Zhou Zuixi might have offered to help Yu Wei if it benefited him, but Liang Yi's assistance was unexpectedly gracious.

Other than gaining his gratitude, Yu Wei couldn't see any other benefits for Liang Yi to provide aid, especially when compared to the risks involved.

Having ruled out business interests as the motive for a merchant like himself to save another, it seems the only explanation left is that Liang Yi really views him as a friend and that's why he offered help.

Hence, Yu Wei's thanks were truly heartfelt!

"You're making it too formal..." Liang Yi shook his head with a sigh as he watched Yu Wei pay his respects, his heart filled with helplessness.

Liang Yi and Yu Wei had known each other for a long time, and to Liang Yi, helping a friend in need was simply the natural thing to do.

But Yu Wei, being the son of the wealthiest merchant in the world, saw everything as a transaction, and all actions as tied to benefits. To him, a genuine gesture like Liang Yi's was indeed rare.

"By the way Brother Yu, what are you doing here? I remember you said you were going back to the Wind God Commerce last time we parted," Liang Yi was not interested in Yu Wei's thanks but rather puzzled by his purpose here.

On the other side, Qingqiu Mingli didn't disrupt the gathering and approached the Blood Demon as imposing as a mountain, puzzled by this enigmatic creature who had unexpectedly fallen silent.

Zhou Yuqing too was looking at the Blood Demon up and down in surprise; this was her first time encountering this legendary creature, not counting Liu Rouxin.

But whether it's Liu Rouxin or the one before her, both seemed quite different from the Blood Demon she had imagined.

Although Liu Rouxin had heard from Liang Yi that this Blood Demon had a unique personality, her firsthand observation revealed nothing special. However, a Blood Demon that doesn't lust for blood or wish to slaughter all beings is indeed an exceptional existence.

What amused Xue Youyou was that since the birth of the first Blood Demon, there have now been three, and two of them had not followed the regular path.

This made the original Blood Demon seem out of place, and rather the odd one out, as among the three, he was the only one that enjoyed slaughter.

After deep thought, Yu Wei glanced at Zhou Zuixi nearby, who was eagerly tasting the new wine, and at Liu Rouxin and the others, whose attention was no longer on them. After weighing the considerations, he saw no harm in sharing with Liang Yi.

Liang Yi was already acquainted with Su Youyi and Yue Bai at his side, and knowing their relationship with Liang Yi, Yu Wei was naturally very reassured.

The orange beast lay lazily on Liang Yi's shoulder, and there was not a hint of concealment in Liang Yi's expression, indicating he seemed to be a trustworthy person.

Thus, Yu Wei no longer worried that their conversation would leak and candidly stated;

"My father is critically ill, bedridden and struggling to survive. We've tried countless treasures of heaven and earth and spiritual pills, but to little effect. Even the seniors from Medicine Valley have only diagnosed him with a lack of vitality, yet the exact cause remains unclear."

Yu Wei's expression bore a heaviness, as he too struggled to accept this sudden bad news. When he first heard it, he thought his father was pulling another prank on him.

"So I've scoured ancient texts and found that things such as the Blood Core born within the body of a Blood Demon, the Void Green Lotus blooming in the Void, or the ancient spiritual seed of Big Chun might help. In search of these items, I roamed around looking for Secret Realms, trying to find relevant clues."

"Ding! Congratulations, you have triggered the quest [Shadows Under the War]!"

[Task Hint: War cannot end overnight, and while the Zen sect has a geographical advantage, it is still insufficient to contend against the entire Abyss with its power alone. Thus, various Super Forces on the Mystical Mechanism Continent have already offered their assistance from the shadows. Upon learning of this, the president of Wind God Commerce, Yu Wei, wished to lend his full support, but someone within the commerce opposed and secretly used a strange poison to delay the matter.]

[Task Requirement: Find the antidote to the strange poison.]

[Task Reward: 15 million Experience points and maximum favorability with Wind God Commerce.]

[Note: The outcome of this task plays a crucial role in the speed of the Abyss's invasion!]

Liang Yi maintained a calm expression, though his heart was already filled with surprise.

This task seemed ordinary at first glance—merely the usual quest to find a detoxifying item. If he were fortunate, perhaps subsequent tasks such as finding the real culprit might follow.

But what truly surprised Liang Yi was that this task could influence the front-line war.

The outcome of the task was simple: find the item or not. Finding it would save Yu Wei's father from poison, and failing to do so meant remaining debilitated by the poison indefinitely. Hence, Yu Cheng seemed to be the crucial character.

"It's just... what is this detoxifying rare item?"

Liang Yi stared at the task panel, utterly confused. He simply couldn't understand what the item mentioned was.

"Blood Core... This might be difficult." Su Youyi propped her head up, pondering hard but unable to imagine how Yu Wei could possibly retrieve a Blood Core from inside a peak Eighth Realm Blood Demon.

Even if the Blood Demon seemed to be a totally different special case from Xue Youyou, Su Youyi didn't think it would just hand over its life core so easily.

"Others, like the Void Green Lotus and the ancient Big Chun seeds, this..."

Su Youyi was somewhat conflicted. She and her senior brother could only connect with the Void Green Lotus, but locating it would likely require venturing beyond the Mystic Mechanism World, into the Void to sense its position more clearly.

Countless dangers lurked within the Void, and free movement in such an environment was tougher than mortals ascending to heaven. Even Eighth Realm Cultivators might perish if careless, so one could imagine the difficulty of finding the Void Green Lotus amid the boundless Void.

As for the Big Chun seeds of ancient times, while she had come across their descriptions in some old texts, those records also clearly stated that Big Chun had become extinct in the previous epoch.

Even if there were any seeds of Big Chun remaining in some Secret Realm, finding one would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Therefore, in Su Youyi's opinion, the three items Yu Wei was attempting to find all came down to luck. Good luck could mean finding them in the next Secret Realm, but bad luck could mean a fruitless search for a century.

Yu Wei's expression dimmed slightly, as he understood the situation all too well. However difficult, he had to keep searching incessantly—he would never just watch his father wither away and die!

Yue Bai and Elder Orange had no solution either. If the Demon Clan had these items, they might have figured something out, sadly they did not.

"There isn't exactly no clue..."

Liang Yi pondered for a while and pulled out a small flower of Centennial Immortal Chun, which he had unexpectedly obtained at the black market, from the system backpack.

The moment Liang Yi produced the flower, the Blood Demon that had been immersed in silence suddenly opened its eyes.

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