Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 445

Reaching late-stage Nascent Soul in divine sense meant that Wang Yu’s divine soul had also grown stronger. His mind felt exceptionally clear, and his thinking had become much sharper.

Most importantly, perfecting the Ancient Soul Art had pushed his “Ancient Soul” to its absolute limit. After quickly adapting to the suddenly surging divine sense power,

A figure as solid as reality emerged from between Wang Yu’s brows.

It looked exactly like him. Originally, this would have been the best material for cultivating the Second Nascent Soul Secret Art, but he now had a more special use for it.

He reached out and wiped across the Seaheart Ring. The ball of flesh and blood transformed from the Extreme Yin Dragon King, the Heavenly Yin Dragon Pearl, appeared in his hand. This item was a cultivation resource meant for the Spirit Transformation stage.

It would take a very long time before he could actually make use of it.

Moreover, Wang Yu believed it would be extremely difficult for him to travel to all four capital cities to collect all four Heavenly Yin Dragon Pearls. When he truly reached Spirit Transformation in the future, there should be more suitable cultivation resources available.

Therefore, Utilizing the Heavenly Yin Dragon Pearl right now was one of the best options.

Using the Myriad Transformations characteristic of the Innate Demonic Embryo Physique, he would absorb the bloodline essence within the Heavenly Yin Dragon Pearl and combine it with the Second Nascent Soul Secret Art.

With the “Ancient Soul” as the foundation, he would refine a [Myriad Transformations Extreme Yin Dragon Body]!

This was the fastest way to increase his strength.

Because it was not a true external incarnation, it could, to a certain extent, be absorbed by his main body, greatly enhancing his physical strength.

The true nature of Heavenly Demon Myriad Transformations was to grant him the ability to transform. Different forms were naturally suited for different types of combat, greatly increasing his adaptability.

Since it acted upon the physical body, it could also improve his Body Refinement cultivation and add another layer of foundation to his physique.

If he had refined it into an external incarnation, he would not have gained the benefit of all that power returning to himself.

After running through the process once in his mind,

Wang Yu summoned the Ice Chi Pill Flame and used the unique techniques from the Demon Refining Art, combined with the profound Blood Pill Art methods specifically designed for flesh and blood materials.

The Heavenly Yin Dragon Pearl began melting at a visible rate.

It quickly turned into a pool of pitch-black, viscous liquid that covered the Ancient Soul. Wang Yu took a deep breath and used the Second Nascent Soul Secret Art as a medium.

The moment it touched the Ancient Soul body, the substance began shrinking at a visible speed. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it had become very similar to a Nascent Soul, though it no longer looked like Wang Yu.

More accurately, this was… an Extreme Yin Dragon Infant!

Nine inches tall, curled up like a baby, with short spiral horns on its forehead and dragon scales covering the corners of its eyes and all four limbs.

The next part was the most critical step.

The Heavenly Demon Myriad Transformations ability of the Innate Demonic Embryo Physique, a spiritual-grade aptitude said to possess the potential to reach Spirit Transformation.

In a sense, This was also a talent that Wang Yu had cultivated himself!

From weak beginnings, he had accumulated step by step, gradually achieving leaps in level, and finally converting them into various abilities beneficial to himself during the harvesting stage.

Now was the time for the initial realization of the Innate Demonic Embryo.

Within his Dantian Qi sea, the eleven-inch-tall Demonic Infant actively appeared. The moment the two Nascent Souls made contact, mysterious and strange demonic patterns spread from Wang Yu’s Nascent Soul onto the Dragon Infant.

Then began the “long” period of refinement.

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Palace City entrance.

Due to the emergence of Eastern Extreme Capital, the righteous-demonic war had naturally come to a standstill. However, for the powerhouses of the Taihu Spirit Domain, this place was simply too far away.

The cost of exploration was too high, so they were more inclined to retake control of Lingxi Prefecture. If they could reclaim Black Mountain Pass, all the previous advantages gained by the Blood Reversal Sect would vanish completely.

This resulted in experts like the Evil Soul Ancestor and the Dark Blade Demon Lord being forced to guard Black Mountain Pass, leaving them no time to concern themselves with the opportunities in Eastern Extreme Capital.

The Heaven-Refining Demonic Sect had also officially dispatched great Nascent Soul cultivators to assist in defending the pass. The territorial changes in Lingxi Prefecture were secondary. What mattered most was that Black Mountain Pass could not be lost.

For this reason, they had invested a large number of powerhouses and war resources.

Therefore, among this group of great cultivators breaking the palace city restrictions, there were not many powerhouses that Wang Yu truly knew and could borrow strength from.

Because they were reinforcing the Cloud Ridge Prefecture battlefield, the ones who appeared here first were the Zhuo Clan’s Ghost Fiend Maiden and the former overall commander of the Cloud Ridge Prefecture battlefield, the Three Corpses Daoist.

Besides them, Yellow Springs Monastery had the largest number of experts: Earthnether Master, Filth Daoist, Jade Water Demon Lord, plus the allied Crow Snake Priest from the Nether Mountain Sect. They had the most people.

From the Heaven-Refining Demonic Sect came Blood Pill Master and his close friend, the Yin-Yang Sect Master.

The East Sea rogue cultivator Chen Tianshui, who came from the external faction Heavenly Sea Ancient Sect in the Chaotic Ancient Sea. For unknown reasons he had rebelled against his sect and had recently been active in the Crimson Kite Domain.

These ten great cultivators were the ones breaking the palace city’s formation restrictions, and they were currently the strongest experts in Eastern Extreme Capital.

As for when the Spirit Transformation Venerables would arrive, that was beyond their knowledge. One thing was certain though: they would definitely come!

At this moment.

The formation was broken. The Ghost Fiend Maiden and Three Corpses Daoist did not even look back as they charged deep into the palace city. Clearly they already had specific targets in mind. From the direction they were heading, it was not toward the immortal officials’ medicine vaults.

Blood Pill Master and the Yin-Yang Sect Master had set their sights on a princess mansion.

The group from Yellow Springs Monastery headed toward the immortal officials’ medicine vaults, but their actual target was not the medicine vaults itself, but the Artifact Nurturing Hall.

The rogue cultivator Chen Tianshui wandered aimlessly inside the palace city, no one knew what he was thinking.

Through the divine sense nodes he had placed outside, Wang Yu keenly captured the movements of this group of people and inwardly cursed his bad luck.

Given the strange and distinctive shape of the medicinal vault, it would definitely attract the attention of those from Yellow Springs Monastery. He did not know much about the Crow Snake Priest, Filth Daoist, or Jade Water Demon Lord.

However, Earthnether Master was a fierce expert capable of battling and defeating any of the nine great demon kings of the Northern Lands. Among great cultivators, he was also a powerhouse. Wang Yu was still somewhat lacking compared to him.

He immediately began circulating his demonic essence even more fiercely.

Gradually, the Extreme Yin Dragon Infant began to show signs of melting. It slowly covered Wang Yu’s Nascent Soul like a liquid, completing the demonic corruption through Heavenly Demon Myriad Transformations.

In the end, it would assimilate into a part of himself, granting him new power.

To fully digest it, this short amount of time was definitely not enough. The foundation of the Extreme Yin Dragon Infant had been formed from the Ancient Soul using the Second Nascent Soul Secret Art.

Its compatibility with him was already extremely high.

What he needed to do now was digest the power belonging to the Extreme Yin Dragon King as quickly as possible. The moment the fusion began, The Yin Nether Demonic Dragon Art started operating at high speed. The Silver Blood Divine Marrow inside Wang Yu’s dragon spine was almost instantly replenished. The Indestructible Spiritual Bone began spreading toward his four limbs and hundreds of bones.

His Body-refinement cultivation surged dramatically.

In a short time, it reached the peak of early fourth-rank, completely making up for the cultivation he had missed during this period.

Unfortunately, breaking through to the middle stage, just like increasing demonic essence, had very few shortcuts. He could only steadily accumulate it bit by bit.

The same applied to shaping the Indestructible Spiritual Bone. In fact, it placed even greater emphasis on gradual, natural cultivation rather than reaching the heavens in a single step.

Given a few more years, he might be able to use this to break through to the mid-stage of fourth-rank Body Refinement. After all, Wang Yu had swallowed an entire Extreme Yin Dragon King, which was a massive tonic.

Unfortunately, what he lacked most right now was time.

At the same time.

Earthnether Master’s group of four passed by the Immortal Officials’ Medicine Vault and, as expected, immediately stopped. They curiously examined the pill-furnace-shaped building.

“Filth, does the monastery have any records of this place?”

The middle-aged Daoist wearing black-yellow daoist robes and a lotus crown, whose facial features were crooked and looked as if they had been randomly pieced together from different people, replied:

“It should be the Immortal Officials’ Medicine Vault, a repository that provided rewards for officials of the Immortal Dynasty. Although it cannot withstand the erosion of time as well as artifacts, it should still contain quite a few good items.”

Jade Water Demon Lord’s eyes lit up, clearly eager to move.

Among the four, the Crow Snake Priest had been sent by the Nether Mountain Sect to deal with the Blood Reversal Sect. Coming together to explore Eastern Extreme Capital this time could also be considered a fortunate encounter.

It would take at least a month for the others to arrive, and the Nether Mountain Sect was even farther away. Located in the southern part of the Crimson Kite Demonic Domain and bordering the Vermilion Bird Divine Mountain, the journey was simply too long.

They would not be able to make it anytime soon.

However, since they were ultimately outsiders, the four of them exploring Eastern Extreme Capital together held a significant advantage. The three from Yellow Springs Monastery clearly held more say, which meant they could act as they pleased when dividing the treasures.

Of course, that was only in the case of extreme greed.

With the foundation of cooperation between them, both sides were currently in a “honeymoon period.”

No matter what, they would not easily turn against each other.

“Since we’ve encountered it, let’s go in and take a look. The formations and restrictions in the palace city are the most complete, so it should have preserved quite a few spiritual pills and wondrous medicines.”

“Indeed, indeed.”

The Crow Snake Priest echoed in agreement. Combined with his slightly flattering expression and his flashy tribal attire of beast skins and feathers, he looked completely undignified for a great cultivator. Instead, he appeared rather comical.

This “primitive” style of dressing was not because the Nether Mountain Sect was uncivilized.

It was for cultivation!

Yin Beast Dao cultivators communicated with the netherworld, searching the Path of Yin and Yang for suitable yin beasts to form contracts with. Most yin beasts were transformed from the corpses of demonic beasts after death and had no relation to their living selves.

They were not resurrected beast souls, at most only similar in appearance.

In short, they were similar yet not the same, like leaves that looked identical but had completely different veins and patterns.

Yin beasts were intelligent but not highly wise.

These beast skins and feathers helped Yin Beast Dao cultivators cast secret arts. They were mostly used to attract desired yin beasts, luring them to actively come from the netherworld.

They were necessary “casting materials.” In daily life, they also strengthened the bond with yin beasts, allowing the cultivator to regard themselves as a beast.

The path taken by the Nether Mountain Sect was rather extreme. Rumor had it that the closer one got to beast-like nature, the stronger their power after using the fusion technique. If the emotional bond and connection between them was deep enough, they could even achieve permanent fusion.

In comparison, the Fierce Nether Peak of the Blood Reversal Sect was much simpler.

This was also why the Dark Tiger Demon Lord had no interest in dressing like a “primitive man.”

After the four made their decision, they began inspecting the surroundings of the Immortal Officials’ Medicine Vault, mainly observing the condition of the formations and restrictions.

Inside.

Cold sweat poured down Yin Gui’s face.

He had noticed the four great cultivators the moment they arrived.

He was already deeply regretting not escaping immediately. He should have left right after finishing his exploration of the medicine vault and refined the spiritual pills somewhere else.

However… doing so would mean handing over the entire palace city. Wang Yu had no intention of leaving just like that.

Opportunities like this were rare. When it was time to risk everything, one must risk everything.

This was the principle he had always followed. Opportunities were reserved for those who were prepared. If he hadn’t been willing to fight and risk his life, even with the help of the Idle Slots, he would not have reached his current strength.

The Idle Slots were only an aid. Cultivation resources, divine abilities, secret arts to reverse aptitude, and so on, were all obtained through his desperate efforts.

Resources in the Ice Prison Realm were limited. Simply hiding away held little meaning.

Although he could still reach the peak, that would be countless years later. How could it compare to his current glory?

The resources in Eastern Extreme Capital could absolutely help him climb another level.

Moreover, Wang Yu had always only taken calculated risks. If he encountered Nascent Soul great cultivators in other areas of the palace city, he indeed would not be able to snatch anything from them or fight them.

But in the Immortal Officials’ Medicine Vault, the Water Ancestral Token could help him remain undefeated. If he could take advantage of the terrain to kill a great cultivator, the gains… tsk tsk.

Just thinking about it was enough to make one’s blood boil with excitement.

“Brother Wang! Brother Wang! This is bad!!!”

Wang Yu had just stored the Nascent Soul back into his body and was still adapting to his dramatically increased physical strength when he heard Yin Gui’s urgent shout.

Only then did he slowly walk out from behind the protective light screen of the restriction.

“Since things have come to this, Fellow Daoist Yin Gui should already understand your role.”

Yin Gui gritted his teeth and said: “There are four full Nascent Soul great cultivators outside. What ability do I have to escape?”

“I shared so many benefits with you precisely because I anticipated the current situation. There are just slightly more people than expected.”

The greater the benefits received, the more dangerous the task.

It was only fair and reasonable!

Wang Yu continued: “They will not all chase after you. Luring away just one is enough.”

“What about you?”

“I’ll stay here and face them head-on.”

Yin Gui immediately fell silent. The regret in his heart grew even stronger. He had mainly stayed because he wanted to do Wang Yu a favor.

There was also a bit of greed toward that fifth-rank treasure pill, but as long as he had not acted on it, merely thinking about it was not really a sin.

Suddenly being assigned such a dangerous task, how could his mood possibly be good?

After a long silence.

Just as sounds began to come from outside, Yin Gui gritted his teeth and said:

“Fine, I’ll lure them. This lord does not owe you anything.”

“Naturally.”

Wang Yu’s expression was quite solemn. He now had a completely new understanding of Yin Gui’s character. This old demon was truly different from the others. He did not act like a typical Crimson Kite native at all.

After thinking for a moment, he added:

“If you die, this lord will help your disciple.”

“Pah, bad luck.”

Since the decision had been made, Yin Gui was not a hesitant person. After making preparations, he used almost every method he had to increase his speed.

Even those with side effects, he used without hesitation!

Just as he was about to shoot off, Wang Yu suddenly tossed out a green, round pearl. It was the Deer Antler Pearl he had obtained at the demon king treasure exchange.

It came from a fourth-rank great perfection demon king — the Five-Colored Medicine Antler Deer.

It possessed the miraculous effect of bringing the dead back to life and growing flesh on bones. For a Nascent Soul cultivator, it was no different from a second life. This was Wang Yu’s final test of Yin Gui’s character.

Yin Gui had passed the test, so Wang Yu would naturally be more generous.

He would not let him go to his death empty-handed.

Moreover, Yin Gui was only one step away from late-stage Nascent Soul. As long as Master Earthnether did not personally chase him, his chances of survival were quite high.

“If you survive, come find me at the Blood Reversal Sect in the future and return this treasure to me.”

“Heh.

“Once something enters this lord’s hands, how could there be any chance of it coming back out?!”

Yin Gui openly placed the Deer Antler Pearl under his tongue, as if countering Wang Yu’s earlier disgusting action. A strange friendship had formed between the two.

It was weird, but it felt pretty good.

Without any more unnecessary words, Yin Gui transformed into a streak of pitch-black lightning and instantly vanished from inside the Immortal Officials’ Medicine Vault. Even the naked eye could barely catch his movement. His speed was astonishing!

Outside, the four who were still figuring out the safest way to enter suddenly saw the lightning bolt shooting out. They were first stunned, then immediately reacted.

“Someone got here first! I’ll give chase!”

The Crow Snake Priest, being an old and cunning fox, knew that staying together would make it hard to get satisfactory gains. He simply decided to split up for now and regroup when cooperation was needed.

He unhesitatingly chased after the lightning. His escape technique was also quite impressive. In the blink of an eye, one chased and one fled, both disappearing instantly.

Jade Water Demon Lord could not help cursing:

“That old bastard is too cunning.”