In the following period, Lin Jing and the Dragon Carp joined forces to research "Thunder Refining Technique".

Meanwhile, the Pine Needle Mouse had to work overtime on the research for the Transformation Pill, requiring a large supply of mutated Transformation Grass.

After some time, Xu Qingyao brought Lin Jing a gift.

Bang.

A gigantic crab carcass was thrown onto the ground by the Senior Sister.

"This is the Ice Emperor Crab, with cultivation at the peak of the Demon King level. It's the embodiment of a genius from the Sea God Palace, possessing ice-type royal bloodline. It was slain while challenging a genius from the Qilin Race on shore. Due to its powerful ice attribute bloodline, and since the Qilin Race genius hasn't decided how to deal with it yet, the body remained quite intact."

"Upon hearing this, I specifically asked for it. You need an ice-type corpse to cultivate your Ice Soul Gu, right? How about it?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jing's gaze fell upon the crab, quickly sensing the astonishing cold energy within it. It seemed the Ice Soul Gu was fortunate, and its combat strength might undergo a temporary transformation.

"Thank you, Senior Sister.." Lin Jing immediately awakened the Ice Soul Gu, extending his hand.

His palm first frosted over, then a small ice-crystal spider awoke and detached from the center of his palm.

"I want to cultivate, I want to form a core, I don't want to sleep anymore…"

The Ice Soul Gu suddenly awoke, then shouted, as if it had countless nightmares of being beaten by squirrels and carp.

"Well, from now on, you don't need to sleep, just cultivate seriously. It's fine if you reveal your aura, it's best to attract all the experts from the Gu God Sect to Qingzhou," Lin Jing laughed.

Bring them all, let His Majesty the Demon Emperor kill them!

Then, the peculiar Gu's spoils… will be mine!

"?" The Ice Soul Gu was stunned, wondering if Lin Jing had gone mad or if it was delusional from sleep, pondering what happened during the nap.

Beside them, Xu Qingyao examined the Ice Soul Gu, saying, "So this is your peculiar Gu. You intended to try transforming it into a demon? With its foundation, it is indeed possible. And even if it gets killed, it seems it doesn't matter, as there are two resurrection methods…"

"By the way, is this Ice Soul Gu male or female?" The Senior Sister was curious.

Normal life forms are both male and female, but some demon beasts are rather unique, like mosquito beasts.

All mosquito beasts are female mosquitoes. They reproduce by absorbing blood rather than mating, so there's no need for male mosquitoes.

As for this Ice Soul Gu, Xu Qingyao was quite curious too. After all, among the ten peculiar Gus, it belongs to a unique race and seems to have no need for mating and reproduction.

"Peculiar Gus have no gender distinction."

"Nevertheless, since its birth, it has followed the Ice and Fire Saintess of the Gu God Sect silently, so it should be more inclined towards a female spider."

"Eh.." The Ice Soul Gu suddenly looked at Xu Qingyao, with a dreamy expression, saying: "You smell nice.."

"Huh??" Xu Qingyao was taken aback, sniffing her arm, saying: "I don't usually wear perfume; perhaps it's because I had grilled meat before coming."

"Don't mind it, it's saying you probably taste nice," Lin Jing tightly grasped the Ice Soul Gu, saying: "I've told you countless times, don't go around saying everyone smells good…"

Although the Senior Sister, with her half-demon bloodline, might indeed smell quite appealing, for Gu insects, she could be considered a good vessel.

The Ice Soul Gu struggled, experiencing genuine distress at Lin Jing's place.

As a gluttonous Gu insect, from birth until now, it has consumed only ice-type Spirit Plants and Spirit Fruits or absorbed the cold energy of the world, with not a single meal being something a Gu insect loves to eat.

However, now its living conditions could finally improve.

"This is actually prepared for you." Lin Jing tossed it towards the Ice Emperor Crab, and the Ice Soul Gu, groggy from sleep, just noticed an extremely delectable thing nearby.

It quickly burrowed into the Ice Emperor Crab's carcass, and within moments, the half-human-sized crab immediately regained vitality, moving again with intense cold energy emanating from its entire body.

"How does it feel, is the parasitism alright?" Lin Jing asked.

"Hmm, hmm." The Ice Soul Gu replied, this Ice Emperor Crab was not only strong in cultivation but also entirely of the ice element, and most importantly, its body was quite similar to the Ice Soul Gu's own form.

"That's good. For the time being, you can parasitize its carcass and absorb its nutrients, so you don't need to return to my body." Lin Jing glanced at it; being parasitic on the Ice Emperor Crab, now the combat strength of the Ice Soul Gu should be among the top at the Demon Pill stage. However, as it slowly drains the Ice Emperor Crab's power, the combat strength exerted by manipulating the Ice Emperor Crab will gradually weaken, while its own strength will gradually increase.

"Spiders and crabs indeed make a good match." The Senior Sister nodded, secretly holding a grudge against the damned spider for wanting a taste of her… but for Lin Jing's sake, she let it slide.

......

Meanwhile.

On the Heavenly Dao, Heaven-Reaching Tower.

In an alternate space at the top of the tower, an old man wearing a pill robe appeared extremely ordinary, was in secluded cultivation. However, the next moment, the old man who'd been in seclusion for God knows how many years abruptly opened his eyes, looking in a direction.

"Lord of the Demon Court, what are you here for?" He looked at the sky-a pair of eyes that had gathered, and immediately an Immortal Pill with eyes appeared beside the old man amidst space ripples.

"Old man, clearly, it's here to snatch me; I came to strengthen you, go quickly to drive it away." The Immortal Pill spoke.

"Immortal Pill Spirit, don't be nervous." A voice echoed from behind the eyes of the Demon Court Lord.

Despite being nervous, the Immortal Pill Spirit remained apprehensive, as the Heaven-Reaching Tower Master and Lord of the Demon Court both possessed Dao Query stage cultivation, though the strength within Dao Query stages varied.

If it were the four on the snowy plains who advanced to Demon Emperor stage relying on special resources, that'd be different—the Second Ancient Emperor dared to face four alone and fight, yet the Lord of the Demon Court possessed a battle-type Treasure Beast Divine Technique and was among the top three in combat strength among all Demon Emperors.

If not for its strengthening, the Heaven-Reaching Tower Master, who was an alchemist, wouldn't stand a chance against him.

But even with its strengthening, the chance of victory wouldn't be high unless it sacrificed itself to be completely transformed into the Heaven-Reaching Tower Master's power…

"Don't be nervous." The Heaven-Reaching Tower Master slowly spoke, comforting the Immortal Pill Spirit, believing that with the Immortal Pill being a deterrent, the Lord of the Demon Court wouldn't dare act rashly.

"Heaven-Reaching Tower Master, I want the Candle Year Fire you've collected. Name your price." The Demon Emperor declared its intention.

The Heaven-Reaching Tower Master was silent, contemplating that the target was the exotic fire… He slowly spoke: "A drop of Pseudo-Immortal Blood."

During the Ancient Immortal Palace war, the demon race and the Immortal Palace fought fiercely, slaying many Immortal Beasts and Immortals descending from the Upper Realm, naturally collecting Immortal blood. However, due to the restrictions of the lower realm, these True Immortals, upon reaching the lower realm, had their power suppressed, hence were only considered Pseudo-Immortals.

"You want to exchange Pseudo-Immortal Blood for a mere fire seed." The Demon Emperor said.

The Immortal Pill Spirit retorted: "What nonsense, you came here for the trade yourself."

"Go fetch the fire seed." The Demon Emperor, feeling charitable, chose not to haggle, thinking that the other party could open their mouth wide if they wanted to. It had already discovered a method to upgrade the mutated Transformation Grass, and once it transformed, the Divine Techniques, magic, and artifacts and weaponry passed down within the Demon Court for exclusive use by the demon race would significantly enhance its combat prowess.

At that time, it wouldn't simply be the Lord of the Demon Court anymore but rather the Lord of Qingzhou, and even with the Immortal Pill's assistance, the Heaven-Reaching Tower Master wouldn't be its match! Whether Qingzhou falls into chaos or not, the Demon Court would decide.

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