Chapter 126 Sea Area 2: Prelude to the Counterattack
The soil of the star is already rich in spiritual energy. If a high-level spiritual vein is buried there, this island in the sea will surely become a blessed land of immortals!
Moreover, if you cultivate good relations with sea monsters, then the unpredictable waterspouts and sea monsters on the surface of the sea will serve as a natural double barrier! Anyone who intends to invade will have to weigh their own strength first.
Xu Xing became more and more excited, wishing he could ask his master to come over now and settle Li Shuang Peak and Xuan Jian Peak on the island.
Compared to cultivators, she felt that simple-minded demon beasts were more trustworthy.
After feeding each Star Sea Kun a few Beast Spirit Pills, Xu Xing successfully won the trust of this race. If there were such a thing as favorability in this world, the Star Sea Kun's favorability towards Xu Xing would probably have been instantly boosted.
The most imposing-looking one was Little Star Sea Kun's uncle, who was also the leader of this group of Star Sea Kun. With a flick of its tail fin, four or five Star Sea Kun instantly dived underwater and brought up several sea monsters for Xu Xing.
"Eat as much as you want! There's plenty more!"
The fish they catch are all deep-sea fish that have not yet developed sentience. For cultivators, these deep-sea fish have no drawbacks other than being difficult to catch.
If the timing weren't so bad, Xu Xing would have loved to grill a few batches of fish right there to satisfy his stomach.
After seeing off the overly excited Star Sea Kun, Xu Xing immediately began preparing for his plan.
Teleportation artifacts are essential. Fortunately, Dong Xinglan and Qing Yazi, who received the pills and artifacts, quickly sent over a large amount of spirit stones and materials. In particular, the Liuyun Sect sent over almost all the refining materials they could use.
The Flowing Cloud Sect provided the materials for refining weapons, while the Water Cloud Immortal Capital provided the materials for refining pills. For a time, the alchemy furnaces and weapon-refining furnaces in the Void Spirit Space operated day and night without stopping.
The demons never imagined that their combined efforts to create the "Immortal Condensation Pill" and Demon Blood Poison would be slower than the speed at which they could refine the Poison Dissolving Pill...
Xu Xing herself wasn't idle either. She took out the Azure Feather Heavenly Fire Furnace and began to seize the time to refine the Eternal Regret Pill and the Forget-Worry Powder.
Don't demons like to control magical beasts? Then let them taste the bitterness of being devoured.
Although he was on an island, Xu Xing learned about the latest progress of the Immortal Alliance through the messages on his spiritual machine. It was said that they were already organizing cultivators to cross the sea, and this time they wanted to take the lead in shifting the battlefield to the Demon Realm.
Xu Xing had previously thought that the Immortal Alliance was just an empty shell, but he didn't expect that they were just low-key in ordinary times, but they were very helpful when it came to serious matters.
What shocked Xu Xing the most was that she received a sect establishment permit from the Immortal Alliance while she was on this deserted island in the middle of the sea with no idea of where it was located!
Also included are two copies of "Guide to Establishing a Clan" and "Must-Read Handbook for Clan Leaders," which are covered with dense writing.
Xu Xing glanced at it with great surprise. It was basically that although her Qingyun Sect had not yet been officially established, she was granted special permission because of her special contributions to the Immortal Alliance. They hoped that she would make the Qingyun Sect bigger and stronger.
Xu Xing found it somewhat amusing; it turned out that her master had already helped her apply to establish the Qingyun Sect.
As for its special contribution, it should be the Detoxifying Pill, right?
What Xu Xing didn't know was that, with her continuous supply of pills and magical artifacts, this joint human and demon race's demon-slaying operation was going more smoothly than ever before.
Although the pills and magical artifacts are not of high quality, the sheer quantity makes up for it!
Anyone who encounters an opponent who can take pills one after another during a battle, like eating sugar pills, will question their existence.
If the demons hadn't released a large number of bloodthirsty demonic beasts and controlled puppet demonic soldiers, this battle would probably have already ended.
But the demons, who had given everything to offer the body of a "true dragon" to the Demon Lord, were not afraid. Although they suffered defeat after defeat, they still firmly believed that as long as the Demon Lord descended upon the world, the world would be devoured by demonic energy!
As for the Golden Serpent Palace...
Xu Xing looked at the message "Yunxi" sent him and was quite certain that it was in Sheng Qing's voice.
She told Xu Xing to return to the Golden Serpent Palace immediately and stop worrying about the Demon Realm, but her master didn't react in any particular way and remained calm.
"Did Master have a fight with the Snake King?"
Xu Xing poked the little puppet that was handing her the materials, "Senior brother, did Master say anything to you?"
Perhaps because his body was bound by the puppet, Shen Du's reaction was noticeably slower than usual. He looked at Xu Xing, his blue eyes flashing, and after a long while, he slowly said, "I didn't say anything."
The little puppet looked at Xu Xing's right wrist. Thanks to the effects of the pill, the wound had healed, and there was no sign of injury at all.
After leaving the Demon Realm, she never mentioned where the wound came from, nor did she mention the people she met in the Misty Array.
"Senior brother, it was Senior Brother Xiang who led you into the blood pool, right?"
Seemingly understanding what Shen Du was thinking, Xu Xing asked softly.
"good."
Shen Du paused for a moment. Xiang Yuquan had helped him find Xu Xing, but Xu Xing's arrest was entirely his fault. Although Shen Du understood that Xiang Yuquan had his reasons, he would never take it upon himself to forgive him on Xu Xing's behalf.
Xu Xing suddenly sighed, "No wonder Senior Brother Xiang hasn't contacted me using his spiritual power. He must be embarrassed."
Shen Du was taken aback, but then he heard Xu Xing laugh and say, "Once we rescue Senior Brother Xiang, we must make him roast meat for Xuanjian Peak for a year!"
The chest cavity of the small puppet body was empty, but Shen Du felt a pang of tenderness in his heart and could hardly look away from Xu Xing's smiling face.
She thought to herself, "She's always so smart and considerate."
"good."
In short, Shen Du continued to use the small puppet's slender limbs to nimbly run around, assisting Xu Xing in refining pills.
Although Shen Du was not an alchemist, he had learned about some pill formulas through exposure to his surroundings. With his help, Xu Xing's speed, which was already several times faster than that of ordinary alchemists, became even faster.
After several days of immersing himself in alchemy, Xu Xing finally had a moment to glance at Lingji, only to find that Wen Yao had sent him a message.
"Xu Xu, we encountered a strange demon in Yan Sui Mountain. He seems to know you."
In fact, Wen Yao and Zuo Qiuxu encountered not only the demon race, but also Xiang Yuquan.
"He is still breathing."
Ah Hao handed the blood-covered Xiang Yuquan to Zuo Qiuxu, saying, "It's not safe here. Come with me."
Wen Yao and Zuo Qiuxu exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with wariness and suspicion towards this suddenly appearing demon general. "You..."
"I know Fairy Xu Xing."
Ah Hao turned his head and hurriedly explained. Seeing a team of patrolling demon soldiers walking over, he said with a stern face and a sharp aura, "I have already checked this place and there is no suspicious aura. You go and patrol the north side of the mountain."
Upon hearing Xu Xing's name, Wen Yao hesitated for a moment, but her senior brother Xiang looked so miserable that any further delay would have dire consequences.
Regardless of whether Senior Brother Xiang kidnapped Xu Xu, he did help Chen Du infiltrate the Demon Cave, and Wen Yao couldn't possibly stand by and watch him die.
Following Ahao to a secluded cave, Wen Yao became increasingly uneasy. This was deep within the Yan Sui Mountains. If this demon general truly had malicious intentions, they would all be doomed.
“This is my cave dwelling. No demons will come here. You can rest here for now, and I will find a chance to send you out.”
Ah Hao gave a few words of advice, when suddenly a woman's voice came from outside the cave, "You still know how to come back? Get over here."
He lowered his eyes, placed several layers of restrictions on the cave, nodded to Wen Yao and the other person, and hurriedly left.
Yuan Li coldly looked at Ahao, who was sinister and powerful in front of outsiders but always meek and obedient in front of her, and said, "Can't even find a person, you're a piece of trash."
Ah Hao was silent for a moment before finally speaking, "Sister, are you really going to cooperate with Xiao Mu? He failed once before, and this time..."
Yuan Li paused slightly, "This is not something you can interfere with."
She curled her lips into a knowing smile, "I'll cooperate with whoever can bring me the greatest benefits."
"Also, you should call me 'Demon Lord'."
Yuan Li raised her hand and patted Ahao's handsome, mature face with its sharp features. "Remember your place."
Why won't your sister tell him anything? It seems she only sees him as a convenient weapon, a dog that bites.
But he didn't care.
Ah Hao gently touched the spot where Yuan Li had touched, his dark eyes revealing no emotion.
Sister, I will give you everything you want, and the final winner will never be Xiao Mu, so let me make the choice for you this time.
Inside the cave, Wen Yao was cleaning Xiang Yuquan's wounds. Seeing that demonic energy was still wrapped around the large and small wounds on his body, she knew that his internal organs must be burning and he was suffering terribly.
She looked away with some reluctance, while Zuo Qiuxu beside her already had tears in his eyes.
"Did I misunderstand Senior Brother Xiang? He must have his reasons. I shouldn't have doubted him."
Zuo Qiuxu held back his tears and applied the medicine powder to a place that Wen Yao couldn't easily touch. He then noticed that Xiang Yuquan had a golden scale embedded in his chest.
My senior brother is actually...
Demon race?
Jade Cloud Sect, Qingling Peak.
Two of Feng Ling's three disciples have gone missing, making the already quiet and sparsely populated Qingling Peak even more desolate. Zhao Linglan noticed something was wrong as soon as she came out of seclusion.
The martial artists who were serving her were overjoyed to see her emerge from seclusion. "Fairy Zhao, you've finally come out of seclusion! Go and persuade the Peak Master!"
What happened to Master?
Zhao Linglan was puzzled and followed Feng Ling's aura to the back mountain, only to find that the once lush back mountain was now barren, and the entire peak had been almost leveled by the violent spiritual power!
She frantically searched for a familiar figure and finally found the exhausted Feng Ling under a pile of collapsed rocks.
"Master? Are you alright?"
Feng Ling lifted his eyelids and looked at her quietly, his usually aloof eyes devoid of any light. "Linglan, I must be a terrible master, right?"
The eldest disciple knew that Feng Zhun was not dead but kept it from her, while the second disciple ran away to the Demon Realm without a word.
She was not a good teacher.
Back then, believing that her brother had been murdered by Shen Du, she disregarded her status and targeted Shen Du at every turn, never giving him a kind look. Even later, when she took a liking to Xu Xing, she still harbored resentment towards him because of his close relationship with Shen Du.
The funny thing is, Feng Zhun didn't die at all. He made a fool of everyone, and now you're all heartbroken and crying for him. Doesn't that seem ridiculous?
"Master..."
Zhao Linglan didn't know why she said that, and was about to comfort her when Feng Ling, who had been venting her anger for several days, fainted in her arms.
After settling Feng Ling into the cave, Zhao Linglan took out her spiritual sense and wanted to know what had happened.
Upon looking at it, she was immediately shocked and her eyes widened. Feng Zhun, her senior uncle, was not dead? Was a great war between immortals and demons about to begin?
Wait, why did Xu Xu and Senior Brother Zuo Qiu both go to the Demon Realm? Are they alright?
...
A month later, Xu Xing successfully set up a medium-sized teleportation array on the island that could accommodate dozens of people at the same time.
After placing enough spirit stones to power it for ten years, she summoned the Little Star Sea Kun and skillfully bargained, "Keep an eye on it for me, one beast spirit pill every three days, how about that?"
The little starfish blinked its big eyes and happily spat out a jet of water, "Don't worry!"
Xu Xing showed no remorse for employing child laborers. He even casually put the star soil that the little guy had just spat out into his spatial storage, and then patted the little star sea kun's head with satisfaction.
Just as she was about to head to the Demon Realm with the results of her month's work, she noticed that Yu Jingzi, who had been sleeping for a whole month due to inhaling too much sleeping powder, had finally woken up in the illusory space.
During this time, the Demon-Eating Bell also absorbed all the demonic energy from his body.
With a thought, Xu Xing returned the demon core that Yu Jingzi hadn't even warmed up to her hand.
She weighed the demon core in her palm, which had dimmed considerably, and released Yu Jingzi directly. "I think you've lived too long and your mind isn't quite right. You should stay here and play with the sea beasts."
Yujingzi, "..."
He was silent for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "You saved me, I can help you."
"Forget it." Xu Xing glanced at him disdainfully. Yu Jingzi's cultivation level was even lower than hers. What help could he possibly be? As long as he didn't cause any trouble, that was enough.
For some reason, Xu Xing was quite tolerant of Yu Jingzi. Perhaps it was because the two of them were now artificially created, incongruous half-dragons.
and……
I feel sorry for Yu Jingzi, who has been struggling for so many years and has not only gained nothing, but has also been used as a pawn by others.
Yu Jingzi looked at her and suddenly took out a black token. "You can use this to contact Yuan Li. As long as there are enough benefits, she will cooperate with you."
Xu Xing was somewhat surprised. It turned out that Yuan Li and Xiao Mu were not on the same side now.
She took the token, raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Thanks."
"By the way, didn't you want to see a real dragon?"
Xu Xing picked up the little puppet, activated the teleportation artifact, and left with the final words, "I will let you see it, so you'd better live a long life."
In the ethereal space, the golden dragon suddenly raised its head. Did Xu Xing discover something?
The little puppet, being carried around, futilely twitched its thin legs a couple of times, trying to prove that it could walk on its own.
Xu Xing pretended not to hear, knowing that she wouldn't get this benefit once her senior brother returned to his body!
After attaching countless concealment talismans to her body, she stepped into the vortex and instantly disappeared from the spot.
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