Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

On the barren hill, crystal-red, high-temperature liquid flowed freely, leaving dark red streaks wherever it went.

This is a "volcano" isolated in the sea, with a monster tied to a rack on its summit.

Despite being called a demonic beast, it actually resembles an excessively tall human. Its unremarkable appearance blends into the crowd like a drop of water in the ocean. If it weren't for the single horn on its forehead and the long tail draped across its thigh, it would be virtually indistinguishable from a human.

The air was filled with fiery red powder, but Wei Xi could only pull up his clothes to cover his mouth and nose.

It goes without saying who the monster imprisoned here is.

The key question is who imprisoned it here.

Looking around, Wei Xi marveled at the grand scale of the Eastern Yi Demon Chief: to build a furnace like a mountain, it truly wasn't afraid of its enemies coming to cause trouble.

“That’s true,” Wei Xi thought to himself, “its enemies are all lying in the Hundred Demon Tomb.”

Through the swirling powder, Wei Xi, daring to approach slightly, observed that the monster's limbs were bound by vines, its face had flowing tattoos, and its hands, like his own, were covered with scars of all sizes.

How many demonic beasts in the Eastern Yi region are skilled in weapon crafting? This beast is clearly the leader of the Eastern Yi demons.

As for the vines binding his limbs, they didn't seem to be Yu Sheng vines, but after just one glance, Wei Xi felt a chill all over his body, as if he were soaking in a river in the twelfth lunar month.

“It’s yin energy,” Wei Xi thought to himself as he looked away. “This thing is extremely strange.”

Logically speaking, since demons and beasts are skilled in using both yin and yang energies, yin energy alone probably wouldn't be enough to restrain the unparalleled Eastern Yi demon leader.

As for this furnace, it should be the volcano marked on the merfolk map.

Speaking of which, this "volcano" is rather strange. Although Wei Xi has never seen a volcano in person, in theory, the lava flowing from a volcano should not be the spiritually vibrant liquid in front of him.

If that's the case, there won't be enough volcanoes for all the major sects to divide up in later generations.

Merfolk are no exception. If the volcano on the map is the same as the one at present, why not develop the volcano? Even if most merfolk are water-attribute compatible, it would be feasible to develop it and lease it to other sects.

Moreover, that place was not in the core area of ​​the later Bone Reef Sea, so the cost of development might not be too great.

"It seems this furnace will be useless after a thousand years," Wei Xi thought with some regret. "It will just become an ordinary volcano, but I wonder how its location changed."

Previously, it was speculated that the Eastern Yi Demon Chief might be seriously injured, but Wei Xi did not expect it to be even more disappointing, actually being imprisoned in its own lair.

To minimize contact with the powder, Wei Xi approached the rack in an odd posture.

The Eastern Yi demon leader showed no reaction, which emboldened Wei Xi, who cautiously moved even closer.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the Dongyi demon's fish-scale-like skin was covered with tiny cracks, from which water constantly oozed out and then quickly evaporated.

"To treat a fish with such ruthlessness! How much hatred must one harbor!"

Wei Xi sighed as he noted down the trick—such an innovative method of torture must be learned.

The core idea is to provide customized and professional torture methods based on the characteristics of the enemy.

Judging from appearances alone, the Eastern Yi Demon Chief did not seem to have suffered any serious injuries, or at least showed no signs of a fierce battle. It's worth noting that his status was entirely earned through combat, as evidenced by the numerous afterimages of large and small demonic beasts within the Hundred Demon Tomb.

Such a ferocious beast would never surrender to its enemies.

Even if they didn't fight to the death, they should at least have a lot of experience in escaping.

Furthermore, Wei Xi looked around and felt only the sea breeze and the hot air from the furnace mingling together. Had no demons really noticed that the Eastern Yi demon leader was so brazenly tied up here? Finally, considering the withered materials in the furnace, Wei Xi suspected that the Eastern Yi demon leader had been imprisoned here for some time.

During this period, Dongyi did not experience any major troubles, and even continued to prepare for the Green Moon Tide in an orderly manner.

If there's anything unusual, it's that Zuo Fei came to ask for Pingjiang water, and the Swallowing Beast was punished.

Wei Xi was well aware of Zuo Fei's strength; she was no match for the Eastern Yi Demon Chief in a one-on-one fight. Coincidentally, Wei Xi had also experienced the Devouring Sun Beast before; although it was powerful, it was not very bright.

This pair of clowns, capable of doing something like this, leaves Wei Xi with nothing to do.

"Could it be a sneak attack?"

Only a sneak attack makes sense: because it was a sneak attack, the battle-hardened Dongyi demon chieftain was defeated before he could resist; given the demon's usual tyranny, it's estimated that few living people would dare to explore its furnace.

“It’s a demonic beast under its command,” Wei Xi’s eyes flashed with a cold light, like a starving wolf. “We know its weaknesses and routines, so we can strike when the opportunity arises. After it’s done, we can announce to the outside world that it went into seclusion to refine weapons. Who will know?”

"Yuhan and Weilu were a step too slow, so it wasn't those two; Tanxian doesn't have such meticulous thoughts; can the Tunqing Beast keep this a secret?"

With that in mind, the answer is obvious.

It was none other than the loyal and valiant Luexi, with his thick eyebrows and large eyes!

In terms of seniority, Luexi is the eldest sister of the monsters like Yuhan, and has followed the Dongyi demon leader for the longest time; it usually manages the trivial affairs of the Dongyi, and its accumulated prestige is very heavy, so its words may be more effective than those of the Dongyi demon leader.

With such a traitor by his side, it's a miracle that the leader of the Eastern Barbarians ended up like this.

Even if the moss and the swallowing sun had any doubts, the Stream could easily dispel them.

It's even possible that Tunqing had already noticed something was wrong, which is why Luexi used Lord Bai as an excuse to punish her and send her away.

Thinking of this, Wei Xi almost burst out laughing—this Dongyi demon leader is a complete failure as a demon. Including Tail, of the five demon beasts under its claws, at least three want it dead!
If it really was Luexi who dried up (Wei Xi thought it was almost certain), there are two points of doubt.

First, who is this person who is competing with Zuo Fei in weapon crafting?

Secondly, why did Luexi spare the life of the Dongyi demon leader?

There are currently no clues about the first question; however, Wei Xi has a guess that Lue Xi didn't kill him.

Luexi cannot kill the Eastern Yi demon chieftain, at least not now.

The logic is simple: if it were Wei Xi, he would kill the attacker immediately after a successful sneak attack, leaving no hidden danger.

Luexi, who could take all the water from Pingjiang, was by no means a soft-hearted person.

Wei Xi raised his head slightly and looked at the increasingly emerald green moon in the sky—what exactly was this Green Moon Tide that all these demonic beasts were waiting for?
If it were just for the sake of a green moon, anyone who isn't colorblind could see how terrifyingly green the moon was.

Wei Xi regained her composure. At least the appearance of the Eastern Yi Demon Leader could explain how Zuo Fei had succeeded in history. Now her task was to find more information here.

Although there was no paper or pen here, there were some messy tools, and messy marks were carved on the stones. Upon closer inspection, one would find that they were diagrams of recipes and weapon-refining techniques.

Wei Xi took a deep breath and then quickly exhaled. The fire-attribute spiritual energy here was so dense that it condensed into powder. Taking a breath of it felt no different from being burned by fire.

Just as Wei Xi was about to search, the warning talisman on his wrist vibrated.

Someone's coming. (End of Chapter)