Divine Transcendence

Chapter 181: Floating shadow

However, just as these fierce beasts rushed to within a hundred zhang, without exception, they all stumbled and fell to the ground, unconscious.

In a short while, a circle had formed around them, blocking the other fierce beasts.

"When did you get such a strong aphrodisiac? It’s really good stuff! What was that scent that attracted the wild beasts just now?" Xiying’s eyes were even more curious when she saw another magical aphrodisiac appear.

Yuan Ming didn’t answer directly, but took out the two remaining black fruits the size of pigeon eggs and said, "Yes, it’s these fruits. Originally, there were three of them. I bought them in the ghost market in Heiyan City. According to the stall owner, they are a unique fruit of a certain family in the Southern Region. It takes hundreds of years for the tree to bear these rare fruits. After eating them, the fertility rate of the exotic beasts can be greatly increased. If you put these fruits in the mountains, the scent emitted by the fruits will attract fierce beasts within a radius of hundreds of zhang to fight for them."

"So that’s how it is. Don’t waste these rare fruits. They might be useful in the future, right? This ghost market sounds interesting. I must go there." Xiying said, her curiosity completely ignited.

"Let’s go together next time. With your eyesight, we won’t miss any good stuff. How about going now?" Yuan Ming tempted.

"Forget about the ghost market for now. The commotion we just caused was so big that the sect will definitely investigate. Your secret of making incense won’t be safe anymore." Xiying said.

"Then let’s leave here quickly." Yuan Ming’s expression became serious.

The two of them moved to a faraway place and settled down for the night. It was the middle of the month, and a full moon hung high in the sky, radiating a bright light.

Speaking of which, he had never seen Xiying eat.

Curious, Yuan Ming took a piece of freshly grilled meat and placed it on a clean and large leaf, offering it to Silver Cat.

Xiying just glanced at it and disdainfully turned her head away.

"I don’t eat that."

"Why? Don’t you need to eat anymore?" Yuan Ming asked in surprise.

"I haven’t eaten ordinary food for a long time. How about giving me a demonic pill?" Xiying glanced at Yuan Ming and said.

"When I can deal with Foundation Establishment stage demonic beasts, I will definitely find one for you!" Yuan Ming’s attempt was seen through by Xiying, and he laughed awkwardly, making a solemn promise.

"I’ll hold you to your word." Xiying said.

To conceal his embarrassment, Yuan Ming chewed and tore at the food with louder sounds than usual, saliva overflowing from the corners of his mouth. With the original fragrance, it seemed even more delicious.

Xiying raised her head, looked at the sky, and said, "It’s getting late." Then she leaped up and jumped onto a large tree nearby.

After looking back at Yuan Ming, she jumped to another big tree.

"Xiying, where are you going?" Yuan Ming asked.

"I’m going to cultivate. Do you want to come and see?" Xiying’s figure flashed and disappeared into the night.

Yuan Ming stopped chewing his food, hesitating whether to follow Xiying and see how she cultivated. But he resisted his curiosity and didn’t follow.

Just as he was about to take the last bite, he suddenly felt a strange fluctuation pulling him from a distance.

He felt that this fluctuation was most likely caused by Xiying’s cultivation. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to go and protect Xiying, quickly using the Wind Swift Art to rush over.

Before Yuan Ming arrived, he saw a faint white light shining on the top of a ancient tree dozens of zhang high in front of him, facing the full moon in the distance.

As he got closer, Yuan Ming finally saw clearly that the one standing on top of the tree was none other than Silver Cat Xiying.

At this moment, Yuan Ming could already feel the obvious fluctuations of the spiritual power emanating from that figure and the surrounding light, gently impacting his divine sense like tides.

Silver Cat had naturally noticed Yuan Ming as well, but she was in a critical moment of cultivation and didn’t say anything.

"Is this Xiying cultivating?" Yuan Ming was deeply moved. He had never seen such a huge spiritual power before, and of course, he had no reference to compare it with.

The result was not surprising, there was a world of difference.

At this moment, his eyes focused on Silver Cat, and he saw that her eyes were as bright as stars, her body was straight, and she raised her head towards the sky, howling at the moon.

At the same time, the white light on her body became more and more intense, and a blurry human figure suddenly floated out of it, leaving the Silver Cat’s body only an inch away. It looked like a young woman, crystal clear and translucent, beautiful and enchanting.

Yuan Ming was stunned after just one glance.

Although the figure was extremely blurry and the facial details were not clear at all, the indistinct outline was like a heavenly fairy, exuding an indescribable charm.

At this moment, the top of the ancient tree, which was far away and seemed to be in the sky, matched the deep blue night sky, adorned with flickering stars, and reflected by the bright full moon. The ethereal figure floating out became even more solitary and beautiful, stunning people’s hearts.After a moment, a moonlight descended from the sky, as if it were a solid object, enveloping the silver cat and the woman’s graceful figure.

The inch by inch moonlight was absorbed by the graceful figure, and her body became even brighter. The previous fluctuations gradually receded and disappeared.

Yuan Ming’s gaze was fixed on the hazy figure and couldn’t look away.

After a cup of tea, the graceful figure slowly retracted and entered the silver cat’s body. The white light that enveloped them also gradually disappeared.

Yuan Ming snapped back to his senses and saw the silver cat gracefully descending and coming in front of him.

"Xiying, is this the advanced state of the Death Moon method?" Yuan Ming asked.

"Yes," the silver cat replied.

"It’s really amazing!" Yuan Ming complimented.

"Of course, this is not comparable to ordinary techniques," the silver cat proudly said.

"When can I cultivate to this level?" Yuan Ming asked.

"What I taught you is only the introductory part of the Death Moon method. Even if you complete all three levels, you can only cultivate to the Soul Cultivation stage in the Qi Refining phase. However, even at this stage, a Foundation Establishment cultivator may not be able to defend against the methods of a Soul Cultivation cultivator in the Qi Refining phase. It’s just that ordinary Soul Cultivation cultivators are more susceptible to backlash.

In addition, this is not the limit of these three levels of techniques, but your own limit," Xiying explained.

"What do you mean?" Yuan Ming really didn’t understand.

"After you complete the three levels of the introductory Death Moon method and advance to the Foundation Establishment phase, you don’t need to continue cultivating. Your Soul Cultivation realm can also break through the Foundation Establishment phase, and your soul power will have a leap at that time," the silver cat explained.

"I see," Yuan Ming suddenly understood.

But after saying that, he said, "Recently, it seems that I have reached a bottleneck in the cultivation of the Death Moon method. I have been unable to complete the cultivation of the three levels, but I don’t know why."

"The introductory part of the Death Moon method is no different from the Qi Refining phase techniques. They are all foundations for future cultivation, ultimately accumulating soul power. I see that your cultivation speed has slowed down recently, either because you have been negligent in cultivation or because your soul power has been consumed too much," the silver cat glanced at him and said.

Yuan Ming fell into silence after hearing this. He paused his cultivation of the Death Moon method after his cultivation speed slowed down, but he had not been negligent.

In that case, it was most likely that his soul power had been excessively consumed.

The methods of Soul Cultivation were unpredictable, especially techniques like Soul Collision, which could harm the enemy’s divine soul across realms. Although it also consumed his own soul power each time it was used, he didn’t use it frequently unless it was absolutely necessary. Moreover, with the support of the incense burner to nourish his divine soul, it shouldn’t have caused excessive consumption of his soul power, right?

However, the silver cat no longer paid attention to him and walked back on its own.

Yuan Ming followed behind for two steps, suddenly stopped, and thought of something. His soul power consumption and the possibility of being related to the incense body possession.

Considering his previous memories, the time when his cultivation speed of the Death Moon method slowed down coincided with when he started frequently trying the original black incense.

If there was really something affecting his soul power, this was the most likely cause.

With this thought, Yuan Ming became somewhat conflicted. Cultivating the Death Moon method was very important to him, and trying the original incense was also an urgent goal. How should he choose?

But when he thought about the upcoming "White Deer Summit Alliance," Yuan Ming realized that it was more important to further advance in the cultivation of the Death Moon method. Trying the incense was still necessary, but he couldn’t do it as frequently as before.

"Xiying, when will you teach me the follow-up techniques of the Death Moon method?" Yuan Ming suddenly asked.

"When did I say I would teach you the follow-up techniques?" Xiying paused and looked back at him.

"Oh, why did you give up halfway?" Yuan Ming half-jokingly asked.

"Wait until you reach the Foundation Establishment phase and see if I’m in the mood," Xiying said softly.

"Speaking of which, I want to ask you something. Besides the Foundation Establishment Pill, are there any other ways to increase the success rate? After all, I only have the worst Four Spiritual Roots," Yuan Ming asked.

Xiying suddenly exclaimed, "Who said Four Spiritual Roots are bad? I have Five Spiritual Roots!"

"Five Spiritual Roots?" Yuan Ming was taken aback. He had never heard of cultivators with Five Spiritual Roots.

"These sects have shallow knowledge. They only know that fewer Spiritual Roots mean faster cultivation, so they choose disciples with fewer Spiritual Roots. They even call single Spiritual Roots Heavenly Spiritual Roots. Ridiculous! Remember, the more Spiritual Roots you have, the higher your future potential will be! If you reach the Elemental Infant stage or above, you will understand the benefits of having more Spiritual Roots!" Xiying said.

"Then my Four Spiritual Roots are not bad," Yuan Ming felt like he had opened a new door and hurriedly asked.

"Don’t be too happy. Even after you reach the Foundation Establishment phase, cultivation will still be very difficult for you with Four Spiritual Roots. You will even struggle to form a Foundation Establishment Pill!" Xiying poured cold water on him, bringing him back to reality.

"It seems that the road ahead is still long and arduous," Yuan Ming sighed."You should first diligently cultivate that technique to the thirteenth level. By then, with the aid of the Foundation Establishment Pill, your chances of success will greatly increase. After all, the technique you’re cultivating is no simple matter. In this Northern Region, aside from some direct disciples of large families and sects, I’m afraid there aren’t many who can surpass your cultivation speed." Xiying said, curling his lips.