Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2387 198: Entering Once More

"Who would have thought that Aerx would be the one to make the initial move."

Within the erupting flashes of thunder, a pale stone gecko marked with irregular dark designs captured the lightning using its broad, sticky tongue, while the shadowy motifs along its spine coiled like animated beings, becoming ever more captivating, repulsive, depraved...

This was none other than the Stone Lizard that emerged once Ye Cangsheng's awareness merged with the Cursed Evil Lizard's form—Aerx.

Sensing the overwhelming magical energy ready to erupt from Aerx, even Wang Ba found himself casting a brief look its way.

As a vital component in performing the Triple Suffering Curse Technique, it ranked among the rare divine creatures that Wang Ba had left behind instead of carrying along.

Yet, because cultivators in the Little Cang World frequently employed the Triple Layer of Suffering to cleanse the Dao Domain and bolster their Primordial Spirit, Aerx gained a plentiful supply of magical energy in return.

Consequently, despite lacking Wang Ba's care across countless years, it had progressed from Class VI to Seventh Tier Perfect, propelled by the wealth of magical energy.

Much like Fanming, were it not for the limitations of the Sea of Chaos Realm, it would have surpassed into the Eighth Tier, the Tribulation-Transcending Realm, ages ago.

Nevertheless, based on Wang Ba's assessment of the magical energy coursing through its form, Aerx could very well reach the Eighth Tier independently, even beyond the Little Cang World's confines.

After all, every invocation of the Triple Layer of Suffering delivered a substantial surge for Aerx.

What gets expelled during the Triple Layer of Suffering includes not just the Dao Domain, but also disordered rules and fragmented Primordial Spirit energy, all transforming into nourishment for Aerx.

Now, severed from external rule influences, it promptly unleashed the thunder tribulation at the earliest chance.

"When you think about it, the bloodline integration framework of the ghost-pattern Stone Lizard does bear certain resemblances in approach to the 'Ten Thousand Beasts Unbridled' from the Canlong Realm. It comes across like a prototype from their studies, though it's puzzling how it ended up manifesting in the Little Cang World."

Observing Aerx, Wang Ba's mind raced with additional insights:

"Still, unlike the bloodline mixing in Ten Thousand Beasts Unbridled, this method offsets the clashing powers within bloodlines while fusing multiple akin yet varying-level bloodlines into a single stable whole, which is truly impressive. The sheer challenge involved is enough to inspire wonder."

"Should someone completely grasp this ghost-pattern Stone Lizard's bloodline integration framework and refine it further, combining bloodlines from comparable spirit beasts and advancing them higher, that could open up an entirely fresh path!"

At that idea, his gaze sparkled with excitement.

While facing the trials from Master Chao, to swiftly decode the Ten Thousand Beasts Unbridled Technique, he had drawn from the ghost-pattern Stone Lizard's bloodline integration approach, replicating it by merging diverse spirit beasts by their classifications, and building upon that with deeper combinations, thereby finding a swift route to understanding Ten Thousand Beasts Unbridled.

However, at that time, he had operated purely from recollection, with his knowledge of the ghost-pattern Stone Lizard remaining limited. If he examined it anew now, greater discoveries might await.

For example, through his intentional direction, the varieties of spirit poultry inside the realm had expanded to thousands.

These spirit poultry by themselves could yield a full "Ten Thousand Beasts Unbridled" version through blending.

Admittedly, the levels of these spirit poultry remain modest, so the resulting full version's level might not be grand, but what if it were then fused with the Ten Thousand Beasts Unbridled Technique itself?

Certainly, the complexity would explode, yet he harbored no excessive ambitions; if blending a thousand varieties proved impossible, then perhaps a hundred, or even merely ten?

He couldn't confirm the feasibility, but merely considering it stirred a sense of promise worth pursuing.

Particularly since the intrusion of outer realm rules would inevitably produce novel species from the spirit chickens, Spirit Turtles, and other spirit beasts embedded in the realm membrane, rendering his scheme ever more viable.

Moreover, the ghost-pattern Stone Lizard represents the pinnacle fusion of the Stone Lizard and its related kin's bloodlines, both near and far. If those bloodlines could be separately dissected, it might birth an expansive new lineage, and such an expansive lineage would equate to another complete "Ten Thousand Beasts Unbridled" form.

Even should the individual forms prove inadequate, the rules embedded in those bloodlines alone would demand his focus, like Adax's knack for vanishing into the void or its potent gift for illusion arts.

"From this perspective, time grows short; I need senior brother and the rest to hold things off a bit longer."

Firm in his resolve, Wang Ba didn't delay and straightaway started dissecting and pondering the ghost-pattern Stone Lizard's bloodline...

...

A century passed.

Within the vast emptiness of the Sea of Chaos Realm.

'Wisdom None' hovered in the void with a gentle smile, backed by numerous cultivators' shadows. Some hailed from the Jade Pot Realm, others dwelled beyond realms. In that instant, gazing at Zhao Feng and his companions ahead, he spoke softly:

"Friends, after guiding you this far, it's time we bid farewell here."

Zhao Feng, Ji Ying, Gan Xiong, Qiao Zhongxu, and the others halted upon hearing him.

Leading the party, Zhao Feng's expression brimmed with earnestness, a subtle trace of unwillingness coloring his voice as he expressed sorrow:

"Such a shame we can't accompany senior any further."

Wisdom None offered a soft smile:

"All things in existence stem from karmic ties. At present, the layman's bond with our Buddha remains unformed, yet a moment for that bond to flourish will surely arrive. Layman should rest easy; this humble monk will relay layman's wishes, along with those of your companions, to the Buddha Lord and Bodhisattva, who shall guide you all to the world beyond shortly."

"That said, the world outside may not prove a paradise, fraught as it likely is with conflicts."

"Our gratitude, Master."

With those assurances, Zhao Feng drew in a deep breath, a grin at last softening his icy demeanor.