"Is this Xiaoqing Lake?"

Zhou Qing stood by the lake, looking at the green lake.

The bottom of the lake is covered with dense aquatic plants, which is why the lake is dyed green.

To be honest, he couldn't see anything special about the lake. It was indeed very wide and beautiful, and full of vitality.

But that's all.

Whether it is water energy or other energies of heaven and earth, the concentration here can only be said to be average.

If this were a mortal world, then a grassland with abundant grass and water would naturally be an ideal place to live.

But this is the world of cultivators. Even among the weakest lower part of the barbarian tribe, there are internal organ warriors and night-wandering monks. The strength of the stronger lower part is even higher.

Those barbarians who are not strong enough are not qualified to establish a tribe. If they do not join any tribe, they will be called wandering barbarians.

Against this backdrop, Xiaoqing Lake appears quite ordinary.

The first need of every tribe is no longer to have enough food, but to cultivate strong people.

Even if it is an area covered with yellow sand, as long as the energy of heaven and earth is rich, it will be a more sought-after place than this kind of lake.

After observing for a while, Zhou Qing still couldn't find anything, so he stopped worrying about it.

The method of reverse sacrifice is too mysterious and secretive. For all tasks, practitioners below the Biluo Tongtian realm only need to follow the task content.

Seeking the truth and discovering the principles are not what Zhou Qing and his friends should do.

After encountering the second barbarian patrol, he arrived here smoothly without any problems along the way.

Zhou Qing took out a jade bottle from the space ring, which contained a milky white liquid of unknown origin.

He floated into the air, came to the center of the lake, and then his entire soul sank directly to the bottom of the lake.

At the bottom of the lake, Zhou Qing opened the jade bottle and used his mental power to draw out the liquid in the bottle while isolating it from the lake water.

His task was not to simply pour the milky liquid into the lake. Zhou Qing needed to control the liquid and carve some patterns recorded in the task jade slip on the mud at the bottom of the lake.

He didn't know the function of the patterns, but it was easy for him to copy them.

After a while, criss-crossing marks appeared on the mud at the bottom of the lake, and milky white liquid was sparkling. Suddenly, all the white dissipated, and there was no difference between it and the surrounding lake water.

Zhou Qing carefully covered up the lines with mud so that no problems could be seen.

In fact, even if someone discovered these criss-crossing grooves, they probably wouldn't have any ideas.

The mud at the bottom of the lake was uneven and had all kinds of traces. Wasn't that normal? Then Zhou Qing took out a piece of stone that looked very ordinary and threw it casually at the bottom of the lake. This was also a mission item.

After clapping his hands, Zhou Qing floated up directly and rushed out of the lake.

Mission progress: 1/5 For this mission, it is not difficult to do these things, but the difficult part is how to walk on the grassland, go to five places smoothly, and finally get out safely.

Zhou Qing was about to leave, but he sensed something and turned to look behind him.

Someone is coming.

As soon as this thought came to mind, more than ten seconds later I saw a huge monster running quickly on the ground. Every step it took made the earth tremble and there was an endless rumbling sound.

The direction from which the huge monster came was exactly where Zhou Qing was.

Looking at that guy, Zhou Qing said to himself.

"A true blood beast..."

In a flash, the true-blood beast appeared in front of Zhou Qing.

This is a huge black wolf with shiny black hair, as if it were made of divine iron.

There was a gleam of wisdom and cruelty in his eyes, and his aura was menacing and depressing.

It is about five meters long, and compared with the conventional perception of the wolf species, it is a veritable behemoth.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

Zhou Qing maintained politeness and respect. He always respected the elderly and loved the young.

Wolf Lord stared at Zhou Qing and asked, "Demon Clan, what are you doing here?"

"Your Excellency, I plan to go to the front lines to participate in the war."

Don't ask, the answer is to join the war.

Zhou Qing was telling the truth, he did participate in the war.

It’s just that it’s not clear which side is being helped and which side is being attacked.

Just say that you are standing on the side of the human race to fight the barbarians, and that means you are joining the war.

The wolf demon looked at Zhou Qing carefully, confirmed that he was a demon, and asked:

"You haven't registered yet in the barbarian camp?"

“I haven’t been to the barbarian camp yet.”

"ha."

Wolf Lord suddenly laughed sinisterly, "Very good."

"I will also go to join the battle and forge my own path with the blood of the human race."

"Since you want to go too, I will take you with me!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Qing felt a strong wind blowing towards him, and then he saw the giant wolf's bloody mouth opened, and a beam of black energy burst out, trying to drown him directly.

Zhou Qing dodged and retreated, pulling away, and shouted, "What do you mean, Your Excellency? I didn't offend you! We are all going to the front line to fight together, we are family!"

"The speed is not slow... One of us? When did I become one of us, a little demon?"

Wolf Lord sneered, "Beasts devour monsters, wolves eat cows, it's only natural. Before I go and devour the human race, I'll use you, a little monster, to whet my appetite. Be my food!"

The wild beasts can be said to be the group that believes in the laws of nature the most and advocates the survival of the fittest. They only recognize one truth.

That's the fist.

Even if they have cultivated to the True Blood Realm and awakened their spiritual intelligence, most beasts still have bestial natures; they are savage, bloodthirsty, and violent. For them, devouring other living beings is a perfectly normal thing.

Because since they were weak, devouring other creatures, including their own kind, has been their main way of becoming stronger. This habit is ingrained in their bones.

After all, wild beasts below the level of True Blood have no intelligence, and cannot practice any martial arts. They can only rely on instinct to absorb and release energy to practice.

Eating flesh and blood that contains powerful strength is indeed the most effective way for them to become stronger instinctively. A big meal is equivalent to a long period of instinctive training.

The living environments of the wild beasts and the monsters overlap too much. Basically, where there are wild beasts, there are monsters, and vice versa.

Therefore, killing each other between beasts and monsters is something that every beast and monster is accustomed to.

Just as Wolf Lord said, as a Wolf Beast Lord, it was only natural for him to attack a lone bull monster when he met one on the road.

It's just food!

As an ordinary wild beast, even a wolf will not let the cow go.

"boom!"

With a roar, the ground beneath Wolf Lord's feet exploded, and he took action himself to eat Zhou Qing's side dish.

A true-blooded beast with extraordinary power and terrifying strength.

Looking at the Wolf Lord who had appeared in front of him in an instant, Zhou Qing stood still with a blank expression on his face. He seemed to be frightened and unable to react.

The Wolf Lord's eyes were full of brutality and cruelty. He opened his mouth to swallow, but suddenly, he felt a heavy blow to his abdomen.

What a terrible attack! It directly distorted Wolf Lord's expression, his eyes were full of horror, and intense pain instantly spread throughout his body.

Wolf Lord felt as if all his internal organs were shattered.

"puff!"

Blood spurted out and exploded in all directions. With a howl, the Wolf Lord's huge body flew straight into the sky.

It doesn't want to fly actively, but it is passive.

I saw a winged puppet appear at the position below the Wolf Lord just now.

The puppet flashed, and when it reappeared it was already in the air. Its iron foot kicked out sideways and landed heavily on the Wolf Lord's waist again.

The wolf's body, which had been rising rapidly, began to descend at an even faster speed, making a shrill howl.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the Wolf Lord fell to the ground, creating a deep pit on the ground.

His body was covered in blood, his waist and abdomen were abnormally uneven and twisted, and he was wailing madly.

The Six Spirit Puppets fell immediately afterwards, and then stepped hard on the Wolf Lord's head. There was a sound of skull breaking, and one of the wolf's eyes was crushed.

Zhou Qing walked up to the Wolf Lord and looked down at it from a high position.

"Your Excellency, you are right. It is only natural for wild beasts to devour monsters."

"But it is only natural for demons to kill wild beasts. Thank you very much for taking the initiative to appear in front of me."

Bring me five points of heavenly favor.

"I was wrong... I shouldn't have... attacked you. Please spare my life."

The Wolf Lord's voice begging for mercy was rang out. The True Blood Beast had very strong vitality, and just three hits like this would not cause it to die immediately.

There was no way Zhou Qing would let it die. He had to kill the beast himself.

"You're right."

Zhou Qing glanced at Wolf Lord. It was seriously injured and was being suppressed by the Six Spirit Puppet, which was only one step away from the Earth-Clearing Realm. It was impossible for it to escape.

“Swish!”

The sword flashed and pierced directly into the Wolf Lord's head, piercing through it.

"You are just blind and unlucky."

It was bad luck that you met me.

Seeing that I, a bull demon, dared to stand there and wait for you to come over, and you attacked me directly without considering whether I had any support, you are blind.

Of course, even the Beast King is still a beast after all.

The divine weapon's power exploded, shattering the inside of Wolf Lord's head. His life force was gone, and his eyes, which had been cruel at the beginning, lost their luster.

[Kill the True Blood Realm demons and gain Heaven’s favor: Five]

The golden finger's hint appeared, telling Zhou Qing the outcome of this Wolf Lord.

Please...collect 6_9_book_bar (Six//Nine//Book//bar)

Zhou Qing, who had been expressionless, now showed obvious joy on his face.

Five points of heavenly favor!

On the front battlefield, the number of Heavenly Favors he received after working hard for a whole day was only about five.

But now, in such a short period of time, we have achieved such results.

Before Zhou Qing met this wolf beast, he had five points of Heavenly Favor. Now it has doubled to ten points.

Sure enough, if one wants to obtain a large amount of heavenly favor within this month, one still has to find a demon in the True Blood Realm.

Perhaps not all wild beasts can be classified as demons, but this wolf beast went to the border battlefield with the intention of devouring people.

For Zhou Qing, this was definitely a demon that deserved to be killed ten times, without any objection.

After putting away the Six Spirit Puppets, Zhou Qing became more fond of this puppet after this battle.

It proved its strength. A wolf beast was like a puppet in front of it and had no power to resist.

Zhou Qing faced the wolf beast in person and had a rough idea of ​​its strength. Its realm was not high, probably just the original blood stage.

In front of the Six Spirit Puppet, which was only one step away from the Earth Realm, it was indeed just a rag doll that could be ravaged at will.

If Zhou Qing did not need to take action personally to kill the wolf beast, the Six Spirit Puppets would be able to kill the wolf beast instantly under the explosion.

This is the gap between the original blood period and the peak of true blood, not to mention that the Six Spirit Puppets are the type of geniuses among puppets and have great potential.

With the Six Spirit Puppets, Zhou Qing will be quite safe when he enters the grassland this time, as long as he doesn't encounter a large number of Venerables, or masters who are directly at the Huangquan Chedi realm.

The transformation skills are flawless, and the bodyguards are so powerful...

Barbarians? If they appeared in front of him.

They will definitely come but never return!

Put away the body of Wolf Lord, this is a real blood beast, his body is full of treasures.

The flesh and blood contain enormous power, and the fur and claws can be used in refining weapons and making talismans, etc., and are very valuable.

"This beast lord has helped me verify some things. In this month's golden finger rules, if one is one major realm higher than me, he can get five points of heavenly favor. The requirement for a major realm, it seems, is that as long as you are in the Yin God True Blood Realm, you will be included."

This is undoubtedly good news for Zhou Qing.

He is now in the middle stage of the manifestation of the soul. If he really wants to be a venerable who is one complete realm higher than him, that is, four small realms, then he must at least kill someone to refine his true blood.

It’s very good now, as long as it’s at the Yin Shen True Blood Realm.

But there is one very frustrating thing about [Slay Demons and Eliminate Evils]. In the original blood period, it gives five points of Heavenly Favor, and after three refinements of true blood, it only gives five points.

In Zhou Qing's opinion, this is totally unreasonable, just like the value of the late stage of manifestation of sagehood and perfection are the same, which is also unreasonable.

Zhou Qing expressed his accusation!

But there was no way. It was useless for him to complain. This was the rule of the Golden Finger. He didn't understand it, but there must be a mystery behind it.

Zhou Qing guessed that perhaps from some perspective he didn't know, the Original Blood Stage and the Three Refinements of True Blood were the same.

Therefore, for Zhou Qing, killing the Venerable is the fastest way to gain the favor of heaven.

And it is most cost-effective to find a Venerable in the Original Blood or Original God stage.

It’s simple and effortless, and the rewards are great.

Unfortunately, I don’t know if I will have the chance to meet a suitable partner like this wolf beast in the future.

There was a reason why Zhou Qing did not choose to avoid it immediately when he noticed the wolf beast.

This is not a barbarian leader, but a barbarian beast. It is very likely that they are not looking for him because he killed two barbarian teams.

Regardless of whether the opponent is in the barbarian army or not, running away directly is not the best option.

And from the subsequent communication, when Zhou Qing learned that this wild beast also came from afar and wanted to join the war, the fate of Wolf Lord was already doomed.

Even if such a wild beast is killed directly, the barbarian front-line camp will not receive the news, and there will be no risk of alerting the enemy.

Such an existence is indeed the best target for slaying demons and eliminating evil!

Zhou Qing hopes to meet more venerables like Wolf Lord in the future.

Continuing on the journey, there were still four places waiting for him to decorate.

The distances between these five places are not close to each other, and they are even diametrically opposed to each other, separating the entire barbarian camp.

In wartime, it is naturally impossible to cross the barbarian camp, as that would be too dangerous.

So the only option is to go deeper into the grassland and then take a detour, but this will take longer.

Corresponding to a longer time is naturally a greater danger.

As we go deeper into the grassland, we will encounter more barbarians and all kinds of uncertainties will increase greatly.

This mission is indeed extremely risky and there will be many opportunities for contact with the barbarians.

[Kill the Marrow Cleansing Realm Great Demon, and receive Heaven’s favor: 0.5]

[Kill the demon in the Manifestation of Sainthood and gain the favor of heaven: 0.5]

…

On the road behind Zhou Qing, he encountered several barbarian patrols, but he killed them all in his demon form, leaving behind a murder scene filled with demonic aura and traces of demons.

It has to be said that even if there is no Venerable to kill, the frequency of receiving heaven's favor has increased after entering the grassland.

There were far more barbarian soldiers in the Manifestation of the Holy Marrow on the front-line battlefield than in the patrol team, but that was a battlefield with more people from other realms, and it was too chaotic, so Zhou Qing could not search for them at will.

But when he arrived at the grassland, he would kill any team he encountered.

The patrol team must have a poor background, but their realm must be quite high, otherwise they would not be able to guard against various accidents that might occur.

Only those who have reached the state of Holy Marrow Cleansing can handle most crises and accidents.

The same is true for the human race's vigilance forces.

I have to say, this is a good deal for Zhou Qing.

But as more and more patrol teams were destroyed in his hands, problems began to arise.

The reaction from the barbarians was quite big.

After the initial destruction of the Huk team, only one Venerable showed up to investigate the situation, and he simply took a quick look at the battlefield before leaving. But later on, two or three more Venerables came out to conduct an extremely detailed and large-scale search.

It can be seen that the successive destruction of patrol teams has caused the barbarians to pay a certain amount of attention.

At the same time, this matter spread among the patrol teams, and many people knew that there was one or several demon tribes who were specifically hunting them.

That demon tribe was cruel and tyrannical. Any team that encountered him would be killed without a single survivor.

This made some of the barbarian patrol teams secretly feel insecure and more cautious, to the point that they joined together to patrol or strengthen their team's strength.

So, after an experience in which the barbarian team he encountered did not say anything and turned away, Zhou Qing was forced to chase and kill them.

He chose to change again.

This time his soul transformed and became a ghost. His appearance was very different from his own. Instead, he looked somewhat like An Lang.

Jilei Mountain, the owner of Moyun Cave is already "dead", what kind of barbarians did you pick! Continuing forward, it was already late at night.

After encountering the barbarian patrol again, the other side chose to call Zhou Qing.

"Stop! Where did you come from, ghost? What are you doing here?!"

"My fellow Taoist from the Barbarian Tribe, I come from Mount Zhongnan. My name is Zhong Kui. I am a ghost cultivator who practices in the mountains. When I heard about the border war, I wanted to join the battle."

It is even more normal for a ghost cultivator to want to go to the battlefield.

After all, where else could one obtain more souls, blood and food than on the battlefield? "Zhongnan Mountain? Zhong Kui?"

The barbarian team had never heard of these two names, but they were not surprised.

"Captain, what should we do? How do we deal with this ghost?"

"Let's take him back to the camp. A fierce ghost in the Manifestation Realm is a good choice whether he is sent to the battlefield or presented to some adults."

"Okay, let's go back to the camp first. That way we don't have to walk outside and avoid the demon in the dark."

After the barbarian team finished their discussion via telepathy, they conducted a test on Zhou Qing. After the test was confirmed to be correct, they let Zhou Qing go with them.

A happy smile suddenly appeared on Zhou Qing's face.

(End of this chapter)