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

Zhou Ding hid behind that huge rock, his gaze piercing through the layers of rock to watch the enormous creature in the cave.

The Blood Jade Spider lay there, its eight long legs curled up beneath it, like a small mountain carved from white jade.

His gaze swept across the cave, calculating his next move.

Although the cave is very large, several tens of feet square, with a high dome and stalactites hanging upside down, it would feel cramped if one were to fight the Blood Jade Spider.

The Blood Jade Spider is enormous, with eight long legs that can stretch for several meters. In this cave, it has limited space to move around nimbly.

Each of its eight long legs is as hard as iron, and when it swings, it can smash rocks into powder. If you are hit by it, you will be seriously injured even if you are not killed.

But for Zhou Ding, it was equally difficult to utilize his abilities.

The Golden Fiend Sword needs space to unleash its full power, but in this cave, the thirty-six flying swords simply cannot be deployed.

Moreover, the battle fluctuations were too great, which would easily attract the attention of the cultivators from Tianque Fortress outside.

Although those cultivators were not very strong, the strongest among them was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

However, if they are alerted and run out to report the news, attracting the Core Formation cultivators of Tianque Fortress, then things will be troublesome.

With a Core Formation cultivator arriving, it's questionable whether he can even escape unscathed, let alone subdue the Blood Jade Spider.

"Looks like we'll have to stick to the old methods."

Zhou Ding pondered for a moment, his gaze falling on a small cave next to the main cave.

The cave was about ten zhang square, with enough space but not too big.

The cave walls are smooth and there are not many obstacles, making it suitable for setting up formations.

What's even better is that it's right next to the cave where the Blood Jade Spider is located, separated only by a thin layer of rock wall, making it easy to lure the Blood Jade Spider there.

He immediately decided to use the same method he used against the Golden-backed Demon Mantis: first trap it with an array to slowly deplete its power, and then subdue it with the Soul-Seizing Eye.

With this in mind, Zhou Ding began to take action.

He silently passed through the thin rock wall and entered the small cave next to it.

His footsteps were so light they were almost silent, each step landing on the hardest part of the rock without causing any vibration.

He took out the array flag from his storage bag and began to set up the Inverted Five Elements Array.

As a flag is inserted, the five-colored rays of light gradually connect, forming a complete cycle.

The five elements interact and counteract each other, resonating with one another, and ultimately transforming into a five-colored light curtain that envelops the entire cave.

The light screen swirled continuously, with gold, cyan, blue, red, and yellow colors flashing alternately, exuding a resilient and profound aura.

The runes moved slowly across the light screen, as if they were alive, each rune containing immense power.

Zhou Ding checked it over and, after confirming that there were no problems with the formation, nodded in satisfaction.

After setting up the formation, Zhou Ding stepped aside and began the next step.

He manipulated Little Gold, making it quietly approach the Blood Jade Spider.

Little Gold burrowed underground, silently passing through the rock layers, and arrived beneath the Blood Jade Spider.

It moves through the rocks as smoothly and freely as a fish in water, without making a sound.

Its aura was completely concealed. Although the Blood Jade Spider had a keen sense of touch, Little Gold, being deep underground, completely avoided its perception range.

Through telepathic connection, Zhou Ding could clearly sense Xiao Jin's location.

It was directly below the Blood Jade Spider, only a few feet above the ground, and you could feel the weight of the Blood Jade Spider pressing down on the rocks above your head.

He waited patiently, waiting for the best opportunity to make his move.

The Blood Jade Spider's breathing became slower and longer.

Its compound eyes were half-closed, and the blood-red markings had faded, indicating that it had clearly entered a deep sleep.

It's now!

With a thought from Zhou Ding, Xiao Jin suddenly burst out from underground!

Its speed was as fast as lightning; in a flash of purple light, it had already rushed to one of the Blood Jade Spider's legs.

The black light on the claws flashed, and it gripped the Blood Jade Spider's leg joints tightly!

"laugh--"

With a muffled thud, the Dark Claw left a shallow mark on the Blood Jade Spider's leg, and white powder fell down in a flurry.

The Blood Jade Spider's carapace is incredibly hard; even top-tier magic weapons struggle to leave a mark on it. Yet, Little Gold's claw still managed to leave a white mark on it.

The Blood Jade Spider, in pain, suddenly awoke!

Its eight long legs suddenly pushed up its body, and its huge body instantly changed from a lying position to a standing position. Its compound eyes lit up instantly, and countless tiny crystals rotated at the same time, capturing everything around it.

The Blood Jade Spider opened its mouthparts, revealing sharp teeth that gleamed with a cold light, and let out a sharp hiss.

The piercing roar echoed through the cave, causing rubble to fall from the cave walls and breaking several small stalactites, which shattered on the ground.

After catching sight of Xiao Jin, it snapped its sharp teeth together, making a "crunching" sound, and pounced on Xiao Jin!

Zhou Ding was prepared. After successfully manipulating Xiao Jin to strike, he immediately burrowed underground.

Its speed was astonishing; in a flash of purple light, it disappeared into the rocks.

The Blood Jade Spider roared and gave chase.

Its speed was astonishing; in a flash of purple light, it disappeared into the rocks.

The Blood Jade Spider roared and gave chase.

Its eight long legs moved swiftly, each step shaking the ground and leaving deep claw marks.

Its massive body rampaged through the cave, smashing many stalactites, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere.

Little Gold was desperately fleeing ahead, occasionally popping up from underground to swat a claw at the Blood Jade Spider before immediately disappearing back underground.

It kept provoking the behemoth behind it to make sure it wouldn't lose track of it.

The Blood Jade Spider was completely enraged.

Its compound eyes were filled with a fierce light, and its mouthparts opened and closed incessantly, spitting out streams of white spider silk.

The spider silk stuck to the cave walls, corroding the rocks and creating small pits.

It chased after Xiao Jin, passed through the thin rock wall, and plunged into the cave where Zhou Ding had set up an array!

"boom!"

A five-colored light curtain suddenly rose up, enveloping the Blood Jade Spider within it!

The Blood Jade Spider was terrified. It turned around abruptly, its eight long legs pushing off the ground as it tried to rush out.

But the light curtain had already closed, trapping it inside.

Its body crashed into the light screen with a loud bang, causing the light screen to tremble violently and the runes to flash wildly.

It slammed into the light screen frantically, its eight long legs slamming into it with loud "bang bang bang" sounds, like drumming.

With each strike, the light screen would tremble violently, its five-colored rays flickering erratically.

The entire formation was trembling, as if it would collapse at any moment.

Zhou Ding stood outside the light screen, watching the Blood Jade Spider struggle frantically within the formation, without feeling any panic.

This upgraded version of the Inverted Five Elements Formation can even withstand attacks from late-stage Core Formation cultivators, so it's naturally not something a level four demonic beast can destroy.

Although the Blood Jade Spider is powerful, having reached the peak of level four, it is still only a level four demon beast, and there is still a considerable gap between it and a Core Formation cultivator.

The Blood Jade Spiders launched a frenzied attack within the formation.

It slammed with its eight long legs, each strike carrying the force of ten thousand pounds, making the light screen resound with loud "bangs".

It rammed its massive body against the light screen with a dull thud that shook the ground.

They bite with their mouthparts, their sharp teeth biting the light screen, making a "crunching" sound that makes your teeth ache.

With his compound eyes, he shot out beams of blood-red light. The blood-red light struck the light screen, making a "hissing" sound, but only left shallow marks on it, which disappeared in an instant.

It even started spinning silk, spraying white spider silk from its mouthparts and sticking it to the light screen.

Those spider silks were incredibly tough, even magical artifacts couldn't cut them, but when they stuck to the light screen, they were gradually dissolved by the power of the runes.

The runes, like countless tiny flames, burned the spider silk to ashes, and grayish-white powder fell to the ground.

It tried every means possible, but still could not break through this light barrier.

One day passed.

The Blood Jade Spider's attacks slowed down noticeably.

Its eight long legs are no longer as powerful as they were at first; each time they hit the light screen, they only make it tremble slightly.

Its compound eyes were no longer so bright, becoming somewhat dim, its breathing became rapid, and the blood-red patterns on its body began to flicker erratically.

Two days have passed.

The Blood Jade Spider has stopped attacking the light barrier.

It lay on the ground, panting heavily. The blood-red patterns on its body had faded considerably. Its eight long legs were limply curled up beneath it. Its compound eyes were half-closed, and even its breathing had become weak. Most of its demonic energy had been consumed, and its aura was listless.

Three days have passed.

Zhou Ding stood outside the light screen, his eyes fixed on the Blood Jade Spider.

For the past three days, he has been observing its condition.

The Blood Jade Spider finally stopped. It lay motionless on the ground.

Its eight long legs were limply curled up beneath its body, as if it had lost all its strength. Its compound eyes were completely closed, and only its abdomen was still rising and falling slightly, proving that it was still alive. It had exhausted its demonic energy and was extremely weak.

Seeing that the time was right, Zhou Ding manipulated Little Gold to come in front of the Blood Jade Spider.

Little Gold stood in front of the Blood Jade Spider's head. Its body appeared extremely small in front of the Blood Jade Spider, like an ant standing in front of an elephant.

But its eyes gleamed with a light completely out of proportion to its size.

Its golden eyes suddenly emitted an eerie purple light!

Soul-Capturing Eyes!

The purple light was deep and dark, like two purple flames burning in Xiao Jin's eye sockets.

The flames were not scorching hot; instead, they gave off a chilling feeling, as if they came from the depths of hell and could freeze one's soul.

The purple light shot straight into the blood jade spider's compound eyes.

The Blood Jade Spider's body trembled violently.

Its compound eyes snapped open, flashing with a mixture of blood and purple light.

Its eight long legs twitched unconsciously, its claws carving deep marks on the rocks.

Its consciousness struggled frantically, trying to resist this eerie invasion.

It is a level four demon beast with considerable intelligence, and it knows what this means.

It doesn't want to be enslaved, it doesn't want to lose its freedom.

It resisted desperately, trying to prevent the purple light from invading.

The crimson light, like a flame, burned itself to keep the purple light out.

However, the Blood Jade Spider's demonic energy was exhausted, and its primordial spirit was extremely weak.

After three days and three nights of exhaustion, it had almost lost all ability to resist.

The crimson light was still flickering, but it was getting weaker and weaker.

Zhou Ding's consciousness was synchronized with Xiao Jin's.

His divine sense, passing through Xiao Jin's body, transformed into a monstrous wave that surged into the Blood Jade Spider's sea of ​​consciousness!

That was a full-force suppression based on his mid-stage Core Formation divine sense, as vast as the sea and as heavy as a mountain!

That divine sense, like a monstrous wave, instantly surged into the Blood Jade Spider's sea of ​​consciousness, completely enveloping the crimson light.

The Blood Jade Spider's consciousness was struggling and resisting.

Its primordial spirit was throbbing desperately, trying to break through the encirclement.

Each pulsation creates ripples of crimson light, pushing the purple glow away slightly.

But its resistance seemed so pale and powerless in the face of that overwhelming divine consciousness.

It's like a drowning person, struggling desperately, but only sinking to the bottom little by little.

The purple light surged in like a tide, wave after wave, gradually engulfing the blood-red light.

Its resistance grew weaker and weaker.

The crimson light gradually dimmed, and purple light slowly invaded, surrounding, penetrating, and assimilating it.

Half an hour passed.

The Blood Jade Spider's body stiffened abruptly, then slowly relaxed.

Its eight long legs stopped twitching and lay limply on the ground.

The fierce glint in its compound eyes vanished completely, replaced by docility and obedience.

The crimson light dimmed completely, and the purple light swallowed it whole.

Zhou Ding withdrew his divine sense and let out a long breath.

Fine beads of sweat had formed on his forehead, sliding down his cheeks and dripping onto his clothes.

His face was also somewhat pale, a sign of excessive mental exertion.

But he paid no heed to any of that, his eyes fixed on the Blood Jade Spider.

The Blood Jade Spider slowly raised its head and looked at Little Gold, its eyes full of docility.

It emitted a low hiss, a sound that was no longer harsh but rather carried a hint of ingratiation, like a child pleading with its parents.

As soon as Zhou Ding had a thought, the Blood Jade Spider struggled to its feet and crawled a few steps toward him.

Its movements were still somewhat slow, but it no longer showed any hostility.

Its eight long legs stood firmly on the ground, its compound eyes looked at him docilely, and its mouthparts opened and closed slightly, emitting a soft hissing sound.

Successful.

A smile appeared on Zhou Ding's face.

He took out several pills to restore his demonic energy from his storage bag and tossed them to the Blood Jade Spider.

The Blood Jade Spider opened its mouth and swallowed the pills.

Once the pill entered its stomach, it transformed into a warm medicinal power that spread throughout its body.

The medicinal power was like sweet spring water, nourishing its weary body and replenishing its depleted demonic energy.

Its breathing gradually stabilized, and the light in its eyes returned somewhat.

Zhou Ding nodded.

This Blood Jade Spider will be his from now on.

After subduing the Blood Jade Spider, Zhou Ding headed directly towards the ancient teleportation array.

He stood in front of the ancient teleportation array, his gaze sweeping over the ancient formation.

The ancient teleportation array was about ten feet in size and was in the shape of a regular hexagon. There was a stone pillar at each corner, and the stone pillars were engraved with ancient runes.

The runes were crooked and twisted, like tadpoles or bird tracks, completely different from the runes of today, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.

He crouched down and carefully examined the runes. Each rune was extremely complex, composed of dozens or even hundreds of strokes, layered and interlocked.

He tried to understand their meaning, but the runes were too profound for his current mastery of formations. He could only memorize their shapes and have Xin Ruyin study them when he got back.

He reached out and the "Great Teleportation Token," emitting a faint blue light, floated lightly into his palm.

The token felt slightly heavy in my hand, with a warm and smooth texture like holding a piece of fine jade.

The spatial runes above seemed to have a life of their own, flowing slightly, with each line moving slowly, like a living creature.

A strange power that stabilizes space is contained within it. He can feel that although the power is weak, it is extremely stable, as if it can suppress all spatial fluctuations.

He carefully put the token away, then his gaze fell on the five-colored skeleton.

The skeleton remained seated, its bones translucent, with five colors of light—blue, yellow, red, white, and black—flowing slowly within, appearing mysterious and profound, completely out of place with its surroundings.

"Extremely dazzling... Heaven-Mending Pill..."

Zhou Ding muttered to himself, the memories of the transmigrator letting him know the origin of this skeleton.

This person is one of the disciples of Xiao Cha, the Xuan Gu Shangren of the Chaotic Star Sea, and his name is Ji Xuan.

Back then, his fellow disciples turned against each other and killed one another in a struggle for the Heaven-Mending Pill in the Void Heaven Palace.

Ji Xuan was fortunate enough to obtain a Heaven-Mending Pill, but he was also seriously injured. He escaped to Tiannan through an ancient teleportation array, but ultimately his injuries were too severe to save him, and he passed away there.

The reason why his bones exhibit such a strange five colors is due to the influence of the medicinal power of the Heaven-Mending Pill that was not fully digested and absorbed in his body.

The medicine was too potent; he died before he could refine it.

The medicine seeped into his bone marrow, staining his bones with five colors.

The Heaven-Mending Pill is an ancient and miraculous pill. It is said to have the power to seize the creation of heaven and earth, and can cleanse and refine spiritual roots, make up for innate deficiencies, and enhance the cultivation aptitude and potential of cultivators!

It is a treasure coveted by countless cultivators.

A single Heaven-Mending Pill is enough to trigger a bloodbath.

Zhou Ding's eyes burned with desire, but his movements remained cautious.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then activated the true fire.

A burst of blazing blue flame surged from his palm, slowly enveloping the five-colored skeleton.

Flames leaped around the skeleton, crackling and popping.

Under high-temperature calcination, the bones gradually turned into ashes.

First, the surface of the bone begins to turn white, then fine cracks appear, and finally it turns into grayish-white powder, peeling off layer by layer.

But the flowing five-colored radiance did not dissipate; instead, it became even more concentrated and brighter in the flames.

They peeled from the bones and swirled in the flames, like five colorful little snakes, intertwining and chasing each other.

Zhou Ding increased the output of the true fire, making the flames even hotter and changing their color from gold to white gold.

The bones gradually turned into grayish-white powder, peeling off layer by layer from the surface of the bones.

The five-colored light grew brighter and brighter in the flames, becoming more and more concentrated, and finally coalescing into tiny points of light.

The points of light grew smaller and brighter, eventually transforming into seven tiny beads the size of soybeans.

When the last bone turned to ashes, seven small objects, roughly the size of soybeans, appeared in the flames. Tiny beads.

They shimmered with blue, yellow, red, white, black, and two mixed colors, crystal clear like colored gemstones, spinning in the flames, emitting a pure and strange medicinal power that stirred the soul!

"The remaining medicinal essence of the Heaven-Mending Pill!"

Zhou Ding suppressed his excitement and withdrew the true fire.

Without the support of the flame, the seven small beads slowly fell, tracing seven colorful paths in the air.

He quickly took out a jade bottle that he had prepared beforehand and carefully put the seven colorful beads into the bottle.

The jade bottle was pure white, and its surface was covered with sealing talismans. It was specially used to store rare elixirs.

He put the small bead into the bottle, immediately put the cap on, and added several more seals to ensure that the medicinal properties would not be lost.

He knew that this medicine was extremely potent, a remnant of an ancient elixir. With his current late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, he probably couldn't withstand directly consuming and refining it.

He must wait until after he forms his golden core, and with the help of the power of heaven and earth and the immense energy condensed in the golden core, he may be able to safely and maximize the absorption and refine of the remaining power of this core.

Zhou Ding made up his mind and carefully put the bottle away, listing it as one of his most important reserve resources.

Zhou Ding then took out a blank jade slip, placed it on his forehead, and used his divine sense, like the most precise engraving knife, to meticulously copy and record every detail of the hexagonal ancient teleportation array before him.

This process requires complete concentration and cannot tolerate the slightest mistake.

Even if you miss a single rune or misremember the direction of a single array pattern, the effort to repair the array in the future may be in vain.

Zhou Ding's divine sense was like the finest paintbrush, meticulously depicting every detail of the formation on the jade slip.

His brows were slightly furrowed, his gaze was focused, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he was completely unaware of it.

Fortunately, Zhou Ding had a strong spiritual sense, and he completed the copying in just a short while.

He put away the jade slip, a huge weight lifted from his heart.

With this detailed array diagram, Xin Ruyin was able to study the structure of this ancient teleportation array and find a way to repair it.

With her talent in formations, it shouldn't be too long.

His gaze swept across the cave again, and suddenly, his eyes stopped and fell on a particularly thick stone pillar not far away.

The stone pillar was as thick as two people could hug, and it was grayish-white with a smooth surface.

At the base of the stone pillar, close to the damp rock wall, lay two round eggs, about the size of a fist, crystal clear as crystal, with the outline of a small spider curled up inside!

Blood Jade Spider Eggs!

Zhou Ding's eyes lit up with even more joy. Without the slightest hesitation, he stepped forward and carefully picked up the two spider eggs.

The eggshell is warm to the touch, containing vibrant life and pure earth and metal essence.

He could sense that the life beneath the eggshell was dormant, waiting for the day it would hatch.

Although the life was weak, it was extremely tenacious, like two tiny flames burning inside the eggshell.

He took out two jade boxes, placed the spider eggs inside, affixed sealing talismans, and carefully put them away.

Thus, Zhou Ding's core objective for this trip was revealed.

Ancient teleportation array, Great Teleportation Token, Blood Jade Spider.

All received!

Once we return to Yellow Maple Valley, Xin Ruyin can use the array diagram he recorded to try and repair this ancient teleportation array.

In the future, with this Great Teleportation Token, we can directly activate the formation and teleport to the resource-rich and opportunity-filled Chaotic Star Sea!

Zhou Ding took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement.

After taking a short breath, he manipulated Little Gold to use the Earth Escape Technique and quietly left the spirit stone mine.

……

Two days later.

Taiyue Mountains.

Zhou Ding concealed his aura and piloted the Divine Wind Boat, flying slowly through the clouds.

He dared not fly too fast, nor dared he fly too high.

Because along the way, he had discovered that the situation in the Yue Kingdom had changed.

The demonic path and the Yue Kingdom have already gone to war.

His divine sense covered an area of ​​dozens of miles in radius, and he could clearly sense that cultivators from the seven sects flew by from time to time, creating a solemn atmosphere.

The seven sects of cultivators are recruiting cultivators everywhere to go to the front lines to fight.

Zhou Ding's expression was solemn.

He knew this was just the beginning.

The six sects of the Demonic Path had been plotting for a long time and were advancing with unstoppable momentum, causing the seven sects of Yue Kingdom to suffer repeated defeats.

The battle will become increasingly fierce, and the death toll will rise.

The entire Yue Kingdom will be engulfed in war.

With his powerful divine sense, Zhou Ding successfully evaded the cultivators from the seven sects and avoided being conscripted to the battlefield.

The Divine Wind Boat accelerated, transforming into a white streak of light as it flew deeper into the Taiyue Mountains.