Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

Standing next to Lin Xuankong and looking at the Ghost Frog Demon Pearl, Zhao Yufei's eyes revealed a hint of fervor. Ever since she was old enough to understand, this pampered young lady from the declining Zhao Family had longed for her family to possess a Demon Pearl, so that they could rise in Great Marsh Prefecture City! After all, possessing a Demon Pearl could greatly affect a family's combat strength and deterrence! Now, not only had she found an unparalleled genius, but he had also acquired one of the Great Xia Demon Pearls, ranked seventy-sixth...

"I'll activate it now and give it a try!" Lin Xuankong said.

Zhao Yufei, her eyes still brimming with fervor, couldn't help but shake her head repeatedly at his words. "How can we test it in the wooden building? The commotion would be too great! Other than the now-deceased Liy Ruofeng and Black Tiger Steward, nobody else in the valley knows you obtained the Ghost Frog Demon Pearl. For such a powerful trump card, the fewer who know, the better. Testing this Demon Pearl's power definitely can't be done within Cold Fragrance Valley! Let's head outside the valley and find an open space. I also want to witness firsthand what kind of power this Demon Pearl, ranked seventy-sixth, will unleash once it's activated!"

"Let's go!"

Lin Xuankong grasped the Demon Pearl with his right hand and took Zhao Yufei's hand with his left. The two of them lightly leaped out of the Second Layer's window, landed silently, and headed outside the valley.

"WHIMPER... WHIMPER..."

The two Dragon Blood Fierce Dogs, seeing their masters, whimpered softly.

"Stand guard here!" Zhao Yufei commanded in a low voice, then followed Lin Xuankong toward the south of the valley.

「A moment later,」

The two stood in a clearing surrounded by the forest. Zhao Yufei looked at Lin Xuankong and said with a smile, "The Ghost Frog Demon Pearl is different from the recently famous Twin Vine Demon Pearl. Pearls formed from plant-type Demons, like the Twin Vine Demon Pearl, require continuous Qi Blood consumption to activate! As for this Ghost Frog Demon Pearl, my family's records mention that upon activation, it directly consumes roughly the Qi Blood Amount replenished by eight servings of Nine Revolutions Qi Replenishing Soup. Generally, only Martial Cultivators who have reached at least Second Layer Perfection can activate it, but it will still instantly deplete all the Qi Blood in their body! However, the summoned Demon can last for an impressive ninety breaths, helping the Martial Cultivator exhibit immense combat power. As the Martial Cultivator's Realm increases, it can summon Ghost Frog Demons of increasingly higher and stronger Grades! The most powerful aspect is that the summoned Demon can be influenced by enhancement-type Martial Arts. If you use the Fierce Tiger Roar Bone Technique while activating the Ghost Frog Demon Pearl, the Demon's body will also grow larger, and its explosive power will increase. If you use the Blood Eating Technique while activating the Demon Pearl, the Demon's devouring and digestion abilities will be greatly enhanced! Moreover, if the summoned Demon disperses due to fatal injuries, as long as the activator has sufficient Qi Blood, it can be immediately re-summoned. This effectively gives the Martial Cultivator an indestructible and powerful companion of the same Realm!"

Hearing this, Lin Xuankong couldn't help but marvel. Demons inherently possess various Demon Techniques, and if they also master Martial Arts... how could they not be powerful! With keen anticipation glowing in his eyes, he activated the Demon Pearl.

「In the next instant,」

A thick mist of Demon Qi enveloped Lin Xuankong's vision. A giant ghost frog, over three zhang tall, abruptly appeared before him. The massive Demon was like a small building, towering several times Lin Xuankong's height. The colossal frog's mouth alone was a zhang wide, and its lantern-sized eyes glowed. Its entire body was white, yet the ghostly patterns on its body were no longer the original black but had turned pure crimson, as if condensed from Qi Blood, making it look extremely imposing and domineering!

「In the next moment,」

The ghost frog suddenly shrank dramatically, becoming the size of two millstones!

Zhao Yufei's eyes flickered. "The gigantic ghost frog you just summoned corresponds to your Realm, making it a terrifying Fourth-Tier Demon. However, because we are within the Grand Array of Demon-Suppressing Valley, it has been suppressed to Third-Tier Perfection! Once you are outside this Grand Array, activating the Demon Pearl will naturally summon a Fourth-Tier Demon!"

Lin Xuankong nodded slightly, looking at the ghost frog as its huge eyes turned down to stare at him. With a mere thought from him, the ghost frog's body trembled and instantly vanished. The Demon summoned by the Ghost Frog Demon Pearl naturally possessed all the Demon Techniques of a ghost frog!

「In the next instant,」 from the spot where it had vanished, hundreds of long, black tongues like tendrils, dripping with venom, shot out. They extended dozens of zhang toward the surrounding giant trees.

In a flash, hundreds of massive trees, each so thick that several people would be needed to encircle it, were simultaneously struck by the hundreds of black Long Tongues. They began to creak and then toppled to one side.

"BOOM! BOOM!"

The deafening sounds spread in all directions. All the giant trees within an area of over ten mu fell, as if some terrifying, world-ending meteorite had ravaged this part of the forest! Immediately after, the hundreds of Long Tongues wrapped around dozens of the giant trees, pulling them back. One after another, the massive logs disappeared into the spot where the tongues had emerged, as if an abyss existed there, capable of devouring and corroding everything...

...

「At the entrance of Cold Fragrance Valley,」

Lin Xuankong and Zhao Yufei stood next to a wooden sleigh covered with soft Python Skin. Two Dragon Blood Fierce Dogs were crouched spiritedly at the front of the sleigh. Lv Sandao and dozens of Martial Cultivators looked toward Lin Xuankong and Zhao Yufei, their faces full of emotion.

"Daoist Zhao, Daoist Lin, I wish you both a safe journey back to the Xun Branch gathering place!" a long-faced Martial Cultivator said, reluctantly cupping his hands.