Chapter 40 (1/2)

“There’s no issue with the Poison-repelling Pills. You can come and claim them in five days, Senior Brother Disciple. However, what are you going to give in exchange for these two Inner Strength Pills? I’m going to make myself clear in advance. These Inner Strength Pills are grade-1 pills with medium-grade quality, so they are quite costly,” said Fang Lin with a spurious smile. He procured two Inner Strength Pills from the bottle and toyed with them in his hand.

Zhang Wen smiled and patted his Nine Palaces Pouch to unleash a piece of white hide. “Take a look, Junior Brother Disciple. This should be enough in exchange for your Inner Strength Pills.”

Fang Lin opened the hide and found a pitch-black pearl wrapped inside. It was the size of an infant’s fist. His gaze became fixated for a moment before he said softly, “is that a Demon Neidan?”

Zhang Wen nodded and said, “You have discerning eyes, Junior Brother Disciple. This is truly a Demon Neidan. Moreover, it’s the Demon Neidan of a first form demon. Its value is definitely no lower than a Grade-1 elixir.”

Upon hearing that, Fang Lin picked up the black Demon Neidan and sniffed it. His brows furrowed ever so slightly for a moment before relaxing once again. “This is a first form level-9 demon tiger Neidan,” he declared.

Zhang Wen was instantly shocked. Fang Lin was actually capable of explaining the quality and origin of the Demon Neidan just by sniffing it. At first, Zhang Wen was about to take the matter seriously and explain the item to Fang Lin, but there was no need anymore.

Zhang Wen looked at him strangely and said, “Junior Brother Disciple Fang, you have discerning eyes just as I’ve mentioned. This Neidan of mine originated from a first form level-9 demon tiger. What a waste that the demon tiger didn’t manage to advance by one more step. Otherwise, I could’ve gotten a first form level-10 Neidan.”

A beast that was created by the power of heaven and earth could transform into a demon after consuming the spirits of other creatures. It regarded itself as a saint while mankind regarded it as a demon.

A demon could undergo nine transformations with the first being the weakest and the ninth transformation being the most powerful. A first form demon was equal to a martial arts cultivator of the primordial man realm.

However, the demons created by the power of heaven and earth mostly inherited pure lineage, bloodline, and natural talents. As a result, a martial arts cultivator of the same rank may be too weak to fight such a demon.

A first form level-9 demon was almost capable of defeating all martial arts cultivators. As a result, this particular first form level-9 demon’s Neidan came at an extremely high price and was more or less equal to a Grade-1 elixir.

Fang Lin was very pleased with the demon tiger’s Neidan because it was very useful. Even though it could not be consumed by a martial arts cultivator, it could be refined into elixirs.

Moreover, it could be directly consumed after the demon energy inside the Neidan was neutralized even if it was not refined into elixirs. In turn, it would elevate the martial arts cultivator’s realm rapidly.

However, not many martial arts cultivators would do this since the dawn of time. After all, a human being was different from a demon. Even if the demon energy was neutralized, the demon’s Neidan would still carry a wisp of demonic power after all.

Once upon a time, a martial arts cultivator yearned to be more powerful. He kept consuming demon’s Neidan continuously and eventually turned into a demon. It was a catastrophe.

Moreover, it would be a waste to ingest demon’s Neidan directly. The power contained in the demon’s Neidan could be fully utilized when it was refined into an elixir, hence the medicinal effect of the Neidan would be more prominent and beneficial when ingested directly.

“How is it, Junior Brother Disciple Fang? Are you pleased with this demon tiger’s Neidan here?” Zhang Wen noticed that Fang Lin did not speak, so he took the liberty to ask first.

Fang Lin answered, “I’m very pleased with the demon’s Neidan. However, there’s only one of it. I’m afraid it’s not enough to exchange for two of my Inner Strength Pills.”

Zhang Wen was stunned for a moment. Soon afterward, he spoke in a slightly displeased tone, “Junior Brother Disciple Fang, isn’t it enough that I’m exchanging one demon tiger’s Neidan for two of your Inner Strength Pills?”

Fang Lin shook his head because it was not enough. At the most, the corresponding value of a grade-1 elixir to a first form level-9 demon’s Neidan would render the exchange of one Inner Strength Pill.

“Senior Brother Disciple Zhang, the Inner Strength Pill is a grade-1 elixir. You can only offer one demon’s Neidan, so you can only have one pill in return,” Fang Lin responded persistently.