Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Li Miaozhen had been out on missions far more often than Qin Feng, so she had more experience in escaping from danger.

While flying swiftly on the White Tiger, she also cast spells to conceal their auras and changed directions several times. Additionally, she had repeatedly used various methods to transfer their auras onto some small demonic beasts that she captured casually, before releasing them to scatter in all directions.

In this way, even if someone actually followed their trail, the demonic beasts would confuse the direction, making it hard to discern where they had escaped to.

After two days of continuous sprinting and escaping ten thousand miles, they finally stopped when they sensed no more dangers. They found a hidden valley, set up an array plate to cover a section of the deep valley, and then took out the treasures they had stored earlier, ready to divide the loot.

"I mentioned earlier, you can take a bit more," Li Miaozhen waved her hand generously after they took out all the plundered treasures, "Pick whatever you like, primarily focus on what you presently need."

"Thank you, Senior Sister," Qin Feng smiled but he didn't just randomly grab things, "Senior Sister, I currently need a large quantity of demon crystals. So, how about giving me all the demon crystal stones we obtained this time? I'll just pick a few demon cores suitable for refining my spiritual beasts, and the rest of the stuff will be yours. Is that agreeable?"

He briefly estimated, though the quantity of demon crystal stones was substantial, their value wasn't as high as all the other items combined, especially the demon cores from the two super demon beasts, which were precious and incomparable to mere demon crystal stones.

Moreover, the Fiery Flame City Lord had collected several top-level magic equipment pieces, which were also valuable items. If brought back and reformed by an artifact refiner, their power would definitely not be inferior to top-level magical treasures.

There were also many precious materials worth collecting that, in reality, were worth many times more than the demon crystal stones.

Li Miaozhen furrowed her brows, "Didn't we agree to prioritize your needs this time?"

Qin Feng laughed, "Although Senior Sister is magnanimous, I am not a greedy person. Without Senior Sister, it would have been very difficult for me to snatch these treasures from the hands of those demon clan members. Even if I could obtain them through long-term planning, it would take too much time, filled with uncertainties, and there might even be the possibility of suffering a great loss. Senior Sister agreeing to do this job with me has already been a huge favor; I can't let you endure the loss and take the lesser share, I wouldn't feel right about that."

"Good, at least you have a conscience," Li Miaozhen revealed a bright smile and patted his head twice, "Actually, it wouldn't hurt if you took a bit more. This haul is substantial, so whether you take a little more or less doesn't make much difference to me. When I go back, I will exchange these items for other cultivation resources suitable for me at the sect, so just take what you need without worry."

Qin Feng frowned, trying to catch her hand that was rubbing his head, thinking to himself, Just talk, I'm not a kid, nor am I your spiritual pet, it's too much to pat my head like this.

But before he could catch Li Miaozhen's hand, she flipped her hand and gave his own a smack.

Qin Feng yelped in pain, then helplessly said, "Senior Sister, can you please not treat me like a child, I am a man, don't randomly pat my head."

"Tsk."

Li Miaozhen curled her lips disdainfully, "You're just a little brat. Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror? You call yourself a man? Come back and say that when you've grown a beard."

As she spoke, she fetched a demon mirror from a nearby rack and passed it in front of him.

It was a high-quality demon mirror crafted from top-grade Demon Crystal Stone, engraved with numerous complex magic runes, and the back was inlaid with a huge demon core, surrounded by a circle of ornate gemstones. It was a very extravagant collection item, even in the treasure vault of the Fiery Flame City Lord.

Qin Feng brought his face closer to it as she held it, and couldn't help feeling a bit deflated.

No wonder Li Miaozhen didn't consider him a man. Although he had been practicing for several years and had established his Foundation early, which slowed down his physical growth, plus his face naturally looked tender, he looked only slightly older than when he had first started. He still had the appearance of a youth about fifteen or sixteen years old. Despite being handsome, his face still bore the distinct naivety of youth, hardly the demeanor of a mature man.

In Li Miaozhen's eyes, the so-called masculine demeanor should be like that of her master, Luo Zhancheng.

But unless Qin Feng learned to transform, his relatively handsome face would certainly never exude Luo Zhancheng's overwhelmingly dominant aura.

Qin Feng thought to himself that once he achieved the Golden Core, he might ask his master for a secret technique to make his appearance more mature, so as not to be treated like a little brat, who hadn't fully grown his hair; it was too embarrassing.

In the cultivation world, although these types of secret techniques were not abundant, they were fairly widely spread.

Especially among the higher-ups of various sects.

After all, many sect leaders and elders needed a dignified appearance to maintain their authority. Even a slightly more mature look would do, otherwise, having a tender-faced youth take on that role just didn't seem solemn enough.

There were also some who went the extra mile to appear wise and seasoned by deliberately turning their hair white, though their skin was softer than a baby's—these were the folks known as having the "white hair, youthful face" appearance.

Once their hair was turned black, they still looked young.

"Alright, let's divide these items and leave this place quickly. I need to delve deeper into the Demon Domain to gather intelligence on the demon clans. We can't linger here too long."

Following Li Miaozhen's words, Qin Feng didn't dwell on it any further. He gathered all the demon crystals; there were almost three million in total.

According to Li Miaozhen, this was because the Fiery Flame City Lord had taken most of his accumulated demon crystals to the Demon God Palace and offered it to the Dark Nether Demon God, or else they could have collected twice as many.

In fact, the cities under the Dark Nether Demon God typically wouldn't need to tribute so much, but due to current war needs, the Fiery Flame City Lord had no choice but to contribute large amounts of resources.

Qin Feng selected a dozen high-level demon cores and then indicated that he didn't need anything else.

He felt that, with these demon crystals and demon cores, not only were they enough to allow the Fire Ape to advance to the Demon Core Realm, but they would also support the operation of the Demon Refining Pot for a long time. Even upgrading the Ruyi Golden Snake to a higher realm and merging higher rank bloodline divine powers wouldn't be an issue. There was no worry about depleting the Spirit Vein within the Demon Refining Pot anytime soon.

In the end, it was Li Miaozhen who thought he had taken too little and was at a disadvantage, so she stuffed a few top-level magic equipment items at him for defense, and then packed up the rest of the items.

Qin Feng did not further refuse. Since Li Miaozhen had given them to him, he just accepted them. After all, she was his fellow sect disciple, not an outsider, and there was no need to be overly modest.

And, as Li Miaozhen had said, even if these top-level magic equipment items weren't cultivated into magical treasures, he could still manage to use them somewhat. Especially noteworthy was a set of full-body war armor which, if truly worn, would provide extremely formidable defense.

After distributing all the items, the two didn't linger there, discussed their future plans briefly, and then departed, flying in different directions.

Li Miaozhen's cultivation was far superior to Qin Feng's and, coupled with other tasks she bore, it wasn't prudent for her to accompany Qin Feng; it could easily endanger him.

Qin Feng was self-aware and did not request that the senior sister continue to explore other Demon Domains with him for profit.

This was an instance of a temporary alliance for gain; truthfully, they were not suited to venture together, for at many times, Qin Feng's current cultivation level could only hinder Li Miaozhen.

After watching Li Miaozhen depart, Qin Feng pondered briefly, then flew toward the territory of the Dark Flame Demon God.

That area was the first to be occupied by the alliance of sects, serving now as their base. Centering around the Dark Flame Demon God's territory, they planned to conquer this entire continent within two years before considering engaging the demon clans on other continents.

Although Qin Feng's training journey was somewhat premature, he had gained far more benefits than he had anticipated. If the Demon Crystal Stones were converted to Spirit Stones, they would total nearly three million Spirit Stones.

Such a large sum of Spirit Stones was a significant resource even for a Purple Mansion Cultivator. Many small sect's Purple Mansion Cultivators would not be able to amass this amount even if they sold all their magical treasures and spiritual treasures.

Now, Qin Feng had not only acquired these Demon Crystal Stones, but he also possessed several pieces of top-level magic equipment to bolster his presence.

Without the cross-realm warfare, it would have been impossible for Qin Feng to obtain all these items. If a force like Fiery Flame City was compared to Tieling County in the Biluo Great World, Fiery Flame City could be considered a mining city of the same scale—only one produced various artifact refining materials and the other produced Demon Crystal Stones.

In essence, he and Li Miaozhen had looted Tieling County's accumulation of years, enabling them to acquire so many treasures.

Of course, if they were back in the Biluo Great World, in the Southern Domain, they couldn't possibly do this even if the opportunity arose. They would likely attract the encirclement and pursuit of the major forces in the Southern Domain, facing an inevitable death.

But here, they could act without any scruples, using any means necessary to plunder various resources and strengthen themselves—this was the true nature of wars among cultivators.

As Qin Feng rode the Spiritual Vulture, he controlled the Demon Refining Pot to refine the Demon Crystal Stones into pure Fire Element Spiritual Energy which continuously enhanced the Fire Ape's cultivation, making its foundation more robust.

Having gained so many benefits, he intended to return to the sect settling to assimilate the gains. If he could acquire some rare heaven and earth treasure Spiritual Elixirs from the market to aid his advancement to the Golden Core stage, that would be even better.

Moreover, the Fire Ape had also reached the threshold of upgrading, and he was worried about potential dangers during its advancement outside.

Previously, during the Fire Ape's advancement to the Demon Core in the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm, it faced oppression by the Cave Heaven Principle. Now, as invaders, a casual advancement in the Demon Realm would surely trigger a reaction from this world and specifically target them, potentially causing a blood-red thunder to strike down and kill the Fire Ape.

Even if the Fire Ape survived the strike, it could still attract other powerful beings or formidable Demon Beasts, presenting dangers to them.

Of course, Qin Feng had considered letting the Fire Ape advance directly within the Demon Refining Pot; however, he was somewhat apprehensive. Although aware that the Demon Refining Pot formed its own space, he was not confident it could completely evade the World Will's detection.

After all, the Demon Refining Pot was not in perfect condition. If the Fire Ape's advancement triggered a Tribulation Thunder, it could also bring him misfortune, an outcome he was desperate to avoid.

After much consideration, for safety, he decided returning to the Cave Heaven World was the better option. After all, there, the will of the Biluo Great World existed to shield their safe advancement, sparing worries about the punishments of the Heavenly Dao of this realm.

The Demon Realm was vast, characterized by many desolate places, with perennially active volcanoes that were unsuitable for life or vast barren deserts of swirling sands and rocks where vegetation and vitality were absent.

Even the robust life force of the Demon Clan couldn't endure in these harsh environments; instead, various demon worms and demon beasts lurked within the barren landscapes, gradually forming a brutal biological chain.

Qin Feng traveled northward, avoiding areas filled with powerful demonic qi. Such places either harboured formidable demon beasts or concealed unknown dangers.

Being at the Foundation Establishment Realm, his war power was notable and he held life-saving tricks in his hands, yet he was not seeking death.

Despite this, he had been ambushed and even pursued several times along the way by demon beasts; fortunately, even if he couldn't outpace those high-level demon beasts with the speed of his Spiritual Vulture, he could use Earth Escape Divine Power to burrow underground, or apply Shadow Transformation Divine Power to hide in the shadows, ensuring he wasn't actually killed.

This was why he, possessing merely Foundation Establishment Cultivation, dared to venture deep into the demon domain.

After several days of rapid travel, he finally returned to the regions controlled by various sects. Only here did he start to feel at ease, no longer worried about encountering powerful members of the Demon Clan.

The lands controlled by the allied cultivators had grown significantly. They had conquered territories of several Demon Gods and were rapidly assimilating their gains; within a couple of years, those cultivators previously limited by insufficient resources would likely experience a qualitative improvement, greatly advancing the cultivation of low and mid-level disciples from various sects.

By the time the Demon Gods devised a strategy to counter them, they would find their adversaries had grown much stronger.

Of course, the Demon Gods wouldn't care too much; no matter how fast the Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment disciples progressed, they were ultimately just lower-tier disciples. In terms of numbers, the Demon Clan had always held the upper hand.

As for the heavy casualties among the lower-level members of the Demon Clan during battles, they wouldn't care about that either. Even without the Human Clan cultivators to fight against, the casualties from their own internal conflicts wouldn't be few.

After returning to the Cave Heaven Fortress, Qin Feng didn't find his master.

Ning Wuxu was currently leading a group of sect disciples in attacking a city at the border. Even if they captured it, they would need to station there for a while before returning.

Qin Feng didn't feel like going to find his master on the battlefield right now; instead, he diligently advanced his Fire Ape to the Demon Core Realm, thereby acquiring a Demon Core Realm Spiritual Beast. With this, he would feel more confident when clashing with other demon races in the future.

To ensure the Fire Ape's successful advancement, he even took out the Red Flame Spirit Fruit that Liu Xuanling had given him and fed it to the Fire Ape.

This Spirit Fruit was most suitable for a Spiritual Beast like the Fire Ape, about to advance. Not only would it help purify the Fire Element Spirit Energy within its body, but it would also strengthen its Divine Soul and assist it in understanding deeper Bloodline Divine Powers.

With all these preparations, the advancement of the Fire Ape went smoothly and without hindrance, breaking through the realm and recondensing its Demon Core.

Once the Demon Core was reformed, the Fire Ape was evidently excited.

Originally, its destiny was to be trapped in the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm without the chance to advance. Even when it forcibly attempted a breakthrough, it had done so with the mindset of facing death.

But now, its advancement was genuinely successful; not only had its Life Span significantly increased, but the Bloodline within it had awakened even more powerful Divine Powers.

Of course, Qin Feng was the happiest.

With this Fire Ape, he would have greater security when venturing out for experiences, and he could scheme for more treasures and resources.

Just as he was preparing to visit the market to find some heavenly materials and treasures to accelerate his cultivation, Elder Kongkong sent someone with a message, asking him to come to the Moyun Ridge Hall, saying that there was something they needed to discuss with him.