Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 212: Earth Dragon

At the third stage of Gold Core, both internally and externally, it returns to its origin. The condensed spiritual magic power forms a solid sphere, unbreakable like gold, hence the name Gold Core.

The Gold Core of cultivators is formless and intangible, unlike the crystal cores of Demonic Beasts.

For Demonic Beasts, the Gold Core is actually their purer and more powerful crystal core.

Because it is tangible and has substance, Demonic Beasts always have stronger magic power than cultivators of the same rank, and their bodies are also stronger. Because it is tangible and has substance, the power of Demonic Beasts is always limited to their own bloodline talent, making it more difficult for their power to expand and extend outward.

Therefore, Demonic Beasts are limited to a few types, while cultivators can learn and master various complex and exquisite spells and magical items.

Gao Xian was able to fully understand the various transformations of the Four-Armed Demon Monkey in less than a month, also because of this characteristic of Demonic Beasts.

If it were a real person at the Gold Core stage, it would be absolutely impossible for him to be worn down in this way.

The Four-Armed Demon Monkey is incredibly resilient. Even when beheaded, it can still survive for a while, its black and red eyes fixed on Gao Xian.

Gao Xian didn't take any risks. He didn't know what a dying third-stage Demonic Beast could do, so he used an ice cone to pierce through the monkey's head from a distance, completely extinguishing its vitality.

After the Four-Armed Demon Monkey was completely dead, Gao Xian went over and took out a black and red crystal core from its chest.

The crystal core was the size of a dragon's eye, with a six-sided cubic structure. The black and red colors intersected in a complex way, making it very beautiful.

The key is that this third-stage crystal core combines the opposing forces of ice and fire in an extremely exquisite manner.

Gao Xian didn't know what the Four-Armed Demon Monkey was called, but he was certain that this powerful crystal core, where ice and fire intersected, would be of great use to him!

At the very least, it could help him break through the limits of the ice and fire Ninth Stage and elevate this spell to a higher level.

The Four-Armed Demon Monkey itself, from flesh and blood to tendons, bones, and organs, was all very valuable.

After all, it was a third-stage Demonic Beast, constantly absorbing the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, and every strand of its fur was a good thing.

Having experienced so much, Gao Xian wouldn't be sentimental about this.

If he didn't have the Splitting Body Technique, he would have been beaten to death by the Four-Armed Demon Monkey countless times. Winning now was also unintentional, relying on the power of the Qinglian Feihong Sword.

Without the Qinglian Feihong Sword, he wouldn't have been able to kill the Four-Armed Demon Monkey even if he exhausted himself.

It has to be said that the upgraded Qinglian Feihong Sword is indeed powerful. Even such a powerful third-stage Demonic Beast was killed with a single sword strike.

However, he was also injured in the process. The opponent's explosive qi was too strong, penetrating through the Shadowless Robe and the Ninth Grade Qinglian Radiance, especially the Ninth Grade Qinglian Radiance, which had the defensive ability to withstand third-stage power, but still couldn't withstand the monkey's qi.

Fortunately, the qi was greatly weakened and only remained less than ten percent. With the Wujin Dragon Scale Armor and a strong body, Gao Xian was able to withstand this ten percent of the qi's power.

Fortunately, he only suffered from internal injuries and was not too seriously injured. It would take three to five months to recover.

Gao Xian also secretly rejoiced that he had spent a lot of money to buy the Wujin Dragon Scale Armor. Although he didn't have time to activate the Dragon Scale Shield, it still helped him bear most of the qi's power.

Otherwise, he would definitely have been seriously injured this time.

Gao Xian used a storage bag to pack up the Four-Armed Demon Monkey. He gained experience in fighting against third-stage power, and he would have to summarize and digest it when he returned.

The most important thing now was to deal with the green peach!

Standing under the big tree, Gao Xian stared blankly at the green peach.

In his opinion, this peach should not be ripe!

If it were ripe, there would be no reason for the monkey not to eat it.

Gao Xian didn't know what kind of spiritual object this peach was or how to use it. Were there any taboos?

He decided to wait for two more days, just in case this peach ripened on its own!

After waiting for a few days, Gao Xian found that the peach hadn't changed at all, but he didn't have the patience to wait any longer.

First of all, the Desolate Mountain was a dangerous place, and who knew what else might come running over.

The peach emitted a strong spiritual qi that spread out along with killing intent, which could also attract powerful cultivators or Demonic Beasts.

Furthermore, Yun Feiying knew he was in the Desolate Mountain. If he stayed away for too long, what if Yun Feiying came with people to find him?

Or even if Yun Taihao came?

After careful consideration, Gao Xian decided not to wait any longer. Perhaps the peach would take another ninety-seven years to ripen, and he couldn't wait that long!

No matter if it's ripe or not, pick it first and then decide.

Even if it means losing all spirituality, at least it won't benefit others.

After Gao Xian picked the peach the size of a human head, the huge green tree quickly withered and decayed in the killing intent, turning into pieces of dead wood, which were soon swallowed by muddy sludge.

The tall and giant tree was originally full of vitality, with a touch of elegance and purity that was untainted by impurities.

Decaying into mud in a short period of time, Gao Xian felt as if he had destroyed a clean life, like seeing a former goddess go astray, feeling somewhat melancholic and yet filled with anticipation.

The peaches produced by such a strange giant tree should have powerful spiritual effects!

With a full harvest, Gao Xian returned on his journey. Along the way, he killed two second-order Demonic Beasts, obtaining two crystal cores and some flesh and skin.

He had several spatial storage bags on him, which were enough to hold these miscellaneous items.

By the time Gao Xian returned to Nanluo Fang, it was already the morning of the third day. To his surprise, Nanluo Fang had activated a protective formation.

Even from dozens of miles away, he could see the dense yellow magical light emitted by the protective formation.

The magical light of the formation was dense and stable, with a huge difference from other magical fluctuations, making it easy to distinguish.

Gao Xian was a little puzzled. Wasn't it enough to kill so many Demonic Beasts?

When he arrived outside Nanluo Fang, he didn't see groups of Demonic Beasts. Instead, there was newly turned soil on a large area of land outside the city.

The ground outside the city gate was originally quite flat, and a place was even paved with bluestones.

At this moment, the ground looked messy, as if a huge plow had turned it over, creating deep furrows and piles of soil. It looked particularly chaotic.

Gao Xian's gaze swept across the ground, and he had some guesses in his mind.

Yun Feiying, who was watching from the city wall, couldn't help but show a happy expression when she saw the green figure.

Yun Feiying flew up to Gao Xian with her aura and greeted him with a bow, "Fellow Daoist, you're finally back. I and the elders were planning to go to the Abyssal Mountain to find you these past few days."

"Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist."

Gao Xian smiled and returned the greeting, saying, "The Demonic Beasts on the Abyssal Mountain were a bit troublesome, so it delayed me for some time."

He pointed below and asked, "What's going on here?"

"There's a two-headed Earth Dragon lingering outside Nanluo Fang. It's good at burrowing underground. Although it's only second-order, it's quite troublesome."

Yun Feiying spoke with some helplessness. The so-called Earth Dragon was actually a large bug that was good at burrowing underground, similar to an earthworm.

If she and Yuan Siping could easily kill this bug, but the bug was cunning, burrowing around in the ground. Their spells couldn't penetrate deep underground, so they could only activate the formation to keep the bug outside.

If this bug were to enter Nanluo Fang, who knows how many people would die!

"I see!"

Gao Xian understood. Indeed, it was quite tricky when the bug burrowed underground.

Yuan Siping heard that Gao Xian had returned and hurried over. After all, this person had single-handedly solved the threat of the autumn Demonic Beasts by killing dozens of second-order Demonic Beasts.

The old man came over and exchanged a few polite words with Gao Xian before asking him to go back and rest.

Gao Xian said to the old man, "I have a method to deal with this bug when it comes again."

Yuan Siping was skeptical. Although he had heard that Gao Xian was powerful, he had never personally witnessed Gao Xian's abilities.

Could Gao Xian really deal with this two-headed Earth Dragon hiding deep underground?

He had doubts in his heart, but he politely flattered, "With Fellow Daoist Gao's help, this problem will surely be solved!"

Before Yuan Siping finished speaking, the ground suddenly rolled up with waves of soil, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Gao Xian smiled, "Here it comes!"

He pointed his hand, and the Lingxi Sword flew out from his sleeve and instantly disappeared into the ground.

In the blink of an eye, a shimmering water light flashed, and the Lingxi Sword had returned to Gao Xian's sleeve, leaving only a lingering sword hum in the air.

Gao Xian smiled at Yuan Siping, "Elder Yuan, it's resolved."

Yuan Siping looked at the still rolling dust on the ground, his old face filled with astonishment...

(End of this chapter)