Chapter 494

Chapter 494: Demons

Aside from the gains from the Light points, Ji Yang’s understanding of the essence also made significant progress during mining.

Not only was it the Essence of War, but the essence of the sword contained within the iron pick in his hand as well.

This also caused Ji Yang to occasionally enter a state resembling enlightenment while mining.

Fortunately, while comprehending the essence, his hands did not stop their movement, saving him a lot of time.

Just as Ji Yang was storing the Crimson Ore in his storage bag and preparing to continue mining, Little Gold suddenly erupted with an intense silver glow.

Without Ji Yang actively controlling it, Little Gold began to dig toward the front mine wall.

Little Gold’s autonomous action surprised Ji Yang, and he immediately looked ahead.

He thought Little Gold had discovered some rare ore, but when Ji Yang focused his gaze, he saw a mass of green, gooey substance on the front wall.

As Little Gold dug towards that green mass, it successfully split in two.

Seeing this, Ji Yang immediately lost interest.

He had been mining for a few months without uncovering any high-quality ore or even seeing a hint of a purple Light point.

However, he figured that if he continued digging, he would encounter something eventually.

Just when Ji Yang was about to retrieve Little Gold and continue mining, a strange scene unfolded before him.

The green liquid that had been cut by Little Gold began to wriggle as if it had come to life, moving across the uneven ground.

Then it slowly rejoined, coming back together.

The sight piqued Ji Yang’s interest a bit.

Although Little Gold hadn’t used the Power of the Essence, the spiritual treasure itself was already formidable. Anything that could restore itself after being attacked by a spiritual treasure certainly wasn’t an ordinary item.

But he did not feel fearful of the green liquid’s behavior; after all, hadn’t those creatures transformed from the essence in the secret realm been able to do the same?

While he watched, Ji Yang even began to speculate about what this green liquid was.

Slime?

No, how could there be such a thing in the Cultivation World? He was overthinking it.

Soon, the green liquid returned to its original state and did not stop; instead, it began to flow upward like water.

Under Ji Yang’s gaze, the green liquid quickly gathered into a humanoid form, which astonished him even more.

As this green liquid gained shape, its cultivation level also rapidly surged.

Qi Refinement Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, Golden Core Stage, Nascent Soul Stage, Spirit Transformation Stage, late Void Refinement Stage, early Void Refinement Stage…

As it approached the Unity with the Dao Stage, the green liquid’s realm finally stabilized, and its structure shifted from liquid to solid, gradually revealing its facial features and limbs.

Ji Yang, who had been observing this entity, now felt a pang of shock.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed from a blob of liquid into a late Void Refinement Stage great cultivator!

This level of advancement was even more intense than his own!

Who on earth had such an advantage?

As its cultivation level stabilized, its face and body quickly took shape.

With scaly green skin covering its entire body, the creature resembled a cultivator, but in the details, it was completely different, such as its sunken mouth, prominent eyes, and the strange bulge on its head.

Not to mention the extremely long green fingernails that glinted coldly; it was hard to imagine that this creature had just transformed from that blob of green liquid.

At this moment, two words appeared in Ji Yang’s mind.

Demon!

Initially, he dismissed the guesses made by Steward Wu and the others, but now it seemed their assumptions were quite reasonable.

As Ji Yang looked at the demon before him, the demon was also sizing up Ji Yang.

At this moment, Ji Yang did not rush to attack. Instead, he asked with keen interest,

“What are you?”

Hearing Ji Yang’s question, the demon’s expression began to change gradually.

Then, it uttered a series of incomprehensible words.

Seeing Ji Yang’s confusion, the demon shifted through several languages again.

“Golden Core stage cultivator?”

Once the demon spoke in the language of the current Cultivation World, Ji Yang understood its meaning.

Seeing that Ji Yang grasped its intention, the demon chuckled lightly:

“Thank you for waking me up early this time; otherwise, I wouldn’t know how long I would have to sleep here.”

“To show my gratitude, I will borrow your identity and memories for a while.”

As soon as it finished speaking, the demon’s originally strange face started to change again.

When the transformation was complete, Ji Yang was astonished to find that the demon’s appearance had become identical to his own, and there was no hint of a flaw.

Such a sophisticated spell was not any less impressive than his own; in fact, it seemed even stronger, as if this face were its natural form rather than something altered.

This peculiar ability gave Ji Yang a new perspective on the demon before him, but he was still more intrigued by the demon’s sudden surge in cultivation level.

Seeing that Ji Yang, a Golden Core stage cultivator, was not afraid of him, the demon’s expression began to grow cold.

However, Ji Yang nodded repeatedly and remarked,

“Indeed, this is very cool, even like this.”

The demon’s face turned ugly upon hearing this, and it muttered under its breath,

“It seems we’ve been away for too long, causing you lowly and despicable cultivators to forget us.”

With that, the demon prepared to make a move.

But unexpectedly, Ji Yang acted first, tossing out two spiritual grains.

As the spiritual grains hit the ground, they instantly transformed into two Golden Armored Battle Soldiers.

“Let’s see how strong you are first.”

Ji Yang said nonchalantly after summoning the Battle Soldiers.

Ji Yang’s disregard further fueled the demon’s fury.

How could such a mere Golden Core stage cultivator be so unaware of the danger?

At that moment, the demon could no longer hold back. Facing the charging Battle Soldiers, the demon’s fingernails transformed into two green blades, slashing at the warriors.

Thinking it would be easy to defeat them, the demon was caught off guard when the two Battle Soldiers effortlessly intercepted its attacks.

Ji Yang, seeing this, felt no surprise.

Although the demon’s aura had risen sharply, Ji Yang had noticed a flaw: the demon seemed to have a high cultivation level but lacked the strength that came with it.

These Battle Soldiers appeared to be weak, but with Ji Yang’s improvement in cultivation, their power had significantly increased. Now, the Battle Soldiers could reach the Early Stage of Spirit Transformation, and their solid bodies made them formidable in close combat.

Just when Ji Yang thought the demon was nothing extraordinary, the demon unexpectedly let out a satisfied laugh.

Its claw-like blades morphed back into the previous liquid form, quickly eroding toward the two Battle Soldiers in front of it.

Its speed was swift, and in an instant, it had devoured Ji Yang’s two Battle Soldiers.

As the demon consumed the two Battle Soldiers, its power began to rise, and it let out a contented sound:

“What abundant spiritual energy! This is the feeling I’ve been craving!”