Duan Gujin swiftly recovered his strength after consuming the Ten-thousand-year-old Divine Milk.

After a while, he immediately executed the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps again.

He had previously infused a considerable amount of Primordial Power into the flying daggers used to kill those two blood snakes, and given the rarity of the flying daggers' materials, he didn't hesitate to abandon them in his rush to seize the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit.

Despite feeling a pang of loss, he was left with no other choice.

After all, the cultivation of the blood snakes that appeared in the Blood Lake had reached the Ninth Level Martial Emperor.

Should he engage in combat with those Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snakes, he would be no match and would simply be overpowered.

Sensing the other party traversing the void once more, the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake grew anxious.

It had thought it was assured of victory, with success within its grasp.

However, the subsequent development took it by surprise; the other party still managed to escape.

Through its connection with the Blood Lake, it quickly detected Duan Gujin's location.

It immediately flapped its wings and rushed towards Duan Gujin with urgency.

It understood clearly that it must capture Duan Gujin before he could leave the Blood Lake.

If Duan Gujin were to leave the Blood Lake, it would become exceedingly difficult to capture him later and retrieve the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit.

If it couldn't retake the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit from Duan Gujin before he left the Blood Lake, it meant that it would never be able to become a Demon Saint.

The Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake was utterly frantic, even willing to sacrifice some of its Life Essence Blood just to catch up to Duan Gujin.

But within less than twenty breaths, it realized it could no longer sense Duan Gujin's aura.

It hastily utilized the Blood Lake to detect Duan Gujin's presence.

However, it quickly discovered that it truly could not sense Duan Gujin any longer; it was as if he had vanished into thin air.

"It's very close to the shore! It looks like he must have escaped to the shore just now! Oh, how I hate this!"

The blood snake of the Ninth Level Martial Emperor was seething with rage, wishing it could tear the loathsome thief into a million pieces. However, having lost its target, it was uncertain whether it should go ashore.

It was acutely aware that once ashore, it would be difficult to draw upon the Blood Lake's power for combat.

But now, it had no other options.

After contemplating for a bit, it decided to go ashore.

What it did not anticipate was that, during its moment of hesitation, Duan Gujin had consecutively performed several Heavenly Demon Nine Steps, traversing the void to several kilometers away.

Once the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake went ashore, it found its Divine Sense Detection Ability rapidly decline. It surveyed its surroundings and made no discoveries.

It could only aimlessly move forward for several kilometers. Realizing that it was no longer possible to detect Duan Gujin's presence, it had no choice but to return to the Blood Lake.

"Oh, how I hate this!"

It was fuming with frustration, but at this point, it was truly out of options.

Upon returning to the Blood Lake, it summoned the blood snakes, ordering them to roam around in search of Duan Gujin.

It had not done so previously because Duan Gujin's escape had been too quick, and its only thought was to catch up as soon as possible.

Now, having returned to the Blood Lake, it began to call upon the snakes within to disperse and hunt for Duan Gujin.

This back and forth had cost the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake a significant amount of time.

As all the Blood Snakes in the Blood Lake were dispatched to search for Duan Gujin, he had already fled dozens of kilometers away.

Duan Gujin's complexion was slightly pale, as he had just expended a great deal of Primordial Power, and his body was somewhat overwhelmed.

Even though his Primordial Power had been quickly restored with the aid of the ten-thousand-year-old Divine Milk.

But his body was not made of iron, after consecutively executing the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps several times, his body could no longer hold up.

After determining that the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake was unlikely to pursue him, he found a secret location and set up an Array that shielded from Divine Sense Detection, and concealed himself.

Only when his body began to recover did he decide to retrieve a Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit from his storage ring.

This was a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicine, consuming this type of medicine could rapidly enhance a Martial Artist's strength and talent in all aspects.

This is what distinguishes Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicine from ordinary Spiritual Medicine.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicine requires a special growing environment, and very specific conditions for it to thrive.

Duan Gujin used his Divine Sense to examine the inside of the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit, analyzing its internal components.

After a while, he ascertained that there was a Devilish Aura inside the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit he held in his hand.

If he wanted to consume this Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit, he would have to expel the Devilish Aura.

For members of the Devil Clan, the Devilish Aura inside the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit is the essence of the fruit.

But for Duan Gujin of the Human Clan, the Devilish Aura inside the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit is a deadly poison.

Duan Gujin took a deep breath and quickly circulated his Primordial Power, infusing it into the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit to expel the Devilish Aura from the Demon Fruit.

An hour later, he had finally completely removed the Devilish Aura from inside the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit.

Beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead; he quickly consumed a drop of ten-thousand-year-old Divine Milk to rapidly restore his Primordial Power.

With his Divine Sense extended, he quickly sensed a Blood Snake nearby.

However, the Blood Snake circled around close to him, and after failing to detect his presence, it left the area.

Duan Gujin's brows furrowed; he suspected that the Blood Snake could very likely be a subordinate of the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake.

Logically, the Ninth-layered Martial Emperor Blood Snake would not easily give up on the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit.

"Even if it takes back this Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit now, it will be of no use to it anymore!"

Duan Gujin thought to himself.

After expelling all the Devilish Aura from the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit, it now only contained components suitable for human consumption.

Duan Gujin took a deep breath, then swallowed the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit in one gulp.

As the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit entered his abdomen, it rapidly transformed into Spiritual Energy, infiltrating his internal organs.

Moments later, all the medicinal components within the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit were completely absorbed by Duan Gujin.

Duan Gujin quickly circulated his Primordial Power to properly refine the medicinal components that had entered his body.

Even though he had rapidly absorbed all the medicinal components of the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit, to actually refine all of those components and enhance his strength and talents to the fullest, he had to properly refine them.

While he was refining the Spiritual Pearl Demon Fruit, his body became enveloped in an eerie purple mist.

He was currently cultivating in a hidden cave; the purple mist emanating from his body simply lingered within the cave, not escaping outward and not attracting the attention of the various Demon Beasts outside.

However, as time ticked by, more and more purple mist was exuded from his body, and it gradually drifted out of the cave where he was hiding.

The purple mist had a faint fragrance, and upon catching a whiff of it, the nearby Demon Beasts became as excited as if they had been injected with an elixir.

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