https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-130-They-ve-All-Come-7K-Guaranteed-Second-Unity-/13450128/
https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-132-Repaying-the-Li-Family-s-First-Favor/13450130/
Chapter 131: A Gift from Afar
Chapter 131: A Gift from Afar
Seeing this scene, Li Hao and the others were taken aback, including Feng Boping, who also looked surprised.
When they clearly saw the woman's face, Li Hao was momentarily stunned, then immediately dumbfounded.
It wasn't just anyone; it was the glutton from the Cold Pool, the Water Qilin, Song Qiumo.
How did she get here?
Li Hao remembered that she had promised the First Palace Master of the Tan Palace, the Ancestor of the Song Family, to guard the Tan Palace and not leave easily.
But now,
they were in Liangzhou, thousands of miles away.
Under the watchful eyes of the group, Song Qiumo dragged two Demon Hills, as large as small mountains, and slowly approached the checkpoint.
Seeing Li Hao's stunned expression in the camp, she smiled, and the surrounding cold wind seemed to turn warm and bright.
"Surprised? An old friend has come, and you don't even welcome me?"
Song Qiumo chuckled.
Her clear, melodious voice brought everyone back to their senses.
Li Hongzhuang and Li He looked at Li Hao in shock. As members of the Li Family, who had grown up in Qingzhou City, how could they not recognize the Great Demon King of the Tan Palace Academy?
However, this Qilin Demon King was actually here for Li Hao?
As far as they knew, this Qilin Demon King hardly ever left the mountain.
Li Hao recovered and laughed, "Let me deal with this one first, then I'll come to greet you."
He was still holding onto the Giant Toad Demon.
Earlier, the Giant Toad had been desperately trying to escape the camp, but Song Qiumo's arrival blocked its path. Now, its bulky body lay trembling on the ground, too afraid to struggle.
With two Fourth Establishment Realm cultivators nearby, even if it managed to break free from the boy's grip, it wouldn't escape the attacks of the Fourth Establishment Realm cultivators.
The Giant Toad felt a deep sense of despair and hatred towards Li Hao. Its only hope was that serving the humans might save its life.
"Need any help?"
Song Qiumo glanced at the Giant Toad. Her casual question made the Giant Toad's fat body tremble, and it broke out in a cold sweat. It quivered and said,
"Senior, I was wrong, please spare my life. I am willing to work for you, do anything you ask, I..."
Before it could finish, Li Hao pulled the line taut, dragging its body back.
With his immense strength, he easily moved the Giant Toad.
The Giant Toad's mind was in turmoil.
Should it struggle, or not?
Struggling would show it still had a fighting spirit.
Not struggling... but it felt like it would die either way!
In the end, after a fierce internal struggle, it remained motionless, allowing Li Hao to drag it back, leaving a long trail of friction marks on the ground.
"Boy, I didn't mean to offend. It was all the Old Dragon's doing. I've cultivated for thousands of years, always helping others and doing good deeds. I..."
The Giant Toad was dragged to Li Hao, and it could see that its life now hung in the balance, depending on the young man's will. It quickly pleaded.
Li Hao smiled, "Do you have any cultivation techniques?"
"?"
The Giant Toad was taken aback, then said, "I do, but our Demon cultivation techniques are only suitable for us, and each race has different techniques. I cultivate by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, and the power of the earth and swamps..."
"Show me."
Li Hao interrupted.
The Giant Toad looked at Li Hao suspiciously, hesitating, "I don't have them on me, but you can come to my home..."
"Show me now."
Li Hao said calmly.
The Giant Toad trembled, sensing the young man's killing intent. It was filled with resentment but only hesitated slightly before forcing a smile, "I just remembered, I seem to have a scroll with me."
With that, it opened its mouth, and a large scroll wrapped in mucus was extended by its tongue.
Li Hao casually waved his hand, using Object Manipulation Power to strip away the mucus, then moved the cultivation technique scroll to the side.
After doing this, he smiled and then raised the Boar Fang Sword, charging at the Giant Toad.
Fishing Experience has already been harvested, and even if I release the opponent and try Fishing again, it won't have much effect.
The experience gained from repeatedly Fishing the same prey is negligible.
Seeing Li Hao charge in to kill, the Giant Toad's eyes flashed with fierce anger, roaring, "It's all your fault! Even if I die, I'll eat you, frog lord!"
It knew escape was hopeless, and while being dragged, it had the intention to turn the tables and kill Li Hao.
Suddenly, it opened its mouth and spewed a large cloud of toxic mist, but the mist was blocked by a shimmering water barrier, cast by Song Qiumo.
Then, a stream of water surged into the Giant Toad's mouth. In an instant, its body began to swell rapidly.
It let out a blood-curdling scream, blood shooting from its eyes like arrows, and spurting from the rest of its body. The inflated body quickly deflated as the blood sprayed out.
Li Hao stepped back to avoid getting splattered, not wanting to dirty his clothes.
Soon, the Giant Toad's body was completely deflated, its eyes shriveled and wrinkled, as if it had been soaked in water for months.
Li Hao looked at Song Qiumo, a mix of gratitude and frustration in his voice, "I could have handled it myself."
"Don't be silly, you're blaming me now?" Song Qiumo couldn't help but laugh.
Li Hao scratched his head, realizing his words were a bit harsh, "I misspoke. Thank you for your help today."
"No need to apologize. If I hadn't come, you would have been fine."
Song Qiumo glanced at Feng Boping, who was standing on a cloud, and said, "I thought you were having a tough time, but it seems you have other people looking after you. I might not have been as timely as I thought."
Li Hongzhuang and Li He both thought to themselves, "Sure enough, this Great Demon King really is here for Li Hao."
Li Hao quickly smiled, "That's not true. If it weren't for you, those Great Demons would have escaped. By the way, how did you get here? Were you just fighting that Dragon Lord?"
"That old dragon was lurking around, and I tried to sneak up on him, but he's too cautious."
Song Qiumo's expression was a bit regretful, "His strength is on par with mine. It would have been hard to keep him here. If not for the presence of someone else, he might have challenged me."
Feng Boping smiled lightly, "You're too modest."
Song Qiumo glanced at him, suddenly recognizing Feng Boping. Her eyes showed a hint of surprise, and she looked at Li Hao, unable to help but smile.
This guy really dares to associate with anyone.
"I came here to give you some Sword Techniques."
Song Qiumo said.
"Give me Sword Techniques?" Li Hao was surprised.
"Did you forget? You're a Registered Teacher at Tan Palace Academy. According to our agreement, once you complete your classes, you can receive a secret technique from Tan Palace."
Song Qiumo's figure drifted gracefully, landing in front of Li Hao.
A faint, sweet fragrance filled the air, as if the surroundings were permeated with a crisp fruit scent.
Li Hongzhuang and Li He felt a slight pressure, their bodies tensing involuntarily, but they quickly relaxed, knowing she meant no harm.
"But I've only taught two classes..." Li Hao said.
Before he could finish, Song Qiumo flipped her hand, and a Sword Manual appeared, seemingly from nowhere.
Li Hao glanced at the title, which was indeed the secret technique from Tan Palace, the Taiji Universe Sword.
"The Palace Master said to credit you with the remaining classes. You can come back and teach them when you have the time", Song Qiumo smiled.
Li Hao looked at the Sword Manual, his expression thoughtful.
When he was teaching at Tan Palace, he was the world-renowned genius of Qingzhou City, but Tan Palace had set many conditions.
Now, having fallen on hard times outside Heavenly Gate Pass, they had traveled thousands of miles to deliver this gift.
"Thank you."
Li Hao took the Sword Manual.
Li Hongzhuang and Li He's eyes narrowed. They understood Song Qiumo's words were meant for them, implying that the gift of the Sword Manual was not a sign of a personal relationship with Tan Palace Academy, but simply because of his status as a Registered Teacher.
Given Li Hao's strained relationship with the Li Family, helping him wouldn't win any favors with them; it could even backfire.
However, to risk offending the Li Family and still come to gift a secret technique, the Tan Palace's sincerity and attitude toward Li Hao are evident.
Li Hongzhuang glanced at Li Hao. She had guarded Heavenly Gate Pass for many years, yet no powerful reinforcements had ever arrived. But this nephew, who had only been here for less than two days, had already attracted two Fourth Establishment Realm experts to protect him.
The Feng Boping on the cloud, she couldn't identify, guessing that he had likely hidden his true appearance.
But the Tan Palace Water Qilin wouldn't leave the mountain unless it was for something significant. For it to travel thousands of miles to be here was simply unbelievable.
What kind of magic does this child possess to earn such high regard from these two?
Is it because of the Li Family?
She felt it was unlikely.
Li He stood to one side, his expression solemn, silently noting down these events to report back to the Duke Rank.
Since the Yanbei Battle ended, Li Tiangang had been promoted from a Second-Class Marquis to a Third-Class Duke, significantly enhancing his status.
In the Li Family, only the older generation had accumulated the status of Duke Rank.
And reaching First-Class Duke was already considered the peak, extremely difficult to achieve.
Going even higher to Divine Rank was virtually impossible, except for the Founding Divine General, who was the only one to receive such a title.
Over a decade ago, Li Junye saved the besieged Cangzhou, rescuing hundreds of thousands of civilians, and was promoted from Commander to Marquis in one go. This was already considered a groundbreaking and unprecedented promotion.
If Li Junye had been a Marquis at the time, he could have been ennobled to Duke, but his starting point was too low, making his sudden rise all the more remarkable.
Looking at the two Fourth Establishment Realm beings before him, Li He suddenly felt out of place and redundant.
Besides, after witnessing Li Hao's combat prowess, he felt that his protective role wasn't very effective.
"There's a city here, right?"
Song Qiumo folded his arms and looked around, asking curiously.
Li Hao put away his Sword Manual and smiled bitterly. "The city was destroyed."
As he spoke, he noticed the Peacock, which was barely alive, and his eyes flickered. He quickly condensed his True Energy into a fishhook, tossed it at the Peacock's head, and yanked it over.
【Fishing Experience +2820】
Wow, that's a lot.
Li Hao couldn't help but be impressed.
After pulling the Giant Toad over, which was essentially already caught, he gained around eight thousand experience points.
Now that the Peacock Demons were severely injured by Song Qiumo, fishing them was effortless, and he still gained about a third of the experience, which was quite substantial.
If he were to fish a Three Immortalities Great Demon on his own, it would provide him with around ten thousand experience points.
His original Fishing Experience was over twenty thousand, and now it was around thirty-five thousand.
Fishing one more Three Immortalities Great Demon would almost get him to Sixth Rank.
"You little brat..." Feng Boping saw Li Hao fishing even the nearly dead ones and couldn't help but be speechless.
Li Hao chuckled awkwardly. If it weren't for the experience points, as a Fisher, he would find such an act somewhat disgraceful.
"I'll find some paper later. I can't let the corpse of this Great Demon go to waste; I need to draw it."
Li Hao thought to himself.
The conditions here were rudimentary and not suitable for drawing, but the corpse of a Three Immortalities Great Demon could provide a significant amount of Art Dao experience, which was rare and valuable to waste.
"So brutal."
Song Qiumo raised an eyebrow at Li Hao's words but didn't say anything more.
"Have you walked so far that you're hungry?" Li Hao asked.
Song Qiumo smiled. "There are no Little Crispy Cakes here."
"I can make them for you."
Li Hao smiled, but then he remembered something. "But there are no ingredients here, so you'll need to help me gather some."
"I see, you just want to use this as an excuse to have me gather materials for you, and maybe get some for yourself too." Song Qiumo had already noticed the rudimentary conditions and that food and drink would have to come from Demon corpses.
Caught in his thoughts, Li Hao's face couldn't help but turn red. "Share the good times, right?"
"What about the hard times?"
"I'll take care of it."
Li Hao smiled.
Song Qiumo looked at him for a moment, then chuckled, her laughter as pleasant as a silver bell.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
