A Thief in the House Is Hard to Guard Against

Zhang Yang and several old demons were negotiating on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains, while inside the Ten Thousand Mountains, Hu Dali had won the favor of many powerful Demon Race.

Especially among the Tiger Clan, the older tigers treasured Hu Dali immensely.

Having inherited the White Tiger Divine Art and gained Fortune, his strength far surpasses that of other Demon Race of his age... How could such a junior not be loved by countless elders?

As for the pills that Hu Dali sent out, the old demons of the Ten Thousand Mountains had already examined them and found them to be top-grade pills, which would bring them unparalleled benefits.

One of the pills, in particular, can unleash the Blood Vitality Power of their Demon Race, making it even more important.

What makes these Demon Race so formidable is their physique and their innate supernatural Divine Ability.

These things all require Demon Power to support them.

Stimulating their Blood Vitality Power is equivalent to enhancing their Demon Power, which is extremely valuable to the Demon Race.

The old demons all understood the intention behind these pills. Clearly, the Azure Cloud Sect was sending these pills to demonstrate their powerful pill-refining capabilities.

Going a step further, it reveals the intention to cooperate with them in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

How many precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures are hidden within the vast area spanning tens of thousands of miles of the Ten Thousand Mountains?

Unfortunately, their utilization of these heavenly materials and earthly treasures was rather crude; they often simply ingested them directly and used their bodies to refine their medicinal properties.

Wouldn't it be easier to absorb if it could be refined into an elixir?

That's why the Demon Race sent four old demons to discuss matters with the Azure Cloud Sect.

"Father, I'm going back to the Azure Cloud Sect in a few days, so you'll have to prepare some food for me," Hu Dali said to his father.

His father was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Are you still going to the Azure Cloud Sect?"

Didn't they all go home?

Hu Dali licked his lips. "Azure Cloud Sect still has many spirit medicine waiting for me to eat! I came back this time to see you all, and also because my elder brother wants to discuss something with you, that's why I came back."

Otherwise, I wouldn't want to come back!

The Tiger Demon were speechless.

Who the hell are you on?

However, they could see that there were only benefits and no drawbacks to Hu Dali staying in the Azure Cloud Sect. In addition, they could also see that the Azure Cloud Sect had sent Hu Dali back with five Demon Lords, showing their sincerity. Therefore, it wouldn't be a problem for Hu Dali to go back to the Azure Cloud Sect.

They readily agreed.

Afterwards, they prepared many useful spirit medicine for Hu Dali, as well as some materials for Body Refinement.

When Hu Dali suggested giving some precious items as gifts, they also prepared a gift. Although it wasn't particularly valuable, these items were still quite rare in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Looking at the gifts, Hu Dali was somewhat dissatisfied.

Are these things presentable as gifts?

He's consumed spirit medicine the Azure Cloud Sect has cultivated for thousands of years, and all he gets in return is this meager gift? How is he going to face his senior uncles when he gets back?

How could I possibly give it to the School Leader?

How can I explain this to my older brother?

He went to pick out a gift by himself.

The Demon Race did not have much defense against Hu Dali.

An outstanding Demon Race is worth their utmost effort to cultivate.

Besides, Hu Dali is just a tiger; he's simple-minded and honest. Who would think so much?

Result...

Outside the Ten Thousand Mountains, after a series of negotiations between Zhang Yang and the four old demons, a cooperation agreement was finalized.

Of course, the cooperation between the two parties is currently limited to resources. The cooperation includes the Ten Thousand Mountains providing certain spirit medicine, spiritual materials, and resources, and then the Azure Cloud Sect refining pills and Law Treasure, with the profits being split equally.

As for the cooperation on the Prodigy Battlefield, the Demon Race of the Ten Thousand Mountains still needs to continue to observe.

After the negotiations were completed, the Ten Thousand Mountains sent Hu Dali out again, along with a Spatial Ring containing spirit medicine and materials.

In exchange, five years later, the Azure Cloud Sect will need to pay the Ten Thousand Mountains five Law Treasure, all of which are of the Spirit Artifact grade, to be custom-made according to special requirements; and thirty pills, all of which are for cultivators at or above the Dao Integration Realm.

After Zhang Yang tallied up the spirit medicine and materials, he calmly bid farewell to the Demon Race, showing no sign of happiness despite the successful cooperation agreement.

This calm attitude reassured the old demons of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Judging from the looks of it, the Azure Cloud Sect probably didn't make much money this time!

Little did Zhang Yang know, he had barely left the Ten Thousand Mountains when he hurriedly grabbed Hu Dali and asked, "Did you bring any food? Did you bring any supplies? Will your father be responsible for the resources you need for cultivation later?"

More than the small benefits of the transaction, this is what he values most.

Hu Dali nodded repeatedly. "I brought it!"

He said happily, "I brought 180 high-grade spirit medicine, all over 100 years old; over 300 mid-grade spirit medicine, all 40 to 50 years old; and over 3,000 low-grade spirit medicine..."

There are also other ores that can enhance the physique of our Demon Race, including materials of various grades.

These are Cultivation Resources prepared for me by the elders of the clan; enough to feed me for more than ten years."

Holy crap!

Zhang Yang cried out inwardly, but on the surface he smiled brightly and said with concern, "These spirit medicine are not very effective when eaten raw. After you eat them, you will need to use your Monster Art to slowly refine them, which is too slow for your improvement."

Give me all these spirit medicine, and I'll have my Third Uncle-Master refine them into pills for you. Then you can just take the pills!

"Huh?" Hu Dali looked at Zhang Yang.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Zhang Yang said irritably. "We've been brothers for so many years, have I ever lied to you? We're brothers, what benefits wouldn't I share with you? If I didn't want you to grow up quickly and do something for me in the future, I wouldn't have used my personal connections to ask Third Uncle-Master to refine it for you!"

Think about it carefully. It would take you more than ten years to refine these spirit medicine and materials. If your Third Uncle-Master refines them into pills, your time will be reduced by at least half. Doesn't that save you cultivation time?

Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable to finish it over three to five years!

Hu Dali thought about it carefully for a long time and realized that it was indeed the case.

He handed over a Spatial Ring and said gratefully, "Thank you so much for thinking of me, brother!"

He felt that taking pills was indeed much more efficient than taking spirit medicine directly.

"By the way, big brother, these are gifts I prepared for the School Leader and my senior uncles. Do you think they're appropriate?" Hu Dali then took out some more items.

He had just taken it out when Hualingzi snatched a box away in an instant.

Because, according to Hualingzi's perception, there was an incredibly powerful fluctuation of spiritual energy inside that box.

Upon opening it, there was a small canister of golden blood!

"Hahaha, what abundant Spirit Blood!!" Hualingzi laughed loudly. "If I were to draw talismans with this, the power of the resulting Talisman would be immense!"

He quickly collected the demon blood, patted Hu Dali's head with satisfaction, and said, "Dali, your master is very satisfied with this gift! When we get back, your master will draw some talismans for you to protect you!"

"Thank you, Uncle-Master!" Hu Dali nodded in satisfaction.

He was worried that the gifts wouldn't be presentable enough; as long as they were satisfactory, that was fine.

The Demon Lord standing nearby stared in disbelief at Zhang Yang and Hu Dali. Had they somehow emptied the Demon Race's coffers?

After a long while, a furious roar echoed from the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

That day, demons danced wildly, and Demon Qi surged, causing Return to Origin Temple and the Sacred Spirit Church to be on high alert for a long time in fear!