I am in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have a demonic beast clone!

Chapter 40 Foundation Establishment Successful! Little Gold Undergoes a Mutation! Clone Technique!

Time flows silently through the closed door of the quiet room, like still water flowing deep.

The small courtyard on Xuankun Mountain was shrouded in layers of formations. Occasionally, a fellow disciple passing by would glance at the always-closed courtyard gate, a knowing look flashing in their eyes.

Another fellow practitioner who has gone into seclusion to attempt Foundation Establishment.

Whether or not one succeeds depends entirely on fate.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, a strange change suddenly occurred in the quiet room.

The originally stable flow of spiritual energy in the world suddenly began to fluctuate violently, as if pulled by an invisible force.

Centered on where Zhou Ding sat cross-legged, spiritual energy gathered and swirled wildly, forming a visible cyan vortex.

The vortex spun faster and faster, emitting a deep hum, as if some enormous creature was awakening within it.

Zhou Ding sat upright in the center of the vortex, his eyes closed, his expression calm as still water.

But inside, a tremendous change is taking place.

Within the dantian and dantian, the originally misty azure gaseous magical power now violently vibrated, surged, and compressed, like a lake surface tossed with a boulder.

Every bit of magical power is being repeatedly tempered, purified, and solidified by an invisible force, transforming into a higher level of form.

click-

In the darkness, it seemed as if something had shattered completely.

That is the constraint of the Qi Refining stage, the last barrier between mortals and cultivators.

The moment it shattered, Zhou Ding felt a jolt throughout his body, and an unprecedented surge of joy welled up from the depths of his soul!

Within the dantian, the first drop of liquid true essence was born.

It was a drop of emerald green, crystal clear like liquid jade, radiating a spiritual pressure ten or even a hundred times purer than gaseous magic power.

It slowly rotates in the center of the Qi Sea, like the first star at the beginning of chaos.

Then came the second drop, the third drop, the fourth drop...

More and more cyan droplets condensed from the surging gaseous magic power, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, like stars falling from the sky.

They attract and merge with each other, gradually converging into a thin stream that flows gently in the dantian.

finally--

The last wisp of gaseous magic power also completed its transformation.

A shimmering, azure liquid true essence sea, radiating astonishing spiritual pressure, steadily took shape within Zhou Ding's dantian.

The true essence flowed slowly on its own, and with each circulation, it brought a continuous stream of powerful magic that far surpassed that of the past. The sense of abundance and power made Zhou Ding almost unable to resist looking up at the sky and roaring.

Foundation Establishment Stage, accomplished!

Zhou Ding suddenly opened his eyes, which had been closed for a month!

Deep within his eyes, two tangible beams of azure light flashed by, sharp as swords, causing the air in front of him to distort slightly and emit a soft "hissing" sound.

In the quiet room, everything fell silent.

The vortex of spiritual energy slowly dissipated, returning to calm.

Only Zhou Ding's body exuded the unique aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, which spread outwards in waves like a tide.

"Finally... I've reached Foundation Establishment."

A low murmur echoed in the quiet room, carrying a hint of barely suppressed excitement and a sense of relief.

Zhou Ding looked down at his hands.

Beneath the skin, a faint blue aura flowed, which was an outward manifestation of true essence being filled to a certain degree.

Clenching my fist, I could clearly feel the surging power within my body, like a river—a world of difference compared to the Qi Refining stage.

With a slight thought, his divine sense spread out like a tide.

Three hundred meters, five hundred meters, eight hundred meters, one thousand meters...

A kilometer away!

His divine sense easily penetrated the walls of the quiet room, clearly reflecting every blade of grass, every tree, every insect chirping, and every rustling of wind in the entire Xuankun Mountain courtyard, and even further away, in the lake of his mind, revealing every detail!

When he reached the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, his spiritual sense strength had reached 550 meters, far exceeding that of others at the same level.

And at this moment—

A kilometer-long divine sense!

This is already the level of spiritual power that only a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator can achieve!

Zhou Ding's lips curled up slightly.

More importantly, lifespan.

A mysterious intuition told him that his body was brimming with vitality, his blood and energy were as vigorous as a furnace, and the shackles that originally belonged to the mortal world had been broken.

That leap in the level of life was clear and real—

Lifespan greatly increased!

More than two hundred years!

Two hundred years is enough for him to calmly plan his path and climb higher and higher on the road to immortality.

If one is still in the Qi Refining stage, a mere hundred years is enough time to exhaust most of one's energy just to establish the foundation, so how can one talk about immortality?

And now, it's all just beginning.

Before Zhou Ding could fully savor the joy of this breakthrough...

A familiar and warm current surged forth from the invisible connection deep within my soul!

Target—Little Gold in the corner!

"They're here!"

A glint flashed in Zhou Ding's eyes, and he immediately separated a wisp of his mind to immerse himself in Xiao Jin's perception.

Xiao Jin's robust, tiger-like body was trembling slightly.

The feedback heat originating from its own body is continuously flowing into its body, circulating through its limbs and bones, and seeping into its flesh, tendons, and meridians.

Xiao Jin's demonic body is being quietly transformed by this power.

Zhou Ding did not disturb them, but simply quietly observed everything.

One hour later.

The renovation is complete.

Xiao Jin opened his eyes, and the light in his golden vertical pupils became even deeper and more dazzling.

It gently stretched its body, remembering our domain name: [domain name omitted], and leaped out of the spirit beast pouch, landing on the floor of the quiet room.

Zhou Ding examined it carefully.

Its size has not changed; it remains the size of a tiger.

But the oppressive feeling emanating from it was much stronger than before.

Especially those dark golden claws, the dark light on the edges of the claw blades became increasingly intense and profound, as if they could tear everything apart.

What Zhou Ding was even more concerned about was Xiao Jin's aura.

A top-tier level one demonic beast—still at this level.

But that profound, solid, and unfathomable feeling was completely different from before.

With a thought, Zhou Ding probed into Xiao Jin's body with his divine sense.

A moment later, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

In the Crimson Forbidden Land, Xiao Jin consumed a large number of spiritual herbs. The medicinal power of those herbs was not fully digested and absorbed, but rather settled in its body, like an unopened treasure trove.

This time, the feedback from the main body was like a key, completely unlocking this treasure trove!

The pent-up medicinal power was fully activated, refined, and absorbed by the feedback heat, integrating into every inch of the little golden demon's flesh and blood.

Although his cultivation level has not yet broken through to the second level, his demonic body foundation has been solidified to the extreme!

A breakthrough is just one opportunity away!

Zhou Ding took a deep breath and began testing the changes in Xiao Jin's various abilities.

First, there's Xiao Jin's signature skill—the ability to hear the ground.

With a thought, Xiao Jin lay prone on the ground, and an invisible wave spread rapidly in all directions from it.

The feedback sent a shock through Zhou Ding.

Six thousand meters!

The precision detection mode has reached a range of six kilometers!

It's improved by one kilometer compared to before!

As for the blurred perception at a distance, he was in a quiet room at the moment and could not test it fully, but Zhou Ding could feel that the inexplicable sensation was much clearer and more acute than before.

Next up is the technique of burrowing underground.

Xiao Jin's body flashed with a faint earthy yellow light before it sank into the ground and silently moved beneath the quiet room.

Speed—at least 20% faster!

In the past, when leading people to burrow underground, they could only last for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

This timeframe should now be able to be extended considerably.

Finally, there's the Black Spirit Claw.

Little Gold raised its right forepaw, and with a slight thought, a layer of deep, ink-like black light quietly appeared on the claw blade.

The dark light was more intense and solid than before, faintly revealing a sharp and chilling aura.

Zhou Ding took out a high-grade magic artifact brought back from the Crimson Forbidden Zone and placed it on the ground.

Little Gold gently swung its claw.

"laugh--"

Like a hot knife slicing butter, the superior magical artifact was cut in two without any resistance, the cut as smooth as a mirror!

A high-grade magic weapon might be no match for a black dragon, but it's definitely a tough nut to crack against other demonic beasts of the same level.

The power of Xiao Jin's claw attack has increased by at least 30% compared to before!

Zhou Ding nodded in satisfaction.

But it's not over yet.

Xiao Jin suddenly raised his head, a strange light flashing in his golden vertical pupils.

next moment--

A beam of light flashed from Xiao Jin's body!

Inside the quiet room, two identical little goldfish suddenly appeared!

Same size, same aura, same golden vertical pupils, same dark gold claws!

The two little goldfish stood side by side, like reflections in a mirror, perfectly identical!

Upon seeing this, Zhou Ding was overjoyed!

"Clone Technique!"

This was a new ability he had never seen in Xiao Jin before!

He mentally controlled Xiao Jin's clone and began the test.

The clone actually possessed all of Little Gold's abilities except for the clone technique itself!

Earth Listening Technique, Earth Escape Technique, and Black Spirit Claw—all are included!

The only limitation is—

Duration.

A stick of incense.

Zhou Ding silently kept track of the time.

After an incense stick's time, the clone flashed with light, then vanished into specks of spiritual light without a trace.

Even so, it's terrifying enough!

One stick of incense is enough to do a lot!

Once Zhou Ding uses the clone technique, he will have the combat power of two top-tier level one demonic beasts at the same time!

Moreover, both Xiao Jin's main body and Xiao Jin's clone possess the ability to transform.

The Earth Listening Technique's super-strong perception, the Earth Escape Technique's unpredictable appearance and disappearance, and the Black Spirit Claw's defense-breaking attack.

Each one possesses the ability to fight opponents of higher levels!

Imagine this—

When facing an enemy, Xiao Jin's main body launches a surprise attack from underground, while Xiao Jin's clone launches a feint attack from the front, and Wu Ling Claw simultaneously tears apart the opponent's defensive magic artifacts.

Even if the opponent is very strong, they will be caught off guard and unable to attend to everything!

And once Xiao Jin breaks through to the second-level demon beast...

Zhou Ding's breathing quickened.

Level 2 Lesser Gold, plus Level 2 Lesser Gold clone, plus his original body, who is in the early stage of Foundation Establishment but whose divine sense is comparable to that of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment and whose magical power is far more refined than that of others of the same level.

Facing three early Foundation Establishment stage warriors at the same time!

Moreover, each of these three combatants possesses the ability to fight beyond their level!

What does this mean?

This means that once Xiao Jin breaks through, Zhou Ding, even if he is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, will be able to fight a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator head-on, and may even have a chance to win!

Thinking of this, Zhou Ding felt extremely happy and almost couldn't help but laugh out loud!

Today is truly a day of double happiness!

Successfully establishing the foundation is one aspect.

The second thing is that Xiao Jin awakens the clone technique!

From then on, he had one more card to play!