Chapter 55: Pork, Dog, Beef, and Mutton Are More Affordable

“Oh no, it’s… the Fallen Spirit Pool is having issues!”

Elder Chi Huo and Elder Lan Yan both changed color, finally sensing the commotion within the Fallen Spirit Pool.

The Fallen Spirit Pool was a self-contained realm, isolated from the outside. If Xu Gu hadn’t informed them, they wouldn’t normally have noticed the activity inside.

However, the three of them—Xu Gu, Mi Suhui, and Kong Haoran—had gone to the East Sea, causing a monstrous flood that destroyed the Formation Restrictions they had set up in the Fallen Spirit Pool’s small grotto-heaven. The commotion was too great.

Naturally, it alarmed both of them.

“Everyone, please excuse us for a moment.”

Elder Chi Huo and Elder Lan Yan were both tense and anxious, extremely eager. They immediately opened the passage to the Fallen Spirit Pool and rushed in, in a great hurry.

They were terrified that something might happen to the three of them, especially Xu Gu, because their value was too high!

They absolutely could not afford any mishaps!

They couldn’t even imagine how the entire Demonic Path would punish them if something happened to the three of them in their Fallen Spirit Pool!

However,

“Huh? Did we take a wrong turn? Where is this? Why does it look so much like our Fallen Spirit Pool?”

“But our Fallen Spirit Pool isn’t this dilapidated.”

The two descended above the Fallen Spirit Pool, staring at the scene below in a daze. They were very confused, suspecting they had gone to the wrong place, because it was completely different from the Fallen Spirit Pool in their memory.

Then, they saw the three young men standing below. They had an extraordinary demeanor, were incomparably handsome, and greeted the two of them with shy smiles, looking utterly harmless.

It was Xu Gu, Mi Suhui, and Kong Haoran.

“Hiss!” The two gasped.

If these three were Xu Gu, Mi Suhui, and Kong Haoran, then this place was…

“No!”

A piercing scream rang out. Elder Chi Huo and Elder Lan Yan let out a long howl to the sky, their hearts bleeding, filled with anguish.

They were forced to face reality, their gazes unwillingly glancing downwards. The sight before them caused their blood to rush up, their hearts to stop, and they almost fainted.

Pain!

It was too painful!

Good news: Xu Gu, Mi Suhui, and Kong Haoran were fine.

Bad news: The entire Fallen Spirit Pool had vanished. Not only were the forty-nine Fallen Spirits gone, but even the pool water was gone!

“What exactly happened!”

“Who?! Who dared to steal my Fallen Spirits!”

“Are they trying to start a war with my Demonic Den?”

The auras of Elder Chi Huo and Elder Lan Yan surged, demonic flames reaching the sky, malevolent and wild. Instantly, strong winds rose, and yin thunder rumbled. They were truly enraged.

This was not just about the two of them losing forty-nine Fallen Spirits; it was about losing eight hundred years of dormancy and patience!

Their gazes swept over the piles of Cultivator corpses on the ground. Then, burning with fury, they descended from the sky and landed in front of Xu Gu, Mi Suhui, and Kong Haoran. Suppressing their anger, they said in a grim voice:

“Are you three alright?”

“No.” The three blinked, looking very well-behaved.

“That’s good.” Elder Chi Huo and Elder Lan Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief, pointing at the corpses on the ground and saying, “Do you know who led people here to steal our Fallen Spirit Pool?”

They didn’t suspect Xu Gu, Mi Suhui, and Kong Haoran, thinking someone had attacked them and stolen the Fallen Spirit Pool.

Because, based on their understanding of Xu Gu, catching seven or eight Fallen Spirits would already be Heaven-Defying.

Let alone taking the entire Fallen Spirit Pool, even the water.

“Hiss.” Mi Suhui and Kong Haoran’s expressions changed slightly. If they admitted it now, wouldn’t they be beaten to death?

Of course, they were undercover and had life-saving measures from their families, so they definitely wouldn’t be beaten to death, but they would be forced to terminate their undercover mission.

They sent a telepathic message to Xu Gu, considering whether to blame a ‘mysterious enemy.’

“No one attacked us.” Xu Gu’s expression was calm, and he said lightly, “I learned a Spatial Spell, then I drained the water and caught all the Fallen Spirits.”

There was nothing to hide.

The two Elders had promised to let them catch Fallen Spirits here freely.

“Huh?” Elder Elder Chi Huo and Elder Elder Lan Yan widened their eyes, frowning, somewhat doubting their ears.

What a strange thing to say.

To be honest, even they hadn’t fully mastered a Spatial Spell until now.

How could Xu Gu, a Qi Cultivator, possibly master a Spatial Spell?

“Are you saying you’ve mastered a Spatial Spell? Don’t be afraid, just tell the truth. If the enemy is too strong, we’ll wisely admit defeat.” The two were almost laughing in anger, trying to comfort Xu Gu.

However, Xu Gu’s expression was solemn, and he said very seriously, “Indeed.”

“How is that possible? What realm are you even in…” The two exclaimed in surprise, completely disbelieving, but recalling Xu Gu’s previous Heaven-Defying actions, their questioning voices suddenly became pitifully small.

The two exchanged glances, feeling dizzy and their hearts sinking by half.

If someone else had stolen them, they would have a way to get them back, but if they fell into Xu Gu’s hands, they would be completely irrecoverable. After all, they had promised Xu Gu that he could catch them.

In fact, even without the prior promise, they wouldn’t dare to ask Xu Gu for them.

The two were on the verge of tears.

They knew it was impossible to gain anything from Xu Gu!

“Then what’s with these corpses on the ground?” The two asked unwillingly.

“Hmm?” This time, it was Xu Gu, Mi Suhui, and Kong Haoran’s turn to be confused.

“Isn’t this where the two Elders used Fallen Spirits as bait to lure Cultivators to this place, to actively sacrifice their flesh, blood, essence, Qi, and spirit to feed the Fallen Spirits in the pool?” Xu Gu hesitated.

“Ah? It can be done like that?” Elder Elder Lan Yan and Elder Elder Chi Huo widened their eyes, very incredulous, as if a whole new world had opened up to them.

“…” Xu Gu, Mi Suhui, and Kong Haoran were speechless.

It turned out these two Demonic Den Elders hadn’t even thought of such a thing.

“Then these people?” Xu Gu asked.

“The Fallen Spirit Pool isn’t completely isolated from the outside; there are many spatial cracks extending outwards. Because they emit dense Yin Qi, they often attract groups of demon, ghost, and devil Cultivators.”

“If they aren’t enemies, they should be Cultivators who were guarding these cracks and took advantage of the situation to break in when we opened the passage to send you in, which agitated many spatial cracks,” Elder Elder Lan Yan said.

“I knew I felt someone sneak in earlier,” Elder Elder Chi Huo said.

“Then how do the Fallen Spirits here eat?” Kong Haoran frowned slightly, pressing for an answer.

Mi Suhui nodded beside him. They obviously couldn’t believe the other party’s explanation.

If these Cultivators weren’t deliberately lured by the two Devil Heads to be used to feed the Fallen Spirits, then how did these two Devil Heads manage to get enough flesh and blood to feed so many Fallen Spirits, given the strict crackdown by the Great Shang Dynasty and the Righteous Path?

There was a huge meritorious deed hidden in this!

“Pork, dog, beef, and mutton,” Daoist Elder Lan Yan and Daoist Elder Chi Huo said as a matter of course. “We cooperate with several slaughterhouses, specifically collecting their scraps and blood. Although the effect is poor, the price is very practical.”

“…” Kong Haoran and Mi Suhui were utterly speechless.

Xu Gu also shook his head and chuckled helplessly.

Such Demonic Cultivators were truly useless.

However, considering the plight of the Demonic Path and the strength of the Righteous Path and the Great Shang Dynasty, it was barely acceptable.

“So… all of our Fallen Spirits were caught by you?”

The two Elders accepted reality, on the verge of tears.

Xu Gu shook his head.

The two Elders’ hopes were rekindled, and they looked expectant.

“They are our Fallen Spirits now,” Xu Gu said.

“…” The two Elders’ mouths twitched, their faces ashen, as if they had lost a parent, completely resigned to their fate.

Not long ago, they thought they had found a bargain, but now it seemed like a huge loss.

No doubt, once they returned to the Demonic Den, both of them would become the laughingstock of all the Devil Heads…

Meanwhile,

In the North Sea, at the place where the flood had just been caused by Kong Haoran pulling out his axe, several figures with deep, terrifying, and evil auras emerged.