Wang Wu quietly gazed at the blue gemstone, as if he could never see enough of it.

It was so pure, so clear, looking at it was like gazing into a blue sky.

Even though at this moment he had no evidence to confirm its mystical nature, nor did he know how to use it.

But he was certain, this thing bore at least some resemblance to the blue snake scale on Hei Youliang's chest.

So, is this a magical artifact?

Wang Wu didn't dare to breathe heavily, fearing to desecrate or damage this perfect piece of art, although he knew it was impossible to be that delicate, as it was harder than alloy steel.

"Wait, this actually was left by a human cultivator, it's an unknown cultivation item, and even if I accidentally repaired it, its internal functioning logic should still adhere to human cultivators."

"So, it should still count as a magical artifact."

Wang Wu thought randomly, because he was too excited and really liked this blue gemstone.

After a long while, he calmed down and attempted to place the stone on his chest, feeling nothing, then placed it on his forehead.

This time there was finally a change.

A cool sensation was transmitted, as if his entire brain was being iced, instantly refreshing his mind.

However, at this moment, he finally felt a change in the stone.

No,

It was a change between him and the stone.

As if a signal had suddenly been connected, as if he suddenly had a cheap son...

In any case, an inexplicable sense of intimacy emerged.

So with a thought, the Cold Ice Spiritual Qi within the stone slickly returned to Wang Wu's body.

It actually amounted to a full 162 points.

And with another thought, this Cold Ice Spiritual Qi instantly re-entered into the stone.

In that moment, the entire stone lit up with a silvery-white glow, you could even faintly see a large snowflake about to take off, at that moment, Wang Wu even had a sudden insight, as long as he locked onto a target, within dozens of meters, he could unleash that snowflake, directly immobilizing the opponent!

And when using it next time, only 150 points of cold energy need to be injected into the stone for continuous rapid use, with no need to condense the ice structure, no need to cool down, quick and convenient, and very useful.

This effect was almost identical to Hei Youliang's blue snake scale!

The only thing lacking was the total amount of Cold Ice Spiritual Qi and the number of snowflakes.

Hei Youliang's snake scale could instantly unleash three snowflakes, causing three layers of freeze on the target, with immobilization lasting up to an hour.

The total amount of Cold Ice Spiritual Qi used was as high as 300 points.

He could probably immobilize a target for 20 minutes which would already be impressive, assuming the opponent didn't recover the Cold Ice Spiritual Qi and didn't resist.

This was the gap.

However, for Wang Wu, this was already a huge surprise.

He was so delighted that he began to tremble with excitement.

He finally confirmed that this was a magical treasure he had crafted, and though it might not be as high quality as Hei Youliang's snake scale, it should be comparable to Lady Spider's Bone-Transforming Soul-Devouring Needle.

At that moment, several lines of information suddenly appeared.

"You are a direct descendant of the King of Xijiang, Seventh-Grade Snake Demon Hei Youliang, and have successfully mastered the Ninth-Grade Demon Technique—Deep Freeze, now at level (1/3), through which you can refine a suitable demon artifact using appropriate materials, friendly reminder, good materials will greatly benefit you."

"You have obtained an abandoned, worthless Array Stone from a human cultivator."

"You have refined this Array Stone into a Ninth-Grade Magical Artifact using Cold Ice Spiritual Qi, it's mediocre in value, the only advantage being its internal Purification Rune, which will continuously purify the Cold Ice Spiritual Qi you inject, making you appear less like a demon, but its power still depends on your subsequent input."

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"I see!"

Wang Wu suddenly realized, so this stone was called an Array Stone, possessing purification effects, so extrapolating from this, since it was placed under that strange tent, its role must have been to purify miasma and poisonous mist.

No wonder the human cultivator discarded it carelessly, since it had already fulfilled its function.

Yet he picked it up as a treasure.

No wonder he failed so many times before, it all comes down to needing to clear out the filth and toxins inside the Array Stone first.

Damn it.

Wang Wu chuckled at himself, but wasn't truly disheartened or felt betrayed.

Because he thought it was quite good, having this magical artifact would greatly reduce the chances of exposure when visiting the territory of human cultivators in the future.

Moreover, whether it was powerful or not, still depended on future investments.

He didn't have any parts to install this Array Stone on his body, does this mean from now on he'll have to place the Array Stone in his mouth and directly unleash it during battles?

"Seems like that's the only way."

Wang Wu cheerfully tossed the walnut-sized array stone into his mouth. That's right, he didn't even intend to change the name, just calling it the array stone.

Hehe, I, Old Wang, have become a little demon with a magical artifact.

Next,

Wang Wu dutifully continued foraging for food in the forest until nightfall, barely replenishing his life value. Then, using the cover of night, he silently left. After retreating several hundred meters, the surroundings finally showed signs of little demons appearing.

Now that's more like it.

Under his Level 10 danger perception, such a night is as bustling as a big fair.

He didn't rush to take action, instead, he used his Level 10 passive concealment, silently moving through the grass, checking this one, a bit skinny, checking that one, not tasty.

He picked and chose, browsing over twenty little demons' stands before locking onto a stand that offered good value for money.

It was a large multicolored snake of green, black, and white. Wang Wu was seeing this type for the first time, but that was not important. The important thing was this guy was quite long and fat, silently moving through the grass like a nocturnal assassin. Before long, it had already hunted down over ten little demons.

Decided, it's this one.

Wang Wu quietly approached, but just as he was about to strike, the wind suddenly picked up, and a night bird swooped down from mid-air, swiftly and neatly capturing the large snake.

However, just as this night bird was flapping its wings furiously to fly upwards, an ice spider web sprang up from a hundred meters away, trapping both the night bird and the large snake.

"Wait a minute? Ice spider web! So familiar!"

Wang Wu's heart skipped a beat, remembering the three old demons that crossed the border a month ago.

Back then, the fat rat was instantly killed and taken away by the big mountain cat, the black snake high priest was slain by him, and only the spider priest, who could spray ice spider webs, escaped.

Could it be this fellow?

It truly is like rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

Delighted! Delighted!

Wang Wu didn't hesitate to sneak over, but the spider priest had a great knack for concealment too. By the time he got there, the priest was long gone, leaving only a faint trace of ice aura.

He wasn't surprised at all; his Level 10 danger perception wasn't omnipotent. He could shake off the reconnaissance divine techniques of the mountain eagle captain from five hundred meters away, so the spider priest avoiding his danger perception from a hundred meters away was to be expected.

Avoiding enemies and detecting them early have always been foundation skills that little demons, including animals and insects on Earth, strive for.

At this moment, Wang Wu observed his surroundings and decisively crept in one direction. He deduced that since the spider priest was not enjoying its prey in place, it must be choosing a more concealed location for feeding.

And judging by the terrain and landscape, guessing the answer wasn't difficult.

Ahead was a gently sloped, somewhat wide valley, barely a hundred meters in after entering, a horizontal subterranean chasm cleaved the valley, filled with jagged rocks, an ideal lurking place.

Wang Wu hesitated a moment here before slowly crawling down. Now he was very interested in hunting ninth-grade demons primarily because the gains were too plentiful, offering an average of 800 points of spiritual qi when consumed; this was simply too cost-effective, wasn't it?

As for sunbathing to absorb golden particles, he could do that when on the east shore of the grand river, because he was familiar with the situation there. But on the west shore, where he was flying blind, he didn't even dare take the opportunity to sunbathe.

Who knows what this place is like?

A few minutes later, Wang Wu successfully climbed down the chasm, peered around slowly, then crept towards the deeper part of the terrain because a faint stench wafted from there, quite matching the profile of a smelly demon.

Walking along, Wang Wu suddenly felt the array stone in his mouth with a cool sensation, as if something changed.

Immediately, a message appeared.

"Due to your ninth-grade magical artifact array stone, your breath is now fresher!"

What the hell?

Could this really happen?

Wang Wu was dumbfounded; it was true purification, like a true cleaning service.

The cultivation items devised by human race cultivators are truly amazing!

He was full of admiration, respecting them like five-body throws to the ground.

Honestly speaking, due to his plant affinity branch bloodline talent and his constant cleaning, his body odor was almost nonexistent, only his breath was not fresh.

Now that's resolved, practically covering the last shortcoming.

Wang Wu delightedly continued forward. The smell ahead was getting fouler, and there were also noticeable droppings on the ground, suggesting more than one demon occupied this place.

With a chill in his heart, Wang Wu immediately slowed his pace again.

Now, as the terrain sloped downward, the original chasm had turned into a deep cave. From the front, faint sounds echoed like ghosts wailing and wolves howling, suggesting a larger space ahead.

After moving forward another dozen meters, sounds suddenly arose from the direction he came, indicating that other little demons had returned.

But Wang Wu was stunned the next moment, how could it be?

It was actually a familiar little demon, that little wild boar.

Wasn't it a mountain patrol demon soldier serving under the South Mountain King? Why did it come to the west shore too?

Accompanying the little wild boar was a large grey rabbit, sturdier and more powerful than the Labrador robber rabbit Wang Wu killed before.

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