The Shattered Isles Pact

Demon Dragon Domain, Stone City.

Li Yuan returned to his rented stone chamber. The stone door closed, and the restriction settled into place.

He spread out his storage bag on the stone platform and took stock.

Few Spirit Stones remained. The Heart Core had cost him five hundred thousand. Before that, he had bought a cultivation technique, a spirit vein, the Myriad Talisman Spirit Platform, Kongyuan Spirit Iron, and the Dragon Soul Concentrating Pearl. His reserves were nearly exhausted. He had sold most of the high-quality spatial ore from the Azure Profound Realm, leaving only a dozen or so inferior pieces.

Li Yuan took out the Heart Core and studied it in his palm.

The dark red crystal pulsed faintly, its surface covered in lines as fine as blood vessels. At the Spirit Transformation stage, one could cultivate a Second Fleshly Body. The two bodies could cultivate in parallel and share their senses.

No rush.

His foundation at the early Spirit Transformation stage was not yet stable, and equipping the Heart Core to cultivate another body would take a considerable toll. He could wait until the spiritual energy pulsing through his Spirit Transformation Core steadied.

Li Yuan put the Heart Core back in his storage bag.

Next, he would replenish his Spirit Stones, advance the permanent effects of several items in his Equipment Slots, and then temper his Spirit Transformation foundation.

He closed his eyes and circulated the Essence Condensation Void Transformation Formula. His Spirit Transformation Core rose slowly, its spiritual energy pulsing in time with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Footsteps sounded outside the stone chamber. A familiar presence touched the restriction on the door.

The Chi Dragon Demonic Beast.

Li Yuan stopped cultivating, rose, and opened the stone door.

A Chi Dragon in human form stood