Yun Sheng happily walked out of the Magic Grocery Store, holding the Mystery Bone Wand in her arms.
As for the issue of the eight gold coins, it was already resolved with dozens of bottles of Magic Medicine.
Yun Sheng had not expected her own father to be a seemingly harmless, yet scheming big bad wolf.
He hadn’t even told her when they left Banana Leaf Village, that while burning down the Magic Temple, he did not forget to move all the somewhat valuable Magic Medicines from inside.
In the words of Yun Canghai, Yang Shuo was certainly no noble man; his things were up for grabs without guilt or payment.
Apart from the eight gold coins spent on the Magic Wand, the father and daughter’s purse was also notably heavier by three additional gold coins; a considerable fortune indeed.
With these gold coins, they could smoothly reach Yujing. Yun Sheng’s little face was filled with glee, so cheerful that she even forgot that Yun Canghai had entered a restaurant and ordered a table full of dishes.
Seeing his daughter’s joyous face, Yun Canghai was also full of amusement. His daughter was great in all aspects and sharp-witted, but a bit too particular about money.
"We are not heading to Yujing first. Your Magic Wand still needs a Magic Soul Stone. Before going to Yujing, we’ll head to Yuewu Mountain Range to find you a twenty to fifty-year-old Demon Beast Soul Stone," unlike buying a Magic Wand, the Magic Soul Stone can only be acquired by the person who will use it.
If the soul stone is not preserved properly, it will lose its power and become a useless rock.
In the Wuji Continent, most Magicians hunt for their soul stones themselves, though some from noble families rely on their family’s strength to hunt high-level Demon Beasts and obtain soul stones.
Yun Canghai’s plan was to buy a Magic Wand for Yun Sheng, but since she had chosen to become a Mage, securing her first Demon Beast Soul Stone ultimately depended on her own strength.
Finding out that she had to personally hunt a Demon Beast herself, Yun Sheng was not too surprised; after all, she had hunted creatures like the Willow Leaf Green Snake and even the Golden Rhinoceros Pig in the forests of Banana Leaf Village.
However, Yun Sheng greatly underestimated the Demon Beasts of Yuewu Mountain Range; she was unaware that the lowest level Demon Beasts there were about the same as a Golden Rhinoceros Pig, and low-level creatures like the Willow Leaf Green Snake were unable to survive around the Yuewu Mountain Range.
The father and daughter stayed overnight in Qi City and left early the next morning, heading to Yuewu Mountain Range, about thirty miles away from Qi City.
Yuewu Mountain Range, the closest Demon Beast mountain range to Qi City, is also a somewhat famous Demon Beast ridge within Great Zhou Country.
Since ancient times, human Magicians and Martial Artists have been hunting Demon Beasts in pursuit of greater strength.
During a certain period, the tormented Demon Beasts staged a rebellion, led by a powerful, hundred thousand-year-old Demon Beast King, attacking the greedy humans.
For survival, the human powerhouses were compelled to unite, establishing cities and countries.
After numerous bloody battles, the human powerhouses sealed the eight most powerful Beast Kings and killed countless Demon Generals and Demon Soldiers.
The surviving Demon Beasts fled into deep forests, lakes and valleys, and even unknown spaces.
To ensure the safety of common citizens, each country and city-state’s garrison stationed troops near the places where Demon Beasts gathered.
Yuewu Mountain Range is one such gathering place for Demon Beasts.
Only human Magicians, Martial Artists, and Summoners from various countries, Summoning Courts, Magic Temples, and Hunter Soldier Unions could enter these Demon Beast gathering places with the appropriate authorization.
After walking for approximately a day and a night, Yun Sheng finally saw a crescent-shaped mountain range.
The Yuewu Mountain Range encompasses thousands of acres of ancient forest, home to various herbs and some middle-level Demon Beasts.
Even before getting close to the mountain range, Yun Sheng could already see a marketplace.
She hadn’t expected to find a marketplace in such a desolate forest.
"This is the Yuewu Market, specifically for Hunter Soldiers, Mages, and doctors who come into the forest to gather herbs. It’s a place to buy and collect various supplies. Before we enter the Yuewu Forest, let’s buy some things. Once we enter the forest, we must stay inside until you find a suitable Magic Soul Stone," Yun Canghai bought some detoxification medicine, insect repellent powder, and around twenty pounds of alcohol.
Seeing the alcohol, Yun Sheng pursed her lips, implying that even at such a time, her father was still preoccupied with alcohol.
Yun Canghai gave a wry smile helplessly, which seemed both self-mocking and explanatory: "You know, father can’t live without alcohol."
Determined in her heart, Yun Sheng resolved that once they hunted the Demon Beast and obtained a suitable Magic Soul Stone and returned to Yujing, she would definitely help her father quit his alcohol addiction and become an outstanding Mage again.
Yun Canghai had a storage ring, he placed the alcohol into the storage ring and then led Yun Sheng towards the entrance of the Yuewu Mountain Range.
While they were walking, a team of Hunter Soldiers passed by right next to Yun Sheng and her father.
It was a team composed of seven or eight male warriors and two female Mages.
Their attire was different from the usual Hunter Soldiers; every one of them was fully equipped, apparently not a regular Hunter Soldier Team.
What caught Yun Sheng’s attention was that one of the female Mages was about her age, around eight or nine years old.
On her hand, she wore an ornate robe adorned with a Magician badge, and she was holding a thirty-year-old Magic Wand ostentatiously.
The Magic Wand wasn’t embedded with any Magic Soul Stones, indicating that she was also here to find her first Magic Soul Stone.
The other members of the team, each had cultivation around the level of Great Martial Masters, with the leader being a Martial Venerate.
As for the middle-aged female Mage in the team, she wore a conspicuous Great Magic Director Badge.
Her Magic Wand was set with two glowing Blue Magic Soul Stones, indicating that she was a Great Magic Director proficient in Water Magic.
Such a team, possibly unremarkable in a place like Yujing, but suddenly appearing at Yuewu Mountain was definitely a luxurious lineup, no doubt a help for a small noble family’s trial hunt for Demon Beasts.
Along the way, other Hunter Soldier Teams saw them and kept a good distance away, afraid to provoke them.
However, Yun Canghai showed no particular reaction, laughing and talking with his daughter Yun Sheng all the way.
In the more than six years Yun Sheng had been on Wuji Continent, this was the first time she and Yun Canghai had such a peaceful moment together, the father and daughter in such harmony that the young female Mage couldn’t help but keep looking over.
After glancing at Yun Sheng and her father a few times and seeing their shabby appearance, she pinched her nose pretentiously, disgustingly saying, "Yuck, it stinks, it stinks. Uncle Chi Wu, didn’t you say Yuewu Mountain Range has the most Demon Beasts around here? How come even beggars can enter Yuewu Mountain Range now?"