Shrouding the Heavens

Speaking of refining medicine, Celestial Roc Blood would be even better.” “You, stop showing off.

Behave yourself,” Ye Fan warned.

“What materials do you need?” Tu Fei asked.

“Star Stone, Black Ice Jade, Divine Blood Soil…” Ye Fan listed a long string of names, all provided to him by the big black dog.

“I say, little kid Ye, what are all these materials?

They’re all such odd and bizarre things.

These will be hard to find,” Tu Fei said, shaking his head.

“They aren’t exactly peerless materials.

We should be able to find them in Demon City,” Ye Fan said.

They went from one shop to another along the street, but they only managed to find a dozen or so types of materials.

The big black dog, however, had listed a full thirty-six types, a significant shortfall.

“This is supposed to be the Green Flood Dragon King’s hidden sanctuary.

How can Demon City not even have these materials?” Ye Fan was perplexed.

“The main issue is that the materials you listed are too obscure.

They’re rarely used in daily practice, so naturally, they’re difficult to collect.” As he spoke, Tu Fei seemed to recall something.

“Oh, right!

There’s one place in the city we haven’t checked yet.

It’s a free-trade area where many strange and curious items can be found.” “Alright, let’s go there!” This free-trade zone was in the northern district of Demon City.

It was quite crowded, much like a human market, with many people having come with the hope of finding treasures.

There were many stalls here, offering all sorts of peculiar and strange materials.

“This is just too much of a rip-off!

Someone just dug up an old tree root and dares to sell it as Blood Dragon Wood.” Ye Fan clicked his tongue in amazement.

At a stall ahead, an old tree root was displayed on a red sandalwood table.

The stall owner was shamelessly proclaiming it to be the root of a rare Blood Dragon Wood.

“Let the buyer beware; that’s how things work here.

Sometimes, genuinely good items do turn up, which is why many people come here treasure hunting,” Tu Fei explained.

They moved to another stall.

On the ground lay a ragged piece of cloth, upon which were only three fist-sized stones.

They were as red as blood and had been polished until they were crystalline and translucent, looking quite appealing.

Aren’t these just red pebbles picked from a riverbank?

And he dares to sell them as green jade… Ye Fan was dumbfounded.

“No, buy it!” the big black dog transmitted urgently.

Ye Fan’s mind stirred.

He asked the vendor, “How much for these three stones?” “Each one is worth ten jin of Source.” The Demon Cultivator first appraised their attire before stating the price, clearly tailoring it to the customer.

“Why don’t you just go rob someone?

These three worthless stones are obviously a scam!” Tu Fei stopped Ye Fan.

“These are just stones from a riverbed.

Don’t buy them.” The big black dog grew anxious and, with a snap, bit Tu Fei on the calf, nearly making him stumble.

“Damn it, you blasted dog, you bit me again!” Tu Fei was furious.

A battle between man and dog was imminent, but Ye Fan quickly intervened to mediate.

“I’ll take these three stones!” Just then, a fragrant breeze wafted by.

Qin Yao appeared, squatted down, and picked up one of the bright red stones.

The big black dog released Tu Fei and immediately pounced.

Startled, Qin Yao swiftly retreated.

The big black dog pinned the remaining bright red stone under its paw.

“This Emperor saw that first!” the big black dog snarled at Qin Yao.

“You saw it, but you didn’t buy it,” Qin Yao chuckled lightly.

She tossed two pieces of Source to the stallholder and said, “I’ve bought it.” Ye Fan knew these stones were no ordinary objects and also tossed ten jin of Source to the stallholder.

“Aren’t these just pebbles from the riverbank?” Tu Fei was bewildered.

“What do you know?

This is Demon Blood Stone!” the big black dog grumbled resentfully.

It opened its mouth and spat out a Pilean, collecting the red stone.

“What?

Demon Blood Stone?

I’m not selling!” The stallholder wanted to go back on his word, but unfortunately, both Qin Yao and the big black dog had quickly secured their stones.

Demon Blood Stone, legend said, was formed from the essence blood of great demons of Ancient Times after their death.

Such an item wasn’t considered supremely rare.

After all, with the passage of many years, most of the essence blood would have dispersed.

However, it possessed some unique and marvelous effects: it could be used to refine one’s Demon Blood, temper one’s Demon Bones, and so on.