Demon Gate Player

Chapter 7: Dragon-Scale Fruit

007 Dragon-Scale Fruit

Shuijing Pavilion.

Pang Yue sat in the main seat, and two maids approached to pour tea for the guests.

One of the guests was Wei Shanshui, who had a previous encounter with Pang Yue.

The other person was dressed in luxurious clothing and had a remarkable temperament. His cultivation level was at the sixth stage of the Dao Foundation realm, indicating that he was also an inner disciple.

"Junior Brother Xu, let me introduce you. This is Junior Brother Zhuang Buxiu, who has already perfected the Incinerating Heaven Finger technique, one of the seven divine abilities of the Flame Demon Temple. He is also not inferior when it comes to dealing with fully cultivated Demonic Beasts at the Dao Foundation realm." Wei Shanshui introduced with a smile.

Zhuang Buxiu was the person who witnessed the battle at Fallen Star Lake that day. He was also the only one who realized in advance that Ning Daoyu was going to be defeated.

Unfortunately, he was a step too slow and failed to stop Pang Yue.

Pang Yue smiled and said, "So it's Senior Brother Zhuang. I heard that the Incinerating Heaven Finger technique is second only to the Flame Sparrow Great Formation in terms of difficulty among the seven divine abilities of the Flame Demon Temple. I didn't expect Senior Brother to have perfected it. I admire you!"

Zhuang Buxiu looked at Pang Yue and said, "You're not bad either. In just a few months, you have completely refined and transformed your cultivation. I am also impressed by your comprehension, Junior Brother."

At this moment, Pang Yue's aura was completely different from a few months ago.

Profound and distant, as if there was an immeasurable demonic divine treasure within his body.

This was the change that occurred after he switched to cultivating the "Flame Demon True Talisman".

Now, he had completely refined and transformed his cultivation, greatly improving the quality of his cultivation and advancing his realm.

Pang Yue knew that the two of them must have come for a reason, so he straightforwardly asked, "I wonder what brings the two senior brothers here this time?"

Wei Shanshui smiled, glanced at Zhuang Buxiu, and picked up the wine jug to drink on his own.

Zhuang Buxiu said, "We came here this time on the orders of Senior Brother Ning Daozhen. Junior Brother Xu, you defeated Ning Daoyu, and that was a decisive battle where life and death were at stake. The Ning family has nothing more to say about it. However, this Bright Lake Island and the servants on the island were actually given to Ning Daoyu by Senior Brother Ning Daozhen. In reality, it has nothing to do with the Ning family..."

After hearing this, Pang Yue chuckled and said, "So Senior Brother Ning means that I should hand over the island and the people?"

Zhuang Buxiu nodded, "That's right. This matter concerns the face of a true inheritance. It must be treated with caution. Junior Brother Xu, you can find another island for cultivation, and there will be compensation in related aspects."

"I'm sorry, but I can't agree to this matter," Pang Yue said calmly, putting down his teacup.

Wei Shanshui smiled and said, "Junior Brother, there's no need to rush to give an answer. Think it over carefully. As a newcomer to the inner sect, many things may not be as you imagine."

Pang Yue looked at Wei Shanshui and said, "Please enlighten me, Senior Brother."

Wei Shanshui said, "The five true disciples of the Flame Demon Temple are all expected to cultivate the Gold Core realm in the future. In other words, the future Palace Master and Elders will come from among these people. If Junior Brother wants to cultivate peacefully in the Flame Demon Temple, he must not offend these people, unlike the conflicts between aristocratic families."

"I understand," Pang Yue nodded and continued, "Although that's the case, the things I have earned with my life cannot be returned. Cultivating the Dao is about cultivating the heart. If I bow my head and compromise this time, my mind will no longer be clear, and how can I talk about the Great Dao?"

Wei Shanshui looked at him in astonishment. He didn't expect Pang Yue to refuse so decisively.

The Great Dao?

Are you still counting on the Dao?

The probability of you even reaching the Gold Core stage is uncertain and unpredictable.

Who gave you such confidence?

He suddenly burst into laughter: "Well said, well said! Since Junior Brother has such ambition, we are the most fortunate."

Zhuang Buxiu's eyes were sharp as knives, coldly looking at Pang Yue: "Xu Liming, do you really want to refuse?"

"There is no common ground in our conversation, so I won't accompany you any further."

Pang Yue couldn't be bothered to speak anymore, he picked up his teacup and drank by himself.

Wei Shanshui shook his head with a smile, got up and walked out of the pavilion. His figure flashed and turned into a streak of red fire, disappearing into the sky.

Zhuang Buxiu looked at Pang Yue for a while, and finally sneered before also using his escape technique to leave.

...

In a quiet room.

Pang Yue held the Innate Limitless Monument in his hands, a silver mist surrounded the monument, countless runes floated and flickered in the mist.

Supported by the large amount of spiritual stones left by Ning Dao, he had completed the four restrictions of this Law Weapon.

Now, the Innate Limitless Monument could be considered a Middle Grade Law Weapon.

The power of deduction had increased several times compared to when he first transmigrated.

Unfortunately, the Cangpan Divine Stone was limited, and four restrictions were already its limit. If he continued to refine more restrictions into it, this Law Weapon would collapse.

The only way was to refine more Cangpan Divine Stones into the Innate Limitless Monument to increase its carrying capacity.

To refine a Law Treasure, both the materials and restrictions were indispensable.

In front of him was a pile of materials, which Liu He had purchased from the market according to his list during these days.

Among them, the most abundant was a kind of treasure material called Forbidden Spirit Red Copper.

And this material was the main material for the Monster Refining Pot!

Among the nine Law Treasures he had refined in his previous life, the Monster Refining Pot was the treasure for suppressing demons.

The pot could weaken the realm of Demonic Beasts, and after reaching a high level, it could refine their blood and souls, transforming them into pure spiritual energy to nourish cultivators.

"I heard that there are many Demonic Beasts in the outer sea. After refining this pot, I will go to the outer sea!"

Pang Yue had a plan in mind and immersed himself in the process of refining.

Meanwhile, Zhuang Buxiu and Wei Shanshui left Bright Lake Island separately.

Zhuang Buxiu went straight to Black Light Mountain and only left after half a day, returning to his own island.

After a few days, a talisman wrapped in crimson flames flew out from Flame Demon Temple and headed straight for Bright Lake Island.

Pang Yue, who was refining the Monster Refining Pot, suddenly felt a disturbance in his storage bag, so he stopped.

After a while, a bright flame symbol flew into the quiet room following the induction of the inner disciple's identity token.

Pang Yue reached out and caught the symbol, and with a sweep of his divine sense, he obtained a large amount of information.

This symbol is a mission symbol for inner disciples!

The symbol not only contains detailed mission information, but also the amount of merit points to be obtained after completing the mission.

The tasks for disciples of the Demon Talisman Sect are divided into two categories: mandatory tasks arranged by the elders of the sect, and voluntary tasks that disciples can choose from the task list.

All seven Divine Abilities of the Flame Demon Temple require the exchange of merit points.

The other four halls are the same.

In addition, merit points can also be exchanged for Law Weapons, secret techniques, elixirs, talismans, spiritual pets, and furnaces, among other things, with many uses.

Pang Yue didn't expect to receive a mandatory task as soon as he entered the inner sect.

Such tasks are generally only given once every ten years and are not frequent.

He would never believe that no one was behind this.

Combining the recent visit of Zhuang Buxiu and Wei Shanshui, Pang Yue roughly understood who was pushing this matter.

His elder brother, Ning Dao, a true disciple of the Flame Demon Temple.

Pang Yue held the symbol and pondered for a moment before smiling, "Well, this is exactly what I wanted!"

The Eastern Sea, located in the far east, is rarely visited by people, with turbid spiritual energy and frequent spatial rifts. It is the outer sea where Heavenly Demons roam and Demonic Beasts run rampant.

If the inner sea is a paradise for human cultivators, then the outer sea is a paradise for Monster Cultivators, Demonic Beasts, and Heavenly Demons.

In between the inner and outer seas is a vast ocean that is extremely far apart. Even if a Gold Core cultivator flies at full speed, it would take decades to cross.

However, the outer sea is rich in various resources, and many sects have set up teleportation arrays and strongholds there, allowing many disciples to go there for training and collecting treasures.

A thousand years ago, a true disciple of the Demon Talisman Sect discovered a Dragon-Scale Fruit Tree on an island in the outer sea. The Dragon-Scale Fruits produced by this tree are of great benefit to a cultivator's physical body and vitality. Even if a Gold Core cultivator eats them, they can enhance their physical strength.

The Dragon-Scale Fruits ripen once every ten years, with a hundred fruits hanging from the tree. They are a major specialty of the Demon Talisman Sect and are loved by certain Body Refining sects and families.

But no one knows that this tree is actually on an island in the outer sea.

After the true disciple discovered this tree a thousand years ago, he set up restrictions and arranged for inner disciples to guard the treasure tree at all times, rotating every ten years to prevent it from being destroyed by Demonic Beasts and Heavenly Demons from the outer sea.

Now, it is time for the fruits to ripen again in ten years.

In the next ten years, Pang Yue will be sent to guard the treasure tree.

And Pang Yue is also preparing to find a place where Demonic Beasts gather densely...

Half a day later.

A streak of light flew out of Bright Lake Island, circled in the air, and flew towards a giant island below Black Light Mountain.

Juoao Island.

This island is shaped like a giant turtle. In the center is a huge square, where countless streams of light come and go, bustling with activity.

The major teleportation arrays of the Demon Talisman Sect are located here!

Around the square are eight towering stone halls, each corresponding to a teleportation array in a different direction.

Pang Yue walked into the main hall to the east and saw that there were quite a few cultivators gathered in the main hall, but very few of them were alone like him.

On both sides of the main hall were two side halls, where one could vaguely see tall stone platforms, which were probably the teleportation arrays.

In the center of the main hall was a circular stone platform, on which several disciples of the Demon Talisman Sect were standing guard.

Pang Yue walked forward, presented the mission symbol, and handled the teleportation matters before finding a place to wait quietly.

Two hours later, a voice sounded in the hall.

"Fellow Daoists going to the outer sea, please go to the Bingchen teleportation array!"

"Fellow Daoists going to the outer sea, please go to the Bingchen teleportation array!"

Following the instructions, Pang Yue went to the side hall and found the Bingchen teleportation array platform. After presenting his credentials, he stepped into the teleportation array.

Soon, seven or eight cultivators also entered one after another and stood still.

A disciple on duty stood at the edge of the stone platform, pointing at the array flag and loudly said, "Attention, fellow Daoists going to the outer sea, the teleportation array is opening!"

As he finished speaking, he waved the flag, and a stream of light entered the teleportation array.

Buzz!

The teleportation array under Pang Yue's feet lit up brightly.

He felt the world spinning, and his vision became distorted for a moment. After a while, everything returned to normal, but the scenery in front of him had changed.

"Welcome, fellow Daoists, to the outer sea. This is one of the five strongholds of our Demon Talisman Sect in the outer sea. If you are not on a sect mission, each teleportation requires a payment of three hundred spirit stones. There is a market outside the hall, and if anyone has trading needs, feel free to explore."

In a stone hall, there was a high platform in the center with a teleportation array engraved on it. Pang Yue and the others stood on the platform, still not fully recovered from the sensation of long-distance teleportation.

A man dressed in the attire of an inner disciple of the Demon Talisman Sect stood below the platform and said with a smile, "Senior Brother Liu, why are you still on duty here?"

Beside Pang Yue, a cultivator bowed and smiled.

"It's hard to defy the orders of our master. Our venerable master is refining treasures in the outer sea, so he asked me to wait here," Senior Brother Liu said helplessly.

"Senior Huang's Law Treasure refined this time must be extraordinary. It took him more than thirty years!" he added.

While the few of them were chatting and exchanging pleasantries...

Pang Yue walked out of the stone hall.

As expected, there was a small market here.

(End of this chapter)