Immortal Path Space

Chapter 405: Little Peng's Advancement

Little Peng had been in a deep slumber for nearly ten days before finally awakening. As soon as it stirred, it transmitted a clear message to Wang Hong—a message of hunger.

Wang Hong promptly released the creature and handed it a sizable piece of Demonic Beast meat, which Little Peng devoured in just a few bites.

"Hungry! Very hungry! Might starve!" it exclaimed.

Even after finishing the meat, Little Peng continued to convey its extreme hunger to Wang Hong.

Wang Hong tried offering it various other foods, but Little Peng only took a few bites before refusing to eat more. Nonetheless, it persisted in expressing its hunger to Wang Hong.

Wang Hong was momentarily puzzled by the behavior of this seemingly foolish bird.

Little Peng, however, began rummaging through its Storage Bag and produced a pill, which it consumed, followed by several second-tier spirit fruits.

Watching the creature eat, Wang Hong discerned a pattern. It seemed that Little Peng exclusively consumed items rich in Spiritual Energy, indicating a need to replenish its Spiritual Energy.

With this realization, he led Little Peng into a quiet room and activated a formation. He then handed a Green Spirit Peach to Little Peng, which it promptly devoured in one gulp, eagerly eyeing him for more.

After some contemplation, Wang Hong retrieved a three-tier Jade Ginseng Fruit from his Space. This fruit bore a slight resemblance to ginseng, with a jade-like appearance and an enticing fragrance.

To avoid overfeeding, he carefully sliced the Jade Ginseng Fruit into smaller pieces. The Spiritual Energy contained in a three-tier spirit fruit was far from ordinary.

Wang Hong tried a small piece himself. The Jade Ginseng Fruit had a refreshing aroma, a crisp texture, and was free from any impurities. It melted into a pure essence that flowed smoothly down his throat.

"Mmm! Delicious!" Wang Hong exclaimed before tossing another piece into his mouth and then feeding a piece to Little Peng.

Thus, the two of them shared the fruit, each taking turns.

When Wang Hong had eaten only one-third of the fruit, he felt a surge of Spiritual Energy coursing through his body, making it challenging to control. Helplessly, he watched as Little Peng consumed the remainder of the fruit.

After finishing the Jade Ginseng Fruit, Little Peng no longer complained of hunger. Instead, it appeared somewhat lethargic and curled up on a nearby rock to sleep.

Wang Hong once again placed it inside his Spirit Beast bag, suspecting that Little Peng might be undergoing an advancement.

He had already read through a significant portion of the Sect Scripture Tower's books and had some knowledge about the Demon Clan's advancements.

Whether a member of the Demon Clan could advance largely depended on their innate bloodline level. If their bloodline was noble enough and they reached a certain realm, supplementing with sufficient Spiritual Energy could naturally facilitate an advancement.

Compared to the Human Clan, the Demon Clan found advancements much easier to achieve. While Humans could also advance without pills, it required consuming a substantial quantity of Spiritual Objects.

Little Peng had long reached the pinnacle of the second-tier, accumulating substantial power. However, its inherent bloodline had held it back. Now, it had finally encountered an opportunity to break through its bloodline limitations.

Moreover, it had consumed a significant amount of Spiritual Objects from Wang Hong, especially the three-tier Jade Ginseng Fruit, which provided substantial assistance to its advancement.

Several more than twenty days passed, and suddenly, Little Peng awakened. After releasing it, Wang Hong sensed that the surrounding Spirit Qi was converging toward Little Peng.

He quickly prepared a quiet room for Little Peng and placed it inside, standing guard at the entrance.

Wang Hong felt the surrounding Spirit Qi slowly gathering towards the quiet room behind him, and its speed continued to increase.

First, it affected the Spirit Qi within several yards, then gradually expanded outward—ten yards, a hundred yards, a mile, two miles, three miles...

From a distance, one could see the Spirit Qi forming a vortex around the central point, which was Little Peng's quiet room.

The commotion in the camp had already attracted the attention of others.

Defensive cultivators on the city walls observed this rare phenomenon with amazement.

"My goodness, look at that! What's happening?" exclaimed a young cultivator in astonishment.

The middle-aged cultivator beside him, who had witnessed such an anomaly before, said, "Junior Brother, you're still too young. I've had the fortune of witnessing such a phenomenon once before. This should be someone breaking through to the Core Realm."

"Yes, and I wonder who's lucky enough to be forming a Golden Core," the young man gazed at the spiraling Spirit Qi with envy.

"Indeed, once you form a Core, you officially step into the ranks of high-tier cultivators, considered among the top few in the Cultivation World."

The middle-aged cultivator sighed, "You should know that Qingxu Sect has tens of thousands of cultivators, yet we only have a few dozen Golden Core Elders. And since Qingxu Sect is one of the six major sects, it recruits even more talent and possesses more resources. Whether in terms of Foundation Building ratios or Core ratios, it's relatively high in the Cultivation World."

Meanwhile, Gu Yuan and Sloppy Old Daoist were also alerted by the disturbance and came out to observe the phenomenon.

"Senior Brother Chu, do you know who's forming the Core? I have a feeling that this Core phenomenon is a bit unusual," Gu Yuan furrowed his brow, sensing that there was something different about it.

"Because it's not a human Core, of course, it's different," Sloppy Old Daoist chuckled, seeming to have guessed something.

"Ah! Not human? Could it be... a Demonic Beast?" Gu Yuan was surprised.

"More precisely, it should be a Spirit Beast. I see that the center of this Spirit Qi vortex is right above the East Zhou Trading Company's residence. Wang Hong happens to be raising a Spirit Beast that seems to have already reached the upper second-tier."

Sloppy Old Daoist and Wang Hong shared a common interest, and they had a good rapport. Sometimes, the two of them would cook and enjoy food together, so he was quite familiar with Little Peng.

"I've seen the Spirit Beast he's raising; it's just an ordinary Rock Sand Carver with average aptitude. It should be quite difficult for it to advance," Gu Yuan expressed his doubts.

"I heard that he obtained the essence blood of more than ten third-tier Demonic Beasts some time ago. It seems he used them on that silly bird of his."

"Using over ten essence blood from third-tier creatures on such an ordinary Spiritual Beast? He must be quite generous."

"Materials are meant to be used to realize their value in the end," Sloppy Old Daoist admired this approach.

At this moment, above the Spirit Qi vortex, the image of a Golden-Winged Roc emerged. As the Spirit Qi converged, this image gradually solidified, transforming from an illusion into a tangible form.

"He's quite lucky to have obtained the bloodline of a Golden-Winged Roc."

"Moreover, judging from the range of the Spirit Qi waves and the degree of solidification of the Golden-Winged Roc, this Spiritual Beast must have accumulated a profound foundation."

Around the quiet room, the Spirit Qi became increasingly dense. Wang Hong, sitting at the entrance, was covered in a layer of mist. This was the result of extremely concentrated Spirit Qi, forming a liquid-like state.

Inside the quiet room, Little Peng was currently enduring the pain of Spirit Qi infusion. Due to absorbing too much Spirit Qi, cracks had formed all over its body, only to slowly heal and strengthen its muscles and bones with each cycle.

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