Martial Cultivator Chapter 423: Nobodies

After crossing the river, Chen Chao headed towards Sword Qi Mountain leisurely.

Having wasted quite some time on the round trip earlier, Chen Chao felt no rush now. As he slowly made his way to Sword Qi Mountain, he occasionally ventured into the mountains and resumed his old profession: killing demons.

Compared to the other prefectures of the Great Liang Dynasty, Yellow Dragon Prefecture had relatively fewer demons. The reason was partly due to the presence of Sword Qi Mountain. The swordsmiths of Sword Qi Mountain liked to use demon beads to ignite their furnaces. The blood essence of demons infused in these beads not only helped the furnace heat up quickly, but also prolonged the burning time significantly. Therefore, many itinerant cultivators would gather in Yellow Dragon Prefecture to hunt demons, then sell their spoils at high prices to Sword Qi Mountain for profit.

Although most of the swordsmiths in Sword Qi Mountain did not have high cultivation realms, and there were even many ordinary people, generations of them had been forging flying swords for sword cultivators, accumulating substantial family wealth over the years. As a result, there was certainly no shortage of skygold coins in the mountain. Most of this skygold currency was used by them to purchase various sword-making materials, indirectly boosting many local businesses too. For instance, the demand for crystal sand, a material essential for sword forging, led to the establishment of several crystal mines in Yellow Dragon Prefecture. Even several crystal mines under the jurisdiction of the Great Liang Dynasty mostly sold their crystal sand to Sword Qi Mountain every year.

As Chen Chao traveled, he would occasionally venture into the mountains, and also encounter several itinerant cultivators teaming up in the forest to hunt demons. In fact, this to some extent made life better for the common people of Yellow Dragon Prefecture. Although the cultivators were not killing demons for the sake of the locals, the reduction in the demon population na

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