I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 89: Purple Gold Breaks the Ten Thousand Toads

Returning to his residence, Lin Qing released the Purple Gold Toad and had a sudden idea. He took out a spiritual stone and placed it in front of the Purple Gold Toad.

But...

The Purple Gold Toad didn't eat it at all. Even when he switched to a medium-grade spiritual stone, it showed no interest.

Helpless, Lin Qing realized that breaking through the barrier of a demonic beast was not as simple as he thought. He could only wait patiently.

On this day, Lin Qing received another order for a formation array. He had to go to a spiritual mountain eight hundred miles away from the Red Sun Immortal City to set up the array. This spiritual mountain was a second-grade lower-level spiritual vein occupied by a cultivator in the Foundation Building stage, whose strength should not be underestimated.

However, Lin Qing didn't mind. He had heard of this cultivator before. He was a skilled artifact refiner with a high level of proficiency. He was usually kind-hearted, and many people spoke highly of him.

Upon arriving at the spiritual mountain, Lin Qing met this cultivator and found that the rumors were true. Although he was a burly man with a thick waist, his temperament was kind-hearted.

After listening to the requirements, Lin Qing learned that the spiritual energy of this mountain used to be abundant. However, in the past year or two, the cultivator's cultivation had advanced, and the spiritual energy was no longer sufficient. He wanted Lin Qing to set up a gathering formation.

Lin Qing congratulated him first and then agreed to take on the task. He hadn't set up many gathering formations before, but each time he did, he gained something valuable.

Apart from this cultivator, there were also many scattered cultivators gathered around the spiritual mountain, cultivating using the spiritual veins at the foot of the mountain without having to pay spiritual stones. The cultivator emphasized to Lin Qing not to gather too much spiritual energy and to share some with these scattered cultivators.

Lin Qing nodded in understanding. No wonder this cultivator could occupy this spiritual mountain. His broad-mindedness was not something ordinary cultivators could compare to.

After spending a few days setting up the gathering formation, the cultivator was extremely satisfied. Lin Qing didn't ask for many spiritual stones from him. This person was an artifact refiner, and it was more important to establish a good relationship than to ask for more spiritual stones.

"Lin Fellow Daoist, thank you for your help. If you have any matters regarding artifact refining in the future, feel free to find me," the cultivator said, aware of this in his heart.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist," Lin Qing replied.

Leaving the spiritual mountain, as Lin Qing passed by the gathering place of the scattered cultivators, he noticed that they had occupied dozens of caves at the foot of the mountain, and their cultivations were quite good, with some in the later stage of Qi Refining.

However, what surprised Lin Qing was that as he passed by, a woman walked out of one of the caves.

It was the same Xiu Yun who was supposed to meet him before.

When Xiu Yun saw Lin Qing, she was visibly surprised, and Lin Qing was even more shocked. He didn't want to get entangled with this woman and quickly boarded his flying boat to leave.

Seeing Lin Qing leave, Xiu Yun pondered for a moment and walked into another cave.

"I didn't expect her to live here."

In the air, Lin Qing thought to himself. This woman had left a deep impression on him before.

However, Lin Qing didn't dwell on it. That matter was already in the past. After flying for a while, he looked down at the dense forest below and remembered the python that was attracted by the Purple Gold Toad last time. He decided to lower the flying boat and land in the forest, hoping to attract another python or other demonic beasts.

On one hand, it could serve as food, and on the other hand, it might help the Purple Gold Toad break through. After all, it liked to eat these creatures. Perhaps eating them would help it make a breakthrough.

After landing in the dense forest and releasing the Purple Gold Toad, Lin Qing was surprised to find that as soon as the Purple Gold Toad appeared, the surroundings became incredibly silent. Not to mention snakes or other demonic beasts, not even birds or insects could be seen.

The Purple Gold Toad turned its head and looked around, seemingly searching for food, but after several turns, it couldn't find even a grasshopper.

"It seems that the strength of the Purple Gold Toad is too overwhelming for this forest," Lin Qing thought to himself.

Looking at the Purple Gold Toad, Lin Qing signaled for it to suppress its aura. The Purple Gold Toad quickly suppressed its aura to the level of the later stage of Qi Refining, but it was impossible to go any lower.

Human cultivators have certain techniques or elixirs that can greatly conceal their aura, even making them appear like ordinary mortals. However, it is difficult for demonic beasts to completely conceal their own aura; they can only try to minimize it. Of course, if there are some demonic beasts with a talent for stealth, that's a different story.

But the Purple Gold Toad does not possess such talent.

After concealing their auras, Lin Qing and the Purple Gold Toad changed their location. Immediately, they could hear some movement around them. The Purple Gold Toad quickly locked onto a passing butterfly and opened its big mouth, directly sucking the butterfly in.

Seeing this scene, Lin Qing laughed. For the massive Purple Gold Toad, this butterfly wouldn't even be enough to fill its stomach, let alone get stuck in its teeth.

However, just like humans have habits, demonic beasts also have their own nature. Not to mention that the Purple Gold Toad is currently in the early stage of Foundation Building. Even if it reaches the later stage of Foundation Building, it would still swallow this butterfly in one gulp.

"Ribbit."

After swallowing the butterfly, the Purple Gold Toad let out a croak.

Lin Qing thought it was happy from eating, but at this moment, the Purple Gold Toad swelled up significantly. The bumps on its back became sharp one by one, and its aura instantly returned to the peak of the early stage of Foundation Building.

Lin Qing looked around vigilantly, thinking that perhaps the natural enemy of the Purple Gold Toad had arrived.

But after looking around, there was no movement. However, the bumps on the back of the Purple Gold Toad were oozing a pale yellow liquid. Lin Qing knew that this liquid was highly toxic, so he kept his distance and watched the Purple Gold Toad.

"Ribbit~ Ribbit~ Ribbit~"

To Lin Qing's surprise, at this moment, a group of various frogs emerged from somewhere in the dense forest and gradually surrounded the Purple Gold Toad.

The amount of venom flowing out of the Purple Gold Toad increased more and more, soon dripping onto the ground from its back. The frogs that came over started to consume the venom, and even the latecomers fought over it.

"This..."

Watching this scene, Lin Qing seemed to realize something.

Looking at the Purple Gold Toad again, its aura became stronger as more venom flowed out. In no time, it reached the mid-stage of Foundation Building. There were nearly a hundred frogs that came to this place, and if an ordinary mortal saw this, they would probably be too scared to sleep.

"So that's how it is! So that's how it is!"

At this moment, Lin Qing suddenly understood. The Purple Gold Toad was shedding its skin like a snake, trying to release its original venom and generate new venom in order to break through.

If Lin Qing's guess was correct, after consuming this venom, these ordinary toads would probably have a great chance of transforming into demonic beasts.

As for the matter of eating the butterfly just now, Lin Qing thought it probably had little impact. The Purple Gold Toad had already reached the peak of the early stage of Foundation Building long before eating that butterfly. It was only in this forest with living creatures that it was willing to break through.

A whale falls, giving birth to all things. The Purple Gold Toad stands tall among countless toads.

This Purple Gold Toad and these frogs are not acquainted, yet it is willing to use the venom shed during its breakthrough to give these toads a chance to transform into demonic beasts.

Could it be that it went through such a transformation to become a demonic beast in the first place?

Lin Qing didn't know about this, but he couldn't help but feel deeply moved. The world is unfathomable, mysterious, and miraculous.

If he had kept the Purple Gold Toad in the spirit beast bag all the time, it would probably take a hundred years to break through.

At this moment, the gathered frogs consumed all the venom of the Purple Gold Toad and then hopped away one by one, croaking as they left.

"Ribbit." The Purple Gold Toad also croaked, then looked at Lin Qing and affectionately rubbed its head against him.

Lin Qing touched the Purple Gold Toad with his hand, and a smile appeared on his face.

(End of this chapter)