Chapter 155: The Demand for Demon Pills

After that, Su Che adjusted the fluctuations of his spiritual energy, changed his appearance, and resumed his stall business in the market. The items he sold were not expensive, but in large quantities, allowing him to earn twenty to thirty thousand spiritual stones per day.
To open the second layer of the Immortal Prison required one million lower-grade spiritual stones as energy. Initially, Su Che didn’t have that much, so he planned to use the higher-grade superior spiritual stones he had obtained from the Xiao Mi Immortal Realm as a substitute.
However, this approach was not cost-effective, as lower-grade spiritual stones were easy to come by, while superior ones were rare. Especially in barter transactions, items that could be obtained with superior spiritual stones would surely not be sold to him if he tried to buy them with lower-grade ones.
Now, there was no need to do such a foolish thing. In the Jinghun Ridge market, he had acquired dozens of Qi Foundation cultivators’ storage bags, all containing lower-grade spiritual stones, totaling over seven hundred thousand. Adding the twelve thousand earned from selling ink crystals that day, he now had nine hundred thousand spiritual stones.
The remaining hundred thousand could be earned by setting up a stall for a few days, following the principle of small profits but high volume—enough to be gathered in four or five days.
By then, a full million spiritual stones would be fed to the Immortal Prison, but Su Che wasn’t worried at all. As long as it was something the Immortal Prison needed, he would do whatever it took to provide it.
On the fourth day of his stall business, Su Che saw various demon pills being sold at a nearby stall. An idea struck him, so he spent a thousand spiritual stones to buy two second-grade demon pills.
Second-grade demon pills were those from second-tier demon beasts, equivalent to human cultivators at the Qi Foundation stage. Generally, the market price for a second-grade demon pill was five hundred spiritual stones, with rarer variants costing more.
Many Qi Foundation-level cultivators would form temporary teams to hunt demon beasts in the demon clans’ territories, then sell the beasts’ bodies as various materials—this was one of the main ways they made money.
After putting the two demon pills into the Immortal Prison, Su Che thought, “Lao Hei, I heard that demon clans can rapidly advance by consuming demon pills. I wonder if our little dragon can do the same?”
“It should be possible. Let’s give it a try.” Lao Hei took the two second-grade demon pills and used instant teleportation within the Immortal Prison’s space to appear in front of the little dragon by the lake.
Most of the time, the little dragon would sleep soundly beside its mother’s bones. Still in its infancy, it relied heavily on its mother.

The Silver Beard Dragon belongs to an ancient exotic species, a natural thunder-type beast with extremely formidable combat strength. Aside from the dragon clan’s strong defenses, its thunder spells are also the most powerful among spells of the same level—a basic fact widely recognized in the cultivation world. Therefore, if the little dragon’s strength can be improved as soon as possible, it will become a fierce warrior under Su Che and a key offensive force in the Immortal Prison team.

“Little guy, time to eat.”

Lao He bent slightly and patted the little dragon’s head.

“Ugh…”

The little dragon sneezed, let out a grunt, and opened its dragon eyes, staring at Lao He drowsily.

It had been living very comfortably in Immortal Prison, as it could sense that this new home was safe—no need to worry about being hunted again. Moreover, prisoners would come every day to bring it food, brush its teeth, and wash its scales… Life was quite pleasant.

“Do you like this?” Lao He stretched out his giant claw, holding two demon pills in his palm—one red and one gray, about the size of an ordinary orange.

“Eeah!”

The little dragon immediately raised its head, its eyes filled with excitement. Its two sensitive silver whiskers, like two slender hands, swiftly snatched the two demon pills and brought them into its mouth.

Lao He nodded with a grin and said to Su Che, “Master, judging from its mental state, demon pills from other beasts can indeed accelerate its strength growth.”

“Good, then buy more demon pills for it,” Su Che replied happily.

Whoosh…

At that moment, the Snake Woman rushed out of the lake and shouted at Lao He, “You rat monster! That’s so unfair! You gave all the demon pills to the little dragon—none for me?”

Lao He didn’t care about being called a “rat monster.” Waving his rat tail, he asked in a low voice, “So, do you like this stuff too?”

“Of course! I’m also a demon species and can use demon pills to quickly boost my strength.”

The Snake Woman swam leisurely in the water and shouted, “Su Che, I want demon pills too! Otherwise, don’t expect me to help you fight again.”

“That was because I didn’t know before,” Su Che’s voice echoed in her ears. “From now on, you can ask for anything as long as it’s beneficial for you. I’ll give you as much as you need.”

Su Che was always generous with his friends.

“That’s much better,” the Snake Woman nodded in satisfaction. Her earlier words had been just a joke.

She continued, “If it’s a second-grade demon pill, I can digest one in just a month. With my appetite, can you even afford to support me?”
Su Che laughed heartily. “I’d be even happier if you could digest one in a week.”
Snap!
The snake woman excitedly splashed water, “As long as you can support me, I’ll stay with you forever.”
Her words sounded a bit odd, so Su Che just nodded and fell silent.
Lao He, on the other hand, chuckled secretly and sent a message to the snake woman, “Once you reach the transformation stage, fully turn into human form, and even become more beautiful, I’ll act as a matchmaker and help our master marry you as his concubine.”
“Ah!”
The snake woman screamed, creating a wave as she sent a fierce energy attack at Lao He.
Lao He screamed loudly and vanished in an instant.
Inside the Immortal Prison realm, Lao He’s teleportation was as easy as breathing—he could reach any place instantly. No matter how powerful the snake woman was, she was helpless against him.
“Shameless!”
Her face turned red with embarrassment as she dived deep into the lake bottom, not showing her head for a long time.
Outside the Immortal Prison, Su Che packed up his stall and went to a nearby one, asking the vendor, “Fellow cultivator, do you have any second-grade demon pills left?”
“No more.”
The middle-aged vendor shook his head. “There were only two, and you bought them all. If you want more, check out the stalls ahead. My friends are also selling demon pills there.”
Su Che casually asked, “Are you a professional beast hunter, fellow cultivator?”
“Yes, for over a decade now. I rely on this job to earn some spirit stones,” the vendor nodded.
Su Che humbly asked for advice, “Then, if I want to purchase a large number of demon pills above second grade, could you give me some guidance? I don’t want to waste money by going to the wrong places.”
“It’s not really guidance,” the vendor replied politely. “Within the jurisdiction of the Wuji Sect, the three major markets that mainly sell beast materials are Tun Tian Sea, Qing Long Mountain, and Ji Wu Swamp, which is the closest to here. The demon pills there are definitely cheaper.”
“Thank you, fellow cultivator.”
After thanking him, Su Che left and went to other stalls selling demon pills. In total, he bought seventeen second-grade demon pills, all of which he sent to the Immortal Prison. He gave ten to the snake woman, while Lao He kept the other seven to feed the little dragon regularly, so it wouldn’t swallow them all at once and get sick.

These demon pills are enough for their ten-month consumption, so there’s no rush to head to those three market towns for now. On the afternoon of the eighth day of setting up a stall to sell goods, Su Che closed his stall early, changed his appearance once again, and went to a pill shop in the market town, hoping to try his luck there. What luck? He already had a Black Domain Immortal Lotus that could improve his spiritual root quality, but due to his lack of knowledge in this area, he dared not take it casually. Thus, every time he saw that Immortal Lotus in the Immortal Prison, he couldn’t help but feel anxious. Having such a valuable thing right in front of him yet being unable to consume it was truly frustrating! The sign above this pill shop read “Linghu Xuan Dan” in big characters. After entering, Su Che acted as if he was very wealthy and went straight to see the shop’s owner, a sixth-grade alchemist with the strength of the later stage of Foundation Establishment. “Do you wish to purchase fifty Earth Spirit Pills?” The old shop owner was over a hundred years old, with gray hair and a visibly aged appearance; it was clear his natural lifespan was running low. “Sixth-grade pills? Just Earth Spirit Pills. But if your shop has any higher-grade spiritual pills that can aid in cultivation, those would also work,” Su Che replied in a deep voice. “For sixth-grade spiritual pills, I need at least twenty.” According to Su Che, this transaction would amount to twenty to thirty thousand spirit stones, which was a considerable deal for such a pill shop. The shop owner checked the accounts and shook his head. “I’m sorry, fellow cultivator. Our shop really can’t provide that many high-grade spiritual pills. We only have twelve Earth Spirit Pills and five sixth-grade pills.” “Is that so?” Su Che showed a faint look of disappointment. Then, without discussing the price, he generously waved his hand. “Never mind. Take them all.” As the shop owner said, buying these pills would only cost a few thousand spirit stones, so Su Che could indeed be so indifferent. Moreover, he had other plans for visiting this shop. Fifteen minutes later, the transaction for the spiritual pills was completed smoothly, but Su Che didn’t leave. Instead, he mysteriously sent a message: “Fellow cultivator, have you heard of a miraculous treasure like the Black Domain Immortal Lotus?” “Black Domain Immortal Lotus?” The shop owner was shocked and replied via message, “Of course I’ve heard of this supreme spiritual herb. Why do you ask?” “I know a place where such an Immortal Lotus grows,” Su Che said with a faint smile. “I can sell you this information.” The shop owner frowned in thought for a moment before laughing. “Is the Immortal Lotus you’re referring to the one in the Wind and Thunder Desolate Land of the Wasteland God Valley?”

Su Che pretended to be stunned and exclaimed in surprise, “How, how did you know?”
“This isn’t exactly a secret in the cultivation world, but indeed, not many people are aware of it.” The shopkeeper shook his gray-bearded mustache, a hint of pride showing on his face. “Fortunately, I’m one of those who know.”
Su Che was overjoyed. Great, it’s good that he knows!