Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 409 - The Transaction

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Song Wen said, "How I know about this matter is not important. What matters is that I can help you solve the crisis of your corpse transformation."

Upon hearing this, a complex emotion flashed in Xing Xinxin's eyes.

She didn't know whether what Song Wen said was true or false, but she had no other choice and could only trust him for the time being.

Thus, she nodded, signaling him to continue.

Song Wen said, "Your demonic cultivation method is incomplete, which has led to the Corpse Energy you cannot truly refine. However, I possess the complete Corpse King Blood Refining Technique."

When Song Wen pointed out the cultivation technique she was practicing, Xing Xinxin felt a surge of anger instead of joy. Her voice turned cold.

"Are you from Wu Ji Island?"

Song Wen frowned, looking confused.

"Fellow Daoist, what are you talking about?"

"The Corpse King Blood Refining Technique is a secret that is not passed on. Even on Wu Ji Island, only a few core disciples have the qualifications to cultivate it. If you're not a direct descendant of Wu Ji Island, how could you possibly have access to the Corpse King Blood Refining Technique?"

Song Wen subtly released a burst of aura.

This aura was righteous and clear, completely devoid of any sinister energy typical of a corpse cultivator.

"I'm not a demonic cultivator, nor am I from Wu Ji Island's direct lineage."

Beneath her veil, Xing Xinxin looked surprised.

"You're really not a demonic cultivator! Then how did you obtain the Corpse King Blood Refining Technique?"

"This is something I cannot disclose. If you wish to solve your corpse transformation, it's better not to inquire further."

Song Wen said indifferently.

Xing Xinxin responded, "I'm just a little doubtful whether you really possess the complete Corpse King Blood Refining Technique." @@novelbin@@

After all, even her father, Xing Gaohan, didn't have full confidence in obtaining the complete Corpse King Blood Refining Technique, so how could a mere loose cultivator claim to have the complete method? This made Xing Xinxin cautious.

"If you don't trust me, then let's end this matter here," Song Wen said, turning to leave.

"Wait, Fellow Daoist." Xing Xinxin quickly called out to him. "Could you show me the technique so I can verify it?"

Song Wen smiled slightly, pretending to turn around to leave.

He had indeed run short of spirit stones, and a single high-grade spirit stone could greatly ease his current situation.

He threw out a jade slip.

Inside the jade slip was the outline of the Corpse King Blood Refining Technique, though it only contained a general summary.

Xing Xinxin took the jade slip and inspected it. After a while, she said, "Fellow Daoist, it seems you really do have the Corpse King Blood Refining Technique, but I don't have a high-grade spirit stone on me at the moment."

Song Wen's expression turned cold, and his tone became frosty.

"You don't have any spirit stones?"

"Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand. I only have a few spirit stones with me. If you come with me to my cave, I will definitely give you the spirit stones, both hands offering them."

"Do you take me for a naive child? Go to your cave? I fear I might lose my life before I get the spirit stones."

After all, she had finally found hope for solving the corpse transformation, and she couldn't afford to let it slip away easily.

"Fellow Daoist, this was my mistake. If you agree to let me use the technique, I can offer more spirit stones or other spiritual materials in exchange."

"Oh? Any spiritual materials?" Song Wen asked.

"Naturally, anything I can offer." Xing Xinxin replied.

"One high-grade spirit stone, three Xuan Yin Stones, and one Sand Crystal."

After thinking for a moment, Song Wen made a bold request.

A single Xuan Yin Stone was worth 300,000 spirit stones.

A Sand Crystal was worth 8,000 spirit stones.

When added up, the total value of the items Song Wen mentioned was close to 3 million spirit stones.

Although Song Wen didn't know Xing Xinxin's true identity, he could tell from her peak Foundation Establishment cultivation and the magical veil she wore that her status was not low, which is why he dared to ask for such a high price.

"Fellow Daoist, isn't this a bit too greedy?" Xing Xinxin said, her tone tinged with anger.

"Business is always a matter of mutual agreement. If you are dissatisfied, then we can end this here," Song Wen replied, unafraid.

Xing Xinxin gritted her teeth and said, "Fine! I agree to your terms. How do we proceed with the exchange?"

"At noon tomorrow, at the Star Point Lake, a thousand miles west of Fang City. I'll wait for you on the small island in the center of the lake. Remember, if a third person shows up during the exchange, I will not appear," Song Wen stated calmly.

Xing Xinxin gave him a deep look, then turned and headed towards Fang City.

After she left, Song Wen didn't return to his cave but instead made his way directly toward Star Point Lake.

Xing Xinxin was not someone to be taken lightly, so Song Wen didn't dare let his guard down.

He wanted to get to the lake first and set up defenses, in case she made any moves on the island in the center of the lake.

Star Point Lake had a roughly 100-mile radius.

The spiritual energy here was thin, and very few cultivators frequented this place, with no powerful water-based monsters in the lake either.

Because of these factors, Song Wen had chosen this location for the exchange.

The island at the center of the lake was small, only a few miles in size.

After thoroughly checking the entire Star Point Lake and the island several times, and confirming there were no other cultivators or powerful beasts, Song Wen left two Sacred Gu on the island and then left the lake on his sword.

The next day, at noon, Xing Xinxin arrived as agreed.

However, after sweeping her spiritual sense over the island in the center of the lake multiple times, she couldn't detect any cultivators.

"Did he discover something?" she wondered uneasily, glancing toward the southern horizon.

At that moment, two Gu-like creatures, each the size of an egg, flew out from somewhere on the island.

One of the Gu was holding a jade slip in its mouth. It flicked its head, sending the jade slip flying toward Xing Xinxin.

She caught the jade slip and, after inspecting it with her spiritual sense, discovered it contained a message from Song Wen.

"Give the spiritual materials to the Gu. The other one will take you to the jade slip containing the cultivation method."

Xing Xinxin's expression changed slightly. Song Wen was indeed very cautious—he hadn't shown himself in person but had instead sent the Gu to handle the exchange.

And the jade slip with the cultivation method wasn't even here yet.

This made her nervous, afraid that Song Wen might take her spirit stones without giving her the technique.

But then she recalled that she had managed to persuade her father, Xing Gaohan, to accompany her on this trip.

At that moment, her father, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, was hiding less than a hundred miles away from Star Point Lake, in a dense forest. She was confident that with his presence, nothing major could happen.

After a moment of thought, Xing Xinxin took a storage pouch from her waist and tossed it toward the Gu.

One of the Gu caught the pouch, flapped its wings, and headed south.

The other Gu flew north.

Without hesitation, Xing Xinxin followed the northern path.

The Gu didn't fly quickly, swaying back and forth. After an hour, it had only covered a thousand miles.

This made Xing Xinxin extremely dissatisfied, suspecting that Song Wen was deliberately toying with her.

At that moment, the Gu suddenly turned around and flew back south.

After half an hour, the Gu returned to the center island of Star Point Lake.

The Gu quickly disappeared into a small crack in the rocks, and soon its whereabouts were unknown.

Xing Xinxin's anger flared.

She was certain that she had been deceived. She suspected that Song Wen had no intention of giving her the Corpse King Blood Refining Technique, and perhaps he didn't even have it in the first place.

(End of the Chapter)

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