Chapter 179 - 152: Fire Element Spiritual Materials

「Two days later」

In a cavern on the first underground level of the Earth Cave Fire Domain, Situ Jingyu sent a pouncing Molten Lizard reeling with a single punch. She then grabbed the lizard by its tail, swung it around, and smashed it against a nearby wall.

This Molten Lizard was enormous, four to five meters long, but it was still helpless in Situ Jingyu’s grasp. It could only let out a miserable cry, clearly regretting that it had targeted her.

While dealing with the demon beast, Situ Jingyu spoke to Fang Qingyuan, who was behind her.

"This Molten Lizard is a Yellow Tier Middle Grade demon beast. They mainly live on the first three underground levels of the Earth Cave Fire Domain. I imagine it’s not worthy of your notice, Junior Brother Fang?"

Watching the ferocious Situ Jingyu, the corner of Fang Qingyuan’s eye twitched. ’When she fights, she’s every bit as intense as Jinbao when he gets bigger.’

Moreover, here in the underground Fire Cave, a place overflowing with molten rock, this Senior Sister was still dressed lightly. She wore only a tube top and a short fur skirt. When she fought, the movement made her ample chest heave like surging waves. She was the very picture of uninhibitedness.

If any of the Confucian scholars from the outside world saw such an outfit, they would surely rush over to reprimand her for being offensive to public decency. However, this was the typical style of dress for this Beast Taming Sub-Sect.

Beast Taming Sect Members prized freedom and spontaneity, wearing whatever they pleased. As a super-sect in this world, who would dare to gossip or criticize?

It was just that the Southern Border’s Beast Taming Sub-Sect, due to the influence of the former Elder Dean from Qi Yun, had a style of dress that was closer to the Daoist Family, making them look no different from the Cultivators of other sects.

Although Fang Qingyuan couldn’t dress so lightly himself, he certainly appreciated a Female Cultivator who did. After all, he’d seen far more revealing outfits in his past life; Situ Jingyu’s attire was nothing special.

Still, seeing Situ Jingyu’s physique didn’t stir any romantic feelings in him. After all, her fists were massive.

After beating the unlucky Molten Lizard to a pulp, Situ Jingyu let the bruised and swollen creature go. Fang Qingyuan watched, a little confused, and asked:

"Senior Sister Situ, why not kill the demon beast and harvest its hide and flesh? A beast like this should sell for a good number of Spirit Stones."

Situ Jingyu clapped the dust from her hands and walked over to Fang Qingyuan’s side.

"We can’t just kill indiscriminately. The number of demon beasts in this underground Fire Cave is limited. If we kill too many, it takes a very long time for the population to recover. In the past, the sect got greedy for Spirit Stones and hunted the demon beasts on the first seven or eight levels to extinction. After that, we ended up eating dirt for decades. Having learned our lesson, the sect stipulated that there must be a limit to hunting demon beasts. I already used up my quota at the beginning of the year."

Situ Jingyu’s explanation helped Fang Qingyuan understand why the Beast Taming Sub-Sect in the Earth Cave Fire Domain was so destitute. ’So, this is the bitter fruit of their past actions.’

It was just like fishing in the Yangtze River in his past life. With no regulations, everyone fished whenever they wanted, so desperate they’d even scoop up the fish eggs. In the end, there were no fish left for anyone to catch.

And the ecosystem of the Earth Cave Fire Domain was clearly far more fragile than that of a great river. After all, living in water is much more comfortable than living in molten rock.

After she finished explaining, Situ Jingyu took the lead. As she walked, she asked:

"Junior Brother Fang, what kind of Spirit Beast are you looking for? Do you have a specific target in mind?"

Hearing this, Fang Qingyuan felt conflicted. ’My real intention was to find a large quantity of Fire Attribute Spiritual Materials here; looking for a Spirit Beast to raise was just an excuse. But with Situ Jingyu tagging along, it seems I’ll have to play the part for real and actually look for a Fire Spirit Beast.’

Originally, Fang Qingyuan hadn’t wanted Situ Jingyu to follow him, but he couldn’t fend off the Seat Master Uncle’s persistent recommendations. Seeing that refusing any further would make the man suspect his true motives, Fang Qingyuan had no choice but to accept.

Still, the price to hire Situ Jingyu wasn’t expensive—only five thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones. As a Foundation Establishment Body Cultivator, she was absolutely worth that price, and could even be considered a bargain.

Situ Jingyu practiced the Fire Phoenix Prison-Suppression Technique. This Senior Sister was quite forthright, and seeing that Fang Qingyuan was also from the Beast Taming Sect, she took the initiative to tell him about her Cultivation Technique on the way.

The Fire Phoenix Prison-Suppression Technique was an Earth Tier Lower Grade Cultivation Technique. It was created by a Beast Taming Nascent Soul, who was also a remarkable woman. Relying on this technique, that Nascent Soul senior could tear a Nascent Soul Demon Beast apart with her bare hands.

Body Cultivators always had a harder time cultivating than Qi Cultivation Cultivators of the same level. Although they didn’t rely on various Magical Artifacts and external items, the resources they invested in their own bodies cost far more than several Magical Artifacts combined.

This was why Situ Jingyu had always been poor. Now, upon seeing a wealthy client like Fang Qingyuan, she was very attentive and didn’t put on the airs of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator at all.

"Senior Sister Situ, I’m not yet sure what kind of Spirit Beast I want. I just heard that the Fire Spirit Beasts in this Earth Cave Fire Domain are the best, so I rushed over. Does Senior Sister have any recommendations for good types of Spirit Beasts you could tell me about?"

Fang Qingyuan tossed the question back to her. Situ Jingyu, walking ahead, scanned her surroundings and led him down another fork in the path with practiced ease before she spoke:

"The Earth Cave Fire Domain has ten underground levels. The first four are where Qi Cultivation Stage demon beasts are found. The middle three levels are home to Foundation Establishment Demon Beasts. As for the bottom three levels, I haven’t been there often, but I heard from my Master that Golden Core Stage demon beasts live there. If you’re brave enough, Junior Brother, I can take you down to the last three levels to have a look."

Hearing this, Fang Qingyuan’s face turned a little green. ’Go to a place where Golden Core Demon Beasts live? What for? For the slim chance of finding a Golden Core Demon Beast cub?’