To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Demonic beasts can devour all spells, making them quite troublesome even for Golden Core cultivators.

Whether it's talismans and spells, spiritual fire and divine thunder, or even the sword energy of sword cultivators, they are all essentially formed from the condensation and transformation of magical power, and will all be swallowed by demonic beasts and used for their own purposes.

Only pure brute force and tangible attacks can truly harm these demonic beasts.

If this point is not noticed at the beginning of the encounter, and instead the power of the spell is increased, it will only continuously supply spiritual power to the monster, creating a stronger monster, until the monster is trapped here.

This brute force and killing power is precisely what Chang Yuan and the gourd excel at.

Upon hearing Gu Fan's instructions, Hulu immediately leaped into the air, its body growing to a height of ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), its massive form blocking the path of the demon beast like a small mountain.

Its arms swung like a whirlwind, and its thick snake tail lashed out fiercely. In the howling wind, dozens of monsters at the forefront were instantly whipped away, crashing to the ground and howling in agony.

Then, Hulu bent down, grabbed a second-tier demon beast in each hand, and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

With a crunchy sound, it chewed a few times and swallowed the entire monster whole, its face full of satisfaction.

"tasty!"

The gourd's eyes lit up instantly, its appetite fully aroused, and it began to happily devour its food.

Several demonic beasts rushed towards the gourd, their sharp teeth tearing at its scales, but they only left white marks, unable to break through its defenses.

The gourd shook its body impatiently, and the monsters were flung away like lice, their bones shattered and tendons broken.

Some cunning monsters tried to avoid the gourd, but a dark shadow suddenly flew out of the magic boat.

Chang Yuan stretched out his ten-zhang-long serpentine body, his dark scales gleaming coldly in the glow of the lava. He snatched a charging demon beast in his mouth, swallowed it whole with a swift and ruthless motion, without the slightest hesitation.

This scene, which can be described as a massacre, reveals a kind of savage beauty.

Standing on the magic boat, Gu Fan gazed at the fierce battle below, a sudden clarity dawning on him. He pondered to himself:

"Cultivators of the Tai Chi lineage primarily practice Yin-Yang techniques, all of which are Yin-based and formless. This third stone tablet, however, tests the Yang-based, tangible strength. In the path of cultivation, isolated Yin cannot produce life, nor can solitary Yang grow. Those who only know how to cultivate Yin and not how to utilize Yang will ultimately be biased, unable to grasp the true meaning of Tai Chi, and even less aligned with the principle of Yin-Yang balance."

A quarter of an hour later, Chang Yuan and Hulu had devoured most of the spirit-devouring beasts present.

Gu Fan quickly said, "Leave some!"

He had just realized that the blood of these demonic beasts was exceptionally pure in spiritual energy, making it a superior talisman ink.

Hulu paused for a moment, then nodded, casually swatting several spirit-devouring beasts to the ground and tossing them in front of Gu Fan.

Gu Fan asked Su Nanzhi to use her short sword to cut open the monster's neck, take out a jade bottle to collect the blood, and soon filled several bottles before he was satisfied and put them away.

After this battle, the remaining Soul-Devouring Beasts lost all fighting spirit and scattered in all directions, fleeing in disarray.

Gu Fan recalled Chang Yuan and Hulu, who were still eager for more, and then sailed his magic boat far behind the fleeing beasts into the canyon.

The two entered the valley and saw that the mountain walls were covered with nests, but there was no trace of the stone tablet that transmitted the Dharma.

Strangely, all the Soul-Devouring Beasts are neither male nor female, and there are no cubs in their nests.

He tried to put a spirit-devouring beast into the spirit beast bag, but the beast disintegrated on its own in the next instant, turning into a pile of rocks that almost shattered the spirit beast bag.

Gu Fan frowned slightly, a hint of disappointment in his expression.

......

The vast Hanchuan region is dotted with rolling mountains that resemble a reclining dragon.

Unable to find the monument, the two had no choice but to slowly climb up the mountain range, searching along the way.

Along the way, they frequently encountered groups of spirit-devouring beasts, which they would eliminate on the spot, hoping to find clues about the stone tablet among them, but they never found anything.

Seeing that these kinds of demonic beasts devoured magical spiritual light, Gu Fan named them Spirit Devouring Beasts.

Along the way, only Hulu and Changyuan ate to their hearts' content. With over a thousand spirit-devouring beasts in their bellies, they replenished all the essence and blood they had previously lost, and their aura even showed signs of improvement.

The closer you get to the ancient tree of Daoyuan, the more awe-inspiring its magnificence becomes.

A single root is comparable to a hill.

The trunk is as majestic as a mountain, and the bark is wrinkled like the ravines between heaven and earth. Looking up, the tree trunk pierces the clouds and disappears into the myriad rays of light, with no top in sight.

When the two arrived at the foot of the ancient tree, they discovered that hidden beneath the thousands of gnarled roots was a dark abyss.

"Fellow Daoist, shall we go down and investigate?" Su Nanzhi asked.

Gu Fan stared silently at the abyss, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

The abyss always gave him a chilling feeling, and his skin stung. It was a warning from the True Technique of Pulling the Machine, telling him that there was danger lurking in the abyss.

Su Nanzhi didn't urge him, and quietly waited for Gu Fan's response.

Just then, a roar that shook the valley suddenly erupted from the abyss, and a gale swept out, causing the magic boat to violently rock and almost break apart.

Su Nanzhi quickly steadied the Dharma boat, and then heard a heavy rumbling sound.

"Fellow Daoist, be careful!"

Without thinking twice, Gu Fan ignored the stinging pain in his meridians, grabbed the gourd with his left hand, and lifted Su Nanzhi in his right arm, suddenly leaping into the air.

As soon as the two left the magic boat, a huge black shadow rushed out of the abyss and bit the magic boat to pieces.

As soon as the two left the magic boat, a huge black shadow rushed out of the abyss and bit the magic boat to pieces.

Su Nanzhi's expression changed drastically when she saw the figure clearly.

It was a gigantic spirit-devouring beast whose size had increased dozens of times. Its ferocious aura, at the late stage of the third tier, was spread out without reservation. Its dark blue pupils burned with violent flames, and its oppressive power was suffocating.

It is the Soul-Devouring Beast King!

The Beast King crawled out of the abyss, flapped its wings and soared into the air, its hind legs pushing off the ground as it opened its massive jaws and charged straight at the beast.

Su Nanzhi immediately summoned her short sword, infused the blade with her magic, and swiftly slashed down at the Beast King's brow.

"bite--"

With a crisp sound, the short sword only grazed the Beast King's brow, drawing a trickle of blood and leaving a shallow mark, before being firmly held back by his hard flesh, unable to penetrate any further.

Taking advantage of this moment, the gourd broke free from Gu Fan's arms, its palm-sized body swelling in the wind and transforming into a ten-zhang-tall giant shadow, like a small mountain falling from the sky and smashing hard towards the beast king!

Chang Yuan also appeared at the same time, his black python body swirling like a black wind, biting down hard on half of the beast king's wing.

The Soul-Devouring Beast King roared in pain, unleashing its ferocity and sweeping its giant claws across the battlefield.

Both the gourd and Chang Yuan were simultaneously smashed away, crashing heavily to the ground!

This beast king was over twenty zhang long and had an incomparably strong body. Not only did it not lose in a fight against two, it launched a fierce counterattack and completely suppressed the two spirit beasts.

Scales flew, beast blood splattered, and the battle became instantly brutal.

In just a few rounds, a deep wound was torn open on Hulu's chest, exposing the bone; if it had been just an inch off, it would have damaged his internal organs.

Large patches of black scales fell off Changyuan's back, causing excruciating pain and extreme frustration. He was unable to use his Divine Thunder Eye, and since the Beast King could devour magic, he could only fight to the death with his brute strength.

Gu Fan hovered in mid-air, watching the two spirit beasts retreat step by step and face constant danger, his expression growing increasingly solemn.

He saw it clearly: if things continued like this, Hulu and Changyuan would be seriously injured sooner or later.

If we summon the two spirit beasts now and turn them around to head straight for the top of the Dao Source Ancient Tree, we might have a chance to shake off this ferocious beast.

But after the Soul Devouring Beast King appeared, he keenly sensed a golden light from the abyss.

The third stone tablet for transmitting the Dharma that he had been searching for must be located beneath the abyss!