Before long, Shao Mingfeng returned with a large pile of Demon Spirit Stones.
After a Demon Spirit was captured, it would usually be sealed inside a Demon Spirit Stone for preservation.
Row upon row of Demon Spirit Stones were laid out across the table, quite an impressive sight!
"These are Silver-tier Nightmare Demon Spirits, each priced around sixty thousand Demon Spirit Coins. These are Gold-tier Nightmare Demon Spirits, each priced around three hundred thousand Demon Spirit Coins!" Shao Mingfeng pointed to the Demon Spirit Stones and explained them one by one to
Apart from being fused with a Demon Spirit Master, Demon Spirits could also be sealed into battle armor, granting it tremendous power.
Silver-tier and above Demon Spirits were already quite expensive, costing tens or even hundreds of thousands of Demon Spirit Coins each — far beyond what ordinary people could afford.
But for a big spender like Nie Li, this was no problem at all.
"Mm, the prices seem fair. I'll take them all!" Nie Li nodded.
Shao Mingfeng glanced at
Nie Li moved his right hand and produced a small mountain of Demon Crystal Cards from his Space Ring, placing them on the table. "Here's all the money. Please count it, Manager Shao."
Nie Li was paying with his own money? Looking at the mountain of Demon Crystal Cards, Shao Mingfeng was deeply shaken. The Tian Hen Family was truly incredible — entrusting so much money to a child! But Shao Mingfeng didn't dwell on it; he was an honest businessman, after all. If Nie Li could pay, then there was no issue whatsoever.
Nie Li moved his right hand again and tossed all fifty-three Demon Spirit Stones into his Space Ring.
"I hope the Tian Hen Family will continue to give us their business in the future!" Shao Mingfeng said, his smile growing even more deferential after collecting the Demon Crystal Cards. This was absolutely the biggest deal he had ever made in his career of trading Demon Spirits.
"No need to be so formal, Manager Shao. We're still buying today — surely you're not trying to send us away already?" Nie Li gave Shao Mingfeng a casual glance.
"Not at all! The young master wishes to buy more Demon Spirits?" Shao Mingfeng asked. Nie Li's calm composure exuded a subtle pressure that left him inwardly marveling. Could this really be a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy? He was absolutely monstrous!
"Of course. The Nightmare Demon Spirits were only part of it," Nie Li said calmly.
The shock in Shao Mingfeng's heart was beyond words. Just how many Demon Spirits did Nie Li intend to buy? But as a shop owner, of course he wanted to sell as many as possible!
"I also need Toxic Demon Spirits, Wind Snow Demon Spirits, and Frenzied Battle Demon Spirits… Manager Shao, bring out all the stock you have for each of these!"
All the stock again? Good heavens!
But before long, Shao Mingfeng eagerly brought over the entire inventory of these Demon Spirit types. Nightmare Demon Spirits were relatively scarce, but these others were far more numerous — some types numbered in the thousands, with the least common having at least a thousand. Their prices, however, were a bit cheaper than the Nightmare Demon Spirits.
"Sixty-five million Demon Spirit Coins in total!" Shao Mingfeng finished his calculations, and just the act of tallying up the prices left him drenched in sweat.
"Sixty-five million Demon Spirit Coins — please count them, Manager Shao." Nie Li produced sixty-five hundred Demon Crystal Cards in one go, filling the entire table.
Shao Mingfeng was utterly stunned. In all his years of doing business, this was the first time he had seen so much money — and the fact that it was a child who had pulled it all from a Space Ring made it all the more breathtaking.
"Manager Shao, I'll be looking to purchase another batch of Demon Spirits in a while," Nie Li said, glancing at Shao Mingfeng.
"As long as the young master gives the word, I, Shao Mingfeng, will do everything in my power. Just send someone with a message, and I'll deliver all the Demon Spirits to the Tian Hen Family!" Shao Mingfeng replied with deep respect. He no longer saw Nie Li as a child — this was his most important client. A single transaction was worth more than several years of his combined sales. He had to take excellent care of Nie Li, because losing such a customer would make him want to cry!
"Alright, Patriarch, Grand Elder — let's head back," Nie Li said to Nie Hai and Nie En.
"Very well!" Nie Hai and Nie En nodded. They had originally planned to take Nie Li to the Red Moon Auction House to see a grand spectacle, but in the end it was Nie Li who had shown them one instead. Even now, their hearts were still pounding wildly.
They couldn't be blamed for that. The entire Tian Hen Family's annual income was only around a million Demon Spirit Coins, yet on this single outing, Nie Li had spent over a hundred million on a pot and over sixty million more on Demon Spirits. Not having a heart attack was already impressive enough.
After Nie Li said his farewells to Shao Mingfeng along with Nie Hai and Nie En, the three of them rode a carriage back to the Tian Hen Family.
This trip had been hugely rewarding for all of them. Nie Hai and Nie En hurried off to gather the family members — they needed to distribute the various pills they had obtained so that the clan could improve their strength as much as possible.
Nie Li returned home. Under Nie Hai's arrangements, Nie Li's family moved into an independent courtyard within the Tian Hen Family compound, just a single step away from the Patriarch's residence — arguably the safest place in the entire Tian Hen Family. Nie Li was quite satisfied with this arrangement.
Nie Li left a large supply of pills, Demon Crystal Cards, and other valuables at home for his family to use whenever needed, just in case, while he retreated to his room to focus on cultivation.
In the evening, word came from the Alchemist Association —
Nie Li's eyebrows narrowed. Someone had dared to pull something like this right inside the
Although Nie Li's strength was improving at a remarkable pace, he was still only at the Silver tier — far from enough!
The Shadow Demon Spirit, this assassin-type Demon Spirit, was indeed extraordinarily powerful in covert operations. But under normal circumstances, it was better not to deploy it casually, because if its various abilities remained hidden from the outside world, they could achieve maximum surprise. But if used openly and studied by many people, the Shadow Demon Spirit's capabilities would be suppressed.
That was why Nie Li needed to fuse with more Demon Spirits. The Heavenly Dao Divine Art allowed the fusion of seven Demon Spirits in total, and each additional one would bring a substantial boost to Nie Li's strength and cultivation speed.
Of course, Nie Li was extremely selective about his Demon Spirits. Having been reborn, he would never fuse with some common, worthless Demon Spirits! With the Shadow Demon Spirit already in hand, Nie Li had long since planned to venture into some ancient ruins again to seek out special Demon Spirits. But now, with the Nightmare Demon Pot, he had a new idea.
Use the Nightmare Demon Pot to refine Demon Spirits!