Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 591 - 586 Substituting the Real for the Fake, A New Divine Beast_1
"The Second Elder’s keen insight allowed him to foresee their plan, enabling our safe escape," a cultivator remarked, standing on the stern of a colossal, transparent, and invisible warship. Hundreds of figures stood with him, gazing toward the southwest.
The occasional strange sounds from within the ship, and the Soul Lamps extinguishing one after another, signified the fall of fellow sect cultivators.
The Taming Demon Sect had just endured a Soul Extinction Storm. Though they had Elixirs and Spiritual Power supplements, the vast majority had not fully recovered their vitality, making them unsuitable for combat. Once engaged in battle, cultivators of the same level with abundant Spiritual Power were far beyond their ability to contend with. Had the Taming Demon Sect not prepared expendable pawns in advance to attract the enemy’s attention, it would have been their turn to face danger. If they were defeated, the sect faced the risk of annihilation. Even in victory, it would be a costly one.
The Second Elder, his expression turning sorrowful, said, "After all, the sect has mistreated them." He then surveyed the crowd and continued, "Their sacrifice was all for the sake of the sect.
"We must never forget this enmity!
"He who kills shall be killed in return!
"When the Taming Demon Sect has recovered its strength, that will be the day we take their worthless lives."
「The Taming Demon Sect warship sailed into the distance, heading northeast.」
They would first find a region to settle down and recuperate. When their elite forces regained their peak condition, it wouldn’t be too late to seek revenge.
The Taming Demon Sect’s ability to receive this news was inseparable from the sect’s strategic arrangements. They often infiltrated spies into subordinate powers and co-opted groups of cultivators, awaiting the time when these ’moneybags’ matured to reap the benefits. The spies the Taming Demon Sect had planted in advance proved useful, as they received messages from various powers and sensed the impending danger. This led them to devise the plan of sacrificing pawns to attract enemy fire, allowing the main force to escape unscathed.
The Second Elder gazed at the endlessly passing lands, all of which had long been the Taming Demon Sect’s domain and one of the main sources of their resources. "I wonder what went wrong? Why did the Soul Extinction Storm appear within the Taming Demon Sect’s territory?"
Now, they had become barren wastelands of no value. The Taming Demon Sect had no choice but to relocate from their ancestral homeland of tens of thousands of years.
The Second Elder’s voice carried a hint of anger. "If I find out who the saboteur is, I will make them pay!"
However, this was destined to be in vain. To this day, they had received no news, and those sent out to gather information came back empty-handed. Because all those who were too close to the battlefield... had died.
The Second Elder continuously sent out his divine consciousness to verify if there was any imminent danger and to check if the reserve of Spirit Stones was adequate. "Is our reserve of Spirit Stones sufficient?"
The Soul Extinction Storm not only affected cultivators, Formations, and Magical Beasts, but even exposed Spirit Stones had their Spiritual Energy consumed. The Taming Demon Sect’s accumulated wealth of Spirit Stones had mostly evaporated in the storm, turning into useless waste rocks and resulting in heavy losses. Even those stored in Storage Bags and spatial treasures inevitably suffered damage.
To recover their Cultivation Levels, a substantial amount of Elixirs and Spirit Stones were used. Powering the energy-intensive, invisible warship also incurred no small expenditure of Spirit Stones.
Over twenty Void Refining Stage Cultivators of the Taming Demon Sect gathered to discuss their strategy.
One elder reported, "The remaining Spirit Stones have insufficient internal Spiritual Energy, requiring frequent replacement."
Another added, "To restore the cultivators and Spirit Beasts to their peak condition, the expenditure of Spirit Stones will not be small. We must target the resources of other Lianxu Stage sects."
A starved camel is still bigger than a horse. They could easily crush any ordinary Lianxu Stage sect.
A third elder noted, "The Spirit Beasts are severely weakened. We’ve only used a portion of Elixirs and Spirit Stones to sustain their vitality; they are unable to battle."
The Second Elder then commanded, "Distribute the accumulated Spiritual Treasures, Spirit Stones, and Elixirs of the sect. Focus our full strength on the Spirit Void Sect, and ensure there are no casualties!"
「While the Taming Demon Sect was discussing how to take down the Spirit Void Gate, an uninvited guest appeared on their warship.」
Jia Ren, unwilling to relinquish this rare opportunity for wealth, pursued in the opposite direction of the Taming Demon Sect warship. The two warships sailed in opposite directions to put distance between them. The attackers realized they had only killed the Taming Demon Sect’s pawns and had missed the best opportunity to pursue the main force.
He chased for more than thirty thousand li and finally detected some faint Spiritual Power Fluctuations. Though the warship was invisible, the Spiritual Power Fluctuations were particularly noticeable in the Extinguishing Spirit Zone, making the trace easy to follow.
He snuck aboard the warship, continuously using his mental senses to gather information and pinpoint locations. The Mirror Flower Divine Moon and the Bewildering Spirit Bead were quite effective against Void Refining Stage Cultivators. No one discovered his presence.
Hearing that the Taming Demon Sect was mobilizing its foundational resources, Jia Ren boldly followed them. He made his way to the heavily protected inner ship and opened the core region’s treasury, which was filled with Spirit Storing Bags and Demon Taming Bags.
"Distribute the treasures!" the Second Elder ordered. He took out one Spirit Storing Bag after another, distributing the Spirit Stones and Spiritual Treasures that had sustained damage to the sect’s cultivators.
The Taming Demon Sect excelled at taming beasts. Their Spiritual Treasures, accumulated over many years, required significant sect contributions to exchange for. Few Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators possessed even one. Now, every Divinity Transformation and Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator received a Spiritual Treasure.
"Finally, we can leave this damned Extinguishing Spirit Zone!" a cultivator exclaimed.
The warship flew onward. They could faintly sense a small amount of nature’s spiritual energy converging nearby, indicating that the area ahead had normal Spiritual Power.
Before they could celebrate, cries of alarm arose, "Where is my Spiritual Treasure? Where is the Spiritual Treasure that the sect distributed to me?"
Amidst the exclamations, cultivators who were still admiring their Spiritual Treasures suddenly discovered that their Spiritual Treasures and Spirit Stones had vanished into thin air. They disappeared as if by magic, like a supernatural event.
The Second Elder realized something was wrong and rushed to the treasure vault immediately. Seeing the restrictions still intact, he couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief. However, as soon as he lifted the restrictions, the smile that had just appeared on his face instantly froze.
Everything that made up the foundation of the Taming Demon Sect—Spiritual Treasures, Spirit Stones, Elixirs, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and Spirit Beasts—was all... gone.
Without a large number of Spirit Stones to recover their vitality, without supplies for the Spirit Beasts that had not yet recovered their strength, and without Spiritual Treasures to enhance their combat power... How could they launch a lightning strike to break through the Spirit Void Sect’s Formation and plunder their resources?! Rely on a group of exhausted, weakened cultivators? 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Who can tell me what exactly happened?!!! the Second Elder roared internally.
The foundation of the Taming Demon Sect is really impressive! Jia Ren mused, happily checking his recent loot. This time, he had openly followed the Taming Demon Sect cultivators onto the inner ship and taken their treasures. The treasures distributed by the Taming Demon Sect were merely illusions created by the Mirror Flower Divine Moon. Once Jia Ren left, the illusions lost their power source, and the true scene was revealed. This was also why the Spirit Stones and Spiritual Treasures vanished out of thin air.
The haul from the Taming Demon Sect was incredibly huge. The Spirit Storing Bags contained Spirit Stones low on Spiritual Energy. Many had turned into worthless, spirit-depleted rocks. However, the remaining ones, when converted to Low-grade Spirit Stones, still numbered in the hundreds of millions.
Various Spiritual Medicines and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were piled up like mountains. They too had been affected by the Soul Extinction Storm. Even so, the high-aged Spiritual Medicines could be traded for billions of Spirit Stones. Additionally, there was a diverse assortment of Spiritual Treasures. Although the Taming Demon Sect’s Spiritual Treasures couldn’t compare to those of the Lingbao Sect, with a clear gap in both quality and quantity, they were still a first-rate sect. Years of accumulation had resulted in a stockpile of over one hundred and twenty Spiritual Treasures.
Finally, there was the Taming Demon Sect’s greatest wealth: its Spirit Beasts.
Two Seventh Rank Spirit Beasts.
Thirty-five Sixth Rank Spirit Beasts.
727 Fifth Rank Spirit Beasts.
8,166 Fourth Rank Spirit Beasts.
Over 30,000 Spirit Beasts below Fourth Rank, mostly cubs with good bloodlines or Spirit Beasts with high potential.
These Spirit Beasts were meant to be the Taming Demon Sect’s hope for resurgence and the very reason other sects might target them. Now, they had all fallen into Jia Ren’s hands.
He did not hesitate to throw the massive number of Spirit Beasts and treasures into the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl. Many Spirit Beasts, freed from their Demon Taming Bags, began to call out excitedly.
Compared to the Extinguishing Spirit Zone, the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl was like an Immortal Realm. Just by breathing, endless Spiritual Energy surged into their bodies, repairing their damaged Spiritual Power. Soon after entering, they sensed the powerful aura of Divine Beasts and couldn’t help but shiver in fear.
Only a few Spirit Beasts were an exception. The Flood Dragons and other dragon-blooded creatures cautiously approached Jin Sheng’s dragon lair, standing guard at its side. Scale Armor Magical Beasts gathered at the pool where Mo Lin resided, keeping a clear distance from the others. Another group of avian Magical Beasts was sent to the territories of Li Feng and the Flame Sparrow.
Jin Sheng had originally been sound asleep, hoping to use its bloodline power to break through to the mid-Sixth Rank. Suddenly, it sensed the scent of copious delicacies and its dragon eyes flew wide open in excitement, rushing out of its dragon lair. With a look of disdain for the approaching Flood Dragons, it hurried over to Jia Ren’s side. "Master, is this food you’ve brought for me?"
The dazzling array of Magical Beasts made Jin Sheng’s eyes twinkle and seemed to stimulate its appetite, with long strands of dragon saliva dripping down. In the distance, the Xuan Beast Avatar swiftly flew over and quickly took out a small jar to collect all the dragon saliva.
A True Dragon’s body is a treasure, and its saliva is of great value and wide use. The most suitable for aiding cultivation was dragon saliva incense made from Flood Dragon saliva, and the incense made from True Dragon saliva could fetch a sky-high price. Used in the process of pill refinement, it could enhance the effects of most Elixirs, especially suited for assisting the refinement of Lifespan Extension Pills. One small jar of dragon saliva could be traded for a Supreme Spirit Treasure without a problem.
Looking at Jin Sheng, its saliva continuously flowing, Jia Ren couldn’t help but laugh. "You can only look."
With Jin Sheng watching the vast number of Magical Beasts daily, drooling incessantly, a never-ending supply of dragon saliva was guaranteed. Just by selling True Dragon saliva, Jia Ren could amass endless wealth; becoming the richest person in the Mysterious Realm would not be a problem.
Jin Sheng stared in disbelief.
Aside from a few exceptions—the White Spirit Tiger with White Tiger bloodline, a huge Seventh Grade Mysterious Turtle, a Three-tailed White Fox with Nine-tailed Fox bloodline, and a monkey-like beast possessing the bloodline of the fierce Zhu Yan—most of the other Magical Beasts could be eaten.
The ranks of the Divine Beast Legion swelled anew. Now that their master’s pockets were bulging, he wouldn’t mistreat his subordinate Spirit Beasts.
Tens of thousands of Spirit Beasts awaited feeding, and the cost of resources was no small sum. Even if he wanted to raise them all, his Insect External Incarnation, Second Nascent Soul, and Xuan Beast Avatar were insufficient for the task; he simply lacked the manpower. He could only cultivate the best among them selectively, and the rest were either left to their own devices or used as food.
「After roughly arranging matters within the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, Jia Ren did not stay long and hurriedly departed.」
The Taming Demon Sect was just one moneybag—albeit the largest one. There was another, slightly smaller moneybag, the Xue Family, that he couldn’t afford to miss. Xue Chengyang had been killed too swiftly, leaving no head as proof. Jia Ren still needed to procure something for Elder Brother Zhuo to complete his assignment.
