Chapter 68

【In the twenty-first year, you consumed the beast core of a fox spirit, saving the time required for breath cultivation, and your cultivation efficiency increased.】

【In the twenty-third year, you swallowed another Jiaodan , replenishing the depleted beast energy.】

【In the twenty-fourth year, you attained the Jade Fluid. Demon Jiao Power.】

【In the twenty-seventh year, jade dew poured forth from your twelve major acupoints, converging into your qi sea like fragrant elixir… You successfully entered the Jade Fluid Realm’s early stage, and the Wind-Thunder Melting Sun Scripture reached minor completion.】

【Remaining lifespan: one hundred forty-six years.】

【Remaining beast-demon lifespan: one thousand four hundred seventy-three years.】

…

Indeed, even unrefined beast cores and demon Dan had halved the required time.】

Shen Yi’s thoughts drifted slightly.】

He exhaled a clear breath, closed his eyes, and before him naturally appeared a pool of golden jade fluid.】

It clung together, slightly viscous, gleaming brilliantly.】

Like the sweetest nectar of the world, it stirred an irresistible urge to taste.】

Above the jade fluid, countless dark red veins interwove, forming a vast net that enveloped the entire space.】

A scorching, searing aura slowly spread, heavy and oppressive, like a hellish furnace.】

“…”

The twelve major acupoints endlessly swallowed heavenly qi, channeling it into that great prison, then transforming it into drops of jade dew.】

Shen Yi reopened his eyes.】

He attempted to mobilize the jade fluid, and immediately felt a qualitative change.】

Its density far surpassed what it had been before.】

Meaning that within the same time, he could now mobilize more than ten times the previous amount of qi.】

In practice, this translated to tangible, lethal power.】

“Is this also tied to the Jade Fluid Realm?”

Shen Yi reached for the last demon core, then suddenly froze.】

He looked at his palm in slight surprise.】

This unfamiliar sensation in his body… the last time he’d felt it was during the completion of his mortal form, when it had taken him half an hour to readjust.】

He remembered something and quickly opened his panel.】

【Jade Fluid. Demon Jiao Power: With a mortal body, wield the divine strength of a dragon-demon.】

The description was extremely brief.】

Yet it made Shen Yi’s breath quicken.】

That demon Jiao ’s original body, over ten zhang long, was immensely strong—even wounded, it had withstood nine Heavenly Gang Blood Calamities before dying.】

Saying it could overturn rivers and seas was an exaggeration, but when it had effortlessly torn through his Eight Treasures Mystic Light, it hadn’t even changed expression.】

And now, such immense power lay hidden within his human body.】

The Golden Body Sect refined their bodies with qi to achieve the strongest flesh in their realm, but compared to this innate, naturally born demonic power, it seemed pale in comparison.】

“Quite extraordinary.”

Shen Yi flexed his fingers, trembling slightly as he picked up the last demon core, his expression as cautious as using chopsticks to pick up a peanut.】

To fully master this power would take days, at least.】

After finally placing the core in his mouth, he once again channeled the beast-demon lifespan into the Wind-Thunder Melting Sun Scripture.】

The treasure furnace had already formed; all that remained was time.】

【In the first year, you consumed the inner core of a fish spirit, and your cultivation progress increased.】

【In the fourth year, your qi sea became full, nearly overflowing; the inner core’s demonic power was exhausted, and you failed to awaken a talent, but under its influence, your affinity for water increased.】

【In the sixth year, jade dew overflowed and began nourishing your meridians; your channels could now withstand several times the previous amount of jade dew. You broke through to the Jade Fluid Realm’s middle stage, and the Wind-Thunder Melting Sun Scripture reached minor completion.】

…

From this prompt onward, the text that followed.】

Made Shen Yi purse his lips, his expression subtly strange.】

Compared to beast-demons and heavenly treasures, this world was miserably stingy.】

Whether it was spiritual plants, beast-demons, or even humanity—the supreme beings—it granted equal amounts of qi to all.】

【In the seventy-ninth year, you endlessly demanded from heaven and earth, hoping for more jade dew to nourish your bones.】

【In the two-hundred-third year, your bones, nourished by golden dew, became increasingly translucent; your jade bones formed naturally. You entered the Jade Fluid Realm’s late stage, and the Wind-Thunder Melting Sun Scripture reached major completion.】

【In the three-hundred-twenty-sixth year, jade dew spread to your internal organs; your foundation grew deeper, and you became like a divine elixir, radiating a sweet, alluring fragrance.】

【In the five-hundred-eighty-second year, until golden light shimmered even within your blood, a bright light flashed in your eyes, then faded quickly—you finally learned to conceal your aura, preventing beast-demons from sensing you. You were no longer a divine elixir, but a blade sheathed in its scabbard.】

【Jade Fluid Realm perfected.】

【Remaining lifespan: two hundred ninety-six years.】

【Remaining beast-demon lifespan: eight hundred ninety-one years.】

…

Shen Yi clenched his fist and closed his eyes again.】

He sank into inner vision.】

Within the great prison woven from countless dark red veins, brilliant golden light filled every sight.】

No longer confined, it surged freely throughout his entire body.】

Jade bones formed, five viscera and six bowels glowed, blood shimmered golden, like a roaring river, its thunderous roar never ceasing!】

Under this overwhelming vision.】

Shen Yi momentarily forgot his earlier sorrow.】

Even after opening his eyes, he remained lost in the golden radiance.】

“Huh…”

He steadied his breath, forcing his mind to calm.】

Such a massive leap inevitably shook one’s composure.】

He had slain so many demons, come to the Demon Suppression Bureau.】

And now, finally, there was reward.】

And the richness of this reward left Shen Yi with not a single complaint.】

This new body was no longer the same as before.】

Nearly three hundred years of lifespan—nearly demonic.】

He lowered his gaze slightly.】

Forget rebirth—this was enough for him to live three lifetimes.】

Even if he simply found a place to sit idle from this day forward, doing nothing, he could live until he grew bored of living.】

But after witnessing that vision.】

How could he settle for mediocrity?】

He wanted to climb higher, yet also wished to die peacefully of old age—both, and so the means of self-preservation were indispensable.】

Shen Yi looked to the top of his panel.】

【Current Martial Arts】

Bone-Grasping Technique (Mastery)

Initial Stage. White Ape Plays with Python (Perfected)

Jade Fluid. Heavenly Gang Blood Calamity (Perfected)

Jade Fluid. Cut-Meridian Dragon Grasp (Perfected)

Jade Fluid. Greedy Wolf Extermination (Perfected)

Jade Fluid. Golden Sun Eight Treasures Mystic Body Upper Scroll (Perfected)

…

He scanned all his martial arts.】

Shen Yi pondered.】

During this journey to Water Cloud Village, he had formed judgments on the quality of martial arts.】

The Black Blade was sharp—no wonder it was refined step by step; it could easily pierce beast-demon flesh, replenish stamina, and even heal wounds, though it struggled against larger foes.】

Cut-Meridian Dragon Grasp could swiftly disable an enemy’s resistance, but its flaw was the need for close combat—extremely risky.】

Heavenly Gang Blood Calamity was decent, but consumed too much energy.】

After much thought.】

Shen Yi’s gaze settled on the Wind-Thunder Melting Sun Scripture and the Golden Sun Eight Treasures Mystic Body.】

The former might yet evolve into a Golden Core internal scripture… perhaps.】

Recalling his own insight, Shen Yi was uncertain.】

The latter came from Butcher Zhang; even perfected, it merely allowed one to barely cross the threshold of the Jade Fluid Realm in the Initial Stage—valuable then, but now, his protective Mystic Light offered no real defense.】

He had originally been unwilling to waste beast-demon lifespan on it.】

But after gaining the Demon Jiao Power, he hesitated.】

If he were to engage beast-demons in close combat, insufficient toughness would be fatal.】

(End of Chapter)