My cultivation level increases by one year every day!

"Fuhu Manor is truly domineering!"

"What domineering? I think they're just bullying others and acting lawlessly."

"Be careful what you say, or you won't even have a chance to hunt. Then you'll be crying your eyes out."

"I refuse to believe that the Fuhu Manor can extend its reach to every corner of the vast Luowu Mountain Range."

Fang Yuan's figure flickered through the forest, and he heard the hunter's low curses in his ears, his temper slightly irritable.

Fuhu Manor is the largest power outside the county city, second only to the three major families in the county city in strength, and has many retainers.

Their domains were extensive, encompassing hunting, herb gathering, fishing, aquaculture, and many other areas, where they wielded considerable power.

As the saying goes...

Within the city, the three great families reign supreme, while outside the city, the Fuhu Manor reigns supreme.

Although the claim is an exaggeration, it still demonstrates the power and prestige of Fuhu Manor, which has deeply resonated with the public.

"arrive!"

Fang Yuan soon set foot in the northeastern region of the Luowu Mountains.

The woods were quite quiet, with the occasional faint chirping of birds and insects, and the rustling of branches and leaves in the hot wind.

Foundation Establishment cultivators undergo a physical transformation, enabling them to abstain from grains, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for sustenance, and becoming impervious to heat and cold.

Boom...Whoosh...

Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed through the sky, followed by a series of piercing sounds. Amidst a flash of white light, a massive black shadow loomed down.

Fang Yuan looked up.

In the sky, a Foundation Establishment cultivator was clearly fighting a bird-like demon beast, while the roars of the beast could be heard below.

The battle did not last long. After unleashing a powerful martial skill, the Foundation Establishment cultivator above dragged his injured body and fled into the mountains.

Clearly, they were afraid of attracting more monsters to attack them and getting into trouble.

"With a mere Foundation Establishment Level 3 cultivation, he dares to brazenly fly above an area teeming with demonic beasts."

Fang Yuan shook his head, a hint of disdain on his lips. "I don't know if it's fearlessness or courting death."

Powerful demonic beasts are very wary of others crossing their territory, especially actions like cultivators flying through the air, which they consider a provocation.

Therefore, without sufficient strength, it is best not to fly above the heart of the demon beasts, as the danger is far greater than traversing the mountains and forests.

Foundation Establishment cultivators can break free from the constraints of the ground, but that doesn't mean they can exert the same strength in the air as they can on the ground.

Along the way, Fang Yuan followed the route on the map.

The Falling Mist Mountain Range is truly vast. Even a cultivator at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, traveling at breakneck speed without rest or sleep, could not traverse it in three days.

This is without even venturing into areas that are perpetually shrouded in dense fog.

"As expected of a late-stage Foundation Establishment demon beast, it can occupy such a large area with few other demon beasts around."

Fang Yuan's location remained on the periphery.

Relatively speaking, the monsters on the outskirts are not too strong. Most of them are at the Acquired Realm, and even those at the Innate Realm can occupy a mountain.

Great demons at the Foundation Establishment stage rarely appear on the outer perimeter; they all stay in the inner perimeter.

"With my current strength, dealing with a Foundation Establishment Stage 7 cultivator shouldn't be too difficult."

Fang Yuan assessed his own condition and muttered, "But a great demon at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment is still a step above cultivators of the same level."

Demonic beasts generally have strong physical bodies and long lifespans, which is equivalent to cultivating both physical and magical abilities.

To deal with a monster of the same realm, it often takes the combined efforts of three cultivators of the same realm to avoid significant casualties.

Roar……

Fang Yuan was deep in thought.

A gray-black demonic wolf appeared, its body length exceeding three meters and its height more than two meters, its pupils emitting a green light.

It bared its sharp teeth and gleamed with ferocity in its eyes, as if it had been starving for a long time and wanted to devour the tender young man in front of it and have a good meal.

Fang Yuan didn't even lift his eyelids, his expression lazy. Just as the demon wolf opened its mouth wide and pounced, he flicked his finger.

boom……

The seemingly insignificant internal energy transformed into a bolt of lightning as thick as a thumb in mid-air, striking the demon wolf directly. It hissed and smoked, blood spurted out, and it was dead beyond any doubt.

"Too weak."

Fang Yuan shook his head. He was too lazy to refine the essence blood of demonic beasts at the Acquired Realm, as it would be a waste of time.

But as he passed the corpse of the demon wolf, a miraculous scene appeared: strands of blood emerged and flowed into Fang Yuan's body on their own—it was his essence blood!

Fang Yuan looked surprised and stopped in his tracks, discovering that the Demon Refining Body Transformation Technique had started to operate automatically and begin refining the demon wolf.

"What's going on?"

This process was very brief, lasting about ten seconds, but Fang Yuan remained in place for almost half a minute.

In theory, the Demon Refining and Body Transformation Technique does not have the characteristic of automatically refining demon beasts, and Fang Yuan's talent does not possess it either. He had killed demon beasts before, but this situation had never occurred before.

"No, my talent changed after my second Foundation Establishment, which may have influenced the Demon Refining and Body Transformation Technique."

After pondering for a long time, Fang Yuan finally attributed this sudden change to his talent, otherwise there was no way to explain it.

Of course, this is the positive aspect.

"However, the speed of this refining is a bit too fast."

Refining the essence blood of demonic beasts takes a very long time; otherwise, the essence blood of demonic beasts wouldn't be so expensive.

Fang Yuan probed a wisp of his divine sense into the corpse of the demon wolf and found that most of its essence blood was still inside its body and could be refined.

"If it's a complete refining process, it might take the time it takes to brew a cup of tea."

Fang Yuan was somewhat unsatisfied, but still very excited.

In just a short while, it absorbed one-tenth of the essence blood, which was the most essential part. This will greatly enhance its effectiveness in slaying demons in the future.

As he continued on his journey, Fang Yuan used his divine sense to explore the way, intentionally encountering and killing demonic beasts one after another, refining their essence blood with astonishing efficiency.

"Although the monsters are of low rank, their sheer number makes up for it!"

Fang Yuan had just killed more than ten acquired-realm demonic beasts, increasing his strength by about a hundred jin, with almost no effort.

"It's a pity we didn't encounter any demonic beasts at the Innate Realm," Fang Yuan said with regret.

But such a situation is actually normal.

A demon beast at the Innate Realm has already developed a certain level of intelligence and would certainly not roam freely in the territory of a powerful demon.

"The Cold Spring Pool is just a hundred meters ahead."

Fang Yuan looked ahead, his divine sense already extending to observe the surrounding rustling and movement.

The Cold Spring Pool is the dwelling place of that great demon, but it seems that the great demon has not been seen at present.

Everything seemed calm and peaceful.

silence.

It was exceptionally quiet.

Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, not acting rashly, but instead trying to probe his divine sense into the calm water below.

"Cold Essence Fruit!"

Suddenly, a small tree, about half a meter tall, swayed its branches in the dark water.

A fist-sized fruit, grayish-white in color, radiates a faint glow, like a small lantern in the water.

"The Cold Essence Fruit is a rare and precious natural treasure, ranking among the most valuable medicinal herbs!"

Fang Yuan's breathing became somewhat rapid.

Fang Yuan had personally experienced the miraculous effects of the precious medicine. He had used the Dream Soul Flower, a gift from the Grand Elder, during his second Foundation Establishment.

Such rare and precious materials would even tempt a Golden Core True Monarch.

"We must take this down!" Fang Yuan thought to himself.

Just then, Fang Yuan's body froze, as if his consciousness had been locked onto by something.

He tried turning his head to look, and what came into view were pupils like large lanterns, emitting a sinister green light, and a body as thick as a lighthouse, entirely white, with gleaming scales...