Chapter 53: Obtaining the Breakthrough Pill, the Gold-Eating Insect Evolves

"Damn it, it seems I still have to dig a hole in Miyun City."

A sense of urgency could not help but rise within Zhou Sui.

It is said that when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.

Facing the massive Golden Core sect, the Youmo Sect, his own meager strength counted for nothing.

If a Foundation Establishment Cultivator were to strike, he wouldn't have enough lives to die.

Escaping is no longer an option.

The area around the Cloud Mist Mountain Range had long been set with an inescapable net by the Youmo Sect; daring to flee would mean certain death.

Therefore, only by hiding in Miyun City would there be a chance of survival.

After all, in such a large city, hiding a few people is a simple matter; surely the Youmo Sect wouldn't destroy the entire city.

That is why he wanted to dig a hole beneath Miyun City, preferably an underground tunnel.

If any accident were to occur, he could escape from underground, and other Cultivators would be unable to detect it.

"It's a pity I don't know where Uncle Zhang went. I hope he is alright."

Zhou Sui had originally wanted to tell Zhang Cheng about this matter, but unfortunately, after obtaining the High-grade Detoxification Pill, the other party had long since vanished without a trace, and he had no way to find him.

He could only say he hoped the other party was safe and sound; he was helpless in the matter.

"By the way, I wonder what treasures these three demonic cultivators have on them."

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui's heart stirred, and he immediately opened the Storage Bags on the three demonic cultivators; the items inside were instantly presented before his eyes.

It must be said that these three demonic cultivators were indeed quite wealthy.

Each demonic cultivator had at least one hundred and fifty Middle-grade Spirit Stones on them, equivalent to fifteen thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.

One can imagine just how rich they were; perhaps it was all obtained by robbing and killing other Cultivators.

Besides that, there were over a dozen bottles of pills in the Storage Bags, including a few bottles of Detoxification Pills.

Fifteen High-grade Talismans, fifty-six Mid-grade Talismans, and one hundred Low-grade Talismans.

Five Low-grade Magical Tools, three Mid-grade Magical Tools, and one High-grade Magical Tool.

There were even many, many poisons and poison mists.

"Holy crap, isn't this Yin Mist Thunder?"

Zhou Sui's pupils contracted; he saw that inside the Storage Bag was the Youmo Sect's famous one-time-use Dharma Artifact, the Yin Mist Thunder.

Such a one-time-use Dharma Artifact has infinite power; if thrown, it can instantly release a massive explosive force that even a Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator cannot withstand.

If one is not careful, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could be injured.

Fortunately, he had not been careless and had used his full strength at the first opportunity to kill these three demonic cultivators in seconds.

Otherwise, if he had really let these three demonic cultivators use their various trump cards, he might have capsized in the gutter.

"Breakthrough Pill, isn't this a Breakthrough Pill?"

Zhou Sui was very excited; he checked the pills inside and actually discovered a precious, extremely rare pill—the legendary Breakthrough Pill.

Such a Breakthrough Pill is worth a fortune, equivalent to one hundred Middle-grade Spirit Stones, no less than a High-grade Detoxification Pill.

But most importantly, even with money, one might not be able to buy it.

Because once such a pill is refined, it is immediately bought by other Cultivators; it can help a Cultivator break through a level of cultivation.

If a Qi Refining Level 6 Cultivator takes this pill, they can break through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer realm.

One must know, this is the bottleneck between the Qi Refining Mid-Stage and the Qi Refining Late Stage.

It is not surprising for an ordinary Cultivator to be trapped at this bottleneck for twenty years.

But now, taking one Breakthrough Pill can help one's cultivation break through; the value of this is self-evident.

Previously, he had wanted to buy a Breakthrough Pill at the Pill Pavilion in Miyun City, but it was always out of stock.

It is estimated that as soon as a Breakthrough Pill appeared, it was bought by the Lu Family or other Cultivators; it would never be his turn.

"Although there are many treasures, they cannot be brought back to the main body. Except for the Breakthrough Pill, let the Gold-Eating Insect eat everything else."

Zhou Sui was very excited. With the Breakthrough Pill, once his cultivation reached the perfection of Qi Refining Level 6, he could immediately take the pill, break through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, and become a Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator.

If he became a Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator, his strength would likely increase by a large margin, and he would no longer be the same as before.

However, the treasures in these three Storage Bags were numerous, and there were many Spirit Stones, but none could be brought back.

Because according to the memories of these three demonic cultivators, there might be special methods left behind by the Youmo Sect on them.

If he really brought them back, it would instead cause trouble for the main body.

But if they were all eaten by the Gold-Eating Insect, then no method would be of any use; they would all become food in its belly.

Crack, crack~~~

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui did not hesitate and immediately let the Gold-Eating Insect begin to devour.

It first ate the Storage Bags, because the main material refined into Storage Bags is the Void-Space Stone, a special space mineral in the Immortal Cultivation World that contains a storage space inside.

If it weren't for the fact that the Immortal Cultivation World produces large quantities of Void-Space Stone, it would probably be impossible for everyone to have a Storage Bag.

In essence, the Void-Space Stone is also a special type of mineral and belongs to one of the foods of the Gold-Eating Insect.

In just a moment, the two Storage Bags were completely devoured by the Gold-Eating Insect.

Rumble~~

At this moment, the Gold-Eating Insect seemed to have eaten a great tonic; its body instantly expanded by a factor of two, and dense, mysterious Runes appeared on its skin.

Even more astonishingly, its belly had actually gestated a special space, just like the internal space of a Void-Space Stone; the volume inside was not small, reaching ten cubic meters, and it could hold a large amount of supplies.

"Is this the ability of the Gold-Eating Insect? By devouring a type of metal or mineral, it can obtain the characteristics of these metals and minerals. Such a talent is truly too powerful. If it could devour a large amount of Void-Space Stone, wouldn't its belly be able to gestate a vast space, or even a Small World?"

"However, there isn't that much Void-Space Stone for it to eat."

"Now its cultivation has also improved, reaching the First Tier Mid Grade realm."

"There are still quite a few Spirit Stones and Dharma Artifacts left, so I'll just put them all into its belly and let it digest them slowly in the future."

Zhou Sui was very satisfied.

Clearly, with this ability, the Gold-Eating Insect would be much more convenient.

After all, in many cases, the Gold-Eating Insect cannot consume food without limit; there will always be a time when it is full.

Therefore, its stomach forming a special space allows it to temporarily store a large amount of food and eat it when it is hungry.

Without a doubt, the Gold-Eating Insect still needs to consume a large amount of metal Mineral to grow rapidly; keeping it by his side restricts its growth speed.

It would be better to leave it in the wild to grow freely.

In this way, the growth speed of the Gold-Eating Insect will be even faster.

"Let's go; perhaps the Cultivators of the Youmo Sect will be arriving soon."

Zhou Sui's heart stirred, and he did not linger here.

Rumble~~

He cast the Fireball Technique, instantly striking the corpses of these three Demonic Cultivators, immediately destroying the three corpses to eliminate any evidence.

After all, the Youmo Sect has many strange methods; if the corpses were left behind, who knows what methods they might have Mastery of, thereby finding his whereabouts from these clues.

In short, destroying these three corpses eliminates all traceable marks and clues.

(End of this chapter)