After half a year, Li Feiyu's True Yang Body finally reached Minor Achievement.
Inside his Immortal Cave, he let out a long roar, and a surging Aura swept in all directions, making the vegetation sway. The distant Crimson Crow, Soul Devouring Golden Cicada, and Golden-backed Demonic Mantis all opened their eyes and looked at him.
The Crimson Crow turned its head, then darted over and landed on Li Feiyu's bare left shoulder.
The Crimson Crow's eyes were intelligent and filled with curiosity.
Its master's shoulder, which it used to be able to pierce through without effort, now seemed to be impenetrable without a lot of force.
Amazing, my master!
"Ya ya ~" (Congratulations, Master! Your Physical Body is comparable to a Fourth-Grade Demon Beast.)
"Haha, when I unleash my full power, my Physical Body can swell up to ten feet tall, and its defense is comparable to a peak Fourth-Grade Demon Beast."
"If the True Yang Body reaches Major Achievement, it can even withstand general Divine Ability and Magic Treasure attacks."
"Crimson Crow, you need to make rapid progress, otherwise, my essence blood won't be enough!"
The Crimson Crow shivered and fled from Li Feiyu's shoulder as if escaping, making him laugh heartily.
However, the essence blood required for Minor Achievement had already caused the Crimson Crow to lose a significant amount of Origin Qi. For Major Achievement, Li Feiyu could only temporarily give up and try again when it advanced to Sixth-Grade.
Li Feiyu looked at the Soul Devouring Golden Cicada and the Golden-backed Demonic Mantis; both had already reached peak Fourth-Grade, not far from Fifth-Grade.
Once they became Fifth-Grade Demon Beasts, he would have them start laying eggs, taking the swarm route, with them acting as swarm kings, commanding the swarm in battle.
At the same time, a voice came from outside; it was Xing Jueyi.
"He finally arrived."
Li Feiyu went out to meet him, smiling, "I thought it would be quick, but I didn't expect to wait for half a year."
"I'm sorry, Brother Li, on one hand, I was processing the Materials, and on the other, I also needed to make some preparations."
Xing Jueyi handed Li Feiyu five Storage Pouches, all containing some of the Materials needed to refine the Crimson Crow Puppets. Then he took out eighty mid-grade Spirit Stones and placed them on the ground.
Li Feiyu waved his sleeve, collecting them into his own Storage Pouch.
Xing Jueyi smiled, "Brother Li, these Magical Artifacts must have been refined by you. Your craftsmanship ranges from crude to exquisite; it seems your Artifact Refining talent is quite good."
"If you ever want to sell the Magical Artifacts you refine in the future, you can hand them over to my Star Commerce Alliance. We will purchase them all at a good price."
"We'll see. I'll consider it next time I feel like refining. Artifact Refining is just one of my hobbies."
Xing Jueyi nodded, "Are you ready on your end? I've already submitted the application for the third trial. The trial must be completed within a year, otherwise, it will also be considered a failure."
"Let's go. I don't have much to bring; having it is enough."
Li Feiyu pointed at the little red bird on his shoulder.
Xing Jueyi stared at the little bird for a moment, then his eyes suddenly widened, "Brother Li, your little bird is so strong!"
"It must be a Fifth-Grade Demon Beast."
What do you mean 'my little bird'? No, it's 'my bird'... Li Feiyu's face darkened, "Can you not use 'your bird' to describe it? It's my Spirit Beast, Crimson Crow."
Xing Jueyi chuckled, "I understand, 'little' and 'bird' don't quite go together."
He had a roguish look, a bit annoying, and Li Feiyu sighed slightly, "Let's go."
The two flew through the air, heading out of Heavenly Star City.
Soul-Devouring Island is in the Inner Star Sea, and Heavenly Star City does not have a teleportation array, so they could only fly themselves. Fortunately, it wasn't too far, just over a month would be enough.
At this time, Qu Hun had successfully formed his Core. Han Li returned to Kui Star Island to inquire about Li Feiyu's news, learned that Li Feiyu had already formed his Core and gone to Heavenly Star City, so he also rushed towards Heavenly Star City guided by the sea map.
A month later, Soul-Devouring Island arrived.
From afar, Li Feiyu saw the entire island covered by a thick layer of dark clouds. The island had no sunlight year-round and exuded an extremely ominous Aura.
Li Feiyu turned to Xing Jueyi, smiling, "How about it? Do you want to enter the island with me? Or wait for my news at the edge of the island?"
Xing Jueyi said, "Naturally, we'll enter together. I'm already content that you can help me; how could I let you go alone again?"
"Besides, for this occasion, I paid a great price to prepare several treasures. I believe they will come in handy then."
"As you wish," Li Feiyu said indifferently.
After entering the island, the two began flying at low altitude and quickly arrived at the Soul-Devouring Forest.
The Soul-Devouring Trees were pitch black with reddish-brown leaves. Their overall presence exuded a unique Aura; a single tree seemed to be nothing, but this entire Soul-Devouring Forest seemed to connect into a whole, forming a unique energy field.
Even after he entered, his Divine Soul felt subtly uncomfortable. If he were a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, he probably wouldn't last long inside. A Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator, just by facing this forest, would have their Divine Soul waver, be involuntarily drawn into the forest, and then have their Divine Soul devoured.
"It's truly terrifying, Xing Brother. Your Family isn't very good; this is clearly a Forbidden Land for Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators."
Xing Jueyi said, "Actually, the purpose of the Family setting up this trial is to test one's connections. It's difficult, but if one can invite a powerful Cultivator to act, it's just a minor matter."
"Hehe, are Cultivators so easy to invite? Without enough benefits, who would help you?"
"It's also fortunate that I don't like owing favors. You helped me once at the Star Plucking Pavilion on Kui Star Island, which is why I'm helping you this time."
"But these two times are completely incomparable. Last time was just a small favor, and it happened within my Star Plucking Pavilion. Even Core Formation stage Cultivators couldn't act recklessly, so my intervention was inevitable."
"Alright, no matter what, after this, I won't owe you anymore."
Seeing Li Feiyu's firm attitude, Xing Jueyi said no more.
As they walked, Li Feiyu looked at him curiously and, seeing his normal expression, couldn't help but ask, "It seems you have a treasure that protects your Divine Soul. Otherwise, by walking here, you would definitely be enchanted, your consciousness confused, and you would never be able to leave the Soul-Devouring Forest."
"Haha, without some confidence, how could a mere Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator like me dare to enter here? Once I complete this trial, I will enter seclusion and will not emerge until I form my Core."
After delving several miles into the Soul-Devouring Forest, the eerie energy field became even more severe, and the age of the Soul-Devouring Trees ranged from decades to centuries.
Suddenly, a sharp, piercing shriek echoed nearby, making people irritable.
"It's a Soul Devouring Beast!" Xing Jueyi said, "The Soul Devouring Beast's cry is piercing and can sting a Cultivator's Divine Sense. Those with lower cultivation, when roared at like this, might even have their minds thrown into chaos and be unable to concentrate."
Li Feiyu pondered, "This is so rare. If Magical Artifacts or Magic Treasures were refined from their Physical Body Materials, could they also achieve the same effect of attacking Divine Sense?"
Divine Sense attack secret arts are very rare and extremely dangerous. If one cannot block them, at best their Divine Soul will be severely damaged, and their cultivation will stagnate if not repaired. At worst, their Divine Soul will be shattered directly, leaving only a husk of a body.
At this moment, Xing Jueyi had already started to get nervous, his expression serious, looking around. However, Li Feiyu was thinking that if possible, it would be best to hunt more.
Thump-thump-thump ~
A sound suddenly came from the dim forest around them, followed by the appearance of pairs of glowing green, terrifying eyes, as if they had been hungry for countless years.
The Aura emanating from all around indicated nearly a dozen Fourth-Grade Demon Beasts, a dozen Third-Grade Demon Beasts, and a leading Fifth-Grade Demon Beast.
Xing Jueyi's face instantly turned pale.
"Ying ying ying ~"