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

Chapter 79 Change and Awakening (Please Subscribe)

Zhu Yu's gaze fell on the two insects. He beckoned to Xiao Yu, and a gentle force carried it to his palm. He gently stroked its little head and stared at it intently.

[Target: Xiaoyu]

【Race:***】

[Tier 1 Superior Grade: 57%]

[Talented Spell: Spirit Severing]

Status: Healthy.

More than a month has passed.

With the Moon Elf's continuous support and his nurturing, Xiaoyu smoothly broke through to the first-tier superior level. Moreover, because he often took Xiaoyu to the spirit fields and beast pen areas to plunder, her special spell "Spirit Slaying" had been amplified to an extremely terrifying level.

Zhu Yu knew that even with his current late-stage Qi Refining cultivation, he was no match for Xiao Yu's pair of sword-wielding arms.

What bothered him even more was Xiaoyu's "Race and Bloodline" section, which had taken a lot of money from the Moon Elves, and ultimately, things changed.

Recently, Xiaoyu has been frequently in a daze. Zhu Yu guesses that it is about to undergo a transformation and will probably fall into a deep sleep soon, thus ascending to a higher level of bloodline.

"It's time to exchange for a contract technique—"

Zhu Yu sensed the connection between his spiritual imprint and Xiao Yu's and decided to make a trip to the Dharma Pavilion later.

Not only does he need to exchange for contract techniques to advance to the late stage of Qi Refining, but he also needs to prepare for building his Dao foundation and exchange for advanced visualization techniques.

Many thoughts flashed through Zhu Yu's mind as he walked to the courtyard gate. Looking at the lazy little black dog lying at the door, he kicked it in annoyance.

More than a month has passed.

The only thing Xiao Hei can be proud of is its ever-growing size, but its cultivation level is stuck at the peak of the first-tier lower level, with no way to advance further.

Zhu Yu consulted a lot of information about bloodline shackles, including many methods to break through them. However, according to the analysis of the "Eye of True Sight," once those methods were used, Xiao Hei would have no chance of becoming an insect cultivator.

Thinking that it would be better to spend spirit stones to cultivate a strange creature than to spend them, he simply put it aside and waited to see if he could come into contact with insect cultivators in the future.

squeak-

Overwhelmed with joy, Xiao Hei nuzzled his arm with its big head, its dark eyes revealing a clear and foolish expression.

"You clever little devil—"

Zhu Yu wouldn't be fooled by its appearance.

Perhaps because of its larger size, its brain has developed rapidly. Now, Xiao Hei is as intelligent as an eight or nine-year-old child, much smarter than Xiao Yu. It's probably only because it can't beat Xiao Yu that it's so obedient.

He patted its head and strode towards the corpse.

Nearly three months have passed.

The day of harvest for the corpse taro is approaching.

But Zhu Yu's attention was not on it at the moment, but on the low mound in the center of the corpse field. He stepped forward, placed his hand on it, and stared at it intently.

[Target: Tiger Corpse]

Race: Tiger

[Bloodline: Contains a trace of an unknown tiger-type demon beast bloodline "unawakened"]

[Non-product quality: 99%]

[Effects: Strengthens skin, bones, and muscles]

Status: Chaotic

"It's time—"

Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction, his gaze falling on the status column. Accompanied by a surge of frantic and restless thoughts, a dark corpse beetle and a bright white beetle came into view in a daze.

Just as he was about to smash the moon spirit's mark, a rapid thought surged from the shimmering white beetle.

"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment—"

Zhu Yu paused for a moment, then didn't reply. He slammed his mind into the beetle, causing a soft glow to emanate from its body. However, this glow lasted for less than a breath before dissipating into specks of firefly light.

A clear, almost exasperated voice rang out.

"You—you just wait—"

The scene before him receded like water, and Zhu Yu opened his eyes, a strange expression on his face. "Waiting? You'd better be able to crawl out of the ground first."

Shaking his head to clear his mind, he sensed the yin energy within the corpse ground surging towards the burial mound, and heard the faint roar of a tiger. He stepped out of the corpse ground and waited silently.

"Don't let me down—"

Time passed little by little.

The tiger's roar emanating from the central burial mound grew louder and louder. With a soft "poof," a wisp of black flame suddenly ignited at the top of the mound and spread rapidly, enveloping the entire mound.

The black flames were not scorching hot; on the contrary, they were extremely cold and gloomy.

In just a few breaths.

The taro seedlings closest to the grave mound were covered in a layer of frost, which, as the breeze blew, turned into a shower of glistening frost that fell to the ground.

I don't know how long it has been.

The black flames on the grave mound receded, no longer gathering yin and evil spiritual energy.

"It's done!"

Upon sensing that the connection between the ferocious tiger corpse species and the corpse control technique had suddenly grown tenfold, Zhu Yu was overjoyed and a thought began to stir within him.

boom--

The grave mound exploded, releasing a chilling aura. A nearly ten-foot-long black shadow leaped out and landed on the edge of the field where the corpse lay, making a dull thud.

hum-

The little jade perched on Zhu Yu's shoulder trembled, its scythe-shaped forelimbs instantly turning a crimson hue, and a surge of excited anticipation welled up within it.

"fine--"

Zhu Yu suppressed Xiao Yu's urge to attack and looked her over.

After the tiger corpse transforms into a living corpse, its appearance changes drastically. Its body is like cast iron, and its entire body is as black as ink. Under the faint light, its fur gleams with a cold, hard metallic luster.

Its head was enormous, its scarlet eyes were filled with restlessness and chaos, and three pale lines on its forehead were twisted into the character "王" (king). They did not seem to be natural, but rather as if they were carved on by some kind of force. After looking at it for a long time, a faint gray-white aura could be seen, which seemed to be about to surge out.

"It really looks very appealing—"

Zhu Yu was overjoyed, reached out and pressed his hand on its head, staring intently at it.

[Target: Tiger Corpse]

Race: Tiger

Bloodline: Unknown

[Tier 1 Low Grade: 1%]

[Innate Spells: Netherflame, Ghostly Appearance, Iron Corpse]

Status: Chaotic

"Hiss, three innate spells—"

Zhu Yu took a light breath, and his eyes lit up.

There's no need to look at "Iron Corpses." Most corpses that draw in Yin energy and become living corpses will awaken this kind of low-grade magic.

Zhu Yu looked at "Youyan" and "Changgui" with some anticipation, his gaze fixed on them.

next moment.

Two pieces of information appeared one after another.

[Netherflame: A black flame capable of condensing to extinguish life and even the soul.]

[Changgui: Can devour souls and refine them into subordinate Changgui.]

Both belong to the category of superior techniques.

Among them, "Netherflame" belongs to the "Field" category of spells.

Not bad—

Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction. The fact that the tiger corpse seed could awaken a "field" type of spell meant that it must have a second-tier bloodline and was probably a native monster species of the "Immortal Tomb".

Zhu Yu lightly leaped onto the black tiger's back, stroked its steel-needle-like fur, and said with a smile, "Let's go, Black Tiger—"

Guided by his divine sense, the black tiger stomped its three limbs, creating several pits in the ground. Its body leaped more than ten feet away, and in just a few leaps, it had already descended the mound.

We followed the path straight to the main road.

Not long after.

A man, a corpse, and an insect appeared on the main road.

Zhu Yu lightly patted the black tiger's head, and wisps of black smoke emanated from between its eyebrows, swirling around its body, instantly making it appear even more powerful and extraordinary.

Traveling along the way.

It certainly attracted a lot of attention, but perhaps because the trip to the outer realms was not smooth, there were very few words of praise, but quite a few people said that he was showing off.

"People's hearts have changed so much!"

Zhu Yu sighed inwardly, but fortunately he had changed his appearance and sat calmly on the black tiger, receiving the gazes of his fellow disciples.

"Black Tiger is impressive, but it's a bit bumpy, not as steady and reliable as Little Black—"

"Never mind, I'll stick to riding Little Black most of the time."

Having made a secret decision, he guided Black Tiger straight to the Hidden Dharma Pavilion.

Little Black, lying at home, was unaware that its almost lost status as a mount had been restored.

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