not resist the order and obediently forced out a drop of dark green essence blood from between his eyebrows.

Having obtained the essence blood of the black dragon, Han Li immediately placed a restriction on it without saying a word.

He poured all his knowledge and skills into it.

Afterwards, the drop of essence blood was returned to the black dragon, and it re-entered the black dragon's brow.

As the drop of essence blood returned and dissolved, several other control restrictions planted by Han Li were also placed within the Mo Jiao's body.

"It absorbed this drop of my essence blood as well."

As he spoke, he offered up the first drop of bright red blood.

It also contains various master-servant contracts.

As the drop of essence blood entered the black dragon's forehead and penetrated its body, a subtle connection was established between them. Han Li seemed to be able to read some of the black dragon's thoughts and ideas, and could vaguely sense its joys and sorrows.

In the days to come, the tacit understanding and affection between master and servant will continue to deepen as the master-servant contract strengthens and time passes. Ultimately, this will lead the spirit beast to be completely obedient to its master and even willing to sacrifice its life.

"Not bad."

Han Li was very satisfied with this.

If the previous restraints and tortures were considered as "coercion" in the "combination of kindness and severity" approach.

At this moment, such a drop of essence blood represents the grace in the combination of kindness and severity.

He has shown kindness but no authority; even the black dragon bird wouldn't give him the time of day.

Having power but no kindness also poses a hidden danger.

The normal master-servant contract model now involves both kindness and severity.

He leaped up and landed on the back of the black dragon. He could sense that the giant mudskipper was still somewhat uncomfortable, but it wasn't as resistant as it had been at the beginning.

"That's not enough; we need to increase the intimacy between master and servant..."

Sensing the black dragon's unease, Han Li patted his storage bag and took out several bottles of pills.

"Try this first."

The first one is a healing medicine.

He has three exquisite stones in his possession, all of which were investments given to him by Fairy Hongfu earlier.

At this moment, a pill was taken out and given to the black dragon to consume. Before long, granulation tissue began to wriggle at the black dragon's original torn wound, and the injury was healing rapidly.

"While you have this healing pill, why don't you just complete your final molting and transformation?"

Han Li made this suggestion.

He immediately took out several bottles of pills used to strengthen the body's foundation, cultivate vitality, and enhance magical power.

These are all low-grade pills that he doesn't need right now.

Having tasted such a delicious pill, brimming with spiritual energy for the first time, the black dragon's eyes, as large as copper bells, widened in astonishment. Unconsciously, its fondness for Han Li, its master, intensified. "Will it work?"

Han Li raised an eyebrow.

Mo Jiao licked his lips, clearly still wanting more.

"These low-level pills are no longer useful to me, but they are still effective against the black dragon with a higher cultivation level. Why is that?"

Han Li fell into thought.

Then he thought of the differences between monsters and humans.

The biggest difference between human cultivators and demonic beasts is that humans do not possess demonic energy within their bodies, resulting in purer spiritual power among those of the same level. Demonic beasts, on the other hand, possess mixed demonic energy within their bodies. Because of this demonic energy, even the flesh and blood of a level seven demonic beast are not edible for human cultivators.

Only when a demonic beast reaches level 8 and undergoes the baptism of heavenly lightning to transform into human form, and its spiritual power no longer contains harmful demonic energy, can human cultivators make full use of its flesh and blood, such as for alchemy.

Furthermore, compared to demonic beasts of the same level, the larger demonic beasts undoubtedly possess far more spiritual energy than the smaller humans. Even in terms of demonic cores, the golden cores of humans at the Core Formation stage contain purer spiritual energy than those of demonic beasts.

Strangely, the two are on the same level.

The reason for this is that the magical power of human cultivators surpasses that of demonic beasts of the same level in terms of purity.

If quantity is lacking, quality can make up for it.

If the quality is high enough, a smaller quantity is fine.

In this way, the low-grade pills that were useless to Han Li had a slightly positive effect on Mo Jiao.

In short, the more the merrier.

Realizing this, Han Li simply took out all the pills he didn't need and stuffed them into the mouth of the black dragon.

Interestingly, when he uncorked a bottle containing the precious Foundation Establishment Pill and then put it back, the Ink Dragon suddenly became extremely excited, his emotions filled with longing.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Han Li glanced at the pill bottle in his hand, lost in thought:
"Demon beasts usually only care about spiritual herbs that are useful to them. The black dragon is so interested in the Foundation Establishment Pill. Could it be that the Foundation Establishment Pill is helpful to it?"

You know what, it's actually quite possible.

Because the function of the Foundation Building Pill is to cleanse the marrow and remove impurities from the body of living beings, while also strengthening the foundation and enhancing magical power.

Since the Foundation Establishment Pill is effective for human cultivators, it should theoretically be equally effective for a celestial beast like the Ink Dragon.

"Could this be how Li Huayuan created that silver-armored horned python?"

One or two aren't enough; throw in a handful, and who knows, it might actually purify your bloodline and produce a benign mutation?!
Otherwise, who did Li Huayuan give the Foundation Establishment Pills that the sect distributes to the Core Formation stage elders every five years? Old Li has been a Core Formation stage cultivator for forty or fifty years, and he has obtained a lot of Foundation Establishment Pills over the years.

So, is he going to feed the Ink Dragon a Foundation Establishment Pill?
He happened to have one in his hand.

The spiritual energy contained in a single Foundation Establishment Pill, after helping a cultivator at the twelfth level of Qi Refining improve their physical body, can also more than double their magical power, allowing them to easily advance to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining. Such medicinal power would undoubtedly be a highly beneficial tonic for the Black Dragon at its current cultivation level.

"To give or not to give?"

Han Li was in a dilemma.

"If I give it to you..."

Undoubtedly, feeding the Ink Dragon a pill now will aid its transformation, and there's a good chance it will gain even more benefits during the process. For example, it might become more successful in its transformation, have purer bloodline spiritual power, greater potential, and be stronger than it was in the original timeline.

The problem is that he himself also needs Foundation Establishment Pills to establish his foundation, and he needs at least seven or eight Foundation Establishment Pills.

Giving the Ink Dragon one pill is one aspect of extravagance, but another is that it will greatly increase the difficulty for him to obtain another Foundation Establishment Pill later.

It will add a lot of trouble.

"I can't give it to you..."

If this opportunity is missed, once the Ink Dragon has fully completed its Level 2 transformation, feeding it Foundation Establishment Pills may no longer be effective. Even if the Foundation Establishment Pills still have the effect of cleansing its marrow and transforming its essence, their effectiveness will likely be greatly reduced. The cultivation cost will then be much higher.

After much deliberation and weighing of the options for three seconds, I decided to give it my all.

"Give me whatever you want, I don't even have enough for myself."

Han Li carefully put away the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Should I feed the Ink Dragon Foundation Building Pill?

Unless he's lost his mind.

"Little Six, you can't just take pills randomly. This one is poisonous, you can't eat it, it will do you more harm than good to your advancement and transformation. The one before wasn't poisonous, it's enough for you to have a taste. Be good, digest those pills first, okay?" To appease the black dragon, Han Li talked nonsense with a straight face again.

Mo Jiao: ...

Do you think I don't know if it's poisonous or not?

mean.

...

Han Li put the black dragon "Little Six" into his spirit beast bag, then left an empty iron box in the pavilion on the central island of the swamp area. After that, he left the underground swamp area through the passage.

Don't stay here for long.

However, although he had moved quickly enough, he quickly retreated when he reached the entrance of the stone hall.

Then he turned and ran towards the underground swamp area.

"Damn it, we've wasted too much time scheming against that Ma family brat at Tianque Fort. Otherwise, we should have arrived here an hour earlier."

Arriving an hour early makes a big difference in many things.

For example, at this moment, they wouldn't be trapped in this stone hall by a group of people coming towards them from the hillside of the basin.

...

A few breaths after Han Li disappeared, a group of sixteen people suddenly appeared on the hillside on one side of the basin. The men were handsome, the women were beautiful, and without exception, they were all disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect. The leader was a youthful, elfin-like girl.

The girl glanced at the stone palace in the basin with a puzzled look.

"What's wrong, Master Gan?"

When a disciple saw his elder frowning, he immediately asked him respectfully.

Upon hearing this, Gan Rushuang pondered for a moment and then shook her head:
"nothing."

In fact, just now, she sensed a faint aura of a cultivator near the stone palace in the center of the basin.

The other party must have used stealth and concealment techniques, and that stone hall was also very strange, as it could actually block the detection of external divine sense. Otherwise, she should have sensed the other party's presence from a great distance.

At this moment, the other party must have entered the interior of the stone hall, otherwise, their aura would not have vanished in an instant.

But it was precisely for this reason that she had to mourn for the other person.

Trapped inside the stone hall by the main force of the Hidden Moon Sect, unless the stone hall offered another way out, their opponents were doomed. Although she didn't want to bully the weak, the disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect might not be so tolerant. Moreover, their Hidden Moon Sect absolutely could not allow the fact that she, a Core Formation stage cultivator, had suppressed her cultivation to enter the forbidden area to explore for treasure to be exposed, otherwise, the problem would become much more serious.

This is definitely more troublesome than the Moon Pearl incident from back then.

therefore.

Those inside the palace must not be allowed to remain.

Immediately, she released her divine sense, easily covering an area of ​​several miles. After confirming that there were no followers, she nodded.

She was both surprised and delighted after discovering the strangeness of the stone hall.

"I hope it is this stone temple."

The seven or eight demonic beast lairs that had been previously raided were also protected by restrictions left by ancient cultivators. However, those restrictions could not prevent her, a Core Formation stage cultivator, from probing them with her divine sense.

This place is different.

The stone palace within the basin possessed extremely strong restrictions, so strong that even her Core Formation stage divine sense couldn't penetrate even an inch. The moment her divine sense touched it, the wall was repelled—a truly bizarre situation.

Therefore, the restrictions on this stone palace are far more sophisticated than the superficial restrictions on the previous ones.

"Come, follow me into the stone hall."

Then he took the lead.

Just then, a disciple jogged up to report, also serving as a reminder:

"Reporting to Grandmaster, beneath this stone hall lies a sweltering, damp swamp, inhabited by a Black-Scaled Python whose strength far surpasses that of ordinary top-tier demonic beasts. That python has devoured over a dozen disciples from various sects who sought to gather medicinal herbs and treasures, earning it a fearsome reputation. This has made this place one of the most dangerous areas that disciples from various sects dare not venture into. We urge Grandmaster to exercise caution..."

This female disciple is also a long-time debtor who has twice entered the Bloodstained Forbidden Zone.

Their understanding of the Crimson Forbidden Land is unmatched by anyone else.

Unfortunately, her good intentions sounded rather grating to Gan Rushuang: "Me, a dignified Core Formation stage master, facing a mere level 1 demon beast, do I need a junior like you to give me pointers? Tell me to be careful?"
"Hmph, alright, do you think I can't even handle a level one demon beast? How strong can it be? Along the way, with my Vermilion Bird Ring, how many so-called top-tier demon beasts have become your practice punching bags?" Upon hearing this, most of the disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect who had previously benefited showed smiles.

Upon hearing this, the female disciple's expression changed drastically: "This disciple dares not."

"You go down."

They're just mere black-scaled pythons; a few of them will die.

"Everyone, proceed according to plan. Remember, no matter how powerful that black-scaled python is, you must firmly believe in the secret technique passed down to you by the sect. It's a Yin-Yang attraction technique where a male and female pair can deliver a blow comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator. With this technique in hand, level one demonic beasts are a piece of cake. Besides, I have my Vermilion Bird Ring to help you restrain it." After boosting morale, Gan Rushuang took the lead and entered the stone hall: "Follow me into the reaping."

"Yes, Master."

...

Underground swamp area.

Han Li was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead.

He was blocked.

They were stuck here.

How can we get out of here?

In his view, if it were somewhere else, if he hadn't set his sights on the golden treasure chest, then "Nangong Wan" might have let him off the hook. But the golden treasure chest was something he was determined to obtain, as it concerned his future path to immortality; he would never give it up so easily, not even if the other party was the female protagonist in his book.

Because of the golden treasure chest and the other party's Core Formation stage status, there is no room for negotiation between the two sides.

There is only one way for him to escape.

That means leaving everyone from the Hidden Moon Sect here.

"Done."

Summoning the still somewhat dazed black dragon, the Foundation Establishment Pill was directly flicked out and fed to the creature:

"It's an advantage for you."

That's right, he gave up the Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand.

He fed it to the black dragon.

The reason is very simple:
Accelerate the advancement process of the Ink Dragon!

The reason Mo Jiao hadn't advanced to the next level was because his accumulated spiritual energy was just a little lacking. In the original timeline, he would have needed to wait until the day after tomorrow to advance. But now, how could he possibly wait until then?
Moreover, the stronger the Ink Dragon becomes, the more it gains in the forbidden area.

If the black dragon becomes better, it won't be needed anymore, and it can be sold for a good price, right?

Ultimately, it comes down to whether it's worth it or not.

As for how he should collect more Foundation Establishment Pills to build his foundation?

What's the point of talking about the future when you're about to lose your life?

For him right now, the priority is to survive and get out of the forbidden area alive. At that point, a few Foundation Establishment Pills will be nothing. When it comes to matters of life and death, everything else is a minor issue.

The black dragon, having swallowed the Foundation Establishment Pill, widened its lantern-sized eyes even further: "..."

what's going on?
Why is my stingy owner suddenly so generous?
"Ahem, Master, I'm just saying this because I believe in you and think you can become even better..." It's definitely not because a group of fierce people came from outside.

Upon hearing this, Mo Jiao was deeply moved and immediately came up to rub against him.

"OK OK."

Han Li needs to hurry.

"Little Six, you need to advance quickly too!" Otherwise, both of us, master and servant, will be doomed.

He really meant it when he said he'd give me a Foundation Building Pill.

An investment of three to four thousand spirit stones…

Heart hurts!
Then he told him to quickly burrow back into the swamp, while he found a small mound to hide behind. At the same time, he used all his skills, including stealth and concealment techniques, and even used a high-level concealment talisman left behind by the Tianque Fortress disciple who had initially been following him.

We're just waiting for the people from the Hidden Moon Sect to arrive.

Soon.

A young girl, still looking quite childish, led a group of disciples from the Hidden Moon Sect through a stone staircase of several hundred steps into this underground swamp area.

"Huh? Where's that golden box?"

"I visited the Crimson Forbidden Zone five years ago and came here once before," the female disciple asked in surprise.

Where was the golden treasure chest, emitting a faint golden light, floating in the pavilion at this moment?

"It's not a golden box, it's an iron box. It's no different from the iron and wooden boxes we harvested before."

The young girl at the head of the group shook her head.

Her divine sense had already extended several miles, and she immediately spotted an abandoned, old-fashioned iron box in the corner of a pavilion on the island. The box was open, and its contents were gone, clearly having been taken by someone else.

Moreover, deep within this swamp, there is a vast expanse of medicinal herbs, the mature ones of which have already been harvested.

"There are signs of a battle here; someone has already gotten there first. Let's go to the next place."

After thinking it over, she decided not to make things difficult for the little guy from another faction who was hiding there.

The other party probably doesn't know her identity yet.

It is truly disgraceful to bully the weak when you are stronger.

"Where is that infamous Black Scale Python?" a disciple asked, puzzled.

"I'll go see if there are any more spiritual herbs to pick..." Some disciples were unwilling to give up and wanted to go to the places where spiritual herbs were piled up to see if any had slipped through the net.

“Grandmaster, this place has been ransacked beforehand, but the other party may not have left. Why don’t we search around and investigate?” the willful woman suggested.

She had a strong feeling that an outsider was hiding here. And she loved playing cat and mouse.

dark place.

Han Li's heart tightened.

He made a deep note in his notebook about the female cultivator who had spoken.

Upon hearing this and seeing the situation, the leading girl in the Hidden Moon Sect frowned slightly, but did not stop the disciples from doing their own thing.

Because she also had her doubts.

Is the treasure chest here really just that broken iron box? Would the ancient cultivators have gone to such great lengths just to leave behind a broken iron box? Does that make sense?

She really wanted to check the storage bags of his disciples hidden in the shadows.

just.

After his disciples had flown a hundred or so feet, a strange movement suddenly occurred in the swamp.

"Hmm? Could it be that the black-scaled python is still around?"

"Junior Sister Zhang, Senior Sister Xiao, Junior Brother Li... watch out."

Unfortunately, the reminder came too late.

The black dragon suddenly launched a sneak attack, taking down a fragile character with a single blow.

With one bite, the defensive shield that the female disciple of the Hidden Moon Sect had barely managed to erect shattered, followed by a brief and shrill scream.

"Senior Sister Xiao...!"

The disciples' expressions changed drastically, filled with shock and anger.

"Slaughter this beast."

The disciples all took action.

The four groups of men and women behind them even went so far as to use the secret technique of the Hidden Moon Sect: Yin-Yang Traction Technique.

This technique can combine the magical power of a male and female disciple and unleash an attack comparable to a casual strike from a Foundation Establishment cultivator. One or two strikes might not even pose a threat to a top-tier level 1 demonic beast, but several attacks combined can even kill a level 2 demonic beast.

Previously, they had already proven this in practice.

The effect is excellent.

It's no exaggeration to say that this move was one of the main reasons why Qiong Laoguai of the Hidden Moon Sect dared to gamble against Hong Fu, Li Huayuan, and Fuyunzi.

What is the connection between Huangfeng Valley and Qingxu Sect?
Without the Spirit Fusion Talisman, disciples are basically all alone when they are teleported in. How can this compare to the pairs of disciples in the Hidden Moon Sect?
In terms of strength, apart from a few elite disciples who are barely presentable, what else do Huangfeng Valley and Qingxu Sect have that can threaten top-tier or even level 2 demonic beasts? On the other hand, Yanyue Sect's combined attack secret technique, Yin-Yang Pulling Technique, can threaten and even kill level 2 demonic beasts.

Furthermore, Gan Rushuang is a Core Formation cultivator who used special methods to suppress her cultivation level and infiltrate the Crimson Forbidden Land. With this junior sister present, it's a huge guarantee. Tell me, how could their Hidden Moon Sect possibly lose?!
However, Gan Rushuang's face did not look relaxed at all.

"This is not a black-scaled python, it is a black dragon."

The girl's expression was solemn, yet her tone carried a strange excitement:
"It hasn't advanced yet. You two work together to take it down."

With that, it flew deeper into the swamp, towards the black dragon that was chasing two other disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect. Because the two disciples had gone too far in, after being blocked by the black dragon, they could only escape by fleeing deeper into the swamp.

This scene was undoubtedly someone's scheme.

Another disciple was about to be killed because he was a little too slow:

"You beast, you're asking for death."

The youthful-looking girl, Gan Rushuang, was furious.

They tried to kill members of the Hidden Moon Sect right in front of her. What did they take her, a Core Formation stage cultivator, for?

　I'll post it in advance, and then I'll post it at 0:1 AM later. There are more people reading at night.

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(End of this chapter)