85: Chapter 85 In ancient times, humans hunted demons to obtain their core essences; now, I, Shi Jian, will destroy humans to prove my Dao!

The first meal was eaten half a day later.

Three Cultivators from the Liang Kingdom walked together through a shrub forest, vigilantly gathering Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Plants. Their cultivation levels were mediocre; otherwise, they would not have delayed entering the core circle...

All three were in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. Although their strength was nothing to write home about, they seemed to cooperate tacitly, clearly being old partners.

But they did not notice.

Deep within the shrubbery not far away, a pair of vertical pupils were staring fixedly at them!

"Kill the one on the left. That kid has a lightning-attribute spiritual item in his embrace. Silly Bear, slaughter him for me, and you and I will split the loot!"

Zixiao fanned the flames from the side, and Shi Jian's nose twitched, confirming the scent.

In the next instant, the black shadow erupted!

There was no roar, no release of Demonic Qi, and not even a flash of lightning.

Shi Jian used the most primitive method, catapulting out of the shrubbery. His bear paw swung out violently, and before the person at the very back could even turn around...

a crisp sound of a skull shattering was heard!

Before the corpse even hit the ground, Shi Jian had already pounced toward the second person.

This person's reaction was not slow. He turned around and offered up a bronze mirror Magical Artifact. Immediately, spiritual light burst forth, intending to counterattack and provide support to his companion...

Unfortunately, Shi Jian was faster!

Shi Jian charged up close, shattered the bronze mirror with one slap, and then followed through by driving his entire arm through the person's chest.

"Damn it, a Foundation Establishment Peak Stage bear demon!"

The third person's face turned pale, and he turned tail and ran without the slightest hesitation.

Shi Jian couldn't even be bothered to chase. He opened his mouth and spat out a dense black stream of Demonic Qi, flickering with electric arcs, which instantly pierced through the person's back!

The person collapsed to the ground, twitched twice, and then stopped moving...

Shi Jian walked over and crushed the head with one claw, completing the final finishing move.

Afterward, Shi Jian snatched the Storage Pouch and threw all the spiritual items inside into his mouth all at once. Except for gold and iron...

Shi Jian could refine and absorb most things.

Afterward, he also consumed the three corpses along with the spiritual items from the Storage Pouch. It's no wonder they say Foundation Establishment flesh and blood is fragrant; the essence of Qi and blood from three Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivators entered his belly, warm and long-lasting.

"That's it?"

"Are all Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators this poor?"

Zixiao's tone was somewhat disappointed. The lightning-attribute spiritual items just swallowed weren't even enough to fill the gaps in his teeth; it was as if he hadn't eaten anything.

"It's just an appetizer, what are you in such a rush for?"

Shi Jian licked the bloodstains off his claws and continued forward.

For the next three days, Shi Jian completely transformed into the most efficient predator in the Secret Realm.

Zixiao's range of perception far exceeded Shi Jian's; the fluctuations of lightning-attribute Spiritual Qi within a ten-mile radius could not escape his lock.

On the first day, in a forest of withered trees struck by lightning, Shi Jian found three stalks of "Lightning Core Lotus," a Second Grade Medium Grade lightning-attribute Spiritual Plant, which specifically contained essence of lightning spirits and had a miraculous effect on tempering the Demon Core.

Guarding the Spiritual Plant was a Level 3 Lightning Eagle with a wingspan of four zhang, which was extremely fast.

But under the no-fly rule, this eagle couldn't fly; it was just an oversized lightning chicken. Shi Jian slapped it to death with two paws and swallowed both its flesh and core.

On the second day, he intercepted and killed a team of four Cultivators from the Wei State.

These four came from a Golden Core affiliated power, consisting of one Late Foundation Establishment Stage and three in the Middle Stage. From their Storage Pouches, he scavenged over twenty types of Spiritual Plants and spiritual minerals, among which were two portions of lightning-attribute spirit sand.

Shi Jian ate everything clean, leaving not even a scrap.

Zixiao, utilizing his body, managed to get a share of the spoils. While absorbing the essence of the lightning-attribute spiritual items, he began the first lesson.

"Attracting lightning isn't about summoning lightning onto your body; it's about making your body a place where lightning wants to go. Only then can you forge a Lightning Body."

"The Meridians are the river channels, the Demon Essence is the water, and the thunder is the fish."

"You must repair the river channels so that the fish want to swim in, rather than trying to scoop them up with a net. You must make them a part of your body."

As Shi Jian hurried along his way, he followed Zixiao's guidance, adjusting the way his Demon Essence circulated within his body.

It was simple to say, but deadly to do.

He practiced for three hours before barely managing to make a wisp of lightning Origin complete one cycle along the path specified by Zixiao.

But just from this one cycle, the effect was immediate. The rotation speed of that arc of electricity on his Demon Core increased by a full thirty percent!

"Your Comprehension Ability is not bad."

"It's just that your natural talent is a bit lacking. Your Comprehension Ability can be called top-tier, but your Bloodline is too poor. If converted to a Human Race Cultivator, you would be destined to have a Three Spiritual Root..."

"However, don't worry, Silly Bear. With me here, this problem is easy to solve."

On the third day, in a valley, Shi Jian encountered a lone demonic Cultivator from the Jin State.

He was at the Peak of the Late Foundation Establishment Stage and cultivated a Blood Fiend Cultivation Technique. His aura was gloomy and eerie, his methods were extremely vicious, and he used blood for Soul Refining!

But Shi Jian was even more vicious.

He deliberately exposed his aura, luring the demonic Cultivator into pursuing him.

The demonic Cultivator took one look, saw that it was a "lone" and injured Yao Beast, and was immediately overjoyed. A Level 4 Demon Core was worth quite a lot!

Then, there was no "then."

The moment the opponent offered up a Magic Treasure, Shi Jian's internal lightning Origin suddenly erupted. Following the method Zixiao taught, he condensed the lightning power in his palm, forming a fist-sized lightning ball.

It wasn't like the previous, crude attachment of electric arcs.

It was a true, gradually condensing Lightning technique!

The lightning ball pierced through the demonic Cultivator's protective Spiritual Qi shield, shattering his chest along with it, and instantly blowing his Physical Body into fragments.

"Silly Bear, you've made quite a bit of progress."

Zixiao's tone carried a hint of satisfaction...

Inside this demonic Cultivator's Storage Pouch, they actually found a "Lightning Heart Stone" of excellent quality, a Second Grade High Grade lightning-attribute spiritual mineral!

Zixiao immediately sucked the Spiritual Qi of this Lightning Heart Stone clean on the spot, and then instructed Shi Jian to perform his first Bloodline transformation.

"Pour your Demon Essence into the bone marrow of the third section of your spine, and use the lightning power to wash it, forcing out the Impurities in your Bloodline."

"First, change your Foundation bit by bit. The process will be very painful, so endure it."

This kind of pain.

It was even more painful than being struck by heavenly lightning!

Shi Jian lay on the ground, the entire bear convulsing for a little over half an hour, and a layer of black, viscous blood seeped out from his back.

In the blood, there were extremely fine gray crystals mixed in; that was his original Origin, and now he had dug it out with his own hands...

It was just like changing his own bones and blood!

Even if it was just a negligible amount, Shi Jian could clearly feel that his body seemed to have been hollowed out...

At the same time, the lost Origin was being replaced little by little by the lightning Origin.

This wasn't getting stronger; it was becoming "pure."

In his Bloodline, that barrier hindering his promotion to the Golden Core seemed to have developed its first crack. Although the process was very painful, it also allowed Shi Jian to see where the hope lay!

Shi Jian lay on the ground, breathing heavily, his eyes burning with flames of greed.

"Still not enough."

"Far from enough!"

"Don't dream; of course this isn't enough."

Zixiao sneered: "With your meager accumulation of the Way of Thunder, if you want to completely cleanse your Bloodline, you will need at least ten times more lightning-attribute spiritual items."

"Continuing to use my crude method, pulling out bones and washing marrow bit by bit..."

"The process is very painful. Only in the ancient times would some great Yao Beasts use this method to improve their own constitution."

Upon hearing this, Shi Jian sneered: "Isn't it just needing ten times the lightning-attribute spiritual items? There is still nearly two months left in this Secret Realm."

"Everywhere are walking great medicines. If killing ten Cultivators isn't enough to gather the Spiritual Materials, then kill one hundred! One thousand!"

"Kill until enough is gathered!"

"In ancient times, the Human Race hunted Yao Beasts for their cores; today, there is me, Shi Jian, who will exterminate humans to prove the Dao!"