Chapter 328: Attempting to Break Through to Soul Transformation

One thousand... two thousand... four thousand...

Three Soul Transformation Ancestors instantly withered to dry flesh and blood, while the other Slain Hunyuan fox demons likewise began to shrivel.

More than four thousand seven hundred drops of demonic blood surged entirely into Shen Yi's Qi Sea.

Adding what remained originally.

This quantity had reached a terrifying eight thousand three hundred drops.

If not for the fact that Immortal Demons could not withstand it.

Shen Yi even felt he could directly condense a great demon exceeding the perfection of Soul Transformation.

【Demon Emperor (Remnant): Qingqiu Ancestor】

As time passed, Qingqiu Ancestor finally finished condensing.

Compared to the foolish appearance of Lady Baiyu Yao Huang last time, this old fox was even worse, his legs not even fully formed.

But Shen Yi had no intention of continuing to waste the source of demons and monsters.

After all, the other demon souls could be used later to enhance the Golden Body Dharma Image, so nothing would be wasted, but this fox's demon soul needed to be kept to help deduce the technique, so it should be used as much as possible while available.

If it really doesn't work, just think slowly; one will eventually recall the lost memories.

Shen Yi mobilized the lifespan of demons and monsters, pouring it into the Nine Demons Transforming into Demons Great Art.

【First Year, the Blood-Transforming Demon Ox smelled the scent of demonic blood again; it slowly rose to its feet, enjoying your reward...】

Compared to before, when he feared they ate too much.

Now, the extravagantly generous Shen Yi instead worried they could not eat enough.

Indeed.

After swallowing more than eight hundred drops of demonic blood again, the Immortal Ox completed its final transformation.

"Give it some strength."

Shen Yi could only place his hope on the Howling Moon Demon King.

As the only Demon King among the Nine Demons.

Could its appetite be slightly larger?

The prompt before his eyes swiftly passed; since the Little Demon King received nourishment, the speed of digesting each drop of demonic blood increased again, now requiring only about fifteen years to digest a single drop.

【Sixty-Eight Thousand Four Hundredth Year, the Howling Moon Immortal Wolf digested more than three thousand seven hundred drops of demonic blood, its entire body scarlet, its killing qi surging to the heavens; your Howling Soul Divine Art has improved】

【Nine Demons Transforming into Demons Great Art Perfected】

Nine Immortal Demons, nourished by nearly seven thousand drops of demonic blood, had now all transformed into an unparalleled demonic body.

Even calculating by the method that the quantity of demonic blood represents only half the strength of the demon's true form.

Shen Yi, relying solely on physical strength now, already crushed Qingqiu Ancestor by nearly double.

He slowly stretched his arms, and wisps of blood qi overflowed from his skin.

His fingertips trembled slightly, pouring forth a force Shen Yi could not yet control.

Finally, a hint of relief flashed through his eyes.

"Congratulations to my Lord... the demonic body is fully formed."

Qingqiu Ancestor finally regained consciousness and trembled as he performed a kneeling bow to the youth.

Shen Yi glanced sideways, reaching out to take out a fruit wreathed in black mist: "I wish to refine this object into a spiritual root; do you have any method?"

"I..."

Qingqiu Ancestor instinctively nodded, yet could not speak.

Seeing this, Shen Yi directly stored him into the panel.

Think slowly while deducing.

【First Year, you and Qingqiu Ancestor began studying this fruit born from an Ultimate Grade Spiritual Root; it gathered all the essence of the spiritual root, which was pure killing qi; even Qingqiu Ancestor dared not easily describe it as Ultimate Grade】

"Such high quality?"

Shen Yi opened his eyes in surprise.

With Qingqiu Ancestor's help, the deduction progressed much faster than if he had brute-forced it himself.

Although not as good as those who created a refinement technique solely for one spiritual root, at least it allowed for a more effective method of qi interaction.

Several profound symbols slowly appeared on the black mist fruit in Shen Yi's hand.

They were then gently drawn into the Qi Sea.

The Sky-Swallowing Demon Infant no longer rashly charged forward, but sat quietly in meditation, waiting for that black mist fruit to approach on its own.

Once it was completely merged into the Dao Infant and slowly placed in the spleen position of the five viscera.

So refining a spiritual root does not require enduring so much suffering...

【Twelve Hundredth Year, you successfully refined the last spiritual root; you saw the utmost evil and killing qi in the world, and could make it serve you】

Shen Yi adjusted his breathing.

Wisps of black mist intertwined within his eyes, finally obscuring the whites.

Ultimate killing qi, devoid of bloodiness and ferocity, had instead become the cleanest blackness.

The five viscera are complete; Slain Hunyuan Upper Realm.

"Seems it isn't very useful..."

Shen Yi shook his head; except for the first True Yang Qilin Stone Spiritual Root which could be paired with the Li Huo Fen Xin Palm, he had never learned any other techniques.

Possessing five completely different spiritual roots, yet the boost to combat was extremely small.

Summoning Qingqiu Ancestor.

"After the Dao Infant's five viscera are complete, how does one break through to Soul Transformation?"

"Reporting to my Lord..."

The old fox of Qingqiu pondered for a long time, then raised his head: "Guiding the spirits of the five viscera to extend the great apertures of the life meridians constitutes the utmost realm. Then, nourish the Dao Infant with the essence of heaven and earth, stabilize the soul spirit within the Soul Palace, merge it with the mortal vessel, and transform it into a divine body."

It was clear that the aspect of the Slain Hunyuan Dao these foxes had studied most deeply was this.

So much so that, despite looking this foolish and dazed, they could still speak with such coherence.

"Do you need a method?" Shen Yi asked, looking at him with curiosity.

"My master's Dao Infant has distinct spiritual qualities in each of its five viscera. If you require a cultivation technique, you could ask Shen Shan Laozu of Mount Wutong to act, crafting one tailored specifically for you," Qingqiu Laozu replied seriously.

"..."

Shen Yi simply could not understand why, once these demons and monsters consumed the Source, they felt they were omnipotent.

Ordering Shen Shan Laozu of Mount Wutong?

If they had that capability, why bother with the Transformation of Spirit Realm at all?

The last place he wanted to approach now was Mount Wutong, especially that Shenxu Laozu; the other's realm was a level beyond his imagination, and he was in a critical state of life and death, needing Age Fruits to extend his life.

Such an old creature, if it spotted even a hint of a clue that could push it a step further, would never let it go; one could figure that out with one's backside.

And if his bizarre speed of advancement were discovered...

Shen Yi did not want to risk his life testing a cultivator whose lifespan was nearly exhausted, probing how high their moral standards truly were.

"I'll do it myself... come in and help."

Shen Yi stored it back into the panel once more, then sighed; even having reached the Slain Hunyuan realm, it was still pitifully simulating the Tiannan Dan Shi.

He was probably the first cultivator to attempt the Transformation of Spirit Realm using the Pill Condensation Method.

He channeled the remaining lifespan of the demons and monsters into it.

Shen Yi slowly closed his eyes, falling into internal vision to observe the changes in his Dao Infant.

Actually, the step of guiding the spirits was not very difficult.

It merely required thorough knowledge of the body's major meridians and apertures, and secondly, it demanded extreme patience.

Coincidentally, he lacked neither of these two points... at least not during the simulation.

As the lifespan rapidly drained away.

Guided primarily by the heart position of the True Yang Qilin Stone, a thread of scorching flame imbued with malevolent energy was carefully drawn out.

The other four spiritual roots seemed to echo it, beginning to sway gently as well.

Fire Heart, Wood Liver, Water Kidney, Thunder Lung, and Malevolence Spleen.

Originally completely incompatible, all five contained malevolent things; under the mediation of the Age Wood, they were gradually connected by fine threads barely perceptible.

Approximately three thousand years of demon and monster lifespan were exhausted.

Shen Yi merged his soul spirit into the Dao Infant once more; he opened his eyes and saw a sea of blood stretching across the sky.

This time, he suddenly felt a trace of reality.

It was as if he were not riding some object, but had entered a truly substantial body, just as he had when he transmigrated.

He could even channel demonic power to flow between his meridians.

This meant he could use the Dao Infant to cultivate!

"Is this the feeling of the Transformation of Spirit Realm?"

"Still a little short."

Shen Yi stood up within his Qi Sea and leaped into that river of blood.

The simulation panel finally received the support of the essence of heaven and earth.

It began to voraciously absorb the demon blood.

Then, his body gradually grew, bursting through the Qi Sea, and his solidified limbs and flesh merged with his physical form.

The Nine-Headed Immortal Demons seemed to sense something and began to roar excitedly.

When one man attains the Dao, his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!

(End of Chapter)