When the fat Devil Cultivator heard the question, he immediately knew that the Demon King's Guards were here to capture that kid. He had been wondering why the king would send a human cultivator to work for him.
The fat Devil Cultivator hurriedly smiled and said, "Esteemed Envoy, there was indeed a human cultivator who came here with the king's token. He is still down there. May I ask if the esteemed envoy is here to capture him?"
The captain of the Demon King's Guards nodded. "That's right."
The fat Devil Cultivator flattered again. "He's just a small human cultivator. There's no need for all of you to take action. I think all of you can go rest at my place. I'll go capture him."
The captain of the Demon King's Guards thought it was a good idea. After you capture that kid, we can take you all down together. It'll save us the trouble.
"Then go quickly. We'll wait for you here. Hurry!"
"Understood." The fat Devil Cultivator led his subordinates to the entrance of the mine.
At this moment, Ye Kong did not know that danger had arrived. He and Li Yuan had already arrived at the warehouse. In one corner of the warehouse, there were countless spirit stones. In another corner, there was a wooden box. There were more than a hundred pieces of Spirit Condensing Chalcedony inside.
Li Yuan said, "The demons cannot extract the spiritual energy in the spirit stones, so the mined spirit stones and Spirit Condensing Chalcedony are trash to them. They're all piled here. In that wooden box are the Spirit Condensing Chalcedony you need. There are good and bad quality ones. You can choose for yourself."
Ye Kong looked at the spirit stones and was puzzled. The mine's mining volume was not small. If it was really considered trash, the amount should be far more than what was in front of him. He asked, "Since the demons can't use it, I'm sure Divine Lord Li Yuan can use it?"
Ye Kong meant to say, "Take it. No wonder you're so loyal. It turns out that there are benefits to it."
Li Yuan laughed self-deprecatingly. "Are spirit stones still useful to me? To tell you the truth, there are benefits to being a human pet of the demons. A human's lifespan will be greatly increased … but the problem is that our cultivation is limited. We can't increase it after a certain point. As for me, I'm already at the limit that the demons can tolerate. Otherwise, I would have ascended again long ago. "
Ye Kong nodded. No master would allow a slave to be stronger than him.
Li Yuan continued, "Spirit stones have two uses. The first is to absorb spiritual energy, and the second is to trade. In this damned place, I haven't fought with anyone for ten thousand years. What use do spirit stones have to me? There were no trading places here, and the Devil Dwellers practiced a rationing system. Who would I trade with? Therefore, to me, a spirit stone is not even as good as a steamed bun. With a steamed bun, I can feed another human! "
"Don't be a hypocrite."
Li Yuan smiled and continued, "Although demons don't use spirit stones, they can take them out and trade them with humans to exchange for items they need. So, there aren't as many spirit stones here as you think. Demons will come and take them from time to time."
"Trading with the demon dwellers? These human merchants are really black-hearted! "Ye Kong cursed and began to flip through the Spirit Congealing Chalcedony.
However, it was not easy to distinguish the quality of the Spirit Condensation Chalcedony. Some were big, some were small, some were black, some were purple, some were hexagonal, and some were irregular. Ye Kong casually picked the biggest one.
Li Yuan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, the quality of the Spirit Condensation Chalcedony isn't good. It's used to nourish the soul. Usually, it's used by people whose souls are incomplete after death, or by ghost cultivators … So, the big ones aren't useful. You have to choose the ones with a deep luster, clear, and free of impurities. Look for the hexagonal ones that are more regular in shape.
Although he despised Li Yuan, Ye Kong couldn't refuse his help. He picked another one, weighed it in his hand, and said to Li Yuan, "Thank you."
But at that moment, Li Yuan frowned and said suspiciously, "Not good! Master is rushing in with the guards. Young friend, is there something wrong with your token? "
Anyone would be suspicious of a small human cultivator holding the Devil King's token. Li Yuan immediately thought of the reason.
"Young friend, hurry up and run. I'll help you cover it up." Li Yuan didn't wait for Ye Kong to reply.
Ye Kong didn't suspect that Li Yuan would harm him. If that was the case, with Li Yuan's cultivation, he could easily take his life. Why would he lie to him?
However, there was nowhere to run. Ye Kong immediately thought of the Pipa Beads. He raised his hand, took out the Pipa Beads, and entered the beads. At the same time, the Pipa Beads turned into dust.
Ye Kong still had his guard up. When he took out the Pipa Beads, he held them in his palm. When he entered the beads, the beads turned into dust. Everything happened at the same time. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to tell. They would think that he disappeared instantly.
However, Ye Kong underestimated the Soul Formation Divine Lord's ability. Even if Li Yuan didn't open the Soul Formation Barrier, he could clearly see through this small cultivator's tricks.
When he saw the beads, his eyes flashed. "Could it be the Pipa Beads?!"
"Li Yuan! Where's that small cultivator! "Just as Ye Kong disappeared, the Fat Devilman rushed in with the mine guards.
"What's wrong?" Li Yuan pretended not to know.
The Fat Devilman said angrily, "That small human cultivator stole the Great King's token!"
"Ah?" Li Yuan said, "I knew he was up to no good. I didn't expect it to be like this."
The Fat Devilman urged, "Stop talking nonsense. Where did he go?"
Li Yuan replied, "He just said that the quality of the Spirit Condensing Chalcedony here isn't high enough. He went to the mine over there to dig for it."
"Stand guard here to prevent him from escaping. Let's go." The Fat Devilman led a few guards into the depths of the mine. This warehouse was rebuilt from an abandoned dead mine, and the direction of the dead mine was not filled in.
"You go this way, you go that way …" The Fat Devilman ordered the guards to disperse into different tunnels. He also entered one of the tunnels.
However, just as he entered, he suddenly stopped. Li Yuan's hasty explanation was too incoherent. This mine had long been abandoned. How could there be anything to dig? Was the Spirit Condensing Chalcedony that easy to dig? Even if he wanted to dig for it, he would have to go to another rich mine, right?
The Fat Devilman trusted Li Yuan too much. At that time, he didn't think too much about it. However, when he came here, he suddenly thought of the crux of the problem.
"Damn it, Li Yuan, if you dare to lie to me, I will definitely make you suffer a fate worse than death!" The Fat Devilman roared angrily and ran back.
On the other side, Li Yuan knew that he couldn't fool the Devilman for long. He hurriedly summoned Ye Kong and urged him to leave.
Ye Kong saw everything clearly through the Pipa Beads. He hurriedly thanked him and walked out of the warehouse, walking along the tunnel.
However, the Fat Devilman was very astute. In the blink of an eye, he guessed that he had been tricked. He rushed back just in time to see Ye Kong's back running in front of him.
"Weak and cunning human!" The Fat Devilman shouted angrily, "Binding Dharma Eye, open!"
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