A cold wind blew past, and Li Dong, who was lying on a branch, could not help but shiver. He slowly woke up from his coma and moved his bones slightly, causing them to let out a protest sound. Every inch of his skin felt a burning pain. He was too seriously injured! Even moving a finger was extremely difficult.
If it wasn't for the fact that his body wasn't made of pure human flesh and blood, and he was born with a strong affinity for Fire Qi, he would have ended up like the hook snake.
It would not be strange for him to lie on the hospital bed for the rest of his life with burns of this degree. However, Li Dong struggled to get up."My body is so heavy…"
Unfortunately, this self-destructing spell that hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt himself by eight hundred was too heavy on him. Even if his willpower was strong, it was impossible for him to ignore the limits of his physical body.
Suddenly, Li Dong noticed a green light flickering not far away. He focused his eyes and realized that it was a glass crystal that emitted a cold green light. The figure of the hook snake appeared in his mind, and Li Dong realized that this was very likely its demon core.
A demon core with a cultivation base of several thousand years. A hint of hesitation flashed in Li Dong's eyes. During this period of time, he had only devoured ferocious beasts that were much weaker than him. Even if he had killed a few powerful ferocious beasts by chance, he had never thought of devouring their bloodlines. This was because the bloodline backlash of a lucky beast like the Lone Wolf, which did not have a strong bloodline, had almost taken his life, let alone an existence like the Hook Snake, which had an extremely powerful bloodline and was even an ancient ferocious beast. How could they be willing to be devoured by someone weaker than them?
"I'm afraid it'll take a long time for me to recover from this level of injury and be able to move. However, I'm still lacking the most important three herbs, so I can't delay here.”
Li Dong struggled to crawl towards the demonic core and held it in his palm. Feeling the slight chill from it, his right hand trembled slightly. This demonic core had condensed thousands of years of Gou She's cultivation, and the Primordial Qi within was extremely violent. After being refined by Li Dong's Primordial Fire, if it was refined together with some rare natural treasures, it would be a top-grade Tier 5 spiritual pill!
Although there were no other herbs involved in the refinement, the quality of this demon core also reached at least the standard of a low-grade Tier 5 medicinal pill.
Thinking back to the hundreds of medicinal pills he had consumed previously, causing his body to swell up like a balloon that was about to burst, no one wanted to experience that kind of pain a second time. However, now that he had to take the risk to consume a Yao Core that was equivalent to a fifth-tier medicinal pill, Li Dong hesitated again.
However, his injured sister was still waiting for him at home. If he could not gather all the herbs, he would never have the chance to cure Violet Orchid's illness.
"So be it if you die!" Li Dong gritted his teeth and swallowed the demon core.
The moment he swallowed it, the demon core broke down into thousands of strands of extremely pure Primordial Qi, filling up his entire lower dantian. The overflowing Primordial Qi spread from his lower abdomen to all parts of Li Dong's body along his meridians. The blood vessels in his body could be seen clearly in an instant. As the Primordial Qi circulated faster and faster, it gradually blocked the major meridians. The red blood turned purple, and the Primordial Qi continued to flow crazily, filling up the meridians until they were broken. Then, it repaired and reassembled. However, the speed of repair could not keep up with the speed of destruction.
"No! If this continues, it will really explode!"
Just as Li Dong was feeling extremely anxious, a change occurred in the outside world!
The heavenly tribulation that had been brewing above Li Dong's head had finally descended!
A Divine Firmament Thunder descended from the sky and smashed onto Li Dong's body. A dazzling white light engulfed his body. The power of the Heavenly Thunder entered his body through his meridians and minced his already damaged internal organs. Puff, puff, puff sounds of blood vessels bursting rose and fell. The blood spurting out of his body was evaporated by the Heavenly Thunder. The twelve meridians that connected the seven chakras could not withstand the heavenly might and exploded first!
It had to be said that the timing of this bolt of lightning was too precise. Originally, Li Dong had a powerful bloodline that mortals could not hope to reach, and he also possessed a strange spiritual root. Even if he was seriously injured, a mere Foundation Establishment Heavenly Tribulation would not be able to kill him at all. However, it just happened to seize the moment when Li Dong's aura was at its weakest, and perfectly interrupted and destroyed his last bit of strength to resist the demon core's Origin Power.
As a result, Li Dong was naturally unable to resist the corrosion of the two terrifying powers of the demon core and the heavenly lightning. Unless a miracle happened, it would only be a matter of time before his body and soul perished.
"Damn it! Do you have to be so unlucky!" Li Dong couldn't help but make an international gesture at the sky."F * ck you!"
It was unknown if the heavens really had a temper, or perhaps it should be said that Li Dong's fate was over. Another bolt of lightning accurately struck his head. Although the power was greatly weakened, it struck down one after another without any gaps.
Crack, crack, crack…The branches under Li Dong's feet could no longer withstand the might of the heavenly lightning and began to crack layer by layer. Clearly, they were reaching their limits.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! I'm not willing to die here like this! 'However, my lower dantian couldn't bear the internal energy of the demon pill and exploded. My sea of consciousness was also severely damaged. This force of heavenly lightning occupied three chakras inside my body and destroyed six meridians. The force of the demon pill occupied the other three chakras and six meridians along my lower dantian. Now, these two incompatible forces are attacking my heart meridian. Once my heart meridian is destroyed, I will die for sure!' Only by defending this last line of defense will I have a chance of survival.”Li Dong circulated the Nine Heavens Emperor's Daughter Technique with all his might and mobilized all his vital qi to protect his heart meridian, planning to fight to the death with the heavenly lightning!
However, the heavenly lightning didn't seem to want to let the youth go. After a short pause, a purple lightning bolt that was even thicker than the Divine Cloud Lightning struck the youth's head.
It was actually the Purple Void Lightning of the Second Heavenly Tribulation that only appeared when one advanced from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Golden Core Stage!
The flowing purple lightning instantly cut off the connection between Li Dong's sea of consciousness and his body, numbing his consciousness. Now, he could no longer control his body. He could not even concentrate and think.
Following that, a total of 63 bolts of Purple Void Lightning struck Li Dong's body. His charred body was no longer humanoid, and even the aura of life could no longer be sensed.
The branches of the parasol tree could no longer withstand the might of the heavenly lightning and shattered into pieces in an instant. Li Dong's body fell to the ground along with the wood shavings. After falling for dozens of meters, countless branches grew out from the trunk of the parasol tree and wrapped around him like vines.
Rumble, rumble, thunder, thunder
However, just as the three layers of golden lightning descended, Li Dong's charcoal-like body suddenly emitted a dazzling red light. His three dantians, which had originally lost their Primordial Qi due to the decline of his physical body, ignited with raging flames. The Primordial Qi that had been separated from his body and scattered in the air gathered in his dantian again. Just like adding firewood, the flames in his three dantians grew stronger and stronger, quickly merging into one. It was like a large furnace that fused Li Dong's Primordial Qi, the Primordial Power of his demon core, and the lightning of tribulation into one.
The power of the furnace fire's destiny actually erupted at this moment! New flesh grew out of his charred skin, his broken bones returned to normal, and his damaged meridians were reconstructed. Moreover, Li Dong used the power of the third-level lightning to temper his body. It was like he was forging iron. The hammer kept hitting the ordinary red-hot iron block, forging it into refined iron.
However, there were conditions to trigger this talent. First of all, the innate three elements that Li Dong used to restore his body's functions had to be sufficiently balanced. In other words, his Essence Qi, Essence Qi, and Essence Soul could not be in an overdraft state. Moreover, they had to reach the same level to be effective.
No matter if a person was injured or mentally frustrated, they would usually first consume the acquired three elements, namely essence, blood, and consciousness. Therefore, in very few cases, it would directly affect the state of the innate three elements.
However, the Acquired Three Yuan and the Connate Three Yuan were two in one, which meant that the strength of the Essence Qi directly affected the quality of the Essence Qi, the upper limit of the Qi and blood, and the state of the consciousness. The strength of the Essence Qi directly affected the quantity of the Essence Qi, the recovery and endurance of the Qi and blood, and the state of the consciousness. The strength of the primordial spirit directly affected the state of the Essence Qi and blood, as well as the quality of the consciousness.
Therefore, cultivators wouldn't easily lose the three primordial elements. However, the Zhu family's strange bloodline actually used the balance of the three primordial elements to forcibly overdraw their essence, primordial qi, and primordial spirit to recover their essence, blood, and consciousness. Such a life-prolonging method of burning one's talent and reducing one's lifespan couldn't be used a second time in a short period of time. Of course, such a price was much more worthwhile than directly losing one's life.
As the forty-nine bolts of golden lightning from the Third Spiritual Tribulation ended, the dark clouds in the sky became even thicker. It was as if the sky had been splashed with ink. The red lightning kept rolling in the clouds, but it did not have the slightest intention of falling. It seemed that it was because it had accidentally suffered a loss, and it seemed to be even more cautious.
Suddenly, Li Dong's dispirited expression shook, and his weak aura swept away. His holy sense could instantly cover a radius of several dozen meters. Whether it was the rustling of the grass or the chirping of insects or birds, nothing could escape his holy sense.
And his cultivation relied on the essence energy of the Snake Hook Demon Pill and the might of the heavenly tribulation to actually directly leap past the early-stage Foundation Establishment realm and reach the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm!
" My head feels so dizzy…" Li Dong looked around in a daze. After a long time, he finally remembered what had happened. He hurriedly raised his head and looked up at the sky. Thick black clouds covered the light layer by layer, and red lightning flashed through the clouds.
"What's wrong? Do you still want to continue?" Li Dong's tone changed slightly as he stared at the sky with a dark gaze. If it wasn't for his innate divine ability saving his life, he would probably have been killed by this heavenly tribulation today.
The red heavenly lightning in the tribulation cloud did not fall for a long time. It seemed that it had lost the best opportunity to make the young man yield. It began to gradually dissipate, and the sky returned to being clear.
Li Dong lowered his head to look at his naked body that was covered by the fiery red branches. With a thought, he activated the 'Sun and Moon Like Shuttle' and instantly appeared on the flat ground. The Yuan Qi capacity in his lower dantian had more than doubled, but the consumption of magic power for the 'Sun and Moon Like Shuttle' was still 30%. However, the distance of the spatial warp had increased from the limit of 20 miles to 60 miles. His telegnosis ability could instantly cover a 100-meter radius, covering a space of one cubic kilometer.
"That was close! The demon core's essence force and the power of the heavenly lightning are too overbearing. My lower dantian can't contain them at all. I can only seal them in my sea of consciousness first. Although I won't be in trouble for a while, my sea of consciousness is already severely damaged. I'm afraid it will cause trouble in the future!”
This was simply a ticking time bomb in his body. However, Li Dong did not have a better solution at the moment. Repairing the sea of consciousness was far more complicated than repairing the physical body. Physical injuries could still be healed by medicine, but soul injuries could only be slowly healed by oneself.
Li Dong shook his head, no longer thinking about it. Although he was in the Mountain and Sea Realm, it was better to put on some clothes first. Fortunately, most of his belongings were stored in his Universal Sleeve Bag, which was an extraordinary item. It had completely withstood all kinds of damage, and was not damaged at all. He pulled out a set of clothes and put them on, then continued to head toward the heart of the forest.
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In the core area of the Eternal Sun Forest, the hierarchy was very strict. Even young fierce beasts could rely on their powerful bloodline to make those powerful fierce beasts submit. However, this was not an eternal law. If a group did not have a leader who advanced to a divine beast for a long time, the bloodline of the group would gradually decline, and the top of the food chain would be reduced to the food of other fierce beasts.
One day, a snow-white little fox ran out of a cave." Is this the Eternal Sun Forest? As expected, it's different from the South China Sea."
It was the first time the little fox had come to the central region of the Ancient Desolate Realm, and it was filled with curiosity. It had sneaked out without telling its clansmen and used the teleportation array used by the family to escape to the region with the most ferocious beasts. The forest of Changyang.
It was to find the legendary opportunity, or rather, the gift from the heavens.
The Qingqiu Kingdom was an ancient demon kingdom. Although it had a strong foundation, it would eventually decline. From the Apotheosized Era to the Age of Chaos, after tens of thousands of years, the family's bloodline blessing had reached its limit. If one wanted to protect their own race from being destroyed, they had to find opportunities to advance into a divine beast or obtain the recognition of a living being to become the embodiment of good fortune.
However, no matter which method was chosen, the difficulty of achieving it was comparable to ascending to the heavens, especially becoming an auspicious beast. That required the great fortune of heaven and earth to be born together, and perhaps only a heavenly god could do this...
The little fox was the youngest in the Qingqiu Kingdom and possessed the precious bloodline of the Heavenly Fox race. If it gave birth to nine tails in the future, it would become the future ruler of the Qingqiu Kingdom. However, this was almost impossible because after the fifth Investiture of the Gods, there had not been a Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox in the Qingqiu Kingdom for a thousand years.
The little fox stuck its cute, snow-white head out from a bush. Its round brown eyes looked around warily. After confirming that there was no danger, it crawled out from the bush and shook the leaves stuck to its snow-white fur.
The little fox sniffed around. Suddenly, its eyes lit up. It let out a cheerful swooshing sound and quickly ran behind a giant tree that looked like a pine tree. Its snow-white claws quickly dug into the soft soil. After a while, a blue crystal that was flashing with a faint aqua blue light lit up the dark corner. The little fox jumped left and right happily. Just as it bit the crystal and was about to take it away, a beast roar scared it out of its wits.
It turned out that many places that contained the spiritual power of heaven and earth were easily protected by ancient beasts. They would not go hunting other creatures because there was no need to. The spiritual aura emitted by the heavenly treasures could not only increase their cultivation, but also attract some blind little things to come to them, such as the little fox in front of them.
It was a six-armed giant ape named the Spirit Eye Ape. It was ranked 488th on the Mountain Sea Ancient Beast Rankings, and its attribute was fire.
The giant ape fell from the tree and cut off the little fox's escape route. Looking at the little thing in front of it, the giant ape walked towards it with a sinister smile, as if saying,"I won't show mercy just because you're cute.”
Just as the little fox closed her eyes in despair and waited for her death, another loud sound came from behind. A giant silver-furred wolf with bloodstains on its silver fur flew out of a forest and smashed into four to five thick trees. Then, another silver wolf with the same size but smaller size flashed over. From the length of the giant silver-furred wolf, which was hundreds of meters long and sixty to seventy meters tall, with sharp teeth and a fiendish appearance, one could tell at a glance that this wolf was extremely ferocious. However, at this moment, their eyes seemed to be filled with unknown fear and despair. The giant ape was slightly stunned and hesitated to find a place to hide first.
After all, the Heavenly Ferocious Silver Wolf was notorious even among the beasts. The Heavenly Ferocious Silver Wolf was a distant relative of the Pheasant Wolf. It was a product of the Age of Chaos and belonged to the metal element. It was ranked 375th on the Mountain and Sea Beast Rankings. Its population was not large, but it could give birth to at least four wolf cubs at a time. However, in order to maintain the strength of its bloodline, the first food for the newborn wolf cubs was its own brothers and sisters. Therefore, the population was very small, except for the female wolf during the estrus period. The Heavenly Ferocious Silver Wolf was usually a lone wolf. Even if it encountered its own kind, it would often fight to the death and the strong would prey on the weak. It could be said to be one of the top existences in the Eternal Sun Forest's food chain.
At this moment, the little fox was so scared that her claws were placed on her eyes, and her entire body was trembling in fear. However, just as the giant ape was about to take the little fox and the crystal away, a young man in ragged clothes walked out of the forest with a murderous and cold expression.
The youth's expression was wooden and his hands were empty. The two silver wolves roared angrily, but the youth remained expressionless. The air seemed to be filled with suffocating killing intent, and even the wind had stopped.
The young man did not make any unnecessary movements. He took a slight step forward, and his body turned into a series of afterimages as he rushed towards the Silver Wolf. In an instant, he appeared in front of the male Silver Wolf. A powerful aura was emitted from his body, and a white jade pillar appeared in his hand.
Perhaps even the most ferocious creature would have love. The female wolf seemed to have foreseen the danger and fiercely pushed the male wolf away. Its head met the white jade pillar, and red blood mixed with some kind of white pulp scattered all over the ground. The male wolf struggled to get up and rushed towards the female wolf's corpse. The young man's cold face frowned slightly.
He turned his gaze to the stunned giant ape at the side, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on his face.
The Spiritual Eye Ape was an ancient beast that had lived for thousands of years. Although it was not strong, it had experienced survival and naturally realized the danger of the young man. Therefore, it did not even care about the crystal and ran. The young man turned his gaze back to the male wolf. The golden white jade pillar spun in an arc on his left hand. With a whoosh, a white light instantly penetrated the giant ape's body. The giant ape slowly stopped and its huge body fell to the ground with a bang, sending a wave of dust flying. A bowl-sized bloody hole appeared on the ape's gray belly.
The little fox looked at everything in front of her in a daze and did not dare to move. In just a few breaths, that human had actually killed two demon beasts in a row.
A purple spear condensed in the youth's hand. Just as he was about to end the male wolf's life, the male wolf did something shocking. It stared resolutely at the youth with a murderous aura that shook the sky. The Heavenly Ferocious Silver Wolf seemed to be cursing him. Then, it looked at its wife's corpse. A trace of nostalgia, sadness, and self-blame flashed in its beast eyes. Then, it raised its head and roared.
Just as the youth was wondering what was wrong with it, the male wolf spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground dead. The youth looked at the male wolf's corpse in a daze. He never thought that the ending would be like this. The male wolf actually shattered its inner core and died for love?
The hand holding the spear trembled slightly. He lost control of his Primordial Qi, and the purple spear instantly collapsed.
A trace of human emotion in his heart attacked his consciousness. The brutality of the beast and the gentleness of human nature fought each other, stirring up the sea of consciousness and shaking the stars.
"Little thing! If you don't want to die, stay away from me!”Li Dong roared at the little fox with killing intent before sitting down cross-legged to calm his mind.
The reason why he did not attack the little fox was not because he was suddenly soft-hearted, but because he really did not have the spare energy to care about it. Ever since the Heavenly Tribulation, Li Dong's condition had been very unstable. His sea of consciousness had been severely injured and had to accommodate the power of the Heavenly Thunder and the Snake Hook Demon Core. How could the pressure on his sea of consciousness be described as really giving him a headache?
The fierce beasts he encountered in the core area were not much weaker than the hook snakes. Sometimes, even if he was running for his life, he had to do his best. After killing, running, and devouring fierce beasts for the past few days, his control over his bestial nature had become increasingly weak.
There were several times when he almost became a beast that only knew how to kill…
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