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Chapter 83: "So, you're Ten Thousand Demons?"
Chapter 83: "So, you're Ten Thousand Demons?"
Chen Qiu looked at the young man before him with a peculiar expression. This disheveled and wounded man was the so-called Ten Thousand Demons that the scholar had praised? The one who was supposedly impossible to kill? He seemed like an ordinary Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, and his luck didn't seem too good either.
At that moment, in the Poison Fog Swamp, a Fourth Level Golden Core Stage Malevolent Spirit that had been lying down suddenly rose silently from the swamp and approached Ten Thousand Demons. With a swift and silent palm strike, the man's ferocious roar abruptly stopped, and his entire body exploded into a cloud of blood, scattering across the heavens.
"Don't let your guard down, Chen Qiu!" The scholar, seated cross-legged on the bearded man's back, looked vigilant and quickly manipulated his flying sword, scanning the surroundings. This time, he was determined to uncover Ten Thousand Demons' secret to repeatedly escaping his pursuit.
"This thief's methods are unfathomable; he wouldn't die so easily!"
"Perhaps he's already faked his death and escaped far away!"
"Hmm..."
Fat Dragon, standing nearby, hesitated for a moment before extending his finger and poking the scholar's thigh. "Hey, Scholar, I have a question. If a person's name disappears from the rankings, does that mean they're dead?"
"Of course. How could the Heavenly Dao Rankings list the names of the dead?"
Although Chen Qiu didn't understand why Fat Dragon suddenly asked this, he quickly responded with a vigilant expression, "Of course not." But soon, a thought occurred to him, and a hard-to-believe possibility flashed through his mind. He immediately turned his attention to the Fame Ranking Chart.
He saw that his ranking had risen from 986th to 985th, and the name of Ten Thousand Demons, previously ranked 712th, had been replaced by an unfamiliar name.
After searching the entire Fame Ranking Chart, Ten Thousand Demons' name was nowhere to be found.
This meant that Ten Thousand Demons had been removed from the Heavenly Dao Rankings, indicating that he was dead beyond recognition.
Chen Qiu was stunned by this news. He stood frozen, as if struck by a hammer, his mind reeling in disbelief as he stared at the pool of blood and flesh not far away. "How is this possible? How could this be?"
"Ten Thousand Demons' escape technique is the ultimate Malevolent Cultivator's escape art. He has mastered at least three such arts, each at the Great Perfection Realm. How could he have died so easily?"
"In my prime, I tried to kill him three times, but I never truly succeeded!"
"He..."
"How did he die so easily this time?"
This scene shook Chen Qiu to his core. He began to doubt his past achievements, questioning whether he truly was Great Xia's foremost Sword Cultivator. Had he deluded himself into believing this title after going astray on the path of cultivation?
In truth, he was just an ordinary Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator!
"Well..."
At this moment, Fat Dragon, standing beside him, hesitated before adding one last blow, "Scholar, this Ten Thousand Demons doesn't seem as powerful as you claimed. He seems to die at the slightest touch. Did you really try to kill him three times, but failed each time?"
"Enough," Chen Qiu said, realizing that the scholar's Dao heart was on the verge of shattering. He signaled Fat Dragon to stop and coughed lightly before offering comfort, "This Ten Thousand Demons must have been pursued relentlessly to this place, already severely injured."
"Moreover, when I struck earlier, I sensed three extremely severe hidden injuries in him."
"The three extremely severe internal injuries were most likely left by the scholar back then."
"Otherwise, Ten Thousand Demons wouldn't have died so easily. Those three swords of the scholar should have taken up seventy percent of his strength."
He then fixed his gaze on the poison cultivator corpses.
Originally, he had planned to leave the bodies here, but after seeing how the malevolent cultivator Ten Thousand Demons had treated them, he hesitated for a moment. Perhaps these corpses could still be valuable nourishment for malevolent cultivators.
He reached into his robe and took out a miniature version of the Sect Leader Chair, which was the core of all the array formations of Mock Heaven Sect. It was also the Spirit Treasure that opened this Miniature World, or perhaps the Miniature World was hidden within this Sect Leader Chair.
The greatest reward from this Celestial Path Secret Realm was this Miniature World.
Putting aside the items left behind by Mock Heaven Sect, just the existence of this Miniature World alone would make even the Golden Core powerhouses envious. Most cultivators at the Golden Core stage would never have the chance to possess something like a Miniature World.
A Miniature World as the final reward for a Foundation Establishment Stage Celestial Path Secret Realm was indeed something no one had expected.
But fortunately...
After the Celestial Path Secret Realm ended, the Heavenly Will Decree did not expose this news. Otherwise, once the word got out that Chen Qiu possessed a Miniature World, he would have to hide within it until he reached the Golden Core stage.
Chen Qiu channeled his Spirit Energy into the Sect Leader Chair, and a powerful suction force emerged from his sleeve, pulling all the poison cultivator corpses into the Miniature World. They were neatly arranged in a wasteland within the Mock Heaven Sect.
For future use.
These poison cultivator corpses were indeed valuable treasures.
After finishing this, Chen Qiu cleaned up the battlefield and then headed towards a city not far from here with the scholar.
Mountain Opening City.
It was one of the 365 cities of Great Xia, but it was not an ordinary city. Although Qi Condensation mortals could be seen everywhere, there were significantly more Foundation Establishment cultivators. Out of every hundred people, four or five were Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Some carried longswords.
Others wore Daoist robes.
The city appeared lively. It was located over a thousand miles from Fufeng City, and interestingly, there were no market towns nearby. Or perhaps, the market town was integrated within the city itself.
The market town and the city had become one.
Entering the city was uneventful. After tipping a few taels of silver, they easily entered without having to wait in line.
"Huh?"
Just as they entered, Fat Dragon suddenly froze and looked towards a woman who was being surrounded by a group of men in the distance. He subconsciously said, "Brother Qiu, isn't that an old acquaintance?"
"Hmm?"
Chen Qiu followed Fat Dragon's gaze and saw a woman with four or five men behind her. They were entering the city through another passage to their left. And that woman was none other than the Wandering Sky Maiden from the Flower Offering Sect, whom Fat Dragon had been intimate with several times.
He had a good impression of this woman.
After all, when they were at the Ask Heaven Market inn, this woman had specifically come to remind Fat Dragon that there would be a major crisis in Fufeng City soon, and it would be best for him to leave as soon as possible. They hadn't seen each other again during the Celestial Path Secret Realm and the demon clan's invasion.
He hadn't expected to meet her here.
However, upon their reunion, the woman no longer had the same dazzling appearance as before. Although she was surrounded by the crowd, it was clear that she was being held captive.
(End of Chapter)
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