Chapter 211

Indeed, no matter what the matter, there is only a difference between zero times and countless times.

After fleeing nonstop for a distance of ten thousand li in one breath, Yunhe's speed finally gradually slowed.

Thinking back to the first time on the snow plains when he almost faced a Fourth Level demon beast, he had run extremely fast.

This time he actually dared to steal someone's turtle shell right under the nose of a Fourth Level demon beast; one has to say his courage has indeed grown much greater.

Although this is because the Lu Shan turtle is extremely weak, and moreover there are many Third Level demon beasts restraining it so that the Lu Shan turtle cannot possibly chase him, Yunhe is still somewhat surprised at his own boldness.

"About enough, right?"

He did not run toward the direction of Huanhu Dao, but instead ran toward another Fourth Level demon beast direction he knew.

One aspect is to confuse the Lu Shan turtle's perception by using this escape direction and trajectory.

Although he has some confidence in his concealment method and the "Mysterious Demon Phantom Body," if the Lu Shan turtle still manages to lock onto his escape trajectory and catch up, he can try to draw the beast away, letting one Fourth Level demon beast face another.

Fact proves, his caution was somewhat excessive.

After the Lu Shan turtle sensed the absence of the turtle shell, it basically had no time to bother with him, let alone try to approach the territory of another Fourth Level demon beast.

However, for the sake of safety, Yunhe still hid for a period of time.

"Even if I really want to cause trouble, it would be to seek the Thunder Beast Bear, what does that have to do with my Huanhu Dao great turtle?"

They are both turtles, their abilities share the same origin; why rush to fight each other?

Feeling the Thunder Pouch within his body that stored a great amount of heavenly thunder power, Yunhe headed back toward Huanhu Dao.

The appearance of the Thunder Pouch signifies that he has formally gained the ability to generate and control lightning; each rotation of his three inner elixirs produces some lightning that is stored in the Thunder Pouch.

"Using the Thunder Beast's outward appearance as a disguise also indeed makes him a bit more like one."

On the way back, Yunhe again thought of those two pieces of turtle shell.

Without a doubt, that is the turtle shell of the Lu Shan turtle after successfully surviving the heavenly tribulation and undergoing transformation.

Even if that turtle shell is not refined, purely speaking of its defensive ability, it should also not be breakable by the vast majority of Third Level magic treasures, right?

Those two pieces of turtle shell are undoubtedly materials for forging top-tier defensive magic treasures.

If used and matched properly, it might even be possible to forge a Fourth Level magic treasure!

"A Fourth Level magic treasure is a bit difficult; if one used the entire Lu Shan turtle's turtle shell as the main material, the chance might be higher, but with just two pieces of turtle shell, it is indeed somewhat forcing the issue."

Moreover, it's not just the materials; the forging method is equally important.

As for this, Yunhe is not worried.

Back then, among the intricate demon artifact forging methods that Qingyao gave him, there was one called the "Demon‑Holding Armor" forging method.

It is said that in the entire history of the demon race, there are seven renowned clan‑suppressing demon artifacts, which are one of the foundations that enable the demon race to counter the myriad magic treasures of human cultivators, as well as their strange techniques and abilities.

And this "Demon‑Holding Armor" is one of them.

The remaining few, Yunhe also learned part of from the memories transmitted by Qingyao.

Specifically, they are the Demon‑Suppressing Pagoda, the Slay‑Immortal Sword, and the Evolution Heaven River Chart.

Because Qingyao's memories are fragmentary, it only remembers these four; the rest are not very clear.

And among these four, Qingyao only remembers the forging methods of the Demon‑Holding Armor and the Demon‑Suppressing Pagoda.

More precisely, it is the forging method for imitation products of these two demon race clan‑suppressing treasures.

But even if they are merely imitations, the fact that they bear the name of one of the seven great demon artifacts of the demon race's clan‑suppressing treasures is enough to show their power.

Forging these two pieces of turtle shell into the "Demon‑Holding Armor" undoubtedly does not count as wasting the Lu Shan turtle's turtle shell at all.

However, the "Demon‑Holding Armor" cannot be forged from just a single piece of the Lu Shan turtle's turtle shell.

In fact, the true demon race supreme treasure "Demon‑Holding Armor" is made by having great demon beings gather the scale armor of powerful true spirits such as Xuanwu, Qilin, and true dragon, then condensing and forging it together; the more armor incorporated and the more varieties of demon beasts blended, the stronger the defensive power of this magic treasure undoubtedly becomes.

It is said that when this treasure has incorporated enough true spirit power, even when facing heavenly tribulation, simply sacrificing this armor will keep one safe and sound.

Of course, this is still somewhat far from Yunhe.

He can now only attempt to forge a simplified version of the imitation "Demon‑Holding Armor".

"Not entirely; it is still possible to add some scale armor from other scale‑armored demon beasts and melt them together."

This somewhat tests Yunhe's artifact‑forging skill.

Combining the forging method of the demon race supreme treasure imitation with the characteristics of human cultivator magic treasure forging is also quite a challenge for him.

"If not limited to the forging method of the demon race supreme treasure imitation, then there is actually a larger operating space."

While thinking, Yunhe meanwhile returned to Huanhu Dao.

"Huh?"

On the way back.

When passing through a certain geothermal area, Yunhe's expression shifted slightly, as if he sensed something.

He rose from underground.

Gazing at a volcano not far away that was churning with scorching magma and spewing rolling black smoke, he revealed a pensive expression.

As a turtle, although skilled at controlling water, he still instinctively avoids scorching places; this return route is also the first time he has taken it.

After all, the Yao Shou Shijie is so vast that even if he has only glimpsed a corner of this enormous Yao Shou Shijie, it is impossible for him to be fully acquainted with territories spanning tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of li; there will always be places he has never been.

And this volcano is precisely a place he has never been to.

Pitch‑black thick smoke rose straight from the volcano's high crater to the sky.

Black volcanic ash fell like ink‑colored snowflakes, slowly drifting down and accumulating a thick layer on the ground, trees, and leaves.

Walking closer.

Those black snowflakes also resembled huge crow feathers, spiraling down slowly from the air.

And as he drew nearer, that faint feeling in his heart became ever more apparent.

Here the environment is scorching and hard to withstand; any demon beast capable of living here would not be weak.

Yunhe concealed his aura, controlled the undulating ground to move forward, and did not cause much disturbance, so for the time being he has not yet attracted the attention of the demon beasts present here.

He slowly came to the foot of the mountain.

The closer to the volcano, the higher the surrounding temperature.

Rolling scorching magma also flowed out from the fissures of the mountain body, turning into strips of winding, rugged scorching magma rivers.

Finally.

When Yunhe, relying on his feeling, arrived at a larger opening in the mountain body, he discovered something that made him notice.

He saw that, in the fissures of those magma rocks, besides the scorching magma, he also saw translucent red crystals, like rubies, haphazardly embedded in the solidified magma rock.

He ignored the scorching heat of the magma rock, extended his claw, carefully pried off a palm-sized piece, placed it in his palm, and examined it closely.

After looking for a while and slightly sensing, his eyes gradually brightened.

"Dragon Blood Stone?"

"But it seems the impurity content is not low."

This "Dragon Blood Stone", like "Dragon Blood Ginseng", is a mineral containing trace amounts of dragon blood.

After some refining, one can extract a mineral liquid similar to the juice of "Dragon Blood Ginseng".

According to Yunhe's years of refining the "Breeding Pill", his progress in the Way of Pills, and his deeper understanding of the Way of Pills, with the aid of some spiritual herbs, the mineral liquid extracted from "Dragon Blood Stone" can be used like the juice of "Dragon Blood Ginseng".

That is to say.

He slightly improved the formula of the "Breeding Pill", then could replace "Dragon Blood Ginseng" with "Dragon Blood Stone" to refine the "Breeding Pill".

The two thousand-year "Dragon Blood Ginseng" plants Yunhe obtained from the Heaven Insect Sect ruins had already been exhausted in refining the "Breeding Pill" over these years.

To ensure the output of the "Breeding Pill", he also ordered the He family to try to collect the seeds of "Dragon Blood Ginseng".

However, "Dragon Blood Ginseng" belongs to a relatively rare spiritual herb, making collection difficult.

Moreover, the seeds of "Dragon Blood Ginseng" need at least a hundred years to possibly sprout; the He family originally did not cultivate "Dragon Blood Ginseng", leaving no seeds.

To cultivate "Dragon Blood Ginseng" on a large scale, at least wait until the few "Dragon Blood Ginseng" plants he planted in the spiritual fields of Huanhu Dao produce seeds, then it can be done.

Therefore, the supply of the "Breeding Pill" during this period has been somewhat strained.

Furthermore, because the collected "Dragon Blood Ginseng" are mostly low in age, the effect of the refined "Breeding Pill" for Yunhe has always been considerably lacking.

But if there is a certain amount of "Dragon Blood Stone", it can serve as a substitute before large-scale cultivation of "Dragon Blood Ginseng".

He again pried out a larger piece of "Dragon Blood Stone" from the magma rock, gazing at the mountain ahead that contains magma.

"Looks like the content is still not small."

"Is this a deposit of Dragon Blood Stone?"

"Indeed, as expected of a resource-rich Monster Beast World."

Yunhe secretly sighed.

Just walking a few places can discover some remarkable things.

If this deposit were to appear in the Cultivation World, it would likely attract many forces vying for it.

Gurgle—

Suddenly.

Just as Yunhe was sighing, bubbles rose in a slowly flowing magma river beside him.

Noticing the anomaly, Yunhe's Demon Sense stirred, spread out, and quickly discovered the creature in the magma.

"Indeed, such a deposit cannot lack demon beasts."

Next second.

A mass of scorching magma spewed out from the magma river, splashing towards Yunhe.

Seeing this, Yunhe didn't panic either; he casually swept his claw, sending that mass of magma flying, turning into red droplets that fell and quickly cooled into cooled magma rock.

Although scorching magma is disliked by Yunhe, merely relying on ordinary magma cannot cause him any harm.

"Come out!"

Yunhe narrowed his eyes, lifted his foot, and lightly stomped on the ground.

The ground violently shook, the magma river surged violently, and a fire-red demon beast resembling a magma clump was forced to fly out.

This demon beast, its body wrapped in red magma, only exposing two eyes that allow judgment that it is a living being, not a dead object.

"Magma Worm?"

It's somewhat unexpected, but also reasonable.

This creature's cultivation base is not high, only early Second Stage, naturally unable to stir up much before Yunhe.

However, Yunhe's target is not it either.

Boom—

The ground violently shook, a larger surge rose in the magma river, as if something was drilling out.

Yunhe's expression gradually became solemn.

"Hiss—!!"

Upon hearing a long roar, accompanied by splashes of scorching magma, a giant python cloaked in fine red scales leapt from the magma; the scorching magma falling on it seemed like mere water, merely making its already bright scales even redder.

One, a Fire Python that has reached late Third Stage!

(End of chapter)