Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 60: The Free Market
Li Chunfeng then took out the Soul Nourishing Pagoda and focused on refining the million lantern ghosts.

Three days later, the 'Soul Devouring' talent advanced to the middle grade of the Profound level.

The next upgrade, from mid-grade Xuan to high-grade Xuan, will require 4,782,969 Lantern Ghosts.

[Lighting the Lamp]: Level 8 Evil Spirit (Second Tier)
【talent】:
I. Soul Devouring (Low-grade Profound Rank → Mid-grade Profound Rank)
II. Heart Lamp (Highest Grade Earth Rank)

[Spell]:
灵魂火弹（地阶3级→地阶5级）、念力护盾（地阶1级→地阶2级）、念力拳头（玄阶10级→地阶1级）、幻影分身（玄阶1级→玄阶3级）、烽火狼烟（黄阶2级→黄阶3级）。

So, they left the pass.

I habitually take a stroll around the trading center.

Within Yuan City, humans, ghosts, and demons coexist in a tripartite balance. Some things that are extremely precious to humans may not be so valuable to demons and ghosts. Therefore, some good items occasionally appear here.

In the outside world, the situation in the three realms has become irreconcilable.

In contrast, Yuancheng is a special place. Although the struggle continues, it is actually the most peaceful place under the suppression of Yuancheng's rules.

If there were a shrewd and resourceful person willing to openly trade across the three realms in Yuan City, they might just make a fortune.

In fact.

Some living beings had already recognized this opportunity.

This also made the trading center the second most bustling place in Yuancheng, second only to the Sword Debate Arena.

The free market was unusually lively today. As soon as Li Chunfeng entered, he saw a huge cage woven from vines. The vines occasionally flashed with divine bone script, which was obviously the innate magic of a certain demon prodigy.

The things they sell are mostly baby monsters or eggs of strange creatures.

The demon race's prodigy is selling demon beast cubs, which is clearly a business deal with human cultivators.

However, the surrounding demons didn't say anything. Their moral values ​​were very different from humans, and they mostly believed in the survival of the fittest. Among certain special races, cannibalism was a natural law and a bloodline instinct.

The Three Realms are far too vast, with an expansive and boundless territory.

Even within the Earthly Realm, the distance from one state to another is often measured in tens of thousands of miles.

Fortunately, the Earthly Realm had long entered the internet age, and the high speed of information had diminished the sense of alienation between geographical boundaries. The various Xia states had invested heavily in infrastructure year after year, resulting in a well-developed transportation network. The flying boat system had also been deeply integrated into the lives of ordinary people, making travel relatively convenient.

It is said that the Realm of Ten Thousand Demons is even more vast. No one there has ever surveyed the geography or built infrastructure, so no one knows how expansive the Realm of Ten Thousand Demons truly is. A demon born in one place may walk for a lifetime and still not be able to leave that one region, with endless, boundless mountains.

There have always been legends that in those territories untouched by demons, there exist rare and precious herbs and elixirs that can transform living beings overnight.

With such abundant resources, if the demon race cannot use them themselves, they will exchange them for what they need.

Compared to the arduous journey of traveling thousands of miles to trade with larger local demon tribes or cities, what could be more convenient and safer than bringing the goods directly into Yuan City?

Therefore, in Yuan City, as long as one does not participate in the sword duel, the demon race enjoys a high reputation.

Demons generally do very well if they set up stalls to do business.

This time was no exception, attracting many beings from the three realms both inside and outside.

In Yuancheng's free trade market, the ground is divided into neat, roofless shops. These shops can be rented for Heavenly Dao Coins, or purchased directly if one has sufficient authority.

Customers stroll among the shops, casually browsing the goods for sale; the overall layout is similar to a human flower and bird market.

Li Chunfeng arrived at the cage, inside which was a large, green-scaled snake.

Its body was thicker than an adult's waist, covered in fine, dark green scales that coiled around the vines in the cage, appearing dozens of times longer. But what was most striking was this large, blue-scaled snake's pair of broad wings.

"The winged dragon-snake cub is a descendant of the legendary Yinglong ancestor. It will only be available for one day, and the highest bidder will win!"

The shop owner was a proud member of the Dragon Horned Elephant Clan, and he was loudly hawking his business in the Common Language.

That's right, this big snake is still a cub.

This dragon-horned elephant was well-versed in human trade practices and knew exactly what kind of demonic beasts human cultivators needed.

With such excellent bloodline and talent, and being a cub, how could one not be tempted?
The surrounding humans were indeed very interested, but most were just observing. There were inquiries about the price, but few actually made a bid. Everyone was trying to discern the situation and did not believe what he said.

If it were truly a descendant of dragon blood, it would possess extremely high intelligence even at birth. However, this winged dragon-snake clearly has not yet opened its spiritual aperture and is still in the stage of a demon beast.

Even if there was a trace of bloodline, it was negligible. The winged dragon snake cub was extremely angry at being watched by so many people. It would occasionally flick its tongue and spray translucent wind blades at the crowd outside the cage, causing energy ripples to spread.

"Hiss..."

Li Chunfeng activated his Mind's Eye to observe the demonic beast.

"There is no Yinglong bloodline here, just a two-winged flying python."

Its bloodline level has reached the Yellow Rank, which is at least within the normal range. This Twin-Winged Flying Serpent's innate skills are also quite good, possessing four magic types. Two are magic-based: one can control the atmosphere to create wind blades to cut targets, and the other allows for wind-riding flight, increasing speed. One bloodline talent is 'Extraordinary Self-Healing,' allowing for rapid recovery from bodily injuries. The other is purely a use of the beast's physical attributes to 'strangle' targets.

Li Chunfeng noticed that someone had already approached him to start a conversation.

If you really buy it based on Yinglong's bloodline, you'll probably be disappointed.

If you buy it as a regular monster, you can achieve your flight goal sooner. Among various flight techniques, the speed of wind-riding flight is among the top, not bad at all.

Li Chunfeng's heart stirred. The 'Mind's Eye' was so effective at detecting these young beasts that he could perhaps take on the role of a demon appraiser and use the 'Mind's Eye' to make a profit.

As he walked around, he realized he had been making some assumptions.

Sellers are more shrewd than buyers; what they like, others have already marked up the price. What they don't like, they naturally have no interest in buying.

They arrived at a stall run by a demon clan, where soul crystals were displayed.

The stall owner was a shadowy figure, his race unclear, and he was clearly disguised.

[Shadow Serpent Soul Crystal: Second-tier Soul Crystal, containing the 'Soul Embrace' spell seed, High-grade Yellow Rank.]

The price is marked below: 1,800 Heavenly Path Coins.

Expensive.

Li Chunfeng skipped over it and continued scanning downwards.

[Underground Fire Demon Soul Crystal: Tier 3 Soul Crystal, containing the 'Netherfire Burning' magic seed, High-grade Yellow Rank.]

Price: 5,800 Heavenly Dao Coins.

The price is inflated.

This spell is interesting, and it matches the Lantern Ghost's affinity well.

Refining a magic seed involves many factors, such as success rate and compatibility. It's not as simple as just picking any magic seed and having your demon pet refine it.

If a demonic pet's cultivation level is too low, forcibly refining a high-level magic seed will have a very high failure rate, and may even be dangerous.

Li Chunfeng possesses the concept-based supernatural power of 'Soul Fusion and Unity,' and his refining process is ultimately different from that of other demonic pets.

He never considered the success rate before, because he only fused with lantern ghosts. As long as the lantern ghost possessed any magic, he could fuse it in using his innate supernatural power.

Therefore, he had never considered fusing other magical species into his own demonic pet before.

But this does not mean that he can turn a blind eye to the shortcomings of the lamp.

First and foremost, of course, is speed.

While the "sea of ​​lights" tactic may be powerful, it often backfires when facing an enemy who excels in speed, as they can be kited around.

Secondly, there is the method of forceful attack.

Isn't this also a weakness of Li Chunfeng himself?

After all, most of his methods originated from the lamp.

[The 'Sigh of the Netherworld' technique, a mid-grade Profound rank, can cause mental chaos in the target.]

Li Chunfeng was somewhat tempted by the soul attack skill, but he decided to hold back for now.

However, when he saw the next seed, he immediately decided to acquire it.

(End of this chapter)