Chapter 54: Bargaining and Heading to the Demon Saint Mansion

"My goodness, this black loach has quite a stash!"

Long Ge rummaged through the mountain-like pile of medicinal herbs, his golden eyes nearly popping out, drool dripping down; if his claws weren't so clumsy, he would have loved to scoop everything into his arms.

Zhang Yi also clicked his tongue in wonder, holding a Demon Crystal the size of an infant's fist, holding it up to the light; purple radiance swirled within, and the dense spiritual energy was almost overflowing.

"This thing is enough for me to eat for several meals!"

He grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eating!"

Nudi rolled her eyes at him, but her gaze landed on a stalk of entirely fire-red spirit grass.

"This is Red Flame Grass, the main ingredient for refining the Realm-Breaking Pill! I didn't expect this black loach to actually have such a good thing!"

At the mention of alchemy, a fanatical light instantly flashed in Nudi's eyes.

Previously, when refining pills by the river, she was always on edge, terrified that some blind Demon Beast would come to cause trouble.

Now, hiding in the cave, it was safe and concealed—simply an excellent place for alchemy!

"Younger Sister, you mean..."

Zhang Yi rubbed his hands together and leaned in with a look of ill intent.

"These spirit herbs and materials are just a waste sitting on us; why not take this opportunity to refine them into pills? That way, it will be much more convenient for us to use them later, won't it?"

Nudi glanced at him indifferently, "What, do you have an objection?"

"No, no, no, how would I dare to have an objection!"

Zhang Yi shook his head hurriedly, though he was blooming with joy inside.

In fact, even if Nudi hadn't said it, Zhang Yi already had this idea in mind.

You must know, he had been eyeing the pills Nudi spoke of for more than a day or two.

Now that the other party had taken the initiative to propose it, he naturally would not refuse.

Thinking this, Zhang Yi immediately looked at the Quetzalcoatlus to the side.

"Long Ge, while we have this gap, I think we can go ahead and deal with that mother dragon first, so as not to hinder my Younger Sister's alchemy. What do you think?"

Zhang Yi smiled and patted Long Ge.

Originally, this fellow was happily munching on a spirit fruit, but once he heard the other party had designs on that mother dragon—

Even if he felt some reluctance in his heart, thinking of the earth dragon Zhang Yi had eaten earlier, he, who was already drooling with greed, finally agreed.

"Let's go, this time I, the dragon, must properly savor the taste of this earth dragon meat!"

Long Ge said, then followed behind Zhang Yi, walking toward the corpse of the black earth dragon.

On the other side, the little earth dragon who had just lost its mother did not know what Zhang Yi and the others were doing because its intelligence had not yet been awakened.

At this moment, it was snuggled in the arms of Ju Niao Mu Qin, occasionally letting out a few low whimpers.

When it saw Zhang Yi and the others walking toward its mother's corpse, the little earth dragon only struggled a few times in the arms of Ju Niao Mu Qin out of instinct.

When Zhang Yi saw the teary-eyed little earth dragon, his heart softened, and he even considered giving up the plan.

"Sigh, this little fellow is quite pitiful, maybe..."

However, just as Zhang Yi opened his mouth and before he could finish his sentence, he was directly interrupted by the Quetzalcoatlus to the side.

"Pitiful is pitiful, but the meat still has to be eaten."

"At worst, when we start eating later, I'll give him an extra piece of meat."

Long Ge said.

"Since I, the dragon, promised its mother I would look after the little fellow, I can't work for free, can I!"

"The flesh and blood of this mother dragon will just be considered the little fellow's protection fee."

The next second, he looked up at the mother dragon's corpse not far away.

"If you ask me, this black loach's meat must definitely taste much better than that rotten loach in the swamp!"

Once Zhang Yi heard this, he also felt it made a lot of sense.

Back in the swamp, he had enjoyed that loach all by himself and even awakened a new skill.

Now this black earth dragon had a higher cultivation and a stronger physical body; the taste must be on a whole new level!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi and Long Ge exchanged a look, and the last trace of reluctance in their hearts instantly vanished into thin air.

Next, Zhang Yi and the others called Xiao Pu over to start "dividing the spoils" together.

Seeing this, the Quetzalcoatlus stepped forward first, using its sharp claws to tear at the skin and flesh of the black earth dragon.

Zhang Yi secretly used the 【Taotie Feast】 skill, swallowing the spiritual energy within the earth dragon's flesh and blood in large gulps.

"Mm, this taste, it's really good!"

Zhang Yi praised while eating.

The dense spiritual energy flowed down his throat into his body, making him feel comfortable all over.

"That goes without saying, don't look at whose handiwork it is!"

Long Ge raised his head triumphantly, his mouth full of dragon blood, looking exceptionally ferocious.

"Don't grab, leave some for me!"

Zhang Yi hurriedly protected the remaining dragon meat, fearing it would be eaten up by Long Ge.

One bird and one dragon, right outside the cave, ate quite boisterously, the scene being "harmonious" for a time.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several days had passed.

Inside the cave, Nudi sat cross-legged, surrounded by all kinds of pill bottles.

Every pill was crystal clear, emitting dense spiritual energy, making one's mouth water.

"It's done!"

Nudi opened her eyes, a trace of joy flashing through them.

"How is it, how is it? How many medicinal pills did you refine?"

Zhang Yi and Long Ge rushed in impatiently, their eyes staring straight at those medicinal pill bottles.

"Realm-Breaking Pills, Spirit-Condensing Pills, and various healing pills; it's enough for us to use for a period of time."

Nudi said indifferently.

"That's great!"

Zhang Yi and Long Ge cheered and jumped for joy, wishing they could claim all the medicinal pills for themselves.

"Don't be happy too soon; these medicinal pills aren't given to you for free."

Nudi looked at them with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "If you want the medicinal pills, you have to pay a price."

Zhang Yi and Long Ge were stunned, their hearts skipping a beat.

At this moment, he didn't know why, but when he met Nudi's gaze, he always had the illusion of being targeted by a "profiteer."

"One Realm-Breaking Pill in exchange for ten catties of Demon Beast meat, how about it?"

Nudi rested her chin on her hand, looking at Zhang Yi with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi immediately bristled.

"Ten catties?! Why don't you just go rob someone! Besides, if it weren't for me, how could you have refined the medicinal pills so easily? If you ask me, at most... at most five catties!"

"Eight catties, not a catty less."

Nudi did not yield an inch.

"Six catties! Not a catty more!"

Zhang Yi gritted his teeth.

Long Ge, who was on the side, couldn't watch anymore and interjected: "I say, you girl, aren't you just taking advantage of our plight? We went through life and death together, after all, why are you calculating things so clearly?"

"Friendship is friendship, business is business; how can they be mixed together?"

Nudi retorted righteously.

"Besides, I didn't force you to trade."

Long Ge was immediately rendered speechless and could only silently calculate whether his own meager savings were enough to trade for a few medicinal pills.

After a round of "friendly" negotiations, Zhang Yi and Long Ge finally traded for the medicinal pills they desired; although their hearts ached, thinking of the upcoming Demon Saint Mansion Arena Competition, they felt full of motivation again.

By the time Zhang Yi and the others came out of the underground cave, the black earth dragon's collection had all turned into crystal-clear, spirit-rich medicinal pills.

Estimating that the time was about right, it was time for them to go see the world at the Arena Competition held by the Demon Saint Mansion.

"Set off, to the Demon Saint Mansion!"