Chapter 372: Xue Yao’s Magic Treasure Is Ready

Meanwhile, her clone had also arrived at the front lines of Demon Cave Valley.

This was Ten Thousand Immortals Sect territory.

The area was deeper in the central region of Demon Cave Valley than the border, and the demon beasts that appeared here were all Third Rank or higher.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Sect had established a supply station of sorts here.

It had already grown to the size of a small town.

Most of the people here were Golden Core cultivators from various Major Sects, and every one of them was in a hurry, with almost no time for idle chatter.

Foundation Establishment cultivators were a rare sight.

For someone like Song Jiulai, who was only at Late-stage Qi Refining, to appear here was incredible, but it wasn’t as if there were no tasks suited for her.

She took the route of a grunt worker.

She started by helping process spirit materials from demon beasts in the town’s Demon Refining Hall.

Most of the demon beast carcasses here were Third and Fourth Rank, with a level of toxicity far beyond anything from the First and Second Ranks.

Harvesting these spirit materials was extremely difficult for low-level disciples; it was considered a part of their cultivation and a way to temper their minds and character.

Besides, their gruesome appearance could help a ’hothouse flower’ like Song Jiulai get accustomed to the savage faces of demon beasts sooner rather than later.

These Demon Beast Materials had to be processed in large quantities, so the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect disciple who received Song Jiulai told her to train here until she reached Foundation Establishment. Only then would someone be assigned to take her on an official demon beast hunt.

Song Jiulai understood as well; this body’s cultivation was simply too low.

She had skinned plenty of Demon Beast Skins while plucking them before. The smells were all kinds of pungent, but to the current Song Jiulai, they were bearable.

Every day, she diligently worked in the ’morgue’ assigned by the Demon Refining Hall, processing these spirit materials. She kept at it for several days straight with hardly a break and never complained.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Sect disciple in charge of receiving newcomers was also surprised.

"She hasn’t been out much these past few days, and surprisingly, most of the spirit materials she’s processed are perfectly intact."

Harvesting spirit materials from demon beasts was a delicate task. Some materials were in the heart, others were different organs from the body.

Or any number of other bizarre things.

It was rare to see someone get the hang of it so quickly.

Most importantly, these weren’t First or Second Rank demon beasts, but Third and Fourth Rank. For a disciple in the Qi Refinement Realm, processing them was incredibly difficult.

Ruining the materials was a common occurrence.

Besides, not everyone had the patience to stay here and deal with this stuff.

This was especially true for the disciples of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect. Famed for their combat abilities, they were particularly impatient with this sort of work. In fact, they often outsourced the processing of their demon beast carcasses to disciples from other sects for a small labor fee.

Most members of the Ten thousand Immortals Sect tended to be loners; whether this was due to the culture of their Sect was anyone’s guess.

Everyone knew that Song Jiulai was Chihe Zhenren’s disciple, and they had assumed she would want to start hunting demon beasts the moment she arrived at the front.

After all, prodigies like her were always eager to prove their skills.

In fact, this task had been arranged by Chihe Zhenren via voice transmission on Song Jiulai’s first day, though she herself was unaware of it.

Perhaps Chihe Zhenren simply wanted to see what kind of temperament Song Jiulai possessed.

Inside the Demon Refining Hall, a senior sister from the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect at Golden Core Early Stage was in charge. Seeing the spirit materials Song Jiulai handed over yet again, she broke into a smile. "Jiu Song, you’re doing very well."

Being praised, Song Jiulai offered a standard, eight-toothed smile. "Thank you for the compliment, Senior Sister."

Seeing Song Jiulai’s earnest expression, the senior sister raised an eyebrow.

Just then, a wave of heat washed into the Demon Refining Hall as a girl in a red dress burst in like a whirlwind. "Senior Sister, do you have sixteen Horned Ice Horse hearts and ten pairs of Thunder Snake Bird Bone Claws?"

Trailing behind her was a massive spiritual beast with a tiger-like body and horns on its head.

The scorching heat radiated from this very spiritual beast.

A Fifth Rank spiritual beast—a Cangyan Beast. This was an uncommon sight; you would normally only find one being raised in a Beast Taming Sect like the Taixue Sect.

A female cultivator who practiced Beast Taming!

The senior sister from the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect looked at the female cultivator and smiled. "Need this many again?"

"Can’t be helped. I have to make some snacks for Ah Mao."

The female cultivator noticed Song Jiulai as well.

She was even more surprised when she realized the girl was only at Late-stage Qi Refining.

’How can there be a disciple here who’s only at Late-stage Qi Refining?’

But since she was in the Demon Refining Hall, the female cultivator clearly decided not to ask any questions.

The Cangyan Beast, on the other hand, seemed quite curious when it saw Song Jiulai.

The senior sister from the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect checked her inventory. "We only have seven pairs of Thunder Snake Bird Bone Claws at the moment. Do you want them?"

The female cultivator exclaimed, "Huh? Is that all you have?"

The senior sister replied helplessly, "You know as well as I do that these Fourth Rank Thunder Snake Birds are flock animals and are incredibly difficult to kill. Seven pairs is already pretty good. If the people from the Spirit God Sect show up, you might not get any at all."

Hearing this, the female cultivator quickly said, "In that case, never mind! Just sell them to me now."

After buying them, the female cultivator put everything into her Qiankun Bag.

As they were leaving, the Cangyan Beast unexpectedly wandered over to Song Jiulai.

The Cangyan Beast stood two meters tall at its normal size, giving off an incredibly oppressive aura. Its approach was enough to make anyone tremble.

Any other Cultivator would have been sweating bullets, but Song Jiulai just stared right back, having a contest with the Cangyan Beast.

It was just incredibly hot.

Her clone was only at Late-stage Qi Refining and could barely withstand the heat emanating from the Cangyan Beast, and that was with the beast intentionally holding back.

"Ah Mao, let’s go."

The female cultivator called out. Seeing her beast get close to Song Jiulai, and not knowing who the girl was, she was clearly wary of her identity. "Don’t you go scaring people."

With that, she forcibly dragged the Cangyan Beast away.

After she had gone, the senior sister from the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect smiled and explained to Song Jiulai, "That was someone from the Li Yun Sect. Some demon beasts can only be found in certain areas. For example, the Thunder Snake Bird is native to our Ten Thousand Immortals Sect’s territory. Spiritual beasts love to eat their Bone Claws, so some disciples come here either to hunt them or to buy them."

Song Jiulai nodded. "Thank you for telling me, Senior Sister."

’A disciple from the top Beast Taming Sect, huh.’

’No wonder she travels with a Fifth Rank spiritual beast.’

’A Fifth Rank spiritual beast like that could easily take on a Golden Core cultivator.’

Song Jiulai said, "Well, I’ll get back to work then."

In order to conceal her unique talents, she had to deliberately slow her pace, making sure not to process the materials too quickly.

The senior sister nodded.

After returning, Song Jiulai thought to herself, ’I need to reach Foundation Establishment.’

Perhaps because her main body had already undergone Foundation Establishment, her clone’s cultivation in the Late Stage was also progressing rapidly, and without the unpredictable nature of her main body’s breakthroughs.

It made Song Jiulai feel as if she could enter a meditative state and break through to Foundation Establishment at any moment.

System: "Go for it. The sooner you establish your foundation, the sooner you can reincarnate."

Song Jiulai: "Can’t you say something auspicious for once?"

System: "May all your endeavors go as you wish."

Song Jiulai: "..."

’What the hell is wrong with you?’

’Did its data short-circuit again?’

Just then, however, the system spoke up: "Ooh, that good son of yours has finished making your Magic Treasure."

Song Jiulai froze, almost failing to recall who it meant. "Which one?—Oh, you mean Xue Yao!"

She asked in delighted surprise, "He really finished it? The Earth Grade Thunder Stone Treasure?"