After confirming that he had truly transformed into a giant monkey, Su Rui's emotions were somewhat mixed, but he was mostly happy. As long as he wasn't dead, everything else would be easy to deal with! Furthermore, this was most likely due to the Tongbi Shen Ape bloodline passed down to him by the Black Mountain God, so it wasn't impossible to transform back into a human form.
Thinking of this, he looked inward. The Xuanyin Qi was still there, but it was sealed within his Dantian. The Dragon Diagram Bagua and the Mountain God Seal were also still in his Niwan Palace. The restriction that Taoist Qiao San had placed in his Niwan Palace was also there. However, when Su Rui saw it again, he felt that the restriction was very weak. He had a hunch that if he just thought about it, he could easily break the restriction by summoning the Samadhi True Fire.
However, he did not do so. Since Taoist Qiao San could control his life and death through this restriction, if this restriction suddenly disappeared, it would be very likely that Taoist Qiao San would sense it and use various means to deal with him.
Su Rui is not sure he can deal with Taoist Qiao San yet, or rather, he does not want to leave Heshan Dao, his temporary shelter, and he hopes to fulfill the instructions of True Man Yu'e and become a true disciple of Qingcheng Sect.
For all these reasons, he still left this restriction, which could no longer determine his life or death. After all, it wouldn't be too late to break it when needed!
He then began to examine the acupoints throughout his body. It would have been fine if he hadn't looked, but when he did, he was shocked. Over fifty acupoints had been opened up, each of which held a bright, three-colored flame. These flames continuously emitted tiny golden sparks that merged into his bloodstream, constantly flushing through his body. He believed that it wouldn't be long before a new Samadhi True Fire would emanate, opening up a new acupoint!
As Su Rui looked inward at his acupuncture points, the earth fire spiritual energy in his alveoli, so dense that it was visible to the naked eye, rushed into his body frantically. Chi Jiao, who was still waiting for Su Rui's answer, could not help but marvel at this scene.
Su Rui also discovered that a flame had appeared in his eye sockets, but it was not the Samadhi True Fire, but a flame that emitted a golden light like a small sun. It was the Sun True Fire. The Sun True Fire that was originally in the pupil had grown so big that it filled the entire eye socket.
Su Rui wondered if his "Mori Golden Light Pupil" had mutated. After reaching perfection, shouldn't the "Mori Golden Light Pupil" have gathered the Sun's True Fire and condensed it into a Blazing Golden Needle? Now the Sun's True Fire was overflowing, but where was the Blazing Golden Needle?!
Suddenly, a low, muffled "puff" sound came from Su Rui's body. Su Rui was a little stunned. When did opening the acupoints become so simple? The sound just now was the prompt that the acupoints were successfully opened.
This time, Su Rui carefully counted the number of acupoints in his body, fifty-eight!
According to the inherited memories of the Tongbi Divine Ape, the third level of the Fire Ape Art is marked by the opening of thirty-six acupoints. By this standard, he had unknowingly cultivated the Fire Ape Art to the third level, leaving him with only fourteen more acupoints to reach the fourth level, which would require seventy-two acupoints. If he continued at the rate of opening one acupoint every quarter of an hour, he would naturally reach the fourth level of the Tongbi Divine Ape Art in less than half a day.
If the demon's cultivation level is compared to the human's, once he has opened up all seventy-two acupoints, he will be a leader in the middle stage of Qi Refining. However, as a demon, he possesses magical powers that are naturally incomparable to ordinary human practitioners. Moreover, Su Rui, an ape demon who has mastered the Samadhi True Fire, can even rival the combat power of a human in the late stage of Qi Refining!
"Hey, stop daydreaming and tell me, are you a human or a monster?" The clear yet childish voice of Chi Jiao suddenly brought Su Rui back from his inner vision.
Su Rui looked at Chi Jiao and found that she did not have the slightest murderous intent. There was a lot of curiosity in her eyes. It was clear that she regarded him as one of the same kind.
"I look like this now, and I can't tell whether I am a human or a monster!" Su Rui answered in human language with the appearance of a monkey.
"Then can you transform into a human now?" asked the red dragon.
Su Rui felt it and it seemed impossible, so he shook his head.
The red dragon tilted its head and looked at him for a while, and suddenly a strong red flame appeared all over its body. It slowly changed into a thirteen or fourteen-year-old human wearing red clothes. However, her transformation was not complete. On the top of her head, there were two crystal dragon horns with red silk threads.
"Since you can't transform into a human, why don't you become my mount? Don't be so quick to refuse. I can give you many benefits. For example, I can teach you how to condense fire thunder beads and how to use protective demonic energy. How about it?"
"No, no, how can I, a mighty monkey, be your mount? If other demon friends find out about this, they will laugh at me to death!" Su Rui shook his head like a rattle. How could he, a real man, be the mount of a little girl!
The red dragon ignored him and just floated in the air and landed on his broad shoulders.
"Big monkey, quickly carry me to the center of the earth below. I'll take you to kill some fire spirits to replenish your body!"
As she spoke, she patted Su Rui's neck with her hand, and Su Rui's ape-like body flew out of the cave of the Earth Lung Bubble Red Dragon involuntarily.
It was too late for Su Rui to refuse.
The Earth's Lung is actually some distance away from the center of the Earth, but the temperature here is exaggerated enough to melt all objects. Everywhere is black and red magma with a hint of golden flame.
Su Rui hadn't realized it until now, but now, outside the Earth's Lungs, he discovered that even within this incredibly hot magma, there were actually living creatures. During the few breaths he spent outside, he saw fire rats and fire snakes swimming by in the distance. These magma creatures seemed terrified of Su Rui and the red dragon, quickly fleeing at the sight of them.
Su Rui wanted to catch two fire rats and dissect them to see how they differed from other rats, but he couldn't catch up with these nimble creatures.
The volcano's underground caverns weren't a sea, but more like a maze filled with magma. Su Rui was unfamiliar with the area and couldn't find his way.
He had no choice but to let Chi Jiao continue to sit on his shoulders, and follow her instructions, wading through the lava and moving forward.
It was not until they were about a quarter of an hour away from the Red Dragon Cave that more and more creatures began to appear nearby, including fire rabbits, fire sheep, fire horses, etc., and occasionally a few short plants. However, when Su Rui saw them, they had all been eaten and only branches were left.
"The closer you get to the center of the earth, the rarer the plants become. If you see any wild fruits or golden leaves later, don't miss them. Eating them might even increase your cultivation by a hundred years! However, many natural treasures already have owners. If you dare to lay your hands on them, be prepared to be eaten!"
Chi Jiao spoke to Su Rui in the tone of a veteran player.
"With my back to you, do they dare to come over?!" Su Rui said.
"Don't underestimate those guys. Some of them are very powerful. I suffered losses at their hands earlier!" Chi Jiao was afraid that Su Rui would cause trouble, so he hurriedly warned.
"It's okay. Wait a little longer until I grow up. Then I'll take you there to beat them to a pulp!"
Su Rui patted his chest and said as if he was afraid that the world would be in chaos.
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