"Look at that white fox over there, naturally proficient in illusion techniques; if it can bewilder the opponent's spirit during a fight, you can imagine the outcome.
Next to the white fox is a Vajra Fierce Ape. Although its bloodline is impure, it's still quite formidable in combat. This creature fights with unparalleled ferocity, rarely facing opposition from cultivators of the same level."
Qin Guanbao introduced the strengths and weaknesses of these spiritual beasts to them one by one.
Although the family's Spiritual Beast Record did document many demon beasts, it was merely the basic level version, simplified by the Beast Taming Sect for the enlightenment of new disciples. Many demon beasts were not recorded within it, and Qin Guanbao took this opportunity to instruct them on these creatures.
Qin Feng gazed with some surprise at the huge iron cage in the distance, within which a towering fierce ape was confined. He asked, "For such powerful demon beasts, would the sect really sell them?"
"Hehe!"
Qin Guanbao looked around and, finding no one else on the third floor apart from a few servant disciples from the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, he spoke softly, "If it were a truly potential-filled demon beast, the sect would not sell it easily.
But this Vajra Fierce Ape is different. Although its combat power is strong, look at its black fur and green eyes; its impure bloodline makes advancement challenging and limits its potential. That's why it is up for sale here."
Qin Feng raised an eyebrow, understanding in his heart.
The Beast Taming Sect was most knowledgeable about various spiritual beasts and demon beasts, with many powerful figures within the sect possessing far superior insight compared to him. They would never engage in a losing trade.
With this realization, he no longer asked further, continuing to listen as the old family head introduced other demon beasts to them.
"How do other cultivators control their demon beasts? Can they only use these spiritual beast rings?"
Qin Xi asked.
"That depends on the cultivator's methods."
Qin Guanbao smiled lightly, "If they have unique means to control the demon beasts, that would be good.
If not, the Beast Taming Sect's spiritual beast rings are reasonably priced. Whether it's for controlling ordinary Qi Refinement Realm demon beasts or Foundation Establishment Stage demon beasts, the rings are only twice the price of spiritual artifacts of the same level."
Qin Feng gave the old family head a strange look. Twice the price of the same-level spiritual artifacts, and that's considered reasonable?
Ignoring him, the old family head continued, "To imprison demon beasts that have condensed a demon core, the spiritual beast ring must be of magical treasure grade. Such rings are extremely precious, and the sect hasn't produced many, thus seldom letting them out.
However, any that do circulate are priced very high, some even reaching the value of spiritual treasures."
Hearing this, Qin Feng highly suspected that the price was inflated by the sect itself.
After all, if these items were truly that precious, the Beast Taming Sect would never allow these spiritual beast rings to be scattered outside.
Moreover, the Beast Taming Sect, being experts in beast taming, had numerous ways to control demon beasts. If any sect disciples still used spiritual beast rings to control demon beasts, they would be laughed at by their peers.
Qin Feng thus believed that these spiritual beast rings were made to be sold for profit from the beginning.
The elder in charge of the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion at the Sect External Affairs Hall must be a master in doing business!
Because there were no other customers on the third floor, Qin Guanbao explained in great detail, describing the advantages and disadvantages of these demon beasts, their preferences and weaknesses, and how to deal with them when encountered.
Of course, he only glossed over techniques involving sect secret methods, as it was not appropriate to share them.
After viewing all the various demon beasts, both Qin Feng and Qin Xi felt they had gained a lot.
The only regret for Qin Feng was that he did not see any Spiritual Toad-like demon beasts here.
Although he was not in a rush to awaken additional divine skills for the Swallowing Sky Toad through bloodline fusion, he could not help but pay attention to various spiritual toads in preparation for future bloodline fusion.
However, this branch of the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion was just a store in a single town, and the spiritual beasts and demon beasts for sale were relatively ordinary. Even though most appeared impressive, it was challenging to find significant ones worth focusing on.
As for the young beasts, none were high-grade spiritual beasts, and many in a nest could produce several, incurring low costs for the sect, yet still sold at high prices by the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion. Qin Feng did not want to be taken advantage of here.
If he truly wished to purchase from the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, he could wait until he joined the sect, then visit the headquarters to find suitable demon beasts for his use.
After all, there were internal prices for sect disciples, and the headquarters had the most complete collection of various spiritual beasts, unlike the small selection at the Tieling County branch.
Qin Guanbao then led the two out of the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, strolling through the market and occasionally browsing the shops along the way.
The market had a few large shops comparable to the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, such as Taiyi Mountain Golden Light Cave's Sword Qi Lingxiao Tower, specializing in various types of flying swords.
Danxia Sect's Ten Thousand Pills Hall exuded an inescapable elixir fragrance upon entry, with elixir pills of various grades tempting Qin Feng and Qin Xi.
The Divine Weapon Pavilion of the Divine Weapon Family in Skywind Valley displayed an array of sharp magical artifacts and spiritual artifacts, dazzling to the eyes.
Additionally, there was the Fog Hidden Sect's Spirit Talisman Pavilion, hosting a Master of Talisman Making who not only sold various powerful spirit talismans but also various talisman-making materials. These ranged from specially made talisman paper to talisman pens for increased success rates and ready-mixed cinnabar, all available.
Although the Fog Hidden Sect was a small sect, its location on Fog Hidden Mountain within the Chu Kingdom was only a thousand miles away.
Due to the relatively weak strength of the sect, unable to extend its reach too far, more effort was focused on businesses in nearby towns. Consequently, they appeared to compete well with the business of larger sects like the Beast Taming Sect.
Other shops, though not as grand as the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, each had their distinct features, showcasing the myriad of cultivation arts.
The most prevalent, however, were shops for crafting various magical artifacts and spiritual artifacts.
Tieling County's greatest specialty was various metal spirit ores, making the purchase of artifact refining materials relatively cheaper. Therefore, many artifact refiners gathered here.
Many loose cultivator artifact refiners settled down and started legitimate businesses, taking on various crafting tasks.
The artifact refiners associated with various powers often had sect disciples visiting the shop for training, with good luck possibly resulting in a few high-quality spiritual artifacts crafted by these disciples.
The small store owned by the Huang Family specializing in selling magical artifacts was unremarkable here, and they followed Qin Guanbao to the edge of the market before spotting the sign for Huang's Magical Artifact Shop in a corner.
Many cultivators who knew purchasing magical artifacts and spiritual artifacts was relatively cheaper in Tieling County often visited to find suitable artifacts.
As for magical treasures, they were rare. Only Golden Core Realm artifact refining masters could refine such items, making them extremely expensive, beyond the reach of small cultivators like Qin Feng and his companions.