Wang Xiao rode the Seven-Star Beetle, speeding across a massive island!
This island originally had no name, but after Wang Xiao arrived, he named it "Bat Island"!
This was the place Wang Xiao chose to refine his Gu.
The first step in refining the Night Demon Bat was to cultivate a large number of vampire bats.
The vampire bats of the Gu Master world were no different in appearance from the bats of Wang Xiao's previous life, but in reality, the differences were vast.
Earth's bats feed on flying insects and are viviparous mammals. But the vampire bats of this world feed on the blood of animals and reproduce by laying eggs!
Since vampire bats feed on blood, the Gu refining location needed a large number of animals to provide them with blood.
On this Bat Island lived a large number of White-Striped Deer, a low-level magical beast whose blood contained ample spiritual power, making them an ideal food source for vampire bats!
Therefore, after Wang Xiao inspected many islands, he decisively chose this place as his Gu refining location.
Jin Jingxuan set up a teleportation array on the island and then took Yan Ruoyun back to Tianyuan Island, leaving Wang Xiao alone here to refine Gu.
Jin Jingxuan promised that on the night of every full moon, she would come to the island to help Wang Xiao suppress the curse. Moreover, if Wang Xiao encountered insurmountable danger on the island, she would rush over to support him!
Yan Ruoyun also wanted to stay, but Wang Xiao refused.
Vampire bats were very sensitive to the scent of living people, and to stay, one had to smear vampire bat urine on their body, a smell Yan Ruoyun couldn't bear.
Now, only Wang Xiao remained on the entire island.
He spent a few days exploring the entire island, eventually determining the best place to cultivate vampire bats.
In the center of the island was a large mountain, with a waterfall cascading down year-round like a white ribbon, forming a huge freshwater lake.
Surrounding the lake were large grasslands and jungles, and the island's White-Striped Deer, needing to drink fresh water, mostly gathered around this area.
At this moment, Wang Xiao was quietly approaching a group of White-Striped Deer drinking at the lakeside.
After getting close, he released the Thunderous Golden Cicada.
"Croak, croak!"
Two frog croaks rang out, exceptionally loud, like a thunderclap rising from flat ground!
These two croaks carried a thunderous deterrent effect, stunning the dozen or so White-Striped Deer that were drinking, freezing them in place. The White-Striped Deer that were slightly further away were frightened and immediately scattered and fled.
Wang Xiao hurriedly stepped forward, released his spiritual Gu, and knocked down all the White-Striped Deer, but did not kill them.
Wang Xiao went to a White-Striped Deer, took out a dagger, and cut a cross-shaped wound on the deer's belly. Then, he took out a leather bag, filled with white bat eggs the size of rice grains.
Wang Xiao grabbed a handful of eggs, stuffed them into the wound, and then took out ointment to apply to the White-Striped Deer's wound.
Next, he repeated the same action, planting many eggs in the body of each White-Striped Deer and applying medicine to heal their wounds.
After doing all this, Wang Xiao released the White-Striped Deer and let them escape!
Next, Wang Xiao followed behind this group of White-Striped Deer, observing their every move.
During the day, the White-Striped Deer did not show any abnormalities.
When night fell, the White-Striped Deer suddenly collapsed to the ground, neighing and struggling desperately!
Their skin undulated, as if countless insects were crawling inside.
A few minutes later, the White-Striped Deer lay motionless on the ground, but the movement under their skin was still considerable.
As time passed, the White-Striped Deer's body slowly began to shrivel.
After another half hour, the White-Striped Deer's skin was torn open from the inside, and bats the size of infant palms crawled out.
These bats gathered together, numbering about two or three hundred. They chirped for a while, then took flight, flying together into the night sky!
Wang Xiao witnessed all of this. The first batch of vampire bat seeds had been planted, and it wouldn't be long before they multiplied into a huge population.
In the following days, Wang Xiao planted a batch every day. When all the bat eggs had hatched, there were already two or three thousand vampire bats on the entire island!
This group of vampire bats occupied a huge cave below the waterfall, using it as their nest.
They slept in the cave during the day, and at night, they went to find White-Striped Deer and suck their blood.
Moreover, these vampire bats were very intelligent, never sucking the White-Striped Deer to death, but releasing them after they had their fill.
This was an instinct recorded in their genes, ensuring that their food source would not be cut off.
For the next period of time, Wang Xiao, like a shepherd, closely monitored the growth of this batch of vampire bats.
Not only did he have to worry about the vampire bats, but he also had to pay attention to the growth of the White-Striped Deer.
To ensure an ample food supply for the vampire bats, Wang Xiao hunted down all the carnivorous magical beasts on the island and planted a large number of plants that White-Striped Deer loved to eat.
He also concocted drugs to promote animal estrus, feeding them to the White-Striped Deer to encourage them to mate and accelerate the growth of the deer population.
When everything was on track, patrolling the island every day became Wang Xiao's essential task!
He spent the remaining time on cultivation!
Being captured by Luo Xiao this time caused Wang Xiao a huge psychological impact, letting him know that even with backers, his life could still be threatened.
Other people's strength was, after all, other people's. He couldn't be lucky enough to have someone come to rescue him every time.
Only by truly becoming strong himself would he not have his life threatened by others!
Therefore, Wang Xiao now cultivated even more diligently than before!
Time flew by, and another week passed!
Today was a special day. He got up early in the morning to pick many fruits on the island.
This was from a spiritual fruit tree he had discovered. The fruits on the tree tasted very good, and he usually couldn't bear to eat them.
He picked them today to entertain Jin Jingxuan.
Because today was the night of the full moon!
This was the first full moon night he would experience after being cursed by the Night Demon Bat.
Jin Jingxuan had promised to come and help him suppress the curse. For the sake of his own life, he had to please his future mother-in-law.
Starting from noon, Wang Xiao sent messages through the spiritual Gu, but even as evening approached, Jin Jingxuan had not appeared.
Wang Xiao became anxious, urging her again and again through the spiritual Gu!
As night was about to fall, the teleportation array finally flashed with light, and Jin Jingxuan's figure appeared.
Wang Xiao, holding the fruit, hurried to greet her, saying diligently:
"Auntie, you've arrived. Have you had dinner yet? I've prepared fruit for you!"
Jin Jingxuan glared at him: "Urging me so anxiously, afraid I wouldn't come?"
"How could that be! Auntie, look, I prepared fruit for you. I was just afraid the fruit wouldn't be fresh, so I urged you a few times!"
"Silver-tongued! I, Jin Jingxuan, have always been a woman of my word. I will do what I promised you!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I judged a gentleman by my own petty standards! Auntie, you are as good as any man, and all the heroes in the world can't compare to you..."
"Alright! Stop flattering me!"
Jin Jingxuan looked up at the sky and said: "The moon is about to come out. Sit down, don't let your mind wander, keep your heart pure, and leave the rest to me!"
