Jiang Sihai picked up where he'd left off. "The natives call this process of bodily mutation 'True Return.' Born here, they've seen too many demon beasts wielding overwhelming power. Awe takes root in their hearts, and they believe that mutating their bodies awakens their primal nature—a sign of returning to the uncarved block. So when their bodies begin to mutate, the natives aren't afraid. They're delighted. In truth, natives of the True Return Realm are indeed no weaker than Divine Embryo cultivators. Some absorb enough beast cores to reach a terrifying level of power, even surpassing the strongest in the Divine Embryo Realm."
Xu Yi said, "If that's the case, then perhaps absorbing beast cores could open up a new path of cultivation."
Jiang Sihai shook his head. "If it were that simple, why would I say this Savage Wilderness Realm is a place struck by Heaven's punishment—a land where the demon beasts are Heaven's punished beasts, and the natives who come seeking a way to survive are Heaven's punished people? The demon beasts here can cultivate only to the fifth rank. To this day, no one has ever heard of a fourth-rank demon beast appearing. The natives can cultivate only to the True Return Realm, with no path upward. On top of that, they absorb too much impure power from the beast cores. It builds up in their bodies and flares up from time to time."
"Whenever it does, the pain is unbearable. The only way to resist its assault is to gather and consume a precious medicine called Blood Vine Grass. That's why there are only two hard currencies in Border Wasteland City: beast cores and Blood Vine Grass. As for Wish Pearls, the natives don't think much of them once they've started consuming beast cores."
Xu Yi