The Mirror Master

These two were clearly Cultivators.

Lu Bai couldn’t see through their strength, nor could he fathom their intentions, so he didn’t make any rash moves.

"Sell me that Tiger Demon."

Just then, the beautiful Daoist Nun spoke.

Lu Bai had been worrying about how to deal with the Tiger Demon’s corpse. Hearing someone wanted to buy it, he was immediately tempted to agree.

But he maintained a bit of composure and asked, "This is the corpse of a Tier Two Tiger Demon. What price can you offer, Daoist Master?"

Lu Bai had no idea how much a Tier Two Tiger Demon’s corpse was worth; he was just pretending to be an expert.

The beautiful Daoist Nun said, "The standard price. One hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones."

Lu Bai’s heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

’It’s that valuable!’

One Middle Grade Spirit Stone could be exchanged for one hundred Low Grade Spirit Stones.

And one Low Grade Spirit Stone could be exchanged for a hundred gold.

"Add a little more."

Lu Bai cleared his throat.

The beautiful Daoist Nun didn’t speak, merely shaking her head.

Everyone had a different way of doing business.

With someone like the Old Gambling Ghost, you had to haggle and get tangled in back-and-forth negotiations.

Clearly, that wasn’t the right approach for the person before him.

"Fine, one hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones it is."

Lu Bai readily agreed.

"Here."

The Ponytailed Daoist Child slapped his Storage Pouch, and a green talisman paper appeared in his palm. With a flick of his wrist, he sent it flying through the air.

The green talisman paper fluttered gently before Lu Bai.

’A Talisman?’

A thought struck Lu Bai.

He recalled Li Tianxing mentioning Talismans once before.

This kind of thing was the equivalent of silver notes for Spirit Stones and could be exchanged for Spirit Stones at any major bank.

It was Lu Bai’s first time seeing such a thing. He took it and began to examine it repeatedly.

On both sides of the green Talisman, as the light hit it from different angles, one could see intricate and profound Runes appearing and disappearing, their lines exceptionally fluid.

Lu Bai searched for a long time but couldn’t find any mention of the Wu Country.

’I don’t know anything about this. I hope it isn’t some fake Talisman meant to fool me.’

Lu Bai secretly activated his Ancient Mirror and gave it a light scan.

Four Seas Talisman.

’What’s a Four Seas Talisman? I’ve never heard of it.’

Lu Bai said, "This doesn’t seem to be a Talisman from the Wu Country."

"It’s a Talisman from the Four Seas Pavilion."

The Ponytailed Daoist Child said proudly, "A Four Seas Talisman is more useful than a Wu Country Talisman anywhere you go. Even if there’s no Four Seas Pavilion locally, someone will still be willing to exchange it with you."

’Is it really that powerful?’

Whether a country’s Talisman was universally accepted was, in essence, closely related to the nation’s strength.

The stronger the nation, the more stable it was and the more resources it had, making the Talismans from that Vassal State more readily accepted.

For example, some weaker nations could also issue Talismans, but if the country were to fall one day, no one would recognize them, and they’d be nothing more than a pile of waste paper.

The Ponytailed Daoist Child spoke with such confidence. ’Could it be that the Four Seas Pavilion’s status is even higher than that of the various Vassal States and Dominator Countries?’

"What about that Chongming Bird?" the Ponytailed Daoist Child asked, somewhat curious.

"What Chongming Bird?"

Lu Bai was stunned for a moment. Then, a thought struck him, and he asked, "Daoist Master, are you asking about a Divine Chicken with double pupils that looks like a Big Rooster?"

"That’s the one."

The Ponytailed Daoist Child said, "Didn’t the Chongming Bird peck the hole in this Tiger Demon’s head? Drinking the brains of Demon Beasts is its favorite thing to do."

"It left after killing the Tiger Demon."

Curious, Lu Bai asked, "May I ask, you two Daoist Masters, what is the origin of this Chongming Bird?"

After all, he had personally witnessed the Chongming Bird let out a single cry, breaking the dawn and summoning the daylight.

Even the two Little Ghosts couldn’t withstand it; their souls were scattered in an instant.

Such power was truly incredible.

The beautiful Daoist Nun said, "The Chongming Bird, also known as the Nine Luminaries Celestial Cry, is a type of Exotic Beast. Ordinary Demon Beasts can only cultivate and comprehend the Dao on their own, while Exotic Beasts inherit memories through their bloodline and have their own unique cultivation methods.

Although this Tiger Demon succeeded in its cultivation, it was no match for an Exotic Beast."

"Exotic Beast?" Lu Bai murmured.

The Ponytailed Daoist Child added, "And there are even more powerful Fierce Beasts."

The beautiful Daoist Nun said, "Exotic Beasts are not necessarily weaker than Fierce Beasts. It’s just that most of them have docile temperaments and are not very aggressive."

Lu Bai couldn’t help but recall the scene of the Chongming Bird smashing the Tiger Demon’s skull and eagerly drinking its brains.

’And that’s considered having a docile temperament and not being very aggressive?’

’What would a Fierce Beast be like, then?’

The beautiful Daoist Nun said, "Since this place is called Zhongming Mountain, it should be its territory. This Tiger Demon’s rampant killing here must be what disturbed the Chongming Bird.

Moreover, Exotic Beasts are extremely sensitive about their territory. The appearance of a second Exotic Beast here is equivalent to a provocation and a declaration of war."

"Where is the second Exotic Beast?"

Lu Bai was taken aback.

The beautiful Daoist Nun said, "In your hand."

"..."

Lu Bai looked at the corpse of the One-legged Monster in his hand, feeling a bit speechless.

’So this thing is an Exotic Beast?’

’It’s much weaker than that Chongming Bird.’

Lu Bai asked, "What is this Exotic Beast called?"

The beautiful Daoist Nun replied, "A Mountain Demon. Its own strength isn’t great, but it possesses two abilities that allow it to be ranked as an Exotic Beast. The first is Invisibility."

Lu Bai nodded slightly.

When he was fighting this Exotic Beast, he had vaguely guessed that if it wasn’t some evil specter or Ghostly Creature, then it must know Invisibility.

"And the second?" Lu Bai asked.

The beautiful Daoist Nun said, "The second is that it can summon and command fierce tigers, and even Demon Tigers, to obey its orders."

Lu Bai was startled. He asked, "So you’re saying this Tier Two Tiger Demon suddenly came to Zhongming Mountain to eat people because it was actually being controlled by this Mountain Demon?"

"Correct."

The beautiful Daoist Nun nodded slightly and said, "This Mountain Demon shows signs of having been raised in captivity. It should be from a Cultivation Sect that practices the Sword Dao.

An Exotic Beast raised by a Sect like this wouldn’t be allowed to wander too far. It would be easy enough to identify which Sword Dao Sects around Bluestone City fit the description with a simple investigation."

"The Xuanjian Sect!"

The name of a Sect suddenly flashed through Lu Bai’s mind.

Two Cultivators from that very Sect were currently in Bluestone City!

The timing matched perfectly.

Lu Bai glanced at the Mountain Demon corpse in his hand.

’I definitely can’t bring this thing into the city. I’ll have to find a way to get rid of it to avoid trouble.’

"Daoist Master, will you buy this Mountain Demon corpse?" Lu Bai asked.

"Are you sure you want to sell it?"

The beautiful Daoist Nun smiled faintly and said, "Whether it’s a Fierce Beast or an Exotic Beast, alive or dead, they are all priceless treasures.

If you skin the Mountain Demon, you can craft Exotic Treasures that conceal one’s presence.

The Heaven-Deceiving Cloak, one of the Ancient Exotic Treasures, was made by refining the skin of a Celestial Being Level Mountain Demon. Not only could it hide an entire city or region, but it could even obscure the secrets of Heaven."

Hearing this, Lu Bai became reluctant to sell it.

Lu Bai asked, "Daoist Master, what could be made from this Mountain Demon’s skin?"

The beautiful Daoist Nun said, "This Mountain Demon is too small, and its skin is severely damaged. You can’t make any large items from it."

Lu Bai looked at the bloody holes on the Mountain Demon’s body and thought to himself, ’If I had known, I wouldn’t have dealt those extra blows...’

"You could probably make a Mountain Demon Hat to conceal yourself."

The beautiful Daoist Nun continued, "However, this Mountain Demon was too weak before it died. A Mountain Demon Hat made from it could, at best, fool a True Master Golden Core.

Once someone reaches the Nascent Soul level and develops Spiritual Sense, a Mountain Demon Hat of this grade becomes useless."

’That’s not bad at all.’

Lu Bai’s eyes twinkled as his mind started racing.

’With this thing, it’s like an enhanced set of night-crawling clothes. It would be perfect for doing bad deeds... almost foolproof...’

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