Chapter 393 News of the Thunder-Swallowing and Lightning-Spitting Demon King's Feast
Lei Yao chuckled and shook her head.
"This person has only recently achieved the Nascent Soul stage. Brother Dao, just give me the Thunderfire Ancestor's Token. Consider the rest of the valuables as if he bought the title of Demon-Subduing General."
Wang Yu nodded in agreement; Lei Yao's words were morally sound.
It aligns better with his ideas.
This is a kindred spirit!
Under the wave of divine sense from the mid-stage fourth rank, the mark on Zidian's storage ring was quickly erased, and the contents inside were more than those of Qingyi and Yunyan combined.
After taking out the Thunderfire Ancestor's Token and returning it to Lei Yao,
Wang Yu was surprised to discover.
"It's actually a fourth-tier spiritual item—the Jade Void Thunder Scale Fruit!"
This item is of great use to him, and it is perfect for using the Thunder Corpse as a breakthrough tool. With the Thunder Corpse's innate compatibility, he will definitely be able to break through to the fourth rank after completely digesting the two Nascent Soul remnants.
It is not afraid of lightning tribulations, after all, it is a different kind of corpse of the lightning path.
"My darling."
He sighed inwardly once more. There were still twenty-seven top-grade spirit stones in his storage ring, seven of which were empty. In total, Wang Yu now possessed a full eighty top-grade spirit stones.
One could even bid on a top-grade fourth-tier magic weapon at a large auction, causing their total wealth to surge.
He only needs fifty to reuse.
He didn't have any magic treasures, after all, he was a Nascent Soul cultivator, and most of the usable magic treasures were stored in his Qi Sea for nurturing, so he could use them at any time.
Regarding esoteric techniques.
During his inspection, Wang Yu made an unexpected discovery: a secret technique of thunder and lightning called "[Swallowing Thunder and Spitting Lightning]"!
After comprehending it, one can refine a type of lightning power found in nature.
Transformed into a lightning seed and implanted within the body, it not only grants the user a lightning spiritual root but also allows them to wield this lightning against enemies.
Its preciousness lies in this lightning spiritual root.
The stronger the lightning absorbed, the more powerful the lightning spiritual root obtained. After reading this, Wang Yu immediately thought of lightning tribulation, which is also a kind of heavenly lightning.
The cultivation progresses through the stages of Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation, becoming increasingly powerful with each higher level. If one could refine the Deity Transformation Tribulation into a seed, one might obtain a lightning spirit root aptitude comparable to a spirit body.
"Swallowing thunder and spitting lightning, a typical unranked secret technique."
Wang Yu was very satisfied with this gain. After careful calculation, he realized that he had already acquired the wealth of three Nascent Soul cultivators during this period. His luck was off the charts.
He only selected some of the usable items to transfer; the rest, including a large number of spiritual objects and miscellaneous goods, could be exchanged for at least 100,000 high-grade spirit stones after being cleaned up.
He is now among the wealthiest of all, and few early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators are as rich as him. Plundering the wealth accumulated by others is indeed the fastest way to get rich.
But it was a bit too unrestrained.
We'll have to be a little more restrained after that, depending on the situation.
Riding the giant eagle demon beast with Lei Yao, this thing, even as a mount, is at the third level, but this eagle demon seems to be following the path of ancient beasts, focusing solely on physical cultivation.
The path of the Ancient Beast Ancestor is to dominate with physical strength, and it does not transform into human form at the fourth rank.
They tend to be more naive in terms of intelligence, and their demonic nature matures relatively late. They were once very popular, but unfortunately, like body cultivators, they are now extremely rare.
For Lei Yao to own such a mount is considered quite prestigious.
The journey north was rather boring.
The two started chatting, with Wang Yu asking questions and Lei Yao doing the talking.
"What does Miss Lei plan to do with the Demon Clan on this trip north? Is it merely to 'save' mortals?"
Lei Yao nodded and then shook her head, her red lips slightly parted.
"This is my senior sister's wish, and it's also my idea. Besides that, I want to gain a foothold in Fengzhou and form alliances with more demon races."
The implication is that they want to do without relying on Lei Huo Guan?
Wang Yu thought to himself, his brows furrowing slightly.
Another path to prove himself as a second-generation cultivator? He was actually feeling a bit lost right now. While simple meditation and spirit refining were the norm for Nascent Soul cultivators, Wang Yu was clearly not satisfied with just that.
Now that he has eighty top-grade spirit stones in hand, he wants to refine pills that can increase his demonic energy. Human alchemy and orthodox alchemy are both reasonable paths.
The Cold Dragon Alchemy Technique is not far from being advanced.
Once the deduction is successful, it will directly lead to the fourth-order perfect alchemy technique. At that time, the Guanghan Pill formula will be deduced, and proper spiritual pills will definitely be refined.
The main material can only be identified as a rare fourth-tier spiritual item with the Yin-cold attribute for the time being, and there is no clear direction for collecting it in advance.
The Reverse Spirit Blood Sect was blocked at its gate by the Nine Evil Sword Lord. Since the other party had not shown himself, he dared not run to Blood Abyss Prefecture.
The original target, the Holy Lord's Heavenly Palace, was still more than 170 years away from opening, making Yan Ling, as the core figure of this trip, indispensable.
These itineraries are still far in the future.
But playing house with Lei Yao wasn't something he wanted to do.
Could it be that the only option is to find a main city with a fourth-tier spiritual vein to cultivate in seclusion?
Seeing Wang Yu remain silent.
Lei Yao could roughly guess what he was thinking, and after a moment's thought, she said, "The depths of the Northern Broken Realm Mountains are a gathering place for the demon race. The demon race is going to hold a grand event soon. If you are interested, Brother, Lei Yao can help you obtain the qualification to participate."
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu indeed became interested.
Being a demonic cultivator is all about causing trouble. If you could just cultivate honestly and steadily, who would want to be a demonic cultivator? This path is inherently a restless one driven by quick gains and instant benefits.
There are countless secret methods to accelerate cultivation.
Taking shortcuts is in the nature of demonic cultivators. Wang Yu's unwillingness to engage in secluded cultivation stems from his accustomed enjoyment of rapid cultivation advancement; he simply cannot tolerate a slow pace.
"Ms. Lei, please elaborate."
Seeing this, Lei Yao whispered a few instructions to the giant eagle, then sat down cross-legged to discuss things with Wang Yu.
"This grand gathering of the demon race is called the [Demon King's Banquet]. All the demon kings of the Northern Broken Realm Mountains will participate, and every demon race with the Spirit Awakening Inheritance will also send a representative."
The so-called Demon King is a great demon in human form, an existence that has condensed a demon infant, and is at the same level as human Nascent Soul cultivators.
"At the Demon King's Banquet, the current Holy Lord of the Northern Demon Clan and the nine kings will be selected, usually through a competition. Then, a treasure exchange event will be held during the banquet."
"A rare fourth-tier treasure, seldom seen in the outside world, will appear. Fellow Daoist, you can also participate in this part. Just prepare some rare spiritual items from the demon race."
Wang Yu was interested in attending just one high-end treasure exchange event, but it wasn't a must-go for him.
So he continued to ask.
"Besides the treasure exchange event, are there any other benefits?"
"It certainly exists."
Lei Yao smiled.
"In the competition, you may also participate. If you can help the Demon King seize the nine kings' seats, you will receive a gift from the original demon soul of the Northern Demon Clan's ancestral land, which will greatly benefit your soul."
"There is also a portion of ancient beast ancestral blood, which can enhance your body refinement cultivation, fellow Daoist."
It is beneficial to both the spirit and the body.
This immediately sparked Wang Yu's curiosity: "What were the cultivation levels of the nine kings in previous years?"
"Late stage of Nascent Soul."
"..."
Are there other ways to obtain these two benefits?
"some."
Since Lei Yao had already said it, she wouldn't joke about Wang Yu. Helping him get the Nine Kings' Seats was just a shortcut; there were also normal ways to obtain them, and the demon race even welcomed outside cultivators to participate.
"Climb to the summit of the Ancient Beast Ancestor Mountain."
She quickly came up with a proper solution, explaining it as follows.
"The Ancient Beast Ancestral Mountain is the legendary site of the Beast God's legacy. It is located in the core area of the Northern Demon Clan. It is said to be the mount of the immortals, but it is also the god of this world who helped the demon beasts to gain intelligence and become a race."
"In ancient times, after the establishment of the Immortal Dynasty, the Beast God left the world with the immortals, leaving only this Ancient Beast Ancestral God Mountain."
"The better your results, the more and better rewards you will receive. Gifts of demon souls and refining ancestral blood are all within the scope of the rewards, which will be distributed by the Divine Mountain. You don't have to worry about being fooled."
"Even the inheritance of the Beast God that you acquire belongs to you."
With such substantial profits, Wang Yu, skeptical of free lunches, went straight to asking the crucial question.
"So... what's the price?"
"The inheritance of shared harvest."
"That's to be expected, so what?"
"A favor."
The debt of gratitude is the hardest to repay. The fact that someone could use connections to enter the territory of the Northern Demon Clan and venture into the Ancient Beast Ancestor Mountain means that they were an ally.
As the introducer, Lei Yao also needs to be responsible for this favor and passively prove its credibility.
Leaving aside other aspects, Wang Yu's integrity is widely recognized.
After a brief moment of thought, he readily agreed.
When will the Demon King's Feast begin?
"Recently, due to the renewed war between the righteous and the demonic, the Northern Demon Clan urgently needs to select a new Holy Lord. At this time, we will be able to wait for the banquet to be held in a few years at most."
Wang Yu no longer cared about this amount of time.
A few years is just a short period of seclusion, not a long time at all.
“Then go ahead. Thank you for your concern, Miss Lei. If any of the Moro people need anything, they can contact me anytime. I will do my best to help them.”
"Then thank you very much, fellow Daoist."
Lei Yao smiled calmly, seemingly satisfied that she could help him, and showed no anger at Wang Yu's unwillingness to travel with her.
This personality trait, ironically, made Wang Yu feel somewhat ashamed. That's the downside of making friends with people who are too morally upright; it's easy to feel inferior and feel like you're being dragged down into the mud.
He touched the third-tier cultivation pill in the Sea Heart Ring with his divine sense.
After he cultivated to the peak of Core Formation, he still had sixty or seventy pills left. He originally wanted to give some to Lei Yao as a token of his gratitude, but then he thought better of it.
Lei Yao has such a high moral standard that she certainly doesn't care about human pills, and might even dislike them. She would only use them to feed Xue Yu.
It's the same if we repay in other ways later.
In addition, considering that Lei Yao knows her true identity.
He simply released the five-tailed snow fox, which hadn't been out for a while. Since they were going to enter the Northern Demon Clan's territory, he thought having her accompany them would broaden her horizons.
There might even be some unexpected gains.
The adorable little fox immediately caught Lei Yao's eye when it appeared.
"What a beautiful spirit fox! Did you raise it from a young age, fellow Daoist?"
"Yes, it took a lot of effort."
He rubbed Xueyu's head, and she was enjoying her master's caresses when she noticed Lei Yao's restless movements. She immediately jumped into Wang Yu's arms.
It let out a howl, as if it wouldn't let anyone touch it.
Wang Yu lightly tapped the fox's head and chuckled as he scolded it.
"You're the most clever one at playing dumb."
Lei Yao looked on with envy.
"You two have such a good relationship."
Wang Yu sighed, "Although Xueyu has never played a crucial role in the battle, she has been my spirit pet since the Qi Refining stage."
Witnessing his rise along the way, it was also a source of spiritual sustenance for him, preventing him from completely falling into the abyss, like an anchor point.
In the past, when he felt overwhelmed by pressure, or felt frustrated and depressed, he would confide in Xueyu, who was not yet enlightened, and sucking on the fox would relieve his mental state.
Over time, Xueyu became the person Wang Yu trusted most, regardless of whether she had any practical use.
Even if he's a useless person, he'll keep him around forever.
The man and the fox stared at each other, their unspoken understanding a perfect harmony of souls. Xueyu jumped out of Wang Yu's arms, proudly raising her head.
Although he didn't say anything to Lei Yao, he did give her a hint.
--touch!
This courtesy is for the master!
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Ten days later.
Since the Demon King's Banquet has not yet been held and several years are required to wait, Lei Yao and Wang Yu temporarily reside in the territory of the Demon Cat Clan, which serves as Lei Yao's transit point.
Its alliance with the demon cat clan is very close.
She decided to stay here for a while and leave only after sending Wang Yu into the heart of the Northern Demon Clan. For now, she remotely controlled the actions of the Demon Clan members in Fengzhou.
While she was busy, Wang Yu wandered around the Demon Cat Clan's territory, with Xue Yu perched on his shoulder as she followed. During this time, she was also able to take cultivation pills to improve her cultivation level.
If you finish eating the rest, you can break through to the mid-stage of the third tier.
This can be considered making the best use of resources.
Even with only a low-grade Earth-level bloodline, Xueyu has the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage. The baptism of the third-tier dragon vein back then should have been aimed at this potential.
Wang Yu still has Nascent Soul Pills. He can keep one for Xue Yu, and the remaining two can be sold. They might come in handy at the Demon King's Banquet's treasure exchange event.
That day.
Lei Yao had to arrange for the mortals sent by the Demon Clan. Each time, there were tens of thousands of them, and their eating, drinking, defecating, and sleeping were all troublesome matters, far less easy to arrange than the cultivators.
Especially the excretion problem, it's a disaster area.
In just a few days, you can produce a mountain of dung.
It is said that Huangquan Temple has a lineage of filthy practices that can use the unclean things of mortals. The destructive power may be average, but it is used to disgust people and defile their magical artifacts.
They're obsessed with magical artifacts; they won't be happy until they bankrupt their families. They're quite a unique case in the Red Kite cultivation world.
Wang Yu didn't head in those directions, but mainly wanted to see what the demon race looked like. To be honest, he had never actually seen a proper demon race before.
Monsters and spirit beasts don't count!
Although individual third-tier demonic beasts have awakened intelligence, they have not yet formed a well-ordered clan and therefore cannot be considered demonic races, let alone spirit beasts.
The architecture here is also quite distinctive.
It was established by the demon cat clan based on their own habits and the characteristics of the demon race. Its most prominent feature is its size!
When demons are weak, their size will increase dramatically as their cultivation level rises. Only when they reach the third rank can they control their size and change at will.
Ethnic groups also need large and mysterious buildings to enhance their image.
Wang Yu's second impression of it was that it was small and exquisite, tall and upright!
This does not conflict with being big.
The style is consistent, with large and small demon buildings scattered in a well-organized manner along the shore of Demon Cat Mountain and Lake, facing the mountain on one side and the lake on the other.
Rough, scratch-marked stone pillars, each a thousand meters long, stand in the backyard of the house. There are at least ten thousand of them, all used as training tools for the demon cat cubs.
As we delve deeper...
Wang Yu actually saw a school, and there was a clear and melodious reading voice, like a child learning to speak. Although the pronunciation was unclear, the meaning could be roughly understood.
It is the primer used by the human race—the Thousand Character Classic!
Wang Yu became even more curious. What exactly was the Spirit Awakening Inheritance? What could make a first-order demon speak? It was truly something that defied common sense!
First update, time to go to sleep.
I'll update the second chapter tomorrow noon or afternoon.
(End of this chapter)
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