Chapter 121: Harvest

The Blood Drawing Technique can draw blood from demon beasts that have recently died.

The Crack Claw Wolf Demon lay on the ground, its body covered in wounds. Fresh blood flowed from the wounds, but after a moment, it solidified. Because of this, it wasn't possible to obtain demon blood in the usual way.

Ink Painting pointed at the Crack Claw's heart meridian and said to Big Tiger, "Make a cut here."

Big Tiger didn't understand why, but he still drew his knife and stabbed it into the Crack Claw's heart meridian.

The Crack Claw's flesh was tough, and Big Tiger had to stab several times before a small gap was created.

Ink Painting placed a jade bottle at the gap, then pressed his palm against the area near the Crack Claw's heart meridian. Feeling the fresh demon blood still flowing beneath the fur, he used his divine sense according to the key points of the Blood Drawing Technique and guided the demon blood into the jade bottle.

These jade bottles were made from a special kind of jade stone. They weren't considered precious, but they could seal spiritual energy and also prevent the demon blood from decaying for a period of time. Ink Painting's jade bottle was originally meant to hold spiritual ink. Once the spiritual ink was used up, Ink Painting repurposed the bottle.

Using the Blood Drawing Technique, Ink Painting drew the demon blood into the jade bottle. After a moment, the jade bottle in his hand was full. Ink Painting sealed it carefully and then picked up another bottle.

In this way, Ink Painting consecutively drew ten bottles of demon blood before stopping. There wasn't much blood left in the Crack Claw's blood vessels, and it was gradually turning cold and flowing slowly. The effect was also greatly diminished, so there was no need to continue drawing.

Ink Painting's divine sense was consumed quite a bit, roughly equivalent to painting seven or eight array patterns. For general cultivators, the burden might be heavier, but for Ink Painting, as an array master, it wasn't really significant.

Ink Painting sat in meditation and recovered some of his divine sense. Looking at the ten bottles of demon blood in his storage bag, Ink Painting couldn't help but smile. These demon bloods were enough for Ink Painting to paint quite a few arrays.

Big Tiger and the other two curiously sized up the jade bottles, then looked at Ink Painting.

Little Tiger couldn't help but ask, "Is this blood useful?"

"Yes, it's used for painting arrays."

"Can we help you get the demon blood?"

"You need to use the Blood Drawing Technique."

Ink Painting simply explained the usage of the Blood Drawing Technique once. Big Tiger and the other two listened in confusion and decided to give up.

"Ink Painting, you know so much." Double Tiger praised, and Big Tiger and Little Tiger also nodded in agreement.

Ink Painting laughed, "I just read more books."

Ink Painting put away the demon blood, then said, "How should we handle this demon beast?"

Big Tiger and the other two perked up. This was the first demon beast they had killed themselves, and they could even skin it and sell it! Although they mainly relied on Ink Painting's array, they were still very happy.

"We need to skin it, strip the bones, cut off the teeth and claws, and also the heart meridian organs..." Double Tiger told Ink Painting everything one by one.

Ink Painting scratched his head. He was completely clueless about these matters, as he was an outsider.

Big Tiger said, "You go play nearby, don't go far. We'll finish skinning this demon beast, then go back together."

Then Big Tiger and the others rolled up their sleeves, took out their plain knives, and began skinning the demon beast's fur and stripping other valuable materials.

Just an hour ago, the Crack Claw's eyes had been fierce, but now its death was a miserable sight. Ink Painting didn't feel any sympathy. If the one who died wasn't the demon beast, it was likely they who would be dismembered now. The demon beast's mouth was foul with saliva, and the demon hunters who had died by its hand were probably not few.

While Big Tiger and the other two stripped the demon beast, Ink Painting wandered around the area, looking at the mountains, the trees, and the water, getting familiar with the environment of Big Black Mountain. This was his first time entering Big Black Mountain.

When he entered the mountain in the morning, he still felt a little nervous and oppressed. Now that he had been there for half a day and had successfully killed a Crack Claw and taken its demon blood, his mindset was much calmer. The process of hunting the demon beast was largely within Ink Painting's plan. This set of countermeasures was careful and patient, but simple and efficient. It could minimize casualties to the greatest extent, and the benefits were also considerable. Afterwards, he only needed to slightly adjust the method for different demon beasts.

In this way, even if Ink Painting wasn't a body cultivator, he could still participate in hunting demons, hunt different demon beasts, and draw demon blood of different five elements.

Big Tiger and the other two finished skinning the Crack Claw, then called Ink Painting, and left Big Black Mountain. They entered the mountain in the morning, hunted the demon at noon, and left in the evening. In less than a day, they had hunted a first-grade mid-stage demon beast, and there were only four of them. If not for the bulging storage bags containing the Crack Claw's fur, claws, and teeth, Big Tiger and the other two would still think they were dreaming.

Afterward, they went to the market and sold the Crack Claw's materials. The Crack Claw was considered a common type of demon beast, so it wouldn't be too expensive, but there was no worry about sales. After a round of bargaining, they sold everything for more than eighty spirit stones. After deducting the cost of Ink Painting's painted arrays and the spirit stones used to activate them, each person received twelve spirit stones.

Holding the heavy spirit stones in their hands, Big Tiger and the other two looked stunned. This was the first time they had earned so many spirit stones since they grew up. Ink Painting was used to it, but seeing the excited expressions of Big Tiger and the other two, he was also very happy.

Big Tiger said, "Ink Painting, thanks to you, what do you want to eat? We'll treat you!"

"That's right, we'll treat you!" Double Tiger and Little Tiger also nodded.

"No need, I also thank you all for your help." Ink Painting waved his hand, "Keep the spirit stones for now. Next time you're free, we can enter the mountain together again."

Demon beasts have strong bodies and their blood energy recovers quickly. Although Ink Painting could use arrays to severely injure a demon beast, or even bring it near death, he couldn't necessarily kill it directly. And he wasn't a body cultivator, so he wasn't good at close combat. He still needed Big Tiger and the others to help finish it off. Although he had learned Passing Water Step and could engage in a fight with a demon beast, there was no need to take such a risk. After all, good swimmers can drown, and being too confident will lead to a fall sooner or later.

After they finished selling the demon beast and dividing the spirit stones, they looked up and saw the bright lights on the street. The street was gradually becoming lively in the evening. Ink Painting had been busy painting arrays and practicing spells, so he hadn't gone out for a long time. The same went for Big Tiger and the other two. Ever since they became demon hunters, it felt like a heavy stone was pressing on their shoulders, and they were in a depressed mood. At this time, after hunting a demon beast, everyone felt a sense of relief and lightness. They strolled along the street, looked at the novel and noisy scenery, then bid farewell to each other and went home.

On the way, Little Tiger asked, "How should we use these spirit stones?"

Double Tiger thought for a moment and said, "I want to give them to Mother."

The three of them were silent for a moment, then they pooled their spirit stones together, totaling more than thirty pieces. It was already a bit late when they got home. Madam Meng was heating the dishes. When she saw them, she couldn't help but complain a little, "You were gone the whole day, not knowing where you went, and you didn't eat. I've heated the food several times already..."

Big Tiger handed her the storage bag. Madam Meng took it and it felt heavy in her hand. She asked puzzledly, "What is this?" She opened it and saw more than thirty pieces of dazzling spirit stones. Madam Meng was stunned.

"Mother, these are the spirit stones we earned from hunting demons. You take them." Madam Meng only came back to her senses after a long time. She looked at her three children, who had grown up without her realizing it, and tears welled up in her eyes instantly. She felt gratified and wanted to smile a little, but the tears still flowed down. In her lifetime, she had shed many tears, salty and bitter. Only today, the tears flowing were tears of joy.

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