Demonic Demoness Training Project

"It was approved by this sect leader, let's see who dares to say otherwise."

Lu Ling also saw through the situation, so she spoke up to help Lu Li decline:

"Sect Master, the Extreme Dao Peak is your and the Supreme Elder's place of seclusion. My disciple has not yet passed the Four Trials. It is too early for her to enter the Extreme Dao Peak now."

"It's precisely because we haven't made a breakthrough in open source that we need your guidance, lest you go astray. Why are you making such excuses? Are you hiding something from me?"

"This disciple dares not. This disciple only wants to serve the sect. Master was able to break through by experiencing the mortal world. This disciple believes that contact with the mortal world's karma is a part of cultivation."

"Alright then, if you can break through to the Spirit Pivot Realm within three years, then you will have achieved success in your cultivation, and I will no longer force you to do anything. But if you do not, then come back to the Extreme Dao Peak with me."

There is no stable path from the Open Source to the Spiritual Pivot. Many people spend their entire lives without breaking through. Entering the Spiritual Pivot within sixty years is already the work of a genius among ten thousand. Few of the Holy Sons and Holy Daughters of the White Moon Palace have been able to achieve this.

It could even be said that Ying Wange was deliberately picking a fight with him, setting an impossible goal and determined to put him under house arrest.

Lu Li knew the hardships involved, but even knowing this, he had no choice but to agree, giving him at least three years to catch his breath.

"This disciple will certainly do his utmost to live up to the sect's expectations."

"Furthermore, the two sects have been engaged in frequent battles these past few days. Before you break through to the Open Source stage, you are not allowed to leave your sect even for a moment. Also, once you enter this cave, if you are lucky enough to learn her identity, I will not hold it against you. But if you leave this door..."

"If I leave this door, I will only be Elder Ying's disciple."

Ying Wange chuckled coldly three times, his tone neither warm nor cold.

"Hehehe, your disciple isn't stupid after all. Remember, if anyone asks about your master in the future, just say that she went out to train and unfortunately perished."

Then, she took out a square wooden box from her storage bag, and with a flick of her finger, the box flew to Lu Li's front.

Lu Li quickly took it. The wooden box had a strange shape, with a round upper part and a square lower part, with hidden gaps in between, which seemed to be able to be opened from the middle.

"The Three-Turn Artifact [Heaven and Earth Box] can help you resist a Creation Realm expert who wants to kill you. Keep it safe; it's a reward for helping him break through."

"Thank you, Sect Master."

Lu Li appeared grateful to the point of tears, but in reality, he harbored resentment in his heart.

"They even considered the possibility of me encountering a Creation Realm expert?"

“The spirit’s state of mind is extremely important. If anything happens to you, your sister’s state of mind will also be affected.”

"That's true, but I wouldn't go looking for trouble with any Creation Realm cultivators for no reason. Hey, old man, why have you been talking so much lately?"

"I just couldn't stand watching you make a fool of yourself in front of Ying Wange and implicate me, so I gave you a few pointers. Remember to change the recognition array pattern on the first layer of the Heavenly Round Earth Box later, so you don't fall into her trap."

Will she find out?

"No, don't worry."

Lu Li carefully put away the round-and-square box. In fact, even if Elder Duan hadn't said anything, he would have checked it thoroughly inside and out.

Afterwards, Ying Wange took Lu Ling away.

Long after the two left, Lu Li clenched his fists.

He didn't know what would happen to Lu Ling after she fell into Ying Wange's hands. A lot of pressure came one after another, making Lu Li feel suffocated, just like when he first left Nanyang Town.

This time, however, he was no longer confused. He saw hope within reach and clearly defined his goals.

The loans for the three artifacts must be repaid as soon as possible, and then preparations must be made to pass the four assessments to rightfully gain the strength of the Open Source Realm.

Only in this way could he leave the sect, take Lin An to see Xiao Hanyan, obtain more Soul-Returning Pears, and allow his divine sense to break through to the second-grade upper level as soon as possible.

To assassinate Ying Wange, the Qingling puppet alone is not enough. He needs a more powerful puppet, one that can deliver a decisive blow and kill a half-step Heavenly Craftsmanship Realm expert, such as the Great Dream Profound Pivot from the Peking Opera version, or the Boundless Blessing Return to the Void Seal.

Chapter 137 The Limits of Ancient Wild Beast Cubs

Lu Li returned to his quarters, went to his room, took out his key and opened the door. The room was deserted, and the air was filled with the smell of dust.

Lu Li had just been promoted to an inner disciple and then rushed to the Boundless Realm battlefield, so he didn't even have time to change his room.

Judging from the appearance, it seems that no one has been in this room for a long time. Feng Xiaoman's bed is empty, with only the bed board and no bedding, which means that she has already moved out.

There was a note on the bedside table. Lu Li walked over and saw the word "sorry" written on it in a cryptic way.

Lu Li held the note, scratched his head, and couldn't figure it out for a long time.

"What are you apologizing for? Did you borrow something from me? So what if you used it? It's no big deal."

Lu Se dispersed his divine sense and swept through the house. Nothing he left behind was missing, and it seemed that even the location of the items had not been moved.

The war between the two sects has already broken out. The spheres of influence under the jurisdiction of the two sects, especially those important spiritual material resource points, need to be guarded by disciples, and they will be attacked by disciples of the enemy sect from time to time.

Since they're not in their dormitories, they've probably gone to the front lines. These garrison duties are fraught with danger, but they also yield a lot of contribution points. Perhaps, besides mining in the Boundless Realm, it's the fastest way to advance to the inner sect.

Everyone has their own destiny. We were just strangers who met by chance. As roommates, Lu Li could only wish her good luck.

About half an hour later, Lu Li finished tidying up the things in the room, put them into his storage bag, and returned to Lu Ling's cave.

At this moment, Lu Li realized that the Heavenly Fire Cauldron had not been turned off, and the water in the bathtub had already boiled, steaming out. The cave was empty, with only the sound of boiling water remaining.

This cave dwelling has excellent conditions, and the artifacts inside are all top-tier. For example, the Heavenly Fire Cauldron is a second-grade artifact. It can refine anything that the Earthly Fire Cauldron can refine, and it can also refine things that the Earthly Fire Cauldron cannot refine.

Lu Li stood there for a long time without going up to close the Heavenly Fire Cauldron. He stared blankly at the bathtub. In his daze, he vaguely saw various scenes from the past—a large goose pressed down on his shoulder and pushed him back into the water.

Following Lu Ling's instructions, Lu Li took out the Ghost Face Flower and threw it into the water. Then, she adjusted the Heavenly Fire Cauldron to a low flame, took off her clothes, added some cold water to the bathtub, touched the surface of the water with her jade feet, and then slowly submerged herself in the water.

"Hmm~"

The girl let out a soft moan and slowly submerged into the water. The water washed over her calves, wrapped around her slender waist, and finally gently covered her collarbone and neck.

The water rippled gently, and through the ripples, Lu Li looked down at the body. It was an extremely attractive body; the fair skin was slightly red from being soaked in the water, as if it had a fatal allure, making one want to pinch it hard.

The only flaw, which seemed somewhat out of place, was the ancient beast cub with its head drooping in the water.

The cub was about an inch in size, delicate and small, with a demon core the size of a raisin in its mouth. The top of the core had two tender white caps, shaped like white mushrooms, or like a swollen broad bean that had been peeled, which was quite cute.

"Soybean hyperplasia... Hehehe, you've really been underestimated."

Thinking of Lu Ling's unintentional mockery, Lu Li felt a bit indignant. It wanted to see where the limits of the wild beast cub it had raised were.

So, Lu Li put her hair up, shifted her body, changed her posture, and rubbed the cub's head again. The cub seemed unhappy with Lu Li's rubbing and immediately raised its head.

So sweet!

The cub let out a low growl. Its tiny, one-and-a-half-inch body was so soft it could melt at the slightest touch, yet it was completely unaware of its own cuteness, striking a loud and boisterous pose as if it were about to devour someone.

One and a half inches! This wild beast cub's limit is one and a half inches!

This was a cub of a waterway beast, but Lu Li had no interest in letting it practice waterway supernatural powers. After playing with it several times, Lu Li found it increasingly boring, so he calmed his mind and focused on refining the medicinal power.

Lu Ling had said that this medicinal bath was mainly to help him counteract the effects of the immeasurable calamity, and his ancient beast had degenerated into a cub, which was also due to the effects of the immeasurable calamity.

The three and a half uranium pills in his body continuously emitted boundless tribulations, which were being absorbed by Lu Li at an extremely fast speed under the influence of the medicinal bath. These boundless tribulations were constantly transforming Lu Li's body, making his bones, flesh, and skin increasingly stronger.

Lu Li needed to carefully consider Duan Lao's words and discern their truthfulness, but he was willing to listen to Lu Ling's words. With proper training, he was sure he could surprise Lu Ling the next time they met.

Of course, this is on the premise that they still have a chance to meet again.

……

In the afternoon, Lu Li left the cave and went to the inner sect to report and register.

Lu Li did not expect Elder Duan to provide him with spiritual materials and the crafting diagram. He had to rely on himself to refine the three items: the Furnace, the Glazed Bone, and the Jade Foot. He would deduce the crafting diagram from the existing finished products.

Among them, the easiest to deduce is the Transformation Furnace. The only difficulty with this thing is its complex structure, but the spiritual materials used are relatively conventional, and there is a diagram of the Qi-Harmony Cauldron as a reference, so the difficulty of reverse deduction is the lowest.

Its core spiritual material is an earth spirit core of at least level 6 after two transformations...

Converting from Type 2 to Type 6? There's no need for that!

Lu Li is currently quite well-off, so he maxed out the configuration and spent 2,500 spirit stones to purchase a second-tier, nine-type Taixu Earth Spirit Core.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Lu Li had made a fortune in the Boundless Realm. At a young age, he had a huge sum of 20,000 spirit stones in his hands. Without relying on the support of his family, he relied entirely on his own hard work to easily purchase a top-tier second-stage earth spirit core without even flinching.

The remaining spiritual materials only cost a total of two hundred spirit stones. The reason it was so cheap was mainly because Lu Li happened to have many of these materials on hand, so he didn't have to pay for them.

In addition, Lu Li had some clever ideas. He obtained a bunch of mutated spiritual materials in the Boundless Realm, and some of these materials could be replaced with mutated ones to further improve the performance of the puppet.

The transformation of spiritual materials is not necessarily positive. During the transformation process, spiritual wood and spiritual ore may gain some new characteristics, but they may also lose their original characteristics. Lu Li will need to use the Great Dream Profound Pivot to deduce the specific replacement before trying it out.

Secondly, like the bones of ordinary cultivators, the structure of the glass bone is mainly divided into four parts: periosteum, bone tissue, bone marrow, and articular cartilage.

The four structures are made of different materials, and each part is not made of a single spiritual material, but is made of a mixture of multiple spiritual materials. Lu Li can only roughly deduce three to five of the spiritual materials, and it is very difficult to fully deduce their composition.

Just as Lu Li was at his wit's end and was about to forcefully deduce the truth using the Great Dream Profound Pivot, he suddenly discovered a [Spirit Spectrum Instrument] in Lu Ling's cave.

The so-called Spirit Spectrum Instrument is a three-turn divination device used to assist in deduction. Its main function is to deduce the composition of spiritual materials, and it is especially useful for mixed spiritual materials.

The set of auxiliary artifacts in the cave consisted of more than twenty pieces, worth about fifty to sixty thousand spirit stones in total. This was the most precious treasure she left for Lu Li.

For a long time to come, he won't have to worry about making tools.

Chapter 138 My First Ascent to Heaven [Happy New Year's Eve!]

Lu Li spent more than two hours figuring out how to activate the Spirit Spectrum Instrument.

Then, with a thought, the painted skin cracked open, the icy skin melted away, revealing the crystal-clear bones within.

He cut a small amount from each of the four parts—periosteum, bone, bone marrow, and articular cartilage—as samples, placed them under the spirit spectrometer, and deduced their composition in less than half an hour.

"The Great Dream Profound Pivot's deductions are not omnipotent. To deduce the types of spiritual materials, one still needs a special tool. If it were the Great Dream Profound Pivot, I don't know how long it would take to deduce them."

Lu Li couldn't help but sigh, while Elder Duan calmly said:

“The nature of cultivators is not different, but they are good at making use of things. This thing can be analyzed to identify spiritual materials below the fourth level, but if it contains spiritual materials of the fifth level, it may not be possible to analyze it.”

"Well, it's good enough for now, it's better than you."

"What have I done to you again? I'm putting aside past grievances and showing great compassion by telling you the composition of the Glass Bone. Take a look for yourself and see if the results of this Spirit Spectrum Instrument are the same as what I said at the beginning."

"No, I trust the calculations made by the Spirit Spectrum Instrument. I'm afraid you'll embellish what you said."

"Hmph! You unfilial disciple!"

Old Duan was furious and started cursing.

Lu Li ignored the old man and wrote down the composition of the spiritual materials one by one. He then took a small sample from the jade foot and placed it under the spiritual spectrum instrument to analyze it.

Through deduction, Lu Li discovered that both the glass bones and the jade feet used the same type of third-grade spiritual material, named [Formless Glass].

The content of this spiritual material is extremely low, belonging only to auxiliary materials, but it is indispensable. The two types of puppets combined only use less than one or two ounces.

Third-grade spiritual materials are hard to come by. Lu Li went to the inner sect's mission hall again. The inner sect disciples' exchange list was much richer, with first and second-grade spiritual materials basically all available, but third-grade spiritual materials were few and far between.

After some investigation, Lu Li's brows gradually furrowed. The disciple sitting opposite him at the counter narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying:

"This junior sister looks unfamiliar. Has she only recently entered the inner sect?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"If there's anything you don't understand, just ask your senior sister. What kind of spiritual materials do you want? I'll help you find them. I've already memorized this exchange list perfectly."

"No need, what I want isn't on this list."

As he spoke, Lu Li put down the exchange list and was about to leave when the other party called him back.

"Junior sister, please wait!"

"What? You have connections to get those spiritual materials that aren't on the list?"

"Hehehe, I can't guarantee much, but most things below the fourth rank are fine, but..."

The senior sister rubbed her hands together halfway through her sentence, giving a knowing look. Lu Li understood and handed her a spirit stone.

"explain."

"Alright, even though I don't have any connections..."

"Then say something, give me back my spirit stones."

"Junior sister, don't be in such a hurry. Let me finish. Although I don't have the connections, I do know where to get these spiritual materials. Do you know about the [Heaven of Disparity]?"

"What is that? A secret realm?"

"No, what secret realm? That's not a secret realm," the senior sister said, her eyes lighting up as she saw that Lu Li was still a complete novice. "Well, how should I put it, calling it a secret realm wouldn't be wrong."

"Can't you speak like a human being? How can it be called a secret realm when it's not?"

"Let me put it this way: cultivators can use their divine sense to travel through the Xuan Shu Heaven. It has everything. You can command the wind and rain, create your own grotto-heaven, and use the Xuan Shu Heaven as a medium to communicate with other cultivators. As long as you spend some money and list the spiritual materials you want there, sellers will come to you."

"I can't even get spiritual materials from my sect, but I can get them from the Heaven of Absolute Disparity?"

The two major sects monopolize a large amount of spiritual materials. Without a family background, it would be difficult to sell even some rare first-grade spiritual ore outside. Lu Li suffered from this when he was searching for the Azure Nether Fox.