Chapter 33: Absorbing the Demon Pellet

  In Qing Gao's residence, Hu Gao with a mischievous look gazed at the lovely Hu Yin Xue and teasingly asked: "Want to sit down and have something to drink?"

  This sentence was a classic phrase back in the day, and Hu Gao had always wanted to find an opportunity to say it to a girl, but never got the chance. Today he finally got his wish.

  "Hmph, next time you dare to look at me with that kind of gaze, that green cow will be your fate!" Hu Yin Xue threw down this ruthless remark and directly turned around to leave.

  "Watts, am I not handsome enough?" Hu Gao was taken aback and sulkily smoothed out his own long hair, although he had just been intentionally provoking Hu Yinxiu, he still felt a little displeased.

  Although Hu Yin Xue saved Hu Gao's life today, in fact he didn't like having someone always following him like a shadow, this way he would have no secrets to keep, this feeling was extremely uncomfortable, he wanted to use his own behavior to make Hu Yin Xue disgusted with him, to fight for some of his own space.

  But today was quite a mess, Hu Gao cleaned up the house, boiled some hot water, took another bath, changed his clothes, and sat cross-legged on the bed.

  A burst of energy brought out all the gains from tonight, Xiao Wu was the first to rush out of his body, jumping onto his shoulders and shining brightly with both eyes.

  "I say, can't you tell me first next time before coming out?" Hu Gao was a bit afraid of this foodie, who always startled him.

  The little wolverine waved its golden claws and put on an innocent expression, its eyes instantly shifting back to the prey in front of it.

  Tonight's harvest is bountiful, with not only the demon pellet but also snake gall, tiger eye, leopard gall, and bear whip among other treasures. However, Hu Gao plans to sell these items for money, while keeping the demon pellet for him and Xiao Wu to consume together.

  "Master, I'm going to start cultivating now!" Little Five said in a silly and cute tone.

  "Hurry up, I'll wait for you here." Hu Gao nodded and said.

  "There are only about twenty or so demon pellets, wait for an hour." Xiao Wu didn't say another word and immediately entered a meditative state, absorbing the demon pellets one by one.

  Hu Gao didn't follow him to cultivate, but instead watched from the side, waiting for Xiao Wu to finish cultivating before absorbing the demon dan that had no demonic energy.

  Time passed quickly, and Hu Gao could clearly feel that every time Xiao Wu absorbed a demon pill's demonic energy, the aura emitted from his body grew stronger.

  "Alas, still can't break through. If I had another mid-term first-stage demon pellet, I'd definitely be able to break through to the middle of the first stage."

  Xiao Wu absorbed the last of the Qingyi Niu Yao Dan's demonic energy, and with a gloomy expression, he tossed the dan away. He hadn't expected that after absorbing so many dan, he still couldn't break through.

  "It's okay, take your time..."

  Hu's lips twitched twice, and he thought about taking another pellet of the Late-Stage Demon Dan. If it were a big white vegetable, I'd get it for you right away.

  He still clearly remembers the scene where he was hunted down by the Green Winged Cow, and he was no match for a first-stage late-stage demon beast. In the same stage, demon beasts were originally more powerful than human warriors. He wanted to deal with a first-stage late-stage demon beast, at least until he broke through to the seventh stage of Condensed Shadow Realm. At that time, relying on the Blood Light Snake's Totem and Xiao Wu's assistance, he might still be able to kill a first-stage late-stage demon beast.

  After all, repelling, defeating and killing are not the same thing. Perhaps after breaking through to the sixth-order condensed shadow realm, he had the power to contend with a first-class late-stage demon beast. Breaking through to the seventh-order condensed shadow realm can defeat a first-class late-stage demon beast, but wanting to kill a first-class late-stage demon beast is definitely not enough with just the cultivation of the seventh-order condensed shadow realm, and other means must be used again.

  "Master, you can rest assured and focus on your cultivation. My current cultivation has reached the early peak of the first stage, and my perception range has expanded by twice as much. As long as someone approaches, I will definitely inform you at the first moment."

  Xiao Wu will leave the next time for Hu Gao.

  Hu Gao nodded, and it was his turn to cultivate. He gazed at the demonic pellets beside him, his eyes flashing with light. Who knew what level his cultivation would reach after absorbing the elemental energy from these twenty-plus pellets?

  He grasped a first-order initial demon pellet in his hand, and Hu Gao's mind stirred slightly as he sensed the yuan energy within the pellet, slowly drawing it into his body.

  "Hiss!"

  A faint wave of energy sound came from his hand, a strand of yuan force energy directly entered his body from the demon dan, Hu Gao's heart was slightly surprised, he didn't expect that the energy contained in the demon dan would be so majestic, the entire dantian was filled with yuan force, making him feel very comfortable.

  Hu Gao, being the first time to absorb the demon pill, was still a bit unskilled and it took him a full five minutes to fully digest the elemental energy of this mid-grade demon pill. On the ground, there was an additional puddle of black powder.

  After absorbing the energy of a demonic pellet, Hu Gao could clearly feel his inner power rapidly increasing.

  "Go on!"

  Hu Gao didn't stop and continued his cultivation.

  There are a total of fifteen first-stage initial demon pills, six first-stage mid-term demon pills, and one first-stage late-stage demon pill here.

  Hú Gāo then took a deep breath and absorbed all fifteen first-grade initial demon pellets, while his cultivation also advanced from the fifth-grade initial condensation realm to the fifth-grade later condensation realm.

  He didn't stop and continued to absorb the energy of six first-grade mid-term demon pellets.

  The primordial energy aura emanating from within the body rapidly ascends...

  When all six elixirs were fully absorbed, he was only one step away from reaching the sixth stage of the Condensed Shadow Realm.

  "Come on, Old Hu, hurry up and break through, or I'll catch up with you soon!" Little Wu cheered him on from the side.

  Hu Gao opened his eyes, gave him a displeased glance and said: "You're a divine beast, how dare you compare with me? If you can't catch up to me, that's because you're useless. If you can catch up to me, that's just normal. Are you trying to find a sense of superiority from me as a divine beast?"

  Hu Gao picked up the Qingying Cow's demon pill, grasped it in his hand, and his eyes were filled with confidence. "If I still can't break through, I'd rather go crash into a wall to death!"

  Hú Gāo hummed lightly in his heart, and immediately stopped thinking about it. His mind stirred, and he directly absorbed the yuan force from the Qingyi Niu Yao Dan into his body.

  "Boom..."

  In an instant, he felt as if there was a fierce torrent surging inside his body, crashing against all sides. The yuan force energy in the Qingyi Cow Demon Dan was actually thicker than all the yuan force energies he had absorbed from the previous demon dans.

  It's really terrifying. The higher the rank of the demon beast, the stronger its strength. It's almost impossible for a demon beast to fight across ranks. Cases like Xiao Wu's, where he can instantly kill a mid-stage first-rank demon beast with his early-stage first-rank cultivation, are almost miraculous.

  "Give me absorption!"

  Hú Gāo lightly shouted, his spirit like a giant net, sealing all the yuan force and then pulling it into the Qihai, forcibly merging.

  However, the energy in Qingyi's Niuyao Dan was too overwhelming, and with Hu Gao's current spiritual power, he had no idea how to merge it in a short period of time, making the entire process extremely difficult.

  Xiao Wu's expression was solemn, he had already seen that Hu Gao found it very difficult to control such a large amount of yuan power, after all, Qing Yi's cultivation level had surpassed the latter by one level.

  "Hmm...".

  When he saw sweat seeping out of Hu Gao's forehead, he finally stopped hesitating and spat out a golden yellow gas from his mouth, which merged into Hu Gao's body.

  "Welcome!"

  Hú Gāo only felt a surge of energy pouring into his body, giving him strength once again. His mind stirred, and he hastily merged all the energy with the original yuan force in his dantian.

  "Hahaha!"

  Pong!

  At that moment, Hu Gao's aura suddenly surged violently, breaking through from the fifth stage of Condensation Shadow to the sixth stage, and the momentum didn't stop, rapidly soaring upwards.

  Sixth grade beginner!

  Mid-sixth grade!

  Sixth stage later period!

  Until it reached the peak of the sixth stage, there was a sign of stagnation.

  "Whoa, you're done for, boss! How can you suddenly break through so many levels? Even if you have enough energy, it's not possible! Hurry up and put them back, consolidate your foundation, otherwise, don't even think about breaking through in the future!"

  Watching Hu Gao soar like a rocket, Xiao Wu was so anxious that he jumped up and down, this is unbearable.

  With Xiao Wu's reminder, Hu Gao immediately understood what was going on. It's like building a house - if you don't lay a solid foundation, the higher you build, the faster it will collapse. You must lay a solid foundation before slowly building upwards.

  In this way, his own cultivation was so fast that it was indeed very dangerous. He began to re-operate the secret method, constantly condensing the yuan force in the air sea, and at the same time pouring all the excess yuan force into the dying Blood Light Snake. Since withstanding Bai Xiao's blow last time, this little guy had been somewhat depressed.

  Fortunately, Hu Gao didn't let Xiao Wu worry for too long. In just a moment, the surging aura on his body quickly subsided.

  Sixth stage later period!

  Mid-sixth grade!

  It wasn't until the early sixth grade that things finally stabilized.

  Although his cultivation had declined, the aura emanating from Hu Gao's body was even more condensed and heavy, giving people an unbreakable feeling.

  "Wow, Boss is still amazing, sending and receiving with ease." Xiaowu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  "Hmm... I've finally broken through." Hu Gao opened his eyes, feeling the surging energy within him, and a joyful heart. He stretched lazily.

  If his cultivation speed were to be known by others, the entire Ning City would definitely be shocked.

  Just this morning, I broke through to the 4th stage of Condensed Shadow Realm, and by evening, I had broken through to the 5th stage. By dawn, I had even broken through to the 6th stage. Such a cultivation speed is probably unprecedented in the entire history of Ning City.

  Of course, Hu Gao would never spread the word about this matter. If others were to find out about his current cultivation level, no one from the Ordinary Hall would dare challenge him again. How could he continue to reap benefits then? Moreover, the people in the Inner Hall were all high-ranking condensed shadow realm warriors, and he couldn't defeat several of them.

  Most importantly, the Bloodlight Serpent, which originally didn't have much strength, has recovered a lot of its vitality under the nourishment of its own origin power and is now able to move its head and body. The effect of this variant totem is also considerable. Later on, it can be slowly developed further. With two variant totems in hand, maybe I'll soon be able to enter the Elite Hall of the Battle Arena?

  He recalled the story of Bai Xiao's massacre of 108 elite warriors in one night, which Hu Yin Xue had told him about before. He couldn't help but feel an endless sense of longing, and he wondered what had become of that young man now?