Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Translator: Cinder Translations

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After leaving the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Song Wen did not go far and instead wandered around the nearby shops.

By the time the sky began to brighten, and the black market was closing, there was no movement in the back courtyard of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

Shops were closing, and the black-market guards appeared, starting to drive away the cultivators. Song Wen had no choice but to leave the black market as well.

Not long after he exited the black market, dense fog rose, enveloping the entire black market.

This was the black market's illusionary maze. The maze allowed exit but not entry, preventing cultivators from entering the ghost market during the day.

Song Wen found a hidden crevice in the rocky cliff on a mountain behind the black market. He concealed his aura and hid inside.

With the help of the Sacred Gu, his spiritual sense could extend over thirty miles, covering the entire ghost market.

Because Xing Xinxin had a treasure to conceal her aura, Song Wen worried that he might not be able to sense her, so he left the Sacred Gu to monitor her.

Song Wen thought he would have to wait for a long time, but to his surprise, two hours later, the Sacred Gu appeared outside the maze.

A few dozen steps ahead of it, a veiled figure of Xing Xinxin was flying on a sword towards the east, away from Fang City.

She flew east for nearly ten thousand miles and arrived at the bottom of a vast chasm.

The bottom of the chasm was dark, damp, and filled with an eerie, unsettling atmosphere.

Xing Xinxin was clearly familiar with the place, making her way to a cave at the bottom of the gorge.

The cave had no formation restrictions, yet Xing Xinxin did not rush in.

She stood at the entrance and called out loudly.

"Poison Old Ghost, come out. Miss has something to discuss with you."

"Hehehe... Miss Xing, you honor me by visiting my poison pit. What business do you have?"

A hunched figure slowly emerged from the dark cave.

The figure was a frail old man in a tattered gray robe, with skin clinging to his bones, making him appear exceptionally thin.

His eyes were sunken in their sockets, like two black holes.

His fingers were long and dry, resembling withered branches.

Xing Xinxin looked at the old man's repulsive appearance, a flicker of disgust passing in her eyes, though she quickly concealed it.

She glanced around the gloomy bottom of the gorge.

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's go into your poison pit," she said.

The Poison Old Ghost raised his bony, dried hand, gesturing toward the cave entrance.

"My poison pit has no restrictions. Miss Xing is welcome to enter as she pleases."

"Without your permission, entering your poison pit casually would be like asking for death," Xing Xinxin replied.

After speaking, she took a step forward.

But after just a couple of steps, she hesitated and stopped. She took out an antidote pill and swallowed it.

Seeing this, the Poison Old Ghost suddenly burst into a strange laugh.

A two-foot-long centipede crawled out from his gray robe, climbing up his thin face and entering his mouth.

He bit down, and greenish liquid splattered, staining his yellowed teeth.

Soon, there was the sound of crunching as he chewed.

"If you keep eating those disgusting insects in front of me, I'll break every tooth in your mouth," Xing Xinxin angrily cursed.

"Alright, alright, I won't eat them anymore," the Poison Old Ghost replied.

As they spoke, the two quickly ventured deeper into the cave and came to a large cavern several acres in size.

Inside the cavern, there were giant spiders the size of washbasins, centipedes several feet long, and vividly colored poisonous snakes.

"Miss Xing, now that we're inside, can we talk? What brings you personally to my humble abode?" the Poison Old Ghost asked.

"Do you have anything here that can amplify a woman's desire? It must be something that leaves no trace, something undetectable," Xing Xinxin asked.

The Poison Old Ghost's right hand suddenly revealed a black ceramic bottle.

"This is the Peach Blossom Love Poison! For cultivators below the Golden Core realm, just inhaling a wisp of it will make their desires uncontrollable and hard to suppress." РáƝȎ₿Èș

As the Poison Old Ghost spoke, his face was filled with a lecherous smile.

"May I ask who it is that you're trying to deal with? Is it worth going through all this trouble, Miss Xing?"

Xing Xinxin replied, "Don't ask about my business."

After scolding him, she continued.

"If it was just some aphrodisiac, I wouldn't need to travel so far to your poison pit. Aphrodisiacs are too easy to neutralize, and even if it works, it can easily be detected. Do you have something more covert?"

The Poison Old Ghost said, "The item you seek is not impossible to find, but it's hard to cultivate. I only have one plant."

"Do you think I would be short of spiritual stones?" Xing Xinxin replied, slightly displeased.

"How could I dare? Please follow me, Miss Xing."

The Poison Old Ghost walked to a corner of the cave and gently pressed on the stone wall. A stone door, about ten feet high, opened.

He entered first, with Xing Xinxin following closely behind.

Beyond the stone door was a cavern about a mile wide.

The ceiling of the cavern was embedded with fist-sized crystal stones, emitting a faint glow.

The light from the crystals intermingled, casting a green hue across the entire cavern, making it appear deep and grim, giving the entire place an eerie and sinister atmosphere.

Inside the cavern, hundreds of medicinal plants were growing.

These were all highly poisonous plants.

The Poison Old Ghost pointed to one of them.

This plant was about two feet tall, with a flower the size of a fist blooming proudly at the top. The petals glowed with iridescent, multicolored light.

"This is the Illusory Love Flower, a unique medicinal plant I personally cultivated. It is one of a kind in the world, and this is the only one in existence."

"The scent of this flower is a kind of illusionary poison that directly affects a cultivator's soul. It creates mental illusions, stirring up desires, and once the deed is done, there is no trace left to be detected."

Xing Xinxin smiled faintly, clearly satisfied with the Illusory Love Flower.

"How do I use this poison?"

"All you need to do is collect the scent and seal it in a jade vial. Let the target inhale it, and it will work," the Poison Old Ghost replied.

Xing Xinxin said, "Who would be foolish enough to hold a jade vial and sniff it?"

The Poison Old Ghost replied, "If you want to poison someone without them knowing, it's simple. Just pluck a petal and place it in their room or cave. The scent will slowly spread, and over time, they will naturally fall victim to the illusionary poison."

Xing Xinxin nodded. "That sounds perfect. Give me a petal."

The Poison Old Ghost shook his head. "That won't work. The illusionary poison from the petals cannot be stored, as it will dissipate. If you want to use the petals to poison someone, you must take the entire plant."

Xing Xinxin turned around, her sharp gaze piercing the Poison Old Ghost's ugly face.

Her instincts told her that the Poison Old Ghost was not being truthful.

He wanted her to buy the entire Illusory Love Flower simply to extort more spiritual stones.

However, this was something she absolutely needed, so she reluctantly accepted his outrageous price.

"How much do you want in spiritual stones?" she asked, a bit irritated.

"One hundred thousand spiritual stones!"

"Just for this worthless plant, you're asking for one hundred thousand spiritual stones?" Xing Xinxin questioned, her face full of anger.

The Poison Old Ghost wore a sly grin.

"There is only one in the world. Miss Xing, take it or leave it."

Looking at the Poison Old Ghost's smug expression, Xing Xinxin felt an impulse to slap him.

But then, she thought of her father, who had cried in front of her, his face full of sorrow, telling her about the wrongs she had suffered. (TLN: I'm confused about who's who here)

A surge of anger rose within her.

Her beauty was the greatest strength against her father, but it was also her greatest vulnerability.

As long as her father's pure heart was corrupted, her beauty would become her original sin.

She gritted her teeth and spat out a few words.

"Fine, deal."

TL/N: I think she's trying to get even with Shan Yue by giving her an aphrodisiac, or giving her father the aphrodisiac? Honestly, I'm confused. If any of you understand, let me know...

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