Devouring the Demon Core, Ransacking the Place!
Seeing that Thunder Leopard was no longer moving, Shi Jian crushed its head with a single claw.
With a flick of its claws, the level 4 Demon Core slipped smoothly into his mouth. The Thunder Leopard's Demon Core was even more potent than Shi Jian had anticipated...
The moment it was swallowed, a ball of purplish-blue Lightning Spirit energy exploded in the Dantian, scattering and surging along the meridians.
Wherever it passes, blood vessels swell and subcutaneous muscles spasm and twitch uncontrollably.
Shi Jian remained silent, lying on the ground feigning sleep to regulate his breathing, letting the violent power surge through his body.
His Demon Essence, like surging lava, enveloped, squeezed, crushed, and absorbed the power of Lightning Spirit layer by layer...
He remained motionless for two whole hours.
When the last trace of purple-blue light was completely devoured by the Demon Essence, Shi Jian spat out a mouthful of charred, turbid liquid and slowly opened his eyes.
The wisp of lightning power within his body was at least six or seven times more concentrated than before.
It looks like it's increased a lot, but in reality, it's gone from a single hair strand to a silken rope. Although it's not much, it has indeed grown considerably, equivalent to eating six or seven Thunder Essence Fruit...
But this is only for now; it will take quite some time to completely refine it.
Furthermore, the corpse of the Thunder Leopard Demon is also of great benefit to him. If he can digest it all, it will surely allow him to advance to the next level!
Shi Jian stretched his neck and glanced around...
The dozen or so surviving demonic Demon Beast in the stone forest were still lying in the distance, not daring to move or approach to disturb them.
Among them were several Azure-Scaled Snake and a few One-Horned Grey Badger. They were not very large, but faint arcs of electricity could be seen moving through their fur, indicating that they had been immersed in this place for many years and had acquired some of the aura of Lightning Spirit.
They're all Level 1 Demon Beast, nothing special, but they're useful!
Shi Jian stood up, his demonic aura slightly emanating outwards.
The lesser demons immediately prostrated themselves even lower, letting out humble whimpers.
Shi Jian did not exterminate them. The strong rule the weak, and the weak submit to the strong. This is the unchanging rule of the Demon Race, and it is also their nature.
"From this day forward, this stone forest belongs to me."
"Guard the perimeter for me. If any unfamiliar faces approach, warn them in advance."
Although those lesser demons were not very intelligent and lacked the agility of the Lord Rat, the bloodline suppression of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage demon was enough to make them obedient to the bone, and none of them dared to refuse.
The beasts then dispersed, settling at various points along the edge of the stone forest, where they spontaneously became sentinels.
Shi Jian was very pleased with this.
How can we not want free labor?
Once they're no longer of any use, I'll devour them whole. They're not my kind anyway, and I can even replenish my spiritual energy with some Lightning Spirit energy.
It is an honor for these little demons to be able to contribute to the ancestor!
After dealing with the external matters, Shi Jian began to inspect the entire stone forest.
The Stone Forest covers an area of more than ten miles. Although the stone pillars are densely packed, their distribution is not chaotic, but follows a certain pattern.
After circling around the entire area, he discovered that the closer he got to the center of the stone forest, the taller and denser the stone pillars became, and the thicker the white crystals on their surface were...
In the northeast corner of the Stone Forest, there is a natural depression.
Surrounded by three stone walls, and with its top covered by two massive stone pillars crossing each other, it forms a semi-enclosed space.
Shi Jian went inside to take a look.
The space wasn't large, but it was enough for him to lie down. It was well-ventilated and dry, and the lightning-struck patterns on the three stone walls were dense, emanating Lightning Spirit energy several times denser than outside...
"That's it."
The cave abode doesn't need to be elaborate; as long as it can be used for cultivation and provide shelter, that's enough.
In the following days...
Shi Jian, accompanied by the Lord Rat, turned the entire stone forest upside down...
The harvest wasn't huge, but it wasn't small either!
Several clumps of Thunder Radiance Grass grew in the cracks between the stone pillars; they were of good quality, even more robust than the ones planted by Sun Caiya in the herb garden on the back mountain.
There were also three Purple Lightning Moss, first-tier Spirit Plant growing against the stone wall, their roots already deep into the rock strata, the whole plant emitting a faint purple light.
In addition, a cluster of Thunder-Patterned Fungus was found, growing in a waterlogged depression deep in the stone forest. The patterns on the cap of the fungus were exactly the same as the lightning strike marks on the stone pillars.
These things are not of high quality, at most first-tier Spirit Plant. For Demon Beast of Shi Jian's level, consuming them directly would have almost no effect.
Instead of wasting it like this, it's better to use it wisely...
Only by entrusting this batch of spirit medicine to Sun Caiya can their full efficacy be realized, maximizing their value and providing true assistance!
Once these Thunder- Spirit Plant are transplanted back and grow alongside the Thunder Essence Fruit Tree, the concentration of Lightning Spirit in the medicinal garden will be further enhanced.
The quality and yield of fruit trees are built up little by little in this way.
It is the result of countless hours of hard work, built up little by little.
If it can transform into a second-tier Spirit Plant in the future, then it will be a true treasure of the Dao of Lightning. If it is so miraculous at the first tier, it will surely be extraordinary at the second tier!
Shi Jian dug up these Spirit Plant, roots and all, carefully sealed them with Yao Qi, and packed them away neatly...
What concerned him most were the white crystals.
The white crystalline powder covering the surface of stone pillars or within ravines is hard and cool to the touch, containing tiny electrical arcs invisible to the naked eye...
Shi Jian tried some.
It has little taste, but the spiritual energy released after being ingested is extremely pure, and it is all of the lightning attribute. However, the amount is too small. A hundred or so catties of white crystals is not even one-tenth the effect of Thunder Essence Fruit.
Its effects were unclear, but Shi Jian's intuition told him that there was something to it.
Year after year, lightning strikes the stone pillar, and the energy condenses into crystals. These crystals are, in essence, a byproduct of the lightning strikes...
It's just too scattered and of low quality.