The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 143: Hundred Poison Seals and Fierce Insects

Su Yan quietly left the city and summoned the six-winged blood centipede in the wilderness outside the city.

The six-winged blood centipede, which was about five or six feet long, coiled its body and exuded a ferocious aura.

During the time he was practicing, the four ferocious insects were in a state of devouring the beast's essence pill.

Although the progress is slightly slower than swallowing the Beast Yuan Pill while fighting continuously, the speed of progress is still very fast.

[Six-winged Blood Centipede: 87/100 (Newborn)]

There are still more than ten points of growth value left, and the six-winged blood centipede will take another step forward and enter the growth period, when its strength will become even stronger.

"According to the Hundred Poisons Seal, the Beast Subduing Mark is primarily focused on subduing the beast. It can stabilize the beast's soul, bind the beast's heart, and imprison the beast's bones... Using the Beast Subduing Mark to perform these functions is all about subduing the wild beast. Therefore, the stronger the mark, and the more it is applied, the greater the control over the wild beast..."

"Without sufficient marks, the control over the desolate beast is insufficient. If control is forced, there is a risk of losing control. Therefore, eighty to ninety percent of the marks placed on the desolate beast are used to suppress and control it, and the remaining marks are used to establish connections."

"The essence of the Beast Subduing Seal lies in establishing a connection. The stronger the connection, the more communication and mutual promotion between humans and beasts. This will lead to significant advancements in martial arts, and the strength of the wild beast will also increase rapidly, and it may even be cultivated into a family's guardian wild beast."

"I already have the Fierce Insect Cauldron to control the Fierce Insects. They are like one body, and my mind is completely submissive. So, I just need to try to connect them."

He reviewed the Hundred Poisons Seal in his mind, and as the True Energy in his hands flowed, he took out the Hundred Poisons Seal from his Dantian.

A two-finger-sized purple mark rotated in the palm of his hand, and wisps of true energy as fine as mist flowed around it.

The six-winged blood centipede leaned down and put its head in front of him.

He pressed the Hundred Poison Seal in his hand on the head of the six-winged blood centipede.

The six-winged blood centipede offered no resistance, the demon essence was extremely tame, and the Hundred Poison Seal was quickly integrated into it.

Su Yan closed his eyes tightly, feeling the changes of the Hundred Poisons Seal.

After entering the body, the true essence spread out into threads, continuously spreading towards the body of the six-winged blood centipede.

This process is like a seed taking root and sprouting.

There is a certain degree of mutual exclusion between the demon essence and true essence attributes, and there is an instinctive resistance.

But the six-winged blood centipede submitted to Su Yan unconditionally.

He quickly mobilized the demon energy and coordinated it with the Hundred Poison Seal.

In just half an hour, the Hundred Poisons Seal was completely integrated into the head of the Six-Winged Blood Centipede, merging with the demon energy and flowing continuously.

Su Yan sensed it quietly, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt the difference.

The Hundred Poisons Seal echoed with the scene inside his dantian, forming a connection interwoven with true essence and demon essence.

Up!
He activated the mark, and his true essence and demonic essence flowed. Strands of demonic essence emerged from the body of the six-winged blood centipede, transforming into countless strands that intertwined to form a light red energy channel, pouring into his body.

And in his body, true energy was also flowing out along this channel, one red and one white, shining with each other to form a cycle.

During the circulation, the true essence continued to grow, and the demon essence of the six-winged blood centipede also increased slightly.

"The circulation of true essence increases cultivation. If the main technique is compatible, the increase will be even greater. Moreover, if the true meaning is a beast of the same kind, then it will also be helpful for the cultivation of true meaning."

The foundation of the Beast King Sect lies here.

Contracted beasts can assist in training and can also fight as guardians. Apart from having to share an extra share of resources, there are no major disadvantages.

Su Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself: "The more marks there are, the stronger the channel will be, and the more true energy can flow. I am different from ordinary wild beasts. The four ferocious insects are all tamed like this, which can save a lot of beast-suppressing marks."

"In that case, use the technique to bind one of the beasts, and the rest will mostly be used as insects."

Although the Beast Subduing Seal is exquisite, I think that after coming to the Beast King Sect, there will definitely be more advanced uses and magical powers of the Beast Subduing Seal.

But Su Yan also knew that this kind of connection and control could not compare to the connection between himself and the ferocious insect.

What we can use is the method of building energy exchange.

After Su Yan experimented with the six-winged blood centipede, he did not rush to inject the Hundred Poison Seal into the remaining three ferocious insects.

The appearance of the evil insect needs to be prepared step by step, and he also needs to reserve enough Hundred Poison Seals for entry.

He practiced the Hundred Poison Seal day and night, and during the day he continued to polish the "Eighteen Styles of the Blood Tiger" that he had already comprehended, just like Yugong moving the mountain, advancing the progress bit by bit.

In half a month, Su Yan finally pushed the already perfected "Eighteen Styles of Blood Tiger" to the realm of perfection.

[Eighteen Blood Tiger Styles: Transformation]

A pick, a stab, a sweep, a chop...

The moves return to simplicity, but they are still powerful, making them more ferocious and difficult to resist.

Holding a gun in hand, it feels like having a tiger by your side, which is chilling.

"Originally, there were only less than 200 proficiency points away from the Transcendent Realm. However, this 200 proficiency points is several times more difficult to advance than the previous entry-level, minor success, and major success levels, and even more so than other martial arts."

Su Yan put away his spear and sighed slightly: "The further you go in your cultivation, the more time and energy you will spend. I'm afraid that watching chess and losing it is not uncommon."

When practicing Monkey Fist and Fierce Ape Style, Su Yan could achieve success in just a few days.

But now, it takes longer. I am so immersed in it that I don’t feel the time passing at all.

By the time I had achieved some results from the Eighteen Styles of the Blood Tiger, another half a month had passed in the blink of an eye.

I think this process will become more frequent in the future.

Su Yan put away his spear and walked out of the yard, and saw Bai Yun still practicing with the spear.

Bai Yun practiced the Eighteen Blood Tiger Styles and Blood Slaughter Hand with him. Although he did not have the ferocious insect cauldron like him, he did have a good understanding of using the tiger as his form.

He had already mastered about 70% of the Eighteen Blood Tiger Styles, and it wouldn't be long before he could advance to the Great Mastery of Spear Style.

Although the Blood Slaughter Hand's progress was a little slow, he also reached a small level of success.

Su Yan had already refined the Purple Wind Tiger that Bai Yun killed that day into Blood Essence Condensing Yuan Dan, and he also gave a lot of it to Bai Yun. Now, when she combined it with practicing martial arts, her progress was also very fast.

"Junior Brother"

Seeing Su Yan coming, Bai Yun stopped practicing and dispersed the bloody handprint that gathered his true energy.

"Lin Junhao came to visit yesterday and invited us to go to Nantian City together in the middle of the month."

The Beast King Sect is located in the Ten Thousand Mountains. The sect’s core territory is the various peaks and hundreds of mountains, and the Nantian City is outside the mountains.

If you want to enter the territory of the Beast King Sect, the usual route is to enter from Nantian City.

"Is it convenient for you?"

Bai Yun didn't care about these things, but she was worried that Su Yan had too many secrets and it was not convenient.

Su Yan thought about it, shook his head and said, "Let's go with them. The Lin family's carriage is more comfortable, and they have businesses in Nantian City, so they are more familiar with it."

Yang Kun, Ding Meng and Wang Cang had arrived in Yuncang Town a few days ago and secretly informed him of the news.

He had already given a few people money and elixirs, and asked them to settle down in Nantian City first.

Now, only the two of them needed to go to Nantian City. A few days passed in a flash. Su Yan and Bai Yun were both efficient people, and everything had been settled long ago.

When the time came, the steward of the Lin family personally led a tall carriage with two scaly horses pulling side by side to the Jinyuan Martial Arts Hall to wait for the two of them.

"Master Su, the eldest, fourth, and third young ladies are currently busy and unable to come in person, so I'm here to apologize on their behalf."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Outside the Lin family's gate, there were more than ten carriages, all of which looked similar, with tall and scaly horses pulling them. There was also a large group of guards around them, about thirty of them.

After meeting Lin Junhao, I learned that the people heading to Nantian City together included Wang Xiaohu and his brother from the Wang family, Fu Xuejing from the Tianfeng Weapon Shop, and the Li family...

All the forces that have some connection with each other have spontaneously formed a group at this time.

In Yuncang Town, various forces compete with each other, but outside of this "tiny place" of Yuncang Town, everyone is from the same hometown and the same party.

Although martial arts are respected, it is uncertain how far each of them can go.

But at this moment, it is also a good thing to be able to help each other.

It is more than two thousand miles from Yuncang Town to Nantian City, passing through two cities and several towns, and crossing four mountains and two rivers, which shows how far the journey is.

Although there are towns that clear the surrounding land and drive out wild beasts on such a journey, the difficulty and danger are self-evident.

For ordinary people who want to travel far, it is a problem to even reach a county town, let alone a big city like a prefecture.

Not to mention the fatigue of the journey, the robbers, bandits and wild beasts that you might encounter on the road are enough to take your life.

Such a long distance would be impossible to reach safely without being a warrior.

Among traveling merchants, warriors naturally became an indispensable part.

The caravan was full of warriors, and they had picked out the best scaled horses. They traveled quickly, and in less than half a day, they had traveled a hundred miles.

Su Yan looked at the long loess road, which was surrounded by wild grass, shrubs, high and low hills, and vaguely saw animals and birds flying by.

If it weren't for the fact that it still has some popularity, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a wilderness.

He had always been to the barren mountains and was used to seeing wilderness and forests, but this was the first time he was traveling on this road.

"We're clearly heading to another town, yet the scene is still like this. A prefecture is thousands of miles away. This martial arts world is truly vast..."

The land is vast and the mountains and rivers are full of spiritual energy. Even ordinary crops can grow and reproduce far better than on Earth in the previous life.

Even without applying fertilizer, the yield can still be quite high, which is why the population is not low.

As the population base increases, more people will be able to train and become warriors.

The world is much wider than he expected.

"Is this Brother Su's first time traveling far away?"

The carriages were moving side by side, and Su Yan, who was sitting in the front to get some fresh air, was spotted by Lin Junhao, who was riding a horse nearby. Lin Junhao came over and asked with a smile.

"good"

Su Yan nodded and looked at the team and asked, "Does the Lin family often take the road to Nantian City?"

"At least once every six months."

Lin Junhao did not hide it and said with a smile: "My ancestor was once an inner disciple of the Beast King Sect. There have been disciples who entered the sect in the past generations. In a sense, we can be considered a vassal family."

"My clan has a taming method passed down from the Beast King Sect. For a long time, we have been breeding two kinds of wild beasts, the scaly horse and the cunning ox beast, for the Beast King Sect and sending them to them regularly."

Lin Junhao did not list all the wild beasts he had cultivated, but the scaly horse and the cunning ox beast alone were good mounts.

In such a vast world, it would be more convenient for warriors in the Body Tempering Realm and the True Intention Realm to have mounts.

Moreover, for warriors that form a large scale, such as the army, these scaly horses and cunning ox beasts are the foundation of cavalry.

Su Yan showed a puzzled look: "The Beast King Sect is a cultivation sect, and everyone is a beast. Why do they need so many mounts?"

Lin Junhao smiled bitterly, "Brother Su, not everyone is as talented as you. There are many servant disciples and outer disciples. It's very likely that they will stop at the true meaning of cultivation. Even those who have contracted beasts will use the Beast Subduing Mark on their war beasts. Why would they be distracted by their mounts?"

He paused slightly and said, "The Beast King Sect also has a mountain guard army to protect the order of the sect, guard the Hundred Peaks Barrier, and stop the wild beasts of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Naturally, they need a large number of mounts."

Lin Junhao had obviously heard a lot about the Beast King Sect at home, and told Su Yan about them one by one.

There are no less than two or three hundred small towns like Yuncang Town under the jurisdiction of Lingnan Prefecture, and most of them have affiliated families.

Some train mounts, some raise war beasts, and some raise working beasts... each is different.

Su Yan's face showed a thoughtful expression. The ruling system of the Beast King Sect was indeed mature and had formed a certain degree of ecology. It continuously provided support and formed a cycle with the lower-level families and towns.

"For a sect that has existed for thousands of years, it would be strange if it didn't have some special features. I think some of the disciples' contracted beasts also come from these offerings."

Lin Junhao hesitated to speak. Seeing his expression, Su Yan said, "Brother Lin, what do you want to ask?"

Lin Junhao was quite embarrassed and said, "Brother Su, please forgive me for being so presumptuous, but I wonder how many Beast Subduing Marks you have condensed?"

Su Yan raised his eyes slightly. Lin Junhao had already said, "Ever since Master Xiang Ge and the others left, I have been refining every day, and I have only condensed three seals. Only when I come to the Beast King Sect will the complete method be passed down."

The complete method of subduing the beast seal not only involves the technique of condensation, but also the technique of casting the seal and the technique of control... Only when you have learned all of them can you truly form a bond with the beast.

"After entering the sect?"

Lin Junhao shook his head: "No, before the entrance examination."

"Those who can pass the initial assessment, even if they fail, can at least donate a servant disciple. Ten thousand taels of silver a year is something many can still afford. At the very least, they can work in the sect in exchange."

Su Yan nodded slightly. If work can be exchanged for something, even if it is hard, there will always be a day when you can succeed.

After all, after three years of being a servant disciple, one can be transferred to an outer disciple.

"The more seals are condensed, the better the mastery of the seal technique will be. The faster you can plan the contracted beast and then choose the technique."

Nine

Su Yan raised his eyes slightly. He didn't hide it from him. Not counting the one on the six-winged blood centipede and the eleventh one that was currently condensing, he only had nine now.

"what?!"

A cry of surprise came from inside the carriage, and Lin Junhao's face changed: "Lin Yue, Lin Yuzhi!"

The two of them stuck their heads out, their faces pale, and they immediately apologized: "Brother Su, I didn't mean it."

Su Yan already knew that the two had eavesdropped and shook his head. "It's okay. It's no secret in the Beast King Sect. When you condense the Beast Subduing Mark, you must not only use your spirit as a guide, but also your true essence as a skeleton. You must also polish and integrate a strand of your own pure Qi and blood. Only then will it be easier."

"Thank you, Brother Su, for your guidance."

The three of them showed surprise. The reason why Lin Junhao was so presumptuous was that he wanted to ask for advice, but he didn't expect Su Yan to see through him.

He showed a bit of shame and reminded Su Yan, "Brother Su, try to condense the Beast Subduing Mark as much as possible. I have heard from the elders of the family that the Beast Subduing Mark will be of great use in the entrance examination at the Nine Spirit Sealing Steles."

(End of this chapter)