Who gave you permission to refine demons like this?

"Lin Suling, your condition... seems a bit different from a few days ago."

Zhao Fengnian put down the bruised and swollen demon he was holding and looked at Lin Sheng.

Lin Sheng put down the "Cultivator's Gazette" sold by Hongchao and looked at Zhao Fengnian, saying, "Yes, his body has fully recovered and there are no more problems, so his condition has naturally improved."

Zhao Fengnian suddenly realized: "No wonder, then you can start preparing for your breakthrough."

"That's right, but the movement technique of the Dragon Tiger Inner Breath Technique is still a little lacking. I want to make up for the last bit first before preparing for a breakthrough."

As he spoke, Zhao Fengnian felt something flash by, and then a demon that had just been released and was still struggling behind him was instantly slashed in the chest with a shallow wound, spurting out blood.

The demon cried out and collapsed to the ground in agony, convulsing, too weak to struggle any longer.

The cultivator in charge of the demon was startled, but then noticed and thanked Lin Sheng.

"Lin Su's swordsmanship is becoming more and more exquisite."

He laughed and said, "It's all because my master taught me well."

If there were no other commitments, Lin Sheng would go to the dojo to practice his sword every day. Most of the time, Su Ren would practice against him at the same level.

At the same time, Su Ren would also infuse the blade with profound energy, and the feeling of being hit each time was indescribable. The key point is that Lin Sheng's body was completely unharmed after the practice.

Su Ren's control over the Xuan Qi was exquisite, and his body recovered perfectly after the fight.

Therefore, with this "iodine solution" approach, it would be difficult for Lin Sheng not to improve.

Furthermore, under Su Ren's guidance, he also began practicing the "Great Heavy Three Swords" technique he had previously acquired, and has successfully mastered it.

Looking at the sky, it was almost time to meet with the members of our clan.

Today is the day I had arranged to meet with the Benbang Association with Wang Chun.

Lin Sheng stood up and patted his shoulder: "Fellow Daoist Zhao, if you have nothing else to do, I'll take my leave now."

I have something to do today.

Zhao Fengnian kicked the demon back into its cage: "It's alright now. I'll trouble Lin Su to come and help keep an eye on these demons."

"I'll treat you to a drink next time."

Seeing Zhao Fengnian open another cage and pull out a reluctant rhinoceros demon, Lin Sheng asked, "Fellow Daoist Zhao, you wouldn't have needed to go to such lengths if you had added a restriction."

The rhinoceros demon roared, its scream from its nose piercing Zhao Fengnian's heart.

But the next moment, the other party pressed down on the rhinoceros horn with one hand, using their muscles to push it down.

The rhinoceros demon howled incessantly, trying to prop itself up with its limbs, but under its overwhelming force, its head still slammed heavily to the ground.

Zhao Fengnian looked at Lin Sheng: "That's too much trouble. Adding restrictions would consume my Xuan Qi. It's just to weaken these demons."

"Giving him a beating will have the same effect, and it won't take much effort."

"You don't need to worry about the effect at all. I know how to control my punches. I can weaken them for a long time without seriously injuring them. It won't have any impact."

Then, with a few more punches, the rhinoceros demon foamed at the mouth, rolled to the side, and passed out.

"See, I told you so."

Lin Sheng gave a thumbs-up: "You can do it."

He then left the camp and went to Baozheng Hall.

Wang Chun remained in the recliner, slowly fanning himself.

Lin Sheng walked into the store and was about to speak when he heard Wang Chun's voice.

"Forget the formalities, I saw you from several blocks away."

"They're waiting for you in the backyard, just go."

Lin Sheng thanked him and quickly went to the backyard.

Upon entering the courtyard, I saw a person sitting on a stone chair and turned around when I heard footsteps.

The person was wearing a black tiger mask with two empty holes for the eyes, through which black pupils could be vaguely seen, but nothing else could be seen through.

A deep voice came from behind: "Hello, you must be Lin Sheng, the one introduced by Cultivator Wang Chun."

"It's me. May I ask how I should address you, fellow Daoist?"

"Tiger Thirteen".

Based on the other person's mask, Lin Sheng guessed that the name might be an alias.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Tiger, let's get straight to the point."

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Lin, what demons do you need to deal with?"

Should it be sold directly, or processed into meat?

If the goal is to make "treasure meat", the loss can usually be controlled to 40%, meaning that only 6 pounds of treasure meat can be obtained from 10 pounds of meat.

The specifics will depend on the corpse provided by you, fellow Daoist.

"Bad luck, only six out of ten pounds..."

Lin Sheng felt the conversion rate was a bit low, so he asked, "Can it be kept below 20%?"

"If Fellow Daoist Lin is willing to provide additional materials, we can do that."

"Alright then, six pounds it is."

Tiger Thirteen nodded, and then asked Lin Sheng to take out the items.

Lin Sheng took out the corpses of the demons he had previously hunted, including the Blue-striped Tiger, the Wood Ape, and the Thorn Wolf.

Fortunately, Wang Chunci's courtyard was big and tall enough; otherwise, the corpses alone would have been quite conspicuous.

Tiger Thirteen swept over them one by one, even touching and pressing them with his flesh, sometimes even getting some of the blood from the corpses to feel them.

After thinking for a moment, the other party said, "The corpse is still relatively fresh and can be made into precious meat, but the cost will be a bit high."

"How many?"

Hu Shisan gave a number, and Lin Sheng didn't dare to open his eyes for a moment when he heard it.

He didn't have much money on him to begin with; even including the compensation he received from the previous camp, he only had a little over thirty taels of silver.

"Even a hero is helpless when he has a penny to his name."

After a moment, Lin Sheng said, "Could you make it cheaper?"

"Can."

"Huh? Really?"

He was caught off guard, having prepared for all the bargaining.

Tiger Thirteen said, "I can offer Fellow Daoist Lin three payment methods for you to choose from."

"The first option is to use the cost of the prepared Treasure Meat to offset the overall cost, which will reduce the cost by about 30%."

Another 30% less?! If I'm unlucky, I could lose up to 70%!

This method is definitely not something to be chosen with caution, so Lin Sheng decided to listen to the second payment method first.

"The second option is to invite Fellow Daoist Lin to join our association as one of its members."

After saying that, he took out a black iron token. The token was shaped like a crescent-shaped shovel with a golden "令" (command) character in the middle.

"So, do I have to wear a mask like you?"

"My name is Tiger Fourteen?"

"No, you will only be a member of this association, not a key member. Besides, there's already Tiger Fourteen."

After showing the token to Lin Sheng, Hu Shisan continued, "As a member, you can reduce the cost by 20% each time you use Treasure Meat to offset the fee."

"If Fellow Daoist Lin is willing to become a member, the discount this time will be at most 50%, but it will still be 50%. If it's not 50%, we will compensate you."

"That means at least 50%."

Lin Sheng stroked his chin, feeling that this was still acceptable; at least he could still get half, and his luck couldn't really be so bad that he would suffer a 40% loss.

However, there is another method he wants to hear.

He asked, "What is the other payment method?"

"Hunting".

"We will collect the demon corpses and provide you with a list of demons that our organization needs. Fellow Daoist Lin can choose to hunt them based on the value on the list."

"Once the losses required to refine the treasure meat are met, we will immediately begin production and deliver it as soon as possible."

"How strong are the demons on the kill list?"

"It cannot be determined; it depends on the needs of the association."

Lin Sheng was torn. He would never choose the first option alone; he would consider the second and third options as well.

However, one must also consider the possibility that the demons on the kill list are much stronger than him; in that case, he might not only fail to get any meat but also lose his life.

Therefore, Lin Sheng decisively chose to seek help from outside the arena.

He told Hu Shisan to wait a moment, and then went to discuss it with Wang Chun.

He wanted to find out the specific details of this local association.