Wang Wu didn't have much experience in searching, but he remembered how the middle-aged cultivator 'produced' that Qiushui Sword, just by wiping his waist, including that young cultivator, unfortunately, the clothes of that unlucky guy were all turned into poison liquid.

At this moment, he first carefully untied the belt of the middle-aged cultivator, which wasn't too difficult. This item looked very ordinary, but after thoroughly examining it, he couldn't find any mechanism inside.

Finally, Wang Wu had a sudden inspiration and took the belt to the place where the young cultivator had fallen. It had become a large toxic pit about one meter deep and two meters in diameter, with poison liquid still rampant within.

It seemed that the Demon King-level poison liquid from those three small gourds was concentrated here, and this thing was likely a crucial material for mass-producing Grass and Wood Zombies.

At this time, he placed one end of the belt into the poison liquid, and immediately saw some effect.

The sizzling sound was continuous, and a spiritual light flashed across the belt. About a few seconds later, Wang Wu hurriedly withdrew the belt, and in the next moment, the entire belt shattered, as if an unknown space had exploded, and a large pile of items fell directly to the ground, overflowing like a small mountain.

"So, there really is a Storage Belt!"

Wang Wu was filled with emotion, but couldn't help recalling the feeling of being immobilized by the Golden Light of Immobilization just now, it felt like being compressed into a two-dimensional space.

This Cultivation Realm is incredibly powerful and scientific.

It's just a pity about this Storage Belt; he couldn't open it, nor did he dare to ask a Great Demon to help, so he could only use this method, brewing the crane and burning the qin, wasting treasures, that was exactly him.

At this time, he quickly searched through the items.

He found that although there were many supplies in the Storage Belt, most of them were daily supplies.

There were ten jars full of just clear water, about ten cubic meters.

There were also various foods, wine jars, clothing, and some protective gear and weapons.

Among them were crossbows, spears, and another sword-like the Qiushui Sword.

And some messy things whose purposes were completely unclear.

And the Black Gold Gourd Wang Wu wanted was just among them.

But the Celestial Observation Compass was missing, presumably in the young cultivator's Storage Belt, pity.

Wang Wu couldn't wait to take out the Black Gold Gourd and before he could open it, he saw information appear before his eyes.

Alright, the attribute bar can appraise it, at least it has some use.

"You have obtained a Sixth-Grade Magical Artifact — Spiritual Essence Gourd."

"Explanation: This is a Spiritual Essence Gourd refined using the bones and blood, skin and hair of an adult Barbaric Ancient Bear, supplemented by several rare materials. This artifact can be used to collect Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi."

"The specific effect is equivalent to Level 10 Spirit Essence."

"Current stored data: 50931/200000"

"Warning! Even among the Human Race Cultivators in the Cultivation Realm, the Spiritual Essence Gourd is an extremely valuable magical artifact, because Barbaric Ancient Bears are becoming increasingly rare. Such a Sixth-Grade Spiritual Essence Gourd might be a treasure of medium-sized Cultivation Cities, be careful not to attract trouble!"

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After reading these few pieces of information, Wang Wu nearly exploded, the first feeling wasn't ecstasy but a cold sweat, a cool sensation reaching his skull.

He realized once again how rare and precious the bloodline of the Barbaric Ancient Bear, which he possessed, was.

So precious that his sense of security directly dropped to -500!

So precious that even the likes of Cao Li Heng and the Little Tree Spirits wouldn't believe it.

Seconds later, Wang Wu calmed down completely, then picked out two sets of clothing from the pile of items, packed the Spiritual Essence Gourd, and some small quantities of supplies.

This place is not suitable for a long stay!

Old Niu and Little Pig were two good brothers, but he had to leave without saying goodbye, sorry.

Next, he didn't even have time to pay attention to other supplies, including what good things might be hidden in the array at the center, he only wanted to return the way he came.

But as soon as he reached the root tunnel, he was blocked by a transparent, invisible barrier.

Can't get out?

Wait, it seems like the middle-aged cultivator had ordered the young one to activate the Concealing Array and various mechanisms, so the Little Demon and Little Tree Spirits outside couldn't find this place for the moment?

Wang Wu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he was indeed hasty to the point of desperation.

Because according to that middle-aged cultivator, this place was a secret stronghold operated by the Human Race Cultivators of Yun Ding City for hundreds of years.

Those Little Tree Spirits in the Divine Temple only knew that Grass and Wood Zombies would frequently appear underground in West Mountain, not realizing it was the Human Race Cultivators causing the trouble.

"So, I'm temporarily safe, even if the Little Tree Spirits find out I'm missing, at most they would think I fell victim to the Grass and Wood Zombies."

"Just not sure if Old Niu and Little Pig can escape, if they can't, that would be perfect."

Wang Wu could only think like this, otherwise, once Niu Aihua spoke of the condition of the Profound Iron Jar, any thinking Demon would guess that it wasn't parasites acting up down here.

"This matter is not something I can decide, the urgent task at hand is to enhance abilities."

At this point, Wang Wu took out the Sixth-Grade Spiritual Essence Gourd, but thought it over and put it back, as the fifty thousand Spirit Essence in it could be reserved for later, because there were too many precious foods waiting for him in this place?

Just as he thought of this, he suddenly heard a rumbling sound from the Profound Iron Jar within the array, and in no time, he saw a Head of Grass and Wood Zombie crawl out, crawling through the tree root passage above the jar opening.

Goodness, are these Grass and Wood Zombies manufactured from here?

Finally, Wang Wu sighed with relief. Now these endlessly manufactured Grass and Wood Zombies have instead become his amulet. The wonders of the world are truly awe-inspiring.

Next, Wang Wu stripped all the clothes off the middle-aged cultivator and threw the body into the big poison pit for a grand burial. Yes, this is called a grand burial.

In comparison, the Big Mountain Cat and Master Tu the Third did not enjoy such benefits and were simply eaten by him.

As for satiety, let's not mention it. Wang Wu ate for three full days, and at one point his satiety surged to over 8000.

And the biggest gain is Spiritual Qi, for these were two Eighth Grade demons.

The Big Mountain Cat provided Wang Wu with 3200 points of Spiritual Qi.

Master Tu the Third provided Wang Wu with 3500 points of Spiritual Qi.

Truly, wealthy demons.

This Spiritual Qi cannot be stored for long, and what's the point of storing it? It's better to consume it immediately.

This time Wang Wu prioritized upgrading his Basic Defense. Since he hadn't reached the phased limit, it still cost 500 points of Spiritual Qi to increase 1 point. He accumulated 6500 points of Spiritual Qi to directly increase his Basic Defense from 43 points to 56 points.

But is this a lot?

In the past, Wang Wu would have been so delighted he would laugh in his sleep.

But after this battle, he realized, it's just bull.

A Little Demon is just a Little Demon, never presentable.

The Big Mountain Cat used to be so badass, Master Tu the Third was so arrogant before; in front of the Lifebound Sword, they were nothing, easier than slaughtering a chicken.

So, no question about it, add Defense, add Basic Defense.

56 points of defense only nullifies 168 points of damage.

Having used up the legacy of the Big Mountain Cat and Master Tu the Third, Wang Wu also threw their hide and bones into the big poison pit; since they became allies, they deserved a grand burial.

"Three days have passed, and there is still no movement up there."

Wang Wu, who is stuffed and groaning, squatted at the edge of the Concealing Array, always carrying a small bundle on his back, truly ready to flee at any moment.

However, it seems that this secret base painstakingly created by Human Race cultivators over centuries is still very reliable.

The Human Race is truly a hopeful race, this craftsmanship spirit is trustworthy, whether on Earth or in the Cultivation Realm.

Next, Wang Wu continued binge-eating, eating to fullness and then exercising, practicing Bear Mountain Lean, pouncing, leaping, and dodging. This not only quickly consumed satiety but also enhanced his basic combat qualities.

The effect, well, was pretty good. At least in helping to consume satiety, it was quite effective.

If anything proved impossible to digest, he would go to the edge of the big poison pit and brush up once on Demon King-level mixed toxin resistance; anyway, as much satiety as he had, it could all be consumed.

Two days later, Wang Wu accumulated another 2000 points of Spiritual Qi, and then he increased his Basic Defense by 4 points, reaching exactly 60 points. This is the limit of a phase. To continue upgrading, simple, it would need 2500 points of Spiritual Qi.

Although 60 points of Basic Defense appear to only nullify 180 points of damage, in fact, applied to the body and bones, Wang Wu could already leave a white mark on Grandpa Tree's bark with his claws.

This is a tremendous advancement.

So, he didn't intend to upgrade further for now, as there were other equally important attributes waiting to be enhanced.

"So for the next step, should I first extract the Branch Bloodline Talent?"

Wang Wu opened the attribute bar. The best now, for extraction, are two types of negative resistances: one is Water Demon Poison, mainly demonstrating severe corrosiveness. Once extracted successfully, his claws or when biting the target would inflict perfect Water Demon Poison damage.

The other is Paralyzing Poison, causing the target to fall into a paralyzed state.

Overall, they are both very good.

In the past, he might have agreed, but now Wang Wu hesitated because he actually favored Fire Poison Resistance more.

Fire Poison Resistance corresponds with Ice Resistance.

It is even a higher level than Ice Resistance, so theoretically, he might encounter more advanced Cold Poison in the future.

"I must consider a systematic, scalable, 1+1>2 growth path, rather than a disorganized, scattered growth path. I didn't have a choice before, but do I not have a choice now?"

"I can totally wait a bit longer. I don't urgently need to extract a new Branch Bloodline Talent. Besides, the extraction conditions won't disappear."

Wang Wu finally made a very cautious decision.

This is truly beneficial for future growth.

Just like the Plant Affinity he extracted, which will have the Companion Demon Vine growth path in the future, and it's somewhat related to resistances of various toxins, utilizing a point-to-area approach. By upgrading one, all others can benefit.

Similarly, his extracted Ice Resistance is now closely related to his ongoing cultivation of the Ice Spirit Root, which can also achieve a point-to-area effect.

But what can Water Demon Poison and Paralyzing Poison drive?

It doesn't achieve a scale effect.

The saved Spiritual Qi would be better used for upgrading Basic Attributes.

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