Her Physical Body had improved again.
Although this bit of improvement was nothing world-shaking for Jiang Yuechu, who had already entered the middle stage of the Randeng realm... one must not forget that this was just from a single aperture, from a single Demon.
If one day she could fill all the apertures in her body with the gods, Buddhas, and Demons that filled the sky... what kind of sight would that be?
Jiang Yuechu took a deep breath, suppressing the restlessness in her heart.
Tilting her head slightly, she looked at the system panel again.
Her heart settled slightly.
Fortunately.
The recorded Demons did not completely disappear because of the refinement.
If they were used up one by one, this trade would be a bit of a loss.
Since it was still there... Jiang Yuechu's eyes flickered slightly, and with a thought...
"Come out."
Inside the bathroom, there was dead silence.
Jiang Yuechu frowned slightly and tried to activate her Divine Thought again.
Buzz—
The silver patterns on her right arm suddenly grew burning hot, and the Demon soul within the aperture became restless, but that was all.
Jiang Yuechu looked at the empty floor and lowered her arm somewhat helplessly.
It seemed there truly was no such good thing in this world.
In the past, when summoning Demons to assist in battle, after a Demon died, she only needed to consume her own True Qi to reshape its body and have it fight again.
But now that she used the "Great Black Heaven Body Forging Scripture"...
The Demon soul was forcibly imprisoned within the aperture, becoming a part of this body.
It could no longer be summoned... "Tsk... it won't even let me use a bug..."
Jiang Yuechu sighed helplessly, then repeated her old trick, summoning the Qiankun Demon King and White Ape Duke.
Surging black Qi rose like a tide, instantly submerging the two Demons.
Jiang Yuechu frowned slightly, guiding the two strands of pure Soul Power to rush toward the apertures in her left arm and spine respectively.
Buzz—
On her left arm, the muscles tightened, and the faint pattern of a white ape appeared.
At her spine, a large golden roc was added.
At this point.
Three apertures were filled.
Jiang Yuechu slowly stretched her limbs and deactivated the Cultivation Technique, and the patterns on her skin receded.
After finishing this, she turned her gaze back to the system panel.
She almost forgot to add points... Right now, she had three Demon Sages in her records.
The Ginseng Spirit required too much Dao Cultivation... she feared her current savings weren't enough.
As for the Demon Emperor... useless trash.
Better to start with the Huiyue Great Sage first.
With that thought, Jiang Yuechu no longer hesitated.
Boom—
In her Sea of Consciousness, the originally dim centipede scroll suddenly lit up with a blinding crimson dye.
[Consumed 108,412 years of Dao Cultivation. Successfully promoted Huiyue Great Sage to crimson dye. Obtained Demon's Gift.]
[Divine Ability: Poisonous Torrent and Evil Mist]
[Poisonous Torrent and Evil Mist: Extract the essence of a hundred poisons and gather the world's foul Qi. When used, purple mist fills the air and a fishy wind assails the nose.]
Jiang Yuechu looked at a wisp of purple-black smoke swirling around her fingertips.
She thought about it.
She shouldn't use it here.
If she wasn't careful and affected the innocent, it wouldn't be good.
She casually dispersed the poisonous gas.
"Continue."
[Consumed 143,600 years of Dao Cultivation. Successfully promoted Huiyue Great Sage to dotting the eyes. Obtained Demon's Gift.]
This time, there was no substantial Divine Ability or martial art.
Instead, a fragment of memory flooded in.
In a daze.
She seemed to have become a centipede Demon, kowtowing to the heavens amidst vast mountains.
An aged voice echoed in her Sea of Consciousness, sounding like a lecture yet also like a murmur.
"The movements of the Five Stars all correspond to the Five Constants."
"The heavens have five degrees, and the earth has five forms."
"The orthodoxies of this world seem numerous, but in truth, they all reside within the five luminaries."
"What are the five luminaries?"
"Taibai governs Metal, Suixing governs Wood, Chenxing governs Water, mars, associated with warfare governs Fire, and Zhenxing governs Earth."
"These Five Stars hang high, stabilizing the universe."
"And under the five luminaries, each is divided into five manifestations: the Transformation Position, the Fetal Position, the Assistant Position, the Imperial Position, and the Extinction Position."
"These twenty-five types of Dao Lineage are the entirety of the paths to longevity in this world."
"Anything else is a side door or an unorthodox path; one cannot obtain longevity or enter the true stream..."
Her mind returned to clarity.
Jiang Yuechu lowered her eyes in contemplation.
five luminaries, five manifestations, twenty-five paths... are these the twenty-five roads available to take right now?
She remembered the High Ancestor saying that without an Dao Lineage, one could only stop at the Randeng realm, unable to glimpse the scenery beyond.
"If that's really the case..."
Doesn't that mean she also needs to make plans for the matter of Dao Lineage early on?
Jiang Yuechu shook her head slightly.
"We'll see."
"Continue."
[Consumed 192,100 years of Dao Cultivation. Successfully promoted Huiyue Great Sage to Heavenly Accomplishment.]
Only this time.
There was no further movement.
Jiang Yuechu didn't care about this in the slightest.
For her current self, a Randeng Demon Sage that could be commanded was, in itself, the greatest gift.
With a slight thought...
"Come out."
Beside the bath barrel, purple-black Demonic Qi appeared out of thin air, condensing into a form.
Jiang Yuechu grabbed it just the same.
The Demon body melted inch by inch within the black Qi, all of it pouring into the aperture in her left leg.
Rumble—
Even with her current Physical Body, she felt a sharp pain wash over her.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Inside the bathroom, the churning black Qi gradually dispersed.
On her left leg, purple-black patterns flashed and vanished, finally hiding beneath the skin.
Jiang Yuechu slowly opened her eyes, the pain in them fading, and she looked thoughtful.
The boost a single Demon Sage gave her far exceeded the sum of the previous three Demons.
"Hmm... as expected, it's also related to the quality of the Demon inserted."
But since they could be replaced at any time anyway, she would just fill all three hundred and sixty-five major apertures first... Thinking this, Jiang Yuechu shook her head slightly and set the matter aside for now.
Having traveled for days on end, her mind had been tense.
Now that it was finally relaxed, she was actually somewhat unaccustomed to it.
A figure suddenly flashed through her mind.
Right, she hadn't seen that girl Wei Qing in a long time.
She wondered how she was doing now.
She'd find some time to visit tomorrow... Five Immortals Mountain.
The sea of clouds churned around lonely cliffs and sheer precipices.
Beneath an old pine tree.
An old man slowly opened his eyes.
Red mist surged in his eyes, yet in an instant, it all fell silent.
A long time passed.
Within the clouds behind him, a figure quietly emerged, not daring to approach, only bowing from ten zhang away.
"Immortal Master."
The newcomer was a Named Disciple of the Red Immortal Lineage.
He kept his head low, catching a glimpse of the red mist in the old man's eyes out of the corner of his eye, and tentatively asked, "Could it be... something happened down the mountain?"
"Hmm?"
The Disciple's body suddenly stiffened.
How could someone of his status presume to guess the Immortal Master's thoughts?
He hurriedly said, "The Immortal Masters of the other four lineages... for some reason, they have gathered at the central palace today, saying there are important matters to discuss, and specifically ordered this Disciple to come... and request the Immortal Master to go there."
The other four lineages?
Hearing this, Red Toad True Man's eyes narrowed slightly.
Although Five Immortals Mountain claimed to be of one origin, in truth, the five lineages each cultivated their own Dao, and usually kept to themselves.
Aside from the days of Dao discussion, the several Immortal Masters rarely gathered.
Today... they all arrived at once?
It seemed.
The commotion caused by the Great Tang could not be hidden from these old fellows after all.
An unknown amount of time passed.
"Understood."
An indifferent voice came through.
The Disciple felt as if he had been granted a great amnesty, bowed again, and his figure slowly vanished into the clouds, not daring to make any extra movements.
The cliff top returned to silence.
The old man slowly stood up, looking indifferently at the distant sea of clouds.
That girl's talent might be that of a Prodigy, but in the end, she did not know the vastness of this world.
Without an Dao Lineage...
No matter how much of a Prodigy you are, you can only stop at the Randeng realm.
He was an Immortal Master; why should he pay heed to these ants... "Hehe..."
Boom—!!!
The thousand-year-old pine snapped and broke.
Shattered wood chips fell like rain into the sea of clouds.