Chapter 115 Master 2 "I want to establish a sect."...
"Are you sure it's okay to just let that demon leave like this?"
Sheng Qing knew that if Fu Shuang intended to keep Yu Jingzi and the leader of the demons, they would have no chance of escaping.
Yu Jingzi's demon core floated in Fu Shuang's palm. She clenched her fingers and exerted a little force, causing the demon core's luster to dim considerably.
Sheng Qing's teeth ached at the sight, and he hissed, "You'd better be gentle. That old snake is getting on in years; it can't take your rough treatment."
Yu Jingzi is really unlucky. He actually dared to give the demon core to Fu Shuang. Sheng Qing reasonably suspects that he might have been struck by lightning and gone mad when he failed his tribulation.
“Those demons are like flies, buzzing around every now and then, which is really annoying. Letting them go back this time will give us a chance to wipe them all out.”
Fu Shuang casually tossed the demon core to Xu Xing, "Take it and play with it, you can eat it too."
Caught off guard, Xu Xing hurriedly reached out and caught it. The demon core, imbued with his master's aura, felt somewhat cool.
Contrary to her expectations of hardness, this demon core was quite soft. Xu Xing squeezed it and found it surprisingly pleasant to the touch. She squeezed it a few more times with great interest, finding it somewhat like the toys she used to knead in her previous life.
Seeing this, Shengqing hesitated to speak.
The demon core is the most sensitive part of a demon's body. Being handled like this, Yu Jingzi must be in excruciating pain right now.
Forget it, he provoked Fu Shuang first, so suffering a little is nothing. At least Xu Xing is more restrained than Fu Shuang and shouldn't kill him.
At this moment, Yu Jingzi, who had hurriedly escaped back to the Demon Realm through the teleportation vortex, clutched her clothes tightly and suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.
He raised his hand to wipe the blood from his lips, and smiled, "A beauty as cold as an ice sculpture, she really is ruthless."
The man in black robes said sarcastically, "She's even got her hands on the demon core, yet you can still laugh."
"Isn't what you want my half-dragon body? What does it matter if I have a demon core or not?"
Yu Jingzi didn't care; he should have died long ago anyway.
"However, I'm very curious, just how far have you come? After so many years of planning, shouldn't I see the results? You've seen Fu Shuang's strength; if this drags on any longer, I'm afraid she..."
"No matter how powerful she is, she's only one person. How can she face the army of five tribes?"
The man in black robes removed his cloak, revealing a handsome face with a hint of wickedness. "Bring them up."
As soon as he finished speaking, countless vortexes suddenly appeared all around, and one by one, cultivators with empty eyes emerged, quickly filling every inch of the open space.
Humans, beastmen, demons, and even a few ghosts...
Yu Jingzi's nonchalant smile vanished. These manipulated cultivators were all at least at the Golden Core stage. If there were an army like this, wouldn't it be...?
The man in black chuckled, "The real show is yet to come. This is only half of it. Soon... there will be more."
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When everyone returned to the Golden Serpent Palace, Xu Xing noticed that the serpent clansmen who had previously been extremely respectful to Yu Jingzi now treated Sheng Qing with the same indifference. It seemed that they didn't care who the Serpent King was, as long as someone was sitting in that position.
This time, Xu Xing was not under house arrest like he had been ten years ago. Instead, he openly moved into a larger and more luxurious bedroom that Sheng Qing had prepared long ago.
"Don't think about anything, just rest for a few days."
Fu Shuang turned to leave, but suddenly remembered something. She flipped her palm, and two small spiritual peaks appeared in front of Xu Xing.
"Li Shuang Peak and Xuan Jian Peak?!"
Xu Xing opened his lips slightly in surprise, "Master, you actually brought them back from the Jade Cloud Sect?"
"Hmm, where do you want to put it?"
Xu Xing thought for a moment. The Spirit Peak was so big that it was not suitable to place it near the Golden Serpent Palace. "Let's put it away for now. I will release it when I find a suitable place later."
Fu Shuang nodded and gave both miniature versions of the spirit peaks to Xu Xing, saying, "It's up to you."
"Thank you, Master!"
Xu Xing immediately smiled and gently rubbed against Fu Shuang's arm.
"By the way, Master, have you seen my father?"
"He is temporarily attached to the funerary object, so it is inconvenient for him to manifest as a spirit for a long time. Shengqing is currently crafting a puppet body for him."
"I heard you're going to refine a resurrection pill for him? You don't need to worry about the two materials in the Demon Realm; Shengqing will send the snake clan to find them."
In this way, Xu Xing wouldn't need to make a trip to the Demon Realm himself.
Remembering King You's instructions, she asked, "Master, have you heard about the recent cases of cultivators dying from unknown causes in various realms?"
Fu Shuang thought for a moment and realized that something unusual had happened in the Ghost Realm. "I haven't heard of this before. I will tell Sheng Qing and ask her to investigate."
After Fu Shuang left, Xu Xing lay down comfortably on the fluffy bed and said happily, "Senior brother, it's so good to have a backer. I don't have to do anything."
Shen Du smiled slightly, but given Xu Xing's personality, she wouldn't feel comfortable leaving everything to others and doing nothing herself.
Sure enough, the next moment, she sat up abruptly. "However, I still need to remind the Jade Cloud Sect, the Water Cloud Immortal Capital, and the Flowing Cloud Sect about this..."
Xu Xing was wondering whether he should go to Shuiyun Immortal Capital, since it was very close to the Demon Realm, when he heard Yunxi's voice requesting an audience outside the door.
Upon hearing that Xu Xing had returned to the Golden Serpent Palace, Yunlan immediately followed Yunxi to pay her respects. Their status was now different; they could finally openly serve His Highness!
"Your Highness, the King has designated us as your personal guards. Please feel free to give us any orders in the future."
"I do have something I need your help with."
Xu Xing took out some of the pills and magical artifacts he had refined in the Netherworld, along with the spiritual energy he had prepared for the people of Shuiyun Immortal Capital, and gave them to Yun Lan, leaving a message within them. Once Qian Qian received them, she could contact her directly.
"Could you deliver these things to Shuiyun Xiandu for me and give them to Qianqian? She'll know what's going on as soon as she sees them."
Xu Xing had occasional contact with Qianqian when he was at the Jade Cloud Sect, and even sold her several Detoxification Pills to Shuiyun Immortal. However, after being unable to contact the outside world for ten years in the Netherworld, their relationship was interrupted for a long time. Now, Xu Xing's idea has taken shape, and he needs to accumulate spirit stones to do more business with one of her major clients.
Xu Xing thought for a moment and then added, "If the fellow Daoists on Lanze Island have time, it would be best to invite them to visit the Golden Serpent Palace."
Yunlan was immediately excited; His Highness had actually used him first!
Although it was just a simple task, he straightened his chest with excitement as if he had been entrusted with a great responsibility.
After His Highness saved him, he disappeared without a trace, and Yunlan felt extremely guilty. Now that His Highness has returned safely, he is happier than anyone else.
Yunlan glanced triumphantly at Yunxi and replied loudly, "Yes! Your Highness, rest assured!"
Yunxi glared at him, annoyed. "It's just a gift, why are you showing off?"
I chuckled to myself; these two koi snakes are still so interesting.
She then handed some things to Yunxi and asked her to make a trip to the Liuyun Sect.
As for the Jade Cloud Sect, Xu Xing could contact them directly using his spiritual energy, without having to trouble others.
Yunxi smiled and agreed.
The Flowing Cloud Sect is much farther away than the Water Cloud Immortal Sect. His Highness's arrangement clearly shows that he trusts her more!
Knowing they had just returned from the Netherworld and not wanting to disturb them, Yunxi pulled Yunlan away after accepting the mission.
Xu Xing once again slumped unsteadily on the couch and picked up the Lingji to examine it.
After ten years of silence, Lingji was suddenly awakened, and countless messages flooded in. Even from Chen Du's side, many people came to ask about the two of them.
It was only later that Wen Yao mustered up the courage to send a message to Fu Shuang, confirming that the two were safe, and then she posted the message in the group chat. After that, the frequency of people asking about it decreased.
Xu Xing quickly scanned the messages and saw that most of the messages in the group were about Zuo Qiuxu, which made him chuckle.
She first contacted Wen Yao, who replied quickly, saying that she and her senior brother Zuo Qiu had gone to the Demon Realm for training.
Xu Xing frowned slightly. The Demon Realm?
She couldn't help but worry, but Wen Yao said that they hadn't gone to the core territory of the four demon lords, but had disguised themselves in a remote town. Although they encountered danger several times, they managed to overcome it safely and each gained some insights into their own path.
Shen Du said softly, "Cultivation is never smooth sailing, so there's no need to worry."
Xu Xing contacted Wang Lianhua and Zhao Linglan again, but did not receive a reply. They recently sent messages saying they were going into seclusion, and they probably haven't come out yet.
Since embarking on the path of cultivation, Zhao Linglan has often secluded herself for cultivation. Xu Xing couldn't help but feel a little emotional, "Linglan has always worked very hard."
She rummaged through her backpack and found a decent water-attribute magical artifact she'd acquired in the Ghost Realm, which would suit Linglan perfectly. She'd also crafted several fire-attribute magical artifacts for Wen Yao and earth-attribute magical artifacts for Aunt Lian; everyone would get one, she'd give them to them when they met again.
Xu Xing sent messages to Wen Lu and the others, and then worked diligently for a while before replying to all the messages.
Fortunately, the cultivator could do it with a thought; if it were a mobile phone, it would take her ages to type.
As for the children who remained in Leyuan City, she certainly hadn't forgotten them. Ten years had passed, and they had all grown up. She wondered how they were doing now.
However, Kang Cheng was a martial artist and could not use the spiritual device. Just as Xu Xing was about to contact the Xi siblings for help, he saw Shen Du raise the spiritual device in his hand.
"While Wen Yao and the others were away, Junior Brother Xiang had been taking care of those children. Several of them with spiritual roots have already reached the Qi Refining stage under his guidance. They were reluctant to become disciples of Yuxiao Sect after they learned that you had left, but with the spiritual pills you left behind, their cultivation progress has been quite good."
"Oh right, and Senior Brother Xiang too."
Xu Xing found the flute icon in the list, only to discover that her senior brother Xiang had never sent her a message.
Xu Xing didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She and her senior brother were together, so since he had already sent it to her, there was no need to send it to her again.
Xu Xing had already made plans for where the children would go. They had already waited for ten years, and he couldn't keep them waiting any longer.
Previously, it was Nanye who had been taking care of the children, so she called Nanye out and said, "Go to Leyuan City for me."
Xu Xing actually felt somewhat guilty towards Nan Ye. After all, he was different from the other three contracted beasts. He was a demon and had always stayed in the spirit beast space, rarely coming out, which was really stifling.
They spent ten years in the Netherworld, which for Nan Ye was equivalent to wasting ten years of cultivation time.
"We'll break the beast contract when you come back."
Seeing Nan Ye raise his eyes in a flustered manner, Xu Xing immediately explained, "Don't worry, I'm not trying to get rid of you. If you're willing, you can work for me under a different identity from now on, okay?"
Although she no longer wanted to treat Nanye as a contracted beast, it didn't mean she didn't need him, since his abilities were just too useful.
But if Nanye is unwilling, Xu Xing will not force him.
Nan Ye moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something but didn't speak. After a long while, he finally nodded, "I'll do whatever you say."
Regardless of whether there is a beast contract or not.
Shen Du lowered his eyes and remained silent, but suddenly raised his hand and pulled Xu Xing's hand onto his knee to play with it.
Xu Xing smiled slightly and nodded to Nan Ye, who glanced at Chen Du and then silently withdrew.
After Nan Ye left, Shen Du looked at Xu Xing, only to see her smiling slyly, as if she had already seen through him.
His ears burned, but he pretended not to notice the hidden meaning in Xu Xing's eyes and calmly asked, "They've all been arranged. What about you? What are your plans? Are you going to stay at the Golden Serpent Palace?"
Knowing that Xu Xing had always liked the atmosphere of Shuiyun Xiandu, Shen Du added, "If you want to go to Shuiyun Xiandu, I'm sure they would welcome you."
Shuiyun Immortal Capital already accepted disciples of the demon race, making it a good place for Xu Xing.
In fact, with Xu Xing's alchemy and weapon-forging skills, he would be treated as an honored guest wherever he went. Even sects that reject foreign races would never antagonize such a prodigy.
Shen Du looked at Xu Xing gently, assuring her that he would accompany her wherever she wanted to go.
Once the Resurrection Pill is successfully refined, Xu Xing will indeed need to consider her future. She already knows her true identity and does not want to stay in the Golden Serpent Palace for long.
Although being a solitary cultivator is fine, she quite likes being in a lively atmosphere and also wants to have a "home" with her senior brother.
Now that her master had brought Xuanjian Peak out of Yuxiao Sect, the feasibility of the matter she had been considering for a long time increased.
After a moment of silence, Xu Xing's thoughts began to wander.
Are the countless Qi Refining disciples of the Jade Cloud Sect truly unable to reach the Foundation Establishment stage?
no.
They often only lack an opportunity, or a foundation-building elixir.
Qi Refining cultivators have a lifespan of up to 150 years, while Foundation Establishment cultivators have a lifespan of 300 years. For most cultivators, Foundation Establishment is the beginning of their path to immortality.
Xu Xing never intended to change the entire cultivation world, but at least within her own sect, she could give more disciples the opportunity to experience this "beginning."
She had always known that she preferred alchemy and weapon crafting to cultivation. Seeing her creations help others gave her a sense of satisfaction.
With life skills to rely on, Xu Xing finally had the confidence to speak his mind...
"I want to establish a sect."
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Author's Note: Thank you to 17Luck, Shishi, Blue Feather Tears, Expired Kid, Changchun, Yanyan, Lotus, Happy Meow, 25656288, Li Shang Jia Li, and Lukaka for the nutrient solution~ [heart emoji]
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