Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Zhao Yu had killed the Second-Order Demon Beasts inside the Linshan Cave and continued to use Ghost Fog to hunt down the demon beasts within. By actively assisting the major Spiritual Lands, he aimed to hunt the demon beasts to let the White Ghost Emperor devour their souls, accumulating sustenance for the evolution of his own Soul Talent.

This minor beast tide was a catastrophe for a power like Linshan Cave, yet for a powerful cultivator like Zhao Yu, who had the assistance of the White Ghost Emperor, it was an immense opportunity.

On normal days, those demon beasts mostly hid deep within the Canglong Mountains, and even for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator like Zhao Yu, finding their tracks would be time-consuming and laborious. Moreover, Third-order Great Demons dwelled deep in the Canglong Mountains, and without reliable information, Zhao Yu wouldn't dare to venture deep into the mountain range.

Now, with the massive surge of demon beasts, it was the perfect opportunity for Zhao Yu to hunt them.

After a day of fierce battle, the majority of the Linshan Cave's demon beasts had been exterminated by Zhao Yu; the remaining creatures scattered in all directions.

Zhao Yu looked at the seemingly deserted Linshan Cave and frowned slightly.

Linshan Cave had seventy thousand inhabitants, and although its grand formation had been breached, there must still be survivors. Zhao Yu came with Kong Tingnan precisely to use Kong Tingnan's power to contact the remaining forces within Linshan Cave.

Zhao Yu flew over a city and announced loudly, "I am Zhao Yu, the master of Xiaodanling Mountain! If there are any survivors in Linshan Cave, come to meet me! I will only wait for an hour!"

Before long, a middle-aged Qi Cultivation seventh-layer cultivator emerged from a tunnel beneath a mansion and came before Zhao Yu to respectfully greet him, "I am Zheng Qianye, serving as the Family Head of the Zheng family. I pay my respects to Senior Zhao." Your next chapter awaits on empire

Zhao Yu asked, "Where is Cave Master Kong?"

Zheng Qianye sighed deeply and said, "Once the Linshan Cave's grand formation was breached, Cave Master Kong fled alone!"

In the face of the beast tide, if the Foundation Establishment Cultivators did not wish to fight to the death, they generally could make their escape. Of course, they could flee, but that left the others in the Spiritual Lands as prey for the demon beasts.

According to the rules of the Development Order of the Five Great Sects, since Kong Feng had fled Linshan Cave, it had become an ownerless property. Since Zhao Yu had come to the rescue, he could take this Spiritual Land under his control.

Zhao Yu said, "I have already annihilated most of the demon beasts and killed all the Second-Order ones. Gather your people, and when the time is right, I will take you to Xiaodanling Mountain!"

Xiaodanling Mountain was previously sparsely populated, but with the reinforcement of other Spiritual Lands, its population would surge. A larger population could birth more cultivators.

Many of the people brought to the Spiritual Lands by the Foundation Establishment Cultivators were from small cultivation families, with many possessing Spirit Roots, making it more likely for their offspring to also possess Spirit Roots.

Zheng Qianye joyfully said, "I thank you, Senior!"

In the Canglong Mountains, following a powerful Foundation Establishment Cultivator improved one's chances of survival, whereas following the likes of Fang Shuanglan or Kong Feng would only turn one into demon beast fodder.

Zhao Yu nodded slightly and, maneuvering his Magic Artifact, flew towards Changyuan Mountain, the Spiritual Land occupied by Fang Shuanglan.

As soon as Zhao Yu arrived at Changyuan Mountain, he saw a plethora of demon beasts searching for food and human skeletons scattered everywhere.

Fang Shuanglan was solely focused on the wealth of Xiahou Zhenyu and neglected the Spiritual Land she had bought, treating the human beings there as insignificant ants.

A Second-Order mid-grade Black Spirit Night Crow with a wingspan of three zhang spotted Zhao Yu and, flapping its wings, led a flock of a hundred Black Spirit Night Crows towards him.

The White Ghost Emperor beside Zhao Yu gave a sinister smile, activated the Illusory Ghost Eyes, and black Ghost Fog billowed from its body, sweeping towards the flock of Black Spirit Night Crows.

The black spirit night crow was swept by the Ghost Fog, instantly becoming muddled and fiercely started to fight and kill each other. Before long, they fell from the sky like raindrops.

A dull yellow Magic Sword plunged into the Ghost Fog and circled around the neck of the black spirit night crow. Its head rolled off with a thud, tumbling from the sky to the ground.

Zhao Yu and the White Ghost Emperor broke into Changyuan Mountain, drawing the attention of a large number of demons within.

A fifteen-zhang-long Second-Order mid-grade demon serpent, a three-zhang-long Second-Order mid-grade white demon tiger, and a three-zhang-long Second-Order mid-grade demon pig were directly alarmed. The three demon beasts, leading the beast horde, charged towards Zhao Yu.

The White Ghost Emperor sneered fiercely and activated the Illusory Ghost Eyes. Dark Curse Seals appeared in his pupils as vast amounts of Ghost Fog surged from his body, sweeping towards the beast horde.

Upon entering the Ghost Fog, the demon beasts began to slaughter each other, the three Second-Order demon beasts included.

After the three Second-Order demon beasts fought each other, only the Second-Order demon pig survived, which was then swiftly dispatched by Zhao Yu with his Magic Sword.

Having dealt with the large group of demon beasts, Zhao Yu flew into the towns within Changyuan Mountain to look for survivors but didn't find a single living person.

Among the invading demon beasts were creatures like armored pangolins and burrowing rodents; thus, even if some people hid underground, they couldn't escape the hunt of the demon beasts.

Originally, there were only fifteen thousand people inside Changyuan Mountain, and invading demon beasts numbered over a thousand. After several days, naturally, no survivors could be found in Changyuan Mountain.

Opening up Spiritual Lands in the Canglong Mountain range is that dangerous and cruel. For this reason, the Five Great Sects issued the opening decree, promising high rewards.

Zhao Yu rode the Escape Light away, escorting the people from Linshan Cave and the other Spiritual Lands to Xiaodan Ridge.

Inside the cave mansion at Xiaodan Ridge.

Zhao Yu pondered in his heart, "The White Ghost Emperor has devoured so many demon souls, which should finally allow my Soul Talent to evolve by one level. Of all talents, the most crucial one to enhance is my Alchemy Talent. By improving my Alchemy Talent, I will be able to refine more Miraculous Elixirs and advance my Cultivation Level!"

With a thought, a stream of indescribably cool air flowed out from within him, nourishing his soul. Countless alchemical conundrums that he couldn't work out before became clear, and numerous ingenious alchemical ideas emerged one after another.

"Alchemy Talent: Alchemy Prodigy (0/10000)."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Zhao Yu's lips curled into a slight smile, his eyes filled with exhilaration, "Prodigy! I've finally transformed one of my Hundred Arts of Cultivation talents into Prodigy!"

Zhao Yu immediately began refining a furnace of Five Beasts Spirit Pills and discovered that successfully refining a batch would grant him a hundred proficiency points. Similarly, devouring one Five Beasts Spirit Pill with the Dao Fruit also granted a hundred proficiency points, which was five times more efficient than before.

This meant that by refining less than two batches of Spirit Pills, Zhao Yu could bring the proficiency of a pill to the Grandmaster level, allowing him to start refining Superior Grade Spirit Pills and greatly reducing the consumption of alchemical materials.

Zhao Yu stayed in the Alchemy Room, first bringing the proficiency of refining the Five Beasts Spirit Pill to the Grandmaster level, and then he began refining Superior Grade Five Beasts Spirit Pills.

A month later, Zhao Yu had refined most of the Second-Order mid-grade Demon Cores in his possession into Superior Grade Five Beasts Spirit Pills.

Zhao Yu pondered in his heart, "Now that I have the pills, it's time to start working on the Wutu (Earth Element) Spirit Body! Only by forming the Wutu Spirit Body can I cultivate the Mountain Sutra!"