"Hehehe! The sect competition? This is wonderful!" In a cave deep underground, Feng Qiao's blood-red eyes gleamed with divine light.
Since he cultivated into a demonic cultivator on Mount Yueling, the number of people in human form has been decreasing.
His talent was already considerable, which allowed him to progress even faster on the path of demonic cultivation.
Before entering the Gobi Desert, he had slaughtered several villages and killed many cultivators through sneak attacks. Now, the Yin-Yang Banner in his hand is filled with black energy, and his combat power is comparable to that of a peak Core Formation cultivator.
After entering the Gobi Desert, Feng Qiao was determined to go to the Demon Realm.
Feng Qiao is a very ambitious cultivator. He wants to raise his combat power to the Nascent Soul stage before going to the Demon Realm, so that he can become a protector after entering the Demon Realm.
It is said that the Demon Lord has not been awake for long and has delegated power to his protectors. If he becomes a protector, his status among demon cultivators will naturally be unquestionable.
Demonic cultivators who wish to cultivate either hunt demonic beasts to absorb their blood and devour their demonic crystals, or they hunt cultivators to absorb their blood and enhance their cultivation. As for the souls of cultivators, they are trapped by the Yin-Yang Banner, transformed into vengeful ghosts, and used for their own purposes.
Feng Qiao emerged from the cave, the blinding sunlight momentarily disorienting him. But quickly, he took a deep breath, a wicked smile spreading across his lips.
"Qingsha Village is just ahead. Fellow cultivators, I have a great gift for you!" Feng Qiao strode towards Qingsha Village.
After killing a demonic cultivator in Shaling Village, Su Qing and her group encountered some monsters along the way, all of which they dealt with smoothly. Because their two teams had a weapon refiner and an alchemist, as well as Su Qing, a fellow disciple who loved hoarding goods, their days in the Gobi Desert were not bad.
At this moment, four large tents were set up in a sand pit, and barbecue was being prepared outside.
But this isn't some ordinary monster being roasted; it's something unique to the Gobi Desert.
Su Qing placed the entire leg of a sand scorpion into the campfire. The legs crackled and popped, changing color. Su Qing then sprinkled salt on them and dug out the meat to share with everyone.
"The best thing to eat in this Gobi Desert is sand scorpion. The best ingredients only need the simplest seasoning to bring out their natural aroma," Su Qing said.
In her previous life, she ate quite a lot of this kind of sand scorpion meat.
"Actually, gerbils taste alright, but I think they're not as good as sandworms. The best way to cook sandworms is to put them in a fire, and they'll be roasted until the shell is hard and the inside is bursting with juice..." Su Qing described.
Everyone looked rather pale.
They actually want to eat insects?
Everyone here has already established their foundation and practiced fasting, haven't eaten for years, so why are you recommending food here?
Shui Qingchen took a small bite, Elder Qiu reluctantly ate a bite, and then apart from Xuan Qingye, no one else touched it.
Xuan Qingye thought the taste was pretty good.
Especially the meat of this sand scorpion, dipped in some kind of sauce that Su Qing brought out, tasted quite delicious.
Of course, it tastes good, but after the monster ate it, it also felt very comfortable to cultivate. Its whole body was filled with spiritual energy, which transformed into spiritual power in its dantian. It always felt that there was a delicious aroma in this spiritual power.
"Where are we going next?" Qiu Feiyang asked Shui Qingchen.
Shui Qingchen opened the map, pointed in a direction and said, "There are two villages not far ahead. To the east is Qingsha Village, and to the north is Jumu Village."
Qiu Feiyang frowned as he looked at the two villages.
Actually, Qiu Feiyang didn't want to go to either Qingsha Village or Jumu Village.
Along the way, they also saw several villages, where everyone was dead.
Either these villages have become ruins, or like Shaling Village, they are inhabited by a demonic cultivator.
Even after two months in the Gobi Desert, Qiu Feiyang still couldn't accept the reality that all the villages had been slaughtered.
“I’d rather head west to Fire Ridge to kill monsters,” Qiu Feiyang said.
Fire Ridge is a volcanic crater. According to the map, there should be a sixth-tier fire-attribute monster in Fire Ridge.
“Qingsha Village!” Su Qing suddenly turned her head and said, “Qingsha Village has a special location. To the east of Qingsha Village is a salt lake, where there is a tobacco mine.”
Shui Qingchen and Qiu Feiyang's eyes lit up immediately.
Green smoke ore is a catalyst for alchemy and weapon crafting, capable of enhancing the quality of pills and weapons.
The special products of the Gobi Desert are extremely rare outside, and the blue tobacco mine is only found in the Gobi Desert. They didn't want to miss out on it.
“Then let’s go to Qingsha Village!” Qiu Feiyang said.
For the sake of the Qingyan Mine, even if we encounter demonic cultivators, we'll just kill them.
After a hearty dinner, everyone slept well that night thanks to Su Qing's defensive formation and Qiu Feiyang's puppet guards. The next morning, they set off for Qingsha Village.
As expected, Qingsha Village was reduced to ruins in the distance.
As they walked along the road in Qingsha Village, looking at the village that was half buried by sand, their hatred for the demonic cultivators intensified.
"I'm afraid Qingsha Village will have nothing left," Wen An said.
Just then, Yue Lan turned her head to the side and she actually saw a cultivator!
“Cultivators from the Wuji Sect!” Yue Lan stared wide-eyed at them.
Then they saw a group of five cultivators from the Wuji Sect walking towards them.
The leader was a male cultivator at the peak of the Core Formation stage. He was dressed in black, with a somewhat aloof face and a cold smile on his lips.
Shui Qingchen's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
"Xiang Yuhe?"
Xiang Yuhe is an alchemist of the Wuji Sect.
As they are both alchemists, there is naturally some competition between them. Moreover, Shui Qingchen and Xiang Yu had some past grievances.
I never expected to run into you again in Qingsha Village.
"Oh, Shui Qingchen?" Xiang Yuhe's lips curled into a smile when he saw Shui Qingchen, and he said through gritted teeth.
"I heard that your Xuanling Sect has produced an incredibly skilled alchemist! He single-handedly monopolized the pill market on the Wuyuan Continent. Could that person be you?"
Shui Qingchen sneered and said, "You know perfectly well it wasn't me."
"Not you? Who else could it be?"
“Our Xuanling Sect has plenty of geniuses, it’s none of your business who they are.” Shui Qingchen shielded Su Qing.
This Xiang Yuhe is not someone to be trifled with. If he finds out about Su Qing, he might take action against her. Su Qing is only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and she would definitely suffer a loss if she faced Xiang Yuhe.
Qiu Feiyang also blocked Xuan Qingye behind him, looking at Xiang Yuhe with a cold smile.
Xiang Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "Elder Qiu, you still haven't caught up with Shui Qingchen? It's been over a hundred years. You're really useless."
"My business with Elder Shui is none of your concern," Qiu Feiyang said coldly.
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