Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 311

Of course.

Those words absolutely could not be spoken aloud. She only dared think them in her mind. If the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon heard them, she would lose a layer of skin even if she did not die.

The Tricolored Dragon Sparrow had not followed them.

This allowed Wang Yu to freely admire the scenery around him. The Crimson Kite Demonic Domain’s mountains and rivers were actually quite beautiful, not inferior to Taihu at all.

Not all demonic cultivators liked gloomy, deathly places. Aside from cultivation needs, most of them also enjoyed beautiful and magnificent natural landscapes.

This specially crafted secret realm had been artificially shaped with mountains and lakes. As the mist of spiritual qi grew thicker, an enormous lake that stretched beyond sight appeared ahead.

Yu Tangtang pointed toward the lake.

“This is where my father lives. My cave residence is not here. It is in the lotus pond of the Blood Demon Hall. This place is connected to that side as well. I will take you there later.”

“No rush, no rush.”

Wang Yu rubbed Yu Tangtang’s head. Before he could say more, a cold snort resounded from the sky.Spiritual pressure surged sharply.

From the thick clouds, a massive and ferocious dragon head covered in black scales and mismatched dragon horns emerged. Its eyes shone like crimson gemstones.

At the center of its brow was a closed vertical mark. This was the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon’s strongest innate divine ability: Blood Eye.

The Blood Transformation Demonic Light it released could turn most living beings into a pool of blood and could destroy souls and spirits. It was utterly tyrannical.

“Father!”

Just as Wang Yu was drenched in sweat, forced to endure a Nascent Soul lord’s oppressive might, Yu Tangtang excitedly ran forward, grabbed the short spike under the dragon’s chin, and tilted her head upward.

In an instant, the pressure dispersed like smoke, and deafening laughter filled the air.

“Hahaha. Good daughter, here to see your father again?”

“No no no. Father said he wanted to see Wang Yu. Tangtang brought him here. Look.”

Wang Yu quickly stepped forward and bowed.

“Junior Wang Yu greets Senior Yu.”

“Hmph.”

The Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon grew more displeased the longer it looked at Wang Yu. However, business was business. A pill master capable of refining supreme-grade Flood Dragon Heart Ancestral Blood Pills was far too rare.

The Blood Reversal Sect did have one. The Alchemy Hall Master was a fourth-rank high-grade alchemist. But he was extremely busy. So many Nascent Soul cultivator in the sect relied on his pills.

He could help refine one or two pills for Yu Tangtang occasionally, but if she asked too often, even his old prestige would not be enough.

Wang Yu’s appearance perfectly resolved Yu Tangtang’s pill supply problem. The Flood Dragon Heart Ancestral Blood Pill was a fortuitous opportunity the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon had obtained from a fragment of Dragon Island.

It no longer provided much benefit to him personally. However, Yu Tangtang possessed a top earth-grade bloodline. Long-term consumption of the ancestral blood pills could subtly increase the chance of her bloodline advancing.

This was also in line with the request of a predecessor from Dragon Island.

Furthermore, Yu Tangtang cultivated a special secret technique. The reason she had not grown for so long was because of it. If she truly matured one day, she would undergo a complete metamorphosis.

If the secret art failed during metamorphosis, she would never grow up in her lifetime.

The ancestral blood pills greatly aided this process.

It was best for her to continue taking them until a pill barrier formed. After that, she would take the two-pattern, three-pattern, four-pattern pills, all the way to nine patterns.

Each additional pattern corresponded to a type of fourth-rank flood dragon blood.

After years of preparation, the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon had only managed to gather materials for a five-pattern ancestral blood pill, equivalent to a fourth-rank spirit pill in difficulty.

To refine a supreme-grade fourth-rank spirit pill, an alchemist’s mastery needed to reach the absolute peak.

Across the entire world, such alchemists could be counted on one hand.

Wang Yu had that potential.

Which meant their relationship could not remain limited to pill cooperation. He had to make Wang Yu owe him more favors.

That way, all of Yu Tangtang’s future pills would essentially be his.

In the center of the lake.

Wang Yu waited for a response that never came. He cautiously raised his head and saw that the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon seemed distracted. No, he was thinking.

“Father?”

Her crisp call broke the silence. Wang Yu nearly wanted to bury himself in the ground out of embarrassment.

The Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon snapped out of his thoughts.

A flash of blood light descended, and he transformed into a towering man nearly three meters tall, with arms thicker than Yu Tangtang’s waist. Scales covered parts of his limbs.

A pair of dragon horns protruded from his hair. The upper half of his forehead was scaled, and his eyes remained crimson vertical pupils. His demonic traits were obvious.

He beckoned, placing Yu Tangtang on his shoulder. Wang Yu, however, was dragged along by strands of blood silk into the lake.

A few breaths later.

On a small island at the lake’s center, the two sat facing each other.

Thanks to Yu Tangtang, Wang Yu even had a seat. The Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon spoke.

“You are called Wang Yu, correct? I heard you have a feud with Black Heaven. Why not let me settle that for you? From now on, you can peacefully refine pills for Tangtang.”

“This…”

Wang Yu hesitated.

“That misunderstanding with Black Heaven Talisman Lord was already resolved.”

“Oh?”

The Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon laughed.

“In that case, let us change the terms.”

He tossed something forward.

“This is my command token. All elders of the Blood Reversal Sect’s Nine Peaks recognize it. Even if it involves a Nascent Soul-level trouble, showing my token will resolve it most of the time.”

Wang Yu’s eyes lit up.

He could be said to have come precisely for this item.

"Senior Yu's promise is something this junior naturally trusts. I only wish to know what price I must pay to obtain this token."

"Simple.

"From today onward, you will become this lord's exclusive alchemist. All expenses required for you to improve your alchemy skills will be borne by this lord. In return, the pills I require must be refined by you at the first possible moment."

This condition was similar to a talent cultivation contract.

The problem was that Wang Yu did not need cultivation in this area. His alchemy skill was already mature. Calling it cultivation was more like calling it a labor contract.

After thinking for a moment, he asked.

"If I agree, may this junior accept other commissions in private?"

"Naturally, you may.

"However, you must not use the spirit herbs bestowed by me for others. Once I have a need, you must abandon those collaborations and prioritize fulfilling this lord's requirements."

"This junior understands."

Yu Tangtang stood beside them with her chin supported by her hand. Sometimes she looked at her father, sometimes at Wang Yu. No one knew what she was thinking. She did not say a single word during the conversation.

Wang Yu, however, was thinking.

This arrangement was equivalent to completely placing himself under the command of the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon. Calling himself its subordinate would not be an exaggeration.

In the short term, he would suffer a blood loss.

But looking to the future, he would gain immensely.

First, Nascent Soul level rare spiritual materials could be obtained from the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon with a high chance of success. Since refining fourth-rank spirit pills in the future was bound to "fail" a few times.

This would give him a legitimate reason for fire damage costs.

He might even obtain fourth-rank spirit herbs during the Core Formation stage. If he could use them to improve his cultivation, would that not be a direct ascent?

Second, because of his Nether River contract with Zhuo Shouqing, he would have to risk his life for that matter. If he exerted all his strength and still failed.

Then this escape route would be crucial.

The Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon could save him from dire straits. Even if he truly failed and was defeated by Fu Xiao, he would have a second chance and would not directly become the other party's stepping stone for ascension.

All he had to sacrifice was a portion of his autonomy.

With Yu Tangtang around, once he condensed his Nascent Soul and could address the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon as a fellow Daoist, this subordinate relationship would naturally shift into an equal partnership.

Therefore, he could agree.

"Very well. Since Senior Yu thinks so highly of me, if I refuse your token, it would make me seem ignorant of propriety."

"Hahaha, good lad.

"It has been a long time since the Exalted Sect has produced an alchemist as outstanding as you. Since you have accepted, the matter concerning the Alchemy Hall will be resolved by this lord."

"Then I must trouble Senior Yu. Wang Yu is deeply grateful."

After reaching a verbal agreement, the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon did not make him sign a Nether River contract. Perhaps he had other considerations.

Seeing that the discussion was over, Yu Tangtang immediately perked up.

"Come, come, I will take you to see my Lotus Cave Abode."

Just as Yu Tangtang was about to pull Wang Yu away, the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon frowned and stared suspiciously at him. A girl's private chamber was not something one could enter casually.

"Wait!"

There was no shortage of perverts in the Crimson Kite Demonic Domain. Better safe than sorry.

Although this sudden interruption came out of nowhere, Wang Yu was not particularly nervous. One who had done nothing wrong need not fear ghosts knocking at the door. Besides, he still had something to discuss.

He immediately reassured Yu Tangtang.

"Senior Yu, this junior actually has another matter to request. Might I ask if..."

"Just right. I stopped you because of this matter."

Seeing through his intention, the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon took out an ancient sheet of paper and explained.

"This is the slave contract of Tantai Chan. Her mother sold her to this lord back then. If Tangtang had not needed a wet nurse, this lord would not have accepted her."

This explanation puzzled Wang Yu.

"Tantai Chan's mother?"

"Not exactly. She is only her mother in name."

Speaking of this matter, the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon sighed.

"Her father was a demonic lord of the Joyous Union Sect. During the righteous-demonic war three to four hundred years ago, he abducted quite a few female cultivators from Taihu.

"After the war, my old friend was unfortunately killed by a Nascent Soul expert of the Sword Sect in an act of revenge, perishing in the Wild Ancient Plains. His Dao companion then wished to sell off those furnace cauldrons and their children.

"To put it simply, Tantai Chan chose to come here herself. Today, I give you this contract. How you deal with it is up to you."

What the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon lamented was the death of his old friend.

Wang Yu, however, sighed at Tantai Chan's tragic fate. He had not expected such a story behind her.

Calling it her own choice was merely a gentle way of saying it. How much of it was not forced by circumstances?

Under those conditions, coming here to the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon.

Was already a relatively good outcome. At least she did not end up as a supreme-grade cauldron slave sent all over by the Joyous Union Sect. To put it bluntly, she could even be considered lucky.

"I understand."

...

After leaving the cave abode of the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon, Wang Yu did not follow Yu Tangtang to her Lotus Cave Abode. Instead, the old dragon sent him directly out of the secret realm.

Sensing Tantai Chan's solitary presence with his divine sense.

Wang Yu suddenly appeared behind her and slapped the contract onto the stone table of the scenic pavilion.

"Come. Return with me to Cold Blood Peak."

At that moment.

It was as if lightning flashed across Tantai Chan's mind. Her emotions surged like a violent storm, impossible to contain.

"Wang Yu..."