Bai Ye did not believe Karasumaru's words.
To be precise, Karasumaru's words held no meaning for Bai Ye.
Perhaps Karasumaru would keep his promise, perhaps he wouldn't; both were possibilities.
If it were merely a fifty-fifty chance, it wouldn't be impossible to gamble, but for Bai Ye, it was not so simple.
In Bai Ye's understanding, he would immediately categorize the other party as untrustworthy.
Karasumaru, however, did not give up, constantly trying to persuade Bai Ye. Only when he was certain that Bai Ye was completely unmoved did he finally relent.
After leaving Mount Natagumo, Bai Ye looked around and asked, "Where is the place you mentioned?"
"Don't worry, it's not far from here," Karasumaru replied. "Half a day should be enough. If you want to go to a Demon Slayer Corps stronghold later, it's in the same general direction."
Bai Ye nodded. "Let's keep moving."
Bai Ye was indifferent. Although Karasumaru had given up on obtaining demon blood from Bai Ye, he still chattered on about other things, maintaining a pleasant demeanor, clearly trying to get closer to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye was not surprised. In the world battlefield, survival was the primary principle, and there were many ways to survive. Attaching oneself to a powerful individual was certainly one of them.
However, for Bai Ye, there were only two types of people.
Those who could be utilized, and those who could not.
For instance, when Bai Ye met Jin Sha in the snowfield back then, Jin Sha was someone who could be utilized.
This was because the situation in the snowfield at that time did not match Bai Ye's memory, and the reason for this discrepancy was the sudden appearance of beast tamers.
And Jin Sha happened to be a beast tamer who had arrived at the snowfield earlier than Bai Ye and had been active there for some time. Therefore, Jin Sha could be utilized; she could provide Bai Ye with the information he needed.
Karasumaru, on the other hand, was someone who could not be utilized. The relationship between the two was merely a transaction, and in this transaction, Karasumaru needed Bai Ye more, while Bai Ye did not need Karasumaru.
The cell gene reconstruction fluid was quite good. Anything that could directly enhance physical attributes, regardless of quality, could be considered a good thing. Quality represented how good the item was.
However, while the cell gene reconstruction fluid was good, and Bai Ye did want it, it was not to the point of absolute necessity.
So, if Karasumaru had no value for utilization...
Why would Bai Ye invest his effort in him?
Similarly, for anyone without any value for utilization, whatever Karasumaru did would be in vain for Bai Ye.
Listening to Karasumaru's incessant chatter, they soon walked past a field and re-entered the mountains.
A rather large house appeared before Bai Ye and Karasumaru.
As far as mountain dwellings were concerned, although the house was built of wood, it was already of "villa" proportions.
Karasumaru said, "The demon is inside. His name is Gyokkai."
Bai Ye nodded. "Let's go!"
Without hesitation, Bai Ye directly pulled open the main door and walked in.
The reset time for the gacha machine had not yet arrived. With the Nanming Lihuo Sword in hand, Bai Ye feared nothing. Moreover, even without the Nanming Lihuo Sword, a former Lower Rank demon should be weaker than Rui. Bai Ye didn't think it would be too much trouble without relying on the Nanming Lihuo Sword.
However, upon entering the house, Bai Ye felt that things might not be that simple.
Because...
This house had a problem!
Bai Ye stood at the entrance and looked forward. The corridor that appeared before Bai Ye seemed to have no end!
Although the house was not small in scale, it was too absurd that it seemed to have no end at a glance.
This was definitely not a normal house structure. The owner likely possessed some "spatial" abilities.
Space and time...
These two abilities were always the most troublesome.
However, since he had already entered, there was no other choice.
Bai Ye thought as he walked forward, then extended his hand and said, "We're inside the house now. You should give me the item."
After Bai Ye finished speaking, his footsteps suddenly stopped.
Because Bai Ye did not hear Karasumaru's response.
Bai Ye couldn't help but look back, and then he saw that the house behind him began to rotate. Karasumaru, who was standing on the ground, was now hanging upside down from the ground.
This was because the ground, along with the rotation, had moved to the ceiling.
Karasumaru's face had completely lost its previous enthusiasm. Instead, it was filled with a cold smile, the expression of a successful schemer.
"You want the item?" Karasumaru grinned. "Wait until you can leave here alive!"
Bang!
At this moment, a drumbeat suddenly sounded from the end of the corridor, and then the house began to rotate again.
This time, it wasn't just where Karasumaru was. The ground beneath Bai Ye's feet also began to rotate horizontally, and Bai Ye and Karasumaru were completely separated.
Bai Ye glanced at the tatami mats beneath his feet and the surrounding walls.
"So that's how it is," Bai Ye murmured. "They're targeting me?"
It was normal for chosen individuals to fight each other. The reason for targeting Bai Ye was simple.
Regardless of how many Divine Stone fragments Bai Ye possessed, having completed the forbidden area of Mount Natagumo meant he had at least fifteen. After eliminating Bai Ye, as long as they could obtain the Divine Stone fragments, the minimum gain would be fifteen.
This number was worth making a move for.
And the reason they wanted demon blood was likely to extract something from Bai Ye beforehand.
Bai Ye thought as he walked forward.
He could understand the intention to kill him, but what about the intention to lure him here using the cell gene reconstruction fluid?
That implied that under normal circumstances, the other party knew they couldn't kill Bai Ye.
However, in other words...
It meant the other party believed they had a chance to kill Bai Ye in this house.
Thump, thump-thump!
At this moment, the drumbeat sounded again from the depths of the house, and then the house began to rotate once more.
On the other side, Karasumaru quickly moved through the house, flipped open a section of the ceiling, and jumped into a room.
A tall man stood in the room, bare-chested, adorned with six drums. The character "Lower Six" was carved into his right eye, but a cross-shaped scar had been made across the characters.
After landing, Karasumaru rushed towards the man and said, "Gyokkai, I brought another one. He looks quite strong. Can you handle him?"
"The stronger the better!" Gyokkai licked his lips. "The stronger the person, the rarer their blood. As long as I drink his blood, I will definitely become stronger, and then the Demon King will surely recognize me."
Karasumaru hesitated for a moment. "We're no longer in our original world. Is becoming an Upper Rank demon moon again that important?"
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