"Rubbish." Xue Qingcheng rolled her eyes at me, then sat on the tree and continued watching the situation unfold. I also fell silent and began observing the other side. The Star-Moon Sect had sent nine disciples this time, led by a Five-Tribulation elder. The rest were male and female disciples at the Three-Tribulation level, leaving us utterly baffled.
"I think they were probably out on patrol? They happened to sense our presence, flew over to force us out, and accidentally ended up fighting the demon king instead." Xue Qingcheng offered her explanation.
I watched carefully for a while before saying, "I don't think so. Look at that Five-Tribulation elder. He looks determined to kill the demon king. Every so often, he even protects the other nine disciples, but most of the time, he's the one attacking. And he seems to be deliberately targeting the demon king's weak points."
"A Four-Tribulation demon king actually poses a great threat to someone at the Five-Tribulation level. If you don't target its weaknesses, there's no way to fight it. Besides, giant demons become true immortals only after passing through nine tribulations. That would be even more troublesome." Xue Qingcheng explained it to me.
"I'd guess they came to make some extra money." I frowned.
"Oh? What do you mean?" Xue Qingcheng asked skeptically. After thinking for a moment, I said, "Do you remember the stalls selling goods at the immortal market when we were in the Azure Emperor Sect? There were all kinds of strange and bizarre demonic beast materials."
"You mean..." Xue Qingcheng seemed to have realized something as well, and I continued, "In the world after the Calamity, primordial crystals are occasionally produced, but most of what serves as currency consists of the thinly formed crystal stones accumulated over the past several