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It was a fish demon about two zhang long, with silvery-white scales and a fatal cut through its gills that pierced its heart and lungs.

"This is a fourth-tier fish demon I encountered on the road. Some time ago, I sold all my resources to exchange for the sect's fifth-tier martial skill—the Water-Splitting Sword. I'm really short of money right now, so I hope you'll forgive me, senior!"

Hao Ben scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly.

The senior was able to kill a fifth-order perfected flood dragon, so his strength was obviously extraordinary. He really couldn't offer up the corpse of a mere fourth-order fish demon.

But there was nothing he could do; he really didn't have anything on him.

Mu Yang glanced at the fish demon's corpse. Coincidentally, this fish demon was his target for this mission.

He had thought he would never find it again, but unexpectedly, it ended up in his hands again.

"It's nothing, it's just a small favor."

Mu Yang didn't seem to care much.

It was an unexpected gain, and he was happy with it no matter how much or how little it was.

Moreover, this fourth-tier fish demon was his mission target.

This is equivalent to someone completing the task for him for free, while he also hunted two fifth-tier monsters.

This is a good thing!

"senior!"

Di Ren, who was standing to the side, also reached into his sleeve and handed a brocade bag to Mu Yang: "A small token of my gratitude, I hope you will accept it, senior!"

Mu Yang took the brocade bag, opened it, and found a small pile of pale white crystals about the size of a thumb inside.

The crystal is hexagonal with neatly cut edges, and the edges emit a faint glow.

Energy-storing crystals are a special type of crystal found only in blessed land veins, and they have the effect of storing true energy.

Simply infuse the crystal with your true energy beforehand, and it will be quickly absorbed when needed.

The storage capacity of a single Qi-storing crystal is enough to restore all the true Qi of an ordinary fourth-level Qi Condensation Realm martial artist.

That is, a thousand strands of true energy.

Because of this unique effect, this thing is considered a kind of universal currency in many places.

Mu Yang had seen it in the exchange catalog of the Demon Slayer Bureau's armory before; one Xuan-level superior merit could be exchanged for five Qi Storage Crystals.

The price isn't cheap.

Because he already had a large amount of true qi, and he also had pills to restore his true qi, he had never exchanged them.

It's unclear how effective the entry will be.

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[Equipable Item: Energy Storage Crystal]

[Rank: Fourth Rank]

【Equipment Effect: ①Qi Storage (White): Increases the maximum amount of true qi in the dantian by 100 strands.】

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for eight days, or slay any fourth-tier or higher-grade monster while equipping this item.]

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Mu Yang blinked and looked at it carefully again.

"The maximum amount of True Qi has increased by one hundred strands!!"

Mu Yang was startled.

This entry is pretty impressive!

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Qi-storing crystal can store thousands of strands of true Qi; the stored true Qi can only be used to restore true Qi.

Simply put, it's a real-life version of a power bank.

But now, equipping it will unlock the maximum potential for expanding your dantian!

It should be noted that an ordinary fourth-order Qi Condensation Realm peak martial artist only has a maximum of a thousand strands of true qi.

Even Mu Yang, who had cultivated the "Great Dantian Construction Method", only had a maximum of five thousand strands of true qi at that time.

Now, a single Qi storage crystal can expand the upper limit of one hundred strands of true Qi, ten crystals can increase the size of the dantian of an ordinary Qi Condensation Realm peak martial artist, and fifty crystals can be comparable to the size of his vast dantian.

"What a pleasant surprise!"

Mu Yang's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with joy.

If he hadn't met the brothers Di Ren and Hao Ben, he probably wouldn't have taken the initiative to exchange for the storage crystals.

After all, this thing was really useless to him.

But I never expected that the entry for this thing would be so amazing!

Mu Yang glanced at the number of storage crystals in the brocade bag; there were a total of ninety-seven.

With all equipment, the maximum amount of true qi is 9,700 strands!

If you were to exchange it for merit, it would be roughly twenty high-level Xuan-grade merits or two low-level Di-grade merits.

In other words, a low-level merit at the Earth level can increase the upper limit of true qi by 10,000 strands, which is comparable to opening up ten major meridians!

"Since it's a token of my gratitude, then I won't refuse!" Mu Yang calmly put the brocade bag and the demon corpse into his sleeve.

"By the way, you said you two encountered the dragon in an underwater cave. May I ask, how did you manage to do that?"

"To be honest, I've also learned some tracking techniques, but they're completely useless in water."

Mu Yang, recalling what Di Ren had said earlier, asked curiously.

Monsters can be categorized into three types: sea, land, and air.

Land was easy, and the air wasn't difficult either, but the water was where he was somewhat at a loss.

"Oh, this!"

Hao Ben said, "When I was out shopping before, I accidentally found a secret technique called 'The Art of Finding Water and Demons,' which is a technique for finding demons in underwater environments."

As he spoke, he rummaged through his sleeve pocket, pulled out a thin booklet, and handed it to Mu Yang.

"Since you're interested, senior, I'll gladly give this to you. I find my fourth-tier demon corpse rather inadequate, so I hope you won't refuse!"

He and Di Ren had both practiced this secret technique and could make a copy at any time, so there was no use in keeping it. They might as well give it to Mu Yang.

On the one hand, it's out of gratitude; on the other hand, it's about forging a good connection.

A captain who can slay a dragon is destined to become a Demon Slayer.

Furthermore, this area belongs to Anling Prefecture, and in the future it may be assigned to the territory of their Fenshui Sect.

It's always good to build relationships beforehand.

Mu Yang took the booklet and glanced through it.

It describes a method for sensing residual demonic energy in water using true qi. It's not complicated, but the prerequisite is that you must have water-attribute true qi.

Furthermore, the higher the quality of the true qi, the wider the range of perception.

It just so happens that he can use it.

Mu Yang closed the book and put it in his sleeve pocket: "Thank you."

"You're too kind, senior. It's just a secret technique." Hao Ben waved his hand.

He only spent one Qi Storage Crystal to buy this secret technique, and he got five more just by selling them to the sect, so he has already broken even.

"Senior, my fellow disciple and I still need to hurry to Qinghe County to meet up with our fellow disciples, so we'll take our leave now!"

Di Ren glanced at the sky, then cupped his hands in apology.

The two have been separated from the group for a long time, and if they delay any longer, their senior brothers will probably worry.

"Yes, senior, we'll be going now. Oh, by the way, senior, if you have time, you can come to Qinghe County to see me participate in the Fudi Election."

"Don't let the fact that I was swallowed by this dragon fool you. I'm actually quite powerful. Well, I'm definitely not as good as you, senior, but at least for someone under 25, I think I'm pretty good!" Hao Ben boasted.

He didn't doubt that Mu Yang was also a contestant.

After all, someone who can kill a fifth-order perfected dragon must be at least at the perfected Meridian Opening Realm, and may even have opened more than a dozen hidden meridians.

Such cultivation is something that young people could never possess.

He simply assumed that Mu Yang had some secret to preserving his youthful appearance.

Many older martial artists, especially female martial artists, particularly enjoy practicing anti-aging techniques to appear younger.

For example, his uncle-in-law looks like a little girl, but she's actually an old woman old enough to be his grandmother.

Upon hearing Hao Ben's words, Mu Yang's lips curled up slightly: "Don't worry, I will go."

"That's great, senior, we'll be going now!"