Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 149 - 137: The Big Fish Is Caught

Late at night.

The rest area of the Black Jade Mine District was filled with thunderous snores, as almost all the miner slaves had fallen into a deep sleep.

After being suppressed by the Absolute Spirit Array, cultivators lost their ability to sit in meditation and restore themselves through Qi Refining, and could only rely on sleep to replenish their spent Essence Qi like ordinary people.

In the silent night:

There was a flash of eerie white light, and the dozen figures in the shed fell into an even deeper sleep.

The ground automatically ’dissolved’ and revealed Zhang Yao’s figure, who quietly stepped forward to Hu Weiwei’s bed.

"Hoo, hoo..."

Hu Weiwei was curled up in a deep sleep, with faint sounds of snoring.

Zhang Yao extended a finger lightly to touch her forehead, quietly sensing for a few breaths before showing a hint of surprise:

"Such a high-level bloodline... Is the blood coursing through her truly that of a Cat Demon?"

In his sensing, the Primordial Energy within Hu Weiwei was as abundant as four times that of an ordinary person, far exceeding a normal Demon Cultivator.

"It’s truly frightening."

Zhang Yao sighed inwardly, finally understanding why Demon Cultivation had persisted for thousands of years and could never be eradicated.

Hu Weiwei was only at the Qi Refining Stage, yet could live for over four hundred years, with a lifespan limit nearly approaching the Golden Core Stage due to her high-level Demon Race blood.

Such a tremendous temptation, who could resist?

If it weren’t for the numerous drawbacks of demon cultivation and the difficulty in producing high-realm Great Cultivators, demon cultivation magic skills might have replaced the Qi Refining Dao as the Immortal Dao orthodoxy. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Incredible! Truly incredible..."

Zhang Yao leaned down, carefully feeling her bones and veins, observing the subtle structures. Occasionally, he pinched and rubbed, checking tooth marks, quickly forming a new judgment.

"This is definitely not a cat, but a little tiger!"

"What flows within her might be one of the strongest Mountain Sovereign bloodlines, no wonder her Primordial Energy limit is so high..."

After preliminarily confirming this, Zhang Yao’s expression became rather uncertain.

Searching for high-level bloodline demon cultivators had always been one of his goals, but this time, he finally caught a big fish, only to find it so large it might even break the net!

For, while bloodlines can evolve and devolve, typically, such high-level bloodlines often have extraordinary origins, possibly having a Golden Core Ancestor in their lineage.

"No, it shouldn’t be..."

After pondering for a while, Zhang Yao dismissed his judgment.

After all, if a Golden Core Stage demon ancestor truly wanted to find his valued bloodline descendant, there would certainly be a way.

Hu Weiwei had always been wandering outside, indicating that the demon cultivation clan behind her either was already extinguished or never had a Golden Core Ancestor, unable to swiftly lock onto her whereabouts.

"This useless thing truly is a coward."

Zhang Yao inspected the Primordial Energy of the green-haired youngster, finding it inferior even to that of the wild boar family within the mine district, firmly a bottom-tier demon cultivator bloodline.

The origin of such bloodlines almost always stemmed from ordinary animals refined into spirits in a Spiritual Qi-rich environment, unless a generation-defying ancestor emerged, it remains a bottom-level little demon in the Demon Race.

"Hu Weiwei’s bloodline is exceptional, perhaps hiding some methods left by her forebearers, it’s best to be cautious."

"Better to be safe than sorry, it’s prudent to be careful..."

Zhang Yao mused, shifting his gaze from Hu Weiwei to the green-haired youngster.

"Get up!"

With a thought, Zhang Yao maintained the Desolate Soul-shaking Divine Light while awakening the cowardly youngster Wang Yesan, utilizing the Soul Capturing and Thought Extraction Technique.

He never had the chance to find the true Soul Searching Secret Technique, but with the Desolate Soul-shaking Divine Light, the Soul Capturing and Thought Extraction Technique barely suffices for now.

"Tell me where you come from..."

Zhang Yao’s voice was ethereal, maintaining a subtle control over the Silence Skill within a three-foot radius, letting the sound propagate only within a very small range.

"I come from Thousand Island Lake of Yuan Continent..."

Wang Yesan spoke in a daze, instinctively answering Zhang Yao’s question.

Moments later, through meticulous inquiry, Zhang Yao finally figured out the origin of these demon cultivator disciples.

Demon Cultivators faced extremely harsh conditions within the Da Li Territory, with internal conflicts, bloodsheds, and Hu Weiwei, Wang Yesan, and the others were essentially orphans among Demon Cultivators.

These orphans were very young, often exhausting their Magical Power to maintain the Illusion Concealing Skill, having almost no combat abilities, difficult to survive once separated from adult demon cultivators.

Fortunately, their master ’Sun Qian’ was kind-hearted, taking them under his wing, practically more fostering than mentoring, carefully hiding themselves and mingling within Lei Province.

More than a year ago, Sun Qian caught Hu Weiwei, who was sneaking food in the mortal world, bringing her back to live with Wang Yesan and the others.

According to Hu Weiwei herself, she was separated from her family during a clan relocation due to an accident and ended up wandering in Lei Province. Sun Qian once tried helping her find her way home but ultimately failed.

"If this is true, it could be a great opportunity..."

Zhang Yao’s thoughts flickered, gradually forming new ideas.

The birth of demon cultivators is difficult, especially for offspring of high-level bloodlines, each valued highly.

As long as the demon cultivation clan behind Hu Weiwei isn’t entirely wiped out, they will certainly spare no effort to search for her, monitoring every possible message.

"For over a year, Hu Weiwei was mingling in the mortal world with Sun Qian, finding her would be akin to searching for a needle in a haystack."