Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 187: Star Beast Falls, All Beasts Go Wild
Li Chunfeng couldn't help but exclaim in alarm, "For the bones to turn into this fine, powdery ash, it would take at least several hundred or even a thousand years. Considering that these bones might belong to powerful individuals, the time required would be even longer. There was once a great battle here!"

He, Li, has come a long way, traversing mountains of corpses and seas of bones.

The killings were numerous.

But he had never seen so many corpses piled up together. Although the bones had all turned into a white ash, the thought of the terrible scene that had happened here many years ago made him feel uneasy.

After listening to Li Chunfeng's words, Xingling was stunned for a moment, then looked up and looked ahead. Behind the mountains was a vast expanse of gray.

If these are all ashes, how many corpses would it take to create this scene?
As if remembering something, Xingling suddenly shuddered.

"Ok?"

"I... Senior, could this be a strange place?" Xingling looked like she was about to cry.

Li Chunfeng's eyes narrowed, and he quickly searched his memory.

This eerie place seems familiar, like something I've glimpsed in the memories of some spirit race. Legend has it that this eerie place is a unique and perilous realm circulating in the desolate region. The dangers within are rarely caused by powerful demons, but rather by various indescribable and bizarre creatures.

If it were a legendary, eerie place, it would indeed be possible for so many lives to be killed at the same time.

But having come all this way, he couldn't just leave without doing anything.

The 'Colorful Cloud Escape Technique' is a supernatural-level escape technique, and the Somersault Cloud is an innate spiritual cloud containing sixty-one layers of earthly evil restrictions. It has been refined by Li Chunfeng into his natal spiritual cloud.

In terms of speed, it is unparalleled.

Moreover, he has many ways to protect himself.

Even if an insurmountable crisis were to appear ahead, he was confident that he could escape with ease.

Even so, Li Chunfeng became even more cautious, his somersault cloud drifting carefully among the clouds.

A thick fog rolled in ahead. The fog was gray and exuded an aura of death, which was clearly abnormal.

Li Chunfeng probed into the gray mist with his divine sense, and his perception suddenly shrank by more than one-tenth.

He immediately became more vigilant and quietly released a lamp.

The lantern was in perfect harmony with him; with a flick of its wrist, it split into tens of thousands of clones, which rapidly spread into the gray mist.

Soon, a strange stone tablet caught his attention.

The stele bears eerie patterns and murals, which may have been a way for the ancient Elven people to record what they saw and heard, and likely depict scenes or creatures that actually existed. Although the stele has withstood countless years of wind and rain, its contents can still be roughly discerned.

The stone tablet is embedded in the mountainside, and three huge patterns can be clearly seen engraved on it. Each pattern is simple, with just a few strokes, yet it appears mysterious and unpredictable.

The first design features a vibrant, purplish-red flower.

The second image shows a group of strange horned spirits worshipping a ball of flame.

The third picture shows a Spirit being engulfed in purplish-red flames.

The fourth image is even more enigmatic, consisting only of some simple lines and spiral symbols.

These patterns were engraved with strange characters, none of which Li Chunfeng recognized. Strangely, when he looked at the stone tablet, his Star Soul Bone was activated, his bones shone with starlight, star power flowed through his marrow, and a 'Nebula Soul Robe' automatically draped over his divine embryo.

With a thought, Li Chunfeng immediately activated the Azure Heaven Circulation Cultivation Method within the 'Star Soul Bone' to draw down starlight and temper his bones.

Upon seeing this, Xing Ling's pupils dilated in shock. "Senior can actually use the power of stars? Could he be a hybrid of my race?"

Her little head started to wander into all sorts of thoughts.

As the power of the stars circulated within his body, Li Chunfeng grasped the general meaning of the words, as if the information were directly imprinted into his mind. Yet, it remained somewhat hazy, the information incomplete.

【Starlight Cleansing: The Other Shore Flower, the Unicorn Horn of the Star Beast, the Mysterious Snail Worm...】

"This is a method for 'Starlight Marrow Cleansing' ability, which seems extremely precious, but its later usage is somewhat unclear."

Li Chunfeng immediately summoned Xingling, "Go and see if this stone tablet holds your destiny."

Upon hearing this good news, Xingling immediately ran over excitedly.

After a long while, he exclaimed with great joy, "It's actually Starlight Marrow Cleansing! Senior, when I looked at this stone tablet, I obtained a body-refining medicine formula called 'Starlight Marrow Cleansing'."

"Can you understand all the information?"

"Yes, it's written in the Protoss script, perhaps left behind by my Protoss ancestors. Although the later parts are damaged, according to my Protoss's body-refining philosophy, it should be consumed directly."

"Star Spirit script..."

Li Chunfeng pondered for a moment, concluding that Xingling probably wouldn't dare to lie to him.

He could only decipher the stone tablet when activating the power of the stars, clearly indicating special conditions. It was like a specific code corresponding to a specific group of people. Could this place truly be the little girl's destiny? Could the Star Spirit race's prophetic arts be so precise?
Unable to figure it out, he could only keep this information in his mind.

Continue onward. Not far ahead, at the end of the path leading to the ashes, a patch of vibrant, beautiful flowers suddenly appeared. Each blossom was delicate and exquisite, a purplish-red expanse, emitting a soft glow that, at first glance, made it seem as if the earth had been carpeted. A breeze blew, and the petals danced in the wind, trailing purplish-red shimmering fragments, creating an atmosphere as if one were in a fairytale.

"It's a spider lily!"

Xingling cried out in surprise.

The appearance of this flower is exactly the same as that seen on the stone tablet before.

Looking at the contradictory yet dazzling scene before him, Li Chunfeng couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of creation.

The information detected by his 'mind's eye' left him speechless for a moment.

[The Red Spider Lily: A rare and spiritual flower. It blooms every five hundred years and withers every five hundred years, completing a cycle of one thousand years; it is also known as the Thousand-Year Flower. It is extremely poisonous when ingested! After being picked, it will dissipate into starlight within a day. If someone with a celestial constitution eats it, their chances of survival are 50/50! There is a 50% chance of instant death, and a 50% chance of being able to refine the Red Spider Lily's magical energy to temper their body.]

Highly poisonous?

Half alive, half dead?

Can this stuff really be used as medicine?

"Senior, aren't we going to pick them?" Xingling asked curiously.

Li Chunfeng said, "I haven't asked you yet, what are the effects of Starlight Marrow Cleansing?"

Xingling asked curiously, "Senior, don't you know? It can enhance the body's potential, making it more compatible with the power of the stars! For each member of our Star Spirit Clan, the affinity for starlight is innate. Except for a very few methods that can be improved later, it is extremely difficult to change. This Starlight Marrow Cleansing Method can improve the affinity with the power of the stars later. It is an extremely rare and ancient method within our clan. Even if there are methods, they are mostly limited by the scarcity of materials and cannot be truly achieved. Now, one of the main ingredients for the Starlight Marrow Cleansing Method has appeared."

Fearing that Li Chunfeng might not understand, Xingling continued, "Take me for example! When I cultivate by channeling the power of the stars, most of that power is wasted. If I can increase the compatibility of the power of the stars, the efficiency of each cultivation session will be greatly improved."

"This Starlight Marrow Cleansing Method is a one-time use method; it only works the first time you take it. For the marrow cleansing effect to be good, the quality of the main ingredient must be extremely high. Among this large patch of spider lilies, there must be a king among the flowers. If we can use the king of flowers as medicine, it may increase the compatibility of the power of the stars several times, and greatly enhance the body's strength, cleansing the essence and marrow."

"This kind of spider lily is obviously very rare, and its growing conditions are extremely demanding. It may only grow here in the entire wasteland, and it would be a great pity to miss it."

Li Chunfeng finally understood something after hearing this.

Being able to cleanse one's essence and marrow is a good thing, but he has the "Azure Heaven Circulation," which allows him to cleanse his essence and marrow at any time.

The affinity with the power of the stars also has an effect on him.

However, the little girl was unaware that the medicine was highly poisonous and completely ignored the risks.

Fate is at stake, like blindfolded coin toss to guess heads or tails—it's practically playing with your life!
He then told Xingling about the poison of the spider lily, and the little girl's expression became conflicted, as if she was having a very difficult time making a decision.

After a long while, she sighed heavily, despite her young age, "So be it! As long as I'm alive, I can always use a lot of time to cultivate and slowly become stronger through my own strength. Once I'm dead, I can't do anything, I have nothing left!"

After listening to her, Li Chunfeng began to admire her somewhat.

Only those with this kind of temperament can live longer.

The future is expected.

He needs to make his mark in the Spirit Realm, so he can't fight alone. This little girl has special abilities, so he should be able to win her over.

The Spirit Realm is in the process of apocalypse, and the Earthly Realm can provide a safe haven for the Star Spirits!

"Don't be discouraged. That prescription still has two more main ingredients. Perhaps once all three main ingredients are gathered, we can find a way to absolve ourselves of certain death."

The red spider lily can only be kept for one day after being picked, so picking it now is a complete waste.

Li Chunfeng ordered the lantern ghosts to spread out and search, and they soon discovered an unusual spider lily in front of the sea of ​​flowers.

Deep in the valley, beneath the cliff, appeared before Li Chunfeng a flower the same size as a regular spider lily, but with deep purple petals. It grew on the edge of the cliff, with most of the flower buried beneath ashes, only half of its purple petals showing.

The king of spider lilies is at least 10,000 years old.

Li Chunfeng remained calm and ordered some of his lantern ghost clones to stay and guard the area.

suddenly.

A deafening roar resounded.

The earthquake shook the mountains and valleys, causing all the beasts to tremble and kneel on the ground, while the birds of prey all fled into the sky. Rocks tumbled down, trees shook, and the entire mountain range trembled.

An overwhelming divine soul pressure swept over, causing Li Chunfeng's expression to change drastically.

"oops!"

Xingling jumped up excitedly, eager to share the good news, "Senior, we've finally found it! It's a Star Beast!"

Then came a series of roars that echoed across the wilderness.

If the first roar made the mountains tremble.

The roars, growing weaker and weaker, actually jolted the beasts out of their fear.

The roar was weak, as if it had encountered something... a desperate cry from someone in dire straits.

Xingling's joyful expression suddenly froze. "Oh no! The Star Beast is going to die!"

Upon hearing this, even Taiyi looked at her with a strange expression.

Li Chunfeng's expression darkened slightly: "What are you hiding from me?"

"Sister Xingling, how do you know the star beast is going to die? Your senses can't reach that far."

Xingling slapped her forehead, full of apology, and said, "I'm sorry, senior, I'm sorry, Taiyi. I did conceal some things before. According to the Grand Elder's prophecy, that star beast... it has already exhausted its lifespan and is about to die, which is why I was sent here to try my luck. Otherwise, with my strength, how could I possibly deal with such a powerful star beast?"

A star beast on the verge of death from old age?!

That's a huge treasure trove!

Is this why Xingling dares to track down the Star Beast alone?
The Protoss Elder said that there is an opportunity for Starfeather here. So, is her meeting me also part of that opportunity?
Otherwise, how could it be so punctual?

They had just arrived when the Star Beast was about to die?

Li Chunfeng became inexplicably wary of the Protoss race's so-called prophetic arts.

As he activated his 'Nine Netherworld Demon Eyes' and 'Soul Perception,' he indeed discovered that the overwhelming divine soul pressure carried an aura of decline. The Star Beast was a treasure trove, and after searching for so long, it was all for this guy; naturally, he couldn't let other demonic beasts get there first.

As the roars of the star beasts grew weaker, Li Chunfeng waved his hand, and the Somersault Cloud completely concealed everyone's aura, including Xing Ling's senses.

The somersault cloud accelerated instantly, the void ahead rippling like flowing water. The somersault cloud encountered slight resistance, but then successfully broke into the void. 'Void walking' allowed them to traverse the void rapidly. When they emerged from the void again, they had arrived at a strange place.

This is a concave valley, surrounded on three sides by cliffs that seem to have no top, and their location is the only road leading out of the valley.

This place is a dead end!
Looking up at the tops of the three cliffs, all one could see was a thick layer of gray fog. The naked eye could only see a hundred meters or so away, and divine sense was suppressed to the point of almost nothing.

Li Chunfeng's perception was greatly impaired, and he could only sense things up to 600 meters away.

But the top of the cliff is not visible from 600 meters away.

He sensed a terrifying atmosphere that made him feel extremely oppressed.

The valley was completely silent, a silence that followed the death of the king of beasts.

“It’s so quiet!”

It's so peaceful here.

There was not a sound; it was like a deathly place.

There is not even a bird here, let alone an animal. Even ants and insects hide in their holes and hibernate, refusing to come out. The mountain forest is silent and deathly quiet.

He tried to fly upwards on his somersault cloud, but encountered great resistance.

"Before the Star Beast passed away, it killed many ferocious beasts, disturbing the mountains. All the birds and beasts here fled."

"wrong!"

Li Chunfeng sensed a dangerous aura, as if some ancient beast was approaching from afar, its cold gaze fixed on the area, sending chills down one's spine.

He immediately vanished into the void once more.

"Ow..."

Five enormous monsters appeared at the entrance of the valley, each as big as a house, baring their snow-white fangs, and suddenly pounced on the mountain peak.

This is a characteristic of the desolate region, where many powerful monsters act solely on instinct and are even unable to cultivate, yet they remain incredibly strong.

"Wow—"

At the same time, a long cry came from the sky. The wind howled, and several giant eagles, relying on their speed, quickly arrived and swooped down. Their wingspans were fifteen or sixteen meters long, like dark clouds pressing down, casting shadows that were chilling.

It tore several giant beasts apart on the spot, leaving blood everywhere.

The ferocious beasts have returned!
Sure enough, the roars of beasts echoed through the mountains. The ferocious beasts and birds that had been scared away by the star beast earlier had returned, now wanting to seize its corpse and make themselves stronger.

Not only in this forest, but also in the distant mountain range, all the powerful creatures came out, and for a time the cries of birds and beasts rose and fell, and the entire mountain range was in an uproar.

The beasts rioted, with hundreds of monsters, ranging in size from tens of meters to just a foot long, appearing in the valley in the blink of an eye.

They are all powerful races; otherwise, they wouldn't dare to attack.

A thunderous roar echoed through the mountains, like a surging tide, howling wildly.

The same was true in the sky, where all kinds of birds flew about, their iron beaks and sharp claws covering the sky, charging towards the mountains like madmen, their scales and feathers flying everywhere.

Li Chunfeng and Taiyi merged to form a demon, becoming 'the size of the scepter'.

The entire somersault cloud transformed into something the size of a grain of sand, and flew upwards, clinging to the mountainside.

At the same time, it quietly releases a lamp, devours souls, and takes a share of the spoils.

The addition of lanterns made the scene even more chaotic.

Hundreds of powerful ferocious beasts fought fiercely, even shattering the rocks and leaving a scene of utter devastation.

Roars of beasts and cries of birds echoed through the valley, and blood stained the earth crimson. Many enormous beasts lay fallen, trampled into a bloody pulp, making the scene even more gruesome. Cat demons with sharp claws tore open the bodies of giant beasts with each attack, raging in a bloodbath. Their claws were incomparably sharp; a flash of cold light always brought a spray of blood.

A terrifying, thunderous behemoth, its entire body crackling with thunder, its single horn flashing with lightning, annihilates any creature that tries to climb above it.

There were also several-meter-long, pangolin-like monsters with an indestructible single horn on their heads that smashed through the rocks, attempting to burrow into the mountain.

Further away, even more terrifying creatures, driven by instinct, are frantically rushing towards this place.

The dead-end valley, surrounded on three sides, had now become a complete meat grinder. All living things were struggling to cross it.

Wanting to climb up.

The first to appear were all powerful ancient and exotic species; otherwise, they would never have dared to appear here.

A group of powerful creatures charged violently, all wanting to obtain the corpse of the star beast, devour it, and evolve themselves into the overlords of the mountains and forests.

The demons are vying for supremacy, but there is no sign of another dominant race.

Did the Eldar really only send one Protoss girl?

In this climbing competition, the one who flew to the top floor despite the immense pressure was Li Chunfeng.

He is riding the somersault cloud and is already far ahead.

But close behind him was a large eagle with golden feathers. Its wings swept across the sky, and it soared into the air. Even though Li Chunfeng had shrunk to the size of a grain of sand, its sharp eyes still locked onto him instantly. Its talons slashed down fiercely, carrying a powerful surge of qi.

"hold head high!"

A dragon's roar shook the heavens.

What greeted it was a thunderous dragon claw, which collided fiercely with the eagle's claw.

Energy erupted instantly, and the massive shockwave left the Somersault Cloud nowhere to hide.

"cut!"

Li Chunfeng appeared instantly above the giant eagle's head, and a Void Shattering Blade silently descended upon him.

"puff!"

The Void-Shattering Blade sliced ​​through space, severing the massive head of the golden eagle. Blood spurted dozens of meters high, and the headless, enormous body tumbled and plummeted to the ground. With a deafening roar, the earth shook, and blood flowed like a small river.

The creatures struggling to cross the river below were somewhat panicked, and the Golden-Winged Roc was instantly killed.

This wave of fierce killings shocked many living beings, but even more ferocious beasts hunted based solely on instinct, showing no fear whatsoever.

They charged forward even more frantically.

Li Chunfeng glanced coldly around; he was never afraid of numbers!
"Light the lamp!"

"Hey~"

In an instant, hundreds of thousands of lantern ghost clones covered the entire canyon.

Immediately following this was a barrage of inhumane soul fireballs.

Li Chunfeng decided to stop hiding and climb upwards with all his might. By the time he reached the top of the valley, the space there was extremely stable, and he could no longer even escape into the void. The gray fog grew thicker, and the invisible pressure made it hard to breathe.

He still failed to reach the summit.

I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

How much longer can I fly? How high can I fly?

"If star beasts are this powerful, what was I thinking back then? Was I out of my mind to dare to chase after them?"

He wondered if his mind had been somehow bewitched at the time, which was why he chased after the star beasts simply because he heard about their benefits.

“Senior, senior!”

Suddenly, Xingling inside the Somersault Cloud shouted loudly.

Li Chunfeng shut down her senses and was completely unaware of the earth-shattering battle raging outside.

"Senior, have you found the Star Beast?"

"Ok?"

"Still haven't found it? The star power here is so strong, the star beast is nearby."

Li Chunfeng transmitted his thoughts telepathically, "Can you sense the star power here?"

He didn't perceive anything.

“Yes, it’s in that direction.” Xingling pointed casually.

Li Chunfeng stared intently, and beneath a layer of gray mist lay a bare cliff, devoid of anything.

But considering the many amazing feats of the Protoss girl along the way, he still flew over to investigate.

From a distance, the cliff appeared to be empty. But upon closer inspection, it was as if a barrier had suddenly been broken through, and a huge cave was unexpectedly revealed on the cliff face in the valley.

"It's actually a natural concealment array restriction; I didn't even notice it at all."

If Xingling hadn't reminded him, he would definitely still be foolishly flying upwards.

The opening was surprisingly large.

But how could such a large cave exist in this deserted valley?

It also looks very out of place against the backdrop of the dead-end valley environment.

After carefully examining the cave walls, Li Chunfeng was somewhat surprised to find that the cuts on the cave entrance were quite smooth, with obvious traces of chisel work, indicating that it had definitely been carved out later.

The more traces there were, the more certain he became.

I found the right place.

“...It was the clan’s elder who observed the stars and predicted that a star beast would descend upon this desolate region and slumber, and that my destiny lay with this star beast. That is why Xingling risked coming here to find the star beast.”

Li Chunfeng recalled Xing Ling's earlier self-introduction.

Without Xingling, wouldn't all the other beings, including him, have been working in vain?

So, is this opportunity truly prepared for Xingling?

(End of this chapter)