It's truly defiant of heaven's will.

Even Wang Wu, who now can be considered a Sixth-Grade Demon shaping a reputation, understands what this signifies, even if he was just an ordinary layman.

This is the essence cultivated by the life of this millennial Snake Demon, with his entire cultivation condensed within it. If he harbors ill intentions, swallowing it whole would instantly grant him an eight-hundred-year surge in cultivation.

So why bother, why do it?

Wang Wu was left with nothing but a sigh.

Of course, he wouldn't take this Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill for himself; in truth, he wanted to study and learn from it carefully.

As a Thousand-Year Great Demon, She Shoujiu's experience and insights must certainly possess extraordinary qualities.

This is what one calls a renowned teacher.

At this moment, the Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill of She Shoujiu, looking only the size of a grape, slowly floated over.

"Why is it so small?"

Wang Wu asked without thinking.

"The Bright Demon Pill represents the idea of clarity of the Dao mind; it's no longer restricted by size. This is its original state; actually, when reduced, it can be as minute as dust, and when enlarged, it can be like a hundred-zhang giant stone, capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas with a full-force blow."

So that's how it is.

Wang Wu calmed his mind, took in the Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill with his mouth, feeling nothing particular at that instance, only a resilient texture and a bloody sweet aroma spreading in his mouth before transforming into pure Spirit Qi.

Goodness, this demon pill was damaged, constantly leaking Spirit Qi, supplying Wang Wu with an income of over 1000 Spirit Qi per second.

"Master, remember, inhale three and exhale one, inhale five and exhale two, my Demon Pill should not be held for long, or it will surely bring danger."

She Shoujiu reminded from the side.

Wang Wu nodded, not overly worried because he had encountered similar Qigong Deviation incidents before, and absorbing tens of thousands of Spirit Qi at once posed no pressure for him now.

Of course, the important thing needs attention.

Wang Wu at this point dared not slacken, activating the Inner Breathing Technique, mobilizing Qi and Blood Circulation, employing Ice and Fire Spiritual Qi, practically going full throttle against this Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill.

Its structure, meridians, foundational composition, all like an open knowledge treasury at his disposal.

He thirsted for knowledge, intoxicated and fascinated.

Even needing She Shoujiu's repeated urging to spit out the demon pill, comprehend for several hours, and then take in the demon pill again to continue comprehension and study.

This process proved immensely beneficial to him, truly.

Even though he now had condensed five Demon Pills, two of which even entities like Big Black Pig found hard to roughly identify as Ruyi Demon Pills, this did not mean his understanding of Demon Pills was complete.

The bloodline's heritage at most triggers upon meeting conditions, often performing post-analysis, giving him an appraisal to understand what it is about.

But regarding the system's complete process, he truly lacked a lot.

For instance, through She Shoujiu's Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill, Wang Wu realized that although his Five Demon Pill System was excellent in structure, it could still undergo some fundamental adjustments.

Especially those three Seventh-Grade Tongqiao Demon Pills, they had many areas for adjustment.

Even through such close and comprehensive contact, Wang Wu even developed a quite clear understanding of the mistakes She Shoujiu made during initial breakthroughs.

This includes She Shoujiu's Divine Techniques, bloodline, Secret Techniques, Demon Techniques, the cultivation path it chose, among others.

The more understood, the clearer it became that She Shoujiu was genuinely going to die; it truly was at its end, beyond redemption.

Because Wang Wu thought of trying to help heal it—he genuinely believed he could.

The result was indeed overestimating oneself.

A Third-Grade Great Demon, even an unremarkable one, wasn't someone he, at the Sixth Grade, could assist.

Not only was the power gap too vast, but also the insight—

"Wait, in terms of insight, the Inheritance Soul Jade of Bear Demon Emperor shouldn't be lacking, right? After all, it's one of the Nine Great Heroes of the Wilderness!"

At this moment, Wang Wu hesitated for a moment, then directly swallowed the Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill into his abdomen.

From the opposite side, She Shoujiu immediately sensed it, raising its head in astonishment, yet it didn't get angry nor worried, merely closed its eyes silently as if ready to sleep, awaiting its destined fate.

Wang Wu provided no explanations; there was no need to explain to this cunning, quirky Old Snake Demon.

At this moment, indeed as the Bright Demon Pill entered the abdomen, it triggered Wang Wu's own Five Demon Pill System, but this was secondary as Wang Wu could always spit out the Bright Demon Pill.

His real aim was to activate the Inheritance Soul Jade + attribute bar's identification function.

About three seconds later, the pure Spirit Qi dispersing within his body from the Bright Demon Pill skyrocketed to over 30,000; indeed, holding it in the mouth differed from taking it into the abdomen, automatically absorbing over 10,000 per second under his Blood and Qi Circulation.

But at last, familiar lines of information appeared, like a lifeline.

"You have ingested an imperfect, fatally flawed, deformed Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill; theoretically, you shall obtain 50 million Vitality points and 1.2 million Spirit Qi because of it."

"Warning: You cannot yet bear this Vitality and Spirit Qi; it's best to expel it upon acquiring 100,000 Vitality points and 300,000 Spirit Qi and attempt once every three months thereafter."

"Appraisal: This is a Bright Demon Pill belonging to a Snake Guard who has been undercover among the Human Race for 1600 years. It willingly offers it to you, only asking for a swift death."

"Appraisal: It seems to have learned an incredible secret and come into contact with an unimaginable entity. Warning! There is another Snake Guard around it, suspected of betrayal!"

"Warning! Once you are discovered, your Snake Guard Mark is likely to be altered, giving you an 87.91% chance of being tamed by this suspected traitorous Snake Guard into a Spirit Beast for the Snake Race, similar in nature to a Spirit Beast contracted by Human Race Cultivators."

"Appraisal: The Snake Guard before you is struggling between loyalty and betrayal, and it doesn't know how long it can persist."

"Recommendation: Take its life immediately; this is the best outcome for it."

"Warning: Do not return the Bright Demon Pill to it, as that would completely expose your secret and your trump card! Unless you're confident you can kill it in the end."

"Appraisal: The fatal flaw in this Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill has been identified. There may be a chance to repair it, which could buy you some time, but ultimately, it will still be swayed, influenced, and overturned by the traitorous Snake Guard."

"Warning: You need to make a choice immediately."

"Damn!"

These messages flashed by, filling Wang Wu's heart with gloom. It turned out there was another Snake Guard in Shaman Village, and it was suspected of having already betrayed. No wonder She Shoujiu was so neurotic, always using metaphors and creating turmoil, because it, too, was conflicted.

So what should he do?

Glancing at She Shoujiu, it weakly closed its eyes, appearing very peaceful. Without the suppression of the Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill, the decay and deathly aura within it was rising, turning it into an old snake on the verge of death. In other words, it was highly likely to die within three days.

Yet it hoped to die this way, as it wouldn't have to struggle or feel conflicted anymore.

Wang Wu looked at it; the choice was now in his hands. As long as the Bright Demon Pill wasn't returned, it would surely die.

However, at this moment, She Shoujiu suddenly opened its eyes, appearing extremely dangerous. It then rushed forward, coiling around Wang Wu, opening its massive mouth with razor-sharp fangs, aiming to bite down on Wang Wu's head.

Good grief, has it lost control?

Wang Wu instinctively activated his Lifebound Demon Soldiers, directly stabbing into She Shoujiu's vulnerable spot!

But the moment he pierced it, he was stunned, because the tough Snake Scale was unexpectedly gone, and he ended up piercing through She Shoujiu's heart and the Fourth-Grade Spirit Communication Demon Pill.

It was deliberately seeking death.

Because at that moment, its open mouth and sharp fangs stopped just above Wang Wu's head, not descending further.

In that instant, its gaze was both mournful yet relieved.

"My lord, I miss home so much. Sixteen hundred years, I've dreamed of going back."

"I've almost forgotten what home looks like…"

"But this way isn't so bad either…"

"My lord, don't feel guilty… Hurry, go!"

At this moment, after She Shoujiu struggled to shout out these words, its gaze turned fierce and terrifying again, with black energy suddenly rising around it, as if countless small snakes were hatching, yet this was definitely not She Shoujiu's power. It was as if countless nails were pinning it down, constantly tormenting it.

This power was trying to take control of She Shoujiu, no, it had already succeeded.

At this moment, She Shoujiu was no longer what it had been, entirely transformed into a terrifying, dreadful, ferocious black snake of darkness, staring fixedly at Wang Wu as if to memorably carve his image.

In the next second, with a roar, She Shoujiu completely died. Its body rapidly decayed, with countless chains entwined beneath its Snake Scales, transforming into innumerable wisps of black energy, coalescing into a Black Fog Snake.

A sinister laugh echoed immediately, "My lord, don't go, I know you now, Xiong Wu, right? What a lovely name. Don't go, your subordinate is coming..."

"Boom!"

An Eighth-Grade Fire-Storage Spirit Pill suddenly detonated within the chamber, blasting the Black Fog Snake apart, with high temperatures and flames incinerating all the black fog.

That's right, it was the Eighth-Grade Fire-Storage Spirit Pill. Wang Wu could already control it deftly, condensing it instantly, not needing a Spiritual Energy Practice Pill, as long as there was enough Spiritual Qi, ready at any moment.

And its explosion was akin to a small-scale Spiritual Energy Air Burst.

Even the array within the chamber, with its thick walls made of Profound Iron, was destroyed.

In the next instant, Wang Wu spat out that Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill of She Shoujiu, thought it over for a moment, then decided to swallow it back down. This thing couldn't be discarded or placed in a Storage Pouch. It would explode, and its aura would be leaked.

Fortunately, he could still hold on for now.

Reaching out to take the Spiritual Essence Gourd, Wang Wu rapidly formed a seal, injecting a massive surplus of Spiritual Qi into it from within his body, successfully resolving the storage issue of 150,000 points of Spiritual Qi in one breath.

However, his Vitality was also rapidly climbing, and once it exceeded the limit, it would still explode.

Even if he used Vitality or Spiritual Qi to crazily boost his points, there was still a limitation.

Especially in this moment, when he absolutely couldn't stay any longer.

Fortunately, this was still not considered a problem.

At this moment, Wang Wu promptly activated a Concealing Demon Pill and quickly dashed out of the chamber. But in the next second, he returned to retrieve She Shoujiu's remaining skeleton into its Storage Pouch.

He couldn't change its final fate or save it, but at least he could send it home, where the leaves return to the roots.

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