After advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, Yang Hong divided his daily 12 opportunities for blessings into two halves. One half, 6 blessings, continued to be used for grade six spirit plants.
This time, Yang Hong specifically blessed only 6 carefully selected grade six spirit plants.
One was a mid-grade six celestial sword star grass, which could be cultivated all the way to grade nine. Upon maturity at grade nine, it could raise sword intent by one level.
It was an unparalleled treasure medicine that sword cultivators dreamed of.
Another was a mid-grade six lightning bamboo, an ultimate grade lightning attribute artifact refining material. If it grew to grade nine, the artifacts refined from it would be able to vanquish evil and repel myriad demons.
One mid-grade six moonlight loquat, one mid-grade six sun-warming fruit, one mid-grade six misty glow spirit peach, and one mid-grade six Kui water spirit peach.
These four fruit trees, one yin and one yang, one fire and one water, were the primary ingredients for the Hundred Fruits Wine and Hundred Flower Wine in the "Spirit Monkey Brewing Technique."
Yang Hong had not forgotten that he still had the top-tier money-making skill of brewing.
This skill was learned by all 14 of his tree demon subordinates, who would become his free labor from now on.
Yang Hong planned for a long-term cultivation of these six types of spirit plants.
The remaining 6 blessings were given to grade five spirit plants, with a very clear objective: to evolve into tree demons and flower demons.
Human cultivation was too slow. He intended to quickly create an army to protect Ren Dao Island. In the Myriad Demon Sea, it was safer for demons to conquer than for humans to fight.
Moreover, the minor demons he cultivated would be absolutely loyal and reliable.
Yang Hong, using his fifth-tier magic power, activated the fifth-tier secret technique "Dew Drop Technique" and then the "Creation Spirit Charm," capable of creating a spiritual rain within a 30-mile radius.
This allowed the spirit plants on the entire island to grow rapidly, enabling the mass cultivation of grade five spirit plants even without blessings.
Only after the spirit plants grew to grade five did he selectively begin blessings.
"Rumble~~~"
In just 19 days, the first demon's tribulation for transformation appeared.
Little Kui from First City, seeing the familiar tribulation, her small eyes rolled around.
"Teacher, Teacher, I have a little sister being born, I want to go help deliver her."
"Let's go together."
Lan Fangxuan waved his hand with a hint of helplessness, allowing Xiao Kui to leave.
This little fellow, ever since she saw a human woman give birth, had been wanting to witness the birth of a demon every day. Now she finally had an opportunity.
And he was curious too.
However, when he arrived at the location of the tribulation, he felt a bit bewildered.
"Is this how transformation tribulations are survived?"
Amidst the continuously descending blue tribulation lightning, Yang Hong acted like a filter, intercepting about one-third of the tribulation lightning's energy, protecting the little tree demon below.
"This is how it's survived. When I was born, Master helped me endure the tribulation like this."
Beside Lan Fangxuan, Xiao Kui looked at Yang Hong with adoration.
Lan Fangxuan had interacted with demons and seen them undergo tribulations. He knew very well that very few demons survived their transformation tribulations, with less than one in ten succeeding.
Even with senior protectors, the success rate was less than one-third.
"It's truly miraculous. Senior Yang is truly outrageously strong."
Lan Fangxuan quickly got used to it.
In the days that followed, at least one tree demon was born every ten days.
...
"One, two, one. One, two, one..."
On the coast outside Huamu City on Ren Dao Island, Xiao Kui's clear and childish voice, a mix of playfulness and authority, could be heard.
She had grown a bit taller now, reaching 1.40 meters, appearing like a budding young girl.
"One, two, one~ One, two, one..."
After Xiao Kui's voice fell silent, a series of continuous, not-quite-uniform, still childish clear voices responded.
Behind Xiao Kui was a group of little "radishes" less than a meter tall.
"You idiots, shout in unison, or you won't have dinner tonight.
Again, one, two, one..."
Xiao Kui turned around, running backward, scolding the "radishes" who were even smaller than her.
"One, two, one..."
The children's voices became louder, but still not very synchronized.
"Idiots, idiots..."
Under Xiao Kui's pretty scolding, this team of 50 ran at a speed far exceeding ordinary cultivators.
Some newly disembarked demons in Huamu City watched the passing little demons and licked their lips.
"Hey~ Brother, so many spirit medicines, and they smell so good. Slurp~ Slurp~"
"Heh heh~ They are indeed fragrant. If you want to eat them, chase after them, little brother."
Some demons who had visited Huamu City glanced at these people and whispered encouragingly.
"Chase? Can these transformed spirit medicines be chased?"
"Heh heh~ Of course, if you dare to chase."
"I dare~ I dare. Spirit medicine, don't run!"
Saying that, the demon sprinted towards Xiao Kui's team.
"Alas~ Another fool. Xiao Kui's grocery store will probably be selling wild boar meat tonight, right?
I need to hurry and grab a spot. This foolish pig today is a strong cultivator at the early stage of Demon King realm, it will definitely be very nourishing."
With that, the old demon sprinted towards Huamu City.
At the same time, the previous Demon King had caught up with Xiao Kui and her group.
"Hmph, a mere spirit medicine dares to show off in broad daylight. Hurry up and get into my mouth."
The Demon King shouted and directly transformed into a giant wild boar, twenty zhang tall and thirty zhang long, capable of roaring demonically.
"Stop~"
Seeing the giant pig blocking the path, Xiao Kui frowned but said nothing. She merely glared at the giant boar with dissatisfaction, as if looking at an idiot.
She truly couldn't understand why demons would come looking for death from time to time.
"Big Sister, Big Sister, can we play with this little pig?"
"Yeah, Big Sister. You always play, now it's our turn."
"I want to play too, I want to play too."
As the running team stopped, all the little demons scattered and ran to Xiao Kui's side, vying to fight.
"Quiet, you idiots. Can't you see that he's a sixth-tier Demon King? You are only fifth-tier Great Demons, you can't defeat him."
Xiao Kui turned around again, lecturing the little demons with a serious expression.
"Big Sister, we have 50 brothers and sisters, we can win."
"Yeah, even if we lose, we still have Big Sister."
"Big Sister is invincible in the world, except for Master."
"Big Sister, just let us go fight."
A few of the 50 little ones were already clinging to Xiao Kui's short legs, acting spoiled.
Xiao Kui glanced at the giant wild boar. Although it looked large, its strength was only at the fifth-tier of the sixth level.
Compared to her, a great expert at the seventh-tier of the sixth level, it was still far, far behind.
"Hey, you lowly spirit medicines, aren't you going to obediently come into my mouth!"
The wild boar demon, seeing the little ones still chattering and discussing something, became displeased. It opened its giant mouth and roared loudly.
"Yaa~ Yaa~ Big Sister, little piggies can't wait, let us go."
A group of children, not even a meter tall, wearing small Daoist robes, heard the roar of the sixty to seventy-meter-tall giant boar and were not scared but incredibly excited.
"Go~ Go!"
Xiao Kui shook her little head impatiently and moved aside.
"Brothers, charge!"
As soon as Xiao Kui moved aside, a little boy shouted and charged towards the giant wild boar.
"Kill~"
More than thirty little boys clenched their little fists and charged forward, like children playing house.
Well~ They were children in the first place.
It was just that they were facing a terrifying behemoth over sixty meters tall, while none of these children exceeded one meter in height.
"Sisters, cast your spells."
The remaining seventeen little girls, under the call of a slightly taller girl, slightly separated. Colorful spells were cast almost instantly.
Even these spells hit the giant wild boar earlier than the little boys' attacks.
"Little things! You are seeking death!"
More than ten spells did not penetrate the wild boar Demon King's skin, but they caused him pain.
And more importantly, they caused him immense humiliation.
"Pig King Devour!"
The wild boar roared, its already giant maw expanding further to a hundred zhang wide, and it bit down towards the little boys who were closer.
"Fist Intent: Fearless~"
"Fist Intent: Flowing Water~"
"Fist Intent: Overbearing~"
"Fist Intent..."
Thirty-three little boys, while running, shouted. Behind each of them, a faint artistic conception appeared, and they punched towards the wild boar Demon King.
"Wahahaha~ They have actually comprehended artistic conception, great! So nourishing!"
"Swallow Heaven and Earth."
Seeing all the little ones unleash fist techniques imbued with artistic conception, the wild boar Demon King was not worried but instead laughed wildly with joy.
A phantom of a huge Kui Niu divine beast suddenly surged from his body, opening its massive mouth towards the little ones.
A more powerful suction force emanated, and the little boys were all sucked into mid-air.
"Sisters, cast Lightning Strike together."
The little girls behind did not worry about the little boys being sucked into the Kui Niu phantom's mouth. Instead, they calmly prepared their spells.
"One, two, one. One, two, one..."
Just then, a slightly chaotic chanting could be heard from behind them.
Xiao Kui, who had been observing with an air of calm indifference, finally became anxious.
"You idiots, use your best skills. Little Pu and the others are about to catch up."
"Big Sister, don't worry, we're here.
Brothers, combined strike, Five Elements Divine Lightning!"
"Crack crack~"
As a little boy shouted loudly, the little boys who were struggling on the ground suddenly flew up and entered the Kui Niu phantom's mouth.
Simultaneously, dark clouds rapidly condensed in the sky.
In less than three breaths, five giant bolts of red, yellow, blue, green, and white lightning pierced through the air.
"Crackling..."
Along with the five-colored lightning came more, smaller, light blue lightning bolts that continuously descended.
"No~~~"
The wild boar Demon King only had time to let out a mournful cry before his Kui Niu phantom was shattered.
And he was electrocuted and trembled uncontrollably by the subsequent lightning.
"Alright, it's cooked."
Only when a tempting aroma of cooked meat wafted out did Xiao Kui call to stop the little ones who were still excitedly beating the corpse.
"Xiao Kui, you have such good luck, another demon attacked you?"
Before the lightning had completely dissipated, Xiao Pu's voice was already heard.
She was also accompanied by 50 little ones under one meter tall.
"Hee hee~ My little brothers are all Light-Blessed Gourds. Those demons said they are very delicious."
Xiao Kui did not hesitate to brag again in response to Xiao Pu's envy.
"The lightning magic cultivation of transformed Light-Blessed Gourds is too fast, there's no comparison."
Xiao Pu sighed like a little adult, her eyes full of envy. However, she would not ask Yang Hong to exchange little brothers. Her little brothers were transformed from arrow bamboo,
And these little brothers also had their own unique skills.