The Grey Rat's Demon Path

Chapter 198: Chapter 178-179: Celestial Thunder Stone, Each With Their Own Agenda

Although the Celestial Thunder Stones had lost the Power of Thunder they contained, they could still accumulate energy for his panel.

After attempting to stimulate his Bloodline with the Celestial Thunder Stones, Xu Chang’an settled in to wait quietly within Thunder Demon City.

「Three months passed in the blink of an eye.」

As agreed, Xu Chang’an went to the cave abode of the Leopard Spirit, Dou Haifeng.

"Fellow Daoist Silver Fang!"

The Leopard Spirit, Dou Haifeng, was all smiles.

"Fellow Daoist Dou!"

Xu Chang’an returned the greeting, cupping his hands.

"The harvest was good this time. I obtained seven Celestial Thunder Stones!"

Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng took the Celestial Thunder Stones out of his Storage Bag and presented them to Xu Chang’an.

These seven Celestial Thunder Stones varied in size. The largest was two or three times the size of those from before, while the smallest was less than half that size.

In total, it was about the same amount as the nine stones from before.

"Not bad!"

Xu Chang’an inspected them and confirmed there were no issues.

Then, he tossed over a Storage Bag.

It contained the payment in Demon Stones for the Celestial Thunder Stones.

Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng inspected the Demon Stones inside the Storage Bag, and the smile on his face grew even wider.

"Fellow Daoist Silver Fang, our next trade may have to be delayed for a while!"

"Fellow Daoist Dou, why is that?"

Xu Chang’an frowned slightly.

According to their previous verbal agreement, they were supposed to trade a batch of Celestial Thunder Stones every three months.

"To be honest with you, Fellow Daoist, the Celestial Thunder Stones come from the Five Thunders Mine. To get them, I have to travel there. But the Five Thunders Mine is extremely far from Thunder Demon City. The round trip alone takes nearly two months.

When you add the time it takes to actually acquire the Celestial Thunder Stones, three months is indeed a bit tight!"

Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng lamented.

"Then how long do you wish to postpone it, Fellow Daoist Dou?"

Xu Chang’an asked, his expression unchanging.

"We trade again in a year, at least!"

Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng gave a timeframe.

"A year?"

Xu Chang’an’s expression darkened.

"Celestial Thunder Stones can be used to forge Magical Treasures and Puppets, so Thundering Mountain itself has a huge demand for them.

Thundering Mountain strictly controls the number of Celestial Thunder Stones that are released. I was just lucky this time to successfully get my hands on seven of them. I can’t guarantee I’ll be so fortunate next time. Besides, even if I do get lucky and find a few, it’s not worth the long journey back to trade with you, Fellow Daoist Silver Fang, unless I’ve gathered a substantial amount!"

Seeing Xu Chang’an’s displeasure, Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng explained in detail.

At this point, Dou Haifeng paused for a moment before continuing.

"If you think the waiting period is too long and it’s holding you up, Fellow Daoist Silver Fang, why don’t you come with me to the Five Thunders Mine! Not only will that save on travel time, but we can also trade more frequently. Whenever I get Celestial Thunder Stones, I can trade them with you right away."

Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng’s words were entirely reasonable and logically sound.

"There’s a Five Thunders Marketplace right next to the Five Thunders Mine where you can stay, Fellow Daoist. It would make our transactions extremely convenient! Also, a merchant caravan happens to be leaving Thunder Demon City for the Five Thunders Mine in the next few days. We can travel with them!"

Seeing that Xu Chang’an seemed tempted, Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng quickly added.

"Well... I suppose that’s possible!"

Xu Chang’an’s expression flickered, as if he had some reservations, but in the end, he hesitantly agreed to Dou Haifeng’s suggestion.

"Excellent."

Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng beamed with joy.

After some further discussion, the two Demons agreed to set off together for the Five Thunders Mine in seven days.

’This Wolf Demon is quite vigilant! However...’

After Xu Chang’an left, a sinister smile appeared on Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng’s face.

’Hundreds of thousands of Demon Stones...’

...

’Interesting!’

Xu Chang’an was in a good mood after receiving the seven Celestial Thunder Stones.

Just now, Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng’s words had sounded perfectly reasonable.

However, Xu Chang’an was instinctively suspicious.

His suspicion grew even stronger, especially after the invitation to travel to the Five Thunders Mine together.

Nevertheless, he had ultimately agreed to the Leopard Spirit’s suggestion.

With the Sword Spirit as his trump card, he wasn’t particularly worried about whatever scheme Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng was plotting.

’Besides, he’s just a mere Quasi-Demon King!’

’Even before I broke through to Core Formation and became a Demon King, I could already suppress him.’

’Let alone now!’

Returning to his temporary rented cave abode, Xu Chang’an began to use the Celestial Thunder Stones to stimulate his Bloodline.

He was quite lucky; each stimulation resulted in a positive mutation.

Although he had yet to step into the realm of an Upper-class Bloodline, his was now likely considered exceptional among Middle-class Bloodlines!

「Seven days flew by.」

「Outside Thunder Demon City.」

"Fellow Daoist Silver Fang!"

"Fellow Daoist Dou!"

The two Demons greeted each other.

Besides Celestial Thunder Stones, the Five Thunders Mine also produced large quantities of other Tier Two Ores, such as Cyan Thunder Stone and Black Thunder Stone.

Merchant caravans from Thunder Demon City often traveled to the Five Thunders Mine to purchase Ore.

Additionally, the caravans would bring resources with them to sell at the Five Thunders Marketplace.

This time, Xu Chang’an and Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng were traveling with one such large merchant caravan from Thunder Demon City.

Traveling with a caravan, while slower, was undoubtedly safer.

As it turned out, Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng had even paid the fee for them to travel with the caravan.

Besides Xu Chang’an, the Leopard Spirit had also brought four Great Demons with him.

A White Tiger Demon, a Yellow Rock Bull Spirit, a Strong Bear Demon, and a Flame Bird Monster.

"These few fellow Daoists are also traveling with us to the Five Thunders Mine this time."

Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng explained with a smile.

He then introduced the Demons to one another.

Xu Chang’an greeted each of them in turn.

’These Demons must be Leopard Spirit Dou Haifeng’s guests, too. They probably need something from him.’

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