Chapter 3480: Collecting Myriad Demon Pills

With the Dharma Body's side requiring no further attention, Yang Kai opened his eyes and noticed that the person on watch had switched to Yin. He immediately waved her over and probed her with roundabout questions about the continental origin of the Demon Realms.

To his surprise, this was no secret at all, making him feel as though he'd made a fuss over nothing.

According to Yin, the reason those Half-Saints could achieve heights beyond ordinary Demon Kings was that they had refined a continent's origin. In essence, every Half-Saint was the true master of a continent.

For instance, the origin of the Blue Plain Continent had long since been refined by Yue Sang, and the same was true for every other continent that had a master. However, because a continent's origin had very poor compatibility, even a Half-Saint could only refine a single origin.

Back when Lie Kuang had pledged allegiance to Yue Sang, the promise he'd received was that Yue Sang would help him refine the origin of the Cloud Shadow Continent. And once Lie Kuang succeeded, he would have an excellent chance of advancing to the rank of Half-Saint.

This was actually good news for Yang Kai. He had experienced firsthand the conveniences of being a territorial master back during his time on the Profound Star. With the Dharma Body now having become the true master of the Cloud Shadow Continent, it would receive the recognition and protection of heaven and earth on this land. The path to becoming a Half-Saint was already laid out before it — as long as it accumulated enough power, its advancement was practically guaranteed.

This trip to the Demon Realms had yielded little in terms of his original objectives or personal gains, but it had won a promising future for the Dharma Body. Sometimes the best outcomes come from unintended efforts.

Seeing Yang Kai asking about these matters, Yin clearly misunderstood his intentions. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke: "Your Majesty is a human, and the power you cultivate differs from ours. It may be difficult for you to refine an origin. Besides, Lie Kuang searched for the Cloud Shadow origin for many years and found nothing. Without the genuine favor of this continent, one simply cannot refine it."

Yang Kai chuckled lightly. "Just curious, that's all."

Yin withdrew with a look of lingering doubt.

The following days passed uneventfully. On the eighth day, the anomaly at the Myriad Demon Cave suddenly shifted. The entire cave trembled and surged, and the heaven-and-earth spiritual energy that had previously been swallowed in massive quantities now surged outward in violent surges, sending pillars of energy shooting skyward. Within a hundred li, it was as though a rain of spiritual energy had fallen.

Lao Ke and the others had all been roused from their Cultivation and gathered around Yang Kai in excitement.

This spectacle meant the Myriad Demon Pills were about to take shape and could be collected.

Sure enough, half a day later, when everything had settled down, the Myriad Demon Cave fell still once more.

Lao Ke cupped his fists. "Your Majesty, the Myriad Demon Pills have formed. Please collect them."

Yang Kai gave a slight nod and led Lao Ke and the other two deeper inside. At the same moment he entered the cave, the Dharma Body silently slipped away underground. Having already refined the Cloud Shadow origin, it was now the true master of this continent — with a mere thought, it could be anywhere, leaving no trace whatsoever.

This was not Yang Kai's first time entering the Myriad Demon Cave. When the Dharma Body had ventured in earlier, he had followed the entire way with his spiritual sense, so he knew the path well.

Before long, they arrived at a section of cave wall. Growing from its surface was a bulb-like growth — the very thing the Dharma Body had observed earlier.

Lao Ke pointed at the tumorous, flesh-like mass. "Your Majesty, the Myriad Demon Pill is inside. You need only touch it gently to harvest it." He knew Yang Kai was unfamiliar with the process, which was why he bothered to explain.

Only then did Yang Kai understand the purpose of these strange growths — the Myriad Demon Pills grew inside them.

Without hesitation, he reached out. The moment his hand made contact with the growth, it unfurled like a flower, its layers peeling open. A Myriad Demon Pill roughly the size of a longan fruit dropped toward the ground.

Yang Kai waved his hand and caught the pill in his palm. Taking a careful look, his brows shot up.

Three pairs of eyes blazed with intensity around him.

Lao Ke let out a soft exclamation. "This time's Myriad Demon Pill seems smaller than usual?"

Not just a little smaller — it was noticeably diminished by a full margin. The other Demon Kings had all noticed the obvious discrepancy, and looks of doubt crept onto their faces. They had harvested Myriad Demon Pills many times before, and while the size varied slightly from batch to batch, the difference had never been this pronounced.

Yang Kai knew immediately where the problem lay. The Dharma Body must have consumed far too much heaven-and-earth spiritual energy earlier, disrupting the formation of the pills. If that was the case, there might be more than just this one that had shrunk.

He said nothing of it — after all, Lao Ke and the others had no way of knowing the cause. "Go collect all the remaining pills."

He had merely wanted to see the process firsthand and had no intention of personally harvesting every single pill.

Lao Ke and the others acknowledged the order and ventured deeper into the Myriad Demon Cave.

In roughly half an hour, they returned, their expressions visibly unsettled. Lao Ke handed a spatial ring to Yang Kai. "Your Majesty, we only managed to collect sixty-seven Myriad Demon Pills this time…"

"Sixty-seven?" Yang Kai looked at him with a show of surprise.