Golden-Winged Blood Mosquito

Chen Ganliu couldn't help but shout, "This demon is truly ferocious. Even at death's door, it's still so bold."

Jiang Ningxue and Xie Zhanrou walked out, laughing together, "This demon is indeed fierce and brutal."

Xie Zhanrou pointed a finger, and a cold light descended, instantly severing the Wild Boar Demon's head. A gourd flew out from her sleeve, and with a shake, a black mist flew out from the Wild Boar Demon's corpse, being collected into the gourd.

Xie Zhanrou pointed again, and the cold light reappeared, slicing open the Wild Boar Demon's belly and extracting a golden-orange bead.

She raised her hand again, emitting a red flame that incinerated the Wild Boar Demon's corpse on the spot, leaving only a pile of ashes and its thick iron rod.

Chen Ganliu was shocked, thinking to himself, "As expected of the Demonic Sect's methods. Killing a pig so swiftly. Extracting the soul, taking the core, destroying the evidence – their skills are so practiced. Senior Sister Xie must often kill demons to have gained such experience."

He eyed the Demon Core with some longing and asked, "Senior Sister Xie, can you give me this Demon Core?"

Xie Zhanrou smiled, "It's useless to me anyway. You can have it." She casually tossed it over.

Chen Ganliu was overjoyed. After receiving the Demon Core and thanking his senior sister, he thought, "This Wild Boar Demon's cultivation was not shallow. Perhaps I can even refine a few Spiritual Veins from it."

Although this Wild Boar Demon had several hundred years of cultivation, reaching the sixth or seventh layer of Qi Refining, in Xie Zhanrou's eyes, it was merely a common minor demon. After all, she was a cultivator of the Golden Core Realm who practiced the Orthodox Heavenly Demon Sect's arts. She usually refined Heavenly Demons into magical power. Even a prodigy like Nan Shiheng, who came from the Immortal Encounter Sect and whose cultivation was even higher than hers, couldn't defeat her in Magical Combat. How could she care about a mere Demon Core?

Pear Blossom Lady was overjoyed to be rid of this menace. She exclaimed, "Many thanks to you two sisters. Otherwise, I would still have to endure its incessant noise. Let's quickly enter the cave dwelling; I've prepared some good wine and dishes to entertain you."

Jiang Ningxue and Xie Zhanrou, the two young women, had originally planned to continue their journey today, but they couldn't refuse their friend's enthusiasm and could only agree to stay one more day.

Although Chen Ganliu couldn't participate in the banquet, the food and wine that day were much more abundant. Moreover, he had obtained a Wild Boar Demon's Demon Core. Even though he had to stay an extra day, he held no resentment. He simply focused on his cultivation, feeling that his progress was much better than usual. He grew even more fond of his newly completed Spring Bloom Spiritual Vein.

However, in just one day, it was naturally impossible to refine the Wild Boar Demon's inner core. This was a matter of slow work; to see results would require several more months of diligent effort.

Another day passed. Jiang Ningxue and Xie Zhanrou bid farewell to Pear Blossom Lady and, bringing Chen Ganliu along, continued their journey.

A journey of over a thousand li would be extremely arduous for mortals. Even for Qi Cultivators, unless they had reached the seventh layer and achieved Essence and Qi Integration, learning flight spells, and relying on the Talisman White Deer or Talisman Black Donkey for speed, traveling would still be quite difficult. But for two great cultivators of the Golden Core Realm, it was merely an hour or two's journey.

They saw Plum Blossom Mountain in the distance, but the two women dared not approach. After all, the six Mountain Lords of Plum Blossom Mountain were all Demon Cultivators of the True Yang Realm. Even their master wouldn't dare to treat them lightly or barge in casually.

Chen Ganliu gazed at Plum Blossom Mountain from afar. He saw that this great mountain was shrouded in demonic clouds, with surging malevolent energy and a dense, oppressive miasma that was thick to the point of being unresolvable. It was like a formless, intangible cauldron inverted over Plum Blossom Mountain.

This sacred mountain of the Demon Race required no spells or formations. Merely its extremely dense demonic energy would instantly corrode any mortal who approached, turning them into thick liquid.

Even Qi Cultivators with some cultivation would suffer a loss of vital energy upon approaching Plum Blossom Mountain. If they stayed near Plum Blossom Mountain for too long, they would be eroded by the oppressive miasma, their entire cultivation base could regress, and it might take years to recover.

Chen Ganliu was secretly alarmed, thinking, "If demons are here, their cultivation would likely be a hundred times faster than elsewhere. But if cultivators enter this mountain, their entire cultivation base would likely be wasted after a short while."

"Even though I have the White Emperor's Discourse Collection and know the method of resolving it, I wouldn't dare to stay long."

Jiang Ningxue watched for a while before saying softly, "Junior Sister, how is your Seventy-Two Transformations Insect Art progressing?"

Xie Zhanrou chuckled, transformed, and a pair of colorful wings appeared on her body. She said, "Now, Junior Sister, you are the Jade-Waisted Slave!"

Jiang Ningxue laughed, "A fine Jade-Waisted Slave indeed. Let's see Senior Sister's skills."

Jiang Ningxue formed a hand seal, and a pair of transparent wings grew on her back. She exclaimed, "How is this demon, the Golden-Winged Envoy you've cultivated?"

Chen Ganliu, having some education, thought to himself, "One a butterfly demon, the other a bee demon. They are both lifelike, with demonic energy surrounding them, showing no flaws."

The two women each transformed into minor demons of the Qi Refining Realm and said in unison, "Junior Brother Chen, how is your Seventy-Two Transformations Insect Art progressing?"

Chen Ganliu stammered, "My cultivation is still lacking. I don't have the skills of you two senior sisters."

Jiang Ningxue and Xie Zhanrou shouted in unison, "Hurry and transform!"

Chen Ganliu was helpless. He had indeed been cultivating the Seventy-Two Transformations Insect Art along the way, but he didn't have the skills of his two senior sisters. With a few shakes, he only managed to gain some demonic energy around his body.

After all, the Seventy-Two Transformations Insect Art required at least the eighth layer of Qi Refining, Qi Refining Transformation, to be cultivated with ease. He was only at the second layer, Boiling Liquid into Qi. How could he transform into any demonic insects?

Adding these two or three parts of demonic energy was already the limit of his cultivation.

Chen Ganliu did not choose the Ice Silkworm, nor the Five-Colored Poisonous Centipede, nor the Ice Spider. He chose the easiest demonic insect to cultivate – the Golden-Winged Blood Mosquito.

The Golden-Winged Blood Mosquito was an ancient remnant species. Its pair of golden wings allowed for extremely fast flight. It was adept at sucking blood, and when injecting demonic energy while sucking blood, it could control the victim's mind, turning them into a mosquito puppet.

Chen Ganliu was attracted to this demonic insect's flight ability. After all, a small mosquito was inconspicuous. If there was ever a need to gather intelligence in the future, he could transform and come and go.

Of course, with his current cultivation, he could not yet transform into a mosquito. The realization of this aspiration would have to wait for later.

Jiang Ningxue and Xie Zhanrou were somewhat surprised. Although the two women urged him to transform, they didn't actually expect him to succeed. After all, both knew that Chen Ganliu only had one Severed Vein and very poor aptitude.

They didn't expect that although Chen Ganliu's cultivation was insufficient and he couldn't transform into a demonic insect, he had actually cultivated demonic energy.

The two women secretly thought to themselves, "No wonder Mind-Wandering Zen Blade likes him. This Junior Brother Chen likely has many secrets, and his aptitude is not as poor as it appears."

The three of them, disguised as minor demons of the Qi Refining Realm, naturally couldn't fly through the heavens or burrow through the earth. They descended to the ground together. Jiang Ningxue casually drew two Talisman Green Oxen and rode on them. Chen Ganliu still rode his Talisman Black Donkey, following behind the two women as a subordinate.

The Feast of the Washing Basin was still some time away, and Plum Blossom Mountain had not yet opened. Therefore, the three of them first went to an Immortal Market at the foot of Plum Blossom Mountain to settle down.

Plum Blossom Mountain was one of the five great sacred mountains of the Demon Race. The Immortal Market at its foot was even more bustling than the Qingyun Immortal Market of the Immortal Encounter Sect.

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