151: Chapter 151 Iron Mountain

"You... vile Yao Beast... you will die a horrible death!!"

Zhang Huaiyuan's voice was hoarse and aged, his eyes filled with hatred.

To this, Wu Li didn't even spare him a glance. He opened his mouth and swallowed the blood seed in one gulp. Once in his stomach, the blood seed transformed into a stream of warm blood Qi and spiritual power, dissolving within his body and flowing into his limbs and bones.

In an instant, the burning pain originally in Wu Li's body began to ease, but overall... it was still far from enough.

"Boom~" Without the support of the blood seed, Zhang Huaiyuan quickly breathed his last. He fell from mid-air, crashing onto the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

To this, Wu Li only glanced once before withdrawing his gaze.

The blood seed was already in his stomach; his injuries were temporarily stabilized, but only temporarily.

The Demon Power within him remained chaotic, and the torn places in his Meridians throbbed with pain. Although the cracks in his internal organs had healed somewhat, they were far from recovered. He still needed time.

"Damn it."

"I hope that batch of blood crystals can make up for some of it."

With these words, Wu Li spread his wings and flew out of the wooden hut, wobbling as he flew toward Taiyue Mountain.

Behind him, the candlelight in the dilapidated wooden hut was still flickering, casting Zhang Huaiyuan's corpse in alternating light and shadow. The night wind blew in from outside the door, causing the candlelight to sway violently until, with a puff, it went out. The room plunged into darkness, with only the scent of blood lingering in the air, refusing to dissipate for a long time.

Soon, Wu Li returned to the Stone Forest, folded his wings, and landed on the bluestone at the entrance of the Limestone Cave.

Heiyu flew down from a stone pillar and landed in front of Wu Li. Upon seeing the Old Ancestor in this state, his pupils constricted sharply.

"Old Ancestor, what happened to you..."

Wu Li interrupted him.

"I am going into seclusion. You and Tiger Biao are to guard outside the Limestone Cave. Without my command, no one is allowed to enter!!"

"As you command!!"

Tiger Biao nodded, jumped down from a giant rock, walked to the entrance of the Limestone Cave, and lay down, his massive body blocking most of the entrance. Heiyu crouched on a stone pillar outside the Limestone Cave, wings spread, scanning the surroundings vigilantly. The flock of crows also flew up from the stone pillars one after another, landing around the Limestone Cave in a dense black mass, encircling the entire cave completely.

Wu Li flew into the Limestone Cave and landed on the bluestone by the pool. His blood-red pupils swept across the surroundings; the spiritual liquid in the pool was nearly depleted, the light barrier of the Spirit Gathering Array was dim, and the treasure bead in the center of the Formation Plate was lusterless.

He took those Storage Rings and Storage Pouchs out from his Stomach Storage and piled them in front of him. Inside were the remaining spiritual liquid from last time; not much, but enough for him to recover from his injuries.

Wu Li took a deep breath, extended his spiritual sense into the Storage Ring, and drew out a wisp of pale golden spiritual liquid, which hovered above his palm. The spiritual liquid was crystal clear, emitting a faint fluorescent glow in the gloom and radiating rich Spiritual Qi fluctuations.

He opened his mouth and swallowed that wisp of spiritual liquid. Once in his stomach, it transformed into a stream of warm spiritual power, dissolving within his body.

Wu Li closed his eyes and began to circulate the Blood Eye Pagoda Sutra, his Demon Power slowly flowing within his body to tend to his injuries.

Meanwhile, deep within Taiyue Mountain, at Iron-Back Mountain. Under the moonlight.

A massive cave was hidden between steep stone walls, its entrance covered by vines and withered branches; if one hadn't walked close, it would have been impossible to discover this place. The cave was spacious, with several glowing Ore embedded in the stone walls, emitting a cold, faint fluorescent light that illuminated the furnishings inside.

Inside the cave, the Iron-Backed Bear King's massive body was crouched in the center. His charred fur had regained its luster, and the fat on his belly was piled in several layers, but at this moment, he was as well-behaved as a docile puppy, head bowed, not daring to let out a big breath.

In front of him sat a dark-faced old man, his figure a size smaller than his, but the aura emanating from his entire body was as deep as an abyss.

The old man had a rugged face, thick eyebrows, and large eyes; he was none other than the Clan Chief of the Iron-Backed Bear King clan, Tieshan, who was also the Iron-Backed Bear King's grandfather. He was at the Late Stage of the Third Order, one of the strongest Yao Beast kings deep within Taiyue Mountain.

Tieshan stared at the Iron-Backed Bear King, a trace of gratification flashing in his eyes, mixed with a hint of helplessness at his inability to live up to expectations.

He spoke, his voice low like muffled thunder, echoing in the stone cave: "Kid, your Opportunity this time was good. Added to the things I've been feeding you, it's been over half a year, and you still haven't touched the threshold of the Third Order. Isn't it embarrassing?"

The Iron-Backed Bear King buried his head even lower, saying in a muffled voice: "Grandfather, I..."

Before he could finish, Tieshan raised his hand to interrupt him. He took out a snow-white Ganoderma from his bosom, the size of a palm, with thick leaves, emitting a faint fluorescent glow.

The moment the Ganoderma appeared, a rich fluctuation of spiritual power surged from it, and the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the entire stone cave increased by several degrees.

"Eat this too, and make a one-time effort to Breakthrough to the Third Order." Tieshan's voice was low.

The Iron-Backed Bear King's bronze bell-sized eyes widened abruptly, staring at that Ganoderma. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He recognized this Ganoderma; it was a treasure his grandfather had treasured for over a hundred years, one he had never been willing to use.

"In that case, wouldn't my Foundation be unstable?"

To this, Tieshan glared at him directly.

"Eat!"

The Iron-Backed Bear King opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing Tieshan's unquestionable gaze, he swallowed his words back. He reached out his claw, tremblingly took the Ganoderma, lowered his head, shoved the Ganoderma into his mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed it.

The Ganoderma was in his stomach. A massive amount of spiritual power exploded within his body.

That power was gentle and not violent, but so thick it was startling; it was like a clear spring in the mountains, a trickling stream, yet endless.

The spiritual power flowed along the Meridians to his limbs and bones; wherever it passed, the Meridians were widened, the Demon Power was purified, the flesh and blood were nourished, and the bones were strengthened.

The Iron-Backed Bear King's body began to tremble slightly; it was not pain, but an indescribable pleasure.

He closed his eyes, his Demon Power circulating crazily within him. Under the nourishment of the spiritual power, the embryonic form of the Demon Core in his Dantian began to rotate slowly, and the cracks on its surface healed one by one.

Tieshan stood up, walked to the entrance of the cave, and stood with his back to the Iron-Backed Bear King, hands behind his back. He did not look back, his gaze fixed on the night scenery outside the cave, his voice low and calm.

He couldn't help but think to himself: 'Kid, I am old, and now there is no time for you to stabilize your Foundation. If you can Breakthrough to the Third Order... there will be more hope.'

The Iron-Backed Bear King could not see Tieshan's eyes at this moment. He did not speak, gritting his teeth, desperately circulating his Demon Power.

The embryonic Demon Core in his Dantian spun faster and faster, its golden light becoming increasingly intense, growing from the size of a sesame seed to that of a soybean, from a soybean to a pigeon egg, and from a pigeon egg to a chicken egg.

The Demon Power surged in his Meridians like a river, his bones cracked, his muscles expanded, and his figure surged in size by a circle.

"Boom!!" A golden pillar of light shot up into the sky from within the Iron-Backed Bear King, piercing through the rock wall of the stone cave. Yao Beasts within a radius of several dozen miles felt that terrifying aura and lay on the ground, trembling in fear.