Chapter 314

The difficulty of killing a Fourth Level demon beast is hardly any easier than killing a Yuan Ying Cultivator.

Although Fourth Level demon beasts do not have as many life-saving secret arts as Yuan Ying Cultivators, nor can they abandon their flesh and ride their Yuan Ying to escape like Yuan Ying Cultivators.

But the strength of a Fourth Level demon beast's flesh is incomparable to that of a Yuan Ying Cultivator; it is an existence that can rival a Fourth Level magic treasure.

How can one destroy the flesh of a Fourth Level demon beast?

Moreover, the beasts' wild intuition is in some respects more keen than that of cultivators; although they lack the myriad escape methods of cultivators, even those that burn essence blood and soul, the demon beasts' means of escape are actually not bad either.

Take, for example, this land mountain turtle.

If Yunhe had not beforehand trapped this old turtle with the "Minor Five Elements Mutual Generation Formation" and the "Minor Five Elements Inverted Formation", it would have already burrowed into the ground and fled upon seeing the situation turn bad.

Speaking solely of escape arts, Yunhe is not inferior to it, but as soon as one leaves the Huanhu Dao region, given this old turtle's familiarity with the surrounding environment, there is still a good chance it could escape.

What's more, it also possesses that unknown pearl.

But now, well.

"Still trying to flee?"

Yunhe spat from his mouth, and a small banner issued forth; amidst the thick yin qi, the small banner swiftly turned into a great standard.

Beast Soul Banner!

"It just so happens that my Beast Soul Banner needs a Fourth Level demon beast's master soul to preside over in order to advance to a Fourth Level magic treasure!"

Clatter—

The black-gray standard fluttered and made a sound, sending forth a thick wave of yin killing qi that wrapped around the land mountain turtle's beast soul.

Roar!!!

The phantom beast soul of the land mountain turtle angrily roared, as if the turtle had lost its wits in a short time.

But Yunhe's Beast Soul Banner is, after all, merely a top-grade Third Level magic treasure; wanting to absorb the beast soul of a Fourth Level demon beast is still somewhat strained.

Thus, although the thick yin killing qi has already enveloped the land mountain turtle's beast soul, it continues to struggle wildly amid the tugging and pulling of many beast souls, appearing quite intent on breaking free.

Seeing this, Yunhe's eyes slightly narrowed, he slapped with both claws, his eyes glared slightly, and he lowly shouted:

"Seize!"

Hum—

Demon power soul-seizing!

As his demon power struck out, the struggling beast soul of the land mountain turtle was slapped into the "Beast Soul Banner".

But the Beast Soul Banner also became unsettled at this moment, not only did the standard sway more and more

Immediately afterward, he swiftly pulled out a talisman and slapped it onto the Beast Soul Banner; the shaking flagpole and the vibrating standard then gradually calmed down.

"I don't have much time; for now I can't properly refine you. When I wake, I'll let you serve as the commander of this Beast Soul Banner. For now, just stay put honestly."

Saying that, he slapped the Beast Soul Banner with his claw and stored it once again into his qi sea.

Now all matters must be postponed, for Yunhe feels he is increasingly unable to suppress his drowsiness.

As for the corpse of this land mountain turtle.

Yunhe placed his claw upon the land mountain turtle's corpse, and with a strange power enveloping it, it actually vanished into thin air here.

"Handling demon beast corpses is still easier with the cultivator body."

"Right, there's also that pearl."

After the land mountain turtle died, the pearl became still and no longer needed the "Minor Five Elements Mutual Generation Formation" to suppress it.

He raised his claw and drew it in; the pearl fell into his hand.

"Let the cultivator body first study what this is, then consider how to handle it."

Muttering to himself, the pearl also vanished into thin air.

After finishing these, Yunhe then fled to the location where Qing Yao and Bai Ning were.

Upon seeing Yunhe return, the two little ones controlling the formation naturally also roughly knew what had happened.

"I need to sleep; next, Huanhu Dao will close its island. You two will maintain the two formations to protect the domain." His speech was rapid, and his eyelids were already twitching.

"Good!"

"Understood!"

Although the two little ones had many doubts in their hearts upon hearing this, and also expressed concern for Yunhe's condition, they nevertheless quickly responded with solemn expressions.

Yunhe nodded.

After his figure flashed once more, he returned to his cave dwelling filled with large amounts of spirit stone dust.

He didn't even bother to tidy the mess; after setting up a few restrictions, he quickly fell into a deep sleep.

He still had many things to handle and understand, whether it be inherited memory, bodily changes, transformation, etc.

But these also all had to wait until he woke again before he had time to try them.

The world of cultivation.

"Exhale—"

In the cultivation chamber, Yunhe opened his eyes.

"Demon beast body, at last successfully broke through to the Fourth Level."

At this moment, Yunhe felt that the great stone weighing on his heart had finally fallen.

To prevent any mishap when the demon beast body broke through to the Fourth Level, he had already stayed in this place for decades, rarely stepping out of his cave dwelling, neither exploring secret realms nor pursuing precious treasures and materials.

After waiting so long, the demon beast body finally succeeded in breaking through to the Fourth Level.

Next, the cultivator body is essentially free of restraints and can try to pursue the later stages of the two cultivation methods he practices.

"However, there's no need to be overly hasty; sometimes being too hasty causes problems, but plans can already be made."

With the demon beast body having broken through to the Fourth Level, Yunhe now dares not even imagine how vast his lifespan truly is.

That is a Fourth Level demon beast, moreover a Fourth Level turtle-type demon beast, and furthermore a spirit turtle possessing the three great true spirit bloodlines of the Black Tortoise, Dragon Tortoise, and Giant Ao!

Not to mention Yuan Ying cultivators, he believes even a Huashen cultivator, when it comes to 'enduring', no one can outlast him.

With such a long lifespan, naturally it's not about rushing; many things require more planning and preparation, making ensuring one's own safety the top priority.

Yunhe withdrew his gaze and looked at the Lu Shan turtle corpse emitting a terrifying aura before him.

If not for the restrictions he placed outside his cultivation chamber, merely the appearance of the Lu Shan turtle corpse here would likely frighten all the cultivators of the Bing Xian Ge into trembling.

Speaking of aura.

The aura emitted by a fourth-level demon beast is far more overbearing and domineering than that of a Yuan Ying cultivator.

After all, cultivators focus on mastering both spirit and qi, whereas demon beasts prefer to overwhelm directly with momentum.

"Let's deal with this corpse first."

Such a fourth-level demon beast corpse, from top to bottom, inside and out, is absolutely a treasure.

Yunhe slapped his storage bag, and several humanoid puppets appeared in the cultivation chamber.

As for the puppet path, Yunhe has dabbled a little but not deeply, after all he not only needs to raise his cultivation base, but also study the four paths of formations, elixirs, artifacts, and talismans; even with the 'Hui Ling Dan' assisting him, he doesn't have enough energy to split into other paths.

Moreover, besides these four paths, Yunhe also needs to excel in the two paths of insect control and gu.

These few puppets are merely made by him in his spare time when he feels like it; their strength is at most that of early to mid Foundation Establishment cultivators, and usually they are more used to tend to gu insects and spirit insects.

Speaking of combat methods, it's not as good as his few sentences of Golden Core corpse refining.

But when it comes to handling demon beast corpses, the operation of these few puppets is more precise.

However, even if the Lu Shan turtle is dead, its scale armor is not something these few puppets can break open.

But that doesn't stump Yunhe.

He flicked his sleeve.

Several extremely sharp magical artifacts flew out.

The spirit stones on his body had been completely squandered by the Demon Beast Body, but he still had many magical artifacts left from before; occasionally, when inspiration strikes, he also refines some.

These magical artifacts are more than enough to break open the weak spots of the Lu Shan turtle corpse.

With Yunhe's powerful divine sense covering them, the few puppets soon sprang into action.

With divine sense assistance, dissecting a demon corpse is no exaggeration to compare to butchering an ox.

But after all, it's a fourth-level demon beast corpse; merely extracting its valuable parts intact consumed Yunhe a full three days.

Finally.

He obtained a huge, thick, and complete turtle shell, which in Yunhe's view is even more valuable than a fourth-level demon pill.

The Lu Shan turtle, inherently skilled in defense, has repeatedly escaped danger by relying on its earth-escape technique and this turtle shell to flee from other fourth-level demon beasts.

Just relying on this turtle shell, even without refinement, its defensive capability alone is enough to match a low-grade fourth-level defensive magical artifact.

If it is entirely refined into the 'Yao Resisting Armor', there is no doubt it would bring great benefit to this armor.

Moreover.

Yunhe's 'Yao Resisting Armor' was initially forged from his own Demon Beast Body's turtle shell and two pieces of the Lu Shan turtle's shell; incorporating the Lu Shan turtle's entire shell into it can be said to be highly compatible.

"This way, my defensive capability in battle will also greatly increase."

As for this turtle shell, Yunhe is still quite satisfied.

And in his hand, he also holds a dark, earthy-yellow sphere that contains extremely terrifying demonic power.

"If one simply refines this demon beast's inner pill using the 'External Pill Method', it could likely enable a perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator to directly gain strength comparable to a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, right?"

The strength of cultivators who form an 'External Pill' using the 'External Pill Method' largely depends on the strength of the refined demon pill.

"However, using a fourth-level demon pill to have a perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator condense an 'External Pill', if spread, would likely make those Yuan Ying peers laugh their heads off."

"It's a pity that the formula for the 'Ling Sui Pill' can only be refined from a third-level demon pill; otherwise, refining this fourth-level low-grade demon pill into a 'Ling Sui Pill' should significantly boost my cultivation."

"For now, I haven't yet thought of how to use it."

He flipped his palm, placed this demon pill into a jade box, and then stored it in his storage bag.

Besides the turtle shell and demon pill, he also harvested three jade bottles of Lu Shan turtle's essence blood, which is the most precious essence blood of the Lu Shan turtle's entire body.

Although only three bottles, each is quite valuable.

"In the later techniques of the 'Great Longevity Grand Five Elements True Scripture', the method for condensing the 'Five Elements Spirit Body' and even the 'Great Five Elements Spirit Body' also requires the essence blood of five-element spirit beasts; the Lu Shan turtle is an earth-element demon beast and a fourth-level one, so its essence blood might qualify for condensing an earth-element spirit body."

Of course.

Besides that, the Lu Shan turtle's body still has many good things.

For example, its turtle bone, whose hardness is second only to the shell, if taken and refined, can also be forged into a respectable fourth-level magical artifact.

Even if broken down and used as auxiliary material mixed into other magical artifacts, it can still bring a considerable boost.

As for the demon beast meat, there's no need to say more.

The meat of a fourth-level demon beast is probably so rare that the number of people in the cultivation world who have eaten it could be counted on two hands.

Casually taking out a piece would surely attract many cultivators to scramble for it.

"It's a pity my 'Nine Curves Gourd' is only a third-level magical artifact; refining the meat of a late third-level demon beast is already slow, let alone fourth-level demon beast meat."

But with so much meat, utilizing it can also have a considerable effect.

Yunhe waved his hand, collecting everything before him.

He rose from the Condensed Fat Ice Clear Lotus, lightly brushing his robe.

"Indeed, painstakingly searching for treasures and gathering materials is nothing compared to the speed and value of slaughtering same-realm cultivators or demon beast materials."

This time, the Demon Beast Body's breakthrough to fourth level exhausted his spirit stones, but merely this Lu Shan turtle corpse greatly compensated for his loss.

Even exchanging that many spirit stones for a fourth-level demon beast corpse, if others knew, they'd probably rack their brains to do it.

"As for this pearl."

Walking to the middle of the cultivation chamber, Yunhe took out that pearl which the Lu Shan turtle had refined halfway, and tried to sink his divine sense into it.

But Yunhe was surprised to find that his divine sense had barely just entered before it was directly bounced back.

This left him utterly astonished.

You should know, his previous spiritual sense strength could already match that of a mid Nascent Soul cultivator whose spiritual sense is slightly weaker.

And as his Demon Beast Body broke through to the Fourth Level, after enduring the terrifying infusion of spiritual energy and the "Turning Divine Thunder," his spiritual sense—or rather, his Demon Sense—again gained a considerable strengthening transformation.

At this moment, his spiritual sense strength is absolutely not inferior to some mid Nascent Soul cultivators with stronger spiritual sense!

But such spiritual sense actually didn't make even a single ownerless pearl bounce back?

Yunhe's eyes narrowed, he steadied his mind, then once again mobilized all his spiritual sense, forcing it in.

Bang!!

From that pearl, a flash of mysterious and splendid light erupted, and it actually bounced out of Yunhe's hand!

And Yunhe involuntarily retreated two steps.

Inside the cultivation chamber, a powerful surge of magical energy suddenly arose, helping Yunhe stop his movement while also restraining the bouncing pearl.

Without the forced infusion of spiritual sense, it actually returned once again to its previous calm appearance.

But at this moment, Yunhe's heart was far from calm.

One could even say it stirred up quite a wave, as he murmured with a hint of surprise or doubt:

"Guard Self Apricot Yellow Pearl!"

(End of Chapter)