The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

"Let me see what kind of talent spell you've awakened..."

Zhu Yu whispered something, his gaze fixed on her.

[Target: Mantis Demon Insect]

[Race: Mutant Jade Mantis]

[Tier 1 Low Grade: 99%]

[Talented Spell: Spirit Severing]

[Status: Listless and lethargic.]

Upon seeing the mantis demon insect race section, Zhu Yuwei paused for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "It's actually a mutated Jade Mantis..."

Information about the Jade Mantis is recorded in "Treasures of Nature".

It is a low-grade first-tier demonic insect, and its pair of bladed arms are excellent spiritual materials for aiding in the refining of magical artifacts, making them even sharper.

Because of their versatility and considerable value, many people keep and raise them in animal enclosures.

Obviously.

The mutated Jade Mantis escaped from a certain animal pen.

Mutation does not necessarily mean strength; it is an unpredictable process of metamorphosis and adaptation, where some mutations lead to strength while others lead to weakness.

This mutated Jade Mantis is clearly the former.

Zhu Yu looked at its awakened innate skill "Spirit Slash" with some anticipation, his gaze fixed on it.

A message appeared.

[Spirit Slayer: By slaying living beings, one absorbs their essence to nourish oneself, drawing upon their life characteristics to form a unique spiritual light.]

"Hmm! It's actually a special type of talent spell..."

Zhu Yu's eyes lit up immediately.

Special talent spells are not inherited through bloodlines; they are a type of spell born from chance encounters. They mostly have extraordinary effects and are spells with extremely low lower limits and extremely high upper limits.

The lower and upper limits depend on the quality of one's bloodline.

After all, demonic beasts/insects, etc., have bloodline constraints, so even if they awaken special talents and spells with heaven-defying effects, it is difficult for them to grow.

But once they grow up...

Even a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator who has already constructed an advanced visualization diagram and laid a solid foundation may not be its match!

at the same time.

Zhu Yu suddenly understood why the corpse ground was not plagued by insects, but instead had many insect corpses.

I initially thought it was because the corpse ground was highly toxic and the insects couldn't adapt, but now it seems they were clearly killed by the mantis demon insects.

"What a worthless insect..."

Zhu Yu's eyes shone with even greater joy.

Exchanging over a hundred spirit stones for a demonic insect with a special innate magical ability is an absolute steal!

For others, it's difficult to break through the first-tier low-grade bloodline of the Mantis Demon Insect. Even if they spend a lot to help it break through to the low-grade, there are still mid-grade and high-grade bloodlines to come, so it's not worth the effort.

But for Zhu Yu, who possesses the "Eye of True Sight," perhaps a few worthless blades of grass are the essential spiritual objects that can help the mantis demon insect break through.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yu couldn't help but look at the cultivation level section, his gaze fixed on it.

[Required for advancement: One live, mid-grade Tier 1 demonic beast, ten Starry Sky Wood branches and leaves.]

"More starry sky tree branches and leaves..."

Zhu Yu was taken aback.

First, cultivating Little Black required branches and leaves of Starry Sky Wood. Then, cultivating the Tiger Corpse Seed required medicated liquid buried in a place rich in divine essence. Now, even the Mantis Demon Insect needs branches and leaves of Starry Sky Wood to break through and advance.

This isn't just starry sky wood; it's clearly a treasure tree.

"But...didn't anyone else notice?"

Such a spiritual object should not be unknown, yet he had never heard of anyone using the branches and leaves of the Starry Sky Wood to cultivate demonic beasts or insects.

"Or is there some harmful effect on the branches and leaves of the Starry Sky Tree that I'm unaware of?"

Zhu Yu frowned, recalling what Mu Ruo had said earlier: that if one's divine sense is in contact with divine light for a long time, it will become pure and without thought.

"Could it be because of this?"

"But Xiao Hei is clearly becoming more and more intelligent..."

After pondering for a moment, he couldn't figure out the reason, so he simply put it out of his mind. Coming back to his senses, he looked at the mantis demon enjoying its meal and laughed:

"You look like you've been carved from jade, hmm... from now on, let's call you Xiaoyu!"

buzzing...

The mantis demon, also known as Xiaoyu, tilted her head and glanced at him, then emitted a buzzing sound before continuing to slowly and methodically absorb the medicinal liquid.

After feeding Xiaoyu, Zhu Yu got up and went to the kitchen.

Click...

Accompanied by the crisp sound of chopping vegetables, wisps of smoke rise and swirl.

After feeding Xiao Hei and having a meal, Zhu Yu and Xiao Yu bonded for a while. When Xiao Yu grew impatient and flew towards the corpse site, Zhu Yu picked up the stone bottle containing the spiritual spring from the table and went upstairs to the second floor.

Enter the study.

The corpse of the Qingping Sect lay quietly on the table.

Zhu Yu stepped forward, extended his arm, and touched the palm containing the "Grass Spirit Technique" lineage diagram, covering it with his divine sense.

Immediately, an image of a hand composed of dense, colorful lines appeared in my mind, with a bright green clover pattern in its center.

next moment.

A wisp of pale gray spiritual energy appeared, condensing into a sharp blade that gently sliced ​​along the edge of the three-leaf pattern.

"Now..."

With a slight thought, Zhu Yu manipulated his spiritual energy to envelop the clover pattern, then suddenly pulled it outwards, breaking through an invisible barrier and disappearing instantly.

outside world.

boom…

A burst of blood erupted from the Corpse Seed's palm, from which a misty, emerald-green substance flew out and landed directly in a stone bottle containing spiritual spring water.

"call…"

Zhu Yu quickly closed the lid, confirmed that no spiritual energy was leaking, breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the corpse seed, hesitated for a moment, and then waved his hand away.

They swept away the blood and dirt, then carried the corpse down the stairs.

A short while later.

Zhu Yu returned to the second floor, carefully put away the stone bottle containing the "Grass Spirit Technique," sat cross-legged on the soft couch, took out a Soul Dispersing Pill and swallowed it, closed his eyes and concentrated, immersing himself in meditation.

……

The full moon and the waning moon alternate in the sky.

Time flies, and seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Bed.

"call…"

Zhu Yu slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and felt the four additional divine soul particles in his divine sea. He sighed helplessly:

"Why can't Senior Brother Xiang finish refining this pill...?"

It was agreed that it would only take three days, but nine days have passed now, and Xiang Sui still hasn't come out of seclusion. If Liang Kuan hadn't said that he was still refining meditation liquid in the alchemy room, everyone would have thought that he had failed in alchemy and was too embarrassed to come out.

He shook his head slightly, then got up and got out of bed.

call out…

A streak of dark red light flew down from the roof beam and landed on his shoulder, manifesting as a fist-sized mantis, resembling a dark red jade carving. Its sickle-shaped forelegs rubbed against something, emitting a "buzzing" sound.

"Hungry again? I think you're the one craving it..."

Sensing Xiaoyu's surging thoughts, Zhu Yu chuckled and tapped its little head, immediately provoking a wave of reluctance.

Xiaoyu brandished her sickle-shaped forelimbs in a show of defiance.

"ha…"

Seeing its arrogant demeanor, Zhu Yu found it extremely amusing.

It's just like raising a small pet. At first, it gets all prickly and angry, but after feeding it for a while, it gets used to you and becomes well-behaved and cute.

Although Xiaoyu wasn't as well-behaved, she no longer resisted his affectionate gestures like touching her head or stroking her back.

"I've almost saved up enough spirit stones. After I finish teaching the lessons, I'll go to the beast pen to ask about the price of mid-grade demonic beasts..."

Zhu Yu sensed Xiao Yu's thoughts and nodded slightly.

With its current level of willpower, even if it breaks through to the middle grade, it still cannot break through the divine consciousness imprint. Moreover, by feeding it with the "Eye of True Sight" cultivation method, it will naturally develop a sense of closeness to it.

This is one of the reasons why Xiaoyu became so close to him after only a few days.