Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

For the next month, Lu Yan and Xue Fei spent their time refining pills and cultivating, rarely venturing out and undisturbed by demons.

With undivided attention and an abundance of magic stones and top-grade magic pills, Xuefei displayed astonishing talent for cultivation and has now successfully broken through to the eighth level of magic weapon.

It will take Lu Yan some time to upgrade to a level 10 magic weapon.

The Wenhun Pill had developed resistance due to excessive use and now had no effect on Lu Yan, so Lu Yan stopped taking it.

Meanwhile, the reputation of the Horned Demon Pill Tower, which collaborated with Lu Yan, grew increasingly prominent in the south of the city.

It's not unusual to suddenly obtain a batch of high-quality pills; what's unusual is having a stable supply. This is exactly the situation at Horned Demon Pill Tower.

Because Lu Yan's divine soul was powerful, the production of pills was also very high.

The once humble pill shop, which only sold low-grade pills, has now turned the tables and become incredibly powerful.

Shopkeeper Yilian became the object of flattery from the demonic cultivators. Whenever there were high-grade pills for sale, the pill shop would be surrounded by a huge crowd.

Their colleagues went to great lengths to trace the source of the pills, but Lu Yan and his transactions were always kept secret and were never discovered.

During his time living in Night Demon City, Lu Yan was surprised to find that the Demon Realm was not as chaotic as he had imagined.

Although there are dozens of different races among the demonic cultivators, they appear remarkably harmonious on the surface, even more stable than in Worry-Free City.

The reason for this is that the Moon Demon Clan governed the area well.

Sure enough, as long as the leaders above are good, the people below will live in peace and prosperity, and various conflicts will decrease.

As expected of the intelligent demon race.

Another month passed, and Lu Yan successfully broke through to the tenth level of magic weapon, increasing his combat power once again.

Moreover, the number of magic stones in his possession has increased dramatically, with ten mid-grade magic stones and more than five thousand low-grade magic stones.

……

The Moonlit Auction House, the largest auction venue in Night Demon City, is hosted by the Moonlit Demon Clan.

Lu Yan and Xue Fei dressed up and arrived early to wait for the auction to begin.

To be honest, Lu Yan was very curious about attending the Demon Clan's auction for the first time.

The venues are similar; the first floor is mainly for ordinary demon soldiers, while the small private rooms on the second floor are for demon generals and special demon cultivators.

As for the third floor, it houses the Demon General and the Noble Demon.

Yi Lian, the manager of Jiao Mo Dan Lou, was also fortunate enough to come to a private room on the third floor, though somewhat unwillingly.

At this moment, he was kneeling on the ground trembling with fear. In front of him, on the main seat, was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old Moon Night Demon girl, dressed in pink and purple, with two small braids, who was very cute.

Although they were still at the level of demon soldiers, the guards on both sides were demon generals.

"If you don't tell me, believe me or not I'll raze your Danlou to the ground!" The Moonlit Demon Girl stood on a chair with her hands on her hips and shouted at Yilian.

"Third Miss, I already told you, I really don't know where Master Lu lives. I only know that he is a human-demon, and his name is Lu Liu."

He's usually the one contacting me, and we haven't seen each other for almost ten days now. I don't know anything about Master Lu's situation." Seeing the Moonlit Demon Girl's anger, Yi Lian begged for mercy repeatedly.

"Third Miss, he doesn't seem to be lying," a guard whispered in the girl's ear.

"Since that's the case, then find him. You have one day to find him." After hearing this, the girl ordered the guards.

"Third Miss, Night Demon City is so big, and this Demon Lu Liu might be hiding somewhere. Even if we arrange for all the Demons to search, it will still take a long time." The guard's face turned green when he heard that he had to find him in a day.

"Then three days it is, hurry up and go find them."

"Alright." After saying that, the guard hurriedly left.

……

Meanwhile, the auction had already begun, and it was being handled by a beautiful female demon girl from the Moon Night Clan.

To be honest, even Lu Yan, a human, was amazed by the looks of the Moonlit Demons. None of them were ugly, and every single one of them was incredibly durable.

"The first item up for auction is the top-tier magic weapon, the Thousand-Pound War Hammer, with a starting bid of 500 low-grade magic stones."

The first item up for auction was a warhammer.

The weapon classification system in the demon realm is quite interesting. Unlike the cultivation world, which classifies weapons into magical artifacts, treasures, or spiritual artifacts, it is classified according to the cultivation level of the demon cultivator.

This warhammer is similar to a high-grade magic weapon in the world of cultivation, but its overall price is about one-third higher than that of a high-grade magic weapon in the world of cultivation.

Five hundred yuan.

"Five hundred and fifty yuan."

"Six hundred yuan."

"..."

"One thousand two hundred yuan."

The final warhammer was sold for 1,200 low-grade magic stones.

The following items are magical artifacts of this level, high-quality first-tier advanced pills, and some magical beast materials.

In addition, there are some special products from the demon realm, various rare minerals and medicinal herbs, and even beautiful demon women are auction items.

In the latter half, they finally encountered second-tier pills, and their prices soared.

The second-tier magic pill is still of low quality, and one pill costs two hundred low-grade magic stones.

In the world of cultivation, a second-tier low-grade Spirit Nourishing Pill only costs one hundred low-grade spirit stones.

I thought I had saved up a lot of magic stones, but I didn't expect that I couldn't buy many good things here.

Don't be afraid to spend magic stones recklessly; just wait for the second-tier antidote pill.

After several more rounds, the demon in charge began the auction: a bottle of three second-grade low-level antidote pills, starting at four hundred low-level magic stones.

"Four hundred yuan."

"Four hundred and fifty yuan."

Five hundred yuan.

"..."

"Six hundred and fifty yuan."

In just a few breaths, the price had already exceeded six hundred yuan.

Compared to magic pills, demon cultivators have a greater need for antidote pills. There are far too many races in the demon realm whose bodies are poisonous, making it impossible for demons to defend against them. Whether you need them or not, it's always good to have a couple on hand.

"Seven hundred yuan." Seeing this, Lu Yan had no choice but to step in.

"Seven hundred and ten yuan."

Fortunately, the price of the antidote pills began to stabilize at this point.

"Seven hundred and twenty yuan."

"Seven hundred and thirty yuan."

At that moment, Yi Lian, who was on the third floor, became excited upon hearing Lu Yan's voice.

"Third Miss, it's him, it's him!" Yilian immediately stood up and excitedly told the girl.

"Who? State clearly."

"It's that demon Lu Liu, I'm absolutely certain I heard that voice." Yi Lian sold Lu Yan to the girl without hesitation.

"Oh~ it came so easily!" The girl was also extremely surprised.

"He wants to buy second-tier antidote pills, that makes things easier."

……

"Eight hundred yuan."

At this point, Lu Yan had already raised the price to 800 low-grade magic stones, and no other magic stones could compete with him at this price.

"Eight hundred low-grade magic stones per attempt." The demon in charge began the final confirmation.

"Eight hundred low-grade magic stones twice."

"eight--"

"Wait, I'll offer a thousand dollars." A voice from the third floor interrupted the mastermind.

"A thousand dollars! Has this guy gone mad?"

"Exactly, three second-grade low-level antidote pills should cost at most eight hundred low-level magic stones, but this one cost a thousand. I have to say, they're really rich."

Upon hearing the price, the demons began to murmur amongst themselves.