However, the demon race and the human race are naturally different.
Even though it was split in two, the tree spirit was not completely dead, and its wounds were healing rapidly.
Li Ming reacted swiftly, leaping to its side and condensing his true energy into a giant hand, directly snatching away its tree core.
"The heartwood is the core of this tree spirit, and it cannot be wasted."
Li Ming deliberately refrained from using his sword energy to kill the tree, all in order to obtain its heart.
The heartwood of this tree is the size of a human head, radiating a rich blue light, like an electric arc flickering, containing boundless vitality.
It contains countless pure and refined essences of green wood. If refined by someone, it can prolong life, replenish vital energy, and purify true energy.
Li Ming did not hesitate and immediately refined it. With a strong inhale, he absorbed all the rich wood essence, which was then refined by the Primordial True Qi and entered his limbs and bones.
"As soon as I came in, they brought me an appetizer. How nice!"
Li Ming immediately felt refreshed and took another step closer to transforming his true qi into true essence.
For several days in a row, Li Ming went along the place with the most abundant energy, seemingly tireless, constantly killing many wood spirits and devouring wave after wave of pure primordial energy.
During this time, he also encountered a creature that looked like a blue dragon. In fact, it was just a manifestation of the pure wood energy between heaven and earth. It was fierce, but like the tree spirit, it had low intelligence.
Li Ming naturally didn't let it go either, and casually captured it to refine, which brought him a lot of benefits.
The pure Qi of Yi Wood enters the body, repeatedly tempering its muscles, bones, skin, internal organs, and viscera.
These few days of training saved him months of arduous practice.
Suddenly, a strange fragrance filled the forest, and Li Ming walked toward the direction of the fragrance with great curiosity.
They hadn't gone far when a miasma blocked their path.
Li Ming didn't care.
To him, miasma was no different from ordinary fog.
Stepping into the miasma, I activated my Heavenly Eye and quickly located a place with the densest spiritual energy.
Following the location, they found a blue lotus, radiating a vibrant green light, growing in the mud of the pond.
As the saying goes, "It rises from the mud unsullied, and remains pure and unblemished."
This refers to the lotus plant, which is extremely beautiful and sacred even in this muddy swamp.
The first grade of lotus has three flowers and nine petals, but this blue lotus grows in an environment rich in the Qi of Yi Wood, which is particularly comfortable for it. It has already reached the sixth grade and has been growing for about a thousand years.
Although it cannot compare to the purple lotus in Li Ming's sea of consciousness, it is still a rare and precious treasure of heaven and earth.
After taking it, it can directly improve the cultivation level of a martial artist in the Divine Power Realm, and there are no side effects.
Li Ming looked closely and saw a little fox secretly reaching out its paw next to the lotus, seemingly trying to pluck it.
This fox has pure white fur that is as smooth as silk, and its eyes are full of intelligence. It even has three bushy tails. Without a doubt, it must be a fox demon.
Three-tailed white fox
[Mid-stage Demon General]
[Entry]: [Three-tailed fox clan (red), favored by fate (red), a thousand years of cultivation (red), fox spirit movement technique (red), clever and quick-witted (blue), alluring (blue), ascetic training (blue)...]
"A three-tailed fox who is blessed by destiny and loves cultivation?"
That's quite rare.
Li Ming was slightly startled.
As far as he knew, these fox demons, due to the difficulty of cultivation, usually took shortcuts.
This shortcut also utilizes their talent. Since the fox clan is naturally skilled in charm, if they were to charm the ruler of a country and throw the country into chaos, they could achieve the Great Way of Charm.
If a dynasty like the Great Xuan were to fall into chaos, it would be enough to create a Great Demon King, who would be a First-Rank Martial Saint.
However, if the dynasty or divine dynasty is even more chaotic, it can achieve the position of demon god.
As a second-best option, one could find a powerful practitioner for dual cultivation, thus also pursuing the path of Yin and Yang...
However, it is clear that this green lotus is not so easy to obtain.
Beside a spiritual creature, there is bound to be a demonic beast guarding it.
This is now a rule...
Suddenly, ripples appeared on the surface of the pool, and then a huge head emerged, its forked tongue flicking as its golden vertical pupils coldly stared at the white fox.
This is a large white water serpent, resembling a giant white python. However, the serpent's head is similar to a dragon's, it has a pair of wings on its back, and four legs on its abdomen. It is clearly highly skilled and is on the verge of transforming into a dragon.
The white fox also showed an extremely human-like expression, glaring at Li Ming.
He clearly felt that Li Ming had ruined his plans.
Li Ming glanced at it and realized that this water snake was no ordinary creature either.
They actually want to follow the path of the transformed dragon.
Yinglong belongs to the water element and is an extremely powerful lineage among dragons.
【Millennial Water Serpent】
[Late Stage of Demon General]
[Entry]: [Yinglong Bloodline (Red), Thousand Years of Cultivation (Red), Devouring Ability (Red), Water Control Ability (Red), Spirit Communication (Blue), Arrogance (White), Cold-Blooded (White), Brutal (White), Entangled by Calamity Qi (Gray)]
"It seems this water snake wants to devour the blue lotus and transform into a dragon..."
Demons are different from humans; although their lifespan is long.
However, if one embarks on the path of cultivation, one will encounter calamities at every crucial moment.
The day when this water snake will transform into a dragon is approaching, and its calamity will naturally follow.
The water snake suddenly widened its eyes and lunged forward, seemingly about to swallow the white fox whole.
The little white fox reacted quickly, leaping up to dodge the attack while simultaneously unleashing a ball of foxfire that struck the water snake directly in the eye.
However, it did not cause any real damage; instead, it further enraged the water snake.
A sudden clap of thunder and a flash of lightning followed, and then the waters surged everywhere.
It could summon wind and rain with immense power, seemingly capable of flooding the area.
Although the attack range is extremely large, making it difficult for the white fox to escape, it is clear that Li Ming was also being attacked.
"court death!"
Seeing this, Li Ming stopped observing and directly activated his Qi and blood, causing an Immovable King to appear behind him, instantly breaking the wind and rain-summoning power.
Then, with a thought, he summoned the sword embryo.
The sword energy erupted like a torrent, sweeping across all directions with unstoppable force!
A deafening roar came from all directions, the trees fell over, the mountains collapsed, and shocking cracks appeared on the ground.
But the water snake wasn't stupid. Seeing that the sword energy was unstoppable, it plunged headfirst into the deep pool.
The sword energy only injured its tail, but did not cause a fatal wound.
"Oh? How cunning."
Li Ming frowned; this was the water serpent's home turf.
The opponent was quite skilled in combat, unlike the foolish greenwood spirits of the past.
However, looking at this blue lotus, Li Ming quickly came up with a solution.
The other party has been guarding this green lotus for who knows how long, and it's impossible for them to just leave. They are most likely entrenched in a place not far from here.
Using the Heavenly Eye to track its aura, they also discovered that the other party was under the mud not far away, seemingly planning a sneak attack.
"Is a mere lotus flower really worth all this reluctance?"
Li Ming secretly complained.
The saying "Man dies for wealth, birds die for food" certainly makes sense.
Or perhaps it was afflicted by a calamity, causing it to lose its senses.
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