The best of them were thousands of years old, all fourth and fifth grade Spirit Medicines.

Gu Yuan first found a few containers like wooden and jade boxes, carefully placing the best ones inside, then waved his long sleeve to collect all the remaining Spirit Medicines.

Ah Huang gave him quite a pleasant surprise.

With these Spirit Medicines, his wealth was enriched once again.

Moreover, many of these Spirit Medicines were ones he could use for his own alchemy.

Rustle rustle—

A blue-black Iron-backed Centipede, about ten feet long, emerged from the bushes. Its carapace was hard, and its two rows of sharp legs were like iron hooks, glinting with an unsettling cold light.

Grey-black poisonous fog surrounded its body, and wherever it passed, the grass and trees withered away, turning to poisonous ash.

[Iron-backed Centipede (Red)]

Introduction: A somewhat rare demonic insect, its back is like iron, and its sharp legs like knives. It can consume forest miasma and various poisonous insects to condense its own demon poisonous fog, capable of unleashing the talent spell "Bone-Eroding Arrow," which can corrode gold and melt iron. To evolve into the "Silver-backed Centipede," it needs to mature into an adult Iron-backed Centipede and consume 5600 Dao Rhyme Points!

Status: Normal

Phase: Growth Stage (100%)

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This Iron-backed Centipede was naturally the one Gu Yuan had been raising.

After consuming a large quantity of Spirit Medicines, poisonous insects, and toxic substances, its body transformed and it had grown into a mature Iron-backed Centipede.

In addition, a Devouring Serpent, covered in dark golden scales, as thick as a wrist and about thirty feet long, appeared.

However, the serpent's progress was still at its Growth Stage at 59%, a long way from maturity.

At this moment, the aura emanating from the big mouth was not much inferior to Gu Yuan himself, clearly also a Celestial Human Realm demon!

As for Ao Da... The palm-sized, ink-jade-like Black Armored Spirit Ao was wrapped in a faint mist, appearing at Gu Yuan's feet, its tiny eyes, not much larger than sesame seeds, gazing eagerly at him.

Ao Da's Growth Stage was only around 32%, far from maturity.

Even the Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly Xiao Qing flew out with curiosity, flapping its wings, examining Ah Huang, Big Mouth, Ah Wu, and Ao Da.

Except for the Dan Spirit Cai Yun, who wasn't released by Gu Yuan due to its low Spiritual Wisdom, the five little ones were rarely all gathered together.

Aside from the assistance of Cai Yun, Xiao Qing and Ah Huang were remarkably powerful.

Among them, the weakest, Ah Huang, according to Gu Yuan's estimation, would not stand a chance against someone like Liu Xinjun, but ordinary Celestial Human Realm cultivators were definitely not its match.

The strongest was naturally Xiao Qing.

These spirit pets essentially represented Gu Yuan's entire strength!

They were also Gu Yuan's confidence to stir up some trouble!

Now, the two ill-intentioned individuals had already been lured away from Qiongming Market; it was time to make a move.

But before acting, Gu Yuan had one more thing to do.

Gu Yuan looked at Ah Wu, raising his hand to bring it before his eyes, while summoning the attribute panel:

"Your previous talent was the Immune to Hundred Poisons talent, now with this evolution, who knows what new talent you'll gain…"

Immune to Hundred Poisons had already fused with other talents, forming Gu Yuan's Water Spirit Body talent.

It could be said that his Water Spirit Body was a fusion of various talents like Iron Teeth, Mouse Sniff, Snake Coiling, and Turtle Breath.

Now, the Iron-backed Centipede was about to evolve, and who knew what new talent it would bring him.

[Consume 5600 Dao Rhyme Points to evolve the Iron-backed Centipede into the Silver-backed Centipede, Confirm/Refuse?]

Thinking this, Gu Yuan gently stroked Ah Wu's hard shell, and with a thought:

"Confirm!"

As soon as the words fell, his attribute panel's 79300 Dao Rhyme Points immediately turned to 73700.

At the same time, a rich white light emerged, enveloping the fierce Iron-backed Centipede and covering its entire body.

The white light was pure, clean, full of vibrant life energy.

As strands of white light seeped into the Iron-backed Centipede's body, it began to tremble intensely.

Its rows of sharp legs dug into the ground, creating pits one after another.

Hiss hiss... hiss hiss...

It seemed to be in great pain, rolling on the ground, its body twisting and turning, emitting strange hissing roars of agony.

However, as time passed, the chitin on the Iron-backed Centipede began to dry and crack.

Pieces of fragmented chitin broke off, falling to the ground, and the Iron-backed Centipede's body shrank in size, and the new shell was no longer the blue-black color, it became much lighter.

Yet, this transformation was far from over, the metamorphosis continued!

Before long, the new shell of the Iron-backed Centipede hardened, then dried, cracked, and fell off.

Iron-backed Centipede's body shrank a size smaller…

Its shell color turned to a pale blue-white…

But at this moment the white light kept emerging, causing the Iron-backed Centipede to undergo transformation after transformation.

The shell color grew increasingly pale, turning from blue-white to gray-white, with a touch of silver.

All that remained was a pile of broken chitin fragments on the ground.

Finally, when the metamorphosis ended, a centipede entirely shining with silver light remained, about a thumb thick and half a foot long.

Compared with its previous ferocious appearance, the Silver-backed Centipede now appeared elegant and refined, akin to being cast from the finest silver, though small, it exuded an extremely dangerous aura!

[Evolution successful, you have acquired the pet Silver-backed Centipede!]

[Silver-backed Centipede (Gold)]

Introduction: A rare and exotic demon centipede in the world, not only possessing deadly venom, capable of killing Golden Core Great Cultivators, but its physique is extremely powerful, capable of penetrating Refined Gold and Strange Iron. Due to its unique talent, it can sense and control various Geng Metal, Xin Metal Qi, and can also consume various Refined Gold and Strange Iron to enhance itself.

To evolve into Greater Yin Gold Centipede requires it to mature into a Silver-backed Centipede and consume 95000 Dao Rhyme Points!

Status: Normal

Phase: Growth Stage (1%)

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[You have acquired the Silver-backed Centipede talent "Golden Spirit" blessing!]

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"Not bad, the Dao Rhyme Points required are 65000 less than Xiao Qing's upgrade to Cyan Jade Sword Butterfly."

Gu Yuan nodded slightly, then noticed the blessed talent, his eyes flickering: "Golden Spirit Talent? What is this talent, could it be the ability to control Geng Metal Qi, strengthening the physique, making someone like a Body Cultivator?"

Thinking this, Gu Yuan could already feel the various changes occurring in his body.

His flesh and blood, muscles and bones, even his bone marrow tingled with a numb and itchy sensation, as if some subtle and strange changes were occurring deep in his bloodline.

He became particularly sensitive to various Five Metals Elite, metal essences, and other metals containing Geng Metal Qi and Xin Metal Qi.

Gu Yuan could sense the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the atmosphere that leaned towards the Metal Element, and even the hidden fine metal particles in the soil beneath his feet.

He could even sense a small ore vein hidden within the mountain crest beneath his feet.

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