"Senior Blue Sparrow, are you sure this black mist is demonic energy?" Zhang Ling asked, staring at the sea eye below, which was emitting black mist.
"Hmph, how could I be wrong? This is indeed demonic energy," Blue Sparrow said, flapping its wings a few times, disgruntled.
"The spiritual energy of this realm is somewhat thin, different from other similar realms I know. The overall spiritual energy is weaker by two or three parts. Plus, the ancient Demon Realm invaded this realm tens of thousands of years ago, and it seems the original continent was shattered. It's not hard to guess why the spiritual energy is weaker."
"It seems you know quite a bit about our realm, Senior. What does that have to do with demonic energy?" Zhang Ling's eyes flickered.
"It has a great deal to do with it. I was originally fighting that ancient giant when I inexplicably encountered a spatial collapse and was swept into this realm by a spatial storm. That attracted those Nascent Soul old monsters from the Flowing Cloud Sea, and I naturally learned about your human realm from them. In the end, I was plotted against by those old fellows and sealed."
"When I first came down, I was suppressed by the realm and suffered mutual injuries with that ancient giant. Otherwise, with my strength in my prime, I could have wiped out a few Nascent Soul cultivators with a wave of my hand," Blue Sparrow said indignantly, seemingly remembering something sad.
"Realms like yours that have been invaded by ancient demons are not unique; they all belong to lower realms. In fact, there are many lower realms corresponding to the Spirit Realm."
"Some lower realms are completely dominated by human cultivators, like your realm. Although there are a small number of demon cultivators, most of the area is human territory."
"But some lower realms are completely dominated by ancient demons. These realms dominated by the ancient demon race have mostly been invaded. The spiritual energy of the entire realm has been specially transformed into an environment suitable for the ancient demon race to survive."
"The hallmark of this environment is a large amount of demonic energy."
"It is extremely difficult for humans and demons to survive in areas where a large amount of demonic energy breeds. The ultimate result is the death of a large number of living beings, and the remaining ones are gradually demonized into half-demons and demon beasts."
"Even if the alienated humans and demons reach the Nascent Soul realm, they will no longer ascend to the Spirit Realm, but to the Ancient Demon Realm, becoming members of the ancient demons."
"Realms like yours that have been invaded by ancient demons but not completely successfully invaded are quite special. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth often changes, and a decrease of several levels is common."
"Some realms even have a stalemate between spiritual energy and demonic energy, which makes the spiritual energy of heaven and earth extremely chaotic, and many natural disasters occur frequently. Very few living beings can survive in such realms."
"In the end, the so-called demonic energy is also a kind of spiritual energy of heaven and earth, just different from the ordinary spiritual energy of heaven and earth sensed by humans and demons."
"Five elements spiritual power, demonic energy, yin spiritual energy, etc., are all various changes of heaven and earth spiritual energy. There are also realms that are not controlled by humans and demons."
"In addition to lower realms, there are many realms equal to the Spirit Realm. As far as I know, there are several ancient Demon Realms, Blood Moon Realms, Insect Realms, Ice Sea Realms, etc., near the Spirit Realm. Some of these realms also attack each other."
"Among them, the Spirit Realm and the Ancient Demon Realm fight the fiercest. Every once in a while, when the demon and spirit realms intersect, there will be a great war, which may also affect the lower realms."
"In addition, there are some special realms opened up by True Spirits. …"
Zhang Ling was shocked after listening to Blue Sparrow's explanation, and he gained a lot of knowledge.
Such introductions about realms are only mentioned in fragments in ancient books, and Blue Sparrow's words made him understand more clearly.
"Junior is grateful for your teachings."
"Hehe, this is just a simple explanation of realms that I know. Most cultivators in the Spirit Realm know it. Okay, Little Turtle is out. Let's see what he has gained," Blue Sparrow curled its lips and smiled, suddenly looking at the sea eye below, and said no more.
Zhang Ling was still wanting to hear more, and he also sensed that the Black Turtle was about to come out of the sea eye.
He and Blue Sparrow had been standing in the sky for a long time, waiting for the results of the Black Turtle's underwater exploration. Calculating the time, the Black Turtle had been in the sea eye for two quarters of an hour.
Zhang Ling estimated the time the Black Turtle had been in there. He saw a black light shoot out from the black mist and fly towards them. The Black Turtle, transformed into a black-faced youth, landed beside him.
Communicating with his second soul, he understood the Black Turtle's exploration.
However, the Black Turtle did not explore all the situations inside, but encountered some dangers and was attacked by sea beasts.
Zhang Ling was a little puzzled. The situation in the sea had been explored before, and there were no sea beasts. Now, sea beasts suddenly appeared, which must be related to this black mist demonic energy.
The Black Turtle waved his hand, and two huge corpses floated beside him.
One was a black-scaled monster fish more than ten feet long. Although it was dead, it was still covered in a layer of black mist, which was the demonic energy floating on the sea.
The black fish had a huge head, accounting for most of its body. The fish head was blue-black, with some light red patterns, like cast iron. Strangely, it had three pairs of blood-red dead fish eyes, which looked quite terrifying.
There was a large hole in the fish's head, which was the wound caused by the Black Turtle's bronze spear, killing the beast with one blow. The aura on the black fish's body also reached the level of a sixth-grade demon beast.
The other corpse was an even stranger sea beast.
The overall length was only three feet. The upper body was covered in black hair like a monkey, and the lower body was a large piece of red scales covering a large fish tail.
Two pale palms were wrapped around the black hair. Unlike ordinary palms, they were soft and seemed to have no bones in them. But one palm held a fist-sized white pearl, and the other palm held a ten-foot-long broken bone fork.
"Eh?"
Zhang Ling let out a soft sound of doubt, because the pearl and bone fork in the beast's hands were not ordinary objects, and he could sense a weak spiritual power fluctuation. This was not the reason for his surprise, but both items were magic weapons refined by cultivators.
The bone fork was fine, with a layer of demonic energy lingering on it. But the white pearl, with its glittering white light, was not stained with a trace of demonic energy. It was always shrouded in a layer of white light, which seemed to have some restraint against demonic energy.
With a wave of his hand, the pearl was grabbed by Zhang Ling. He carefully checked it. After looking at it a few times, he whispered in surprise, "It turned out to be white rock jade turned into a pearl. No wonder it can dispel demonic energy."
White rock jade is a spiritual jade formed by absorbing moonlight, which can emit white moonlight. It is a very good magic weapon for breaking magic. Treasures made of this material are most suitable for fighting cultivators who practice demonic skills.
While Zhang Ling was observing the pearl, Blue Sparrow was not idle. It flew to the two corpses and chirped. "Hehe, they are two demon beasts. It seems they were transformed by demonic energy."
While speaking, Blue Sparrow flapped its wings, and a blue feather fell, circling around the two sea beast corpses.
The two corpses trembled, and a demon core flew out of each of their heads. Both demon cores were blue-black, which were water-attribute demon cores. Different from ordinary demon cores, there were some black patterns on them, lingering with a layer of demonic energy.
"What are you doing, Senior?" Seeing this scene, Zhang Ling frowned and asked.
"These two demon crystals are useful to me," Blue Sparrow replied casually, without explaining anything. But then he added, "What, are you reluctant to part with two demon crystals?"
"Hehe, Senior, what are you talking about? During this period of time, you have helped me with some questions in my cultivation. Since the demon crystals are useful to you, take them," Zhang Ling waved his hand and chuckled dryly.
"I'm just wondering why you need these two demon crystals when you don't practice demonic skills."
Looking at the two demon cores emitting demonic energy, Zhang Ling thought to himself, so this is the so-called demon crystal. From the feeling, in addition to water spiritual power, there is indeed a special spiritual power.
Although he had not seen demon crystals before, he had heard of them.
The alien demon race in the Northern Plains cultivation world has high-level demon beasts, and the demon cores produced in their bodies are called demon crystals. Speaking of which, the demon beasts there are also transformed from demon beasts that have been infected by demonic energy.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ling's heart trembled. Could it be that he had returned to the Northern Plains cultivation world?
Although he realized that he was no longer in the Flowing Cloud Sea, he had never thought of returning to the Northern Plains cultivation world.
Now, seeing these two demon beasts, and thinking of those alien demon people who were alienated by demonic energy, it is really possible that he has returned to the Northern Plains cultivation world.
If he really returned, then the place he is now in, could it be an area controlled by alien demons?
"Hmph, what are you dazing off for?"
Blue Sparrow's dissatisfied voice entered his ears, and Zhang Ling came back to his senses and shook his head slightly. This was just his guess and could not be confirmed.
Looking at the surrounding environment and the ring-shaped island below that was already half-covered by demonic energy, he had been here for four years, and it was time to leave.
Demonic energy suddenly appeared on the sea, and he didn't know what kind of commotion it would cause. It was no longer suitable for cultivation.
Zhang Ling immediately made a decision to leave this place in a day or two. Although it would not be easy to pass through the outer storm layer, with his and Black Turtle's strength, it would just be more troublesome.
He had not originally planned to stay here for a long time, but he thought the spiritual veins on the island were good, and he had been cultivating spiritual beasts and spiritual insects recently, so he stayed here temporarily.
While Zhang Ling made up his mind, the blue feather released by Blue Sparrow quickly rotated, absorbing the demonic energy from the two demon crystals.
In just a few breaths, the two demon crystals had become more than half smaller.
"By the way, there are still many demon beasts of this kind below, right? How about I make another deal with you?" Blue Sparrow spoke again.
Hearing this, Zhang Ling frowned and asked curiously, "Why are you suddenly so concerned about demon beasts, Senior? Is there any use for them?"
Blue Sparrow turned its head a few times, seeming hesitant, but still explained in a somewhat childish voice.
"It is indeed a little useful to me. You also know that my true body is sealed in a land of absolute spiritual energy. In that land of absolute spiritual energy, there are several layers of formations outside, all arranged by the old fellows who sealed me back then. Although ten thousand years have passed, and some seals have loosened, it is still not easy to break them. One of the restrictions can be removed with a large amount of demonic energy."
"I see, no wonder you need demonic energy, Senior. I wonder how you plan to trade?" Zhang Ling blinked his eyes, judging that this person was not lying.
He and Blue Sparrow had been together for a while, and they knew each other well. This person generally does not lie, especially about the situation of his body being sealed.
Now they are still in a cooperative relationship. Since he has something to ask of him, Zhang Ling calculated in his heart. He would naturally get some benefits, and at the same time, he guessed a bit about what Blue Sparrow wanted him to do.
"It's very simple, you help me collect more demon crystals, and I can greatly increase your strength."
"Increase my strength?"
Zhang Ling frowned slightly, looking at Blue Sparrow. Could it be some kind of secret technique? There are indeed some secret techniques that can greatly increase a person's strength in a short period of time.
However, these secret techniques have some hidden dangers. He himself knows several secret techniques that can increase his strength, but they are not easy to cultivate.
While speaking, the feather released by Blue Sparrow had absorbed all the two demon crystals, and a few traces of demonic energy were stained on the feather.
"Hehe, it's not what you think, increasing your strength in a short period of time. Helping me collect demon crystals will at most waste some time for you, right? Are you unwilling to pay this price, or are you afraid to go into the water?" Blue Sparrow saw him hesitating and sneered. The voice was always a childish voice, which sounded a bit strange in the ear.
Zhang Ling thought expressionlessly for a while, then nodded.
This sea eye is indeed dangerous now, but when Black Turtle went deep, he only encountered fifth and sixth-order demon beasts, which were not very dangerous.
He and Black Turtle combined, even if they encountered one or two eighth-order demon beasts, they could retreat safely, so naturally they would not be afraid of anything.
"How many demon crystals do you plan to collect, Senior?" While nodding, Zhang Ling still asked.
"About a hundred demon crystals of this level," Blue Sparrow said slyly.
A hundred demon crystals, that means at least a hundred demon beasts of fifth and sixth-order strength need to be killed. Zhang Ling's mouth twitched, thought for a while, and still agreed.
Although it was a bit much, it was not too difficult for him, it would just waste some time. Compared to increasing his strength quickly, spending this time was nothing.
Then Zhang Ling put away the corpses of the two demon beasts, and led Black Turtle and Blue Sparrow into the sea eye, and began to hunt demon beasts.
