CHAPTER 350: CHAPTER 70: ON THE VERGE OF A BREAKTHROUGH

In Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness, the Treasure Book emitted a faint starlight. Next to the Cannibal Small Qingpu absorbed by the book, the words "Poisoned" indicated that its condition had not yet recovered.

Seeing no improvement in the Cannibal Small Qingpu, Yue Jinghua pondered silently. Although the trip to Kalan Peak yielded significant gains, the most crucial purpose had not been fulfilled.

The Dark Pill of the Ming Rendie had been devoured by the Gold Eater Worm. However, even with its Dark Pill, a Dark Insect evolved from a maggot was not enough to restore the Dark Power of the Cannibal Small Qingpu.

The Evil Jiao is dead. It seems that to save the Cannibal Small Qingpu, there are only two methods: either find the Jiao Long Egg that escaped using the Transmission Array, or make a journey to the Five Saints Mountain.

But the Five Saints Mountain is not so easily accessible. Just the hundreds of Sixth-stage Saber-Hawks near Kalan Peak already caught her off guard, let alone the immensely strong Beast Kings dwelling in the heart of the Five Saints Mountain.

If only her strength were greater, possessing the formidable power of the Dragon Slayer Warrior from ancient times, then what could the Five Saints Mountain pose to her?

Strength, even more powerful strength.

Yue Jinghua couldn’t help but look up at the two stars in the Star Sea that symbolized her cultivation level.

Jade Dark Star and Earth Dark Star. Just through this glance, Yue Jinghua realized that the starlight of Earth Dark Star was several times brighter than before, suggesting it had already reached Great Success.

On the Canglong Continent, Dark Practitioners, during the Dark Realm Stage (Dark Human, Dark Jade, Dark Earth, Dark Heavenly)—each of the four realms—will experience the phases of Small Success, Great Success, and Peak.

Ordinary Dark Practitioners take almost a lifetime to evolve from Dark Human to Dark Earth, and some people may never break through Dark Earth in their lifetime. Only a very few can break through to Dark Heavenly, attracting extraordinary phenomena between heaven and earth.

Yet Yue Jinghua is an exception. It took her just two days to open up the blocked Dark Energy in her body with silver needles, moving from Dark Human to Dark Jade.

With the aid of the Nine Revolutions Star Creation Technique, she took only one month to progress from Dark Jade to Dark Earth.

In three months of gathering the effects of Spirit Pills and Green Liquid, and observing the current state of the Earth Dark Star, she suspects that in a few more months, she will once again face a breakthrough.

For ordinary people, such a speed of cultivation would be inconceivable. After all, the cultivation of Dark Skill is about innate talent and diligent effort, but also a slow and steady progress. A rapid breakthrough of Dark Power can easily bring ecstatic joy, which has a high chance of overwhelming one’s will. If one is not careful, they might experience deviation, causing their Dark Energy to misalign and lead to death.

However, this seems to have almost no effect on Yue Jinghua.

The reason for this phenomenon, aside from her indomitable will shaped by her former life as a female spy, another factor is the magic of the Nine Revolutions Creation Technique.

The Nine Revolutions Creation Technique is one of the Creator God’s Divine Skills. Practitioners must possess an immense ability to call upon the forces of heaven and earth. To sense this power, one must foremost have a sound state of mind.

A mindset that transcends life and death and remains indifferent to fame and fortune, and these are the areas where Yue Jinghua surpasses others.

Therefore, facing her rapidly advancing cultivation level, Yue Jinghua encounters no obstacles, smoothly reaching her current accomplishment of Dark Earth Great Success.

It can be said that Yue Jinghua has already, without realizing it, created a cultivation myth on the Canglong Continent.

Even so, Yue Jinghua still feels it’s too slow.

"It is necessary to break through Dark Earth Great Success and reach Dark Earth Peak, or even Heavenly Dark Realm within a short period. Only then will it be possible to enter the Five Saints Mountain," Yue Jinghua roughly estimated the strength of the Beast Kings of Five Saints Mountain to be around the Holy-grade, roughly equivalent to the ten Great Dan Realm Experts on the continent.

The general power conversion between Dark Practitioners and Dark Beasts is; eighth to ninth stage Dark Beasts against Dark Heavenly powerhouses, sixth to seventh stage Dark Beasts against Dark Earth experts, and fourth and fifth level against Jade Xuan Practitioners.

If a Heavenly Xuan encounters two ninth-stage Dark Beasts, chances of survival are very slim; if one encounters three beasts of the same rank, death is certain.

Yue Jinghua’s current Cultivation at Dark Earth Great Success allows her to battle up to ten Saber-Hawk creatures. With the Lianyun Great Sword, and various Dark Beasts and poisoning tactics, she could still escape in the face of a hundred Saber-Hawks.

However, if she were to face a Ninth Rank Peak Dark Beast, even if she didn’t die, she would sustain severe damage.

But once she reaches the Heavenly Dark Realm and further enhances the overall combat ability of the Sealing Demon Array and her Dark Beasts, she will be absolutely confident in fighting several Ninth Rank Peak Dark Beasts at the same time, even surviving under the claws of Beast King Stage Dark Beasts.

"It seems there is no other way; I must make an all-out effort to crazily cultivate and improve my cultivation level in a short time," said Yue Jinghua. The so-called cultivation she refers to comes in two forms: one is enhancing her own actual strength, which is viable given her current location on the Xuan Beast Ridge, known as the Imperial Dragon Ridge with the densest population of high-level Dark Beasts and most diverse species on the continent. Therefore, Yue Jinghua has enough fodder for her use.

The other method is to enter Dark Hell. This time, however, on entering Dark Hell again, she must not only speed up the breeding of the Giant Winged Mosquito King but also enhance the combat capabilities of a few other Dark Beasts, especially the Snake-haired Gorgon. Only the most brutal training can forge the most powerful Dark Beasts on the continent.

At this time, Teng Wu also came to seek her out. It turns out half a year has already passed since Yue Jinghua was entrusted by Yunhu Commerce to find the missing Dragon Egg.

Seeing that the snow blocking the roads had fully melted, and the governance of Fengdan County becoming increasingly stable, Teng Wu urged Yue Jinghua to quickly enter Five Saints Town and search for a few mercenaries involved in Dragon Egg transport, apart from the unlucky Compass who was used as a scapegoat and locked up in Shang Country’s Heavenly Prison.

Following the last commission, the other young mercenaries, apart from Compass who faced bad fortune, have all gathered funds and entered Five Saints Town under the guise of repaying debts.

Before starting to investigate the cause of the damaged Dark Beast Eggs, finding the transporters of the Dark Beast Eggs and clarifying the whole story seems to be the most appropriate approach.

This time, Yue Jinghua did not make any excuses but promised that she would enter the depths of the Xuan Beast Ridge before the beginning of summer to look into the disappearance of the Dark Beast Eggs, according to her calculations, the construction of Fengdan County will be drawing to a close soon.

Additionally, she was not pleased to learn from Hongling about the humiliation of the loyal butler Batesin in Mercenary Town.

A faithful servant has been bullied, such a matter cannot be overlooked by her as a Lord. She plans to personally enter Mercenary Town to recruit mercenaries.

However, before leaving for Five Saints Town, Yue Jinghua intends to accomplish two things. She believes that only after completing these two tasks can the county of Fengdan and its people truly live in peace and contentment.

Yet before completing these two tasks, she must find a few people to help her, and the most important person among them is Miss Yun Luo, the largest investor in Fengdan County thus far.