Chapter 811: Plenty to Go Around

For a time, the entire edge of the dark mist became a place where demons were incredibly scarce. Sometimes, people would even fight over the core of a low-level demon. These disciples could never have imagined that in an environment where demons were supposed to be rampant, it would become so difficult to find even one to kill.

The Cloud Calamity Sect, one of the top ten sects in the current immortal realm, naturally had many disciples training near the boundary of the dark mist. However, after a year in the immortal realm, 99% of the sect's disciples, including the most outstanding ones, had failed to complete their missions. This naturally caught the attention of the higher-ups in the Cloud Calamity Sect.

At the entrance of the Cloud Calamity Sect, a young girl with a braid was preparing her equipment, holding a sword in her hand. Beside her, several elders were giving her detailed instructions with kind expressions.

"Little Yuer, if you encounter danger outside, remember to crush the jade slip immediately. Your uncles and I will come to your aid as soon as possible."

"Here are some pills to restore your energy."

"Take this sword as well."

"And this, a teleportation scroll."

"Also, if you get injured, these pills will be useful."

"I've already spread the word about your descent from the mountain. Any Cloud Calamity Sect disciple you meet outside will unconditionally follow your orders. So, after you leave the mountain, the first thing you should do is find them. With their help, things will be much easier for you."

The elders stuffed bottles of pills into the girl's ring. They were filled with concern for this youngest and most beloved genius of their sect, who was about to embark on her first official mission.

Nearby, many fellow disciples had gathered to see her off.

"Little Junior Sister, the responsibility of investigating this matter falls on you."

"Good luck, Little Junior Sister!"

"You're the best!"

The disciples cheered her on.

"Don't worry, I, Su Yuer, will definitely figure out what's going on. And by the way, I don't need all these things. My own strength is more than enough," the girl, Su Yuer, said confidently, patting her chest. Then, she flew down the mountain.

Half a day later, she arrived at the edge of the dark mist. This area had been unofficially named the "Demon Gathering Plains" by many disciples, even though not a single demon could be seen...

Upon arriving at the Demon Gathering Plains, Su Yuer did not follow the elders' advice to seek out other sect disciples. For someone who had vowed to become a formidable figure in her own right, how could she allow such a thing to happen?

"I refuse to believe I can't find out why the demons have disappeared," Su Yuer declared confidently.

She reasoned that to find out why the demons had vanished, she first needed to find the demons themselves. And so, the beloved little junior sister of the Cloud Calamity Sect officially joined the ranks of the many who were waiting for demons to appear.

She waited for two months.

Two months passed, and not a single hair of a demon was seen. This was a heavy blow to the little junior sister who had set out to accomplish great things.

Meanwhile, deep within the dark mist, Yi Feng had been busy. He had first cleared out the crawling monsters in the Floating Corpse Valley, then moved on to the Lava Beasts in the ruins. In just half a day, he had wiped out all the demons in the areas he knew about.

"Dammit, where are the demons?" Yi Feng muttered in frustration.

He was annoyed to find that even if he tried to lure demons, there were none left to lure. He had searched many places within the vicinity, but aside from a few scattered demons, he couldn't find any other demon gathering spots.

"This can't go on," Yi Feng thought, frowning.

He decided to go out and ask around for information on where he could find more demon gathering spots. As he walked out of the dark mist, he was surprised to find the area outside bustling with activity.

"Wow, it's so lively here! Why are there so many people all of a sudden?"

This was the first time Yi Feng had come out in a year, having been completely absorbed in hunting demons. He noticed that several large cities had sprung up, which was quite a sight to behold.

Yi Feng had no idea what had happened. The jade slip from the Azure Sky White Jade Tower, which used to keep him informed about the outside world, had stopped working long ago. But he didn't care about that. His mind was solely focused on finding more demon gathering spots, so he quickly set out to ask around for information.

As he thought about the demons, he couldn't help but take out a small orb. This orb was something that dropped from every demon he killed. It looked like a luminous pearl, but he couldn't tell what material it was made of. This time, he had brought a few of them with him.

"This thing looks so pretty. I wonder if it's worth anything," Yi Feng muttered to himself as he examined the orb.

As soon as he finished speaking, a man landed in front of him, looking excited.

"Brother, are you selling that?" the man asked eagerly.

"Ah, yes," Yi Feng replied, surprised that someone would actually want to buy it, and that the buyer had appeared so quickly.

"Name your price, brother. How many immortal crystals do you want?" the man asked urgently, his eyes darting around as if he was afraid someone might snatch the orb away.

"Uh, one—" Yi Feng raised a finger, about to say one immortal crystal, but before he could finish, the man snatched the orb from his hand.

"Deal! Ten thousand immortal crystals it is!" the man said, tossing a storage bag to Yi Feng before disappearing, as if afraid Yi Feng might change his mind.

Yi Feng stared at the storage bag in his hand, feeling like the world had become unreal. Did that orb really just sell for ten thousand immortal crystals? Was this for real?

But when he opened the storage bag and felt the weight of the ten thousand immortal crystals, he couldn't help but grin from ear to ear. If one orb could sell for ten thousand, and he had countless more of them, then selling them all would make him an instant tycoon!

Meanwhile, the transaction had caught the attention of Su Yuer, who was not far away. Her bright eyes lit up. She had confidently promised her sect that she would uncover the reason for the scarcity of demons, but after two months of searching, she hadn't even seen a single demon. So, when she saw Yi Feng take out a demon core, she felt like she had finally found a lead.

She quickly flew over and landed beside Yi Feng. She wanted to ask him where he had found the demon, but realizing that such information might not be freely given, she decided to approach the matter more tactfully.

"Fellow cultivator, do you have more of these demon cores?" Su Yuer asked hopefully.

Yi Feng looked at the beautiful young girl in front of him, feeling delighted. So these things were really in demand?

"Yes, of course I do," Yi Feng replied, feeling like he had stumbled upon a goldmine. "How many do you want?"

"Huh?" Su Yuer blinked, momentarily stunned. After a moment, she cautiously asked, "Do you have a lot of them?"

"Well..." Yi Feng thought for a moment, then answered honestly, "Not too many, but enough to go around!"