Seeing her leave, Tang Muxi kicked the corpse of the Mirage Beast in frustration, only to hurt her own foot since the beast’s hide was thick and tough.
After a while, she calmed down, cursed the demon lord in her heart, and began to slice off chunks of succulent meat from the Mirage Beast to store in her storage bag.
Humans are a great supplement for magical beasts, and vice versa.
The meat from these beasts is mostly delicious, their blood rich with powerful energies, and their bones nearly indestructible.
Besides being used for food, they can also be used to draw talismans, refine tools, medicines, armors, etc. If nothing else, they can be sold for money; truly, every part of them is valuable.
Moreover, since the Mirage Beast was at the Golden Core stage, for Tang Muxi, who was just at the Qi Training stage, having an armor made from a Golden Core magical beast would be enough to protect her from most harm.
Although the beast’s body was tainted by demonic energy, for Tang Muxi, who could absorb and transform any type of spiritual or demonic energy, this was not an issue.
She quickly put her displeasure aside and began to process the beast’s corpse with shining eyes.
Unfortunately, due to the beast’s enormous size, her inferior storage bag at her waist could hardly hold much, and soon the light in her eyes dimmed as she sat helplessly in front of the corpse.
Seeing her unhappy, the little snow fox came over and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Tang Muxi pouted and pointed at the huge body that was not yet fully dismembered, feeling wronged, “It’s bullying me.”
The little snow fox looked at the beast from which meat had been carved and blood drawn, then at the still bleeding sword in Tang Muxi’s hand, and wondered, “Who exactly is bullying whom?”
When Tang Muxi saw it asking, she felt even more aggrieved, lay on the thick beast hide, and pounded it in frustration, “Why is it so big? I can’t fit it all!”
Unable to take it with her, she could only leave it to rot there.
If it had been a common Foundation Building magical beast, Tang Muxi might not have cared.
But this was a Golden Core!
If it rotted, how much money would be lost!
The little snow fox fell silent, slowly backed away with its little paws, and decided to ignore the fool.
Tang Muxi was acting crazy today; perhaps she had inhaled too much Mirage Qi and damaged her brain…
What a pity.
Tang Muxi went mad for a while, then suddenly two storage rings hit her on the head, causing her pain and making her exclaim, “Who’s there?”
When she turned her head, she saw Jiang Yin with a helpless expression, “Here, take these.”
Tang Muxi grabbed the storage rings, checked them, and found that although the space inside wasn’t huge, it was many times better than her storage bag.
Moreover, there were hundreds of spirit stones inside, along with various pills and talismans.
Her eyes widened, and she hugged them close, afraid that Jiang Yin might change her mind, and asked, “Where did you get all these things?”
Surely she hadn’t robbed someone, had she?
If she wasn’t mistaken, she had even seen a manual of basic techniques from the Tianji Sect among the items.
“Found them,” Jiang Yin said nonchalantly.
Tang Muxi didn’t believe it for a second!
Sensing her discomfort, Jiang Yin added, “Picked them off dead bodies.”
Tang Muxi was about to say that there couldn’t be so many dead people to pick from when she suddenly stopped.
Just a few days ago, they had killed nearly twenty demonic spies; if these were taken from their bodies, then it indeed wasn’t false.
The demon lord still had some conscience, giving her so much just like that.
Tang Muxi happily continued dismembering the beast, but suddenly, her knife stopped.
Wait!
The demon lord had indeed given quite a lot just now: two storage rings, hundreds of spirit stones, some of which were mid-grade, and about twenty pills and talismans of varying levels from Yellow to Profound Rank, mixed in quality.
All these items seemed quite abundant, but she had forgotten one thing.
Nearly twenty people had died at that time, including some well-off inner disciples.
Dividing over a hundred spirit stones among them meant less than ten per person!
Which family’s disciple was so poor?
So where did the rest of the large amount of stolen goods go?
Thinking of this, the two storage rings in her hand suddenly lost their appeal.
In a blink of an eye, the demon lord had left.
Tang Muxi quickly finished dismembering the remaining beast corpse, picked out the precious and useful parts to put into the storage rings, and then hurried off to settle accounts with him.
This time, the demon lord had really gone too far.
If it weren’t for the fact that there was no place to store the beast’s corpse today, would she have even given her these two rings?
She was really blind to have desperately blocked a knife for her at that time!
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During dinner, the little snow fox keenly sensed that something was off. Usually, Tang Muxi spared no expense with the meals, preparing a full table of dishes, both meat and vegetables, nutritious and delicious.
But today… the large dining table only had a pitiful dish of greens, and even the rice was just one bowl per person, clearly not enough to satisfy hunger. Yet, despite this, the pair of master and disciple continued eating without changing their expressions, as if nothing was amiss.
Unable to bear the hunger, the little snow fox could no longer sit still, its long tail poking Tang Muxi as it asked, “Why is there so little food?” It clearly remembered that today, Tang Muxi had packed almost an entire mountain-like Mirage beast, not wasting even a drop of blood. How could there possibly be nothing to eat? Just the meat alone should last for more than a month.
Tang Muxi glanced at the great demon who was leisurely enjoying his meal and snorted lightly, dismissively saying, “We’ve run out of stored food.”
The little snow fox immediately widened its eyes: “You’re lying, fox! What about the Mirage beast? And what about the leftover fried, roasted, smoked, and sauce-coated meats from the other day?”
Tang Muxi remained silent, simply continuing to eat. She didn’t want to skimp on food either, but what could she do when the great demon was so greedy, taking so much and giving her so little, and even refusing to hand over what was asked for.
Angry, she felt compelled to retaliate.
The little snow fox sensed that the two were having a dispute and felt even more aggrieved.
What did their quarrel have to do with a fox? They had promised never to let it go hungry! A woman’s mouth, deceiving a fox! It protested discontentedly, and Tang Muxi, being in the wrong and soft-hearted, had no choice but to compromise, secretly taking out a plate of roasted meat for the little snow fox.
Just then, Jiang Yin, who had been leisurely tasting her food, suddenly looked over. Her gaze was indifferent yet unmistakable, falling on the roasted meat. She glanced at Tang Muxi a few times, making her uneasy and somewhat intimidated.
But thinking of the pitiful two storage rings in her hand, she felt a bit more confident and defiantly said, “What are you looking at? If you hadn’t hoarded everything for yourself, you wouldn’t have any share in the future.”
Emboldened, she even dared to drop formalities with her senior. Not only that, but as soon as she finished speaking, she took out another plate of roasted meat and placed it in front of herself, blatantly eating it, intent on infuriating the great demon.
Jiang Yin put down her chopsticks and quietly watched Tang Muxi, then after a long while, she spoke with a smile that was not quite a smile, “Three months ago, the regular gift bag for inner sect disciples contained thirty low-grade spirit stones, twenty mid-grade ones, and a bottle of mid-grade Yellow Tier Peiyuan Pill.
Two and a half months ago, four disciples came to my courtyard to steal, losing ten Yellow Tier spiritual plants of various grades. Two months ago, an inner sect disciple destroyed my guest room, resulting in the loss of several pieces of furniture and five Yellow Tier talismans being stolen.
One and a half months ago, the roof was smashed, costing me two sets of low-tier formations and a spiritual sword, and the medicine garden was more than half damaged…” Jiang Yin spoke unhurriedly, and the more Tang Muxi listened, the more alarmed she became. Although she did not specify, all these incidents were things she had been forced to do while under control.
She had thought that after so much time, no one would know or remember, so she had deliberately avoided mentioning it, hoping to bluff her way through.
Unexpectedly, not only did the great demon know who was behind it, but she also remembered the specific losses clearly.
Tang Muxi’s face gradually turned pale, cold sweat dampened her back, and she couldn’t help but swallow her saliva to ease her guilt.
Jiang Yin noticed her distraction and stopped to ask, “Do you want me to continue, junior sister?”
This was just the loss of property, not to mention the resources seized and the traps set by scheming rivals. If he were to detail everything, it might take a while to finish. Moreover, considering that the person in front of her was most likely reborn, if she added the deeds of her previous life… Tsk tsk, that would require sitting down with a cup of tea to slowly settle the accounts.
Tang Muxi shrank her neck, always feeling that the great demon had a knife hidden in his smile. She quickly shook her head, “No, no need…”
Jiang Yin slightly curved her lips, picked up a piece of green vegetable, and put it into her mouth. After swallowing, she innocently said, “But senior sister might not be full.”
Tang Muxi shivered and hurriedly took out her previously saved food, placing it in front of Jiang Yin with a fawning smile, “Please senior sister, please. Whatever you want to eat, just say it. I definitely won’t let you go hungry.”
Jiang Yin nodded in satisfaction. Just as she was about to start eating, she suddenly stopped and asked, “Is junior sister still angry? Do you need me to give all the spoils to you?” Tang Muxi wished she could turn into a bobblehead, shaking her head so hard it almost broke, and tearfully said, “No need, no need, it’s all deserved by senior sister, junior sister is already content…”
Between money and life, of course, life is more important QAQ.
The great demon is so wicked, initially agreeing to write off the debt, but who would have thought she would suddenly bring it up now for calculation.
Tang Muxi had a premonition that for a long, long time to come, she wouldn’t be able to lift her head in front of the great demon… So frustrating! Jiang Yin was very pleased with her understanding, acting as if nothing had happened, and continued to eat leisurely.
On the other side, the observing little snow fox was dumbfounded, couldn’t help but sigh, “Indeed, the older the ginger, the spicier. Worthy of the surname Jiang, so ruthless!”
It had long known that Tang Muxi couldn’t outmatch her senior sister, but it didn’t expect her to be so thoroughly controlled. Poor thing, luckily it’s just a little snow fox, staying out of the fray.jpg This meal, Tang Muxi started off high-spirited but ended up trembling with fear, utterly embarrassed.
To relieve the indignation in her heart, she decided to take out the body of the Mirage Beast and vent by “whipping the corpse,” crafting a set of magical robes for herself.
She chose the thick skin of the Mirage Beast for the material, adding some bones and spirit minerals to enhance the strength and spirituality of the robes. But after all, it was a magical beast, already eroded by demonic energy. So before crafting the robes, she had to deal with the demonic energy surrounding it.
Tang Muxi was not afraid of demonic energy; she faced it head-on, absorbing it into her body, transforming it slightly, and then using it for herself. Her power had already been abundant these days, just a step away from foundation building.
While dealing with this demonic energy, she suddenly felt her realm loosen and quickly called the little snow fox over to protect her while she sat down on the spot, ready to break through at any moment.
Foundation building is different from Qi training; it’s the basis for entering the path of cultivation. The foundation building thunder tribulation is fierce, capable of driving out impurities in the body and transforming it to better suit the needs of cultivation. This step is crucial and must not be taken lightly.
Tang Muxi excitedly operated her cultivation technique, regulating her spiritual power, ready to face the foundation building thunder tribulation. Based on her experiences from previous lives, she found the most suitable method for herself, wanting to completely transform her physique for future cultivation.
What she didn’t expect was that the surrounding spiritual power became denser, seemingly forming a vortex that was seeping into her body, but there was not even a hint of dark clouds gathering above her head.
Tang Muxi found it increasingly strange; the spiritual vortex and the thunder tribulation should arrive at the same time, so why had the vortex formed while the thunderclouds had not? Could it be that the thunder… wasn’t coming?
Just as she was secretly alarmed, the spiritual vortex became more turbulent. Suddenly, at a certain moment, a beam of light burst forth from her body, shooting straight into the sky. In an instant, spiritual energy surged violently, and auspicious clouds within a hundred meters gathered, bathing the area in golden light.
Tang Muxi felt her body desperately absorbing spiritual energy like a parched land welcoming sweet rain, as if she had become a vast chasm that could never be filled. She thought this process would last a long time, but unexpectedly, it stopped abruptly just as it had begun.
When she opened her eyes again, the beam of light had dissipated, and the sky was raining down peaceful rain, which didn’t seem like a breakthrough in realm but rather the auspicious sign of a treasure’s emergence!
