Mu Qing said, "Fellow Daoist, do you wish to change the terms of our deal?"
Li Chen said, "This is a new deal altogether."
Mu Qing thought for a moment and realized that was indeed the case. "Then we will have to treat business as business."
Li Chen replied noncommittally, "I have long heard that the Mu Household has mastered the relevant methods and developed finished products for commercial sale. Naturally, it would be best to treat business as business."
Mu Qing said, "The core of a Blood-Transforming Pool is its crucial component, and is itself a Three-Star mechanism construct. Its price ranges from several hundred thousand to several million Talisman Coins, depending on the specifications. Which model did you have in mind, Fellow Daoist?"
Li Chen answered without hesitation, "The Type-B No. 3 Furnace."
Over the past few days, he had already learned that the Type-B No. 3 Furnace was a Blood-Transforming Pool core roughly ten feet across, shaped much like a large bowl.
Although it was somewhat bulky and crude, its advantages were its ample size and respectable power, which put it fully on par with a Demon in the True Demon realm.
As a tireless piece of equipment, it was even many times more efficient than a Demon at refining flesh and blood and converting Spirit Essence. It could also be combined with conventional Spirit-Gathering Formations, Spirit Pools, and similar components to store surplus energy for later use.
This was equivalent to capturing a True Demon with a taotie's appetite, one that could devour flesh and blood without rest or sleep, continually produce Primordial Energy, and supply a steady output for others to use.
As for the Killing Intent and other waste produced by transforming and refining blood, the Mu Household had also developed separation and filtration