In Xu Yuan's imagination.
He had slain the Toxic Enemy King, and with the powerful aid of the Demonic King, Huiyue, returned to the Pansi Cave.
He expected to be greeted by his fourth sister with adoring eyes.
Hopefully, she would also… ahem, well, it's just like that.
But Xu Yuan didn't expect.
The actual situation was:
“Is this treasure a gift from a woman?”
His fourth sister, with one hand resting on her waist and the other playing with the jade-like purple treasure spike, spoke in her usual cold tone.
Xu Yuan, with a proud raised eyebrow, replied: “Fourth sister, you're quite knowledgeable—this is a gift from the Red-Clad Fairy, made from her serpent tooth after attaining Immortality.”
“It was even tempered by the Old Mother of Lishan, and let me tell you about its power…”
He had only spoken half of his sentence when he saw his fourth sister look at him with a hint of amusement: “Made from her own serpent tooth?”
“What a touching sentiment... do you know, there’s a custom in the human realm, the country of Jisaiguo, where women have their hair processed and gifted to their beloved.”
Her words stopped there, and Xu Yuan finally realized.
Good heavens, she’s actually jealous?!
So, he immediately argued with righteous indignation: “Fourth sister, where are you getting that—a serpent tooth and hair are nothing alike!”
“Besides, you have your own serpent teeth… why don’t you gift me one.”
He only finished half of his playful remark when he saw his fourth sister roll her beautiful eyes.
Then, she casually inserted the treasure spike into the ground beside her and transformed into a cloud of demonic mist, flying away.
“Who wants to gift you some serpent teeth? Don’t even think about it—I’ll guard you, you go and quickly refine that Toxic Enemy King’s corpse!”
Only these echoes were left, in the vastness.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan shook his head.
“That temperament, still so stubborn.”
He knew very well.
His fourth sister’s jealousy wasn’t real jealousy.
It was her unwillingness to accept.
She couldn't bear that the Red-Clad Fairy could help Xu Yuan and even gift him treasures.
On the other hand, she lacked cultivation.
She could only wait in the Pansi Cave.
For someone as independent as her, it was hard to endure.
“However, if the plan comes to fruition… I can find a way to help her improve her cultivation.”
But of course, Xu Yuan was aware of this.
If his plan succeeded.
Then in the future, he would truly need someone he could trust and who was powerful to help him with his plans.
And as the person closest to him in this world right now.
His fourth sister was the perfect choice.
But soon, Xu Yuan didn’t want to think about it anymore.
Seeing the demonic mist transformed from his fourth sister enveloping the entire cave once more.
He did as his fourth sister had said.
He simply raised his hand, reciting a spell.
“Go!”
The next moment, from within his sleeve.
The Toxic Enemy King’s corpse fell out.
“Toxic Enemy King… the spiritual essence of a top-tier Demonic King!”
“I wonder how much my cultivation will improve?”
Xu Yuan was filled with anticipation.
Then, he immediately muttered to himself: “Wind Spirit Ancestor, absorb the spiritual essence.”
As the words fell.
【Defeated the Demonic King ‘Toxic Enemy King’】
【Absorbing spiritual essence…】
The familiar voice of Wind Spirit Moon Shadow sounded.
The familiar spiritual essence flowed from within his body, and Xu Yuan's cultivation began to rise rapidly once again!
“So strong! So powerful!”
Xu Yuan couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement.
There was no doubt.
The spiritual essence gained from the Toxic Enemy King was the most top-tier spiritual essence he had ever received.
Both in terms of quality and quantity.
Therefore, it could be seen.
This old scorpion was truly very powerful.
“It’s only because I used a strategy to ambush him and Huiyue Demonic King was naturally a counter to him… Otherwise, if it were a real one-on-one fight, this old scorpion wouldn’t be easy to deal with!”
Xu Yuan couldn’t help but feel a renewed sense of awe for the importance of intellect.
At this time.
The cultivation in his body had already risen to a considerable level.
The Innate Primordial Qi, which had originally only existed in his ancestral aperture, was now constantly filling his entire body.
The illusory ‘Immortal Embryo’ in his sea of consciousness also changed continuously as his spiritual essence grew.
It was originally a curled-up baby, which then gradually developed limbs and meridians.
Then
It began to grow constantly.
From an infant, to a child, and then a youth.
Its form gradually became more perfect, merging with Xu Yuan almost entirely.
Thus, from this moment forward.
The Immortal Embryo could no longer be called an Immortal Embryo.
It should be called...
“The peak of the Immortal Path, the True Immortal Body!”
At this moment, Xu Yuan understood in his heart.
His current state.
That’s right.
Those who condense the Immortal Embryo, obtain the Innate Primordial Qi and achieve the Immortal Path.
The Immortal Embryo grows, merging with one's own body.
From then on, the Immortal Embryo is the flesh, and the flesh merges with the Immortal Embryo.
This kind of flesh, is the ‘Dao Body’!
It is the embodiment of the most profound level of Immortal Path cultivation.
And the Toxic Enemy King, the spiritual essence within this top-tier Demonic King’s body.
Coupled with the supreme divine powers of the Wind Spirit Ancestor.
Had directly brought Xu Yuan, from his initial entry into the Immortal Path... directly to the level of complete Immortal Path.
This speed of cultivation.
Anyone who saw it would be speechless!
At this moment, Xu Yuan was naturally overjoyed.
But next.
Two things he didn’t expect, happened one after the other.
The first thing was...
“！！！”
The moment the Dao Body was formed.
Xu Yuan’s body experienced a feeling.
The feeling came from his Dao Body, from his soul, from his primordial spirit, from his true spirit.
It was a feeling of… hunger!
Everything in his body seemed to be roaring frantically.
Telling him.
“Go eat!”
It was a sign from heaven, a kind of instinct that came from his heart.
That made Xu Yuan instinctively understand.
The next stage after the Immortal Path—that is, the breakthrough method for the ‘Grand Unity’ level.
To be honest.
Xu Yuan originally thought that the breakthrough at this level might be very complicated.
After all, as far as he knew.
The Grand Unity level—also known as the ‘Great Sage’ level for demons.
The vast majority of the strong in the three realms and four continents today have not reached this level.
This level seemed to be a hurdle.
Whether it be Immortals, Buddhas, Demons, or Gods.
Most stop at the Immortal Path, unable to go any further.
But now, Xu Yuan knew the breakthrough method for this level.
But to his surprise.
The method of breakthrough was not complicated at all.
You just need to ‘eat’.
‘Devour more spiritual essence, and you can break through to that higher level.’
It was precisely because of this overly simple, even abstract breakthrough method.
That Xu Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt in his heart.
If you only need to devour spiritual essence, then why can’t most cultivators in the three realms who have attained the Immortal Path go any further?
There were clearly not many answers.
“Either because the amount of ‘spiritual essence’ needed to break through to Grand Unity is extremely huge, and there’s not enough to go around!”
“Or there are bigger ‘eaters’ above the Grand Unity level—they devour more spiritual essence, leaving no excess for others.”
“Of course, the most likely possibility is… both!”
Xu Yuan vaguely realized.
This ‘hunger’ he was experiencing right now.
Might be one of the keys to the truth behind the Black Myth world!
But before Xu Yuan could ponder further.
The next moment, the second unexpected thing happened.
【Ding!】
The familiar voice sounded again.
【Congratulations, you have unlocked the ‘Treasure’ related functions of the Modifier】