"Desolate Beast..."

Zhang Kui became interested and said with a smile, "I've never heard of this before. Is it a kind of demon beast?"

Chi Liyan shook her head slightly, "My father once said that there are countless living beings in this world, not just the races we know today. Who knows how many have turned to dust over the ages."

"But besides these, there are also beings born from the heavens and earth, such as Treasure Beasts, Disaster Beasts, the Divine Corpse of the Qian Dynasty, and Desolate Beasts..."

"They are inherently incredibly powerful and cannot be measured by the levels of cultivators. In ancient times, some were worshipped and offered sacrifices by various races as deities."

"True Man Zhang, do you know what enemy the various races were willing to offer sacrifices to deities to guard against?"

Zhang Kui's eyes narrowed,

"Could it be these Desolate Beasts?"

"That's right."

Chi Liyan nodded, "In ancient times, all races lived precariously, not only fighting for survival but also guarding against Disaster Beasts, Desolate Beasts, and some strange creatures of the world."

"If a Disaster Beast's descent brings various disasters, then a Desolate Beast has the ability to return the world to a savage wilderness..."

Zhang Kui was shocked to hear this, reverting to wilderness... such terrifying creatures truly existed, and ancient beings indeed lived hard lives.

He couldn't help but shake his head and took a sip of tea, "And what does a Desolate Beast have to do with your father?"

"Under the Insect Emperor Hall of the Chai Kingdom, there is a Desolate Beast egg..."

Poof!

Zhang Kui spat out his tea all of a sudden, feeling his scalp tingle, "I've heard that each forbidden land has its own foundations. Your Chai Kingdom is truly ruthless."

"If it were only that simple..."

Chi Liyan's face was full of bitterness, "Chai Kingdom is much older than other forbidden lands. Its initial establishment was because of this Desolate Beast egg. Initially, it was for protection to prevent disturbance, but now, hardly anyone knows about it."

"Three hundred years ago, the Desolate Beast egg suddenly stirred. My father, out of necessity, used his true form to suppress the Desolate Beast egg, then his Divine Soul went to the underworld, saying he needed to find something but never returned."

"My father's true form remains in slumber, which means his Divine Soul still exists. I went to the underworld to actually search for my father's Divine Soul."

"So that's how it is..."

Zhang Kui suddenly understood and nodded, "Don't worry, Old Zhang will do his best regardless of success or failure."

Chi Liyan gratefully cupped her hands, "Thank you, True Man Zhang, but this matter requires thorough preparation. With his Divine Soul still existing for three hundred years, my father must be trapped somewhere."

"Also, I see the human race is engaging in large-scale construction. When does the True Man plan to retrieve the Qi Dynasty's treasure vault?"

"No rush..."

Zhang Kui smiled and said, "Let's wait until things settle down here thoroughly before talking about it."

After chatting for a while longer, Zhang Kui couldn't help but ask an inquisitive question, "I see your second brother's true form is a centipede, while you are a butterfly... What exactly is your royal family's race in Chai Kingdom?"

Chi Liyan smiled,

"There's no need to hide. My race is the Thousand-Change Worm; every thousand years, we cocoon anew, at which point we can transform into different races and even change gender."

"My second brother used to be my second sister, and my father was once my mother, who birthed us..."

Zhang Kui listened in astonishment; a race like this actually exists, such wondrous creation.

Chi Liyan suddenly blushed slightly,

"Next time, I want to transform into a male worm, and when that happens, I can be sworn brothers with you, True Man. But for now, I'm still female, so if you don't mind, I wouldn't mind mating with you..."

"You're overthinking it!"

Zhang Kui hurriedly waved his hand, "I have no such intentions at all, being brothers is perfectly fine..."

......

After seeing Chi Liyan off, Zhang Kui breathed a sigh of relief, took long strides out of the courtyard, called out, and rode on Fatty Tiger, soaring into the clouds towards the depths of Quanzhou mountains.

It was deep autumn by then; in the vast mountains, leaves were swirling, eyes full of reds and yellows, refreshing and pleasant.

When he reached the top of a high mountain, Zhang Kui descended from the clouds and sat cross-legged facing the sea of clouds, turning to smile and say:

"You silly beast, if there's tribulation thunder later, make sure to feast on it to your heart's content."

Fatty Tiger's eyes lit up, sitting next to him, eagerly staring at the sky.

Zhang Kui then slowly closed his eyes.

After the battle at the East Sea Water Mansion, where he cut down three Mahayana realm evil spirits, coupled with what was left from before, there were now more than three hundred skill points in his mind.

Sufficient for the eighth transformation of the Golden Core.

The poem for the eighth transformation of the Golden Core goes: At the eighth transformation, returning to the primal ground, circulating fetal breath, nurturing the baby. Thousand dynasties cease grain, life generates fire, Kun portal expands, bathing the sea whale.

At this step, there is a qualitative improvement, with spiritual energy and magical power connected to the world, commanding a realm's spiritual energy in a single breath, signifying the official step into the Mahayana realm.

From this point, it means finally possessing the power to defend, even if besieged by Mahayana from forbidden lands, he would not be fazed in the slightest.

As for the eighth transformation of the Golden Core, it is much simpler, requiring only two skill requirements.

The Flame Vomiting Skill and the Drinking Water Skill.

The Flame Vomiting Skill is already at full level and requires no further attention. Although the Drinking Water Skill has a rustic name, it is anything but simple.

With fifty-five points spent, a star rose again in his mind.

Drinking Water Skill (Full Level): Passive Skills

Skill Description: Dantian as a grotto heaven, capable of drinking up river waters, swallowing and spitting vast quantities of Spiritual Qi.

With the mastery of the Drinking Water Skill, a vision immediately appeared. As Zhang Kui breathed, the misty sea of clouds below roiled and surged.

Fatty Tiger widened his eyes. As Zhang Kui took a deep breath, the sea of clouds rushed over, swallowed entirely into his belly, and then he exhaled long, forming a river of flowing clouds again.

Then, Zhang Kui closed his eyes, advanced the Pill Manipulation Skill to level eight, and immediately began the eighth transformation of the Golden Core.

In almost an instant, a massive influx of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged, drawn into Zhang Kui's body.

With the movement of Spiritual Qi, an unending gale was whipped up, and in the sky, a vortex cloud began to form slowly.

This vortex cloud nearly covered half of Quanzhou. In some areas, rain fell inexplicably, while places originally shrouded in dark clouds suddenly cleared up.

Rumble!

The cloud layer in the sky grew thicker and thicker, turning into dense dark clouds, with lightning constantly flashing. Fatty Tiger was also crackling with electric light as he stared up at the sky.

At this moment, inside Zhang Kui's Dantian, a somewhat purplish Golden Core spun around like a solid entity.

With the continuous influx of massive Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi, the small person within the Golden Core began to stretch its limbs, growing ever larger.

Boom!

As if the heavens were provoked to anger, terrifying lightning struck down loudly, directly hitting the top of Zhang Kui's head.

Fatty Tiger immediately soared into the sky, opened his mouth wide to devour bolts of Tribulation Thunder.

He ignored the thickest bolt above Zhang Kui's head, instead flickering his form and continually devouring the smaller flashes of lightning around.

After all, although Celestial Power is a calamity, while representing destruction, it simultaneously signifies rebirth.

Unnoticed, the Tribulation Thunder gradually weakened.

Buzz!

A heaven-piercing shadow suddenly rose up, casually tearing apart the dark clouds in the sky, standing like a giant on the mountain peak, overlooking the mountains.

In a purple Taoist robe, wearing a Heaven-Facing Crown, surrounded by a sea of Qi flowing, accompanied by auspicious clouds.

The Illusionary Dharma Aspect seemed to provide another perspective, like gazing from a height, with the Spiritual Qi within a hundred miles under command.

Many people saw this vision, and commoners were stunned, thinking a Deity had descended.

Meanwhile, far away at the Divine Temple in Helian Castle, Lai State, several National Guardian True Men looked excited, and Elder Hua Yan took a deep breath, his lips trembling.

"Our Human Clan, finally has a Mahayana..."

...

Thousands of miles away.

The sea raged, waves crashing against the shore.

A huge dark shadow lay across the sea, undulating serpentine, with ancient trees standing tall.

On the island, among the trees that covered the sky, five-meter-high wild boars snorted and crawled, with massive giant birds flying in low circles.

Everything here seemed large; even the ants emerging from the soil were wider than an adult's palm.

Atop the mountain peaks, ancient bluestone halls radiated Spirit Light, where Little Demons chased and played, but more sat cross-legged in meditation.

This was the Ten Thousand Demons Cave of the Spiritual Sect.

Amid the surrounding mountains, a straight peak enveloped in mist, with faintly visible pavilions and ancient halls.

Within the largest bluestone hall at the center, ten-meter high blood-colored flames flickered erratically, surrounded by ten beings of the Mahayana Realm, varying in size.

"This time, we've lost two Mountain Lords..."

A voice came from the flames of the Spirit Sect Leader, "Heaven and Earth keep cycling, life continues endlessly, and all things have their destiny. The General's Tomb and Sea Eye Army have merged, everyone should be cautious in the future."

"There's something I'd like to ask the Sect Leader!"

The Three-tailed Fox Demon Bao Wuxin coldly said, "Our Spiritual Sect has always stayed out of matters. Why are we helping the East Sea Water Mansion now?"

Behind her stood several Mahayana Realm demon creatures, all quietly watching the blood-colored flames.

"Thismatter..."

The Spirit Sect Leader hesitated for a moment, "Everyone, I've found a clue to the Demon Monarch Hall's key, it's in the Profound Yin Mountain!"

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