Jaekyung lamented the fall of principles in the cultivation world, but regardless, he was satisfied with the spiritual fruit he had obtained. Compared to when it first reached the Great Spirit stage, Mook-soo had grown much larger, and the amount of spiritual fruit it bore had increased considerably. This was thanks to Jaekyung consistently providing it with quality food.
Of course, Mook-soo's innate ability to digest anything given to it must have also played a large part. Unlike other demon races that had to consider the attributes of spiritual energy and spiritual power when consuming humans, Mook-soo ate anything without prejudice. Because of this, the occasional intruders and plunderers who appeared had mostly ended up as Mook-soo's food.
“How is it?”
"Good."
“Better than before?”
"Yes."
Even if he was withered, there was a clear difference between the early and middle Foundation Establishment stage. The realm of a cultivator was inherently like that. It might seem like a single step's difference, but that gap was by no means small.
Having absorbed the old man's corpse without leaving a single speck of dust, Mook-soo unconsciously let its demonic power flow. Although the amount itself wasn't great, its density and purity were comparable to Jaekyung's. This was a surprising feat, no matter how many human cultivators it had devoured.