Gao Yuan suddenly turned around and looked at the 'weird demon' standing behind him with his whole body shrinking expressionlessly.
His reaction was too fast, which actually startled the 'weird demon' who had just emerged and had not had time to make any move.
"Ho~!"
The latter was frightened and subconsciously let out a roar that contained a strong spiritual attack.
However, Gao Yuan on the opposite side didn't seem to care about this. He saw a layer of "Heaven's Ultimate Strength" gathered around his body that seemed to be substantial.
Under the bombardment of this 'weird demon''s sound waves, the latter was like water blown by the breeze, with only slight ripples, and soon returned to calm.
Under its obstruction, the soul attack in the howl of the 'Weird Demon' could not have any impact on Gao Yuan at all.
At the same time, his right hand clenched his fist and concentrated a little, gathering a layer of gray translucent halo in the air.
Then he faced the 'Weird Demon' who was flying towards him after seeing that the roaring attack was ineffective. He punched out with a dense 'Collapse of Mountain Gang Strength', and immediately launched it without any fancy.
"Bang!"
Amidst the dull impact, the whole body of this 'weird demon' suddenly shook violently. It was bombarded and flew backwards. It flew more than twenty meters away before barely able to stabilize its body.
"Ho~!"
The latter was filled with shock and anger, and suddenly let out an even more shrill howl.
At the same time, the dense lines on its blue-purple skin twitched rapidly.
In an instant, a layer of bright light with obscure fluctuations burst out.
And the layer of energy that lingered around him, shaped like Gang Qi, shrank inward at a speed visible to the naked eye, and converged towards his body.
It is a sign that the ‘crystallization’ ability has been activated.
However, before the surface of this 'weird demon''s body was covered with that layer of bright luster.
One foot in front of Gao Yuan, a faint green knife shadow appeared out of thin air.
After the latter appeared, it was like teleporting, bringing up afterimages to surround the body of this 'weird demon', and quickly shuttled several times.
An amazing scene appeared.
I saw the surface of this 'weird demon''s body, and the layer of bright luster that spread like water waves paused for a moment, and then turned into countless light spots without any warning, and silently dispersed.
After a short period of stagnation, various parts of the body of this 'weird demon' suddenly moved slightly.
Then it turned into dozens of flat fragments and collapsed on the dark 'grey desert' ground at its feet.
"Breath of Another World 4..."
The gray-white prompt text of the system flashed before his eyes, but Gao Yuan was not surprised at all.
In the past three months, he has been living a life that is close to three points and one line.
Constantly traveling back and forth between the underground stronghold deep in the wild forest, the temporary camp near the border of the 'Grey Desert', and the North Sixteenth District where I hunted the 'Weird Demon'.
During this period, he hunted hundreds of 'weird demons'.
At the same time, he also harvested hundreds of 'advanced crystallized magic cores' and thousands of 'breaths of other worlds'.
After using the 'condensation' function of the system, all the captured 'advanced crystallized magic cores' were turned into 'spiritual energy' to provide for one's own cultivation.
The speed of his cultivation can almost be said to be a thousand miles a day.
Finally, in the middle of last month, I broke through the barrier in one fell swoop and advanced to the third level of the Hunyuan Realm.
And with the continuous cultivation in the following month, he is still at the third level of Hunyuan Realm.
But he feels that he is getting closer and closer to breaking through the big barrier in the middle stage of Hunyuan Realm.
With the rapid advancement of his cultivation, his strength in all aspects also increased accordingly.
Although his already powerful spiritual consciousness is still unable to detect the hidden 'weird demon'.
However, the moment the latter appeared, he could vaguely sense the slight disturbance it caused to the surrounding environment.
At the same time, his 'spiritual power storage limit' and 'spiritual power concentration' also increased with his breakthrough in cultivation, and each of them has been improved by almost 70% compared to before the breakthrough.
Reflected in actual combat, the power of his "Four Heavenly Styles" has been enhanced by qualitative changes.
So much so that, like he did just now, he did not need to condense the body-protecting blood light, cast the golden light spell to assist defense, and did not activate the 'Burning Sky Style' to improve the quality of 'Gang Jin'.
Just relying on the concussive power of the ordinary form of 'Bengshan Gangjin', this "weird demon" with average strength can be blown away with one blow.
In addition, the speed at which the power of the 'Blue Sky Sword' increased was somewhat beyond Gao Yuan's expectations.
When the 'spiritual energy' is full, the 'Split Sky Seal' inside the 'Blue Sky Knife' grows extremely rapidly.
After the latter was successfully refined, it only took fifty-three days to undergo its first transformation and advance to the 'initial formation' stage of the magic weapon.
At this stage, both the 'flying speed' after being activated by the 'Blue Sky Sword' and the 'sharpness of the blade' when used for slashing have been increased by more than three times compared to when it was just refined.
After Gao Yuan's cultivation reached the third level of Hunyuan Realm and penetrated the 'Third Divine Aperture'.
His own conversion speed of "spiritual power" and "spiritual power storage limit" have also been significantly improved.
With the superposition of the two phases, he can now directly use the 'condensation' function when he is in a 'grey desert' or other situations where he is unable to take the initiative to practice.
Simply relying on the passive operation of the master-level skills can complete the transformation of the 'spiritual energy' in the body before it escapes on its own due to being too full.
There is no need to worry about any unnecessary waste caused in the process.
It was also because of this that during the period after he advanced to the third level of Hunyuan Realm.
Whether he is practicing at home or fighting in the gray desert, he maintains a very high concentration of 'spiritual energy' in his body.
Affected by this, the 'Blue Sky Sword' naturally no longer needs to be what it used to be.
Once Gao Yuan goes out to fight, because the supply of "spiritual energy" in his body is cut off, he can only rely on competing with the "natal pearl" for the thin "spiritual energy" that is absorbed into the body as the exercise moves.
, to cultivate and strengthen itself very slowly.
Instead, it has been immersed in the high-purity 'spiritual energy' environment and shrunk in the 'real seal space' of the 'cracking true seal', and there is no need to actively go to the outside world to absorb 'spiritual energy'.
It doesn't even need to control the opening and closing of the 'True Seal Space'. Just the 'spiritual energy' that is forcibly 'squeezed' in from the outside world is enough for its daily needs!
It is precisely because of this that although according to the description in the jade slip recorded in "Blue Sky Sword".
The total amount of 'spiritual energy' required to be poured into a magic weapon from its 'initial completion' to its 'small completion' is almost three times that of the stage from 'the prototype of the magic weapon' to the 'initial completion of the magic weapon'.
But now, after entering the 'Initial Formation Stage', after only this early month of cultivation, the 'Blue Sky Sword' has gradually approached the edge of 'small success'!
Thanks to this, the power of the ‘Blue Sky Sword’ has advanced rapidly.
It only took just three months for it to grow from the level where it could only be compared with the 'high-grade Talisman' to the point where its power is now several times that of the 'Top-grade Talisman'.
It was under this situation that the scene where the 'Blue Sky Sword' cut into dozens of pieces before the crystallization ability of the 'Weird Demon' was completed, occurred just now, killing it on the spot!
"With the continuous cultivation of the 'Blue Sky Sword', my attack power has gradually become overwhelming against the 'weird demons' in these peripheral areas."
"Especially after cultivating the 'Blue Sky Sword' to the 'small stage', its own power will be further improved due to another transformation!"
"Even when I face those higher-level 'treacherous demons' who are in deeper areas and are more powerful, I won't have to worry too much about insufficient attack power."
"The most critical thing at this stage is to improve our ability to protect ourselves!"
"With the strength of my current 'Tian Jue Gang Jin', even if I activate the 'Burning Sky Condensing Yuan Gang Jin', I can only withstand a 'devil' attack of the level of 'Breath of Another World 7' for a short time."
"This kind of short-term stalemate defense would be fine if it only stayed in the 'yellow zone' on the periphery."
"Once we continue to go deeper into the 'red zone' and encounter a more powerful high-level 'treacherous demon', with my current self-protection ability, I am afraid it will be difficult to stop it!"
As his mind turned, Gao Yuan muttered to himself helplessly.
He has been thinking about the red area marked on the map of the "Grey Desert North Sixteenth District" for more than a day or two.
After all, in this area, in addition to the more powerful and denser 'weird demons'.
As he goes deeper, some mysterious ancient ruins will gradually appear.
You know, the existence of ancient ruins, in addition to extreme danger, has always been equated with high profits!
Whether it was the original ‘Tiandong Auction’, the alliance auction held every six months, or even the ordinary exclusive trading area.
You can always see some rare and rare treasures found in ancient ruins.
These things, regardless of their type and level, all have one thing in common, that is, they are extremely expensive!
The most important thing is that all the various secret treasures found in ancient ruins that are traded are often just the tip of the iceberg.
The value of a large part of it cannot even be measured by ordinary mid-level spiritual stones.
If you are lucky, it is not impossible to find some treasures with incredible effects and take off directly on the spot.
As for these ancient secret treasures, Gao Yuan has been extremely coveted since the first time he came into contact with them during the Kaiyuan realm.
It's a pity that even though he has entered ancient ruins three times, he has never encountered a treasure that is too precious.
"We still have to find ways to improve our defense!"
After pondering for a while, Gao Yuan sighed sincerely in his heart.
After all, if you want to go deep into the "red zone" and discover those ancient ruins that may exist.
In addition to facing more powerful "demon monsters", the density and frequency of these monsters are also more noteworthy issues.
Although the information originally obtained from the 'Whip Holder' organization only contained a simple sentence, Gao Yuan did not dare to take it lightly.
After all, both the original 'Shadow Demon' and the slightly more powerful 'Succubus' later had the characteristic of increasing density as they went deeper into the 'Gray Desert'.
As Gao Yuan, who has long-term experience in hunting monsters, he naturally knows how exaggerated the increase in the density of monsters as one goes deeper into the 'grey desert' is.
To put it aside, if the density of 'succubus' in the 'red area' is only half or even one-third of that of the 'succubi' in the 'blue area'.
So, even if the strength of these 'weird demons' is at the lowest level of 'Breath of Another World 3', it is far from the scale that he can withstand now!
As his mind turned, Gao Yuan subconsciously remembered the "Blood Jade Skill" that he had deduced to the third level!
In fact, after his efficiency in hunting 'weird demons' improved, the first thing he thought of for promotion was the "Blood Jade Skill".
After all, the exaggerated effects of the latter's cultivation had left a very deep impression on him.
It can be seen from this that if he can practice the third level of 'Blood Jade Technique' to the great state.
Not to mention anything else, just its improvement in one's own defense is worth looking forward to.
However, just like the second-level period, the third-level ‘Blood Jade Skill’ also needs to be supplemented with special training drugs when practicing.
In order to prepare these medicines, in addition to many auxiliary materials that are expensive but relatively easy to collect.
The most important and troublesome part is that it requires a third-level demon elixir and spiritual blood that has the same origin as the demon elixir!
Moreover, according to Gao Yuan's derivation based on the content of the newly acquired skills, during the period of practicing the third-level "Blood Jade Skill", the consumption of this secret medicine is indeed not small.
And based on his current channels, it is basically impossible to obtain long-term and stable third-level demon pills with the same source of spiritual blood.
After all, the level of third-level monsters already corresponds to the Hunyuan realm level of human monks.
Not to mention the strength of these third-level monsters, just compare the proportion of Hunyuan realm monks among human monks.
It can also be seen that the number of these third-level monsters is definitely far lower than that of second-order monsters.
Moreover, unlike those first- and second-level monsters that have just emerged from ignorance, third-level monsters already possess high intelligence.
It will not only spontaneously create more favorable cultivation conditions according to its own needs.
The spiritual materials instinctively accumulated during the first and second levels will also advance to a higher level when they advance to the third level.
Compared to human Hunyuan realm monks who have nothing after the breakthrough, third-level monsters basically start with a magic weapon that is incomparably suitable for them.
At the same time, any monster that can advance to the third level will have more or less special blood in its body.
After experiencing the precipitation of the first two realms, once it reaches the third level, the special bloodline in the body will be greatly developed at the moment of transformation.
This resulted in an extremely exaggerated leap in its own strength.
In short, things are changing.
In the first and second level stages, monsters are limited by their disadvantages in intelligence, magical weapons, talismans, etc., and cannot compete with human monks of the same level.
Once you reach the third level, you can instantly crush the human monks of the same level.
According to the intelligence collected by Gao Yuan during this period, it shows.
Only when human monks successfully pass through the early stages of the Hunyuan Realm, and after the power of 'magic weapons' and 'supernatural powers' and other methods gradually become apparent, can they initially reduce the gap with monsters of the same level.
In view of this, the main reason why Gao Yuan did not rush to hunt for third-level monsters after he obtained the third-level ‘Blood Jade Skill’ cultivation method.
"According to the progress, in about a month at most, I should be able to successfully advance to the fourth level of the Hunyuan Realm and reach the mid-level realm."
"By then, my 'Blue Sky Sword' magic weapon should be able to be successfully cultivated to the 'small success' stage."
"When the time comes, we will try our best to obtain some information on early stage third-order monsters through the information consultation of the 'whip bearer'."
"With my cultivation in the middle stage of Hunyuan Realm, I will cooperate with Xiao Cheng's Blue Sky Sword magic weapon."
"As well as the results of this period of research on puppets and various talismans, facing an early third-level monster, even if you are defeated, it won't be a big problem to retreat with your whole body!"
"Once I can successfully start practicing the third level of 'Blood Jade Technique', my strength, especially the improvement in self-protection ability, will inevitably accelerate again."
"With a multi-pronged approach, I will be much more secure when I go deep into the 'red area' and explore those ancient ruins later."
"What's more, when I first traveled through time, I promised the original owner's father's relics."
"When we become stronger, we will find the third-level monster that attacked the 'Shilitai Market Town' and kill it to avenge it!"
As his mind turned, Gao Yuan subconsciously recalled the memory that had been buried in the dust for many years deep in his mind.
The culprit responsible for the destruction of 'Shilitai Town' in the first place was the third-order giant python monster as tall as a hill.
That path left an indelible impression on him who had just traveled through it. The terrifying figure that he regarded as a god and demon, in his eyes now, has long since lost its original mystery.
"Not to mention I was weak at the beginning, but now I am on the same level as that monster. It is time to fulfill the promise I made back then!"
Muttering to himself in his heart, Gao Yuan shook his head to clear his mind of the chaotic thoughts.
"It's useless to think too much. You have to eat your food one bite at a time and walk the road step by step."
"What I need to do most at this stage is to hunt down as many 'weird demons' as possible, so that I can advance to the fourth level of Hunyuan Realm in the shortest possible time and enter the middle stage!"
After thinking this, he stepped forward with a calm expression.
He took out the third-level 'gathering fork' that was newly forged a while ago, and skillfully dug out the pure black 'advanced crystallized magic core' from the head of the 'devil' he just killed.
Then, without any further delay, he continued to explore the 'yellow area' carefully in a circuitous manner as planned.