Lighting Lanterns in the Mountains and Seas

Chapter 687: Drooling with Envy


Shi Chun also didn't expect this, and sighed softly, "We've caught up with it."

Wu Jinliang also sighed, "I'm worried for you, can Li Hongjiu wait?"

Shi Chun did not speak, considering the current eerie situation, it seems waiting is inevitable.

Wu Jinliang was about to say something when suddenly his gaze became fixed. Shi Chun's reaction was similar; both were staring intently at Huang Yingying who was sitting cross-legged.

At this moment, Huang Yingying seemed to be on the verge of turning to ashes, yet only ashes were being emitted, not disappearing entirely, with bursts of ash constantly being emitted from her body.

Being seasoned individuals, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang naturally saw what was happening at a glance. This was the reforging of the mortal body, gradually replacing the old with the new, this was the creation of an Immortal Body.

Directly forging an Immortal Body, without even using a Spirit Pill?

This scene truly stunned both of them; they knew Huang Yingying's cultivation level well. Has she bypassed the High Martial Realm and started forming an Immortal Body?

What on earth? No matter how fast cultivation goes, it shouldn't be like this, within just a few words of conversation.

The two naturally realized it had something to do with the blood-red mist injected from the Demon Book into Huang Yingying's body. Currently, the red filling in the 'North' character hadn't been completely depleted.

Shi Chun, in bewilderment, immediately activated his right eye superpower to observe, finding a dim purple space seemingly emerging around the Demon Book, with purple mist seeping from dense tree-root-like cracks around the book, appearing to merge with the blood mist from the book, injecting into Huang Yingying's body.

His right eye superpower couldn't penetrate this enigmatic purple space.

But observing the situation, it definitely seemed related to Jin Zhan; Jin Zhan appeared to have used a Great Divine Power to manipulate the Demon Book, creating a supplementary space within it.

He had previously used the right eye superpower to examine the Demon Book and had not discovered any anomalies, but now it had appeared, leaving him puzzled.

When the red filling in the 'North' character was exhausted, the red substance in the 'Demon' character began to dissipate, and the ash continuously emitted from Huang Yingying gradually subsided, adding a distinctive radiant quality to her previous cheeky appearance.

The two onlookers once again exchanged glances, have they forged an Immortal Body quickly too absurdly?

Along with the completion of the Immortal Body, the speed at which the blood mist penetrated into Huang Yingying's body noticeably increased, her finger wounds had already healed, the blood mist had started to envelop her entire body, penetrating through every pore.

The red filling in the four characters on the cover quickly disappeared, with the blood-red mist emitted, it seemed to push open the covers and pages of the Demon Book, continuing to elegantly float upward and winding its way to Huang Yingying, who was sitting cross-legged. The scene was bizarre and magnificent.

Wu Jinliang muttered again in a low voice, "Chun Tian, with such a thick Demon Book, when will this end?"

Shi Chun did not answer, as being anxious now was pointless; it was clearly a critical moment in Huang Yingying's skyrocketing cultivation level, how could they interrupt? They could only wait.

When the red filling in the words on the first page was halfway gone, the two noticed that the speed at which the blood mist was absorbed into Huang Yingying's body increased again. They exchanged nervous glances, could she be breaking through to the Upper Realm of Human Immortal?

After three pages were turned, Huang Yingying's absorption of the blood mist became even faster.

Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang felt a bit toothless, could she have reached the Great Success of the Human Immortal Realm?

The purple mist in the mysterious space and the red mist in reality merged, wrapping around Huang Yingying, hindering Shi Chun's right eye superpower from penetrating.

After the Demon Book was further turned by a dozen pages, it finally confirmed their speculation, as Huang Yingying's body showed signs of turning to ash again, this time with a hint of silver glow.

This was a sign of forging an Earth Immortal Body!

"Damn..." Wu Jinliang couldn't help but curse, is she starting to break through to the Earth Immortal Realm?

It was so sour, his heart felt indescribably sour.

Others could have breakthroughs, but this person was Huang Yingying.

He knew all too well Huang Yingying's caliber—a damaged Demon Bone, once locked by the Demon-locking Ring, her cultivation root damaged, so poor she can't afford the brothel, always beaten up by him—and now her cultivation level suddenly skyrocketed to a near-mythical extent, he found it hard to accept this reality, wouldn't he be revenged by this older fellow?

Yet, other people's successes often only leave others to watch.

More unacceptable to Wu Jinliang was what followed; the entire Demon Book was very thick, currently only a small portion had been turned, yet Huang Yingying's absorption showed no sign of termination.

In contrast, Shi Chun seemed to have calmly accepted this reality, indeed heralding the stance of a protector, wielding the Boundless Banner, guarding vigilantly at the entrance.

At the same time, he took out the Mother-child Talisman to send a message to Lao Changtai and Chu Jingtang, ordering them to guard the outside and not allow anyone to trespass.

Suddenly, the frequency of the Demon Book's pages turning sped up again, and the rate of blood-red mist seeping into Huang Yingying's body increased once more.

Wu Jinliang had become so numb with jealousy that he muttered under his breath, "Earth Immortal Upper..."

However, he couldn't help but rub his face vigorously, and as he walked back to the cave entrance where Shi Chun stood, he gestured in frustration, "Chun Tian, can cultivation really be done like this? With his approach, what's to become of us poor cultivators?"

"It's an opportunity," Shi Chun sighed, offering some words of consolation, "If everyone could have it, it wouldn't be called an opportunity. Each person has their own fate, something you can't force. An opportunity like his, I fear, is unprecedented in the cultivation world, likely orchestrated by Jin Zhan."

"Alas," Wu Jinliang sighed helplessly, watching the object of his envy, "Chun Tian, some people's lives are destined to be the main story, without any effort, unlike us who struggle for life, either fighting or imprisoned, or hiding at every turn. Whenever we try to seize something, it drains our energy. Look at them; the more you observe, the more meaningless it seems."

Despite his envy and jealousy being futile, Huang Yingying's visible progress in cultivation showed no sign of stopping. After the Demon Book's pages reached halfway, the absorption rate of the blood-red mist surged dramatically.

"Damn it, she's reached Earth Immortal Great Success Realm now. Chun Tian, I really feel living is pointless..." Wu Jinliang muttered, collapsing to sit cross-legged at Shi Chun's feet, doodling circles on the ground after his lament.

Thinking about Tong Mingshan, Zhu Xiangxin, and An Wuzhi, then comparing them with Huang Yingying, he truly felt that being a Master or Second-in-Command was pointless.

Shi Chun occasionally noted the speed at which the Demon Book's pages turned, estimating the potential elevation in Huang Yingying's cultivation.

After some calculation, despite nearly half of the Demon Book still remaining, he projected that even if it continued, Huang Yingying would likely only break through to the Small Success Realm at the Early Stage of Heavenly Immortal.

Indeed, as he expected, after nearly half a day, signs of ashen dissipation appeared once more on Huang Yingying, but this time, the ash bore hints of golden brilliance.

And very few pages remained unturned in the Demon Book.

"Heavenly Immortal..." Wu Jinliang muttered, his mouth hanging open uncontrollably, a slight trickle of envious drool going unnoticed by himself.

Now, he wasn't even jealous of Huang Yingying anymore; rather, his eyes held an eager and flattering gleam, pondering that he knew what Huang Yingying liked—and he was good at it.

Then he got up, standing opposite Shi Chun, guarding the cave entrance to protect Huang Yingying, with one on each side.

Afraid that Huang Yingying might not notice his dedication, he took out his long-neglected massive sword, hoisting it onto his shoulder, ignoring Shi Chun's disdainful glance. Even if the Heavenly King himself came, he'd make sure Huang Yingying noticed him.

Once the light golden ash dissipated from Huang Yingying, a peculiar energy stirred all the white cloth in the cave, and the blood-red mist from the Demon Book surged rapidly into his body, exhausting the remaining pages in no time.

After the final red character vanished completely, the tree-root-like cracks surrounding the Demon Book gradually receded.

With a soft thud, the levitating Demon Book lost its power and dropped to the ground.

Huang Yingying sat cross-legged with closed eyes, motionless as though a stone sculpture.

Only when some motion occurred did Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang think they misheard, believing they heard sobbing from Huang Yingying.

Upon seeing Huang Yingying's body tremble slightly, they realized he was indeed crying.

Wu Jinliang hurriedly approached, carrying his massive sword—a surprising thud startled Huang Yingying's cry into silence. His tear-filled eyes opened to the sight of the imposing figure, confused by why Wu Jinliang was holding such a big sword; he'd never seen it before.

Wu Jinliang quickly tilted his sword down, crouching in front of Huang Yingying, "I'm protecting you, you know. This is my ultimate weapon; if anyone dares to trespass, I'll fight them to the death."

In some sense, Shi Chun was just like him. He didn't put away his Boundless Banner as he also walked over, half-squatting to ask, "Old Huang, with your cultivation soaring, isn't that a good thing? Why are you crying?"

He had already used his Right Eye Superpower to see Huang Yingying's Magic Source, and now he could see it clearly, confirming they had indeed reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm; he was jealous, but he had to maintain his dignity as the Master.

The question stirred deeper emotions, causing Huang Yingying to suddenly kneel, his forehead touching the ground as he sobbed, "For the sake of future generations, the ancestor dissipated his cultivation upon the Demon Book before his death, all his cultivation!"

He couldn't arbitrarily cultivate the Demon Book; he had thoroughly studied it before cultivation began. When the cultivation within the Demon Book started transferring to him, he understood the great technique the ancestor had utilized within it.

So that's why, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang exchanged glances, feeling not particularly moved, as they knew of Jin Zhan's predicament—he acted thus at his life's end without hope. Jin Zhan indeed cared about future generations, but not as profoundly as Huang Yingying believed.

They were more concerned about something else, and Wu Jinliang asked again, "How did you know to bleed upon our first encounter that would activate the Demon Book's inheritance?"

"It was written on the cover page..." Huang Yingying didn't hide it from them, as in the current mindset, he absolutely trusted the two and thus shared the sentence he had seen.

When Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang exchanged looks, their lips twitched slightly, realizing that Jin Zhan was quite devious, employing schemes one after another. If someone else possessed the Demon Book, even if able to cultivate, they could only proceed step by step according to circumstances, whereas only his descendants could obtain its cultivation inheritance.

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