Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 291: Guardian Beast of the Sect



Translator: Cinder Translations

"Peak Master Zhou, safe travels, no need to see you off," Fang Pengyi said with a hint of pride.

He was very satisfied with Song Wen's earlier response.

"Dad!"

Zhou Siyi saw her father walking coldly toward the exit of the snake-human cave and appeared somewhat anxious.

Even the way she called out "Dad" was filled with fear and trepidation.

Zhou Xuelin glanced at Zhou Siyi, his eyes full of indifference.

It was as if he wasn't looking at his own daughter but rather an insignificant object.

Even as Zhou Xuelin walked out of the snake-human cave, Zhou Siyi's unease did not dissipate.

She lowered her head, and tears of grievance welled up in her bright eyes.

After a long silence, she hurried after Zhou Xuelin.

Seeing this scene, Fang Pengyi sneered.

"Just a petty person who only knows how to vie for power and profit; for the sake of authority, he can even use his own daughter as a pawn."

After mocking Zhou Xuelin several times, he turned to Song Wen.

"Elder Wu, it's best to keep your distance from a petty man like Zhou Xuelin."

Song Wen replied, "This subordinate will remember the Peak Master's teachings."

Fang Pengyi's words seemed to be a reminder to Song Wen, but in reality, they were a warning.

He was cautioning Song Wen not to get too close to Zhou Xuelin.

Zhou Xuelin was a petty man, but Fang Pengyi was by no means a benevolent person.

He knew very well that Zhou Siyi was a spy sent by Zhou Xuelin.

Yet he still kept Zhou Siyi within Alchemy Peak because of her knowledge in cultivating spirit beasts.

A moment later.

Fang Pengyi announced Song Wen's appointment to take over the snake-human cave to Liu Jiang, Zhang Bing, and Li Shi.

After exchanging communication jade slips with Song Wen, Fang Pengyi handed him a storage ring containing the spiritual materials needed for corpse refining, as well as information and accounts related to the snake-human cave.

After seeing Fang Pengyi off, Song Wen entered the first corpse-refining cave in the snake- human cave.

The first corpse-refining cave was originally managed by Rong Jingyun, handling the daily affairs of the snake-human cave, and now naturally belonged to Song Wen.

Taking out the storage ring given by Fang Pengyi, Song Wen's spiritual sense probed inside.

Immediately, Song Wen's eyes lit up with excitement.

The corpse-refining spiritual materials inside were almost exaggerated in quantity.

There were hundreds of bottles of Yin Fiend Dew, along with other corpse-refining spiritual materials. The total value of the spiritual materials in this storage ring exceeded five hundred thousand spirit stones.

Song Wen suddenly felt an urge to run away with the storage ring.

The corpse-refining spiritual materials inside were enough for him to practice the "Blood Refining of the Corpse King" and reach the Golden Core realm, with possibly some leftovers.

Suppressing his greed, Song Wen noticed that a mark had been planted on this storage ring.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this mark that Fang Pengyi dared to entrust Song Wen with it so boldly and without worry.

The affairs of the snake-human cave were rather peaceful.

The matters related to cultivating the snake-human were fully managed by Liu Jiang.

Song Wen's main tasks were to refine the snake-human corpses and instruct Zhang Bing and

Li Shi in corpse refining.

Half a month later.

Zhou Siyi, who had disappeared for many days, reappeared in the snake-human cave.

She had returned to her usual lively and carefree self.

It was as if the person who had cried in grievance in the snake-human cave that day was not

her at all.

"Junior Brother Wu, from now on, you'll be my superior. You must take good care of your

senior sister," she said.

Looking at Zhou Siyi's big, sparkling eyes, Song Wen understood.

It turned out that her liveliness was merely a disguise.

She did not have an easy life.

She was just a chess piece in her father's hands, one that could be manipulated at will.

A smile appeared on Song Wen's face.

"Senior sister flatters me. I only know a bit about corpse refining; in other areas, I'm still as clueless as a blind person touching an elephant. I hope senior sister won't hesitate to teach me in the future."

"Sure! If there's anything you don't understand in the future, feel free to ask me."

Zhou Siyi confidently said.

Suddenly, the ground shook violently.

Throughout the entire snake-human cave, over a thousand coffins toppled all at once.

"Ugh..."

A distant, piercing buzzing sound reverberated through half of the Beastmaster Sect.

Dozens of snake-humans within the cave suddenly became frenzied, continuously crashing against the array barrier that trapped them.

Even with their heads bloodied, the snake-humans showed no signs of stopping.

"What is happening? Where is that sound coming from?" Song Wen asked in shock.

Zhou Siyi appeared quite calm.

She turned and looked toward a certain direction deep within the Beastmaster Sect,

whispering softly.

"The guardian beast of the sect has awakened. Every twenty years, it wakes up from hunger.

After it feeds, it will fall back into a deep sleep."

The guardian beast of the sect!

Song Wen looked surprised.

The so-called guardian beast of the sect is not truly a divine beast.

Divine beasts are legendary powerful creatures; for countless years, there have been no

sightings of them in the entire cultivation world.

The guardian beast of the Beastmaster Sect should only be a powerful spirit beast.

What kind of spirit beast requires feeding every twenty years?

Shouldn't such a powerful spirit beast survive on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?

Could it be that it consumes rare materials or spirit stones?

During his years in East Huafang Market, Song Wen had often heard people mention that the

Beastmaster Sect had a powerful guardian beast, which was the foundation of the sect.

However, outsiders had never known what kind of spirit beast the guardian beast of the

Beastmaster Sect truly was.

"Senior Sister Zhou, have you ever seen the guardian beast?" Song Wen asked.

Zhou Siyi replied, "I have never seen it. The last time the divine beast awakened, I was still

just a small child and had not yet begun cultivating, so I was unable to witness the true form

of the divine beast."

She gazed at the direction from which the beast's call came, lost in thought for a moment.

"Junior Brother Wu, do you want to go see the guardian beast?"

"I do want to, but the guardian beast isn't something you can just go and see, right?"

"Perhaps there will be an opportunity?"

...

Three days later, at noon.

Liu Jiang appeared outside the first corpse-refining cave, looking anxious.

"Elder Wu, come out quickly; something big has happened."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Song Wen opened the barrier to the corpse cave and asked, "Elder Liu, what happened?"

"The Spirit Beast Breeding Workshop in Great Yan Kingdom was attacked by villains. Dozens

of disciples in the workshop were slaughtered, and over a thousand Green Jade Snakes are

either dead or fled-none survived."

Liu Jiang's tone was filled with anger.

Having spent many years in The Spirit Beast Breeding Workshop, he was familiar with most of

the disciples there, and with all the disciples being killed, he couldn't help but feel indignant.

Cultivating snake-humans requires Green Jade Snake eggs.

Moreover, the success rate of cultivating snake-humans is quite low, leading to an enormous

demand for Green Jade Snake eggs.

Most of these eggs were provided by The Spirit Beast Breeding Workshop.

If the workshop is destroyed, the cultivation of snake-humans will be greatly affected.

"Who dares to take such ruthless action against the Beastmaster Sect's Spirit Feeding Workshop?"

Song Wen was shocked upon hearing this.

Liu Jiang said, "There's a great possibility that it was those two black-clad people you saw

last time."

"Again them! Why are they targeting The Spirit Beast Breeding Workshop?"

"I don't know, but this time, they won't be able to escape."

Liu Jiang's eyes were fierce, filled with killing intent.

(End of the Chapter)

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