Chapter 130 - 36: Atypical Dark Beast Cultivation
After subduing the Gold Eater Worm, Yue Jinghua faced another problem: the Dark Power in the Star Sea was insufficient to sustain both the Dark Beasts and her own cultivation. The origin of the Mo Xi Treasure Book remains unclear to Yue Jinghua. After arriving on the Canglong Continent, Yue Jinghua has searched almost all types of books on the continent without finding any relevant records.
Hidden within the Treasure Book, the Star Sea is like a region of starry sky trapped in the book, its growth changes with Yue Jinghua’s cultivation. The Dark Power in the Star Sea is generated by the stars, and after Yue Jinghua broke through to the Jade Dark Realm, a main star appeared in the Star Sea, which Yue Jinghua named Jade Dark Star.
The appearance of the Jade Dark Star significantly strengthened the Dark Power in the Star Sea. Historically, the starry Dark Power and Yue Jinghua’s cultivation have complemented each other.
Whenever Yue Jinghua’s Dark Power was overdrawn, it could always be recovered in the Star Sea.
The Dark Power produced by the Jade Dark Star was initially sufficient for Yue Jinghua, Qing Pu, cannibalism, and Flash Mink Leopard.
The issue of lack of Dark Power became apparent after Yue Jinghua obtained the second non-lifebound summoned beast, the Gold Eater Worm.
The Gold Eater Worm is lazy and lustful, its talent for treasure hunting has yet to manifest, but its appetite is as enormous as Shalman said. It does nothing all day but hides in the Star Sea, absorbing a massive amount of Dark Power. Despite being only the size of a thumb, the amount of Dark Power it absorbs is almost equal to that of the Cannibal Small Qingpu and Flash Mink Leopard combined,
Although Yue Jinghua has now reached the second level of the Nine Revolutions Creation Technique, and her cultivation has significantly increased due to the Thousand Swords and Ten Thousand Intentions Formation, the Dark Power she needs has more than doubled compared to before. Yet her Nine Revolutions Creation Technique seems to have hit a bottleneck, unable to advance further.
On the third day after the Gold Eater Worm’s arrival, Yue Jinghua could no longer bear it and made a decision; all Contracted Beasts, whether new or the original inhabitants like Flash Mink Leopard and Cannibal Qing Pu, must go out to find their own sources of Dark Power.
"Act by my pact, summoned by my name," after nightfall, Yue Jinghua stood atop the city wall, summoning the Cannibal Qing Pu and two Dark Beasts.