The remaining Presented Scholars gradually returned to Fang Yun’s side, each shaking their heads to indicate that they couldn’t find anything worthwhile. Even if they did, it wasn’t worth exchanging for the items of the ancient demon.

Just as the last two Presented Scholars were about to give up, three spirit bones rushed over in a competitive manner.

“Two for one! As long as you give me four pieces of ancient demon bones, I’ll give you two Thunder Stones!”

“One and a half! I have two Thunder Stones here, give me three pieces of ancient demon bones and they’re yours!”

The remaining spirit bones couldn’t help but sigh at this scene. It was truly disgraceful, a complete loss of face for the spirit bones. Although the spirit bones of the Holy Land were mediocre, those formed by true dragons or holy bones in other ancient lands were incredibly powerful. Some even surpassed their original owners, and were formidable beings that shook the realms.

However, these spirit bones did not stop them. The ancient demon bone fragments contained a special power. Although scarce, they pointed out a direction for these spirit bones to cultivate, which was very important and worth exchanging for.

Fang Yun shook his head and said, “Forget it, one Thunder Stone is enough for me. Besides, I only have a few pieces of ancient demon bones left.”

“One for one! I’ll give you both of my Thunder Stones!” A tiger-headed spirit bone shouted, pushing two golden Thunder Stones in front of Fang Yun.

“I’ll also do one for one. I have some other treasures here, all for you!” Another spirit bone pushed all the items it had displayed towards Fang Yun. Although these items were far less valuable than the Thunder Stones, they were enough to make the prominent families green with envy.

“Your stuff is all junk! My items are the best! As long as you give me two bone fragments, all of these are yours, including these two Thunder Stones!” The tiger-headed spirit bone said.

The third, a bull-headed spirit bone, pulled out a bone from its body with a tragic expression. “As long as you give me one piece of ancient demon bone, I’ll give you my Thunder Stone and all my items, as well as this rib bone of the Demon Barbarian Flood Dragon! I’ve also seen the method of refining Thunder Stones from a strange grass. If you give me the ancient demon bone, I’ll tell you the refining method.”

Shi Tang from the Qin Dao prominent family said, “Fang Yun, don’t be fooled. The full power of a Thunder Stone definitely surpasses the essence of refining. If you have a large number of Thunder Stones, it’s fine to refine the essence and then use it. But now that Thunder Stones are so scarce, refining them would be a huge waste.”

Fang Yun knew that Shi Tang was right, but he still had a few ancient demon bones left, and one for one Thunder Stone was a very good deal. Not to mention the additional items and the Flood Dragon bone.

Fang Yun thanked Shi Tang, put on a helpless expression, and said, “Since you spirit bones are so sincere, I happen to have a few bone fragments left, so let’s exchange them.”

The three spirit bones were immediately excited, their eyes flashing with blue fire. They thanked him repeatedly.

So, Fang Yun exchanged five bone fragments for all the possessions of the three spirit bones, including the method of refining Thunder Stones.

Fang Yun held the Drinking Pearl of the River, slightly infused it with talent energy, and the pearl opened wide, forming a suction force that took away all the items of the three spirit bones.

Finally, Fang Yun said, “I want to exchange one bone fragment for ten Blood Qi Swallowed Lake Pearls. They’re useless to you, who will exchange with me?”

The Demon Barbarian’s Swallowed Lake Pearls were much more abundant than those of the human race, so the dragon-headed spirit bone gave Fang Yun ten Blood Qi Swallowed Lake Pearls suitable for Demon Barbarians.

Everyone looked at him, not knowing what he wanted the Demon Barbarian’s Swallowed Lake Pearls for. Fang Yun picked out four Swallowed Lake Pearls and handed them to the three barbarian generals and the dog demon general. The four Demon Barbarians immediately thanked him profusely.

“His Majesty the Moon Emperor is so kind!” Niu Shan was so moved that his eyes were slightly red.

The Presented Scholars finally understood that Fang Yun was not only thanking or buying off the Star Demon Barbarians, but also providing for his private Demon Barbarian soldiers once they left the Holy Land. In the Holy Origin Mainland, Blood Qi Swallowed Lake Pearls were equally precious.

Fang Yun placed enough marrow pearls and ancient demon bone fragments on the ground, and finally placed the holy fruit on top.

“Everyone, I bid you farewell.”

All the Presented Scholars immediately activated the power of their literary treasures of swift movement, quickly retreating. Fang Yun remained seated in his wheelchair, infusing it with talent energy and quickly leaving.

Almost all the spirit bones shouted.

“Kill them!”

“Quick!”

“Don’t let them escape!”

“My treasures!”

“How dare they take away my Thunder Stones. Unforgivable!”

When the spirit bones had finished shouting, Fang Yun and the others had run far away. The dragon-headed spirit bone shouted angrily, “Silence!”

“Lord Dragon, what… what do you mean? You can’t just watch them take our treasures and run away.”

“You bunch of idiots! Have you ever thought about where those ancient demon items came from?” The dragon-headed spirit bone said.

The jaws of many spirit bones dropped wide open. After thinking for a while, several spirit bones shivered, their bones clattering as they fell.

“You can’t mean the depths of Dragon Cliff, can you?”

The dragon-headed spirit bone snorted coldly, “I’ve lived in Dragon Cliff for over a thousand years and I’ve never seen so many ancient demon items. Could he have obtained them in just half a day in Dragon Cliff? They could only have come from the depths of Dragon Cliff! Don’t forget about that old man with the pen! Since he said to give the holy fruit to us, who among you wants to go kill them?”

The spirit bones were silent for a moment, then began to discuss among themselves.

“Actually, that human sitting in the strange chair isn’t bad.”

“That barbarian is really stupid, he can’t even tell the difference between the Moon Emperor and the Moon Guard.”

The dragon-headed spirit bone said coldly, “Even if it’s the Moon Guard, it’s not something we spirit bones can kill! He should be going there.”

Ninety percent of the spirit bones didn’t know what the dragon-headed spirit bone was talking about, but the strongest few looked in the direction Fang Yun had left, their blue flames seemingly hiding deep envy.

Suddenly, a spirit bone pounced on the small pile of bone fragments left by Fang Yun, and then the spirit bones started fighting each other, completely forgetting to chase Fang Yun.

Fang Yun and the others hurried away until they saw the spirit bones “living up to expectations” and starting to fight among themselves, then they finally relaxed.

“Sigh… I’ve been on edge the whole time, afraid they would kill us.” A Presented Scholar said.

“But we still escaped. The depths of Dragon Cliff are indeed dangerous.” Li Fanming said.”Fang Yun is really lucky. He must have stumbled upon an ancient demon’s tomb, right? All those ancient demon marrow pearls and bone fragments, it’s so enviable.” A Presented Scholar looked at Fang Yun, his tone filled with envy and a trace of barely detectable jealousy.

“We also got some things in the Dragon Cliff, but they can’t compare to what Fang Yun got.”

“What did you all get? I found a wind vine, a unique medicinal herb from the ancient land, no less valuable than a Presented Scholar’s Treasures of Literature.” Li Fanming immediately changed the subject to avoid others talking too much about Fang Yun’s gains.

Then, while everyone was hurrying towards the village, they shared their own gains and experiences.

Fang Yun sat in his wheelchair, not saying a word, just listening carefully to their stories. He found out that they hadn’t really ventured deep into the Dragon Cliff. They were actually still on the outskirts, without seeing the giant claw marks, let alone the terrifying giant claw itself.

Fang Yun slightly furrowed his brows, realizing that he had only been unable to recall the specific image of the giant claw. Now, he had even forgotten what the giant claw had done, only remembering that it seemed to have suddenly emerged from the ground.

“What a terrifying power. Perhaps in not too long, I will forget about the giant claw altogether…”

Fang Yun immediately flipped through the newly appeared nameless book in the World of Strange Books. The book still depicted the giant claw and chains. Although the drawing was terrible, it hadn’t changed from before.

“This picture must be of great use!” Fang Yun thought to himself.

As night fell and the power of the Demon Clan increased, everyone stopped talking and hurried towards the village.

In the short span of three hours, they encountered three Demon Kings, including the Snake Demon King they had met before. None of the Demon Kings attacked them, but the aura they exuded scared everyone into a cold sweat.

Before midnight, they finally reached the village. They were warmly welcomed by the Star Demon Barbarians who had been worried for a long time. The whistle-blowing demon soldier had also returned.

Fang Yun and the others took out food that was not available in the Holy Land to express their gratitude and shared a meal together.

Everyone thought that Xun Ye would be unhappy, but to their surprise, Xun Ye was very cheerful. He said he had been worried about them and had even gone out to look for them for an hour, which greatly improved some people’s attitudes towards him.

Xun Ye was from a Semi-Saint Prominent Family and had the Drinking Pearl of the River. He took out five jars of the Martial Nation’s Old Mountain Wine from it. Many people had a little, but most of it was drunk by the Star Demon Barbarians.

The village was very safe, and after a tense day, everyone finally relaxed and chatted happily. The main topic was their journey to the Dragon Cliff.

Xun Ye didn’t expect everyone’s gains to be so great. At first, he regretted it greatly and drank in silence for a long time. After a while, he staggered to his feet and raised his cup.

“Fang Yun. Fang Zhenguo, I admit that I underestimated you. For my grandfather, for the Xun Family, I won’t apologize to you when I’m sober. But now I’m drunk, I’m not Xun Ye, just a scholar in the Holy Land. I apologize to you. From now on, whether inside or outside the Holy Land, I won’t oppose you. I… I carry the hope of a generation of the Xun Family. I’ve already lost on the path of the Holy Land, lost all my dignity. If I can’t gain the reputation that a Semi-Saint Prominent Family deserves after leaving the Holy Land, even if my elders don’t blame me, I can’t forgive myself. I… I’m suffering inside. I’m sorry… I’ve lost my composure…”

With tears streaming down his face, Xun Ye finished his drink, turned around, and staggered away.

Everyone watched Xun Ye’s retreating figure in silence for a long time.

“Sigh… It’s not easy for people from the Semi-Saint Prominent Families either. Xun Ye’s talent is not bad. Although he’s not the best among the six major Semi-Saint Prominent Families, no one among his peers can surpass him. But then Yan Yukong, a collateral relative from the Yan Family, emerged, surpassing his peers from the Semi-Saint Prominent Families. The pressure on the others can be imagined. Then, Mo Shan, Sun Naiyong, and other children from the Semi-Saint Prominent Families also surpassed them. After that… I won’t say more, you all know.”

Everyone turned to look at Fang Yun.

Fang Yun gave a helpless smile and said, “Why are you all looking at me? I’ve had a hard life since I was a child. Who would want to live like me?”

These children from wealthy families or prominent families were all speechless.

“Anyway, even if the Holy Land ends now, with everything you’ve gained, you can laugh at the geniuses of past generations.” Li Fanming laughed.

“It’s still far from that.” Fang Yun said.

Han Shoulu whispered, “Indeed, it’s still a bit short.”

Although everyone had had a bit of wine, they were still sober. After all, they couldn’t drink too much in the Holy Land. Everyone heard the hidden meaning in Han Shoulu’s words, and Han Shoulu had said similar things more than once.

“Brother Han, do you have something to say?” Li Fanming asked.

Han Shoulu laughed and said, “It’s not really something to say, just that, what Fang Yun has gained now are all external things. The secrets in the Holy Land that only a few people know are the core of the Holy Land.”

“Sigh, it’s a pity that it’s not our turn. What’s the use of saying it?” (To be continued.)