Chapter 234

It was exactly the Fire Flame Shield technique!

The strange beast's flesh, which was originally restoring its form on the ground, immediately burned fiercely in the flames, twisting desperately. Some of the flesh even suddenly turned into countless sharp spikes and shot out in all directions, hitting the crimson shield wall heavily, emitting a "pitter-patter" impact sound like crossbow arrows.

Although the shield wall was unharmed, its surface shook slightly.

Wang Yu's expression changed slightly.

One must know that with the defensive power of the twelve spirit patterns of the Fire Flame Shield, I am afraid that even if a heavy crossbow shot at it from close range, there would be no reaction at all; this shows the terrifying attack power of this flesh.

Immediately, he poured his internal mana wildly into the fire shield. The twelve spirit patterns lit up simultaneously, and the color of the flames inside became even more crimson, even vaguely revealing wisps of purple flames.

The flesh spikes that were originally desperately hitting the shield wall emitted strange, sizzling sounds in the flames and began to curl and char.

After lasting for a full dozen breaths, these pieces of flesh stopped moving and finally turned into a pile of black ash.

Wang Yu let out a light breath, withdrew his palm from the black ash, and the released crimson light shield flickered and dissipated. He shook his head and said:

"It is worthy of being a hybrid demonic beast. If nothing else, just the strength of this vitality is far beyond what ordinary demonic beasts can compare to, and the flame resistance is also very high."

"Wang Shidi, can you instantly release the Fire Flame Shield spell without the help of an artifact?" Ximen Mei beside him opened her beautiful eyes wide, her face full of disbelief.

"It can't be considered instant casting; it still requires forming seals and chanting incantations. It's just that I practice it more often in normal times and am relatively more proficient." Wang Yu's heart jumped, but the expression on his face remained normal.

"Relatively proficient? If being a little proficient could allow one to practice a twelve-spirit-pattern spell to the point of near-instant casting, then twelve-spirit-pattern spells wouldn't be called the limit spells of the entry-level rank.

There are not many disciples in the sect who can master twelve-spirit-pattern spells, and I don't know who else among the Qi Refinement disciples can do it to the point of near-instant casting.

I heard that there is a Dharma lineage with innate talent that allows people to instantly cast any low-rank spell. Could it be that Shidi has this talent?" Ximen Mei said slowly, her gaze toward Wang Yu clearly different again.

"Innate Dharma lineage, I definitely don't have this talent; otherwise, why would I need to form seals and chant incantations? It really is just practicing more in normal times." Wang Yu naturally denied it flatly.

"Relying solely on practice, the Qi Refinement realm definitely cannot achieve such short-time release of a twelve-spirit-pattern spell. Even if you don't have the innate talent of a Dharma lineage, you should have other unknown spell-casting talents." After thinking for a while, Ximen Mei said very firmly.

"Spell-casting talent, I really don't know about that. Perhaps I really have a little bit." After Wang Yu hesitated for a while, he gave a vague reply.

"Then I really have to congratulate Shidi. If you have this talent, the possibility of becoming a named disciple of the Ancestor will be even greater. After all, spell-casting talent is much rarer compared to general bloodline talent." Ximen Mei smiled sweetly.

"If that's really the case, then that would naturally be for the best." Hearing this, Wang Yu's spirits lifted.

"It seems that it is not without reason that Shidi possesses such strong strength.

If you have any other skills and talents, you can tell me as much as possible after we go back; this can increase the possibility of you becoming a named disciple of the Ancestor." Ximen Mei reminded him.

"Thank you for your guidance, Shijie, but Shidi really doesn't have any more." Wang Yu said with a bitter smile.

"Hehe, that's up to you. Let's not talk about this for now. Now that the demonic beast has been dealt with, let's go find the Blood Origin Mushrooms. As long as we have the Blood Origin Mushrooms, I can take you out of the secret realm ahead of time." Ximen Mei chuckled, looked at the large pile of black ash on the ground again, and said.

"Then what are we waiting for? The Blood Origin Mushrooms should be by that pool of water over there." Wang Yu hurriedly replied with joy.

Now that a Foundation Establishment cultivator had appeared among the demonic path, he naturally didn't want to continue lingering in this Jialan Secret Realm.

The two couldn't help but look at the white, misty water at the same time.

With Wang Yu's astonishing vision in overclocking mode, he had naturally long since pierced through the water mist and seen the situation inside clearly.

Below the white water mist, there was surprisingly a pool of water several dozen square meters in size, and the pool was surrounded by pale white stones.

The pool water was not clear and transparent, but had a somewhat milky, turbid feeling, and the center was constantly bubbling outward, emitting hot water vapor.

This so-called Local Spirit Spring actually seemed to be a natural hot spring!

At this time, Ximen Mei walked over, formed a seal with one hand, chanted words, and then flicked her sleeve toward the front.

A breeze blew by, blowing away all the white water mist and revealing the clear white water pool below.

"This is the Local Spirit Spring. It is indeed a creation of heaven and earth; it's incredible!" Ximen Mei walked to the edge of the pool, looked at the pool water, and felt the hot breath rushing toward her face, couldn't help but exclaim.

Wang Yu, who was following behind, had his gaze fixed on the three palm-sized, bright red mushrooms growing on the edge opposite the pool.

"Blood Origin Mushrooms."

Ximen Mei clearly also discovered these three bright red mushrooms and immediately walked over with joy.

Wang Yu also followed with a curious expression.

A moment later, the two walked close to the mushrooms and began to examine them carefully.

These three mushrooms were very peculiar; not only was their whole body as bright red as fresh blood, but their surfaces also grew nine pale silver spots respectively, and these spots resembled monkey heads, lifelike, as if they had been carefully drawn on them by someone.

"It is indeed the same as what the Ancestor said. Blood Origin Mushrooms, also known as Nine-Monkey Mushrooms, will grow patterns resembling monkey heads every hundred years or so, and will form a nine-monkey pattern after a thousand years. Only then is the medicinal power at its strongest, and it is also most suitable as the main material for refining Longevity Pills.

However, the harvesting of this spirit medicine requires some special means; otherwise, it is very easy for the medicinal properties of the spirit medicine to be lost." Ximen Mei looked at the three spirit medicines, her face full of excitement, and then took out a blood-red silk cloth, a small hoe as white as jade, a small red bottle, and a black wooden box from her storage bag respectively.

Wang Yu watched curiously from the side.

He saw this woman first pick up the small red bottle and drop a drop of bright red liquid onto the three Blood Origin Mushrooms respectively.

"This is..."

Wang Yu's expression changed slightly. He smelled a pungent, bloody aura from these liquids and even vaguely felt a certain terrifying spiritual pressure.

"These are the essence blood of a Foundation Establishment demonic beast, which the Ancestor specially prepared for me for this trip." After Ximen Mei explained casually, she picked up the small white hoe and began to gently dig up a Blood Origin Mushroom from the root.

"Foundation Establishment demonic beast."

Wang Yu was a bit enlightened this time and couldn't help but look at the small bottle a few more times, but in his heart, he thought of the winged feathered snake that the other party had.

If he also had the essence blood or flesh of a Foundation Establishment demonic beast, I am afraid that his two demonic beasts would have long since entered adulthood. Sure enough, it is still better to lean against a big tree to stay cool. He couldn't help but pay more attention to becoming a named disciple of the Tianchan Ancestor.

(It seems I missed a chapter yesterday, so I'm making it up for all the fellow Daoists.)