HLnovel Chapter 123 Beast Tide 25
Chapter 123 Beast Tide 25
"Come and take a look! The freshest seventh-grade demon beast meat, selling at a loss right now. Would you two gentlemen like to come and have a look?" A vendor couldn't contain himself and shouted to the two of them first.
Immortal Lord Qingxu subconsciously walked over there, where the meat on the cutting board was neatly arranged according to type.
He scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly selected his favorite item: "I'll take all the tenderloin from the Qing rhinoceros."
The vendor's eyes lit up, and he quickly wrapped up all the tenderloin from the rhinoceros on the table. "Sir, you have good taste! I see you have a kind face, so as a thank you to our customers today, we're offering a free serving of firefly meat!"
As he spoke, the vendor quickly packed the items and handed them to Immortal Lord Qingxu: "Here you go, sir! That's a total of one hundred and twenty high-grade spirit stones! Is there anything else you'd like?"
"There's firebird meat too?" Immortal Lord Qingxu took out the firebird meat, examined it, and then weighed it in his hand. "There's firebird meat too? Then I'll take it all!"
"Would you like to take a look at this porcupine meat, sir? It's a specialty of the Azure Glass Mountains! It's very rare. If it weren't for this beast tide, you'd have to rely on luck to buy a piece!" The vendor's eyes lit up as he pressed his advantage.
Immortal Lord Qingxu glanced at them and said, "The quality is indeed excellent. I'll take them all!"
As the two went back and forth, Immortal Lord Qingxu unknowingly bought almost all the monster meat from the vendor's stall.
The spirit stones flowed out like water, making the eyes of the other merchants who had been observing all along turn red with envy!
As soon as Immortal Lord Qingxu left the vendor's side, the other vendors there practically started shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Come and see! Our specially blended demon beast blood is on special today—all items are 20% off! 20% off!"
"Beast bones with skills are now buy one get one free! Don't miss out, this offer won't last until today!"
"The finest spider silk! The finest demon beast hides! The best choice for making magical robes, a century-old tradition, today's special offer: buy ten get ten free! Come on over!"
Despite the sparse crowd on the street, he acted as if he were entertaining millions of customers. Almost every vendor stared at Qingxu Immortal Lord with shining eyes, as if he were a golden statue. Even Cheng Jiu, standing nearby, ignored him, his eyes scanning him as he called out his wares.
Cheng Jiu just watched helplessly as his master went from house to house shouting his wares.
Under the enthusiastic and friendly encouragement of the other party, I swept up all the goods in the shop.
Immortal Lord Qingxu seemed to have no resistance to these sales pitches. He would buy ten items and get ten free, always making sure to round it up, and he would buy a whole bunch at once.
That cheerful tone, that generous act of paying.
He's practically a walking embodiment of good fortune.
What can Cheng Jiu do?
Cheng Jiu could only silently follow behind his master, watching him wave his hand and leave behind a group of smiling bosses.
The owners warmly saw them off and welcomed them to come again next time.
After going through this process repeatedly, Cheng Jiu's eyes were finally opened! So extravagant, so incredibly extravagant!
Cheng Jiu didn't consider himself a petty person!
But now, following her master, she has witnessed firsthand what it means to spend money like water.
At least Cheng Jiu would never spend spirit stones to buy first-grade demon beast meat or hides, mainly because she wouldn't need them.
Under the enthusiastic invitation of the vendors, Qingxu Immortal Lord swept them all up, a stark contrast to his previous reserved purchase of Qingxi beef, where he specifically requested tenderloin.
He swept from one end of the street to the other, and during the journey, Immortal Lord Qingxu even asked Cheng Jiu if there was anything he wanted.
Cheng Jiu bought a large quantity of demon meat from the Guiyuan Sect, so he lacked nothing.
Seeing that his little disciple wasn't being coy or refusing, Qingxu Immortal Lord didn't force him. However, he would still ask Cheng Jiu's opinion from time to time before happily shopping together.
Finally, Immortal Lord Qingxu took Cheng Jiu to the Caiyi Pavilion in the city, where he was quite picky about clothes.
The robes for one's little apprentice must be of the ninth rank; anything below the ninth rank is just so-so, not only uncomfortable but also unable to protect the little apprentice.
The Colorful Robe Pavilion does possess several Rank 9 spirit robes, treasures of the pavilion, and their prices are extremely high.
However, Immortal Lord Qingxu looked around and found the styles of these spirit robes outdated and unattractive.
The manager of Caiyi Pavilion almost went crazy. Putting aside everything else, the weapon refiners who can make ninth-grade spirit clothes are basically ninth-grade weapon refiners, each of them being extremely noble.
A ninth-grade spirit garment is extraordinary in itself, so who cares whether it's out of style or looks good?
Moreover, it was quite difficult to get these powerful figures to come out of seclusion and refine the robes. They dared not be picky and were practically pampered and worshipped, for fear that the other party would abandon the task.
Although he was furious inside, he remained outwardly very respectful. There was nothing he could do; he couldn't afford to offend this man!
He could only watch helplessly as the other party found fault with the robes he had brought out. He could find some flaw in almost every single one.
Listening to Immortal Lord Qingxu's constant criticism, the shopkeeper's fake smile was almost impossible to maintain.
Cheng Jiu stepped forward to advise, "Master, not everyone has the same taste as you. Although these ninth-grade robes have some flaws, they don't detract from their overall beauty. So don't be too picky!"
The shopkeeper thought Cheng Jiu was tactless. What did he mean by "not everyone has the same taste as him"? What did he mean by "some flaws"? What did he mean by "flaws don't detract from the overall merit"? What did he mean by "don't be too picky"? His spirit robe was a ninth-grade item, a ninth-grade item, okay?
Listening to Cheng Jiu's complaints, the shopkeeper was almost driven to despair.
It's still wearable, right?
He silently examined the clothes the two men were wearing, falling into silence. The quality seemed to be better than the spiritual robes he had taken out! Where did these grand sect elders come from, wandering around in ninth-grade spiritual robes?
Although he felt that Immortal Lord Qingxu had an extraordinary demeanor, there were many powerful figures in the cultivation world, and he did not recognize him at first.
The main reason is that after Qingxu Immortal Lord broke through, his originally sharp and cold temperament suddenly became restrained, and he became extremely gentle, but people dared not underestimate him.
It's like a peerless sword, sheathed, but if it were to be drawn, its power would surely terrify the world!
Since the Caiyi Pavilion didn't have any clothes he liked, he decided to make them himself. After thinking for a moment, he decided against buying any and made his own.
So he bought all the high-end fabrics in Caiyi Pavilion.
The shopkeeper instantly perked up, beaming with smiles as he saw the two off, waving and inviting them to come again.
This isn't a picky customer, this is clearly a god of wealth!
After leaving Caiyi Pavilion, I strolled around the city and bought some things to take into the mountains.
They had just left Liyang City when, perhaps due to the massacre by Immortal Lord Qingxu earlier, the beast tide experienced a brief lull.
After wandering around the city for most of the day, when I went out, all I saw was a huge black bear lying on the ground at the city gate, seemingly waiting for something.
Upon seeing the two emerge, the large black bear's eyes lit up, and it roared at them twice, seemingly saying, "I've been waiting for you. May I leave now?"
Immortal Lord Qingxu summoned Xuanze, and the enormous ice dragon made the black bear's fur stand on end.
Monsters and spirit beasts are not subordinate to each other. In fact, monsters see no difference between them and spirit beasts, and even regard them as their own kind.
Upon seeing such a powerful fellow creature, the black bear instinctively reacted, realizing it was the contracted beast of that terrifying human, and only then did the black bear slowly lower its guard.
Only then did Immortal Lord Qingxu reveal his purpose: the Qingli Mountain Range was so vast that if he were to search for it himself, he didn't know how long it would take.
But the big black bear is different; it is a native of the Qingli Mountains and a demon beast in the Tribulation Transcending stage.
More importantly, it is rare to find one with some spiritual awareness that can communicate. It should be able to sense some of the anomalies in the Qingli Mountains.
"You should also be able to sense that something is wrong with this beast tide! Not only are you Tribulation Transcending stage demon beasts joining in, but the overlords of the inner forest have also started to join. Have you noticed anything unusual in the mountains?" Immortal Lord Qingxu asked.
The big black bear slowly turned its head, noticing something different.
Actually, it also felt that something was amiss. Although there was a beast tide every year in the cultivation world, the monsters that joined the tide took turns and followed a certain pattern.
Although these patterns are not accurate, one thing is certain: a monster will not participate in two consecutive beast tides if it has already participated in the last one.
It remembered that it wasn't affected by the beast tide at first, it seemed... it seemed...
The more I think about it, the more its little head hurts.
Under Cheng Jiu's worried gaze, the big black bear suddenly roared twice at the two of them and ran wildly into the forest.
It remembered that it was hunting on the eastern side of the inner edge of the forest when it was attracted by a sweet scent, where there was a hive built by a brood of colorful bees.
It was while stealing honey that it smelled a strange fragrance, followed the swarm of colorful spirit bees, and entered the beast tide. The beast was completely irrational, driven only by a desire for destruction.
If it weren't for the fact that she had previously raised the Iron-Eating Beast demon cub, which gave her some spiritual awareness...
They will likely follow the Rainbow Bees across Liyang City and wreak havoc in the inner cities of the Guiyuan Sect.
So what's unusual about this mountain range?
It must be that one!
The big black bear made a solemn vow.
Immortal Lord Qingxu, accompanied by Cheng Jiu, rode in Xuanze, following behind the big black bear.
First, they entered the black bear's territory, then crossed the black bear's hunting grounds. Under a towering tree, the black bear fell silent. It knew something was amiss, but it didn't know where to go.
The big black bear looked at Cheng Jiu and his apprentice who had been following it, and roared apologetically, indicating that it was lost and did not know how to get there.
Immortal Lord Qingxu extended his divine sense.
Even though this place is already close to the inner edge of the forest.
Even so, some high-level demonic beasts still reside here.
However, Immortal Lord Qingxu's divine sense remained incredibly domineering, probing everywhere and startling a flock of birds and beasts.
But sensing the incredibly fierce aura emanating from the heart of the forest, some of the monsters promptly backed down, feigning death and daring not to go and investigate.
However, some demonic beasts, unafraid of death, still went to investigate the source of the aura.
Some of the demonic beasts stopped in their tracks after sensing Xuanze's aura.
Other demonic beasts continued to lurk and observe the two people and two beasts, but dared not approach due to their powerful aura.
Cheng Jiu sat on Xuan Ze's lap, completely oblivious to her master's probing.
She hasn't reached the level of strength to perceive it yet.
As time passed, she keenly sensed one powerful aura after another emerging from the forest.
Some auras slowly disappeared, while others remained in place, and several dangerous auras pressed towards her.
Cheng Jiu remained unmoved, completely unconcerned about these auras. With her master and Xuanze by her side, she felt a strong sense of security and was at ease.
She didn't just sit there idly; hadn't her master taught her a secret technique before?
The secret technique is called a secret technique because it is easy for the master to teach, but she keeps running into obstacles when she tries to use it.
Although Cheng Jiu has always considered himself a genius, he has now fully realized what it means that the easier something is, the harder it is to learn.
Transformation, enticement, command, cooperation—it all sounds simple. The methods and examples used by Immortal Qingxu are also very simple.
It means using one's own spiritual power to draw upon the spiritual power between heaven and earth.
What a simple thing.
Haha, once I started using it, I realized it wasn't like that at all.
Cheng Jiu started with the simplest form of seduction. She possessed a spiritual immortal body and a heavenly wood spiritual root, naturally endowed with a powerful tool for capturing wood spiritual energy. Almost no wood spiritual energy in the world could resist her.
And that was indeed the case; as soon as she sat down to meditate, the surrounding wood elemental energy quickly gathered towards her.
She was so happy, looking at the abundant wood elemental energy.
They attempted to capture and utilize some powerful moves.
The wood elemental energy demonstrated its powerful inclusiveness, indulgently cooperating with her.
However, once the activation rate exceeds 70%, this wood elemental energy scatters and flees like a scumbag.
Cheng Jiu attempted to recapture it, but the concentration of wood elemental energy in the air dropped drastically, with only a few scattered specks of wood elemental energy still drifting in the air.
Cheng Jiu was stunned. She had the innate ability to absorb spiritual energy, which was part of her Spiritual Body.
Under these circumstances, the wood elemental energy around her was never lacking.
Who would have thought!
With the wood spirits far away from her, Cheng Jiu had no choice but to try to seduce these little vixens again.
Fortunately, with a wave of her hand, these little fairies gathered around her again.
She felt that perhaps she had been too abrupt.
It's difficult to entice these vixens to give up their bodies with just seduction and beauty.
First, build a good relationship. Since you've already satisfied the goodwill, talk to them and try to make them your soulmate!
Then the same thing happened again. She tried to convert the spiritual energy into commands, but the spiritual energy began to dissipate again, becoming soft and difficult to form a cohesive mass.
Moreover, the moment she showed the slightest intention to force, the spiritual energy would immediately flee without lingering at all!
Cheng Jiu was completely dumbfounded. This conversion was useless; commands wouldn't work, only enticement could be used. What good was that?
At most, this group of wood-elemental spirits doesn't mind her when she uses her spiritual energy.
Cheng Jiu was completely baffled. What was going on? Had she made a mistake while using it?
Fortunately, Immortal Lord Qingxu was experienced and immediately pointed out the problem.
Because her spiritual energy is so gentle!
You think a gentle spirit is good? Of course it is!
Gentle spiritual energy is unlikely to cause rejection.
For example, when Cheng Jiu sorts through medicinal herbs, few people can process them as easily and perfectly as she can.
Even cultivators with the same Heavenly Wood Spiritual Root will encounter conflicts with some of the medicinal properties of the spiritual herbs when sorting them out, making it difficult to sort them out completely according to their own ideas.
In addition, Cheng Jiu also has unique advantages in refining weapons, drawing talismans, and setting up formations, because her spiritual energy is very gentle, which is equivalent to stability, and stability is the core of the four arts of cultivation.
However, Cheng Jiu doesn't necessarily have much of an advantage in this secret technique, because her spiritual energy is too gentle. Wood spiritual energy is easily drawn to Cheng Jiu, but that's all it is; it's far from enough to make them risk their lives for her.
Because Cheng Jiu's spiritual energy wasn't powerful enough. Although this is somewhat anthropomorphic, that's roughly the reason.
Spiritual energy is not a sentient being; it simply roams the air.
However, in order to use them, they must be regarded as sentient beings.
Fortunately, she possesses wood elemental energy, and the wood element encompasses all things.
Cheng Jiu felt that as a sword cultivator, how could he not have any so-called deterrent power?
What she is practicing now is to make her spiritual energy sharp enough to intimidate and subdue the surrounding spiritual energy and become the leader.