Infant Phoenix Swallows Dragon, rising step by step.
Zhou You gulped down the refined vital essence of the Alligator Demon, his strength climbing steadily, while simultaneously working with Pharmacist Ku Tang to keep the Demon Transformation Cauldron running.
The two processes ran in parallel without interfering with each other. More precisely, the nourishment drawn by the Infant Phoenix Swallows Dragon Art consisted of attributes unique to the Dragon Gate sequence. It would not diminish the total amount of Demon Essence and Demon Ore ultimately obtained by the Demon Transformation Cauldron.
Instead, because they complemented each other, the progress of refining the Alligator Demon far exceeded expectations.
The Demon Transformation Cauldron was refining it, while Zhou You was devouring it ravenously. The two layered together, producing lethal doses tenfold, a hundredfold over.
The Essence and Blood within Zhou You surged like rising water lifting a boat. With the Infant Phoenix Swallows Dragon Art continuously nourishing him, the cultivation art advanced a thousand miles in a day.
His realm, which had been stalled for so long, swiftly rose to the peak of the Seventh Heaven. Only a thin veil separated him from the Eighth Heaven.
Even that thin barrier could not hold Zhou You back for long.
Boom!
Zhou You's body trembled slightly as he crossed the threshold into the Eighth Heaven, the cultivation art within him still circulating.
His gaze fell upon the Demon Transformation Cauldron. The Alligator Demon was still struggling. As a Great Demon, its vitality was extraordinarily tenacious; conservatively speaking, it could still sustain Zhou You's feeding for a while.
By this point, Zhou You had consumed only a small half of the Alligator Demon's foundation.
If he ate the Alligator Demon until not even bone dust remained, breaking into the Strong Martial Ninth Heaven would not be