Scent Lure Talisman and Appetite Charm

"Ha! Lily Bai, what took you so long to get here?" Lily Bai was still floating in midair, observing, when Mirage and her crew arrived.

Just as expected, she’d invited her fellow elites to come watch.

Lily immediately spotted three of the Ten Fiendish Elites from the Demon Slayer’s Album: Python Spirit, Thunder Leopard Spirit, and Purple Fox.

Throw in Mirage the butterfly-spirit, and Lily’s fingers were itching.

If she could cast a net over all of them...

Okay, wishful thinking.

Right now, she was still working with the Demon Emperor’s inner circle—definitely not the time to make enemies.

Otherwise, she’d never make it out of the Wildlands Tribulation Thunder Array...

Mirage was all hyped up, wearing that look of someone about to watch a free circus: "Lily Bai, did you see that cave at the foot of the mountain? That’s where the Five‑Element Earth‑Soul Beast lives! Go on, hunt it! I’m rooting for you!"

Lily shot her a look. "Then you’d better keep your eyes wide open and watch closely! Don’t wander off!"

"Relax! We're not going anywhere! We'll stay right here on this cloud—the best view in the house!" Mirage declared, pulling the others over to sit down.

The Purple Fox Spirit even whipped out a bag of sunflower seeds, passing a handful to each of them.

...

Lily Bai ground her teeth and walked away.

As a Heaven‑Bestowed Demon Slayer, Lily naturally had a few tricks up her sleeve when it came to hunting demon beasts.

She’d already mapped out her plan for the hunt.

But now... she had to switch up her strategy.

She needed to lure the Five‑Element Earth‑Soul Beast out without alerting the Moonlit Flood‑Dragon—and only make her move once it was far enough away.

As for how to lure it out...

Honestly, at first Lily didn’t have much of a clue.

But ever since those four fiendish elites showed up, she had an idea.

Lily glanced back at the cloud and flashed a mischievous grin.

Just now, she quietly cast a talisman on the cloud.

It was a simple Scent Lure Talisman.

Then she hid herself and headed for the cave at the foot of the mountain.

She didn’t go inside, but tossed more than ten talismans into the cave.

Waiting.

The talismans she tossed into the cave were Appetite Charms.

Demon beasts are still beasts, raised in a survival-of-the-fittest environment.

Those who manage to cultivate into demon beasts usually have incredibly tough bodies.

But they're still beasts.

Unless they live with humans long-term, their actions are usually driven by instinct.

Appetite Charms and Scent Lure Talismans are designed specifically for this trait of demon beasts.

The Appetite Charm stirs up a demon beast’s hunger, making them suddenly crave food.

The Scent Lure Talisman works with the Appetite Charm, releasing the scent of their favorite food to attract them.

This is Lily’s usual method for attracting demon beasts.

These are low-grade talismans, but very effective.

Before long, there was movement in the cave.

A huge crawling demon beast emerged from the cave.

It looked a bit like a pangolin.

Its body was covered in thick, incredibly tough scales.

Its limbs were extremely strong, each step leaving a huge crater.

Legend says it has five inner cores—metal, wood, water, fire, earth.

Each core contains extremely pure elemental power.

Luna Lian wants her to take the wood-attributed core.

As soon as it came out of the cave, it shot into the air, mouth wide open, and charged straight toward the Scent Lure Talisman.

At that moment, the four fiendish elites plus the Peacock Spirit were on the cloud eating seeds.

When the Five‑Element Earth‑Soul Beast appeared, Mirage excitedly grabbed everyone: "Look! Look! It’s coming out!"

Yeah! How did Lily Bai do that? She got it out so fast!

Wait, something’s off! Why does it look like it’s flying straight at us?