Demonic Demoness Training Project

Upon reaching his room, Lu Li suddenly turned around.

"What's your name?"

"Name..." Mu Ya tilted her head, a look of confusion in her eyes. Like a stuck mechanism, it resumed operation after three breaths. "If you really want a name, host, you can just call me Ya Ya."

"Alright, Ya Ya, you may leave now. I'm going to cultivate now."

After saying that, he took out the key, turned the lock, pushed the door open and went in, then shut the wooden crow outside, only hearing the crow's voice from outside.

"Yes, sir!"

Lu Li scanned the doorway with his divine sense and found that the other party had not continued to pester him and had flapped its wings and flown away for the time being.

Back in his room, Lu Li took out the borrowed puppets from his storage bag. These were the auxiliary puppets he would use later to refine the Ice Skin.

Based on previous experience, as long as the puppet he forged was of better quality, he could replace the one he originally obtained through a loan. Thus, Lu Li had a bold idea.

Old Master Duan immediately poured cold water on Lu Li's idea.

"If I use lotus root starch and make it bigger, will it...?"

"That's a good idea, but don't think about it again next time. I advise you not to waste your time. Even if you manage to refine it, it will most likely be weak."

"Hey, give it a try, it won't hurt."

Whether or not the might of the ancient beasts can be recreated depends on this one move. With an excited heart and trembling hands, Lu Li started the mechanism to preheat while preparing the Xuanbing Lotus Root.

The process of preparing Xuanbing lotus root is similar to the way lotus root powder is made in the mortal world.

The first step is to be particular about the selection of lotus roots. In order to maximize the starch yield, seven-hole lotus roots are usually chosen instead of nine-hole crisp lotus roots. The sixty catties of Xuanbing lotus roots in Lu Li's hands were all personally selected by him and all met the requirements.

The second step is to wash, peel, and remove the knots from the lotus root, then cut it into small pieces and soak it in Xuanqingling liquid for half an hour.

The third step is to use a pulverizer to crush the lotus root into a paste, then filter out the residue with a fine gauze, leaving only the lotus root juice.

Having reached this stage of the refining process, Lu Li had not encountered any major difficulties. As long as he had all the necessary auxiliary artifacts, there were no major obstacles.

However, when it came to the fourth step, Lu Li encountered a problem. The key issue was controlling the heat using the Earth Fire Cauldron. This thing was extremely difficult to control because Lu Li had no idea what kind of heat to use.

All he could do was research the characteristics of the Xuanbing Lotus Root and deduce them using the Great Dream Pivot.

Xuanbing lotus root belongs to the category of ice-based spiritual materials. Ice and fire are inherently incompatible. If this spiritual material is processed through boiling, even a slight change in the heat will cause the Xuanbing lotus root juice to be cooked and lose its original spiritual properties.

This is also the biggest challenge in the refining process of Ice Skin as a second-stage artifact.

To be on the safe side, Lu Li first took out a small bowl of lotus root juice and slowly roasted it over a low flame in the Earth Fire Cauldron, gradually increasing the temperature. Only after confirming the heat was just right did he begin to refine it in large quantities.

The first bowl is discarded.

The second bowl was also discarded.

As he continued to try, and the lotus root juice became less and less, Lu Li could only try small portions, half a bowl at a time, until the thirteenth bowl when he finally found a suitable cooking time.

Therefore, Lu Li increased his investment, adding ten bowls of lotus root juice at once and starting to refine it in batches.

However, after a short while, the lotus root juice on the outside gradually settled into powder, adhered to the wall of the cauldron, and turned yellow and spoiled. Startled, Lu Li hurriedly scooped out the lotus root juice in the middle.

If there's a problem, the dosage for a single batch of cooking will change, and the heat will also need to be adjusted accordingly.

"My disciple, you don't have much lotus root juice left. If you keep going like this, it seems there won't be enough left to refine the Primordial Wild Beast for you."

"Stop your nonsense, you old geezer. I don't need you to teach me."

“Your size is just the minimum. If someone asks you where your brother is, and you can’t answer, be prepared that you might have to borrow two ounces of raw meat from your second brother’s house to make do with what you have.”

"No, only the elder brother can eat meat, and the younger brother is not allowed to drink soup, right?"

"The reason is very simple. Didn't I say that the two ounces of meat are part of the Ice Skin? But the Demon Orb corresponds to the Taiyin Palace and is not essentially part of the Ice Skin. Even if you don't refine it, it won't matter much, let alone being short of weight."

"Ah! Then what was the story behind the Azure Netherworld Painted Skin back then?"

"Hey hey hey..."

"Old man, say something!"

"Ahem? Is that so? I don't remember."

Chapter 100 Entering the Boundless Realm for the First Time [3k]

"You old bastard, you actually tricked me."

"When did I ever lie to you?"

"You said back then that you had to cover your whole body with the Azure Nether Skin, so why is it that when it comes to Ice Skin, my brother is considered dispensable?"

"It's different. Think about it, the Azure Skin is just a skin. You already had brothers back then, and the Azure Skin only protected them. But the Ice Skin is flesh, which determines whether you have brothers or not. How can they be the same?"

"This……"

Lu Li was about to curse, but after thinking for a while, he hesitated and held back, because he felt that what Old Duan said made a lot of sense.

But he always felt that Old Master Duan was hiding something from him. The other party knew far too much. It was an overwhelming advantage in terms of experience and information. In the process of playing against the other party, he was at a disadvantage from beginning to end.

"Besides, if it weren't for the Azure Nether Skin forming a shackle, you would have been exposed during your morning practice long ago. Instead of worrying about this, you should think about how to use the remaining spiritual materials to refine the Ice Skin."

At that moment, the floor beneath my feet shook, followed by a slight feeling of weightlessness, and the sound of flapping wings came from outside the door.

"Host, wake up, we've arrived."

"Oh, I see."

Lu Li sealed the remaining lotus root juice separately and stored it at a low temperature, then put it into a storage bag along with several puppets.

At this moment, the scenery outside the window changes; the flowers, grass, and trees on the ground grow larger and larger, and the horizon in the far distance slowly rises, because the star raft is descending.

After three days and three nights of flight, the Starship finally arrived at its destination.

The Liubao River is located in the lower reaches of the entire cultivation world's water system, but this area is the upper reaches of the Liubao River, which is relatively close to the middle reaches.

Starting from the Liubao River, another branch extends out. It is said that the Fusheng Wuliang Guixu Seal, which is named after Yu Zhe, landed here. The violent explosion caused the earth to crack, which is how that branch came to be.

Lu Li opened the door and saw Ya Ya flapping its wings outside. It mechanically straightened its head, as if suddenly receiving a command, and said, word by word:

"All inner disciples, assemble on the deck of Starship A! No mistakes allowed."

This statement was not made by Ya Ya, but was sent out by the leader of the expedition team. Message delivery was one of Ya Ya's duties.

Lu Li led Mu Ya out of the room and onto the deck, boarding the so-called Class A Starship. When everyone arrived, thirty inner disciples had already gathered on the deck.

The elder in charge of this operation was Che Wenjun. She stood at the bow of the ship, her sharp gaze sweeping over the disciples below.

"Is everyone here? We can wait for the rest. Tell each other that the entrance to the Boundless Realm is just ahead. It is a world of its own. At this time of year, the concentration of the Boundless Kalpa reaches its lowest point, which is also the best time for us to explore the Boundless Realm."

"Later, each of you will lead forty outer disciples. You will be divided into two groups, one responsible for mining and the other for exploration. Thirty groups will be responsible for mining spiritual materials, and ten groups will be responsible for exploring the secret realm."

"These two tasks will be handled by you in rotation, every ten days. You can rest assured about that. I will inform you of the specific group arrangements through the wooden crow."

At this point, Che Wenjun paused, then raised her hand and touched her storage bag, from which dozens of orbs of light flew out. When these orbs landed, they turned out to be piles of armor.

"These are mechanical puppets specifically designed to deal with immeasurable calamities. They also possess a certain degree of protective power and are quite expensive to manufacture. Take them and distribute them to your junior brothers and sisters later."

Lu Li stepped forward and carefully examined the mechanical puppets.

These mechanical puppets are entirely silver-gray, with mysterious magic arrays engraved on the inside. The left and back of the breastplate and the right shoulder plate are engraved with crescent moon patterns symbolizing the White Moon Palace.

Lu Li picked up a set of mechanical armor and weighed it in his hand. It weighed about thirty pounds, which was fine for him, but it was quite heavy for an ordinary person who had not cultivated his body.

Seeing this, Old Duan said with great disdain:

"These mechanical puppets are not only heavy, but their effects are also so-so. At most, they can reduce the effects of the Immeasurable Calamity. When you get to an area where the Immeasurable Calamity is concentrated, they are completely useless."

"You still have to wear it, it's better to have something than nothing."

"It's unnecessary for you, after all, you have the Azure Netherworld Skin."

"This thing can protect against immeasurable calamities?"

"It wouldn't have worked originally, but your method does. Think about it carefully, how did you get that Qingming painted skin?"

The Azure Netherworld Skin that Lu Li wore was inspired by a special Azure Netherworld Fox. That Azure Netherworld Fox was affected by countless calamities in its previous life, which caused it to grow two tails.

Under the influence of the immeasurable calamity, living beings either die or mutate. That demon fox belonged to the latter, and it was also quite gifted. It had two uranium pills accumulated in its body, yet it had not died because of this, which was enough to show its special nature.

"If this is true, then why am I still affected by countless eons?"

"My foolish disciple, the Azure Netherworld Skin is meant to protect you from immeasurable calamities outside your body, but you're just stuffing uranium pills into your mouth. How can that be the same?"

"That's true."

Lu Li thought about it and felt that he was somewhat gifted. He had swallowed two uranium pills and hadn't died. The only price was that his second brother had shrunk and one of his demon pills had shattered. Such a price was not entirely unacceptable.

"You might not believe it, but the concentration of Boundless Calamity within your body is currently higher than in most regions of the Boundless Realm."

"Huh? Will this have any other effects?"

"It's nothing. You can walk freely in most areas of the Boundless Realm. Oh, and if you die and your body is well preserved, it might still be warm after a thousand or two thousand years. It would be excellent material for someone to dissolve their body and become an immortal."

"Ugh, that's terrifying."

After counting the number of puppets, Lu Li put them into his storage bag, which was now full, ready to distribute them to his team members as soon as possible.

At this point, Che Wenjun continued:

"If you have any questions, you can ask them now."

An inner disciple cautiously raised his hand, carefully considered his words, and asked:

"Elder, will you enter the Boundless Realm? Or shall we go in ourselves?"

"You can rest assured that I will not go, but a steward will accompany you inside. Other sects and families do not have cultivators above the Open Source Realm; this is the rule."

No sooner had Che Wenjun finished speaking than Elder Duan immediately contradicted her in Lu Li's sea of ​​consciousness:

"Hahahaha, rules, that's hilarious. They wouldn't dare at all. As long as they haven't broken through to the Creation Realm, the higher their cultivation level, the greater the impact of the Immeasurable Tribulation. They only dare to send their lowest-ranking disciples to their deaths, risking their lives to mine."

"Don't say it, it scares me."

Elder Che was standing up there, and Lu Li was genuinely worried that the other party might have some special methods to overhear Elder Duan's lewd words.

Afterwards, Elder Che gave some instructions and then sent Lu Li and others down to meet their respective outer disciples.

Lu Li was in charge of some of the disciples of the Thirteenth Academy, including Yun Chan and others who had recently bribed him. In addition, there were some outer disciples who had graduated from the academy long ago but had not yet been promoted to inner sect.

Based on age, the other party should call me junior sister... no, junior brother, but in reality, these people either call me Holy Maiden or senior sister.

Even some cultivators in their seventies and eighties joined in, and Lu Li's face turned bright red as she was addressed as "Senior Sister" and "Holy Maiden."

Lu Li quickly distributed the puppets and pretended to wear the smallest female puppet herself. It was still a bit big, especially the chest area, which felt empty and like something was missing. She pulled down the faceplate to cover her flushed face.

Then, Che Wenjun used the Yu Dao Yanqi to tear open a rift at the edge of the Boundless Realm, allowing the disciples to enter.

Upon arrival, many disciples stumbled and turned pale. They instinctively looked back at the entrance behind them, feeling an urge to turn back.

"Is this what it feels like to endure countless eons? My legs and feet suddenly started to hurt, ouch ouch ouch ouch."

"My legs don't hurt, but my teeth hurt. This endless calamity is so strange. I can't see it or touch it, but it makes me feel uncomfortable all over."

"We'll have to stay here for a full month before we can get the next batch of disciples. Sigh, I should have stayed in the sect and worked on the mechanical components."

The disciples complained bitterly, but Lu Li stood there as if nothing had happened.

Just as Elder Duan had said before, this concentration of Boundless Tribulation had no effect on him. Looking at the disciples around him, who were staggering and pale, he wondered if he should also groan a couple of times as a token gesture.

Not only that, the surrounding scenery was also extremely strange, with plants growing in a twisted and unseen manner, their dark green branches and leaves curled up like animal claws.

Occasionally, one can see the skeletons of some small monsters on the ground. These skeletons are also strangely shaped, with deformed and crooked bones, or barbs that should not be there.

The bluish-purple river flowed slowly, with dark shadows often darting about below. Disciples on the riverbanks would quickly move away, fearing they might be dragged into the river by unknown monsters.

Everything was strangely eerie, even the flowers and plants at my feet seemed to harbor unspeakable danger.

At this moment, the crow shuddered, spread its wings upwards, and suddenly cried out:

"Quack, Thirteenth Squad, listen up! For the next ten days, you will be responsible for mining operations in the Xinmao area, mainly mining Ghost Crystals and hunting Red Fang Rabbits."

As it spoke, Ya Ya spat out a map of the Boundless Realm, the southeastern part of which was divided into thirty-six regions according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

Of course, the sixty numbers of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches have not been used up, and the northwestern part of the map has not yet been explored and is waiting to be marked. These are all tasks for the exploration team.

Lu Li's main objectives were the Ghost Face Flower and the Returning Void Uranium, but he had no clue what to do at the moment, so he could only take it one step at a time. He first went to the steward to collect mining and logging tools, and then led everyone to the Xinmao area.

Chapter 101 Junior Sister Lu, You Won't Do That! [3k]

The setup of the puppets is quite complicated. First, a suitable location needs to be selected, and a central spiritual energy furnace needs to be activated to provide spiritual energy to the other puppets. Disciples are then assigned to guard this location.