In the days that followed.
Moon Gazing Island returned to its usual tranquility.
Having gathered all the materials and freed up some time, Qin Ming began another round of brewing. Following the steps of the "Divine Brewer's Formula," he combined the spirit ingredients, placed them into a specially made steamer, and heated and distilled them with Spirit-Devouring Poison Flame. After two days and two nights, he brewed more than ten jars of Jade Scale Wine.
He then stored them beneath the Violet Gold Bamboo grove.
Besides that, Qin Ming had recently fed one Demon Core each to the Mystic Water Crocodile and the Silver-Winged Frost Bee.
After all, they were their spoils of war as well.
This day.
Qin Ming was sitting beneath the Dragonblood Divine Tree at the entrance of his cave abode, holding the jade slip on puppet arts and leisurely sipping tea. Suddenly, his expression shifted, and a smile appeared on his face.
"I've fed you so many heavenly treasures at last, and you're finally about to break through!"
"Not bad, not bad!"
The Mystic Water Crocodile had just sent him a mental message. The Demon Core it had swallowed had nearly been fully digested, and it was now preparing to break through into a Second-Order Mid-Stage Great Demon.
Qin Ming immediately flew to the cave the Mystic Water Crocodile had dug and stood guard for it.
Boom!
The spiritual qi between heaven and earth surged into the Mystic Water Crocodile's body like floodwaters bursting through a collapsed dam.
This continued for several hours, while the Mystic Water Crocodile's aura steadily climbed.
Its eyes were tightly shut as demon power circulated ceaselessly through its limbs and bones.
At last, its body suddenly shuddered, and a powerful aura burst forth.
Its scales changed as well, shifting from