127: The evil fox requested that you pay more! (Please read on)

"Hm?"

Shi Chuan took the Jade Slip and his Divine Thought probed into it.

The content in the Jade Slip wasn't extensive; it merely stated a desire to trade one Core Formation spiritual item for ten living Foundation Establishment Cultivators, specifically Human Foundation Establishment Cultivators not older than 450 years, with all other conditions being acceptable.

This Essence Devouring Fox was picky, even rejecting the older ones.

But then again, to a Core Formation Demon Cultivator, they were just dishes.

However, one Core Formation spiritual item might not be enough!

"Reply to that Essence Devouring Fox, we can trade, but the price needs to be higher!"

"To think of exchanging one Core Formation spiritual item for ten Human Foundation Establishment Cultivators—where in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range could one find such a good deal!"

"At least two Core Formation spiritual items."

Shi Chuan tossed the communication Jade Slip to You Tong, who was standing nearby, and instructed her.

"Yes, Master is truly considerate."

You Tong quickly flattered him with a smile.

Subsequently, her Divine Thought entered the Jade Slip, sending a reply to the Essence Devouring Fox.

Core Formation Demon Cultivators like the Essence Devouring Fox and You Tong all kept their treasure troves well-hidden, never carrying them around.

If this Essence Devouring Fox could gather an additional Core Formation spiritual item and bring it to the Immortal City, having an extra treasure would certainly be a good thing.

Just in time, once the Spirit Severing Powder was refined, the first batch would be given to this three-tailed Essence Devouring Fox to try.

...

At the same time.

Deep within the outer regions of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range.

In a cave located a thousand zhang beneath the ground, grey Evil Qi gathered into a mist within this cave.

The cave spanned an area of ten mu.

In the center was a pool of corpse water several mu in size, its dark green liquid emitting a faint putrid smell. Floating in the corpse water were numerous skeletons of various shapes and sizes.

The smallest were only a few chi long, while the largest were dozens of zhang, like small mountains.

Attached to the skeletons were some black corpse worms, resembling enlarged beetles with hard mouthparts, capable of slowly grinding down bone powder from the skeletons, ingesting it to increase their own Evil Qi and cultivation.

In the silent cave, only the rustling sound of the corpse worms grinding bones could be heard.

Splash!

Ripples spread across the calm corpse water pool, and a fox head with dark green fur emerged from it. This fox had a pair of ruby-red eyes, and its expression was currently grim, wearing a sour face.

Behind its fox head, three enormous tails, like several zhang-long plantain fans, emerged from the water and swayed gently.

"Pfft!"

"They're truly obsessed with money, demanding two Core Formation spiritual items. I barely managed to gather one, and now they want two."

"Sigh."

"Who told me I only knew one Core Formation Demon Cultivator who infiltrated the Human Immortal City..."

"I'll have to go borrow one from another Fellow Daoist Demon Cultivator. If these ten Foundation Establishment Human Race Cultivator can be exchanged, and I haggle with that Black Flood Dragon King, perhaps he'll give me that third-order beast bone."

After the Essence Devouring Fox, Cang Sha, made up his mind, he used the communication Jade Slip in his hand to agree to You Tong's request.

For a third-order Medium Grade beast bone, the price of two Core Formation spiritual items was worth it. With that third-order Medium Grade beast bone, cultivating a third-order Medium Grade Corpse Evil would give him a chance to touch the threshold of the Middle Core Formation stage!

Ever since he learned this information, Cang Sha had been preoccupied with it for days.

The Black Flood Dragon King was a Middle Core Formation stage python spirit, residing in the Blackwater River several hundred li away.

The Blackwater River contained a third-order Medium Grade Spiritual Vein, nurturing numerous aquatic spiritual items. Eventually, that python spirit stood out, and due to an Opportunity of a flood dragon pill in its youth, it advanced to the Core Formation Stage earlier than others, dominating the Blackwater River.

It became a Middle Core Formation stage Demon Cultivator with some renown in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range!

Any Demon Cultivator who could reach the Middle Core Formation stage could gather some influence, because the number of Demon Cultivators stuck at the Early Core Formation stage was extremely high. The difficulty of Cultivating for Demon Cultivators was inherently many times higher than for Human Race Cultivator.

Cang Sha knew that the Black Flood Dragon King enjoyed eating Human Race Cultivator.

This was why he sought You Tong to exchange for Foundation Establishment Human Race Cultivator.

"I'll have to shamelessly make a few trips."

Cang Sha flew out of the corpse water pool, a dark green Demonic Qi lifting him up. In a flash, he transformed into a fox-headed, human-bodied appearance, dressed in white, holding a white jade folding fan.

This was the attire of the first Human Cultivator Cang Sha had devoured. Because it was the first time he had eaten such a tender Foundation Establishment Human Cultivator, it left an extremely deep impression on Cang Sha. Even now, he often recalled that scene in his dreams.

"First, I'll go find that easy-going Wood Toad. That Wood Toad has lived for over three thousand years and once infiltrated a Human Immortal City. He must have at least one Core Formation spiritual item."

After Cang Sha finished his calculations, he took out a second-order High Grade Formation Plate from his Storage Pouch. After activating it with Demonic Qi, he enveloped the cave with the Formation Plate, concealing the Evil Qi within.

He couldn't get a third-order Formation Plate, so he could only make do with this top-tier second-order one.

After securing his old lair, Cang Sha was enveloped by a streak of yellow jade spiritual light and went straight towards the rock wall above. His figure merged into it, heading directly for the surface.

...

Late night.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Inside the Alchemy room on Qingyue Peak in Five Elements Immortal City.

Outside the second-order High Grade Pill Furnace, a several zhang-large Blazing Fire Python guided a dozens of zhang-long massive blue fire python behind it, spiraling in circles around the mountain-like Pill Furnace. During the spiraling, it occasionally spewed a mouthful of fierce flames, integrating them into the Alchemy cauldron.

The refining process was very smooth. With the detailed refining process from the intelligence System, and a Core Formation Early Stage Demon Cultivator assisting him in Alchemy, Shi Chuan only needed to exert a bit of subtle force during the Alchemy process, allowing You Tong to bear the brunt of the strenuous Alchemy.

At this moment, a purple glint flashed in Shi Chuan's eyes. Zi shi had arrived.

"Keyword setting triggered."

"Received a third-order purple intelligence."

"Third-order intelligence: A Core Formation Early Stage Demon Cultivator, vulnerable to the Soul Piercing Treasure Vase, has been identified. It is sealed within a Sect ruin in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range. The incantation to enter the sealed area is as follows..."

"Note: Its Sect ruin is currently occupied by two Core Formation Early Stage monkey demons, located in White Spirit Mountain of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range, and the combined secret technique of the two Core Formation monkey demons is quite threatening."

...

"Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range, White Spirit Mountain."

"He really found one."

"It's just sealed within a Sect ruin."

This was a pleasant surprise.

No matter what, being able to easily subdue a Core Formation Early Stage demonic beast was a good thing.

"Ah You, do you know about White Spirit Mountain in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range?"

Shi Chuan asked You Tong, who was about ten steps away.

"White Spirit Mountain, ah, Servant knows. There are two monkey demons there with extremely foul tempers, but their talent is excellent. I heard they were once favored by a Nascent Soul Demon Ancestor of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range, who even taught those two monkey demons a combined attack secret technique."

You Tong replied.

"Hm?"

"Taught a secret technique by a Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator!?"

"Forget it, forget it."

...

Upon hearing this, Shi Chuan immediately dismissed the idea. It was still easier to deal with a Core Formation Early Stage Demon Cultivator like the Essence Devouring Fox, who had no background.