ASER - Chapter 222
Chapter 222: Demonic Seed
The situation suddenly became tense.
But A'Diao calmed down and used her Eyes of the Yellow Springs to peek into spacetime.
Judging from time and space, she vaguely saw the changes in the outer island area.
"This person and that old man's cultivation levels are around the Half-Step Great Spirit King and the peak of Mid Spirit King realm. Together, they are comparable to a Great Spirit King. It would still be quite strenuous for them to open up a demonic trench in the sea, probably taking about three days. Three days outside is 150 days in here."
Kunlun's secret chamber had a 30-times multiplier, but this one had a 50-times multiplier. Clearly, the spacetime resonance stone here was larger and more powerful.
Toilet: "Even with 150 days, it won't be easy for you to secure a win against them. What we know now is just a prediction of their cultivation levels. For people like them, their actual strength far exceeds their cultivation level – just look at yourself as an example. I think that Human-Demon alone has the combat power of a Great Spirit King, not to mention he has an old man assisting him."
So the situation was still extremely urgent.
If she couldn't handle them, she could only send the people and the island directly into the demonic trench to feed the demonic spirits.
"There are no other options. And what I fear most is that this Human-Demon has connections with the demonic trench, and there are demons waiting for me in the trench area." A'Diao wasn't Kunlun; she didn't have the guts to barge into a demonic trench alone, nor did she like that densely packed, foodless and drinkless, wretched place. So, her scalp tingled a bit.
Motivation comes from pressure.
A'Diao's efficiency in moving the secret chamber immediately increased significantly. Then, she placed the secret chamber on top of the Dragon Spring Eye and upgraded Toilet.
Thanks to the powerful international effect of KO'ing Tong Huang, A'Diao obtained 800 stars of Mental Power in just over a day, and the resources were even more enormous. She stripped all the equipment from Yan Xi's body, took out all the corpses of the crown princes, sorted through them, and converted all their resources.
"These crown princes are so rich. Their remains alone are calculated in the millions, and various treasures are countless."
"Awesome!"
"Let me see, all this extraordinary equipment is mine, hehehe, wow, this Bronze Mask is good, and this Heavenly Shuttle and Bluebird Sword Spirit, they're all mine, all mine!!"
But A'Diao soon discovered that even with her spiritual body, it was difficult to simultaneously wield so many high-end extraordinary pieces of equipment.
Selling them wasn't worth it either; what bank could afford them?
Just keep them or exchange them for resources with others later?
She felt a bit unwilling.
While A'Diao was troubled, she first converted the other resources.
These pure resources were converted into 1100 stars of energy, which could directly upgrade Toilet by two levels without needing Mental Power conversion into energy. It just so happened that level 23-24 required 300 stars of energy, and 24-25 required 700 stars of energy.
Level: 25 (Current energy 100 stars / 2000 stars energy, 1900 more stars energy needed for level 26. Note: Level 25 provides 10,000,000 cubic meters of storage space and a 300 cubic meter living space. Level 25 can automatically absorb ambient spiritual energy to upgrade all exchanged skills by +250 levels.)
Mental Power: 800 stars.
Synchronized Spiritual Energy Release: 500 stars.
Exchanged Skills:
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Exchangeable Skills:
1: Mental Power Will Cultivation Method, Sections 15-20 (No exchange needed, can be directly imparted by Toilet via enlightenment.)
2: 《Spatial Notes, Sections 10-15》 (Spatial secret art, 200 stars Mental Power to exchange.)
3: Elegant Curse 707 (Content unknown, requires 500 stars Mental Power to exchange, 50 stars per use.)
4: Activate Devour-Fuse-Evolve Stage (Allows this spiritual plant to devour equipment for armament and self-refinement.)
Huh?
A'Diao and Toilet, who hadn't even looked at the first three points, were stunned by the fourth point. Previously, devouring equipment directly converted it into energy, but now it could be absorbed and evolved?
Wouldn't that be equivalent to a fully intelligent weapon fusion and creation master?
And Toilet had clearly evolved as well. After a moment of lag for updating its evolution, it came back online and said, "It seems it's indeed possible. I can devour these extraordinary forbidden items and absorb a certain part of their power, integrating them into one. While it might not necessarily be an evolution to a higher grade, it will definitely be much stronger than them individually. It's just that in others' eyes, this is an infinite waste of equipment; it would be better to distribute it to the faction for use."
A'Diao didn't care about that. She didn't have a large faction, nor did she like to use the equipment she obtained to nurture her partners. This way, the benefits couldn't be clearly calculated, and secondly, it would suppress the growth and wildness of the other party.
Do not give anyone other than yourself benefits far exceeding what their strength allows.
Do not challenge human nature.
A'Diao decisively threw most of the extraordinary equipment she had on her and on hand into it, except for the Black Charcoal Bow, because Toilet needed a long time to nurture these items and wouldn't be able to use them temporarily, and the Black Charcoal Bow was too high-level for it to consume now.
"Let me see, what's this 707, so expensive!"
Damn it, another blind box, and such an expensive one. A'Diao was very annoyed, cursing under her breath while exchanging everything she could. However, given the expensive cost of using 707 once, she could only buy it and not use it.
Anyway, upgrading was for cultivation and comprehension. Then, she took out the Fish Talisman.
The Fish Talisman floated before her. Because this thing was too high-end, she couldn't refine it yet, but as she touched it, it opened, transforming into a huge mountain wall. A'Diao found the seventh section and began to comprehend it anew. She first pondered the efficiency of this comprehension, then began to absorb the Dragon Vein with her whole being.
The first moment she touched it, she felt the ultimate outline of the Karmic Luck Dragon Vein, connecting the human race and the mortal world, living beings and matter.
She wasn't absorbing the Dragon Vein; it felt as if she was taking over the mortal world.
Her Dao Stele core itself was power.
And power had always been supreme. This sensation at this second infinitely matched her inner essence, without any sense of incongruity.
That feeling was instantly… too dazzling!
Like a desert traveler suddenly transported to an oasis.
The efficiency of comprehension increased more than tenfold.
A'Diao seized this wondrous feeling and frantically comprehended the seventh section.
Toilet felt that it wasn't long before A'Diao's gaze jumped to the eighth section.
The seventh section was passed?!
So fast?
However, while the clone was comprehending, the main body could also sense some of it, but A'Diao's main body chose to solve the trouble first.
The spiritual body was consistent, and comprehension was universal, but the material and energy benefits were with the clone; the main body couldn't enjoy them unless they merged once.
So what the main body could do now was relay information.
She told Qu Xia'er and the others about the situation.
"I can only sense the situation outside, but I can't determine the specific location."
She had calculated it; it was safer to take a two-pronged approach. After all, her own progress was…
"Demonic trench?" Xiao Jin pondered. "If the other party really opens this trench, the commotion will definitely not be concealable from the perception of a Mountain Head-level expert. It will be easily exposed and easily interrupted. So, it can be confirmed that they have hidden the island in a special location, either remote or with a special environment. And there are only nine regions in the entire world that meet these conditions, which can be screened."
Qu Jiangnan shook her head, "That would cause too much commotion and alert the other party instead."
Qu Xia'er looked at A'Diao, "You probably don't want too much external force involved right now, including Lushan."
Because once Lushan made a move, other factions would notice. By then, even if she could escape, there would be many people wanting a share of the pie. If things turned nasty, she might even be forced to spit out what she had eaten.
After all, the founder of Bronze Mountain was still around.
"Not really, I'm not that greedy…" After A'Diao said this, she saw the four women's expressions were identical, and she immediately became unhappy.
What, you don't believe me?
"I just don't want those old men to work too hard. Am I worthy of them coming to save me? Unless they don't know they're coming to save me, let them maintain their subjective initiative… They're old too, let's not make things difficult for them mentally, what do you think?"
The meaning was to trick people into coming, letting them come for their own interests, but they wouldn't discover her benefits and presence in it, and in the end, they would get nothing.
She was so bad, oh, but her serious, compassionate, respectful-of-the-elderly-and-loving-the-young appearance was so cute.
Xiao Jin was initially amused, but then she turned to see Song Ling actually answering very seriously, "Hmm, that's good. Do you have an idea?"
A'Diao: "Of course I do. Give me another bun."
The two chatted while passing food, seriously discussing how to deceive those old men.
Qu Jiangnan and Xiao Jin: "…"
Qu Xia'er glanced at Song Ling, drank some water, and after a moment of silence, said, "The Origin Core can sense it. After finding the location, use this reason to lure people over. But we can't go search; the other party will sense it – can we find this location through astronomy, geology, and spatial studies?"
This was a huge amount of work. If they wanted to avoid the eyes and ears of some factions, only the few of them could do it themselves.
Xiao Jin shrugged slightly, "We can. The few of us together can do it. But if we want to save time, just us few are not enough. We need to find a few more capable people to join us."
"And they must be trustworthy."
Everyone looked at A'Diao. A'Diao was already propping up her cheeks and starting to think.
"It's so hard. Who would be willing to work so hard for me… I'm just a plain, unremarkable little girl whose youth is fading…"
A'Diao mumbled while making a list, then selected from it.
She quickly summoned Shen Huajing, Nie Yuanyuan, Mo Yuwo, Cang Wu, and others, even Duanmu Qingyang.
However, she didn't mention the clone, just gave a simple reason.
When these people received A'Diao's voice transmission, they were all speechless, because her transmission was like this:
"Miss you, can you come to my room? Don't let anyone know."
Are you nuts?! What kind of mischief are you up to again?
But these people still came, and after they arrived, they found… there were quite a few people.
A group message?
However, Xiao Jin noticed that A'Diao hadn't called Xu Ye and Chen Xun. It should be known that these two were completely trustworthy, especially Chen Xun, who was worth ten people. But A'Diao hadn't called them.
From this, one could see that this person hadn't changed in her bones.
She didn't get involved in personal favors, but rather navigated all paths through interconnected interests.
A day and a half later, Xiao Jin and the others had already calculated the location. It all depended on A'Diao's situation over there.
They would decide how to handle it based on the situation.
At this moment, within the restriction, above the Dragon Spring Eye, under the 50-times time extension, A'Diao had already spent a hundred days. She had now comprehended up to the fifteenth section.
"Sections 10 to 15 are about restrictions. I don't know what comes after section 16."
Toilet watched A'Diao's comprehension progress, shocked by the powerful effect of the Karmic Luck Dragon Vein. And at this moment, A'Diao had already passed the 15th section and jumped to the 16th.
A'Diao glanced at the content, paused for a moment, then became thoughtful.
What's wrong?
"Starting from section 16, it's curses."
Toilet: "This is great, super awesome, it fits your strongest talent."
The study of curses was too complex, and it wasn't prosperous in the human race. Perhaps the strongest were at Wu Mountain, but A'Diao couldn't really marry into their family.
Fortunately, there was a legacy on this Fish Talisman.
A'Diao also thought it was good. She checked the time again; only a day and a half left, and five more sections.
A'Diao worked overtime, frantically comprehending, quickly conquering section after section, and her own cultivation wasn't delayed either.
Her cultivation speed was now incredibly fast. Under the fifty-times time dilation, coupled with the vast spiritual gate array and Toilet's effect, A'Diao's cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.
But she also clearly felt the commotion outside becoming more and more obvious.
Section 19!
"Huh?" When A'Diao saw the content of the last section, she was stunned. It was still a curse, but this curse was a bit special.
A Celestial Clan curse.
This section was very difficult because it required bloodline to drive it, but that Celestial Clan bloodline was still hiding in her spiritual sea and rarely came out. A'Diao found it extremely difficult to comprehend.
She had only ground through a tenth of it when the entire space suddenly shook violently.
"Damn it! That bastard really brought the trench into the human world. It's already in dimensional space, just three or four spatial barriers away from entering here."
"I've mastered the restrictions. I'll try to open the lock first."
The restriction content from the previous few sections included this restriction lock. A'Diao had now learned to control it, and with her power having surged, she had a certain degree of confidence in resisting the opponent. That's why she had been relatively at ease. But now, seeing how efficiently the two outside were moving, she knew she had to prepare.
So she began to unlock it.
Click, clack, the gears turned, and A'Diao began to try to open the lock.
On the last try, the lock suddenly opened. Just as A'Diao and Toilet breathed a sigh of relief, a recess suddenly appeared behind the lock.
A fish-shaped recess.
A'Diao: "?"
Damn it, there's an inner lock mechanism?
But it's a Fish Talisman? The shape matches.
A'Diao tried to place the Fish Talisman on it, and it fit perfectly, but it didn't activate.
"We're doomed. It's the core of the inner restriction lock, probably designed to trap the person who obtained this inheritance. It seems to have no inheritance conditions, but in reality, it has a pitfall here – one must complete the 20th scroll, fully comprehend the entire Fish Talisman, gain its recognition, and be able to control it to open the inner lock and get out. Otherwise, one will be trapped here forever."
But how could someone from another race comprehend the 20th scroll? Only someone with Celestial Clan bloodline could possibly comprehend it thoroughly.
Toilet: "So, Changting was actually screening for people with Celestial Clan bloodline? He wasn't considering anyone else. I'm afraid even other members of the Langya Clan wouldn't be able to get out if they came here."
So ruthless.
"But my comprehension speed isn't good enough now."
A'Diao became a little anxious, cold sweat appearing on her forehead.
This was no longer about whether she could beat the two outside, but that she couldn't get out at all now.
There was only one way – continue to comprehend and master the 20th scroll.
The enlightenment effect of the Karmic Luck Dragon Vein had begun to weaken. A'Diao could only enter the purest state of comprehension.
Toilet had thought A'Diao would be helpless, but unexpectedly, under the extreme pressure of life and death, this person suddenly seemed to have her Ren and Du meridians cleared, and her comprehension efficiency skyrocketed.
Her expression was very serious, her eyes glowed green, and her state was off the charts.
Toilet: "?"
So, while karmic luck and such were awesome, the fear of death was the ultimate driving force for inspiration.
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