"Do you have the situation of islands within ten thousand li nearby? Especially those with spirit stone mines."
"Heh heh ~ Great King, we have already investigated clearly. There are 29 large and small islands within ten thousand li nearby, and only 4 of them have spirit stone mines. And all four of these islands are guarded by peak seventh-tier demon lords."
"Seventh-tier? Haha~ This is a very good tonic!"
Hearing that there were seventh-tier demon lords, She Mao Hai's eyes turned red, and tears even flowed from the corners of his mouth.
Regardless of race or cultivation technique, rapid progress is inseparable from spiritual energy. The more abundant and purer the spiritual energy, the faster one's cultivation advances. Advanced cultivation techniques like the 'You She Hua Long Jue' are particularly demanding in terms of spiritual energy.
She Mao Hai's ability to break through to the fourth level of the seventh-tier so quickly was thanks to him slaughtering the demon cores of other demons on Ci She Island. It was the supply of magical power from those demon cores that allowed him to break through so rapidly. Otherwise, relying solely on the spiritual energy of Ci She Island for cultivation, it might have taken him thirty years to break through a minor realm.
However, breaking through a minor realm in thirty years for a seventh-tier demon lord is still a miraculous speed. Even in the central regions with abundant spiritual energy, it normally takes a hundred years of accumulation for a demon lord to break through a minor realm. This shows how truly powerful and terrifying the 'You She Hua Long Jue' passed down by Yang Hong is.
"Great King, which day shall we go and destroy these four islands?" The snake demon king beside him also licked his lips in anticipation. They also knew that while cultivating the 'You She Hua Long Jue' with simple spiritual energy could lead to rapid advancement, devouring other demons would make the speed incredibly fast. Therefore, they were all eager to destroy more islands and devour more demons.
"Tomorrow, we set off tomorrow." She Mao Hai was no longer willing to wait. With strength, he was eager to show it off.
"That's great, Great King, I'll go gather the little ones now." One demon king said excitedly and was about to leave to gather the snake demons.
"Slow down! Don't gather the little ones yet. I think we'll just send out you sixth-tier demon kings to quickly eliminate those fifth-tier great demons, sixth-tier demon kings, and seventh-tier demon lords. Leave all the fourth-tier lesser demons to dig for mines."
"By the way, let's test those combined spells." She Mao Hai did not order all the snake demons to be assembled, but had other plans.
"Great King, this way we won't have enough to eat."
"Yeah~ We've calculated the four islands; there are only 6 seventh-tier demon lords, 32 sixth-tier demon kings, and less than 400 fifth-tier great demons in total. It's really not enough to eat."
"Great King, there are many fourth-tier lesser demons. I've calculated that there are over 5,000 of them." The demon kings chattered, urging him to eat the fourth-tier lesser demons as well. However, She Mao Hai disagreed.
"Hmph~ Foolish."
"How much spiritual energy can fourth-tier lesser demons have? We can completely impart the cultivation technique we exchanged from Hua Mu City to those fourth-tier lesser demons, let them cultivate quickly, and then eat them when they reach the fifth-tier. That way, there will be more spiritual energy."
"But this will take quite some time to raise those lesser demons." Another demon king said with slight dissatisfaction.
"Those lesser demons can be thrown into the mines to dig, or even to cultivate spirit plants. All our clan members must cultivate, so let these lesser demons be responsible for production work! Let our clan members focus on cultivation!" She Mao Hai, with his foresight, proposed better suggestions.
"Alright~ What a pity." The demon kings could only reluctantly agree after hearing She Mao Hai's explanation.
"This way, the demon king level can each get two demon kings. If these four islands are insufficient, we will supplement them from other islands." She Mao Hai saw the dissatisfaction of his subordinates and added, "The fifth-tier great demons, you can have half."
"Ha~ Thank you, Great King, thank you, Great King. I'll go gather the brothers now." Hearing that they could get two demon kings to eat, the snake demon kings became excited and no longer thought about eating fourth-tier lesser demons.
"Go~ Go." She Mao Hai was also very much looking forward to it. As for the strength of the 6 demon lords on these four islands, he knew roughly that they were all in the early stages of the seventh-tier. It was already remarkable for demons living in this sea area to cultivate to the seventh-tier. Those who wanted to continue cultivating had basically entered sea areas with more concentrated spiritual energy.
"Great King~ Great King~ Which island shall we go and destroy? Let's go and destroy Cang Lang Island nearby first." In a short while, all eighteen of his demon king subordinates had arrived.
"Alright, we'll go and destroy Cang Lang Island." She Mao Hai, having just broken through his cultivation, didn't care which island they destroyed first.
A group of snake demons flew to the seaside, directly transforming into their true forms. The grey giant snakes, at least 300 zhang long and over 400 zhang at their largest, crashed into the sea, stirring up huge waves. The low-tier snake demons on the shore watched with envy and admiration.
The nineteen giant snakes adjusted their magical power fluctuations in the sea, making them as synchronized as possible, and then simultaneously cast the Water Evasion Technique. In the next instant, they appeared a thousand li away simultaneously.
"Heh heh~ This accompanying spell of the 'You She Hua Long Jue' is truly powerful. One evasion technique covers a thousand li, faster and farther than the innate evasion technique of the Ci She tribe. It truly lives up to being a heaven-grade cultivation technique."
When the evasion technique ended, not only the demon kings but even She Mao Hai, who was at the demon lord realm, was greatly surprised. However, he thought of another problem.
"Quick~ Quick~ Continue casting the Water Evasion Technique and see how many times we can cast it consecutively." Under She Mao Hai's guidance, the nineteen snake demons cast the Water Evasion Technique 7 more times, exceeding their planned target before stopping.
"Amazing~ Truly amazing. A distance of 8,000 li, reached in only 8 Water Evasion Techniques, in less than a quarter of an hour. This is truly incredible." She Mao Hai felt the remaining magical power in himself and couldn't help but sigh. He still had 40% of his magical power left, and the other demon kings were similar. Their magical power had been synchronized when they collectively cast the evasion technique.
"Everyone, use spirit stones to recover quickly. We'll go and destroy Cang Lang Island later, and by the way, test the power of the [Swift Wind Torrent Technique]."
"Right~ Right~ Hurry and recover~" The snake demon kings suppressed their excitement and sank to the seabed to recover. After consuming some resources, they recovered 90% of their magical power within a day and immediately swam back over a hundred li, directly surrounding a large island that was a thousand li wide.
Before the demons on Cang Lang Island could react, dark clouds covering an area of a thousand li directly enveloped the entire island.
"Which fellow daoist is joking? Please reveal yourself and let us meet." An old man with white hair flew into the sky as the dark clouds completely covered Cang Lang Island, loudly questioning.
"..."
No one answered him. The response was heavy raindrops. The raindrops were sparse at first and had little power, but gradually, these raindrops began to pierce through leaves, then trees, then the ground, rocks, and even metal.
"Roar~ Bastard, who are you? Which insidious scoundrel is it, come out and face me!" The old man watched as his human-made magical artifact clothes were pierced by the raindrops. He immediately transformed into a giant wolf over a hundred zhang tall and roared to the sky, causing the surrounding space to tremble faintly.
"..."
Still, no one answered. Snakes were synonymous with insidious beings, and snake demons were even more insidious. The giant wolf was almost instantly enveloped by the downpour, forming a huge water sphere. Around the water sphere, a green hurricane swirled.
"Roar~ Roar~ Roar~ Bastard, I will kill you!"
"Which senior is it? Do we have some misunderstanding?"
"Spare me~ Spare me, I surrender."
After a series of wolf howls, the water sphere parted, revealing a headless giant wolf. In less than an hour, a seventh-tier demon wolf was so easily killed.
"Hahahaha~ Hahahaha~" Only then did the excited laughter of the snake demons resound throughout Cang Lang Island. The remaining wolf demons didn't even know who their enemies were before being killed or captured. They had absolutely no power to resist!
This is the might of the Ci She tribe cultivating the 'You She Hua Long Jue'. Terrifying indeed!