Chapter 2018: Double-Pupil Rat Advancement, Breaking Spirit Seal Light

Upon returning to his residence, a faint blue glow suddenly appeared around Wang Changsheng, and the Qilin Turtle instantly materialized.

It affectionately rubbed against Wang Changsheng's trousers, letting out a low growl.

After a brief thought, Wang Changsheng took out the Golden Thunder Eagle's inner core and fed it to the Qilin Turtle.

The Qilin Turtle let out an excited roar; the demon core of a mid-grade Level 5 Golden Thunder Eagle was a powerful tonic for it.

The Qilin Turtle let out another excited roar, countless silver electric arcs surging from its body and scattering wildly throughout the estate.

Wang Changsheng went to the small courtyard where the Dual-Pupil Rat resided. Dozens of thorny green vines climbed the walls, adding a sense of antiquity.

The door suddenly opened, and a plump yellow rat scurried out—it was indeed the Dual-Pupil Rat.

"Oh, you've already advanced to Level 5!"

Wang Changsheng exclaimed softly, his face filled with joy.

It wasn't surprising for the Dual-Pupil Rat to reach Level 5, considering the numerous elixirs it had consumed. Wang Changsheng knew well that, before this, the Dual-Pupil Rat had needed vast quantities of elixirs to break through major realms, primarily due to its bloodline.

After consuming the demon core and essence blood of a Level 5 Golden-Eyed Rat, its bloodline had changed, making it more efficient at absorbing elixirs. This time, after taking the Myriad Beast Pill, it successfully advanced to Level 5.

This demonstrated the crucial importance of bloodline for spirit beasts.

The Qilin Turtle had an extraordinary bloodline; if it could acquire the Myriad Beast Pill, perhaps it too could advance to Level 5.

Now that the Dual-Pupil Rat had reached Level 5, Wang Changsheng wondered if it had acquired any new innate abilities.

Wang Changsheng commanded it to display its new ability.

The Dual-Pupil Rat's eyes glowed with dazzling yellow light, each shooting a beam of yellow light onto the ground, but nothing unusual happened.

"Could it be an ability for breaking restrictions?"

Wang Changsheng murmured to himself. Generally, spirit-light attacks were for offense, but a few could break restrictions.

He led the Dual-Pupil Rat to the edge of the estate, where a light blue water curtain and a light yellow light curtain enveloped the entire estate.

The Dual-Pupil Rat's eyes lit up with yellow light, each emitting a yellow beam that struck the yellow light curtain.

The yellow light curtain immediately rippled, then suddenly tore open, revealing a gap several zhang wide.

The yellow light then struck the blue water curtain; the blue water curtain also rippled, creating a similar gap several zhang wide.

"Just as I expected," Wang Changsheng said with a light chuckle, "this innate ability of yours is quite good. Let's call it the Spirit-Breaking Restriction Light! I hope it proves very useful when searching for treasures."

A cultivator's innate abilities primarily depended on the cultivation technique they practiced, but spirit beasts were different.

The Dual-Pupil Rat had incidentally advanced to a spirit beast, and its initial innate abilities weren't strong. After consuming the demon core and essence blood of the Level 5 Golden-Eyed Rat, its abilities had significantly strengthened.

With the Dual-Pupil Rat mastering the Spirit-Breaking Restriction Light ability, it could be of even greater use in future treasure hunts.

The Dual-Pupil Rat let out squeaks, looking very pleased with itself.

"Come on, I'll give you something good to eat."

Wang Changsheng strode out, and the Dual-Pupil Rat promptly followed.

Not long after, Wang Changsheng returned to the basement, with the Dual-Pupil Rat lying beside him.

Wang Changsheng took out the Golden Thunder Eagle's corpse. He plucked its feathers, intending to use them to refine a thunder-attribute treasure.

The flesh and blood of a Level 5 demon bird—this was a highly potent tonic.

"Eat up! This is your reward. Just leave the bones."

Wang Changsheng instructed. The Dual-Pupil Rat had extremely strong teeth; if he didn't tell it, it would even chew up the bones.

The Dual-Pupil Rat let out excited squeaks, a dazzling yellow light emanated from its body, and its size rapidly expanded.

Its claws gripped the Golden Thunder Eagle's corpse, and it began to gnaw on it.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a massive white bird skeleton lay before Wang Changsheng, while the Dual-Pupil Rat, its belly bulging, lay on the ground.

Wang Changsheng paid it no mind. He took out refining materials, preparing to craft a Level 5 puppet beast.

When he was in the East Fence Realm, he had used the skeleton of a Level 4 flood dragon to refine a Level 4 puppet beast, which he left with his clan as a family treasure.

This time, he intended to use the Golden Thunder Eagle's corpse to refine a Level 5 puppet beast.

He took out a palm-sized golden jade bottle, cast a hand seal into it, and a large amount of golden liquid flew out, enveloping the Golden Thunder Eagle's skeleton.

The golden liquid was Golden Marrow Jade Liquid, primarily used to enhance the skeleton's toughness, making it more resilient.

Half a day later, the Golden Marrow Jade Liquid had completely merged with the skeleton. The skeleton's surface gleamed with a golden luster, reflecting a faint golden light.

Wang Changsheng took out a light silver ore, its surface filled with silver electric arcs.

It was Heavenly Thunder Stone, typically found in areas rich in lightning power.

Wang Changsheng tossed the Heavenly Thunder Stone into the air, then unleashed a stream of white flames, engulfing it.

As time passed, the Heavenly Thunder Stone showed signs of melting, slowly transforming into a puddle of silver liquid, with countless silver electric arcs flickering continuously.

Once the Heavenly Thunder Stone had completely turned into a mass of silver liquid, under Wang Changsheng's spiritual sense control, the silver liquid enveloped the skeleton.

In the Azure Realm, Golden Pearl Island was located in the northeastern part of the Azure Realm. It was not large and quite inconspicuous.

Golden Pearl Island's terrain was higher in the south and lower in the north, with a sparse plain in the center.

On a steep peak, Wang Mengbin, Zhong Yunxiu, Cheng Zhenyu, and Zheng Nan stood at the summit. A tremendous thunderclap resonated from high above, and golden lightning bolts occasionally streaked across the sky.

After Zhong Yunxiu advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, the Deng family no longer troubled the Zhong family. The Zhong family dispatched a large number of people to search for areas rich in lightning power.

After careful consideration, Wang Mengbin chose Golden Pearl Island.

Firstly, no powerful cultivators occupied it. Secondly, its remote location ensured no disturbances. Thirdly, it had no significant restrictions. Other places with abundant lightning power were either occupied by Level 5 demon beasts, were in prime locations with many passing cultivators, or had powerful restrictions.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, please refine the lightning power here with peace of mind. We will guard you," Zhong Yunxiu said sincerely. The stronger Wang Mengbin became, the better it would be for her and the Zhong family.

The Deng family had been very close to the Azure Cloud Palace in recent years, so it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't target the Zhong family again.

The best solution was to eliminate the Deng family. With Zhong Yunxiu's own abilities, she naturally couldn't achieve this, but if Wang Mengbin was willing to help, the chances would be much higher.

Wang Mengbin nodded. With a flick of his sleeve, hundreds of silver formation flags flew out, hovering in mid-air. Each flag shimmered with spiritual light, its surface flickering with countless silver electric arcs.

He cast a hand seal into each, and the hundreds of formation flags immediately burst with spiritual light, transforming into silver lightning bolts that vanished into the ground.

He took out a light silver talisman, its surface covered with arcane runes, and slapped it onto his body.

With a flash of silver light, a dazzling ball of silver lightning enveloped Wang Mengbin's body.

He strode toward the center of the formation. Both the formation and the talisman were Level 4, so their effectiveness was reduced, but there was nothing to be done about it, unless Wang Mengbin destroyed the Deng family and the Azure Cloud Palace.

It was better to avoid trouble. Wang Mengbin didn't want to stir up problems, nor was he arrogant enough to provoke enemies everywhere.

A deafening thunderclap came from high in the sky. Over ten golden lightning bolts streaked across the firmament, but none of them struck down.

Zhong Yunxiu frowned. The effectiveness of Level 4 formations and talismans was indeed greatly reduced, so they could only rely on luck.

Wang Mengbin formed hand seals, countless silver electric arcs surged from his body, and his hair fluttered in the wind.

An hour passed, but not a single golden lightning bolt descended.

Wang Mengbin had anticipated this, and began cultivating his arts.

"Young Friend Cheng, Fellow Daoist Zheng," Zhong Yunxiu instructed, "please set up a formation on the island to avoid unnecessary trouble!"

Cheng Zhenyu and Zheng Nan acknowledged, and departed to carry out the order.

After a cup of tea's time, a large expanse of yellow mist emerged from the ground, enveloping the entire island.