You're just a single demon beast? I have a whole army of beast tamers!

"This is the vastness of the Beasts Sect's territory..."

As Qin Shou looked down at the drastically different landscape and the scattered immortal cultivation cities below, he felt a sense of awe.

Within a radius of millions of miles, only a small part of the Nascent Soul sect's true strength has been revealed.

In the distance, the outline of a vast swamp shrouded in gray-black mist appeared on the horizon.

On the edge of the swamp, a brightly lit city built against the mountain and beside the water, with its magical array shimmering, came into view.

Blackwater Market!

Approaching the market town, one can sense that the concentration of spiritual energy in this area is quite remarkable.

It actually reached the standard of a third-order spiritual vein!

Clearly, the Myriad Beasts Sect attaches great importance to this place.

A Golden Core cultivator was dispatched to oversee the operation.

Pei Lie was already waiting at the special landing platform at the entrance of the market, his expression still cold and hard.

The person in charge of the handover was a mid-Foundation Establishment stage deacon from the Spirit Insect Peak.

They were quite respectful to Pei Lie, a true disciple of Jiaolong Peak, and quickly completed the formalities.

And they were led to the temporary dwellings assigned to them.

It is located in a relatively quiet courtyard on the west side of the market.

After the handover was completed, the steward left.

Pei Lie glanced at the group and said succinctly:

"Settle down and familiarize yourselves with the market environment and defense arrangements within three days."

Three days later, at Chenshi (7-9 AM), we will gather here to assign specific duties. Disperse.

After saying that, he walked straight to the independent courtyard that had been assigned to him.

Qin Shou was assigned to an ordinary side room.

He put down his luggage, rested briefly, and then, unable to contain his curiosity,

I left the courtyard and planned to wander around the market area first.

Upon entering the main street of the market, he was slightly shocked by the scene before him.

Shops lined both sides of the street, but most of the items they sold were related to insects and animals!

Many shops have cages or water tanks and insect nests with restrictions hanging at their entrances.

Inside were all sorts of strange and grotesque insects and poisonous creatures.

And some monsters adapted to the swamp environment.

There are plenty of people with second-tier aura!

There are even several rather large shops.

The sign openly reads "Potential Stage 3 (Large/Egg) for Sale".

Besides common crustaceans and myriapods, there are also other poisonous insects.

There were also many brightly colored but chillingly eerie moths and midges.

A gigantic aquatic monster with ferocious mouthparts.

Even some strange species that are half insect and half beast.

The sounds of hawking, bargaining, and the chirping of insects mingled together.

It was filled with a wild and untamed atmosphere.

What caught Qin Shou's attention even more was the composition of the cultivators in the market.

Besides a large number of disciples dressed in the robes of various peaks of the Myriad Beasts Sect,

There were also quite a few monks whose clothing and appearance clearly had an overseas flair.

Most of them had slightly dark skin, and their breath carried the salty tang of the sea breeze.

The stalls mainly sold coral, pearls, and marine animal materials, all specialties of the East China Sea.

This stands in stark contrast to the local swamp specialties.

"This place is chaotic, but it's also full of opportunities..."

Qin Shou pondered to himself, his gaze sweeping over the dazzling array of second-tier demonic beasts and exotic creatures from the East Sea.

Soon after, in the street vendor area of ​​the Blackwater Market,

It was far more noisy and chaotic than Qin Shou had imagined.

All sorts of strange and unusual local products were casually laid out on animal hides or coarse cloth, allowing buyers to pick and choose as they pleased.

The Qin beast moved slowly through the crowd, seemingly casually.

In reality, his divine sense had already been quietly spread out.

He carefully sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from each stall.

His main goal now is

The goal is to find special spirit insects or monsters with sufficient potential to fill the gaps in his spirit beast army.

As for those common second-tier materials, they are not the primary concern.

As we were walking, a heated argument came from a stall ahead, attracting the attention of many onlookers.

"Why are you being so unreasonable?"

It was clearly agreed that these Hidden Winged Water Butterfly eggs would be sold in bulk, ten for every one hundred spirit stones!

I've picked out these ten now, why won't you sell them to me?

They even insisted that the egg I wanted was an egg of some kind of Azure Phosphorescent Butterfly.

"You want to add two hundred spirit stones? That's price gouging!"

An angry voice rang out.

Qin Shou's gaze swept over and saw a dark-skinned man standing behind the stall.

The aura was that of a middle-aged rogue cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

Before him stood a man dressed in the inner sect attire of the Spirit Insect Peak.

A young disciple whose cultivation level is at the peak of Qi Refining.

A dirty oilcloth was spread on the stall.

Scattered on it were a dozen or so insect eggs, each no bigger than a fingertip.

It is the egg of the Hidden Winged Water Butterfly that I just mentioned.

The independent cultivator stall owner was quite tough, crossing his arms.

Speaking in heavily accented Mandarin:

"Young man, you can't say that."

There were indeed a few different ones mixed in with my pile of eggs.

You have a sharp eye; the egg you picked had deeper markings.

It also has a strong spiritual aura, clearly making it a rarer Azure Phosphorescent Butterfly.

My ancestors for three generations made a living by the swamp, so I have some sense of observation.

If you want to buy the regular ones, I'll accept ten for every hundred spirit stones.

But if you want to take this good one, the price will have to be calculated separately.

Otherwise, wouldn't I be at a huge loss?

"You...you're committing fraud!"

The disciples of Spirit Insect Peak were so angry they stomped their feet.

He did notice that the egg was somewhat different.

I was hoping to snag a bargain, but the stall owner immediately saw through my scheme.

With many people watching, he couldn't save face.

Hidden-winged Water Butterfly?

Qin Shou's heart stirred.

He had heard of this kind of spirit insect; its individual combat strength was indeed not strong.

It's at most a second-tier being, but its innate abilities are quite extraordinary.

Butterfly swarms can share visual perception through special vibrations.

Furthermore, its scales possess a concealing marking effect that is extremely difficult to remove.

It is an excellent auxiliary insect for tracking, monitoring, and early warning.

If it can be cultivated to a high level, it is rumored that its bloodline may have a slight chance of reaching the third level.

The scope of their shared field of vision and the concealment of their markings will be greatly enhanced.

Seeing that the disciples from Spirit Insect Peak were still entangled...

Moreover, his words already carried the arrogance typical of Spirit Insect Peak.

With a subtle attempt to intimidate, Qin Shou recalled the old grudges between the two peaks.

And then I saw that although this rogue cultivator stall owner's cultivation level was not high,

But his eyes were stubborn, without a hint of flattery.

That little thought of standing up for what's right in front of others,

His interest in the spirit butterfly led him to decide to get involved.

He parted the crowd, walked to the stall, and bowed to the stall owner, saying:

"Fellow Daoist, may I also take a look at these insect eggs?"

When the stall owner saw that someone else had arrived, and that this person was a Foundation Establishment cultivator,

His attitude softened, and he nodded, saying, "Fellow Daoist, please take a look."

Qin Shou didn't stand on ceremony and squatted down.

Reach out and gently pick up an insect egg.

He seemed to be carefully examining the patterns and spiritual energy within the eggshell.

In reality, his mind had already sunk into the treasure gourd, communicating with the blue sphere.

The moment the finger touches the screen, information is fed back:

【Hidden Winged Water Butterfly (Thin Bloodline), Potential: Tier 2】

Advanced path: ...

Without making a sound, he put down one and picked up another.

After checking seven or eight in a row, most of them showed potential for the second tier.

Although it was not bad for ordinary cultivators, it had limited appeal to him.

However, when his fingers touched an egg that was slightly dull in color,

The blue sphere suddenly trembled!

【Hidden Winged Water Butterfly (containing a faint lineage of the Void Butterfly)】

Potential: Tier 5.

Advanced path: Due to the thin and mutated bloodline,

The initial breeding process is similar to that of the common rove hymenopteran butterfly.

Requires a large amount of water-attribute spiritual energy and Void Stone Powder, etc. for guidance...