This strange vine had parasitized his body even before he stepped into the world of cultivation. After so many years, it had long since become one with him.
Zhang Ling also often collected various vine-like spiritual plants, such as common iron brambles, some Tier 2 demonic vines, and even the Tier 3 demonic vine, Flame Fire Vine, which he had found in the desolate region. He experimented with grafting them onto the parasitic vine to enhance its power.
However, apart from the leaves of the Flame Fire Vine, which could be transformed into fireballs with decent power, he had not found any Tier 3 demonic vines.
Moreover, the Flame Fire Vine and the vine parasitizing his body had somewhat conflicting attributes, at most, it could only be used as a fire-attribute attack method, with little enhancement to the essence of the parasitic vine.
It was the wisp of Azure Wood Qi he obtained during the treasure hunt in Hidden Demon Valley that significantly enhanced the vine's power.
But as he advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, the vine's usefulness had become limited. Zhang Ling had been constantly searching for spiritual objects that could enhance the vine's power, but he had not found any suitable ones.
At this moment, the parasitic vine absorbed this special spiritual bone, and its power increased significantly. Not only could it transform into various wood-attribute attacks, but the wood armor defense it formed also greatly increased.
After experimenting with the newly transformed vine for a while, Zhang Ling was very satisfied. "Since it absorbed a special spiritual bone, let's call it the Blood Bone Demon Vine."
Touching the parasitic vine on his arm, Zhang Ling grinned as he came up with a name. As for whether this thing, which resembled a demonic beast's spiritual bone, was actually a demonic beast's spiritual bone, he couldn't be sure.
Because he had just studied this thing and found that it didn't seem like an ordinary spiritual bone, but more like a semi-finished treasure refined by a cultivator.
Fortunately, it was not contaminated with the blood essence of other cultivators, so he could easily refine it.
This thing was what he had exchanged for several hours ago with several Tier 4 thousand-year-old spiritual medicines and a Tier 9 demon cultivator. According to that demon cultivator, this item was a spiritual object obtained from killing a Nascent Soul stage demonic cultivator.
The demon cultivator didn't know what this special spiritual bone was originally used for, but seeing that it contained rich wood-attribute spiritual power, he sold it as a material at this exchange meeting.
Zhang Ling also noticed that this item contained wood-attribute spiritual power and looked very much like a vine-like spiritual plant, which made him think that the parasitic vine on his body might be able to fuse with it.
After a round of refinement, the parasitic vine on his body absorbed this wood-attribute spiritual bone, and it indeed transformed again, with its power greatly enhanced.
With this Blood Bone Vine, not to mention how much his strength would increase, at least it would allow Zhang Ling to use many wood-attribute methods.
The secret technique he used to refine the Blood Bone Vine just now was not simply letting the parasitic vine devour the spiritual bone, but a secret technique from the Fiend Transformation Art.
The parasitic vine was originally a demonic vine. Although he had purchased the Alchemist's techniques to enhance the strength of the Corpse Bear, it was also to unleash the power of the vine. In the eyes of cultivators, this type of demonic vine was also considered a different kind of demon beast.
Although Alchemists are a branch of body cultivators, they have developed for tens of thousands of years and have many unique insights into the research of various demon beasts.
Some Alchemists who cultivate wood-attribute spiritual power will also choose demonic vines or some exotic flowers and rare herbs to enhance their strength.
It's just that there are very few cultivators of this type.
Using vines to transform into various attacks at will, as well as transforming into vine armor to cover the whole body, forming protection. This method of use is some of the insights he gained from studying the Fiend Transformation Art and some Alchemist techniques.
If he consumed a portion of his blood essence, Zhang Ling could also urge the parasitic vine to use several secret techniques from the Fiend Transformation Art. These methods are all the results of his seclusion in recent years, cultivating various secret techniques.
Clang… clang clang…
Suddenly, a bell rang in his ears, interrupting Zhang Ling's thoughts. He also came back to his senses, flipped his hand, and took out the Azure Cloud Pavilion's token.
Several magic seals were cast on it, and the token shot out a ray of light that disappeared into the ground beneath his feet. The cracks on the walls of the room that had just been attacked by the vines were restored in the blink of an eye.
Speaking of which, this token is also quite valuable, worth twenty-five spirit stones. It's almost worth an ordinary magic weapon.
But the role of the token is not great, it is just a token issued by the Azure Cloud Pavilion, only one month before each opening of the Azure Cloud Pavilion, it will point out the location of the event. Of course, there are some small uses, which can control some small formations in the temporary residence.
Zhang Ling put away the token, a layer of yellow light appeared on his body, and after a while, his figure became taller, his muscles bulged, and he turned into a wild and rough man.
At the same time, he also changed his robes, took out a bamboo hat and put it on his head. After activating the Hunling Wood Token he wore on his waist, a faint layer of gray light appeared on his body, and he walked out of the pavilion.
It was already dawn outside, it was already the next day. Zhang Ling smiled, directly turned into a ray of light and flew towards the frozen lake. In the sound of bells, many monks had gathered on the ice lake, and free trade began again.
Zhang Ling chose a huge ice pillar to stand on, took out a few unused magic weapons and a few bottles of pills, and also traded freely.
The trade fair held by the Azure Cloud Pavilion is a free trade for the first two days, and auction items will only be released on the last day.
Before long, Zhang Ling found that the number of people on the second day was half that of the previous day, and some monks did not come.
These situations are actually normal phenomena. There is nothing strange about it. Some monks may have exchanged for what they needed the day before, or even left this place.
Azure Cloud Pavilion does not restrict their actions, and monks who come here can leave at any time.
The free trade fair on the second day lasted for two or three hours, and many monks left. After Zhang Ling turned around a few times, he did not gain much except for collecting some ordinary spiritual objects. Instead, he sold a lot of pills and spiritual herbs in exchange for a large sum of spirit stones.
In the second half of the day, he returned to his separate pavilion. In a blink of an eye, it was the third day, and when he walked out of the pavilion again, a red-clothed girl was already waiting at the door.
Zhang Ling glanced at it and noticed that this girl was the maid named Hong'er, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
The frozen lake in the distance had already thawed, and the huge Azure Cloud Pavilion floating above it was emitting a strange spiritual light, which was quite dazzling. The gate of the Azure Cloud Pavilion was also emitting a golden light and was in an open state. Zhang Ling swept his consciousness and just happened to see two Nascent Soul monks and several Golden Core monks flying into it.
When the red-clothed girl saw him come out, she respectfully greeted him. "Senior, the auction has already begun. Does Senior want to go to the Azure Cloud Pavilion now?"
