Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 463 - 458 The Flaw of the Hungry Bizarre, Cabinet Bizarre _1
Is the Silkworm Spirit Bizarre dead?
Jia Ren stared at the spot where the Silkworm Spirit Bizarre had vanished, but a long time passed before it reappeared.
Does the Hungry Bizarre possess the abilities of the Silkworm Spirit Bizarre?
Wanting to test the Hungry Bizarre, Jia Ren faintly sensed something. He looked towards the place where the Silkworm Spirit Bizarre had disappeared, only to see its body slowly taking shape, regenerating at a leisurely pace.
The Silkworm Spirit Bizarre hasn’t died? Can it still revive?
The Silkworm Spirit Bizarre’s rebirth speed was slow, unlike a normal Bizarre Demon that would reassemble its body instantly, giving one the sense that it was undernourished. Just as its form began to emerge, before it could fully solidify, the Hungry Bizarre’s shriveled mouth approached and devoured it once again. After that, the Silkworm Spirit Bizarre was not seen to revive for a long time.
As before, the Hungry Bizarre’s power did not increase much; the enhancement was far less significant than what it achieved from consuming the Hand Bizarre. Jia Ren conducted tests on the Hungry Bizarre to confirm its abilities: the spread of hunger, the power to devour, Bizarre Hair, and Bizarre Hand. It had not displayed the abilities of the Pillar Bizarre or the Silkworm Spirit Bizarre.
Can the Silkworm Spirit Bizarre and the Pillar Bizarre still revive? The Hand Bizarre and Hair Bizarre have become part of the Hungry Bizarre, so they shouldn’t be able to revive anymore.
The Hungry Bizarre’s ability wasn’t to make Bizarre Demons disappear, but to plunder their strength, consuming all their power and thereby preventing them from reviving.
Based on this theory, then, the Silkworm Spirit Bizarre and Pillar Bizarre should still be able to revive. I originally thought I’d found a permanent solution to the Bizarre Demons...
The Hungry Bizarre could be considered a method to deal with Bizarre Demons, albeit only a half-measure and not a permanent end to their menace. Used as a weapon, it could potentially cultivate an unstoppable Bizarre Demon that could not be dealt with.
Who knows if the problem could be solved by making it into a Mysterious Instrument? If crafted into a Mysterious Instrument, would it retain the ability to plunder the power of Bizarre Demons for its own use? If the plan succeeds, this would be an infinitely growing Mysterious Instrument, possessing more and more abilities from Bizarre Demons.
Neither Mysterious Instruments nor Bizarre Demons could be perfectly controlled; they always posed a risk.
In the end, it’s still only a half-measure. Perhaps in the future, there might be even better solutions.
Having some solution was better than none; at least one method to definitively deal with Bizarre Demons had been found.
Having concluded his tests, Jia Ren stopped feeding the Hungry Bizarre. The increase in the Hungry Bizarre’s power from devouring Bizarre Demons wasn’t significant. However, if left to grow unchecked, there was a risk that the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower might become unable to suppress it. That being the case, it was most economical to let other Bizarre Demons "work" and continuously provide Sacrificial Fire for him.
In the following days, Jia Ren collected Bizarre Demons through the entrance to the Bizarre Realm, occasionally taking time to refine Gathering Oddity Talisman Stones. After his Insect External Incarnation advanced, he planned to return to the Sect and remain there for a significant time. Without a substantial reserve of Gathering Oddity Talisman Stones, his scant stockpile would be depleted if left unused, lasting at most a century. The quantity of Gathering Oddity Talisman Stones was still far too low. Jia Ren also planned to study the Hungry Bizarre, the Parasitic Controller Deity Guise, and Bizarre Objects from other Bizarre Demons, hoping to create similar Mysterious Instruments. As the scale of the Bizarre Garden expanded, the consumption rate of Bizarre Qi surged, meaning the Gathering Oddity Talisman Stones would last for an even shorter time.
It’s always best to have more of such items in reserve.
「Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three years had passed.」
Bizarre Demons in the Bizarre Realm became increasingly difficult to find; it wasn’t unusual to go ten days to half a month without finding a single one. It gave one the eerie feeling of "hell is empty and all the devils are here." More and more new Bizarre Demons were sent into the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower, their numbers far exceeding what they were when he first arrived. The result was that the daily Sacrificial Fire provided by the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower doubled, and its advancement speed became even faster. According to his estimates, it would have taken about twenty years to reach the peak of the Void Refining Level, but now that time was more than halved. As the rank of the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower increased, it further accelerated Jia Ren’s cultivation, making his daily progress increasingly astonishing.
My Cultivation Level is getting closer and closer to the Mid-Stage of Soul Transformation...
Jia Ren roughly estimated his cultivation progress. He found that the time it would take him to advance to the Mid-Stage of Soul Transformation would be shorter than the time it took his Insect External Incarnation to achieve its Advancement to the Divine Ascension Period.
While he was steadily developing, several cultivators in Transforming Spirit Sect Taoist Robes arrived outside the Poisonous Miasma Forest.
"Is this a Cultivator’s Cave Dwelling? Why wasn’t it discovered before? Could someone have established a Cave Dwelling here later?"
"He didn’t report to the Qichu Kingdom or the Transforming Spirit Sect and privately occupied a treasure site to establish a Cave Dwelling. Killing him would be perfectly justifiable."
Two Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators from the Transforming Spirit Sect appeared nonchalant, showing no regard for the cultivator of this land. The nature’s spiritual energy in the Poisonous Miasma Forest was weak, so the Transforming Spirit Sect paid it no mind.
Apart from Low-Order Cultivators, who would stay in such a remote place? The Formation this person has set up is extraordinary; it definitely contains great opportunities! Their eyes filled with excitement.
The Poisonous Miasma Forest was rarely visited, but that didn’t mean no one ever came. Impoverished people from the Qichu Kingdom entered the Poisonous Miasma Forest to collect toxins, selling them at high prices for substantial rewards. The treasures the Transforming Spirit Sect disdained were invaluable to mortals and Low-Order Cultivators. Each year, the higher-ups of the Qichu Kingdom would send a batch of mortals to venture here. Their goal was to obtain as many low-order poisons and venomous creatures as possible, converting them into precious cultivation resources.
However, starting a few years ago, mortals who went foraging in the Poisonous Miasma Forest would get lost and return empty-handed. At first, only mortals came. Upon realizing a Cultivator might be present, they dared not venture further or disturb them. They assumed the person would leave after some time, but surprisingly, they never did. The mortals reported the matter. Initially, other mortals were dispatched to investigate, but they all became disoriented near the area and couldn’t enter. The issue was reported up the chain of command, eventually alarming the ruler of the Qichu Kingdom. They dispatched cultivators loyal to the Qichu Kingdom—those at the Qi Refinement Realm and Foundation Establishment Stage—to scout the area. Fortunately, there were no killing arrays within the Formation, so they remained unharmed.
After being repeatedly thwarted from entering the Poisonous Miasma Forest, the Qichu Kingdom’s upper echelons realized the place was extraordinary but were powerless to deal with it. However, the Qichu Kingdom ultimately had backing, so they reported the matter to the Transforming Spirit Sect. The Transforming Spirit Sect initially paid no heed to the issue, which was why it had dragged on until now. Only recently, when they needed a few toxic Spiritual Medicines, did cultivators from the Transforming Spirit Sect hasten to the location. Using their detection methods, they couldn’t perceive the situation within the Poisonous Miasma Forest. Only then did they realize this place was extraordinary.
"Break in!"
The Transforming Spirit Sect Cultivators took out a disc-shaped Magic Artifact and walked in confidently. Moments later, they walked out with stunned expressions.
Were the Formation-breaking Magic Artifacts they brought from the Sect useless? The Formation here is far more powerful than we imagined. The Cultivator who set it up must be at least at the Golden Core Stage!
Such a Cultivation Level was not enough to make the Transforming Spirit Sect wary.
"Inform the Sect’s elders."
A streak of light flew towards the Transforming Spirit Sect. After a few hours, a Cultivator emitting the aura of the Nascent Soul Stage arrived. His eyes glowed red as he continuously scanned the Poisonous Miasma Forest, but he was unable to perceive anything of the interior. The fact that even a Nascent Soul Cultivator couldn’t see through it using Divine Skills was enough to prove the Formation’s extraordinary nature.
Hunwu Superior’s face showed surprise, his earlier arrogance gone. "Which fellow Daoist has come to the Transforming Spirit Sect’s territory without announcing themselves?"
There was no response from within; his words vanished like a stone dropped into the sea.
Could it be an Ancient Cultivator’s Cave Mansion?
Not all Ancient Cave Dwellings had been completely destroyed. Over ninety percent had been excavated, but some still remained undiscovered. Ancient Cave Dwellings possessed strong concealment abilities. If undiscovered, then after tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years, some Formations would fail, allowing these Ancient Cultivator’s Cave Mansions to be exposed.
Otherwise, how could a place resembling a High-Order Cultivator’s Cave Dwelling suddenly appear out of nowhere? The Transforming Spirit Sect will soon thrive!
Joy filled Hunwu Superior’s heart, and he quickly notified the other Nascent Soul Cultivators within the Transforming Spirit Sect. An Ancient Cultivator’s Cave Mansion was dangerous; he couldn’t explore it alone, much less ensure that news of it wouldn’t leak. Since the Transforming Spirit Sect had no Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators, they couldn’t dominate the area. If Sect Disciples from other sects were drawn here, the Transforming Spirit Sect wouldn’t be able to keep the Ancient Cultivator’s Cave Mansion for themselves.
"I am merely resting here and mean no harm to the Transforming Spirit Sect."
Jia Ren was dealing with a cabinet-shaped Bizarre Demon and couldn’t afford to be distracted. This was an extremely peculiar Bizarre Demon, capable of teleporting items through space to any desired location. For instance, a Bizarre Object inside the Cabinet Bizarre could vanish into thin air and reappear the next moment in any desired location. This ability was too strange, making it incredibly hard to guard against. Moreover, the Cabinet Bizarre could redirect incoming attacks elsewhere.
This ability is borderline insane!
Several attempts by the Suppressing Demon God Chains to bind it had vanished, failing to touch the Cabinet Bizarre at all. Jia Ren had a close call; the Bronze Strange Gate was nearly ’stolen’ by the Cabinet Bizarre. He couldn’t divide his attention and had no energy to spare for the Transforming Spirit Sect Cultivators outside.
The Cabinet Bizarre contained many strange items. A withered hand disappeared from it, and the next moment, Jia Ren felt an icy chill at his throat.
It’s trying to transport a Bizarre Object directly into my throat!
The Suppressing Demon Divine Light couldn’t perfectly defend against the Cabinet Bizarre’s ability. An intense sense of crisis washed over him.
"Suppressing Demon Divine Fire Cloak!"
Under Jia Ren’s control, layer upon layer of Suppressing Demon Divine Light quickly formed a tangible, bright-black Suppressing Demon Divine Fire Cloak. This cloak, many feet thick, protected his body and finally blocked the eerie sensation. It also kept the Cabinet Bizarre’s abilities at bay.
A gaunt hand appeared outside the Suppressing Demon Divine Fire Cloak. If the cloak hadn’t been strong enough, he would have experienced a strange hand piercing his throat. Before the withered hand could show off in front of Jia Ren any longer, a large, black flame dragon shot out, swallowed it whole, and forcibly sent it into the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.
Empowered by the full force of the Suppressing Demon Divine Light, the black flame dragon was shockingly large. It spewed massive black flames from its mouth toward the Cabinet Bizarre. A compartment in the Cabinet Bizarre opened, absorbing the black flames and sending them to an unknown location.
Now is the time!
Having fought the Cabinet Bizarre for a while, Jia Ren understood its weakness: it could only transfer a single target at a time.
After the transfer, there’s a window in its abilities!
The black flame dragon pounced, intending to swallow the Cabinet Bizarre whole. Five previously unopened compartments of the Cabinet Bizarre revealed themselves one after another, and parts of the black flame dragon’s head began to disappear into them.
The Cabinet Bizarre still has strength to spare; it hasn’t fully revealed its capabilities!
The now partially headless black flame dragon didn’t halt its attack. Large clusters of black flames shot out, transforming into vast spheres of black fire. Compartment after compartment opened, gradually absorbing the black flames.
One cluster of black flames wasn’t caught by a compartment and swiftly ignited the Cabinet Bizarre...
The Cabinet Bizarre’s abilities were immediately suppressed by the Suppressing Demon Divine Light, and the Bizarre Demon was swiftly absorbed into the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.
