Chapter 152 Coincidence

Chi Lie's cold gaze swept over the people present, finally landing on Liu Dazhong. A meaningful smile played on her lips. "Triple? That's a tempting offer. Okay, then I'll let you temporarily serve as the Lord of Zhongzhou."

Liu Dazhong showed an ecstatic expression, but before he could say anything, Chi Li said, "Next month, I will see the spirit stone."

The smile on his face froze instantly. Facing Chi Li's oppressive gaze, cold sweat broke out on Liu Dazhong's forehead. Next month... time is too tight.

But for the sake of the position of state leader, he could only grit his teeth and agree, saying, "Yes, thank you for your respect, Master. I will do my best and will never let you down!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall suddenly became quiet, and only the sound of people gasping for air could be heard.

Everyone was thinking that given the current situation in Zhongzhou, whoever took over as the governor would be in trouble, and the safest option was to stay out of it and watch the fire from the other side of the river.

Liu Dazhong had no idea what a triple charge of spirit stones meant: it would completely drain a person's spiritual energy, potentially fatal. If he jumped in now, he'd be in for a rough ride later.

Some people recovered, stood up, and congratulated Liu Dazhong. The others followed suit and shouted "Master Liuzhou".

Although they had smiles on their faces, their eyes were full of contempt and ridicule, as if they were waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

Liu Dazhong sensed the malicious intent behind their smiles and was burning with rage, but he didn't dare to lash out. He gritted his teeth secretly and waited, he would prove his strength to everyone!

Chi Qi, who was sitting at the top, could easily take in the various expressions of the crowd.

She saw that Liu Dazhong's inner desire was constantly growing. This desire blinded his eyes and made him willingly become the knife in her hand.

I really want to know what choices the citizens of Zhongzhou will make under his oppression. Will they perish in numbness like Li Jingui, or rise up in silence like Mu Chen?

Chi Qi crossed her slender fingers together and placed them on her knees. A cold light flashed in her dark eyes as she looked at everyone. Next, it was time for her to inspect the results.

After the discussion, Chi Lu left two Jindan realm immortal envoys to assist Liu Dazhong, then left Zhongzhou and returned to the Jinmen Immortal Palace.

At the same time, Li Jingui, who was kneeling in the back hall to guard Liu Xiaozhi's body, received the news that Liu Dazhong would succeed him as the governor.

She was overjoyed, and her pale, thin face was shining with new life.

Just a quarter of an hour ago, she felt that she was about to die. The beauty she had painstakingly maintained had become a gorgeous dress that no one admired. Her soul had gone with Liu Xiaozhi, but now, she was alive again.

She still has Chong'er, who is her pride and everything in her life. As long as he is alive, there is still hope in her life!

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When the sand wind from the Demon Realm blew in through the broken window, Qiu Qianling, who was lying on the hard wooden bed, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Hu——!" She breathed rapidly, with murderous intent still in her eyes.

The bloodthirsty scenes of fighting against monsters in the illusion kept flashing through her mind, making her feel like it was a nightmare from which she could not wake up.

But she finally woke up and successfully mastered the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique.

At this moment, the door hinge sounded and the door was pushed open.

Qiu Qianling sat up from the bed and turned around to look, only to see a red-haired, broken-horned demon striding in.

She was dressed in black, tall, with long limbs, sharp facial lines, and black boots. She arrived in front of the bed in a flash.

Qiu Qianling subconsciously summoned the blood blade and slashed at her. The sharp wind from the blade blew up the red hair on the side of Ying Huang's face, and the blood-red blade light lit up her pupils like sparks.

Shadow Phoenix reacted quickly, raised his hand and summoned a dragon-scale steel whip to block Qiu Qianling's bloody blade. With a bang, the steel whip and the bloody blade collided with each other, and a burst of fire exploded.

Ying Huang retreated, and Qiu Qianling's arm was numbed by the shock.

She raised her eyes to look at Ying Huang, the murderous intent in her eyes instantly receded, and she hurriedly said: "Miss Ying, I thought you were a monster, so...are you okay?"

Ying Huang shook her head, but was shocked in her heart. Qiu Qianling's attack just now was really powerful, and its power far exceeded the level of the Jindan realm. But she had just broken through to the Jindan realm yesterday?

She looked at Qiu Qianling and smiled gently: "Miss Qianling, your swordsmanship has improved so rapidly that I really admire you."

Qiu Qianling sheathed the blood blade. Hearing this, a flush of embarrassment spread across her cheeks. Not only had she attacked Shadow Phoenix, but she had also exposed her own strength so early on. There was no guarantee she wouldn't suspect her master.

Remembering Chi Li's warning not to tell anyone her name, she turned away and said vaguely, "Miss Ying told the Demon Lord yesterday that he wanted to sacrifice the lives of cultivators like me to the Demon God. I couldn't sleep at night, thinking hard about how to deal with him. I didn't expect that I would suddenly understand the sword technique that my master taught me."

Ying Huang knew that Qiu Qianling had always been wary of her and what he said might not be true, but she had been running Yongye for so many years and had never seen a talented person like her, and she also had good intentions towards the demons. It was not an exaggeration to say that she was a godsend.

She didn't ask any further questions, but smiled and said softly, "So that's how it is. It seems that Miss Qian Ling's talent far exceeds ours. Her future is limitless. The people of the Immortal Clan are also short-sighted. They actually sent you to the Demon Realm..."

Qiu Qianling was quite touched when he heard the regret in her tone. Then he saw her gentle expression, and her originally sharp facial lines softened a little. He suddenly felt friendly and subconsciously wanted to get close to her.

Then he thought of the previous example of Shi Zhuoyue and immediately suppressed the impulse in his heart. He just nodded coldly without responding.

Shadow Phoenix didn't know what she was thinking, and seeing her indifferent, he could only continue, "In fact, after Fentian came to power, he acted arbitrarily and tyrannically, his moods were unpredictable, and he was also very cruel and inhumane to his subordinates. A large part of the demon clan opposed him, but they were afraid of his profound cultivation and dared not speak out. Miss Qian Ling, I want to lead the demons to overthrow him and re-elect the Demon Clan's Lord. I wonder if you have contacted your master and whether she is willing to help us? If she can help us defeat Fentian, we are willing to serve her as our leader!"

Qiu Qianling hadn't expected her to be so ambitious and was quite surprised. However, Ying Huang's thoughts coincided with hers. She whispered, "I received a message from Master last night. She has exhausted all her cultivation in modifying the rules. I'm afraid she can no longer help."

A trace of disappointment flashed in Ying Huang's eyes. She knew it wouldn't be that easy. If this senior really cared about the position of Demon Lord, he would have snatched it away himself long ago.

Seeing her expression return to its stern state, Qiu Qianling seemed to be in great difficulty, and hurriedly said, "I can help you kill Fentian!"

Ying Huang glanced at her and shook his head, "You are not even his match."

Qiu Qianling was very confident. "I have the blood blade given to me by my master, which can absorb people's cultivation and use it for my own benefit. If Sister Ying can capture a few powerful male cultivators to help me cultivate, I might be able to kill Fentian."

Besides, she has already mastered the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique. If her master says she can defeat Fentian, then she can!

Ying Huang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, I'll help you."

She called Qiu Qianling to go out with her and came to a spacious room. She then asked someone to gather her men and asked them to go to the territory of the immortals to capture some male cultivators.

Bai Xiu, Mu Chen and Luo Yuan were also among them. They were very confused when they heard this.

"What are you doing capturing those men? Are you going to take their heart blood so you can turn all those hundred monks into demons?"

"Great! This way, the Demon Lord will have no reason to kill them. Besides, they all have some cultivation skills, which would be a great help if they could be used by us."

"What are you thinking? Doing this is a blatant provocation to the Demon Lord. If he finds out, I'll be surprised if he doesn't kill us. Besides, those cultivators believe that we demons are cruel and ruthless, and they really don't like us. I don't want them to join the demon clan."

"That's right, why should we bother to take their heart blood? We don't want to end up doing this thankless task and end up getting scolded by them, saying we're inhumane!"

"In ancient times, bandits in the mountains had to kill people as a token of their allegiance. If they really want to join the demon clan, they should personally take their heart blood as a token of their allegiance. Otherwise, they will just think we are asking them for something."

Seeing her subordinates arguing fiercely, Ying Huang couldn't help but hold her forehead with a headache. It was obvious that this was not what she was talking about.

However, whether to win over or abandon those one hundred monks is indeed a question that needs to be considered.

Although Dongzhou is filled with demonic energy and without sunlight, making it a harsh environment for humans, there are still some poor humans who have nowhere to go and stay here.

In other words, as long as they want, they can get the heart blood at any time.

Moreover, after the mysterious white-horned demon changed the rules, some women here voluntarily transformed into demons.

But at the same time, men became more wary and hateful towards women, and even locked up their mothers, wives and daughters with chains for fear of being killed.

This is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

But Fentian was not interested in expanding the power of the demon race, nor was he willing to spare any manpower to interfere with the human race. He summoned all the demons to Snake Prison Mountain to prepare for the sacrifice to the demon god.

In addition, as for Yongye, Bai Xiu and the others can no longer return to Zhongzhou, so they have to train additional personnel to be responsible for liaison and other organizational matters.

In addition, the Demon God Sacrifice will be held in ten days, so she must get everything done before then.

The more Ying Huang thought about it, the more headache he got. His fingers accidentally touched the broken horn, and it was as if he was pierced by countless needles. His brows furrowed tightly.

Suddenly, a worried voice sounded beside my ear, "Sister Ying, you look so ugly, are you okay?"

Ying Huang turned her eyes and saw Qiu Qianling's face suddenly very close, his eyes looking at her worriedly.

She turned her face away slightly, put down her hand, and chuckled, "Nothing, just a headache."

Qiu Qianling seemed to be thinking about something.

Ying Huang hadn't noticed. Actually, it wasn't a headache, but rather pain in her horn. Even though her horn was already broken off, she could still feel the pain of the missing part. This symptom was so rare and bizarre that she had no idea how to treat it.

Anyway, the pain is not obvious and she has gotten used to it, so she doesn't need to worry about it.

It is more important to solve the problem at hand.

She looked up at everyone in the hall and said, "Okay, you don't have to argue anymore. I have already made a decision on this matter."

He then selected several cultivators in the Demon Pill Realm and asked them to sneak into the fairy clan's territory and capture the male cultivator who provided training for Qiu Qianling; then he asked Bai Xiu and others to stay at the border of Dongzhou to be responsible for the contact and support of Yongye; the rest of them would accompany her to escort a hundred cultivators to Snake Prison Mountain.

"...But before that, let's take them to the Abandoned Lake Cave first."

Qiu Qianling asked curiously, "Abandoned Lake Cave? What is that place?"

Shadow Phoenix lowered his eyes and whispered, "That's the largest gathering place for humans in the Demon Realm. It's dilapidated, crowded, chaotic, and poor."

All the suffering you can imagine can be seen there.