Chapter 133: Delivered on a Silver Platter
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Boom!
A blinding snow-white radiance filled the skies above Moonwatch Island, forcing everyone to squint against its brilliance.
Golden arcs of lightning and silver runes collided and intertwined in midair.
A moment later, the radiance gradually faded, and the sky returned to tranquility.
The lightning tribulation had dispersed. The first thing to appear was the towering, majestic Longlife Vine. It seemed to have transformed into the guardian of the spirit island, silently gazing down upon the land.
The Longlife Vine’s dozens-of-yards-long black tendrils whipped wildly through the air, astonishingly withstanding the final bolt of golden tribulation lightning without suffering the slightest damage.
The silver Six-Winged Frost Bee, curled up beneath the Longlife Vine, had witnessed the scene as well.
Its heart, which had already sunk into despair, instantly filled with the exhilaration of having survived a catastrophe.
After enduring all nine bolts of tribulation lightning, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to flow back into its body.
Gradually, the Six-Winged Frost Bee expanded in size, growing in an instant to the size of a calf.
The aura surrounding it also stabilized completely at the early Foundation Establishment stage.
It let out an excited screech, flew toward Qin Ming, and affectionately rubbed against him.
Qin Ming reached out and stroked its head, feeling immensely gratified.
“Hmm. Looking at you now, I can’t keep calling you the Six-Winged Frost Bee.”
“From now on, you’ll be called the Silver-Winged Frost Bee.”
“I wonder what abilities you gained after advancing to the second rank and becoming a great demon.”
The Silver-Winged Frost Bee seemed to understand Qin Ming’s words. It let out a screech, and a stream of information entered Qin Ming’s mind.
He filtered through it briefly, and a delighted smile appeared on his face.
After advancing to become a second-rank great demon, the Silver-Winged Frost Bee possessed not only astonishing defensive power throughout its body, but also an attribute that nullified spells.
Its overall strength had risen by an entire level. Ordinary Foundation Establishment demonic beasts were no longer its match.
Most remarkable of all was its flying speed. It had reached an inconceivable level, comparable to that of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator flying at full speed through the sky.
Furthermore, a Soul-Severing Poison Sting, entirely different from its former stinger, had emerged at the tip of its tail. It could ignore all defensive measures and directly attack an enemy’s soul.
Its sharpness was unparalleled!
The phenomenon accompanying the tribulation had naturally been witnessed by the Blackwater Crocodile as well. It had hurried back to the island and was now sizing up the Silver-Winged Frost Bee with its arrogant head held high, emitting a series of low growls.
It seemed to be congratulating the bee on its successful breakthrough.
Qin Ming waved the Blackwater Crocodile away, then leaped onto the back of the Silver-Winged Frost Bee.
The Silver-Winged Frost Bee understood his intention and immediately let out a joyous screech.
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The six silver wings trembled. With a whoosh, they carried Qin Ming away, vanishing from the spot.
In an instant, a streak of silver light tore across the sky.
Feeling the Silver-Winged Frost Bee’s speed, swift as lightning and fire, Qin Ming was filled with excitement.
With a second-rank great demon as his flying mount, he would no longer need to use his Spiritlight Shuttle.
The difference in speed between the two was like heaven and earth.
Moreover, with this beast carrying him from place to place in the future, he would not need to expend his own spiritual power.
Qin Ming rode the Silver-Winged Frost Bee around Moonwatch Lake at top speed. Even after completing a full circuit, it remained full of energy and showed no need to rest.
After experiencing the Silver-Winged Frost Bee’s extreme speed, Qin Ming guided it back to Moonwatch Island.
He then tossed it a single Evil Spirit Pill and instructed it to continue consolidating its realm.
From that day onward, he had gained another powerful beast companion.
Wu Jiang also saw Qin Ming returning on the Silver-Winged Frost Bee. As he gazed at the imposing silver flying mount, undisguised envy filled his eyes.
This was yet another Foundation Establishment great demon!
“Hehehe! Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Qin, on your spirit pet’s advancement once again!”
Wu Jiang finally felt completely reassured. There were now two Foundation Establishment great demons on Moonwatch Island.
One had to know that the strength of a Foundation Establishment great demon was often several times that of a human cultivator at the same stage.
What was more, Qin’s two spirit pets were clearly no ordinary second-rank demonic beasts. They were likely among the finest of their kind.
Their strength was all the more unfathomable.
The safety of Moonwatch Island had increased substantially once more.
Qin Ming was also in a good mood. He smiled and nodded, then rewarded Wu Jiang with a Spirit-Nurturing Pill.
Wu Jiang accepted the pill with overwhelming delight and withdrew.
In the days that followed, Qin Ming began studying the third-rank spirit-plant master inheritance he had obtained from Mo Lingwei whenever he was not cultivating.
The inheritance recorded methods for cultivating all manner of high-rank spirit plants. It even covered many obscure and unorthodox varieties, providing Qin Ming with tremendous assistance and improvement.
More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Clashes between the Seventy-Two Rogue Alliances and the Zhao Family erupted throughout the Lingxi Archipelago every few days.
With war raging everywhere, many opportunistic marauders and demonic-path cultivators were drawn to the region.
Numerous rogue cultivators were forced to flee, temporarily heading to Cang Sea Immortal City for refuge.
Tianhe Market, on the other hand, had survived because major powers were stationed there, discouraging petty criminals from causing trouble. However, the rents for the shops within had also risen sharply.
In the span of a single month, prices throughout the market had soared several times over.
A few more days passed.
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The area around usually tranquil Moonwatch Lake was suddenly filled with moving figures.
Someone audacious enough had set their sights on the remote Moonwatch Island.
These people belonged to one of the notorious groups of Foundation Establishment marauders recently active throughout the Lingxi Archipelago: the gang led by the Evil-Faced Old Monster.
The group was headed by the early Foundation Establishment cultivator known as the Evil-Faced Old Monster. They committed every imaginable crime and had slaughtered countless people.
There were even faint rumors in the outside world that the massacres and annihilation of the sects on Sky Ridge Island and Yu River Island had most likely been the work of this utterly depraved band of marauders.
Previously, the Evil-Faced Old Monster had inadvertently received news that, on this inconspicuous and remote spirit island, a spirit-plant master had somehow cultivated the legendary Spirit-Nourishing Rice.
The prospect had immediately inflamed his greed.
Through a special channel, they had also clearly learned that only one Foundation Establishment cultivator resided on the island: its master, Qin Ming.
Although rumors claimed that this man’s combat ability was quite impressive, their side possessed two early Foundation Establishment cultivators.
They assumed that taking Moonwatch Island by surprise would be effortless.
On a moonless, windswept night, the Evil-Faced Old Monster and his companions secretly approached the vicinity of Moonwatch Lake.
“Boss!”
“This should be the place ahead, shouldn’t it?”
“That’s right. Who would have thought that such a remote, uninhabited place would conceal a spirit island with such abundant spiritual energy? We’re going to make a fortune this time!”
“There must be a protective formation around the island. Second Brother, hurry and take out that second-rank formation-breaking talisman.”
“Huh? It seems there are quite a few low-level Qi Refining cultivators on the island.”
“As usual, kill them all. Leave no one alive!”
However, before the Evil-Faced Old Monster and the others could enter the area surrounding Moonwatch Island, they were detected by the Blackwater Crocodile, which had been patrolling outside.
The Blackwater Crocodile abruptly opened its cold, reptilian eyes and silently rose to the surface.
Suddenly, the Evil-Faced Old Monster, hovering in midair, felt a chill run down his back. It seemed that some terrifying creature had fixed its gaze upon him.
“Something isn’t right!”
The Evil-Faced Old Monster had immersed himself in the path of the marauder for many years. The reason he had survived until now was precisely this innate instinct for danger.
“Roar!”
A furious roar that shook heaven and earth rang out. From Moonwatch Lake below, a gigantic beast more than a dozen yards long suddenly burst from the water.
Its massive jaws opened wide as it lunged straight toward them!
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