Chapter 221 Dichlorvos
Chapter 221 Dichlorvos
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Du Fan nodded, and with a wave of his sleeve, he instantly put the barely alive Azure Carp Beast into his storage bag.
"Brother Du, Brother Yuan and I have just finished sorting it out. We killed a total of ninety-six demon beasts on this trip, which means we have ninety-six demon cores. Among them, there is one deep yellow demon core, eighteen medium yellow demon cores, and the rest are all light yellow."
"Brother Yuan, I suggest we divide these demon cores in half with Brother Du, and each of us can take a quarter, how about that?" Zhao Chong smiled slightly and said this to the two of them when he saw that Du Fan did not intend to continue meditating. At the same time, his gaze inadvertently swept over Yuan Li.
The two exchanged a silent glance. Yuan Li immediately understood Zhao Chong's meaning, and then, seemingly hesitant but actually probing, he spoke:
"Of course I have no problem with it. The three of us were able to achieve such amazing results entirely thanks to Brother Du. I just don't know if Brother Du will feel that this distribution is unfair?"
"If it weren't for my two brothers fighting alongside me this time, even with my unique ideas, I wouldn't have been able to accomplish this alone. In my opinion, Brother Zhao's method of distribution is extremely reasonable, and I have absolutely no objection."
Du Fan understood what the two were thinking. He had already considered this matter, so when they put on a show, he didn't hesitate much. He just smiled and said generously.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chong and Yuan Li immediately relaxed and exchanged a few more polite words with Du Fan.
"Actually, these two are already quite good. In the cultivation world, especially in a barren place like Crescent Island where bad people come from poor mountains and bad waters, it is rare that they have not harbored any ill intentions towards me in the face of such great benefits." Du Fan sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat moved.
Next, Zhao Chong distributed the demon cores and monster corpses as agreed beforehand, and after gritting his teeth, he handed the deep yellow demon core to Du Fan.
Because the three of them had gained an exceptionally large amount of wealth this time, they all tacitly refrained from mentioning going to the market together to sell the demon cores, each with their own thoughts. As for whether to exchange these demon cores for spirit stones or something else, that was up to them to decide.
A few days later, they successfully landed at a southern port on Crescent Island. After Zhao Chong returned the wooden boat to a Foundation Establishment Hall Master, the three of them went directly back to Langlin Valley.
The number of tasks they chose to submit was naturally five pale yellow demon cores.
This time, Zhao Chong, the minor leader, went alone to hand over the mission, while Du Fan and Yuan Li went straight back to their residence.
After returning to the wooden house, Du Fan released the restrictions and began to think about how to quickly kill the demonic beast.
After about the time it takes to eat a meal, Du Fan suddenly stood up, patted his storage bag at his waist with one hand, took out the invisibility ring, and put it on his left hand. In the blink of an eye, his figure merged into nothingness.
Next, he scanned the area with his divine sense and, finding no one outside, pushed open the door without hesitation and quietly left the cabin.
An hour later, Du Fan suddenly appeared in a very remote deep mountain forest.
Once he was certain there was no one within a 500-foot radius, he breathed a sigh of relief, removed and stored the invisibility ring. At the same time, a beam of azure light flashed from his storage bag, landed on the ground, and transformed into the dying azure carp beast.
Du Fan glanced at the beast, his expressionless hand flicked, and a golden talisman flew out. It swayed in the wind in mid-air and transformed into a golden dome about ten feet in diameter, which then covered the beast.
This golden talisman was clearly a high-level talisman for trapping enemies, and he used it directly with his wealth and power.
He then took out a cat's eye grass and threw it through the golden light barrier in front of the monster.
The beast had no intelligence whatsoever. Even though it was on the verge of death, it remained oblivious. When the cat's eye grass landed in front of it, its eyes suddenly lit up, as if it were very happy.
Du Fan didn't say anything, he just stood there and swept his divine sense out to observe the changes in the body of the Azure Carp Beast after it had consumed the Cat's Eye Grass.
After about half an incense stick's time, Du Fan's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"Just as I expected, not only can cat's eye grass attract demonic beasts, but after being consumed by them, it can also enhance their cultivation and even have a remarkable healing effect."
Du Fan's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He patted his storage bag again with one hand, and seven or eight spiritual flowers and herbs appeared in his palm with a flash of light. Most of them were materials for refining the Elixir-Melting Water.
With a flick of his wrist, Du Fan tossed out one of the pink spirit flowers and, using his object manipulation technique, flung it at the Azure Carp Beast inside the golden light barrier.
"Hiss..." The moment the pink spirit flower came into contact with the blue carp beast, the beast suddenly let out an extremely sharp hiss.
Du Fan's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his gaze and divine sense swept over the area in an instant.
At the point where the Azure Carp Beast and the pink Spirit Flower met, they dissolved at a speed visible to the naked eye. Its flesh turned into a wisp of blue smoke that rose up, while the Spirit Flower withered drastically. The two seemed to be like water and fire, canceling each other out.
A moment later, the pink spirit flower withered and died completely, and the monster, no longer tormented by the spirit flower, gradually healed its wounds, and soon recovered completely.
Seeing this, Du Fan shook his head thoughtfully. Then, with a flick of his hand, another spiritual herb shot out and landed accurately on the Azure Carp Beast. Instantly, another miserable cry rang out.
Over the next few days, Du Fan continued to torment the blue carp beast with various spiritual herbs until it was on the verge of death. Only then did he temporarily stop what he was doing and toss the beast a cat's eye grass.
Once the monster regained some of its life force, Du Fan released various spiritual flowers and herbs to begin the next round of experiments.
After experiencing the anomaly at Kongsang Gate, the encounter at Hundred Flowers Valley, the cruelty of the trials at Dongshi Mountain, the horrific massacre of the fishing village by demonic beasts, and the humiliation of facing Master Ma after arriving at Crescent Island...
Now, Du Fan has come to a profound understanding of the cruelty of this cultivation world. If he still harbors even a shred of humanitarian kindness towards a demon beast, it would be utterly ridiculous.
A few days later, Du Fan finally stopped amidst the beast's incessant, mournful howls. This was not because he suddenly couldn't bear to do it, but because after several days of experimentation, he had already made his judgment.
His eyes gleamed, and after a long silence, he suddenly sat down cross-legged. With a flick of his wrist, he instantly took out a set of experimental equipment, along with a large number of medicinal herbs scattered around him.
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Three days later, Du Fan was holding a small, transparent jar in one hand, gazing intently at it.
Inside the bottle was a small half-full bottle of strange liquid. The liquid was dark brown in color, like jelly, and was both crystal clear and slippery, as well as unusually viscous.
After a long while, Du Fan glanced at the Azure Carp Beast not far away, a cruel smile appearing on his lips.
He appeared beside the monster in a flash, inserted a finger into the bottle of strange liquid, and with a flick of his wrist, a drop of dark brown liquid was ejected and instantly landed on the monster's body.
The Azure Carp Beast immediately let out a heart-wrenching scream, its eyes suddenly bulged out, and its entire body convulsed and twisted, rapidly shrunken. In a short while, the beast's body, which was originally half a zhang in size, shrank to about half a zhang.
In less than two breaths, the beast's screams abruptly ceased. When Du Fan scanned the area with his divine sense, he discovered that the beast was completely lifeless and beyond dead.
This dark, viscous substance was, of course, the chemical weapon that Du Fan had spent a week researching specifically for the sea monsters. He had even given it a quirky name: "Dichlorvos!"
"Dichlorvos" is the limit of what he can research so far. If he wants to go further and create something that is more damaging to monsters, there are many limitations. At least for now, he cannot do it.
Du Fan was confident that the DDT No. 1 could instantly kill even the lowest-level creatures like the Azure Carp Beast. Even if it couldn't instantly kill a low-level demon beast with a yellow demon core, it could still slowly kill it.
However, Du Fan was unsure of the effects of low-level demonic beasts containing deep yellow demonic cores; he would have to try it to find out. But at least it could weaken the opponent's combat power considerably.
As for mid-level demonic beasts, Du Fan wouldn't even consider them. While dichlorvos does have a certain restraining and corrosive effect on demonic beasts, it's impossible to kill a mid-level demonic beast that's equivalent to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
If he were to rashly use DDT, he would only enrage the other party, and in that case, he would surely die. Therefore, it would be better for him to run away immediately in such a situation.
Du Fan sighed. The materials from the beast in front of him were now useless. With a flick of his wrist, the silver sword instantly appeared. With another flick of his wrist, he cleaved the beast in two from its abdomen and with a single wave of his hand, he collected the exposed demon core.
Immediately afterwards, a cremation talisman shot out from his hand. With a flicker in the wind, it formed a ball of flame, which, after a roll, turned the blue carp beast, which he had been tormenting for many days, into ashes, finally ending the beast's days of living hell.
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