Chapter 95
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Chapter 95: Poison Dragon Eel
The sunlight poured down, and the sea breeze carried a strong fishy scent.
At the edge of Giant Shell City, there was a street that was always red since a large number of seafood were slaughtered here daily to meet the city’s needs.
Li Hui did not go to Pearl Street; instead, he came to this place. After making some inquiries, he walked to the end of the seafood street, passed through a whale rib, and stepped onto a small platform covered in grease, shouting towards the city wall, “Master Xu San, I want to buy the poison dragon eel you caught a few days ago.”
“Who’s there? This thing is dangerous; can you handle it?” A huge winch stood on the city wall, and Master Xu San shouted from the top.
“I can’t handle it, but I can try.” Li Hui waved his hand, and a nimble figure grabbed the pulley hook and slid down the thick rope, landing perfectly on the small platform.
Master Xu San was tall and strong, tanned from years of living at sea. He wiped his hands with a cloth from his waist and asked skeptically, “Just you?”
“Hey, I just came to check on the goods; besides, there are plenty of buddies in the city waiting!” Li Hui laughed and took out a piece of gold.
This gold was not ordinary but dragon scale gold, used for trading among cultivators. People rarely used physical items; they often used money symbols for transactions. Master Xu San shook his head, holding up his fingers and saying, “Not enough; you need three pieces this size of dragon scale gold, no, four.”
Wow! What an outrageous price!
Li Hui reached into his robe, pulling out ten second and third-grade Golden Bell talismans. These were the products of his frenzied talisman-making session after the failure of the silver snake bracelet yesterday; anything that didn’t reach four symbols was deemed a failure.
“What’s this…” Master Xu San’s eyes lit up. If he didn’t have any cultivation, how could he catch such a big fish? He had some insight into spirit talismans, but this was too expensive.
“The Golden Bell talismans offer you extra protection, and I’ll also throw in a Blood Ignition Talisman. At a critical moment, it can give you some strength to fight back,” Li Hui said, placing a five-symbol Blood Ignition Talisman on top.
“Wow, so you’re a big client! Just buying the poison dragon eel? It’s quite rare; they say both its heart’s blood and bile have detoxifying effects,” Master Xu San hurriedly grabbed the Golden Bell talismans and Blood Ignition Talismans, fearing Li Hui would run off. After confirming the authenticity of the talismans, a happy smile spread across his face, and he waved his arms to signal the city wall to lower the basket.
Li Hui nodded with a smile, appearing to enjoy Master Xu San’s flattery, but in fact, from the moment he jumped into the basket, he had nothing to do with Giant Shell City anymore.
Although he hadn’t stepped outside in the past two to three days, he understood the situation in Giant Shell City quite well! Not only did he gather information from the four miscellaneous disciples called over by Gao Yuhu, but he also often chatted with the meal delivery guys.
Every day, Li Hui ordered seafood, naturally discussing seafood quite a lot. Additionally, there was a major incident recently that caused a stir on seafood street, so he knew quite a bit.
Master Xu San had captured a poison dragon eel!
This was a top-tier ingredient, and Master Xu San wanted to sell it whole for convenience. Thus, for several days, the taverns in the city had been collaborating, hoping to pool funds to acquire this big creature while also trying to drive the price down.
Li Hui had read a lot of miscellaneous books, and he had different views on the poison dragon eel. Eating it would be a total waste; the real use of the poison dragon eel was treasure hunting in the sea.
It could both dive into the sea and swim, but the key was how to tame it, making it obedient and compliant.
Under Master Xu San’s guidance, Li Hui ascended the city wall and grabbed a ring to slide out of the city.
Upon landing, he turned back to look at Giant Shell City, feeling grateful for the place and for Gao Yuhu. Without the consolidation of these past three days, it would’ve been hard to say if he would have had the confidence to move forward.
Not far away, beside the tidal embankment, a huge wind-milled copper cage was fixed in place, and this cage alone was worth a fortune.
Of course, the term "worth a fortune" referred to ordinary gold; this cage belonged to the seafood street collectively. Master Xu San paid rent daily, contributing quite a bit, and it looked like he was about to run out of funds. Fortunately, Li Hui arrived just in time, bringing him a surprise.
The poison dragon eel was kept inside the cage, half of its body floating above the water, gazing cautiously at its surroundings.
At first glance, it appeared to be a ten-zhang-long giant mud eel, but since the cage was only over six zhang long, it had to fold and twist its body to fit. Upon closer inspection, one could see its long whiskers resembling dragon tendrils, and around its eyes were golden scales, making it look unique.
Li Hui watched while saying, “The poison dragon eel feeds on toxins and resides in the depths of the sea. It needs to surface every month to breathe; while hunting might be easy, capturing a live one is quite difficult.”
“Haha, lucky for us; this big guy swam right into our water trap made of Devil Thorn Vines.” Master Xu San laughed heartily, claiming luck as luck; he didn’t enjoy boastful bragging.
Just as they were laughing, suddenly the young man hitched another stack of spirit talismans and whispered, “Master, tell your people to retract; I want to dive into the sea with the poison dragon eel.”
“Are you a disciple of the Jade Symbol Sect?” Master Xu San, being well-informed, recognized that the other person was not blinking while pulling out so many talismans. If he couldn’t put two and two together, he was unworthy to mix in Giant Shell City.
“Hehe!” Li Hui smiled without speaking but was prepared to kill the other person at a moment’s notice.
“Twenty pieces!” Master Xu San gritted his teeth, saying, “Give me twenty of those talismans plus two Blood Ignition Talismans, and I guarantee that no one will know you left this place within three days.”
Li Hui narrowed his eyes and met the other’s gaze for a moment before nodding, “Deal.”
Master Xu San sighed in relief, surprised at his own courage. Disciples from the Jade Symbol Sect carrying so many talismans were the most difficult to deal with, as it was said that Spirit Motion stage cultivators challenging Concentrating Spirit stage cultivators were as common as everyday meals.
Everyday meals, my foot! How many talismans must be used? Whether or not he could break through his opponent’s weapon defenses was a concern, but Li Hui had the confidence now.
He took out twenty lower-tier spirit talismans and two Blood Ignition Talismans, leaving him with little else to trade. Master Xu San was delighted and hurried off, while Li Hui couldn’t care less about what Master Xu San was up to.
Li Hui leaped onto the cage and, as if performing a magic trick, pulled out a bag of treasures, pouring the scorpion corpses inside into the cage. The poison dragon eel hesitated slightly before becoming active, opening its mouth wide to swallow.
He emptied five bags of treasures, all filled with flying scorpions that had previously been drawn in by Demon Cultivators, allowing the poison dragon eel to eat until it was about eighty percent full, its scales around its eyes glowing green, starting to digest the poison.
Suddenly, Li Hui spoke, “Embroidered Ball, is there a way to make the poison dragon eel work for me?”
A voice came from behind, “No, I can only help you once a month, and no advances. This lord is very busy, busy sleeping; I don’t care what kind of ghosts you have!”
“Haha, how disappointing!” Li Hui chuckled, “How about this: let’s split the once-a-month help into ten times? After all, you’re so powerful, attracting all the ghosts in Yin Wind Gorge; you really don’t need to be so formidable. Just helping out a little would be enough.”
“Hahaha, you’ve got some insight!” the embroidered ball laughed proudly, then shifted the tone of the conversation, “No, it’s just once! No splitting it up.”
“Then let’s split it into eight times. Don’t you want me to quickly drop dead in Linggui City? Before I die, I’ll give you your freedom,” Li Hui coaxed, feeling very confident that he could win over this ball.
