Druid Fairy

Chapter 109 Divine Martial Realm (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets!)
Li Pingcan stood on Tingfeng Cliff, the mountain wind whistling and blowing his robes, the information provided by Bai Xiaoya appearing in his mind.

That physical spiritual fruit is called "Mysterious Ice Jade Marrow Fruit". It grows in extremely cold deep pools, takes a hundred years to bloom, a hundred years to bear fruit, and another hundred years to mature.

Legend has it that it was transformed from an ancient white dragon that fell from the sky. Its flesh is extremely yin and cold, and any ordinary creature that touches it will be frozen into an ice sculpture.

But this extremely cold substance is precisely the supreme elixir for tempering a masculine body.

This fruit grows deep in the sacred mountains, shrouded in fierce winds year-round, making it difficult for ordinary birds to cross, and fraught with danger.

But no matter how difficult it is, we have to try.

"Xiaofei, let's go!"

Li Pingcan's gaze narrowed slightly, and with a call, the golden eagle Xiaofei, which had been circling nearby, let out a clear cry.

"Wow!"

The golden eagle flapped its wings, stirring up a whirlwind, and carried Li Pingcan into the sky at an astonishing speed. In less than half a day, Feng Valley came into view.

Even before getting close, you can hear the wind howling like ghosts and wolves. The canyon is flanked by bare cliffs, devoid of any vegetation.

Li Pingcan concealed his presence and cautiously burrowed into the depths of the canyon.

The deeper they went, the stronger the wind became, carrying fine ice crystals that crackled as they struck their protective inner energy.

He felt a chill run down his spine. If it weren't for his own strong physical body and the protection of his true energy, and the fact that Xiao Fei was an innate spirit beast, this gale alone would have been enough to make it difficult for an ordinary innate martial artist to move an inch.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the view suddenly opened up before us.

At the end of the canyon, there was a pool of water about an acre in size, its color a deep blue, almost black, with a layer of thin ice that never melts floating on its surface.

Wisps of white, chilly air escaped from the water, freezing the rocks along the pool into a thick layer of frost, which refracted an eerie light in the dim sunlight.

The entire area around the pool was utterly silent, devoid of any sign of life, as if it were a forbidden zone for life.

"It's so cold."

Li Pingcan frowned slightly, then said, "Xiao Fei, wait for me upstairs. If there are any unusual movements, act accordingly."

Li Pingcan patted the golden eagle's neck, then with a thought, his body rapidly transformed as he fell, becoming an inconspicuous little goldfish, and with a "plop," he silently plunged into the cold pool.

The moment he entered the water, even though Li Pingcan was prepared, he couldn't help but shiver.

The water was colder than he had imagined, like countless tiny ice needles piercing his limbs and bones.

He quickly circulated his true energy and magical power throughout his body, and only then did he feel a little better.

Swinging its tail, the fish swam towards the bottom of the pool. The water was crystal clear, yet so deep that no light could be seen; the deeper it went, the stronger the chill became.

At the bottom of the pool, they indeed saw a fruit tree that was crystal clear, like an ice sculpture. At the top of the tree, a deep blue fruit was emitting a faint, cold light.

However, just as he was about to approach, a huge rock at the bottom of the pool, which looked like white jade, suddenly "opened" a pair of ice-blue eyes!
"Cuck!"

A deep, penetrating croak of a frog transformed into invisible sound waves in the water, causing Li Pingcan's body to tremble.

The next moment, the "giant rock" moved, slowly stretching out its limbs and revealing its true form.

It was a giant toad over ten feet long, pure white with a warm, jade-like sheen on its skin. Its back was covered with bumps of varying sizes, and its icy blue eyes coldly stared at Li Pingcan, the uninvited guest, without a trace of emotion.

Cold Jade Demon Toad!

This monster's aura is far more powerful and eerie than that of the crab monster back then.

Then, the Jade Toad suddenly kicked off with its hind legs, and its massive body shot out like a white lightning bolt in the water, instantly rushing towards Li Pingcan.

It opened its wide mouth, which stretched almost to its ears, and a long, scarlet tongue covered with sticky barbs shot out like an arrow toward the little goldfish that Li Pingcan had transformed into.

Fortunately, Li Pingcan was prepared. He swung his tail with all his might, drawing an arc in the water, and narrowly avoided the lightning-fast attack.

The long tongue struck the rock at the bottom of the pool with a "smack," leaving a deep mark on the hard rock.

The Jade Toad seemed somewhat surprised by its missed attack. The bumps on its back began to wriggle, and even more intense bursts of cold air erupted from its body.

"Click! Click! Click!"

Centered on it, the surrounding pool water began to freeze at a speed visible to the naked eye!
After only a few breaths, Li Pingcan felt as if he were sinking into a quagmire. The water resistance was getting stronger and stronger, and even waving his tail became extremely difficult.

"Oh no! It's changing the battle environment!"

Li Pingcan was shocked. In this icy pool, the Jade Frost Demon Toad was practically invincible.

He immediately activated [Sculpting Soil], attempting to stir up the silt at the bottom of the pool and confuse the other party's vision.

However, the silt was instantly frozen into hard clods by the terrifying cold air as soon as it was stirred up.

"Cuck!"

The Jade Toad let out a triumphant cry and opened its mouth wide again. This time, instead of spewing out its long tongue, it spewed out a chilling current mixed with countless tiny ice crystals!
Wherever the cold current passed, the pool water froze completely into ice, forming an ice cone that pierced straight at Li Pingcan.

"The Jade Toad's innate ability to freeze frost in the icy pool is too strong."

With little chance of winning in the water, Li Pingcan reverted to human form, stomped his feet hard on the frozen bottom of the pool, and like a cannonball, burst through the water and leaped into the air.

"Wow!"

Seeing this, Xiao Fei, who had been circling in the air to provide support, immediately swooped down, spreading his claws to catch Li Pingcan.

"Cuck!"

Enraged at its prey's escape, the Jade Toad burst forth from the water, its massive body rising like a white jade mountain, hurtling towards Li Pingcan and Xiao Fei in mid-air. Its body stretched out in the air, its wide beak opening once more, its target fixed on the golden eagle!

It actually intended to take care of Li Pingcan's mount as well!
"Well done!"

A glint flashed in Li Pingcan's eyes; this was the opportunity he had been waiting for!
In the icy pool, he was constantly at a disadvantage. But in the air, it was his domain!
Instead of having Xiao Fei provide backup, he used the power of [Wind Control] in mid-air to forcefully stop his descent. His body, like a feather, deftly flipped over and took the initiative to meet the oncoming Jade Toad!

Light as a swallow, she nimbly dodged the Jade Toad's tongue, brushed past its massive body, and landed beneath it.

Beneath the Jade Toad's body lay its softest, most vulnerable abdomen!
All the power of the Innate Realm was gathered in his right fist, and his blood and true strength merged together, as if a faint blood-red light enveloped his fist.

"Die!"

He let out a loud shout and slammed his fist hard into the soft, snow-white belly of the Jade Toad!
"boom!"

This punch seemed to resound like a drumbeat to the heavens!
A dull, loud thud echoed through the valley. The seemingly indestructible jade body of the Cold Jade Toad actually cracked with a crisp sound under this punch, and its soft belly caved in deeply!
"Cuck!"

Han Yuchan let out an extremely shrill scream, and for the first time, fear and pain appeared in her icy blue eyes.

Its massive body lost its balance in mid-air, crashing heavily back into the icy pool like a kite with a broken string, splashing up a towering spray of water.

In the pool, streaks of crimson blood, mixed with icy blue bodily fluids, slowly spread out.

Li Pingcan landed steadily on the edge of the pool, his chest rising and falling slightly, but a carefree smile on his face.

This battle was won with great difficulty, but it was also exhilarating.

Without giving the Jade Toad any chance to turn the tide, he directly used his spiritual energy to activate the magical flying knife, which pierced the toad's neck like a drill.

Since the monsters varied in size, Li Pingcan couldn't pinpoint their hearts immediately, so he had to resort to the crude method of slitting their throats.

"For the next few days, I'm afraid we'll only be able to eat frog meat."

Having dealt with the demonic beast, Li Pingcan didn't linger any longer. He dived back into the pool and carefully picked the Xuanbing Jade Marrow Fruit.

The moment the fruit was in hand, a terrifying chill that seemed capable of freezing one's soul instantly swept over them!
Li Pingcan was prepared and used his powerful true energy from the Innate Realm to protect his palm, but he still felt a bone-chilling cold, as if his blood was about to freeze.

"What a domineering chill!" He was startled and quickly packed the fruit into a specially made jade box.

Such extremely yin and cold substances must never be taken directly. One must find something extremely yang and strong to neutralize them; otherwise, before the medicine can take effect, one will be frozen into an ice sculpture.

The most yang and masculine thing...

In Li Pingcan's mind, a fiery red figure with countless pairs of joints flashed by.

"Red-eyed centipede!"

He immediately stopped and, together with Xiao Fei, transformed into a streak of light, speeding towards the volcanic rift valley at the bottom of the Qingjiang River.

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At the bottom of the Qingjiang River lies the Great Rift Valley.

The molten lava continued to flow slowly, turning the dark seawater a crimson red.

Thanks to his contractual relationship with the red-eyed centipede, Li Pingcan easily found its nest.

As soon as I entered, a feeling of warmth and excitement washed over me.

"Shh~"

Sensing its master's presence, the fiery red centipede excitedly emerged from the crevice in the rock, its tentacles rubbing against Li Pingcan's body in a fawning manner, just like a loyal dog that had seen its master.

It was the red-eyed centipede that he had forcibly conspired with.

After this period of recuperation, having absorbed the fire poison in the magma, it has grown considerably, its aura now stronger and more solid than before. "Well done."

Li Pingcan nodded in satisfaction. This little guy was quite responsible; during the time he was away, he had found several more fire-attribute treasure herbs that were not of low age for him.

Without any formalities, he directly took out the Xuanbing Jade Marrow Fruit, which was enveloped in true energy.

The moment the fruit appeared, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a few degrees, and even the scorching lava seemed to freeze for a moment.

Li Pingcan took out the Xuanbing Jade Marrow Fruit.

The moment it sensed that extreme cold, the red-eyed centipede was on high alert, its entire carapace stood up with a "whoosh" and it let out a wary hiss.

Water and fire are incompatible; it is human nature.

"Don't be afraid."

Li Pingcan calmed the centipede down and conveyed his plan through the contract.

He needs to use the extreme yang fire poison power within the centipede's body to neutralize the extreme yin coldness of the Xuanbing Jade Marrow Fruit.

Although the red-eyed centipede was still somewhat afraid, it obediently agreed out of absolute trust in its master.

"Don't worry about the ice poison. I'll help you break through to the spirit beast level first."

The red-eyed centipede was already a treasure insect approaching the level of a spirit insect, but insects have a difficult time breaking through to the next level. Now he planned to lend a hand in order to better expel the ice poison.

Take out all the fire-type precious herbs that the red-eyed centipede had previously found. These precious herbs grow year-round on the edge of lava, and each one contains pure fire-type spiritual energy.

He then took out several Spirit-Nourishing Pills.

"Go, swallow them all."

The red-eyed centipede happily wiggled its antennae, crawled around, and then happily opened its mouth to swallow the good stuff.

In an instant, violent energy exploded within its body, turning its body crimson red like a branding iron. The red-eyed centipede let out a painful hiss, and fine cracks even appeared on its hard shell.

This is the most dangerous moment when a treasure beast is trying to break through to the spirit beast rank. If it is not careful, it will end up exploding and dying.

"Now!" Li Pingcan's eyes narrowed; this was the moment he had been waiting for. He stretched out his palm and gently pressed it on the top of the red-eyed centipede's head.

[Nature's Divine Grace]!
A soft, yet vibrant emerald-green glow emanated from his palm, flowing gently into the red-eyed centipede's body like a clear spring.

The raging power instantly became docile and subdued in the face of this sacred natural aura.

Li Pingcan concentrated his mind and guided that enormous energy to impact that invisible barrier.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound came from the red-eyed centipede's body, as if some shackles had been completely broken.

The broken old shell peeled away inch by inch, and a brand new shell grew out from the inside.

The newly formed carapace is crystal clear, as if carved from red jade, and shimmers with iridescent light.

Its aura is no longer simply fierce, but has gained a restrained and profound spirituality.

The spirit insect is complete!
The red-eyed centipede showed no fear, looking at the blue fruit with an arrogant and disdainful attitude.

"This little insect is truly obsequious at first and arrogant later." Li Pingcan shook his head and smiled, then drove the spirit insect to work.

"Zi la..."

The moment the powers of ice and fire collided, rings of white mist rose up.

The red-eyed centipede emitted a blazing red light, maximizing the fire poison power within its body to combat the cold.

The frost on the Xuanbing Jade Marrow Fruit began to melt at a visible speed, and under the deep blue fruit skin, it seemed as if seawater was flowing.

This process lasted for a full three hours.

Once the last trace of cold air was neutralized, the Mystic Ice Jade Marrow Fruit had completely changed its appearance.

It is no longer a cold blue, but presents a warm and jade-like milky white, exuding a pure and exquisite aura of life.

The red-eyed centipede, on the other hand, seemed completely exhausted, lying limply to the side, utterly drained.

Seeing this, Li Pingcan fed it a precious medicine before sending it back to its nest to recuperate.

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Lingshan Cave.

Li Pingcan looked at the Xuanbing Jade Marrow Fruit and the Martial Foundation Pill that he had been longing for.

"Thank you for your hard work, Second Brother."

This elixir, which the second brother had worked tirelessly and humbled himself to obtain, exuded an exquisite fragrance.

The time for a breakthrough has come.

Without hesitation, he swallowed the Xuanbing Jade Marrow Fruit in one gulp, and also swallowed the Zhuwu Pill, which was entirely red and had a strong medicinal power.

Two powerful and vast medicinal forces exploded within his body!

"boom!"

The Qi-Building Pill surged like a raging fire dragon, instantly coursing through his limbs and bones. Wherever it passed, his meridians were widened, his bones were tempered, and a surge of intense heat turned his skin a deep red.

Meanwhile, the medicinal power of the Xuanbing Jade Marrow Fruit nourished his internal organs, making his life essence extremely rich.

The two forces clashed violently, causing Li Pingcan's meridians to break inch by inch, only to be instantly repaired by the immense life force. His bones were repeatedly crushed and then reforged in the raging fire.

It goes on and on, endlessly.

"Hold fast to your original heart, refine and return to the origin!"

Li Pingcan dared not fall into a coma. If he did, the two violent forces would lose their guidance and be enough to burst his body!

He endured the inhuman pain and activated the mental technique of the Five Spirits Play, guiding the two forces to cleanse his body again and again.

"Crack!"

A popping sound, like popping beans, came from inside his body.

As the cultivation technique was activated, the two medicinal energies began to slowly merge, forming a more mysterious and powerful energy.

The true energy that had already reached the peak of the innate realm began to be frantically compressed, purified, and transformed under the impact of this new energy!
Behind him, five enormous phantoms—a tiger, a crane, a bear, a deer, and an ape—appeared uncontrollably.

They were no longer blurry outlines, but became incredibly solid and lifelike, letting out a deafening roar in unison.

"break!"

Li Pingcan suddenly opened his eyes and let out a low shout.

The invisible barrier that had troubled him for so long, separating the innate and the divine, shattered at this moment!

"Boom!"

Under the infusion of abundant spiritual energy, his physical body radiated a precious light like beautiful jade. Every inch of his skin and every bone seemed to have been meticulously sculpted, making him flawless.

The internal energy has completely transformed into a higher level of energy. It is no longer just simple qi, but contains a mysterious power containing a trace of "spirit" and "intention". With a thought, it can split mountains and shatter rocks, and its power is boundless.

Finally a breakthrough!
Grandmaster of the Divine Martial Realm!

Li Pingcan slowly opened his eyes, and two dazzling golden lights flashed and disappeared from his eyes.

He raised his hand and gently shook it.

"Crack!"

A crisp crackling sound rang out inside the cave, as if even the air itself could not withstand the force of his grip.

It's a powerful feeling of being in control of everything!

"This is the Divine Martial Realm."

This is the pinnacle of martial arts, a leap in the level of martial arts!

He looked inward at his dantian and saw that the original gaseous true energy had completely disappeared. In its place was a droplet of liquid metal, which was quietly suspended.

This is the mark of a Grandmaster in the Divine Martial Realm—True Essence!
A single drop of true essence contains power comparable to the sum of all his true energy in the past!

But Li Pingcan was still not satisfied.

"The Divine Martial Realm is the pinnacle for martial artists in the mortal world, but for me, it is just the beginning."

His deep-seated desires and yearnings made him realize that the power of his physical body was far from reaching its limit.

(End of this chapter)