Chapter 427: Chapter 426: Every Cause Has Its Effect

The void was silent.

The entire forest seemed to have quieted down at this moment. Only a faint beast roar could be heard from a distance.

The White Tiger Great Demon lowered its head, obediently crouched on the ground, looking extremely timid.

Bai Ziyue glanced at it casually and said, “Speak, what is going on?”

The White Tiger Great Demon’s body shook, its eyes like copper bells cautiously looked at Bai Ziyue and explained in a low, submissive voice, “The Black-striped Leopard and I, we are mortal enemies.

A hundred years ago, it took advantage of my absence while hunting and ambushed my territory, Thousand Peaks Ridge.

When I returned, all my descendants and my tribe were slaughtered. For this reason, I waged a great war against it… but was defeated.”

*At this point, its mood was slightly downcast.*

*As a Tiger King, its pride did not allow it to admit its shortcomings.*

*But that was the truth.*

*And it did not dare to hide anything.*

However, its tone quickly became slightly spirited again, saying, “But, I didn’t suffer any losses.

Later, I also took advantage of its absence and went to Thousand Peaks Ridge to massacre its tribe.

That day, the sky was dyed with blood, one hundred and five Black-striped Leopards died… it was truly thrilling.”

“My White Tiger tribe only had thirty-seven, but its Black-striped Leopard tribe had one hundred and five, so I gained from it.”

The White Tiger Great Demon was slightly proud, but then its tone quickly became somber again as it continued to explain, “Unfortunately, my strength ultimately was not as good as that of the Black-striped Leopard. I fought dozens of times, and each time, I suffered losses.

So I left the Hundred Thousand Mountains and came to the Ten Thousand Demons Forest in the Desolate Ancient Realm.

This time, I… I indeed harbored selfish intentions, planning to eliminate it with our master’s help during our journey through Thousand Peaks Ridge to settle the old grudge.”

“However, I didn’t expect it would discover our tracks in advance and directly come down the mountain to ambush us… Moreover, its strength was much stronger than a few decades ago.

Before, I could barely hold my own against it, but now I was far inferior.

Fortunately, with the master’s intervention, I was spared the calamity.”

Bai Ziyue’s divine sense perception allowed him to clearly feel the soul fluctuation of the White Tiger Great Demon, knowing its words were true. He nodded thoughtfully and said, *”The grudge of slaughtering tribes is indeed irreconcilable.*

*But, every cause has its effect.*

*Your retribution… is me.*”

Saying this, Bai Ziyue raised his hand, palm upheld, and slightly pressed down.

Rumble!

As the palm imprint descended, the entire body of the White Tiger Great Demon instantly bled, and even with its strong physique, it could hardly withstand it and nearly crumbled.

“Do you submit to knowing without reporting and acting without permission?”

Bai Ziyue’s eyes dispassionately dispelled the palm imprint and asked.

“Thank you, master, for sparing the life of this little demon.

This little demon will never dare to be impudent again and will absolutely follow wherever the master leads.”

Huu Dali dared not harbor any resentment and respectfully lowered its head, saying.

Bai Ziyue just nodded indifferently and then focused his gaze on the corpse of the Black-striped Leopard.

The body of a demon beast at the Divine Realm level was indeed a treasure trove.

Its fur, bones, flesh, and internal organs all had various uses and were valuable.

Not to mention its Demon Core.

However, Bai Ziyue’s main focus was on its Lifebound Demon Treasure.

“Star Purple Clay…”

Bai Ziyue was speechless, realizing that the techniques these demon beasts used to refine their Lifebound Demon Treasures were crude, yet the primary materials used for the treasures were precious enough to make him covet them.

…

Thousand Peaks Ridge consisted of hundreds of mountain peaks, penetrated by a Third-Grade Low-Tier Spirit Meridian. It was rich in Spiritual Qi and resourceful.

Bai Ziyue, following the White Tiger Great Demon, arrived at Thousand Peaks Ridge and was amazed by the mist of Spiritual Qi rising and the lushness of the forest, as well as the spirit flowers and Spirit Grass that could be seen everywhere.

What a display of immortal grandeur!

The spirit vein tier of Thousand Peaks Ridge slightly paled in comparison to the main peak of the Sunrise Daoist Sect, but its radiation scope and the abundant Spiritual Qi rebounding from the earth vein surpassed that of Sunrise Peak.

The light drizzle falling from the sky even contained Spiritual Qi, and once consumed, it strengthened the body and prolonged life.

It could even be directly used as Spirit Water for alchemy.

“This is truly a fantastic place.

It could easily be a site accommodating ten thousand cultivators for an Immortal Technique Sect.

Unfortunately, deep within the Hundred Thousand Mountains, without formidable strength to suppress, dealing with various powerful demon beasts, it can only benefit those demon beasts.”

Bai Ziyue sighed lightly but calmly moved in, directly arriving at the lair of its original owner, the Black-striped Leopard.

Without the master guarding it, the place was now entirely his to scavenge.

Soon, he found its collection inside.

A pile of Star Purple Clay raw ore, weighing several hundred pounds, capable of extracting at least ten pounds of Star Purple Clay. Besides this, there were some materials with certain amounts of Spiritual Qi: a half-eaten jade bone, and nearby, a Companion Spiritual Material, the Hidden Spirit Flower.

“Star Purple Clay and the ten thousand years meteorite gold are top-grade Spiritual Materials of the same level. Ten pounds of Star Purple Clay, along with the hundreds of pounds on that Dharma Treasure, is already enough for me to refine my Lifebound Dharma Treasure.

As for this Hidden Spirit Flower, it’s a Third-Grade rare treasure, also considered a Treasure of Heaven and Earth. Unfortunately, it’s not fully mature yet; otherwise, upon consumption, it could naturally grant the effect of concealment, achieving the fusion of body and world, aligning one’s aura with the world without any training…”

Bai Ziyue silently examined it, quickly collecting it as well, not sparing even the immature Hidden Spirit Flower.

This item, even if not mature, is a Third-Grade rare treasure, valuable for alchemy.

Next, Bai Ziyue performed the Great Cave Observation Technique, meticulously exploring the surrounding rare treasures and Spirit Medicines.

Within a Third-Grade Spirit Meridian, there’s an abundance of good things.

Especially like Thousand Peaks Ridge, occupied by Demon Beasts but not developed, the Third-Grade Spirit Meridian holds countless rare treasures and precious spiritual materials.

These things, while Demon Beasts cannot utilize them, often shine brilliantly and play significant roles in the hands of human cultivators.

Bai Ziyue himself was not only a Second-grade High-tier Alchemist but also possessed many of the texts left by Master Six Extremes.

Among them were direct inclusions of the Artifact Refining Technique, Puppetry Skill, and Talisman-Making Skill… each aspect’s use demanded a large amount of material, and naturally, there were many records.

Bai Ziyue felt slightly excited, walking within the Spirit Meridian, soon gaining results.

Three-century Crescent Grass, seven-century Resist Wood Root, and millennia-old Spirit Ginseng.. a large bamboo forest of Second-grade spirit bamboo blade leaf bamboo, where one stalk had evolved into Third-Grade Spirit Bamboo due to environmental changes and time refinement.

Bai Ziyue also did not hold back, promptly taking out the Black Divine Saber and cutting seven sections of it.

These seven sections of Knife-leaf Bamboo were Third-Grade Spiritual Materials and top-tier refining materials, refined by a Third-Grade Refiner; they could even form a complete Dharma Treasure.

…

Bai Ziyue stayed at Thousand Peaks Ridge for three days.

After three days of scavenging, he returned full-handed.

Among Spirit Medicines above Second-grade, he harvested over a hundred stalks, not to mention occasional discoveries of some Third-Grade Spirit Medicines and Spiritual Objects.

Beyond Thousand Peaks Ridge was the territory of another Golden Core Realm Demon Monarch, the Silver Snake Demon Monarch.

The White Tiger Great Demon grew cautious while traveling.

On the contrary, Bai Ziyue, through previous analysis, had gained a certain understanding of the dangers in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Coupled with the confidence brought by his own power, he was not as concerned.

In the Hundred Thousand Mountains, there were many Divine Realm Great Demons, but the most numerous were Little Demons in the Qi Refinement Stage and demons in the Spirit Communication Realm.

To deepen his foundation, Bai Ziyue naturally would not forgo the practice of various Divine Techniques.

Whenever he wanted, he sought out a Demon Beast tribe for testing.

Using the Small Spirit-Banning Technique to seal their Lifebound Demon Technique, the Seven-Colored Tribulation Passage Spirit Light to defend against their various attacks, and then employing the Ten Thousand Flames Melting Furnace to eliminate them one by one.

The pace of Bai Ziyue’s cultivation progressed slowly thanks to these numerous sparring partners.

Moreover, Bai Ziyue’s quantity of Soul Energy also rose accordingly.

In a matter of days, his Soul Energy surged back to over three million, with no sign of slowing down.

Amid a group of Demon Monkeys, Bai Ziyue used the Small Spirit-Banning Technique to seal the magic of a Late-Stage Spirit Communication Realm Monkey King, following up with a strike of 23-Layered Tower Sword Qi, tearing through its body like a sharp blade.

Immediately, he swung another Ten Thousand Flames Melting Furnace, burning it down with Three-Color Spirit Fire, covering it whole.

Boom!

The Monkey King, raging wildly, broke free from the magic, issuing a summoning call. In no time, countless demon monkeys charged at Bai Ziyue.

In response, Bai Ziyue remained composed, shrinking inches as his speed surpassed the demon monkeys’ imagination limit, a true dimensional strike.

Bai Ziyue surrounded all the demon monkeys alone, continuously casting Magic and Divine Techniques.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

Strands of Sword Qi fell.

Suddenly, Bai Ziyue felt delighted, sensing a significant increase in the power of his Sword Qi, easily slaying several Spirit Communication Realm demon monkeys.

He felt a newfound flexibility while controlling Sword Qi, able to maneuver freely in the void.

Bai Ziyue’s face broke into a smile.

“23-Layered Tower Sword Qi has reached Entry Level!

This Swordsmanship/Magic was already at 99% Uninitiated, now that it’s entry-level, it’s quite natural.”

With the 23-Layered Tower Sword Qi reaching entry-level, Bai Ziyue swiftly ceased using this Magic, focusing more on the Seven-Colored Tribulation Passage Spirit Light, Small Spirit-Banning Technique, and Ten Thousand Flames Melting Furnace.

Especially the Seven-Colored Tribulation Passage Spirit Light, which made up for Bai Ziyue’s weakness in defense, was held in high regard by him.

He deliberately ‘selected’ attacks to fall upon the Seven-Colored Tribulation Passage Spirit Light, echoing with thumping sounds.

Bai Ziyue, utilizing the feedback from these attacks, continuously perfected this Divine Technique, gradually enhancing its cultivation progress and defensive capacity.