Inside a mountain cave, Su Mu unfolded his Storage Bag and began to carefully count his spoils.
"One hundred catties of Mystic Essence Ore."
"Three million Spirit Stone."
"Thirty tons of Cold Essence Iron, unrefined."
"Fifty tons of unrefined Mystic Iron Ore."
Su Mu took stock of his gains this time, and his expression relaxed after confirming everything.
Overall, this operation was quite profitable, with just one piece of Mystic Essence Ore yielding 100 jin (50 kg).
This is a rare mineral called Mystic Essence Ore, which requires 100 tons of Mystic Iron Ore to refine, and the refining process is quite difficult and takes a very long time.
This single ambush earned them approximately four to five million Spirit Stone.
Sure enough, it's easier to earn Spirit Stone by doing this kind of thing. No wonder there are more and more Rogue Cultivator coming here lately.
However, they need to be careful from now on, as the cultivators of the Green Bamboo Sect may form a group of disciples to come here and slaughter these Rogue Cultivator.
Also, those merchants aren't stupid; we need to be careful afterwards to avoid falling into their trap.
Su Mu collected the light resources and put them into a Storage Bag, then sat cross-legged to rest.
Over the next few days, Su Mu used the time to cultivate and inquire about news from the outside world.
Upon finally hearing news of a passing caravan, Su Mu immediately began to take action.
As long as his flying boat is faster than the other cultivators, there shouldn't be much danger.
Even if a powerful cultivator were to make a move, he would have his identity as the Holy Son of the Demonic Dao as cover, so the powerful cultivator would not dare to attack him easily.
Su Mu sat on the flying boat, set up an array, and then concealed himself in the forest.
Around him, countless other independent Rogue Cultivator were also watching with longing as the caravan approached.
More than half a month has passed since Su Mu first came here, and Su Mu has already intercepted and killed passing caravans seven or eight times.
Seeing that the caravan had not yet arrived, Su Mu prepared to close his eyes and meditate for a moment.
"I say, why is that Holy Son of the Demonic Sect trying to steal our resources? Doesn't he feel ashamed? A Holy Son of the Demonic Sect Cult doing something like this?"
In the distance, a hidden Rogue Cultivator spoke with some dissatisfaction.
In this generation, Su Mu has made a name for himself, as his speed in pursuing enemies and his swift and decisive actions have allowed him to seize a considerable amount of resources.
This situation naturally aroused dissatisfaction among some people.
During one of Su Mu 'Su Mu duels with a cultivator, his Cultivation Method, the Buddha-Slaying Art, was finally recognized, revealing Su Mu's true identity.
"What kind of the Demonic Sect sect's holy son is he? He's far inferior to the other holy maidens and holy sons. He's just a Rogue Cultivator, but his strength is quite good, so we just let him take on the role."
Those who heard this immediately scoffed.
Anyone with a little knowledge knows there's something fishy going on here. Han Feiyu, a seemingly carefree Devil Cultivator, was able to become a Holy Son because the other Demonic Sect didn't want their Holy Sons to come from other sects.
The biggest worry is that this Holy Son might sometimes be a disciple of the Mysterious Yin Cult, since the Holy Maiden was already one.
What if the Holy Son is also a disciple of the Mysterious Yin Cult?
It should be noted that when the Holy Maiden was first selected, the Mysterious Yin Cult, claiming that she was a Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect and wanted to rival the Holy Son and Holy Maiden of the Righteous Sect, overpowered other Daoist Sect and demanded that they provide various resources for the Holy Maiden's cultivation.
Forced by the power of the Mysterious Yin Cult, these sects all agreed.
However, after this incident, many Demonic Sect kept delaying the matter of the Holy Son and tried their best to make their disciples compete for this position.
After all, who wouldn't want to use the resources of other sects to train their own disciples?
Amidst the bickering, the righteous holy son and daughter have been out for quite some time, while the holy son of the Demonic Dao remains silent.
In the end, it was Han Feiyu who suddenly appeared and did something that broke the Buddhist Sect sect's Fortune, so Han Feiyu was chosen.
However, since Han Feiyu was unaffiliated with any sect or faction, no one asked these sects to provide Su Mu with more resources. Everyone only made token gestures at the beginning and then took no further action.
Therefore, among the holy sons and holy daughters, Han Feiyu practically only holds the title of holy son.
Nobody wanted to contribute resources, and nobody paid any attention to Han Feiyu; sometimes, Han Feiyu was just a title.
Some of the cultivators nearby suddenly understood after hearing these words.
"No wonder. I thought the Holy Son wouldn't lack resources, and that it would be beneath him to come here and compete with us. I didn't expect him to be no different from Rogue Cultivator."
"Indeed, look at the upright holy sons and daughters, when have they ever behaved in such a degrading way? This guy is Rogue Cultivator Rogue Cultivator all, he's not fit for high society."
The Rogue Cultivator nearby whispered among themselves.
Su Mu didn't hear these comments, but even if she had, she wouldn't have paid them much attention.
After all, Su Mu had already learned about this matter over the past few days.
If he belongs to a sect, then naturally the elders of that sect will step forward to help him obtain resources.
However, without resources, which sect would be willing to provide him with cultivation opportunities?
At first, Su Mu selected some treasures from the Demonic Sect, thinking that was just how the Holy Son was treated. It wasn't until recently that he understood the real story behind it all.
When he sensed the caravan approaching in the distance, Su Mu suddenly opened his eyes.
A moment later, Su Mu chased after a fleeing cultivator, killed him with lightning speed, seized the cultivator's Storage Bag, and quickly left.
A moment later, Su Mu sat upright in the simple cave, taking stock of his gains.
More than half a month has passed now, and this time should have been the agreed-upon time to activate the Teleportation Array.
However, looking at the resources he had acquired over the past few days, Su Mu thought for a moment and decided not to activate the Teleportation Array for the time being.
He felt he could capture more resources before activating the Teleportation Array.
Activating the Teleportation Array each time consumes an enormous amount of Spirit Stone, especially now that we're in the Haotian Realm where Spirit Stone are hard to come by.
We should cherish every teleportation opportunity.
The gains these past few days have been quite good. Apart from one instance of chasing down a cultivator who wasn't carrying any of the merchant's resources, there was also another instance where one person escaped.
The rest of the time, Su Mu succeeded.
Su Mu now possesses a million tons of various ores, 90 million Spirit Stone stones, and other miscellaneous Law Treasure.
There seems to be a lot of ore, but it's estimated that not much will be left after refining.
We should be able to gather enough resources for research after we go and seize some more.
There's still no concrete news about the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, which leaves Su Mu somewhat helpless, wondering if he's destined to never have it.
Just as Su Mu was lost in thought, he suddenly frowned as the communication talisman in his Storage Bag activated.
Did Devil Lord Ye want to see me?
Su Mu took out a communication talisman; Devil Lord Ye had given him an address and asked him to go there.
Su Mu hesitated for a moment, then packed up all his belongings and left the cave abode.
Once outside, Su Mu quickly determined his direction and vanished into the distance.
An hour later, Su Mu arrived at the foot of a valley. Upon closer inspection, it was clear that someone had set up an array there.
Such obvious array formations are usually used to warn outsiders not to approach, as the area is already occupied.
This usually occurs when someone is extremely confident in their own strength and therefore unafraid to tell others that there are cultivators present.
Seeing this, Su Mu took out a jade talisman and threw it into the valley.
A moment later, a passage slowly appeared in the formation.
"If Senior Ye hadn't been inside, I wouldn't have gone in."
According to the message on the communication talisman, it seems that only Devil Lord Ye was relaying the message, and he himself was not involved.
Given this situation, Su Mu didn't want to enter the formation alone.
If the other party makes any moves, Su Mu could be trapped in the formation.
"You're quite cautious, aren't you?"
As Su Mu finished speaking, a charming voice suddenly appeared below.
Su Mu was shocked. Was this guy's concealment skills really that good?
He was so close, yet he didn't even notice!
Su Mu looked down at the smiling Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect below, who showed no sign of displeasure, and forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart.
"Why is it you?"
If he remembered correctly, he had no connection with this Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect, so why was she coming to find him?
"You've made quite a name for yourself lately, but it seems like that name isn't for the best."
Mi Hongling, with her long, slender legs, gracefully approached Su Mu and said...
She seemed completely unconcerned about being exposed in front of Su Mu like this.