Upon entering the Pill World, Xiao Li's eyes were met with a desolate landscape, yet he saw a vibrant, lush mountain range in the distance.
"Is this the Pill World? The energy here is exceptionally abundant, but there seem to be some violent factors within it. Could this be the reason for the Pill World's decay? Perhaps the Expert who created the Pill World fell, and with no one to manage this Pill World, these problems arose."
Xiao Li sensed the unique environment of the Pill World, but unfortunately, his current Realm was too low to comprehend anything within this space opened by a Dou Saint.
"Where's that old man?" Xiao Li was already impatient to find the Dou Zong who had told him to scram earlier.
Xiao Li had followed that old man into the Pill World, so he should be not far from him.
Xiao Li, with his Dou Qi transformed into wings, began searching the surroundings.
Just a few miles from Xiao Li's location, the old man from before was there, having just discovered an excellent medicinal herb.
"Ten-Thousand-Year Azure Spirit Vine, what a treasure! It's exactly the medicinal herb this old man needs. Excellent, excellent, a good start indeed! This old man, Huang Yan, is sure to make a splash in this Pill World!
By then, this old man will ascend from the Huang Ming Sect to the Tianming Sect. If the Tianming Sect isn't an option, ascending to the Di Ming Sect or Xuan Ming Sect wouldn't be bad either."
This old man, Huang Yan, was from the Huang Ming Sect, which was one of the three subordinate Sects of the Tianming Sect, and also the weakest. The Sect Masters of the Di Ming Sect and Xuan Ming Sect were both Dou Zun Experts, while the Sect Master of the Huang Ming Sect was merely at the Peak of Dou Zong, possessing very few resources.
(PS: In the original work, Xuan Ming Sect Sect Master Chen Tiannan was only a Two-Star Dou Zun, so a Dou Zong Peak for Huang Ming Sect is about right.)
Huang Yan wanted to make a name for himself at the Pill Gathering and gain the appreciation of the Tianming Sect. Even if he couldn't enter the Tianming Sect, entering the Di Ming Sect or Xuan Ming Sect would still be good.
"Found you!"
Huang Yan was still lost in his fantasy when a golden-silver figure charged over, breaking Huang Yan's legs.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah! Who?!" Huang Yan felt an intense pain, then his legs broke.
"It's me, of course. Old man, you're quite a fighter, aren't you? Did you think being a Dou Zong meant you could bully a Dou Huang like me as you pleased?" Xiao Li walked out, looking at Huang Yan with a smile.
"It's you!" Huang Yan hadn't expected that he had merely seen a Dou Huang and intended to bully him, but this Dou Huang actually possessed such methods. Huang Yan truly regretted why he had relied on his higher cultivation to humiliate others at that time.
Moreover, this Dou Huang hadn't retaliated on the spot but had entered the Pill World to kill him, like a venomous snake, delivering a fatal blow when he was most relaxed.
Xiao Li stepped on Huang Yan's face: "Weren't you very arrogant just now? I still like your defiant look from earlier. Why don't you go back to that?"
"You little beast, I..."
Pfft ~
Xiao Li then had the Earth Demon Puppet kill this Dou Zong: "I don't like that answer."
Xiao Li released his Soul Power, pulling Huang Yan's Soul over.
"Trying to run?" Xiao Li clutched the illusory Soul body.
"This old man is only a remnant Soul, and you still won't let him go?" Huang Yan desperately wanted to beg for mercy, but Xiao Li had no intention of giving him a chance. Xiao Li directly took out a special porcelain bottle, then used Yang Flame to envelop Huang Yan's remnant Soul. Ever since the Yin Yang Heart Flame devoured the Fallen Heart Flame's sub-flame, it had also gained the Fallen Heart Flame's special effect against Souls.
Although Yang Flame was ever-burning and could save people, Xiao Li could control it to only release the Heart Flame, slowly eroding Huang Yan's Soul Power until he fell into a deep sleep.
Xiao Li stuffed Huang Yan's Soul into the specially made porcelain bottle. The Soul of a Dou Zong had great use. Ever since Xiao Li's Soul Power improved, he suddenly recalled that the Earth Demon Puppet crafting manual might be in the Black-Corner Region.
After the Pill Gathering ends, he would go and check it out. Also, the crafting process of the Earth Demon Puppet seemed to require a Dou Zong Soul. This Soul would be kept as a backup, and the Soul of a Dou Zong itself was a good thing. Using an abnormal flame to completely burn away its consciousness would only leave behind a pure Soul Origin.
Unfortunately, it went against natural principles, and Xiao Li didn't plan to use it often; it felt a bit unsettling. It wouldn't be good if he suffered retribution one day. Such matters were best left to the Hall of Souls, and then, after his strength grew, he would go and reap the benefits.
"Ho! Ten-Thousand-Year Azure Spirit Vine! It's exactly the medicinal herb I need, thank you!" Xiao Li saw the section of green spirit vine, and his mood became exceptionally cheerful.
Xiao Li looked at the Dou Zong's storage ring, found nothing good, pouted, and then threw it away. As for the Dou Zong's corpse, Xiao Li didn't intend to keep it either; it was merely a Four-Star Dou Zong. Xiao Li wasn't in the mood to collect trash; the lowest level corpse he had on hand was a Five-Star Dou Zong, and he even had several Dou Zun Expert corpses.
"Next, I need to find the remaining two medicinal herbs. According to the marked locations on the map, they are in the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range. There are probably many Rank 7 Demonic Beasts there, possibly even Rank 8. A bit scary.
However, this Pill World is indeed an Opportunity. If I can raise my Soul to the Spirit Realm here, it would save me many years of arduous cultivation."
Xiao Li took out an ancient, rustic beast hide scroll from his storage ring: "This is a special medicinal liquid collected by the Sound Valley that can elevate a Mortal Realm Soul to the Spirit Realm. It requires Star Soul Ganoderma, Pill Spirit Plasma, Willow Wood Soul Marrow, and Earth Core Soul Marrow.
These are all top-grade items. How do I get them? I'll just have to see if I can encounter them. It also specifically notes here that to collect Earth Core Soul Marrow, one needs to pay attention to Earth Huang Jing that are over a hundred years old."
Xiao Li scratched his head, not thinking too much. He could only venture alone into the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range to search for medicinal herbs. This was the only place he could elevate to the Spirit Realm. If not, then he could only rely on slow, painstaking effort to absorb the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth.
Xiao Li flew towards the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range.
Bang Hiss —
Xiao Li heard sounds of fighting and immediately stopped to watch the commotion.
"Hmm? A Dou Huang Expert, no, three Dou Huang Experts are entangled with a Rank 6 python Demonic Beast. No! This is an Earth Huang Python! If I didn't look closely, I wouldn't recognize it. With an Earth Huang Python here, then there must be Earth Huang Jing!"
Xiao Li stealthily crept closer. The three Dou Huang Experts jointly suppressed the Earth Huang Python, but Xiao Li felt that the Earth Huang Python had several times where it clearly could have dodged but stubbornly took the hits. Xiao Li found this scene strangely unsettling.
Hiss — Just as Xiao Li was pondering, from a large tree, another Earth Huang Python pounced out, biting one of the Dou Huang Experts. Immediately, the Earth Huang Python's body coiled around him, twisting and breaking his bones!
"So that's it. There were actually two Earth Huang Pythons guarding the Earth Huang Jing here! Hah ~ I knew it, a Rank 6 Demonic Beast has extremely high intelligence and can even speak human words. How could it be so foolish as to not dodge attacks it could avoid?"
Xiao Li quietly summoned the Earth Demon Puppet, then summoned the tian lie Sword into his hand.
"Damn it, there are actually two Earth Huang Pythons! That Earth Huang Jing must be very old! We'll just...
A black slash and a golden-silver figure swept past, directly slicing both Earth Huang Pythons!
Xiao Li, now clad in a black robe, looked at the two Dou Huang Experts, his tian lie Sword stained with the Earth Huang Python's blood.
"Scram!"
The two Dou Huang Experts left without a second thought. The three of them together couldn't even kill one Earth Huang Python, yet the two people who appeared could instantly kill them. When else would they run if not now?
Xiao Li shook off the blood from his sword, then looked towards a certain spot: "You've been watching for so long, it's time to come out, isn't it!"
"Not coming out? Earth Demon Puppet!"
Xiao Li directly ordered the Earth Demon Puppet to catch the person. Not long after, a disfigured Dou Zong was brought back by the Earth Demon Puppet.
Sizzle —
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