Immortals Descend

Man Xiongmu changed his original plan and left White Dog Stockade that very day with Guduo and Feitianyun.

"Little Chili Mu, I'll return to Skull Mountain first. If everything goes smoothly, I'll come back for you in as little as a few days or as long as a month."

"Use this time to diligently cultivate the Tongyou Spell."

After giving these instructions, he hurriedly left.

Only after Man Xiongmu had gone did Chili Mu say somewhat dejectedly to Wu Tian, "White Dragon, do you think it's because I'm too stupid, or because I caused trouble, that Uncle Man Xiong wouldn't take me up the mountain?"

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

He gently rubbed against the little girl's chest and let out two soft cries to comfort her.

Fortunately, the little girl's gloom came quickly and left just as quickly. She soon put it out of her mind and became cheerful again.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed. Man Xiongmu still hadn't returned, but with the help of the System Panel, Wu Tian continued to make steady progress.

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

Ding. System notification: Your Qi Eater talent has reached perfection.

Ding. System notification: Your Qi Eater talent has advanced. It is currently the Intermediate Talent Eating Radiance, Drinking Dew.

Eating Radiance, Drinking Dew: Intermediate Talent. Your sensitivity to the essence of Heaven and Earth has increased greatly. You can swallow essence like rosy clouds and distill essence like dew, granting your cultivation aptitude a certain degree of improvement.

Wu Tian sensed the changes within himself. With the Eating Radiance, Drinking Dew talent, even without needing any cultivation method, he could naturally become a spirit creature as time passed.

Ever since obtaining the Tongyou Spell, he understood many more principles when he looked at the spirit creatures in the mountains.

"The greatest difference between those spirit creatures and ordinary ferocious birds and beasts is that they possess the talent to swallow and exhale the essence of Heaven and Earth—or they've consumed some kind of Natural Treasure. Nourished by the essence of Heaven and Earth, their bodies reach perfection, and Demonic Energy is born."

"Ferocious birds and beasts possessing Demonic Energy become even more savage and terrifying. With Demonic Energy reinforcing them, their speed becomes astonishingly swift and their strength formidable, far surpassing that of ordinary beasts."

"If I hadn't possessed the Tongyou Spell, then relying on my innate talent to swallow and exhale essence, I would eventually have given birth to Demonic Energy as well."

"But now..."

At that moment, Wu Tian was lying atop the Bamboo building. The sky had just begun to brighten. He swallowed and exhaled the essence of Heaven and Earth while circulating the Tongyou Spell.

The essence of Heaven and Earth, which had originally flowed toward him only in thin wisps, immediately changed under the enhancement of the Eating Radiance, Drinking Dew talent.

The essence of Heaven and Earth surged toward him like a stream. Then, under the effect of the Tongyou Spell, it transformed into azure radiance and was swallowed into his body.

As the eighteen ancient sounds hummed and the radiance was swallowed and exhaled, before long, his body was shrouded in a faint layer of azure radiance.

Although it lacked the tremendous momentum Chili Mu displayed during cultivation, compared to before, it was worlds apart.

The speed at which he cultivated the Tongyou Spell soared.

"Originally, I estimated that it would take more than a year, perhaps even two, to cultivate the Tongyou Spell to perfection. But now that my talent has advanced, it shouldn't take nearly that long."

Wu Tian swallowed and exhaled azure radiance. After entering through his nose and mouth, the azure radiance transformed into sweet dew under the combined effects of the Tongyou Spell and his talent. It seeped into his five organs and six bowels, nourishing his body.

The sensation was incomparably wondrous, as if grass and trees were bathing in rain and dew. It brought an indescribable sense of ease.

This time, he cultivated for nearly half an hour before stopping.

"After my talent improved, I can cultivate three times a day—once in the morning, once at noon, and once at night—for nearly half an hour each time."

Wu Tian slowly rose to his feet atop the main building. His fur was lustrous all over, flowing with a faint glow beneath the morning light, as if he had been carved from white jade. He looked utterly extraordinary.

He sprang forward and lightly leaped down from the Bamboo building, as though riding the wind—nimble and swift.

As he cultivated the Tongyou Spell during this period, he felt his body becoming lighter and lighter, his claws and fangs increasingly sharp, and even his strength improving somewhat. His power grew stronger by the day.

"If this continues, then once I cultivate the Tongyou Spell to perfection and give birth to Tongyou Qi, I'll essentially become a true spirit creature."

"The only difference is that spirit creatures possess Demonic Energy within their bodies, while I possess Tongyou Qi."

"According to my observations during this period, the strength of Demonic Energy lies in its reinforcement of the physical body. But according to what Man Xiongmu said, Tongyou Qi can connect yin and yang and has endless wondrous applications..."

Wu Tian did not dawdle. He continued hunting with the Hunting Team. To him, this dangerous Savage Jungle was the finest cultivation ground.

In fact, during that time, he also discovered some Natural Treasures through his Spirit of Wind talent. They possessed enormous benefits for cultivation.

But without exception, those Natural Treasures were guarded by spirit creatures or even Monsters. For the time being, they were beyond his ability to handle.

Day after day passed. More than half a month had gone by, yet there was still no word from Man Xiongmu. Wu Tian began to worry faintly that something might have happened to him.

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

His path had already diverged from that of ordinary demonic beasts. If he could not ascend Skull Mountain and obtain further cultivation methods, it would be very troublesome.

Several more days passed. With the one-month deadline approaching, a Sword Light suddenly descended from the sky above the stockade.

Wu Tian was cultivating together with Chili Mu when he suddenly sensed an utterly terrifying danger descending. It was like Heaven and Earth collapsing, or mountains crumbling and seas surging. That sense of danger came through the wind, making every hair on his body stand on end.

His heart pounded with terror. He wanted to warn Chili Mu to flee with him, but his body could not move at all.

This was not because some force was suppressing him. It came from the fear buried deep within his bloodline and soul. Merely sensing that aura made him prostrate himself on the ground, unable to move.

Buzz!

A Sword Light descended from the sky and landed inside the Bamboo building, revealing two figures.

The person in front was dressed in red and shrouded in golden radiance, making her features impossible to see. Yet the slightest trace of her aura caused the essence of Heaven and Earth to surge like ocean waves. Ferocious beasts within a hundred li prostrated themselves, birds fell silent, and the world sank into utter stillness.

Wu Tian did not dare raise his head to look—or rather, he was simply incapable of doing so. He only felt as though a divine pillar reaching the heavens had appeared before him. The essence of Heaven and Earth surged like ocean waves, as if bowing in submission.

The sight struck terror into his heart, and his thoughts were suppressed to some extent.

A white-jade finger extended and touched Chili Mu's forehead. The little girl was still dazed and ignorant, with no idea what had happened.

"Li Fire Dao Body, a pure soul. As expected, she is an Immortal Seed."

A somewhat cool female voice rang out. "From today onward, you are my first disciple. Come with me!"

Man Xiongmu, following behind the woman, flushed with excitement. He hurriedly prompted Chili Mu, "Little Chili Mu, what are you waiting for? Kneel and acknowledge her as your master!"

Chili Mu seemed to have received a sudden stroke of fortune. Without hesitation, she kowtowed to the Woman in Red.

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

"I never expected that even in this remote, desolate corner of Southern Border, there would be such fine jade. It seems this is my opportunity..."

"Come. Follow me back to the mountain and cultivate under me."

Seeing that everything had worked out, Man Xiongmu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. This woman was no ordinary person from Skull Mountain. Her origins were immense. It was said that she had been banished here for committing some offense, to suppress the volcanoes of Southern Border.

Even while merely residing temporarily on Skull Mountain, she made even the Lord of Skull Mountain bow his head and treat her with utmost courtesy.

For Chili Mu to become this person's disciple was a heaven-defying opportunity. Her future was bound to be boundless.

Seeing that the Woman in Red was about to take Chili Mu away, Wu Tian panicked. He hurriedly bit down on the hem of Chili Mu's clothes and began barking.