Above the grotto-heaven, as the spirit lake rippled, the Moonlight Stones seemed to shine even brighter at this moment.
Countless crystalline gleams began to wash through the waters.
Like tiny stars.
The five third-rank Moon Spirit Clam demon beasts also surfaced.
"Not bad, they laid eggs again—and so many at that. This is what a model of our Demon Race should be!" Peachwood Demon's spirit projection also descended beside the spirit lake. Behind it stood the Grotto-Heaven Stone Spirit, Golden-Light Malachite Stone Spirit, Star Seven, and the other wood demons.
Yet apart from Peachwood Demon, none of them seemed particularly interested.
Seeing this, Peachwood Demon turned to look at the Gold-Quenching Origin Fruit wood demon, its face immediately turning fierce.
"This is the bad example. Look—Master isn't even willing to contract it now. How pitiful!" Peachwood Demon could not resist slapping the Gold-Quenching Origin Fruit wood demon again, scattering its spirit body.
Fortunately, the Gold-Quenching Origin Fruit's spirit projection was merely condensed energy, and quickly solidified again.
But its face was already full of fear and grievance.
It desperately wanted to argue that it had already submitted.
It simply did not know why it had not been contracted!
At that moment, Ye Jingcheng finally slowly awakened within the pavilion atop the mountain.
He only felt that his divine soul had grown stronger once more. Unable to restrain his divine sense, he extended it outward.
At this moment, he could easily sense that the grotto-heaven's boundaries had expanded considerably again.
The Soul-Devouring Dream-Chasing cast by the mid-third-rank Dream-Devouring Insect had grown increasingly powerful.
It had also greatly improved his divine soul.
At this moment, he could already sense that his divine soul had strengthened further.
"A month has already passed?" Ye Jingcheng stared blankly for a moment.
But then he gave