« Previous Chapter | Table of Contents | Next Chapter » Chapter 44: White Ant Queen Half a month later. Outside the mountain, the summer heat was sweltering, but inside the mountain, it remained cool. Accompanied by Bai Jing, Fu Shaoguang left the Demon Market . Soon, a gigantic earthen fortress came into view. It was the Ant Nest . Fu Shaoguang entered it, marveling at the sight. The Termite Demons truly deserved their reputation in the Demon Market for their construction skills. The Ant Nest stood tall like an earthen mound, magnificent on the outside, and even more intricate on the inside, with roads extending in all directions. Crisscrossing and dense with tunnels. Like a dense, sprawling network. Fu Shaoguang believed his memory was good and his sense of direction accurate; he could remember the path at first, but he quickly became disoriented. His head was spinning. He stuck closely behind Bai Jing. Perhaps only Termite Dem...
Achieving Immortality in a Cultivation World by Extraordinary Means: Chapter 12: Killing Demons Again
Chapter 12: Killing Demons Again
A half-disk of yellow sunset, a tree full of red maples.
In front of the luxuriant old tree, Fu Shaoguang lit up his bamboo token. A five-inch vortex appeared on the gnarled roots, and he flapped his wings, returning to the Demon Market.
After searching for a day, although he didn't get any ancient herbs, he acquired many poisonous and medicinal herbs. By quantity, he should be able to make a steady profit of twenty copper coins, his daily income neither increasing nor decreasing, his mood neither sorrowful nor joyful.
As for the thirty-five copper coins, that was unexpected wealth.
After a trip to the Five Poisons Shop and collecting his copper coins, Fu Shaoguang didn't immediately return home but instead went to a small path.
That's right, it was the grandson of the Old Goat.
After his night at the Demon Academy, Fu Shaoguang focused his attention on the Little Sheep Demon. After observing for several days, he discovered that this Little Sheep Demon was a bookworm, and a bookworm who loved to be a demon teacher.
Starting half a month ago, he appeared here every evening on the demon's way to school, pretending to hold a small stick, drawing and sketching on the ground, reviewing Demon Script and Human Script.
He successfully attracted the Little Sheep Demon's attention.
After a few interactions, the Little Sheep Demon's nature as a demon teacher kicked in, and he taught Fu Shaoguang a few Demon Script characters.
The next day, Fu Shaoguang deliberately showed the Little Sheep Demon what he had learned, flapping his wings and jumping with joy.
The Little Sheep Demon was overjoyed.
From then on, whatever he learned at the Demon Academy, he would teach Fu Shaoguang, and even made up for Fu Shaoguang's missing lessons.
Sometimes, he would even share some common cultivation knowledge.
Thus, Fu Shaoguang, with the kind help of the Little Sheep Demon, learned many characters without spending a single coin, filling in some of his shortcomings.
“Shaoguang, you're here.”
The Little Sheep Demon's voice was clear and bright.
He sounded like a sunny youth.
Fu Shaoguang flapped his wings, flying around the Little Sheep Demon to express his joy. A hundred-tongue grass costs two hundred copper coins per stalk.
It wasn't that he couldn't bear to spend it, or that he couldn't afford it, but rather... he wanted to cultivate the virtue of diligence and frugality.
Yes, that's exactly it!
Money should be used wisely.
The Little Sheep Demon, Gongyang Yang, was all smiles. He picked up the small stick he had prepared and began to write and draw on the ground, teaching the characters he had learned last night, both Demon Script and Human Script.
Fu Shaoguang listened attentively, carefully recognizing the characters, and then listened to Gongyang Yang relaying the cultivation content. After Gongyang Yang left, he also flapped his wings and departed, entering An Kang Street and returning to his courtyard.
The courtyard was still five feet.
Still on an ancient pine tree.
But the scenery was more beautiful, the decorations more exquisite, with green bricks and tiles, like a miniature garden landscape.
The walls and eaves were intricately carved and painted, forming a cohesive whole, with patterns that were both delicate and strange, like paintings and like runes.
Fu Shaoguang returned home, rested briefly, and took out a flint. First, he brewed a pot of Evening Dew with spirit honey, then heated water for a foot bath. The fragrance of astragalus, goji berries, and spirit honey intertwined, refreshing his demon heart and spleen. His entire Qi Gates opened, and his fatigue vanished.
“This is the life!”
Fu Shaoguang sighed inwardly.
At midnight, the moonlight was bright.
He breathed in Qi, and the moment the moonlight fell, the Spirit Gathering Formation automatically activated, increasing the efficiency of Qi Absorption and cultivation.
After finishing his cultivation, he carefully sensed his body. Fu Shaoguang's jaw lifted in satisfaction; indeed, you get what you pay for.
This Spirit Gathering Formation was no joke.
One night of cultivation was better than three nights of arduous practice.
Because of this, Fu Shaoguang now had another goal: to live in a Class A Residence with a rent of five hundred copper coins.
Early the next morning, after collecting the Morning Sun Purple Qi, he left the Demon Market again. This time, no demons followed him.
However, he was targeted by natural enemies: a pair of Tits. They coordinated perfectly, but with a puff of poison powder, the two Tits instantly turned into blood, leaving no bones behind.
As the sun set, Fu Shaoguang returned to the Demon Market.
Days passed and months came.
More and more demons collected herbs and gathered fruits outside the Demon Market, either to exchange for silver or to accumulate food, all preparing for winter.
Of course, there were also many more conflicts, both between demons within the Demon Market and mountain demons robbing Demon Market demons.
Fu Shaoguang had been entering the mountains continuously for half a month, earning about twenty copper coins daily, an income so stable it made him a little helpless.
He did, however, come across another unexpected fortune.
The incident happened seven days ago. Fu Shaoguang was targeted by a Frog Demon who had also left the Demon Market. It took him three packets of poison powder to kill the Frog Demon, but the harvest was good, yielding fifty-three copper coins.
Recalling this, Fu Shaoguang secretly remained vigilant, flying through the mountains to guard against unforeseen circumstances.
He searched continuously for two hours.
Only collecting some ordinary poisons and herbs.
“It seems it's the same as before.”
Muttering to himself, Fu Shaoguang flapped his wings and left.
After flying for a while, he suddenly smelled a clear fragrance, extremely alluring to insects, as if a drunkard who had been craving for days had encountered century-old aged wine.
Fu Shaoguang changed direction, flying towards it as if possessed by a ghost, as if he were enchanted.
The closer he got, the more fragrant and rich the scent became.
【Something's wrong】
【This is very wrong】
【There's definitely something fishy】
【Wake up quickly】
Fu Shaoguang's sense of crisis intensified. He forced himself to clear his mind, and when he regained his senses and saw the situation clearly, he gasped.
Before him was a Pitcher Plant about ten feet tall, bearing three five-foot-tall pitcher traps, from which the rich fragrance emanated.
Numerous insects, flying or crawling, rushed towards the traps in a suicidal manner, being swallowed and digested. Most were ordinary insects, but there were also a few Insect Demons.
Two identity bamboo tokens lay on the ground, indicating that at least two Insect Demons from the Demon Market had fallen for the trap.
【This Pitcher Plant has become a spirit】
Fu Shaoguang was instantly terrified.
Flapping his wings backward, he desperately tried to put distance between them. At the same time, he was glad he had the soul of an adult, with a strong Heart-Nature, incomparable to that of simple-minded minor demons, and having experienced the Heart Demon tribulation, his Heart-Nature was firm.
Otherwise, he might have become nourishment himself.
To verify his conjecture, Fu Shaoguang threw a knife. A cold glint flashed, the knife wind was sharp, and the killing intent was chilling.
The Pitcher Plant trembled, drew out a vine, and slapped the sharp knife away with a snap. At the same time, with a crunch, a section of the vine broke off.
The Pitcher Plant Demon was enraged. Its vine whipped towards Fu Shaoguang, but because the vine was not long enough, it truly couldn't reach him.
The whip was too short.
Instead, Fu Shaoguang seized the opportunity and furiously scattered poison powder.
The vine quickly retracted.
The Pitcher Plant Demon went mad. Its three pitcher traps emitted a strong fragrance, concentrating and drifting towards Fu Shaoguang.
His head slightly dizzy, he was greatly alarmed and immediately closed all his Qi Gates, temporarily holding his breath.
At the same time, he pulled out three iron nails.
When venturing out, one must be fully prepared. These were the Sharp Weapons he had custom-made for a hefty sum of fifteen copper coins, five copper coins each.
Sprinkling poison powder on the nail heads, Fu Shaoguang moved all six legs, throwing the three iron nails simultaneously with all his might.
He had practiced this move for a long time.
With a whistling sound, the iron nails pierced the air.
The Pitcher Plant Demon hurriedly whipped its vine, but only blocked one. One iron nail pierced into the vine, and another pierced through a pitcher trap.
After achieving his goal, Fu Shaoguang flapped his wings and fled.
This demon was already poisoned.
The poison was stronger than the powder from half a month ago.
Its demise was only a matter of time.
He had to run quickly and hide in a safe place.
Waiting for the Pitcher Plant Demon to die from the poison, then coming back to clean up the mess, was the proper course of action.
On the treetop, Fu Shaoguang waited silently.
Estimating that enough time had passed, he flapped his wings and approached.
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