Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

"In the past, I only heard about such occurrences once or twice. How could several Tier Seven Demon Beasts suddenly appear?"

"Actually, I also heard some fellow daoists mention this matter. It is said that not only are there suddenly more Tier Seven Demon Beasts,

but also there are significantly fewer Tier Five Demon Beasts and Tier Six Demon Beasts."

The other Golden Core Cultivators also displayed expressions of surprise and suspicion.

At this moment, Wu Lingwei stood up and said:

"Fellow daoists, I originally planned to share this news with all of you after the trade meeting began.

Since Fellow Daoist Qiu has brought up this topic, I will share some information that Frost Moon Pavilion has obtained with everyone."

Upon hearing Wu Lingwei’s words, the previously noisy small hall immediately quieted down.

"Fellow daoists, indeed, something has happened on the side of the Endless Sea.

This includes not only the Central Sea Region but also the Outer Sea and Inner Sea."

Wu Lingwei, whose face usually carried a smile and graceful demeanor, was now completely serious.

The cultivators, seeing Wu Lingwei’s seriousness, also had changes in their expressions.

And at this moment, Wu Lingwei continued:

"According to what we’ve gathered from various sources, it seems that some changes occurred among the Demon Race in the Endless Sea two or three months ago.

At that time, the Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Power from Golden Qilin Island sensed a demon beast undergoing a Transformation Tribulation in the Outer Sea.

However, when this Nascent Soul Cultivator wanted to rush over to see, they found that quite a few Tier Eight and Tier Nine Great Demons had gathered there,

and they even sensed the presence of a Tier Ten Demon Beast."

"A Tier Ten Demon Beast?"

When they heard Wu Lingwei’s words, everyone couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.

From Tier Eight, demon beasts start to transform, with parts of their bodies taking human form, and even more so at Tier Nine.

Upon reaching Tier Ten, they are demon beasts that have fully transformed, indistinguishable in appearance from human cultivators.

These are comparable existences to Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators.

Moreover, even ordinary Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators are reluctant to provoke such demon beasts.

"Indeed, after sensing the existence of a Tier Ten Demon Beast, the Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator did not proceed further.

However, in the following days, an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator from Illusion Spirit Sect passing through the Outer Sea was attacked by a Tier Nine Demon Beast.

It’s said their physical body was destroyed and they almost perished, barely escaping with their Nascent Soul."

"Hiss!"

Hearing Wu Lingwei’s words, everyone couldn’t help but gasp.

"Even a Nascent Soul Cultivator was almost slain!"

The astonishment in everyone’s eyes was unmistakable.

Chu Ning, along with Chang Lingshan, Wu Rongfeng, and others, exchanged glances, each with a peculiar look.

They had all an inkling of what might be happening.

At this time, Wu Lingwei continued:

"Under normal circumstances, Tier Eight or Tier Nine Great Demons wouldn’t proactively attack humans, unless cultivators venture into their territory.

According to our information, the Nascent Soul Cultivator from Illusion Spirit Sect only passed through the Outer Sea, deliberately avoiding those Great Demons’ territories, yet was still attacked.

And it wasn’t just the Outer Sea; the same occurred in both the Central Sea and Inner Sea.

In these two to three months, there have been instances of demon beasts proactively attacking human cultivators.

And these aren’t random attacks; some demon beasts specifically hid to ambush isolated cultivators."

Saying this, Wu Lingwei paused slightly, her brows lightly furrowed.

"Based on the latest information, just yesterday, an island in the Inner Sea was besieged by demon beasts.

Hundreds of demon beasts were involved, and most of the cultivators on that island perished.

If not for two Fellow Daoist Golden Core passing by, the entire island might have been taken over by demon beasts."

Everyone’s faces turned solemn, realizing the seriousness of the matter.

Demon beasts proactively attacking human cultivators, even besieging human-cultivator islands.

This means that venturing into the Endless Sea has become several levels more dangerous than before.

The elder who initiated the topic could not help but ask:

"Fellow Daoist Wu, do you happen to know the reason for this from your pavilion?"

"There’s no knowing exactly what happened during the demon beast’s transformation tribulation a few months ago in the Outer Sea."

Wu Lingwei sighed softly, shaking her head.

"However, the conflict between human cultivators and the Demon Race in the Endless Sea has a long history. A thousand years ago, top experts from both sides fought a great battle at sea.

The human cultivators slightly gained the upper hand, leading to a thousand years of peace.

Over these millennia, numerous forces and Loose Cultivators from the Northern Cold Land ventured into the Endless Sea, harvesting various resources and even hunting demon beasts in great numbers.

Especially with Tier Five and Tier Six Demon Beasts being heavily hunted, which surely had already stirred dissatisfaction among the Demon Race.

This incident might just be a spark."

Hearing Wu Lingwei’s words, the cultivators glanced at each other in silence.

Some showed signs of unease, but most remained expressionless.

Having cultivated to the Golden Core Realm, none of them probably avoided slaying a few demon beasts.

Not to mention low tier demon beasts, even Tier Five and Tier Six Demon Beasts, none here hadn’t taken one down.

Yet Chu Ning’s expression remained calm, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Although Chu Ning had been in the Immortal City the shortest time and reached the Middle Stage of Golden Core the latest,

when it came to killing demon beasts, probably no one present could compare with him.

However, Chu Ning did not attribute the recent upheaval in the Endless Sea to his own actions.

As the saying goes, "Three feet of ice does not form in a single day."

As Wu Lingwei mentioned, the animosity between cultivators and demon beasts has a long history.

Perhaps the matter of the Gold and Silver Bird undergoing the Thunder Tribulation three months ago, and the subsequent slaughter of numerous demon beasts in the Central Sea, indeed acted as a trigger.

But that’s all it was.

Without this event, something else would likely have ignited the situation.

Perhaps the dramatic changes in the Endless Sea attracted much of the cultivators’ attention,

as their interest in the subsequent trade process was evidently low, wrapping up swiftly after some brief exchanges.

As previously mentioned, Chu Ning invited He Yongzhi and Wu Rongfeng to his cave mansion for a chat.

Considering they might bring news, he didn’t invite Chang Lingshan or He Shihong.

The two presumably guessed as much and wisely refrained from joining.

As soon as they sat down inside Chu Ning’s cave mansion, Wu Rongfeng smilingly said:

"Fellow Daoist Chu, after you mentioned those two materials last time, we made extensive inquiries.

Fortunately, we didn’t disappoint you and managed to gather some information."