Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1381: 880: Mutant Beast, Flying Boat_3

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Previously on Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather...
Yang Zhenshan and Yu Qingyi join the Xuanqing Sect's group on their magnificent Glaze Cloud Boat. Yang Zhenshan covets the luxurious Flying Boat, realizing the immense difficulty and cost of its creation. He learns that Xuanqing Sect acquired it from Hidden Sword Mountain and laments that such items are unavailable to his own family. While admiring the boat, Yang Zhenshan is asked about the Demon Essence Pill he was crafting. He reveals it is only half-finished.

He had been dedicating his efforts to researching the Demon Essence Pill for years, yet the refining process proved excessively challenging. To this day, he hadn't achieved a successful refinement, having instead squandered the three Demon Cores Yun Xiao had previously provided.

Yun Xiao unsealed the porcelain bottle, revealing a grayish elixir within.

Upon observing the elixir, his brow furrowed even more intensely.

“This is!”

“This can be considered a Demon Essence Pill, albeit only of First Rank, Top Grade. I managed to refine a First Rank, Top Grade Demon Essence Pill using a Second-Order, Low-grade Demon Core. Alas, I am unsure if this can even be deemed a partial success!” Yang Zhenshan expressed his frustration.

Yun Xiao produced a small blade, delicately shaving off a tiny amount of powder from the elixir for a taste test.

“Hmm, it should indeed be a Demon Essence Pill!” His eyes brightened, and his frown instantly vanished.

It possessed the characteristic taste of a Demon Essence Pill, though its efficacy for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage was minimal. Nevertheless, Yun Xiao harbored no disappointment, recognizing this as proof of Yang Zhenshan's capability to refine such a pill, albeit lacking experience and refined technique.

With sufficient time, it was highly probable that Yang Zhenshan would master the art of refining Demon Essence Pills.

This prospect alone was enough to bring a smile to Yun Xiao's face.

“This time, I intend to visit Lotus Heart Valley to see if I can procure some demon cores from them! If I can acquire a few more, perhaps I can successfully refine a proper Demon Essence Pill!” Yang Zhenshan remarked casually while sipping his tea.

Yun Xiao pondered for a moment before responding, “White Cloud Immortal City does not typically sell demon cores to external individuals!”

“Oh? Why is that?” Yang Zhenshan inquired, his head snapping up in surprise.

“It’s quite straightforward. White Cloud Immortal City boasts a considerable number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, all of whom require demon essence pills,” Yun Xiao elaborated.

Yang Zhenshan knitted his brows. “If that’s the case, acquiring them will be quite problematic. Without a sufficient supply of demon cores, I fear refining a potent Demon Essence Pill will be exceedingly difficult!”

Despite his words, he was subtly anticipating Yun Xiao’s response.

He had already learned that White Cloud Immortal City maintained a strict policy against selling demon cores to outsiders. His mention of it was a strategic move to gauge if Yun Xiao would be willing to supply him with more demon cores.

Yun Xiao’s previous provision of three demon cores suggested he possessed a substantial reserve. With Yang Zhenshan currently lacking any means to obtain demon cores himself, he saw Yun Xiao as his sole viable source.

“Should Master Yang wish to purchase demon cores, I might be willing to part with a few,” Yun Xiao stated, after a moment of hesitation. He was reluctant to simply give them away for free again but decided he could sell some to Yang Zhenshan.

“That is acceptable, but what would be the price!”

“A Second-Order, Low-grade Demon Core will cost twenty thousand low-grade Spirit Stones; a Mid-grade one, fifty thousand; and a Top-grade one, a hundred and fifty thousand!” Yun Xiao declared.

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes widened as he stared at Yun Xiao.

A Second-Order, Top-grade Demon Core!

This was equivalent to a demon beast comparable to a cultivator in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Yun Xiao's possession of a Second-Order, Top-grade Demon Core indeed came as a surprise to Yang Zhenshan.

“Heh, Master Yang likely suspects by now that these demon cores were not acquired through my own hunting expeditions but originate from Cangyu Mountain!” Yun Xiao, sensing Yang Zhenshan’s unspoken questions, opted for transparency and revealed the source directly.

“Cangyu Mountain, the Skylark Clan!” Yang Zhenshan seemed to have an epiphany.

Indeed, if one were to survey the western reaches of the Yunxiao Mountain Range and inquire about the faction capable of supplying a substantial quantity of demon cores, the Skylark Clan of Cangyu Mountain would undoubtedly be the answer.

The Skylark Clan, being demon beasts by nature, found the hunting of other demon beasts significantly less challenging.

Furthermore, since the deeper regions of the Yunxiao Mountain Range constituted their territory, the low-level demon beasts within were akin to their personal livestock, available for them to hunt at their leisure.