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Chapter 378: Massacre in Da Qian, Rewards from the Golden-Winged Demon Empress (Thanks to Village He
Chapter 378: Massacre in Da Qian, Rewards from the Golden-Winged Demon Empress (Thanks to Village Head Xiao Hanyu for the Five Alliance Leaders)
"I might as well tell you directly that the cultivator's rate of progress shocked even his fellow daoists."
The Golden-Winged Demon Empress strode forward, her gaze fixed on Tong Xinquan's expression. She noticed that instead of being intimidated by her, he seemed more astonished by the young man in the black robe's capabilities.
This suggested that the young man was not a trump card deliberately cultivated by the tripartite alliance.
Rather, he was an "unknown variable."
To the demons, such variables were terrifying. In terms of physical strength and longevity, human cultivators paled in comparison to demons.
Their greatest advantage lay in those intangible, mysterious elements.
Once they achieved enlightenment, they could turn defeat into victory, defying all logic. This was similar to Nie Jun back in the day.
If Lion King continued with his previous condescending attitude, he would likely suffer a great loss. Over the years, she had seen too many similar examples.
"You have a grudge against that cultivator with the surname Shen, don't you?" The Golden-Winged Demon Empress turned her head to look at him.
"He's just a defeated enemy who escaped by chance," Shen Yi said, still seemingly immersed in the anger of having his cave abode destroyed. Although his expression remained calm when mentioning this cultivator, his voice couldn't help but turn colder.
"So you're quite capable," the Golden-Winged Demon Empress said with a smile. Compared to the previous Master Wu Tong, this Golden-Eyed Lion King, who had fought his way out of the Thousand Demon Cave, was much more pleasing to her.
She could confidently assert that if they were to engage in a magical battle at the same level, that woman wouldn't last more than three exchanges against the lion.
"But I must remind you that you might not be his match at the moment." The Golden-Winged Demon Empress's expression turned solemn. "Don't be careless. His array formations are quite bizarre... However, with his cultivation level, he will undoubtedly need time to set them up. If you can catch him off guard..."
"Without the aid of his array formations, his sword art alone is unlikely to defeat you, but his movement technique is quite ingenious, and you'll need to make some preparations."
After speaking, the woman's expression eased, and she continued, "Let's follow the usual routine. Start by slaughtering a state in Da Qian. There are many people there, and by the time the news reaches the Martial Temple, we should be able to find out information about that cultivator. There must be someone in this world that he can't bear to part with."
As long as they wanted to investigate, there was nowhere in the NanYang Zong that they couldn't find answers.
Along the path of cultivation, no matter how high one's talent was, resources were always essential.
The only ones who could provide such resources were the tripartite alliance.
"Do you have any other questions?" The Golden-Winged Demon Empress withdrew her gaze.
After a moment of silence, Shen Yi glanced at the woman. His golden eyes were calm like an ancient well as he said indifferently, "No problems."
That casual mention of the "usual routine" could mean that they would raze a state in Da Qian to the ground, possibly Qingzhou, along with Bo Yun County, where he was located, turning everything into ashes.
Fortunately, Shen Yi had already left Bo Yun County and stood in the Thousand Demon Cave, so he wouldn't die in confusion.
"Don't make that impatient face. If you can slay him..." The voluptuous woman suddenly revealed a playful smile. "...The two things you desire may not be impossible for this empress to provide."
Her voice suddenly became lazy.
As long as the other party could prove their strength, it wouldn't be a problem to let them guard the fourth cave, and they could also have priority in enjoying the heavenly treasures within.
At that time, she could not only find someone to accompany her but also occasionally leave the Thousand Demon Cave.
"Come find me if you need anything."
With these words, the Golden-Winged Demon Empress flapped her wings and soared into the sky, leaving the scene.
"... "
Shen Yi retracted his gaze and stood there in thought.
Despite their usual laziness, when it came to taking action, these demons were quite efficient.
If he wanted to survive in the Thousand Demon Cave, sweet talk alone wouldn't be enough, and he couldn't rely on opportunities like the token of allegiance from the Xuan Guang Cave every time.
After suffering several disasters, it was now Da Qian's turn.
"I need to hurry."
Shen Yi looked up at the panel in the sky.
[Remaining Demon Lifespans: 68,000 years]
Such a huge consumption, with a full 8,000 years of it being empty, and yet despite all the time he and the old fox had spent pondering, they had made no progress at all.
This time, he couldn't even use his usual trick of "just practicing casually."
The reason was simple.
His cultivation was too low, and the foundation of the early stage of Transformation was not enough to support even a single attempt.
As for the remaining 18,000 years, they were all poured into another style of cultivation technique.
[Return to Void. Dragon Leaps Over the Heavenly Female: Minor Accomplishment]
The reason he didn't continue to deduce further was still due to his cultivation level.
At his current realm, using the Return to Void technique was too much of a stretch, even with the supplement of his demon core. No matter how rapid the stream, it would be difficult to fill an ocean in a short time.
Moreover, with the recent intense consumption, his supply of Demon Pills was indeed running low.
"If I could slay the Xuan Ming Spider Emperor..."
The Elder of Qingqiu reminded him softly.
Although that old spider couldn't cultivate, having read so many ancient texts, it would surely be a great help.
"Mhm."
Shen Yi nodded, feeling a slight headache as he gazed into the distance.
It was only after his battle with the Nine-Striped Golden Winged Tiger that he realized just how vast the gap was between him and the top ten Demon Emperors.
Even his most powerful killing move, the Heaven-Defying Five Thunder Sword Technique, could only inflict minor external injuries on his opponent.
As for the matter of raising his realm, he had actually discussed it with the fox on numerous occasions.
The Elder of Qingqiu originally thought that he could help his master with this matter.
Until he heard the cultivation technique Shen Yi used to reach the Transformation stage.
Consuming the Heaven-Devouring Elixir...
The old fox never imagined that someone could use a Elixir-condensing technique from the Jade Liquid Realm all the way to the Transformation Realm.
His master's path of cultivation was chaotic and completely unstructured.
If he could break through further, that would truly be a travesty.
Fortunately, the problem Shen Yi faced was similar to that of the Qingqiu fox—they both had a foundation of demon power and wanted to forcefully walk the path of a cultivator.
So the old fox took out Qingqiu's treasured Elixir formula, known as the Confusion-Breaking Pill.
As the name suggested, with sufficient medicinal power, it could break through all confusion and doubts.
"Return to Lizhou Qi Zong and have them forge a pill furnace for me."
Shen Yi gave the order to Qinghua in his mind, using the best furnace-making diagram that Qingqiu had researched for many years.
What he needed to do was to hurry up and find the necessary medicinal ingredients.
After slaying the spider, he would accomplish his own Immortal Dao Emperor's Palace.
Of course, before that, Shen Yi had other matters to attend to.
This battle had allowed him to taste the sweetness of formations, but unfortunately, his spirit soul was insufficient, and he could only set up a trapping formation.
If he could add another killing formation or a restraining formation, it would actually be considered a complete enemy-facing formation.
With this in mind, Shen Yi suddenly took to the sky, heading towards the eighth cave.
He refused to believe that there were no spirit soul-enhancing cultivation techniques in such a large collection of secret techniques.
Since they were being targeted by the Wutong Mountain, he might as well use this as an excuse to go into hiding.
(End of Chapter)
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