"Yes, the Demon Pill indeed originated from a demon I slew," Meng Fan replied.
There was no point in hiding such matters.
Slaying the giant white python was not a rare feat; both Liu Yanping and Li Xuerou had witnessed it.
Moreover, Elder Lin was well aware of Meng Fan's strength within the Demon Realm; he knew Meng Fan was capable of killing boss-level entities there.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed Meng Fan to venture into the Demon Realm.
He had great confidence in Meng Fan, believing he could be invincible within the Demon Realm.
And indeed, that was the case!
Although the fox demon in the grand hall was quite troublesome, Meng Fan ultimately killed it.
"Your sword technique is defying the heavens, and you have unique advantages in the Demon Realm, indeed very strong.
But never underestimate the boss-level entities, nor the disciples from various sects who have entered the Demon Realm.
They may not be your match there, but outside the Demon Realm, you might not be their match!" Elder Lin earnestly cautioned Meng Fan, worried he might become arrogant.
Normally, when someone feels "invincible," it's easy to become arrogant.
But Meng Fan was different; he had a good sense of self-awareness.
After all, as a time traveler, he had an innate caution and steadiness!
"Master, rest assured, I understand," Meng Fan said seriously.
He always remembered the peculiarities of the Demon Realm and quickly adjusted his mindset upon returning to the secular world.
Not to mention, in the secular world, he would not be able to slay boss-level entities.
For instance, the giant white python—if it were in the outside world, even if Meng Fan used all his trump cards, Myriad Swords Returning to me combined with the Seven Absolute Demon Swords, and even if he risked his life, he wouldn't be able to kill the giant white python.
Even a cultivator at the Heavenly Origin Realm would not be able to slay a boss-level entity!
Because boss-level entities are comparable to the Condensation Pill Realm.
"With these treasures and the Demon Pill, I should be able to sell them for about five thousand Spirit Stones," Elder Lin carefully tallied before announcing the amount.
This number stunned Meng Fan.
He had thought that selling them for two thousand Spirit Stones would be good enough.
Even with the Demon Pill, it would only be about three thousand Spirit Stones. How did it become five thousand in Elder Lin's mouth?
"Master, did you perhaps miscalculate? That seems a bit high," Meng Fan asked with some skepticism.
Elder Lin chuckled and said to Meng Fan, "My good disciple, it seems you've forgotten something."
"What is it?"
Meng Fan thought hard but didn't feel he had forgotten anything.
Elder Lin smiled and said, "Remember before we entered the Demon Realm in Ghost Moon Valley, I asked you to take care of Liu Yanping, and what did I tell you?"
With that reminder, Meng Fan immediately remembered.
Elder Lin had asked him to take care of Liu Yanping so that he could go and negotiate with Elder Liu.
Most of his items were spiritual medicines and herbs, along with the Demon Pill, which were to be sold to the Alchemy Hall.
It made sense that Elder Lin could sell them for a bit more!
Meng Fan could only silently apologize to Liu Yanping in his heart; this was all Elder Lin's idea and had nothing to do with him.
"By the way, Master, there's one more item I'd like you to take a look at."
Meng Fan then took out another item, a piece of pure white jade.
This jade was obtained from inside a bull demon.
The bull demon wasn't strong, but the jade unearthed from its belly was clearly no ordinary item.
When the jade was extracted, it was spotless, as if it could automatically repel filth.
"This…" Elder Lin took the jade and examined it carefully, rubbing it with his fingers after a long look.
"It doesn't seem to be anything special, just an ordinary piece of jade."
Elder Lin handed the jade back to Meng Fan.
"This thing won't sell for much."
Hearing Elder Lin's words, Meng Fan frowned and took the jade back.
He was certain the jade was not ordinary, evident from its ability to repel filth.
Moreover, it might be even more advanced than Meng Fan thought, since even Elder Lin couldn't see through it.
In such a case, it was best to keep it for now and see about its use in the future.
Meng Fan had an intuition that it would come in handy one day!
Moments later, Meng Fan left the second floor of the Sword Pavilion and headed to the Scripture Pavilion.
As for Elder Lin, he began to deal with the treasures.
***
That evening, when Meng Fan returned from the Scripture Pavilion to the Sword Pavilion, he found his room filled with Spirit Stones.
It took him half an hour to count them, and there were indeed five thousand.
Elder Lin was not only reliable but also highly efficient!
However, five thousand Spirit Stones took up quite a bit of space.
Elder Lin had deliberately displayed so many Spirit Stones to show off his capability.
After all, five thousand low-grade Spirit Stones together were quite a sight.
If exchanged for five high-grade Spirit Stones, it wouldn't have been as impressive.
***
The next day, Meng Fan exchanged the five thousand Spirit Stones for three high-grade Spirit Stones, ten mid-grade Spirit Stones, and one hundred low-grade Spirit Stones.
One thousand low-grade Spirit Stones were equal to one hundred mid-grade Spirit Stones, which were equal to ten mid-grade Spirit Stones, which were equal to one high-grade Spirit Stone!
A conversion rate of one to ten.
Then, with the two thousand Spirit Stones he had stored before, he bought a storage ring with a larger space.
Next time, he wouldn't have to borrow someone else's due to insufficient storage space!
After this series of transactions, Meng Fan had over five thousand Spirit Stones in his possession.
Liu Yanping was undoubtedly the rich woman among the Inner Sect Disciples of Shu Mountain, and now he could be considered the rich young master among the Outer Sect Disciples!
***
For the next seven days, Meng Fan continued his routine of spending days in the Scripture Pavilion and nights in the Sword Pavilion.
After seven days, he had finished reading the sword scriptures on the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion, accumulating a richer foundation in sword techniques.
He also noticed that there were no demonic cultivation techniques on the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion.
On the eighth day, Meng Fan stepped onto the fourth floor of the Scripture Pavilion!
The Scripture Pavilion of Shu Mountain, like the Sword Pavilion, had five floors, and the fourth floor was the last one Meng Fan could enter.
He was not qualified to enter the fifth floor, as Elder Wang of the Scripture Pavilion had previously instructed him.
Once he finished reading the sword scriptures on the fourth floor, Meng Fan's time of dedicated cultivation in the Scripture Pavilion would come to an end!
The books on the fourth floor were even fewer than on the third.
Meng Fan estimated that it would take less than ten days to finish reading the sword scriptures on the fourth floor.
Then, on his first day on the fourth floor, Meng Fan received a pleasant surprise!
He found the demonic cultivation technique he had been longing for on this floor.
After entering the fourth floor, Meng Fan did not immediately start reading the sword scriptures but went to the section on cultivation techniques.
To his surprise, after casually flipping through a dozen books, he found a demonic cultivation technique.
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