The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

"Go!... Keep up."

Zhu Yu hesitated for a moment before deciding to follow.

Black Soil is really unreliable. Instead of following it aimlessly through the mountains and forests, it's better to follow the "Big-nosed Weevil" group. Even if we can't reach the "Fungus Domain," it would be good to get to a "Market."

It's not too late to find out the location of "Fungal Domain" later.

The bald-headed, fire-tailed, and other spirit beasts had no objections; they were there to protect Zhu Yu, so they were free to go wherever they pleased.

A line of insects and beasts followed the footprints.

Perhaps because of the "big-nosed weevil", Cai Ling followed closely behind Zhu Yu, her crimson pupils glancing around from time to time.

Zhu Yu was overjoyed, thinking, "This is a truly good brother." He secretly decided that when the "divine blessing" came, he would share more of the spoils with Cai Ling.

The mountain was shrouded in misty rain, and the grass and trees were fragrant.

The land became muddy after the "big-nosed weevil" passed by.

They were afraid of startling the "big-nosed weevil".

Zhu Yu and the other insects and beasts did not use their spiritual power, and he was fine. Even the rain did not hinder his flight. His colorful feathers were magical and untouched by dust.

Other spirit beasts suffered the consequences.

The two creatures, one large and one small, snaked and crawled, resembling two mud sticks.

Bald heads, fiery tails, and white fur plastered wetly to their skin, making them all look incredibly comical and pathetic.

The black soil was filthy, like a ball of dirt, and he kept cursing and swearing all the way.

That's how it is.

A line of insects and beasts followed behind the "big-nosed weevils," trekking through mountains and rivers, eating whatever dry rations they had brought when they were hungry, and drinking rainwater when they were thirsty.

They walked for three days and two nights.

After following the footprints around a bend in the mountain, the view suddenly widened, revealing a large open space not far away.

You can see it through the water mist.

The "big-nosed weevils" lay in a corner of the open space. Beside them stood strange spirit plants, bright red in color, shaped like intertwined muscles, with leaves as large as palm fans and as soft as skin.

Each "big-nosed weevil" was accompanied by two or three Zerg warriors or spirit beasts, who would occasionally open cloth bags or wooden boxes, clearly engaging in trade with it.

Zhu Yu's gaze fell on the "strange spirit seed," and he recalled what Hua Ling had said.

Its name is "Meat Ganoderma".

It is ranked as a superior species, but belongs to a special spiritual species.

Its effects include building muscle and increasing muscle strength.

For many Zerg players, this effect is useless.

However, for the "Big-nosed Weevil" with muscles growing inside its shell, the "Flesh Ganoderma" is stronger than any top-tier spiritual species. Moreover, when they draw spiritual energy into their bodies and transform into "Zerg Warriors," they will naturally awaken a passive spell called "Elephant Body."

Its effect is to transform the energy of flesh and blood into a special energy that can strengthen all parts of the body.

Therefore, each "Big-nosed Weevil" only needs to cultivate one spiritual seed, "Flesh Ganoderma," before it enters the Mountain Lord's Realm.

The tribe's territory, known as the "Big-nosed Weevil," is home to vast forests of "Flesh-Groove Grass," from which the "Flesh-Groove Grass Divine Gift" was born.

This truly makes the insects extremely envious.

As one of the ten major tribes of Tiannan, the "Great Winged Wasp" naturally possesses characteristics that distinguish it from some ordinary Zerg warriors.

One of them is "parasitism".

When the "Great Winged Wasp" is implanted into the body of a spirit beast as an egg, it will absorb the essence of the spirit beast's entire body and be conceived. As soon as it is born, it can attract spirits into its body and be promoted to a Zerg warrior.

Before reaching the Mountain Lord Realm, it will not awaken any spells, but once it advances to the Mountain Lord Realm, it will randomly steal a certain talent and supernatural power contained in the source of the parasitic spirit beast's bloodline.

For example, the "white fox" he parasitized.

Its true form is the "White Jade Fox." Once it advances to the rank of "Mountain Lord," it will steal the fox bloodline talents and supernatural abilities associated with the "White Jade Fox."

You are guaranteed to receive one bloodline talent and one divine ability.

As for what kind of talent or supernatural power one will acquire, it all depends on luck.

It is not difficult to see from this.

How powerful are the racial traits of the "Great Winged Hornet"?

If he were to steal a talent or supernatural power from mythology, his "divine clone" would become stronger than his original body, and his original body might even have to rely on the "divine clone" more in the future.

A flurry of thoughts flashed through his mind. Zhu Yu flapped his wings, water mist swirling around him, and then he swung his claws with considerable force.

"Come on! Jufeng will take you out for a big meal."

After saying this, he and Cailing entered the simple market first.

Baldhead, Firetail, White Hair, Black Big White Two, and Black Soil also shook their spiritual power, shaking off the dirt and water stains on their bodies, and followed Zhu Yu into the market with their heads held high and chests out.

"What kind of fruit is that? It smells so good."

"Look, that fruit looks like a snail."

"Look at that cow, it has a red flower growing on its head."

"Wow…"

"..."

It's because they've never been far from home.

Before they had gone far, the bald-headed creatures revealed their true nature as rustic spirit beasts, chattering away as they looked at the various spirit seeds bearing different kinds of spiritual food and swallowed hard.

This made the Zerg warriors and spirit beasts who were about to go forward to greet them sit back down, glancing at them disdainfully and muttering words like "poor insects, poor beasts" and "country bumpkins" to themselves.

Regarding these...

Baldhead and Firetail, whether they didn't hear or didn't care, continued to look around and mutter to themselves.

Black Soil went to the location of the "Big-nosed Weevil" halfway there.

Zhu Yu glanced at it, then came to his senses and looked at his bald neighbor, feeling his face burning. Fortunately, the insect's skin was thick, so the insect couldn't tell.

However, as he flew along, he suddenly noticed a strange phenomenon.

That is, the cultivation levels of these insects and beasts are generally not high.

Most Zerg warriors are low or mid-level, and most spirit beasts are low to mid-tier 1. High-level warriors and high-tier 1 warriors are very rare.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yu suddenly turned around and looked at the bald-headed spirit beasts.

"Why are their cultivation levels so high?... "

The bald-headed, fire-tailed, and other spirit beasts, even the hummingbird couple with the lowest cultivation level, are all at the upper-grade first rank, while the others are at the perfect first rank.

The strongest among them, Bald Head and Fire Tail, have already accumulated enough "Spiritual Ruins Origin" and only need to take one step to advance to the second tier.

Zhu Yu confided his doubts to Cai Ling.

Cai Ling's crimson pupils flickered, and a high-pitched voice echoed in his mind, "It's because of Cai Ling..."

After a slight hesitation, it gave a brief explanation.

In summary, that means...

Cai Ling both succeeded and failed in breaking through to the second tier, and some of her blessings were shared with her neighbors, including spirit beasts like Bald Head.

"I see..." Zhu Yu nodded in realization, turned around, and sincerely praised, "Cai Ling, you're really amazing. Baldy and the others should thank you properly."

The first half of the sentence was met with an arrogant tilt of its head. Upon hearing the second half, its crimson pupils flickered, and it seemed to reply hastily:

"You only need to know about the giant beech; you don't need to tell them..."

He paused, then added, "You also have a giant rock peak..."

Just as Zhu Yu was about to ask, she was immediately intrigued by what she heard. "I have one too?"

Cai Ling nodded, "That old white fox..."

Zhu Yu's eyes brightened slightly. She looked down at herself and asked in confusion, "How come I didn't notice?...

"Wait until you become the mountain lord," Cai Ling replied, then turned her head to the side, clearly not wanting to say anything more.

Zhu Yu trusted his good brother wouldn't harm him, and besides, the "Eye of True Sight" examination showed nothing wrong, so he didn't ask any more questions and led a group of spirit beasts around the market.

The market wasn't very big.

The number of insects and beasts gathered was less than a thousand.

Zhu Yu did not see any top-grade or special superior-grade spirit seeds, so he gave up the idea of ​​searching for spirit seeds and began to purchase them.

Unexpectedly, he bought six hundred mid-grade "Yellow Peach Spiritual Power Fruits" produced by high-level warriors at a stall. As soon as he took out the "jade coins" to pay, the stall owner, who was a yellow ox with red flowers on its head, widened his eyes.

It's easy to tell from the white breath coming out of its nose.

It wasn't shock, it was anger!

"You think you can buy my old ox's spirit fruit with a piece of junk? Get lost!"

As he spoke, he flicked his ox tail, lashing it at Zhu Yu like a whip.

But the next moment.

The yellow ox with the red flower on its head felt a blur before its eyes, and then it felt as if its head had hit an iron mountain. It hurt so much that tears and snot streamed down its face.

Zhu Yu didn't even see Cai Ling make a move. He only felt a gentle breeze blow by, and the yellow ox was overturned and fell to the ground. Then he saw Cai Ling step on its head, spread one wing, and seemed to be about to slap it a few times.

It paused for a moment, then quickly called out:

"Don't hit her, Cailing, Cailing, don't hit her, don't hit her..."

He hurriedly flew over and stopped Cai Ling, whose aura had suddenly changed. The yellow ox did not recognize the "jade money" and angrily swung its tail at him. A simple lesson was enough; it wouldn't hurt it.

Cai Ling's eyes gleamed with suppressed brilliance. She proudly raised her head, glanced sideways at the oxen groaning in pain, and turned to leave.

Zhu Yu also prepared to leave.

At this time.

A dark shadow appeared as fast as lightning, blocking the way for Zhu Yu and the other insects and beasts. It manifested as a three-headed greyhound, as large as a carriage, with jet-black fur and smooth, glossy skin.

Its six slightly reddened eyes coldly stared at Zhu Yu and the others.

Three cold, sharp voices rang out in succession.

"This is the market run by the Cerberus family."

"The use of force is prohibited."

"My ancestor was a three-headed dog from the 'Mountain Lord Realm'!..."

Identity, rules, background...

Three heads, and they explained it all very clearly.

Cai Ling glanced at it but ignored it. However, her eyes flickered when it said that the ancestor was at the "Mountain Lord Realm".

It didn't say anything; Zhu Yu was thinking about how to say it.

Firetail couldn't take it anymore. It jumped out of the herd and cursed, "No wonder those oxen look down on insects. It turns out this market is really run by dogs."

As it spoke, it glanced at Cai Ling out of the corner of its eye. Seeing that she remained proud, its courage grew even stronger. No insect or beast knew better than it how strong Cai Ling was.

"Mountain Lord's Realm"?

Cai Ling has been beaten up before...

And as soon as it uttered those words...

The three-headed dog was stunned.

Zhu Yu was also stunned for a moment. After regaining her senses, she looked at Huowei with a strange expression, not only because it was bold, but also because the word "Huowei" was indeed quite cultured.

boom…

Those insects and beasts watching the spectacle from the sidelines, the inexperienced ones couldn't understand what was going on, but the experienced ones could tell that Firetail's words were very sarcastic. They couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, their eyes shining with anticipation for the show.

Seemingly feeling like he wasn't really watching the excitement, he explained it to someone next to him who didn't understand, and so the story spread from one person to another, and from two to three...

It was passed around.

In the end, a group of insects and beasts challenged the "three-headed dog" and tried to take over the market it had set up.

In an instant.

The Zerg warriors quickly put away their "Life Seeds," and the spirit beasts stopped setting up their stalls, turning around and running away, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

A while later.

The three-headed dog regained its senses, its six eyes narrowed slightly, emitting streaks of bloody light, and its cold voice rang out again.

"You dare to insult me?"

"Kill it."

"You dare to insult me?"

"Kill it."

"Believe it or not, I'll go find the 'Ancestor' and tell him you're all cursing him!"

The three heads spoke one after another, and as their voices rang out, an aura of first-order perfection spread out.

Firetail showed no weakness, letting out a cold snort as its body erupted in clusters of bright red fox flames, its aura so powerful that it completely overwhelmed Cerberus.

"Wow, that's amazing."

"run."

"Go back to find the ancestor."

As the three-headed dog spoke, it turned and ran, disappearing into the depths of the mist with a few leaps.

Seeing this, Zhu Yu urged, "Let's hurry up and leave, or it'll be difficult to move when that 'Mountain Lord Realm' three-headed dog arrives."

He wasn't worried about his own safety.

As a Zerg warrior, if any spirit beast dares to kill him, he will instantly transform into a ferocious beast and be abandoned by the Mother Goddess. Moreover, his identity as a "Great-winged Wasp" and the "Great-nosed Weevil" are not far away.

That three-headed dog from the "Mountain Lord Realm" wouldn't touch him unless he was stupid, or he didn't want to live anymore.

But those bald guys aren't Zerg...

As if sensing Zhu Yu's emotions, Cai Ling stepped to his side and said proudly, "Ju Feng, don't be afraid. Cai Ling isn't afraid of that old guy." Afraid he wouldn't understand, she added, "Cai Ling can beat that dog to a pulp."

Before Zhu Yu could react.

An aged voice interrupted.

"Oh my, isn't this Lady Caifeng? San Gou'er greets Lady Caifeng."

Zhu Yu looked in the direction of the sound.

Then the three-headed dog returned, and on its head stood a miniature two-headed dog. Upon closer inspection, one could see a bald scar between its two heads.

And the aged voice came from its mouth.

Cai Ling explained telepathically, "This old dog is quite strong, and it's a good dog."

After saying that, it raised its head and glanced sideways at the two-headed dog, San Gou'er, without saying anything.

San Gou'er didn't care. Its gaze swept around and finally landed on Zhu Yu. A human-like smile appeared on its dog face, and it called out:

"So you're guests from the 'Great-Winged Wasp' tribe. Red Flower Ox doesn't recognize 'Jade Coins,' please forgive us."

"Just tell Xiao San Gou'er what the customer wants to buy."

As it spoke, it looked at Cai Ling again, scrutinized her for a few moments, and hesitated before saying, "Lady Cai Feng, you..."

Just as it was about to say something, it suddenly felt that the missing piece of flesh was burning hot, as if an invisible flame was scorching it.

The two-headed dog, San Gou'er, winced in pain, but dared not retaliate. He could only say, "San Gou'er has to go back to guard the house. Please continue with your work, sir." After saying this, he patted the little three-headed dog with his paw, and his body suddenly turned into black light and disappeared.

Having witnessed the whole thing, the three-headed dog felt the gazes cast by Zhu Yu and the others and immediately fell silent. The ancestor had run away, what should it do?

Will these insects and beasts beat it up?

Zhu Yu, of course, had no such intention. He took out a "jade coin" from his spider silk pouch and handed it to the little three-headed dog, saying quite politely:

"Could you please exchange some Life Stones for Giant Peak?"

"Huh? No fighting... Okay, okay..."

The three-headed dog came to its senses, and its two heads nodded hastily, while the central head bared its teeth, closed its eyes, and chose to ignore it.

After exchanging the Life Stones, Zhu Yu returned to the Red Flower Ox stall with them, took out six hundred Life Stones, and handed them to it, saying:

"Could you please select a fruit for me?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at the bald-headed, fire-tailed, and other spirit beasts.

"Eat a hundred each first, and we'll buy some other spiritual food later."

"Jufeng, you're so kind."

The bald-headed, fire-tailed, and other spirit beasts cheered and surrounded it.

The red-flowered ox was startled and obediently distributed the six hundred "yellow peach spiritual food" to the spirit beasts one by one.

After purchasing, you'll find that the "yellow peach" is effective in strengthening the skin.

Zhu Yu then purchased another six hundred "Thousand-Petal Kiwi Fruits" and "Cold Water Snow Lotuses" to enhance physical strength, and distributed them to everyone.

The spirit beasts happily ate.

Zhu Yu led them to the group of "big-nosed weevils," hesitated slightly, then flapped his wings and flew to the "big-nosed weevils," which were as large as small mountains. When those dark yellow pupils looked at him...

Zhu Yu's heart tightened, and he said respectfully:

"Respected Lord of the Great-Nosed Weevil Mountain, Giant Peak wishes to purchase 'Flesh-Gel Spiritual Food' and Spiritual Seeds from you..."