Chapter 141 Bloodline Advancement

In an instant.

Roar!

What appeared within Qin Ming's mind was still that overwhelming, mountain-shaking giant ape.

Only this time, its form had expanded to a full thirty zhang in height, and it had sprouted four additional arms.

The giant ape's eyes displayed a labyrinthine pattern, as though they could pierce through everything.

Countless illusions shattered like foam in a dream under its gaze.

Three breaths later, Qin Ming withdrew from the Hundred Beasts Visualization Diagram, his heart still immersed in the previous scene, deeply shocked.

Next, he needed to gather monster beast essence blood once again to thoroughly cultivate the second transformation.

Feeling the surging blood-qi true essence within his body, a wave of immense confidence swelled in Qin Ming's heart. He felt that right now, no matter who came to engage him in close-quarters combat, they would shatter at the slightest touch.

At this moment, he was like a late Foundation Establishment grand demon with an incomparably formidable physical body, radiating terrifying power with every movement.

"Why does this scripture, the *Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture*, feel less and less like a human cultivation method the more I practice it?"

Qin Ming pulled out the animal skin scripture, repeatedly studying the tadpole-like seal script upon it.

Having undergone the accumulation of countless heavenly treasures, Qin Ming's physical strength had already far surpassed body-refining cultivators of the same realm.

His training session concluded, Qin Ming's strength had greatly increased.

He then stood up, walked over to the lakeside, and with a thought, issued a mental command to the Darkwater Crocodile.

Before long.

The massive body of the Darkwater Crocodile broke the water's surface, crawling toward his direction.

Sensing its aura, Qin Ming discovered that after consuming the Dragon Blood Divine Fruit, this fellow's cultivation had also grown quite a bit.

Just as Qin Ming was sizing up the Darkwater Crocodile, he was astonished to find that its aura seemed somewhat abnormal.

The scale armor on its back had also developed many crimson spiritual紋.

After communicating with the Darkwater Crocodile for a moment, Qin Ming was pleasantly surprised to find that its original Earth-grade bloodline talent had improved significantly.

"It seems this Dragon Blood Divine Fruit contains a trace of Flood Dragon bloodline Qi, which has an even greater effect on monster beasts, actually enabling their bloodline talent to improve once more."

Having clearly gained numerous benefits from Qin Ming, the Darkwater Crocodile was extremely docile in his presence, offering no hint of resistance no matter how Qin Ming handled it.

Pondering for a long while with his chin resting in his hand, Qin Ming finally made a decision: "Since that's the case, I'll let you eat a few more divine fruits and see if you can break through to the Heaven-grade bloodline."

"If you fail, I'll just stew you into soup."

Upon hearing the first half of the sentence and realizing there were more Dragon Blood Divine Fruits to eat, the Darkwater Crocodile had initially been thrilled all over.

Yet the moment it heard the latter half, it couldn't help but develop cold feet.

Subsequently, Qin Ming came before his natal spiritual plant, the Longevity Vine, and summoned the Silver-Winged Frost Bees from the hive. He discovered that their bloodline grade had further advanced from the Lower-grade bloodline to the Middle-grade bloodline.

Qin Ming's expression instantly lit up with excitement.

"It looks like this Dragon Blood Divine Fruit holds tremendous benefits for my spirit pets!"

"Although it doesn't directly raise their cultivation, it can elevate their future potential."

With this thought, Qin Ming had already made up his mind. He utilized another [Space-Time Leaf] entry to once again rapidly ripen a batch of Dragon Blood Divine Fruits.

Then, using the [Quality Enhancement] entry, he elevated the quality of the Dragon Blood Divine Fruits to the premium tier.

The concentration of Flood Dragon bloodline contained within them increased once more.

Simultaneously, two golden entries refreshed among these eighteen Dragon Blood Divine Fruits:

[Name]: Dragon Blood Divine Fruit
[Entry]: Blood-Qi Crystal X5 (Maturity 98%)

[Name]: Dragon Blood Divine Fruit
[Entry]: Regenerative Spirit Seed X5 (Maturity 96%)

After a short half-day, Qin Ming once again harvested eighteen premium-tier Dragon Blood Divine Fruits along with the two entries.

He kept six for himself, because after consuming dozens of them consecutively prior to this, he had discovered a principle: no matter how good something was, its effects would diminish if eaten in excess.

He then summoned his two spirit beasts, giving each of them six premium Dragon Blood Divine Fruits.

Having gained their rewards, the Darkwater Crocodile and the Silver-Winged Frost Bees went off to break through once more.

...

Having finished tending to his beast pets, Qin Ming arrived beside the wooden house by Wujiang Lake.

Standing by the lake and gazing at the calm water, he murmured quietly, "Unawares, another half a year has passed."

Beside him, Wu Jiang was brewing Spirit-Gathering Tea with a wide smile on his face.

During this period, Qin Ming had also sent Wu Jiang out on a few trips to gather intelligence.

Aunt Long from the Mirror Snow Pavilion would also transmit upper-echelon information from time to time.

Following the annihilation of the Zhao family, the immortal cultivation world of the Lingqi Archipelago had gradually begun to settle down significantly.

"Is there any news about that double-pupilled demonic ape recently?" Qin Ming asked.

Wu Jiang poked the charcoal fire in the stove and replied, "Fellow Daoist Qin, I was just about to tell you about this. That wretched beast has already been driven back by True Person Canghai of Canghai Immortal City, and it has fled back to the Beast-Wailing Mountain Range. It shouldn't come out for a short while."

"Sigh! Come to think of it, that fiend is truly terrifyingly abnormal. If True Person Canghai hadn't stepped in at the end, I'm afraid no one could have dealt with it."

"Indeed. The two Pseudo-Core ancestors of the Rogue Alliance who rushed back to reinforce the rear that day fought this demonic ape to the death, and both ended up heavily wounded. One can only imagine how formidable its strength is." Qin Ming nodded as well, clicking his tongue in wonder.

Remembering something, Wu Jiang then said, "If this double-pupilled demonic ape is already this terrifying at the peak of Foundation Establishment, what if it advances to a Tier 3 Demon King? Wouldn't the Lingqi cultivation world be plunged into devastation?"

"Rest assured, it won't be able to break through to Tier 3 for quite a long time. Every breakthrough for a monster beast is fraught with thousands of hardships, far more difficult than for us humans."

"A Tier 3 lightning tribulation is no joke either; the demonic ape won't choose to break through lightly without absolute certainty," Qin Ming said, appearing quite knowledgeable on the subject.

Wu Jiang nodded, finding this entirely reasonable. After all, Fellow Daoist Qin now possessed two Foundation Establishment grand demons.

Merely staying on the island, he had witnessed that terrifying heavenly lightning punishment twice already.

With the departure of the double-pupilled demonic ape, the heavy stone in Qin Ming's heart fell back into place.

He then inquired, "What is the situation on Thousand Leaves Spirit Island? And what about the remnants of the Zhao family?"

"After taking Thousand Leaves Spirit Island, the Rogue Alliance is probably going to carve up the cake with the Leiyuan Sect."

"However, because it involves a Tier 3 spiritual vein, they still haven't discussed a result."

"As for the Zhao family, they can be considered completely fallen. They likely defected to the Lingyu Sect; they are reviled by everyone across the Lingqi Archipelago and have nowhere else to go."

Aside from this, Qin Ming also learned through the channels of the Mirror Snow Pavilion that as a result of this battle, the Lingyu Sect had suffered a massive loss and would not let the matter rest. A larger game of chess was presumably about to begin.

...

Half a month later.

When Qin Ming came before the Darkwater Crocodile once again, he found that the aura on its body had transformed entirely, radiating the majestic, kingly prestige unique to beasts.

"Heaven-grade bloodline talent!"

After a brief inspection, Qin Ming's face broke into a look of pleasant surprise.

"Good!"

"My painstaking cultivation efforts were not in vain."

He heavily patted the Darkwater Crocodile's massive head. From this moment on, this beast possessed the potential to advance to a Tier 3 Demon King.

Naturally sensing its own earth-shattering changes, the Darkwater Crocodile let out an excited roar.

With utmost eagerness, it hoisted Qin Ming onto its back and took him for a massive tour around Moon-Viewing Lake.

On the other side.

Through the feeding of the Dragon Blood Divine Fruit, the bloodline talent of the Silver-Winged Frost Bees had likewise been elevated to the Upper-grade bloodline.