Within Ling Xiao's sea of consciousness, it was strangely divided into four areas, one blue, one grey, one green, and one white. It was a magnificent sight to behold.
When Ling Xiao gathered all the mental energy in his sea of consciousness, his entire being became ethereal.
Only now did he realise that his soul could easily use the mental energy in his sea of consciousness. It was as if all the mental energy here would listen to him with a single thought.
Ling Xiao could already see that the Innate Sinister Wind Bead was in a bad situation. The blue and red flames had already occupied more than half of the sea of consciousness, and the greyish-black mist had been compressed to a corner, as if it could be extinguished at any time.
"I'm coming!" Ling Xiao exclaimed, and directed his mental energy to charge towards the centre of the blue and red light.
Mental energy was an invisible existence, and it was in his own territory, so it was not affected by the blue and red flames at all. It reached the centre of the Blue Demon Fire Bead, and instantly enveloped it.
The mental energy turned into countless sharp blades, and continuously attacked and split the energy of the Blue Demon Fire Bead.
Xiu xiu!
The Blue Demon Fire Bead seemed to have realized something, and quickly retracted the energy it was emitting.
Ling Xiao naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity, and immediately ordered the Innate Sinister Wind Bead to entangle the outer layer of the Blue Demon Fire Bead's energy. His mental energy increased, and he slashed at the Blue Demon Fire Bead again and again.
Mental energy was the strangest attack in the world, and it could pass through anything to attack anything.
The Blue Demon Fire Bead was full of energy, but it could not do anything to the invisible mental energy. The defence it formed was like an empty shell, and its explosive energy was slowly being consumed by the mental energy.
Without any support, the outer layer of the Blue Demon Fire Bead was no match for the Innate Sinister Wind Bead. Soon, the Innate Sinister Wind Bead had extinguished the blue flames, and was gradually approaching the centre of the Blue Demon Fire Bead. It even seemed to be excited.
Under the combination of Ling Xiao's psyche and the Innate Yin Wind Bead's Yin Wind Evil Qi, the Blue Demon Fire Bead's aura gradually weakened, and it kept retreating, as if it was trying to escape.
"Just a bit more. I'll be safe once I drive this little thing out." Ling Xiao's mental strength was almost completely exhausted. Gritting his teeth, he increased his strength, hoping that he could drive the Blue Demon Flame Bead out of his sea of consciousness as soon as possible. That way, he would be safe.
"Little friend, don't let it escape. Take advantage of this opportunity to subdue it. It'll be extremely beneficial to you," warned Lu Weng.
"What, subdue … subdue it?"
Ling Xiao cried out in surprise. He really hadn't thought about it. He just wanted to chase this little thing out. Saving his life was more important.
"Yes, they're all supreme treasures of heaven and earth. They've long since gained sentience. However, subduing them isn't easy. It all depends on whether or not you have the ability to make it afraid. Make it feel like you can destroy it. Then you can convey your intentions to recruit it. If it doesn't submit, then destroy it. If it's willing to compromise, then place a spiritual imprint on it. In the future, it will belong to you," explained Lu Weng.
"Alright, I'll try." Ling Xiao thought for a moment and then nodded, obeying Lu Weng's words.
If such a supreme treasure were to belong to him, then that would be exactly what he wanted. For example, the Innate Yin Wind Bead could allow him to use Innate Yin Wind Evil Qi, resist fire poison, and also give him a hundred percent wind attribute purity. If he subdued this Blue Demon Fire Bead, then his fire attribute purity would also reach a hundred percent. As for what benefits it would bring him, that would have to wait until he subdued it to find out.
Ling Xiao made up his mind. On one hand, he sent a message to the Innate Yin Wind Bead, telling it to use all its strength to devour the Blue Demon Fire Bead and lock onto it so that it couldn't escape. On the other hand, he continued to use his mental energy to continuously attack the Blue Demon Fire Bead.
The Blue Demon Fire Bead's aura was greatly weakened by the attacks from both sides. It was also restricted by the Innate Yin Wind Bead, making it unable to struggle.
If they were outside, the Blue Demon Fire Bead would be able to escape however it wanted. Even the Innate Yin Wind Bead wouldn't be able to stop it, let alone Ling Xiao.
But this was Ling Xiao's Spiritual Sea, which was equivalent to a completely different world. This place was completely under Ling Xiao's control. Furthermore, Ling Xiao's mental energy attacks were impossible to defend against. They greatly weakened the Blue Demon Fire Bead's energy, and at the same time, it also destroyed the energy it could release to resist the Innate Yin Wind Bead.
If this continued, the Blue Demon Fire Bead would sooner or later be destroyed by Ling Xiao's mental energy attacks.
However, although it had consciousness, it didn't have any thoughts. It couldn't sense that Ling Xiao was already extremely weak. As long as it could hold on for a while longer, Ling Xiao's mental energy would be completely exhausted. At that time, the Blue Demon Fire Bead would lose its greatest threat and would be able to calmly leave.
Lu Weng, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but sigh. "It looks like this little fellow isn't going to last much longer. What a pity!"
That's right, Ling Xiao's mental energy was almost completely exhausted.
"Damn, this little thing's energy is too strong. My mental energy has already been exhausted, but I still haven't been able to weaken it by even a tenth of its energy. It looks like I can only give up!" Ling Xiao cursed in his heart.
Just as Ling Xiao was about to relax, a pleading message was transmitted over.
He seemed to sense that the Blue Demon Fire Bead was begging for mercy.
"It's here! That's great!" Ling Xiao exclaimed in pleasant surprise. He immediately tried to transmit his request through his thoughts.
On the other side, the Innate Yin Wind Bead had already completely devoured the Blue Demon Fire Bead's energy and was about to wrap around the Blue Demon Fire Bead.
Just now, it had been forced into a sorry state by the Blue Demon Fire Bead. Now, it had to return the favor.
With the threat of the Innate Yin Wind Bead, the Blue Demon Fire Bead didn't hesitate to send a message to Ling Xiao, choosing to submit.
Ling Xiao was overjoyed. He immediately ordered the Innate Yin Wind Bead to stop its attacks. Then, he used his remaining bit of mental energy to enter the center of the Blue Demon Fire Bead, leaving behind a strand of mental energy.
This strand of mental energy was imprinted at the center of the Blue Demon Fire Bead. From now on, the Blue Demon Fire Bead would belong to Ling Xiao.
Just as his mental energy formed a connection with the Blue Demon Fire Bead, a powerful energy was emitted. It seemed to want to become one with Ling Xiao.
"Little friend, hurry up and leave. It wants to give you back its original energy. If you absorb its original energy, it will be very beneficial to your cultivation!" Lu Weng called out.
Only then did Ling Xiao react. He responded and left his consciousness.
Ling Xiao's soul returned to his corporeal body, and he only felt that the pain in his mind had already disappeared. Furthermore, from within his sea of consciousness, an unending stream of wild and explosive spiritual energy flowed out, forcefully replacing his original profound energy.
"Boss, are you alright?" the Fire Qilin immediately asked when it saw that Ling Xiao had woken up.
"I'm fine. Zizai, help guard me. I'm about to break through!" Ling Xiao instructed. He turned around and opened a large hole in the rock wall. He dove in.
Originally, Ling Xiao was already at the peak of the high level Xuan Realm. Now that the Blue Demon Fire Bead had intentionally sent over its original energy, breaking through was imminent.
Ling Xiao sat down cross-legged and the Three Parts Returning to Origin Qi immediately began to quickly circulate.
The Three Parts Returning to Origin Qi cultivated three attributes at the same time. The spirit energy sent over by the Blue Demon Fire Bead was instantly absorbed and directed to the Dantian.
The ball of air in the Dantian was already about to solidify. Now that there was a large amount of spirit energy being sent over, the ball of air was immediately replaced and compressed. It faintly became a thumb-sized multi-colored bead.
The color of this bead was slightly blue. The other colors were a bit lighter.
This was the shape of Ling Xiao's new Dantian. The solidification of the Dantian was an important sign of stepping into the Spirit Master Level.
Reaching this step meant that the Spirit Master position had been established.
At the same time, as the Dantian grew, the martial artist's own strength would also continuously increase.
After the Dantian had solidified, the spirit energy continued to be sent over until the Dantian couldn't hold it anymore. Only then did it spread to the surrounding meridians and acupoints.
The Three Parts Returning to Origin Qi had already been cultivated to the third rank. Before, Ling Xiao had already filled dozens of acupoints. Now that there was a large amount of spirit energy being sent over, those acupoints were filled up one by one.
In just a short while, close to a hundred acupoints had doubled in size. The acupoints were also filled with spirit energy.
For a moment, those acupoints were like dazzling stars. The energy was very pure and vast.
At the same time, Ling Xiao's aura was also continuously rising.
Breaking through to the high level Xuan Realm, with the addition of spirit energy, his aura suddenly reached an unprecedented level. In the blink of an eye, he became a low level Spirit Master. His aura continued to rise. Not long after, he reached the intermediate level of a low level Spirit Master, then the peak of a low level Spirit Master.
However, his aura still didn't show any signs of stopping. It was still singing loudly.
It only stopped when he reached the intermediate level of a high level Spirit Master. The acupoints in his body were also filled up to two hundred. As long as he filled up the remaining acupoints, he would be able to advance to the fourth rank of the Three Parts Returning to Origin Qi.
Ah!
Ling Xiao opened his tiger eyes that were flashing with fire. He couldn't help but let out a scream. His body shook and a powerful aura spread out.
Rumble!
The cave he was in was shaken by him. A cloud of dust filled the cave entrance.
A handsome figure slowly walked out from within.
At this moment, Ling Xiao seemed to have grown a bit taller. That handsome face had a devilish smile that could instantly kill any young girl in love. Those exposed muscles were firm yet well-proportioned. They looked very strong. Moreover, there were a few strands of scorching spirit energy attached to them. It gave people a feeling of extreme sharpness.
"Haha, I've actually reached the Spirit Master level!" Ling Xiao faced the sky and laughed wildly.
He had waited for this day for a long time. He didn't think that this time he would profit from a disaster. He broke through to intermediate level Spirit Master in one go. Moreover, his power was very solid. As long as he could balance out the other attributes of his spirit energy, breaking through to high level Spirit Master wouldn't be a problem at all.
He was very confident that as long as he focused on cultivation, he would definitely reach high level Spirit Master within a year.
The stronger a fighter was, the more energy they needed. Every time they broke through a level, they would need more energy than before. Naturally, the accumulation time would also be longer.
However, a fighter like Ling Xiao who had just entered intermediate level Spirit Master and had the confidence to reach high level Spirit Master in a year was very rare.
However, a lucky opportunity like Ling Xiao's wasn't something everyone could obtain. Even if some people obtained an opportunity like Ling Xiao, they wouldn't be able to turn danger into safety like Ling Xiao. They would die before they could obtain any benefits.
That wouldn't be called an opportunity, but a disaster!