Chapter 383 - 326-327: Secluded Cultivation in Demon City, Entry-Level Divine Techniques

After the Spiritual Food Banquet, Xu Chang'an felt that something more had developed between him and Chu Xianyi.

He couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

After the banquet, he and Chu Xianyi returned to their respective residences to enter seclusion.

Before they did, they submitted their request for an escort mission to the Demon Palace.

A notification would appear on their Demon Monster Medals when a suitable mission became available.

However, the white-haired woman had also mentioned that while the other requirements for their mission were unremarkable, an escort mission that crossed an entire landmass was a rarity in the Demon Palace of Kongchen Demon City.

A single landmass was already vast and boundless. Even members of the Demon Race, despite their near-immortal lifespans, typically spent their entire lives on a single landmass.

Of course, there were exceptions for those in the Harmonization Demon Race with special purposes or inclinations.

But the Great Realm was treacherous, with danger lurking everywhere.

And crossing between landmasses meant even greater risk!

It was a level of risk that even members of the Harmonization Demon Race could not withstand!

Only Ji Meng Level Demon Fiends possessed even a sliver of confidence to face such risks!

Of course, Xu Chang'an was taking an escort mission, so he wouldn't be traveling to another landmass alone, or just with Chu Xianyi.

This would make the journey much safer.

Inside his residence.

Xu Chang'an sat cross-legged and took out his harvest from the Ancient Verdant Wood, item by item.

Two Top-Grade Spiritual Treasures, seven Upper Grade Spiritual Treasures, sixteen Middle-Grade Spiritual Treasures, and dozens of Ordinary Spiritual Treasures.

In addition, there were numerous Cultivation Resources.

And a number of Jade Scrolls containing miscellaneous knowledge and legacies!

Back on the Ancient Verdant Wood, time had been limited, so Xu Chang'an hadn't had a chance to examine them in depth.

But now… he could finally take a proper look.

He unleashed his Demon Sense, probing each Jade Scroll one by one.

Some described the Cultivation Realms.

Some contained a few minor Magic Techniques.

Some contained accounts of travels through Affiliated Worlds.

And some had strange and bizarre records.

However, the most useful one for Xu Chang'an was a Jade Scroll that recorded the dangerous areas of the Great Realm.

The Great Realm was vast, so this record of dangerous areas only detailed a few locations on Kunpeng Land.

To be precise, it didn't even cover all of Kunpeng Land.

After fully absorbing the information from the Jade Scrolls, Xu Chang'an began to devour the Cultivation Resources and Spiritual Treasures!

With his current Primordial Spirit Power and Demon Sense, devouring Ordinary Spiritual Treasures was a simple and effortless task.

It took him more than ten days to completely devour the dozens of Ordinary Spiritual Treasures.

On average, each Ordinary Spiritual Treasure gave him about 300,000 Energy.

That amounted to over nine million panel Energy.

He then spent another month devouring the sixteen Middle-Grade Spiritual Treasures one by one.

The sixteen Middle-Grade Spiritual Treasures yielded just under twelve million panel Energy.

The resistance of Upper Grade Spiritual Treasure Spirits was stronger, and devouring one required a considerable amount of Demon Sense.

Ultimately, Xu Chang'an devoured the Spirituality of each Artifact Spirit, converting it all into over 17.6 million panel Energy.

Adding in the other Cultivation Resources, Ores, and Spiritual Herbs and Plants, Xu Chang'an accumulated a total of over forty-one million panel Energy!

'Time to try a Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure!'

Xu Chang'an's eyes sparkled.

As a Late-stage Void Refining cultivator, he had been unable to devour Top-Grade Spiritual Treasures.

But now, he had already stepped into the Unity Realm. He had never tried to devour a Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure Spirit before!

From the Ancient Verdant Wood, he had harvested a total of two Top-Grade Spiritual Treasures.

Including his own Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure, the Primordial Thunder Armor, he possessed a total of three Top-Grade Spiritual Treasures.

Xu Chang'an selected one of the Top-Grade Spiritual Treasures that seemed to have weaker Spirituality.

It was a square object, like a piece of Ancient Jade, faintly seeming to contain a small world within.

BOOM!

His Demon Sense erupted, and Xu Chang'an began to invade the Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure.

However, the resistance from the Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure's Spirituality was far more intense than Xu Chang'an had imagined.

After several consecutive failed attempts, Xu Chang'an finally had no choice but to give up.

'It seems I'll have to reach Mid-stage Unity before I can even attempt to devour a Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure!'

Bloodline: Thunder Flame Rat (Hong-level Bloodline)

Lifespan: Immortality

Realm: Early-stage Unity

Skills: Alchemy (Tier Five Low Grade)

Energy: (43,727,923 / 50,000,000)

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'I'm still short by more than six million panel Energy!'

'If I could devour a Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure, I probably wouldn't even need to finish one to break through! But for now... I'll have to go through some extra trouble!'

More than six million panel Energy would require the Artifact Spirits of about two to three Upper Grade Spiritual Treasures.

According to the prices in the Kunpeng Palace, an Upper Grade Spiritual Treasure cost around ten thousand Spirit Crystals. Higher quality ones would cost a bit more.

For instance, prices like twelve or thirteen thousand.

Fifty thousand Spirit Crystals would be more than enough to acquire three Upper Grade Spiritual Treasures!

With his current wealth, he could easily afford it.

'Recklessly displaying my wealth carries a significant risk! But...'

A sharp glint flashed in Xu Chang'an's eyes.

'Compared to reaching the Mid-stage of the Unity Realm, this is a risk worth taking!'

And with that, Xu Chang'an's mind was made up.

However, he didn't head to the Kunpeng Palace to make the purchase right away.

Instead, he carefully planned things out.

Only after running the plan through his mind several times did Xu Chang'an finally set out, leaving his residence and heading for the Kunpeng Palace.

Before leaving, Xu Chang'an glanced in the direction of Chu Xianyi's residence.

She was still in seclusion.

Kunpeng Palace.

Unlike before, this time Xu Chang'an went to the third floor of the Kunpeng Palace.

The resources sold here were much more high-end.

When he bought Spiritual Treasures, he didn't need to consider their function or suitability.