Onion Blade Drawn
It really was Dragon Demon. Although it was sealed in amber and its appearance had changed a lot, and its body was also polluted by the energy of the Netherworld, it was definitely a Dragon Demon! Lay Buddhist Xian Gong's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Why is this Muscle Dragon Demon with you, Senior White?" Song Shuhang was truly speechless. This Muscle Dragon Demon, who was once so arrogant and claimed to have locked onto Song Shuhang and even wanted to come from the Nine Netherworld to China to kill him, why is it in Venerable White's hands and has even been made into amber?
Yu Jiaojiao and the Dharma King Creation also looked at Venerable White with curiosity.
Venerable White slowly said, "Well, the thing is... When I came out of that 'Ancient Era Ruins' this time, I didn't have a flying sword because I had lent the Meteor Sword to Shuhang friend Tribulation Transcendence."
Song Shuhang nodded—but what does it matter that the Muscle Dragon Demon and the Venerable White don't have flying swords?
"Then, I wanted to find a fresh tree branch to make a 'Disposable Flying Sword.' Then, a Willow Tree Demon from the Nine Netherworld appeared in front of me," Venerable White chuckled.
"Is it the Willow Tree Demon that Senior White transplanted?" Song Shuhang asked. Under Senior White's terrifying luck, Willow Tree Demon from the Nine Netherworld just delivered itself to his doorstep?
"Yes, that's her. Later, because of this Willow Tree Demon, True Lord White Crane and I accidentally entered the Netherworld. Then, we encountered this Dragon Demon. Hmm... When I entered the Netherworld, Sword Flight and couldn't stop, so I stabbed it to death with one sword." Venerable White said calmly.
Unable to stop, he stabbed it to death with one sword... stabbed it to death... stabbed it to death. Just like accidentally stepping on an insect while walking.
Song Shuhang and Lay Buddhist Xian Gong exchanged another glance, and their eyes both welled up with tears.
I really want to cry, this time I really want to cry.
The two of them went to great lengths, setting traps, using themselves as bait, and enlisting a large number of experts, all to capture this Dragon Demon at the 'Sixth-Grade True Lord' level—but they never imagined that while they were racking their brains to capture the Dragon Demon, the poor Dragon Demon had already been stabbed to death by Venerable White with a single sword strike.
Lay Buddhist Xian Gong smiled bitterly, "What was the point of all our hard work before?"
Song Shuhang responded with a dry laugh.
Yu Jiaojiao comforted him, "Senior Xian Gong's hard work wasn't in vain. At least, the large number of 'Nine Nether Demons' attracted by Song Shuhang were able to participate in the performance and help us complete the filming of the scene 'Destruction of Skycloud Sect'."
Upon hearing this, Elder Xian Gong was even more heartbroken—he had gone to great lengths to invite so many fellow Daoists to help him annihilate the demons, not to film a movie!
His and his friend Shuhang's prey died before it even left the Nine Netherworld; it was slain by Venerable White at the very gates of the Netherworld. Moreover, this Dragon Demon was sealed into amber by Venerable White. Is the Dragon Demon's 'blood' safe? Can it still be used?
"Do you want this Dragon Demon?" Venerable White asked with a smile.
The Venerable One's smile was simply like that of an angel.
"If you want it, I can give it to you," Venerable White continued. "Although I turned it into amber with magic, as long as I undo the spell, this Dragon Demon will be exactly the same as when I killed it, guaranteed not to expire."
When Lay Buddhist Xian Gong heard this, he felt somewhat embarrassed. A large amount of white smoke billowed from his pipe.
He and Venerable White were fellow Daoists of roughly the same era. If it weren't for the atomic bomb that exploded over his head back then, he would probably be a Venerable-Tier figure now, or perhaps he would be in seclusion trying to break through to the Venerable position.
So, when Venerable White asked, "Do you want it or not?", Lay Buddhist Xian Gong Venerable White began to ponder what he could offer in exchange for the Dragon Demon's corpse.
Lay Buddhist Xian Gong was thin-skinned but of high moral character.
But Song Shuhang, standing beside him, didn't have such concerns—owing one person was the same as owing two. He would still need to borrow 'a lot' of Spirit Stone from Venerable White later. So, what difference did it make if he owed one more 'Dragon Demon' corpse?
Besides, he really needed this 'Dragon Demon' corpse to solve the problems of his low physical strength and excessive mental power.
Therefore, Song Shuhang answered almost without much thought, "Yes, of course I want it!"
"Alright, then it's yours." Venerable White readily tossed the 'Dragon Demon' to Song Shuhang.
"Thank you, Senior White." Song Shuhang took the Dragon Demon's corpse and said, "Consider it a loan from Senior White!"
"Very well," Venerable White nodded.
The Lay Buddhist Xian Gong to one side, said, "..."
"Senior Xian Gong, we have the Dragon Demon in our hands! Our Dragon Demon Potion is now secured!" Song Shuhang held the Dragon Demon's corpse and handed it to Lay Buddhist Xian Gong.
Lay Buddhist Xian Gong took the 'Dragon Demon' corpse. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "The essence and blood of a whole Dragon Demon can be used to refine many Dragon Demon Potion, probably at least thirty vials. When the time comes, young friend Shuhang, we'll split them fifty-fifty, fifteen vials each, enough for both of us to eliminate the hidden dangers of excessive physical and mental strength. Besides, the dragon skin and Dragonbone on this Dragon Demon Potion Dragon Demon can be used to refine treasures. I'll split all the treasures refined with you fifty-fifty!"
Song Shuhang his hand and said, "Senior Xian Gong, you are too kind. Just give me a portion of the Dragon Demon Blood as we agreed before."
"No, the situation is different now," Lay Buddhist Xian Gong. "Before, it was assumed that I 'captured' the Dragon Demon. But now, you have handed the complete Dragon Demon over to me."
Song Shuhang: "..." Was this given to us by Venerable White?
"Then it's settled. By the way, please release the spell on this Dragon Demon, Fellow Daoist Bai. I'll take the Dragon Demon there now to deal with the Nine Netherworld aura on it. After that, it will be easier to refine the medicine," said Lay Buddhist Xian Gong.
Venerable White nodded. "Alright." -- Actually, this 'Dragon Demon' was originally intended by Venerable White to pay the actors, Lay Buddhist Xian Gong and Song Shuhang, their salaries.
However, since things had already developed to this point, Venerable White was too lazy to explain. In any case, since young friend Song Shuhang and Lay Buddhist Xian Gong had obtained the 'Dragon Demon Blood' they wanted, they could decide how to deal with the 'Dragon Demon' themselves.
Venerable White readily removed the amber from the 'Dragon Demon's' body. Lay Buddhist Xian Gong collected the Dragon Demon's corpse and bid farewell to everyone.
He also needed to greet the helpers he had invited, and then distribute the corpses of the several Sixth-Grade demons who had been trapped and killed by his helpers, as well as a large number of Fifth-Grade and Fourth-Grade Fiend.
These corpses were the spoils of war belonging to Lay Buddhist Xian Gong and his henchmen.
The lay Buddhist could also use some of the spoils to repay the favors of those who had invited these helpers. The bodies of Fifth-Grade and Sixth-Grade demons were very valuable.
After the Lay Buddhist Xian Gong left happily, Song Shuhang thought of something else. He took out Onion Lady and Enlightenment Stone from the 'Inch-Shrinking Bag'.
"Senior White, do you have any way to remove this Onion Demon from the 'Enlightenment Stone'?" Song Shuhang asked. This time, the Onion Lady had helped him a lot, and Shuhang finally remembered that he had given her her freedom.
The Venerable White said, "Why don't you just pull it out with force?"
"Won't this damage the Onion Demon's roots?" Song Shuhang asked.
Venerable White retorted, "You want to separate the Onion Demon from the Enlightenment Stone without damaging her roots?"
"Yes," Song Shuhang nodded.
Venerable White said, "I understand. Then let me give it a try. However, I can't guarantee that I can remove this Onion Lady plant from the Enlightenment Stone."
"Alright, Senior White, you give it a try." Song Shuhang handed Onion Lady and Enlightenment Stone to Venerable White.
The Venerable White held the Enlightenment Stone and studied it for a moment.
"I will infuse my spiritual power into the roots of the Onion Demon to strengthen them, and then try to pull her out without damaging the Enlightenment Stone," said Venerable White.
Then, Senior White channeled his spiritual power into Onion Lady's roots, forming a protective layer of spiritual power around them. He then reached out and gently pulled, attempting to lift her off the Enlightenment Stone.
As Venerable White gently pulled, Onion Lady suddenly cried out in pain, "No, no, don't do this!"
Song Shuhang comforted you, "Does it hurt? If it does, bear with it. As long as we pull you off the Enlightenment Stone..."
He had only spoken halfway when an onion tip appeared in Venerable White's hand.
"Did the scallion sprouts break again?" Yu Jiaojiao asked from the side.
The Dharma King Creation curiously leaned closer. "Huh? The scallion sprouts aren't broken."
At this moment, Song Shuhang noticed that Venerable White was holding a piece of scallion in his hand, but Onion Lady's scallion was still there, only her scallion had become greener and more tender.
The scallion sprout in the Venerable White's hand looked like the molting skin of the Onion Lady!
Song Shuhang looked at the scallion sprout in the Venerable White's hand, examined it, and then smelled it—that's it, it's definitely the onion tip from the Onion Lady's hundreds of years old!
What's going on with Onion Lady?
Venerable White: "How about I try again?"
Song Shuhang: "Okay."
Yu Jiaojiao: "I'll prepare the healing spell, just in case."
Onion Lady: "No, no! It will hurt a lot. Don't try it. Just let me grow on the Enlightenment Stone and be a quiet Onion Lady."
Unfortunately, the Onion Lady was powerless to resist the Venerable White's curiosity.
Venerable White once again channeled his spiritual power into Onion Lady's body, penetrating her roots to form a protective layer. Then, Venerable reached out and grasped Onion Lady again, gently pulling her up.
This time, Song Shuhang, Yu Jiaojiao, and the Dharma King Creation all stared intently and finally saw clearly!
Just like a sharp sword—or rather, Onion Blade Drawn being drawn from its sheath—a new scallion sprout was pulled from the onion tip in the Venerable White's palm!
"Aaaaaah, it hurts, it hurts, I'm going to die, I'm going to die..." Onion Lady screamed, and the newly sprouted onion trembled in pain.
The vibrant green scallion shoots swayed in the breeze.
Apart from the scallion sprouts becoming a bit fresher and greener, there were no other changes to Onion Lady's scallion sprouts!
"I understand now, does this Onion Lady possess a talent like 'Super-Speed Regeneration'?" Yu Jiaojiao asked.