Chapter 34

Zhang Chen thought for a moment and felt that it would be too ostentatious to capture several monster beasts on his first outing. It was inconsistent with his usual low-key and cautious behavior.

The reason why he wanted to capture more demon beasts was because the outer sect had been sacrificed and he could not obtain demon blood from Li Mumin for the time being. Therefore, he wanted to capture a few more demon beasts and become self-sufficient.

Now that he thought about it, he felt that it was a bit inappropriate and too hasty.

“Four demon beasts are enough. Let’s go back like this.”

Zhang Chen thought for a moment and made a decision. He planned to leave the Demon Beast Mountain Range and return to the sect after his swollen feet had healed.

With the help of spiritual power, it took him half a day to finally reduce the swelling in his feet.

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“Let’s go to the market first and see if there are any saber-type magical equipment for sale.” Zhang Chen jumped down from the tree and walked towards the market.

After several battles, he discovered a drawback.

Blood-congealed weapons were convenient, but they required some time, which gave the opponent time to react and prepare.

Moreover, their sharpness and durability were average. If it were a magic weapon, he wouldn’t have to take so long to deal with a strong middle-aged man.

Now that he had obtained Sun Jian’s blood essence and the dozens of spirit stones in his storage bag, he had some small assets.

About 10 miles away from the market, four figures were hiding behind a boulder, seemingly waiting for someone.

One of them was Lu Wenyu, who had crossed paths with Zhang Chen before!

“Fellow Daoists, you only need to injure my fellow disciple and I’ll take his life. That way, you don’t have to worry about the blood curse. I don’t want anything from the other party. The three of you can split it equally.”

“Alright.” The other three nodded.

Yes, Lu Wenyu wanted to ambush and kill Zhang Chen here.

He had been holding a grudge against Zhang Chen ever since he lost blood essence to him, and he had long been planning his revenge.

When he found out that Zhang Chen had taken on an outside mission, he also took on the same mission.

However, he was not confident in dealing with Zhang Chen, so he made promises and invited three itinerant cultivators in the market for assistance.

This was the only way to the Blood God Sect.

“Zhang Chen will definitely die if the four of us gang up on him!” Lu Wenyu was full of confidence and showed a smug smile.

On the other side, Zhang Chen returned to the market and came to the shop that sold magical weapons.

Although some of the stalls on the street also sold magical weapons, the quality could not be guaranteed. He did not have the ability to identify the quality of the tools, nor did he think that he was lucky enough to find a bargain.

The shop displayed prices clearly, and the quality of the magical weapons was apparent. There was no need to worry about being cheated.

“Fellow Daoist from the Blood God Sect, what kind of magical weapon do you want to buy?” The shopkeeper greeted Zhang Chen warmly.

“I want to buy a saber-type magical weapon.”

“Fellow Daoist, this way please.”

The shopkeeper brought Zhang Chen to the counter displaying saber-type magical weapons and began introducing them.

Moreover, all the magical weapons he introduced were suitable for disciples of the Blood God Sect.

“This is a low-grade magical weapon, the Blood Drinking Knife. It has the effect of absorbing the enemy’s blood. The price is 120 spirit stones.

“This is a low-grade magical weapon, the Blood Jade Knife. When injected with blood, it can slash out a blood light. The price is 150 spirit stones.

“This is a low-grade magical weapon, the Azure Blood Knife. It can increase the power of blood-type spells at the Qi Refinement realm by three levels. The price is 180 spirit stones.”

…

So expensive!

If it was blood essence, it would be more than a hundred bowls!

Zhang Chen was shocked by the prices and realized his own poverty.

“Are you interested in middle-grade, high-grade, or top-grade magical weapons?” After introducing the low-grade magical weapons, the shopkeeper asked.

Clearly, he felt that Zhang Chen, who was at the seventh level of Qi Refinement, would not be able to afford a better magical weapon.

Zhang Chen did not answer. Instead, he asked, “Do you guys buy demon beast materials or blood essence?”

The shopkeeper nodded. “We buy demon beast materials to make magical weapons, of course. If it’s for purchasing a magical weapon, we also buy blood, one bowl of blood is worth one spirit stone.”

Since he was doing business in the Blood God Sect’s market, he naturally had the means to deal with blood essence.

“How much are these demon beast materials?” Zhang Chen took out all the demon beast parts from his storage bag.

“The scales of the golden-armored beast cost 100 spirit stones per piece. The claws of the digging beast cost 1 spirit stone per pair…”

As the shopkeeper identified them, he listed the purchase price. They were all materials that were not worth much. Even if he sold all of them, he would only get 20 spirit stones.

Together with the original 60 Spiritual Stones in his storage bag, he only had 80, which was still 40 short of the cheapest Blood Drinking Knife.

These three itinerant cultivators were really poor. Together, they didn’t even have 100 spirit stones.

But Zhang Chen still had blood essence. Sun Jian had about 200 bowls of blood essence.

However, blood essence could be directly converted into cultivation. It was best to keep it if possible.

“Do you accept demon beasts?” Zhang Chen planned to sell the bear demon at the ninth level of Qi Refinement. It was useless to keep it if he could not rear it and draw its blood.

“Yes. I wonder what kind of demon beast it is?” The shopkeeper nodded again.

Zhang Chen handed over the beast breeding bag containing the bear demon and let the shopkeeper take a look.

“A mountain moving bear at the ninth level of Qi Refinement?” The shopkeeper was a little surprised.

“I caught this with a few senior brothers. I wonder how many spirit stones it’s worth.”

The shopkeeper thought for a moment. “I can offer 130 spirit stones.”

Although it felt a little low, it was understandable. After all, this place was close to the demon beast forest, and demon beasts were not valuable.

“Alright, introduce me to some mid-grade magical weapons.”

Now that he had spirit stones, he naturally wanted to improve his requests.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he became even more enthusiastic in his recommendations.

In the end, Zhang Chen added some blood essence and gathered 300 spirit stones to buy a mid-grade magical weapon called the Mad Blood Knife.

The handle of the knife was in the shape of an evil spirit. There were two blood jade stones embedded in the eye sockets and a crimson tongue sticking out of the mouth.

And this tongue was the blade of the knife.

The Mad Blood Knife had two effects: it could attach blood spirit power to the blade, and increase the activity of the wielder’s own blood.

After the blade was attached with blood spiritual power, it would become even sharper and stronger.

While increasing the activity of the wielder’s own blood might seem useless, for disciples of the Blood God Sect, it could speed up their spellcasting.

It could be said that this saber was tailor-made for disciples of the Blood God Sect.

Zhang Chen picked up the Mad Blood Knife. As expected, his blood became very active. His mind was also affected and he became excited.

He then infused spiritual power into the knife, and the eyes of the evil spirit handle lit up with red light, while a thin layer of blood aura adhered to the knife like a veil.

“Not bad!”

Zhang Chen casually swung his blade a few times and happily put the Mad Blood Knife into his storage bag.

Having a storage bag is convenient!

“Fellow Daoist, it’s good that you’re satisfied. Do you want any other magical tools?” After making a deal, the shopkeeper continued to promote his business.

“No, I’ll come back next time.”

After leaving the magic tool shop, Zhang Chen took another stroll around the market.

Only then did he realize that there were actually people selling demon-attracting incense and scent-concealing powder that could hide one’s own scent and attract demon beasts.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have had to cover himself in mud and work so hard to find demon beasts.

However, demon-attracting incense was full of uncertainty, and it might attract several demon beasts, which had both advantages and disadvantages.

Feeling worth buying, Zhang Chen left the market and headed towards the Blood God Sect.

The main reason was that he did not have any spirit stones. Even if he wanted to buy something, he couldn’t afford it.