Demon Blood, Maiden Vail

Lin Yuan went to the market again—this time with a spirit stone pouch nearly empty.

He ordered **5,000 steamed buns** from every available vendor. The buns vanished within an hour.

> "They're still hungry..." Lin Yuan muttered.

So he bought another **5,000**. Then more.

By the time he returned home, he realized he'd unknowingly buy almost 4,000 slaves .

And still, it wasn't enough.

When he got back, he saw a long line in front of newly built toilets—**over a hundred of them.**

Disciples were digging ponds.

> "Sect Leader must have ordered them," he murmured.

Lady Mingyan speak in his mind,

"Separate the demon bloods from the humans," she said. "Make a barrier formation. You don't want trouble."

Lin Yuan obeyed. He carved **a basic array** into the ground using spirit chalk and Qi threads.

Then he bought crates of **beast meat** from the market for the demon-blooded refugees.Becase demon blooded can recover by eating well.

> "Now," Lady Mingyan continued, "create a different formation for cultivation. And one for pregnant women and children."

Another formation. Another field. His spirit was nearly drained.

That night, Lin Yuan sat alone on a stone step, face blank.

> "It's too hard. I can't give them everything..."

Lady Mingyan speak in his mind

> "Then do you want to cultivate quickly?"

Lin Yuan looked confused.

> "You can't feed thousands forever. But if you kill the root of the problem—the slave traders—you won't need to."

Her words pierced deep. But they made sense.

> "I need power," Lin Yuan whispered. "I want to upgrade to a **King Body** now."

He went to caltivaton room.

Lady An appeared in response, her eyes dark with worry.

> "It will be painful. Very painful. But if this is what you want—"

> "It is."

The process began.

It felt like **every inch of his flesh was being flayed**, like blades slashed from within.

He drank **spiritual water**, swallowed **forty high-grade healing pills**, and still the pain didn't stop.

He couldn't scream. Lady An stood by him, face pale, worried.

> "Is it worth it?" Lin Yuan asked himself again and again.

Then he remembered the starving children. The broken mothers.

> *Yes. It is.*

He clenched his teeth and endured.

When dawn came, his body was steaming. His skin blackened with impurities.

Lady An was crying.

> "Don't cry, Mother," he whispered. "I'm alright."

She returned to the pocket dimension, silently.

Lin Yuan took a warm bath. The sensation felt like **floating through clouds**.

His skin glowed. His muscles pulsed with vitality.

> *This is... the King Body.*

Lady Mingyan come out "Rest. I'll clean your clothes."

When he stepped outside, Sect Leader Yuexian was waiting.

> "You can feed them fruits now. We still have many."

She also advised him to visit the **sect's clothing shop**.

He nodded and handed out fruit personally, then used several **scent talismans** to freshen the air.

With a spirit stone pouch in hand, Lin Yuan marched into the city.

He bought **20,000 buns** to last them the day.

Then, he hired a **female spiritual doctor**, paying her **one high-grade spirit stone** to examine the weak and wounded.

By noon, they were back in the sect. The doctor worked quickly, healing where she could.but she can't finish so Lin Yuan take her in tai yin sect.

Lin Yuan bought **piles of meat** and delivered it to the demon-bloods. Their eyes lit up. Just good food was already medicine for them.

Then he went to the clothing shop and bought **every available size of basic robes**, spending only **five high-grade spirit stones**.

He returned, distributed them, and they transformed his house into a massive changing hall.

Evening came. Lin Yuan saw lines in front of every toilet again.

He went to Sect Leader Yuexian.

> "Can we build more toilets?"

> "Fine," she replied. "I'll arrange another hundred. But don't expect more help."

Yet, secretly, she also sent men to dig **hundreds of wells** for clean water.

Lin Yuan remembered he had promised to accompany the Holy Son.

When they met, the Holy Son smiled.

> "Good news. A friend of mine is coming to help heal your people."

Lin Yuan was overjoyed.

> "Then today, I'll rest."

But Lady Mingyan rolled her eyes.

> "Go take a full-body massage."

> "In the city?"

> "Yes. As a man, not a princess. You're not a girl, remember?"

Later that afternoon, Lady Mingyan ask him to get a mission .

Lin Yuan found a mouse-hunting mission. Spirit field pests. Quick spirit stone reward."

Lin Yuan agreed. He followed the scroll to a **spiritual rice field**.

But waiting for him were **four shadowy cultivators.**

One of them stepped forward, eyes gleaming.

> "We were hoping your master or grandmaster would show up."

> "But since it's just a little princess..." another sneered.

> "We'll either sell you or just kill you. What's your choice?"

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed.

> "I choose your death."