Urban Demon Refining System

"You can't waste your spirit coins!" Hearing Zhao Baichuan's muttered words, Xiao Yang said with an unusually serious expression, "Since the game launched, quite a few people have lost their lives because they ran out of spirit coins!"

"Spending all your spirit coins will lead to your death? Why?" Zhao Baichuan asked, puzzled.

"Because spirit coins could very well represent your remaining lifespan!" Blackhead walked over and said.

"Represents my lifespan?" Zhao Baichuan was startled and quickly opened the attribute panel. The spirit coin value column only had a pitiful "12" left.

"Xiao Chuan, you're not going to tell me you've already spent all your money, are you?!" Xiao Yang became nervous when he saw his expression.

"No, but I still have a dozen or so left, and I dare not spend any more!"

"That's good!" Xiao Yang breathed a sigh of relief. "New players are very prone to problems without guidance from experienced players. Last month, a new player died suddenly after running out of spirit coins. This game is full of pitfalls!"

"Yes!" Zhao Baichuan nodded vigorously. If it weren't for Xiao Yang's reminder, he might have spent all his spirit coins. "By the way, Brother Blackhead, are you a player too?"

"Of course! I'm from the same batch of players as your teacher, Mr. Xiao!" Blackhead winked at Xiao Yang. "By the way, I also tamed a new monster this morning when I went out to buy groceries! Want me to show it to you guys?"

"Great! Great!" Zhao Baichuan immediately perked up, and the frustration he felt over the spirit coins was temporarily suppressed.

"Come forth, bamboo spirit!" A bamboo-shaped demon was summoned by Blackhead.

"Huh? It's actually a plant-type monster?" Xiao Yang also showed an expression of interest.

"How about it? Take a look! It took me a lot of effort to catch it!" Blackie brought up the bamboo demon's attribute panel and handed it to Xiao Yang. Zhao Baichuan also curiously leaned over.

Bamboo Demon: A wood-elemental demon, belonging to the spirit category, at the lesser demon level. It is a demon that absorbed the spiritual energy of the wood element of heaven and earth to become a demon. If you don't look closely, you might mistake it for just an ordinary bamboo stalk. Skills: Disguise, Growing Taller.

"Huh? Brother Blackhead, why does your bamboo demon have an extra description of being a minor demon compared to my flower demon?" The bamboo demon and the flower demon are both wood-type demons, but the bamboo demon has one more skill and an extra description of being a minor demon in the encyclopedia.

“Let me answer this question!” Xiao Yang said. “Generally speaking, the monsters encountered in the beginner’s guide are monsters that have only recently transformed into monsters. This is to make them easier to capture. Only after they have completed an advancement will their level be displayed. This seemingly simple distinction has trapped countless monsters. Generally speaking, monsters can only advance if they meet specific conditions. Wild monsters at the Lesser Monster level are quite rare, which is why Blackhead is so happy.”

"Oh!" Zhao Baichuan nodded, then a thought struck him. His flower fairy had also fallen into a deep sleep. Could this be a sign that she was about to advance to a lesser fairy? Thinking of this, his heart burned with excitement, hoping that this little guy could bring him a new surprise.

Xiao Yang, of course, was unaware of Zhao Baichuan's thoughts at the moment, and said to himself, "Of course, the level of a demon is not entirely based on its strength, but rather on the degree of its strength."

"Level of strength? Is there any difference?"

"Of course there is. Strength is based on the monster's inherent demonic power and the number of skills. By the way, you should know about demonic power, right? It's like a spell in a game, used to unleash skills."

"Hmm." Zhao Baichuan nodded, indicating that he understood.

“But the level of strength is different,” Xiao Yang continued after seeing Zhao Baichuan nod. “The standard for classifying the level of strength is based on the strength of the monster’s skills. For example, although this bamboo monster has two skills, they are both auxiliary skills. They can cause damage to people, but not fatally. Therefore, it is classified as a monster that can cause damage to humans and other similar creatures, which is the level of a minor monster.”

"Oh," Zhao Baichuan nodded, seemingly understanding, "Are there even higher levels above lesser demons?"

"Of course, the classification of each level of demons is strictly controlled. For example, I know of a kind of demon that is very weak. Its actual combat power is even less than that of an ordinary person. It also only has one skill, but it is precisely this one skill that is the most terrifying."

"What skill?"

"Spread the plague!"

"Hiss!" Zhao Baichuan gasped. He finally understood the meaning of this so-called level of strength. Of all the threats to human life, plague is undoubtedly the most terrifying. In ancient times, when medical conditions were underdeveloped, there were even cases where an entire city would perish if one person died. This shows how terrible plague is, and the existence that can spread plague is naturally extremely terrifying.

"Haha, don't worry, that level of demon is very rare and won't appear unless there are special circumstances. Generally speaking, if you encounter a powerful demon, you're already considered unlucky."

"A great demon? What's that?"

"It's the next level after the Lesser Demon. As for strength, it's roughly equivalent to a bomb!" Blackhead said.

“That’s right. Great demons are the next level below lesser demons. They are not as simple as lesser demons. Great demons are recognized as powerful monsters that can cause mass casualties and endanger the lives of humans and other similar creatures!” Xiao Yang then added.

"So it means being able to wipe out a whole group of people!" Zhao Baichuan finally understood the division of strength.

“That’s right, exactly!” Blackhead snapped his fingers. “Our advice to you is, if you encounter a powerful demon, run as far away as you can!”

“This isn’t like Kunlun at all!” Xiao Yang rolled her eyes at Hei Tou. “But he’s right. It’s best to play within your limits when facing an opponent of this caliber. Remember! This isn’t a simple game!” Her last sentence was clearly directed at Zhao Baichuan.

"Hmm." Zhao Baichuan nodded in agreement. Going to fight monsters without the strength is just courting death. "By the way, Teacher Xiao, why is your title a third-generation disciple of Mount Shu?" Hearing Xiao Yang mention the word Mount Shu, Zhao Baichuan remembered that when he checked her information, it seemed to indicate that she was a third-generation disciple of Mount Shu.

"No way, you didn't even tell him about this?!" Blackie exclaimed from the side.

"I was going to say that, but you interrupted me!" Xiao Yang glared at him irritably. "Shushan is a faction in the game. You should have seen the attribute description of the Demon Refining Teapot, right? Its creator is Wuxiezi, the leader of Shushan. When players reach a certain level, they will trigger a quest to join a faction. Players who chose the teapot will receive the title of third-generation disciple of Shushan after completing the quest."

"That's right, if you choose to collect the ghost gourd, this is the title you'll get." Blackie held his phone up above his head, and above his head was written the words "Hu Ersan, a third-generation disciple of Kunlun!"