diskusbooks Chapter 127 Beast Tide 29
Chapter 127 Beast Tide 29
Xuanze was moving very fast. Just as he was about to leave the Qingli Mountains, Immortal Lord Qingxu seemed to remember something and ordered them to turn back.
Cheng Jiu had entered a state of sagehood due to the battle just now.
She was so tired that she had almost no spiritual energy left.
However, thanks to the little fox girl, she made a further breakthrough in her secret arts.
If someone could sense it, they would see a green vortex gathering around Cheng Jiu.
Unlike the domineering nature of Immortal Lord Qingxu, Cheng Jiu's nature is condensed and not scattered. Who says gentleness can't be a knife?
However, Cheng Jiu cannot maintain this state indefinitely, as it is very mentally taxing. If his attention is slightly distracted, his spiritual energy will dissipate.
They cannot yet achieve what Immortal Lord Qingxu can, almost instinctively, by creating a vortex of spiritual energy around their body anytime, anywhere.
But Cheng Jiu was already very satisfied with such a big breakthrough. This is what they call a blessing in disguise, and a misfortune in disguise.
Near the inner edge, the big black bear also got up early, but she hadn't sensed the arrival of Immortal Lord Qingxu and the others. She also needed to fill her stomach, so she chose to go hunting.
Sensing the icy aura of Immortal Lord Qingxu, it rushed towards the two of them.
"Roar!" The big black bear roared at the two of them, as if asking if the problem was solved.
"After a while, the beast tide will gradually return. Would you like to come with us to Guiyuan Sect?" Immortal Lord Qingxu asked.
Cheng Jiu echoed his master: "Yes, you've helped us so much."
You may be driven by beast tides at any time in the forest, and you may not be so lucky to meet me and my master next time.
"Come with us to the Guiyuan Sect. The Guiyuan Sect will help you transform from a demon beast into a spirit beast. Don't you miss your two children?"
This persuasive argument, a mix of threats and enticement, was too much for the black bear to resist, and it transformed into a spirit beast! This was a temptation that no demon beast could resist.
Is it really possible? If it is, this is an incredible opportunity that has fallen from the sky. Only a fool would refuse.
The black bear seemed to have some intelligence, and upon hearing this, it immediately nodded. It roared at the two of them, as if telling them to wait there for a moment.
Immortal Lord Qingxu and Cheng Jiu wanted it to return to the Yuan Sect with them, so there was nothing wrong with that.
The big black bear ran towards its cave. Since it was leaving, it should take its belongings with it. Even this beast knew the saying "a poor home makes for a rich journey."
But it was clearly not such an obedient monster that simply packed up the things in its cave.
Since it's leaving, it should properly inform the neighbors so they won't be too sad about its departure.
Besides, since it's leaving, we should at least give it something to show our care, right?
To avoid making Immortal Lord Qingxu and Cheng Jiu wait too long and become impatient, the big black bear only visited a few of the neighbors it had its eye on from the beginning.
In a short time, about half an hour later, the big black bear came running over from a distance, panting.
Besides that, all that could be heard from the distant territory of the great black bear were the roars of demonic beasts. If translated into human language, they would probably be uttering extremely vulgar curses.
This rogue bear was restless even on the eve of its departure!
Meanwhile, Immortal Lord Qingxu and Cheng Jiu were unaware of what had happened over there. Now that they had caught the beast, they decided not to delay any longer and returned to their sect!
Immortal Lord Qingxu took out his Spirit Pouch and put the big black bear inside.
Cheng Jiu couldn't help but glance at it a few more times. This was a ninth-grade spirit-controlling pouch, which theoretically could hold any living creature.
However, precisely because of its powerful effects, the eighth-grade and above Spirit Control Pouches are among the most difficult items to refine, and there are only a handful in the entire cultivation world.
After putting away the big black bear, Xuanze took to the air again. Because of the two large ice blocks hanging from his claws, Qingxu Immortal Lord did not open the spatial passage.
Because these two are rejected by the Heavenly Dao, and Xuanze is not skilled in space within the spatial passage, the Heavenly Dao's rejection might send them to who-knows-where.
These two items are still somewhat useful for now, but they need to be brought back to the sect to unleash their full potential.
If they are exiled, they will probably have to go looking for them.
Taking all the above into consideration, Immortal Lord Qingxu did not open a spatial passage to travel as before, but that's alright, it's not far from Guiyuan Sect, and Xuanze can reach the sect today at his speed.
Why not put the mother and daughter into the Spirit Pouch? Because the Spirit Pouch is too powerful, and it might fall into the hands of evil people who would use it for evil purposes.
The Heavenly Dao added a restriction to the Spirit Control Pouch: people cannot be taken into the Spirit Control Pouch.
Although these two fox spirits were disliked by the Heavenly Dao, they could still be considered demons in essence, and demons were no different from humans in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao.
Therefore, the spirit pouch cannot hold these two ice blocks.
Upon arriving at Guiyuan Sect, the sect leader and elders were already waiting there. In the center of the square, Xuanze threw two blocks of ice on the ground without any pity. Fortunately, Qingxu Immortal Lord was frozen solid. Although the commotion was a bit loud, his body inside was still intact.
"You've worked hard!" the sect leader said to Immortal Lord Qingxu, then glanced at the fox girl and her daughter on the ground: "Their souls are still relatively well preserved. As expected of the demon race's methods."
I've already informed the other sects about this. The Cloud Soaring Sect will bring their Soul Mirror, and the other sects will come as well.
Immortal Lord Qingxu nodded, but still gave a heads-up: "They won't tell the truth."
One is a demon, and the other is a traitor of the demon race. They have no sense of identity with the Xuan Tian Continent. How could they possibly confess honestly?
"They have no choice but to confess. We'll have the immortals collect their souls then, so it doesn't matter whether they confess or not," the sect leader said with a cold snort. "The formations in the wilderness have very strong traces of the demon race!"
"The Ghost Emperor said he didn't want them to disappear from the Xuan Tian Continent," Qingxu Immortal Lord added.
"No problem! Just have the two immortals keep an eye on them and make sure their souls don't dissipate!" The sect leader waved his hand and ordered his men to carry the two fox girls away.
Cheng Jiu looked left and right. Realizing there was nothing for him to do, and seeing that the two had temporarily ended their conversation, Cheng Jiu bowed and left.
Immortal Lord Qingxu and the Sect Master nodded. After she left, the two went to another place and arrived at the Sect Master's Peak.
Cheng Jiu, on the other hand, was already exhausted and rode the little cloud beast back to Canglan Peak without stopping.
I took a long, relaxing bath.
Cheng Jiu slowly moved on the bed and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
On the other side, Immortal Lord Qingxu sat opposite the sect leader.
"This is troublesome!" The sect leader sat in his chair, his brows furrowing as he thought of the two fox girls. "I didn't expect that the demons would be involved. According to you, the altar couldn't have been built in a day."
And then there's that ghost spirit. So many corpses were transported into the Qingli Mountains, yet the Guiyuan Sect didn't notice a thing.
There must be forces from the cultivation world involved behind this. What exactly are those families trying to do?
The sect leader didn't need to guess much; this rogue cultivator was absolutely incapable of accomplishing it. These guys were very disorganized and acted independently.
It would be absolutely impossible to deceive the Guiyuan Sect without investing enormous manpower and resources.
After eliminating all incorrect answers, there's no doubt that some families have joined forces again.
They actually dared to ally with the demons! Thinking of this, the sect leader's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "It seems that the sect has been too lenient with these families. It's time to issue a clan extermination order!"
"However, how did all those ghosts manage to commit such heinous acts without the sect's knowledge?"
The sect leader was puzzled. According to Immortal Lord Qingxu, with so many people dying, it was impossible for the five major sects not to know. You said that it was understandable that Guiyuan Sect wouldn't notice the transportation of corpses, after all, the Qingli Mountain Range covers such a vast area.
The altar was not close to the Guiyuan Sect, and with the help of array masters to cover it up, and with the investment of manpower and resources, it was difficult, but not impossible, to deceive the Guiyuan Sect.
But with so many people, it's impossible to leave no trace, unless it's a lawless area, but even that's impossible.
Ever since Immortal Lord Qingxu discovered the demon attack at Yunxiao Sect, and then discovered a small, lawless town that was not only parasitized by demons, but whose inhabitants were also suffering from their oppression.
The five major sects joined forces and used ruthless methods to bring these neglected towns under the control of the cultivation world. And these corpses couldn't possibly be from more than ten years ago!
According to Qingxu, this should have happened in the last few years. The sect leader has been determined, and there are no records of large-scale deaths in the other sects.
Immortal Lord Qingxu poured himself a cup of tea and slowly said, "Those ghosts and spirits have no spiritual power; they come from the mortal realm!"
"The mortal realm?" The sect leader exclaimed in surprise. "They actually dare to get involved?"
"This time, my disciple and I broke the formation. One of the formations was hidden in a study. The items in the study were all things used by the Sage of Literature to prove his Dao!" The more Qingxu Immortal Lord thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. So he left it until now to tell the sect leader that the relationship between the mortal world and the cultivation world was really complicated.
The sect leader sat in his chair and pondered for a long time: "I don't think the mortal world has that much power yet, but we still need to give them a warning."
"It just so happens that several of the sect's promising young talents have also broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. It's time to send them down to gain some experience! Grandmaster Uncle Qingxu, what do you think?"
"Why are you calling me that again?" Qingxu Immortal Lord's tone was helpless. He didn't know who he had raised this kind of personality with, and even his disciples were particularly concerned about so-called seniority.
But cultivators have incredibly long lifespans; how could they possibly recognize each other's generation after several generations? However, he also knew that this was his nature from a long time ago, and he was used to it, so he let him call him whatever he wanted: "You are the sect leader, so you can decide this matter! I brought a black bear with me this time."
"Is there anything special about this black bear?" the sect leader asked. If it were just an ordinary black bear, Qingxu Immortal Lord wouldn't be saying this here.
"According to my disciple, it adopted a small iron-eating beast that could serve as a priest. Although the Heavenly Dao's attitude is still unclear, I think it would be a very good beast to break the ice if the two races were to negotiate." Qingxu Immortal Lord also considered this, which is why he went back to bring it back to Yuanzong.
The sect leader nodded: "It would be a good idea to negotiate if we really have to, but the demon beast is really too ugly. Let's hand it over to the disciples at the rental office! They are very good at raising spirit beasts."
"That's what I was thinking too, and I've already sent Xuanze there." Immortal Lord Qingxu nodded and said, "I'm letting you know so you can give instructions to the rental office and have a clear understanding of the situation."
"Thank you so much, Grandmaster Uncle, for thinking of me so much." The sect leader smiled at Immortal Lord Qingxu.
"Is everything alright in Qingyang?" Immortal Lord Qingxu was still concerned about his friend.
"Don't worry, just as I said, there are many traces of the demon race at that altar. Grandmaster Qingyang is taking samples with the recording stone. These will be irrefutable evidence when negotiating with the demon race!" The sect leader explained why Immortal Lord Qingyang hadn't returned yet.
Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Qingxu took out a recording stone from his ring and tossed it to the sect leader: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that these are some images of the altar I dealt with. I thought they could be used as evidence later."
The sect leader reached out and took the recording stone, placing it on his forehead. The soul of a Dao Integration Realm cultivator was incredibly powerful, and he instantly scanned all the information within the recording stone.
"Grandmaster Uncle's disciple is indeed exceptionally talented. To be able to contend with a Mahayana cultivator for so long with only a Nascent Soul stage cultivation is a legend that people today would love to talk about."
Immortal Lord Qingxu sipped his tea and said casually, "It was nothing more than dealing with a puppet in the Mahayana stage a few times. My disciple is still young. With a few more years of experience, he will be more composed when he encounters this matter again."
The sect leader was utterly impressed. A Nascent Soul cultivator being able to contend with a Mahayana stage puppet was nothing special.
Let's take a few more years to mature and be more composed. Will we then suppress the major stages of our development and launch a decisive attack?
However, considering Cheng Jiu's displayed movement techniques, formations, and formidable basic strength, the sect leader couldn't really say anything disapproving; he could only feel a pang of envy in his heart.
His eldest apprentice is quite good too; he can even help with official business! He's no less capable than his apprentice!
Although he didn't say it aloud, his eyes conveyed it all.
On the surface, Immortal Lord Qingxu remained calm, but in reality, he had already seen through the sect leader's thoughts. He felt inexplicably comfortable. Yes, his disciple was just that outstanding!
The matter was over, and the sect leader, not wanting to witness Immortal Lord Qingxu's veiled boasting, told the guests to leave.
Immortal Lord Qingxu did not linger and returned to his own Canglan Peak.
He went to check on Cheng Jiu first, and found Cheng Jiu sleeping soundly in bed. He didn't disturb him and returned to his Qingxu Palace.
I bought a lot of things in Liyang City last time, especially the monster meat, which I need to process.
Immortal Lord Qingxu then realized he had bought too much. Should he turn it all into spirit beast food for Xuanze?
Xuanze shook his head frantically. Making spirit beast food was actually a bit like alchemy. As for the taste of Qingxu Immortal Lord's alchemy pills, opinions vary.
However, Immortal Lord Qingxu is a skilled cook, so the two dishes might not taste too bad together.
Of course, it's just a possibility, but Xuanze doesn't want to gamble. If it's actually refined, are Cheng Jiu and his two little ones just going to eat it?
It's impossible no matter how you look at it, okay.
The two little ones aren't disciples of Immortal Lord Qingxu, so the principle of special affection between grandparents and grandchildren applies everywhere!
In the end, it will all be showing off in its mouth.
Xuan Zeguang shuddered at the thought of comparing the pills and potions refined by Immortal Lord Qingxu.
Forget it, it's better to eat this meat, which it already finds not very fresh, than the spirit beast food refined by Immortal Lord Qingxu.
To be a dragon, you shouldn't be greedy for short-term gains; you should think long-term and know how to avoid risks!
Xuanze nodded steadily. "That's right, to be a dragon, one must be like it."
Seeing Xuanze's strong refusal, Immortal Lord Qingxu did not press the matter.
He's very busy too. Well, I was just asking casually, so he might not have time to make a lot of spirit beast food for Xuanze.
Since that's the case, then forget it. I'll just take this time to refine a few more sets of ninth-grade magic robes for my little apprentice.
Yes, the defense needs to be strengthened a bit, so that when we encounter powerful enemies in the future, the defensive armor won't only be of limited use.