Inside the cave, Chu Mu sat cross-legged on the bed, cultivating the Nine Transformations of Heaven Origin.
The bed was made of polished rock and there was only a futon on it. There was no pillow or quilt.
For a swordsman of the Qi Transformation Stage, the usual changes in temperature were no longer an issue for them. They could simply lie down and fall asleep.
The spirit aura inside the cave was extremely pure, especially in the fifteen meter radius around Chu Mu. Not only was the spirit aura purer, it was also denser. It wasn't inferior to the Heaven Rank Sword Tower in the Sword Mansion's inner palace.
Why would there be such a change?
Because Chu Mu had the Spirit Eating Orb in his bosom, the Spirit Eating Orb's effect caused the spirit aura within fifteen meters to become very abundant. Moreover, the spirit aura within fifteen meters was even purer than the spirit aura outside of fifteen meters.
In such an environment, it was better than the Sword Mansion's Heaven Level Sword Tower. Naturally, the effects of cultivation would be better.
From the handwritten copy given by Swordsman Zhou Zhi, Chu Mu made a more comprehensive understanding of the Spirit-Eating Beast.
Spirit Eater Beasts were neither ferocious beasts nor demonic beasts. They were strange beasts that only appeared in spirit stone mines and were extremely rare.
Spirit Eater Beasts used Spirit Stones as food. When they ate the Spirit Stones, the Spirit Stones would decompose and the pure Spirit Qi would be absorbed by them. The Spirit Qi would condense in their brain and eventually condense into a Spirit Eater Pearl.
Once the Spirit Devouring Orb was formed, it meant that the Spirit Devouring Beast had entered adulthood. In the future, the Spirit Devouring Orb would continuously devour Spirit Stones, causing the Spirit Devouring Orb to grow bigger and bigger. The Spirit Qi inside would also become more and more abundant. Naturally, the strength of the Spirit Devouring Beast would also become stronger.
As for the dregs of the spirit stones, they would be automatically expelled from the body and continuously condense. Over time, a layer of hard shell would be formed, becoming a very terrifying defensive power.
Because the hard shell on the outside of its body, especially its back, was a collection of the dregs from the decomposed spirit stones, its weight would constantly increase. It felt as if it was carrying a mountain on its back.
Although their strength increased as they grew stronger, the weight on their backs also increased. Thus, a balance was formed, and the speed of the Spirit-eating Beasts never increased. They were neither slow nor fast.
The Spirit-Eating Beast's main means of attack was its tail, which was filled with terrifying power. With a swing of its tail, even steel would crack. It was extremely terrifying.
In addition, their sharp claws could easily tear through steel. Lastly, they could spit out spiritual qi bullets to attack.
Only adult Spirit-Eating Beasts could use the Spirit-Eating Bead because the source of the Spirit-Eating Bead was the Spirit-Eating Bead. Using the Spirit-Eating Bead would consume the pure Spirit-Eating Bead's Spirit-Eating Bead. Therefore, Spirit-Eating Beasts rarely used the Spirit-Eating Bead.
Moreover, when the Spirit Eater's shell was damaged, it would automatically replenish itself in a very short period of time. This was because the Spirit Eater's body had an automatic storage function that could break down the dregs of the spirit stones it swallowed and store them for later use.
Once these reserves were used up, the pure Spirit-Eating Bead would need to use the pure Spirit-Eating Bead to repair the damage to its shell.
In other words, if one wanted to kill a Spirit-Eating Beast, if one could not kill it in one blow or flip its body over like Chu Mu and directly attack the soft part of its abdomen, then one could only continuously consume the Spirit-Eating Beast's shell until it was completely used up and could not be repaired. Naturally, one could kill the Spirit-Eating Beast.
Most swordsmen needed to work together to kill a Spirit-Eating Beast. Through attrition, the Spirit-Eating Beast would eventually die. In the process, one or two or even more swordsmen would be killed by the Spirit-Eating Beast's counterattack.
According to the records in the manuscript, it was said that once a Spirit-Eating Beast became angry, it would become extremely terrifying and its strength would increase exponentially.
As for how it became angry, there was no explanation.
The manuscript also said that the Spirit-Eating Beast's blood contained strands of pure Spirit-Eating Qi and was fragrant and delicious. If a swordsman below the Qi Transformation Stage consumed it, it could cleanse and nourish the body, making it more suitable for cultivation and making it easier to break through to the Qi Transformation Stage in the future.
However, the blood was completely useless to a Qi Transformation Stage swordsman.
Finally, there was a record of the Spirit-Eating Bead.
Adult Spirit-Eating Beasts were also divided into different levels. Because the strength of a young Spirit-Eating Beast was equivalent to a swordsman in the Sword Qi Transformation Stage, while an adult Spirit-Eating Beast was equivalent to a swordsman in the Qi Transformation Stage.
A low level adult Spirit-Eating Beast's attack strength was equivalent to a Qi Transformation Stage swordsman, and its defense strength could withstand the attacks of a Qi Transformation Stage swordsman. A mid level adult Spirit-Eating Beast's attack strength was equivalent to a Qi Transformation Stage swordsman, and its defense strength could withstand the attacks of a Qi Transformation Dacheng Swordsman.
A high level Spirit-Eating Beast's attack strength was equivalent to a Qi Transformation Dacheng Swordsman, and its defense strength could withstand the attacks of a Qi Transformation Stage swordsman. Above that were the super Spirit-Eating Beasts, whose attack strength was equivalent to a Qi Transformation Stage swordsman. It was said that their defense strength could withstand the attacks of a Qi Transformation Stage swordsman.
However, the most common were the low level Spirit-Eating Beasts. There were also a few mid level Spirit-Eating Beasts, but high level Spirit-Eating Beasts were extremely rare. As for the super Spirit-Eating Beast, according to the manuscript, it had appeared once thirty years ago, and no one could do anything to it.
At that time, it was said that even the Sword Guard Commander had not been able to kill the super Spirit-Eating Beast, and it had escaped into the depths of the earth.
A low level Spirit-Eating Beast's Spirit-Eating Bead contained Spirit Qi equivalent to a low level Spirit Stone, and its purity was over fifty percent. A mid level Spirit-Eating Beast's Spirit-Eating Bead contained Spirit Qi equivalent to a mid level Spirit Stone, and its purity was over fifty percent. A high level Spirit-Eating Beast's Spirit-Eating Bead contained Spirit Qi equivalent to a high level Spirit Stone, and its purity was over fifty percent.
These were not the main points. The main points were the two main effects of the Spirit-Eating Bead.
First: The Spirit-Eating Bead was a collection of the pure Spirit Qi of the Spirit-Eating Beast, and it would naturally emit a fragrance. This fragrance would clear one's mind of distracting thoughts, and maintain the vigor of one's mind. It could also speed up the recovery of one's mind, and it was very helpful in entering a state of cultivation.
Second: It was said that there was a whirlpool inside the Spirit-Eating Bead, which would produce a suction force that would affect the Spirit Qi within a certain range. It would not only make the Spirit Qi purer, but also constantly converge. It would be very beneficial for people to be in such an environment.
A low level Spirit-Eating Bead had a range of five meters, a mid level Spirit-Eating Bead had a range of ten meters, a high level Spirit-Eating Bead had a range of fifteen meters, and a high level Spirit-Eating Bead had a range of twenty meters.
The Spirit-Eating Beast that Chu Mu had killed was a rare high level Spirit-Eating Beast. Naturally, this Spirit-Eating Bead was also a high level Spirit-Eating Bead.
According to the handwritten record given by Zhou Zhi, a young Spirit-Eating Beast could be worth tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of low level Spirit-Eating Beads, while a low level Spirit-Eating Bead was worth between three hundred thousand and five hundred thousand. A mid level Spirit-Eating Bead was worth nearly one million, and a high level Spirit-Eating Bead could even be sold for two million.
The Nine Revolutions of Heavenly Origin kept running, and the Heavenly Origin Sword Qi circulated in his meridians again and again. This kind of cultivation speed was much faster than in the Sword Mansion's Heaven Level Sword Tower.
After a long time, Chu Mu finished moving the Spirit-Eating Bead. He exhaled, and the turbid Qi shot out like a Qi sword, piercing through the void and hitting the ground a dozen meters away. Suddenly, a fist-sized hole appeared on the ground.
"Amazing effect." Chu Mu was secretly surprised, and took out the Spirit-Eating Bead from his pocket.
The effect of this Spirit-Eating Bead was self-adjusting according to the environment. For example, if the Spirit Qi density in a place was ten, and the Spirit Qi purity was also ten, then within the effective range of a high level Spirit-Eating Bead, the Spirit Qi density would be twenty-five, and the Spirit Qi purity would also be twenty-five.
If the Spirit Qi density was twenty, and the Spirit Qi purity was twenty, then within the effective range of a high level Spirit-Eating Bead, the Spirit Qi density would be fifty, and the Spirit Qi purity would be fifty.
In other words, the higher the Spirit Qi density in a place, the greater the effect of the Spirit-Eating Bead.
Moreover, Chu Mu could feel that when he wasn't cultivating, the pure Spirit Aura that was being absorbed from all directions would pass through his body. This meant that his body was constantly being nourished by the pure Spirit Aura.
Perhaps nothing could be seen in a short period of time, but after a long time, Chu Mu's body would definitely be better than the bodies of other swordsmen.
Chu Mu decided that he would keep this high level Spirit-Eating Bead in his pocket in the future. This way, even if he was not cultivating, the pure Spirit Qi that was constantly gathering would constantly nourish his body. In the long run, the benefits would be great.
"Since the Spirit-Eating Bead's effect is so amazing, and its value is so high, that sword guard team will not be willing to give up so easily." Chu Mu suddenly thought of the sword guard team that was fighting over the Spirit-Eating Beast in the spirit stone mine, and his eyes flashed. "Since the Spirit-Eating Bead is in my hands, no one can take it away. If they are blinded by greed, I will not be merciful."
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"You didn't lie?" In Yan Kaiming's cave residence, he stood up and walked to the sword guard team leader with his hands behind his back. He stared into his eyes and said word by word, bringing great pressure to the sword guard team leader.
"I'm sure. All eleven of us saw it. It was indeed an adult Spirit-Eating Beast." This sword guard team leader was the one who wanted to cheat the Spirit-Eating Beast from Chu Mu. He was one of the team under Yan Kaiming.
"Very good. Now, forget about this matter. Otherwise, it won't do you any good." Yan Kaiming's eyes flashed with a strange light, and his tone carried a bit of threat.
"Yes, I don't know anything." The sword guard team leader reacted quickly and hurriedly said. He knew that Yan Kaiming was a ruthless person, and if he was not careful, he could be killed by him.
"Very good. Let your team members forget about this matter if they don't want to die." Yan Kaiming said.
"Don't worry, Commander Yan. We'll forget about it completely." The team leader immediately promised.
"You may leave." Yan Kaiming waved his hand. After the team leader left, he revealed a sinister smile. "Chu Mu, you actually injured the most powerful team leader in my team. I was just thinking about how to deal with you. Spirit-Eating Bead … your end is here …" If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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