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Translator: CinderTL
"Actually... it still hurts a lot," Song Wen said.
"If it hurts so much, why didn't you even let out a groan?" Ying Wu rolled her eyes.
Changing the subject, she added, "Oh, and a reminder: your physical strength and power have been greatly enhanced, but at the cost of consuming the Seven-Blood Centipede's demon power. Once its demon power is completely depleted, you'll be forced to revert from your demon body state and will need to wait for its demon power to recover before you can fuse with it again. So, when you reach the Western Rong Continent, keep a close eye on the Seven-Blood Centipede's condition and don't let its demon power drain excessively."
"Thank you for the reminder," Song Wen said.
Ying Wu nodded slightly, then with a faint flicker of spiritual light at her fingertips, she gently tapped Song Wen's double-jawed head.
Instantly, the carapace on Song Wen's body began to melt, detaching itself and coalescing into the form of a centipede.
Meanwhile, Song Wen's body began to shrink.
Soon, Song Wen had reverted to his true form.
The numerous bloody holes the Seven-Blood Centipede had pierced into his body had vanished without a trace, leaving only his tattered clothes.
Song Wen ripped off his shredded garments and quickly changed into a fresh set.
At that moment, Ying Wu said, "I'll sever my Spirit Beast Contract with the Seven-Blood Centipede and help you establish a new one. After that, you'll be able to control it at will."
"Great kindness needs no thanks. Fellow Daoist Yingwu, if there's ever anything I can do for you, just ask," Song Wen said sincerely.
"Forget about gratitude—you've helped me plenty already. But if you really want to repay me, there is one way," Ying Wu said, raising an eyebrow and a mischievous smile playing on her lips.
Ten hours later, Song Wen stored the newly contracted Seven-Blood Centipede into his Spirit Beast Pouch.
Suddenly, a basin-sized mass materialized before him.
The object was entirely flesh-red, covered in a thin membrane, and filled with muscle-like tissues, clearly harvested from some demon beast.
"What is this?" Song Wen asked, his face full of confusion as he turned to Ying Wu beside him.
"Don't ask so many questions. Just eat it," Ying Wu replied.
"Eat it?!" Song Wen's expression froze momentarily.
Though he was a demonic cultivator, he had no habit of devouring raw flesh. Moreover, this thing's origins were unknown, and it was such a massive lump—who would dare eat it without hesitation?
"Don't worry, I wouldn't harm you. Eating this will benefit you," Ying Wu said with a smile.
"Fine," Song Wen reluctantly nodded, summoning a wisp of spiritual power to slice the meat.
However, Ying Wu spoke again.
"Don't cut it—swallow it whole."
Before the words had even left her lips, Ying Wu unleashed a surge of spiritual power, compressing and stretching the mass of flesh into a long, fleshy strip that she forced into Song Wen's mouth.
After struggling to swallow the lump, Song Wen suddenly realized:
Ying Wu had likely made him swallow it whole out of deliberate revenge, retaliating for the time he had made her do the same a few days earlier.
Next, at Ying Wu's insistence, Song Wen sat cross-legged, circulated his spiritual power, and quickly refined the lump of flesh.
To his astonishment, the persistent soreness and bloating in his lower back, which had plagued him recently, miraculously vanished.
He glanced down at his abdomen, where a noticeable bulge had formed.
"How's that? Impressive results, right?" Ying Wu's voice chimed in, tinged with coquettishness.
Song Wen suddenly noticed that Ying Wu's robes had slipped off her shoulders, revealing her bare skin.
He leaped to his feet and lunged at her.
"You fiendish temptress! Taste my staff!"
Fifteen days later.
Cooling pavilion.
Song Wen watched Ying Wu sprawled across the stone table, a satisfied smile spreading across his face as he took two steps back.
"How was it this time?"
Ying Wu's gaze drifted, her expression ethereal, as if she hadn't heard Song Wen's question.
A full incense stick's time passed before she finally spoke, her voice slow and deliberate.
"Acceptable."
"What was that thing you fed me?" Song Wen asked.
"The reproductive organs of a female Phantom Sheep spirit beast," Ying Wu replied.
A peculiar glint flashed in Song Wen's eyes.
Phantom Sheep were rare and beautiful demon beasts, often kept as auspicious creatures by powerful factions.
Perhaps I should purchase some Phantom Sheep at a high price, extract their organs, and preserve them for future use, Song Wen mused inwardly.
Shaking his head to dismiss these irrelevant thoughts, Song Wen continued, "I have another matter I'd like your assistance with."
"What is it?"
Ying Wu seemed to have finally recovered. She rose from the stone table, retrieved a robe, and slipped it on.
Song Wen summoned two Shadow Gu, one fourth-tier and one fifth-tier.
"These are Gu I've cultivated. They can extend the range of divine sense perception. However, perhaps due to the vast difference in our cultivation levels, the extension effect is so weak as to be negligible. Do you know of any methods to help them rapidly advance their cultivation?"
The ethereal quality that had enveloped Ying Wu vanished abruptly. Her pupils constricted as she fixed her gaze on the two tiny Gu, her focus sharpening instantly.
"Can they really extend divine sense?" Ying Wu asked.
"Could I have one?" Ying Wu's gaze shifted from the Gu to Song Wen, her eyes brimming with anticipation and excitement. "I need to study their structure and the mechanisms behind their divine sense extension in detail. If I can unravel their secrets, we might not only enhance their cultivation but also improve their divine sense extension capabilities—perhaps even transfer this ability to other demon beasts."
"You can have both of them," Song Wen replied, immediately severing his Spirit Beast Contracts with the two Gu.
After reaching the fifth-tier, the Gu's cultivation progress had stagnated, rendering them of little use to him. Giving them to Ying Wu seemed a better use. Besides, he still had two fourth-tier Gu on hand, ensuring he wouldn't be without Gu should the need arise.
Ying Wu didn't stand on ceremony. She promptly produced a jade box and carefully placed the two Gu inside.
After a few more casual exchanges, Song Wen prepared to take his leave.
"Fellow Daoist Yingwu, with my journey to the Western Rong Continent imminent, I must prepare some life-saving measures. I won't impose any further."
"Very well. But remember to visit me periodically," Ying Wu said.
"I will."
Song Wen soared into the sky, swiftly departing the island.
He first flew to Thousand Blades City, where he purchased a large quantity of demon beast divine souls, before heading toward the Spirit Jade Palace.
Great Tan City.
Inside an extravagantly luxurious restaurant, Song Wen and Wang Qiuyue sat facing each other across a wooden table.
Wang Qiuyue held a wine flask in her left hand and silver chopsticks in her right.
The fine wine from the flask and the exquisite dishes on the table vanished steadily into her mouth, a stark contrast to her cold, peerless beauty and Late Body Integration Stage cultivation. She seemed more like a gluttonous gourmand.
"Ji Yin... hic... what do you want... hic...?"
"Fellow Daoist, are you planning to be among the first to travel to the Western Rong Continent?" Song Wen asked, his appetite piqued by Wang Qiuyue's display. He began to eat with his own silver chopsticks as he spoke.
"Indeed, I intend to go. Are you planning to go as well?" Wang Qiuyue replied. Without waiting for his answer, she continued, "You're thinking of traveling with me once we reach the Western Rong Continent? That might be difficult. My primary goal is to find several Spirit Herbs that can aid in breaking through to Great Ascension. Your objective is to obtain the Yaoguang Lotus from the Willow Serpent Clan to reshape your spirit root. Our goals are fundamentally different, making it unlikely we can travel together."
(End of the Chapter)
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