Stronger with Crimson Modifier

The next second, a vast, illusory figure solidified behind him.

It was a giant serpent, the very same form he had just taken.

The Primordial Spirit Realm is comprised of nine layers. These are further divided into three minor realms, each spanning three layers: Initial Awakening, Solidification, and Spiritual Aspect.

Initial Awakening: A Cultivator begins to condense their Primordial Spirit, gaining initial mastery over the Power of Primordial Spirit and enhancing their Spiritual Power.

Solidification: The Primordial Spirit gradually takes shape, allowing the Cultivator to more freely wield the Power of Primordial Spirit and increasing their control over Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

Spiritual Aspect: The Primordial Spirit grows even stronger, enabling the Cultivator to manifest a Spiritual Aspect, borrow the Power of Heaven and Earth, and possess greater combat strength.

And since he was now at the Divinity Transformation Realm Ninth Layer, it was only natural that he could manifest a Spiritual Aspect.

This Spiritual Aspect was not a soul. It was more like a projection of his own mind combined with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy of this world.

Similar to a Mecha, it could be controlled.

This Realm was actually somewhat similar to the Dharma Aspect, the Second Realm of the Refining God Realm in the Secret Martial Artist system.

Ultimately, all Great Daos converge.

Extraordinary Systems might differ at the beginning, but the further one progressed, the more similar they became.

Looking at the upgradable Triangular Rune on the panel, Hu Qi didn’t upgrade it any further.

This one-time boost was too drastic; he needed time to settle in and adapt.

’On the other hand,’ he thought, ’to break through and achieve the status of a Banished Immortal, I need something of crucial importance: Immortal Energy.’

Immortal Energy did not exist in the Mortal Realm.

The only way for a Cultivator to achieve Ascension to Immortality was to pass the Immortal Tribulation and enter the Immortal Realm, where the Immortal Court resided.

Only then could they obtain it.

’However, the Immortal Court of this world holds extreme malice toward the Demon Race.’

’Since I’m considered part of the Demon Race, I’m afraid the moment I break through, I’ll be besieged by the immortals.’

If this were any other Xianxia world, Hu Qi might have been able to use the Ability of his Twisted Light to change his appearance and disguise himself as a Human Race Cultivator.

But in this world, enveloped by the great web of fate, pulling off such a deception was nearly impossible.

After all, those who could achieve Ascension to Immortality were predestined by fate.

For ordinary Cultivators or members of the Demon Race, a lack of Immortal Energy meant being unable to break through to the next Realm.

For Hu Qi, however, as long as he had enough Modification Points, nothing was impossible.

’That said, while this method is feasible, it would inevitably waste a massive amount of Modification Points. Besides, Ascension to Immortality isn’t my ultimate goal. What I truly need is to condense Divinity and advance to become a True God. Therefore, I must ensure I have enough Modification Points in reserve to guarantee I can quickly advance to True God after my breakthrough. And it’s not as if Immortal Energy is completely absent from the Mortal Realm. I just need to wait for the right opportunity to obtain it.’

...

Time flew by. Three years passed in the blink of an eye.

To a mortal, three years might seem long.

However, to a Cultivator, it was merely the length of a short period of seclusion.

「Inside Swallow River Palace.」

Hu Qi looked down from on high, a strange glint in his eyes as he watched Hong Yuan, who had just emerged from his seclusion.

"Good. You have not disappointed me."

Below, Hong Yuan knelt on one knee, responding respectfully.

"It is all thanks to your generous gift, Big Brother. If not for that mass of True Dragon Essence Blood, I could never have progressed so rapidly in such a short time!"

At this moment, although Hong Yuan’s appearance hadn’t changed much, a pair of small, golden horns had sprouted from his forehead, and the aura around him was a world apart from what it had been.

His Cultivation, originally only at the Dao Foundation Realm, had actually leaped across two major Realms to reach the Nascent Soul Realm.

And in Hu Qi’s eyes, Hong Yuan’s true form was no longer that of the Red Snake from before.

His entire body was covered in pale gold scales that shimmered with a metallic luster, as if liquid gold was flowing beneath his skin.

Three rows of translucent golden bone spikes shone brilliantly along his spine, and he had even grown four limbs and a pair of deer-like antlers.

At this moment, Hong Yuan had clearly transformed into a miniature Golden True Dragon.

It was obvious that Hong Yuan’s tremendous transformation was entirely thanks to the mass of Golden Dragon Essence Blood from the one that had failed its tribulation.

For an ordinary member of the Demon Race, completely absorbing that mass of Golden Dragon Essence Blood from a Divinity Transformation Peak dragon would be nearly impossible.

At most, they could only be like the River-Devouring Demon Monarch, using a trace of the essence blood’s power to slightly increase their own Cultivation speed.

Hong Yuan, however, was different.

He himself was a partial reincarnation of the Golden Dragon, so when he refined the Golden Dragon Essence Blood, there was absolutely no rejection.

As for why Hu Qi didn’t devour the Golden Dragon Essence Blood himself, it wasn’t because he couldn’t digest it, but because he simply looked down on it.

As the world’s first and only Taiyu Serpent, the essence blood of a mere Golden Dragon that wasn’t even a Demon Immortal was nothing but trash in his eyes.

"Big Brother, after refining the True Dragon Essence Blood, I also received some information," Hong Yuan said.

"Here in Tai Ze Lake, there is a Dragon Transformation Spring. It was formed from the spine of that True Dragon. Entering it will allow one to complete the Dragon Transformation and inherit everything from it. Most importantly, a wisp of Immortal Energy is hidden within, which can be used for Ascension to Immortality..."

He unhesitatingly revealed all the information he had obtained.

The reason for his honesty wasn’t his loyalty to Hu Qi. On the contrary, after absorbing the Golden Dragon Essence Blood, he had obtained a portion of its hereditary memories and learned of his own identity.

But it was precisely because of this that he had a much deeper sense of Hu Qi’s power.

Even with his current Cultivation at the Nascent Soul Realm, he still couldn’t see through Hu Qi.

He had a strong feeling: Hu Qi’s strength surpassed even that of his own original body from his past life.

In the face of such a being, hiding anything was undoubtedly courting death.

Besides, the fact that Hu Qi could give him the Golden Dragon Essence Blood was proof enough that he had no interest whatsoever in the Golden Dragon’s legacy.

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