Li Xiu finally understood why Jia Ding would rather share half of the demon cubs and invite him to come together.
The place where the demon cub was located was on top of an extremely huge tree. The tree was hundreds of meters high and stood alone on the grass slope. There was not even a small forest within dozens of miles and there was no shelter at all.
The baby demon that Jia Ding and his friends found was in a nest made of branches at the top of the big tree, and the parents of the baby demon were active on the big tree. Their food was the fruits on the tree, and they didn't need to leave the tree at all.
It is almost impossible to take away the cubs and avoid their parents.
Li Xiu crawled forward in the grass. Fortunately, the grass around the big tree was very dense, which was enough for them to hide.
However, there was no grass growing under the tree, so it was difficult to get close to the trunk without being discovered.
"City Lord Li, it's that pair of evil spirits. As long as we kill them, we can take the cubs in the nest." Jia Ding was a little anxious.
Because when he found those cubs, it was when the mother demon gave birth. Now it has been two or three days since the demon gave birth. He doesn't know when the cubs will open their eyes. Once the cubs open their eyes, it will be difficult to bring them out of the trial place.
So after he hired Shalaiye, he couldn't find any other stronger trial-takers to help, so he had to rush here with his men.
Li Xiu glanced at the demon spirit squatting on the tree eating fruit, and said directly to Jia Ding: "Who told you that the demon spirit on the tree is super spiritual?"
Jia Ding was stunned: "When I saw the mother demon spirit giving birth, the magic light burst out from her body and turned into light wings, so I judged that they were super spirits. Could it be that they are not super spirits?"
Jia Ding thought, "If it's not a super spirit, then they spent so much money to invite Sha Lai and Li Xiuyi here this time, and it would be a big loss. Even if it is an S-level demon cub, the price is much lower than that of a super spirit cub."
"Of course it's not a super spirit." Li Xiu's words made Jia Ding feel disappointed, but Li Xiu's next words made Jia Ding pleasantly surprised.
"The demon spirits on the tree are at least cast spirits." Li Xiu said, staring at a pair of demon spirits on the tree.
The pair of monsters on the tree looked very cute. They looked a bit like squirrels, but they were a bit bigger and fatter. They had purple hair like silk and a purple gem on their foreheads.
Li Xiu could tell at a glance that the light energy fluctuations emanating from the gem on their foreheads were definitely not from any super spirit. Even the light energy fluctuations of light-based demon spirits were not that strong. It was at least a cast spirit, and possibly even a god.
Of course, the possibility of becoming a god is not very high, but the possibility of casting a soul is higher.
"Soul casting? What is soul casting?" Jia Ding and the members of the Bailing Gem Hunter Group looked at Li Xiu in confusion.
Li Xiu then remembered that many of the trial-takers outside of Changshengtian were not clear about the levels of the demon spirits. Jia Ding and the others were lucky enough to know about super spirits and light bases, and they had no idea what the demon spirits above the light base were called.
"The demon spirits above the super spirits are divided into three levels: light-based, cast spirits and god-level. The light-based is stronger than the super spirits, and the cast spirits are stronger than the light-based." Li Xiu gave them some knowledge about the levels and names of the demon spirits.
"So, those cubs are all Soul Casting cubs?" Jadin's eyes lit up when he heard this.
That was a high-level demon spirit that he had never even heard of. If he could obtain one of their cubs, let alone three, even just one could be sold at a sky-high price.
You don't even have to sell it. If you can tame such a high-level demon cub yourself, it will be of great help in the future.
"It's just a possibility. It could also be a divine demon spirit, but the possibility is relatively small." Li Xiu said.
After hearing this, Jia Ding and others became even more excited. The divine demon spirit, just by hearing the name, you can know how powerful this demon spirit is.
"City Lord Li, how do you think we should capture the demon cub?" Jia Ding suppressed his inner excitement and asked Li Xiu in a low voice.
"I can't do anything about this kind of high-level demon spirit. If Captain Jia has a way, then go and take it yourself. You don't need my share." Li Xiu said.
"City Lord Li, if you think the share is too little, we can discuss it again. How about you take four of the six cubs..." Seeing that Li Xiu was unmoved, Jia Ding gritted his teeth and said, "Five, all five are yours. We only want one."
"Captain Jia, it seems that you don't understand how terrifying high-level demons are. I don't want any of them because I am not capable enough to snatch those demon cubs. No matter how good the things are, I can't risk my life. Captain Jia, if you have a way, just go and get them yourself. We can't help you." After Li Xiu finished speaking, he turned to Sha Lai and said, "Old Sha, let's go."
After saying that, he turned around and, using the cover of the bushes, crawled away from the big tree.
Sha Lai followed Li Xiu without hesitation. After they were away from the big tree, they stood up.
"Is the evil spirit on the tree really that powerful?" Shalai was still unwilling to lose such a good opportunity.
"I'm just making a rough guess, but it should be about the same. I don't want to take risks on things that I'm not sure of," said Li Xiu.
"That's right, then let's go back to the town first." Sha Lai knew how capable Li Xiu was. Sha Lai would naturally not take risks on something that even he was not sure about.
Li Xiu followed Shalai back. He was not sure what level the two evil spirits were. If they were at the soul-forging level, he would still be able to fight. But if they were at the god level, it would be better not to provoke them.
The two men had not walked far when they suddenly heard screams coming from the big tree. They turned their heads and saw flashes of purple light in the direction of the big tree from afar, followed by several more screams.
"They are all finished, why bother?" Li Xiu knew that Jia Ding and the others still couldn't hold back their anger, and they must have carried out their previous plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. The result is naturally predictable.
Even if it was a Forged Soul-level demon spirit, their plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain would not work, because they had no idea how terrifying Forged Souls were. They probably hadn't even seen a Light-based demon spirit, so how could they know how big the gap was between high-level demon spirits and low-level demon spirits. They thought they could rely on tricks to seize the demon cubs, but in fact it was simply courting death.
What's more, after seeing the flashing purple lights, Li Xiu felt that the level of the two demon spirits might not be as simple as just casting spirits.
"People die for money, birds die for food. Everyone has to pay the price for their own choices. There is nothing to lament about." Shalai said.
Li Xiu didn't say anything else. He was the same as these people. He risked his life again and again. Only by surviving could he become stronger. Challenging the unknown itself was a very risky behavior.
It’s just that those people aren’t as lucky as him, and their abilities aren’t as strong as his.
Following Shalai back to the town he mentioned, it was an inconspicuous and dilapidated town. At the fountain in the center of the town, Shalai found the immortal lamp that they had used when they came here.
Originally they came in together, and should have blown out the lights and gone back together, but now Shalai was the only one left, so there was no need to wait for them any longer.
Li Xiu looked left and right but did not find any other immortal lamps. For a moment, he didn't know how to leave here and return to the outside world.
"Where is your Immortality Lamp?" Shalai also found something wrong. They only had this one Immortality Lamp here. How did Li Xiu get in without the Immortality Lamp?
"There were so many people around just now that I didn't explain in detail. In fact, I came here from another trial site, and the Lamp of Immortality is not here." Li Xiu said.
Sha Lai was stunned when he heard this: "Come from other trial places? Are the trial places connected?"
"All trial sites are connected. In fact, the so-called trial site is the Demon Kingdom, a complete world. Of course, they are connected." Li Xiu roughly explained the situation of the trial site.
"So that's how it is. Your immortal lamp is not here. How are you going to get out?" Shalai said.
"I'm also thinking about whether there is any way that can allow me to get out of here." Li Xiu said as he looked around the town.
"I do have an idea, but I don't know if it will work." Shalai said suddenly.
"You say." Li Xiu was a little surprised. He didn't expect Sha Lai to have a solution.
Shalai chuckled and said, "The trial gate they and I entered is called the Green Field Gate. It is located in a forest north of Tyro City. It used to belong to Tyro City, but now Tyro City is too busy to take care of itself and has no energy to guard the Green Field Gate. So more and more trialists are going to the Green Field Gate recently."
"In fact, in recent months, several waves of evil spirits have rushed out of the Green Gate. Can you follow those evil spirits out?" Shalai said.
"That's a good idea. Do you know where those demons opened the door and rushed out?" The gates in the demon kingdom are all hidden. They are not like the trial gates on Earth, which are right there and anyone can open them.
If you want to break out of the Demon Kingdom, you must first find the hidden trial gates. Generally speaking, only demons can find and activate those trial gates.
Just like in the Land of Sword Soul, there was no Trial Gate in the sword-making workshop. After Li Ming'er went there, he activated the hidden Trial Gate through his own ability, making the Trial Gate appear.
"I have been to the Green Gate quite a few times recently, and happened to see a demon attacking the Trial Gate. In fact, the gate is in this fountain pool, but later I searched for the gate in the fountain pool for a long time and couldn't find it. I guess the gate can only appear when the demons come." Shalai smiled and said, "If you are not in a hurry, you can wait for the demons who want to rush out to activate the gate, and then rush out with them. Because demons often rush out from here recently, you shouldn't have to wait too long."
Li Xiu looked at the fountain pool and didn't see any trial gate here, but he didn't find it strange.
"Okay, then you go back first, I'll wait here." Li Xiu said.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I'll wait for you to rush out before blowing out the lights. It's okay for me to go out anyway, so I can stay with you. It's like having a companion." Shalai said with a smile.
"Okay." Li Xiu nodded.
"Come with me. I have to hide first. Otherwise, those demons who want to break out of the trial ground will find us and fight us first." Shalai said and walked towards a nearby house.
After the two entered the house, Shalai closed the door and pointed to the window over there and said, "That window faces the fountain. You can observe the situation over there from there. Last time, I hid here and watched the demon spirit activate the hidden trial door from the fountain and rush out. The two of us can take turns to scout so as not to miss the opportunity."
Li Xiu pulled a bench and sat down next to the window, looking at Sha Lai and said, "Have you seen the light planting method?"
"I saw it. I heard that it was done by your City of Light." Shalai nodded.
"Are you interested in pursuing the path of planting light?" Li Xiu asked with a smile.
"I want to, but the problem is where can I find such a high-level trial-taker to help me grow light?" Shalai said helplessly.
"I'll help you plant the light." Li Xiu said.
"You? Has your level reached that level?" Shalai said in surprise.
"No." Li Xiu smiled and said, "But I invented the light planting method. Others need such a high level to be able to plant light, but for me, there are not so many restrictions."
Shalai was overjoyed: "Then I'll be welcome. What do I need to prepare?"
"You need to recite a method of planting light first." Li Xiu taught Sha Lai the "Zi Bu Yu Gui Ji Luan Shen Jue".
Sha Lai's memory was not very good. He often memorized the first part and forgot the second part, and memorized the second part and forgot the first part. It took him four or five hours to memorize "Zi Bu Yu Gui Li Luan Shen Jue" word for word.
"Carrying this thing is much harder than fighting." Shalai wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a bitter face.
“Learn this, you can fight better.” Li Zhengxu was about to help Shalai light the lamp when he suddenly heard a sound coming from the town outside.
The two of them quickly went to the window and looked out, and soon they saw several demons coming near the fountain.
"Hey, why are they here?" Li Xiu couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the evil spirits clearly.
Next to the fountain were eight fat purple squirrel monsters, two big ones and six small ones. The big ones were as big as cats weighing 13 or 15 pounds, while the small ones were only slightly bigger than an adult's fist. They were the monsters on the giant tree.
Two adult monsters led the way in front, and six little monsters lined up in a row, wagging their fluffy tails, following behind the two adult monsters, slowly walking towards the fountain.
"Such a small demon spirit is about to rush out?" Shalai was also a little surprised. He had never seen such a small demon spirit rushing towards the trial gate.
Normally, only adult demons would want to rush out. It was indeed rare that this pair of adult demons actually brought their newborn cubs to attack the trial gate.
Li Xiu looked at the six little demons and found that although they were born from the same parents, there were still some differences between them.
The little elf walking in front is the largest, a whole circle larger than the smallest little elf, with shiny fur, and the light energy fluctuations of the purple gem on its forehead are the strongest.
As time went by, the little elves' size and the gem on their foreheads became smaller, probably because they weren't as well developed as the big one.
Li Xiu also noticed that there was a little elf in the middle. The color of its fur and the gem on its forehead were somewhat different from those of the other five little elves.
The color of the fur and forehead gems of the other five little monsters are similar to those of the two adult monsters, all purple, but slightly lighter.
The color of the little elf's fur and the gem on its forehead are blue. It doesn't look as mysterious and noble as purple, but it looks more lively.
Its size is neither big nor small, and its appearance is no different from other little elves, except for its color.
"Is there a certain probability of genetic mutation in the reproduction of monsters?" Li Xiu looked at the special little monster with some curiosity.
Led by the two adult demons, the six little demons followed and came to the fountain pool.
One of the adult demons jumped onto the edge of the fountain, and the gem on its forehead emitted a purple halo that shone towards the center of the fountain.
Under the illumination of the purple halo, a huge purple stone gate gradually emerged in the fountain pool.
"We've got the door, but are you sure you want to rush out with them? Those evil spirits are too dangerous." Shalai said in a low voice.
"Let's wait and see." Li Xiu felt that the two adult demon spirits were most likely at the god level, and it might not be so easy for them to break out.
When Li Ming'er rushed out, he relied on the power of the Longevity Chopsticks, and at that time, the Longevity Chopsticks had cracks.
The Changsheng Treasure Chopsticks are the treasure of Changsheng Island. It is so difficult for Li Ming'er, who possesses it, to break out, let alone ordinary gods and demons.
After the adult demon spirit activated the hidden trial gate, it did not rush towards the trial gate by itself. Instead, it jumped down again, picked up a little demon spirit, and threw the little demon spirit into the fountain pool.
The two adult monsters took action and soon threw all six little monsters into the fountain pool.
Those little elves couldn't swim at all. Although the water in the fountain pool was not deep, just above the calves of an adult, it was already very deep for those little elves whose bodies were only the size of a fist.
The newborn little elves, who had no abilities at all, fell into the water and started struggling and choking on water several times.
The two adult demons just watched outside and had no intention of rescuing them.
After a while, the strongest little elf learned to doggy paddle in the water, and the other little elves also learned to swim one after another.
Only the little blue elf seemed to be unable to learn at all. It kept struggling in the water and gulped down a lot of water, until its little belly was bulging.
Seeing that the little blue elf was about to die, it stopped struggling and sank to the bottom. The two adult elves just watched from the side and had no intention of helping.
"This is too cruel. Demons are much more cruel than humans in educating their offspring." Shalai couldn't help but say.
Seeing that the other five little elves had learned to swim, and the blue little elf had sunk to the bottom and stopped struggling, an adult elf made a strange sound at the little elves in the fountain pool, as if urging them to do something.
Under the continuous urging of the adult demon spirit, the five little demon spirits began to swim towards the trial gate.
The strongest little devil swam the fastest and came to the door of trial. It pressed its tender little paws against the door and pushed hard.
Unfortunately, its power is too small. Even the powerful demon spirit does not have that much power when it is just born.