Chapter 311: Demon‑Spirit Transformation Fruit

Spiritual Domain.

Humans do not call the place where a cultivator falls and solidifies heaven and earth a secret realm; among humans, a secret realm usually refers to those heavenly‑created, earth‑set locations that already exist, so there is a distinction of celestial marvels.

But the Spiritual Domain before us, Yan Buji knew at first glance that it was an extraordinary Spiritual Domain.

Because this is the Youming Jie, and the Spiritual Domain before us is brimming with incredible spiritual energy!

Within the Youming Jie, Yan Buji has not yet found any existence with spiritual energy; although some say that yin‑mingle qi and spiritual energy differ in nature but are essentially the same, if that were true, why does he dare not absorb yin‑mingle qi at all?

Therefore Yan Buji believes that spiritual energy and yin‑mingle qi are inherently different; even though both can aid sentient beings in cultivation, their essences are completely distinct.

"What abundant spiritual energy!" Yan Buji's eyes lit up.

It would indeed be nice to cultivate here for a while, but unfortunately the opening and closing times of the Spiritual Domain are predetermined.

"High Priest, perhaps only you can feel at ease here; we feel so uncomfortable the moment we arrived," an Asura from the nearby cult said.

"Is that so?"

"Indeed, High Priest, you as a human are fine; we would probably face even greater pressure if we entered inside."

Yan Buji pressed his chin and suddenly recalled his first time coming to the Youming Jie.

Back then he was also oppressed, unable to move, and was slapped by a ghost envoy back to the mortal world.

Thinking of that, Yan Buji's face darkened; there will always be a chance for revenge!

"Young ones, the Spiritual Domain is about to open; prepare yourselves!"

The leading Asura of the Golden Core shouted, and everyone immediately formed a strict formation.

Sure enough, when the time came the Spiritual Domain opened; its outer layer was a thin veil of light, shielding the interior.

At the moment of opening, the light veil before them suddenly turned into a vortex, and a fierce suction emanated!

"Absorbing earth qi?"

Yan Buji was somewhat surprised; although he had heard of Spiritual Domains before, the one he actually saw differed from those he had visited.

This Spiritual Domain differs from the one in the Gen Dao Imperial Capital; it likely needs to absorb earth qi at intervals to continue solidifying heaven and earth.

Earth qi does not refer to Earth Vein Power, nor to earth demonic qi, but to the purest great earth force that belongs to the earth Dao; usually only high‑level cultivators can absorb and wield such power.

Yan Buji recalled that breaking through the Golden Core stage requires the harmonization of heaven‑and‑earth qi with one's own magical force to shape the Golden Core.

However, the current goal is still to enter it; a multitude of Asuras could not resist the suction and were drawn in, and Yan Buji, surrounded, was also sucked in by the Spiritual Domain's light veil!

In the blink of an eye!

After Yan Buji felt spiritual energy that felt like returning home, he looked around.

Many Asuras struggled to marshal yin‑mingle qi to sustain themselves, whereas Yan Buji was satisfied, moving freely here.

"Everyone, the opportunity is right before you; claim it yourselves."

Yan Buji laughed and headed toward the center of the Spiritual Domain.

To him, although this Spiritual Domain has places worth exploring, one must not be too greedy.

Moreover, this is still Asura territory; what does it matter if he once competed with them for opportunities?

He truly doesn't regard the North Asura King.

Thus the most important thing is the Six-Transform Immortal Herb Rebirth Pill Tree at the center of the Spiritual Domain.

Yan Buji left first, and the other Asuras began to search for opportunities individually.

Perhaps human items are of little use to them, but at least they can be exchanged within the clan for equivalent cultivation resources.

Yan Buji advanced toward the central area and suddenly spotted several Foundation Establishment Stage great demons active here.

"Roar!!!"

The great demons seemed to lack spiritual intelligence, but the abundant spiritual energy here allowed them to grow; Yan Buji was discovered as soon as he stepped onto their territory.

Seeing several great demons charging, Yan Buji laughed.

"Here, there is no need to fear consumption!"

A few days later.

Yan Buji, in a sorry state, fled into a deep mountain, hiding in a cave dwelling while listening to the earth‑shaking roars outside.

"Damn, why is there even a Golden Core Demon King?!" Yan Buji's face darkened; after he slashed the few great demons he had just encountered, another Golden Core Demon King immediately emerged!

Seeing the situation turn against him, Yan Buji fled instantly and was pursued for several days.

If he hadn't previously trained Instant Shadow Step to a speed of a thousand li in a flash, combined with several acceleration methods, he truly wouldn't have escaped.

Without proper preparation, Yan Buji would not dare to enter the Spiritual Domain lightly.

Such a dangerous place might even have a master who is a disciple of some ancient sage; who knows what extraordinary existence lurks here.

But Yan Buji didn't expect his luck to be so bad; after slaying a few great demons, he provoked a Golden Core Demon King.

After hiding for half a month, once the Golden Core Demon King's aura faded, Yan Buji finally emerged from the cave and quietly hurried toward the Spiritual Domain's center.

Along the way, quite a few spiritual materials had grown, and they existed in bulk.

However, most were first‑ or second‑turn spiritual materials, of little use to him, so he didn't collect many.

Boom—

Huh?!

A violent tremor came from ahead; Yan Buji quickly moved aside to observe the situation!

Bang!

Two enormously huge beasts launched a frenzied attack on each other; one resembled a giant serpent but bizarrely sprouted a pair of arms on its head, while the other looked like an old ox yet had human legs.

Yan Buji watched in puzzlement, wondering how such beasts could have grown.

Something was off.

At a glance, Yan Buji discovered a rather strange spiritual plant.

The plant resembled a shrub, yet around it grew countless flesh‑like tentacles spreading in all directions; atop the central root stalk was a bright... eyeball?

The glowing eyeball instantly attracted Yan Buji's attention; after thinking for a while, Yan Buji finally realized what it was!

"Demonic Beast Transformation Fruit? This kind of spiritual material was already... in ancient times...."

Oh no, this place is actually formed from the solidified heaven and earth after ancient cultivators fell; maybe the master of Lingyu has seeds of this spiritual material.

This Demonic Beast Transformation Fruit is great; judging by the growth of its tendrils, its transformation stage is roughly Fourfold Transformation. Its main use is that when demon beasts transform, it can shed their fur, scales, and feathers, and metamorphose into human form.

These two demon beasts must also have been affected by the Demonic Beast Transformation Fruit, which is why they gradually grew strange organs; however, Yan Buji suddenly recalled that he still has a stalk of Fivefold Transformation Spiritual Material Dragon Lingzhi....

"If we combine this Demonic Beast Transformation Fruit with other spiritual materials.... then the Human-Dragon Transformation Pill recorded in the Hundred Herbs Sect's secret manual could be refined, right!!"

Yan Buji's eyes lit up; it seems this trip wasn't in vain!

However, these two demon beasts are very strong; they're probably on the verge of becoming Demon Kings; I need to wait until they've exhausted themselves before I can act.

Thinking this, Yan Buji patiently waited for the final outcome of the two demon beasts.