Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming-Chapter 371 - 368: The Old Family Master’s Promotion Path
Chapter 371: Chapter 368: The Old Family Master’s Promotion Path
Outside the Demon God Palace, a new market was reconstructed in the city for the alliance disciples to exchange the resources they needed.
As for the market inside the Cave Heaven Fortress, it had completely been moved out.
After all, Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven was the private grotto heaven of the Beast Taming Sect. Previously, letting the alliance sects enter for the war against the Red Flame Demon Realm posed no problem because they had not yet established a stable rear area, and storing the plundered resources from various sects inside the Cave Heaven Fortress and establishing the market there had been fine.
But now, the Demon Gods of this realm had all been slain by the Supreme Elders of the various sects; the alliance cultivators had already occupied nearly half of this world’s territory. This place also served as a connection between two world’s space gates and was a location that all the sect cultivators of the alliance must protect—it was extremely safe, with no possibility of the Demon Clan infiltrating. Thus, using the Beast Taming Sect’s private Cave Heaven as a place for free entry and exit was now inappropriate.
Hence, under the leadership of the Beast Taming Sect, a new market was established here.
Over the years of conquest, not only were the resources captured by each sect countless, but the disciples whose storage bags were filled also needed a place to exchange those for cultivation resources, to raise their own cultivation realms, and prepare to gain more resources in upcoming battles.
Moreover, including the Beast Taming Sect, each sect also needed a market to exchange the items they needed, making it convenient to earn benefits of this realm from other sect disciples.
Additionally, the Beast Taming Sect would soon be promoting the benefits of the Red Flame Demon Realm in the Cultivation World, attracting cultivators from various parties to come and explore, to train.
Those daring enough to travel to otherworlds generally had a high worth. Once in this realm, upon encountering the market brimming with treasures from the Demon Realm, how could they not be tempted? This would result in another source of income.
Eventually turning into Spirit Stones in the storage bags of those visiting cultivators, the Beast Taming Sect would also establish the market right outside the Space Gate.
As for the war in this realm not having completely ceased, not only the unoccupied Demon Domains were fraught with danger, but even the territories occupied by cultivators were too due to the insufficient number of cultivators to properly manage them, often leading to revolts by the Demon Clan.
Furthermore, with the reduction in the number of Demon Clans in the occupied areas, the Demon Beasts’ roaming territories would increase and their unchecked proliferation would give birth to countless Demon Beasts wreaking havoc everywhere, turning every place into a land of danger.
But it didn’t matter, as those cultivators willing to visit this place wouldn’t care about these issues. On the contrary, if this world were too tranquil without any challenges, it would not serve the purpose of training.
The elders of the Beast Taming Sect planned to capitalize on this mentality of the cultivators, heavily promote it, and let cultivators from all directions come, also conveniently helping them to clear out some of the Demon Clan’s resistant forces.
As for the cultivators gaining various benefits and capturing all sorts of resources while exterminating the Demon Clan, the Beast Taming Sect did not mind at all.
This was a medium-sized world after all, with endless resources. So many Demon Clans had lived here for who knows how many tens of thousands of years and had not depleted the resources; how much could those visiting cultivators possibly take away?
Again, as long as the extraction was done reasonably, without draining the basin or destroying the Spirit Veins, various resources could regenerate.
Conversely, once those visiting cultivators returned to the Cultivation World with their massive haul of resources, it would only attract more cultivators to enter this world. At that point, the Beast Taming Sect could seize the opportunity to increase the already very expensive transmission fees by several times without any issue.
As long as the promotion was done adequately, there would be no worry about cultivators not coming.
In the market, Qin Feng walked slowly amidst the bustling crowd of cultivators.
As the sects were currently selecting disciples to return to their sects, there was no ongoing war. Moreover, since the city where the Space Gate was located would also become the core for the Human Clan Cultivators in this realm from now on, many sect cultivators found themselves idle and returned here, causing a large number of cultivators to gather.
Aside from the cultivators who were confronting the Demon Clan on the borders, the majority had returned here, with their numbers reaching three to four hundred thousand, which was why the market was so lively.
Qin Feng looked around, wanting to find some rare spiritual medicines from the Demon Realm to bring back for his second senior brother.
Also, among the bustling crowd, he could clearly hear that besides bargaining for various resources, what the cultivators discussed most was the matter of returning to their sects.
Truthfully, aside from a very few individuals, the vast majority of cultivators did not wish to return to the Biluo Great World now.
Because once they returned, they would have to follow the rules and abide by the regulations of the Cultivation World, and could not plunder resources as freely as they could here.
Although staying to battle inevitably resulted in casualties, relative to the potential gains at hand, taking some risks was nothing.
As long as they were not extremely unlucky and died here, once the war in the Red Flame Demon Realm was completely over, everyone would be able to bring back many resources to the Biluo Great World, exchange them for various spiritual elixirs and miracle medicines suitable for cultivation, and by then their cultivation would have advanced by leaps and bounds.
Fortunately, some disciples who felt they had already gained enough benefits did not want to continue taking risks. Additionally, many cultivators from various sects had suffered severe injuries and needed to be sent back to their respective sects for recovery, so the first group of disciples was quickly selected.
In two days, Elder Kongkong would open the Space Gate to send the cultivators of various sects back.
Qin Feng had picked a good number of effective demon realm spiritual medicines in the market, and he also purchased some other demon realm specialties he found rare or useful.
Though these items were cheap in the demon realm’s markets, once back in the Biluo Great World, due to their rarity and special effects, they could be sold for several times or even more than ten times their price. Even if Qin Feng might not be able to use these items, he could still resell them to others for a substantial profit.
“Eh?”
Just as Qin Feng was passing by a stall, he suddenly felt moved and stopped in his tracks.
His gaze turned to a demon core casually placed on the stall.
The demon core was pitch black like ink, with a strong aura, probably harvested from a level seven intermediate demon beast.
Of course, that was not the point.
Talk about a level seven demon core, even if it was a level eight, Qin Feng wasn’t particularly interested now.
With his current strength, killing ordinary level eight demon beasts was not difficult at all, and if he transformed into a Rock Giant, he could even fight a level nine demon beast, but he just couldn’t last long in that form.
What really caught Qin Feng’s attention was because the demon core belonged to a Shadow Demon Snake.
His Lifebound Spiritual Beast, the Ruyi Golden Snake, had integrated the Shadow Demon Snake’s talent skill within its body. Qin Feng had even refined the Shadow Transformation Divine Power as one of his Primordial Divine Powers, making it easy for him to sense the shadow energy inside the demon core.
Qin Feng walked up to that stall and glanced at the busy stall owner.
The other party, dressed in a red robe with a flame embroidered on the chest, was dressed as a member of the Fiery Fire Sect, and judging by his cultivation, he also possessed the strength of the Golden Core Realm.
“Greetings, Daoist Fellow.”
Qin Feng slightly nodded in greeting and pointed directly at the pitch-black demon core, “May I know how much you are asking for this demon core?”
“Eighty thousand Demon Crystal Stones.”
The Fiery Fire Sect cultivator didn’t look up, continued to takes out various treasures from his storage bag, and casually announced a price.
“That expensive?”
Qin Feng frowned, “It’s just a demon core, how can it be priced so high? It’s almost catching up to the price of a high-grade magical treasure.”
Eighty thousand Demon Crystal Stones, if placed in the Cultivation World, even if one needs to first refine out the demonic qi in the demon crystals before using them, which would discount the price of the demon crystals due to the extra process, would still be worth around sixty to seventy thousand Spirit Stones.
“Because this demon core is rare enough, this is the demon core of a Shadow Demon Snake, which I managed to seize from several demon clan masters with difficulty.”
The Fiery Fire Sect cultivator continued, “I am not skilled in artifact refining, nor do I wish to spend resources to hire an Artifact Refiner to transform it into a magical treasure, otherwise, if it were refined into a magical treasure, just with this Shadow Transformation Power, the price could double again without issue.”
“Just demanding eighty thousand for a single item is somewhat high, but when doing business in the Red Flame Demon Realm, which cultivator doesn’t ask for a high price? After all, resources come easily to everyone, so it’s normal to have higher prices.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng burst into laughter.
The other party’s point was valid. Not to mention others, just himself in recent times had employed various methods in the major demon cities and among the different Demon Clans to cunningly seize resources. The amount of resources obtained, if placed in the Cultivation World, would be enough to shock any ordinary cultivator.
Moreover, the Shadow Demon Snakes were scarce, and ordinary Shadow Demon Snakes were just intermediate level demon beasts at best. It was even rarer for them to evolve into high-level creatures. If this demon core were combined with other treasures to refine an invisibility-type magical treasure, it could sell for plenty of Spirit Stones even in the Biluo Great World.
Thus, Qin Feng promptly nodded, “Daoist Fellow’s words are reasonable. Let’s go with the price you’ve suggested then.”
“Oh?”
Upon hearing Qin Feng’s agreement to purchase, the cultivator became very enthusiastic, as this transaction was equivalent to securing tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.
He stood up with a smile on his face, just about to speak when a hint of hesitation flashed across his expression, “May I ask Daoist Fellow, are you the Beast Taming Sect’s True Disciple, Daoist Fellow Qin Feng?”
“Do you know me?”
Qin Feng was somewhat surprised.
Although he was a True Disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, his cultivation time had been too short. Although he became famous after becoming a True Disciple, he hadn’t officially traveled around as such, establishing connections with cultivators from various sects.
After arriving in the Red Flame Demon Realm, he spent his time either fighting for resources or exploring otherworldly realms, and hadn’t spent much time socializing with cultivators from the alliance, so he really didn’t know many cultivators.
However, it didn’t matter if he didn’t know others, as long as others knew him.
The cultivator from the Fiery Fire Sect then said with a smile, “The current True Disciple of the Spiritual Snake Lineage from the Beast Taming Sect, who among the disciples of the alliance’s sects does not know of him?
“I had once witnessed Daoist Fellow’s skills from afar when you fought under the Dark Flame Demon God’s cities. To think it has only been a few years since then, and Daoist Fellow Qin has already advanced to the Golden Core. Such cultivation speed truly makes us envy you!”
“Daoist Fellow flatters me.”
Hearing the cultivator praising the fame of his name, Qin Feng couldn’t help feeling slightly proud, yet he modestly responded.
“I am Zhu Tong of the Fiery Fire Sect, it’s nice to meet Daoist Fellow Qin.”
With a smile that made his broad, square face seem surprisingly approachable, Zhu Tong continued, “If it were someone else who wanted to buy this Shadow Demon Snake’s demon core, of course, I would ask for a high price, but since Daoist Fellow is a True Disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, and our Fiery Fire ancestor has repeatedly told us that the Fiery Fire Sect and the Beast Taming Sect are close allies, we must not disrespect.
“This is just a rank seven demon core. I didn’t pay much to get this demon core originally, so please, Daoist Fellow, just take it. Asking for resources in exchange would only make me seem petty.”
“That’s not acceptable, that really won’t do!”
Qin Feng shook his head repeatedly. Leveraging his reputation and status to take advantage of others, which could embarrass the Beast Taming Sect if word got out, was something he definitely would not do.
He knew the Fiery Fire Sect cultivator had no bad intentions and that the other party merely wanted to befriend him—after all, his title as a True Disciple and his identity as the disciple of the Great Elder of the Spiritual Snake Lineage were well known, and disciples from various alliance sects were keen to connect with him. Yet taking someone else’s belongings for free without spending resources wasn’t something he could bring himself to do.
Seeing Qin Feng unwilling to accept the gift freely, Zhu Tong, realizing his concern, then said, “Since Daoist Fellow insists on paying me with demon crystals, let’s take it easy because of our families’ good relations—thirty thousand demon crystals will do. After all, I found this demon core without cost, and gaining this much from it is already a huge profit.”
“This…”
Qin Feng hesitated, but Zhu Tong directly placed the demon core into Qin Feng’s hands, “Daoist Fellow, don’t be courteous with me anymore, otherwise, you would be looking down on me, Zhu Tong, and unwilling to associate with me.”
“All right, then.”
Since the Fiery Fire Sect cultivator had already gone that far, Qin Feng no longer refused. It was just a seventh-level Demon Core after all, a matter of tens of thousands of Demon Crystal Stones, nothing serious.
Zhu Tong was quite pleased to see Qin Feng accept the Demon Core.
“Daoist Fellow, when you have time, you may visit the Mountain Gate of the Beast Taming Sect.”
Qin Feng said something polite in return.
“Certainly, certainly. When I follow my sect’s elders to visit your sect in the future, I will surely bother you again.”
Although Zhu Tong knew that Qin Feng was just being courteous, he was still satisfied in his heart. In the future, claiming to have some acquaintance with a True Disciple of the Beast Taming Sect would look better on face value.
After leaving behind some pleasantries, Qin Feng turned and bid farewell.
He was in a good mood. He hadn’t expected that he would also have a moment of ‘face recognition.’ Merely being recognized by the Fiery Fire Sect cultivator had gotten him a Demon Core initially priced at tens of thousands of Demon Crystal Stones, given to him for free.
Indeed, being well-known had its advantages.
Qin Feng played with the Demon Core in his hand, clearly feeling the rich shadow power within it.
He wasn’t buying this Demon Core for himself. In fact, his Shadow Transformation Divine Power and Stealth Power were not a bit inferior to the eighth-level Shadow Demon Snake.
The reason for buying this Demon Core was for the Old Family Master.
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The Old Family Master’s Lifebound Spiritual Beast was the rare Shadow Leopard, which, like the Shadow Demon Snake, also cultivated the way of shadows. Although their methods of cultivation were quite different, they belonged to the same path.
Elder Guanbao was no longer young, and even though the resources he and Qin Xi had returned to the clan last time might help the old man break through the bottlenecks of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, he was old, and it was almost hopeless for him to advance to the Golden Core by himself.
Yet, the Old Family Master had been presiding over the clan for a hundred years, not only with high prestige and great merit, but also with smooth interpersonal dealings.
People say having an elder is like having a treasure. Qin Feng felt the clan could not do without such a cunning elder in charge.
Otherwise, his father, Qin Long, might be young, but he hoped his father could focus more on cultivation. If the Old Family Master passed away, with his father busy handling clan affairs all day, how much time would he have left for cultivation?
Qin Feng thought about taking this Demon Core back for the Old Family Master’s Lifebound Spiritual Beast to refine it. Perhaps it would enable the Shadow Leopard to successfully form its core, and then it could nourish the Old Family Master and boost his cultivation.
Even if that was not the case, with the energy of this Demon Core, it could at least push the Shadow Leopard to the peak of Foundation Establishment and, coupled with other resources, forcibly promote it to a higher level.
Meanwhile, by spending some resources to accumulate the Old Family Master’s cultivation to the peak of Foundation Establishment and with the nourishment from the Shadow Leopard, it was very possible for the Old Family Master to succeed in Core Formation.
Once he achieved the Golden Core, his lifespan would greatly increase, ensuring that for at least a few hundred years, there would be no worries about the Old Family Master’s life span.
Moreover, the clan could then have another Golden Core Cultivator in charge. Why not?
As for his father, Qin Long, Qin Feng had already planned several cultivation paths for his father. With a sufficient quantity of resources, his father could advance to the Golden Core Realm within ten years.
With Qin Feng’s current wealth of resources, supplying several Golden Core Cultivators was not a problem at all.
In fact, if he didn’t have to allocate more resources to the Demon Refining Pot, with his current accumulation, he could lie back and cultivate effortlessly up to the Dharma Image Realm.
