What is the Demon Tribe lacking?

Isn't it all sorts of pills?

Although the land where the Demon Tribe lives can be regarded as wild and undeveloped compared to the Human Race's territory, it indeed has many special spirit plants.

However, the Demon Tribe has no talent in alchemy, and coupled with the blockade conducted by the Human Race, even a common Foundation Establishment Stage Spirit Awakening Pill can be sold for thousands of spirit stones among the Demon Tribe.

While some cultivators do smuggle spirit pills and magical artifacts, the quantity is not substantial, barely enough for the Demon Tribe to divide a pill or two.

This seems like those cultivators disregarding Human Race's interests for profits.

But actually, he had heard within the sect of an unspoken rule among the higher-ups — actually, people from each major sect secretly come to the Demon Tribe to earn spirit stones.

Because some materials produced by the Demon Tribe are indeed good; without the help of pills over a long period, the number of Golden Core and above in the Demon Tribe would decrease significantly.

This would make some materials extremely hard to obtain.

After all, some magical artifacts require demon bones and demon souls, talismans are also made from the blood of demon beasts or spirit beasts, and alchemy needs materials like brain and bone marrow.

The Spirit Race domesticated within the sect certainly cannot be killed casually.

So periodically "feeding" the Demon Tribe becomes quite necessary; those smuggling cultivators have also been instructed by various major sects.

Otherwise, given the blockade by Celestial Vein Sword Mountain on the Southern Domain's Demon Tribe, those cultivators would die if they attempted smuggling.

Taking a rare trip, Li Ye also planned to make some money.

He intended to create a small spirit garden here, then let Shuang Li help him collect various materials for alchemy — he was actually quite short on funds, having spent nearly everything buying spirit plants and spirit beasts lately, leaving him with just two million spirit stones.

Looking at those two million spirit stones daily made him worry.

It was too little; he couldn't accomplish much.

It was just as well he could have Shuang Li open the way with pills while helping him gather wealth.

While the two types of spirit ants were busy, Li Ye used his not-so-proficient soul-searching technique to meticulously search what remained of the Red Scaled Fire Snake's soul.

The results were somewhat surprising.

Li Ye's expression turned a bit odd.

This fellow knew about Shuang Li's betrayal and saw it themselves back in Ring Heaven Domain; they didn't mention it to anyone, lying in ambush, planning to sneak attack Li Ye.

Because one of their partners, quite good-looking and skilled in certain bedchamber arts, a Silver Frost Wolf, was killed by Wei Qingye as a cannon fodder at the time.

They hid aside, watching their little wolf be decapitated by a sword light, then bore a grudge.

But due to cowardice, they didn't dare seek revenge on Wei Qingye, so they lay in wait here daily for Li Ye's arrival — and the venom injected was their life venom.

Their aim was a decisive blow.

To make Li Ye taste the pain they endured.

"So I seem easier to bully than Wei Qingye?"

This memory left Li Ye speechless; not daring to trouble Wei Qingye, they instead staked out, waiting for him here?

A bit speechless, but Li Ye also breathed a sigh of relief.

This person pursued personal revenge alone, not telling others, fearing the snake would be startled...

It all felt strange.

"Forget it."

Li Ye shook his head, casually tossing the unburned soul to the Tribulation Fire Spirit to play with.

Then he busied himself having the Bamboo Wood Ants and Golden Horned Ants work.

Soon enough.

The Bamboo Wood Ants and Golden Horned Ants completed constructing the basic facilities — a row of pill furnaces connected by the Emotion Song.

The cave mansion had, of course, been remodeled.

A long-distance teleportation array had been built; the previously chaotic piles of bones and hides were cleared away, and the entire cave was renewed with even elegant incense lit.

Only then did Li Ye nod in satisfaction: "I've already set up the inside of the pill furnaces, you just need to throw in the materials, and they will automatically refine several basic pills.

Dust-removing Pills to suppress beast nature, Demon-removing Pills to eliminate demon energy, Spirit Awakening Pills, Grain Avoidance Pills… these can all be refined.

My only requirement for you is to use these pills to help me gather information on two books; they may have already undergone transformation, so keep a close watch.

As long as you help me obtain these two books, I'll help remove your intractable demon bones, condensing them into a Purifying Golden Pill."

After giving instructions,

Shuang Li listened to Li Ye's directions, with tears brimming in their eyes.

This fellow did not change into human form, staying in the giant wolf form and clinging to Li Ye's leg; through the Emotion Song, Li Ye sensed this person seemed quite attached to him.

Could it be that the wolf has been trained into a dog?

"I've told you everything I should."

"It's up to you to satisfy me."

Li Ye didn't say much more; after delivering these words, he returned to the Four Seasons Sect through the already established spatial array.

Then he directly sought out his second senior brother, who hadn't left yet.

He had no choice as his master and the others were not around, and it seemed inappropriate to go directly to the Sect Leader, so he could only find his second senior brother for ideas.

True Man Youtian was quite surprised to see Li Ye come in.

"Junior Brother, why are you here?"

"It must be an urgent matter; sit quickly."

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

When Li Ye sat down and told what he had discovered, the second senior brother's expression became serious.

"The Five-Colored Flower."

"Actually, my master and I went to the Southern Domain initially to see whether the array could be activated again."

"But regrettably, the Five-Colored Flower cannot truly mend the Heavenly Deficiency; it lacks a crucial thing."

He stood up and began to pace slowly.

"But if what you said is true, with the Celestial Vein's method of Celestial Vein Sword Mountain having such a flaw, it makes sense."

"The Five-Colored Flower might need to be watered by the essence blood and origin of someone who cultivates the Celestial Vein Body Forging, only then could it... be sacrificed to the Celestial Dao."

True Man Youtian, being able to handle some of the Spirit Plant Hall's trivial matters in place of his master within the sect, indicated his high acumen in the spirit plant way.

Merely through some clues and previous exploration experience, he could piece together some of the situation.

"Sacrifice?" Li Ye was taken aback.

"Yes."

"Since you already know, I won't hide it from you, follow me."

The second senior brother directly opened a spatial door, and the two entered a grotto heaven that only very few could enter.

Once inside, Li Ye saw the heavenly dome covered in cracks.

The sky, originally clear and vast, was like shattered pottery, the dense cracks revealing faint, gorgeous lights.

The entire grotto heaven was filled with a bizarre spiritual power, unordered and complex, making Li Ye find it slightly hard to breathe.

"Look."

The second senior brother pointed at the sky.

Li Ye followed his direction.

He could see the sky populated with some five-colored spirit plants; they were densely packed, roots entwining each other, forcibly mending the sky that should have shattered.

[Name]: Heaven-Mending Five-Colored Flower

[Mood]: Complex

[Status]: Utilizing the spiritual power possessed by merging the world's myriad soils, currently repairing the fractured sky and its Celestial Dao, every Heaven-Mending Five-Colored Flower is the essence of the grotto heaven.

Once the Five-Colored Flower is plucked, the grotto heaven will collapse.

[Can Bind]: Spirit nurtured by the Heavenly Five Colors.

True Man Youtian's expression was quite helpless, with a hint of fatigue.

"Such Five-Colored Flowers are nurtured by the sect's grotto heavens; only complete grotto heavens capable of rotating water, earth, wind, and fire have a certain probability of nurturing such spirit plants."

"At the time, our ancestors made some mistakes when delineating heaven and earth, causing unknown changes; thus, our ancestors took the responsibility of mending the heavens."

"He painstakingly cultivated these Five-Colored Flowers, attempting to use the essence of countless grotto heavens to patch the imperfect Celestial Dao."

The second senior brother sighed lightly.

"To cultivate these Five-Colored Flowers, though our sect occupies the entire Eastern Domain, most grotto heavens were made into flower gardens for Five-Colored Flowers; when the flower is plucked, the grotto heaven also shatters."

"So far, we have lost one hundred twenty-three thousand six hundred fifty-two grotto heavens."

"But only twelve thousand two hundred fifty-five Five-Colored Flowers have been successfully cultivated."

This number shocked Li Ye.

Being able to rotate earth, water, wind, and fire, the grotto heaven is akin to a small world, such grotto heavens are treasures no matter where they are.

Yet, just to cultivate these Five-Colored Flowers, they were shattered.

So many...

No wonder the Four Seasons Sect can be so domineering at times; there is such a responsibility weighing on them?

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