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Chapter 436: Lost and Found
Chapter 436: Lost and Found
Lingyun Shangren was merely a rogue cultivator amongst the demons, and his storage naturally wouldn't impress a major sect.
There were a few magical treasures, likely taken from other cultivators, some spirit herbs, and the only thing that caught Liu Qingyun's attention was the precious brew.
"What is this?"
Shen Yi took a withered branch from a somewhat cluttered shelf and turned to Liu Qingyun.
With the aid of the treasure-seeking divine ability he had gained from consuming the rat demon's inner core, this branch emanated the densest aura.
"Hmm, this rogue cultivator actually had something good hidden away," Liu Qingyun scanned it casually, slightly surprised, then explained to Shen Yi, "Qingyang Branch. This is the treasure material that the pillar needs. The quality is passable; it would take about three to five hundred years to refine it, barely enough to be used as a supplementary material for a third-grade pillar."
Shen Yi nodded upon hearing this.
So it could only be used as a third-grade supplementary material. In the Dao Palace, it would be roughly equivalent in value to a Zhang Laifu, falling short of the Red-eyed Phoenix Demon.
Noting Shen Yi's calm expression, Liu Qingyun worried that he might have misunderstood and added, "You may not be aware, but for an early Void Shattering cultivator, third-grade is actually quite high. Among the proud disciples of my Qingyue Sect, when they ascend the palace for the first time, if they use the Six Pillars technique, as long as half of them are third-grade pillars, they have a chance to receive the blessing of the Green Luan Breath and be revered as a Celestial Immortal Palace."
"Of course, I was just making a casual remark. It's best to act according to one's abilities when it comes to the Dao pillars," Liu Qingyun shook her head. "For example, there was once a senior brother in my sect who, in pursuit of the esteemed reputation of an immortal palace, forcibly visualized a third-grade Dao pillar. He wasted over twenty thousand years of his lifespan, and in the end, he obtained a wisp of Green Luan Qi, but his remaining lifespan was insufficient, and he was stuck at the second layer of Returning Void... He was once a promising candidate to become an outer sect elder."
"Thank you for the reminder, I understand," Shen Yi said, nodding slightly.
He actually had no use for the treasure material.
However, he was quite interested in the latter part of Liu Qingyun's story.
With a third-grade Dao pillar, he already had the Red-eyed Phoenix Demon, meaning he only needed two more to have a chance at achieving an immortal palace.
He wondered about the levels of the Toad and Spirit Deer.
Judging from the remaining lifespans of the two demons, they seemed to have very good innate bloodlines, and their cultivation levels were at the third layer of Returning Void.
Shen Yi waved his hand, storing everything in the storage ring.
He would first bring them back to the sect to see if anything was useful.
The rest could be left behind and used to exchange for phoenix fairy blood.
Remaining Demon Lifespans: 324,000 years
The few demons, aside from the two grand demons, had significantly inferior bloodlines. The three of them combined only contributed about 90,000 years, roughly equivalent to one Jade Sea Toad.
However, it should be more than enough for now.
Shen Yi retracted Lao Gou from his brow, not bothering to hide it from Liu Qingyun.
From the toad demon's earlier reaction, it was clear that these outside cultivators possessed all sorts of bizarre means and could even create stone puppets similar to Lao Gou, which saved him a lot of trouble.
"This thing is really amazing," Liu Qingyun said, looking at Shen Yi with a hint of envy.
Using a pile of heavenly treasures and earthly treasures to create such a marvelously crafted treasure, although it was an external object, when it came to a real battle, who cared about such things? The only thing that mattered was survival.
But she only sighed and didn't ask further.
Each sect had its own secret techniques that they wouldn't easily reveal.
...
Outside Lingyun Cave, Li Qingfeng felt his heart pounding in his chest, his face pale as he slumped against the stone palace.
The dull sounds emanating from the cave, accompanied by faint wails, echoed in his ears.
It was clear that a battle had ensued.
On his first outing with Sect Master Shen, they had encountered so many Returning Void demons.
Could Executor Liu protect Shen Yi? Whose side would she take?
Which side would the Lingyun Deer Demon take?
Li Qingfeng instinctively calculated their chances of victory in his mind, but he only felt more anxious. To them, whether it was Liu Qingyun or Lingyun Shangren, they were both unfamiliar entities they had just met.
Oh no, this is bad.
Given Li Qingfeng's cowardly nature, coupled with the cautious experience he had gained over the years by helping Nie Jun solve problems, the smartest thing for him to do right now was to flee this place immediately.
But then he remembered how Master Shen Yi had turned around and stepped into the light screen without hesitation when facing Lao Gou earlier.
Li Qingfeng found that he just couldn't bring himself to run away.
What if... what if they had all fought to exhaustion, and they just happened to need someone to step up and finish off those demons, and at that moment, if Shen Yi discovered that he had fled, how disappointed would he be?
Thinking of this, Li Qingfeng gritted his teeth, stood up tremblingly, and resolutely reached out his hands to pull open the stone door.
Boom...
Before he could even exert any force, the stone door opened on its own.
Li Qingfeng stumbled a few steps back, overwhelmed by the thick blood stench that assaulted his nostrils.
He focused his gaze.
And saw that casual, unhurried figure walking out.
Apart from the blood-stained ink-colored shirt, Shen Yi's pale skin was surprisingly free of even the slightest wound.
Li Qingfeng soon noticed the dense array of bloody palm prints on the other side of the stone door.
As this terrifying scene unfolded before him, coupled with the earlier wails and Shen Yi's calm demeanor, Li Qingfeng was stunned.
Even that Liu executrix seemed helpless as she followed behind Shen Yi.
He suddenly shuddered. "...'
Was it possible that their Shen Zongzhu, after leaving Nanyang Zong, had brought his usual style of handling matters to the outside world?
Li Qingfeng wiped the saliva from his face with his dirty sleeve.
He quietly walked up to Shen Yi's side, becoming a little follower.
He didn't dare to speak carelessly anymore and decided to leave everything until they returned to the Nanyang Sect.
"Let's go back."
Liu Qingyun looked at Shen Yi, feeling that she didn't want to stay outside any longer either.
It wasn't out of fear, but after doing what they had just done, she felt inexplicably guilty.
After getting Shen Yi's response, she quickly walked to the edge of the cloud sea and waved her hand... and then waved again.
"Hmm?"
Liu Qingyun's almond eyes widened slightly as she looked at the cloud sea in surprise.
She waved her hands repeatedly, "Where's my ship?"
After thinking for a moment, she finally realized what had happened, and that faint feeling of guilt turned into surging anger: "You dare to steal a treasure ship from Qingyue Sect!"
That treasure ship wasn't her personal property; it had been borrowed from the sect by order of her father to receive Shen Yi.
The reason it hadn't been put away was that it didn't fit the style of a major sect.
Unexpectedly, these audacious beasts had dared to touch anything.
That little deer demon had probably sensed something amiss and directly stolen the treasure ship to escape.
Liu Qingyun took a few deep breaths and finally looked at Shen Yi helplessly: "It looks like we'll have to fly slowly for now and think of another way when we get back to the sect."
With the deer demon's escape, the matter of the Bihai Toad might be exposed.
Shen Yi didn't mind; after all, no one knew him, and in the eyes of others, he was just a rogue cultivator who had come under the name of Qingyue Sect, and she was just a small executrix, so there might be some trouble.
"...'
Shen Yi didn't respond but looked up at the sky.
As he retracted his gaze.
Two figures appeared, carrying the black treasure ship, and casually tossing down the corpse of a dead deer demon.
They were the two demon emperors, Shen Feng and Bai Hong.
After doing all this, the two demons turned into flowing lights and drilled into Shen Yi's brow.
Seeing the recovered treasure ship, Liu Qingyun said, "Thank you, Shen Zong..."
Liu Qingyun was overjoyed, but as she spoke, she paused, realizing something.
The stone palace door had been closed tightly earlier, so when had they released the stone puppet and kept an eye on the deer demon guarding the door?
Could it be... when they had just arrived?
Before even disembarking, they had already prepared to take action?!
(End of Chapter)
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