With a swipe of its black claws, Zhao Cai swallowed a Royal-grade Blood Coagulation Pill and a Royal-grade Spirit Replenishing Pill. The wounds on its body slowly healed under the medicinal power of the pills. Its once glossy fur now looked dry and dull, and every healing wound spoke of Zhao Cai's stubbornness.
The intense pain in its left paw made Zhao Cai grimace.
"Little black cat, what are you waiting for? This is Black Fiend Mountain, located at the westernmost edge of the Eastern Continent, near the Western Continent. It's a place where demons gather. If you agree to my conditions sooner, I'll let you go~"
Qing Shang's voice was low and husky, full of allure. He used the unique charm technique of the demon race, and it seemed as if waves of sound swept over him, like a gentle spring rain, covering the sky and enveloping Zhao Cai.
Zhao Cai raised its head and howled twice, "Meow!" like a big wolf cat calling in spring. The wind scattered the spring rain, and Qing Shang's charm spell was easily neutralized by Zhao Cai's loud voice.
"I didn't expect this little thing to be so hard to tame. Great Protector, your charm technique has deteriorated." Outside the magic array, a burly man with red hair and black armor walked out from behind the Great Protector Qing Shang, who was dressed in a blue scholar's robe. A demonic flower on his forehead was as bright as dripping blood, but his voice was as evil as a venomous snake, cold and sticky.
It's disgusting.
Qing Shang ignored the provocation of the Demon Prince Chi Su. Demons only stick together for a short time because of their interests, and they can never truly make friends.
"The evil spirit you conjured up is really powerful, meow!" Zhao Cai's arrogant voice came from the center of the formation, full of anger.
The two evil spirits cooperated: one distracted Zhao Cai, while the other stole food from the old woman. By the time Zhao Cai realized it was a diversionary tactic, the old woman had already been devoured by the evil spirits.
"The old woman already has insufficient qi and blood, how dare you bunch of bastards eat her!" Zhao Cai was really angry, his voice trembling and hoarse as he spoke. He gently stroked the old woman's forehead with heartache and gave her half a Royal-grade Nourishing Qi Pill.
Ordinary mortals cannot consume high-grade elixirs, and the elderly, being too weak to tolerate such supplements, should only consume half a pill.
The last Nourishing Essence Pill was split in two. Zhao Cai couldn't bear to eat the other half and carefully put it away.
It stubbornly resisted Qing Shang, and its proud cat master would not easily submit to people it disliked!
However, Zhao Cai has been holding out in the Soul Devouring Array for seven days. Its soul is damaged and it is exhausted. No matter how strong it is, it will eventually harbor some resentment. Being trapped in this evil place is too painful!
Seeing a dark aura surging around Zhao Cai, Qing Shang smiled slyly, "Little black cat, are you angry? Are you resentful? It's because you're weak that you've been trapped in the Soul Devouring Array for so long."
"Where are your friends? Why didn't anyone come to rescue you? They clearly know you didn't return to the sect on time, why didn't they come looking for you?"
The golden pupils of the fortune-bringer widened, and a few strands of blood-red color surged from its golden pupils, mixed with wisps of black energy. A look in its eyes confirmed that it was a sign of impending demonic possession.
Qing Shang's smile became even more wicked and unrestrained. Despite his scholarly appearance, he exuded a sinister aura. On one hand, he seemed like a reliable and upright gentleman, while on the other hand, he appeared to be a demon from hell, a treacherous villain in a chaotic world.
"Mere charm magic is just icing on the cake; why should I pay it any more attention?"
Qing Shang didn't give Chi Su a single glance, but every word she uttered sounded like disdain and contempt to Chi Su.
Chi Su harbored resentment, snorted coldly, and remained silent. However, he could do nothing to Qing Shang. The Demon Clan's great cause of unifying the Canglan Continent had not yet been realized, nor had his dream of ruling the world. He could only temporarily endure the Great Protector's rudeness.
He's just a down-on-his-luck scholar who's fallen into demonic possession, of lowly blood. How can he compare to someone like him, a born pure-blooded nobleman?
Qing Shang knew what Chi Su, this debauched scoundrel, was thinking with just one glance. "Are kings and nobles born with special privileges?"
The hierarchical order of the entire Canglan Continent has been in place for too long; it's time for a change.
In the void, a small golden magic ship emerged from the sky, breaking through the many demonic barriers of Black Fiend Mountain with its dazzling golden light.
Like the rising sun over the eastern mountains, it boldly breaks through the long darkness of the night, bringing a refreshing sight.
Zhu Yi stood at the bow of the ship, holding a Buddhist lamp, and used high-level Buddhist fire magic to clear the way. The little blue-tailed mermaid, who hadn't been on duty for a long time, concentrated and climbed to the top of the Buddhist lamp, using the Lotus Heart Melody to purify the evil energy surging in from all directions.
Zhu Yi, dressed in white brocade, stood against the wind. Under the holy light of the Buddhist lamp, her slender figure resembled a lotus fairy ascending to heaven, detached from the world, untainted by the mud, pure and unblemished.
Qing Shang squinted and smelled a faint fragrance of lotus flowers? No, it seemed to be the fragrance of peach blossoms and other plants?
Jinbao glanced at the two people below: a scholar in blue robes and a general in black armor.
"Woof! This is it! Enter from the southwest corner and we'll find the Wealth-Bringing Formation, but this Soul-Devouring Formation is easy to enter but difficult to get out!"
"Go in!" Zhu Yi said without hesitation. "Zhao Cai has been trapped inside. If it could come out, it would have done so long ago. It's better for the three of us to break through the formation than for it to do it alone!"
Jinbao nodded, and with a wave of his left hand, he sent down many diamond arrows that struck the two demonic cultivators below. With a flick of his right hand, a stack of royal-grade talismans flew out: immobilization talismans, fire-igniting talismans, divine lightning talismans...
Zhu Yi, seeing the extravagance, complained, "Are you really that rich? Do you just throw around royal-level talismans like that?"
"It's nothing much. These are just the talismans that Master used to practice when he was learning talismans in his early years. I couldn't bear to throw them away, so I kept them all."
Jinbao chuckled easily: "So that's the benefit of clinging to someone powerful. Scraping a little oil off their thigh is enough for us to use for a long time."
Diamond arrows and royal-grade talismans rained down from the sky, causing no real damage to the two demon experts, but leaving them somewhat disheveled.
"Damn! This little wench is really rich, throwing around royal-level talismans like that. Interesting, I wonder what it feels like to sleep with her!" Chi Su wiped the scratches off his handsome face and said fiercely.
Qing Shang was not surprised. This demon prince seemed brave and resourceful, but in reality he was addicted to wine and women, short-sighted and ruthless, and unlikely to amount to anything.
After the sparks and divine thunder produced by the burning of various talismans dissipated, the demonic energy around them decreased significantly, and many little ghosts, unable to withstand it, hid away.
Qing Shang watched with keen interest as the small spaceship quickly disappeared from sight. "Overestimating yourself, you think you can save someone from my hands?"
"How interesting, a human and a dog come to rescue a cat?"
A strange light shone from Qing Shang's phoenix eyes as he formed hand seals, using a dark, mysterious incantation to activate the Soul Devouring Array.
Zhao Cai was about to explode. It felt like there were two selves inside its body. One was the same as before, happily eating, drinking, and doing odd jobs in the sect every day. The other self was clamoring to fight to the death with the ghosts here. The evil and bloodthirsty feeling made it want to lead the vengeful ghosts in the Soul Devouring Array out to go on a killing spree. Blood food, it wanted blood food!
When Zhu Yi and Jin Bao entered from the southwest corner, they saw that Zhao Cai's beautiful golden eyes were tinged with a thick layer of black mist. Zhao Cai trembled as it stood guard beside the old woman, its canine teeth growing wildly and its black claws digging into the ground, struggling to suppress and resist something.
Tears streamed down her face like broken beads. Zhu Yi choked back sobs, "I never imagined Zhao Cai would suffer so much, to be tortured to this extent. He's lost half his original size!"
Jinbao reacted quickly, throwing out two divine thunder talismans to knock away the two ghosts that were trying to approach Zhaocai. The two vengeful spirits then dissipated, turning into black smoke and dissipating into the air.
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