My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

A moment later, Cui Ying slowly walked forward.

Holding the Yao Guang Sword, she breathed a light, slightly pale breath.

Clearly, that sword strike had depleted a significant amount of his magical power.

At this moment, blood suddenly gushed out from the gray beast's body, and its body split in two as it fell to the ground from mid-air.

"Hooho"

Upon seeing this, the Iron-Eating Beast immediately pounced on the gray lion's corpse with a furious expression, kicking it twice.

"Be gentle, don't step on the fur."

Cui Ying beckoned the iron-eating beast to go away.

Although the gray lemur's fur was not crimson, it was glossy and shiny.

If it is made into a cloak, it will have amazing effects such as keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer, and being impervious to water and fire.

If we can't hunt a top-quality fire fox, this would be a good betrothal gift for Shi Yin.

At this moment, Cui Ying also noticed that there were two thin, long wounds on Ta Xue's neck, from which a large amount of blood was gushing out, staining half of her neck bright red.

"The injury is so severe."

Cui Ying exclaimed in surprise, then took out two healing pills from her storage bag and fed them to Taxue.

After Ta Xue's injuries healed and she received permission to consume the soul of the gray lynx, she looked at the iron-eating beast beside her and noticed that the deep, exposed claw marks on its body matched the wounds on Ta Xue's neck. She then said with some surprise:

"So that gray lemur was after you. No wonder it attacked us again just now."

Cui Ying touched the iron-eating beast sitting on the ground, intending to feed it two healing pills, but it shook its head and resolutely refused to eat.

"This is a healing pill. Your injuries are so severe, taking it will help you recover faster."

But the Iron-Eating Beast refused, pointing its uninjured left foreleg to its mouth and then to the corpse of the Gray Beast.

Seeing Cui Ying's brows furrow slightly, it continued to gurgle a few more times, pointed to its belly, and finally shook its head to indicate that it was fine.

Cui Ying scrutinized the two of them with a curious look, and a vague guess formed in her mind.

She guessed that the gray lemur must have had a companion spirit herb that could help it break through, but that spirit herb must have been mistakenly eaten by the iron-eating beast, which led to what happened today.

But these were just her guesses. After all, the Iron-Eating Beasts were not as intelligent as the Snow-Treading Beasts, and demonic beasts needed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage to refine the horizontal bone in their mouths and speak human language.

But Cui Ying didn't care about the truth of the matter.

When Ta Xue began to feel drowsy, she dragged the gray lynx's corpse and prepared to head home.

The iron-eating beast sat there for a while. Seeing that Cui Ying didn't greet it, it blinked, rolled to its feet, and followed behind her.

Seeing the iron-eating beast follow, Cui Ying wasn't surprised at all; on the contrary, she smiled as if she had expected it:

"We're going home, what are you doing following us?"

The iron-eating beast ignored her, and just kept wiggling its chubby buttocks, trying to get closer to Cui Ying's feet.

Cui Ying gently kicked the iron-eating beast, and seeing it rolling around on the ground acting cute, she couldn't help but laugh and scold:

"Ha, so you've really started clinging to me now."

Having lived two lives, this was the first time she had ever seen such a shameless monster.

But she couldn't bear to do it, so after thinking for a moment, she took out two medicinal herb seeds with healing properties and poured out some spiritual liquid to help them grow.

If it were before she broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, she would definitely not have been willing to use this method to heal Xiao Shi Tie's injuries.

Although the amount of spiritual liquid converted from the jade gourd has not increased, the effect of stimulating growth has improved significantly.

She used only fifteen drops of spiritual liquid to cultivate two hemostatic herbs that were twenty years old.

After using her magic to grind the spiritual herbs into juice, she applied every last drop to the wounded body of the Iron-Eating Beast.

After doing all this, Cui Ying hurried back without stopping and finally returned to Shuangling Village before sunset.

But just as she flew over Fengxi Ridge, she bumped into a few rogue cultivators who were helping to build a new house.

"Oh~ Young friend Cui Ying, you brought back a gray mongoose that's at the late stage of Qi Refining?"

"No wonder your family is so wealthy. This pelt from a Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator must be worth at least a thousand spirit stones, right?"

"So many spirit stones? It makes me want to switch careers and become a demon hunter."

"Haha~ I'm afraid Brother Liu won't be able to finish this meal."

"That's right. If hunting demons were really that easy, why would so many rogue cultivators in our village lose their lives, leaving behind their wives, children, and elderly mothers who were driven out of the village?"

“Brother Zhao is right. Hunting demons is a job where your head is always on the line; one wrong move and you’ll lose your life. Am I right, young friend Cui?”

"Fortune favors the bold, and so it is with demon hunting. If any of you would like to become demon hunters, you are welcome to go into the mountains to hunt demons at any time."

Listening to their teasing, Cui Ying smiled and continued, "Furthermore, I know of several areas where monsters frequently appear. If you would like to go, I can tell you."

As the Cui family's wealth became increasingly apparent, it was inevitable that some of the cultivators in the village would become envious.

If Cui Ying were to directly dissuade them at this point, it would definitely cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

However, she couldn't just kill all these cultivators, so she suggested that they go to the Phoenix Mountain Range and experience the difficulty of being a demon hunter. Only then would they understand that this job is not something anyone can easily do.

Sure enough, upon hearing that Cui Ying was even willing to provide them with a location for hunting demons, several people immediately showed interest. One cultivator, who was close to Cui Zhengming, even mustered up the courage to ask:

“Niece Cui Ying, why don’t you take me into the Phoenix Mountains sometime and see if your Uncle Chen has the talent to be a demon hunter?”

Cui Ying glanced at Chen Xingnong, who was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, a few times, and immediately laughed:

"Uncle Chen, I can take you there. But you can't let me help with killing the monsters."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xingnong stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before saying:

"Can I borrow your spirit pet? You haven't signed a contract with it, and it seems quite docile. If we had this fourth-level Qi Refining dog demon to help restrain it, it would be easier to fight those demon beasts."

As soon as these words were spoken, someone behind him immediately echoed and shouted in agreement:

"That's right, young friend Cui! Can we borrow your spirit pet? If you hunt a demon beast, we'll give you spirit stones according to your demon hunter rules."

Cui Ying's smile deepened. She looked at Ta Xue at her feet and the Iron-Eating Beast that was tugging at her skirt, refusing to let go, and slowly said:

"Although I have not signed a contract with them, you may try to see if you can command them."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone below immediately tried to call out to Snowwalker and Iron-Eating Beast.

But neither Snowwalker nor Iron-Eating Beast paid them any attention.

Seeing this, a dark-skinned male cultivator, unwilling to give up, flew up into the air on a cloud, hoping to reach out and touch Ta Xue, who was lying on the edge of the cloud.

But to everyone's surprise, just as he got within three feet of Cui Ying, Ta Xue, who had been dozing off, suddenly opened her eyes, bared her teeth, and roared at him.

"Wang"

"what"

The man cried out in surprise as an invisible wave of sound lifted him from the clouds and sent him flying back to the ground.

Fortunately, Chen Xingnong, who was standing below, reacted quickly and helped him up, preventing him from getting hurt.

But Ta Xue's actions also startled him quite a bit. His face turned pale, and it took him a long time to recover. He said with lingering fear:

"Never mind, I'll just focus on building the new house for Cui Xiaoyou's family."

"The job of a demon hunter is really not something that just anyone can do."