Wang Wu hesitated for a moment but continued to inject spiritual qi into it. If it really didn't work, he'd have to resort to extracting the poison from its body, which seemed like a good option.

With that, he continued to inject 100 points of spiritual qi into Cao Li Heng in one go. Surprisingly, this guy magically controlled the situation.

"Please, benefactor, grant me some more spiritual qi. I am forever grateful and will surely offer a rich reward."

What, it's still not enough?

Wang Wu didn't hesitate and sent over another 100 points of spiritual qi. This time, the little spirit monster Cao Li Heng finally seemed much more energized.

"Benefactor, thank you. I will always remember your life-saving grace. Please wait a moment."

As soon as the words were spoken, the little spirit monster Cao Li Heng disappeared instantly, faster than one could imagine, as if it mastered the Earth Escape technique.

Otherwise, the Ginseng Child under the White Fox Captain wouldn't have been able to search fifty miles in such a short time.

But could it be that Cao Li Heng took the opportunity to flee? With that speed, Wang Wu wouldn't catch up even if he wore himself out.

As he was daydreaming, he suddenly saw a flash before his eyes. The little spirit monster had already returned, carrying a thumb-sized, red fruit on its back.

"Benefactor, a small token of appreciation, please accept it."

While speaking, the little spirit monster quickly put down the fruit and retreated two or three meters back, seemingly still a bit wary of Wang Wu.

He didn't mind because the fruit truly captured his attention.

The fruit appeared crystal red, with a faint spiritual light on its surface, emitting a subtle fragrance. Just a whiff revitalized his spirit—a good thing indeed.

Without hesitation, he swallowed it in one go. Instantly, a sweet, delicious warmth spread throughout his body, making him feel very comfortable.

At the same time, information emerged.

"You consumed a Ninth-Grade Spirit Fruit. You gained 800 satiety points, 5% special growth level, 1000 points of spiritual qi, and 0.5% bloodline evolution level. Due to your storage limit, the excess spiritual qi will dissipate within 24 hours."

"You gained a passive boost: over the next 24 hours, your passive concealment effect will increase by 20%."

——

Goodness, a Ninth Grade!

Wang Wu was utterly shocked. Looking at the little spirit monster Cao Li Heng, he seemed to have found a treasure.

For a moment, he was tempted to catch it.

But it was just a thought. Though not a good person, he kept his word.

Besides, this little spirit monster Cao Li Heng could easily obtain a Ninth-Grade Spirit Fruit. If they got along in the future, perhaps he could get a few more.

In short, he decided to make a friend out of it.

So he nodded towards Cao Li Heng, indicating they'd meet again, then gracefully turned to leave.

This place was done for. He needed to leave before dawn; otherwise, with the entire hill's vegetation withering overnight, many demons would surely be alerted.

As for the little spirit monster Cao Li Heng, it probably had its own way.

But as soon as he took a few steps, Cao Li Heng called after him from behind.

"Benefactor, please wait."

"I will never forget your life-saving grace, so I wish to share a secret with you."

A secret?

Wang Wu was taken aback. Well, this was an unexpected plot twist.

He immediately turned around, and the little spirit monster Cao Li Heng quickly said, "Benefactor, within the nearby demon race, there are human spies. They leaked the news of the King of Xijiang's attempt to transform from a flood dragon to a true dragon, resulting in the King of Xijiang being ambushed and killed by human cultivators in advance."

"Those two human cultivators were meeting with a spy. I was originally tracking them in the dark, but I accidentally fell into their trap, nearly losing my life, if not for your help."

"However, I suspect those two human cultivators are still in this area, so please be cautious, benefactor. This is no place to linger long. The human race will probably attack sooner or later. It would be wise to make arrangements early."

"Additionally, if you can't manage here, you can join the Grass and Wood Demon Soldiers at the West Mountain Grandpa Tree Temple. I will definitely speak good words on your behalf."

Cao Li Heng's words were suggestive, but the information it revealed left Wang Wu too shocked to notice.

"Damn, the West Wilderness is really chaotic!"

"Seriously, there are human spies here? What do you call that—a human spy or a demon spy?"

Moreover, the King of Xijiang's quick defeat was just as he had randomly guessed earlier, ambushed and killed by human cultivators.

Also, no wonder the human cultivator would spend so much; he mistook me for Cao Li Heng?

However, the mixed venom of two Demon King-level creatures should be worth a lot of money, right? That old guy was ruthless.

So, who is the demon spy?

A flash of the gray fox came to Wang Wu's mind—it was knowledgeable, had been to Yun Ding City and even said that humans only expand their land by three thousand miles. Damn, it must be the one! No doubt about it!

Moreover, what are the Grass and Wood Demon Soldiers? And who is Grandpa Tree, some Great Demon around here?

That's a fallback if he really can't make it.

With that, Wang Wu nodded once again and disappeared into the night.

Next, he followed the riverbank all the way north, crossed the territory of the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance, and walked about five or six kilometers before finding a valley covered with dense vegetation and with little sunlight behind a cliff to lie low.

Because so far, he still didn't want to go out and absorb the golden particles in the sun.

At this moment, he opened the attribute bar, glanced at the Heart of the Earth bloodline talent, and found no plus sign behind it.

This meant that the 1040 points of Spiritual Qi he currently possessed were not enough to upgrade it.

"This talent is too powerful, I'd better take it slow."

Wang Wu sighed inwardly, and his gaze swept over other attributes and talents, most of which had a plus sign behind them.

Among them, the Bloodline Talents of Passive Concealment, Self-Healing, and Danger Perception required 500 points of Spiritual Qi to upgrade.

Life Value, Basic Defense, and Plant Affinity also required 500 points of Spiritual Qi for an upgrade.

The rest only needed 100 points of Spiritual Qi each.

In addition, Ice Spirit Root, as a special attribute requiring acquired cultivation, could not be directly enhanced with Spiritual Qi and could only be displayed here.

"I'm not in a hurry to pursue Life Value and Basic Defense now; let's address the weaknesses first."

Immediately, Wang Wu allocated 600 points of Spiritual Qi, raising his Power attribute from 24 points to 30 points.

After this, upgrading the Power attribute also needed 500 points of Spiritual Qi.

Next, he allocated 200 points of Spiritual Qi to raise his Agility attribute from 23 points to 25 points.

As for the remaining 240 points, he kept them to extract Perfect Ice Resistance.

After doing all this, Wang Wu quickly fell asleep because he was too exhausted. The prior exertion had left him in a moderately weak state.

He slept until dusk in the evening, and while the Satiety was completely consumed, the moderate weakness also disappeared, truly reviving at full Life.

"I wonder what happened over at the Devil Vine? It wouldn't be surprising if that Gray Fox and those two Human Race Cultivators are still watching in secret."

At this moment, Wang Wu looked up at the streaks of the orange-red sunset light passing over the treetops and thought to himself, he slept the whole day and didn't hear any commotion.

However, it has nothing to do with him anymore.

By now, he has basically completed his plan for the year. Next, after extracting the branch Bloodline Talent, he can start preparing for winter.

As for plans further ahead, he could only continue migrating west. Surely, he couldn't really join the cannon fodder mountain patrol demon soldiers to start a war with the Human Race Cultivators, could he?

"Humans, oh, the same familiar humans, once they decide to take action, they spare no effort, infiltrating in every direction, absolutely crushing the Demon Race. The Western Wilderness, I'm afraid, will never be peaceful again."

Wang Wu thought to himself but felt nothing, at least for now, he had no interest in stopping Human Race Cultivators from expanding; in a way, he even admired it a bit.

He just didn't want to die. If in the future he could hide in the city, humans could expand as much as they liked, and he would just blend into Human Society, occasionally planting some flowers, flirting with human beauties, dancing, and watching the sunrise.

Really, he didn't have any great ambitions.

He just didn't want to die.

As these thoughts flashed by, Wang Wu began clearing his mind, then focused his attention on extracting Perfect Ice Resistance.

He had gone through this step once before, so it wasn't unfamiliar.

He didn't even need to open the attribute bar to operate directly.

The first change, as always, was Spiritual Qi, and the more Spiritual Qi, the better the extraction effect and the easier the process.

For instance, Wang Wu had originally reserved 240 points of Spiritual Qi, but it turned out that not a single point was left unextracted, and it seemed as if by some invisible hands, it began to circulate with mystical transformations within his body, fusing, burning, and sublimating.

The effect was clearly more explosive than last time.

Although what was extracted was Perfect Ice Resistance, his Qi Blood actually seemed to be burning wildly, burning all over, all of the 240 points of Spiritual Qi seemed to turn into firewood, fueling the flames, which grew hotter and more intense.

Just when Wang Wu almost thought he would be burned to ashes, suddenly and without any indication, the burning smoothly and seamlessly transitioned to freezing cold.

As a personal experience, it's simply indescribable how magical this transformation was, from one extreme to another, yet so harmoniously and smoothly.

Inexplicably, Wang Wu recalled two seemingly paradoxical concepts.

At the peak of Yang is born Yin, at the peak of Yin is born Yang!

At this moment, the meridian inside him suddenly became visible, precisely and steadily carrying the cold generated from the fiery burning.

This was truly an infinitely wondrous and beautiful moment.

Clearly, Wang Wu's whole body was like it was on fire, yet it wouldn't actually burn him to ashes but instead transformed into cold at the end of the critical point.

This cold was naturally taken over by that ice meridian.

It was all completed in one go, a vertical descent, like an ice dragon descending from the Nine Heavens.

Two extreme forces at this moment reached a balance that can only be comprehended but not explained in words!

Wang Wu was dying to howl to the sky; in this process, he could clearly feel his ice meridian enlarging, refining, and after this time, his Ice Spirit Root would definitely improve further.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt a bit regretful, he should have reserved more conventional Spiritual Qi, 240 points was far from enough.

He completely wasted such an opportunity.

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