Chapter 444: Chapter 444: Level 6 Divine Nest

Deep inside Mo Yuan.

Amidst a jagged pile of rocks, a black lizard creature was fleeing in panic.

A large section of its tail had been severed, and dark red evil qi continuously seeped from the wound, while the barbed tumors covering its body writhed violently, secreting venomous fluid.

Suddenly, the bizarre giant lizard stopped in its tracks, abruptly twisting its long head around.

Its scarlet eyes were filled with a malevolent, fierce look!

But it found nothing.

Just as the giant lizard turned to continue its escape, a glistening golden net unfurled in the air, instantly ensnaring it.

Resilient strands of gold silk cinched its skin tightly, completely impervious to the corrosive venom!

The unsuspecting giant lizard immediately fell into a frenzy.

Instinctively, it struggled desperately, attempting to tear apart the metal net with its razor-sharp claws and teeth.

But the more it fought, the tighter the golden net constricted, cutting into its rugged, thick hide.

The giant lizard shook its head violently in pain, its tongue lolling out.

Streams of evil qi kept spewing from within its body.

However, all the lizard’s resistance was suppressed by the overwhelming power continuously channeled into the golden silk net.

Under the pull of the rope, the net kept tightening.

It eventually compressed the giant lizard into a massive ball!

And then it was forcibly dragged before Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan looked at the immobilized lizard monster at his feet, a satisfied expression on his face.

The Thousand Threads Net that Su Jingyao had given him was really effective, especially against the deceitful and bizarre creatures. Once ensnared, escape was nearly impossible.

Zhang Yuan was now more adept at refining and wielding this high-tier profound artifact.

He took a Condensing Evil Talisman from his storage space and slapped it onto the lizard monster through the Thousand Threads Net.

A burst of spiritual light appeared, drawing threads of evil qi from the lizard monster’s wounds.

Starting to coalesce!

The lizard monster seemed to realize its end had come and struggled desperately with its last ounce of strength.

But Zhang Yuan stepped heavily on the giant lizard’s head, using tens of thousands of pounds of force to subdue it.

Until the evil qi extracted from its body merged into a mass.

Evil Infant!

This was the ninth Evil Infant Zhang Yuan had captured in recent times.

Though its quality wasn’t very high, he was still quite satisfied.

After all, the Merit Hall’s purchase price for Evil Infants was several folds higher than before.

Zhang Yuan satisfactorily retrieved the Thousand Threads Net, shaking off the remaining monster debris, then stored the Evil Infant in his storage space.

Planning to return and exchange it for Daoist Merit.

At that moment, he suddenly felt a stirring in his heart and quickly opened the Divine Nest panel.

[Host: Zhang Yuan]

[Realm: Tier Five (True Essence)]

[Divine Nest: Level 6 (1%)]

[Host: Level 5 Black Giant Ant (1%)/32 Times Strength] 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

[Host: Level 5 Jade Mantis (1%)/Intermediate Sword Technique Profound Communication]

[Host: Level 5 Golden Grasshopper (1%)/32 Times Agility]

[Host: Level 5 White Dragon Loach (1%)/Intermediate Water Profound Communication]

[Host: Level 5 Red-eyed Crow (1%)/Intermediate Profound Spirit]

[Host: Level 4 Golden Rat (12%)/64-Facet Storage Space]

[Qi Blood: 1021/1378]

[Source Material: 0]

[Luck: 9]

The Divine Nest has upgraded!

In the past half month, Zhang Yuan had frequently ventured into Mo Yuan, continuously hunting bizarre fierce beasts.

Although the number of Evil Infants captured, his main target, wasn’t high, the amount of Source Material harvested was quite substantial, which he then invested entirely into the core of the Divine Nest.

Prompting its evolution.

With the large intake of Source Material, the Divine Nest finally advanced from Level 5 to Tier Six.

Instantly, a new nest chamber appeared!

Zhang Yuan felt a sense of double happiness.

Previously, he encountered a lynx that could trigger a Divine Nest reaction, but there was no extra chamber available to accommodate it.

Ultimately, he had to reluctantly let it go.

Now that the Divine Nest had upgraded, the next time he encountered that lynx, he’d have the opportunity to take it as the seventh host.

Zhang Yuan looked forward to it very much!

Glancing at the sky, he began his journey back.

The night in Mo Yuan is the most perilous; venturing alone through this endless Grand Canyon overnight is the riskiest move, the darkness and eeriness could engulf everything.

Back when Xiao Yan and other extraordinary talents launched the Black Dragon Pool campaign, the large-scale loss was primarily due to establishing advance bases within Mo Yuan, which triggered the Deceit Disaster Beast Tide, resulting in heavy casualties.

Zhang Yuan, being quite formidable now, had no intention of challenging this rule.

He returned to the Martial Pavilion just as darkness was setting in.

The hall of the Merit Hall was lit with bright lamps, bustling with people, and unusually lively.

Zhang Yuan submitted the freshly captured Evil Infant to a steward Daoist and exchanged it for a hundred and seventy-five Daoist Merit.

But this amount of Daoist Merit just circulated in his hand before flowing back to the Merit Hall.

Zhang Yuan took out a five hundred and thirty-year-old Qilin Grass and entrusted the Merit Hall to have an Alchemy Master in Upper Scenic Celestial refine Qilin Pills for him.

The accumulated Daoist Merit nearly wiped out!

But the investment was entirely worth it.

Zhang Yuan estimated that the refined Qilin Pills should propel his Six Harmonies Qilin Body cultivation to near the Great Success Realm.

Of course, breaking through to the Great Success Realm was out of reach.

The entry-level Horizontal Cultivation Technique’s difficulty and requirements were quite high.

Five days later, Zhang Yuan received a freshly refined bottle of Qilin Pills.

There were ten pills in the bottle.

Eagerly, he returned to Lin Xian Manor, immediately beginning seclusion to break through his realm.

With the door tightly shut, Zhang Yuan sat cross-legged on a mat.

He opened the pill bottle, poured a fragrant Qilin Pill into his palm.

The elixir made from over five hundred years of Qilin Grass was indeed extraordinary, appearing fiery red with countless faint pill patterns on the surface, just smelling it made one’s Qi Blood surge.

Zhang Yuan swallowed it in one go.

The elixir dissolved quickly in his stomach, and the vast, pure medicinal power spread rapidly.

Seeping into his organs, reaching every limb and bone!

It took Zhang Yuan a full five days to completely refine the potency of just one Qilin Pill.

Elevating his Six Harmonies Qilin Body cultivation by a significant notch.

He remained secluded in the Quiet Chamber for twenty days, refining four Qilin Pills before having to temporarily end his retreat.

For the following day was the selection competition for Outer Guardians at the Upper Scenic Celestial Martial Pavilion.

When Zhang Yuan would compete alongside hundreds of martial artists for three spots.

After ending his retreat, Zhang Yuan took a hot bath, then donned a loose robe.

He stepped out into the small courtyard under the night’s veil.

He looked up at the star-lit night sky, silently activating the Black Giant Ant’s extraordinary ability.

Five times, ten times, fifteen times...

Zhang Yuan incrementally increased the power, his body swelling like a balloon and the joints made a dense, crisp sound, muscles and tendons swelled prominently, nearly tearing the robe.

Eighteen times enhancement!

In a single breath, Zhang Yuan enhanced the power of the Black Giant Ant to his previous limit.

But this was not his current limit.