A Dao Embryo's Accelerated Growth! A Folk Remedy of Swallowing Demon Cores

Guanlan Commandery, Seven-Li Hollow.

Han Chuan wore Deputy General's cloak, followed by a group of Captain.

After delivering the Old Flood Dragon's corpse to Qingzhou, he returned to Guanlan Commandery.

Although General Pei had already eliminated the great demon, Guanlan Commandery was located next to a tributary of the Canglan River, so it was inevitable that Water Demon would cause trouble.

He and his Deputy General, including Lü Heng, guarded the riverbank, patrolling day and night to watch for Water Demon.

At this moment, he and the dozens of Captain behind him had surprisingly similar expressions, all staring blankly at the distant river.

The reason why Water Demon are difficult to guard against is that they can easily hide in the river.

Once hidden inside, even a top-tier Mysterious Core Realm figure like General Pei would be helpless.

But now, they've seen a scene they can brag about for a lifetime.

Boom--!

A figure clad in black armor and a red cloak stood on the river, with several enormous fish spears, each five zhang long, materializing behind him.

The dazzling Golden Astral Force almost completely covered it, filling it with an unparalleled sharpness.

The young man closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, it seemed as if he could see right through the river beneath his feet.

One after another, harpoons crashed through the calm river surface and plunged into the water.

A few breaths later, the river surface suddenly churned, and a streak of blood broke through the water with the golden fish spear, revealing a powerful demon at the Mysterious Core Realm!

Yang Xiao took the Demon Core remotely, casually tossed the demon corpse onto the shore, and then began to patrol the next section of the river.

He discovered that the thousand- Core Illumination could not only be used to explore flat land, but also to reflect into the river.

This discovery revealed that the number of Demon in the river was no less than that on the shore!

Yang Xiao searched the entire border of Qingzhou and finally returned to Guanlan Commandery. Led by Han Chuan, he traversed the riverbank inch by inch, and had already amassed no less than twenty Mysterious Core Realm level Demon Core in his hands!

Several hours later, Yang Xiao returned to the group, waiting for Han Chuan to share with him the places he hadn't yet visited.

"Deputy General Yang, Guanlan Commandery is gone."

"If you want to look further, you'll have to go to Xunjiang Commandery."

Han Chuan swallowed hard, looking at the corpses of Water Demon scattered all around him, feeling as if he himself was being pickled by the fishy smell.

At this moment, I shouldn't be on the shore, but underwater.

Yang Xiao frowned slightly. That place was a bit far, and he didn't know if he would make it in time by the time he got there.

He glanced sideways at the Water Demon's corpse on the riverbank, then weighed the Demon Core in his arms, wondering if he had enough.

"Then you guys pack up first."

After leaving those words, Yang Xiao soared into the sky.

They landed in a secluded wilderness, throwing all the Demon Core they had collected along the way onto the ground, regardless of where they came from, and used them all to equip themselves.

Yang Xiao sat cross-legged and immersed himself in introspection.

He hastily absorbed the Demon Core before him, transforming it into pure demon essence without even glancing at its descriptions, and fed it entirely to the Dao Embryo within the Mystic Core.

[Core Illumination Realm - Azure-Backed Wolf Demon Core (One-time consumption)]

[Core Illumination Realm - Black Scale Demon Core (One-time consumption)]

[Core Illumination Realm - Mountain Demon Core (One-time use)]

[Core-Condensation Realm - Water Wyrm Demon Core (One-time consumption)]

As the Demon Core cores transformed into streams of light and entered his body, a vast amount of demonic energy surged forth.

Yang Xiao's inner Mystic Core began to vibrate slightly, rotating gracefully. Five Pill Pattern lit up one after another, refining the surging demonic energy layer by layer.

The pure Spiritual Power transformed into wisps of Spirit Liquid, gathering within the Mystic Core.

As Yang Xiao entered the Core Illumination Late-Stage, his aura rose steadily, his robes fluttered without wind, and the pebbles beneath his feet trembled slightly.

Five-Colored Core Illumination Light emanated from his body, casting a play of light and shadow around him.

Deep within the Mystic Core, as a massive amount of Spirit Liquid surged, the originally blurry Dao Embryo form of the Dao also underwent changes.

At first it was just a blurry mass of blood, but now it has coalesced, revealing a head and torso, and then growing curled limbs.

Yang Xiao focused his mind on his body, clearly sensing every subtle change in the Dao Embryo.

The Dao Embryo was still fragile, but with the continuous nourishment of the Spirit Liquid, it was becoming more solid at a visible speed.

Dozens of Demon Core entered his body, and Yang Xiao's cultivation level steadily reached the Core Illumination Perfected Stage.

The power within the Mystic Core became increasingly abundant, almost overflowing, as if it were about to break through some barrier at any moment.

But Yang Xiao knew that only by nurturing the Dao Infant could he break through the Mystic Core and shatter the Core to form the Infant.

Therefore, he fed all the Spirit Liquid that surged from the Mystic Core to the Dao Embryo, almost frantically forcing its growth.

Under these actions, the Dao Embryo quickly transformed into the form of an infant...

On the other side, in Qingzhou City.

The Demon Suppression Division, backyard.

Qin Lie and Pei Xuance sat facing each other at a stone table in the courtyard, both with solemn expressions.

Qin Lie, in particular, had an extremely dark expression.

Li Hanguang took several Demon Core of the Mysterious Core Realm from the treasury and placed them one by one on the table. After placing the last one, he took a half step back and looked at Pei Xuance with some concern.

These few Demon Core were personally selected by him from the storeroom; they were the ones that had been stored for the longest time and had the lightest demonic aura.

He had gone through the old files in the department. In the early years, there were cases where Demon Core were refined and passed off as precious medicines. In nine out of ten cases Mystic Core would be tainted with demonic energy.

The difficulty in making further progress is a minor issue; the most important problem is whether people will lose their minds as a result.

I don't know where Pei Xuance got his folk remedy from.

He asked Qin Lie, who was standing beside him, with a hint of worry.

"Governor Qin, can consuming Demon Core really stimulate Dao Infant?"

"I Pei Xuance isn't in trouble."

Qin Lie did not answer immediately.

He glanced at the few Demon Core on the table, then looked at Pei Xuance and sighed.

"In the past, since it was difficult to find treasures containing Spiritual Power, the easiest thing to collect was Demon Core."

"The Demon Core is filled with demonic power, but it also contains a huge amount of demonic essence. For someone Core Illumination Perfected Stage and only needs one more step to accumulate more, it is undoubtedly a precious pill."

"Only..."

Qin Lie's voice deepened. "However, the demonic power within is difficult to remove. Directly consuming it would easily contaminate the Mystic Core. Currently, it's all sent to the Xuandu Abbey for the Daoist priests there to use for alchemy."

"Directly consuming Demon Core to break through a cultivation realm is only possible for two or three out of ten people."

Even so, if the Mystic Core is tainted with demonic energy, at best its cultivation level will stagnate, and at worst...

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.

The tea in the courtyard trembled without wind, and fine ripples spread across the surface of the tea soup, as if something extremely heavy was pressing down from the sky.

Faint, indistinct chanting of Buddhist scriptures drifted from afar.

The voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to resonate from the depths of everyone's consciousness.

Li Hanguang felt as if someone was chanting scriptures in his head, one syllable after another, making his chest feel heavy.

"You old bald monk!"

Qin Lie suddenly cursed angrily, his face darkening instantly.

He glanced back at Pei Xuance, sighed, and said nothing more.

He immediately stood up and his figure suddenly flew into the sky.

Pei Xuance looked up at Qin Lie's departing figure, his expression unchanged.

He casually picked up a demonic Inner Core from the table, told Li Hanguang beside him, and swallowed it without hesitation.

"Please protect me."

Li Hanguang stood by, watching Pei Xuance swallow a Demon Core.

Intense Spiritual Power fluctuations emanated from Pei Xuance, growing increasingly violent and faintly revealing a demonic and malevolent aura.