Sage of Humanity-Chapter 449 447 Demon General

As the effects of the elixir pills spread, the depleted spirit force quickly recovered.

Lu Ye didn't rush to use the spirit fortune stick, for it was an item that could enhance his strength, so naturally, he wanted to use it when his spirit force was fully replenished.

After swallowing several Origin Spirit Pills, Lu Ye constructed some small spirit energy gathering funnels on the surface of his body to speed up the recovery.

Now at the Cloud River Level 1, he still had three hundred and sixty orifices, but as his cultivation rose, the boundaries of the spiritual orifices would gradually become blurred.

It wasn't until half a day later that his spirit force was fully restored.

Just as Lu Ye was about to test how much the green spirit fortune stick could enhance his strength, a slight noise came from outside, followed by a booming sound.

The alarm array he had set up had been triggered, and the intruder had even set off the explosion magic array!

Hastily tucking the two spirit fortune sticks away, he got up and dashed towards the outside.

He didn't rush out of the cave, for a tall figure stood at the entrance, blocking the path—a black bear standing upright like a tower.

At this moment, the black bear was roaring, its fur slightly charred, with fresh blood oozing out, clearly wounded by the earlier array.

The pain incited its fury, and it slammed its two gigantic paws against the rocky walls on either side, making a thudding sound, while a rich demon origin surged around its body, and Lu Ye could tell at a glance that this was a Demon General!

Cultivators have levels and hierarchy, and so do demon beasts.

Ordinary demon beasts correspond to cultivators at the Spirit Stream Realm; even an overlord like Little Gray is still considered an ordinary demon beast because it has simply reached the limit at its current level and has not yet undergone qualitative change.

Corresponding to the Cloud River Realm of cultivators, the realm of demon beasts is the Demon General—just like the black bear in front of him.

There are many ferocious and powerful Demon Generals on the Cloud River battlefield; every year, cultivators perish under the claws and jaws of these demon beasts.

Corresponding to the True Lake Realm of cultivators is the Demon Commander.

And then, corresponding to the Divine Sea Realm of cultivators is the Demon King.

This place must be the black bear's cave, as Lu Ye had previously found some black hairs at the bottom of the cave, but he had been too busy with his recovery to pay much attention.

But who would have thought the owner of the cave would return at this moment, wounded by the array he had laid.

Facing a Demon General in such an environment was undoubtedly very disadvantageous for Lu Ye, as there was simply no space to maneuver here.

So the instant he saw the black bear, Lu Ye called out, "Yiyi!"

Yiyi immediately flashed out from within Amber, reached into the storage sack on Amber's neck, took out the Nine Worlds map, activated it with spirit force, and spread the array diagram out to cover the Demon General black bear's head.

The black bear disappeared from sight, and Yiyi, holding the Nine Worlds map, maintained the activation of her spirit force and nodded gently to Lu Ye.

The next moment, Lu Ye charged into the Nine Worlds map with Amber.

In the chaotic stone forest terrain of the map, as soon as Lu Ye and Amber appeared, an angry roar sounded, and the robust body of the black bear, like a huge mountain, charged at them with a thunderous rumble.

Amber roared and landed on the ground, quickly growing in size and revealing its true form before charging towards the black bear.

In terms of strength and realm, the black bear Demon General was stronger than Amber, as Amber had not yet reached the level of a Demon General. It can enter the Cloud River battlefield mainly because it has a pet contract with Lu Ye, its master, allowing it to go wherever Lu Ye can.

In terms of size, even though Amber now looked imposing, it was still inferior to the black bear Demon General.

But it was more agile.

Just as the two figures were about to collide, Amber leaped high up, its agile form sweeping over the black bear's back, and its razor-sharp claws tore fiercely across the black bear's back.

If it were an ordinary demon beast, this strike would have been enough to split open its back, but the black bear lived up to its status as a Demon General. With its surging demon origin flowing, covering its body, Amber's attack hardly had any effect.

Moreover, the black bear stood upright and swiftly turned around, swinging a paw at Amber.

If that strike had landed, even with Amber's thick skin and flesh, the outcome wouldn't have been good.

Just then, the black bear's movements suddenly halted as if an invisible force had restrained it. Although it was only for a brief instant, it allowed Amber to avoid the crisis.

It was Yiyi exerting her strength!

Although Yiyi could not fully control the Nine Worlds map, she could still slightly activate some of its powers. Being in charge of the Nine Worlds map, she could interfere a little with everything inside. So no matter the enemy, fighting against Lu Ye within this array map was extremely disadvantageous, unless one had the ability to break free from the array's bind and escape.

Lu Ye unsheathed his saber, the Boulder Mountain Saber adorned with Double-Sharpness spirit runes and trailed by fiery red Liu Guang, cleaved fiercely into the black bear's waist.

The thick demon origin was torn apart, leaving a gaping, flesh-reversed wound on the black bear.

In pain, the black bear roared furiously again and swung a paw at Lu Ye, but he had already retreated, placing the Boulder Mountain Saber in front of him. With that paw's hit, Lu Ye slid more than a dozen zhang across the ground!

Looking at the seemingly severe and gaping wound, Lu Ye was inwardly shocked; the bear truly deserved to be a Demon General. His saber strike had only caused superficial damage, whereas he had thought it would heavily injure the bear at the very least.

Taking advantage of the black bear's attention being drawn by Lu Ye, Amber rushed in again. This time it was smarter, its white body, like an arrow released from a bow, collided with the black bear. It knocked the bear off-balance and took a vicious bite, forcefully tearing off a chunk of flesh.

Without waiting for the black bear to retaliate, it quickly leaped away.

The Black Bear had commendable strength, but once it was captured within the Nine Worlds map, Lu Ye and Amber, with their joint attack, as well as Yiyi's covert sabotage, left it with no good fate.

After one incense stick's time, following Lu Ye's sabre slicing down, the Black Bear's massive body thudded to the ground, covered in wounds all over, looking utterly miserable.

Gazing at the Black Bear's corpse, Lu Ye gently exhaled.

Just from the perspective of cultivation, the strength that this Black Bear could exert was roughly equivalent to that of a Cloud River Level 5.

However, Lu Ye's ability to kill such a Demon General with Amber and Yiyi did not mean that he could kill a Cloud River Level 5 cultivator.

For one thing, cultivators might not be so easily captured into the Nine Worlds map.

Moreover, cultivators have more methods at their disposal, and even if they were captured into the Nine Worlds map, they would still retain the strength to resist. This Black Bear indeed possessed strength, but its spiritual intelligence was low, and that's why Lu Ye and Amber played it round and round.

The flesh and blood of such a Demon General were undoubtedly very attractive to Amber, and Lu Ye also favored the taste of demon beast meat. Compared to ordinary beast meat, demon beast meat was more nourishing, and consuming it over a long period could strengthen the body and improve health.

After the big battle, Amber had already pounced on it, tearing and biting into the Black Bear's flesh. Lu Ye walked up, placed his hand on the Black Bear's belly, and stimulated his spirit force to probe within.

He quickly noticed something, and thrust the Boulder Mountain Saber into the Black Bear's abdomen. With a stir and a pull, he extracted a round bead the size of a longan, dripping with fresh blood.

Lu Ye took out some clean water to wash off the blood on the surface, and looked it over. The whole bead was radiating a crimson hue, appearing to be a flesh core.

A demonic pill!

Ordinary demon beasts do not have demonic pills within them; only when they advance to the level of Demon General do their bodies condense a demonic pill, which is the crystallization and source of all the Demon General's power.

With the demonic pill in hand, Lu Ye carefully sensed it and indeed could perceive the abundant Demon Origin within.

Amber, mouth stained with fresh blood, came over and rubbed against Lu Ye's hand, its longing eyes unable to hide its desire.

Lu Ye casually tossed the demonic pill to Amber, who swallowed it in one gulp, contented.

"Yiyi!"

Lu Ye softly called out, and the scenery shifted. Lu Ye and Amber, along with the corpse of the Black Bear Demon General, appeared together in an open space outside the cave.

He stored the Black Bear Demon General's corpse as reserve food, then collected the array banners scattered at the entrance of the cave, and led Amber and Yiyi away.

He had originally wanted to try the spirit fortune stick, but now that was no longer possible. He would have to find another place.

Half an hour later, atop a small mountain, Lu Ye alighted.

He found a suitable location and sat down cross-legged.

Yiyi knelt by his side, staring at him eagerly, while curiosity filled Amber's eyes.

Both were encountering the spirit fortune stick for the first time, so they were eager to know what the effect would be.

Lu Ye first took out the green spirit fortune stick. Earlier in the cave, he had examined it; the spirit fortune stick seemed to be made of jade, smooth and moist. Regardless of the color, green or purple, the size and shape were exactly the same. The only difference was the color.

Lu Ye did not know what kind of mystery lay within the spirit fortune stick that could aid a cultivator's cultivation.

He would know once he tried.

With a forceful pinch, the green spirit fortune stick in his hand immediately turned to powder. The green powder didn't scatter with the wind but gently swirled and pulsed in front of Lu Ye, quickly forming a green circle.

The circle was not large, merely about the size of a fist.

At the same moment the green circle formed, a visibly pure mist emerged from thin air.

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The stream of mist poured out from within the green circle, and in the blink of an eye, the space around Lu Ye was hazy.

Upon closer inspection, he was surprised to find that the mist was spirit mist!

Lu Ye was astonished, as the nature's spiritual energy required an extremely rich concentration to form a mist.

Moreover, this spontaneously generated spirit mist also felt exceptionally pure and flawless.

Lu Ye had not yet begun to breathe in and out deliberately but simply relied on his natural breathing, and the spirit mist followed his inhalation and exhalation into his body, rapidly being consumed and transformed into his own spirit force.

Atop the small mountain, while the wind howled, it had no effect on the spirit mist whatsoever. The mist spawned from nothing lingered around Lu Ye, impervious to the blowing wind.

Seeing this, Yiyi immediately entered a state of cultivation, and Amber, too, opened its maw wide, continuously swallowing the spirit mist to strengthen itself.

As for Lu Ye himself, he had already begun to construct a small spirit energy gathering funnel.

Before and after just half an hour, the spirit mist that enveloped the surroundings disappeared, and Lu Ye checked the river of spirit force within his body, noticing no significant change.

The cultivation in the Spirit Stream Realm meant opening orifices and thereafter forming Minor Circumambulation cycles within the spiritual orifices. With each additional cycle, the level would rise one realm.

Upon reaching the Cloud River Realm, one needs to draw spirit force to enlarge and build up the scale and volume of the river of spirit force within oneself. Each time one breaks through a limit, the cultivation would progress one level.