Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Perhaps it was because they were in such a public place, Shan Yue's indulgence made Xing Chang feel a bit uncomfortable.

He shook off his mother's hand and spoke.

"Old Qi is dead."

Shan Yue showed no signs of grief or sorrow over Old Qi's death.

"What a pity, he was only over a hundred years old. If he hadn't died, he could have served you for another hundred years."

Her tone was filled with nonchalance and indifference, as if a well-behaved, somewhat useful dog had simply passed away.

If Old Qi could know from beyond the grave, who knows what he would think?

Of course, he could not know from beyond, as his soul had been devoured by Song Wen, and his body was burned to ashes, scattered into the sea.

"Mother, I'd like to introduce someone to you. Thanks to him during this experience, he has saved me twice from peril. If it weren't for him, you might never see me again." ꞦáΝȫBÊᶊ

As Xing Chang spoke, he brought Shan Yue before Song Wen.

After Xing Chang introduced them, Song Wen bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Madam Xing."

On Shan Yue's exceptionally beautiful face, a forced smile appeared.

This smile was so strained and false, it seemed to have been dragged out, revealing an air of aloofness that pushed others away.

Like a noble emperor casually dispensing charity to a lowly commoner.

"Thank you for saving my son in his time of danger."

Looking at the smile on Shan Yue's face, Song Wen was momentarily taken aback, as if he were deeply struck by her beauty.

After a moment, he regained his composure, his demeanor slightly flustered and anxious.

"Madam Xing, you flatter me. I am merely a wandering cultivator; how could I possibly deserve your gratitude?"

Shan Yue responded, "Oh? So, Friend Wei is actually a wandering cultivator. I wonder if you would be willing to join the Xing family? My son's guards have just encountered misfortune, and we urgently need a trustworthy person to fill this gap."

The power struggles within major cultivation families are a hundredfold more dangerous than the royal power struggles of mortals.

Once embroiled, a slight misstep could lead to a dire situation, from which there is no return.

Song Wen was unwilling to get involved in the Xing family's internal power struggles. Even though he had designs on the "Focused Spirit Stab," he could not do so.

Song Wen hesitated, conflicted for a long time before finally saying.

"Thank you, Madam Xing, for your kind offer, but I have become accustomed to my freedom and may find it hard to adapt to the rules and restrictions of the Xing family. I hope you can understand."

Faced with Song Wen's refusal, Shan Yue showed no disappointment.

Though Song Wen had saved her son's life, she did not trust him.

She replied, "Since Friend Wei is unwilling, I won't press you. Should you wish to join the Xing family someday, feel free to find me at any time."

After Xing Chang exchanged messaging jade slips with Song Wen, he and Shan Yue bid farewell and headed toward the northern city.

Watching the backs of the two as they departed, Song Wen's expression darkened.

He had saved Xing Chang twice, and this mother-son duo had only offered a few light words of gratitude, without any actual expression of appreciation.

It truly was a case of being used and then discarded, like a donkey after the millstone was taken off.

However, Shan Yue was indeed a rare beauty, no wonder she had caught the eye of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator Xing Gaohan, who brought her from the mortal world to the Xing family.

Among all the women Song Wen had seen, only Yan Yuyan and Lan Chen could match her in beauty.

Song Wen flew to the southern city.

Inside the southern city, there were many cultivators, bustling with people coming and going, creating a lively atmosphere.

After wandering through the main streets of the southern city, he found a secluded spot, changed his appearance, and entered a grocery store.

This grocery store existed based on the memories he had of Old Qi.

The shop was small but sold a wide variety of items: pills, spiritual tools, techniques, secret arts...

Everything a cultivator might need could be found in this store.

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged male cultivator at the early foundation building stage.

Seeing Song Wen enter, the shopkeeper greeted him enthusiastically.

"Friend, what would you like to buy?"

Song Wen asked, "Do you have any maps for sale?"

"Of course we do. Which map are you looking for? The Fangzhudao or the sea areas?"

Song Wen replied, "I need both the Fangzhudao and the sea maps. The broader and more detailed, the better."

As soon as he said this, the shopkeeper's face lit up with joy.

He knew he had encountered a generous big customer.

"Friend, I have detailed topographical maps of the Fangzhudao and sea charts, including the entire inner sea's islands and power distribution maps. However, the price is slightly high; I wonder if you can afford it."

"How much spirit stone?"

"Ten thousand spirit stones."

The shopkeeper quoted a rather high price.

Aside from maps of certain secret realms, regular maps are of little use to cultivators.

Moreover, since cultivators can fly, drawing maps is quite easy for them, which makes maps appear relatively cheap in the cultivation world.

Song Wen frowned slightly but did not bargain with the shopkeeper.

"I'd like to verify the maps first, if possible."

"Of course."

The shopkeeper handed Song Wen a jade slip.

Song Wen took the jade slip and used his spiritual sense to explore its contents.

Inside the jade slip was a map of the area around Fang Zhu City, drawn with extreme detail, marking peaks, rivers, plains, depressions, and underground rivers...

Song Wen said, "The map is very detailed, but the price is a bit steep. How about five thousand spirit stones?"

The shopkeeper showed no hesitation and handed another jade slip to Song Wen.

"Deal!"

After inspecting the jade slip and confirming it contained the topographical map of the Fangzhudao and the sea map, Song Wen paid the shopkeeper five thousand spirit stones.

"Friend, do you need anything else?" the shopkeeper asked.

"Do you have any recipes for sale?" Song Wen inquired.

"Of course we have recipes. What type are you looking for?" the shopkeeper replied.

"As long as they are second and third-tier recipes, I'll take them."

Upon reaching the Chaotic Sea, Song Wen needed ways to earn spirit stones.

Undoubtedly, becoming a pill master was his best option at the moment.

The environment of the Chaotic Sea is vastly different from that of the Tianyuan Continent, resulting in unique spiritual herbs. Thus, some recipes are also slightly different.

In the Tianyuan Continent, high-tier recipes and spiritual medicines are tightly controlled by major cultivation factions, making it nearly impossible for wandering cultivators to access these precious resources.

In this regard, the Chaotic Sea is different; as long as one has enough spirit stones, commonly used second and third-tier recipes and spiritual medicines can be directly purchased.

The shopkeeper handed Song Wen a jade slip and said, "I have the recipes here; take a look and choose."

Song Wen took the jade slip and began to examine it with his spiritual sense.

The jade slip recorded twenty-five types of recipes, mostly second-tier, with only two third-tier recipes.

The recipes were not complete, providing only names and brief descriptions of their medicinal effects.

Song Wen selected four second-tier recipes and two third-tier recipes.

The four second-tier recipes included: Five Spirit Pill for enhancing cultivation, Recovery Pill for healing, Detoxification Pill for purging poison, and Body Refinement Pill used by body cultivators.

The reason Song Wen chose these four second-tier recipes was that he found, aside from these, the other second-tier recipes were consistent with those on the Tianyuan Continent, only differing in the names of the medicines and spiritual herbs, which held no value for him.

The two third-tier recipes were the Golden Jade Pill and the Qi Spirit Pill.

The former is a medicinal pill needed for gold-tier cultivators to improve their cultivation.

The latter is a medicinal pill for restoring a cultivator's spiritual sense.

These six recipes were not expensive, costing Song Wen a total of ten thousand spirit stones.

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