Demonic Demoness Training Project

Why specifically the bloodstream?

At what point did the Blood Dao Marks come into play?

Lu Li held her breath and concentrated, carefully recalling every detail of the refining process, every spiritual material she had added, and the techniques she used to refine them.

A moment later, Lu Li opened her eyes, a gleam of wisdom shining in her watery eyes.

"Could it be because the ball lightning tribulation, after being bombarded by the ice-based divine power, collided with the Blood Moon War Puppet?"

"It turns out that bombarding the spherical lightning tribulation with different attribute supernatural powers can also affect the final product of the spirit core. This is something worth recording."

In the distance, the soldiers in the valley were silent for a moment, then burst into cheers.

"We finally won!"

"We have defeated the Blood Mercury Sect!"

"Hooray! Long live the Princess! Long live the Emperor!"

When Duan Xuanyuan heard the soldiers chanting "Long live the princess!" her face fell immediately. Lu Li walked over and gently patted her head, but in reality, she was drawing Duan Xuanyuan's soul away and then putting her body away.

At that moment, Qingkui walked over and lightly tapped the head of the Blood Moon War Puppet with his fingertips. The head was opened, and the disciples and elders who had been frozen into ice sculptures were trapped inside, unable to move.

"I just counted them, there are about 1,100 people here, including 1,020 disciples and 93 elders."

"There are quite a lot. This should be the most we've ever had. What are you planning to do with these prisoners? We can't just use them for breeding, can we?"

"Uh...actually, there's not much point in breeding at this time. What do you think?"

"It depends on whether the Blood Mercury Sect is interested in redeeming them. If all these people die, it will be a huge loss for the Blood Mercury Sect. Leaving aside these disciples for now, at least seven or eight out of those ninety-odd Creation Realm elders should be able to advance to the Heavenly Craft Realm in the future, and if they are lucky, one or two of them may even be able to advance to the Void Refinement Realm."

"That's right, that's what I was thinking too. Let's mark them all with the Immortal Slave Seal, and we'll deal with the rest later."

If they were to lead the Qingmai people out of the cave, they would inevitably face resistance from the three forces.

Once they leave the Divination Saint Cave, cultivation level will no longer be a limitation, and the three forces will most likely send out cultivators at the Refinement Void Realm to besiege and annihilate them.

Without prior preparation, if the Blood Mercury Sect and the other two forces blocked the exit of the cave, they would surely die.

These prisoners in her hands are one of Lu Li's main assets. With these prisoners around, at least those powerful cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm will have some reservations.

Kidnapping righteous disciples and threatening righteous sects?

How could I have such a dangerous thought?

Lu Li suddenly realized that she had committed many evil deeds in her life and was now completely associated with the term "demon witch". But whether she did one bad thing or ten bad things, she was still a demon witch. It was like having so many lice that she didn't feel any pain.

"Hey? What do you think, why don't we kidnap the other two families too?"

Chapter 387 can certainly be used next time.

"Hey? What do you think, why don't we kidnap the other two families too?"

Upon hearing Lu Li's words, Qing Kui was taken aback at first, then his eyes flickered.

"Okay, since you have this idea, I'll support you!"

"No, no, no, I was just saying."

"I'm serious."

Lu Li was a little scared. She had been having nightmares occasionally because she was using the Great Dream Profound Pivot to deduce things recently.

The nightmare contained only one thing: she was caught by the immortal clan, with a small wooden sign saying "guilty" hanging around her neck, and then she was pushed onto the Execution Platform. Lu Ling defended her, saying things like "Sister will always be the sister I respect the most."

If this continues, being beheaded will be the least of our worries.

To have her soul extracted and refined, never to be reborn, that might be her final destiny.

Shaking her head, Lu Li dismissed those distracting thoughts. If possible, she would certainly like to leave the Divination Saint Cave Heaven and purchase another batch of spiritual materials so that Duan Xuanyuan could break through to the Void Refining Realm, or she could refine her Heavenly Crafting Body. That would be much safer.

However, once Duan Xuanyuan breaks through to the Void Refining Realm, he will be unable to enter this realm. Moreover, there are powerful figures from three forces guarding the outside of the cave. If Lu Li goes out alone and is discovered, it will be tantamount to walking into a trap.

The types of spiritual materials in the cave are limited, so even with the Deer Pear Puppet Diagram in hand, it will be difficult to make any major breakthroughs in the short term.

Isn't there any other way to improve one's strength?

Lu Li muttered to himself, when suddenly his eyes lit up and he took out an exquisitely crafted jade slip, which was the "Titanium Yttrium Golden Flower Principle".

Previously, I was busy refining the sixth-level spirit core and had not had time to cultivate this technique. This technique has an extraordinary origin. According to the jade slip, it is very likely to be older and more complete than the inheritance of the Titanium Yttrium Holy Land.

If it can be refined, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance Lu Li's combat power.

Lu Li immersed her divine sense into the jade slip and began to examine it carefully.

The two characters "Jinhua" in the name of the exercise refer to Jinhua.

The ultimate form of this titanium yttrium gold flower technique is to refine a complete mandala gold flower. Once the mandala gold flower array is fully completed, it can be compared to a single eight-turn automaton.

This golden mandala flower was divided into three parts, which are three seven-turn artifacts: the Heavenly Heart Platform, the Myriad Thoughts Flying Flowers, and the Jade Light Core.

Looking at the diagrams of the three mechanical artifacts recorded in the jade slip, Lu Li suddenly realized what was going on.

"The shape of the Heavenly Heart Platform resembles a flower stem, while the Myriad Thoughts Flying Flowers are the petals, and the Jade Light Core is the stamen. I see, I see!"

"As the saying goes, 'three gives birth to all things,' each piece of the Yanqi can be divided into three parts. For example, three four-turn Heavenly Heart Platforms can be combined into one five-turn Heavenly Heart Platform, three five-turn Heavenly Heart Platforms can be combined into one six-turn Heavenly Heart Platform, three six-turn Heavenly Heart Platforms can be combined into one seven-turn Heavenly Heart Platform, and so on."

Although both are five-turn Heavenly Heart Platforms and have similar rearranged diagrams, they have subtle differences in structure, thus belonging to different models.

A total of 27 different models of the Four-Turn Heavenly Center Platform were combined together to form the Seven-Turn Heavenly Center Platform.

The crafting process for these mechanical artifacts is intricate and involves an enormous amount of work. It is difficult for one person to reach the final stage of crafting them. Cultivators often take on many disciples, and artifacts like the fourth-stage mechanical artifacts are usually crafted by their disciples.

Fortunately, Lu Li has a large-scale puppet production line inside her body, which is most suitable for refining such large-scale puppets.

In addition, the cost requirements for a fifth-rank puppet are not high, and Lu Li happens to have one of the most difficult-to-obtain sixth-rank golden spirit cores. Therefore, this puppet from the Titanium Yttrium Hua Sect has become the best choice for Lu Li to improve his strength at present.

A single slewing array was insufficient to meet her needs, and she happened to make a windfall, enough for her to build another large-scale slewing array production line.

The effect of two production lines operating simultaneously will double. The only drawback is that the space inside the Luli Taiyin Palace is limited, making it difficult to accommodate a second large production line.

Helpless, Lu Li had no choice but to set up the second production line outside, as it was far less convenient to operate than inside the body.

During this time, Lu Li used the power of the Heavenly Disparity to contact the Boundless Realm downstream.

The slewing formation over there was also operating non-stop. Nearly two months had passed in the outside world. Shen Wu's main body had already been refined, and his Heavenly Craftsmanship Body had been refined to 20%. It was expected that it would be fully refined in another four months.

……

For the next two months, Lu Li secluded herself in the abandoned mine. Occasionally, she would fly to the mountaintop and gaze into the distance at the massive wreckage not far away.

Those were the remains of the Blood Moon Giant, like a small mountain, stretching three hundred miles northeast of the canyon. One of the reasons Lu Li secluded himself here was to guard these remains.

Looking down from above, one can see countless small blue dots moving on the wreckage; those are the Azure Vein Yan Clan, who are trying to dismantle this mechanism.

The Blood Moon Giant was severely damaged, and repairing it would be extremely costly. Some of its core magic arrays were destroyed, and few members of the Yan Clan were skilled in the Blood Dao. Therefore, repairing it and putting it back into the war would be a thankless and arduous task.

These Yan people had a clear division of labor: some were responsible for prying open the hard armor, while others disassembled the array plates and mechanisms inside the puppets and recorded the structure of the array and the principles of the mechanisms.

The current situation reminded Lu Li of ants devouring bird carcasses; the Yan Clan was like the ants, and the remains of the Blood Moon Giant were like the bird carcasses.

The latter was incredibly powerful in life, but after death it became nothing more than food for ants. The ants dismantled and gnawed at it bit by bit until, after several days, only a skeleton remained of the bird's carcass.

The bird carcasses will eventually become nutrients for the ant colony to grow, and the remains of the Blood Moon Giant are also a rare treasure for the Yan Clan.

The spirit ore that forms the body of the Blood Moon Giant can be broken down, smelted, and thrown into the ancestral altar to create more Yan Clan members.

The mechanisms and magic arrays that constitute the Blood Moon Giant can be studied and learned by the Yan Clan. While they may not be completely replicated, they can learn from others' experiences and apply the Yan diagram to future situations.

The capture and research of the Yan tribe's artifacts is an important part of the Yan tribe's continuous evolution throughout its long history.

From the mountaintop, Lu Li watched as the remains of the puppet grew shorter and smaller each day, like bird carcasses being slowly devoured by ants. The puppet tribe took a total of two months to dismantle the Blood Moon Giant.

The Yan tribe had a greater appetite than ants. Ants couldn't gnaw on the bones, but the Yan tribe carried away the remains in batches. Two months later, when Lu Li looked back, there was nothing left on the spot except for the large crater left by the fall.

Perhaps many years from now, even this huge pit will be filled in by wind and sand, and washed away by rain.

The Blood Mercury Sect may have spent hundreds or even thousands of years forging this weapon of war. Its design was continuously improved by several generations of sages, resulting in its current power.

It will also take a long time for the Yan tribe to fully assimilate this puppet.

Chapter 388 Winter is Coming

Recording the structure of magic arrays and mechanisms is only one aspect; replicating them, further improving them, and adapting them for one's own use is another matter entirely.

The Blood Moon Giant is the crystallization of the Blood Mercury Sect's Yan Dao technique. By the time the Azure Vein Yan Clan fully masters it, who knows how long it will take.

This is not the first time the Yan Clan has dismantled a human's puppet weapon, but it is definitely the largest and most advanced puppet weapon that the Yan Clan has ever dismantled since its inception.

Lu Li could tell that the Yan tribe's tunneling technology was actually far inferior to that of the human tribe.

Putting aside other things, just take the Heavenly Craftsmanship Realm combat power as an example. For the human race to reach the Heavenly Craftsmanship Realm combat power, it would require ten Creation Realm elders and hundreds of disciples to jointly control a large puppet.

The same power would require ten Yan Kings and a thousand third-level Yan Clan members to form a Yan Formation.

In the past, the Blood Mercury Sect would not have used such a powerful weapon, and the Yan Clan would not have had the opportunity to seize a Yan weapon of this level.

"Perhaps they will never be able to finish eating it all."

Lu Li shrugged, looking somewhat pessimistic.

The ants carried the huge bird carcass into their burrow, enough to feed them for two or three years. But the ant colony had only a short time left, because winter was coming.

Wow!

The north wind blew fiercely, making Lu Li's sleeves flutter loudly.

Lu Li had a strong premonition that this civilization's time was running out, not just because of resource constraints, but also because she had a feeling that the Cat Sage was about to run away—

The evidence is that the recent "Quest for the Heavenly Dao" promotion offers greater discounts for the more you use it. For example, big customers like Lu Li, who have spent tens of thousands of Dao points in the past, can enjoy discounts of up to 20%.

In other words, the previous eight thousand Dao thoughts can now be used as ten thousand.

The Heavenly Dao has actually started a clearance sale, frantically collecting all the thoughts in the entire cave, clearly showing that it's about to run away with the money, practically writing "Ask whatever you want, I'm packing my things and leaving right now" on its face.

Suddenly, a Yan tribe soldier climbed to the top of the mountain and bowed behind Lu Li.

"Lord Qingling, this is the last batch this afternoon. We can leave now. Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

"All dismantled? That was quick."

"You flatter me, sir. It is thanks to your presence here that we are deterred by those petty villains who covet the remains."

"Okay, I'll leave right away. How effective are the dismantled spiritual materials after they're put into the ancestral altar?"

The soldier thought for a moment, seemingly choosing his words carefully, and continued respectfully:

"In reply to your question, sir, although these monkey demons from beyond the realm are despicable and shameless, their smelting techniques are truly remarkable. After we put these spirit ores into the ancestral altar, the brethren born from them are all of extremely high quality. Currently, 40% of the dismantled spirit materials have been put into the ancestral altar, resulting in the birth of a total of eleven Yan Kings and six hundred third-stage Yan Clan members."

"This drop rate is pretty good. The quality of the spirit ore actually affects the Yan Clan... cough, I mean, let me tidy up, and you can go check again to see if anything is missing."

"Yes."

After saying that, Lu Li turned and walked towards the temporary cave, leaving everyone with a solitary and mysterious figure.

……

Time flew by, and the various forces continued their battles, which intensified.

Almost every moment, members of the Yan tribe died on the battlefield.

There are frictions among the four forces: Tongxian Sect, Xuegong Sect, Lingxi Sect, Chihuang Alliance, and Qingmai Yan Clan, with Tongxian Sect being the most powerful.

Since that humiliating defeat, the Blood Mercury Sect has suddenly become quiet, and even the number of troops they have deployed has been greatly reduced.

But Lu Li knew that this was all an illusion, because a Supreme Elder of the Blood Mercury Sect, who was at the Refinement Realm, was still guarding outside the cave.

Just as Lu Li had initially predicted, the Blood Mercury Sect sent people to negotiate with Qing Kui multiple times. They offered high prices to redeem their sect's holy maiden, elders, disciples, and Blood Moon Giant Spirit, but all of these offers were rejected by Qing Kui.

Needless to say, the Blood Moon Giant had long been devoured by the Azure Vein Yan Clan.

The Holy Maiden, Elders, and Disciples are the trump cards of the Azure Vein. As long as these hostages are still in their hands, the Blood Mercury Sect will not dare to be too blatant.

……

In the Elders' Pavilion of the Blood Mercury Sect.

An old woman, looking at the vastly different negotiation results, was so anxious that her face turned red. She scratched her head and cheeks. Although she exuded the aura of the Void Refinement Realm, she had long lost her immortal demeanor.

"Oh dear, my disciple! He's been ruined by those filthy things."

"Elder Jiao, I know you're in a hurry, but please don't rush."

"Your apprentice has been captured, can you be worried? Ah, Ning Chang! My Ning Chang, why are you so unlucky? I really want to storm into that damned cave."