436: Jiu Musenhai

Xiao Zhuo did not linger long in the Prime Minister's Residence.

Since he had determined that he could not obtain any Cultivation resources from the Prime Minister's Residence, he decided to return to his old ways, relying on the most primitive and direct method—slaughter—to harvest Attribute Points to support his own Cultivation needs.

According to the memories in his mind, there was a vast and boundless primeval forest near Xudu (Capital City), inhabited by a large number of Yao Beasts.

Many of the Yao Beast Materials and precious medicinal herbs circulated in Xudu (Capital City) mostly originated from here.

This forest was named Nine Wood Forest Sea, and it was rumored that deep within it grew nine Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots that had reached the million-year level, containing endless good fortune and Opportunity.

However, Xu State's national power was limited, and the overall Cultivation of its Cultivators was not high; no one had the ability to delve into the core area of the forest sea, so this legend remained just a legend, never confirmed.

Xiao Zhuo's goal for this trip was the vast number of Yao Beasts in the Nine Wood Forest Sea.

For him, these Yao Beasts were not only a source of Attribute Points but could also bring him a large amount of resources.

But before entering the forest sea, he had to prepare some trump cards for self-preservation.

His current Cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, which was still too weak, but as a Quasi-Saint, his knowledge and foundation were already vastly different from before.

He sat cross-legged on the couch, placing his palms together in front of his abdomen, palms facing upwards, and quickly mobilized the True Qi within him, beginning to condense runes in his Dantian Qi Sea.

With his complete memories, the Divine Abilities and Cultivation Techniques he mastered were as vast as the sea.

With the foundation of a Quasi-Saint, he could still deduce countless profound Divine Abilities in a single thought; it was merely that due to his current Realm, many Advanced techniques could not be performed.

At present, without resources or Attribute Points, it was unrealistic to significantly enhance his raw strength, but condensing a few rune secret seals was easy for him.

Under his precise control, a complex and fiery mark soon appeared in his Dantian—the Nine Luster Golden Flame Seal.

This was a secret technique Magical Artifact improved by Xiao Zhuo; its effect was similar to the Purple Extreme Burning True Method he obtained in his early years, but its power far surpassed it.

This secret technique only worked at the True Qi stage; once Core Formation was successful and True Qi transformed into Mana, its amplification effect would be greatly reduced, but for him at present, it was undoubtedly the most suitable explosive method.

Once activated, the power of his True Qi could instantly increase thirtyfold, enough for him to contend head-on with an ordinary Golden Core Early Stage Cultivator.

After condensing the Nine Luster Golden Flame Seal, Xiao Zhuo did not stop.

He immediately condensed Thunder Intent runes in his Sea of Consciousness and further constructed the embryonic mark of a Thunder Domain.

The Thunder Dao possessed immense destructive power in the Early Stages of Cultivation, with significant restraining effects on demons, devils, and ghosts.

Limited by the current bearing capacity of his Physical Body, what he condensed was only an ordinary level of Thunder Intent, far from reaching the Divine Intent Realm, but it was already sufficient to deal with the threats on the periphery of the Nine Wood Forest Sea.

He slowly exhaled a turbid breath, finished his Cultivation, and opened his eyes; as his eyes opened and closed, faint purple electric light subtly flowed within them.

"That's about right. With these preparations, as long as I don't rashly go too deep, there shouldn't be any danger in the peripheral areas of the Nine Wood Forest Sea." Xiao Zhuo looked inward, nodding with satisfaction.

He got up and walked out of the courtyard, casually stopping a patrol of Prime Minister's Residence guards, ordering them to inform Prime Minister Zhou Tianxiang: for the next few days, he would be observing the Dao Competition with Li Jin and would stay at Li Jin's residence, not returning for the time being.

It was currently the Dao Competition period, and Prime Minister Zhou Tianxiang, as the Prime Minister, was busy with official duties and did not pay much attention to his son; it was hard to see him even for ten days or half a month, so having this ready-made excuse naturally saved a lot of trouble.

After giving his instructions, Xiao Zhuo left the residence directly and flew on his Flying Sword towards the Nine Wood Forest Sea, east of Xudu (Capital City).

Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage were not yet able to fly in this world and needed the aid of Magical Artifacts.

He used a High Grade Yellow-rank Flying Sword, which Prime Minister Zhou Tianxiang had given him for his birthday last year.

Thinking of his younger brother, Zhou Linghao, who, at less than seven years old, was surrounded by Magical Artifacts, with everything from his clothes and socks to his accessories being exquisite, and even his toys possibly being Profound-rank Magical Artifacts, Xiao Zhuo couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly at his own shabby attire in comparison.

It seemed he was still somewhat influenced by the memories and circumstances of this life, to actually care about such trivial external matters.

He quickly composed himself, changed his incantation, and the speed of his sword flight abruptly increased, transforming into a streak of light soaring towards the horizon.

Before long, an endless expanse of green forest sea appeared on the horizon ahead, lush and verdant, stretching as far as the eye could see.

It was morning, and sunlight filtered through the thin clouds; at the very edge of the forest, scattered Cultivators, and even Mortal hunters and apothecaries, could be seen, either searching for herbs or setting traps.

The outermost ten-odd li area of the Nine Wood Forest Sea had long been repeatedly cleared countless times by the Cultivators of Xudu (Capital City); powerful Yao Beasts were extremely rare, mostly consisting of insignificant wild beasts, thus it also became a place for Mortals to make a living. True Yao Beasts required going deeper to encounter.

Xiao Zhuo did not linger in the outer regions, flying directly on his sword to an area about a hundred li from the edge of the forest sea. According to his memories, this was where Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beasts began to frequently appear.

He brought down his sword light, landing in the dense jungle.

As his feet touched the leaf-strewn ground, a sharp whooshing sound suddenly erupted from behind him!

A green shadow, carrying a foul, fishy stench, struck towards him like lightning.

Xiao Zhuo's expression remained unchanged, he didn't even turn his head; with a slight thought, the Flying Sword suspended beside him suddenly transformed to the size of a normal longsword, its sword light flashing in mid-air, like a spiritual butterfly flitting through flowers, instantly creating a dozen sharp sword flowers, precisely striking the green shadow.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

A series of dull cutting sounds rang out, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

The attacking object had been cut into a dozen sections, scattered on the ground, and it was a large snake, entirely green, as thick as an arm, and about five or six meters long—a Qi Refinement Stage Green-backed Snake.

This level of sneak attack was nowhere to hide under his Divine Sense perception.

He glanced at the panel in his consciousness, and sure enough, the notification bar flickered:

"Killed a Qi Refinement Realm Yao Beast, Green-backed Snake, gained 0.01 Attribute Points."

Xiao Zhuo was not surprised by this. This plane was a Major Thousand Worlds, so the standard for gaining Attribute Points was naturally high.

Killing a Qi Refinement Stage Yao Beast for only 0.01 points was normal.

Conversely, if he could accumulate one point, using it to Cultivate any Cultivation Technique from his memories, its effect would undoubtedly be extraordinary.

He waved his hand, collecting the entire corpse of the Green-backed Snake into his Storage Pouch; even if its value wasn't high, it shouldn't be wasted.

Then, he took a step and headed deeper into the forest.

In the brief moment he had just landed, his Divine Sense had already quickly swept a one-li radius, detecting the aura of no less than ten Qi Refinement Stage Yao Beasts, as well as a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Tusked Pig Yao.

"Nine Wood Forest Sea, truly a treasure land." Xiao Zhuo's lips curved into a satisfied arc, he chose a direction and headed straight towards the location of that Foundation Establishment Pig Yao.