txolops Chapter 184 The Transformation of the Gold-Eating Insect
Chapter 184 The Transformation of the Gold-Eating Insect
After a while of experimentation, the flying sword in the air instantly retracted its sharpness and transformed back into the form of the Xuan Yuan Pearl. Guided by his divine sense, it slowly flew into his dantian and qi sea, hovering quietly around the golden and blue pill. The power of Xuan water flowed slowly, blending with the aura of the golden pill and becoming more and more compatible.
After settling the Profound Yuan Pearl, Luo Ming's gaze fell upon the Spirit Gathering Cauldron. He raised his hand and waved, and the lid of the Spirit Gathering Cauldron slowly opened, revealing a dark-colored, smooth-surfaced black bead that floated out from inside the cauldron.
It was the Demonic Essence Gold left behind after the Bloodthirsty Blade disintegrated. It had originally been shattered into fine sand, and a portion of it had even merged into his magic treasure, the Profound Essence Pearl.
He had been busy cultivating all these years, and it was only through the collaboration of Tianjing Sanren and Zhiyang Bird that these Demonic Essence Gold were fused together.
"Thank you for your trouble, senior. If it weren't for you and the Fat Sun Bird, it would have been really difficult to melt this Demonic Essence Gold together," Luo Ming said with a hint of gratitude.
This Demonic Essence Gold truly lives up to its reputation as a material from the Demon Realm. It is extremely difficult to melt, and this material is quite compatible with demonic energy, which can greatly enhance the power of demonic artifacts. If those demonic cultivators knew about this material, they would definitely kill and plunder it.
"This material is almost non-existent in the human realm and is extremely rare. It is a top-tier material for crafting magical artifacts, but the quantity is somewhat small and insufficient to craft a magical artifact on its own. I wonder what you intend to do with it."
"Does the senior have any suggestions?"
The other party is a professional when it comes to weapon crafting, and Luo Ming is prepared to listen to their advice.
When Tianjing Sanren spoke of his profession, his tone became more serious. "I have an idea. Don't you have the Thousand Demon Banner? The Thousand Demon Banner itself is quite powerful, capable of gathering the power of demon souls, combining offense and defense. If we refine these Demon Essence Gold into the Thousand Demon Banner, we can greatly amplify its power. Not only will we strengthen the banner's spatial ability, allowing it to carry more and stronger demon souls, but we can also imbue the Thousand Demon Banner with a trace of demonic energy. Both its offense and defense will be further enhanced, which wouldn't be a waste of these precious Demon Essence Gold."
A glint of light flashed in Luo Ming's eyes, and his face lit up with delight: "Senior is right! If the Thousand Demon Banner can be infused with the power of Demonic Essence Gold, its power will surely be greatly enhanced. In this way, we can make the best use of this Demonic Essence Gold. It's truly a brilliant idea!"
The Thousand Demon Banner in his hand was the result of years of collecting demon souls and carefully nurturing it. It had long been one of his frequently used magical treasures, but its power had been limited by the materials he used, preventing it from breaking through its bottleneck. If he could refine this top-grade Demon Essence Gold from the Demon Realm into it, it would surely transform the Thousand Demon Banner into a truly top-tier magical treasure.
There's no rush to refine magic weapons yet, since he's only just advanced to the Core Formation stage and needs time to consolidate his power. Besides, in addition to refining the Thousand Demon Banner, his Profound Origin Pearl and Wind-Escape Shuttle also need to be infused with Wind Spirit Essence to increase their power. If it weren't for the Spirit Gathering Cauldron's help, he wouldn't have had that much Wind Spirit Essence.
Luo Ming walked out of the secret chamber and came to the main hall of the cave, where he saw his several spirit beasts.
These were the Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, Fat Sun Bird, and Wind Fox Beast he had raised. Over the past sixty years, thanks to the rich spiritual energy within the cave, all four spirit beasts had made considerable progress. Their auras were much stronger than they had been sixty years ago, and although they were still some distance from becoming level six demon beasts, they didn't seem too far off.
The Azure Dragon's body was several sizes larger than before. Its entire body was covered in dark blue-black scales that gleamed with a cold light. Its eyes sparkled with spiritual energy, and a faint water-attribute spiritual aura surrounded it, indicating it had already reached the late stage of level five.
The Xuan Turtle remained steady and imposing, its shell bearing increasingly clear patterns and radiating an ancient, dark yellow glow. Its defensive capabilities were even stronger than before, and its aura was nearly on par with that of the Azure Dragon.
The Wind Fox Beast's body remained the same as before, with glossy black fur all over its body, and faint golden wind patterns flowing around it. The tip of its originally black tail now shimmered with a rich golden light.
"Huh, does the Wind Fox Beast intend to refine its tail into a magical artifact in addition to its own claws?" Luo Ming's face lit up with surprise upon seeing this.
After a demon beast advances to level five, it will gradually focus on strengthening a certain part of its body. For example, the two large pincers of a crab demon will be tempered to be comparable to magic weapons. Human cultivators hunt demon beasts mainly for these tempered materials to refine magic weapons.
The Wind Fox Beast clearly chose its tail, especially the tip, which had been tempered to be as sharp as a blade. If an enemy were hit by it, they would definitely not fare well.
As for the Black Tortoise and the Azure Dragon, the former has basically only tempered its shell, focusing entirely on defense, while the latter has tempered its scales and claws.
As for the Fat Sun Bird, apart from its pair of sharp claws, its main purpose in using its magic power is to enhance the power of its primordial spiritual fire.
"It has improved so quickly. Could it be because it devoured that remnant soul?" A hint of surprise flashed in Luo Ming's eyes. He reached out and gently stroked the wings of the Fat Sun Bird, feeling the hot and condensed demonic power around it. He felt quite gratified.
After settling the four spirit beasts, Luo Ming had a thought and turned to walk towards the insect chamber inside the cave.
For sixty years, besides cultivation, he has never neglected the breeding of the Gold-Eating Insects. Now, these little guys have devoured and evolved many times, and are no longer comparable to those they were sixty years ago.
Pushing open the stone door of the insect chamber, a strong and fierce aura rushed out.
Inside the insect chamber, the spiritual energy was abundant, and a special insect-raising array was set up. Countless gold-devouring insects flew and darted within the array, densely packed and creating an astonishing spectacle. Compared to sixty years ago, these gold-devouring insects had undergone earth-shattering changes. They were no longer the silver ones of the past, but had evolved into a combination of gold and silver, and their bodies had also grown considerably larger. They gleamed with a cold metallic luster, and their bodies were surrounded by a faint aura of metal, exuding ferocity.
"Not bad, not bad, it has finally grown to the semi-mature stage." A hint of satisfaction flashed in Luo Ming's eyes as he murmured softly, his tone tinged with a sense of relief. "Sixty years of cultivation have finally paid off. In this form, it can already be used in battles between Core Formation cultivators."
With a thought, Luo Ming opened his divine sense to its fullest extent. His Core Formation level divine sense instantly spread out and enveloped the entire insect chamber.
He tried to control the number of these gold-devouring insects. With a thought, tens of thousands of gold and silver gold-devouring insects responded instantly, gathering in the air in an orderly fashion to form a gold and silver tidal wave. They moved nimbly without any chaos, and he could control them with ease without any sense of sluggishness.
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