The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 388 Trade Fair

When the Soul-Eating Worms appeared, many people wore strange smiles.

The Soul-Devouring Insect is a notorious and ferocious insect. If it were an egg, many people might be eager to get their hands on it. However, this one is already a third-tier adult insect and will soon become a fourth-tier Soul-Devouring Insect.

Even if they were bought, ordinary people wouldn't have the means to control them, and there's also the risk of retaliation.

After Zhang Fangsi finished her presentation, very few people were willing to make an offer.

Su Yan slightly raised his eyes and said, "One Dragon Elephant Golden Blood Pill."

When he spoke, many people finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's finally not the Golden Body Elixir of Returning to Origin.

Su Yan's demonstrated mastery of alchemy has made many people aware of just how terrifying he is in the art of alchemy.

Although the Dragon Elephant Golden Blood Pill is still a formidable fourth-tier pill, it's a relief that there are still some people who can refine it.

This was the last remaining Dragon Elephant Golden Blood Pill after the Blood Bone Centipede King devoured it. After Su Yan made his bid, no one else competed.

Everyone could see that the Soul-Devouring Worm was probably prepared for Su Yan.

The Soul-Eating Worm and the Mountain-Swallowing Worm eggs were delivered to Su Yan's private room as expected.

The last item was solemnly presented by Zhang Fangsi to the high platform.

The treasure was covered by golden silk. It was so big that it was nearly three zhang long and one zhang high, almost filling the entire platform.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Fangsi said, "This object is so large that even this display stand cannot fully contain it. Its current size is only possible because the Spirit Sealer has sealed his body. Please forgive me, fellow Daoists."

With a smile, he pulled back the silk cloth covering the creature, and a fierce aura rushed out, revealing a gigantic beast with horns that looked terrifying.

"Extreme Ice Soul Armor Beast, a mid-grade fifth-tier beast king. This beast was killed three months ago by a mysterious Golden Body Realm martial artist. Its soul was destroyed, and only its heart and demon core were taken. Its flesh and bones are still intact."

Zhang Fangsi displayed the wound to everyone; it was a cut about the length of a forearm, right between the eyebrows of the Extreme Ice Soul Armor Beast.

Compared to its size, such a cut is like a finger-length scar on a person's body, seemingly insignificant.

Yet it was this wound, filled with desolation, that slain a beast king.

The wound on the back of the heart was made after death to remove the heart and demon core.

Apart from that, there were no other wounds.

'What terrifying cultivation level!'

Those who have a Golden Body Realm martial artist in their family or have witnessed a Golden Body Realm martial artist in action cannot help but compare this beast king with the Golden Body Realm martial artists they have seen.

Although I have never seen what the Beast King looked like in his previous life, it was as if their battle was being reenacted before my eyes.

So hard!

No matter how they tried to imagine it, it seemed difficult to fathom how someone of the same level could achieve such a swift and decisive kill.

"How could Tianbao Pavilion not handle the remains of such a beast king themselves?"

Even without its heart and demon core, the remaining parts of the Beast King's corpse are still extremely precious.

Whether it's for refining Dao soldiers, array formations, spirit-sealing artifacts, or even pills, they are all top-notch natural treasures.

If it were someone else, disposing of the Beast King's corpse might be a waste, but if it were Tianbao Pavilion handling it, then dismantling it might be enough to refine several Dao weapons or pills.

When every nook and cranny can be used, that's when you can make the most of it and maximize your benefits.

Therefore, even in the royal city, few people would sell the entire carcass of the Beast King.

Zhang Fangsi explained, "This beast king's corpse was given to us by that senior, and it doesn't belong to the Tianbao Pavilion. According to that senior in the Golden Body Realm, this Extreme Ice Soul Armored Beast needs to be traded for a set of fifth-order formations, which are sufficient to protect the mountain gate."

Su Yan frowned slightly. He naturally wanted the corpse of a fifth-order beast king, as it was one of the molted remains of the Blood Bone Centipede King. However, he couldn't produce a fifth-order formation, especially one that could protect the mountain gate.

The complexity of this formation is beyond the capabilities of ordinary formation masters.

Long Qiujian frowned as well: "How could something like this be at a Dharma Aspect Realm trade fair?"

Someone in the room asked, "Are you only trading formations?"

Zhang Fangsi nodded: "That's right, that senior only wants to trade one set of formations."

There was a moment of silence in the room, and after a long while, sounds began to come.

"Fifth-grade low-level Four Spirits Mountain Protection Formation, consisting of the Heavenly Spirit Sparrow, the Black Serpent, the Golden Bone Heavenly Tiger, and the Kui Golden Ox."

Four array flags flew out. Long Qiuhu glanced at them and then said, "They are from the Tianyi Sect."

Tianyi Sect is a major sect in Zhongzhou, no weaker than Diyan Sect, and it is also a major sect with a Martial Saint presiding over it.

"Golden Light and Fire Formation"

Suddenly, Li Lengyan's voice rang out: "A mid-grade fifth-rank weapon, with golden light as the array and fire as the attack, seems quite suitable."

Although Li Lengyan is not a prince or princess in the royal family, she is backed by the second prince, Li Xuanyong.

After hearing that she had taken action, the others lost some of their desire to make a move.

The beast king's corpse eventually fell into the hands of Li Lengyan and her group.

Zhang Fangsi had a smile on his face. Tianbao Pavilion had made a fortune tonight, especially from the Guiyuan Golden Body Pill.

I never imagined that so many high-grade pills would appear today.

"Everyone, the rest of the trading is now up to you fellow Daoists."

Zhang Fangsi stepped down from the platform, giving up his position.

There aren't many rules at the Dharma Aspect Realm's trade fair. After the day's treasure pavilion's transactions end, anyone who needs to collect or sell something can come out on their own.

"Let me offer a preliminary explanation. The 'Heaven and Earth Wind and Thunder Technique' was obtained by the barbarian tribes of the far north. It is a cultivation method of the priest lineage, capable of manipulating the power of celestial phenomena. Although it is only at the fourth level, it is still beneficial to cultivation..."

The speaker was a man in armor, concealing his face, but his murderous aura was hard to hide.

"what would you like?"

Zhao Panlong was clearly interested. He originally practiced a lightning-attribute cultivation method, so this priest's cultivation method could naturally serve as a reference.

"Fourth-Tier Supreme-Grade Spiritual Artifact"

Zhao Panlong shook his head: "Yours is still a bit lacking."

The man's tone froze, and he suddenly used a secret method to transmit his voice, saying something that was unclear.

Before long, the two actually reached a deal, exchanging their items for two simple storage rings.

Once someone starts trading, those who need the items will naturally come up one after another to trade.

Some people want to sell their items, while others want to get what they want from this trade fair.

Although the transactions were infrequent and accompanied by their own secret codes, they were quite interesting to Su Yan.

"Has the Tianbao Pavilion always operated like this?" Su Yan asked curiously.

"Pretty much. To reach the Dharma Aspect Realm, unless one has a powerful backer, one must have their own opportunities and have accumulated good things, but they may not be suitable for them."

Long Qiujian slowly explained to Su Yan that the three siblings had no intention of participating in the transaction.

After they entrusted the rare and precious materials to Su Yan to refine the Golden Body Pill, their demand for other rare and precious materials naturally decreased, so there was no need to rush to sell them at this time.

As the group talked, it sounded like they were having a casual chat over tea. Occasionally, one could see martial artists in the private rooms exchanging items, but the contents of these items remained unknown.

Suddenly, a secret voice came: "Fellow Daoist Su, I apologize for disturbing you."

Under the secret transmission, others could not detect the source of the sound, but Su Yan knew it. Following the sound, he noticed a woman in a green robe in the third private room on the left looking in his direction.

When the three noticed Su Yan's unusual behavior, they knew someone had come to inquire, so they quieted down.

"Fellow Daoist, do you wish to trade something with me?"

"nature"

The woman didn't try to hide her intentions, and her voice was clear and crisp: "I wonder how many Golden Body Returning Pills you still have, fellow Daoist?"

Su Yan remained calm and simply replied, "If you want to make a deal, you should first offer some incentives to show your sincerity."

The woman seemed to hesitate for a moment before speaking: "Since you use the method of controlling and cultivating ferocious insects, have you ever heard of the insect sacrifice to the Martial Saint in the far north 30,000 years ago?"

Su Yan was puzzled, but remained calm: "I would like to hear the details."

Seeing Su Yan's calm reaction, the woman revealed everything: "The Insect Sacrifice Martial Saint was one of the high priests of the Barbarian Kingdom. Back then, he used the Extreme Ice Insect Mother as his servant and slaughtered millions of people without anyone to control him. Although he was not a Heavenly Martial Saint, he was only a hair's breadth away from it. He was besieged due to the internal strife in the Barbarian Kingdom and eventually disappeared. Even his secret realm was scattered in the spatial interlayer and its whereabouts are unknown."

Su Yan's tone shifted, as if he had become interested: "Fellow Daoist, are you saying that you have his things?"

“I know where his secret realm is. I’ll use this information to trade you three Golden Body Pills.”

"Take care, no need."

The woman threw out her chips, but Su Yan's blunt response left her dumbfounded.

"Fellow Taoist, you..."

"The Martial Saint's Secret Treasure, if you know how to obtain it, would you leave it to me?"

Su Yan retorted directly, and the woman was flustered, but she calmed down afterward: "It was my fault for being rash. Such matters require the first presentation of a token. This token will serve as a gift to you, fellow Daoist."

She raised her hand and sent out a crystal-white object, which landed directly in Su Yan's private room.

At this moment at the trade fair, many people saw that someone had finally gone to look for Su Yan, and they couldn't help but turn their attention to him.

Su Yan caught the item, but did not look at it immediately. Instead, he said leisurely, "Fellow Daoist, why don't you tell me your identity first?"

"Elder Liu Yinxi of the Illusion Snow Sect".

Su Yan looked at the object in his hand, his pupils shrinking slightly.

[Found a refinable alien insect—the Ice-Melting Insect. Refine it?]

"Melting insect eggs"

Upon hearing Su Yan's telepathic message, Liu Yinxi's face showed a look of shock. She barely managed to suppress her shock: "Fellow Daoist, you are indeed renowned for your ferocious insects. You actually recognize this creature."

"Since you know this, you should understand that back then, the Martial Saint of Insect Sacrifice achieved sainthood through the extreme cold martial arts, freezing thousands of miles and slaughtering millions of people. This was all thanks to the Extreme Ice Insect Mother and her subordinate Ice-Transforming Insects. When the insects fell, they turned into ice, and the celestial phenomena could be changed overnight."

The Path of Extreme Cold: The Extreme Ice Insect Mother and the Ice Melting Insect seem somewhat similar to the Divine Fiend Locust, both being paths of insect mothers and swarms, but fundamentally they are different forces.

"Even if there are ice-melting worms, that alone doesn't prove anything."

Su Yan looked up, as if he had passed through the trade fair and seen Liu Yinxi's face.

"Furthermore, fellow Daoist, you haven't answered my question yet. Aren't you tempted by the Martial Saint's Secret Treasure?"

"I'm naturally tempted, but I can't have it."

Liu Yinxi said, "I have a fragment of the Frost Insect Bag, a sacred-grade Daoist weapon of the Insect Sacrifice Martial Saint. It can hold an area of ​​ten miles in radius and contains countless ice-melting insects. It can exhale cold air to defend against enemies and is no weaker than an ordinary Daoist weapon. Moreover, it can guide you through secret realms. If you exchange such a treasure for three Returning Origin Golden Body Pills, you will at least not lose out."

Su Yan remained unmoved, and simply asked, "Why can't you get it?"

Liu Yinxi gritted her teeth: "That place is in the far north, where wild beasts are ferocious and there are barbarian people. Although I am a Dharma Aspect, I am still a martial artist of the Great Li Dynasty. Going there would probably cause trouble. Moreover, the secret realm is located in a place of ten-thousand-year-old mysterious ice. Ordinary physiques cannot go there."

Liu Yinxi told the truth, and Su Yan believed her to some extent.

After all, if the Martial Saint's Secret Realm were easy to obtain, why would she use it for trading?

The reason they approached Su Yan instead of revealing the clue in exchange for other treasures was probably because they considered that those willing to risk their lives for this Martial Saint Secret Realm might not be willing to pay such a high price.

Knowing the location of the Martial Saint's Secret Realm doesn't mean it's yours.

Su Yan pondered quietly, while Liu Yinxi was somewhat anxious, as the Golden Body Pill of Returning to Origin had a profound effect on her.

If she had three Golden Body Pills, she could potentially break through to the Golden Body Realm before her lifespan ended by secluded cultivation for a hundred years.

Lifespan is the biggest obstacle in her path.

If the deal falls through, I'll have to take the risk myself.

"Bring me the fragments of the Frost Bee Bag."

Liu Yinxi's face lit up with joy, and she tossed over the storage ring containing the bag of cold bees.

Su Yan took the storage ring, and a tattered animal skin bag immediately appeared inside.

The bag was incomplete, entirely white, and made from the hide of some wild beast. It still had rough fur, and barbaric-style spiritual patterns were engraved on it, rugged yet full of spiritual power.

Even an incomplete Dao weapon, which is at most one-third the size, still contains immense power.

'She wasn't lying.'

Although he wasn't an expert in forging, Su Yan could sense that these priestly inscriptions clearly had the function of controlling insects, although the function was relatively simple and not even as powerful as the Ten Thousand Insects Suppressing Tower.

But it is pure enough that it was born solely for the purpose of melting ice worms and for the Extreme Ice Worm Mother.

'The more Ice-Melting Worms there are, the stronger the attack can be. So, Ice-Melting Worms are bullets?'

"What does Fellow Daoist Su think?"

"Can"

Su Yan raised his eyes and said, "However, you must tell me about that place and its surroundings, and swear on your Daoist inner demons to guarantee that what you say is true."

Liu Yinxi cursed inwardly, "How old is he? Why is he so cautious?"

However, she was in a difficult situation, as her lifespan was limited, and the longer she delayed, the lower the probability of breaking through.

“Alright, I swear by my inner demons.”

(End of this chapter)