Chapter 149 - Seeing Ding Hui Again (1 more! Vote for monthly tickets!)

To acquire specific demon materials, one must purposefully gather them, a task not nearly as easy as randomly collecting any demon materials.Unsure of how much the Eight-clawed Demon’s skin is worth, if it doesn’t fetch enough, I’ll have to sell the thing to pay off debts, and then purchase the materials needed for the Two-Heart Lock.

Besides the Two-Heart Lock, other Cultivation Techniques also require parts of demons for cultivation.

This is the cost of unconventional Martial Arts, there’s always some threshold to cross.

Fortunately, I only need to learn the beginning and improve the skill proficiency by +1, and then I won’t have to bother with demon materials anymore.

Upon leaving the Martial Hall, Fang Yu couldn’t wait to reveal the Ice Blood Storm manual.

Applying the concoction, it wasn’t long before text slowly began to emerge.

Fang Yu hurriedly began to read.

A few minutes later, he stopped.

Because.

The text.

Was gone.

An incomplete text, really just an incomplete text!

Fang Yu was astonished.

The manuscript was brutally incomplete.

It only provided the basic cultivation method; how to advance seemed to be abruptly cut off by someone, leaving no more content.

Luckily, the initial part of the Cultivation Method was given, which was enough to attempt it.

According to the description, besides the specific cultivation practice, an Ice Demon’s Crystal Core or similar is required to stimulate the blood for faster cultivation success.

Basically, something evolved and condensed from the entire body of an Ice Demon.

Fang Yu did possess such a thing...

It was... the Ice Sculpture Demon’s ice crystal.

However, in the battle at the docks, he had already used this thing.

Now, looking for it, he couldn’t think of any place at the moment...

Wait a second!

Fang Yu suddenly thought of someone.

Or rather, a demon.

The Frost Order Demon.

This creature was previously captured by the Foolish Underworld and locked up in a high-security Prison.

After the jailbreak event, it was uncertain whether it was still alive or who had it now.

It definitely shouldn’t be in the hands of demons like Yue Guang, otherwise, there would have been some noise by now.

So, with high probability, it was still in... Li Baizhen’s hands?

At least, Li Baizhen was definitely in possession of related intelligence.

"Let’s go, back home!"

Before, Fang Yu hadn’t given a thought to whether the Frost Order Demon was dead or alive.

Even its existence had completely slipped his mind.

Only now, with the need for an Ice Crystal or similar, has he remembered that such a great demon was in the Foolish Underworld’s possession.

Originally, Martial Hall wasn’t too far from Li Baizhen’s place.

Before long, Fang Yu arrived.

Compared to the previous hustle and bustle, the courtyard was now noticeably quieter.

Since he was a familiar face, the guards at the door didn’t stop Fang Yu; they just sent someone to report to the inside.

Fang Yu’s return surprised Li Baizhen.

He had calmed his emotions and was ready to face his wife’s ’torture.’

And then Fang Yu returned.

Could it be... he had some latest intelligence about the demons?

Upon asking,

Li Baizhen was momentarily speechless.

"The Frost Order Demon? It’s probably dead."

"That guy, before the prison break event even occurred, had been moved to the Research Demon Mansion due to revealing no valuable intelligence."

"For specifics, you’d have to ask Ding Hui."

"She’s in the Research Demon Mansion’s Micro Department; I’ll write you a letter, and you present it to the guard at the gate, which should let you see Ding Hui."

Li Baizhen himself didn’t have the time to accompany Fang Yu on the trip.

Holding the letter, Fang Yu immediately set off.

The Ice Blood Storm manual stated very clearly.

The better the quality of the Ice Crystal, the more effectively it improves the Cultivation Technique, allowing faster mastery.

Translated, it means a faster progress in achieving skill proficiency +1, which is quite important.

Of course, if it’s really not available,

He could only rely on earning merit points to visit the internal storehouse, search for Ice Crystals, and trade for them, which involves a bit of luck, and also requires a not insignificant amount of merit points.

Alternatively, one could use Silver Taels to seek out major powers, martial institutes, and purchase such items.

The last resort would be to try your luck on the streets, confronting demons to see if they are Ice Demons...

Research Demon Mansion, Foolish Underworld, and Pan Sheng Mansion, the Three Mansions stand united.

The three institutions are almost next to one another.

The Foolish Underworld is the largest, so it takes some time to get to the neighbouring Research Demon Mansion.

After a considerable walk, he finally reached the place.

Looking up, the people here were all dressed in scholarly attire, with a style leaning towards that of a student.

After asking around, I figured out the direction to go.

Fang Yu arrived in front of the Micro Department.

Handed over the letter.

In no time, Ding Hui herself actually came out.

"Diao Deyi!"

Although it was only a few days since I last saw her,

But upon seeing Ding Hui again, Fang Yu surprisingly felt that there was something different about her, though he couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was.

Hmm... At least her health bar seems normal.

Ding Hui herself was very enthusiastic.

Upon approaching, she reached out with both hands, as if she was about to cradle Fang Yu’s cheeks.

This level of familiarity??

Fang Yu hesitated whether to dodge or not.

Ding Hui’s fingers had already touched Fang Yu’s cheek.

In an instant.

Fang Yu suddenly experienced a sensation like an electric shock coursing through his body, frightening him into instinctively stepping back.

The next moment.

Drip drop.

A drop of black blood flowed from his nostril, dripping onto the ground.

Fang Yu’s pupils shrank.

This familiar sensation...

Looking up again, he saw Ding Hui’s faint smile.

"Your brain has been altered."

She didn’t open her mouth.

The voice, came directly from the mind.

This damned familiar feeling!

Fang Yu’s expression darkened.

"Angry? Don’t worry, I can’t yet achieve reading minds like Shuang Xuyao does, I can still only sense emotions."

Saying this, the voice in his mind paused.

"Oh, and also, in these few days, I’ve developed the ability to inject sound directly into your mind through brainwave resonance."

Fang Yu opened his mouth, as if he had thought of something, then glanced at the guard.

"Hehehe, come on in, let’s talk somewhere else."

The two lingered at the door for a good few seconds, then Ding Hui suddenly turned around and led the way, with Fang Yu silently following behind.

Their movements were natural and in sync.

To outsiders, those unaware might think the two shared a close relationship.

When they reached a small pavilion, the two sat down.

"Why the sudden visit? Have you finally decided to seek me out to enhance your demonic talent?"

Ding Hui’s eyes smiled as she looked at Fang Yu, her voice directly arising in his mind.

"...Can’t you speak with your mouth? It’s pretty weird like this."

Ding Hui’s voice once again sounded directly in his mind.

"No can do, I’m still researching this ability; it’s just a test using you as a sample. Don’t worry, I can’t keep it up for long."

"Compared to the innate demonic talents of Shuang Xuyao, my researched and modified ability is just a weaker version."

"However, the advantage is that there is still room for research and enhancement, unlike demons, for most of the time, the talent sets the limit."

Ding Hui chatted away in Fang Yu’s mind.

Perhaps because the voice was emanating directly inside his mind, Ding Hui wasn’t filtering the topics of conversation.

After all, no one else could eavesdrop; it’s just between you and me.

That being the case, Fang Yu didn’t beat around the bush.

Ding Hui’s research had made significant progress, true, but it didn’t really involve him.

Fang Yu spoke directly.

"I want to know if Shuang Xuyao is dead? If it’s dead, can you give me its Ice Element crystals or other materials? Or you can keep them and I’ll exchange them when I earn enough merits."

Demon materials are often priceless and not available for purchase.

It’s not assured you would find them even if you wanted to.

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"Shuang Xuyao? You could say it’s alive, or you could say it’s dead."

...What kind of answer is this.

"A part of its brain is still being preserved by us, as for the rest, it’s been dissected for research."

"The Ice Crystals you’re talking about, though in our possession, don’t really hold any research value to us."

"We at the Research Demon Mansion differ from you Martial Artists."

"To you, Ice Crystals and Demon Cores that can be transformed into combat power and cultivation resources are valuable; for us at the Research Demon Mansion, they are rather pointless."

"To us, what’s truly valuable, has always been the demons themselves."

"If you want the Ice Crystals from Shuang Xuyao, I can just give them to you later..."