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

Perhaps it was accumulated in the past.

As soon as Xiaoyu broke through, her cultivation level took a small step forward.

While the information panel may appear largely unchanged, there are actually many areas that are not yet displayed.

For example, when Xiaoyu killed the Devouring Wind Wolf, although she did not inherit the Wind Wolf's innate magic, she gained some of its magical characteristics, making her fly faster and her scythe-shaped forelimbs sharper.

"As expected of a special talent spell, it is indeed powerful..."

Zhu Yu sighed and secretly decided to take Xiao Yu to the animal pen and spirit field area whenever he had free time, since there were more insect resources there compared to the Underworld.

He immediately looked at Xiaoyu's status and stared intently at it.

In a daze.

Two shimmering, luminous marks appeared in his mind, one of which was his own divine consciousness mark.

The other one was slightly dimmer, appearing moon-white. The moment consciousness made contact, an ancient and savage life force surged forth, followed by a series of disordered and chaotic images.

There are colossal trees as large as mountains, flowers that shimmer like sunlight, and thick vines as thick as dragons…

And a beetle perched on the crown of a giant tree with veins like stars, radiating a soft, moon-white light.

The moment their eyes met, Zhu Yu was unable to look away. Its figure gradually magnified in his eyes, and a fragmented, ethereal voice drifted over…

"Small...family...living...monk...sacrifice..."

Before he could finish speaking, his body suddenly exploded, turning into streaks of moon-white spiritual light and disappearing without a trace.

outside world.

Xiao Yu, who was lying in Zhu Yu's palm, suddenly had a soft moon-white light shining on her body. Under its effect, her body exuded wisps of black and gray aura. Her body, which was slightly bloated after the breakthrough, quickly shrank, and a round moon mark on her back flashed by.

When Zhu Yu came to his senses, a message appeared.

[Warning: Invasion by a strange force... Blocked...]

"It's that tactic again..."

Zhu Yu frowned, then breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had the Eye of True Sight to block out information, otherwise he really wouldn't know how to deal with it.

When his gaze fell on Xiaoyu, he was suddenly taken aback.

Originally the size of a puppy, Xiao Yu shrank to the size of an infant's fist. Her dark red body turned into a moon-white jade, losing some of its ferocity and gaining more petite cuteness.

The information panel hasn't changed much, except that "Moon Spirit Protection" has been added to the status section.

"This is…"

As Zhu Yu looked over, a piece of information flooded into his mind.

[Moon Spirit's Protection: Can withstand one fatal attack.]

"Um!"

Zhu Yu's eyes lit up. To withstand a fatal attack was equivalent to having an extra life.

Is the sealed being so kind and generous?

After checking Xiaoyu's status bar again and confirming that only his divine sense imprint was present, he immediately felt relieved.

As if remembering something, he got up from the bed and headed for the stairs.

We entered the living room.

Zhu Yu waved to Xiao Hei, who was lying in front of the courtyard gate, and said, "Xiao Hei, come here."

Xiao Hei stretched out its six limbs and trotted into the living room. It rubbed against Zhu Yu's arm and glanced at Xiao Yu, who was standing on its shoulder, with a hint of confusion in its small eyes.

Squeak…

hum…

Squeak…

I don't know how they were communicating, but after confirming that the Moon White Mantis was the leader, Little Black chirped eagerly.

"Let's talk later..."

Zhu Yu patted the little black head and stared at him.

[Target: Little Black]

[Race: Bucktooth Bug]

[Tier 1 Low Grade: 52%]

[Talented Spell: Lightness.]

Status: Healthy.

More than ten days have passed, and Xiao Hei's cultivation level has increased by more than half. It seems that he is not far from breaking through to the middle level of the first rank.

Zhu Yu scanned through them one by one, his gaze finally settling on the status section.

next moment.

A moon-white mark, similar to Xiaoyu's but brighter, appeared in his mind.

When consciousness touches the imprint.

The previous scenes reappeared, and then the moon-white beetle reappeared, perched on the crown of the giant tree with its veins like stars.

"Little... guy, come back alive... to the... junior... monk... sacrifice..."

This time, the ethereal voice was noticeably clearer, but before it could finish speaking, its body suddenly exploded into streaks of moon-white aura and disappeared.

Upon witnessing this scene, Zhu Yu's mind stirred slightly, and his consciousness returned to his physical body.

Opening its eyes, it saw a soft, moon-white light emanating from Xiao Hei's body. Under its influence, its carapace grew thicker, its limbs became stronger, and its large, shiny teeth visibly grew.

at the same time.

In my divine sense, a strange aura, distinct from spiritual power, was born within Xiao Hei's body. It was filled with a life force that resembled the Moon White Beetle but was slightly different.

"What is this?"

Zhu Yu looked thoughtful, as if he had thought of something, and his face lit up with surprise.

"Could it be that Little Black is about to transform into a Zerg cultivator?"

Wait a moment.

As the moonlight faded, Xiao Hei's body grew larger and heavier, but the life force within him did not condense into the life sac he had imagined; instead, it spread throughout his body.

"Is it because it's not enough?"

Zhu Yu hesitated for a moment, then got up and walked towards the kitchen.

Click...

A crisp sound of chopping vegetables rang out.

Before long, Zhu Yu returned to the living room with a bowl of minced meat containing leaves of the starry sky tree, firefly flowers, and snake thread grass, and placed it in front of Xiao Hei.

"Eat..."

Squeak…

Little Black let out a happy cry and buried its head in its food.

Zhu Yu glanced at it a few times, then, without pausing, looked at the somewhat petite and adorable Xiao Yu and silently recited, "Establish a model and analyze suitable food for Xiao Yu's cultivation growth."

A panel appeared.

【Requirements for cultivating "Little Jade": 10 leaves of Starry Sky Tree (daily), 10 catties of monster/insect flesh (daily)】

"That's simple..."

Zhu Yu nodded slightly, but then felt a headache coming on.

If he can no longer teach students, it's equivalent to cutting off all his income. With Xiaoyu and Xiaohei's current appetite, they could eat him out of house and home.

In other words, he didn't spend spirit stones to buy the mid-grade demon beast Wind Wolf. Instead, he exchanged it for a secret method of raising beasts recorded in the "Demon Raising Record". Otherwise, with his savings of less than two thousand spirit stones, he would have had nothing left after buying the demon beast.

"Sigh, I need to think of some ways to earn spirit stones..."

With this in mind, Zhu Yu felt even more hostile towards "the school". He took a few deep breaths, suppressed his anger, and frowned as he pondered.

Cultivating corpse seeds is a good approach, but it's best to wait a few months and undergo trials in demon lairs and insect nests before starting.

Even the three acres of corpse-covered land were planted with corpse taro...

Zhu Yu thought about it for a long time, but couldn't come up with any good solutions.

"Let's wait and see..."

With nearly two thousand spirit stones in his pocket, plus three acres of corpse taro, he could temporarily afford the expenses of one person, two worms, and one corpse.

His plan to purchase a high-grade magical artifact for protection before the trial will likely have to be put on hold...

"If all else fails, I'll sell some of the secret recipes and techniques recorded in the 'Demon Raising Record' when the deadline is almost here..."

Zhu Yu shook his head slightly.

It's a pity that the Underworld is not very suitable for raising demonic beasts, and the cost and time required to raise demonic beasts are too high. Otherwise, this could be considered a way to earn spirit stones.

"Damn 'learn'..."

Zhu Yu cursed under his breath. After Xiao Hei finished eating, he reached out and pressed his hand on its head, staring intently at it.

Just as he had predicted.

Another blurry, moon-white mark appeared inside Xiao Hei's body.

Upon contact with the mind, blurry light and shadow appear...

After a while.

Zhu Yu sensed the growing life force within Xiao Hei, a strange look appearing in his eyes. He murmured, "The elf seems a bit dull this month..."