When using the Seven Star Fire Formation at the Three Immortals Sect that day, Xue Kong knew that it would not be difficult for him to form a baby, so he did not ask whether he could form a baby or where he could form a baby, but the location where he could form a baby the fastest.

At that time, the picture showed the Taotie Beast City, and he thought it was in the territory of some country.

Now I know that it is in these deep mountains and forests.

"Taotie Beast City, a city dominated by cultivators, with Nascent Soul cultivators as city lords." The four talisman masters didn't have many memories of Taotie Beast City. He himself had never been there, but only heard about it from others.

He had even met very few cultivators, most of whom were Foundation Establishment cultivators, and there were no Core Formation cultivators.

From his memory, Xue Kong also learned what this black rune was.

Those are runes of power formed by these ancient people through special methods, by hunting monsters and using the monsters' blood to carve patterns into them.

It's not some naturally occurring force.

Ever since he figured this out, the mystery of the black rune in Xue Kong's eyes suddenly disappeared, and he also lost interest in this power.

He can even hunt down the monster itself, so why would he need to use the monster's blood to engrave runes and gain some of the monster's power?

The only thing that interested him was refining the precious blood of monsters, practicing the Monster Blood Treasure Record, and improving physical strength. Apart from that, he was not interested in these things.

Click.

There was a loud noise behind him. Xue Kong turned around and saw that Shi Ling had already freed the huge block of ice. The two Three Talisman Masters who were frozen into ice sculptures inside were torn into pieces, and they died with their eyes open.

"Master, I succeeded! I did it!" Shi Ling ran to Xue Kong in surprise and said proudly, "Dripping water turns to ice! I succeeded in my practice!"

"Not bad." Xue Kong nodded at her.

The horror of the Ice Fairy's body was even beyond Xue Kong's expectations. This was a technique used by Jindan cultivators to turn water into ice. Shi Ling could successfully practice it with only Qi Condensation cultivation.

Not only that, it can be performed without consuming much spiritual power.

She completely absorbed the spiritual power from the air and used her Ice Fairy body to stimulate it, consuming very little of her own spiritual power. This was something even Ling Yun couldn't do.

"Thank you, Master. I am where I am today because of you." Shi Ling said gratefully.

Soon, the other people in the water fort also swarmed up, marveling at how powerful the stone spirit had become, and thanked Xue Kong repeatedly.

Xue Kong didn't care about this at all. He cultivated the stone spirit only so that this immortal demon seed could provide him with benefits in the future, not for their useless gratitude.

Shi Ling told the people in the water stronghold about the captives she and Xue Kong had captured, and handed them all over to Wu Bei for disposal. As Shi Ling's strength increased, Wu Bei's status in the water stronghold also rose.

Although he was the only one who could practice talismans before, and his status was high, it was not as high as it is now. He could be said to be second only to one person and above everyone else.

The way people in the water village looked at Shi Ling had become the same as the way they looked at Xue Kong, that is, they looked up to an immortal with deep awe.

This is the rule in the world of cultivation that respects strength. Even among the closest people, once there is a huge disparity in strength, a sense of distance will naturally arise, and this cannot be changed in any way.

Shi Ling was kind and could not bear to kill the old, weak and sick among the captives. However, the other people in the water stronghold did not have such kindness. After they took over the captives, they executed the old, weak and sick as soon as possible and imprisoned the young and middle-aged men as slaves.

The women who are still able to bear children will be distributed to reproduce offspring.

This is the survival law of the tribe.

That night, Xue Kong found Shi Ling who was practicing. Looking at the petite figure, he knew it was time for him to leave.

"What!? Master, you want to leave here?" When Shi Ling heard Xue Kong's decision, he stared at him reluctantly, his expression becoming a little flustered.

"Don't give up your practice after I leave," Xue Kong said.

Shi Ling's eyes sparkled: "Without Master's guidance, can I still become stronger..."

"Believe in yourself. The Ice Fairy Body has already been awakened. As long as you breathe in and out every day, your cultivation will naturally improve. With diligence and hard work, one day you will be able to reach the same level as me."

"Master, where are you going? When I become strong in the future, I will come to find you." Shi Ling couldn't stop Xue Kong's decision, so he asked him where he was going.

Xue Kong did not answer this question. He was indeed going to look for the Taotie Beast City, but he was not sure what would happen afterwards and could not tell him.

He also didn't want to see the Stone Spirit, which hadn't yet grown up, come into contact with an enemy that was too powerful, lest it die halfway.

So he thought for a while and said to her, "When you become the king of this forest, I will appear before you."

"The king of this forest? Can I do it?" Shi Ling was a little unconfident.

Xue Kong slapped his storage bag and gave her half of his spirit stones.

When one's cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul stage, simply absorbing spirit stones is no longer enough to improve one's cultivation. Unless one possesses a vast amount of spirit stones, the spirit stones can only be used for daily consumption.

After doing all this, Xue Kong walked out of the water fort.

Under Shi Ling's reluctant gaze, Xue Kong quickly made hand seals with his hands, and his Nascent Soul cultivation was swiftly running, and a clear and powerful formation diagram emerged between his palms.

He threw him into the ground of the water fort.

The formation diagram started to work, transforming into a powerful formation that protected the entire water fort.

Xue Kong smiled faintly at Shi Ling, took out a jade slip, and handed it to her: "I have set up a formation around the water fort. This formation has both offensive and defensive capabilities and is extremely powerful. Even a cultivator like me would need some effort to break it."

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