Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

As for the remaining Green Wood Spirit Body, Gou An didn't know how to try it out for a while, since he couldn't experience the thing of prolonging life right now.

He looked around the layout of the alchemy room and took out a slightly withered spiritual herb from the medicine basket.

Gou An placed the herb in his palm and tried to infuse it with spiritual energy.

The next second, the herb slowly lost its yellowing leaves and became plump and vibrant.

"It actually has such an effect?" Gou An was greatly shocked.

After testing all five abilities, Gou An slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, stretched, and his bones cracked all over.

At this moment, Gou An couldn't help but think that his current abilities were already half-powered. If he had only chosen one of his abilities, he wondered how powerful he would be.

Another point is that Gou An found that after breaking through to the Demon Transformation Realm, he felt much more energetic.

Only after repeatedly examining myself did I discover the reason.

When Gou An was at the demon beast realm, he could use the transformation technique to turn into human form.

However, this transformation is a deliberate one, which continuously consumes energy and demonic power. The original form remains that of a demon beast. If the user loses consciousness during this stage, the transformation will revert to the appearance of a demon beast.

After transforming into a demon, the original form becomes humanoid, while the demonic beast form becomes something that needs to be actively changed.

Therefore, the humanoid state no longer needs to be maintained, thus reducing a lot of unnecessary consumption.

By the time Gou An had fully adapted to his new state after the breakthrough, it was already dawn.

It wasn't that Gou'an could see the sunlight; it was mainly because the demon soldiers who delivered the alchemy materials every morning had already arrived at the door.

Gou An sighed softly and began another busy day.

However, when Gou An started refining pills this time, he found that his alchemy skills had been significantly improved, especially his control over the heat.

At this moment, Gou An can use his own demonic power to transform into fire as a catalyst to enter the furnace and ignite the fire for alchemy inside.

These fires can then be directly controlled by Gou An, who can precisely control their temperature and shape. Moreover, the consumption is significantly reduced compared to the past, and the speed is increased.

It took less than four hours to refine all three batches of pills.

The speed increased by almost twice, and my body felt much lighter.

The slight fatigue in the body can be cleansed and nourished by mobilizing the water elemental power within the demon core, which is more effective than external spiritual vein massage.

In order to leave as soon as possible, Gou An directly increased production.

The dosage of Transformation Pills per day has been increased from 100 to 150.

A month later, after Gou An finished refining the last batch of pills, the five thousand pills were finally handed over.

Gou An packed up all the remaining spirit herbs and took them with him. He then went to find the Demon King Xueyin to ask for the reward of three thousand spirit stones and the flying boat to leave.

Upon arriving at the entrance to the Demon King's room, the guards on both sides immediately stopped Gou An.

"What is it?" one of the demon guards questioned Gou An.

Gou An stated his purpose directly: "I have something to discuss with your king. Please inform him."

But the demon guard said, "The king went out a few days ago and hasn't returned yet. Go back and wait!"

"What?" Gou An was speechless, never expecting that the demon realm would also delay paying wages. "Then when are you coming back?"

The demon guard shook his head: "How could we possibly know the King's whereabouts? Sometimes he returns in a few days, and sometimes he doesn't return for several months."

"It's fine if she's not here, you must have a second-in-command, right?" Gou An had been locked in the cave for over a month and had long wanted to go out and breathe some fresh air.

"Second-in-command?" The demon guard clearly didn't understand the term.

"So, after your king leaves, who's in charge?" Gou An explained.

"General!" The demon guard replied immediately after understanding, "With the King absent, the General is in charge."

When Gou An found the general, he was a deer demon with long antlers on his head, who was flipping through chess manuals and studying how to play chess.

With a single glance, Gou An could clearly see the concentration of demonic energy around him, thus accurately determining his cultivation level.

His cultivation level was also at the Demon Transformation Realm, but he had not yet completely transformed his demon core into a golden core.

After learning of Gou An's purpose, General Lu put down the chess piece and said to Gou An, "This matter is not my responsibility. I am only responsible for the defense of the cave. You need to go to the Third General for the spirit stones."

Gou An remained silent and could only find his way to the door of the Third General's room.

The Third General was a toad spirit, covered in bumps of varying sizes, bald with a large face, and a frighteningly large mouth that could swallow half a person in one gulp.

At this moment, the toad spirit was playing with the spirit stone in its hand. After learning of Gou An's purpose, it immediately swallowed the spirit stone into its mouth.

"Although the spirit stones are under my control, I dare not use them without the Second General's permission. Go find the Second General; as long as he agrees, I will give them to you immediately."

Gou An remained silent and could only go to find the Second General again.

The Second General was a pheasant in human form, neither male nor female, making it impossible for Gou An to tell the difference.

Upon learning that Gou An had come to demand three thousand spirit stones, he slowly said, "My word doesn't count; the King must agree. Go ask General Jiu; he can contact the King."

Gou An suppressed his anger and inquired everywhere, eventually finding the so-called Ninth General.

This creature is a white-feathered bird spirit that can transform into many talking birds to deliver messages.

Upon learning Gou An's purpose, the man replied, "I can indeed contact the King, but how can I disturb him when he is out on business?"

"Go ask General Ba. He knows exactly what the King is going out to do this time. If it's not anything major, I can help you make contact."

Gou An patiently went to find the Eighth General, but after finding him, the general told Gou An, "The King left in a hurry this time and did not tell me anything. I do not know what the King is going to do on this trip."

After wandering around for a long time, Gou An realized he had made a wasted trip and was about to explode with anger.

But when he thought about how this was someone else's territory, he knew he would definitely suffer if they really started a fight.

So they changed their approach, no longer asking for spirit stones, but instead asking for a flying boat.

After all, with the flying boat, he could leave at any time.

As for the three thousand spirit stones, we'll figure out a way to deal with that later.

After inquiring, it was learned that the flying boat was now under the management of the Fourth General, who was an eagle demon responsible for the daily tasks of the demon guards and collecting goods throughout the snowy region.

Upon learning that Gou An wanted a flying boat, he said, "I have just enough flying boats here, and I can't just give them away. But General Liu might have some extras. You can go and ask him."

Gou An felt a wave of despair upon hearing this.

These guys are kicking me around like a ball, could it be that the Demon King instructed them to do this?

She saw herself as a prodigy and didn't want to let herself leave so easily.

Gou An tried to comfort himself, but he was still furious.

Just as he was about to lose his temper, he heard a sound coming from outside the cave.

"The King is back!"