Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 110 - 108: Exchange Pill Formula (Request for Subscription)
Chapter 110: Chapter 108: Exchange Pill Formula (Request for Subscription)
The outcome of the battle at the Demon Cave was not known to Zhouyang until he returned to the Baisha River Oasis.
After learning the correct method of herding sheep, he returned to the Baisha River Oasis in just seven or eight days, but he did not enter the oasis. Instead, he directly drove the sheep to the Zhou Family’s Yuquan Lake Oasis.
When he returned to the Yuquan Lake Oasis with the sheep and saw that everything in the family was well, he handed over the three "Golden Rock Sheep" along with the Sheep Taming Manual to Seventeenth Uncle Zhou Xuanzhao for care and disposal. He then secretly handed the two Demon Artifacts he obtained to his foster mother Zhou Xuan Yu for refinement and selected some unused treasures from his journey to store in the clan’s treasure vault.
After arranging all these matters, he flew with sword control to the Baisha River Oasis alone to attend the upcoming Foundation Establishment Cultivators exchange meeting.
It was also at the Baisha River Oasis when he met his father Zhou Xuanhao and the old Clan Leader Zhou Minghan that he learned the true details of that earth-shattering battle from the mouths of these two, who had personally heard it from the Chen Family Ancestor.
In the battle at the Demon Cave, almost all the new generation disciples of the Blood Slaughter Demon Sect, cultivated over decades, were wiped out. Of the five remaining Purple Mansion Stage cultivators after the fall of the Blood Demon Cliff, another one fell, one was severely injured, and even the Vice Sect Leader Blood Nether, whose previous injuries had just healed by eighty to ninety percent, suffered a relapse of old wounds, resulting in significant internal injuries.
And as for the victorious Yellow Sand Sect, they certainly did not emerge from the battle completely unscathed.
Although their side suffered no casualties due to their superiority in numbers, the Sect’s Ministry Hall Master Guo Shuyun was gravely injured by Blood Nether’s Golden Core Divine Technique "Blood Transformation Divine Light," almost terminating his path to enlightenment. Additionally, Purple Mansion cultivator Xu Kaishan from the sect was severely wounded by the dying counterattack of a Blood Slaughter Demon Sect’s Purple Mansion cultivator and would take at least twenty to thirty years of recovery to heal.
As for the Chen Family Ancestor and other Purple Mansion cultivators, although they did not suffer severe injuries that were hard to recover from, they were all tainted by Blood Nether’s demonic qi, requiring several years to slowly refine the demonic qi invading their bodies to avoid affecting their future path to enlightenment.
Overall, the battle at the Demon Cave was a hard-fought and somewhat lucky victory for the Yellow Sand Sect.
If the Blood Slaughter Demon Sect had had any forewarning, the Yellow Sand Sect would have likely lost a few members to achieve victory in this battle.
But there is no "if" in this world; victory is victory.
Through this battle, the Yellow Sand Sect once again demonstrated to all cultivators in the Boundless Desert Sea Cultivation Realm that there can only be one leader in this realm, and that is the Yellow Sand Sect.
Additionally, the battle shattered the Blood Slaughter Demon Sect’s plans to dominate the Boundless Desert Sea Cultivation Realm by eliminating a large number of their middle-to-low tier cultivators. Even if their surviving high-tier cultivators sought revenge, they would not be able to shake the Yellow Sand Sect’s governing position for at least several decades.
"According to the latest orders from the Yellow Sand Sect, to prevent revenge from the demon cultivators, our Foundation Establishment cultivators from these vassal clans must remain on the large nearby oases and be ready to support all areas at any time."
"Meanwhile, to strengthen communication between oases, the Yellow Sand Sect’s array masters will soon come to oases with Tier Three Spirit Veins to establish communication arrays and will distribute a batch of blank soul tokens for free to our vassal clans."
"By then, our communication with the clan can be through the communication arrays, and the soul tokens will allow Qi Cultivation cultivators staying in the clan to entrust their divine souls, ensuring that we can get the news immediately if an oasis is attacked."
In the "Jade Spring Tower," three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou Family gathered to exchange information.
Zhouyang listened to the old clan leader Zhou Minghan and his father Zhou Xuanhao discussing recent events. He also recounted his experience helping Zhou Yuanchen with Foundation Establishment at the Yellow Sand Sect and then the "Seven-Colored Cloud Smoke" incident on his return journey without holding anything back.
Hearing that he killed several Foundation Establishment demon cultivators on his way back and even looted a Foundation Establishment Clan’s century-old accumulation, Zhou Minghan and Zhou Xuanhao were shocked, their faces full of astonishment.
"No wonder, no wonder Elder Chen sent a message specifically to my old self after returning, saying I should take you to the Chen Family immediately upon your return, turns out it’s for this matter!"
After his initial shock, Zhou Minghan had a look of realization as he explained Elder Chen’s summons to Zhouyang.
"Elder Chen wants to see me?"
Zhouyang’s face showed a hint of surprise as he looked towards the old clan leader Zhou Minghan, his eyes questioning.
"He likely wants you to return Elder Xiao Bufan’s Puppet Flying Eagle and also intends to test your strength. After all, we didn’t know about you defeating several demon cultivators in advance; he must have learned it from Elder Xiao."
Zhou Minghan smiled slightly, sharing his analysis.
"Returning the Puppet Flying Eagle was already in my plan. No matter how bold I am, I wouldn’t dare keep Elder Xiao’s belongings. As for testing my strength, as long as I stubbornly refuse to tell the truth, Elder Chen can’t possibly use the Upper Heart Inquiry Skill on me again, right?"
Zhouyang nodded lightly, agreeing with Zhou Minghan’s analysis, but then he slightly frowned and expressed worry, "Only the matter of looting the Wang Family’s Spirit Mountain isn’t seamless; those three Golden Rock Sheep will be exposed eventually. What should I do if Elder Chen brings it up? If I deny it and he produces evidence, won’t that backfire?"
Hearing Zhouyang speak like this, Zhou Minghan’s expression slightly changed, and he fell silent.
This matter is indeed a bit difficult to handle. If not handled properly, not only will Zhouyang have to hand over everything he has swallowed, but he might also face punishment from the Yellow Sand Sect.
"I do have a way to solve this issue."
As Zhou Minghan and Zhouyang remained silent, Zhou Xuanhao, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke up.
He looked at the two of them solemnly and slowly said, "Yang’er, didn’t you obtain two Tier Three Pill Formulas from the Wang Family? If Elder Chen really asks about the Wang Family’s affairs, you might as well take this opportunity to propose a pill formula exchange. We will exchange the two Tier Three Pill Formulas for one of his. This way, he would profit from the Wang Family’s inheritance and would certainly not pursue this matter further. He might even speak favorably for us to the Yellow Sand Sect, denying this incident."
"Good, Xuanhao’s plan is excellent, I believe it is feasible."
Zhou Minghan’s eyes lit up, and he immediately clapped his hands in approval of Zhou Xuanhao’s suggestion.
"Father’s plan is indeed brilliant, I have no objections."
Zhouyang nodded and immediately decided to adopt his father Zhou Xuanhao’s suggestion to respond accordingly.
Thus, Zhouyang immediately went with the old clan leader Zhou Minghan to White Camel Peak to pay respects to the Chen Family Ancestor, who was in seclusion refining the demonic qi within his body.
The Chen Family Ancestor hadn’t absorbed much demonic qi. With his cultivation at the Eighth-Layer of the Purple Mansion, although he couldn’t immediately eliminate the demonic qi, he could suppress it with magical power and refine it bit by bit.
As for cultivators like Xiao Bufan with lower cultivation levels, they would need the aid of elixirs or help from a Golden Core cultivator like Cao Wenjin to suppress and slowly refine the demonic qi in their bodies.
Before the demonic qi in their bodies is refined, they would have to constantly use magical power to suppress it, and during this period, they should avoid magical combat with others to prevent the demonic qi entering their brain and causing derangement.
After receiving the message of Zhouyang and Zhou Minghan’s visit, the Chen Family Ancestor immediately halted his refinement of the demonic qi to receive them in his cave mansion.
"Junior pays respects to Elder Chen."
In the cave mansion, upon seeing the Chen Family Ancestor sitting on the Hundred-Year Cold Jade Couch, Zhou Minghan and Zhouyang hurriedly cupped their hands and bowed in salute.
As they were saluting, the magical power surged from the body of the Chen Family Ancestor, and a powerful divine sense pressure suddenly descended upon Zhouyang, exerting oppression onto him. Simultaneously, silver glimmers flashed in the eyes of the Chen Family Ancestor as he employed a pupil technique secret method to scrutinize Zhouyang as though wanting to see through his flesh and bones.
"Elder, what is the meaning of this? What has this junior done wrong? Please enlighten me!" ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
Zhouyang staggered back several steps, and with an extremely strained expression, he raised his head and looked at the Chen Family Ancestor in panic and confusion.
Zhou Minghan, too, with an astonished expression, hurriedly pleaded, "Elder Chen, please calm your anger. Xiao Jiu is still young. If he has offended you in any way, I ask Elder to forgive him, and I am willing to take the blame on his behalf!"
Both of them were Foundation Establishment cultivators, and performing their expressions and tonal changes convincingly was not too simple; anyone could hardly discern whether they were acting or genuinely sincere.
Unfortunately, the Chen Family Ancestor held no intention of listening to what they had to say. After examining Zhouyang for a moment, he gave no explanation and simply retracted his divine sense pressure, expressionlessly looking at the two of them and saying,
"I still have to refine the demonic qi in my body, so I won’t waste more words. The mess you Zhou Family kid got yourself into, you solve it yourself. Xiao Bufan will likely take five years to refine the demonic qi he’s contaminated with. During this time, you should consider how to explain the events of that day to him!"
"Furthermore, although the Wang Family defected to the Demon Dao and betrayed the Yellow Sand Sect, not just anyone can touch their wealth. It must be confiscated by the Yellow Sand Sect before redistribution; do you understand what I mean by this?"
Upon hearing the remarks of the Chen Family Ancestor, Zhouyang and Zhou Minghan exchanged glances, after which Zhou Minghan gave Zhouyang a signal, indicating he should proceed according to the plan.
Seeing this, Zhouyang quickly saluted and said, "Thank you, Elder Chen, for the reminder. Once Elder Xiao exits seclusion, I will personally return his possessions to him."
After saying this, he paused and patted his storage bag to take out two jade scrolls and offered them, saying, "This time, on my outing, I killed a demonic cultivator and obtained two Tier Three Pill Formulas. Our Zhou Family currently has no Tier Three Alchemist, so these pill formulas are not of use for the moment. I dare to propose exchanging one with Elder for a Tier Three Spirit Pill formula, the ’Nourishing Essence Pill.’
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