Chapter 389: The Bold Demon Tribe

Life in the Temple was dull and boring.From the fourth month on, Li An only did two things each day: practice and spend time with Frost and Snow.He rapidly converted his points into realms.That day, his progress to the Fifth Realm reached 100%, and his Physical score even surpassed 150, reaching 153.Over the past three months, dozens of jars of Marrow Cleansing Fluid had been administered, transforming his physique into a flawless one.A solid foundation.Begin the realm breakthrough!The realm breakthrough wasn't difficult; Li An completed it completely in just one day, reaching the Sixth Realm.Progress 0%.His Physical score skyrocketed, previously averaging 153, now reaching 185, allowing him to normalize his oscillating body.The next goal was to reach the Seventh Realm with an average score of 250.Lin Ying had once told Li An that he would seek him out to learn the secrets of the Dao of the Sword when he reached 180. But after much deliberation, Li An decided to continue his realm breakthrough, putting aside other matters.Ten days later, the fourth round of the Xuan Realm Earthquake Battle began.Cheng Xiao had been released from prison, and this time, all eleven human contestants gathered.Her realm wasn't far behind, still at the Sixth Realm level, and the killing intent emanating from her was extremely fierce.Her combat effectiveness seemed to have significantly improved.It seemed those three months in jail weren't in vain; perhaps there were special opportunities within that prison.This round, Li An played a significant role in the team battle, surpassing only Zhao Shaolong, Liu Jun, and Lin He, all Seventh Realm contenders.The previous round's total human score was 21,000.This round's score soared to 35,000.Each person scored over 3,000 points.Li An's own overall ranking was eighth, and he received a 900-point bonus, bringing his total to over 4,200 points. Adding Shuangxue's transfer, another 9,000 points arrived.He was getting richer and richer. He arrived at the Xiusheng Treasure Tower, and as usual, purchased the three-piece set of marrow cleansing fluid and the last bottle of powerful blood essence.Some of the demon race players nearby were a bit angry.Li An had almost completely cleared out the blood essence related to self-healing properties on the second floor, and now he was going to the third floor.The players on Li An's journey had no resources to choose from.Rage welled up in their hearts.The demon race geniuses, led by Lin Shijing, suddenly made a bold decision."Let's gather all the cultivators and buy up all the third-, second-, first-, and special-grade Ascension Pills.""If Li An can't make it, the rest of the human race can't make it!""And these Ascension Pills will be useful to us too!""What do you all think?"The demon race players thought it made perfect sense.All the resources in the Xiusheng Treasure Tower are limited; once they're sold out, they're gone!If we buy them first, the other two races won't have any left. They would inevitably find themselves with money to spend, their strength limited!But the quantity of Ascension Pills was truly enormous, and the price was not cheap.Despite their resolute stance, the demons ultimately only managed to snatch up a tenth of the Ascension Pills, but they were moving from high to low. The special-grade Ascension Pills on the second and third levels were already completely gone!When this happened, Li An was cultivating at home, unaware of the situation.It wasn't until Zhao Shaolong sent an urgent message that he jumped up."What?""The demons are trying to monopolize our resources?""And they've bought up all the special-grade ones?"What am I supposed to eat then?Elsewhere, Zhen and Zang also received the news.They were shocked.For those already at the Seventh Realm, it didn't matter.But most people weren't even there yet!Not only did the humans need the Ascension Pills, but the Shuras also wanted them.If the demons bought them all, they would offend both sides at once! Zhen snorted coldly, "You're so brave.""What did the human race say?"Zhen asked his men.Soon, he got the answer.The human race hadn't gone after the demon race, but instead were using their own tactics.They were plundering the Xiusheng Treasure Tower for resources vital to the demon race.Although the human race was small, their share was high.You're choking me, I'm choking you.This was Li Ang's decision.When the ancient Shura race learned of this, they immediately held an internal meeting.Someone suggested to Zhen, "We could follow the human race's example and buy up some of the remaining resources in the Xiusheng Treasure Tower. That way, the demon race wouldn't be able to improve at all, and they'd be incredibly anxious!"Zhen sneered, "Imitating the human race and buying up demon resources—wouldn't that just help the human race suppress the demon race?""Everyone, follow me.""Let's buy the Ascension Pills too!"As soon as these words were spoken,everyone was shocked!Is this a move to go against the human race?Zhen said calmly, "After we buy all the remaining Ascension Pills, we'll distribute them among ourselves. No one's realm will be lacking.""The demons are the original source of the Ascension Pills, so their realms won't be limited.""In the end, only the humans will be left in the lurch.""As long as the humans are suppressed, how can we possibly face any challenge here?"Zhen's words made sense, and everyone was thinking the same thing.Why should we help the humans against the demons?We can continue to work with the demons, subtly suppressing them, as we did before!Soon, the demons themselves learned of the Shura Clan's actions.Their leader was Lin Shijing.The demons have always respected the strong, regardless of gender. Since Bai Jianxin didn't care, Lin Shijing had the final say.She smiled with satisfaction.The demons could buy the Ascension Pills and use them themselves.It was pointless for the humans to buy so much demon beast essence, giant beast blood food, and Concentrating Mind Pills.They could indeed use these resources. There's no end to it.Besides, Ascension Pills are currently the most important resource.In the fourth round of the Earthquake War, Li An's breakthrough caused a qualitative change in the Human Race's score, allowing them to regain the most rewards.But if no one from the Human Race breaks through, their ranking will sooner or later drop.Cultivating from 50% of the Sixth Realm to the Seventh Realm takes about half a month with Ascension Pills, while normal cultivation would take over a year.By that time, Lin Shijing might even be at the Eighth Realm!Bai Jianxin, having witnessed all this, chose to remain aloof.Li An, even in the midst of the situation, remained calm.Everyone should practice. When the time comes to break through, Ascension Pills will naturally be available.In the basement training room, Li An took out his cross-realm communication device and sent a message to his younger brother. "Ke Xiu, are you there?""Yes, brother.""Do you know how to make the Ascension Pill?""Right now, the highest I can make is the Intermediate Realm, Level Two.""When can I make the Intermediate Realm, Special Grade? All the Ascension Pills we have here are sold out, and I have none.""What?" Ke Xiu asked in surprise. "Is the competition so fierce over there?""Okay, brother, I get it. I'll spend the next few months researching the Ascension Pill.""But the special grade ingredients are very expensive. We, the Earth Fire Holy Dragon Clan, only have one kind. The rest are in the hands of the various major clans."Li An sent another message: "I'll help you cultivate Saint Points."Ke Xiu's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he said, "Okay."