Chapter 552

The gull and the dragon stared hotly at the pill filled with golden cloud patterns, an extreme desire and impulse rising from the depths of their bloodlines.

They didn't know why this was, only that it felt like an instinct.

It was as if that pill contained the opportunity for them to advance to the next stage.

Beside their ears came the master's leisurely voice.

"This is a Transformation Pill, fourth-tier low-grade, refined by this seat personally."

"Consuming it can allow you to transform into human form, reshape your meridians and vessels, and enable you to cultivate human-body techniques while still at the third-tier level, accelerating your cultivation speed."

Hearing these words, the two demons' hearts couldn't help but beat violently.

So-called demon beasts are ignorant beasts that gradually open their wisdom under the influence of heaven and earth spiritual energy day and night, and then step by step move towards becoming powerful beings.

In ancient times, there were continuous fierce battles, and human powerhouses and Nascent Soul True Persons paid a great price to either kill, suppress, or drive away powerful desolate beasts, gradually occupying the most essential spiritual veins.

Upon reaching the third tier, they can understand the method of transformation, refine the horizontal bone in their mouths, speak human language, and temper their souls.

Their research had finally been successful.

"I only have this one on hand."

Transformation is a shortcut for demon beasts to reach the Great Dao!

Luo Chen nodded slightly.

Hei Wang swallowed his saliva, his tone trembling slightly as he said: "Master, is there only one?"

It wasn't until human cultivators began to rise that they slowly became the protagonists of this world.

Of course, just as he said, he would let the two demons negotiate and decide among themselves.

Perhaps because demon beasts were the original creatures of this world and were favored by heaven and earth, heaven and earth left them a glimmer of survival.

The hardship of cultivators taking thousands of years to achieve the Soul Transformation Great Dao is truly not worth mentioning compared to the truly long cultivation career of demon beasts, which often lasts thousands of years.

Once the top powerhouses are cut off, it is simply impossible for latecomers to make up for it in a short time.

By that time, the powerhouses of various demon beast clans realized that the strength gained in exchange for years had huge drawbacks.

But!

It can be said that the cultivation of the vast majority of demon beasts starts from being "passive."

Therefore, before ancient times, desolate beasts were the strongest masters of the Shan Hai World!

Such strength also comes at a price.

"Therefore, one of you needs to transform into human form, which will not only be convenient for traveling but also help me handle some trivial matters."

Perhaps only a top powerhouse like the True Frost Hall Master of the Day-Sky Hall could do that!

Without the Soul Transformation stage taking action, no one in the world could do anything to her.

But wanting to step onto this shortcut is still difficult.

Once they transform into human form, they can catch up with cultivators at the same cultivation level with the same cultivation speed.

When saying this, Luo Chen's gaze lingered on Hei Wang for a moment.

That is the long cultivation time.

With the help of the massive demon energy that can be stored in their huge bodies, low-level demon beasts can even condense inner cores at the second tier, possessing some characteristics of human Golden Core cultivators.

Until the fourth tier, with the help of heavenly thunder, they gain great fortune and cross the final step of transformation!

By then, a generation of Demon Emperors is no longer inferior to Nascent Soul True Persons and can be called demon cultivators.

Desolate beasts are very strong, and although they are already legends, at least before ancient times, there were still desolate beasts in the Shan Hai World, and their powerful physiques allowed them to compete with Soul Transformation powerhouses, and even gain the upper hand!

He only had this one, which was hard to come by, and it would be impossible to replicate a second batch in the future.

Hearing this answer, Hei Wang and Seeing Tianxuan looked at each other, both remaining silent.

"Next, I may have to go on a long journey to a place with a bustling population, and your huge bodies are too conspicuous. My natal magic treasure can currently only barely fit one of you, and ordinary spirit beast bags can't fit you either."

After all, wanting to capture a Nascent Soul True Person alive and extract their primordial essence blood to refine pills is simply impossible due to the difficulty.

Just the third-tier stage alone would consume countless years of their time.

Passively breathing in heaven and earth spiritual energy, rough cultivation methods, and huge bodies destined ordinary beasts to need terrifying amounts of time to upgrade step by step to demon beasts and desolate beasts.

"Considering that you two have both contributed a lot to me in the past few years, it would be unfair to specify who gets it."

"Therefore, who consumes it will be left to you to discuss among yourselves."

This guy's body is the largest, and he can't shrink to a suitable size, making it the most inconvenient for going out.

Now, hearing that Luo Chen had a pill that could allow them to transform in advance, how could the two demons not be extremely excited?

Within the same Nascent Soul level, they are invincible.

Therefore, before the war stopped, the demon beast powerhouses in the Shan Hai World began to study the method of transformation.

In ancient times, because of this "passivity," even after the birth of demon beast wisdom, they were accustomed to using these rough cultivation methods, and the highest realm they achieved was that so-called "desolate beast."

If there is a desolate beast bloodline that has ascended in the ancestors, they can even comprehend alternative bloodline inheritance demon arts, which are even better than ordinary human secret methods.

To avoid feeling unfair later and creating obstacles when doing things for him.

The slave-beast method of the "Ten Thousand Beast Scripture" is too ordinary, after all, it is only a second-tier cultivation method.

Luo Chen's control over the two demons was not that absolute.

Over the years, besides relying on soul suppression, he would occasionally give them some rewards, which was also to win over the hearts of the two demons.

Those small favors were obviously effective.

At least, without his deliberate control, there hadn't been any incidents similar to the Explosive Ape running away with its child back then.

Seeing Tianxuan the Fighting Gull stood in the hall, her neck held high, but her mood was a bit low.

She could guess that perhaps this Transformation Pill wouldn't be her turn.

The master's favoritism towards Hei Wang was visible to the naked eye.

Whether it was the reward of Diliujiang or the occasional giving of trivial materials from demon beasts after refining pills, it was all evident.

In particular, the master even rewarded Hei Wang with the corpse of a Cliff Snake that had failed its tribulation.

In this situation, even if she wanted to fight for it, she was afraid that...

Just as she was disappointed, a voice that surprised her immensely came to her ears.

"Give it to Seeing Tianxuan!"

"Huh?"

Before Seeing Tianxuan could answer, Luo Chen exclaimed in surprise.

Facing Luo Chen's surprised gaze and the Fighting Gull's confusion, Hei Wang grinned and laughed.

"Master might not know, but that Cliff Snake corpse contained too much essence, and I've been sleeping for more than three years and still haven't finished digesting it."

"In this state, if you let me take the Transformation Pill, I'm afraid the human form I transform into will also be strange and bizarre."

Luo Chen wanted to say it wouldn't, this was a Transformation Pill he had refined himself.

But in his mind, the figure of a crow-headed human on Mount Cangwu Mountain suddenly appeared.

Master Youquan, it seems, had taken this pill but failed to transform?

"I do want to take the Transformation Pill, but if I really have to wait for myself to digest the essence of the Cliff Snake in my body, I'm afraid it will take another six or seven years. The master is about to set out, and he can't wait for me that long."

"And..."

Speaking of this, Hei Wang paused, a look of hesitation and confusion flashing in his eyes.

"And, I vaguely feel that perhaps I shouldn't follow the path of transformation, but rather persist in the ancient cultivation method of desolate beasts, which might be more beneficial to my cultivation."

Luo Chen frowned.

Before he could speak, Seeing Tianxuan, who was next to Hei Wang, asked: "How can that be? Isn't it said that after transformation, we can cultivate faster? With your huge body, if you really want to temper your demon body bit by bit, when will you be able to reach the fourth tier?"

Three questions in a row, which was exactly what Luo Chen wanted to say.

Hei Wang twisted his python body covered in deep black scales and said uncertainly: "I don't know, but my instinct gives me that feeling."

Instinct?

Luo Chen's heart stirred.

Bloodline inheritance?

In powerful demon beast clans, some talented individuals constantly purify their bloodlines and have the opportunity to awaken the ancestral inheritance contained in their bloodlines.

The Black-Scaled Giant Python is a product of crossbreeding various bloodlines, and the source of its ancestral bloodline has long been untraceable.

Hei Wang's previous dragon path was also a product of inferior evolution.

However, after he bestowed several portions of top-grade Diliujiang, the other party seemed to be constantly purifying his bloodline, and even comprehended a "Swallowing Demon Art."

That demon art was quite magical!

Luo Chen had studied it himself and felt that it had similarities to the refining of vitality for one's own use by the True Fire of Withering and Prosperity, and was even more comprehensive.

He tried to learn this demon art!

However, the final research ended in failure.

The specific reason was that the demon art was driven by the terrifying stomach pouch in Hei Wang's fat body.

Unless he also transformed his stomach into something similar to Hei Wang's and understood the principle of the demon art within it.

Luo Chen didn't dare to do that; he wasn't sure if modifying his body would have any bad effects on his current cultivation speed, which was already quite good.

"If he uses the Swallowing Demon Art and the inheritance knowledge contained in his bloodline to make up for the difficulty of the desolate beast path, perhaps Hei Wang's cultivation speed won't be too slow?"

"If it really doesn't work, I'll refine more Diliujiang for him when the time comes, and find more resources beneficial to him for him to swallow."

After thinking it through, Luo Chen stopped worrying about this matter.

"Alright, let's decide it this way."

Luo Chen waved his hand, and the Transformation Pill drifted to Seeing Tianxuan's side.

The other party took the pill in a daze, listening to the points of taboo for taking the pill that Luo Chen added.

Then, at Luo Chen's signal, the two demons took their leave.

After leaving the Senior Qingyang Great Hall, a gull and a python walked out slowly and finally stopped by the lake of the Ten-Mile Flat Lake.

Usually at this time, the python would enter the lake and the gull would fly into the sky, and they would part ways.

Only this time, Seeing Tianxuan took the initiative to call Hei Wang.

As a natural enemy, and the active party, Seeing Tianxuan had always been very aggressive.

But at this moment, in front of Hei Wang, she was a bit shy.

Hei Wang probably sensed the other party's thoughts and grinned with his bloody mouth.

"Don't bother with words of thanks; anyway, whoever transforms will have to run errands for the master, which sounds very troublesome. It's better if you do this kind of thing!"

In the green bird pupils, a complex meaning of human nature flickered.

Running errands has its own benefits.

Didn't Hei Wang get the master's favor because he hunted demon crabs for the master every day?

If she transforms, not only can her cultivation speed accelerate, but doing things for the master often will definitely bring more benefits.

"We're going out soon, Uncle Hei needs to sleep a bit more."

After a foul-smelling yawn, the giant python plunged into the calm lake with a splash.

Looking at the lake surface with ripples and waves, Seeing Tianxuan remained silent for a long time.

Finally, she said softly.

"Thank you."

Then, she flapped her wings and flew towards the lonely cliff where she lived alone.

Under the lake, Hei Wang watched the divine figure quietly with his eyes, and finally curled his lips.

"For the sake of you saving me before, I'll let you off this time."

Deep in his heart, he thought that birds should fly in the sky, and not be trapped in the deep abyss and the gray cauldron like him, terrified all day long without seeing the light of day.

On Black Swan Island.

A tall woman stood in the courtyard, scattering bait.

Black swans with long necks gathered in the pond at her feet, scrambling for the delicious bait.

She suddenly raised her head and looked at the sky.

She saw a divine bird flying towards the lonely cliff not far away.

Seeing that figure, the hesitation on her face became even stronger.

"The Demon Lord is probably really leaving this time!"

"Even the spirit beasts kept outside have been summoned, obviously making final preparations for the trip."

"Should I go with him?"

Cheng Cheng Haixin could imagine that as long as she followed the Demon Lord, the future benefits would definitely be numerous.

Having worked for Luo Chen for so many years, she knew very clearly that the so-called "Demon Lord" was not very evil.

His demonic path was only reflected in things related to his own cultivation, appearing particularly domineering and persistent.

As long as his principles were not touched, True Person Senior Qingyang was actually a very good person.

He gave small favors to those around him constantly.

He also mostly turned a blind eye to the various small actions of the remaining small cultivation families.

It can be said that as long as one follows him, one will inevitably come into contact with more scenery.

If she were lucky enough to become his Dao companion, even if it was just a favorite concubine, she might have hope for the Golden Core Dao!

Cheng Cheng Haixin could see that True Person Senior Qingyang was not a person who didn't care about women, and the occasional gaze at her appearance and figure also carried appreciation.

It was just that the other party might have other concerns in his heart, or his Dao heart was firm, and he was not moved by female beauty, temporarily suppressing that impulse.

"But if I leave, what should the family do?"

Cheng Cheng Haixin spread her spiritual sense, slowly covering a radius of more than ten miles.

She saw many things: clansmen dedicated to serving the spiritual fields, flocks of black swans quacking, young juniors learning magic techniques under the guidance of family elder Cheng Cheng Haichang... and an old man with white hair and a face full of vicissitudes.

When her spiritual sense spread, the old man sitting in the family council hall also raised his head and looked over in confusion.

"Uncle Ji is really old, I'm afraid he won't live for another two years."

"Although Cheng Haichang brother's cultivation is good, he is only good at fighting, and when it comes to managing the family, he is not up to the task."

"Because of collecting resources for True Person Senior Qingyang in the early years, Brother Cheng Dou offended many people. Because the True Person is sitting in town, they dare not attack my Cheng family. But if the True Person leaves, it will be fine for a short time, but after a long time, it is hard to guarantee that something won't happen."

"I..."

After a long time, the woman bit her red lips and shook her head slowly.

She couldn't leave!

The news that the Demon Lord was leaving had spread among the high-level members of the various families in the Du Feiyan Archipelago at some point.

Perhaps someone was careless and talked too much, or perhaps someone with a heart observed it through some clues.

But no matter what, it was a certainty that the Senior Qingyang Demon Lord would head north.

Moreover, if he left, it was highly likely that he wouldn't come back.

After all, before this, there was Wu Qi of Wushen Island visiting the island, and later the Nascent Soul True Person Xueyan Xueyan Moluo visiting, all of which meant that a top Nascent Soul force had issued an invitation to the Senior Qingyang Demon Lord.

Compared to the resource-rich top Nascent Soul forces, the Du Feiyan Archipelago's cultivation environment was too barren.

If he left, basically no one would come back.

In this way, didn't it mean that the Du Feiyan Archipelago would become a state of having no leader again?

For a time, there were undercurrents within the major cultivation families.

Luo Chen could discover these surging undercurrents even without deliberately paying attention to them.

Especially the defensive posture of the Cheng family on Black Swan Island, which made him realize the direction the undercurrents were pointing.

In the Senior Qingyang Hall.

Luo Chen sighed leisurely.

The Cheng family had worked for him for nearly twenty years, if they were brought to disaster because he left, it would be truly unrighteous.

"It seems that before I leave, I still have to do the aftermath."

"Well, it's just a matter of lifting a finger anyway."

With a thought, a spiritual sense transmission was sent out.

Cheng Cheng Haixin, who was busy in the clan, was stunned when she received the transmission, followed by excitement and ecstasy, and hurriedly ran towards Fairy Yaoyue Island.

Not just her.

At this moment, in the archipelago, every great cultivator at the late Foundation Establishment stage, as well as the heads of various families, received the transmission.

Regardless of whether they were busy or in seclusion.

Not to mention how they speculated and surged in their hearts.

Under the "lewd might" of the Demon Lord, they all began to gather towards Fairy Yaoyue Island.

When they arrived, the young man in white robes and red face sat majestically above the hall, his eyes like torches.

The other party didn't speak, just looked at them quietly.

The originally restless atmosphere gradually condensed.

Some people with ulterior motives even broke out in cold sweat involuntarily, their eyes wandering, not daring to look directly at the person above.

The oppressive atmosphere lasted for I don't know how long.

In the mood of everyone living like a year, suddenly, a voice came down.

"Three months later, I will leave."

"Before I leave, there are three things to explain, you must obey."

"If anyone does not obey, don't blame this seat for being ruthless!"

"The first one is that the Cheng family will temporarily be the master of Du Feiyan, acting as the master of the Fairy Yaoyue Island formation entry and exit tokens, until the first local Golden Core cultivator is born!"

(End of chapter)