Three days later, on an unnamed floating island.
Dense Demon Qi drifted slowly like white clouds.
From afar, it looked as though the island floated atop the clouds.
At one edge, Spiritual Light flickered around Chen Mu as he hovered in midair.
The Strange Force of the Plague Immortal Method swirled around him, firmly blocking the Demon Poison too faint for the naked eye to see.
Beside him floated a person-high oval Black Hole. Black Smoke churned along its edges, while what seemed like a translucent curtain hung across its center. Beyond it lay bottomless darkness—it was the gateway to Thousand Lantern City.
Clumps of Demon Qi stripped clean of Demon Poison by the Plague Immortal Method continuously drifted into Thousand Lantern City.
Having found traces of Qi Refining cultivators, Chen Mu did not immediately pursue them in one burst of momentum.
On one hand, he feared being treated as cannon fodder again. On the other, he wanted to take this chance to stockpile Demon Qi.
After refining the Yellow Springs Gourd, Chen Mu required a great deal of mana every day to refine Pure Yang Qi and nourish his Dao Foundation.
Mili Heaven belonged to Outer Heaven, and its environment differed from that of Hundred Intentions Heaven. There was no earth spirit energy or Heavenly Star Vital Qi here. Fortunately, the Jade Cicada Dao Foundation was extraordinary and could absorb and refine Mili Heaven's Demon Qi to replenish mana.
Back on Mingling Island, he had relied on the Demon Qi stockpiled in Thousand Lantern City for cultivation. But after staying there for over a year, his reserves were nearly exhausted. Now that he had encountered a floating island surrounded by Demon Qi, he naturally wanted to store up another batch.
Time passed, and the sun slanted westward. By then,