91: Chapter 91 One should always be wary of others!

Shi Jian smiled, ignoring him, and then sent out another telepathic summons.

Less than half an incense stick of time passed.

The isolation Formation outside the Immortal Cave rippled, and three figures walked in one after another, silently waiting for instructions.

The fastest to arrive was a black-furred rat, its size now that of a medium dog, walking upright with a shifty-eyed look—it was Elder Rat!

Following closely behind was the pitch-black, extremely sturdy Black Bear, Shi Mo.

Walking at the very back was the Gray-Spined Bear, Shi Yin, whose presence was extremely faint.

If one did not carefully scan with Divine Sense, one would even overlook its existence; the aura around its body blended perfectly with the surrounding rock shadows.

"Greetings, Old Ancestor!"

Elder Rat plopped onto the ground, skillfully kowtowing three times; it looked incredibly sycophantic, as bootlicking as ever.

Shi Mo and Shi Yin walked forward, prostrating themselves on all fours, lowering their heads, and emitting a low bear roar...

Shi Jian swept his gaze over these three subordinates whom he had personally granted Enlightenment and awakened their intelligence; these were the beings he truly trusted.

"Rise, all of you."

Shi Jian opened his large mouth, and Demonic Qi swirled.

Clatter.

Three piles of various treasures, each emitting different Spiritual Qi fluctuations, landed before the three beasts.

The temperature inside the Immortal Cave plummeted instantly, simultaneously mixed with an extremely pungent smell of blood and sharp Geng Metal Qi.

Elder Rat looked at the items in front of it, its eyes nearly popping out.

It was a pile of dark red Ore, several bottles of viscous Yao Beast blood essence, and a broken, blood-colored dagger emitting a strong Evil Qi.

"Elder Rat, you have been with me the longest, keeping an eye on all the movements in Hongtian City; if nothing else, you have certainly worked hard."

Shi Jian stared at this rat, speaking frankly.

"But your Bloodline Aptitude is too poor; with ordinary breathing techniques, you will at most Cultivate to the high levels of Qi Refining in this lifetime."

"This pile of items consists entirely of Blood Dao and Evil Qi treasures."

"That dagger is a Magical Artifact I snatched from a demonic Cultivator; it contains a heavy amount of Blood Evil Qi sealed within."

"I want you to take an extreme path: use the Blood Evil to scour your Meridians, forcibly breaking through your Bloodline shackles, and thereby transform and sublimate..."

"This path is very painful; if things go wrong, you could explode and die."

"But if you endure it, you can become a true Yao Beast, achieve Foundation Establishment, and in the future, achieving Core Formation is not without hope."

Elder Rat trembled all over, but did not shrink back.

Instead, it scooped the pile of treasures into its arms, its small eyes filled with madness.

"Rest assured, Old Ancestor!"

"This lowly one has a worthless life, a cheap life meant for rolling in the mud; since the Old Ancestor has given me this opportunity, even if I have to peel off a layer of skin, I will never disgrace you!"

Shi Jian nodded in satisfaction and turned to look at Shi Mo.

Before Shi Mo lay a pile of metal Ore emitting blinding light, several metal-element Yao Beast cores, and a piece of Dark Gold-colored skeletal remains.

That skeletal fragment came from a Level 4 Dark Gold Ape he had hunted in the Secret Realm; it belonged to the same close Bloodline as the Dark Gold Ape that Zhao Qing had killed with his life on the line back then, and its potential was quite powerful!

"Shi Mo, you are a Black Bear by nature; your Physical Body is the most fierce and tough."

"You previously devoured a piece of the Dark Gold Ape's skeleton, which has already given you a trace of a Foundation in the Dao of Metal within your body."

"The Black Bear clan lacks special Bloodline talents, so we will create them ourselves."

"This batch of metal-element treasures is enough for you to temper your skin, flesh, and bones to the extreme, and combined with this Dark Gold Ape corpse, you will certainly achieve success!"

"I, your Old Ancestor, want you to walk the path of the Indestructible Vajra."

"Cultivate your body to the extreme, then use the methods of the Dao of Metal to mold its ultimate killing power; you will become the sharpest blade in our clan!"

"Yes, I will strictly obey the Old Ancestor's decree."

Shi Mo accepted, without any superfluous words, opened its large mouth, and swallowed the Dark Gold Ape skeletal fragment along with a metal-element Yao Beast core into its stomach.

Finally—Shi Jian's gaze fell upon Shi Yin.

The items before Shi Yin were the fewest, but of the highest grade.

A crystal-clear, snowflake-shaped ice crystal emitted bone-chilling cold; even the surrounding scattered water-element spiritual objects and bottles of cold marrow spiritual liquid grew a layer of frost!

These items were all stripped by Shi Jian from that unlucky Prodigy of the Cold Water Sect.

That snowflake ice crystal was a rare Tier 3 ice-element spiritual object, possessing extreme cold power and was incredibly profound.

"Shi Yin, your talent is the most unique."

"Your ability to conceal your aura is such that even I, the Old Ancestor, sometimes overlook your existence."

"Swallow this ice crystal and slowly refine it within your body, along with these remaining water-cold spiritual treasures..."

"It is enough for you to gradually transform your Spiritual Qi into extreme cold."

"Concealment combined with the power of ice and snow."

"I want you to hide in the shadows and serve as our clan's hidden reserve!"

Shi Yin raised its head, a faint dark light flashing in its gray eyes.

It extended its claws, carefully clutching the snowflake ice crystal to its chest, retreated half a step, and once again merged into the environment.

The distribution was complete.

Shi Jian stood up, his massive three-zhang-tall body bringing an intense sense of oppression.

His light blue mane sparked with faint electric arcs, making the air in the entire Immortal Cave feel scorched.

"I gave you these resources not for you to indulge in pleasure."

Shi Jian's voice was low, carrying unquestionable majesty: "I am about to enter seclusion; it may be short, five or ten years, or long, twenty or thirty years. The day I emerge from seclusion will be the time I attempt to Breakthrough to Core Formation."

"The Core Formation will trigger celestial phenomena, which will inevitably attract covetous eyes from all sides."

"The Sun Clan people are convenient to use, but they are absolutely not to be trusted. After all, they are outsiders, they are the Human Race, and we are Yao!"

"You three, take the resources and train with your lives for me."

"When I, the Old Ancestor, trigger the Heavenly Tribulation, you three will be my personal Protectors. Anyone who dares to step half a step into the back mountain, whether it is an outside Loose Cultivator or the Sun Clan's Clan Chief..."

As he spoke, a fierce light exploded in Shi Jian's eyes. "Kill without mercy!"

"If the Sun Clan dares to rebel, then exterminate their clan!"

The three beasts prostrated themselves in unison, emitting soul-shaking roars. "We strictly obey the Old Ancestor's decree!"

"Go."

"Find your own places to enter seclusion. Without my summons, you are all to silently accumulate strength; do not delay your own Cultivation."

Shi Jian waved his claws. The three beasts quickly gathered the treasures on the ground and silently retreated from the Immortal Cave.

Looking at the empty stone chamber, the voice of Purple Cloud sounded again.

"The Dao of Metal is fierce, the Blood Evil is treacherous, the ice and snow hide in the shadows, and combined with that simple-minded bear of the Dao of Earth named Shi Pan, planted by Sun Yao's side..."

"Plus you, a monster who Cultivates the Way of Thunder."

"Simple-minded bear, if this team of yours can really grow, this tiny Hongtian City probably won't be able to contain you all!"

"If it can't contain us, we'll just change to a bigger place."

Shi Jian crawled back onto the stone bed, adjusting to a comfortable position. The Demon Essence within his body began to circulate at an unprecedented speed!

Inside the space in his belly, that massive amount of thunder-element spiritual objects, spiritual plants, Yao Beast blood essence, and various Heaven And Earth Treasure began to be crushed and digested bit by bit.

The Purple Cloud Golden Lightning Qi was released from the jade box, flowing along his Meridians, over and over again, constantly scouring and tempering his Bloodline...

"I'm going to sleep."

Shi Jian's voice grew lower: "Leave the matters outside to you to keep watch."

"Regarding the Sun Clan, if they finish building the Spiritual Vein and the thunder pool, do not disturb me; just guide the thunder Qi into my body."

"Rest assured and sleep."

"With me here, no one in this lousy place can take your life!" Purple Cloud snorted coldly, then fell silent.

The Immortal Cave became completely quiet. Only the long and heavy breathing of Shi Jian, like a bellows being pulled, echoed continuously in the stone chamber, like thunder, brewing a new storm.

With every breath he took, the Spiritual Qi within the Immortal Cave would form a tiny vortex, then surge crazily into his body.

Outside the back mountain, the entire Sun Clan had fallen into unprecedented fanaticism.

Sun Boan took a large quantity of spiritual items and quietly left Hongtian City to head to various black markets to procure foundation establishment pill; Sun Mao personally led people to begin driving Thick Earth Essence and Spirit-Nurturing Stones into various nodes of the Main Peak.

Thousands of Mortals and low-level Cultivators were mobilized, working day and night to excavate the mountain and lay the Formation.

The original thunder pool was also gradually expanding. Everything was flourishing, and the entire Sun Clan seemed to have already seen a beautiful future!