Chapter 1484: Double-pupil Rat's Abnormality

Fairy Ziyue naturally refused. While the Azure Mulberry Divine Water was precious, she had no use for it.

A man wearing a black cloak took out an exquisite blue jade box and handed it to Fairy Ziyue. He transmitted his voice, saying, "Fairy, how about I trade you three Fourth-Tier demonic beast souls for this bottle of flood dragon essence blood?"

Fairy Ziyue was somewhat tempted. Fourth-Tier demonic beast souls were crucial materials for refining Fourth-Tier puppet beasts. Compared to other materials, Fourth-Tier demonic beast souls and thousand-year ironwood were relatively rare.

Wang Changsheng had given her a good amount of thousand-year ironwood. She had also used one Fourth-Tier demonic beast soul, but the soul fusion process had failed, rendering it useless.

Fairy Ziyue looked at Huangfu Xiong and transmitted her voice, saying, "Fellow Daoist Huangfu, if you cannot produce other materials, then the flood dragon essence blood will have to go to someone else."

Huangfu Xiong pondered, hesitated for a moment, then flipped his palm. A pale green jade box appeared in his hand. He transmitted his voice, saying, "This is an inner core from a Mid-Grade Fourth-Tier Armored Dragon Beast. The Armored Dragon Beast possesses a trace of Earth-attributed true dragon bloodline. This old man expended great effort to slay this demon. However, you will need to provide two more bottles of Fourth-Tier flood dragon essence blood or other rare items."

"A demonic core from an Armored Dragon Beast with an Earth-attributed true dragon bloodline?"

Fairy Ziyue glanced at Wang Changsheng, then opened the wooden box. Inside was an egg-sized yellow demonic core. The surface of the core had several silver patterns, clearly indicating it was no ordinary demonic core.

Wang Changsheng's Twin-Pupil Rat had been at the Peak Third-Tier for many years. When she chatted with Wang Changsheng, she noticed he was very fond of his Twin-Pupil Rat, believing it to be his greatest fortune.

She nodded and took out two more white porcelain bottles. Three bottles of diluted flood dragon essence blood were exchanged for a Mid-Grade Fourth-Tier demonic core. Strictly speaking, Fairy Ziyue had made a profit.

The exchange was successful, and Huangfu Xiong was in a good mood. He transmitted his voice, saying, "Fairy, do you have any other Fourth-Tier flood dragon materials? Such as a demonic core? If it's an inner core from a Peak Fourth-Tier flood dragon, our Huangfu family is willing to pay a high price to acquire it."

"A Peak Fourth-Tier flood dragon demonic core? Fellow Daoist, you truly dare to dream. I obtained the essence blood in the Celestial Void Grotto-Heaven, but unfortunately, there were only three bottles."

Fairy Ziyue's tone was indifferent. She was well aware that by revealing Peak Fourth-Tier flood dragon essence blood, even if it was diluted, she had drawn unwanted attention, especially since she was only at the early Nascent Soul stage.

Materials from a Peak Fourth-Tier flood dragon were extremely rare, and it was Huangfu Xiong's first time encountering them.

She transmitted her voice to the cloaked cultivator, saying, "Fellow Daoist, this piece of Peak Fourth-Tier flood dragon hide would be excellent for refining a defensive inner armor; its power would surely be considerable. How about I trade it for your Fourth-Tier demonic beast souls?"

The other party hesitated for a moment, then agreed. Fairy Ziyue successfully obtained three Fourth-Tier demonic beast souls.

Fairy Ziyue returned to her seat and handed the Fourth-Tier demonic core to Wang Changsheng.

Other cultivators stepped forward one after another, taking out materials for exchange. However, none of their materials could compare to what Fairy Ziyue had presented.

After about half an hour, the last cultivator finished their exchange. Wang Mengyang soared onto the high platform, clasped his fists, and said, "Thank you all seniors for attending this auction. Next time, we will prepare even better goods, and we welcome all seniors to participate enthusiastically."

The cultivators left one after another. Wang Changsheng and Fairy Ziyue parted ways, walking in different directions. A thin, reedy middle-aged man followed behind Fairy Ziyue. He dared not get too close, maintaining a distance of thirty zhang.

Fairy Ziyue entered a three-story cyan pavilion. Nearby was a teahouse. The middle-aged man stepped towards the teahouse and sat at a street-side table on the second floor, where he could clearly see Fairy Ziyue's residence.

In a secluded small courtyard with green tiles, Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Ye Haitang sat chatting in a stone pavilion. Their brows were tightly furrowed. The stone pavilion was built in the center of a lake about one mu in size. Next to the lake was a three-story cyan pavilion.

Ye Haitang and Wang Ruyan took turns observing every cultivator who entered the Treasure Gathering Palace. Neither of them had found any trace of Huang Yuxu.

Was Huang Yuxu not in Golden Eagle Market? Or was he in some corner of the Myriad Ghost Sea? If so, things would be tricky.

If Huang Yuxu insisted on living under a hidden identity, it would indeed be difficult to track him down.

"Since we are already here," Wang Changsheng said, "let's stay for a while longer. If there's still no news of him in another month or so, we'll go look for him in the Myriad Ghost Sea. Even if it's like searching for a needle in a haystack, we must find him."

Wang Changsheng's expression was stern. As long as Huang Yuxu was not eliminated, he would remain a grave threat to the Wang family. There was no logic in perpetually guarding against a thief.

Wang Ruyan nodded and said, "Fortunately, we have a backup plan. We hope Junior Martial Sister Tian can lure Huang Yuxu out."

They had made two preparations. If they couldn't find Huang Yuxu, they would use Fairy Ziyue as bait and wait for him to come.

Fairy Ziyue possessed Peak Fourth-Tier flood dragon essence blood. If Huang Yuxu learned of this, he would surely seek out Fairy Ziyue.

Wang Changsheng took out the Thousand Soul Banner, handed it to Ye Haitang, and said kindly, "Haitang, this magic treasure contains many ghost spirits. Refine these ghost spirits into the Heavenly Ghost Banner. After a simple period of refinement, and once Huang Yuxu is dealt with, I'll accompany you to the Myriad Ghost Sea to collect other ghost spirits."

The more ghost spirits refined into the Heavenly Ghost Banner, the greater its power. By refining the Heavenly Ghost Banner in the unique environment of the Myriad Ghost Sea, its power would continuously increase.

"The Thousand Ghost Banner! Thank you, Uncle."

Ye Haitang beamed with joy and accepted the Thousand Ghost Banner.

Wang Changsheng nodded and said, "I also bid on and acquired several Fourth-Tier Yin Beast inner cores. When the time comes, I'll have Qing Qi help you refine Yellow Springs Pills."

The Wang family now had three Third-Tier alchemists. The most skilled was Wang Qingqi, followed by Wang Changjie.

After a brief chat, Ye Haitang went to refine the Heavenly Ghost Banner, and Wang Ruyan also returned to cultivate.

Wang Changsheng took out a cyan jade box. He opened the wooden box, and a yellow demonic core with silver spiritual patterns appeared before him.

"A Fourth-Tier Armored Dragon Beast with Earth-attributed true dragon bloodline! I wonder if the Twin-Pupil Rat can advance to the Fourth-Tier," Wang Changsheng mumbled to himself.

He released his Twin-Pupil Rat. The Twin-Pupil Rat seemed to smell something, excitedly chirped, and pounced towards the demonic core in Wang Changsheng's hand.

It quickly devoured the demonic core and became agitated.

Blinding yellow light erupted from the Twin-Pupil Rat's body. Its size rapidly expanded to that of a small house. Its eyes turned blood-red, and its fur stood on end, making it resemble a hedgehog.

The Twin-Pupil Rat let out an ear-splitting roar. A hazy yellow sound wave swept out. The stone pavilion instantly collapsed, turning into dust. Before the dust could land on Wang Changsheng, it dispersed on its own. The sound wave rapidly skimmed across the lake's surface, causing the calm water to instantly explode, sending sprays dozens of zhang high.

Wang Changsheng's brows furrowed slightly. It seemed the demonic core contained an exceptionally vast amount of demonic power. The Twin-Pupil Rat had consumed Fourth-Tier demonic cores before, but it had never been this violent. Even when it consumed the Heavenly Beast Pill, its reaction wasn't this strong.

He swept his wide sleeve. The lake water surged dozens of zhang high, forming a massive blue water curtain, enveloping him and the Twin-Pupil Rat.