Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

After leaving Luoxia Slope, Ye Kai very consciously returned. As for Han Feiyan and the others, Lin Xuankong suddenly thought of something and needed their help, so he took the four of them towards the Xun Branch gathering place.

After traveling for several hours, as evening approached, Han Feiyan quickly found a cave nearby. Then, the four members of the Han Family actively cleaned up the cave and went to the distant woods to start building treehouses.

「In the evening,」

Lin Xuankong and Zhao Yufei went to a clearing more than ten miles away from the cave. He took out the Marsh Python, Evil Sheep, and Ghost Frog Demon Pearls with some anticipation. After circulating his Qi Blood, he simultaneously activated the three Demon Pearls.

Immediately, Demon Qi filled the clearing in the forest. A Ghost Frog King as large as two millstones, a Marsh Python with red patterns stretching three to four zhang long, and a triangular Evil Sheep as huge as a fully grown rhinoceros appeared simultaneously in the clearing.

With a thought from Lin Xuankong, the Ghost Frog King and the Evil Sheep immediately fixated on each other. The next moment, hundreds of Long Tongues suddenly shot out from the Ghost Frog King's mouth, attempting to bind the Evil Sheep. The Evil Sheep bleated, its entire coat bristling. It then charged to the side to dodge the Ghost Frog King's Long Tongues, transformed into an illusionary shadow, and rammed its three long horns against the Ghost Frog King.

The sound of tearing air and the thuds of intense battle filled the forest as the two Demons fought fiercely without respite. The Ghost Frog King ranked high on the Demon Pearl leaderboard, naturally possessing powerful Demon Techniques. Although the Evil Sheep Demon ranked much lower than the Ghost Frog King, its defense far exceeded the Ghost Frog King's; its smooth fur could not even be corroded by the Ghost Frog King's venom. Moreover, its Evil Sheep Dash was extremely fast. It produced an explosion of power far greater than Lin Xuankong's Shadow Concealment Primordial Technique, enabling it to transform into an illusionary shadow at any moment and stab at its opponent with its incredibly sharp horns!

Several dozen breaths later, the Ghost Frog King finally used its hundreds of Long Tongues to bind the Evil Sheep's four hooves, dragging it into its huge mouth. However, even after swallowing the Evil Sheep whole, the Ghost Frog King still took several more dozen breaths to slowly dissolve it into Blood Qi and Demon Qi using the venom in its stomach. The defense of the Evil Sheep's pelt was more than twice as strong as that of other Demons, far beyond what a Same-Tier Martial Cultivator could compare! If it were not for the Ghost Frog King's overwhelming Devour ability—trapping prey in its stomach as if in an alternate dimension from which escape was impossible—killing the Evil Sheep would have been far more difficult.

Next up was the battle between the Marsh Python and the Ghost Frog King. The Marsh Python possessed the greatest strength among the three Demons. Each time the Ghost Frog King's Long Tongues bound it, the Marsh Python could easily snap twenty to thirty of them. What shocked Lin Xuankong was the Marsh Python's terrifying regenerative ability. This ability remained intact even after it became a Marsh Python Demon, and it did not require any of his Qi Blood. Instead, it relied on surrounding water droplets to instantly recover. Even when pinned down by the Ghost Frog King, with half its body already in the Demon's mouth, it could instantly regenerate the consumed half!

Moreover, at Zhao Yufei's reminder, Lin Xuankong tested it further. The summoned Marsh Python Demon could use its Demon Qi, which was harmless to its host, to heal Lin Xuankong's injuries. Although the healing speed was not as fast as using Marsh Python Gall, it was still remarkably quick. The speed at which a Tier Three Marsh Python Demon could heal its host's injuries was comparable to the recovery speed of a Tier Two Marsh Python.

Zhao Yufei explained that if Lin Xuankong left Demon-Suppressing Valley and regained his Fourth Layer strength, summoning a Tier Four Marsh Python Demon would provide healing effects equivalent to Tier Three Marsh Python Gall. She added that if Lin Xuankong reached the Fifth Layer in the future, the summoned Tier Five Marsh Python Demon would heal its host's injuries even faster. As long as the host's brain was not instantly obliterated, it could save them.

Only after personally testing it did Lin Xuankong deeply understand why the Marsh Python's Demon Technique, though not combat-oriented, still ranked so highly. With such a powerful Demon Technique capable of healing its host, it made perfect sense that the Marsh Python Demon Pearl ranked higher than the Ghost Frog King's. It was practically an inexhaustible supply of Marsh Python Gall, only requiring a significant amount of Qi Blood for each use.

And would he ever lack Qi Blood?

These two new Demon Pearls were incredible. The Evil Sheep Demon Pearl could grant a Martial Cultivator combat power several times their own. With the Marsh Python Demon Pearl in hand, as long as I'm not instantly killed, I can fight continuously!

With these new gains, my combat power has increased significantly! If I use these Demon Pearls, along with the Black Soul Wondrous Jade, Double Vine, and Manluo Demon Pearl, against that White-clothed Female Cultivator...

Overjoyed, a thought suddenly struck Lin Xuankong. He looked towards Zhao Yufei and asked, "Do you like the Evil Sheep Demon Pearl, Ghost Frog Demon Pearl, and Marsh Python Demon Pearl? Would you like to pick one?"

Upon hearing this, a slight daze appeared on Zhao Yufei's cold and beautiful face. In the past, she had desperately yearned to obtain a Demon Pearl for the Zhao Family. After all, Demon Pearls were peerless Treasures that could vastly increase a Martial Cultivator's strength and significantly bolster a family's foundation! 'Animal-type' Demon Pearls were especially coveted; even the most powerful experts in the world cherished every single one. Prodigal daughters like the Mysterious Female Cultivator, who treated them so recklessly, were exceedingly rare! Such precious Demon Pearls... and now her husband had obtained three in the Demon Valley and was even offering one to her. Zhao Yufei could sense the sincerity in Lin Xuankong's offer. She believed that if she simply asked, he would truly give her one of these Demon Pearls she had always dreamt of.