Free Web NovelChapter 362: Chapter 132: Slaughtering Demon Sharks in the East Sea, Handcrafting High Tier Thought Stones
Li Xuan had already confirmed that neither Great Yin nor Great Yong possessed high-tier spirit stones.
The reason the Bear Demon could use magic must be through some other means.
However, high-tier spirit stones are extremely important resources; not only does Jin Tianchan need them for life extension, but Li Xuan’s friends and family will also need them in the future.
For Li Xuan, the essence of spirit stones is the enhancement of the spirit attribute.
He estimated that to manually create high-tier spirit stones in the Soldier Lord Realm equivalent to Tier Three demons, his spirit attribute would only need to be raised to 630.
Currently, his own spirit attribute is 403, and with the "Mutant Strange Monkey," "Skull Flower," "Tiger Demon Immortal," and "Cloud Mirage Palace Guard," his maximum spirit attribute could reach 469.
In other words, he only needed an additional 161 demon points.
As Li Xuan contemplated this, he swam forward, wagging his tail.
His absolute control over life representations allowed him to deeply conceal his demonic Qi, so he could feel others’ demonic Qi, but others couldn’t sense his.
The blue and cold sea water slid over his thick skin, and not far away, Li Xuan spotted a school of red-bodied, black-spotted sea fish. He opened his mouth wide and swam forward. As he neared, he extended his long tail, and his big mouth, like a "ladle," scooped up a third of the fish school from the deep sea.
The sea surface seemed to boil, with countless shattered splashes like blue shrimp jumping in the air. A huge white whale’s mouth emerged high above the sea, scaring a group of fishing seabirds away in shock.
The sea truly is a great place...
Yet, there was also discomfort.
This discomfort didn’t manifest initially but developed after Li Xuan spent a long time as a "whale."
It was an uncomfortable feeling all over, along with a slight rejection of water.
A brief thought made Li Xuan understand.
He merely transformed into a whale through "life representation" and swam in the sea using his strong physique.
He hadn’t truly become a whale.
He glanced at the spiral staircase representing "essence of life."
The power of "life representation" corresponded to the top-tier Soldier Master.
While "essence of life" equated to the next level beyond a high-tier Soldier Master.
What tier could that be?
In the sea, there was time to ponder these questions.
Much time passed again, and seeing no demonic Qi and realizing he’d left Great Yin long ago, Li Xuan surfaced, spat out an alchemy furnace from his mouth, and took out incense from within.
As a being capable of freely transforming flesh, storing an alchemy furnace and hiding treasures was as easy as placing something in clothes.
His fin transformed into a hand.
His form changed, flesh shifted, and he reshaped into a human.
The man’s wet, black hair draped over his shoulders, yet his clothing was intact, and two flying swords hung at his waist.
He shifted his muscular arms, making chains clink as he secured the alchemy furnace behind him. This was his future livelihood; of course, he had to encounter demons.
After finishing, Li Xuan took out the incense, lit it...
Under the clear blue sky, the incense smoke wafted away, transforming into a long-missed golden incense path.
Looking at this path, Li Xuan felt a sense of relief, as if finally exhaling a held breath.
He took out a compass, checked the direction, then stepped onto the path, transforming into a rainbow and flying east, covering hundreds of miles in a moment.
Hundreds of miles after hundreds of miles...
In no time, Li Xuan had crossed a distance it would take months to travel.
Here, he reached wholly unfamiliar waters.
The sea was a deep, dark blue, unfathomable within.
Li Xuan took out a message stone; it was completely unresponsive.
He looked at his residual "eye" in the Lingyi Sect but could see nothing.
"Seems like I’m really far away now."
Li Xuan murmured, suddenly feeling something, and focused his mind, sensing a faint wisp of demonic Qi from afar.
He put away the incense, calculated with his fingers, and flew swiftly on his sword in the direction of the demonic Qi.
...
...
In the sea water.
A black shadow darted from afar, moving extremely flexibly, like a jet-black lightning bolt underwater, darting up and down. When it hit a school of fish, it stirred up fountains of fresh blood.
It was a fish, with eerie black pupils, and its frequently bared lips were covered with fangs.
Sensing the sword-controlling cultivator above.
This demon fish showed no fear; instead, it slowed its movements, with its pupils showing a humanlike greed and hunger. As it neared the cultivator, it suddenly shot a water bomb.
This water bomb packed great power, like a battering ram from the mortal realm, shooting out with a "boom."
Li Xuan moved his five fingers, instantly transforming his hand into a "sword body."
The power of flesh and Qi launched simultaneously.
A flash of cold light.
The water bomb disintegrated mid-air, scattering backwards like spit in the wind.
The light swept through, piercing the demon fish and bringing it before Li Xuan.
Scalding demon blood oozed from the wound.
Li Xuan lifted a hand to absorb 10 demon points.
The information displayed:
Water Demon Shark (Young Demon)
Infusing complete blood of the Water Demon Shark can provide 20 extra strength points and mastery of the demon technique [Water Bullet].
"Better than nothing..."
"At least, it’s a start."
Li Xuan used to be very cautious dealing with young demons, but now he was quite pleased.
He took a couple of bites of the Water Demon Shark, then dissected it, storing the demon blood in a magic blood vial before washing it in the sea and tossing it into the alchemy furnace.
For the first time, the furnace lid wasn’t secured.
