The Battle for the Soul-Eating Demon Gourd

Was it just my imagination? Why did these refrigerators, TVs, microwaves, and the like look so familiar? I guess I'm just overthinking it. After all, refrigerators and similar items are mass-produced; it's not surprising to see a few that look exactly alike. Song Shuhang thought to himself.

With that in mind, Song Shuhang led Li Yinzhu and the others into the market, intending to stroll around and relax.

While browsing the market, Shuhang overheard the stall owners' conversation.

Most of what they talked about was yesterday—yesterday, many cultivators joined forces to capture the 'sword light' near the moon, hoping to seize the treasures on the sword light.

Then, many cultivators successfully caught the sword light!

Logically, this should be a cause for celebration. However, the cultivator who captured the sword light ended up losing everything, suffering huge losses – because the sword light was covered with all sorts of discarded household appliances.

It's said that yesterday, a long-haired cultivator couldn't bear the blow and actually went to B-dog. Many more cultivators who lost everything are already crying in the toilet.

Needless to say, those appliances at the entrance are the spoils of war from the cultivators who joined forces to capture the sword light yesterday!

When Song Shuhang heard this, cold sweat poured down his back uncontrollably. No wonder those appliances looked familiar... they were the ones Venerable White sent to heaven!

What a coincidence!

Weren't these flying swords sent into the depths of space? Why did they come back?

Are the 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique' runes on his body so powerful that they can attract back a 'Disposable Flying Sword' from such a distance?

For some reason, I suddenly felt a sense of guilt towards the people.

As Song Shuhang was pondering...

In the marketplace, a well-informed cultivator shouted, "Breaking news! Breaking news! Led by Scattered Practitioner Thousand Cliffs, along with Scattered Practitioner Qiong Gui, Yan Wuhuan, and the humanoid demon Mo Ran, they have finally captured the sword light carrying the 'Soul-Eating Demon Gourd'! Now, Scattered Practitioner Thousand Cliffs's team is escorting the Soul-Eating Demon Gourd and the sword light back!"

Has that Soul-Eating Demon Gourd finally been captured?

The members of the Scattered Practitioner Thousand Cliffs Team are all highly skilled, renowned as Fifth-Grade Golden Core Spirit Emperor in the cultivator gathering place. Each of them has Core Markings of at least Five-Dragon Pattern.

But judging from this intelligence, it seems that even the members of this small team didn't subdue the Soul-Eating Demon Gourd, but instead brought it back along with the sword?

"Damn it, they beat us to it."

"Scattered Practitioner Thousand Cliffs really got incredibly lucky."

"I'm so upset! Why did we only get a refrigerator after teaming up? I'm so upset!"

"Are Scattered Practitioner Thousand Cliffs others bringing back the Soul-Eating Demon Gourd along with the sword light? Do they not intend to subdue it themselves, but rather to auction it off?"

"Who knows, but the pursuit of the 'Soul-Eating Demon Gourd' can finally come to an end. We don't need to go after those troublesome broken appliances anymore."

"It's over? I don't think it's that simple." Someone chuckled. "In the previous operations, how many people lost everything trying to seize this 'Soul-Eating Demon Gourd'? And many powerful Golden Core cultivators from various forces already see this Soul-Eating Demon Gourd as their own. Do you think these people will just let it go like this?"

As long as the Scattered Practitioner Thousand Cliffs's team fails to subdue the 'Soul-Eating Demon Gourd,' this matter is not over.

Countless eyes are fixed on Scattered Practitioner Thousand Cliffs's team!

Before the Scattered Practitioner Thousand Cliffs's team even returns, someone might already be going to steal that demon gourd.

"The gourd has finally been captured." Song Shuhang smiled slightly.

He didn't care much about the gourd being captured. It wasn't his gourd anyway, and besides, he didn't have the power to compete for it.

For Song Shuhang, it was better that the gourd was captured... It saved him from the trouble of another 'Red-Haired Spirit Emperor' or 'Black-Haired Spirit Emperor' appearing, noticing the connection between his 'Myriad-Mile Escape Technique' and the sword light, and then surrounding him and forcing him to hand over the treasure. Just thinking about it was troublesome.

One who is without desires is invincible!

Song Shuhang led Li Yinzhu and the other two to continue strolling through the market.

As expected of a cultivator's market, it has all kinds of rare and precious treasures.

The 'Beauty-Nourishing Pill,' which is priceless in the secular world, can be obtained here for just Second-Grade Spirit Stone, containing a bottle of thirty pills.

Song Shuhang also saw Spirit Rice being sold in bulk, with a single bag costing two First-Grade Spirit Stone —double the price! And the Spirit Rice were even a size smaller. What a swindler!

In addition, there are all sorts of spirit beasts, elixirs, and spiritual plants.

What Song Shuhang particularly liked was a shop selling Buddhist robes, which had elegant Confucian robes, handsome Daoist robes, and modern trench coats, all of which were especially cool and stylish.

Song Shuhang really wanted to buy one, but unfortunately he was short of money.

Song Shuhang even had an urge to take out his 'Jade-Green Kasaya' and change into a Daoist robe.

But in the end, he held back.

Because the Jade-Green Kasaya is really practical, its defensive effect is much stronger than the mass-produced robes in the robe shop.

Song Shuhang is an honest man; he would never risk his life for the sake of appearances.

Besides the robe shop and the flying sword shop, there were also several places selling cultivation techniques, which greatly attracted Song Shuhang.

Flame Blade, Earth Spirit Staff, Fire Control Formula, Foundation Establishment Swordsmanship, and various other cultivation methods, each with different prices. These are common cultivation methods, many of which are incomplete.

Once you purchase these techniques, they belong to you, and you can teach them to your disciples according to your own preferences.

After looking at it for a while, Song Shuhang sighed softly.

Cultivation techniques are very expensive; even the cheapest Foundation Establishment technique requires at least Third-Grade Spirit Stone.

The reason they are so precious is that each scroll of cultivation manual is copied using a special method, with specific requirements for the pen, ink, and paper. Moreover, most low-level cultivation manuals come with a low-level illusion space function.

Not every manual is as meticulously crafted as the <Vajra Foundation Fist>, which uses text and illustrations to create an illusionary Inheritance Space magic.

Most low-level cultivation manuals simply add illusionary abilities to the manual in a crude way, and their use is limited in number.

"Next time I'll have money... I'll have money..."

You can't do anything without money; that's the point.

After Song Shuhang and his group strolled around for a long time, Li Yinzhu started to feel sleepy again.

These past two days, she's been sleeping longer and longer, and the chill in her body is getting stronger. Perhaps... it won't be long before she enters a frozen state again.

Song Shuhang was powerless to help her with her Cold Illness.

We'll have to wait until the future, and explore the 'Forbidden Land' in Li Tiansu's memories with Venerable White, to see if there's a way to save Li Yinzhu.

"Sleepy." Li Yinzhu tugged at Song Shuhang's sleeve, yawned, and her silver eyes were misty. She looked incredibly cute.

Song Shuhang bent down and skillfully picked up Li Yinzhu.

Li Yinzhu also skillfully leaned on Song Shuhang's shoulder, found a comfortable position, closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep.

The two had an exceptionally good understanding.

Song Shuhang, holding Li Yinzhu, said to Chu Chu, "Miss Chu Chu, let's go back too."

Chu Chu nodded. She looked around but didn't find anything worth buying.

When she came out, the Household Patriarch Chu gave her some Spirit Stone, but she was reluctant to spend them recklessly. These Spirit Stone should be spent wisely and not wasted.

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The three of them, along with Yu Jiaojiao, boarded the Venerable Seven Cultivations's Immortal Ark again and returned to the Venerable Seven Cultivations's cave.

The Immortal Ark was controlled by the servants of the two Venerable Seven Cultivations, so Song Shuhang and his companions didn't need to worry about it.

The three of them settled in.

Shuhang carefully cradled Li Yinzhu in his arms. The chill emanating from Li Yinzhu, who was fast asleep, intensified, giving Shuhang the illusion that he was holding a block of ice.

"Hold on a little longer, until we've explored that Forbidden Land, maybe things will turn around," Song Shuhang murmured.

When he held Li Yinzhu, he felt as if he had stepped into the role of 'Li Tiansu' and was treating her as his daughter.

Within his Heart Aperture, the Spirit Ghost trembled slightly, resonating with Song Shuhang's thoughts.

The Immortal Ark took off at a steady speed, gradually heading towards the cave dwelling of the Venerable Seven Cultivations.

Song Shuhang: "Today, we must complete the challenge of those one hundred giants."

His impulse to fight the giants benefited him greatly.

Although I was exhausted from fighting all day yesterday, my physical condition has improved significantly.

The true energy in his Dantian has gradually subsided, and the feeling of fullness has diminished considerably.

The spiritual energy between the eyebrows also felt the same way, no longer stinging as before.

The Immortal Ark continued its flight.

During the flight, the servant on the right who was controlling the Immortal Ark suddenly stood up, reached out and grabbed a lever-like control device above his head, and gently pulled it.

This must be a braking system; once the lever-shaped control was pulled up, the Immortal Ark's flight speed quickly slowed down and came to a stop.

"What happened?" Song Shuhang asked.

Another servant turned to Song Shuhang and smiled, "Shuhang, Fairy Chu, please rest assured, there are cultivators fighting in the area ahead. We'd better avoid the fighting zone to avoid being caught in the crossfire."

Immortal Ark are very precious magical artifacts, and if they are damaged, repairing them is very troublesome. Therefore, it is best to avoid them if possible when encountering battles between cultivators.

Song Shuhang nodded. He looked up and saw two groups of cultivators clashing.

The battle scenes were dazzling.

The flying sword spun, bursting forth with a ring of sword light, as dazzling as the rising sun, making it impossible to look directly at it.

Then, Saber Qi surged forth, transforming into a waterfall that cascaded down, Tyrant crushing everything in its path.

Runes were also rotating, filling the entire Battle Space. There were probably thousands of those runes.

Both sides in the battle were true masters of cultivation.

At this moment, a ferocious voice rang out from the battlefield. "Scattered Practitioner Thousand Cliffs, if you know what's good for you, hand over that Soul-Eating Demon Gourd, or I will not only kill you today, but also torture you day and night by tearing out your soul!"

"Bah, come on if you dare! Who's afraid of who? Anyone can talk big. Do you really think I, Qianyan, am afraid of your Limitless Demon Sect?" another clear voice replied.

The conflict was caused by the Soul-Eating Demon Gourd...

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