Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 96 Seven Emotions and Six Desires
"The Golden Toad Demon presents a gift: a Grade 3 superior spiritual fruit, the Purple Sand Fruit!"

"The Fairy of Colorful Butterflies presents a gift: a pot of 300-year-old Hundred Flowers Spirit Wine!"

……

As the maidservants read out the gift list one by one, the Great Demon King Qingyan's gaze fell on the demon beasts that presented the gifts.

If it finds a treasure that interests it among the birthday gifts, it will be granted a spot in a secret realm.

"Great Demon King Jinman presents three two-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs as a gift!"

When the Great Demon King Qingyan's gaze fell on Su You.

His heart was pounding; the invisible tension was hard to suppress.

reward!
When Su You heard the word "reward," his heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, finally settled down.

It seems that this test was a great success, and we even got a spot in the secret realm, which was a bit unexpected.

However, this is normal. After all, Su You stole the most precious batch of spiritual herbs from a great demon herb garden, which was considered top-grade among the previous gifts. It is normal for him to obtain a spot in the secret realm.

"Brother Jinman, you're really generous!" The Crimson Leopard beside him also showed a surprised expression.

This is a two-thousand-year-old elixir; even if they swallow it, it will be of considerable benefit.

Although most third-tier demon beasts now have their own spirit herb gardens, there are still very few demon beasts that can grow spirit herbs that are two thousand years old.

In its medicinal garden, there are only a few thousand-year-old medicinal plants, which are the result of its careful cultivation.

This Jin Man was born with three two-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and he was determined to get a spot in this secret realm.

"Congratulations, Brother Jinman! I hope you won't forget our previous agreement," said the Crimson Leopard.

It had already secured a spot, after all, it was a great demon who had lived in the Qingyan territory for many years, and it was well aware of the Qingyan Great Demon King's fondness for it.

The gift chosen this time was very much to the liking of the Great Demon King Qingyan, and he directly won the spot.

"Definitely, definitely," Su You readily agreed.

It's really hard to say what will happen seventy years from now, so it's okay to agree for now.

After the offering of gifts was over, the group of monsters began to revel, drinking and eating meat with great joy.

After all, it was the Demon King's birthday banquet, so the food at the banquet was of very high quality. Whether it was spiritual fruits or spiritual wine, they were all top-notch.

Su You ate heartily. Although he didn't have the size of a demon beast, his appetite was no less than that of one.

Body Refinement cultivators place greater emphasis on food than Qi Refinement cultivators.

Finally, the banquet ended, and Su You parted ways with several powerful demons he knew.

After traveling over a thousand miles, Su You changed his form and stopped in place to wait.

"No one followed? Am I overthinking it?" Su You wondered.

He was fairly certain that the Great Demon King Qingyan hadn't seen through his identity.

However, he still hasn't forgotten the look of surprise in the eyes of the third-tier butterfly demon he encountered before the banquet.

However, he was never exposed during the banquet.

Whether the other party didn't tell the Great Demon King Qingyan or wanted to play the long game, it's all up to them.

They should have appeared by now, since they're almost leaving the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains.

After waiting for a whole day without any movement, Su You could only conclude that he was overthinking things and continued heading towards the Changqi Mountains.

“Interesting human…” As Su You’s figure receded into the distance, an elegant figure slowly emerged in the air.

Transforming into a demon beast and swaggering to attend a banquet hosted by a great demon king—such audacity is indeed rare.

More importantly, the opponent's physical strength, at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, was in no way inferior to a third-tier demon beast in terms of body refinement.

However, that wasn't what she valued. What she valued was Su You's ability to disguise himself as a demon beast. That was clearly a unique talent of the Mirage Dragon Clan, and it was actually appearing in this human. That was what intrigued her. This human cultivator definitely had a great secret.

If it weren't for her Illusion-Breaking Eyes having a restraining effect on the shape-shifting talent of the Mirage Dragon Clan, she might not have been able to discover the other party's true identity.

Although she was very curious about Su You, she did not follow him.

Their strongest ability is illusion, and if the opponent possesses the talent of shapeshifting, it is very likely that it also possesses other talents of the Mirage Dragon, which it was no match for in the past.

As for why she didn't expose it at the banquet, it was because once she did, the secrets of humanity would no longer be in her hands.

Anyway, this human has also obtained a spot in the secret realm, and since the other party infiltrated the monsters, it must also be for this spot. We will definitely meet again in the secret realm seventy years later.

When she has enough, she will arrest the other party and force him to reveal his secrets.

……

After returning to the Changqi Mountains, Su You immediately went back to the Wizard Tower, took more than ten third-tier spirit talismans, and returned to the Changqi Mountains.

The journey to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains was a great success, and the Illusionary Transformation Technique was unexpectedly powerful.

Su You was very satisfied with the result this time.

Moreover, this trip was not without its rewards. He managed to infiltrate the demon race and even obtained a spot in a secret realm during the birthday banquet.

Although the specifics of the secret realm are unclear, the fact that so many third-tier demons are vying for a spot there suggests that it must be something extraordinary.

However, if he wants to keep his current disguised identity from being exposed, he must deal with the third-tier mighty dragon ape in the Changqi Mountains.

Su You is imitating this ape, and now it is his only weakness.

If other powerful demons were to come looking for him, his false identity would definitely be exposed.

What Su You needs to do now is to get rid of this ape.

……

The Valley of the Nameless Demon Ape.

Returning here after more than 20 years, Su You felt as if he had lived through another world.

When he first arrived here, he only dared to secretly observe from a distance.

just now……

Su You leaped into the air, and the violent force directly cracked the ground dozens of feet high.

Humanity?

Roar!Roar!Roar!
The demon ape let out an angry roar.

The three-zhang-tall mighty dragon ape, resembling a raging giant Vajra, charged angrily towards Su You.

Each step shattered a piece of the earth.

Su You simply chuckled and waved his hand, producing two top-grade third-tier spirit talismans.

Two giant golden blades struck the third-tier dragon ape in an instant.

The first strike slits the demon ape's throat.

Second knife.

Decapitated!

He had no interest in fighting this demonic ape in the Changqi Mountains.

If they were outside, Su You would be interested in using his talent to compete with this third-tier dragon ape. But this is the territory of demonic beasts, and especially since the demonic ape's long roar had already attracted other third-tier demonic beasts.

He brought a batch of talismans with him in order to finish the battle quickly.

Seeing the demon ape's wide-eyed stare, it seemed somewhat unwilling to die.

The demon race's physique is much stronger than that of human cultivators, and they also possess many strange talents.

However, humans can utilize various external aids, such as talismans, magical artifacts, and puppets, which is beyond the reach of the demon race.

Although it appears that some high-ranking demons in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains are learning from and imitating humans, they can only learn superficial aspects.

Even simple skills like farming, which require little technical expertise, still require the abduction of numerous human cultivators for assistance, let alone learning other complex skills.

With a wave of his hand, he first extracted and sealed the demonic soul of the third-tier demonic ape, and then put the demonic ape's corpse into his storage ring.

Su You kicked off heavily and rushed quickly into the valley. There was still a considerable number of demonic apes inside that needed to be dealt with; no openings could be left.

call!call!call!
A cloud of seven-colored mist was exhaled from Su You's mouth.

The entire valley was instantly enveloped by mirages.

All the demonic apes were trapped in an illusion.

boom! boom! boom!
Su You unleashed his full power, unleashing a barrage of spells and witchcraft.

In the blink of an eye, the demonic apes in the valley were all wiped out, with no strength left to resist.

Or rather, all these demonic apes were so immersed in the illusion that they lost their lives before they even woke up.

Su You quickly stored the bodies of these demonic apes into his storage ring, then swiftly cleaned up the traces of the battle and left.

Then, he used the Soul-Gathering Talisman to collect the souls of thousands of demonic apes.

After all, researching the mirage realm definitely requires a large number of souls for experiments, and these demon souls cannot be wasted.

This action was incredibly quick and flawless.

Although it used several high-level spirit talismans, which were quite valuable.

If there were only one third-tier demon ape, it would definitely be a loss, but with so many first-tier and second-tier demon apes, it's possible to make a small profit of a million spirit stones.

……

Sunset Island, Wizard's Tower.

Su You granted the twin clones a second level of access to the Wizard Tower.

After all, the two souls have different appearances, and even the tower spirit cannot tell them apart.

Of course, Su You wouldn't reveal this secret.

Before leaving the Wizard Tower, Mr. Su called Chen Yuanzong over and said, "From now on, when I'm not around, you must obey his orders completely and follow his instructions in everything you do."

As for the other maids, Su You instructed them to simply deliver the spiritual food on time each day, and to spend their time honing their skills and improving their cultivation.

If they can reach the peak of Qi Refining within twenty years, he can sponsor them with a Foundation Establishment Pill, giving them a chance to break through, as a reward for serving him for decades.

If she can break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, then she will be qualified to continue to stay in the Wizard Tower as a maid, or she can improve her cultivation skills to the second level. Even if she fails to establish her foundation, he can still provide her with another Foundation Establishment Pill.

If both fail, Su You will not waste any more resources to help them.

Although he has a lot of resources, he won't waste them.

There are far too many young and beautiful female cultivators, especially now that the women of Luoxia Island are no longer as unknown as before, and many female cultivators want to enter the Wizard Tower as maids.

Recruiting more capable maids would be a piece of cake.

Therefore, those who can stay by his side, besides being loyal, must certainly have their own talents, or even greater talents.

……

Wizard's Tower, Mirage Realm.

This is a three-dimensional space that is six zhang long, three zhang wide, and three zhang high.

According to Su You's tests, the initial Mirage Realm didn't have many abilities; it was mainly used to complement the Mirage Qi talent.

You can first store a batch of mirage energy in the mirage realm, or even create a real illusion, so that when facing an enemy, you can pull the opponent into the mirage realm and have more home-field advantage.

However, using the Mirage Realm solely as a means of combat is far too impractical.

Su You possesses numerous combat abilities, with even more to come. Furthermore, his twin clones rarely participate in combat, serving primarily for survival and research. Therefore, it is necessary to develop more of the Mirage Realm's capabilities.

One thing we've discovered so far is that the mirage can absorb and store large amounts of mirage energy. As long as there's enough mirage energy, you can create any scene you want inside.

As soon as Su You had a thought, the space inside the Mirage changed.

In what was once a blank world, solid land emerged, upon which grew a small grove of trees, and around it, a small pond.

Moreover, the edge of the mirage was shrouded in a mist, making this area appear to be a place enveloped in fog.

"Although it's very different from the real mirage, it should be easy to fool cultivators with low cultivation levels." With a thought, Su You threw the soul of a Qi Refining early stage cultivator into the mirage.

"Where am I?" Xu Hong looked around at the vast white landscape in confusion.

He only remembered that he had passed out and then woke up here.

He tried to walk in the direction of the fog, but he ended up back where he started.

Moreover, he had just tried to use the Lightness Technique, but he couldn't, as if his cultivation had vanished.

Confusion, fear, and countless other emotions welled up in my heart.

"Huh, the mirage seems to be absorbing something?" Su You suddenly noticed something peculiar.

He placed his soul into the mirage to experiment with the function of the soul within it, and why the mirage dragon needed a large number of souls, especially the souls of mortals, to reside there.

There's definitely a secret behind this.

However, the fluctuation was too weak, and it disappeared before he could investigate it.

Fortunately, Su You had a considerable number of souls in his possession. He then threw dozens of Qi Refining cultivators into the Mirage Realm, and then threw in a batch of first-tier demon souls.

The growth of the Mirage Realm certainly doesn't come from absorbing the power of souls; otherwise, the Mirage Realm where the Mirage Dragon resides would definitely not have any souls.

But it must be closely related to the soul, which he needs to investigate thoroughly.

As the number of souls in the mirage increased, that peculiar fluctuation became more and more obvious.

Finally, during one of their encounters, he managed to detect a slight fluctuation in the mirage with his spiritual power.

Fear! Confusion! Excitement! Loss! Sadness!

A mix of countless emotions.

“This emotion? Could it be…” Su You looked down at the souls in the mirage from the outside world.

He could easily see their various expressions.

From the initial confusion and fear when I was alone, to the excitement of seeing other cultivators, and then to the disappointment and sadness of not being able to leave this place.

"Joy! Anger! Sorrow! Fear! Love! Hate! Desire! Could it be that the mirage absorbs the power of the seven emotions and six desires?"

(End of this chapter)