Sheep Bone Mountain Stone Maggot Cave

"If only this were a Fire Cloud Treasure Robe instead of a Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover!"

Inside a small stone house west of the city, Wei Suo let out another wail as he looked at the Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover, which he had thoroughly cleaned. The Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover and the Fire Cloud Treasure Robe were quite famous on the Lingyue Continent, both crafted by the renowned artifact refiner Wei Huoling of the Fire Cloud Sect in Silver Star City. The materials used for their refinement were Fire Silkworm Silk, Cloud Brocade Stone, and Fire Phoenix Feather. The defensive capabilities of the Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover and the Fire Cloud Treasure Robe were similar. The fire phoenix and fire cloud that were unleashed were equivalent to the magic shields generated by second-tier magic talismans, capable of withstanding the spell attacks of cultivators in the Circulation Realm First Level. Furthermore, as long as one's True Essence was sufficient, the fire phoenix and fire cloud, after their power was reduced, could be re-summoned.

It was said that both the Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover and the Fire Cloud Treasure Robe were imitations of the Magic Treasure Fire Kirin Dharma Robe, and thus were considered Magic Treasure Replicas.

The Unicorn Thunder Viper could probably digest stones, but the Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover before Wei Suo now looked completely brand new. Every thread shimmered with an alluring luster, and its touch was incredibly soft and smooth, demonstrating the excellent quality of the materials used to refine it.

Imagining the scene of this Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover being worn by a great beauty like Shui Ling'er, Wei Suo couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

If this kind of Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover were auctioned at the Golden Jade Pavilion, it would likely fetch at least a thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones. Moreover, such items were rare and hard to come by, with a market that had no supply. Wei Suo was currently in dire need of a powerful defensive spell and a defensive magic treasure. If he had encountered a slightly more powerful defensive magic artifact against the Unicorn Thunder Viper, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state. Even if Wei Suo now possessed a powerful defensive spell, with his cultivation at the Third Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm, the defensive spells he could cast would probably not even match the power of his previous Earth Shield Treasure Talisman. Magic Treasure Replicas like the Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover were perfectly suited for him.

However, the Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover was women's innerwear, while the Fire Cloud Treasure Robe was men's attire. For a grown man to wear such a sexy belly-cover underneath… it was just too disgusting, wasn't it?

"Give it a rest. With your current cultivation, being able to keep your life against a mid-tier fourth-tier demonic beast like the Unicorn Thunder Viper is already a stroke of luck," said the Green Robe Old Man, looking at him dismissively. He was accustomed to Wei Suo's sickeningly lewd laughter and wails. "Finding such a robe, which can barely be considered a Half-Spirit Grade Magic Treasure, inside the Unicorn Thunder Viper's belly is already incredibly lucky. And you're still being picky and complaining."

Wei Suo thought about it and stopped wailing, beginning to take stock of his day's gains.

The Iron Wire Snakes and Winged Scale Snakes he had obtained from Myriad Snake Valley, along with the Unicorn Thunder Viper that had nearly cost him his life, were all sold to the Golden Jade Pavilion after he rushed back to Lingyue City. In any case, the people at the Golden Jade Pavilion now believed he was associated with Tie Ce, so it wasn't surprising to them that a rogue cultivator of his level would deliver the corpse of a fourth-tier demonic beast.

The six Iron Wire Snakes sold for a total of ten Low-grade Spirit Stones, while the three third-tier Winged Scale Snakes sold for a combined one hundred and fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones. After thoroughly searching the entire Unicorn Thunder Viper and finding nothing else, Wei Suo sold it, including its Demonic Core, for two hundred and fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones. In total, Wei Suo earned four hundred and ten Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Now, Wei Suo counted his Fireball Talismans, realizing he had used dozens of them in Myriad Snake Valley. He only had a little over eighty Fireball Talismans left.

However, including the cost of these Fireball Talismans, the Second-tier Golden Bell Spirit Talisman, the Ice Talisman, and others, Wei Suo had made at least three hundred and several dozen Low-grade Spirit Stones that day. Excluding the unexpectedly acquired Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover, he could be considered to have made a small fortune. With the guidance of an old hand like the Green Robe Old Man, Wei Suo's speed of earning Spirit Stones was likely unmatched among rogue cultivators of the same level.

"Damn Fourth Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm!" After counting his Spirit Stones like a miser, Wei Suo picked up a Mid-grade Spirit Stone, preparing to resume his cultivation. After all, his True Essence had been severely depleted today, and cultivating would likely be quite effective. "What is it?" But at that moment, a bright purplish-red light emanated from inside his clothes.

"Nangong Yuqing is looking for me? Why is she looking for me at this time?"

Wei Suo instinctively reached towards the source of the light and immediately froze. The bright purplish-red light was coming from the three message jade slips Nangong Yuqing had given him.

The sky outside was already completely dark, but after a moment of slight bewilderment, Wei Suo immediately stood up.

"What are you doing?" The Green Robe Old Man's eyes widened instantly because he saw Wei Suo quickly take off his outer blue cloth robe and hold the Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover against himself, as if studying how to wear it properly.

"What else can I do? Wear it! I happen to need this kind of defensive magic treasure right now, and no one will see it underneath," Wei Suo said as he put on the Fire Phoenix Belly-Cover.

"Holy crap, you…." The Green Robe Old Man was utterly speechless looking at Wei Suo wearing the belly-cover. In all his years, he had never seen a male cultivator wear such a sexy female cultivator's innerwear. The Green Robe Old Man decided that if anyone ever asked about Wei Suo, he would definitely claim he didn't know him; it was just too embarrassing.

"Perverted, extremely perverted." Wei Suo, now wearing his blue cloth robe, actually felt quite disgusting himself. Wearing a smooth, silky women's belly-cover underneath made him uncomfortable, but thinking that his life was more important, he decided to wear it shamelessly for now and change it later when he found a suitable one.

Because he thought Nangong Yuqing must have something urgent to tell him at this hour, Wei Suo rushed like the wind after leaving the house, heading straight for the largest bulletin board in the northern market of Lingyue City, their agreed meeting spot.

"High-priced sale of Desire Sea Sinful Fate Pill, can help you and your cultivation partner reach new heights, one wave after another higher..."

"Long-term high-priced acquisition of third-tier Demonic Cores, various magic talismans for sale, fair prices, honest business..."

"Due to urgent need for Spirit Stones, selling Qi Refining Art at a low price..."

The largest bulletin board in the north of the city was still covered with all sorts of messages, but after looking around the bulletin board for a while, Wei Suo couldn't find any trace of Nangong Yuqing.

"Is your surname Wei?" Just as Wei Suo was suspecting Nangong Yuqing had stood him up, a little girl, about seven or eight years old, dressed in a floral print cloth, looking like she was from a nearby shop, ran over and asked him.

Wei Suo looked at the little girl, a bit stunned. "My surname is Wei, why?"

"Then what's your name?" The little girl with pigtails and a runny nose asked very seriously.

"My name is Wei Suo. What's going on?"

"Wei Suo, it must be him." The little girl suddenly became happy and complained, "Why are you so late? I've been waiting for you for ages."

"You've been waiting for me?" Wei Suo was a bit dumbfounded.

"Yes." The little girl with pigtails gave Wei Suo a look. "A beautiful sister asked me to wait for you here and give you this. Who knew you'd be so slow."

Hearing the little girl with pigtails and a runny nose say this, Wei Suo knew it must have been Nangong Yuqing who asked her to wait for him. He took the sheepskin scroll handed to him by the little girl, who was clearly displeased with him, and saw that Nangong Yuqing said she needed to collect something and wanted him to be her helper. She asked him to meet her at the Stone Maggot Cave in Sheep Bone Mountain.

"It's already night, what else needs collecting?"

Wei Suo couldn't help but mutter as he looked at the sheepskin scroll left by Nangong Yuqing. Wei Suo knew the place called Sheep Bone Mountain; it was located twelve hundred li east of Lingyue City. It was named Sheep Bone Mountain because many exposed rocks resembled white sheep bones. Sheep Bone Mountain was vast, spanning five or six mountain ranges. The Stone Maggot Cave was a large cave within the southernmost mountain range of Sheep Bone Mountain. It contained underground rivers and countless stalactites, as well as a type of second-tier demonic beast that fed on carrion – the Stone Maggot. These Stone Maggots looked like greatly enlarged silkworms, but with naturally petrified skin. When facing enemies, their naturally soft skin could secrete a solution similar to stalactites, forming a hard rock shell on the surface. Similarly, these Stone Maggots could also spray streams of solution, solidifying people within a rock-like shell.

"I have to go crawling into a cave. Usually, male cultivators are more interested in crawling into caves. Why would a beautiful woman like her go into such a dirty cave so late at night?"

Going to Sheep Bone Mountain's Stone Maggot Cave wasn't difficult. Lingyue City had a Teleportation Array that connected to Sheep Bone Mountain. However, for cultivators, visibility and judgment were greatly limited at night. But the vision and senses of many demonic beasts at night far surpassed those of ordinary cultivators. Moreover, many demonic beasts that were active at night would appear. Traveling outside the city at night was several times more dangerous than during the day. This was also why many rogue cultivators preferred to pay a certain amount of Spirit Stones to stay within Lingyue City overnight, especially in the intricate cave systems, which were even darker and more complex. However, after muttering this to himself again, Wei Suo couldn't help but ask the little girl with pigtails and a runny nose, "There are so many people coming and going here, why did you come up to me and ask if I was Wei Suo? How did you know I was Wei Suo?"

"That pretty sister told me," the girl said, glancing at Wei Suo. "She said the one with a crew cut who looks a bit perverted is him."

"..." Wei Suo broke out in a cold sweat, speechless towards the little girl. He touched his nose and then quickly headed towards the Teleportation Array in the east of Lingyue City that connected to Sheep Bone Mountain.