It's just a simulation game, how did the fairy become real?

[But you didn't expect that the peony would be so powerful, not only helping you recover your health, but also helping you reach a higher level.]

[Your cultivation level was already at the late Golden Core stage.]

With the help of the peony, you have now achieved the perfect Golden Elixir.

Even the breakthrough opportunity that had been out of sight was beginning to appear before you.

The peony, ever perceptive, sensed your choice.

[At the moment you were about to break through, you clearly sensed the medicinal power around you increasing rapidly.]

[You were initially hesitant about whether to continue honing your skills and pushing your limits, but seeing this situation, you didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately began to refine yourself.]

The process of simmering and refining looks incredibly agonizing.

[It was Xuanmingzi who helped you little by little before, but now you can only rely on yourself.]

Seven more days passed, and the medicine's effects gradually weakened, causing you to reach your limits.

With a low growl, your golden core shattered, and your nascent soul was reborn.

The process of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage is far simpler than you imagine.

The heavy tribulation clouds overhead signify that you have reached your current limit on the path of body cultivation.

[For you, tribulation by lightning is already something you're very familiar with.]

The calamity feared by countless cultivators has become your best resource.

The heavy thunder pounded against your body, making your breath grow ever heavier.

[By the time the tribulation lightning dissipates, you will have reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.]

"This is the first time I've seen someone use tribulation lightning as a resource for cultivation."

The moment the lightning tribulation dissipated, Peony reappeared before Zhang Yang.

"Thank you."

Zhang Yang expressed his sincere gratitude, saying that without Shaoyao's strong support, he would not have been able to have the opportunity to break through in such a short period of time.

The medicinal materials used for peony cultivation over the past ten days or so are probably worth far more than I imagined.

"No need for thanks."

As a physical cultivator, you are an excellent drug trial experience for me.

There are many things that I've wanted to try before, but I've never dared to do.

Without you, I couldn't have accomplished those things.

Peony shook her head. The whole process was mutual, and she had benefited a lot from it as well.

"If you really want to thank me, you can bring me any precious medicinal herbs you come across in the future."

"no problem!"

For cultivators, an encounter is but a fleeting moment.

For a much longer period, I was almost always alone.

Because of you, the peony has lingered here for so long, but now it's time for you to part ways.

You agreed to meet every so often.

[Not only does it help you pay off your "debts," but Peony also needs your body to test things on for her.]

The hatred stemming from the nine-tailed fox has become your most fundamental driving force.

After separating from the peony, besides trying every means to acquire stronger cultivation techniques, what you did most every day was to find ways to kill even more powerful demons.

Although you cannot kill the Nine-Tailed Fox, slaying other demons will still bring you the exhilarating feeling of revenge.

【…】

"I didn't expect that this Taoist disciple would have even greater potential than I imagined."

The girl sat on the edge of the stone platform, and the clear pool at her feet reflected Zhang Yang's image.

"He is only at the Nascent Soul stage. Who knows when he will reach the Integration stage?"

Isn't it a bit too risky to place our hopes on him?

The speaker looked somewhat mature, and the basket on her back seemed incredibly familiar.

If Zhang Yang could see this person, he would definitely recognize that it was Shaoyao, who had spent every day with him.

All I want is a symbol.

If he can reach the Integration Stage, that would be best. If not, then kill him, turn him into a puppet, and find someone to replace him.

Hatred is the best reason.

A smile appeared on the girl's face.

With Zhang Yang's strength at the Golden Core stage, let alone entering her cave, even entering the demon realm would be very difficult.

Among so many powerful beings at the Integration Stage, none have been able to pinpoint the exact location of the Demon Realm.

With just a small golden core, even by sheer chance, it would be impossible to safely pass through the passage into the demon realm.

From the very first moment they met, everything was already under the girl's control.

Injuring Zhang Yang was the first step; sending Shaoyao to heal him and then helping him break through was the second step.

The girl wanted to see just how much potential this body cultivator had.

If the potential is good, she wouldn't mind nurturing it herself.

Although it will eventually become just a tool, it is a tool that you have honed yourself, and it is the one that is most convenient to use.

Zhang Yang's performance was indeed somewhat beyond her expectations.

"If those old guys knew about your plan, they'd probably be furious."

Peony shook her head. The demon realm had finally been broken out, but the girl was planning to seal it back up, even predicting that it wouldn't be able to be opened again for thousands of years.

This is definitely not good news for those old folks who want to go out and show off.

"Then just don't let them know, isn't that fine?"

The previous Nine-Tailed Fox died suddenly. Now I am the true ruler of the demon race. As long as things remain on the surface, they won't find out so soon.

The girl stretched and said, "You should leave the demon realm first."

"If you stay here too long, your demonic aura will become too strong, which may expose your identity."

"knew.

I will personally push those plans forward.

Peony nodded, and then her figure disappeared into the cave.

The girl's gaze was fixed on the cave entrance. She sat silently on the stone bed, and no one knew what she was thinking at that moment.

The sudden death of the previous Nine-Tailed Fox directly halted the expansion plans of the demon realm. Coupled with the counterattack from human cultivators, the demon realm had no choice but to temporarily go into hiding again.

As for when they will be born, they are still waiting for the right opportunity...

Chapter 179 Let's have something big!

The previous generation of Nine-Tailed Fox was at the Fusion stage, nearing perfection.

However, not long after returning to the demon realm following a fierce battle with the leader of the Daoist sect, he suddenly died.

The new nine-tailed fox spirit, Xi Meng, is the girl in the cave.

He devoured most of the opponent's demonic power and became the new ruler of the demon race.

However, there are still differing opinions within the demon realm regarding the death of the previous demon lord.

After all, the sect leader of the Daoist sect was only a cultivator who had just entered the Integration stage. Compared with the demon race who had accumulated strength over countless years, his strength was weaker.

On the battlefield above the Taoist sect, the previous generation's demon clan leader had been consistently on the defensive.

It doesn't look like they were ambushed or suffered a loss.

Xi Meng's explanation of being betrayed by humans can only deceive some people who are unaware of the truth.

For the demon race who personally experienced the battle at the Nascent Soul stage and above on that day, such an explanation simply doesn't make sense.

The most reasonable explanation in their calculations is that Xi Meng was behind it all.

The succession of demon kings is usually accompanied by bloodshed.

But the demon king, whose combat power was still at its peak, suddenly came to an abrupt end.

For other demon races, this is a signal they cannot ignore.

"The demon realm is not yet stable. If we want to survive this great calamity, we need to find a way from other places."

Xi Meng looked at the entire demon realm.

This is a world that has been separated from the main world.

It clings to the edge of the main world, but hides itself by taking advantage of the main world.

The nine-tailed fox possesses innate talents.

They can foresee impending doom and misfortune under certain circumstances.

The sudden death of the previous Demon King was indeed orchestrated by Xi Meng herself.

In her premonition, she could see that if the entire demon realm continued to carry out its expansion plan, it would inevitably lead to the destruction of the entire demon realm.

Xi Meng had also told the previous Demon King what she had seen, but the other party was still at the peak of his combat power and did not care about what she said at all.

At first, Xi Meng also hoped that she had misjudged the situation.

But what happened soon afterward kept proving everything she had seen true.

"Hopefully the plan will continue to progress smoothly..."

As a body cultivator, you should face more bottlenecks than other cultivators.

In reality, every time you hit a plateau and then break through, you actually become stronger.