Although this "Demon Monster body" of mine has no small hidden dangers, in the current situation, strength is the most important thing—to use all means to increase strength!
"Hmm, then you be careful." Hua Shan was taken aback. Although he did not understand Su Changkong’s purpose, he knew that Su Changkong had a special physique and this cluster of "Demon Monster Origin Source" might be of some use to him. Hua Shan did not refuse and handed it over to Su Changkong.
Su Changkong reached out to take it, and his body instinctively conveyed a hunger-like instinct, sucking the cluster of "Demon Monster Origin Source" into his body, transforming it into a "Monster Soul Seal," constantly devouring its power to strengthen himself.
"Let’s leave for now..."
The group then set off to leave the place.
Although they had disrupted the Heavenly Demon Hai Ye’s purpose of refining the Heavenly Dao fragments, the mood of the group was heavier instead.
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"An Ancient Saint has defected to the Demon Monsters, so those Demon Monsters have now learned the ’Refining Sky Array’... This Hai Ye wanted to refine a Heavenly Dao fragment, and other Heavenly Demons will probably attempt to do the same. This time we were able to detect Hai Ye’s location and stop him... But if other Heavenly Demons try to refine Heavenly Dao fragments in more secretive locations, how can we stop them? I predict that soon... a Heavenly Demon capable of successfully refining Heavenly Dao fragments, whose strength won’t be inferior to the Nine Great Ancient Sages, will be born!"
Su Changkong thought to himself that the other Heavenly Demons also now knew the Refining Sky Array for refining Heavenly Dao fragments and, given their nature, would definitely not hesitate to try, even if it would lead to incompleteness in the Heavenly Dao of this world.
Although Hua Shan said that even with a Heavenly Dao fragment, successful refinement wasn’t easy, those Heavenly Demons were not ordinary beings and might indeed be able to successfully refine it!
Once a Heavenly Demon succeeds in refining a Heavenly Dao fragment, their combat power will skyrocket and will not be weaker than the Nine Great Ancient Sages. Then, the Heavenly Demons might choose to launch an attack on the Ancient Holy Country, leaving them with very little time indeed.
On the way back to the Ancient Holy Country, Su Changkong considered his next steps.
"I must become stronger as quickly as possible… at least strong enough to hold my own, not fearing to confront the Heavenly Demons head-on!"
Su Changkong reflected deeply.
Su Changkong’s current strength was very formidable; he was able to kill a "Demon Monster King" face-to-face, but in reality, it did not have a decisive effect on the overall situation—he needed to become even stronger!
"Giant Whale Skill, Guiding Technique... these Divine Skills that have reached the 12th realm have no breakthrough clues for now..."
Su Changkong assessed the Cultivation Techniques that might allow him a breakthrough.
"The pill is ready."
Just then, Su Changkong came back to his senses; he was in the Red Medicine Valley, as usual, performing Alchemy.
The Pill Furnace was opened, and Su Changkong looked at the "Holy Pills" inside, each emanating a rich medicinal fragrance, and a smile appeared on his face.
Su Changkong’s Alchemy had reached the 12th realm. Although he still couldn’t refine ordinary medicinal materials into holy pills, he could now initially refine Spiritual Medicine into Holy Pills!
"Wait... Alchemy. Why don’t I refine my ’Mysterious Tortoise Golden Core’? Let it elevate and metamorphose!"
Looking at the Pill Medicine in his hand, suddenly a flash of inspiration struck Su Changkong’s mind.
Alchemy is also a grand path. If materials can be refined into pills, then humans can also use it to refine themselves into pills, and even the world can be used as material for Alchemy. Why not refine the Divine Skill ’Mysterious Tortoise Golden Core’ I possess to make it change?
Of course, it’s easier said than done. The path to realization is fraught with countless difficulties and common methods are absolutely incapable of refining Su Changkong’s Mysterious Tortoise Golden Core, which has already undergone a thousand hardenings.
"Other methods can be used to assist Alchemy, like Formation... The Refining Sky Array researched by the Nine Great Ancient Sages can even steal the power of the Heavenly Dao. If I use the Array as a furnace, and my ’Mysterious Tortoise Golden Core’ as the pill for Alchemy, could it enable the Turtle Breath Technique to ascend to a higher level?"
But quickly, Su Changkong thought of using Array Formation to assist Alchemy.
Array Formation is also a grand path, one that Su Changkong had not learned before.
But with Su Changkong’s potential and talent, learning Array Formation would not be difficult.
"I’ll go ask Medicine Saint if he has any relevant books on formations."
Su Changkong, thinking of this, immediately went to see Hua Shan once more.
Hua Shan was proficient in Alchemy, but having lived for many years, he also had a good grasp of Array Formations and his skill level was definitely not low, after all, the Nine Great Ancient Sages jointly researched the powerful Refining Sky Array!
"You want to learn Array Formations? That’s fine. Here is ’The Book of Miraculous Arrays’, edited by Saint Qi. Among us, he has the deepest mastery of Array Formations. If you can learn some, you should be able to achieve something in the field of Array Formations. If you have anything you don’t understand, you can ask me."
Upon hearing Su Changkong’s desire to learn Array Formations, Hua Shan was slightly startled, then after a brief contemplation, he took out a jade slip from his Storage Treasure.
’The Book of Miraculous Arrays’, edited by the Saint Qi who is the most skilled in Array Path among the Nine Great Ancient Sages—the value of this text can be imagined, on a par with the top-tier Unparalleled Techniques of those major clans!
"Thank you, Medicine Saint!"
Su Changkong expressed his gratitude, well aware that for someone of Hua Shan’s caliber, cultivating juniors was a selfless act.
"The so-called Array Formation can use people as an array, momentum as an array, the world as an array; timely opportunity, geographical advantage, and human harmony are the essence of Array Formation."
"Array Formations are varied and ever-changing, with Kill Arrays, enemy-trapping Arrays, Illusion Arrays, multiple Array Formations combined and overlapped..."
In a quiet place in the Red Medicine Valley, Su Changkong carefully studied ’The Book of Miraculous Arrays,’ and this reading engrossed him.
The Way of Array Formation truly was profound, indeed a discipline that could lead to the peak!
And Su Changkong delved wholeheartedly into researching various Array Formations—Kill Arrays, Illusion Arrays, enemy-trapping Arrays. With his potential and insight, Array Formation was unquestionably profound, yet Su Changkong learned speedily, advancing at a remarkable pace!
What took others years or decades to fathom, Su Changkong grasped with a single hint—sometimes even making connections to related areas!
This was the gap between a monstrous genius and an ordinary person. Effort was indeed important, but in actuality, many things depended on talent and insight, which were difficult to compensate for with just hard work.
The past Su Changkong might not have been considered a monstrous genius, yet he was sufficiently diligent. But now, with his potential value at 500 points, he was a monstrous genius among monstrous geniuses, said to be rarely seen throughout the ages. Talent, combined with enough hard work, was something no one could catch up to or compare with!