Chapter 1: Thousand Fluff Demon Eater (Part 2)

At first, the sounds of explosions could still be heard, but later they merged into a continuous roar. Those professionals who were closer were thrown aside by the force, unharmed but in a disheveled state.
The tentacles were blasted everywhere, and the Qianyu Thunderstorm almost instantly destroyed 90% of them, especially creating a huge hole in the center of that membrane. A few tentacles flew in front of Guo Shier, still writhing.
That strange membrane immediately began to shrink, its area rapidly decreasing from over a thousand square meters to just a hundred or so. At the same time, new tentacles grew rapidly.
Meng Da waved his hand casually, and dozens of faint light shadows appeared around him—swords formed from virtual talismans—circling him rapidly with a whooshing sound.
He pressed his hands into the air, causing the swords around him to descend. With a sharp command, “Cut!” the dozens of talismanic sword shadows moved back and forth, forming a massive net that descended and sliced through the membrane. With a series of slicing sounds, the strange membrane was torn into thousands of small pieces, scattering across the ground.
Next, Meng Da took out a prepared talisman box, reached out, and grabbed seven or eight pieces of the broken membrane, putting them into the box. He said, “Each disciple here may take one piece. Remember! Don’t take more!”
Hearing this, everyone was stunned. What use was there in taking this thing?
Guo Shier immediately said, “Let’s go! Let’s each take one!” He had realized that although this thing looked strange, the fact that it had caught the interest of a master like Meng Da and that he had taken quite a few meant it must be valuable.
Soon, Xuan Ai took one piece, and Guo Shier took two. One of them belonged to the Eagle Demon, who, not being a talisman profession, didn’t need such things.
Someone asked, “Elder, what is this?”
Guo Shier pricked up his ears; he too wanted to know what it was.
Meng Da said, “It’s the Thousand Fluff Demon Eater. It’s a very strange creature. Well, for those in the talisman profession, it’s a rare treasure… Having more isn’t useful. Just one piece is enough to cultivate a complete Thousand Fluff Demon Eater. As for how to cultivate and use it, it should be in your ancestral memories… If not, it’s fine. Go back to the sect and look up information on this topic.”

Guo Shier just didn’t know what this thing was. Once he learned its name, he immediately found relevant information in the inherited memories. After recalling a little, he was overjoyed—Thousand Fluff Food Demon turned out to be a very rare purification medium. With proper cultivation, one could master another purification method.

Meng Da said, “Collect any extra Thousand Fluff Food Demons and hand them all over to Lao Wu.”

Lao Wu was a senior Grand Sage by Meng Da’s side. He said, “Okay, hurry up and hand them over as soon as they’re collected. Clear away all the remaining Thousand Fluff Food Demon fragments right away.”

Meng Da said, “Alright, I know there are many professionals not from our Hai Men. This rescue operation will be recorded on the Hunting Talismans, and relevant points will be given to their sects. I’ll keep twenty inner sect disciples here. I need six Sage-level spellcasters, and for the rest… well, fourteen SpellCrazy Masters Masters Masters Masters. The others can leave.”

Guo Shier asked, “Xuan Ai, are you staying?”

Xuan Ai replied, “It’s not my turn…”

Guo Shier laughed, “Then let’s leave… Hehe, I never expected that practicing Tai Ping Quan could also bring in income. Not bad!”

A professional flew over and asked, “Are you a Sage-level spellcaster? Huh, you’re not a disciple of our Hai Men!”

Guo Shier nodded, “I’m a wandering professional.”

The man said, “We’re short-staffed. Could you stay and help?”

Xuan Ai interjected, “They came in with me.”

The man said, “You’re an inner sect disciple. Hmm, good. You’re a SpellCrazy Masters Masters Masters Master too—stay as well.”

Xuan Ai was stunned for a moment before bursting into joy. Meng Da held a high status in Hai Men, and the benefits of following his orders were self-evident. Moreover, Meng Da had an excellent reputation in Hai Men—he was known for being generous to lower-ranked disciples and a truly generous master.

The Hai Men disciples left one after another. Guo Shier, Eagle Demon, and Xuan Ai followed that disciple to Meng Da’s side. There were four Sage-level spellcasters, plus Guo Shier, making five in total. There was also one Grand Sage-level spellcaster, so six people could be gathered. There were enough SpellCrazy Masters Masters Masters Masters as well. Meng Da glanced at everyone and then at Guo Shier, asking, “You’re a wandering professional?”

Guo Shier bowed and said, “Yes, I came in with Xuan Ai, an inner sect disciple of Hai Men.”

Meng Da nodded. “Hmm, not bad…” He then said loudly, “Alright, there’s a task that requires everyone’s cooperation. After it’s completed… I’ll give rewards.”

The Hai Men disciples present showed excited expressions, and Xuan Ai was no exception. With a joyful face, he whispered, “We’re getting paid this time!”

Meng Da said, “The Thousand Fluff Food Demon is a creature that grows underground and rarely comes to the surface…”
Someone asked, “If it comes to the surface, does that mean it’s about to advance in level?”
Meng Da wasn’t bothered by the interruption and continued, “There are two possibilities. One is that when mature, the Thousand Fluff Food Demon comes up to the surface to hunt any living creatures that pass by its territory. The other is for the purpose of advancing in level—it needs a large amount of nourishment… Well, this particular Thousand Fluff Food Demon is coming up because it’s trying to advance.”
Guo Shier asked, “We’re to stay here… to do what?”
Meng Da appeared kind and said, “To guard the positions of a talisman array. There are six main positions and fourteen auxiliary positions, and we need your help.”
Guo Shier gave a slight bow and stopped asking questions. This task wasn’t difficult; as long as the talisman array was stabilized, there would be no problem. As for what kind of array it was, he knew he couldn’t understand it—just following orders would suffice.
Meng Da said, “I’ll start setting up the array now. I’ll explain how to guard it in a moment. It’s very simple—no need to worry too much. Just keep it stable.”
Everyone agreed. Meng Da flew into the air and quickly placed talismans at the spot where the Thousand Fluff Food Demon had been shattered. Only then did Guo Shier notice a hole as thick as a bucket in the ground, bottomless, with the talismans arranged around its opening.
Guo Shier knew the other party was extremely powerful beyond his reach, yet they had a kind attitude with no trace of malice, so he also cooperated fully. After the twenty people took their positions, Meng Da nodded in satisfaction. He conjured 1,600 talismans, forming an array that was still not activated.
Meng Da threw twenty physical talismans and said, “Take a look and memorize the incantations. Once I activate it, it will depend on you to stabilize the array. I hope you won’t disappoint me!”
Guo Shier took the physical talismans, realizing they were inheritance talismans. He placed them on his forehead and quickly understood the over 600 incantations recorded within, with each step clearly explained. After memorizing them briefly, he tried practicing those incantations. Since the array wasn’t activated yet, practicing these incantations wouldn’t affect it.
A few hours later, after everyone had presumably mastered the incantations they needed, Meng Da asked, “Are you all familiar with them? If not, don’t force it. I can wait!”
Everyone agreed, saying they had mastered them. These incantations were very simple; even professionals who had advanced beyond theadvanced beyond theCrazy Masters Masters MastersShi level -> beyond the master level level wouldn’t find them difficult.

Meng Da said, “Alright, I’m starting it now. You all hold down the talisman array.” He cast several spells in succession to activate the array. Guo Shieru observed carefully. Once the array was activated, the entire ground began to collapse, with the soil rippling like water. Then, a huge vortex appeared, gradually sinking deeper underground.

Following Meng Da’s instructions, Guo Shieru kept casting spells. He now understood that this was an array designed to uncover the ground, but he didn’t know what lay beneath, which was why Meng Da had invested so much effort and time in searching for it. He had a vague feeling that it was related to the Thousand Fluff Demon Eater.

The array gradually sank underground, like an invisible excavator digging deep into the earth. Meng Da hovered above the array, while the other twenty professionals were scattered within it, descending together with it.

Meng Da shouted, “Stay steady! Maintain a steady descent!”

Ten minutes later, the array had sunk a hundred meters underground. Guo Shieru looked up and felt as if he were in a deep well, with only a small circular opening in the sky above him.

With a few more spells from Meng Da, the array emitted intense light, and the vortex at its center continued to spin rapidly. A hint of excitement appeared in Meng Da’s eyes. Moments later, a basin-sized stone emerged, followed by another. The stones were golden in color, and Meng Da quickly stored them in his talisman bag. Gradually, more stones appeared, and Meng Da swiftly collected them using virtual talismans.

Guo Shieru smiled bitterly inwardly, knowing these must be some kind of material, but he didn’t recognize them.

After a while, the number of stones decreased. About ten minutes later, no more stones appeared. Meng Da seemed satisfied. He said, “Good! It’s done! Stop, I need to disassemble the array!”

Meng Da began to shut down the array, which was his precious possession. After casting hundreds of spells, the array was shut down. Meng Da said, “You all go up and wait for me.”

Guo Shieru immediately flew upward. He felt uneasy underground.

Eagle Demon, who had been waiting anxiously outside, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Guo Shieru emerge from the ground. He went up to him and asked, “Shieru, are you okay?”

Guo Shieru replied with a smile, “I’m fine.”

A moment later, Meng Da flew up, his face filled with joy. Someone took the opportunity to ask, “Elder, what were those stones?”