Chapter 263 - 263 260 Great Harvest
Chapter 263: Chapter 260: Great Harvest Chapter 263: Chapter 260: Great Harvest In the high skies, close to the boundary barrier of the world, nearly a hundred Immortal Demons were still fighting relentlessly.
These Supreme Elders and Demon Gods, each possessing formidable strength and mastery over various laws, could battle for days and nights on end without issue.
As long as there wasn’t a significant gap in their Cultivation Realms, the battles wouldn’t conclude in a short time.
Even though the alliance’s Supreme Elders were far superior in methods compared to these Demon Gods, the latter had greater numbers, making it impossible to end the battle quickly.
Even with Gui Ling Ancestor and his subordinate Dragon Turtle trapping the Molten Rock Giant and Nega Demon God, draining their strength completely would still take considerable time.
More crucially, the Demon Gods’ Power of Laws aligned with this realm’s Heavenly Dao Laws, and due to the invasion from another world, the World Will was more inclined to support them, inadvertently enhancing their Qi Fortune, resulting in even greater support when they manipulated Principle Power, amplifying the potency of their magic.
Of course, the consequence was that the World Will would suffer significant depletion, and should it still face defeat in the end, its losses would be even more substantial.
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But now, bolstered by the power of the World Will, the Demon Gods’ war power had slightly increased, maintaining a tense battle state with the alliance’s Supreme Elders, making it impossible to determine a winner in the short term.
In fact, some weaker Supreme Elders were barely holding on under the siege of several Demon Gods, waiting for other Sects’ Daoist Fellows to achieve victory and come to their aid.
While these Supreme Elders were still engaged in strenuous battles, the battle below had already paused, and the Inner Sect Elders of the Beast Taming Sect had begun leading their disciples in looting the war spoils.
Unlike the mighty Demon Gods, ordinary demons from the Demon Clan didn’t have such powerful forces to support their endless fighting.
When a sky-covering swarm of Spiritual Beasts and two hundred thousand Beast Taming Sect cultivators descended, the defeat of the demons below had already been sealed.
At this moment, the disciples weren’t paying any attention to the battle above.
It wasn’t something they could intervene in; for them, doing whatever was within their power was sufficient.
For instance, releasing their Divine Sense to scan all areas, not missing any place with fluctuations of Spiritual Energy.
Some disciples even had special Spiritual Beasts either burrow underground to search for hidden treasure chambers or allow smaller ones to rummage through the ruins for all resources containing energy.
It must be said, the methods of the Beast Taming Sect in looting treasures truly earned the admiration of cultivators from other Sects.
Saying they scraped the ground three feet deep was an understatement.
Because these individuals possessing Spiritual Beasts could uncover even a dark chamber thirty feet underground, among them were various treasure-seeking and energy-sensing Spiritual Beasts like Treasure Seeking Rats, Spirit Sniffing Rats, and Moon Gazing Rhinoceroses which could sense all the treasures imbued with Spiritual Power from afar.
Even if most of this realm’s treasures contained some amount of Demonic Qi, their energy fluctuations couldn’t be mistaken, so wherever the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect went, hardly anything would remain.
This left the disciples from other Sects staring in envy.
The Elders of various Sects were even more tempted.
In the domain of looting treasures, they knew their own disciples certainly couldn’t compare with those from the Beast Taming Sect.
The Deputy Pavilion Master of the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, Jin Mantang, seized this opportunity to release numerous treasure-seeking Spiritual Beasts, which were prepared in advance, predicting this scenario even before the expedition.
Indeed, the moment these treasure-seeking Spiritual Beasts appeared, they immediately caught the eye of cultivators from all Sects.
The Elders were somewhat better off as they possessed a broader perspective and would consider matters from the interest of their Sects.
Even if tempted, they would not act immediately.
Because these Spiritual Beasts were priced incredibly high.
A low-level Qi Refining Early Stage Treasure Seeking Rat, for instance, would only sell for a few hundred Spirit Stones at most in the Twelve Markets outside the Beast Taming Sect.
Although special in capability, its strength was weak, and the range of its scouting ability was limited, so naturally, the price wouldn’t be too high.
Yet here, that greedy Vice Pavilion Master Jin audaciously demanded ten thousand Spirit Stones.
A newly Foundation-Established Treasure Seeking Rat was priced absurdly at one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, nearly matching the value of a Top Level bloodline Spiritual Beast.
As for those in the Demon Core Realm, heh, without a million Spirit Stones, Vice Pavilion Master Jin wouldn’t even consider discussing it.
When the Elders from various Sects heard these prices, they were infuriated.
In their view, this damn Fatty Jin was a meld of every swindler in the world.
“How is this selling Spiritual Beasts; it’s more like robbing Spirit Stones!”
The Great Elder of Yuhua Sect, upon hearing Jin Mantang’s quoted price, immediately berated with a fiery stare, “Just a low-level Spirit Sniffing Rat, you used to sell it for three hundred Spirit Stones at most in the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, and now you’re asking for thirteen thousand here?
Are you mad?”
“Hehe, Daoist Fellow Liu, please calm down.
As you said, that was the past.
But where are we now?”
The plump Jin Mantang, his face beaming with a healthy glow, seemed utterly unconcerned by the displeased looks from the Elders of various Sects.
He chuckled, “Fellows, as you know, this isn’t our Biluo Great World, nor is it the Market outside our Beast Taming Sect’s Mountain Gate; this is an Exotic Realm World.
If it were in the Market, the price wouldn’t be so high, as aside from our Beast Taming Sect, there are other places that possess these kinds of Spiritual Beasts.
But in this foreign realm, apart from us, you won’t find such type of Spiritual Beast anywhere else, hence the saying, scarcity adds value.
If you choose not to buy, I certainly won’t insist, but if you wish to buy later, the price will not be the same.”
“What, you dare to raise the price after these few days?”
The facial expressions of the Sect Elders darkened even more upon hearing this.
“Why shouldn’t I?”
Jin Manlou smiled, “Just so you know, we brought quite a limited number of Spiritual Beasts, only about three thousand.
The role of treasure-seeking Spiritual Beasts here will only become more significant, and the fewer beasts we have, naturally, the higher the price will rise.
This is the most common occurrence in the world of business; do you not understand this?”
An Elder furiously said, “Daoist Fellow Jin, you’re quoting absurd prices; have you even consulted the Supreme Elders of your Beast Taming Sect if they agree with this?
Aren’t you afraid of affecting our alliance?”
“Hehe…”
Jin Mantang chuckled, “In Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, I oversee all business affairs of the Sect, earning vast resources annually for the Sect’s many disciples to cultivate.
As long as we do not make serious mistakes, the Supreme Elders will not interfere.”
The Supreme Elders devoted themselves wholeheartedly to cultivation and would not let these trifling matters affect their heart realm.
As for the alliance between our Beast Taming Sect and the various factions, there was no clause that required us to sell Spiritual Beasts to you all at a low price.”
At this point, he noticed the grim expressions on the faces of the elders from the various factions and laughed, “If you ask me, my Daoist fellows, you are being too stingy.
I didn’t say I must have your Spirit Stones; I can even give you the Spiritual Beasts first.
Once you have your gains, you can fully pay with the resources you’ve acquired.”
“Hm?”
The elders looked at him, “What are you scheming?”
Jin Mantang chuckled, “You see, we’ve just taken down a city and already collected so much treasure.
Are you still afraid of not having resources in the future?
Just by taking out a small part of the treasures you seize later, you can exchange for my precious Spiritual Beasts.
Compared to the resources you’ll gain, this is but a trifle, merely a drop in the ocean.”
“This…”
The elders exchanged looks, visibly tempted.
As long as they were not required to exchange their Sect’s Spirit Stones, it would not be too painful for them.
They had already seen the pile of treasures like a mountain possessed by the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect.
If they too could harvest as much, paying a small part of it to acquire Spiritual Beasts really wouldn’t be too much.
After some discussion, the elders from various factions eventually signed agreements with Jin Mantang, agreeing to take the Spiritual Beasts first and settle the accounts with their future gains.
With this consensus, it didn’t take long for the elders to start a debate over the allocation of Spiritual Beasts.
After all, the quantity of Spiritual Beasts was limited, and they collectively had two million disciples; the distribution was indeed meager, making each house desire a few more.
Even later, some cultivators who failed to obtain Treasure Seeking Spiritual Beasts, secretly approached the Deacon Disciples of the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, paying a higher price and signing stricter contracts to acquire more Spiritual Beasts.
Of course, not all cultivators from each sect played the fool and approached the Beast Taming Sect to purchase Treasure Seeking Spiritual Beasts; only a few from the Five Poisons Sect and the Ghost Controlling Sect bought a few for reserves.
As both their sects had their own methods.
The poison insects of the Five Poisons Sect had various capabilities, including flying and burrowing, among which one type, the Soul Devouring Poison, had a very keen sense of smell.
It naturally liked to nibble on anything imbued with Spiritual Energy and could replace the Spirit Sniffing Rat in treasure hunting.
Among the creatures raised by the Ghost Controlling Sect, there existed a kind called the Spirit Ghost, born with a pair of Spirit Ghost Eyes capable of seeing the Spirit Light of treasures through various objects.
After seeing the gains of the Beast Taming Sect, the disciples from various sects could no longer sit still.
Although the battle between the Supreme Elders and the Demon Gods was not yet over, driven by the eagerness of the disciples, the elders discussed and decided to dispatch troops separately to attack the nearby territories of three Demon Gods.
For the time being, they dared not stray too far; they had to wait until the battle between the Supreme Elders and the Demon Gods concluded to decide how to proceed with the war.
The territories of these three Demon Gods belonged to the Nega Demon God, the Papala Demon God, and another, the Flame Demon, mainly because they were the closest to this location and their armies of the Demon Clan had already started moving in this direction, planning to meet up with the forces of the Dark Flame Demon God.
However, they arrived a bit late.
Before their forces fully arrived, the commander-level powerhouses discovered that the Royal Palace of the Dark Flame Demon God had already been breached and the territory lost, so they had to start retreating.
But they had left too far behind and it would still take them some time to return to their territory.
If the various sects moved quickly enough, they might still be able to intercept them.
Thus, after a brief discussion, the sects split into three groups and started their journey.
The Five Poisons Sect headed for the territory of the Nega Demon God; the Ghost Controlling Sect went to pursue the forces under the Papala Demon God, while the remaining allied sects mainly set out to attack the territory of another Demon God.
None of the sects doubted their ability to take over the territories of those Demon Gods.
The primary reason the Beast Taming Sect had dared to ally with the other sects to attack this world with just over two million cultivators was due to the myriad of methods available to cultivators, including Spiritual Artifacts, Magic Artifacts, Talismans, Arrays, Elixir Pills, and so on.
Take an ordinary cultivator for instance, each person would possess several Magic and Spiritual Artifacts, using them to launch assaults from a distance, perform sneak attacks, or overpower foes.
In addition, they could use various Spells, Divine Skills, set up War Formations, and cast Illusion Techniques to confuse their opponents, making them truly a formidable force not easily countered by ordinary members of the Demon Clan.
The disciples of the Beast Taming Sect had even more methods than a typical cultivator.
For instance, Liu Wuxiang, who had been in the Inner Sect for less than a year with only an Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation level, had practiced the Bone-Eroding Soul-Destroying Heavenly Evil Technique, which imbued his True Yuan with a deadly poison.
The accompanying Spells and Divine Skills of the Bone-Eroding Soul-Destroying Heavenly Evil Technique were all sinister and venomous.
Once hit by his power, a demon of the same level would immediately show signs of poisoning.
Those slightly weaker might collapse powerless on the ground, unable to fight back and might even die from the toxin.
Moreover, with the Poison Thorn Magic Artifact in his hand, not only suitable for sneak attacks, it could disperse into hundreds of poisonous thorns making him capable of handling either duels or group battles easily.
With just his own power, he had killed numerous Demon Clan warriors and mages in this battle, whose strength was not inferior to his.
Cultivators who practiced the Immortal Dao had more techniques than most races across the Void Ten Thousand Realms, a fact that immortals had proven in countless years before the ancient times, only comparable to other major world-dominant races.
This was because cultivators were constantly and tirelessly exploring the Dao, seeking the unknown.
Thus, their cultivation methods were bizarre and varied, almost covering all the paths in the universe.
Whether it’s the system of cultivation that covers the internal Yin Yang and Five Elements of the world, the mysterious relationships between life and death, or even the Star Dao outside the world—including methods like Poison Refining, Poison Nourishing, Beast Taming, Ghost Controlling, and Corpse Refining—they encompassed them all.
Even so, they still frequently learned from, referenced, and understood new cultivation ideas from other world races, which is why the Cultivation World was able to flourish so vibrantly.
It was precisely because of the multitude of methods that the Beast Taming Sect and allies like the Five Poisons Sect and Ghost Controlling Sect believed after deducing and calculating that they were bound to win this battle.
This confidence was also why they dared to lead their disciples to attack a Medium World inhabited by hundreds of millions of beings.
Though the number of over two million cultivators wasn’t small, when compared to all the beings of an entire world, it wasn’t much.
If they were to face all the demons of this world directly in battle, they definitely wouldn’t stand a chance, no matter how strong they were individually.
But the Elders of these sects would certainly not foolishly lead their people to confront the Demon Clan openly on the battlefield.
Instead, they either carried out raids and assassinations like the Beast Taming Sect did today, or they would lure the demon armies to specific locations and trap and kill them using powerful Arrays.
Arrays, after all, were the cultivators’ greatest reliance and method to triumph as the few over the many, the weak over the strong.
For example, the Fiery Fire Sect’s Fiery Fire Heaven Burning Great Array was most apt for deployment in this realm.
This realm was rich in Fire Element Essence, with volcanoes erupting frequently.
The cultivators of the Fiery Fire Sect just needed to choose an appropriate location to set up the Fiery Fire Heaven Burning Great Array.
As long as the energy for the Array was uninterrupted, even hundreds of millions of demons would be refined into ash.
Similarly, the Ghost Controlling Sect’s Ten Thousand Ghosts Formation turned an entire area into a Ghost Realm, drawing in the surrounding Yin Evil Ghost Qi with immense power.
Not to mention that this domain within the Demon Realm, apart from the very active Fire Element power, also held dense dark energies.
Coupled with the malicious spirit accumulated from the countless years of strife and slaughter among the demons, this was the perfect condition for their Arrays.
And the Five Poisons Formation of the Five Poisons Sect, once activated, released boundless swarms of Poison Insects.
Which demon army could survive an assault by such an overwhelming army of Poison Insects?
Not only could they not, but they might also even become materials for the Five Poisons Sect’s Poison Nourishing.