Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Harvesting the Talents of Demonic Beasts

Chapter 137 Crimson-Eyed Fire Demon
Ziji Sect, Mo Zhaoli Cave.

The atmosphere was lively with clinking glasses and toasts, but this liveliness seemed to have nothing to do with the green-robed cultivators at the table.

It was as if an invisible wall had formed in this huge hall, shutting out all the noise and bustle.

Lin Changheng poured himself a drink, occasionally offering a cup of spirit wine to the old man beside him. He didn't care and had no intention of interacting with these people, enjoying his freedom.

"Changheng respectfully offers a cup to Master Mo."

Lin Changheng raised his cup and said with a smile, "Thank you for pointing me in the right direction just now, Master Mo."

"No need to be so polite."

Master Mo chuckled, not caring at all.

He thought highly of Lin Changheng, whose character and conduct were excellent. Apart from his slightly inferior spiritual root and insufficient cultivation, he would have been a good choice as a partner for his granddaughter.

But now that his granddaughter has entered the Foundation Establishment stage, it's as if a new chasm has opened between them. However, he still hopes that the two can maintain their friendship and help each other.

After all, Lin Changheng's talent in alchemy is undeniable, and the memories of their past interactions, along with the bond he has as an elder, make him a reliable and trustworthy friend.

"The path to immortality is long and arduous. It's not easy to make a good friend, so Changheng should get along well with Li. I've said this to Li before, and she agrees."

Master Mo spoke earnestly, his old, cloudy eyes looking at Lin Changheng, and gave him his instructions.

He was extremely worried about the younger generation.

"Changheng will surely cherish this friendship once he knows this."

Since Master Mo's words aligned with Lin Changheng's plans, he naturally agreed and did not refuse.

"Hahaha, good good!"

Master Mo laughed heartily, tilted his head back and drank the cup in one gulp. Just then, a middle-aged male cultivator dressed in white with an impressive appearance approached with a cup in hand. He exuded a powerful aura, indicating that he was at the Foundation Establishment stage, and toasted Master Mo.

"I have a very close relationship with Zhao Li and have long heard about my grandfather's deeds from her. I admire him greatly and wish I could meet him soon. If it weren't for Elder Mo, my Ziji Sect would probably not have had such a talented disciple as Zhao Li. Now, at this banquet, I have finally fulfilled my wish and am very pleased. I have come to offer my toast."

"Hahaha, easy to talk about."

Mr. Mo clinked glasses with him and drank a cup with a smile.

However, when Lin Changheng heard this speech, he knew that this person was probably interested in Mo Zhaoli and had come to show his face in front of his grandfather.

After that, many more cultivators from various sects came to offer toasts, and Master Mo responded to each one.

It must be said that the taste and strength of this top-grade spirit wine are indeed incomparable to ordinary spirit wines. Even Master Mo felt a little dizzy after drinking too much, and Lin Changheng also felt a bit tipsy.

This wine is called [Pear Blossom Spirit Wine]. It is made primarily from the budding flowers of a first-grade superior golden pear wood, along with first-grade spiritual spring water and several spiritual herbs, using the [brewing] technique, one of the Hundred Arts, which is quite complicated.

It has less medicinal power than a pill, but it still offers good taste and enjoyment.

In fact, this is also the core difference between the skills of brewing and alchemy.

With a slight turn of the [Crimson Sky Demon Fire] within his body, the effects of the alcohol were completely dispelled, and even his cultivation level improved.

"Good wine."

Lin Changheng's eyes lit up slightly as he kept holding the cup.

He seemed completely absorbed in his drink, but his hearing was sharp enough to pick up on everything around him.

This is the hearing enhancement brought about by the late stage of the first-order body refinement realm.

Although hearing is not as all-pervasive as divine sense, it also carries no risk of being discovered through eavesdropping. In fact, anything heard by hearing is something that cultivators don't mind leaking; otherwise, they would simply transmit their voice.

Lin Changheng also learned bits and pieces that the Foundation Establishment male cultivator was called "Senior Brother Feng" and should be a senior early Foundation Establishment cultivator. His master was a fake Core Formation True Person, and he was acquainted with Mo Zhaoli's master, that middle-aged beauty in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and they had a close relationship.

Along with the younger generation, they also visited each other quite frequently.

In addition, there are two male cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining who have feelings for Mo Zhaoli. It is unknown whether their desires are suppressed due to the difference in their cultivation levels.

In this cultivation world, the mainstream pairing of Daoist couples is still the one where the man is stronger and the woman is weaker.

In Mo Zhaoli's sect, all his fellow disciples were around the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining, and there was also a Foundation Establishment senior sister with mid-stage cultivation, who was always smiling and charming.

He was quite popular among the Foundation Establishment cultivators and handled things with ease.

Before long, dusk arrived, and the banquet slowly came to an end, with everyone bidding farewell and leaving.

"Senior Brother Feng" acted as if he were the host, welcoming and seeing off guests. Mo Zhaoli's eyes showed helplessness, but he didn't say anything.

After all the guests had left and Mo Zhaoli returned from seeing them off, Lin Changheng also took his leave.

"Brother Lin, it's getting dark now. Why don't we rest in the cave for the night and leave tomorrow morning?"

Mo Zhaoli still felt a little embarrassed about what had just happened and tried to persuade him to stay.

Master Mo echoed his advice to stay, saying that it was not safe at night.

"Alright."

This reason hit the nail on the head, and Lin Changheng finally nodded and smiled, "I hope it won't cause trouble for Zhaoli."

Mo Zhaoli smiled confidently and said, "Now in the Ziji Sect, although I am not in a high position of power, I am not someone that ordinary people can point fingers at."

Upon hearing this, Master Mo and Lin Changheng exchanged a smile and nodded in deep agreement.

……

Lin Changheng was assigned to stay in a side room inside the cave.

After locking the door, the Perfected Spirit Observation Technique habitually swept around, finding no hidden tricks.

Then, he couldn't wait to take out the wooden box that Mo Zhaoli had given as a return gift while he was in the escape light.

Open it directly.

Inside was a box full of essence blood, which was extremely eye-catching.

"hiss……"

Lin Changheng was immediately drawn to one of them.

Place it on the surface.

That was the color of deep red semen.

Its brilliance is hidden, yet its grandeur is faintly visible.

A strange light flashed in his eyes, and he knew it was [Mysterious Spirit Essence Blood].

Only the [Mysterious Spirit Essence Blood] can possess such a profound spiritual light!
A rough count revealed a total of twenty-eight bottles!

Based on this color, it is most likely a fire-type monster!
"Unexpected joy!"

After suppressing his surging emotions, Lin Changheng noticed that the semen in the box was of two different colors.

The blood and essence were mostly dark red, and mostly yellowish-brown.

The latter is clearly the blood of an "old acquaintance" [Mountain Moving Ape].

Lin Changheng fiddled with it for a while before noticing a small wooden plaque tucked among the bottles of semen and blood. The plaque had a thoughtful note in delicate handwriting explaining the contents of the semen and blood.

"【Mountain Moving Ape】Essence Blood, Earth Element, Turbid Fiend Bloodline, 212 bottles. The portion obtained from completing the monster hunting mission will be supplemented by the remaining portion from fellow disciples."

"【Crimson-Eyed Fire Demon】blood essence, belonging to the mountain and marsh spirits, fire element, Xuanling bloodline, twenty-eight bottles, recently obtained from a senior of a sect."

After reading it, Lin Changheng was initially delighted, then stunned, "【Crimson-Eyed Fire Demon】? Another kind of mountain and marsh spirit!"

This is the second time I've encountered this.

The last mountain spirit was a wood-type [Lantern Grass Spirit], but this time it's a fire-type.

At the same time, he also calculated the value of this essence blood in his mind, which was already more than a thousand low-grade spirit stones...

(End of this chapter)