The four golden-armored guards standing behind him were all startled.
Sangzhong City is so big, yet a prince like him has nowhere to live except for a palace?
Even they couldn't fool them with that excuse!
I've heard that His Highness Prince Zhan has been in the Demon Realm for over a hundred years, yet he's still just as incapable of making up a lie!
They were having second thoughts when the Demon Lord stared at Zhan Wang for a moment and then said, "Then let's go back!"
As he spoke, he turned around.
Qinghan's face lit up with joy, and he was about to follow.
As the two turned around, and the four hesitated, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and dense purple clouds filled the sky. Several figures, accompanied by lightning, came rushing in, unleashing their most powerful attack. The four joined forces, and a giant fireball seemed to condense in the air, with thunder rumbling within, pressing down on the place where they were.
Qinghan was shocked and was about to go forward when someone suddenly pulled her back.
Geng Qi pulled the person behind him and flung him away. The boy staggered backward and was caught before he hit the ground. Due to the momentum, Qing Han leaned back involuntarily. Before he could regain his footing in the air, someone above him teased, "You seem to have gained quite a bit of weight in the past few days."
"..."
Qinghan froze for a moment, then quickly stood up straight, turned her head away, and ignored him.
Xie Beiying didn't mind, and put his hands on the boy's shoulders, whispering a few words in his ear. The boy's handsome face turned slightly red, and he stopped his movement as if he was about to avoid him.
Before the two, Geng Qi, his face full of black lines, met the attack from the air with one hand. The fireball, large enough to cover the entire Demon Palace, was frozen in mid-air. A golden whip flashed in his hand, transforming into a sharp blade, which went straight into the center of the fireball and shattered it. The purple fireball suddenly rose into the air and exploded more than a hundred feet above the Demon Palace. Sparks fell like meteorites. Fortunately, the Demon Palace was sturdy enough and the surrounding area was barren land for a hundred miles, otherwise it might have turned into a forest fire!
After the fireball shattered, Geng Qi looked up and saw four people standing in the air. Before the smile on his lips could even form, something fell rapidly from the center of the explosion, obscured by the sunlight, but it just brushed past him. He suddenly realized something, but it was too late. After the golden light brushed past him, it rose from his feet and enveloped him completely.
"Your Excellency!"
Someone outside shouted, and in the blink of an eye, the vision dimmed, turning into a deep blue.
Like stars in the night sky, an extremely beautiful scene, with stars twinkling right beside him, Geng Qi raised his hand to pick up one and said with a faint smile: "I thought the righteous sects had improved their skills, but I didn't expect them to invite a great Buddha."
"..."
"Does Saint Zhifeng think this formation can trap me?"
Across the sea of stars, a figure slowly appeared, dressed in white with silver hair, adorned with a wooden hairpin depicting flowing clouds and chasing the moon. He stood there with an air of otherworldly grace, staring at the trapped people.
This was the first time Geng Qi had looked directly at this person. He saw that the man had a friendly smile on his face and did not look like he was about to start a fight at all.
The Nascent Soul is the true essence, the Transformation God is the supreme being, and only by cultivating to the Return to Emptiness can one become a saint. The sect leader of the Tianzhi Sect was revered as a saint a hundred years ago, and his cultivation must be even more advanced by now.
He didn't openly probe the person's cultivation level; probing was itself a sign of weakness.
After a brief standoff, Yan Lie spoke first: "I have come to make a deal with His Majesty the Demon Lord."
Geng Qi asked, "What kind of deal?"
Yan Lie raised his hand, and a golden halo appeared in his palm.
Geng Qi was slightly startled, but showed no sign on his face. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "What does the Sage mean by this?"
"The Demon Lord should recognize this item."
"..." Of course I recognize it; it's the glass heart fragments he's collecting!
He was still thinking about how to get it from the back of Shangxu Peak without implicating Rongyu, but now it came to him without any effort.
Geng Qi turned the jade thumb ring on his thumb; the taskbar was still displayed on the system interface.
He frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "What is the purpose of going to the back mountain?"
system:
"..." Trash!
The mission stated that he was going to the forbidden area in the back mountain, rather than explicitly stating that it was for the fragments of the Glazed Heart. If he took the item now, he would have to make another trip later, and if the deal was completed, he would not achieve his original goal.
Geng Qi's eyes narrowed, and he smiled, "As far as I know, none of the disciples of the Tianzhi Sect have been afflicted by the Gu poison. Is it worth it for a sage to bring out such a precious item just for the benefit of others?"
The only deal Geng Qi could think of that could be made with him was the matter of disciples of righteous sects being poisoned by Gu.
But this deal brought him no benefit whatsoever!
Or does it mean that after becoming a saint, he is called a saint and that he is truly going to be a saint?
Yan Lie did not respond. Geng Qi continued, "Has the Sage considered that the Gu worms devour the human body's spiritual veins? Once a person's spiritual veins are completely destroyed, the Gu worms will seek a new host. I have no need to make this deal with you. As long as the Gu worms completely destroy the righteous sects, dealing with just one Tianzhi Sect will sooner or later make this fragment of the sacred artifact my own. Although the Sage has offered to hand it over, the Sage should know that this thing is not worth the conditions the Sage has set!"
Yan Lie's smile faded slightly: "What does the Demon Lord intend to do?"
Geng Qi didn't mince words. "It's simple. Exchange this fragment for half of the antidote. As for the other half, I have other conditions. And I hope that someone else will come to negotiate with me."
"Who should we replace?"
"Your sect's exceptionally talented young sect master, True Person Ling Yuan!"
"..."
Geng Qi laughed wildly, watching the friendliness on the person opposite him gradually disappear, his expression turning gloomy.
Yan Lie pondered for a moment: "If the righteous people fight to the death, does Your Majesty the Demon Lord have the confidence to win completely?"
It is both a rebuttal and a threat.
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