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Yu'er gently clenched her right palm, and then the girl in white seemed to be squeezed by a huge force, shrinking into a white dough the size of a human head. This was simply the air pressure formed by manipulating the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It can be said that her death was quite miserable.
"Tsk, there is no golden elixir." Yu'er said to herself.
Afterwards the task was completed, he left, hiding his identity and name.
Chapter 83: Zoo
The next day, Ye Hong and Zi Yi got up, and Yu'er didn't know when she came back last night.
While helping him dress, Zi Yi asked sweetly, "Sir, are we leaving today?"
Ye Hong was silent for a while, "Well, there is no time to travel."
After putting on his clothes for a while, he stood on tiptoe, touched her head, and said with a smile: "Thank you."
Zi Yi was made to feel creepy by him and felt annoyed. Kids are so annoying.
After finishing their meal, before leaving, the two dressed low-key and went to the crime scene again. Looking at the notice posted by Tianjisi nearby, they smiled at each other - murderers often like to return to the crime scene again, which is a perverted psychology.
In a way, they fit in well.
Afterwards, Ye Hong and the others left Bashan City, talking and laughing along the way. Zi Yi would sometimes stretch out her index finger to poke Ye Hong's face, looking at him lovingly, just like an older sister taking her younger brother out shopping. If Zi Yi dressed a little more maturely, she would look just like a stepmother taking a young master.
Zi Yi smiled and said, "Sir, where should we go next?"
Ye Hong had already learned from Yu'er before that when it comes to treasure hunting, it is most convenient to use spirit beasts. If you use a compass-type magic weapon or something, you need to have a complete and accurate understanding of the entire knowledge system.
"Let's go to the Beast Taming Sect!"
Speaking of which, the Beast Taming Sect is not one of the eight local sects in Huazhou.
The headquarters of the Beast Taming Sect was built on the prairie of Fengzhou in the Western Regions. It was originally the legacy of the ancient sect, the Demon Taming Sect, and its stance was both good and evil.
Later, the Beast Taming Sect gradually developed into a neutral force similar to the Baohuang Pavilion, specializing in the spirit beast business and striving to protect its own interests and avoid being directly involved in the battle between good and evil.
It so happened that the land of Bashu was rich in "iron-eating beasts", and in Baoxing City, not far from here, there was a branch of the Beast Taming Sect, where one could go to purchase spiritual beasts.
Ye Hong still had quite a few immortal stones on him at this time.
To count carefully, during the trip to Dahu, he received 130 coins as gifts, and then he killed the two immortals, Gao and Ai, and also took away Feng'er's storage bag, seizing 60% of her savings of several decades. He suddenly became rich, and his wealth directly exceeded 1,200 coins.
Among them, he spent 100 to buy flying swords. Before leaving the sect, he returned Feng'er's share to her for safekeeping, which accounted for nearly half of the expenditure.
When I saw my mother again, there were only more than 600 coins left in my pocket, almost 700.
My mother basically paid for all the eating, drinking, entertainment and shopping in Zhurong City. Excluding the 150 coins she spent on the purple clothes, she spent less than 12 coins in total.
After the final calculation, he still had 527 Immortal Qi Stones on him, which was a huge sum of money.
Ye Hong knew that the iron-eating beast was actually the giant panda of later generations, and now he could even afford a giant panda. As a Chinese, he couldn't help laughing.
Zi Yi looked at him with her beautiful eyes and said with a smile, "Why are you laughing, sir?"
"Nothing, I just thought of something happy, Xiao Zi, let's go."
Zi Yi smiled and said, "Yes, sir."
……
After entering the city, the two went straight to the Animal Shop. A strong stench similar to that of a zoo immediately hit their noses. If they had to describe it, it was mainly a mixture of animal feces, urine and other excrement and body odor.
Zi Yi pinched her nose and accompanied Ye Hong to see the giant pandas. The stench became stronger the further they went inside, but the streets were actually very clean and there were no "landmines" to step on.
When Ye Hong was in the big lake before, he also learned some knowledge about the feces of spiritual beasts or demon beasts. For example, the "dragon sand" excreted by the dragon can not only create an environment suitable for the growth of water-attributed spiritual medicines and give rise to the blessed land effect, but also has the simplest kind of magical use.
If you wear it while training outside, the scent will slowly spread out and will scare away all kinds of beasts. This is the common method used by the urine and feces of most high-level monsters, and it is also the main material for refining "Beast Repellent Pills".
Some pills do not necessarily need to be taken orally, they can be effective just by wearing them on the body.
Having said that, once a lot of demon beasts and spirit beasts are gathered together, it is inevitable that they will frantically "fight" and mark their territory with scent.
However, wherever Ye Hong walked, all the beasts could not help but tremble at the smell of the dragon emanating from him.
Zi Yi naturally noticed something was wrong, and smiled, "Young Master, do you have a high-level beast-avoiding pill?"
Ye Hong nodded slightly without saying much.
Then the two of them came to a shop selling iron-eating beasts. Ye Hong looked at the bone cage from a distance and frowned subconsciously.
There is no other reason. This national treasure is really dirty. Its round body is covered with feces. Its black and white fur is not so smooth and is stuck together in many places. The white fur is so dirty that it is almost turning yellow...
Yu'er was observing with great interest, as if she had never seen it before. She was watching with great fascination. She also explained to Ye Hong that this monster was originally the mount of the ancient demon god and had a pair of horns on its head. Later, it was defeated in the battle and its horns were broken by the immortal riding a yellow dragon.
Ye Hong thought to himself, isn’t this just another version of Huangdi defeating Chiyou?
According to records in ancient books, there is a beast in the south, which looks like a bear, has horns like a buffalo, fur as black as lacquer and as white as snow, eats iron and drinks water without hurting its stomach, and its feces can be used as weapons, and is as sharp as steel, so it is called "iron-gnawer".
Seeing him standing there for a long time without moving, Zi Yi frowned secretly. She was going to take a shower after returning, but she still smiled and said, "Sir, do you like it? Do you want to buy it?"
Ye Hong shook his head. "It would be a burden if I bought it, and the price is not cheap."
He took a quick look and found that the hundred-year-old iron-eating beast was worth two hundred immortal stones. To be honest, it was more expensive than Xiao Zi.
Moreover, the magical feature of the iron-eating beast's "weapons made from feces" is that because the efficiency of ore conversion is too low, a lot of spiritual energy is lost after the ore passes through its fat belly, so it has long been eliminated from the market.
At least when Ye Hong was in Zhurong City, he had never seen any giant pandas in the Xuanhuo Gate, nor had he seen any sword-making shop or weapon-refining workshop raising giant pandas.
At this time, the shopkeeper came over and said with a smile: "Sir, please come in."
Ye Hong smiled and said, "Excuse me, owner, do you have any spirit beasts that can divide gold and search for treasures?"
"Okay, okay, come in and sit down first."
Once inside the store, it wasn't so smelly anymore, instead there was a pleasant scent of incense.
Not only is the environment comfortable, the service is also very thoughtful. The store owner also thoughtfully prepared tea. "My two guests, the tea is simple and plain, and it is not a sign of respect."
The two sides sat down to discuss the matter in detail. They were not in a hurry to talk about business, but instead started chatting. Speaking of attracting wealth and treasure, it is indeed an enduring topic in the world of immortal cultivation. The best one is the mythical beast Pixiu that only brings in money and never gives out. Next are the three-legged golden toad, the gold-eating insect, and the earth-piercing dragon. The lowest one is the treasure-hunting rat.
I, the rat, am the most useless.
Chapter 84: Sharpening a Sword
Sometimes when buying things you can’t just consider what you want. In addition to your own needs, purchasing power is also a particularly critical factor. No matter how good something is, it will be useless if you don’t have enough money.
It’s not that the three-legged golden toad is unaffordable, but the rat is more cost-effective.
They followed the shop owner into the inner room, where they saw cute treasure-hunting mice locked in small cages.
Ye Hong narrowed his eyes. These round little ears, small black eyes, and furry body, isn’t this a hamster?
Speaking of which, hamsters are very cute even as ordinary animals, and treasure-hunting rats are the most beautiful among rodents.
The shop owner introduced calmly: "This treasure-hunting rat comes from the northern desert and grassland of Fengzhou in the Western Region. It is particularly sensitive to various spiritual fruits and plants underground. It has cheek pouches on both cheeks, which contain a small life space for storing food."
Ye Hong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll pick one."
However, during the time when the two were talking, many treasure-hunting rats stretched out their short legs and fainted. The shopkeeper finally reacted and said helplessly, "Sir, please take the beast-avoiding pills. How can you choose like this?"
Ye Hong also reacted and smiled calmly in his heart, "Sorry, I will give you two more immortal stones as compensation so that I can pick the best one."
The store owner was satisfied when he heard this.
After a moment, he selected a hamster whose little body was trembling but had not fallen down yet. He opened the cage and gently pinched its neck with two fingers. No matter how the hamster-like little guy twisted its body left and right, it could not escape from his palm. The light golden fur felt extremely smooth to the touch.
Ye Hong silently played an old trick in his mind: Yes, you are the one with the best qualities among this group of treasure-hunting mice.
Then, I identified the male and female, and clearly saw the nipples on both sides of the abdomen arranged along the body. I couldn't help but feel a little satisfied. Now I didn't even need to check the gender, I could just do it in one step.
I still remember when I played Pokémon, the grass cat had to be female, otherwise it always felt weird. The same goes for the female monster force and the pseudo-girl Gardevoir with a big root, which was so funny.
"Okay, that's it."
The shopkeeper said helplessly: "Sir, I have suffered a great loss this time. Who knows if this treasure-hunting rat has some ancient bloodline."
Yu'er shook her head after hearing this. "You are not honest! Even if what you said is true, the lifespan of a low-level spirit beast like this won't last until its bloodline awakens."
When the shop owner saw that he had met someone who knew what he was doing, he smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything more.
Ye Hong paid twenty-two pieces of immortal energy stones and bought this gifted treasure-hunting rat. According to the method of the Beast Taming Sect, he bit his finger to form a blood contract with it, and thus officially became its master.
"Goodbye, sir. See you next time."
After that, the two of them left the house. Zi Yi congratulated him and asked, "Sir, now that you have the treasure-hunting rat, are you going to go treasure hunting?"
Ye Hong did not answer directly, but asked her, "Xiao Zi, are you mentally prepared?"
Xue Ziyi was stunned, "Ah, what psychological preparation?"
Xue Ziyi didn't react immediately at that time. Later, Ye Hong took her everywhere to purchase things and almost exchanged all the immortal stones on her body for combat power. Only then did she know what complete madness meant!
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As the saying goes, where there is light, there is always shadow. Although Huazhou is under the rule of Huazong, there are always lawless places that cannot be constrained by the law.
This place is located on an island in the South China Sea, further south of the ancient Yue Kingdom in the southernmost part of Huazhou. Because of its shape like pearls and jade, it is named "Qiong Island", also known as "Little Qiongzhou". The "small" here refers to the area surrounding Huazhou.
For example, Zhurong City, where Xuanhuo Gate is located, actually belongs to the ancient Dian Kingdom. It was developed relatively early, and the restaurants and brothels in the city are next to each other, just like the layers of mountains. It is definitely a prosperous place. Like the ancient Shu Kingdom, the land of Bashu has also been well developed and has always been known as the "Land of Abundance".
Since ancient times, Xiaoqiongzhou has been a barren land where ancient southern countries exiled criminals. After living here for two years, only one in ten people survived. It can be said that it is a very cruel place to die.
You know, the locals call this place "the Sea of Chaos", which means a place where demons are dancing wildly.
……
A few days later, Ye Hong and his party finally reached the territory of Xiaoqiongzhou.
The combination of boys and girls, and even little girls, is particularly eye-catching.
"Young Master, what are we doing here?" Zi Yi said timidly.
At this moment, I couldn't help cursing in my heart, you want to buy my life for one hundred and fifty fairy stones, right? You really want to cause trouble for others!
Ye Hong took a deep breath and said softly, "Kill people, seize treasures, and do it with all your might."
As he spoke, his eyes gradually grew sharper. What a sword cultivator needs to grow is constant fighting. The demons in this Chaos Sea are most likely not good people. It is definitely a good place for training.
The eternal karma is all in killing people.
It seems that this child is unreasonable. Yu'er sighed helplessly and thought to herself, he is obviously Wanqing's child from her Bu Lao Peak lineage, but in his heart he is extremely superstitious about the asceticism and killing of the Shenhe Lianhua Mountain lineage. To some extent, can this be regarded as learning from the strengths of both families?
The cute and lovely Zi Yi stood beside Ye Hong, looking like a little bird, which soon aroused the jealousy of others.
A middle-aged monk came directly in front of them, staring at Zi Yi with flaming eyes, and said, "Boy..."