Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

Chapter 375 - 186: Essence Soul Demon Fire

For demon beasts above Tier Two, before they form a demon core, the essence soul is undoubtedly their most important aspect.

This is equivalent to the divine soul of humans.

The Essence Soul Demon Fire, condensed from the essence soul of the Red-eyed Tiger Demon, is the greatest life-saving method this Tiger Demon has before forming a core.

It requires countless time to refine and condense.

Every time the Essence Soul Demon Fire is used, it greatly harms the Tiger Demon’s primordial qi, and if consumed excessively, it could even cause a drop in its realm.

So previously, whenever they couldn’t win, these two Red-eyed Tiger Demons chose to flee rather than use their Essence Soul Demon Fire recklessly.

And now, Chu Ning opened his mouth to ask this Red-eyed Tiger Demon to give up a wisp of Essence Soul Demon Fire.

No wonder this Red-eyed Tiger Demon was so wary.

Seeing this, Chu Ning smiled slightly and suddenly raised his hands.

Instantly, two tiger-shaped beasts formed from flames appeared.

Compared to when Chu Ning first set foot on this island half a year ago, the Tiger Demon’s form was undoubtedly much more solid now.

It already had an appearance that combined both spirit and form.

And the power emanating from these two flame demon tigers vaguely reached the level of the middle stage of foundation establishment.

Observing their aura, they even slightly resembled the two true tiger demons before them.

But the oppression they exerted was slightly inferior.

The two Red-eyed Tiger Demons were clearly not seeing these Flame Demon Tigers condensed by the Blazing Fire Flaming Technique for the first time.

However, at this moment, those four red eyes still flickered with a complex expression.

Chu Ning’s expression was equally complex at this moment. For the past half year, he had spent a lot of time cultivating the Blazing Fire Flaming Technique.

Yet, the demon tigers he condensed could only barely reach the early middle stage of foundation establishment.

Even with the blessing of his Noon Fire Spirit Body, they could only barely reach the peak of the foundation establishment middle stage.

There was still a considerable gap between this and the level where he could match or even surpass these two Red-eyed Tiger Demons, reaching the attack level of the late stage of foundation establishment.

However, he had not completed the final step recorded in the Blazing Fire Flaming Technique.

That was the refinement and integration of this Essence Soul Demon Fire.

This was also the reason why Chu Ning was here today.

After confirming that his Blazing Fire Flaming Technique could not progress further, Chu Ning thought of obtaining the Essence Soul Demon Fire from these two Tiger Demons.

The Blazing Fire Flaming Technique did record methods to separate the essence soul and extract the Essence Soul Demon Fire, but the requirements were quite stringent.

The first condition was to capture the demon beast alive.

Moreover, the beast would be in its best state.

If the Tiger Demon willingly offered it, that would be preferable.

By this level of demon beasts had a clear intelligence and could fully understand and think.

Chu Ning briefly explained the uses of the Essence Soul Demon Fire to him, and the two Tiger Demons exchanged glances.

At this moment, the male Tiger Demon let out a faint growl again.

Listening to the growl, Chu Ning shook his head.

"No, I must have two portions of Essence Soul Demon Fire."

As he spoke, he dispersed the Blazing Fire Flaming Technique and gently patted his storage bag.

Instantly, a puppet appeared before the two Tiger Demons.

The shape of this puppet was identical to the two tiger demons in front of it.

Seeing the curious yet complex gaze of the two Red-eyed Tiger Demons, Chu Ning smiled and said:

"This puppet of mine also requires one portion."

Over the past half year, Chu Ning, according to the Puppetry Skill, refined this puppet using various materials from the storage bags of Song Li, Liu Yishan, and others.

He even fortunately obtained a Soul Stone from the outside market.

However, to fully unleash the power of this puppet, it still required the integration of a demon beast essence soul.

It would work best with the Essence Soul Demon Fire, meticulously crafted by the demon beast.

Seeing the two Red-eyed Demon Tigers’ eyes flicker but showing no sign of agreement,

Chu Ning summoned a human-shaped puppet and placed it in front of them.

Simultaneously, a pair of Double Fire Rings appeared in his hands.

"Agree with me, and although you’ll lose some Essence Soul Demon Fire, you can recover in time. I will give you elixirs.

Once you recover and consume them, there’s a chance you can advance further."

Chu Ning spoke indifferently, but the magical power in his hand was already pouring into the Double Fire Rings.

"If you don’t agree, I will have to take it by force."

With a hint of fear in the red eyes of the two Tiger Demons as they gazed at the Double Fire Rings in Chu Ning’s hands.

This pair of magical treasures had never been used in previous confrontations with them.

However, they could feel a far greater power within them compared to before.

"Roar!!"

Although somewhat reluctant, the two Tiger Demons still lowered their heads.

Seeing this, Chu Ning smiled slightly, reaching into his storage bag to retrieve two elixirs.

These were the Beast Essence Pills obtained from Liu Yishan.

After defeating Liu Yishan, Chu Ning acquired many valuable items from his storage bag.

Two of these things Chu Ning valued highly.

One was the cultivation method. Chu Ning learned this from Liu Yishan’s belongings.

It turned out the Liu family’s ancestor was a cultivator with a Wind Spirit Root, an anomalous spirit root, so Liu Yishan’s storage bag contained several wind element spells.

Among them was the complete Divine Wind Escape, which Chu Ning knew well.

The version Chu Ning learned was a modified version, allowing cultivation without a Wind Spirit Root.

But Liu Yishan’s Divine Wind Escape was the authentic wind element spell version, which required a Wind Spirit Root for cultivation.

Although Chu Ning coveted it, he could only look at it without further action.

The other was the method of spirit beast cultivation.

It’s unclear whether Liu Yishan inherited this from the Liu Family itself or obtained it from somewhere else.

Among them, the methods for nurturing Spirit Beasts and Demon Beasts were even more advanced than what Chu Ning had previously acquired from a disciple in the Spirit Beast Room of the Cyan Creek Sect.

In addition to the Jade Scroll recording the language of beasts, there were also numerous methods for feeding and communicating with Spirit Beasts and Demon Beasts.

As for the content related to Spirit Beasts and Demon Beasts, what interested Chu Ning the most was the elixir named Beast Essence Pill.

This pill was said to have the ability to make Spirit Beasts and Demon Beasts breakthrough and advance in rank.

The pill was extremely rare, partly because the materials were hard to find, but with some effort, they could be gathered.

However, the refining of this pill was extremely difficult and required a high degree of alchemy skill.

Moreover, it was only effective on Demon Beasts below the Fourth Level, which is equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Therefore, ordinary alchemists generally did not pursue deep research on this elixir.

Liu Yishan spent considerable effort to have someone refine two pills, originally intended for two Spirit Beasts of the Liu Family.

These elixirs naturally ended up in Chu Ning’s hands.

Along with these, a few refining materials also fell into Chu Ning’s possession.

Despite the extreme difficulty of refining this pill, it was not a major issue for Chu Ning.

Although the first batch only yielded four pills.

However, the second batch produced as many as twelve pills.

With eighteen pills in hand, Chu Ning did not hesitate to take out two.

Two Red-eyed Tiger Demons stared intently at the Beast Essence Pills in Chu Ning’s hand.

Though they did not recognize the elixir, they could sense that this pill would be greatly beneficial for advancing their cultivation.

Immediately, the two demons exchanged a glance, and then the Red-eyed Demon Tiger on the left opened its mouth and sprayed out a pure and intense flame.

Chu Ning’s eyes lit up upon sensing the noticeably more powerful flames than those usually emitted by the two demons, along with an aura of a different kind.

"Essence Soul Demon Fire!"

Quickly placing the two pills aside, Chu Ning’s right hand opened, enveloped by flames.

Simultaneously, he reached forward to grab that Essence Soul Demon Fire in his hand.

At this moment, Chu Ning’s left hand rapidly formed several spells, manifesting another flame.

Combining it with the flame on his right hand, he directly enveloped the Essence Soul Demon Fire.

Then, it hovered a foot in front of him.

At this moment, Chu Ning took a white jade-like object from the Tiger-shaped Puppet.

The next moment, Chu Ning’s hands conjured spells in succession.

Instantly, the fiery mass enveloping the Essence Soul Demon Fire moved toward the white jade.

Then, it directly fused into the white jade.

Under the fiery wrap, the white jade seemed to be burning.

But after a short while, the flames gradually diminished.

The jade, once again visible, was no longer white, but had turned a dark red.

Chu Ning looked at the dark red jade, a look of joy on his face, and then reached out to place it back into the Tiger-shaped Puppet.

However, at this moment, Chu Ning did not immediately focus on the puppet.

Instead, his gaze fell on the other Red-eyed Tiger Demon.

This demon did not hesitate either and opened its mouth to spew out a Red Soul Demon Fire as well.

Chu Ning encapsulated the flame in the same manner but did not hasten to the next step.

Instead, he smiled at the two Tiger Demons:

"I have obtained the Essence Soul Demon Fire, and will not disturb you any longer."

Saying this, Chu Ning stored the released puppet into his Storage Bag, and in a flash, left the cave.

Then, headed straight for Feihong Island.

Watching Chu Ning’s departing figure, the two Red-eyed Tiger Demons simultaneously let out a low roar.

The roar carried a hint of lightness.

It seems they finally understood Chu Ning’s words and learned that this catastrophe would not seek them out again, delighting the two Peak of Tier Three Demon Beasts immensely.

If there was someone who understood the language of Demon Beasts here, their jaw would surely drop in astonishment upon hearing:

"He’s finally gone, no more torment from him."

"Once we use this elixir and advance to Tier Four Demon Beast, we’ll seek revenge."

"Forget it, even if we advance, I don’t think we can match this human cultivator."

"Human cultivators are truly terrifying, best to avoid them in the future."

...

Chu Ning naturally would not know that he had completely changed the temperament of this pair of ferocious Red-eyed Demon Tigers.

As a result, for a long time to come, Huqiu Island became one of the safest Demon Beast islands.

Back on Feihong Island, Chu Ning immediately began secluded cultivation in the Yanfeng Cave Chamber.

Following the Blazing Fire Flaming Technique, he commenced refining the Essence Soul Demon Fire.

Five days later, standing in the center of the stone chamber within the cultivation room, Chu Ning raised his right hand sharply, conjuring a Tiger Demon made of flames.

This demon emitted an extraordinarily ferocious aura, with power exceeding that of the Red-eyed Tiger Demons on Huqiu Island.

"The Essence Soul Demon Fire has finally been fully refined, capable of being unleashed through the Blazing Fire Flaming Technique.

Moreover, having fused with the Essence Soul Demon Fire, this form can seemingly continue to merge and temper."

While speaking, Chu Ning’s left hand condensed another fiery mass, striking it directly onto the Tiger Demon.

"With a bit more cultivation, I can unleash an attack like that of a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator.

This way, even without relying on a Magical Treasure like the Double Fire Ring, my own cultivation can stand as the top level combat power in the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands!"

Chu Ning’s lips curled into a slight smile.