Record of a Demon's Cultivation-Chapter 700: Iridescent Pearl

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Pure Lake.

The lake was vast, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Above the water, a thick mist perpetually lingered, never dissipating throughout the year.

Amidst the faintly visible lake surface, islands of various sizes stood tall.

Song Wen and Zhou Siyi appeared in the sky above Pure Lake.

Gazing at the eerily rippling lake, Zhou Siyi asked, "Junior Brother, how do you plan to find the Poisonous Dragon?"

Pure Lake was so vast that even Song Wen, a Nascent Soul cultivator, wasn’t entirely confident he could locate the Poisonous Dragon hidden within.

Song Wen replied, "I plan to search the entire Pure Lake first. If I find nothing, I’ll refine a third-grade Demon Luring Powder to see if I can draw out the Poisonous Dragon."

The two descended into the lake, beginning their search in the dark, abyssal waters.

After about half an hour, Song Wen suddenly stopped.

Zhou Siyi, who was following him, curiously asked, "Junior Brother, what’s wrong? Did you find something?"

Song Wen shook his head and pointed at the dark waters ahead, saying, "About fifty miles ahead, there’s a small island with people on it."

"Who are they?" Zhou Siyi inquired.

"People from the He Huan Sect," Song Wen answered.

In Song Wen’s spiritual perception, there were three people on the island, all female cultivators. One was at the mid-Golden Core stage, and the other two were at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

The three women were beautiful, with graceful figures. Their thin garments clung tightly to their bodies, accentuating their curves.

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators were refining pills inside a cave.

The Golden Core cultivator stood guard outside the cave.

Moreover, Song Wen recognized this Golden Core cultivator.

She was Mu Yunxin, who had escaped the Canglan Secret Realm with him back then.

Mu Yunxin had managed to escape the secret realm partly due to Song Wen’s assistance. At the time, she had promised that if Song Wen ever suffered from excessive kidney fire, he could seek her out.

Song Wen briefly explained everything on the island to Zhou Siyi.

"What are they trying to do? Are they also after the Poisonous Dragon?" Zhou Siyi asked.

Song Wen replied, "Probably not. Those two alchemists are only at the Foundation Establishment stage and can only refine second-grade Demon Luring Powder, which isn’t very attractive to the Poisonous Dragon. Moreover, with Mu Yunxin’s mid-Golden Core cultivation, even if they managed to lure the Poisonous Dragon, they likely wouldn’t be a match for it."

Zhou Siyi said, "In that case, we should stay away from them. This is the He Huan Sect’s territory; there’s no need to provoke them."

Song Wen said, "No rush. Their Demon Luring Powder should be ready soon. Let’s see what kind of demon beast they’re trying to lure and what they can attract."

Zhou Siyi had no objections to Song Wen’s decision.

The two found a small hill at the bottom of the lake, concealed their auras, and hid within it.

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On the unnamed island.

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators each held a porcelain bottle as they walked out of the cave and said to Mu Yunxin, "Elder Mu, the Demon Luring Powder is ready."

Mu Yunxin took the bottles handed to her by the two women and replied, "Thank you for your hard work. Next, I’ll need you to help me clear out those low-level demon beasts."

"Yes," the two women said, clasping their fists.

Mu Yunxin flew to the edge of the island and sprinkled the Demon Luring Powder from one of the bottles into the lake and along the shore.

The other bottle, with its stopper removed, was placed about ten zhang away from the lake.

As the Demon Luring Powder fell into the lake water, a strange fragrance rose and drifted far away with the rippling waves.

Mu Yunxin, along with the two women, hid in the dense bushes a hundred zhang away.

Before long, the originally calm lake surface began to change.

Several first-tier aquatic demon beasts leaped out of the water, swimming restlessly near the shore of the island.

Additionally, some ordinary fish and aquatic creatures were also attracted, but these creatures were weak and were quickly devoured alive by the first-tier demon beasts.

The number of aquatic demon beasts gathering increased rapidly, and soon some began to climb ashore, licking the sand and stones tainted with the Demon Luring Powder.

Suddenly.

A giant river clam surfaced.

The clam was as wide as a zhang, and as its shell opened and closed, powerful currents gushed out, instantly killing any demon beast swept by the currents.

This river clam was a second-tier demon beast, and these first-tier demon beasts were no match for it.

After clearing the obstacles ahead, the river clam slowly approached the shore.

At the same time, its shell opened wide, revealing several tentacles.

The tentacles quickly extended, reaching for the porcelain bottle on the shore.

In an instant, a sword light suddenly flashed, swiftly striking towards the river clam.

Startled by the sword light, the clam hurriedly closed its shell.

However, it was a step too late. The flying sword pierced through the gap of the not-yet-fully-closed shell and plunged into the tender pink flesh inside.

The clam’s interior was instantly shredded by the sword light, and it lost all signs of life.

Mu Yunxin emerged from the bushes, waving a surge of spiritual power to pull the clam towards her.

She pried open the shell and, amidst a pile of foul-smelling flesh, retrieved a pearl the size of a chicken egg.

The pearl was pink, with a smooth, mirror-like surface, quite beautiful.

Mu Yunxin, satisfied, tucked the pearl into her bosom, casually tossed the clam aside, and then spoke to the two female cultivators beside her.

"Deal with these low-tier demon beasts, lest they consume too much of the Demon Luring Powder."

Mu Yunxin was clearly not satisfied with just one pearl and wanted to continue using the Demon Luring Powder to attract more river clams.

Upon hearing this, the two female cultivators showed a hint of joy.

They picked up the clam from the ground and then activated their spiritual tools, slaying the demon beasts one by one.

The clam’s shell was an excellent material for crafting defensive spiritual tools, and the other demon beast corpses could also fetch a good price.

Mu Yunxin had them stay to help clean up the low-tier demon beasts as a reward for their efforts in preparing the Demon Luring Powder.

Otherwise, with Mu Yunxin’s Golden Core cultivation, a single sword strike could have annihilated all these low-tier demon beasts, leaving no trace.

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"They are hunting Giant Spirit Clams for the Iridescent Pearls."

Song Wen, who observed all this through his spiritual sense, said to Zhou Siyi beside him.

Zhou Siyi’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"How many Giant Spirit Clams have they killed?"

"Only one for now, but..." Song Wen’s spiritual sense swept over the surrounding waters, and he continued, "There are five Giant Spirit Clams attracted by the Demon Luring Powder, heading towards the island."

"Junior Brother, intercept these Giant Spirit Clams; the Iridescent Pearls are useful to me," Zhou Siyi said.

Song Wen immediately realized that the Iridescent Pearls were one of the main ingredients for refining the third-tier Soul Nourishing Pill.

This pill aids in enhancing a cultivator’s spiritual sense power.

Generally, a cultivator’s spiritual sense level matches their cultivation, and spiritual sense power gradually increases with cultivation growth.

However, some cultivators would go to great lengths to enhance their spiritual awareness, especially disciples from sects like the Harmony Sect, which excels in charm and illusion techniques.

Song Wen was about to take action but suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, Zhou Siyi asked, "Junior Brother, what’s wrong?"

Song Wen replied, "Someone else is coming."

"Who is it?"

"Monks from the Mixed Yuan Temple. There are only two of them, but both are Golden Core cultivators."

"Monks from the Mixed Yuan Temple!" Zhou Siyi’s tone was somewhat surprised. "They have quite the nerve to venture deep into Harmony Sect territory to snatch cultivation resources."

Seeing the arrival of the Mixed Yuan Temple monks, Song Wen was in no hurry to act.

He wanted to see what the monks from the Mixed Yuan Temple had come here for.

(End of the Chapter)

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