141: Foundation Seven Levels

The Demon Venerable nodded solemnly. At this point, the other party could no longer hold back and immediately agreed: "Senior, I agree. I wonder when you can help me advance to Soul Transformation and what preparations I need to make?"

The Demon Venerable did not continue speaking but looked at Gu Yuchuan and Fairy Yuehua. Dao Monarch Faming suddenly realized something: "Yuehua, take this young friend down first. I have matters to discuss with Senior. Without my order, no one is allowed to enter. Violators will be executed."

Fairy Yuehua bowed and led him away. Once outside, Fairy Yuehua looked at Gu Yuchuan: "Do you want to rest for a bit, or go Cultivate?" She had clearly seen that Gu Yuchuan's cultivation was on the verge of advancing.

Gu Yuchuan returned the cupped-fist salute: "I'll trouble the Fairy then. Please arrange a secret chamber for seclusion; I want to Cultivate."

The secret chamber arranged for him was clearly of a very high standard. The concentration of Spiritual Qi was even more luxurious than the cultivation Secret Realm Gu Yuchuan had spent a fortune to build. Cultivating here would truly yield twice the result with half the effort.

Meanwhile, in the main hall, the Demon Venerable took out a bead: "Here is the Law Essence needed to advance to Soul Transformation, which is also the only thing currently lacking. As long as you absorb it, you can charge towards Soul Transformation. Whether you succeed or not depends on your own fortune and accumulation."

Dao Monarch Faming took it, his eyes filled with reverence: "Thank you, Senior. However, I have seen Cultivators break through to Soul Transformation before; the commotion is immense. The barrier of this Small World might not be enough, and there is a high probability it will be sensed by the outside world. If that Liu Xiu comes, what should we do?"

The Demon Venerable sneered, his eyes full of indifference: "Don't worry. Although this Clone of mine is only at the Golden Core Stage, stopping him won't be a problem at all. Besides, the Heavenly Dao is on your side. Once you begin your Breakthrough, the Heavenly Dao will naturally restrain that Liu Xiu. If he comes, he'll be openly defying the Heavenly Dao. If I were him, I wouldn't come. After all, I don't care about a newly advanced Soul Transformation Cultivator, but I don't know about him. Just go ahead and advance boldly; there won't be any problems."

He thought for a moment; his staying alive was the best outcome for the Demon Venerable. After all, he was the one who had agreed to the terms. If he died, the Demon Venerable's schemes would fall through and he would get nothing. This was certainly not what the Demon Venerable wanted to see. Therefore, he chose to believe the Demon Venerable.

"Then Senior, I shall go into seclusion. Please make yourself at home in this Small World."

After saying this, he entered his secret chamber to begin preparations for his Breakthrough. As for the Demon Venerable, he did not leave either, but sat cross-legged in the main hall to begin cultivating. He wanted to protect Dao Monarch Faming's path. After all, Dao Monarch Faming's Heart-Nature seemed to have developed some issues. This was unavoidable; the pressure on him was too heavy. Under such high pressure, it was inevitable for problems to arise in one's Heart-Nature. What he had to do was give him a hand at the most critical moment.

Soon, two days passed. Breaking through to Soul Transformation was certainly not that fast. He had even only just begun his Breakthrough; the previous days were spent adjusting his state, which was a necessary step before any Breakthrough.

On the contrary, Gu Yuchuan had already broken through to the Realm of Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer. This was already the Late Foundation Establishment Stage. His strength had increased by about fifty percent, giving him more confidence regarding future dangers.

He looked at his updated status panel.

[Name: Gu Yuchuan.]

[Race: Green Snake.]

[Bloodline: Mid-grade Spirit Beast: Serpent.]

[talents: Beginner Invisibility; Poison Fang Enhancement; Level Two Devour; Intermediate Water Control; Clone; Soaring on Clouds and Riding the Mist; Artifact Refining Master]

[Innate Divine Abilities: Green Scale Armor, Ink Profound Spiritual Light, Poison Mist, Heavenly Profound Heavy Water, Dragon Awe, Earthly Fiend Divine Ability: Golden Light Incantation, Lightning Control.]

[Cultivation: Demon General Seventh Layer (Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer).]

[Simulation Count: 3]

[divine dragon points: 155]

[Karma: 100 (lesser thousand world merit)]

[Luck: child of destiny candidate.]

[Faction: Bright Stream (Flood Dragon Palace)]

[Faction Rank: Unranked]

[Faction Wealth: One Spirit Spring, one section of a river, one Miniature Spirit Stone Mine (10 Spirit Stones daily), one Miniature Green Jade Mine (10 pieces daily), one Linlang Pavilion.]

[Subordinates: White Jade Koi Bai Li (Mid-grade Demon Beast, Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivation); Half-Demon Fox Demon Bai Ming (Low-Grade Demonic Beast, Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivation); Five-Colored Clam Pei Yu (Low-Grade Demonic Beast, Qi Refining Eighth Layer cultivation); Crucian Carp Song Chuan (Mortal Beast, Fifth Level of Qi Refining cultivation); Spirit Fish Yu Qiu (High-grade Demon Beast, Qi Refining Third Layer cultivation); Spirit Fish Yu Dong (High-grade Demon Beast, Qi Refining Third Layer cultivation); Spirit Fish Yu Linglong (High-grade Demon Beast, Qi Refining Second Layer cultivation, Level One Low Grade Alchemist)]

The changes to the panel this time were quite significant. First was his own cultivation, which went without saying. An unexpected surprise was that many of his subordinates had actually advanced. Bai Li, Song Chuan, and Yu Dong had all advanced by one layer of cultivation. Bai Li had even reached the Qi Refining Late Stage. He still remembered what this little white koi looked like when he first saw her; now she was a formidable little demon.

Of course, the most surprising one was Bai Ming. Not only had she become a Qi Refining Seventh Layer Cultivator, but her Bloodline had also advanced, becoming a Low-Grade Demonic Beast. Although it wasn't a particularly powerful Bloodline, it no longer hindered her cultivation. With some effort, she could now see the threshold of the Foundation Establishment Stage, which was truly a pleasant surprise.

It could be said that among all his current subordinates, only Song Chuan temporarily showed no possibility of reaching Foundation Establishment. As for the others, with proper nurturing, they all had the potential to advance. He was now at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer and urgently needed several Foundation Establishment subordinates to maintain appearances. Once he returned, he could appropriately increase the salaries of the subordinates at the Qi Refining Late Stage. It was just a special policy for a special period; he could always cut them back later.

He stood up and stretched. The increase in his cultivation made him feel very comfortable and happy. However, he did not go out. He could sense that the Cultivators outside looked at him with speculation and scrutiny. After all, they had never seen an outside Cultivator before, nor had they seen the Yao Race. Even if this scrutiny wasn't malicious, Gu Yuchuan still felt very uncomfortable. He decided simply not to go out and stay in this secret chamber.

It just so happened that he had been quite tired lately, so he took this opportunity to have a good rest. He took out a lambswool blanket from his Storage Pouch, transformed into his original form, and lay down. After all, there were no beds here; sleeping in his original form would be much more comfortable.

In the outside world, Dao Lord Thunder Spear, who had come to Weihai to investigate, finally discovered that his son had actually died here. He was grief-stricken. Thinking of his current situation, his heart turned to cold ashes. Unexpectedly, he discovered a teleportation Formation on the Sea Eye. He immediately realized that this was the Immortal Path Base they had been searching for so desperately.