Upon opening it, there was no Demon Pill!

Zhou Xun sighed, not particularly surprised; he hadn't expected to obtain a Demon Pill from the first Tier Two Demon Beast he slew.

Only a small portion of Tier Two Demon Beasts produce Demon Pills; most do not.

However, the body of this Tier Two Demon Beast is extremely valuable,

its wolf hide, wolf bones, wolf fangs, wolf claws, and Demon Beast essence blood are all excellent materials. Wolf hide can be used to refine Tier Two Talisman Paper and Magic Robes.

Wolf bones, wolf fangs, wolf claws can be used for Artifact Refining, and the essence blood can be used to refine Spirit Ink and as an ingredient for certain Spirit Pills.

Even its wolf meat, rich in Spiritual Qi, is great for consumption or feeding Spirit Beasts.

Its total worth is nearly two thousand Spirit Stones.

After harvesting the spoils, Zhou Xun swiftly left the valley.

...

In the following two months, Zhou Xun slew three more Tier Two Low-Grade Demon Beasts.

Unfortunately, he found no Demon Pills.

Luckily, the carcasses of these demon beasts were still valuable, filled with treasures.

On this day, Zhou Xun was resting.

Suddenly, the Profound Armor Armadillo ran over from afar, with a long piece of hide in its mouth!

Zhou Xun took it and found it to be a shedding from the Cyan Spirit Python.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Xun was overjoyed.

It's rare for Tier Two Demon Beasts to produce Demon Pills, but some specific Demon Beasts have a high probability of producing them.

One of those is the Cyan Spirit Python.

Zhou Xun examined the shedding, which was Tier One Top Grade, with intact energy. It seemed to have been shed quite recently.

This indicated that the Cyan Spirit Python had just ascended to Tier Two, and he was confident in capturing it with his abilities.

The current problem was how to locate it.

Taking the shedding, Zhou Xun used the divination tracking method.

Utilizing the connection between the shedding and the Cyan Spirit Python to find it.

After about half an hour, Zhou Xun found a result.

He then packed up the array and, together with the Profound Armor Armadillo, hastened towards the northeast.

Three days later, Zhou Xun arrived at a deep pool.

That's where the Cyan Spirit Python was.

Zhou Xun set up an array, concealed his aura, and let the Profound Armor Armadillo hunt Spirit Fish in the pool.

Indeed, the Cyan Spirit Python was fooled.

It opened its enormous mouth to bite the Profound Armor Armadillo, wanting to swallow it whole.

At that moment, Zhou Xun waved the Manipulation Command Flag, and the array suddenly activated, several thick thorns flew out, binding the Cyan Spirit Python tightly.

Simultaneously, Zhou Xun unleashed the Fire Cloud Sword, pointing towards the Cyan Spirit Python.

A burst of fire flashed, and the Fire Cloud Sword moved quickly with a strong fluctuation of Spiritual Power.

The trapped Cyan Spirit Python struggled to twist its massive torso, trying to escape.

But it was all in vain, as this was the Tier Two Middle-Grade Trapping and Killing Array.

In the reflection of the Cyan Spirit Python's eyes, a crimson long sword grew larger.

"Pshh—"

A muffled sound echoed,

the Fire Cloud Sword pierced through the Cyan Spirit Python's head, killing it instantly!

Zhou Xun witnessed the scene, unsurprised as everything was under his control.

He then approached the giant python, slicing open its demon body.

Indeed, inside its body, he found an infant-fist-sized, milky white, slightly warm sphere.

"Tier Two Demon Beast Core!"

Zhou Xun was delighted!

"This finally completes things!"

He then took out a Jade Box, placed the Demon Pill inside, covered it, sealed it with a Sealing Spirit Talisman, and stored it in his Storage Bag.

"Everything went smoothly. Now it's time to return to White Cloud Immortal City."

"Alchemy, Foundation Establishment!"

With thoughts of his next steps in mind, he harvested the Cyan Spirit Python materials and swiftly headed in the direction of White Cloud Immortal City.

Not long after he left, two figures appeared at the scene.

One was a tall middle-aged man dressed in a Magic Robe made of beast hide; the other was a scholarly middle-aged cultivator.

"Brother, it's the Cyan Spirit Python and a strange Foundation Establishment Cultivator!" the man said.

Zhou Xun had disguised himself as a middle-aged martial artist upon leaving, revealing only his Foundation Establishment Magical Power aura.

"The probability of a Tier Two Cyan Spirit Python producing a Demon Pill is over eighty percent, this person must have a Demon Pill!"

"If we obtain this one, plus the two we already have, we can trade for that Cyan Spirit Pill, and break through to Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment in one go!"

"We must catch up with him before he goes any further!" Without hesitation, the scholar decided.

Tier Two Demon Pills are highly valuable as they serve as primary materials for Foundation Establishment Pills, each worth thousands of Spirit Stones.

The man quickly took out a disk-like Magical Artifact, chanted, then cast a spell onto it.

Afterward, he glanced at the disk.

"Over there!"

Saying this, he hurried in the direction Zhou Xun left.

...

Shortly after Zhou Xun's departure, darkness descended, prompting him to find a concealed spot, set up an array, and began resting.

At night, many Demon Beasts come out to forage, making traveling inconvenient.

Meanwhile, four hundred yards away from Zhou Xun, two figures stealthily watched him from the shadows.

"Brother, what do you think? Should we go for it?" The middle-aged man asked the scholar beside him.

"Don't rush, let's observe first!"

"This person has set up an array; it's definitely not the best time to act. If we can't subdue him quickly, it'll likely attract Demon Beasts or other cultivators' attention!"

"We have the Tracking Disc and have absorbed his aura; he can't escape!" After some thought, the scholar made a decision.

The two then retreated lightly and took shelter in a cave several miles from Zhou Xun.

As they approached earlier, the Thousand-Answering Insect had already detected them.

"Two Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators!"

Upon receiving the information from the Thousand-Answering Insect, Zhou Xun unhesitatingly took out the Golden Wheel Spiritual Artifact, gripping it hand, ready to act at any moment.

He also breathed a sigh of relief.

After battling with Tier Two Demon Beasts for a short while, Zhou Xun had gained a clearer understanding of his own strength.

Currently, he was no less capable than a typical Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Dealing with two Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators was manageable.

Just then, those two inexplicably retreated, slightly easing Zhou Xun's mind, but he knew well they couldn't possibly have let him go.

Surely they must have some tracking methods.

After some consideration, Zhou Xun devised a countermeasure.

He exited the array and moved forward.

Half an hour later, Zhou Xun landed on a hillside.

He was quite satisfied with the slightly concave terrain of the slope.

With a wipe of his waist, a flash of light, a footlong wooden box appeared in his hand.

Opening the box, it revealed a full set of Array Flags—"Celestial Spirit Five Elements Array!"

Originally intended for dealing with Demon Beasts.

Now it would be used on human cultivators first.

The Celestial Spirit Five Elements Array, classified as Tier Two Middle-Grade, is a top-tier array combining trapping and killing.

Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators caught within it could hardly escape without shedding some skin.

Not to mention, the two Early-Stage Foundation Establishment youngsters behind.

Once the last array flag was set, the array was fully assembled, a light barrier rising to cover over ten miles.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun took out the Manipulation Command Flag, infused it with Mana, and waved it forward, sending out a Spirit Light to strike the array before him. The barrier surged, then vanished, camouflaging itself completely.

As if it never existed.

With everything in place, Zhou Xun returned to his temporary Cave Mansion again.

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