Chapter 506: Chapter 278: Becoming a Mysterious Creature (Extended Chapter 2)

The Demon Emperor’s origin was taken out and placed in front of him, and the Demon Skill was activated. The Demon Seed, like a greedy infant smelling mother’s milk, devoured madly.

Li An’s aura changed rapidly, continuously improving!

...

In the blink of an eye, two more years had passed.

Li An finally broke through; as expected, his cultivation improved further, stepping into the mid-stage of the Refining Void level!

The Demon Seed underwent some kind of wondrous change; Li An felt the operation of the Demon Skill was more suited to his desires.

The power of spells like the Immortal Celestial Demon Armor was also slightly enhanced!

Moreover, after absorbing the Demon Emperor’s origin, he indeed felt that his sensitivity to the surrounding eerie presence became keener, feeling right at home amidst the eerie presence.

It’s true that the Celestial Demon’s origin can help a Demon Cultivator absorb Anomalous Qi Dao marks!

Opening his eyes, Li An felt quite satisfied, then he took out the Immortal Coffin once more.

The space within the Immortal Coffin was under his control; the corpse of the Exotic Spirit was confined in an isolated space, not affecting his Array Talismans, Spirit Vein, and the Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow, etc.

Li An hesitated for a moment and did not release the corpse of the Exotic Spirit but instead jumped into the Immortal Coffin himself.

Such a thing is too eerie; who knows what would happen if it were released.

The Immortal Coffin opened, entering it was like falling into another small world. Spanning several thousand miles, because of a Spirit Vein transplanted by Li An earlier, the place was thriving and full of life, with lush green trees and even Spirit Medicine growing.

The Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow flew over, rubbing affectionately against him.

With sufficient resource supply, the Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow also grew quickly, now at Rank Four Perfection, nearly ready to break through to Rank Five.

"Xu Jing pays respect to Senior!"

A woman walked forward, it was Xu Jing, the Spirit Medium of the Seven Yin Sect, who had been taken in by Li An. At this moment, she was extremely respectful.

Li An cast a glance at her; she was indeed beautiful, gentle in nature, and since everything in this coffin was under his control, he said, "You have fallen into the hands of demons, but now I’ve rescued you. You may cultivate here and tend to the Spirit Herbs and such for me."

Xu Jing thanked him profusely, naturally without objection.

Then Li An headed to the end of the land where the chaotic life force of the world isolated the Exotic Spirit’s corpse from other areas. With one step beyond the life force, he saw a decayed corpse floating in mid-air.

"Such a strong eerie presence!"

Li An was somewhat taken aback; the eerie presence emanating from this corpse was truly pure and extremely alarming.

Li An’s Life Nourishing Immortal Skill inexplicably started to operate, guarding his mind, and the Demon Skill followed, with Demonic Qi protecting his body.

"Even a cultivator at the Refining Void level, if they were to inhale a trace of this eerie substance, their entire cultivation’s Dao Fruit would likely be destroyed..."

Li An felt the eerie substance and was secretly startled.

Ying Huaihai had said that Anomalous Qi Dao marks only favor Mysterious Creatures, and without the life force of a Mysterious Creature, the Anomalous Qi Dao marks cannot be absorbed.

With the Exotic Spirit’s corpse right in front of him, Li An hesitated for a moment, then immediately activated the Demon Skill, attempting to refine it proactively!

His Immortal Celestial Demon Skill was functioning at full power, and the Demon Seed was also erupting. Strands of gray substance entered his body, and at that moment, his Demon Seed unexpectedly began to sprout and grow!

This greatly astonished Li An.

The Demon Seed is something that forms after successfully cultivating the Demon Skill, fundamentally similar to a source or Great Dao crystallization, not something that should possess vitality.

Now, however, due to the gray substance, it began to grow.

The Demon Seed sprouted, taking root, with its roots and stems falling on his Dantian, standing alongside the Life Seed.

As the eerie substance entered his body, Li An felt his flesh and soul stirring, as if this aura could distort his life form!

But as the Life Seed moved, the eerie substance no longer affected Li An’s life. The eerie presence was restrained to the Demon Seed.

"No, the roots of this Demon Seed are rooted on the roots of the Life Seed!"

Li An observed closely and immediately discovered the peculiarity.

"The Demon Seed was regrown, nourished by the life force of the Life Seed, making the Life Seed the fundamental, with the Demon Seed merely an attachment!"

"Even the eerie presence is controlled by the Life Seed!"

Li An was overjoyed.

He no longer worried and frantically absorbed the life force from the corpse.

His Demon Seed grew rapidly, soon becoming palm-sized and sprouting its first gray leaf...

Time flew by.

Seven months later.

Li An sat quietly meditating, feeling the changes in his Dantian.

The gray Demon Seed tree grew six leaves, shorter than the green Life Seed tree, but the eerie substance it nurtured wasn’t lacking.

"Can I also harness eerie power now?"

Li An attempted to activate the Demon Seed tree inside him, and a grey mist immediately appeared in the palm of his hand. He used the Demon Skill to drive it, and the gray mist formed a layer of gray armor on his body!

Immortal Celestial Demon Armor!

But now... perhaps calling it Immortal Mysterious Armor is more fitting. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"From now on, can I be considered a Mysterious Creature?"

Li An pondered this question!

He activated the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, gathering the aura of the Life Seed, then released the gray aura of the Demon Seed tree. Instantly, Li An’s flesh turned grayish, his skin became like stone, with gray mist swirling in his eyes.

A transformation in the form of life!

Moreover, his essence hadn’t changed; it wasn’t that he was impacted by the eerie substance, but that he was controlling the eerie substance.

He could revert at any time.

He realized in his heart, perhaps, as his teacher Purple Fairy had said, this is the essence hidden in the enigmatic.