"Brother Taiping, tell me honestly. You didn't actually dispose of the Yellow Hound Demon Seed's corpse, did you?"
"Brother Taiping, if you don't answer, I'll take that as an admission."
"Brother Taiping, where are you now? Tell me your location, and I'll come find you with the pavilion's elders right away."
Above the Withered Stone Sea.
Xu Taiping sat on Bai Yu's back. The Jade Slip in his hand lit up from time to time, while Mu Yun's voice transmissions kept ringing in his mind.
"Brother Lu."
Xu Taiping loosened his grip on the Jade Slip and called to Lu Bugong, who was beside him, staring down at the Withered Stone Sea with a solemn expression.
"What is it, young master?"
Lu Bugong immediately withdrew his gaze from the ground and turned to look at Xu Taiping behind him.
"Do you know about the Old Dragon Court recently offering a bounty of a million Gold Essence Coins for the Yellow Hound Demon Seed's corpse?"
Xu Taiping asked Lu Bugong.
"I have indeed heard something about it."
Lu Bugong thought back carefully, then nodded.
"Why offer such a high price for a mere Demon Seed corpse?"
Xu Taiping asked curiously.
"You may not know this, young master, but Demon Seed corpses have always been very valuable in the Withered Stone Sea. And among the Demonic Beasts slain recently, this Yellow Hound Demon Seed had the strongest Demon Seed power. It's perfectly normal for the Old Dragon Court to offer a high bounty for it."
Lu Bugong answered.
"Why is that?"
Xu Taiping was somewhat puzzled.
As he recalled, although Demon Seed corpses could indeed be exchanged for some Gold Essence Coins, they were nowhere near this sought-after.
"Because long ago, cultivators discovered that certain Spirit Herbs and Spirit Trees that grow