Chapter 208 The Desert Fox's Ambition
Chapter 208 The Desert Fox's Ambition
After traveling at full speed for an hour in the direction the Desert Fox had fled, Tuntian and Ye Xiaobai stopped to rest for a while.
Ye Xiaobai's spiritual energy has been depleted by more than half. In the dangerous desert region, it is still necessary to maintain sufficient spiritual energy to ensure safety.
"The scent of those desert foxes still lingers in this direction, so it seems we're on the right track!" Ye Xiaobai said calmly, gazing into the distance.
“That’s true. You should recover your spiritual power quickly! If you delay too long, something might happen!” Tuntian said with a slight frown, as if deep in thought.
"Understood!" Ye Xiaobai replied. He couldn't help but marvel at the sheer power of the Devouring Heaven's spiritual energy, especially considering that even with one more person on his side, the spiritual energy within his body remained abundant after an hour of flying.
He Hongyu, who was being carried by Tuntian through the air the whole way, was initially quite excited. As a mere Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator, she could experience flying in advance, and the speed was comparable to that of a Core Formation stage cultivator.
All of this was incredibly exciting, but after the initial excitement wore off, He Hongyu began to worry about her future.
They still don't know what the future holds for their sect.
Ye Xiaobai had not yet explained the specifics, so He Hongyu naturally felt a mix of curiosity and worry.
Half an hour later, Ye Xiaobai quickly recovered the spiritual energy he had consumed by taking pills.
Time is of the essence; there is no time for a slow recovery.
"Let's continue!" Seeing that Ye Xiaobai had recovered, Tuntian said directly.
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Desert Fox Hook was originally an ordinary fox spirit from the vicinity of Sunset Valley.
By chance, he cultivated to the early stage of the seventh rank. Together with his four younger brothers, three of whom were at the sixth rank and one at the fifth rank, their strength was enough to inspire awe in other monsters in the desert region.
Thus, he developed the ambition to become a demon king who ruled over a region.
Unfortunately, there was an eighth-tier demon king in Luoxia Valley, who was the very demon king who loved to cultivate spiritual herbs.
Unable to match the Demon King's strength, Hook could only submit to the Demon King's tyranny, slowly developing his abilities and waiting for an opportunity. Due to his low status and the scarcity of desert resources, Hook's cultivation progressed slowly.
Just a few days ago, in the poplar forest area three thousand miles southeast of Luoxia Valley, a demon beast friend learned that Hu Ke belonged to Luoxia Valley and was suffering from a lack of cultivation resources. So he told Hu Ke that he could exchange red flower fruits for pills to improve his cultivation.
This elixir is called the Saint Essence Pill, which can raise the cultivation level of a seventh-tier demon beast to the eighth tier.
Faced with such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Hooker naturally did not want to let it slip by.
However, he was no match for the Demon King in terms of strength.
Just as Hook was at a loss for what to do, the Demon King happened to have to go out for a while.
Hu Ke immediately took his brothers to the spirit herb garden and stole the red flower fruit, along with some other spirit herbs.
After succeeding, Hook did not go directly to the Populus euphratica forest region. Instead, he found a place to hide on the way, worried that his monster friends in the Populus euphratica forest region would leak the news to the Demon King.
The only option is to send a trusted friend to the poplar forest to confirm the situation.
At the same time, they were also inquiring about the situation in Luoxia Valley to see if the Demon King had returned.
"The Demon King of Luoxia Valley hasn't returned, but a strange seventh-tier demon beast has come with two human cultivators looking for the Red Flower Fruit. Brother Hu, be careful they might find you!" A message came from Luoxia Valley.
"Understood! It's not a big problem that the Demon King hasn't returned!" Hook said calmly.
Some time later, news also came from the Populus euphratica forest area.
"Brother Hu, everything is normal at Hu Yanglin's place. They're eager to make a deal with you after learning you succeeded!"
"Okay, tell them that the transaction will take place three days from now, at dusk, on the poplar sand dunes one hundred miles northwest of the poplar forest area!" Hu Kefa transmitted the transaction information.
Seeing that there was still time, Hook found a relatively secluded place to hide and wait for the trading day to arrive.
The Holy Essence Pill is almost in my hands; my dream of becoming the Demon King is not far off.
Thinking about the bright future, Hook woke up smiling every morning.
"Greetings, Demon King!" The group of demons bowed their heads in greeting upon seeing Hook.
"Good, very good! All excellent!" Hook exclaimed excitedly. Looking at the hundreds of respectful demonic beasts before him, Hook was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
He could only mimic the Demon King's words and say, "Everyone still needs to work harder in their cultivation so that our demon race can continue to grow stronger!"
"The Demon King is right!"
The crowd responded in unison.
"Little Sha, you've been a bit lax lately, you need to be careful!" Hook said, pointing to a fifth-tier desert scorpion standing to the side.
"Demon King, I understand, I'll be more careful next time!" The Desert Scorpion, whose name was mentioned, immediately tensed up, and its face turned purple in an instant.
"Hahaha……"
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"Come, Your Majesty, let Sasha feed you, ah~" A seductive sand snake demon gently placed a sand date into Hook's mouth.
"Not bad, really good!"
Below, a dozen or so young human women were performing a graceful dance...
Everything is so beautiful.
The jujubes were several times sweeter than usual, Sasha's hands were so soft, and the pet's dance was so graceful and elegant.
"Big brother, wake up! Some uninvited guests have arrived!" Hook's younger brother desperately pulled on his arm.
Hook was so happy in his sleep that he didn't want to wake up, but he finally opened his eyes reluctantly.
Before them appeared an unfamiliar demonic beast and two human cultivators.
This was the same demon beast that had mentioned going to the Spirit Herb Garden to find the Red Flower Fruit. Hook was puzzled, and extremely annoyed that the demon beast had interrupted his sweet dream.
The newcomers were Ye Xiaobai and Tuntian.
"You stole the red berries from the Spirit Herb Garden in Sunset Valley, didn't you?" Devouring Sky said, looking down at the desert foxes.
"So what if it's us? And who are you?" Hook retorted irritably, annoyed. The other party wasn't an eighth-tier demonic beast, nor was it a demon king chasing after them; they weren't that terrifying.
"Hand over all the red flower fruits you have, and I'll spare your lives!" Devouring Heaven said coldly, ignoring Hook's question.
"Then let's see your strength!" Hook knew he couldn't be easily persuaded; he could only rely on his strength. With that, he controlled his tail, making it as sharp as a steel needle, and thrust it towards Devourer of Heaven.
Devouring Heaven didn't hold back either, directly controlling its own spiritual power and throwing a punch.
It's simple and direct, but very effective.
In the blink of an eye, he used his fists to persuade Hook to hand over all the red flower fruits he had.
The Desert Fox's ambitions were also shattered.
After getting what they wanted, the three left in a carefree manner, leaving only the badly injured Hook panting heavily in the desert, and his terrified brothers.
Fortunately, his older brother Hook is still alive, and he will have a chance to take revenge in the future.
We can't stay here any longer. We've already offended Luoxia Valley, and we can't go to the Populus euphratica forest area either. We can only go to other places to make a living. Fortunately, the desert area is vast enough.
After identifying a direction, the four younger brothers led their older brother in a frantic escape in that direction.
"Safflower fruit trade cancelled!"
"You bastard, you actually tricked me! Hook, don't let me ever run into you again! Otherwise, hmph!" The contact person in the Populus euphratica region was furious and cursed loudly when he learned that the transaction had been canceled.
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