My Arts Evolve When Perfected

Time passed quickly. While researching the third avatar with the Nine-tailed Fox, Jiang Qiu’s own realm also grew rapidly. With the help of over a hundred Spirit Fruits and various other Cultivation Resources, he soon reached the Perfection of the Spirit Control Realm and began preparing to break through to the next level.

His Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm was incomparably rich, like a vast ocean, making him countless times stronger than other Demon Race members of the same realm. If one didn’t probe carefully, just sensing his aura would make him seem like an expert at the Transformation Realm.

Of course, this was mainly because the cultivation paths of the Demon Race in this world were simply too barren, one could even say primitive. His own cultivation path, however, was extremely advanced, allowing him to efficiently absorb and refine Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm. Coupled with his peerless, Unrivaled Dragon Race bloodline, being invincible within his realm was merely the foundation.

However, he wasn’t currently focused on his own realm. ‘This isn’t something that can be rushed,’ he thought. For him, there seemed to be no thresholds when advancing his realm, but the demand for resources was immense. Therefore, there was no point in being anxious. It would be better to quickly raise the Nine-tailed Fox’s power so she could gather resources for him.

Right now, the most important thing for the Nine-tailed Fox was to create her third avatar through Refinement and master the Vast Water Spirit Charm. However, this was extremely difficult.

Five years passed, yet the Nine-tailed Fox still couldn’t grasp that profound, mystical feeling. Her rate of absorbing Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm, however, had steadily increased.

It was as if a threshold was obstructing her cultivation. She had to break through some kind of bottleneck to succeed in shaping the Vast Water Spirit Charm. As it stood, she could only barely manage to refine an avatar made of water—one that shifted between illusion and reality.

It was as if she could transform into water with a single thought, with the third avatar actually taking her place. In reality, though, the avatar had no consciousness and was relatively easy to disperse.

This was the current prototype of the third avatar. It didn’t possess much combat power; its main purpose was evasive, allowing her to avoid most physical damage.

Compared to a flexible, sentient avatar like One-tailed, this third one was a definite step down. It could be said that it didn’t live up to the Cultivation Technique, the Nine-tailed Form.

But there was nothing to be done. The Nine-tailed Fox simply hadn’t yet grasped the method to overcome her bottleneck. Only by breaking through it could she shape it further. It was, one could say, a half-finished product.

Jiang Qiu realized this as well and stopped leading her in cultivation, preparing to head north instead. “Nine-tailed, let’s go. After all this time, if you still can’t break through, it’s only going to get harder. The Spirit Fruits are all gone. Let’s head north and find Tai Lake.”

Now that the Spirit Fruits were gone, they naturally had to head to Tai Lake in the north. That place was said to have an inexhaustible supply of Spirit Fruits, and more importantly, many high-grade ones. He figured there would certainly be many natural treasures there that could aid in cultivation and breakthroughs. Going there was the best choice at the moment.

In any case, the Nine-tailed Fox had hit a bottleneck, and he himself lacked the vast resources needed to break through the realm above Spirit Control. Thus, it was time to get on the road.

They could also see what resources they could gather along the way.

Hearing his words, the Nine-tailed Fox naturally didn’t dare to disobey. She was completely obedient, but a small bit of guilt still lingered in her heart.

‘Master clearly had expectations for me, but after all this time, I still haven’t broken through to the Third Layer. I haven’t been able to completely form the avatar that can transform Vast Water Spirit Charm… I feel like I’ve let Master down.’

‘If only I could break through to the realm above Transformation, that would be enough. I’d be able to fully condense the third avatar.’

‘Unfortunately, it’s still too difficult. I don’t have any leads right now. All I can do is keep trying, through trial and error.’

The two of them walked out of the cave where they had cultivated for five years. Before long, they sensed the auras of One-tailed and Ah Xiong. The auras of those two were both very rich and mellow, especially Ah Xiong’s. It was completely unexpected!

Jiang Qiu only had to sense it for a moment to discover that Ah Xiong had actually reached Perfect Transformation—she had already caught up to One-tailed!

That’s right. The current Ah Xiong had advanced to the Perfect Transformation Realm. In just five years, she had evolved from the Early Stage to Perfection. Such a cultivation speed was unheard of. One had to remember, it had taken the Golden Eagle Ancestor thousands of years to reach this step.

But what surprised Jiang Qiu even more was that Ah Xiong’s transformed state was that of a little girl, even smaller than One-tailed. She looked quite timid, the very shy type. When he recalled her rough-and-tumble Xiong Batian true form, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of disconnect.

‘It’s weird. I get this strange, abstract feeling when I think about riding on her back now. I really didn’t expect Ah Xiong to have this kind of personality.’

‘Then again, it makes sense. She was never very brave. The first time I saw her, she was the timid and weak type, and her territory had even been stolen by a giant wolf.’

‘Later, she was always cautious and timid on the road. She’d get full after eating just a tiny piece of hindquarter meat and never dared to ask for more. Sometimes I couldn’t even tell if she was actually full.’

‘Her personality being like this is understandable. It’s just that her choosing to transform into a little girl is what’s a bit strange.’

‘But then, seeing One-tailed’s cute appearance, she probably had her as a reference. After all, while I was cultivating with the Nine-tailed Fox, those two were together. Who knows when they reached the Transformation Realm.’