Reckless Wild Boar Demon

I refined a thread of spiritual energy, completing the Spring Bloom Spiritual Vein and forging a Natal Spirit Talisman.

Chen Ganliu circulated True Qi within his body, feeling it flow much smoother than before. He thought to himself, "This time, my aptitude has finally improved a little."

"Originally, with only a half-formed Spring Bloom Spiritual Vein, I was only fit to be a Servant Disciple. Now, I have a complete Spring Bloom Spiritual Vein..."

Chen Ganliu pondered for a moment. In the Immortal Encounter Sect, having just one spiritual vein also meant being a Servant Disciple. Only those who had achieved a certain level of cultivation, reaching the Third Layer of Qi Condensation or above, would be transferred to become Registered Disciples.

If one was born with two spiritual veins, they could be directly accepted as a Registered Disciple, and their treatment would be much better than those with only half or one spiritual vein.

Chen Ganliu stopped his cultivation technique. Just as he was about to consider jumping into the pond for a bath, he heard someone calling him. That female Daoist child had come to bring him his meal.

Chen Ganliu hurried out to meet her. The child was carrying a food box and said, "My Grandma has prepared twelve dishes for you, six cold and six hot, along with a pot of fine wine and over ten steamed buns. Please enjoy them. If you need anything else, I can get it for you."

Chen Ganliu quickly thanked her and replied, "This is more than enough. There's no need to trouble you further, sister."

He was still a bit concerned about Qiu Sheng's matter and asked, "How much further is it to Plum Blossom Mountain from here?"

The child answered, "It's still sixteen hundred li. If you travel by cloud, it should take an hour or two."

Chen Ganliu thanked the child again. After she left, he carried the food box back to his cave and opened the lid. As expected, the three-tiered box was filled with food.

He took a steamed bun and took a bite, thinking to himself, "Although I haven't reached the perfection of Condensing Qi into Apertures yet, after forging my Natal Spirit Talisman, my True Qi circulation has become more lively. I should be able to barely activate a Magic Treasure."

At the Second Layer of Qi Condensation, one couldn't truly activate a Magic Treasure. It was akin to a martial artist using hidden weapons, "throwing" the Magic Treasure. While one could slightly manipulate it by borrowing its spiritual properties, as soon as the True Qi dissipated, the Magic Treasure would fall to the ground. It had to be immediately retrieved after a single strike.

Only upon reaching the Third Layer of Qi Condensation, the realm of "Condensing Qi into Apertures," could one remotely activate a Magic Treasure.

Although Chen Ganliu hadn't reached the perfection of Condensing Qi into Apertures, he had opened thirty apertures and refined his Natal Spirit Talisman, making him much stronger than others at the same level.

He currently only had the twelve Magic Treasures he brought from Blazing Light Cave. Although he had only chosen those that could be barely used at the Second Layer of Qi Condensation and their quality wasn't high, refining them would still be very convenient.

Before, he was either busy fleeing or busy cultivating. Apart from the Talisman Black Donkey, he hadn't refined any other Magic Treasures.

As Chen Ganliu was contemplating which one to refine, he suddenly remembered the Brocade Handkerchief Warrior gifted by Xie Zhanrou. He thought, "Among the Magic Treasures I possess, the Brocade Handkerchief Warrior gifted by Senior Sister Xie is the highest quality. Why not try refining this first?"

He casually took out the stack of brocade handkerchiefs. Each handkerchief was covered with numerous talismans, at least several hundred per piece, forming arrays. He knew this must be an extremely profound spell that he couldn't learn yet.

He activated his Azure Emperor Jia Yi True Qi and felt the True Qi flow into the brocade handkerchiefs very smoothly. He vaguely understood and thought, "So, this is a spell from the Immortal Encounter Sect."

If it weren't a spell from the Immortal Encounter Sect, his Azure Emperor Jia Yi True Qi would never have been able to be infused so easily.

Chen Ganliu infused True Qi for half an incense stick's worth of time, and his True Qi was almost depleted. This brocade handkerchief still wasn't full. He was both surprised and delighted. Surprised that, according to the handkerchief's requirements, he would probably need several days to fill just one handkerchief. Delighted that the sheer amount of True Qi required by this handkerchief meant the Divine General it transformed into would undoubtedly be extraordinary.

He cut off the True Qi and tested each handkerchief one by one. He discovered that the first handkerchief he chose was indeed empty, with no stored True Qi, while the other eleven were full.

Chen Ganliu refined them once using the Azure Emperor Jia Yi Art. Before Xie Zhanrou gifted them to him, she had already removed her magical imprint, so he easily refined all twelve brocade handkerchiefs. He took out one handkerchief and tossed it into the air.

Amidst swirling mist, a warrior clad in a brocade battle robe as pure as newly fallen snow, wearing chainmail underneath, with a jade-like face and sharp, star-like eyes, appeared in mid-air.

He was tall and imposing, standing eighteen feet tall. His presence exuded the hardships of the battlefield. He held a long spear, its tip over a foot and a half long, shaped like a dragon's tongue, double-edged, emitting a dazzling cold light, as if flowing with the chill of the moon. A long sword was slung across his back; its blade was extremely wide, and its hilt was wrapped in red silk, faintly emanating the killing intent of an army.

This Divine General bowed slightly and remained silent.

Chen Ganliu was stunned for a long moment, thinking to himself, "Being able to fly, doesn't that mean he's at least at the Seventh Layer of Qi Condensation, with Essence and Qi Integration cultivation?"

"If all twelve brocade handkerchiefs are at this level, wouldn't I be invincible at the Qi Refining stage? Even if only this one transformed Divine General is this powerful, and the rest are far inferior, this set of Brocade Handkerchief Warriors is still extremely precious."

"Senior Sister Xie's gift is truly valuable."

"Even the Demonic Sect isn't this cruel and overbearing."

Chen Ganliu could sense that in just this short while, one or two percent of the spiritual energy on this Brocade Handkerchief Warrior had dissipated. At this rate, it could probably only last for two or three quarters of an hour. If he were to engage in Magical Combat, the duration would likely be even shorter. Reluctant to use it carelessly, he quickly formed a hand seal and recalled the Brocade Handkerchief Warrior.

Chen Ganliu carefully put away the stack of brocade handkerchiefs, thinking to himself, "With this set of Magic Treasures, I don't need to refine the others."

He continued to feast and, after eating his fill, went back to cultivate.

The next morning, as Chen Ganliu was considering whether to go find his two senior sisters, he heard thunderous roars in the distance. He hurriedly left his cave and sprinted away. Before long, he saw a Wild Boar Demon in front of Pear Blossom Cave, brandishing a thick iron rod and acting menacingly.

This Wild Boar Demon was likely only at the Sixth or Seventh Layer of Qi Condensation, not yet at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining Transformation. Therefore, its human form was not fully complete. Its body was human-like, with thick limbs, but it had a pig's head on its neck, with protruding tusks, making it extremely ferocious.

Pear Blossom Lady, still in her armor, emerged with two green steel longswords and engaged the Wild Boar Demon in a fierce battle.

Monsters did not cultivate the proper methods and had no place to learn legitimate spells, so they were all skilled in martial arts. The Wild Boar Demon's iron rod moved up and down, its momentum fierce. Pear Blossom Lady's twin swords also danced like clouds, exuding frost from all sides. The two fought for half an hour when a voice called out from within Pear Blossom Cave, "Grandma Tie, let us sisters handle this."

A yellow mist flew out, and within it, a golden rope landed on the Wild Boar Demon, immediately binding it tightly. It fell to the ground, cursing loudly, "Bitch, you dare use trickery and call for help to defeat me!"

"If you don't release me quickly, once I break free myself, I will surely eat you raw, and listen to your wails as I do so, to quell my hatred!"