Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Along the path, many evil ghosts lunged at Zhao Yu, but as soon as those ghosts approached, they were easily devoured by the White Ghost Emperor.

When Zhao Yu arrived at Danbao Hall, he found that this place had also been through a brutal battle, with traces of spells causing destruction everywhere.

In front of Danbao Hall, many bodies lay scattered, most of which had turned into skeletons, but one body adorned with countless demonic patterns and another covered with many mysterious ghost patterns had already turned entirely gold, clearly having been transformed into Gold Corpses.
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The White Ghost Emperor let out a ferocious smile, his body emitting a pitch-black ghostly aura, appearing like a specter in front of a Gold Corpse and mercilessly punching down.

The Gold Corpse, covered in numerous demonic patterns, had just opened its eyes when its neck was pierced by the ghost horn of the White Ghost Emperor, and its head was directly blown off.

The other Gold Corpse, covered in ghost patterns, suddenly sprang from the ground, throwing a punch as fast as lightning at the White Ghost Emperor. Its fist smashed the White Ghost Emperor, who mysteriously appeared behind it and struck its neck with his fist, his ghost horn piercing the neck of that Gold Corpse and severing it.

Only then did Zhao Yu step forward, sealing up the two Gold Corpses and storing them in his storage bag.

Those Gold Corpses were the best evolutionary nutrients for a Nine Extremes Corpse Emperor.

"The lifebound magic treasure has lost its spirituality, and there are no spiritual treasures!"

Zhao Yu carefully inspected the surroundings, shook his head slightly, and stepped into Danbao Hall.

Inside the Danbao Hall were several jade pill racks, on which many jade vials containing pills were placed.

Zhao Yu picked up a jade vial and opened it, finding that the pills inside had gone bad, turning into Earth Pellets with no medicinal properties. He searched along the way and found that almost all the pills in Danbao Hall had lost their medicinal properties.

"I've found it! The most precious treasure in Danbao Hall, the Spirit Treasure Treasure Cauldron! The Spirit Pills stored inside the Treasure Cauldron, even after a hundred thousand years, won't degrade in medicinal properties at all!"

Zhao Yu came to the deepest part of Danbao Hall and saw a Pill Furnace, a cubit long, all crafted from Spirit Jade and carved with True Dragons, Kirins, Phoenixes, and other beings that can master various True Fires and True Spirits, a gleam of fervor passing through his eyes.

The Spirit Treasure Treasure Cauldron possesses a miraculous effect of nurturing Spirit Pills, gradually transforming a genuine Spirit Pill placed within, evolving it into a Superior Grade Spirit Pill.

The Spirit Treasure Treasure Cauldron, located at the core of Danbao Hall, was protected by various prohibitions set up by the high masters of the Mountain Sect. As long as the Spirit Vein of the Mountain Sect remained unbroken, its spirituality would be continuously nurtured and never lost.

Zhao Yu directly approached the Spirit Treasure Treasure Cauldron, activated the mana of the Mountain Sutra, and channeled it into the Treasure Cauldron.

The Treasure Cauldron shone brightly, the jade lid flew up, and waves of pill fragrance wafted from the cauldron. Inside the cauldron were several tens of jade vials, each an extremely precious Fixed Light Vase.

"I've found it, Infant Solidifying Pills! Six pieces in total!! And they are all Superior Grade Infant Condensation Pills. These six pills are enough to change the power dynamics of two great empires!

The remaining pills are all extremely precious Detoxification Pills, pills to restore the Mana of Nascent Soul Cultivators, pills to help Nascent Soul Cultivators break through bottlenecks, and pills to enhance the Mana of Nascent Soul Cultivators."

"Ning Haozi didn't bring that boy here, he must be wary of the Gold Corpses here! Only cultivators at this level of Golden Core Great Perfection are doomed when encountering Gold Corpses, such a kind of monster."

The reason why Zhao Yu could act unrestrainedly in the remains of the Mountain Sect was that he was accompanied by the White Ghost Emperor, a Fourth-Order Spirit Ghost.

Fourth-Order Spirit Ghosts naturally overpower Gold Corpses, these weak soul-type Fourth-Order Monsters, unless the Gold Corpses are refined into Nine Extremes Corpse Demons using Immortal Dao Secret Techniques, capable of contending against the Illusion Techniques of the White Ghost Emperor.

Just like a Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator like the real person Sha Ling, if they encountered a Gold Corpse, eight or nine times out of ten, they would be easily killed and devoured by the Gold Corpse.

Zhao Yu glanced at the Treasure Cauldron Spirit Pill Furnace, pondered for a short while, and then used the Treasure-Collecting Technique from Ning Haozi's memory, channeled his mana, and pointed at the Pill Furnace.

A faint yellow light shot out from Zhao Yu's finger and entered the Pill Furnace.

Zhao Yu sensed a hazy consciousness from within the Pill Furnace, and when this consciousness detected the Treasure-Collecting Technique and the mana developed from the Mountain Sutra, it actively cooperated with his refinement.

After several breaths, the originally one zhang long Pill Furnace shrunk and turned the size of a palm, flying into Zhao Yu's hand.

A trace of regret crossed Zhao Yu's eyes, "This Spirit Treasure Pill Furnace cannot be used against enemies, it can only be used to nurture spirit pills, preserve them, and enhance their medicinal properties."

Spirit Treasures are hard to come by, and different Spirit Treasures have different uses. This Pill Furnace was not made for Magical Combat or refinement, so naturally, its combat power is not strong.

Zhao Yu immediately left the Danbao Hall, moving toward the direction of the Scripture Pavilion.

Along the way, all kinds of corpses could be seen everywhere, and countless Evil Ghosts pounced toward Zhao Yu, all of which were easily devoured by the White Ghost Emperor in the same way.

By the time Zhao Yu reached the Scripture Pavilion, he saw corpses all over the ground, and the Pavilion itself had been beaten into ruin; some jade slips were also scattered on the ground.

"I already possess the Divinity Transformation Section of the Mountain Sutra, which is enough to cultivate to the realm of God Transformation Great Perfection. Ning Haozi also mastered several of the most powerful Divine Skills from the Mountain Sect; these jade slips are not very useful to me."

"However, the Mountain Sect was once a God Transformation Grand Sect that dominated the region, hosting God Transformation Cultivators. The sect similarly possessed many cultivation techniques, and notes on how to ascend to Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation. These jade slips could enhance the foundation of the Dan Ling Sect!"

Zhao Yu stepped forward, swept his Divine Sense, discovered many jade slips scattered in the Scripture Pavilion, and then used a spell to store them in his storage bag.

After scouring the Scripture Pavilion clean, Zhao Yu then headed toward the main hall of the Mountain Sect, the Hundred Mountain Hall.

Upon arriving at the foot of the Hundred Mountain Hall, Zhao Yu saw that the Spirit Mountain where the hall was located was covered with the skeletal remains of cultivators, and the mountain was pitted all over, with traces of brutal battles everywhere.

Zhao Yu reached the summit of the Hundred Mountain Hall, only to see that the entire hall had almost been destroyed, leaving only a tall figure, whose body seemed to be cast out of gold, with white hair draping over his shoulders and possessing a handsome mid-aged Taoist's appearance.

"The first Supreme Elder of the Mountain Sect, God Transformation Cultivator Elder Yue Ling! He originally dealt with three God Transformation Cultivators single-handedly and was forced to use his last resort, activating the great array that caused the entire Mountain Sect to sink underground, annihilating all invaders' lifeforce."

"Where are the corpses of the other three God Transformation Cultivators?"

Upon seeing the skeletal remains of the mid-aged cultivator, Zhao Yu frowned slightly, a faint foreboding feeling welling up inside him.

The bodies of ordinary cultivators would turn into bones over time and ultimately disintegrate into dust under the ravages of time. Only powerful Body Cultivators or formidable cultivators could preserve their corpses for thousands of years.

Each of those Divinity Transformation Cultivators was immensely powerful; their corpses would only be left if they were either annihilated on the spot or devoured by poisonous insects.