Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Quiet.

Deadly quiet.

As the words of the cultivator who brought out the Corpse Moth larva as a barter item fell, many cultivators, including Zhou Chun, turned their gazes toward the representative of the Underground Treasure Exchange Convention, Red Fox.

It had to be said that the person's question was very cleverly posed.

Although the Corpse Demon Sect was resolute in eliminating things like the Corpse Moth that counteracted corpse refinement, the problem was that the Corpse Moth was not a disaster insect like the Soul-Devouring Demon Locust or the Thousand Extinct Ant and was not on the list of prohibited trade items.

Moreover, Jinchang Marketplace was not the Corpse Demon Sect's territory; it belonged to another major faction in Fengguo, the Jingyang Sect.

The Jingyang Sect was also a large faction with two Nascent Soul Stage True Persons at its helm. When the Corpse Demon Sect and the various factions of Fengguo had fought major battles, Jingyang Sect had remained on the sidelines, never joining in.

It was the Jingyang Sect that had mediated later on, prompting the Corpse Demon Sect to finally choose to cease hostilities and not exterminate those factions that had been its enemies.

Under these circumstances, if Red Fox were to declare the Corpse Moth as contraband and forbid its trade at the Underground Treasure Exchange Convention now,

it would undoubtedly give the impression that the Jingyang Sect was intimidated by the Corpse Demon Sect.

After all, it would be impossible for the Underground Treasure Exchange Convention to have been established in Jinchang Marketplace without the protection of influential figures within the Jingyang Sect.

If such an impression were to form, then Jinchang Marketplace would likely no longer be as prosperous as it is now, at least the future Underground Treasure Exchange Conventions held here would not be well-attended.

After all, although the Corpse Demon Sect had become dominant in Fengguo, it was not liked by the majority of loose cultivators and orthodox cultivators due to well-known reasons.

Jinchang Marketplace had grown increasingly prosperous over the years because many loose cultivators and orthodox cultivators, not wanting to trade in marketplaces managed by the Corpse Demon Sect, had traveled long distances to this place.

So at this moment, many cultivators, including Zhou Chun, looked toward Red Fox, waiting to see how he would respond to the owner of the Corpse Moth larva.

"Could this fellow have come here on purpose to cause trouble?" Zhou Chun wondered silently, feeling that the person was likely here deliberately to stir things up.

At this time, something somewhat unexpected happened.

Before Red Fox could respond, a masked cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage suddenly spoke up, "Why trouble senior Red Fox? Since you wish to exchange these Corpse Moth larvae for a second-grade superior fire attribute magic artifact, then I will make the exchange with you."

As he spoke, he slapped his storage pouch and took out a fiery red feather fan magic artifact.

He introduced, "This Phoenix Feather Fan was refined using the tail feathers of a second-grade superior Demon Beast, Fire Pheasant, and Millennium Sunflame Wood. The gathering of materials and the cost of refining alone cost me over five thousand Spirit Coins. Its power will certainly not disappoint you!"

After saying these words, he erased the Spirit Sense Imprint he had left on the magic artifact and handed it over to the man.

Seeing this, Red Fox, who had been silent up till now, suddenly spoke, "Since someone is willing to exchange, it is not my place to say more. However, if we organize another Underground Treasure Exchange Convention in the future, I will propose new rules to avoid such provocations!"

This response was not perfect, but at least it temporarily resolved the crisis of reputation.

The cultivator who had offered the Corpse Moth larva did not cause further trouble and completed the exchange readily.

After him, other cultivators began to present their treasures for exchange.

About one hour later, Zhou Chun's target finally appeared at the Jinchang Marketplace.

A black-robed masked cultivator, after getting a nod from Red Fox, took out a blue jade box from her sleeve and placed it before her,

As she opened the blue jade box, two palm-sized, pitch-black toads were revealed to the cultivators present. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

The toads seemed to have been subjected to some sort of technique; their eyes were tightly shut, motionless, yet the vital energy of living beings was palpable.

While the many cultivators in the Underground Cave Hall intently observed the two toads, they heard Zhou Yu's offer.

"A pair of Black Jade Toads in exchange for one Foundation Establishment Pill."

What?

This offer from Zhou Yu surprised many of the Foundation Establishment cultivators present.

They looked at the two toads in amazement, puzzled as to how these seemingly weak Demon Beasts could be worth a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Soon, an impatient cultivator looked at Zhou Yu and asked, "Could you please explain the use of these Black Jade Toads? What makes you believe they are worth a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yu simply said, "No need. Those who know their value will make the exchange, and those who don't won't understand no matter what's said."

This evasive answer made many cultivators frown, feeling displeased.

But the Underground Treasure Exchange Convention was essentially like peddling in a marketplace; even though they were annoyed by Zhou Yu's vague response, it was not their place to say more.

At this time, Zhou Jiahe from the crowd suddenly stepped forward and said, "Fine, I'll exchange a Foundation Establishment Pill with you."

With that, she walked over to Zhou Yu and handed over a white jade bottle containing a Foundation Establishment Pill.

As aunt and nephew looked at each other behind their veils, Zhou Jiahe's eyes were filled with disappointment.