Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

In a forest, a burly middle-aged cultivator, clad in a short robe that revealed his perfectly sculpted muscles and a beard-laden face, stood off against another tall, white-robed young cultivator, who tied his long hair up, had fair skin, and handsome features.

At the side of these two Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the corpses of four Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivators were scattered.

The handsome young cultivator gave a slight smile and said, "Chang Xuanzhen, I've heard that you have cultivated a Third-Order Red Blood Demon Patterned Fox. Is this true or false?"

Chang Xuanzhen sneered, "True or false, Fang Linghai, why don't you come and try it out? I'd also like to experience the might of the Nine Extremes Chaos Yuan Corpse from the Corpse Demon Sect!"

Fang Linghai silently looked at Chang Xuanzhen and suddenly smiled, "You and I are both true disciples from the top Great Sects of the Cangfeng Realm. Slaughtering each other now will only cheapen the efforts of those from the lesser realms! Let's settle our differences on the Spirit Arena of the Heaven-reaching White Tower instead!"

Chang Xuanzhen said, "Agreed!"

The two Foundation Establishment geniuses glanced at each other, each using their Escape Skills to leave the place.

At the peak of a thousand zhang high Spirit Mountain, a twenty zhang-long Third-Order demon snake let out a pitifully shrill scream as a blade light severed its head. Its colossal body still writhed uncontrollably.

A red-haired male cultivator with muscular, twisting veins landed abruptly, grasping a Spirit Blade that extended one zhang, and heavily stomped on the body of the Third-Order demon snake, pinning its thrashing body to the ground, shaking the very earth.

In the center of a Spirit Lake grew a Five-colored Xia Light Lotus radiating a faint rainbow light and exuding a fragrant aroma.

"The Five-colored Xia Light Lotus, a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that can be used in the Refinement of the Five-colored Xia Spirit Pill—a Spirit Pill that can enhance one's chances of Nascent Soul condensation by a fraction!"

A black-robed Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator saw the Five-colored Xia Light Lotus from a distance, his eyes lighting up as he strode towards the Spirit Lake.

However, when the black-robed cultivator reached the lake, he suddenly smelled an odd fragrance that made him dizzy and lightheaded.

"This is bad! It's poisoned!"

The black-robed Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator felt a surge of alarm as a golden Talisman Treasure Small Sword flew out from the side, circling his neck. His head promptly tumbled down, and he fell, becoming a corpse.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

A beauty in white attire, with an enticing figure and dazzling looks, smiled sweetly as she stepped forward to take the storage bag from the black-robed cultivator.

In the midst of a forest, a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection human cultivator had his head crushed by a punch from a ten zhang high Third-Order ape demon covered in a layer of diamond armor.

In the entire second layer of the Heaven-reaching White Tower, it was common to see Foundation Establishment Cultivators slaying each other or fighting with demon beasts. The battles were extremely frequent.

After crossing a stretch of forest, Zhao Yu suddenly smelled a refreshing scent that revitalized his spirit. He followed the direction the fragrance was coming from.

After walking for a dozen li, a three-thousand zhang tall Spirit Mountain appeared before Zhao Yu.

Upon the cliff of that Spirit Mountain, a ten-zhang tall Spirit Tree grew, with branches bearing ten pale golden fruits, each the size of a lychee.

Zhao Yu's eyes flashed with intense eagerness, "The Golden Yuan Spirit Fruits! Among the top Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for cultivating the Golden Sha Beast God Body!! Worthy of the Heaven-reaching White Tower, to actually have such treasures!!"

The Golden Yuan Spirit Fruits were Fourth-Order Spiritual Medicines, growing only on Fourth-Order Spiritual Veins, bearing fruit every hundred years. In the barren north, only the deepest parts of the Canglong Mountain Range, where Third-Order demon beasts resided, might possess them.

"Golden Yuan Spirit Fruits! It seems I'm quite lucky today!"

A calm and confident voice emerged from the side. Zhao Yu followed the voice, seeing a red-haired, muscle-twisted male cultivator in a short robe and long trousers, carrying a one-zhang long Spirit Blade, striding his way.

"You're unlucky to have encountered me! So, die!"

The red-haired cultivator cast a chilly glance at Zhao Yu, and with a grim smile, a dragon pattern of a Jiao dragon appeared on his body. He drew out a zhang-long Spirit Blade, seemingly teleporting to cover a thousand-zhang distance to appear in front of Zhao Yu, as fast as lightning, and chopped down with his sword.

"Such incredible speed!! He is a Golden Core Level Body Cultivation cultivator!!"

Zhao Yu's face paled, and he barely managed to summon a top-grade Spirit Shield of the Spirit Instrument Rank.

Just as the red-haired cultivator's blade was about to strike Zhao Yu, a surge of pitch-black ghostly qi erupted from Zhao Yu's shadow. A white ghost claw, enveloped in the black ghostly qi, reached out and grabbed the Spirit Blade.

Clang!!

The zhang-long Spirit Blade was firmly grasped by the White Ghost Emperor's Ghost Claw, erupting with a terrifying loud noise, and a horrendous shockwave spread in all directions, blowing away several ancient trees.

"A third-order Evil Ghost! How can this third-order Evil Ghost be so strong?"

The red-haired cultivator instantly recognized the hideously ugly White Ghost Emperor, emanating terrifying ghostly qi, and he felt a chill in his heart.

The White Ghost Emperor cracked a hideous smile at the red-haired cultivator, activated its Illusory Ghost Eyes, and black mysterious Curse Seals surfaced within its pupils.

The red-haired cultivator immediately felt dizzy, then a sharp pain in his chest, as a Ghost Claw pierced through his heart.

"Despicable!!"

The red-haired cultivator's eyes flew with a hint of despair. He turned into a corpse and fell heavily to the ground.

"Golden Core Level Body Cultivation cultivators are indeed formidable. If it weren't for the protection of the White Ghost Emperor and the Red Emperor, facing him, I could only resort to using the Earth Escape Technique to flee underground!! Devour him, White Ghost Emperor!"

At Zhao Yu's command, the White Ghost Emperor opened its mouth wide and swallowed, devouring the red-haired cultivator's soul.

"Having accumulated enough, I can now enhance one of my soul talents! Let's raise my Body Refining Talent to the level of a genius!"

Zhao Yu thought, choosing to enhance his Body Refining Talent. A cool stream of air emerged from somewhere within him, nourishing his physical body and soul.

"Zhao Yu."

"Body Refining Talent: Body Refining Genius (0/10000)."

Zhao Yu's mouth curved into a slight smile, a hint of joy in his expression: "With this, my cultivation speed of the Golden Sha Beast God Body will be even faster! Perhaps I can advance my Physical Cultivation Level to the seventh layer first."

Zhao Yu began to browse through the memories of the red-haired cultivator.

"This guy was a Body Refining genius from an unknown minor realm. The technique he cultivated is known as Jiao Dragon Transformation, a powerful Body Refining Technique that can be cultivated up to the Late Golden Core Stage, granting the cultivator a Jiao Dragon-like powerful physique. This Body Refining Technique is comparable to the Golden Sha Beast God Body.

To cultivate it, one requires absorbing a large amount of Jiao dragon essence blood and devouring Jiao dragon inner pills to lay the foundation and rapidly cultivate. Still, the Golden Sha Beast God Body is more suitable for me!"

"As for his main cultivation technique, it's quite ordinary and cannot compare to the Mountain Sutra."

"However, this guy has two Foundation Establishment Fruits of the Moon Spirit and a third-order low-grade Demon Beast Inner Pill, a Talisman Treasure, a recipe for a third-order low-grade Body Refining Spirit Pill called Jiao Blood Pill, and four top-grade Spiritual Artifacts, a nice little profit for me!"

Zhao Yu was taking stock of the spoils of war, a slight smile curling the corners of his mouth, showing a look of satisfaction.