The Quest for Immortality

Whether it was the stove or the Pill Furnace, they were covered with a thick layer of blood grime, accompanied by a nauseating stench.

Mo Hua covered his mouth and nose, disdainfully picked some raw meat, cooked meat, and Blood Pill of unknown origin but containing immense Blood Qi, and stuffed them into his Storage Bag.

To avoid being discovered, he selected only a little of each.

After picking, Mo Hua retraced his steps back to the prison, where he threw all the meat and Pills to the Black Bear Demon.

The Black Bear Demon, who had just been bled and was resting with eyes closed, was suddenly startled.

Seeing something tossed in front of it, it began to howl and roar incessantly.

Once it realized the items were food and sniffed them, it extended its giant bear paw, dragged the meat towards itself, and devoured it ravenously.

But as it ate, it continued to growl softly.

Mo Hua shook his head in disbelief.

This big black bear is so dumb...

It doesn’t even understand the principle of making money silently.

In this environment, shouldn’t you hide the meat and eat it secretly?

To stealthily fill your stomach, recover Vital Energy, and accumulate strength.

Why eat while making such a racket, as if afraid someone is coming to snatch it away...

Mo Hua pursed his lips, lowering his evaluation of the big black bear by a notch in his heart.

This big dumb bear is far less clever than my big tiger.

When I was at the Black Mountain Stronghold, feeding that big tiger, it was cunning like a fox, knowing to hide the food secretly, so nobody would notice.

It even knew how to ”act,” putting on a pitiful, wounded appearance.

Mo Hua felt a pang of nostalgia in his heart.

”I wonder how the big tiger is doing.”

”In my absence, is there anyone feeding it dried fish?”

”I wonder when I can return to see it...”

Mo Hua felt a moment of longing.

In the prison, the big black bear, having finished eating the meat, immediately looked energetic, its eyes filled with ferocity.

Mo Hua shook his head in disappointment once more.

This bear won’t do, it’s not cunning at all.

But there were no other Monster Beasts for now, it would have to suffice.

After that, whenever Mo Hua found the chance, he would sneak some meat to feed this Bear Demon.

And this Black Bear Demon, its Blood Qi gradually filling up, Monster Qi thickening, and strength slowly recovering.

Time passed unknown, roughly after Mo Hua had reported to Elder Xun seven Tian Gan Di Zhi cycles, someone from the Spirit Vision Formation’s monitoring finally sneaked out of the room silently in the dead of night, heading towards the prison.

He was going to steal blood to drink again.

Mo Hua was invigorated.

He arrived one step ahead, entered the prison, and hid in a corner, blending into the darkness, not revealing a trace of his presence.

Like an invisible, perilous Evil Spirit.

After thirty minutes, the Monster cultivator manager walked into the prison.

As usual, he released his Divine Sense, scanning the place.

However, being a Monster cultivator, his physical body was strong, but his Divine Sense was not, and due to losing his mind after Demonization, his Divine Sense had somewhat declined, so he couldn’t detect Mo Hua at all.

Moreover, he was extremely famished now.

The ”food” at the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons wasn’t good for Monster cultivators.

Black bear paw blood was a rare delicacy.

Overcome by hunger and thirst, the manager’s eyes were greedy, and he eagerly approached the Black Bear Demon, taking out a sharp knife, intending to draw blood.

But as he approached, a sudden change occurred.

The bloody wind was intense, and the previously eyes-closed black bear suddenly opened its eyes, let out a roar, and with a massive bear paw, struck at the Monster cultivator manager.

This big black bear had become slightly smarter, knowing to wait until the manager was close before striking.

But it wasn’t smart enough, as it didn’t wait for the manager to get really close and start drawing blood, at the unavoidable moment to strike.

The manager’s eyes flickered with shock, he immediately retreated.

Yet he was still grazed by the bear paw, half of his body went numb, and one arm was scraped bloody.

Bear Demons were massive and powerful, ranking superior among Monster Beasts in strength.

Moreover, this was a Second Grade Late Stage Bear Demon.

Its demonic power was full, and in an abrupt attack, even being grazed caused the manager considerable injury.

”Vile beast!”

Looking at his blood-dripping arm, the manager was both shocked and angry.

He hadn’t expected that after overseeing the Ten Thousand Demons Prison for so many years without incident, he would stumble so foolishly today, falling into this vile beast’s trap!

The manager quickly retreated another step.

The Black Bear Demon pounced forward a step, but was immediately restrained by Chains, trapped by the throat, its henchmen locked up, unable to advance further.

The manager breathed a sigh of relief.

But at the same time, a question arose in his heart.

This Black Bear Demon was heavily injured and hadn’t been fed, usually barely alive, how could it have such a vigorous demonic power now?

”Fortunately, it’s chained up...”

The Chains had a Second Grade Late Stage Formation inscribed, the Monster Beast couldn’t break free.

If not for the restraint of Chains, being unexpectedly struck by this vile beast’s paw would have definitely caused him serious injuries.

The manager felt relieved.

However, just at this moment, a slight ”creak” was heard.

The manager looked towards the sound and his expression changed dramatically.

The Formation on the Chains was dulling and fading away...

And without the Formation’s reinforcement, the Chains were slowly twisting and deforming under the Black Bear Demon’s formidable strength until they snapped completely.

Before the Chains were completely broken, the manager had already retreated in advance.

But the big black bear, having broken the Chains, moved faster, making the first strike despite being second, pouncing fiercely towards the manager.

The manager’s pupils constricted, he dared not hold back, his eyes flashed red, with a low growl, his body suddenly grew, both arms covered in rough hair, turning into grey bear claws, the fingertips turning into pitch-black sharp talons.

This manager was unexpectedly a Grey Bear Demon Cultivator.

Facing the mountainous Black Bear Demon, the manager felt immense pressure and had to give his all, employing his Demonization technique.

A Grey Bear Demon Cultivator and a Black Bear Demon Beast thus engaged in a fierce battle.