71: The body cultivation level is improved, and the incarnation goes to the Hundred Thousand Monster Mountain

"With True Core cultivation, holding a High Grade Magic Treasure, plus the Divine Ability I prepared in advance... this trip shouldn't be a big problem.

However, even if something goes wrong, at most I'll lose an Incarnation... I can still afford to lose him."

Before leaving, after some thought, Gu Changsheng still decided to divine.

He strolled by the water, found the Divining Turtle lying in the mudflats, and with a tug on its short, thin tail, pulled it out of the mud.

The thick, short turtle claws flapped wildly.

"Hiding here, are you... Time to get to work..."

Gu Changsheng gave a sinister smile.

Ever since his Beast Taming Technique was raised to the seventh rank and he forcibly enslaved the Divining Turtle, the Divining Turtle had completely lost its turtle rights.

He conjured Heart Fire in his palm, scorching the turtle shell.

Immediately, the turtle shell glowed green, blocking the flame from penetrating.

After a long while, there wasn't a single crack.

"Oh? The turtle shell's defense has gotten stronger again... This Essence Spirit meat wasn't eaten in vain..."

Gu Changsheng exclaimed in surprise, and the purple Heart Fire in his palm intensified sharply.

Crack—

A long, narrow, twisted crack appeared on the turtle shell.

"Neither good nor bad, with a hint of minor misfortune... The divination shows that, in the unseen, there's a force preventing the calculation..."

Gu Changsheng frowned slightly.

"A Dongxuan Realm Demon King, then..."

Ever since Ancestor Yin of Great Shang reached the end of his lifespan and there were no more Dongxuan Realm Cultivators, it didn't mean the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains had none.

In fact, the area of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains was more than ten times that of Great Shang.

It was rumored that there had once been a Yang God Demon Saint, who established the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons.

"As long as I'm careful and cautious on this trip, the Incarnation should be mostly safe and sound..."

Gu Changsheng murmured.

He looked down and saw the Divining Turtle's head flop limply to the side, foam bubbling from its mouth.

Immediately, he smiled wryly.

"Looks like I overdid it a bit..."

The Divining Turtle was a naturally unique species, so it wouldn't be easily burned to death.

He tossed it, and it arced through the sky, landing with a plop into the pond.

Iron Fir Forest.

In the center was the oldest tree.

Its bark was entirely black, and when tapped, it emitted a 'thump-thump' sound like forged fine iron.

It was about three zhang in diameter, soaring into the clouds.

This was the 190-year-old Mother Tree.

There were also many marks left on it from being stripped of its bark.

This was done by Yuan Lian Avatar.

"This tree is enough to cultivate the sixth layer of the Iron Garment... barely increasing my Body Refining strength by a small margin."

Gu Changsheng had already raised the Nine Refinement Iron Fir Method to the seventh rank.

Unlike the Incarnation, who still had to cultivate slowly, ' krypton life' (life-consuming cultivation) was much faster.

He only needed cultivation resources to be in place, and he could improve like a rocket.

Rip—

Gu Changsheng used his palm as a sword, striking down with a chop. His Lung Metal Sword Qi cut through the outermost layer, revealing the tough, pale yellow bark underneath.

This was precisely the Savage Ox Bark needed to condense the first layer of the Iron Garment.

With a gentle scrape, pieces of Savage Ox Bark peeled off the tree and adhered to Gu Changsheng's skin, bringing a cool sensation.

The Nine Refinement Iron Fir Method circulated, and immediately the Savage Ox Bark gradually melted, turning into a colloid that was absorbed by his 108,000 pores.

Vaguely, Gu Changsheng felt his skin become rough, as if covered by a thick layer of oxhide.

His Qi and blood vibrated, and a layer of Savage Ox Armor appeared on his body.

The first layer of Iron Garment, complete!

Soon, he scraped off another layer of bark, revealing a bark that resembled both gold and jade.

This was the second layer, the Inch Gold Soft Jade Bark.

After several consecutive attempts, six layers of Iron Garment phantoms appeared on Gu Changsheng's body.

The six layers of Iron Garment were complete!

"Not bad, it really did increase my Body Refining strength by a small margin... And this sixth layer, the Jade Crystal Iron Garment, also has the effect of jade-like solidification, fixing injuries.

It's quite good."

Yuan Lian Avatar practiced the Nine Refinement Iron Fir Method for three years, while Gu Changsheng caught up in just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

This was the benefit of ' krypton life' (life-consuming cultivation).

"Next, I should cultivate the Soul-Devouring Dharma Body..."

Inside the five qi gathering tree's tree hollow.

Black python-like tree vines were intertwined, plunging into the lake bottom, forming a dark, net-like water prison.

Inside, a large number of Scarlet Blood Brocade Carp were raised.

There were tens of thousands of them.

And this was merely one meal's worth of food for the five qi gathering tree.

Creak, creak—

The tree vines writhed, their tips growing dense, sharp thorns, like wildly growing black thistles, continuously piercing into the Scarlet Blood Brocade Carp's bodies.

Immediately, the water surface thrashed violently, and blood spread out.

In the blink of an eye, a strong bloody scent assailed him.

Under the Spirit Eye Technique, the flesh and blood of each Scarlet Blood Brocade Carp melted, absorbed completely, and continuously merged into the tree roots.

Dense red light points floated in the Void Realm.

These were all the residual souls of the Scarlet Blood Brocade Carp.

"Now's the time..."

Gu Changsheng suddenly conjured a spell, and a phantom of a Ksitigarbha Dharma Form appeared behind him.

The Dharma Form's palms clasped together, and its Buddha mouth opened, erupting with infinite suction. The tens of thousands of residual souls were immediately drawn into the Dharma Form.

Faint Buddhist chants emanated, and wisps of black Qi rose from his head. The rich essence of the souls transformed into a warm current, flowing from his crown throughout his body.

"Excellent, this Soul-Devouring Dharma Body has the profound ability to transcend departed souls and nourish the body with the essence of souls.

In such a short time, my Body Refining strength has increased by an amount equivalent to a hundred days of hard cultivation.

Unfortunately... the grade of these Scarlet Blood Brocade Carp is still too low.

If they awakened their spiritual intelligence and transformed into fish demons,

the quality of their flesh, blood, and vital essence would undoubtedly rise another level.

Perhaps... I could consider cultivating a Fish King..."

As Gu Changsheng was pondering, a rustling sound came from the air.

He looked up and saw the roots of the five qi gathering tree rubbing against each other, conveying thoughts of depression and displeasure.

Under the Rapid Growth Technique, the vital essence of the fish school was its food.

Having it suddenly snatched away, how could it not be temperamental?

"Haha, another day, I, your master, will compensate you again..."

After speaking, Gu Changsheng left the tree hollow.

He was becoming more and more adept at making promises to his spiritual pets and spiritual plants... Ten days later.

Inner perimeter of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains.

"This place is filled with dark Qi, treacherous and bizarre.

No wonder so many Essence Spirits and demons can be born here..."

Yuan Lian Avatar vigilantly looked around.

Along the way, he had encountered many demons.

Among them were quite a few True Core Realm Great Demons.

Fortunately, he adhered to the Dao of caution, using the Forest Sea Concealing Sun Divine Ability to hide his aura, thus he arrived at the inner perimeter indicated on the map without much alarm.

Suddenly, in front of him, a large green stone abruptly opened its bloody maw, and black Qi surged forth.

A green light flashed under Yuan Lian Avatar's feet, and he dodged from his original spot.

His gaze sharpened, and only then did he clearly see the attacker's true form.

This was not a green stone at all, but clearly a crested cockatrice (strange snake) coiled like a stone.

It had a dark crest, its entire body was greenish-blue, blending in with the surrounding trees.

The most bizarre thing was that between its eyebrows, it actually had three eyes.

The central crimson single eye faintly emitted a unique fluctuation.

"Innate illusion technique... This is rare."

Yuan Lian Avatar took a step forward, his arms swelled, and his thick finger bones formed into claws, clamping onto the crested strange snake's vital spot like fine iron.

No matter how it writhed, it still couldn't break free.

"Although its cultivation is only Foundation Building Realm, its innate methods are strange. If it were an ordinary Foundation Building Realm Cultivator, they might really have found themselves in trouble."

Thud—

Yuan Lian Avatar suddenly exerted force, grabbed the snake's tail, and swung it in a circle to smash it onto the ground, leaving a clearly discernible snake-shaped imprint.

In just three to five breaths, the snake's skull was shattered, its head was dizzy and swollen, and its snake body went limp.

A large hand clasped the snake's head, black Qi poured in, and Yuan Lian Avatar's eyes gradually turned white as scattered memory fragments flooded into his mind.

This was the secret technique—Soul Search.