Chapter 35: Harvest
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"The skin of the Netherworld Cat can be used to make talisman papers. The Beast Core of the Netherworld cat can be used to make Foundation Establishment Pills. The blood of the Netherworld Cat can be used to make talisman ink. Its claws can be ground into powder and used as medicinal materials. In the Wu Clan Market, the purchase price is 1,500 spirit stones, which is equivalent to one-tenth of a Foundation Establishment Pill," Ye Feixue said excitedly.
"It's not going to be that easy, right? We were lucky enough to just kill this Netherworld Cat. It's not easy to kill other Foundation Establishment Demon Beasts," Lu Xuanji said with a laugh.
There were differences in strength between Foundation Establishment Demon Beasts. For example, caterpillars, butterflies, rabbits, rats, and other monsters. Even though they had entered the Foundation Establishment stage, their combat power was still very weak, and they could be killed by powerful Qi Refinement cultivators. Similarly, Foundation Establishment stage tiger-type and dragon-type Demon Beasts were able to take on human Zifu cultivators.
Lu Xuanji headed towards a valley. That was the lair of the Netherworld Cat. The Netherworld Cat belonged to the darkness attribute. It liked to live in the valley, in some dark places.
After arriving at the valley, Lu Xuanji felt that there was a tier-2 spirit vein underground, and the Netherworld Cat was occupying it alone.
After searching here, they found a large patch of Netherworld Grass.
Netherworld Grass was equivalent to food for the Netherworld Cat. About two hundred acres of land had Netherworld Grass growing on it, and it seemed to be planted by the Netherworld Cats.
There were Netherworld Grass of different ages. The oldest was around 1,000 years old, and there were only three of them.
A thousand-year-old Netherworld Grass did not really grow for a thousand years. For example, in places where the spiritual energy was thin, the Netherworld Grass needed to grow for a thousand years before it could turn into a thousand-year-old netherworld grass. However, in places where the spiritual energy was rich and the soil was fertile, it only needed 100 years, or even a few decades to reach a maturity of a thousand-year-old Netherworld Grass.
Due to the special location of the valley, it was naturally suitable for the Netherworld Grass to grow. A hundred-year-old Netherworld Grass only needed ten years, and a thousand-year-old netherworld grass only needed a hundred years.
"The hundred-year Netherworld Grass is priced at 3 spirit stones, but the thousand-year Netherworld Grass is priced at 100 spirit stones. The Netherworld Grass is the material used to create the Netherworld Pill. If the Netherworld Pill is consumed, it can increase a cultivator's soul power, temper the body, and increase the explosive power of the human body. The Netherworld Grass here is worth 1,200 spirit stones."
"If we also count the Netherworld Cat's corpse, it's worth at least 2,500 spirit stones."
As she calculated her gains, Ye Feixue's eyes sparkled with stars. The profit from hunting Demon Beasts was amazing. Of course, the prerequisite was to be alive.
"This is troublesome. It would be very dangerous to sell these items for the 2,500 spirit stones in the Wu Clan Market..." A trace of worry flashed through Lu Xuanji's eyes.
There was no need to use spirit stones to test a cultivator's character. Greed is absolute.
If there were only 200 spirit stones in one's pocket, it would not be a big deal. However, 2,500 spirit stones was enough to attract the greed of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and they would make a move to kill them.
Even the Wu Clan cultivators would make a move and find an excuse to openly kill people and steal treasures.
"We can't sell these. Even if we do, it has to be sold in batches." Ye Feixue was also worried.
Even if they had money, they could not spend it. This was the plight of itinerant cultivators. Many itinerant cultivators had their wealth exposed and were immediately destroyed.
If the Lu Clan still existed, they could hand over the Netherworld Grass to the clan in exchange for some spirit stones and spirit pills. They did not have to worry that some people would be jealous and target them for their treasures.
The clan would protect the private property of cultivators.
"If there are no alchemists to refine pills, we could swallow the Netherworld Grass directly to increase soul power," Lu Xuanji suggested.
Demon Beasts did not have alchemists. When they encountered spirit herbs, they would swallow them.
"Swallow the spirit herbs like this? What a waste..." Ye Feixue said with a heartache. Only by swallowing three Netherworld Grass could it be worth one Netherworld Pill, and refining one Netherworld pill only required one Netherworld Grass. Swallowing spirit herbs raw was too wasteful of medicinal ingredients.
"At least it's safe this way. If we sell it in large quantities in the market, we might get money, but we'll not be alive to spend it," Lu Xuanji said with a smile.
"That's the only way."
Ye Feixue took out the Jade Box and took out the jade knife to start harvesting the Netherworld Grass.
According to the age, they were placed in different boxes. The Jade Box could be considered a low-grade Magic Artifact, and it could better preserve the medicinal properties of the spirit herb inside it.
When harvesting or picking the spirit herbs, they would usually take the herb and leave the roots.
First, they would pick the high-grade spirit herb, followed by the low-grade spirit herb. If the spirit herbs were properly preserved, they could last for five years, and they could preserve over 90 percent of their medicinal properties.
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After putting away the spirit herbs, Lu Xuanji and Ye Feixue walked around the Hundred Thousand Mountains, carefully looking around.
After the experience just now, Lu Xuanji became more and more careful.
He subconsciously avoided places where the spiritual energy was dense. The denser the spiritual energy was, the greater the possibility of heavenly materials and spirit treasures appearing, but the greater the danger they would encounter.
He had obtained the Netherworld Grass, so he was not looking out too closely for other spirit herbs. He mainly observed his surroundings and familiarized himself with the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
As he went deeper, the danger notifications on his phone kept increasing.
[Ten miles away, a Foundation Establishment python is sleeping.]
[Ten miles away, a White Tiger bloodline Demon Beast is hunting a moose.]
[Ten miles away, there is a Demon Beast with the bloodline of a Flood Dragon sleeping soundly.]
[Twenty miles away, there is a giant bird sleeping soundly. It has discovered the host, but it is too lazy to eat the host.]
[Three miles away, there is a Demon Beast, a poisonous bee, gathering honey. It has discovered the host's existence, but it is too lazy to bother with the host.]
As they walked on the road, his phones would alert him from time to time. On average, he would hear the sound of the alarm every hundred miles.
These Demon Beasts were all very dangerous.
However, Lu Xuanji skillfully walked on the dividing line between the two Demon Beast territories, causing some of the Demon Beasts to hesitate and give up on attacking them.
Along the way, they encountered many human corpses. There were many human cultivators that were buried here.
They walked more carefully on the road, but even so, they still encountered some dangers. They encountered some low-level Demon Beasts that ambushed them, some insects that attacked them, and some Demon Beasts that chased them.
Many Demon Beasts gave up their pursuit after Lu Xuanji and Ye Feixue entered another Demon Beast's territory.
In dangerous situations, Lu Xuanji and Ye Feixue would look at each other and consume Netherworld Grass.
As the Netherworld Grass was swallowed, it was refined continuously, and their mental strength was steadily increasing. Their soul perception was strengthened, and they became more sensitive to everything around them.
The only pity was that a large amount of Netherworld Grass had been eaten, and a lot of its medicinal power had been wasted.
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