Chapter 382 Frosty Moon Grass
Chapter 382 Frosty Moon Grass
"ten years?"
"I don't think so."
After hearing this, Zhang Lingyu chuckled and shook his head.
Demons have long lifespans, often three times or more than cultivators. However, while exceptionally talented cultivators can form their core before the age of one hundred, it is very difficult for demon beasts to become demon kings.
Of course, this excludes those demon races with different bloodlines and those that have been carefully cultivated.
Ling Shuang is a member of the Moon Shadow Fox Clan. She shares a similar bloodline with the fallen Moon Shadow Demon Emperor, but she is not a direct descendant and is inherently inferior.
Despite achieving the peak of the fourth tier in less than two hundred years, it is still utterly vulnerable in the face of lightning tribulation.
There's no other reason than that Ling Shuang's current cultivation level is entirely due to Huang Xianggu's use of rare and precious materials to push her up. Her foundation is very weak. She was able to pass the first tribulation with Zhang Lingyu's help, but the second tribulation is completely impossible for her.
Back then, the power of that Black Cloud Poisonous Flood Dragon was immense, yet it was still brutally struck by lightning.
More importantly, in order to increase the chances of the venomous dragon surviving the lightning tribulation, Master Xuanhao had been simulating the environment to hone it from time to time.
Our achievements today are the result of thorough preparation.
Ling Shuang believed she could overcome the tribulation within ten years, but according to Zhang Lingyu's estimate, it would take at least thirty to forty years.
Ling Shuang felt as if she had fallen into a deep abyss when her master refuted her. She gritted her teeth and, despite her resentment, reluctantly accepted it. After all, the other person was a Golden Core cultivator and naturally had a more comprehensive view than she did.
He said if he can't get through it, he just can't get through it!
Looking at the dejected woman, Zhang Lingyu said coldly, "It's only thirty or forty years. It's nothing compared to the long lifespan of the demon race. Why are you in such a hurry to die?"
Ling Shuang is his spirit pet. He took her in because of her precious bloodline and good cultivation. Once she achieves success, his family will have several demon kings guarding it.
He had to bear everything alone in terms of overcoming tribulations, including the consequences of failure.
If he fails, all his efforts will be in vain, which is something he doesn't want to see.
Without a 99% success rate, they would never let Ling Shuang trigger the lightning tribulation!
"Master, I know I was wrong. The reason I was so anxious to break through within ten years was simply because..."
"It's simply because of hatred in your heart, isn't it?"
Zhang Lingyu had already seen through Ling Shuang's reasons and understood her feelings. He sighed, "I know you harbor hatred and want to avenge your elders, but even if you become the Demon King within ten years, what can you actually do..."
"I can't do anything." Ling Shuang was confused for a moment, then lowered her head and replied in a low voice, unwilling to accept it.
The death of Moon Shadow Demon Emperor was caused by the combined efforts of several demon emperors, including Burning Feather. Some of the demon kings involved were even comparable to the late or peak Golden Core stage.
Not to mention that the gap between the peak of level six and the seventh rank is insurmountable, it may take thousands of years to reach the peak of level six from the early stage of level five, and countless opportunities and even precious natural treasures are needed to make it happen.
Zhang Lingyu achieved the Golden Core stage before he was a hundred years old; without the intelligence system, he might never have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage before he died.
Even with the help of intelligence systems, that would be hundreds of years from now.
"Is this revenge truly impossible?"
"With your current level, it's absolutely impossible. Even if there is a chance, it will be a thousand years from now. Your demon race has a long lifespan. By the time you achieve your goal, Fen Yu and the others might still be alive and kicking."
Zhang Lingyu offered a few symbolic words of comfort, but only he knew just how difficult it really was.
A thousand years have passed, and it's not just Ling Shuang who is moving forward; Fen Yu and other demons are doing the same. Perhaps they will become demon venerables comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators by then.
Of course, becoming a Demon Lord is very difficult, but even so, it is not something that a junior who has just entered the Demon Emperor realm can shake.
Actually, there was another way, but he didn't mention it.
To use someone else to do one's dirty work.
The thirty-year agreement made Zhang Lingyu understand the determination of the six sects of Zhao to destroy the demonic path of Chu.
Once the Bloodflame Sect is destroyed, the demon race of the Myriad Spirits Mountain Range will be next.
It's not just about revenge, but also because only by eliminating the threat of the demon race can the cultivation world in the southeast continue to develop in an orderly manner.
When the six sects unite with Wu and Yue to attack the demon race, the demon emperor will inevitably die.
Even if she gets her revenge, Ling Shuang will still be unhappy, since she didn't do it herself.
It's still too difficult to personally kill one's clan's enemy.
There will always be times when people are powerless to control their own destiny, and everyone will have to go to jail.
Zhang Lingyu felt a pang of sadness, took out a jade box from her storage bag, handed it to Ling Shuang, and said, "Open it and take a look."
"Sir, what's wrong?"
Ling Shuang, not understanding why, simply nodded and did as instructed. As soon as she opened it, a blast of cold air hit her, causing the surrounding temperature to drop sharply, and frost instantly formed on her delicate face.
She was a member of the Moon Shadow Fox Clan, whose bloodline was naturally inclined towards coldness. She could ignore most coldness and even use it to cultivate. However, upon first meeting her, she felt an intense coldness, as if her blood was about to freeze.
But one can sense that one desperately desires this item and wishes to refine it on the spot!
Wang Menghan, standing to the side, was shivering from the cold and had to use her internal energy to resist it, but she still couldn't stop her body from slowly freezing over, and she still had to rely on Zhang Lingyu's help.
"This is..." Ling Shuang's breathing suddenly became heavier. Although she didn't understand what the thing in front of her was, she knew it must be something good.
Ice-attribute spirit!
It's at the Golden Core level!
"Frosty Moon Grass," Zhang Lingyu replied.
This item cannot be found in the Southeast Immortal Cultivation World; it is only produced in specific locations within the East Sea Immortal Cultivation World.
At the Core Formation Ceremony that just ended half a month ago, many sects and forces from the Zhao Kingdom came to offer their congratulations, and even forces from the Wu and Yue Kingdoms came.
Most of the gifts were unremarkable; only a few Nascent Soul forces and friendly Golden Core forces offered slightly better items.
Among them, the gift from True Person Xuanhao was the most valuable, a high-grade fourth-tier Fire-Separating Gold, to solidify the friendship between the two families.
As for the Frostflower Moon Grass, it was a gift from Song Siyu, as a way of repaying the life-saving grace she received from Xue Yang in Tianliu City.
Logically speaking, this item shouldn't be given as a gift, since everyone knows he cultivates the fire element and there are no geniuses in his family who cultivate ice-attribute techniques. Even a slightly inferior item would be a spiritual object of the five elements.
Even catering to their preferences, the lightning attribute is the best.
The gift of the Frost Moon Grass was undoubtedly for Ling Shuang. Song Siyu had been paying attention to her for a long time and knew that once Zhang Lingyu achieved success, she would gain another Golden Core warrior.
We are currently on the verge of becoming a Demon King, and this is exactly what we need.
"This item is crucial for your advancement to the fifth rank. I will keep it for you, but with your current strength, you are not yet capable of refining it. Giving it to you now would only be counterproductive."
Zhang Lingyu waved his sleeve, and the jade box automatically closed and flew back into his storage bag. He said earnestly, "The most important thing for you now is to solidify your foundation. The tribulation lightning is no joke."
After saying that, he casually tossed her a photo-remembering stone.
It records the scene when the Black Cloud Poisonous Dragon underwent its tribulation. Even after it became a Golden Core cultivator, seeing it today still makes one's heart tremble with fear.
Ling Shuang held the recording stone and said respectfully:
"Thank you for the treasure, sir. I will certainly live up to your expectations."
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