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Chapter 216: Farewell Before Leaving Qingzhou
Chapter 216: Farewell Before Leaving Qingzhou
He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Technically, the Great Qian Dynasty, having received aid from Xuanguang Cave, shouldn't speak ill of them behind their backs, but I feel compelled to say a few more words."
He probably knew that after arriving at the Martial Temple, he would rarely have the chance to meet Shen Yi again.
Jiang Yuanhua carefully organized his thoughts, hoping to convey everything he needed to say. "The tripartite alliance to defend against the Thousand Demon Cave agreed that each power would take the lead in repelling demons for five hundred years, taking turns to allow for recovery."
"Being the main force means deploying Transcendents."
He sighed, "All the Transcendents of the Great Qian Dynasty perished, and the lone survivor among the ancestors also had his ethereal soul damaged. Later, Wutong Mountain stepped in to re-establish the rules. Before the Martial Temple ancestor recovers, the two immortal sects will each send a Transcendent to take their place in fighting the demons. This is considered an act of great mercy."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi finally gained some understanding of the situation outside.
However, she didn't understand why the commander was bringing this up.
Jiang Yuanhua sighed helplessly, "But with Transcendents from the immortal sects present, the Martial Temple can't very well dispute their command. As a result, during these five hundred years, all the Chaotic Yin cultivators in Great Qian have been drafted, forced to obey the orders of the immortal sects... which is only reasonable."
"But here lies the problem. If it were Wutong Mountain, those immortals are aloof and distant. While they don't bother much with others, they also don't deliberately target them. As long as you can accomplish the tasks they assign, they won't ask any further questions, much like our demon catchers."
Hearing this, Jiang Qiuluan slowly opened her eyes and gazed into the void beside her.
"Xuanguang Cave..." Jiang Yuanhua noticed her change in expression and bitterly smiled, "Unlike Wutong Mountain's distant attitude, Xuanguang Cave and Great Qian have been bitter rivals for many years, vying for that second position. Although they've sent Transcendents to help, when it comes to our Great Qian's Chaotic Yin cultivators, they work them to the bone. Do you remember the last time they sent thirteen Chaotic Yin cultivators? Only seven returned."
"..."
Shen Yi listened quietly and finally understood why Jiang Qiuluan had warned her against joining an immortal sect.
One group sounded aloof and proud, looking down on outsiders, while the other was an old enemy.
"If possible, it's best not to reveal your full strength... Working together to resist the demons is the right thing to do, but it's best to maintain your freedom. There's no need to let others treat you like this."
After Jiang Yuanhua finished speaking, he turned and left the courtyard.
Shen Yi sat on the stone bench on the other side. Although he didn't respond, he agreed with the commander's opinion in his heart.
If one had to be a dog to others as a Chaotic Yin cultivator, and still a dog as a Chaotic Origin cultivator, then what was the point of cultivating?
He needed to kill demons, but Shen Yi was more accustomed to using others as bait.
Moreover, this also aligned with his idea of borrowing some divine power from the Martial Temple.
According to Qinghua Lady, even the Blood Demon Emperor could only rank around twentieth within the Thousand Demon Cave.
This suggested that there were far more Demon Emperors than he had imagined.
Without the backing of a Transcendent's strength, Shen Yi didn't feel secure.
To break through to Chaotic Origin, he currently lacked both cultivation techniques and resources.
But for a Martial Immortal to achieve the Transcendent realm, they needed nothing more than faith power, cultivation techniques, and time.
The Martial Temple had the first two, and the demons had the latter.
It was as if this path to rapid advancement had been tailor-made for him, and it could even be accomplished within the lands of the Nine Provinces.
By the time he left Great Qian with a golden body, he would have the power to protect himself against any demon he might encounter.
Then he could use this golden body to gather the resources he needed for his breakthrough.
"Are you planning to go to the Imperial City?"
Jiang Qiuluan got up and moved to sit beside him.
"I'll go take a look."
Shen Yi wasn't too anxious. With the addition of the black robe to his current foundation, along with his significant improvement in strength, at least within the Great Qian Dynasty, there should be no one who could force him to do anything.
Hearing this, Jiang Qiuluan nodded slightly. In her opinion, the commander and Shen Yi were both overthinking things.
She had seen the eagerness in Official Wu's eyes when he personally extended the invitation.
With that kind of attitude... how could he possibly allow Shen Yi to be mistreated by Xuanguang Cave?
"Take care of yourself." Jiang Qiuluan placed her snow-white palm on the stone table and looked at the young man, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
"Are you leaving?" Shen Yi glanced at her, remembering what she had said the last time they went to assassinate the Little Demon King. Leaving this place was something she had always wanted to do.
"Mhm, I'll leave once my injuries are healed."
Jiang Qiuluan nodded obediently. As young, proud cultivators who had achieved the Chaos Origin realm, there was nothing that Shen Yi was unwilling to do that she would want to do.
Slaying demons was their duty, but being driven like a servant by others was simply laughable.
Compared to those well-established Chaos Origin Masters, she had almost no attachments in the Great Qian Dynasty.
Shen Yi nodded and took out a longbow from his waist, placing it in her palm, "Return this to General You."
"..."
Jiang Qiuluan blinked and pursed her lips slightly, "Okay."
She sighed inwardly and was about to withdraw her palm when she noticed that the young man had taken out another object, "Here, take this back."
"I—"
Jiang Qiuluan gazed at the precious inner elixir, still tainted with blood, and felt a sense of bewilderment.
If he were to return the dozen or so demon pills from before, wouldn't this one from Madame Qinghua be too expensive? And if he wanted to give her something as a memento, this bloody thing seemed rather odd.
"Take care."
The demon elixir was only a supplement to Shen Yi at this point, or perhaps it could be used to gain some demonic abilities. However, he had already completely drained the Blood Magic Ox of its essence.
"Thank you."
Jiang Qiuluan carefully wiped the blood stains from the demon core with her sleeve and kept it safely. A bright smile suddenly appeared on her face.
Who would dare to use this Elixir? It couldn't be exchanged for anything else unless one wanted the Blood Demon Emperor to know who had killed his wife. It had almost no practical use.
But remembering Shen Yi's skilled movements when he killed demons and extracted their Cores, perhaps in his eyes, demon Cores were the most precious of objects.
And now, he was giving it to her.
"I want to ask you something." Jiang Qiuluan suddenly adjusted her breathing imperceptibly.
"Hmm?" Shen Yi had never seen her look so nervous before.
"Umm... are you and Lin Shi Mei... close?" Jiang Qiuluan asked, standing up as she finished her question.
"We're friends."
Shen Yi also stood up and replied casually, "What about it?"
"It's nothing. I was just wondering if I should tell her that you're going to the capital." Jiang Qiuluan spoke softly.
"Don't bother. If you see her, just say goodbye for me."
Shen Yi nodded slightly. With his current speed, it would only take a few days to get from the capital to Qingzhou. There was no need to make a big fuss about it.
(End of Chapter)
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