Tianhai Fairy Journey

Chapter 1456 Blood Spirit Flood Dragon's Advancement
On the vast sea.

A colossal demonic body, resembling a continuous mountain range lying horizontally, appeared, blotting out the sky and the sun.

A vast and overwhelming pressure surged forth in an instant.

Even though it has perished, the aura emanating from the remains of the ancient dragon whale is still no less than that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the outside world.

Roar!Roar!
The Blood Spirit Flood Dragon gazed greedily at the remains of the ancient dragon whale, constantly emitting roars of excitement that carried a hint of madness.

The powerful, heavy, scarlet-red dragon's body even began to tremble slightly.

Evolution is the instinctive pursuit of all living things.

Faced with the opportunity to advance to the late stage of the fourth rank, the Blood Spirit Flood Dragon's aura became increasingly violent. If it hadn't yet received Li Qing's permission and order, it would probably have already charged madly towards the remains of the ancient dragon whale.

"It's such a pity that such naturally gifted beings were born in the sealed land!"

Looking at that ridiculously large demon body, Li Qing couldn't help but show a look of emotion.

The rules of heaven and earth in the sealed land suppress this kind of naturally born alien species most severely.

The ancient dragon whale is different from the blood spirit dragon. The blood spirit dragon is a symbol of chaos and disorder, born only knowing how to kill and having no intelligence. However, the ancient dragon whale normally possesses a powerful intelligence. But due to the suppression of the rules of heaven and earth, this ancient dragon whale's intelligence remains in chaos throughout its life.

"Go!"

Li Qing waved his hand.

After receiving permission, the Blood Spirit Dragon let out another excited roar, then charged madly at the remains of the ancient dragon whale, opening its massive jaws to tear at it.

The next moment, a slightly awkward scene unfolded.

The Blood Spirit Flood Dragon's gaping maw encountered a new obstacle and failed to directly tear through the ancient dragon whale's physical defenses.

Even though the ancient dragon whale has perished, its strength is still close to the peak of the late fourth tier, and its physical defense is undoubtedly extremely strong.

Roar!Roar!
The Blood Spirit Dragon roared furiously, and the eerie blood-red claw mark on its neck instantly appeared. A chaotic torrent of blood-red blood surged forth, and a pair of dragon claws emitted an eerie scarlet light, instantly piercing through the outer defenses of the ancient dragon whale.

Unlike its previous devouring of prey, the Blood Spirit Flood Dragon could no longer swallow its prey whole. Compared to the ancient dragon whale, the Blood Spirit Flood Dragon, whose blood-red demonic body was originally enormous, appeared somewhat small. After tearing a crack in the ancient dragon whale's body, the entire blood-red dragon body instantly rushed into the depths of the ancient dragon whale's flesh and began to frantically devour the enormous true dragon bloodline power contained within its body.

Under Li Qing's watchful gaze.

The enormous, ancient dragon whale's body then visibly shrank rapidly.

Correspondingly, another chaotic and malevolent aura grew increasingly powerful, even subtly replacing the oppressive aura emanating from the remains of the ancient dragon whale.

He wasn't worried about the Blood Spirit Flood Dragon's advancement.

The Blood Spirit Flood Dragon was already only one step away from the late stage of the fourth tier. With the powerful true dragon bloodline contained within the ancient dragon whale, it was enough to help it complete the final leap.

After a while.

The ancient dragon whale, whose demonic form once blotted out the sky, has completely disappeared.

Only a blood-red dragon remained, circling in the sky.

Even after swallowing the entire ancient dragon whale, the blood-red dragon's body remained unchanged, but the aura around it became increasingly eerie and chaotic.

Roar!Roar!Roar!
The screams carried a hint of pain.

A crimson flow, like the blood of a demon, continuously emanated from the Blood Spirit Dragon's body, gradually transforming the sky into a vast, blood-red ocean.

Just then, the Blood Spirit Dragon suddenly swung its tail, whipping the heavens and earth.

The crimson ocean surged forth, with torrents rising into the sky along mysterious trajectories.

The mysterious blood-red claw mark below the Blood Spirit Dragon's neck lit up again, and the ancient and chaotic energy instantly enveloped the world, turning that area into a chaotic blood-red region. Streams of blood-red torrents quickly intertwined to form a huge blood-red claw shape, which fell towards the Blood Spirit Dragon.

In the blink of an eye, a strange, blood-red, claw-shaped barrier silently floated between heaven and earth.

boom! boom! boom!
The Blood Spirit Dragon seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, leaving only the deafening sound of its heartbeat.

Although the eerie blood-red claw barrier blocked external forces from probing, Li Qing could still clearly sense the growing power within the Blood Spirit Dragon through the marks left inside its body.

Unlike before, this time he did not intend to put away the Blood Spirit Flood Dragon to avoid affecting its advancement.

The next moment, Li Qing sat up cross-legged and quietly guarded the Blood Spirit Flood Dragon's advancement.

There was still plenty of time before the Demonfall Space opened, so he wasn't in a hurry to return.

The Tian Shui Lun Hai Dao Jing slowly began to rotate.

As the Sea-Suppressing Pearl was activated, pure and boundless spiritual energy from heaven and earth instantly enveloped him, and wisps of spiritual clouds automatically condensed.

The surging spiritual energy quickly transformed into pure magical power and flowed into the nearly depleted dantian.

In the previous battle, in order to help the Grand Elder of Fuling Island block the offensive of the sea tribe, he himself had also consumed a great deal of magical power.

Just as Li Qing was about to retreat into seclusion.

The new changes caught his attention.

"The two Black-Winged Water Butterflies are also about to advance!"

The inner world of Zhenhai Pearl.

In the vast, deep blue sea, layers of pure spiritual clouds drift freely between heaven and earth, and every tiny corner exudes a divine and lively vitality.

Above the spirit island in one corner of the central spirit eye.

Two ancient beasts, each several tens of feet in size and possessing a pair of black, butterfly-shaped wings, walked side by side, constantly emitting excited roars towards the sky.

As Li Qing's soul entered...

As if sensing his presence, the two black-winged water butterfly ancient beasts hissed even more fiercely, then lay prostrate in the air, bowing their heads deeply.

At this moment, Li Qing could clearly sense that the two ancient beasts were constantly pleading for his permission to advance to the fourth tier.

After he advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage, the Zhenhai Pearl evolved once again.

Now he has gained even greater control over the Zhenhai Pearl. He can not only clearly perceive the subtle changes in the creatures within this sea world, but also decide their life or death in an instant.

In this world, he is the true ruler of heaven and earth.

Li Qing's heart stirred slightly, and he agreed to grant the two Black-Winged Water Butterflies the permission to advance.

In an instant, the surrounding azure, mystical sea surged violently, with a continuous torrent of pure spiritual energy converging on the two black-winged water butterflies from all directions.

With the blessing of the power of the entire Zhenhai Pearl's inner world.

The auras of the two black-winged water butterflies began to rise rapidly at a visible speed, instantly breaking through the bottleneck of the third-order Great Perfection, and a faint fourth-order pressure was revealed.

Surrounded by torrents of spiritual energy.

The Black-Winged Water Butterfly suddenly spread its black wings, covered in fine scales, and a continuous stream of spiritual energy began to temper its entire demonic body. Its black claws flashed with an eerie light, radiating a sharp aura capable of tearing through anything. Just like the ancient Azure Water Giant Ape's advancement, the two Black-Winged Water Butterflies encountered no trouble during their ascension and quickly and smoothly entered the fourth-tier Demon King realm.

From then on, the sea area inside Zhenhai Pearl had three fourth-order demon kings.

squeak! squeak!
After the two black-winged water butterflies ascended, they simultaneously soared into the sky, dancing gracefully between heaven and earth, as if they were actually expressing their gratitude to Li Qing, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, for his help.

Meanwhile, Li Qing had already turned his attention to another area of ​​spiritual vision.

On a massive spiritual island, a giant silver-patterned golden crab, over a hundred feet tall, was perched in the center of the island.

That was the first Silver-Patterned Jade Crab to enter the inner sea world of Zhenhai Pearl. However, there was a pair back then, and now only the strongest one remains. The other Silver-Patterned Jade Crab had already perished in the competition.

Aside from the Azure Water Giant Ape and several ancient beasts, the Silver-Patterned Jade Light Crab is the strongest, having reached the late stage of the third tier.

"Only when this demon advances to the fourth-tier demon king realm can we further verify the completeness of the sea world inside the Zhenhai Pearl!"

The evolutionary paths of the ancient beasts and the Qingshui Giant Ape follow a more primitive bloodline evolution, which is less affected by external factors. However, the evolutionary paths of those demonic beasts are like the inheritance of human cultivators, which requires the recognition of heaven and earth and is more affected by the rules of heaven and earth.

Only when the Silver-Patterned Jade Crab reaches the fourth-tier Demon King realm can it be proven that the inner world of the Zhenhai Pearl has become a truly perfect small world.

"It's unknown how much the difference in strength between the demon kings who have advanced within the Zhenhai Pearl's inner world and those outside is."

The next moment, Li Qing slowly opened his eyes and gently waved his hand.

Two black-winged water butterflies, each over a hundred feet tall and already at the fourth rank, burst out from the Zhenhai Pearl and arrived in the real world outside, where they began to soar and roam the vast sea.

Strands of blue light moved toward the Black-winged Water Butterfly treasure.

call!call!
An ancient, malevolent aura erupted instantly, and the two black-winged water butterflies, following Li Qing's command, transformed into two streaks of black lightning, launching a frenzied and powerful offensive.

"It's not much different from his performance in Zhenhaizhu!"

Just like the performance of the Qingshui Giant Ape, even though it completed its advancement inside the Zhenhai Pearl, its strength was not weakened much in the outside world.

This is also why Li Qing is more inclined to cultivate the ancient beast lineage.

The third-tier demon beasts that have advanced within the Zhenhai Pearl's inner world are only about half as strong as the true third-tier great demons outside.

Compared to the truly perfect and complete external world, the small world inside Zhenhai Pearl is still only in its initial stage.

"It's a pity that the lineage of ancient wild beasts is truly rare!"

Li Qing gently shook his head.

Over the years, apart from the Qingshui Giant Ape, he has only traded one other nine-headed sea turtle in the Inner Star Sea Demon City, which shows how rare it is.

The nine-headed sea turtle carrying the Zhenhai Pearl is now close to breaking through to the fourth level.

"To truly realize the value of the world inside the Zhenhai Pearl, we can most likely only place our hopes on the ancient beast lineage!"

Suddenly, a figure flashed through Li Qing's mind.

"Ancient beasts are rare in the outside world, but since Fellow Daoist Lan Yi leads another major faction of the sea race, it shouldn't be too difficult for her."

Although he hasn't paid much attention to the inner world of the Zhenhai Pearl due to his rapid improvement in cultivation over the years, this doesn't mean he will ignore the future potential of this independent little world. As his strength continues to increase, this sea area that belongs to him will eventually grow into an independent small world.

It could be said that the significance of this small world to him lies in the future.

His path of cultivation could not be smooth sailing; the path to immortality became increasingly difficult and arduous as he progressed.

The tenfold flow rate of the inner world of Zhenhai Pearl fully provides the prerequisite for him to cultivate a large army of demon beasts.

In addition, the inner world of Zhenhai Pearl has another huge advantage.

His cultivation level will cause the Zhenhai Pearl to continue to evolve, and each evolution of the Zhenhai Pearl will nourish all living things inside it.

After collecting the two Black-winged Water Butterflies into the Zhenhai Pearl.

Li Qing took the initiative to summon his other beast pet.

"Owner!"

A colossal silver tortoise, radiating a pure, starlight-like glow, appeared.

The Heavenly Star Turtle voluntarily retracted its demonic body, transforming into a size of about ten feet, and then, just like in the past, it proactively stretched out its head and intimately rubbed against Li Qing's body.

Seeing this, Li Qing smiled gently and patted Tianxing's head lightly.

This is also the biggest difference between the Celestial Tortoise and other pet beasts for him.

The Celestial Tortoise was his first pet beast, and it not only accompanied him the longest but also possessed a powerful intelligence.

"The Blood Spirit Flood Dragon is about to advance; you can use that as a reference!"

Li Qing smiled gently and said, "Now that you have become a true member of the Star Beast race, with a powerful bloodline, if you advance to the late stage of the fourth rank in the future, you will also need to face the suppression of the rules of heaven and earth!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Master!"

A hint of human embarrassment appeared on Tianxing's head.

"It's a pity that I'm only at the mid-stage of the fourth rank right now. I'm still a long way from the peak of the mid-stage of the fourth rank, and as for the late stage of the fourth rank, it's even more of a distant prospect!"

"Tianxing has somewhat failed in his master's training, and is unable to provide assistance to his master like the Blood Spirit Flood Dragon."

Li Qing smiled and shook his head.

"You are different from them. Star beasts have ancient and profound bloodlines, and their lifespans are endless. Your path of cultivation is more profound and requires more accumulation. There are countless paths to enlightenment in the world, each with its own merits. Some are fast in the early stages, while others require gradual accumulation before a breakthrough. You just need to continue in the right direction."

"The Star Palace is developing new ancient star ruins, and you will have a chance to participate in them!"

The Heavenly Star Turtle's enormous silver eyes were filled with gratitude: "Thank you for your nurturing, Master!"

"Tianxing was just an ordinary demon in the past, but fortunately, he was valued by his master, which is why he has been able to rise to where he is today."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing couldn't help but show a look of reminiscence on his face.

In fact, his cultivation path was quite similar to that of the Heavenly Star Turtle.

Back then, a human and a beast climbed up from the bottom of the cultivation world step by step, gradually finding their own path of cultivation.

Although the Heavenly Star Turtle's cultivation level is currently the weakest among his three beast pets, he doesn't believe that the Heavenly Star Turtle will truly remain behind forever.

All living things in the universe have their own destiny and path.

The Heavenly Star Turtle was able to go through life and death step by step and evolve into the current Star Beast lineage. Although there are reasons for this, it is also due to the Heavenly Star Turtle's own perseverance. The evolution of a demon beast's bloodline is just as difficult as a human cultivator rebuilding their cultivation.

"Perhaps your true destiny lies in the spirit world."

(End of this chapter)