Bai Ye did not believe Karasumaru.
To be precise, Karasumaru's words held no meaning for Bai Ye.
Perhaps Karasumaru would keep his promise, perhaps he wouldn't; both were possibilities.
If it were merely a fifty-fifty chance, it wouldn't be entirely out of the question to take a gamble, but for Bai Ye, it was not the case.
In Bai Ye's understanding, he would directly classify the other party as untrustworthy.
Karasumaru, however, did not give up. He incessantly tried to persuade Bai Ye, only ceasing when he was certain Bai Ye was utterly unmoved.
After leaving Mount Natagumo, Bai Ye looked around and asked, "Where is the place you mentioned?"
"Don't worry, it's not far from here," Karasumaru replied. "Half a day will suffice. If you want to go to a Demon Slayer Corps stronghold later, it's in the same direction."
Bai Ye nodded. "Let's continue our journey."
Bai Ye was indifferent. Although Karasumaru had given up on obtaining demon blood from Bai Ye, he continued to chatter about other things with an excellent attitude, clearly wanting to ingratiate himself with Bai Ye.
Bai Ye was not surprised. In the world's battlefield, survival was the primary principle, and there were many ways to survive. Attaching oneself to a powerful individual was certainly one of them.
However, for Bai Ye, there were only two types of people.
Those who could be used, and those who could not.
For instance, when Bai Ye met Jin Sha in the snowfield, Jin Sha was someone who could be used.
This was because the situation in the snowfield at the time did not match Bai Ye's memory, and the cause of this discrepancy was the sudden appearance of beast tamers.
And Jin Sha happened to be a beast tamer who had arrived in the snowfield earlier than Bai Ye and had been active there for some time. Therefore, Jin Sha could be used; she could provide Bai Ye with the information he needed.
Karasumaru, on the other hand, belonged to the category of those who could not be used. The relationship between them was merely a transaction, and in this transaction, Karasumaru needed Bai Ye more, while Bai Ye did not need Karasumaru.
The cell gene recombination fluid was excellent. Anything that could directly enhance physical attributes could be considered good, regardless of quality. Quality simply represented how good the item was.
However, while the cell gene recombination fluid was good and Bai Ye indeed wanted it, it was not to the point where he absolutely had to have it.
Therefore, if Karasumaru had no value to exploit...
Why would Bai Ye invest his energy in him?
Similarly, for anyone without exploitable value, everything Karasumaru did would be in vain, in Bai Ye's eyes.
Listening to Karasumaru's incessant chatter, they soon walked past a field and entered the mountains again.
A rather large house appeared before Bai Ye and Karasumaru.
For a mountain cabin, although it was built of wood, it was already on the scale of a "villa."
Karasumaru said, "That demon is inside. His name is Gyokko."
Bai Ye nodded. "Let's go!"
Without hesitation, Bai Ye directly pulled open the main door and entered.
The reset time for the gacha machine had not yet arrived. With the Nanming Lihuo Sword in hand, Bai Ye feared nothing. Moreover, even without the Nanming Lihuo Sword, a former Lower Rank would logically be weaker than Rui. Bai Ye did not think it would be much trouble even without the Nanming Lihuo Sword.
However, upon entering the house, Bai Ye felt that things might not be that simple.
Because...
This house had a problem!
Bai Ye stood at the entrance and looked forward. The corridor that appeared before Bai Ye seemed to have no end!
Although the house was not small in size, it was too preposterous for it to have no end in sight.
This was definitely not a normal house structure. The other party likely possessed some "spatial" abilities.
Space and time...
These two abilities were always the most troublesome.
However, since he had already entered, there was no other choice.
Bai Ye mused, then walked forward, extending his hand. "We're inside. You should give me the item now."
After Bai Ye finished speaking, his footsteps suddenly stopped.
Because Bai Ye heard no response from Karasumaru.
Bai Ye couldn't help but look back, and then he saw that the house behind him began to rotate. Karasumaru, instead of standing on the ground, was now hanging upside down.
This was because the ground, as it rotated, had moved to the position of the ceiling.
Karasumaru's face had completely lost its previous enthusiasm. Instead, it was filled with a cold sneer and the expression of a successfully executed scheme.
"You want the item?" Karasumaru grinned. "Talk about it after you can leave here alive!"
Bang!
At this moment, a drumbeat suddenly sounded from the end of the corridor, followed by the house rotating again.
This time, it wasn't just where Karasumaru was. The ground beneath Bai Ye's feet also began to rotate horizontally, and Bai Ye and Karasumaru were completely separated.
Bai Ye glanced at the tatami mat beneath his feet and the walls around him.
"I see," Bai Ye murmured. "They're targeting me?"
The struggle among chosen ones was normal. The reason for targeting Bai Ye was simple.
Regardless of how many fragments of the God Stone Bai Ye possessed, by completing the restricted area of Mount Natagumo, he had at least fifteen. If he eliminated Bai Ye and obtained the God Stone fragments, the minimum gain would be fifteen.
This number was worth the effort for the other party.
And the other party wanting demon blood was likely to extort something from Bai Ye beforehand.
Bai Ye mused as he walked forward.
The intention to kill Bai Ye was understandable, but what about the intention to lure him here with cell gene recombination fluid?
This implied that under normal circumstances, the other party knew they could not kill Bai Ye.
However, in other words...
It meant that the other party believed they had a chance to kill Bai Ye within this house.
Thump, thump-thump!
At this moment, the drumbeat sounded again from the depths of the house, and then the house began to rotate once more.
On the other side, Karasumaru quickly moved through the house, flipped open a section of the ceiling, and dropped into a room.
A tall man stood in the room, bare-chested, with six drums hanging around him. The number "Lower Six" was carved into his right eye. However, a cross-shaped scar marred his right eye, slashing through the characters "Lower Six."
Karasumaru landed and said to the man, "Gyokko, I brought back another one. He looks quite strong. Can you handle him?"
"The stronger, the better!" Gyokko licked his lips. "The stronger the person, the rarer their blood. If I drink his blood, I will definitely become stronger. Then, the Demon King will surely recognize me."
Karasumaru hesitated. "We're no longer in the original world. Is becoming one of the Twelve Demon Moons again that important?"