I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Several months later.

In the makeshift cave on the deserted island, Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged and slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were deeper than they had been months ago, and a faint light seemed to emanate from between his brows.

Spirit control technique, successfully completed!

The complexity of this secret technique far exceeded Zhou Yuan's expectations.

The annotations left by that ancient cultivator in the jade slip were tens of thousands of words long.

It involves the use of divine sense, the condensation of soul imprints, and the suppression and assimilation of the will of demonic beasts...

Every step is meticulously planned.

However, Zhou Yuan had the terrifying advantage of his equipment slots, and he had also cultivated many spells to perfection.

The saying goes, "If you understand one method, you understand all methods."

In addition, Zhou Yuan had also cultivated divine sense techniques and secret arts such as "The Twelve Thorns of the Divine Court" and "The Great Evolution Technique," which gave him a far greater understanding of this spirit control technique, which was also related to divine sense.

Most importantly, his spiritual strength has reached a level comparable to that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

With such a foundation of spiritual awareness, cultivating a secret technique created by a Nascent Soul cultivator is like having a commanding viewpoint and achieving twice the result with half the effort.

In just a few months, he not only completely mastered the essence of spirit control, but also cultivated it to perfection.

Now, with just a thought, he can condense a soul-controlling seal at an extremely fast speed and implant it into the depths of the target demon beast's soul.

Not only is the casting speed astonishingly fast, but the stability and concealment of the soul imprint also far surpass that of the beginner.

"It's time to go."

Zhou Yuan got up, put away the array equipment in the cave, and removed the concealment restrictions set up on the island one by one.

The deserted island had completed its mission; now, it was time to find suitable prey.

A streak of light pierced the sky as Zhou Yuan began his patrol of the outer sea.

He traveled thousands of miles a day, his divine sense spreading out in full force, like an invisible net, meticulously searching every inch of the sea within a hundred miles.

Several days later.

Above a certain sea area, Zhou Yuan's escape light pierced the sky, and some white mist appeared ahead.

As Zhou Yuan inhaled the thin mist, his gaze sharpened slightly. After the mist entered his body, a strange fluctuation emanated from the depths of his consciousness, attempting to weave an illusion within his mind.

The illusion was extremely realistic.

If it weren't for his powerful divine sense and the fact that he had cultivated the "Twelve Thorns of the Divine Court" for many years, making his divine sense far more refined than that of other cultivators of the same level, he probably would have been pulled into it.

More importantly, those eighteen years of immersion in the mortal world allowed his mind to be tempered by the myriad aspects of life, making it much more stable than that of ordinary cultivators.

What would require an ordinary cultivator to resist with all their might, he could break free of in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yuan broke free from the illusory world and his mind became clear.

And at that very moment—

A transparent column of water suddenly shot out from the sea surface at an astonishing speed!

The water column was silent and completely transparent. If Zhou Yuan hadn't possessed a powerful divine sense and sensed the fluctuations of demonic power in advance, it would have been almost impossible to detect!

"A mayfly trying to shake a tree!"

The white jade mirror in Zhou Yuan's hand was activated instantly, and a white light shield enveloped his entire body.

The transparent water column crashed onto the light shield, creating ripples, but it could not penetrate it.

He looked in the direction from which the water jet was coming and finally spotted the attacker.

On the sea surface, floats a huge, almost transparent creature.

Its entire body is translucent, like a jellyfish, and it almost blends into the seawater under the sunlight, making it difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

It is enormous, with a diameter of several meters, and dozens of translucent tentacles dangle into the seawater, drifting with the waves.

Most remarkably, it is enveloped in a thin, almost imperceptible mist that covers the sea surface for miles around, creating a dreamlike scene.

The stealthy jellyfish—a level six monster!

Memories of this beast flashed through Zhou Yuan's mind.

This is an extremely rare demonic beast, naturally adept at concealing its aura and form.

Its transparent body makes it almost invisible to the naked eye.

Even more terrifying is that it can release a hallucinogenic toxin that spreads through the mist, causing any creature that enters its range to fall into a hallucination without realizing it.

If it hadn't attacked on its own initiative, Zhou Yuan wouldn't have been able to detect its existence with the naked eye.

Its transparent body blended into the seawater, and even a sweep of divine sense only produced a blurry mass, making it difficult to discern.

"What a stealthy jellyfish!"

A hint of joy flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes.

This kind of monster may not be the strongest in terms of combat power, but its invisibility and hallucinogenic toxins make it a natural-born support beast!

If we can tame this beast, our safety will be greatly increased when traveling in the open sea!

He immediately made a hand seal, and his divine sense surged between his brows, condensing a soul-controlling seal at the fastest speed!

The soul imprint was pale gold, only the size of a thumb, and contained a wisp of Zhou Yuan's divine consciousness and pure soul power.

With the blessing of the perfected Spirit Control Technique, this soul imprint was condensed extremely quickly, taking shape in just a few breaths.

"go!"

Zhou Yuan flicked his finger, and the pale golden soul imprint transformed into a stream of light, heading straight for the invisible jellyfish!

The jellyfish seemed to sense the danger; its huge, transparent body suddenly contracted, trying to dive into the deep sea to escape.

But how can its speed compare to that of the Soul Imprint?

The soul imprint flashed and disappeared into the jellyfish's body!

In that instant, Zhou Yuan clearly sensed a mysterious connection established between himself and the demonic beast.

His divine sense probed into the depths of the jellyfish's soul and saw a chaotic consciousness—lacking complete intelligence, possessing only instinct, fear, appetite, and the current panic at this sudden invasion.

Once the soul imprint stabilized, it imprinted his will onto the core of the jellyfish's soul.

Become!

As soon as Zhou Yuan had a thought, the jellyfish that was about to dive immediately stopped. Its huge body slowly rose to the surface, and its dozens of tentacles drooped obediently, showing no more hostility.

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"Come in."

Zhou Yuan took out the spirit beast pouch from his waist and aimed the opening at the jellyfish.

Under the control of his mind, the giant jellyfish rapidly shrank, eventually transforming into a transparent stream of light that entered the spirit beast pouch.

Zhou Yuan retied the spirit beast pouch, a surge of indescribable joy welling up inside him.

Although this elusive jellyfish is a level six demonic beast, its value is no less than that of a level seven combat-type demonic beast.

Invisibility and hallucination—these two innate abilities can play an unexpected role in crucial moments.

With this beast and his late-stage Core Formation cultivation, Zhou Yuan now feels much safer in the outer seas.

Even if he were to encounter another level eight transformed demon, he would be fairly confident of escaping.

Half a month later.

Zhou Yuan was already 50,000 li away from Mofu Island.

Along the way, he sometimes flew away and sometimes landed on deserted islands to rest.

While familiarizing themselves with the use of spirit control techniques, they continued to search for suitable targets.

On this day, he landed on a small island that covered only about twenty miles.

The island is so small that it doesn't even have a name; it's just a blank space on the map.

The island was sparsely vegetated, with only a few crooked trees standing forlornly, and there were no signs of monster activity.

Zhou Yuan found a sheltered rock, sat down cross-legged, and pondered the next route.

His goal for this trip was to find a level seven demon beast to try controlling its spirit.

The combat power of a level seven demon beast is comparable to that of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator. If he can successfully enslave it, it will be a great help to him in the future.

However, level seven demonic beasts are not so easy to encounter.

Most of them have their own territories, hidden in the deep sea or on secluded islands, and ordinary cultivators may not be able to find one even after searching for several years.

As Zhou Yuan was pondering, suddenly—

His divine sense detected several auras rapidly approaching the island!

Zhou Yuan's gaze sharpened, and he immediately activated the Nameless Concealing Breath Technique to completely conceal his aura, transforming himself into an ordinary rock.

His divine sense was quietly released, locking onto those few auras.

A moment later, eight figures landed on the island.

Three men and five women.

All three men were at the Core Formation stage—the leader was a young man with a sinister appearance and frivolous eyes, whose cultivation was only at the early Core Formation stage.

But the two old men following behind him were both in the late stage of Core Formation!

The two old men were a tall, thin man in a green robe with sharp eyes, and a short, stout man with a calm face.

The two men flanked the young man, protecting him from the middle with respectful expressions, subtly showing that they regarded him as the most important person in the family.

All five women were at the Foundation Establishment stage, each one beautiful and charming with graceful figures and alluring attire.

They gathered around the young man, their eyes filled with flattery, but deep in their eyes lurked a barely concealed fear.

Zhou Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

With two late-stage Core Formation cultivators as guards, and such respect shown to this early-stage Core Formation youth... this youth's identity is definitely not simple!

He held his breath and focused his mind, subtly probing with his spiritual sense.

The tall, thin old man in the green robe spoke up: "Young master, if we fly south for about 20,000 li from here, we will reach the burial ground we discovered."

"A burial ground?" The young man raised an eyebrow.

"Exactly," the short, stout old man replied. "Near that sea area, there is a deserted island, which is the place where many sea monsters choose to return to when their time is up."

Over countless years, countless demonic beasts have perished there, their corpses piled up like mountains, the air thick with yin energy. Such a place is bound to give birth to demonic spirits and ghosts.

"Alright, alright, I got it."

The young man waved his hand impatiently. "It's only because my father insists on caring about his reputation at this time. Otherwise, he could have just captured a few thousand people in the inner sea for a blood sacrifice and soul extraction. Why would he need to come all the way to this godforsaken outer sea and go through all the trouble of finding some ghosts to feed my weeping soul!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan's heart skipped a beat!

A mournful cry!

These two words exploded in his mind like a thunderclap!

Of course he knew what a wailing soul was!

This beast is not a naturally born spirit, but a peculiar creature created by a secret sect of the demonic path using a secret method.

The method of sacrificial refining is extremely bloody, requiring the blood sacrifice of countless living souls, which is against the natural order and is rare in the world.

The Soul-Crying Beast is not very useful normally, but it is born with the ability to absorb souls and devour ghosts!

No matter how powerful a demon, ghost, or vengeful spirit is, once it encounters this beast, it will be sucked into its belly with a gentle sniff from its enormous nose, and will be completely refined in no time!

In the original story, Han Li relied on this beast to overcome countless tribulations!

The young man's mention of "my father," coupled with the identities of the two late-stage Core Formation cultivators guarding him, instantly reminded Zhou Yuan of a name.

Qingyang Gate, Master Sanyang!

Qingyang Sect is a famous demonic sect in the Chaotic Star Sea, and Master Sanyang is a renowned mid-stage Nascent Soul expert!

This young man was clearly the only son of Master Sanyang and the young master of Qingyang Sect!

No wonder he, a mere early-stage Core Formation cultivator, commanded such respect from two late-stage Core Formation cultivators!

"We must capture this spirit beast with its exceptionally high growth potential!"

An uncontrollable greed surged in Zhou Yuan's heart.

He never claimed to be a good person.

In the dog-eat-dog world of cultivation, being soft-hearted will only lead to a quicker death.

Not to mention that the young master of Qingyang Sect was an utterly wicked person who performed blood sacrifices and soul extraction.

They are just ordinary people.

Faced with a heaven-defying creature like the Soul-Crying Demon, Zhou Yuan would not hesitate to kill it!

However, how to get started is the problem.

Two late-stage Core Formation guards.

Furthermore, the young master of Qingyang Sect may possess a life-saving item bestowed upon him by the Venerable Sanyang.

A direct confrontation would be too risky.

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