Demonic Demoness Training Project

Mu Qingque looked up, her eyes filled with curiosity and surprise.

She saw the remains of an ancient beast!

The remains of this wild beast were extremely small, white in color, and covered with tiny specks of water. At first glance, they appeared quite sacred.

The air seemed to freeze.

Mu Qingque looked at Lu Li's and then compared it to her own, finding the difference enormous. Her cherry lips gradually parted, and she said blankly:

"How strange~"

Just like when Lu Ling first met him, her first reaction was not that she thought Lu Li was classy, ​​but rather that she attributed it to lentigines.

Over time, the remains of the ancient beast have withered and shriveled. They contain neither flesh nor demon core, and to outsiders, they cannot be associated with the legendary ancient beast.

But there has to be a reason.

In a situation like this, you can't just say that he was originally a man, or he'd be torn apart on the spot.

With all four cores operating simultaneously, Lu Li's thoughts raced like lightning, his wisdom breaking through its limits in an instant, finally uttering a single sentence:

"This...this is swollen from being soaked in water, yes, it's swollen from being soaked in uranium water."

"Oh!"

Mu Qingque's cherry lips slowly closed, and she suddenly realized.

So it was soaked in uranium-containing water. That makes no surprise.

Previously, she had cultivated in another boundless realm and had also learned about the Void Return Uranium and the Boundless Kalpa, so she was naturally aware of the strangeness of the Boundless Kalpa.

This natural hot spring is also extremely special. However, the surrounding immeasurable calamity is too dense for ordinary people to enter. In addition, she used a secret method to activate the Returning Void Uranium and put it into the pool, making the already dense immeasurable calamity even denser.

The fact that Lu Li was able to break in shows that he also has a certain affinity with Wuliangjie.

Some people are born with an extremely strong affinity for countless eons, but such people are very few and far between. Most people acquire this affinity gradually through cultivation.

She possesses a magical artifact given to her by her family, which can assist in her cultivation and help her achieve the Dao Body of Returning to Nothingness. Sister Mo Wan is a local cultivator from downstream and does not have the same conditions as her, so she can only explore on her own.

How much suffering must have she endured to get soaked like this?

Thinking of this, Mu Qingque immediately felt a deep respect for Lu Li.

At this moment, Lu Li was filled with shame and anger. Taking advantage of Mu Qingque's momentary daze, she dodged the cloth in the other's hand, quickly put it on herself, and hurriedly went ashore.

……

Before long, Mu Qingque also got dressed and went ashore.

Lu Li then took a closer look at the other person's clothes, which were mainly white, blue, and gold.

Her upper body was a plain-colored wide-sleeved ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with gold patterns embroidered on the hem and neckline. The light blue silk at the waist and abdomen was extremely form-fitting, adding a touch of elegance to her already slender figure.

Beyond this, a thin veil is draped with light blue highlights at the ends, its color slowly changing as it sways in the wind, creating a breathtakingly beautiful effect.

As for what comes after that... there's nothing there.

There were neither socks nor shoes.

Mu Qingque moved gracefully towards Lu Li, making no sound at all. Upon closer inspection, Lu Li discovered that there seemed to be a layer of airflow between the soles of her feet and the ground, supporting Mu Qingque's body so that her jade feet never touched the ground.

From the ankle to the knee, there were faint blue cloud patterns, which seemed to be a very mysterious magic array. Lu Li could only tell from the appearance that this magic array could make the body lighter.

Apart from that, Lu Li couldn't see anything else. To fully understand it, he would have to get closer and observe and appreciate it carefully.

The thought that the thing that had stepped on his face earlier was actually the object in front of him made Lu Li feel incredibly unbelievable, and he regretted not having examined the magic array on it more closely.

If Lu Li's own pair was like food straight from the bag, then these jade feet could be used directly without even opening the bag.

If this were served as a pickled vegetable, it would surely be incredibly appetizing, enough to make one want to eat three large bowls of rice in one go.

Seemingly noticing Lu Li's gaze, Mu Qingque raised her left foot and said:

Are you looking at the array patterns on this?

"Uh……"

Lu Li looked embarrassed as he was immediately exposed.

“I was born with this. My mothers all say it’s some kind of innate Dao mark.”

Lu Li stared blankly. He didn't know what innate Dao traces were, but he felt they were very powerful and must be something more advanced than magic arrays.

What does "mothers" mean?

So you weren't just singing casually, you really do have more than one mother, right?

Lu Li became increasingly suspicious that the other party was a puppet, and that the so-called innate Dao mark was actually a kind of magic array carved on by the immortal clan behind it. The so-called innate Dao mark was just a pretext.

That's bullshit! Who would believe that a good person would be born with a birthmark that's a sign of divine intervention? Impossible, absolutely impossible!

However, upon hearing the words "Dao Hen," Elder Duan was suddenly stunned, his pupils shrinking sharply:

"A Dao Mark! A Primordial Dao Mark!"

"Oh? You know?"

"Disciple, do you know why it's difficult to mass-produce spirit cores of level four or higher?"

Why?

"Dao traces are the manifestation of the Great Dao. Because spirit cores of the fifth rank or above, regardless of their attribute, require Dao traces to be refined. The more Dao traces there are, the higher the quality. Refining a spirit core of the fifth rank is itself a way of seizing the creation of heaven and earth. Therefore, once a puppet reaches the fifth rank, its power will be completely different from that of a fourth rank."

"Is there such a thing?"

"I know you don't believe me. When you have time, you can take a look at the fragment of your fifth-level spirit core. There should be remnants of the Dao of Soul on it."

"I will verify it; no need for you to worry."

"Let me remind you one more time: you must not have any improper thoughts about this girl, and you should not ask too many questions. Her background is probably higher than the sky. This is what I really think. Don't offend her parents, or it will bring trouble to me in the future."

Lu Li nodded to himself.

On the other side, Mu Qingque stepped forward enthusiastically, took her arm, and waved to the mechanical bird not far away.

"Mo Xiaowan, Sister Yuan, let's go! To the core area!"

The large bird called Sister Kite was, to be precise, a wooden kite. Unlike the wooden crow, this thing was much larger and more exquisitely crafted; it was a genuine four-turn beast-shaped puppet.

The two boarded the bird's back, burst through the fog, and flew straight toward the core area.

Lu Li had already sent a message to Hong Xian and the others, telling them to go back to the pear orchard first and that they could talk about anything else when he returned.

Before long, the wooden kite let out a long cry and slowly descended.

Lu Li was curious about how a fourth-stage puppet could withstand the immeasurable calamity. Sure enough, when the two approached this area, the puppet reached its limit and could no longer move forward.

The two descended from the bird's spine and stood there, where they could clearly see the void space at the center of the immeasurable calamity. Lu Li had never been to this area before; his last great battle with Wan Hanshan took place on the other side of the void space.

"Alright, now it's your turn. Come out, Mo Xiaowan!"

Chapter 180 Demon-Catching Spirit Orb and Innate Artifact Spirit

"What do you want me to do?"

Under Lu Li's curious gaze, Mu Qingque took out a spherical mechanism. This mechanism was divided into two halves by a black line in the middle. The upper half was made of transparent glass, while the lower half was white with red array patterns flowing continuously on its surface.

Lu Li felt that this thing looked familiar, so he searched for it in his mind.

"The Demon-Catching Spirit Orb?"

Ordinary storage containers, such as storage bags, have many limitations, the most significant of which is that they cannot hold living creatures.

Slave cultivators use puppets to control demonic beasts to fight for them, but the demonic beasts are too large to carry around. Therefore, an ancient powerful being combined slave cultivation with the universe cultivation to create a puppet called the "Demon-Catching Spirit Pearl".

Once you defeat the monster and render it unable to fight, you can try to subdue it with the Monster-Catching Orb.

As a slave artifact capable of containing living beings, the Demon-Catching Spirit Orb typically starts at level four, and as the rank of the captured demon beasts increases, a higher level Demon-Catching Spirit Orb is required to contain them.

At this moment, Duan Xuanyuan suddenly let out a strange, eerie laugh.

"Jie Jie Jie."

"Old man, what are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing. Speaking of this Demon-Catching Spirit Pearl, I suddenly remembered a legend."

"What are you up to now?"

Lu Li immediately became alert, suspecting that there was a trap involved. Every now and then, Old Duan liked to tell him short stories and then criticize and educate him.

"No, not this time. I'll just say something casually. In ancient times, the human and demon races were at war. The slave cultivators were relatively well-behaved, and everyone harbored the dream of becoming a slave master."

"That is indeed a very beautiful dream, but then what?"

"Then, those slave cultivators discovered that this demon-catching spirit pearl, after being modified, could not only capture demonic beasts, but also people. These slave cultivators were very clever—what kind of strange people were they? They were clearly humanoid demonic beasts."

"That's utterly beastly."

"I haven't finished yet. The desires of the human heart are endless. Gradually, they are no longer satisfied with capturing otherworldly beings and have begun to turn their attention to their own kind. Cough cough, for example—you, a human cultivator, I think you are clearly a demon beast in disguise!"

"Holy crap, what a beast!"

"Therefore, when two slave cultivators fight, it's not just about whose demon beast is stronger, but also about who can take out the demon-catching spirit pearl first, whose demon-catching spirit pearl is of a higher grade, and whose method is more skillful, so that they can break through the other's demon-catching spirit pearl."

"Terrifying... What kind of slave cultivator is this?!"

"This is... Master Nudao!"

After hearing this, Lu Li looked at the Demon-Catching Spirit Pearl in Mu Qingque's hand and felt a chill run down his spine. He subconsciously took two steps back.

"What...what do you want to do?"

Mu Qingque, with one hand on her chest and the other holding the Demon-Catching Spirit Pearl, proudly introduced it to Lu Li:

"Hmph, this is my improved version of the Demon-Catching Spirit Orb."

After saying that, Mu Qingque tapped her forehead with the Demon-Catching Spirit Pearl. The mechanism in the middle of the Demon-Catching Spirit Pearl slowly rotated, and the upper shell popped open on its own, emitting a rich power of the universe.

swoosh~

Mu Qingque's entire body twisted and deformed, transforming into a stream of light that disappeared into the Demon-Catching Spirit Pearl.

Click~

Once the Demon-Catching Spirit Pearl closed up again, Mu Qingque appeared inside it, now the size of a fist. Her hands were pressed against the inner glass wall, and her pretty face showed a hint of baby fat under the reflection of the glass shell.

Has this girl locked herself inside?

"Quick, pick me up."

"Oh, how do you open this thing?"

I won't tell you~

Ordinary demon-catching spirit beads are controlled by external cultivators, but this demon-catching spirit bead is controlled by Mu Qingque inside. Furthermore, the material of this demon-catching spirit bead has also undergone special treatment.

Lu Li guessed that this was probably what the other party meant by "improvement".

I must say, this little thing is actually quite convenient.

Lu Li found it amusing, so he gently weighed the Demon-Catching Spirit Pearl in his hand, causing Mu Qingque inside to flutter up and down.

"Waaah, don't lift it!"

pat~

The Demon-Catching Pearl suddenly popped open, and a small hand reached out from it, hitting Lu Li hard on the forehead. Lu Li winced in pain, covered his forehead, and then calmed down.

"Hold on tight, no swaying! Mo Xiaowan, move forward!"

So after all that fuss, I've just become their human vehicle?

Lu Li twitched the corners of his mouth, holding the Demon-Catching Spirit Pearl in his palm as if it were a fragile and easily broken work of art. He led Mu Qingque deeper into the Boundless Realm, step by step approaching that void space.

"If you can't hold on, you don't have to force yourself to go forward. Just throw me into that void space. Once you're in the void space, there shouldn't be any endless eons inside."

"I'll do my best. To be honest, I've never been this deep before."

Lu Li wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, a look of difficulty on his face.

"Eek! Why isn't it working? Keep going."

"Keep going, charge!"

With that, Lu Li mustered all his strength and sprinted forward like crazy. As he ran, he suddenly stopped and gasped for breath.