BXBX NOVEL Chapter 202 - 27_1
Jinhe City.
The courtyard to the north of the city.
Inside a pavilion.
“Slap.”
“Slap.”
Lin Xiwen, who was playing a game of chess with Li Qu and holding black pieces, suddenly slammed his piece down hard!
A hint of uncontrollable rage flashed across his face.
He abruptly got up and looked into the distance.
“Damn that Demon Dao cultivator!”
“Damn that sword cultivator!”
No wonder he was so out of control.
Just now, he sensed that yet another Yin Devouring Insect had lost its signal.
Without a doubt, it should be the doing of the Demon Dao cultivator who had recently been wreaking havoc.
However, ultimately, he still blamed the Zhao sword cultivator who had run
over from Song State.
Not long ago, news came from Canglan City in the northwest of Yan State, stating that a Zhao cultivator from Song State, who had not met his match among the Foundation Establishment cultivators, had settled there.
This immediately attracted the attention of many Foundation Establishment
Cultivators.
Among them, were, in particular, a number of Demon Dao cultivators.
It was rumored that this Zhao sword cultivator had killed a large number of powerful cultivators in Song State and was enormously wealthy.
Naturally, the Demon Dao cultivators wouldn’t miss out on such a fat sheep.
As such, lately, in the northwestern part of Yan State and even here, traces of
Demon Dao cultivators were frequently found.
These Demon Dao cultivators, as always, respected no taboos and had no qualms about viciously striking down lower-level cultivators.
They turned lower-level cultivators into zombies or extracted their souls to refine them into Magic Tools.
They did everything they could to squeeze out the value of a cultivator.
As a result, the Yin Devouring Insects that Lin Xiwen had fostered within the bodies of several local cultivators also suffered, losing more than thirty in just over ten days.
Aside from a few lucky ones that fled back here when their hosts died.
Including the ten to twenty that were snatched away by the Tianmen Cult cultivators some time ago, and a few that had been expended before, there were now only about forty Child Insects.
This number has greatly affected the progress of his cultivation.
But he was helpless in this regard, as the Demon Dao cultivators would appear and disappear unpredictably, striking once and then leaving. Even if he wanted to do something about it, he couldn’t.
He could only feel the pain transmitted from the Mother Insect in anger.
Li Qu, on the other hand, seemed unfazed, having already grown accustomed
to it.
However, his eyes were flickering, and he seemed to be deep in thought.
His reason for staying here was actually just to find out how Lin Xiwen had been able to make consecutive breakthroughs in such a short period of time.
After all, a cultivator who can both practice Alchemy and quickly enhance his cultivation base is simply unbelievable.
Such a person is either non-existent or almost certainly not a Rogue Cultivator.
So Lin Xiwen must have a big secret!
Unfortunately, he hadn’t made much progress in the past few days.
But seeing Lin Xiwen’s loss of composure, he began to speculate.
“A few days ago, he also lost his composure… and then there were news of
lower-level cultivators being killed…”
“Lin Xiwen is known for his indifference and lack of attachments, there’s no way he would be affected by these people’s deaths. And Zhu Jianyi wasn’t any different…”
“Could it be… that the secret to Lin Xiwen’s rapid progress lies within these people?”
With this thought, he couldn’t help but remember the Tianmen Cult cultivator who had killed Zhu Jianyi. A bold idea suddenly sprung up in his mind.
“If that’s the case, that Tianmen Cult cultivator may also hold the secret to Lin Xiwen’s rapid progress in cultivation!”
“My Lifespan is running out. If I can’t break through to the late-stage of
Foundation Establishment within ten years, I’m afraid there’s no hope in this lifetime!”
“That Tianmen Cult cultivator is also just in the carly-stage of Foundation Establishment, his aura isn’t very stable, and it’s clear that he hasn’t been in the realm for very long. This is a rare opportunity for me.”
“It’s worth a try!”
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was a rare opportunity.
Unfortunately, not long after that Foundation Establishment cultivator entered the Tianmen Cult, he remained motionless.
He had no way to make a move.
Soon, seeing that Lin Xiwen was not in a good mood, Li Qu took the opportunity to take his leave.
Upon returning to his own cultivation room, he gently tapped his Spirit Beast
Bag, and a slightly smaller Musk Dog hopped out of the bag.
“Take it easy.”
Li Qu petted the Musk Dog’s head, fed it a piece of Spirit Beast meat, and then carefully took out a bit of black powder from his Storage Bag.
This was the Musk Scent he had secretly collected from the horn of the Musk
Dog when he had given it to Lin Xiwen.
A Musk Dog can not only smell its own musk, but it can also sense the Musk Scent of other Musk Dogs. That’s the most amazing thing about them.
Of course, not many people know about this. Li Qu also got these two Musk Dogs coincidentally.
This was why he willingly gave a Musk Dog to Lin Xiwen.
Without the Musk Dog, there would be no secret.
The Musk Dog finished the Spirit Beast meat and sniffed the black powder, then it barked a few times.
Li Qu nodded in response.
“I see, it seems the guy hasn’t come out yet. You stay here, the moment you pick up on any movement, notify me immediately!”
The outer perimeter of Jiantao Station.
In a district that had recently been partitioned off.
Wang Ba was preparing the materials for the Mountain Moving Ape’s Bloodline Breakthrough.
It was not easy to acquire the materials needed for the Mountain Moving Ape to breakthrough from a Class II low-class to a Class II middle-class.
The auxiliary materials were less of a concern, achievable through several trips to the Ghost Market.
However, the main ingredients – ‘Class III Immortal Jade Peach’, ‘Class III Formless Flower’, and ‘Class II Jade Begonia’, were all rare and treasured commodities.
The first two were even items that not all Golden Core True People could get their hands on.
Only because Wang Ba had made a request to Bai Yu when previously cultivating the Spirit Chicken, was he fortunate enough to acquire these materials from the Tianmen Cult.
Now that Cheng Shu was about to nurture a Class II top-grade Spirit Chicken, Wang Ba’s status was naturally no longer the same, and he no doubt wouldn’t have the opportunity to obtain such resources again.
Therefore, Wang Ba was treating this promotion of the Mountain Moving Ape very seriously.
Due to his lack of funds, he had prepared a batch of chicken essence. The purity was not high, but it was already sufficient for the Mountain Moving Ape.
He continued to feed it the chicken essence while gradually infusing it with Lifespan.
Synchronising the strength of its body with its age.
In addition, he specifically prepared a batch of blood vessel activating ointment and rubbed it all over the Mountain Moving Ape every day.
Luckily, the intelligence of the Mountain Moving Ape was decent. After Wang Ba had taught it to apply the ointment once, it learned to do it by itself every day.
Subsequently, the most crucial steps were to brew materials, from the ‘Class III Immortal Jade Peach’ and ‘Class III Formless Flower’, into a spiritual medicine, and feed it in large amounts to the Mountain Moving Ape.
Simultaneously, he used a herbal bath made from ‘Class II Jade Begonia’ to give it a soak.
Days passed like that.
Half a month had passed.
However, there were no changes in the Mountain Moving Ape King.
Just when Wang Ba was starting to feel disappointed, thinking that it was going to be a failure.
Finally.
The aura of this Mountain Moving Ape which loved to meditate finally began to change.
It became increasingly fierce and domineering.
With the gradual strengthening of its aura.
Its body shape was reducing rather than increasing.
The creature, which had once stood as tall as Wang Ba, was now only waist-high, and its strong muscles seemed to have withered, making it look less like an ape and more like a monkey.
Its fur had turned a bright red as well.
The only thing that remained unchanged was its calm demeanor, taking every chance it got to find a high place and meditate.
The sincerity of its focused state even moved Wang Ba.
Finally, around ten days later.
The aura of the Mountain Moving Ape stabilized.
Using the Spirit Light Talisman, Wang Ba tested it and indeed, the Mountain Moving Ape had successfully advanced to the Class II middle-level.
Undeniable, the Bloodline Breakthrough doesn’t have any drawbacks other than being expensive.
Comparing to the Lifespan Breakthrough, whose effect becomes less noticeable as one advance to a higher level, it is much stronger.
Of course, the cost was incomparable.
Simultaneously, the other six Mountain Moving Apes, after being infused with lifespan, have all individually advanced to the Class II low-class.
Further, as Wang Ba gradually infused them with lifespan, he also strengthened their bodies with chicken essence and other materials to ensure that they were all in their best state when the Minor Heavenly Thunder Tribulation would come.
After all, whether one or seven of them need to Cross Tribulation, it wouldn t make much difference.
Wang Ba planned to bring them all when the time comes, allowing them to Cross Tribulation first so that the future Mountain Moving Ape King could observe and accumulate some experience.
In order to distinguish between different Mountain Moving Apes, Wang Ba made a special effort to name the ‘Mountain Moving Ape King’ as ‘Wu Monkey King’.
The other Mountain Moving Apes were sequentially named ‘Wu 1’, ‘Wu 2 accordingly.
The first two were males while the remaining four were females.
When the Wu Monkey King heard the name that Wang Ba had bestowed upon it, it seemed rather pleased. Unusually, it did not meditate but instead frolicked happily around Wang Ba.
They increasingly grew closer as their days went by. Although the Wu Monkey King did not have a Spirit Beast Collar on, it still behaves smoothly in front of Wang Ba, playing various training games with Wang Ba from time to time, and their understanding of each other improved steadily.
Of course, this was because Wang Ba really understood The Way of Beast Tamer well. Besides being sincere, he also used a few tricks.
Even the other six Mountain Moving Apes, though not as close to Wang Ba, were submissive in his presence. They appeared to be at least obedient. However, Wang Ba knew this was just a facade. The Wu Monkey King had been raised by him from a young age and had taken several years to develop feelings.
The other apes were only obedient because they feared Wang Ba and the constraints of the Spirit Beast Collar, not daring to bare their teeth lightly.
Once the collar was removed, they would immediately reveal their ferocious nature.
They might even attack him.
However, that did not matter since his Class II middle grade robe, combined with the Scapegoat divine skill, gave him a defense on par with a typical Class II upper grade. Against these little apes, there would not be any unexpected surprises.
Soon, when the aura of the last Mountain Moving Ape eventually stabilized. Wang Ba couldn’t wait. He immediately packed up, brought along the Mountain Moving Apes, and quickly crossed the limitless forest of Jiantao Station, the Three Danger Lands, dense forests, grasslands…
At the same time.
In a deserted cultivation room in Jinhe City.
A deep barking sound suddenly echoed.
Soon, a figure walked in from outside. Upon hearing the bark, joy spread across his face:
“He’s finally out!”