Immortal Descends

Man Xiongmu changed his original plan. That same day, he left White Dog Stockade with Guduo and Feitianyun.

"Little Chili Mu, I'm returning to Skull Mountain first. If everything goes smoothly, I'll be back to pick you up in a few days, or at most a month."

"You need to diligently practice the Tongyou Spell during this time."

After giving his instructions, he left in a hurry.

Only after Man Xiongmu left did Chili Mu say to Wu Tian with some disappointment, "White Dragon, do you think it's because I'm too stupid, or because I caused trouble, that Uncle Man Xiong isn't taking me up the mountain?"

Wu Tian naturally knew that wasn't the case. Judging by Man Xiongmu's behavior, Chili Mu's aptitude was likely far more outstanding than he had imagined.

He gently nuzzled the little girl's chest and let out a couple of low growls to comfort her.

Fortunately, the little girl's sadness came and went quickly. She soon put her worries aside and became happy again.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye. Man Xiongmu had not yet returned, but with the help of the System Panel, Wu Tian was still making steady progress.

On the third day after Man Xiongmu's departure, his Qi Eater talent finally broke through.

Ding, System Notification: Your talent, Qi Eater, has been upgraded to Perfection.

Ding, System Notification: Your talent, Qi Eater, has advanced. Current level: Intermediate Talent, Eating Radiance, Drinking Dew.

Eating Radiance, Drinking Dew: Intermediate Talent. Your perception of the world's spiritual energy has greatly increased. You can inhale and exhale spiritual energy like radiance and extract it like dew. Your talent for cultivation has improved to a certain extent.

Wu Tian sensed the changes within himself. With the Eating Radiance, Drinking Dew talent, he could naturally become a monster over time, even without any cultivation techniques.

Ever since he acquired the Tongyou Spell, he understood many things when he looked at the monsters in the mountains.

"The biggest difference between those monsters and ordinary fierce birds and savage beasts is that they possess the talent to inhale and exhale the world's spiritual energy, or they have consumed some rare heavenly treasures. Nourished by the world's spiritual energy, their physical bodies become perfect, and they develop demonic energy."

"Fierce birds and savage beasts with demonic energy become more ferocious and terrifying. With the enhancement of demonic energy, their speed becomes incredibly swift, and their strength becomes formidable, far surpassing ordinary beasts."

"If I didn't have the Tongyou Spell, I would also eventually develop demonic energy by inhaling and exhaling spiritual energy with my innate talent."

"But now..."

Wu Tian was currently lying on top of the bamboo building. Dawn was just breaking. He inhaled and exhaled the world's spiritual energy, circulating the Tongyou Spell.

The world's spiritual energy, which had originally only flowed in wisps, underwent a transformation with the enhancement of the Eating Radiance, Drinking Dew talent.

The world's spiritual energy surged in like a stream, and then, under the effect of the Tongyou Spell, it transformed into green radiance and was swallowed into his body.

As the eighteen ancient sounds hummed and radiance was inhaled and exhaled, it wasn't long before his body was enveloped in a faint layer of green radiance.

Although it wasn't as grand as Chili Mu's cultivation, it was a world of difference compared to before.

The cultivation speed of the Tongyou Spell instantly surged.

"Originally, according to my estimate, it would take over a year, or even two years, to cultivate the Tongyou Spell to perfection. But now that my talent has advanced, it shouldn't take that long."

Wu Tian inhaled and exhaled the green radiance. After it entered his mouth and nose, under the combined effect of the Tongyou Spell and his talent, it transformed into sweet dew, seeping into his internal organs and nourishing his physique.

The feeling was incredibly wondrous, as if plants were bathed in rain and dew, bringing an indescribable sense of pleasure.

He cultivated for nearly half an hour this time before stopping.

"With my improved talent, I can now cultivate three times a day: morning, noon, and evening, each session lasting nearly half an hour."

Wu Tian slowly stood up from the main building. His fur was lustrous, shimmering under the morning sun, as if carved from white jade, incredibly divine.

He leaped, gracefully jumping off the bamboo building, as if riding the wind, light and swift.

During this period, as he cultivated the Tongyou Spell, he felt his body becoming lighter, his claws and fangs becoming sharper, and even his strength had increased slightly, making him more powerful.

"If this continues, once the Tongyou Spell is cultivated to perfection and I generate Tongyou Qi, I will be equivalent to a true monster."

"It's just that monsters have demonic energy within them, while I have Tongyou Qi."

"Based on my observations during this period, the power of demonic energy lies in its enhancement of the physical body, while Tongyou Qi, according to Man Xiongmu's explanation, can communicate with yin and yang, possessing infinite wondrous uses..."

Wu Tian did not delay and continued to hunt with the hunting team. For him, this dangerous primeval jungle was the best place for cultivation.

In fact, during this time, he had also discovered some heavenly treasures through his Spirit of Wind talent, which were greatly beneficial for cultivation.

However, without exception, these heavenly treasures were guarded by monsters or even demons, and he could not deal with them yet.

Days passed one by one. Seeing that more than half a month had gone by, there was still no news from Man Xiongmu. Wu Tian was starting to worry if something had gone wrong on his end.

He was cultivating the Tongyou Spell, and after cultivating it to perfection, he had no idea how to proceed next.

His path was now different from that of ordinary demonic beasts. If he couldn't reach Skull Mountain and obtain further techniques, it would be very troublesome.

Several more days passed. As the one-month deadline approached, a sword light suddenly descended from the sky above the village.

Wu Tian was cultivating with Chili Mu when he suddenly felt an incredibly terrifying danger approaching, like the sky collapsing and the earth cracking, or like mountains crumbling and seas surging. The sense of danger transmitted through the wind made all his fur stand on end.

He felt his heart pounding. He wanted to warn Chili Mu to escape together, but his body couldn't move at all.

This wasn't because some power was suppressing him, but rather a fear from the depths of his bloodline and soul. Just sensing that aura made him prostrate on the ground, unable to move.

Buzz!

A sword light descended from the sky and entered the bamboo building, revealing two figures.

The person in front was dressed in red, shrouded in golden radiance, making their face indiscernible. Just a slight leakage of their aura caused the world's spiritual energy to surge like waves. Beasts within a hundred-mile radius prostrated themselves, birds fell silent, and the world fell into silence.

Wu Tian didn't dare to look up, or rather, he couldn't. He felt as if a divine pillar reaching the heavens had appeared before him, with the essence of heaven and earth surging like ocean waves, as if in submission.

That aura struck him with awe, suppressing his thoughts.

A white jade finger extended and touched Chili Mu's forehead. The little girl was dazed, completely unaware of what was happening.

"Li Fire Dao Body, pure soul, truly an Immortal Seed."

A somewhat cold female voice rang out, "From today onwards, you are my eldest disciple. Come with me!"

Man Xiongmu, who was following behind the woman, turned red with excitement and quickly urged Chili Mu, "Little Chili Mu, aren't you going to kneel and pay respects to your master?"

Chili Mu's heart was suddenly enlightened, and without hesitation, she kowtowed to the Woman in Red.

After three bows, a gentle force lifted her from the ground.

"I didn't expect to find such fine jade in this desolate Southern Border. It seems to be my good fortune..."

"Let's go, follow me back to the mountain and cultivate with me."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Man Xiongmu breathed a sigh of relief. This person was not from Skull Mountain; her background was immense. It was said she was banished here as punishment and tasked with suppressing the volcanoes in the Southern Border.

She was merely residing in Skull Mountain temporarily, yet even the lord of Skull Mountain had to bow respectfully and treat her with courtesy.

Chili Mu being able to take such a person as her master was a tremendous opportunity, and her future would undoubtedly be boundless.

As the Woman in Red was about to take Chili Mu away, Wu Tian panicked. He quickly bit onto the corner of Chili Mu's clothes and let out a series of barks.