Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

"That's interesting."

Surrounded by all sorts of fellow demons, Gou An felt a strange, long-lost sense of familiarity.

If this were in human territory, such a scene of hundreds of demons gathering and each doing their own thing would definitely be a terrifying spectacle that would shock the world.

But now, as a demon cultivator, he feels incredibly comfortable and at ease in the City of Ten Thousand Demons.

This was the first time he had ever seen so many of his kind since he began practicing the art of transformation.

For the past few years, he has always hidden himself deep in the Monster Mountain Range, silently cultivating and traveling alone.

He originally thought that he was a special case among demon cultivators, but he never expected that such a huge city of ten thousand demons was hidden in the heart of the extremely dangerous Demon Beast Mountain Range.

Along the long street, demon cultivators wearing various animal heads could be seen everywhere. Birds, beasts, scaled creatures, insects, and other creatures of all kinds were on display.

Gou An even caught a glimpse of a pheasant demon with a neat middle-part hairstyle, guarding a street stall selling fried meatballs, looking both comical and novel.

He glanced around and saw that even the lowest-level demon cultivator in the city was at the fifth rank, and there were quite a few eighth-rank demon beasts like himself.

Many high-level demon cultivators possess extremely high levels of transformation skills, retaining only a trace of barely perceptible demonic characteristics. At first glance, they appear almost identical to human cultivators.

Seeing this, Gou An couldn't help but feel a little envious.

He guessed that this must be because he had never learned advanced transformation techniques!

The current crude form is far inferior to these demon cultivators.

Furthermore, Gou An discovered that male and female demon cultivators were completely different.

Most of the female demons had transformed into perfect forms, with fair skin, beautiful faces, and graceful figures. They had obviously spent most of their demonic power on sculpting their appearances, resulting in outstanding looks and remarkable temperament.

Often, only a few original characteristics are present, making them difficult to detect.

For example, Gou An witnessed a female demon cultivator walk past him.

With that figure and that appearance, she would be considered a top-tier beauty, whether among humans or demons.

Gou An stared at her for a long time but couldn't find any monster-like features in her.

For a moment, they even thought the other party was a human.

Unfortunately, when the female demon passed by Gou An, she smelled the strong body odor on her and then realized what was going on.

She turned out to be a fox spirit.

It's a pity that this vixen only fixed her appearance, but didn't fix her scent.

Just one sniff was enough to give Gou An's tenfold enhanced sense of smell a tenfold blow.

In contrast, most of the male demons were unkempt and valued strength above all else, paying no attention to their physical appearance.

Most monsters even deliberately retain their original characteristics to highlight their demonic origins.

Inside a blacksmith's shop on the street, a burly bull demon was forging weapons with a giant hammer.

His head was adorned with a pair of thick, sharp bull horns that gleamed coldly, exuding an intimidating presence that kept strangers at bay.

Beside the wine shop on the other side, a male lion demon with thick, flamboyant mane and surging murderous aura stood out.

There was also a leopard demon showing off its two long, sharp teeth to its companions, which drew envious glances from the surrounding lesser demons.

Sure enough, these native demon cultivators had a completely different mindset and way of doing things compared to Gou An, a visitor from another world.

Just as Gou An was observing the various aspects of the city with great interest, a rich and strong aroma of wine wafted in on the wind, entering his nostrils and making Gou An's mouth water.

He followed the aroma of wine all the way and finally stopped in front of a grand restaurant on the street.

The restaurant's plaque bears the three large characters "Gathering Demons Tower." Although the characters are slightly messy and crooked, they still exude the rugged style of the demon race.

Upon entering the restaurant lobby, a waiter who was actually a weasel quickly stepped forward to greet them. His manners and actions were quick and skillful, in no way inferior to those of human restaurant staff.

The waiter courteously led the way, guiding Gou An to an empty seat and bowing to inquire about his needs.

Gou An, being new to the city and completely unfamiliar with its customs, casually replied, "Just some wine and meat will do."

"Alright! Please wait a moment, Master!"

The waiter acknowledged and withdrew, then returned briskly a moment later carrying a plate of meat and a pot of strong liquor.

The aroma of the wine is rich and lingering, and one whiff tells you it is a rare and fine brew.

However, the meat on the plate was fresh raw meat, dripping with blood.

Putting aside the taste, its freshness is absolutely unquestionable.

Maybe the moment Gou An ordered it, the waiter had it freshly killed from the kitchen!

"Master Demon, your wine and meat are ready, a total of thirty demon gold coins!"

Gou Anzheng was raising his hand to pour wine when he heard this and suddenly stopped, his face full of astonishment.

Demonic Gold?

What is this thing? He had never heard of it before.

Gou An was puzzled, but he forced himself to remain calm and asked, "May I ask what demonic metal is?"

The waiter, who had been all smiles just moments before, instantly turned cold, his eyes filled with scrutiny and impatience: "You don't actually have any demon gold, do you?"

Gou An gave an awkward smile and frankly explained, "I'm new to the City of Ten Thousand Demons, and all I have is silver!"

The waiter immediately let out a cold laugh, his tone sarcastic: "This is the City of Ten Thousand Demons, who would use mortal silver from the human race?"

"You just arrived and dare to come in and eat and drink so casually? I bet you're just trying to freeload and dine and dash!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other demon cultivators working odd jobs in the restaurant immediately surrounded him, their gazes hostile, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

Gou An was filled with helplessness, never expecting to run into such trouble as soon as he entered the City of Ten Thousand Demons.

Given the current unclear situation, we must not cause trouble recklessly and expose ourselves.

He quickly raised his hand to calm everyone down: "Please don't get agitated, everyone. I'm not trying to renege on my debt. It's just that I don't have any Demon Gold. You can use other treasures to settle the debt."

Upon hearing this, a portly, white-skinned pig demon slowly walked over from the back of the crowd; he appeared to be the restaurant owner.

He looked Gou An up and down, then asked in a deep voice, "Looking like this, what do you have to offer as payment?"

Upon hearing this, Gou An immediately took out a bottle of pills he had personally refined, placed it on the table, and pulled off the stopper.

"I have eight Qi-replenishing pills that I refined myself. Is that enough to cover this meal?"

As the stopper was pulled out, the fragrance of the wine instantly spread throughout the bottle.

The group of demon cultivators, who had been looking down on the demons with disdain and sarcasm, suddenly widened their eyes in shock.

"It's a medicinal pill!"

"A real elixir!"

"It smells so good!"

Several demon cultivators quickly brought their noses close, greedily inhaling the lingering fragrance of the pills in the air, their expressions filled with ecstasy.

"Enough! That's more than enough!"

The pig demon shopkeeper reacted the fastest, grabbing the pill bottle in his hand as if it were a precious treasure, fearing that he might change his mind about his precarious peace.

He immediately turned and scolded the waiter, then hurriedly ordered, "Quick! Bring this demon master two more plates of premium beast meat!"

After saying that, he quickly stepped aside, afraid that the pills would be snatched away by other demon cultivators.

Moreover, Gou An noticed that not only the pig demon, but also the other demon cultivators in the inn were casting envious glances at him.

It's just a bottle of pills that Gou An casually concocted, so why do these monsters value it so much?