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Chapter 91: Reversing the Situation
When they were about to enter the Yufu Mountain, Li Yuanqing left the Little Ba Serpent and Hu Jiujiu behind. He went up the mountain alone. He did not know if the legendary invincible Patriarch of the Yufu Mountain was dead or alive.
Therefore, when Li Yuanqing went up the mountain, he used the Shadowless Art together with the Sand Escape Technique. Not only was his speed fast, but the disciples on the Yufu Mountain could not sense his arrival. At most, they felt like a gust of wind had blown past them. The speed of the wind was a little fast.
Li Yuanqing did not stop at the foot of the Yufu Mountain. His mind was filled with the information that Zhaoyang had prepared for him. According to the information she gave, the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain was about fourth or fifth-grade of Grotto-Heaven Realm.
Li Zhengye's Martial Uncle Ma should be at the fourth-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm. There was another fourth-grade and two third-grade experts on the Yufu Mountain.
There were only twenty to thirty first-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm disciples left, as well as hundreds of eighth-grade and ninth-grade martial artists.
The Yufu Mountain should have sent many disciples to the catacombs with the appearance of the catacombs in the Yufu Kingdom, as well as the experts guarding the new Emperor in the palace.
There was only one fifth-grade expert on the Yufu Mountain now and it should be the Sect Master. There's still a fourth-grade expert and two third-grade experts. Li Yuanqing could not be bothered to pay attention to the remaining first and second-grade disciples.
He had come this time to resolve the matter of the Northern Kingdom. He could make the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain lower his head and even suffer some losses. And made him swear not to interfere in the feud between the Northern Kingdom and the Yufu Kingdom.
It was not difficult to deal with the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain, but they still had an Old Ancestor. Once the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain was still alive, the day he came out of seclusion would very likely be the day the Northern Kingdom was destroyed.
Moreover, who knew when the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain would come out of seclusion? If he was lucky and reached the Spirit Transformation realm before the Old Ancestor came out of seclusion, the crisis of the Northern Kingdom would be completely resolved.
At present, apart from that Old Ancestor of Yufu Mountain, no one on Yufu Mountain was Li Yuanqing's match.
Therefore, he calculated in his heart for a long time and finally made up his mind. He would use peaceful means before resorting to force. After all, the Yufu Mountain only had a grudge with him because of Li Zhengye, but Li Zhengye was already dead. If the Yufu Mountain was willing to give up on interfering in the feud between the two countries, then everything would be fine.
When Li Yuanqing found the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain, he happened to meet the disciples of the Yufu Mountain discussing matters. This scene reminded him of the seven great clans, but Li Yuanqing did not move.
This was because he heard someone say that not far from the Yufu Mountain, there was actually a Ba Serpent. Moreover, the Ba Serpent's realm was quite high. Such a vicious beast could be captured to be the divine beast guarding the mountain.
Ba-Serpent? Divine Beast to guard the mountain? Haha, he probably didn't tell the Little Ba Serpent what to do. This fellow was huge, so it should have been discovered by this disciple of the Yufu Mountain.
"Sect Master, that Ba Serpent's realm is probably almost at the fourth-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm. This is extremely rare. Being discovered by our disciples is simply a gift from the heavens…"
"However, this vicious beast is too powerful. Sect Master, Martial Uncle Ma, and the others have to take action. It's just that the timing isn't right. After all, the matter of the Northern Kingdom has yet to be resolved. What if…"
In the meeting hall, the disciples of the Yufu Mountain all had their own opinions. Fourth-grade vicious beasts were very powerful, even if the Sect Master and the others attacked together. There was also a certain degree of danger. If anyone was injured or the experts of the Northern Kingdom took advantage of the situation, it would be bad.
However, if they did not capture such a vicious beast, the people on the Yufu Mountain would probably not be able to eat or sleep in peace. After all, fourth-grade vicious beasts were too rare.
Li Yuanqing stood silently in the meeting hall and listened to these people. He felt a little pity for them. He was already standing beside them, yet none of them could sense him. And they wanted to scheme against his Little Ba-Serpent?
Idiots! Stupid and greedy idiots.
"Ahem ahem! This vicious beast has an owner. If you want to snatch its beast, shouldn't you ask its owner if he agrees? So this is how the people of the Yufu Mountain are?" Li Yuanqing finally could not help but cough twice. He directly revealed himself in front of everyone and shook his head as he spoke. He looked at these people with disdain and pity.
Li Yuanqing's sudden appearance shocked everyone in the meeting hall. Someone couldn't help but retreat, looking at Li Yuanqing with fear.
Who was this person? He had actually silently reached the most important place on the Yufu Mountain? Wouldn't it be easy for such a person to kill them?
When someone thought of this question, they felt a chill on their necks and their hearts were filled with panic. Since when was the Yufu Mountain like the gate of a vegetable garden? Did others get to enter and leave as they pleased? This was an immortal mountain, the holy land of the Yufu Kingdom!
"Who are you? Why have you come to my Yufu Mountain?" The Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain was shocked. He had never been so panicked before. This was the first time he had encountered such a thing after being the Sect Master for decades. If this was an enemy, the Yufu Mountain would be finished.
No, the Yufu Mountain still had an Old Ancestor, an invincible Old Ancestor in the Grotto-Heaven Realm. At the thought of this, he calmed down a little and shouted these words at Li Yuanqing. Unfortunately, he lost all his confidence when he said these words because he was flustered. There was no choice because the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain realized that he could not see through Li Yuanqing's realm at all.
"Why? Can't I come to the Yufu Mountain?" Li Yuanqing swept his gaze across the panicked disciples of the entire meeting hall and suddenly laughed. He had taken these people too seriously. In the entire Yufu Mountain, other than the Old Ancestor who was in seclusion, there was no one who he was afraid of.
Hahaha, how boring!
Faced with Li Yuanqing's rhetorical question, and looking at his carefree expression and unfathomable strength, the Sect Master of Yufu Mountain gritted his teeth and suddenly cupped his hands respectfully at Li Yuanqing. "Senior, are you here to look for my Old Ancestor? Old Ancestor is currently in seclusion. If there's anything, you can tell me…"
Li Yuanqing could not help but laugh at the way the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain addressed him as Senior and the polite words and fawning gaze. So this Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain was a paper tiger who was afraid of force? He was so famous for nothing. He thought this Sect Master was some kind of tough character? Why was he so timid? Why did it feel like when Father was still alive?
His father had been so tolerant back then because the founding Martial Saint had passed away. Could it be that the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain was also like this because of their Old Ancestor?
At the thought of this, Li Yuanqing did not stand on ceremony and said casually. "I don't think you should interfere in the feud between the Yufu Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom. If you insist on interfering, you can consider it…"
Since Li Yuanqing had his doubts, he planned to test him.
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Chapter 92: Have to be Humble
Under normal circumstances, if the Sect Master's attitude was firm and there was a hidden secret regarding the seclusion of the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain, the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain would be strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
Sure enough, Li Yuanqing's guess was right.
The Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain was stunned for a moment after his forceful questioning. However, he still had a fawning smile on his face. "Senior, it's not that we want to interfere. The Great Empress of the Northern Kingdom killed the grandson of the Old Ancestor, so we have to take revenge…"
"Oh, if you must take revenge, just ask your Old Ancestor to look for me. Your Yufu Mountain only has this little power left. Do you want your Old Ancestor to not have a single second-grade Grotto-Heaven realm disciple when he comes out of seclusion?" Li Yuanqing casually said. However, as he spoke, the Demon Slayer Sword appeared behind him with a whoosh. A total of 200 Demon Slayer Swords shone with a cold light, causing the expression of the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain to change drastically.
Moreover, when Li Yuanqing released the Demon Slayer Swords, he also summoned the Saint Extermination Stone. The Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain suddenly realized that his movements were restricted because he was too close to him.
In an instant, his hair stood on end. Li Yuanqing really wanted his life. He could kill him a few times.
The Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain was currently the strongest person on the Yufu Mountain. At this moment, he realized that his blood seemed to have been imprisoned and his entire body was drenched. Li Yuanqing was not joking. He was telling the truth.
It was too terrifying. He did not know who this person was. He was too terrifying.
"S-Senior, then we'll talk about the grudge between the Yufu Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom after the Old Ancestor comes out of seclusionâ"
The Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain immediately realized that none of them were Li Yuanqing's match. Before the Old Ancestor came out of seclusion, before they were sure if the Old Ancestor was dead or alive, they could not anger this person in front of them.
Otherwise, Yufu Mountain would probably be swept clean by him.
It would probably be as he said in the end. After the Old Ancestor came out of seclusion, he would discover that there was not a single disciple of a Martial Saint on the entire Yufu Mountain.
The Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain sent Li Yuanqing off. When he turned around, his Senior Brother Ma was a little unhappy. "Sect Master, why did you let this person leave just like that? You still haven't figured out his background? Moreover, won't people laugh at our Yufu Mountain if you let him go with just this sentence?"
Senior Brother Ma did not sense Li Yuanqing's strength because Li Yuanqing only fought with the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain for a moment. Others did not notice it, but the more this was the case, the more terrifying it was.
"Hmph, if Senior Brother Ma is unconvinced, you can go straight to that senior and ask him about his background. At the same time, you can tell him that you're from the Yufu Mountain."
The Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain had suffered a loss at Li Yuanqing's hands. He was forced to suffer in silence. Therefore, he would naturally mock Senior Brother Ma. Initially, some people were unconvinced, but when they saw the Sect Master like this, they all lowered their heads.
All of them had different expressions.
When did the Sect Master become so cowardly?
However, the attentive disciples quickly discovered that when the Sect Master left the meeting hall, his footsteps were unstable and there were even a few drops of blood on the ground. Was the Sect Master injured in just an instant?
That person was so terrifying? That's scary!
Only then did all the disciples of the Yufu Mountain feel a chill run down their spines. They were incomparably terrified. This was the first time they felt threatened, the first time they felt weak and helpless.
Li Yuanqing successfully resolved this matter. Just as he was about to leave the Yufu Mountain, a voice sounded in his mind.
[Do you want to sign in at the Yufu Mountain's Great Hall?]
He could sign in here?
Li Yuanqing was naturally overjoyed and immediately signed in. Soon, two more pieces of information appeared in his mind.
[Congratulations on signing in and receiving a hundredfold reward!]
[One: 100 books of various cultivation techniques of the Yufu Mountain.]
[Two: One piece of the Yufu Mountain Domain Fragment.]
Domain fragment?
Li Yuanqing was overjoyed because he realized that among all his treasures, the Saint Extermination Stone was the most useful. Today, he used the Saint Extermination Stone to control the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain for an instant. He had made him suffer internal injuries and created fear in his heart. That was why he did not dare to refuse his request.
In the past, when Li Yuanqing received the Saint Extermination Stone, he was still not sure what it was. However, as his strength and knowledge increased, Li Yuanqing discovered that the Saint Extermination Stone was very likely a domain-type treasure.
Usually, such treasures could only be obtained after a Martial Saint entered the Spirit Transformation realm. He had the support of the Sign-in system, but if he wanted to obtain more domains, he naturally had to fuse and strengthen the domain fragments bit by bit.
Therefore, Li Yuanqing did not hesitate at all and chose the second option, the Yufu Mountain Domain Fragment.
This thing automatically fused with the Saint Extermination Stone when he took it out, even though it was only the size of a fingernail. It was almost the same as his original guess.
Soon, Li Yuanqing, who could control the Saint Extermination Stone, discovered that the range of the Saint Extermination Stone's influence on his opponent had doubled.
The fusion of domain fragments was the best upgrade for the Saint Extermination Stone.
A mountain seemed to have appeared on the Saint Extermination Stone. Although it was very small, it vaguely resembled the Yufu Mountain. Moreover, Li Yuanqing sensed the range that the Saint Extermination Stone could control.
It was more than a hundred meters wide. This surprised him!
In other words, as long as he seized the initiative within a hundred meters and was not guarded against by some experts, almost no one could resist the Saint Extermination Stone. The fifth-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain was a precedent.
"Since there are domain fragments in the Yufu Mountain's Great Hall, I might be able to obtain domain fragments from other places. The Yufu Mountain is so big. I can't miss it so easily…"
Li Yuanqing made a decision in his heart. He would wander around the Yufu Mountain for the time being in case he obtained another domain fragment. Then he would make a killing.
Therefore, after Li Yuanqing settled the matter of the Northern Kingdom, he was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he wandered around the Yufu Mountain.
Soon, he figured out all the locations of the Yufu Mountain from the mountain gate to the Great Hall to the forbidden area at the back of the mountain. He was not interested in other places. The place he went to the most was the forbidden area behind the Yufu Mountain.
This was because when he was dealing with the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain in the Great Hall, he did not sense the aura of the Yufu Mountain's Old Ancestor. It was said that this Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain was in seclusion, but Li Yuanqing did not sense him at all. He did not sense any pressure either. This made him puzzled. After thinking about it, he realized that on the entire Yufu Mountain, the place where the Old Ancestor was most likely to be in seclusion was the forbidden area behind the Yufu Mountain.
Therefore, Li Yuanqing paid special attention to this place. Soon, he discovered something strange.
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Chapter 93: Accident
On this day, the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain brought a few people to tie up a martial artist. The martial artist's face was covered by a hood, and his appearance could not be seen clearly. He could only sense that he was at the peak of the ninth level. Moreover, judging from his strong body, he was a middle-aged man.
At this moment, that person was being carried by the two disciples of the Yufu Mountain. It was unknown if he was dead or alive, but he was being carried straight up to the back of the mountain.
This scene made Li Yuanqing, who had been paying attention to the forbidden area at the back of the mountain, activate the Shadowless Art. Then, he cooperated with the Sand Escape Technique and followed behind them.
Li Yuanqing's strength was high to begin with and the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain had a lot on his mind. Coupled with the fact that his strength was far inferior to Li Yuanqing, he did not notice that he was following him.
The group went straight to the most conspicuous pile of rocks at the back of the mountain. The rocks were hundreds of meters tall and occupied more than ten acres of land.
"All of you can leave. Don't let anyone discover you."
When the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain walked to the rocks, he ordered the disciples beside him to retreat. Those people did not speak either. They silently retreated, leaving only the Sect Master and the person whose face was covered.
The man stood upright like a tree stump.
The Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain felt around behind the largest rock a few times after his disciples had left and saw that there were no outsiders around, before he heard a creaking sound.
A cave suddenly appeared beside the huge rock. The Sect Master carried the middle-aged man and walked straight into the cave. When he entered, he even turned his head and looked around cautiously. After confirming that no one was following him, he entered the cave and closed the entrance.
The cave was hidden in the rubble. If Li Yuanqing had not followed this Sect Master, he would not have thought that there was a cave here. And that he had hid it so well.
Li Yuanqing had already entered the cave when the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain closed the cave.
The Sect Master only felt the wind blowing past him. He was still wondering why there was wind in this cave. However, he did not expect that there was someone following behind him.
The cave was very spacious, and there were light and ventilation holes. The cave should be quite old judging from the smoothness of it.
Li Yuanqing did not dare to get too close this time. He was even more cautious. Soon, he saw the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain walk to a spacious hall-like place. There were layers of stairs built on it, and there were hundreds of levels of the stairs.
At the highest point, light shone on a person with hair draped over his shoulders. His face could not be seen clearly.
That person was sitting cross-legged at the highest point. His hair was grayish-white with some black hair mixed in between. Furthermore, his hair was very long and messy, almost reaching his waist.
"Old Ancestor, I've brought the blood food. Please enjoy it!" The Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain bowed to the old man at the highest point and threw the man in his hand up.
The Old Ancestor with messy hair suddenly opened his eyes. Before he could reach out, the man seemed to be sucked in by a huge suction force.
Then, Li Yuanqing saw an unbelievable scene.
The man whose face had been covered had his hood shattered. His face was in pain. His eyes were bleeding. His mouth, nose, and nostrils were all bleeding. Furthermore, it only took a breath's time. Initially, he looked like a person, but in an instant, he exploded. He turned into a bloody mist that could not be dispersed. It floated around the Old Ancestor and kept spinning.
At first, it was still bloody and could be seen clearly with the naked eye. However, after a few breaths, the blood mist began to fade. It faded bit by bit. Finally, the blood mist disappeared.
A living person disappeared just like that. However, the Old Ancestor's hair began to turn black, and his originally withered gray hair turned black.
Initially, the Old Ancestor's face was filled with wrinkles, but after his black hair appeared, his face actually became smooth. In fact, he looked about the same age as the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain.
At this moment, the Old Ancestor heaved a sigh of relief, as if he had been satisfied in a certain aspect. Then, he smiled and nodded at the Sect Master.
"Xinyuan, well done. It's just that this blood food is still a little weak. Bring a Martial Saint the next time, the effect will probably be even better."
This old man was the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain.
He thought that the Old Ancestor was in seclusion to break through to the Martial Saint realm. He did not expect that he would be hiding in this cave and devouring martial artists to extend his lifespan.
After all, according to the age of Martial Saints, they were usually only five hundred years old. It was said that this Old Ancestor had already lived for almost a thousand years.
In an instant, Li Yuanqing understood how this Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain could live for more than a thousand years. There must be many vengeful spirits in his hands over the years. There was also the Sect Master of Yufu Mountain, Wang Xinyuan. He was really inhumane. How could he help the wicked?
Li Yuanqing regretted not killing him with one strike back then.
Yufu Mountain only knew how to be domineering and favor their disciples. They even called themselves an immortal mountain because their Yufu Mountain had a thousand-year-old Old Ancestor. They had strength. It was said that he was an invincible Martial Saint at the Grotto-Heaven Realm. He did not expect it to be a demon that devoured humans.
"Yes, the sect has been in trouble recently. The Northern Kingdom has found a big backer. He's a young man who looks to be in his twenties. He's especially tall and has a mole on his earlobe. His realm was especially high, at least much higher than mine. He actually spoke up for the Northern Kingdom and told the Yufu Mountain not to interfere in the feud between the Northern Kingdom and the Yufu Kingdom.
"Because I was worried about the Old Ancestor's body, I didn't dare to force myself. I could only promise him for the time being and placate him. After the Old Ancestor's body recovers, we will avenge Li Zhengye!"
Although Wang Xinyuan was bending down to report about Li Yuanqing, he was thinking that this young man might be especially old since he was so powerfu. Perhaps the Old Ancestor knew his background. After all, there were too few people with such strength.
"There's a mole behind his ear? Very young? His strength is actually higher than yours? Who could it be? Back then, the founding Martial Saint of the Northern Kingdom was also very weak. He was even inferior to your Senior Brother Ma. Could it be that an elder of his sect is here?"
The Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain was also a little surprised. It was mainly because he had failed to break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm. In addition, he had used all kinds of evil techniques to prolong his lifespan. The various backlash in his body made him suffer. In order to deter the enemies of the Yufu Mountain,
He could only say that he was going into seclusion to advance. Other than his personal disciple, Wang Xinyuan, he did not dare to let anyone know about his current physical condition.
He made wild guesses and thought that Li Yuanqing was the Sect Master of the founding Martial Saint due to his high realm. After all, there were really not many experts in the entire continent who had a higher realm than the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain, Wang Xinyuan.
Who the hell was this person?
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Chapter 94: Get Carried Away
"I don't dare to be rash either. That's why I came to ask you. What should I do?" Wang Xinyuan frowned and stole a glance at the Old Ancestor. He was not sure about the Old Ancestor's situation either. He wondered how much strength he had left.
In the past, the Old Ancestor was said to be invincible under the Grotto-Heaven Realm. He was an extremely powerful existence. He did not know how much strength the Old Ancestor had left after the Old Ancestor went into seclusion.
"Go find three second-grade Martial Saints and send them over. I can come out of seclusion in less than ten days. At that time, I'll kill my way to the Northern Kingdom and wipe it out to avenge Zhengye. Moreover, I've been in seclusion for thirty years. It's time to amaze others…"
The Old Ancestor's gaze was cold. Although he could not advance to the Spirit Transformation Realm at the moment, after devouring three Martial Saints, no matter who that young man was, he would be able to kill him.
Even if it was the elder of the Martial Saint of the Northern Kingdom, he would still wipe him out and kill him. He wouldn't be the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain if he didn't torture the person who killed his grandson Li Zhengye.
Who in the world would remember that fellow? Who in the world would not be afraid of Yufu Mountain? Who would not know the prowess of Yufu Mountain?
"Yes, yes, I'll do it right away!" When Wang Xinyuan saw the Old Ancestor's expression, he naturally did not dare to disobey. Three Martial Saints would take some effort. After all, there weren't many Martial Saints in the entire Yufu Kingdom. If he couldn't find any, he could just bring those disobedient disciples to the Old Ancestor.
At the thought of this, Wang Xinyuan bent down and left, leaving the Old Ancestor alone to cultivate.
Li Yuanqing looked at the Old Ancestor from afar. Just based on the strength he had displayed earlier, he was still lacking three Martial Saints.
If he were to go all out now, his chances of winning were still a little low.
Just as Li Yuanqing was hesitating, he suddenly heard a voice.
[Host, do you want to sign in at the back of the Yufu Mountain?]
"Sign in!"
Li Yuanqing was overjoyed. He had once signed in at the Great Hall and obtained a domain fragment. He knew that this Yufu Mountain was a good place and had been reluctant to leave. He didn't expect that he could sign in here.
Soon, the reward for signing in came. Li Yuanqing did not even look at it. He only saw the second option had a reward of 100 domain fragments. Without hesitation, Li Yuanqing chose a hundred domain fragments to fuse with the Saint Extermination Stone.
In order not to let the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain notice, he deliberately fused it further away from him. Originally, after the Saint Extermination Stone fused with a domain fragment, it would become a little bigger.
Li Yuanqing realized that the area that he could control had expanded countless times as soon as the hundred domain fragments fused. It almost took up the entire Yufu Mountain. This made Li Yuanqing overjoyed! He was almost invincible to be able to control such a big range. Even if the time to control such a big place was short, it was still very worth it.
Li Yuanqing felt like he was about to laugh out loud. Because he was happy, his body touched some loose rocks on the cave, causing them to fall.
"Who is it? Get out here!" Even though the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain was hundreds of meters away from Li Yuanqing, he could sense that there was a second person in the cave. His first reaction was that his secret had been discovered. Regardless of whether this person was from Yufu Mountain, they had to be killed!
After all, he was the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain. The Yufu Mountain was an immortal mountain. Since it was an immortal mountain, how could there be an Old Ancestor who could devour people?
Therefore, after the Old Ancestor shouted, Li Yuanqing felt a huge suction force that made him fly towards the Old Ancestor.
Moreover, as he flew, he could feel that there was something unusual about his body. It was as if a huge force was squeezing him. In the next moment, his entire body was about to explode into a bloody mist.
Was this old thing trying to turn him into blood food and devour him?
Li Yuanqing's reaction was not slow either. He immediately took out the Saint Extermination Stone. This Saint Extermination Stone that had fused with the domain fragment had an especially large range. After he took it out, the suction force disappeared in an instant.
A chill made Li Yuanqing's vision blur. Then, he realized that he seemed to have left the cave. In front of him was the Yufu Mountain. And this Yufu Mountain felt a little strange. It was as if he was the master here. He could change everything at will. It seems like this was his domain. Here, he was the true king.
No matter who you were, as long as you were brought into this domain, you would not be able to resist Li Yuanqing unless you broke through this domain.
"So this is the domain of the Saint Extermination Stone? This is my domain? After fusing so many domain fragments, the Yufu Mountain actually appeared in my domain?"
Li Yuanqing was overjoyed. This was the first time he had a domain. It was said that only those above the eighth-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm could control it. He had yet to break through to the eighth-grade, but he already had his first domain? Moreover, this domain had also trapped the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain. Li Yuanqing's Demon Slayer Swords flew out too.
The Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain was shocked and his expression changed. He did not expect this inconspicuous young man to be so powerful. Not only did he know his secret, but he also had a domain?
This made him break out in cold sweat. Even though he had yet to recover from his injuries, his aura suddenly became stronger. His eyes were sharp as he stretched out his hand like a huge mountain.
The palm covered the sky. Li Yuanqing saw that something was wrong and used the Sand Escape Technique to the limit. He instantly disappeared. However, the ground in Li Yuanqing's domain was shaking. This was because the Old Ancestor's slap was too powerful. It almost shattered the domain that Li Yuanqing had just obtained. The reputation of being invincible in the Grotto-Heaven Realm was not exaggerated.
Li Yuanqing was shocked. If not for the fact that Old Ancestor Yufu was injured, his domain would have been shattered by that slap. Fortunately, Li Yuanqing's domain would not collapse as long as the Saint Extermination Stone was fine. As long as no one tore this domain apart, no one could come out.
Li Yuanqing decided to hide in the dark after he saw that the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain was really too powerful. He used the Shadowless Art and Sand Escape Technique together with the sneak attack of the Demon Subduing Palm to occasionally have a chance to counterattack.
"Come out, get out!" The Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain kept roaring in Li Yuanqing's domain, but Li Yuanqing's domain still looked like Yufu Mountain.
This Old Ancestor knew that he could escape only by tearing open a domain. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not break free from Li Yuanqing's domain after he used all his strength due to his injuries.
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Chapter 95: You Deserved It
The Old Ancestor was abnormally angry. He roared and slapped Li Yuanqing's domain from time to time. This domain was almost destroyed by him. The place was a mess. Even half of the Yufu Mountain had been flattened by him. It was a shocking sight. But even so, the Old Ancestor was still unable to walk out of Li Yuanqing's domain.
On the other hand, Li Yuanqing used the advantage of his domain and let the Demon Slayer Swords fly out from time to time. When he saw the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain throw another punch, he suddenly released the Demon Stone and temporarily disturbed the Old Ancestor's mind.
Even if it was only for a short moment, Li Yuanqing released the inner demon seed. The seed quickly burrowed into the body of the Old Ancestor. In the beginning, the Old Ancestor was still roaring and destroying Li Yuanqing's domain. However, the more he roared when he was excited, the faster the inner demon seed grew, and the faster it took root. Coupled with Li Yuanqing's Manipulation Art, the entire domain finally quietened down.
The Old Ancestor knelt on the ground, and Li Yuanqing's figure was finally revealed. He had won. No matter how arrogant the Old Ancestor was, he was still controlled by Li Yuanqing in his domain.
Of the three inner demon seeds in Li Yuanqing's hand, one controlled Hu Jiujiu, one controlled the Little Ba Snake, and the third controlled the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain.
"Kneel!" Li Yuanqing wanted to test the effect of this inner demon seed on experts. After all, this Old Ancestor was the only human he could control.
Moreover, it was an existence that was once invincible in the Grotto-Heaven Realm. He had been lucky enough to obtain a domain and immediately brought the Old Ancestor, who was injured, into his domain when he encountered danger. Otherwise, no one knew who would win this battle.
At this moment, Li Yuanqing's heart was pounding because the Old Ancestor was really kneeling in front of him. Although his eyes were empty, the effect was very good. Soon, Li Yuanqing withdrew his domain. He looked at the Old Ancestor in front of him, who was still extremely obedient. His eyes were empty and lifeless. He should be completely under his control.
He had picked up a treasure. This Old Ancestor swallowed a martial artist and even wanted to turn him into a bloody mist. He deserved it. Let him atone for his sins for the rest of his life.
"Come with me!" Li Yuanqing ordered the Old Ancestor. Wang Xinyuan had already gone to find some Martial Saints for him to devour. But he had already refined the Old Ancestor into his puppet. He couldn't possibly wait for others to seek revenge on him, right?
Therefore, Li Yuanqing immediately left with the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain. Not far from the Yufu Mountain, they found the Little Ba Serpent that had been waiting and asked it to leave with the two of them.
The Little Ba-Serpent had been carrying Li Yuanqing all this while. It was usually honest, but when it suddenly saw that the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain wanted to ride on its back, it was unhappy. It felt that no one was worthy of being carried by it.
Therefore, with a tilt of its tail and a slight twist of its body, the entire sky turned dark. Furthermore, there was a continuous rumbling sound. The Little Ba-Serpent was angry.
However, the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain only stepped on the Little Ba-Serpent accurately and leaped up, pinching the weakest spot of the little Ba-Serpent.
With this move, the originally proud Little Ba-Serpent became much more obedient. It was just short of wagging its tail like a puppy when its tail was lowered. It looked at Li Yuanqing pitifully as if it wanted to beg for mercy.
"Haha, in the future, you will be called Yu Fu. It can be considered a homonym of the Yufu Mountain. After all, you are the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain." Li Yuanqing laughed as he got onto the Ba Serpent's back. In the past few decades, he had rarely laughed so heartily.
This trip to the Yufu Mountain was really fruitful. Not only did he resolve the worries of the Northern Kingdom, but he also obtained the first domain and even turned the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain into his third puppet.
Very good, very good!
Hu Jiujiu, the Little Ba Serpent, and Yu Fu. Li Yuanqing felt much safer in this world where spiritual energy was recovering with these three trump cards.
It did not take long to return. Because he was in a good mood, Li Yuanqing felt that the scenery from the Yufu Mountain to the Northern Kingdom was infinitely good.
When he returned to the Wilderness Valley, he asked the Little Ba Serpent to leave first. Then, he asked someone to pass a message to Zhaoyang and ask her to come to the Wilderness Valley.
This was the first time Li Yuanqing had taken the initiative to look for Great Empress Zhaoyang. This shocked her.
At that time, they were in court. She hurriedly ended the court meeting and asked the courtiers to retreat. She rode the White Dragon and arrived at the Wilderness Valley as quickly as possible.
She calculated the time and realized that it had only been a few days since Li Yuanqing said that he would settle the matter of the Yufu Mountain, so Zhaoyang thought that her brother had not gone to the Yufu Mountain yet. Or perhaps it was because he was going to the Yufu Mountain, so he had to at least prepare something.
Hence, Zhaoyang was very concerned when she saw Li Yuanqing.
"Big Brother, are you lacking something? The Northern Kingdom is extremely powerful now. If you are lacking anything, just tell me…"
After decades of cultivation and rest, although the Northern Kingdom was still relatively weak, it was much stronger than when the previous Emperor was around. In addition, the Imperial City had once rained blood twice, especially in the Imperial City and the Wilderness. The number and strength of the martial artists were much higher than other places.
There were disturbances in the catacombs in other countries, causing many experts to die. However, the Northern Kingdom did not have the threat of the catacombs and had obtained a second-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm Martial Saint.
Therefore, they were not weak.
"Lacking? Hahaha, you're not bad, Zhaoyang. You actually don't need me to give you any pills or whatnot. I was still thinking of giving you some cultivation techniques and pills…"
Li Yuanqing smiled and remembered that he had stuffed hundreds of pills into his sister's hands before.
"Haha, Brother, keep the good stuff for yourself. I'm the Great Empress of the Northern Kingdom now. The entire country is supporting me. All the good treasures of the Northern Kingdom have been sent to me. However, I feel that the quality of those medicinal pills is simply indescribable…"
Zhaoyang was still boasting in the beginning, but the last sentence became a pitiful cry at Li Yuanqing.
Li Yuanqing smiled when he saw his sister acting shamelessly. No one in the world would be able to see Zhaoyang like this. After all, everyone in the Northern Kingdom knew that Great Empress Zhaoyang had always been strong and independent. Who would have thought that she would be so coquettish?
"Alright, alright. I won't let you come here empty-handed. It's rare for you to ask. I'll give you a gift this time…"
Li Yuanqing sighed and quickly took out many Vitality Reinforcement Pills and Restore Origin Pills. These pills were really treasures for Zhaoyang, who had already entered the Martial Saint realm.
Zhaoyang could not help but smile. She almost hugged Li Yuanqing.
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Chapter 96: Unbelievable
"Big Brother, that's great! I knew that you treated me the best!" Zhaoyang hugged Li Yuanqing. However, she had grown up now and did not jump on him like when she was young. At most, she only reached Li Yuanqing's waist. Her height had almost reached Li Yuanqing's shoulders.
Zhaoyang's sudden affectionate action made Li Yuanqing, who was originally as calm as water, laugh.
Hu Jiujiu looked at Li Yuanqing in surprise. Master, you laughed so much today!
"You're being bought over with just these pills? You're too worthless as an empress. Here, I'll give the Yufu Kingdom to you. What do you think?" Li Yuanqing was still smiling. When he said this, his expression was extremely relaxed, as if he was telling Zhaoyang what tea to drink today.
However, what he said made Zhaoyang's mouth go dry and her expression changed drastically.
Giving the Yufu Kingdom to her?
Twenty years ago, the Northern Kingdom was like a vassal state of the Yufu Kingdom. His father had wanted the princess of the Northern Kingdom to marry the ruler of the Yufu Kingdom countless times. She would definitely not be the empress, at most, she was a concubine. Unfortunately, the other party wasn't happy about it.
Of course, the two countries had never officially discussed this matter. Only a few members of the royal family knew about it. The former First Princess had tactfully told Zhaoyang about this. This was because the previous Emperor had wanted the First Princess to marry the Emperor of the Yufu Kingdom as a concubine. Unfortunately, his wish was not fulfilled.
Moreover, the Yufu Kingdom was backed by the Yufu Mountain. There were countless experts above the Martial Saint realm on the Yufu Mountain. The Northern Kingdom was simply not on the same level as them.
Fortunately, the Emperor of the Yufu Kingdom was not very ambitious. He only wanted to enjoy a luxurious life and did not want to fight everywhere. Otherwise, the Northern Kingdom would be the first to be annexed. This was also the reason why the late Emperor Li Huanjun was so weak and wanted to find a backer everywhere.
From this, it could be seen how big the gap between the Yufu Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom was. In the past year, the Northern Kingdom had recruited more Martial Saints. In addition, there were many rising stars of the Martial Arts Academies. There were also many people from the Martial Arts Academies who formed the Tripartite Formation.
This was why Great Empress Zhaoyang dared to say no to the Emperor of Yufu Kingdom. However, she did not expect those words at all. She was stunned. She even stuttered.
"Big-Big Brother, you're not joking with me, right? I-I know my limits. It's already very good that I can guard the Northern Kingdom and not be bullied."
When the strong Zhaoyang said this, tears suddenly fell.
In the past, she had always felt that her father was weak. She wanted to protect her brother. The throne belonged to her brother. She wanted to personally bring her brother back to the palace, but when she became the Great Empress and her cultivation reached the Martial Saint realm, she knew then that the responsibility of being a ruler was even greater and more tiring.
For the sake of her brother, she did not mention letting her brother return to the palace and become the Emperor because it was too tiring.
Zhaoyang would rather become stronger and be able to protect her brother. However, most of the time, Zhaoyang realized that it was her brother who was helping her. It no longer mattered how aggrieved she was as the Northern Kingdom became stronger. If she wanted to wear the crown, she had to bear its weight. She did not regret it. She would be satisfied if the Northern Kingdom could one day be like the Yufu Kingdom.
"Only when the Northern Kingdom is truly powerful will it not be bullied. The Northern Kingdom is still too weak and its territory is too small. It's not worthy of a Great Empress like you. Hahaha, I said that I wanted to give you a gift. This gift is Yufu Kingdom. I'll give the Yufu Kingdom to you…"
Li Yuanqing's words made Zhaoyang's head buzz. When she looked at her brother again, he didn't seem to be joking. Zhaoyang looked at Li Yuanqing in a daze.
At this moment, she felt dazed.
The big brother that she had always thought she was familiar with had actually become even more mysterious and powerful than before. It was simply beyond her imagination. At this moment, she did not know what to say.
"The Yufu Kingdom is backed by the Yufu Mountain. The Yufu Mountain has an invincible ancestor in the Grotto-Heaven Realm. This is the foundation of the Yufu Kingdom. How can one take down the Yufu Mountain without a Spirit Transformation Realm expert? Spirit Transformation Realm? The Northern Kingdom has not had a Spirit Transformation Realm martial artist for thousands of years…"
Zhaoyang kept looking at her brother and muttered to herself.
After being extremely surprised, she still became rational and began to explain the situation in the Yufu Kingdom to her brother. This was because she was worried that her brother had lived in the Wilderness for a long time and did not understand the situation in the Yufu Kingdom.
"I know. Is it possible to take the Yufu Kingdom into the Northern Kingdom's territory if the Yufu Mountain bows down to you?"
"Impossible. Unless the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain is no longer around. But the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain is not to be trifled with. Moreover, there are too many experts on the Yufu Mountain. We really can't defeat them…"
For the first time, Zhaoyang became a little naggy in front of Li Yuanqing. She was even a little wishy-washy. Zhaoyang was unlike a Great Empress. She still did not believe him no matter what.
Li Yuanqing was a little delighted. He had originally planned to get someone to bring Yu Fu to the Yufu Kingdom, but it seemed that she did not have the confidence, so he had to help her.
"Don't worry about that. It shouldn't take more than ten days for me to go to the Yufu Kingdom. The Yufu Mountain will bring the Emperor of the Yufu Kingdom to hand over the surrender letter to you. There won't be a Yufu Kingdom in the future. The territory there is very large. You should prepare yourself early and think about how to govern…"
The Yufu Kingdom was very big, bigger than the Northern Kingdom. It was not easy to govern such a big place. That was why Li Yuanqing greeted Zhaoyang in advance.
"Ah, Big Brother, you…"
"Go back and plan how to make the citizens of Yufu Kingdom, the Northern Kingdom live and work in peace. I'll do the rest!"
Li Yuanqing touched Zhaoyang's hair. This was the most interesting conversation he had with his sister. Her expression of shocked disbelief was like, like when she was young. Haha, interesting!
Great Empress Zhaoyang quickly returned to the Imperial City with the pills that Li Yuanqing had given her.
She quickly summoned the important ministers in the court. She thought about it and even transferred Wang Xian back. However, after calling these trusted ministers over, she did not know how to speak.
The ministers also looked at each other. They did not know why the Great Empress summoned them in such a hurry.
This was especially so for Wang Xian. In recent years, the Great Empress had been very strict. Every time she summoned him, something major would happen. However, he did not know what it was this time.
"Dear ministers, take a look at this map. It's a map of the Yufu Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom."
Although Zhaoyang had always felt that her brother's words were simply a fantasy, her intuition and instincts made her follow Li Yuanqing's words. She planned how to take over the Yufu Kingdom in advance.
After all, it was not easy to completely take over such a big country. If something went wrong, it would be akin to the commoners getting hungry or a force taking advantage of the situation. That would cause the two peaceful countries to be engulfed in the flames of war. They might even be consigned to eternal damnation.
That was why Zhaoyang had found her trusted minister to discuss this matter.
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Chapter 97: Just That Arrogant
"The two countries are neighboring countries. The Yufu Kingdom is bigger than the Northern Kingdom and is also stronger. We have angered the Yufu Mountain this time, and the Yufu Mountain will definitely not let this go. We have to deal with it carefully. It's best if we ask the Guardian to think of a way to invite more reinforcements…"
The Chancellor of the Right of the Northern Kingdom stroked his beard and felt that it was a little dangerous this time.
"That's right. The two countries are too close. We should inform General Qin Feng to guard the border. We can't be careless. It's best to send someone with a heavy gift to ask the Myriad City Kingdom for help."
The Chancellor of the Right also sighed. The Northern Kingdom was not optimistic this time.
Although Wang Xian vaguely knew that the Guardian of the Northern Kingdom was Li Yuanqing, and although he was incomparably powerful and mysterious, he was still very worried when facing the Yufu Mountain.
"You've misunderstood. I want to ask you. If that's the case, how are we going to govern the territory of the Yufu Kingdom when it's incorporated into the Northern Kingdom?" Zhaoyang asked this question after wiping the border with her hand on the huge map. It frightened them.
The two chancellors looked at each other and suddenly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, you've been working too hard recently. You should ask the imperial physician to take a look!"
Zhaoyang couldn't help but laugh at their words. Then, she said mockingly. "So, you don't believe it either. Sigh, that's right. You probably think that I'm sick and my brain is fried…"
After saying this, Zhaoyang turned around and walked to the railing outside the hall. She first looked at the Wilderness, then at the Yufu Kingdom, but she was thinking.
Big Brother, how much suffering and bloodshed did he have to go through to take down the Yufu Kingdom?
No, no, there was no way to take down the Yufu Kingdom because there was the Yufu Mountain behind it!
She was already a Great Empress. How could she still be so immature? She would believe anything her brother said. This was impossible. It could not be achieved even in her dreams!
Sigh!
At this moment, Zhaoyang even wondered if her brother was under too much pressure and had been cooped up in the Wilderness Valley for too long. Why not take some time to accompany her brother to relax so that he wouldn't let his imagination run wild?
Such a thought had been lingering in Zhaoyang's heart. She was even considering going there to make Li Yuanqing happier.
Li Yuanqing, who was worried about by Great Empress Zhaoyang, was standing at the entrance of the Yufu Mountain and facing the hostility of all the disciples of the Yufu Mountain. This was because there were more than a hundred Demon Slayer Swords floating behind his back and he ignored the inscription erected in front of the Yufu Mountain.
Please remove your sword automatically if you want to go up the mountain!
This was the rule of the Yufu Mountain, and it was also a display of the Yufu Mountain's strength. No matter who you were, you had to remove your sword when you came to the Yufu Mountain to show your respect.
The disciples guarding the sect immediately rang the bell of the Yufu Mountain when they saw Li Yuanqing had so many swords behind him.
Someone was breaking into the mountain!
Li Yuanqing almost laughed out loud when he saw the disciples of the Yufu Mountain acting like they were facing a great enemy.
Oh, oh, oh. The last time he came, he used the Shadowless Art and Sand Escape Technique, so these disciples did not recognize him. And this time, he came straight up the mountain with his swords. There were naturally ignorant disciples who stopped him.
"Get Wang Xinyuan to see me!" Li Yuanqing was not angry. He only looked at the disciples surrounding him with interest.
"How dare you? How dare you call our Sect Master by his name?" The person guarding the mountain gate was a third-generation disciple of the Yufu Mountain. He called Wang Xinyuan his Martial Uncle. His master's surname was Ma.
At this moment, the third generation disciples of the Yufu Mountain surrounded Li Yuanqing in groups. They pretended not to understand when he was talking to them.
Li Yuanqing did not want to waste any more time. He tilted his head back and the Demon Slayer Swords behind him flew out with a whoosh.
There were more than 200 Demon Slayer Swords, much more than the number of disciples on the Yufu Mountain. Almost four Demon Slayer Swords were aimed at a disciple of the Yufu Mountain.
The disciples were surprised to discover that the person who came had a terrifying high realm even though he looked to be about their age. In any case, they could not see through him.
Most importantly, his ability to control swords was too strong. More than 200 Demon Slayer Swords were connected to his mind. Every sword seemed to have a human mind as they aimed at every disciple of the Yufu Mountain. It was as if they would stab down if they moved.
This frightened the disciples of the Yufu Mountain. Knowing that they had encountered a tough opponent, someone hurriedly went to invite the Sect Master and their Martial Uncles.
When Wang Xinyuan arrived, he suddenly shuddered when he saw that it was Li Yuanqing. He recalled that he had come to the Yufu Mountain a few days ago because of the matter between the Northern Kingdom and the Yufu Kingdom.
Back then, the Northern Kingdom and the Yufu Mountain had agreed that the Yufu Mountain would not interfere in the matters between the Northern Kingdom and the Yufu Kingdom.
But why was he here again?
Wang Xinyuan was a little unhappy and cupped his hands at Li Yuanqing perfunctorily. "Senior, we didn't interfere in the agreement back then. If you have something else, you can wait for the Old Ancestor to come out of seclusion…"
Wang Xinyuan mentioned the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain because he wanted Li Yuanqing to back off. However, he did not expect Li Yuanqing to look at him with a smile.
"I'm here this time because I want the Yufu Kingdom to directly merge with the Northern Kingdom. The Yufu Mountain will settle down the young Emperor of the Yufu Kingdom, then get someone to bring the letter of credence to the Northern Kingdom and declare that the Yufu Kingdom would be a vassal of the Northern Kingdom…"
Li Yuanqing said it casually, but when Wang Xinyuan and his fellow disciples heard it, they were furious. Especially that Senior Brother Ma. They had never suffered at Li Yuanqing's hands before. His expression was unfriendly and he had already unsheathe his weapon. Whoever dared to say such words was courting death!
"I respect you, but you don't want it. Who do you think you are? How dare you say such words? Don't go too far. Don't forget that our Old Ancestor is an invincible existence in the Grotto-Heaven Realm. Be careful that the Northern Kingdom would be destroyed if you really want to annex the Yufu Kingdom…"
In the eyes of these cultivators, the country was actually their spokesperson in the secular world. In the end, the benefits were all obtained by them. Naturally, they had the final say in supporting the emperors of the mortal world.
This was why the current Emperor of the Yufu Kingdom was Li Zhengye's son and the great-grandson of the Old Ancestor. He was very young, not even ten years old. However, he could firmly sit on the throne of the Yufu Kingdom because of his status.
"Oh, Wang Xinyuan, you talk too much. I'm afraid the number of martial artists who have died in your hands over the years is not small. If I really want to teach you a lesson, I don't have to do it myself. Yu Fu, come here…"
Li Yuanqing had been standing at the front the entire time. Although someone had noticed that there was a masked person behind him, that person was wearing a servant's clothes and standing respectfully behind Li Yuanqing.
It was obvious that he was his servant, so no one thought too much about it or took a second look. However, when Li Yuanqing shouted for Yu Fu, that person stood in front of all the disciples of the Yufu Mountain.
Wang Xinyuan's heart skipped a beat!
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Chapter 98: Kicking Off The Curb Once Usefulness was Outlived
That was because this servant called Yu Fu looked a little familiar no matter how one looked at him. He looked like someone. And that was the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain. But how was that possible? Who was Old Ancestor of Yufu Mountain? He was an invincible existence in the Grotto-Heaven Realm. He was the backer of the entire Yufu Mountain and the entire Yufu Kingdom. How could such a person be a servant?
Wang Xinyuan wished he could slap himself a few times. He felt that he shouldn't have thought that way. Perhaps it was because the Old Ancestor had been urging him about the Martial Saints for his devouring these few days that he had such an illusion.
"Yu Fu, take off your mask and look at your unfilial disciples…" Li Yuanqing casually called out Yu Fu. Then, he saw that the countless disciples of Yufu Mountain were all stunned.
Someone shouted something. "Old Ancestor!"
Then, the Yufu Mountain disciples who were originally pointing their weapons at Li Yuanqing all knelt down. Those people were all indescribably terrified because they probably wouldn't be able to imagine it even in their dreams that their Old Ancestor would become the Yu Fu that this young man was talking about.
This was too unbelievable. It simply overturned their worldview, especially Martial Uncle Ma. He walked up to Yu Fu and shouted in disbelief. "M-Master, is that you?"
Martial Uncle Ma's voice was trembling because his eyes and intuition told him that the person in front of him was his master. However, he found it unbelievable. That was because it was impossible. How could his master, the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain, be someone's servant?
This, this was impossible!
"Hmph, useless thing, why aren't you kneeling when you see me!" Yu Fu raised the corners of his eyes. His actions, tone, and appearance… No matter how much Martial Uncle Ma did not believe him, he no longer had any doubts because the person in front of him was his master. He was also the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain.
"Junior-Junior Brother Sect Master, it's… it's Master. Hurry up and greet the Old Ancestor…"
A large number of people had already knelt down on the ground. As Master Ma knelt down with a plop, all the disciples of the Yufu Mountain knelt down. They looked at the Old Ancestor and then at Li Yuanqing. At this moment, all of them looked like they had seen a ghost.
It was simply indescribable. Some of these people had lived for more than a hundred years, but even after living for so many years, they did not know how to describe their current feelings.
"Old Ancestor, how should I address this senior?" Wang Xinyuan looked like he was about to cry. Before the shock on his face could dissipate, he saw Yu Fu slap him, sending Wang Xinyuan, the Sect Master of Yufu Mountain, flying. He spat out a mouthful of blood and shouted in disbelief, "Master!"
However, it was useless. Wang Xinyuan's words made Yu Fu take a step faster. With another slap, the Sect Master's body shattered into pieces and his body exploded.
Everyone was stunned. They couldn't figure out how this happened. Someone shivered. Someone could not dodge in time and was covered in blood. No one knew why the Old Ancestor had gone crazy and become Li Yuanqing's servant.
"Master, the evil disciple, Wang Xinyuan, has already died. I'll let Ma Xinyuan be the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain and do as you say. What do you think?" Yu Fu knelt respectfully in front of Li Yuanqing.
At this moment, everyone in the entire Yufu Mountain was kneeling in front of Li Yuanqing. Li Yuanqing was the only one standing in front of the mountain gate. He stood upright under the sun.
"Approved. It's fine as long as you know how to do things." Li Yuanqing said casually. Actually, the reason why Yu Fu killed Wang Xinyuan was probably because he found him an eyesore.
After all, Yu Fu had devoured those martial artists in the past because Wang Xinyuan had gotten them for him. Yu Fu was by his side now and had been planted with the inner demon seed. Naturally, he did not want others to know about his past scandals. The dead were definitely safer than the living.
Therefore, Wang Xinyuan had to die.
Li Yuanqing naturally knew what Yu Fu was thinking, but he could not be bothered to say it. An Old Ancestor had been forced into such a state by him. He had already killed his disciple and even offered his great-grandson's throne.
That was enough.
Therefore, Li Yuanqing was invited by Ma Xinyuan to the best hall of the Yufu Mountain to rest.
Speaking of which, the disciples of the Old Ancestor were called Xinyuan.
Wang Xinyuan, Ma Xinyuan.
Only the surname at the front was different. The remaining names were the same.
To Yu Fu, it was enough for his disciple to have a surname so that he could differentiate them. Nothing else was important.
Everyone was trembling with fear due to the scene of Wang Xinyuan being killed by Yu Fu on the spot, coupled with the appearance of Yu Fu and the announcement that Ma Xinyuan becoming the Sect Master of Yufu Mountain.
After all, a second ago, Wang Xinyuan was still the Sect Master of the Yufu Mountain, second only to the Old Ancestor. However, in the next second, Wang Xinyuan was torn apart by the Old Ancestor.
The Old Ancestor's reason was that Wang Xinyuan was not respectful enough to his master. With Wang Xinyuan's example, Li Yuanqing was treated much better than the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain.
There was almost no need for him to speak. With just a look, someone would immediately serve him tea and water. There were even people who were busy dealing with the matters of the Yufu Kingdom.
Li Yuanqing only drank a few cups of tea. After walking around the Yufu Mountain, Ma Xinyuan brought Li Zhengye's wife and son, the current Emperor and Empress Dowager of the Yufu Kingdom.
Her bright yellow Empress Dowager clothes made Li Zhengye's widow look a little imposing. She hugged her son tightly and looked at Li Yuanqing with a complicated gaze before kneeling down respectfully.
No one could afford to offend the person in front of them. The Old Ancestor's master was destined to be high and mighty. His words were countless times more effective than an imperial edict.
There were still people who went against the imperial edict on the surface, but the Old Ancestor and the people of Yufu Mountain would do according to what Li Yuanqing said. Who would dare to disobey?
She, the Empress Dowager, was still kneeling on the ground respectfully with the young Emperor, begging Li Yuanqing to let them off.
"They can stay on the Yufu Mountain. I'm not afraid of your revenge. Li Zhengye was the one who courted death. He can't blame anyone else. There won't be a Yufu Kingdom in the future…"
Li Yuanqing was not a ruthless person, nor was he a kind person. However, he, who could sign in, did not care about these two people at all. Even if they wanted to take revenge, did they have the ability?
However, out of caution, he still left them at the Yufu Mountain. Ma Xinyuan can watch them for him. These two people could not cause a huge commotion and would not affect Zhaoyang. And it would not affect him.
"Thank you, Master! Please spare their lives!" Yu Fu was the first to kneel on the ground. His great-grandson's face was pale.
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Chapter 99: Too Unexpected
The Emperor of the Yufu Kingdom was about to say something when his mother covered his mouth, preventing him from making a sound. His mother's grip was so strong that the child was almost unable to breathe.
Yu Fu glanced at the Empress Dowager of the Yufu Kingdom and his expression softened. "Why aren't you leaving since Master has spared your lives?"
The Empress Dowager of the Yufu Kingdom left dejectedly with the Emperor. At this moment, she did not dare to say anything. Their backer had become his servant in the face of the strong. How would they dare to say another word? Wasn't that courting death?
Only by living could one have endless possibilities. If one died, then everything would be over. There would be nothing left.
"Go and arrange for someone to make the Yufu Kingdom belong to the Great Empress of the Northern Kingdom. The sooner the better. Let this transition go smoothly and not have any wars…" Li Yuanqing instructed Yu Fu and asked Ma Xinyuan to handle this matter.
On this day, Zhaoyang was discussing important matters with the ministers in the main hall. She planned to reduce the taxes of the Northern Kingdom by a third.
The ministers all had their own opinions and felt that they could reduce it appropriately. However, reducing it by a third at once was too much. This was because the country's expenditure was too huge. If they were to go to war with the Yufu Kingdom, the current treasury would not be able to support the annual military expenses.
There was also the free Martial Arts Academies. All of these required money, but the taxes had been waived. Where could they get money?
No money was a big deal. It was difficult to survive.
The royal court was in an uproar. As soon as Zhaoyang mentioned tax relief, the Ministry of Revenue started to complain. The Ministry of War also spoke up. In any case, there were difficulties and they all had no money.
Zhaoyang rubbed her forehead. She had a headache. At this moment, she saw someone stumbling into the hall like a gust of wind.
"Your Majesty, it's a joyous occasion, a joyous occasion. The Yufu Kingdom has surrendered. They send the surrender letter. They are willing to submit to the Northern Kingdom and give their country and imperial city to the Northern Kingdom. This is a joyous occasion!"
It was the messenger in charge of delivering the message. His words stunned everyone in the royal court.
These two countries had a tense relationship. Even their troops were at the border. There was no war yet.
Why did the Yufu Kingdom surrender? Even if they surrendered, the most serious outcome would be that they would become a vassal state of the Northern Kingdom. How did it suddenly become that they had to hand over their land?
"Your Majesty, there's a trap!" The Chancellor of the Right was the first to jump out. Since ancient times, the Northern Kingdom had never encountered such a thing. There was no war between the two countries, but a country had surrendered. If this wasn't a trap, what was?
"That's right, Your Majesty. This must be a scheme of the Yufu Kingdom. You must be careful!"
"Your Majesty, the Yufu Kingdom is cunning and has the Yufu Mountain as its backer. You must be careful!"
…
There were all kinds of comments. No one believed what the messenger said. After all, it was too unbelievable. However, Zhaoyang had a strange expression. Counting the days, it had been some time since Big Brother said those words. This, this, could it be…
"They submitted a letter. Did anyone check on this?"
"The surrender letter is here, along with their jade seal and the register of the national treasury, as well as the household registration of the entire country, the granary, and all the minerals. There are specialized books…"
The messenger specially handed Zhaoyang a wooden box. When she opened it, she saw that it was a letter of surrender covered with the Yufu Kingdom's Imperial Jade Seal. Even the Imperial Jade Seal of the Yufu Kingdom was brought here. All of this felt like a dream. No, Zhaoyang didn't even dare to dream about it.
The Yufu Kingdom, which was even stronger than the Northern Kingdom, had actually become the territory of the Northern Kingdom just like that?
This, this, this…
Great Empress Zhaoyang, who was suppressing the excitement in her heart, could not help but rub her temples. She muttered to herself in a low voice. "Big Brother! Is this true?"
Zhaoyang immediately walked to the highest point of the hall and started giving orders. It didn't matter what others said. Since her brother dared to go alone to seize the Yufu Kingdom for her, there was no reason for her not to send someone to test the waters. Therefore, she immediately ordered Qin Feng to bring a hundred thousand troops to the Yufu Kingdom to investigate.
At this moment, those ministers were extremely worried and begged bitterly, saying that there was a trap. They wanted Great Empress Zhaoyang to think twice. She couldn't get excited and fell into a trap.
Unfortunately, the domineering Great Empress Zhaoyang seemed to be possessed. She did not listen to anyone and insisted on sending Qin Feng. She did not say anything. She only went up the Full Moon Tower and looked towards the Wilderness.
If all of this was true, then there was only one possibility—her big brother had made a move.
However, she could not even imagine how her brother had attacked. How did he destroy a country?
However, Zhaoyang did not have to wait long. Five days later, General Qin Feng sent news that he did not encounter any ambush or killing in the Yufu Kingdom.
On the contrary, after he entered the Yufu Kingdom, a disciple of the Yufu Mountain quickly led him into the Imperial City. He also counted the books and lists of tributes from the Yufu Kingdom bit by bit. They were actually correct. Especially when Qin Feng walked into the national treasury of the Yufu Kingdom and saw that it was filled with countless coins, food, cloth, and so on. He was overjoyed!
With a wave of his hand, he turned these 100,000 soldiers into people who were transporting money, food, and cloth.
Of course, Qin Feng was exceptionally careful on the way back because he was worried that there was a trap. After all, no one dared to dream of such a beautiful thing.
The Yufu Kingdom was so powerful. How could they surrender just like that? He was worried that they would be ambushed after letting down their guard on the way back. Unfortunately, he was thinking too much.
There was even a jaw-dropping scene on the way.
That was when the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom were transporting the national treasury of the Yufu Kingdom back. On the way, they encountered a sneak attack and robbery. The leader was even a Martial Saint.
When Qin Feng was entangled, someone came to save him. The person who saved him was actually a disciple sent by the Yufu Mountain. They said that they were under the orders of their Old Ancestor to specially escort the people from the Northern Kingdom.
The Martial Saint who had robbed him was quickly eliminated by the people of the Yufu Mountain. In the end, Qin Feng brought these coins, supplies, and treasures and went straight to see Great Empress Zhaoyang.
When these 100,000 soldiers entered the Imperial City of the Northern Kingdom, they caused an uproar.
This was because there were countless carriages dragging the treasures that had been accumulated by the Yufu Kingdom for hundreds of years. All of them were sent to the Northern Kingdom. Even when they arrived at the Imperial City, the courtiers of the Northern Kingdom could not believe that all of this was true.
It was only when there were so many coins that the national treasury could not hold them all that the ministers cried and laughed, praising the prosperity of the Northern Kingdom.
Only Great Empress Zhaoyang looked at the countless treasures with teary eyes. All of this was a gift from her big brother to the Northern Kingdom. This gift was really too heavy.
The Yufu Kingdom's surrender was especially huge.
The entire Imperial City was in an uproar. After all, many people had never seen such a scene in their lives.
Surrender without a fight.
In the past, when the seven great clans were destroyed, Great Empress Zhaoyang was still a princess and had brought back countless treasures. She set up the Martial Arts Academies with those treasures.
The Martial Arts Academies of the Northern Kingdom were opened all over the country. Later on, it became her fastest-growing trump card. Although the seven great clans had accumulated a lot of treasures and filled the poor treasury back then, the treasures of the Yufu Kingdom were worlds apart from that.
It was almost more than anyone could imagine.
The convoy that was transporting the treasures dragged on for three days and three nights. The convoy could not be seen from the beginning to the end. The convoy stopped at the entrance of the Imperial City. There were so many that even the treasury of the Northern Kingdom could not accommodate them. It was to the extent that they had to specially transfer a place to store these things.
On the other hand, the citizens of the Northern Kingdom were watching from the streets and alleys. They treated it as a legend and were all in high spirits. They knew that it was because of the Northern Kingdom's powerful Guardian that the Yufu Kingdom surrendered. They sent countless treasures and even incorporated their own territory into the Northern Kingdom.
All of this made everyone think that they were dreaming. It made the commoners even more excited.
This was because they had a sense of pride. The pride of being born as citizens of the Northern Kingdom, the pride of being able to be protected by the Guardian.
In the Wilderness Valley, Wang Shun was also excitedly telling Li Yuanqing about what had happened in the Northern Kingdom.
"Your Highness, you don't know how lively it is outside. The Guardian of the Northern Kingdom is really a legend. He relied on his own strength to make the entire country leap up and become the overlord of a region, annexing the Yufu Kingdom. Some people say that our Guardian is about to become a god of the human world. He must have already stepped into the Spirit Transformation realm…
"This is a phenomenon that has never happened in this land for thousands of years. The Northern Kingdom is really lucky to have such a guardian. How proud is that!"
Wang Shun poured a cup of tea for Li Yuanqing. Li Yuanqing could feel the heartfelt pride in his voice.
"It's actually good to have a guardian, but Zhaoyang has to rely on herself. If there are too many people relying on external forces, they will be crippled and won't be able to grow." Li Yuanqing took a sip of tea and said something else. It was what he was thinking.
Helping Zhaoyang and the Northern Kingdom was just a matter of time. Everyone had their own path to take. Since Zhaoyang wanted to be the Great Empress back then, she had to bear some difficulties herself. Although he was her brother, he could only look after her. He could not take responsibility for everything.
"Your Highness is right. Such a powerful Guardian in the Northern Kingdom will definitely become stronger and stronger!"
Wang Shun felt that although His Highness' words were harsh, they made sense.
When Zhaoyang came to see Li Yuanqing, she thanked him solemnly.
Li Yuanqing still said the same thing.
"You have to gradually adapt to the days without me. I can't do everything for you! The Yufu Kingdom has sent so many treasures to the Northern Kingdom. If you still can't manage a country well, then you can only blame yourself for making the wrong choice back then. I can't help you either…"
Li Yuanqing felt that he had spent too much effort on the Northern Kingdom recently.
This was actually one of his internal demons. It was because Li Huanjun had entrusted him with something when he died that he had always been brooding over it. He lowered his head and did many things for the Northern Kingdom.
However, when the entire Yufu Kingdom came to surrender, he suddenly felt that he had returned to how Li Huanjun had lived back then, that everything in the Northern Kingdom was important.
That was what he hated the most back then, so he could not do this anymore. Li Yuanqing felt that he had returned to his original appearance and not like this. He placed the country as his priority. If he helped Zhaoyang resolve her troubles every time, then Zhaoyang would always rely on him and would never be able to grow up.
"Big Brother, I'll listen to you! The Northern Kingdom's treasury is extremely abundant, and there's also an invisible Guardian who can intimidate the world. If the Northern Kingdom can't become stronger under such circumstances, then I'll be ashamed to be your sister.
"Thank you, Big Brother! I only hope that you will have the time to travel the world, be free, see all the prosperity and joy in the world, and live the life you want!"
Zhaoyang was very excited this time. Her brother had been in the Wilderness for many years. In the beginning, she had wanted to protect the Northern Kingdom for her brother. But later on, she realized that her brother had a secret, and he has become too powerful. Her big brother was always the one protecting her.
She was a little ashamed and unwilling to continue dragging her brother down. She hoped that he had his own path and goals.
Li Yuanqing smiled and touched Zhaoyang's smooth hair. He didn't dote on his sister for nothing.
"Go back first. I'll get someone to go to Imperial City later. You can look for him if there's anything. I want to use the remaining days to advance to the Spirit Transformation Realm. If I succeed, I'll travel the world and become a true Human God…"
Li Yuanqing had actually studied it before. The Spirit Transformation Realm was also called the Human God. The reason why it was called the Human God might be because of the difference in the cultivation path of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
The Grotto-Heaven Realm is the cultivation of the body, but the Spirit Transformation Realm was more about the mental journey. It tested a person's mental state, and the most important thing when traveling the mortal world was the mental state.
Therefore, Li Yuanqing felt that he could travel the world and sign in. He didn't have many chances to meet Zhaoyang anymore. This was a good opportunity to explain his situation.
Zhaoyang nodded heavily. Her brother had already made up his mind. She definitely wouldn't say anything else. She only hoped that her brother would get what he wanted.
Not long after Zhaoyang left, Li Yuanqing called Yu Fu over.
At this moment, Yu Fu's brows were lowered and he looked pleasing to the eye. His hair was white, but his facial features were red and he looked to be in his forties or fifties. This was even because his face had aged from his injuries.
"Greetings, Master. I've already gotten the disciples of the Yufu Mountain to do what you instructed. In the future, the disciples of the Yufu Mountain will not dare to make an enemy of the Northern Kingdom."
Yu Fu was feeling uneasy. Although he was the Old Ancestor of Yufu Mountain, he still could not see through his master.
He was a crippled crown prince, a person who had been sent to the Wilderness back then. How did he suddenly become so powerful? He was countless times stronger than the founding ancestor of the Northern Kingdom. So powerful that he could control himself and become his servant? What kind of fortuitous encounter did Master have?
"It's not a big problem for the disciples of the Yufu Mountain. I want to ask you about your problem."
Li Yuanqing's words shocked Yu Fu. He did not say anything as he looked at Li Yuanqing's dignified gaze.
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Chapter 100: Land of War
"Where did you get the cultivation technique to devour the flesh and blood of living people? I've checked the cultivation technique of the Yufu Mountain. There's no such evil cultivation technique at all. I want to hear your explanation."
Li Yuanqing's tone was cold as he looked at Yu Fu. There was no pity in his eyes.
This gaze frightened Yu Fu so much that he trembled. He felt a chill run down his spine and knelt on the ground with a plop. He had thought that his master would not pursue this matter.
Who knew that some things were destined to happen.
"In order to step into the Spirit Transformation realm, I searched everywhere for mystic realms all these years. I once obtained an evil cultivation technique that could devour human blood in a mystic realm. At first, I didn't want to practice it, but I was severely injured later on. My realm fell to the first-stage Grotto-Heaven realm. I was afraid, so I cultivated that cultivation technique…
"That mystic realm is very terrifying. The day there is very short, but the night is very long. There are countless things called demons, but there are not only demons there…"
As Yu Fu spoke, he looked at Li Yuanqing carefully, but he felt extremely aggrieved. If not for the fact that he was injured and his realm had fallen, how could he be controlled by Li Yuanqing?
"Where is the mystic realm you mentioned?"
"In a huge canyon in the Wilderness, there's a wide river there. It's very big and the spiritual energy there is very rich. At the top of the river is a waterfall…"
Li Yuanqing suddenly recalled the valley where he had discovered the little Ba Serpent in the Wilderness after he heard Yu Fu's words. The terrain was almost the same as what Yu Fu had said. He asked again in detail and was almost certain that the location of the Little Ba Serpent was where Yu Fu had discovered the mystic realm.
After hearing Yu Fu's words, Li Yuanqing already had some understanding of the mystic realm.
The mystic realm that Yu Fu mentioned was actually the edge of the catacomb. There were also villages there, and countless demons were wandering in the villages, searching for exits to come to the human world.
The human world was like heaven to those demons. There were more fortuitous encounters and more opportunities when they took turns day and night here. They could choose to possess a body at will.
"Since you've become my puppet, you can't cultivate that evil technique anymore. Since your realm has fallen greatly, you should slowly cultivate it back…"
Cultivate slowly?
When Yu Fu heard this, his expression was bitter. He had fallen from the ninth-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm to the first-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm. Then, he relied on his evil technique to devour the flesh and blood of others. His realm recovered especially quickly and was about to reach the sixth-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm, but he was controlled by Li Yuanqing.
If he cultivated slowly, he would probably not be able to reach the seventh-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm even if he died, let alone the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Despair almost made Yu Fu fall to the ground. His body was unstable, and his face was pale, but he did not dare to say no. His life was still in Li Yuanqing's hands. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only obey.
"Your foundation is too weak, and you're old. Use the Vitality Reinforcement Pill to cultivate…"
The number of pills Li Yuanqing received from signing in was endless. It was fine to throw a hundred pills to Yu Fu because his life was in his hands. He would not be able to escape from him anyway.
Vitality Reinforcement Pill? Yu Fu's eyes widened, and his breathing quickened. His pale face turned red, and his breathing became heavier.
"Master, is this for me?" Yu Fu's voice carried a strange sobbing tone. His original despair had completely turned into hope with the hundred Vitality Reinforcement Pills.
Heaven and hell were between a single thought.
Even as the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain, it was not easy for him to obtain a Vitality Reinforcement Pill. However, his master had given him hundreds of pills. Why was the difference between people so big?
Yu Fu was so excited that he almost cried.
One moment, he felt that he would stop at the seventh-grade Grotto-Heaven Realm in this life and would never have the chance to reach the Spirit Transformation Realm again. The next moment, he felt that he had come back from the dead and encountered a huge opportunity. He still had hope of reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm in this life, and this opportunity was Li Yuanqing.
"Thank you, Master. I will definitely cultivate slowly…" Yu Fu repeated the word "slowly" in excitement. Only then did he leave respectfully after bowing three times.
When there was no one else around, Yu Fu held the hundreds of Vitality Reinforcement Pills in his palm, crying and laughing. In the past thousand years, he had spent a lot of effort to obtain less than three Vitality Reinforcement Pills, but the new master had casually given him more than a hundred.
It turned out that being the Old Ancestor of the Yufu Mountain was worse than being a puppet slave.
The difference was unimaginable.
It felt so good to be a puppet slave.
After the original Yufu Kingdom surrendered to the Northern Kingdom, the territory of the Northern Kingdom had more than doubled. While its strength had increased greatly, a new crisis had also appeared.
The defense of the catacomb in the Yufu Kingdom had fallen. Almost all the demons had squeezed to the exit of Catacomb No. 2 and were fleeing for their lives. As a result, the number of demons within a thousand miles of the catacomb increased exponentially, becoming the region where humans and demons fought the most.
This place was called the edge of the catacombs, also known as the Land of War.
Zhaoyang asked all the high-level martial artists of the Northern Kingdom's Martial Arts Academy to come to the vicinity of the catacombs for trials.
There were also some high-level martial artists from the Northern Kingdom who participated in the hunt for the demons. This was because as long as they killed the lowest-level demon, they would be able to obtain merit points from the Northern Kingdom.
These merit points could be exchanged for coins, cultivation techniques, medicinal pills, and even some special privileges in the Northern Kingdom. They were quite useful. For a time, countless martial artists fought to come to the Land of War.
This place had become a gold mine for countless martial artists.
Li Yuanqing was still signing in silently in the Wilderness Valley. However, there were fewer and fewer opportunities to sign in the Wilderness Valley at this time. Li Yuanqing was already considering his next step.
However, he was cautious by nature and was still waiting for an opportunity because he had the impression that the third rain of blood had yet to arrive. The spiritual energy in this world had already recovered. He could see this from the changes in the trees and vicious beasts, as well as the accelerated cultivation speed of martial artists. It could also be seen that the recovery of spiritual energy was getting faster and faster.
However, this was not enough. One day, there would be high-level martial artists everywhere in this world. Martial Saints would be as common as dogs, so Li Yuanqing was waiting for an opportunity.
Before this opportunity came, Li Yuanqing would at most sign in in the Wilderness Valley or the Wilderness hinterlands and would not leave the Northern Kingdom for the time being. However, he would occasionally go to the vicinity of Catacomb No. 2.
On this day, he saw two familiar people. One was the dark and thin youth he had met at the entrance of the Martial Arts Academy in the Wilderness Valley, and the other was actually the little beggar from back then.
Li Yuanqing had encountered them two or three times in the Wilderness over the years, so he had some impression of them.
This time, they were surrounded by countless envious gazes when Li Yuanqing saw them. This was because they were the most famous Demon Slayer youths in the current Land of War. Their best records are achieved from them killing daily demons by themselves.
To all martial artists, this was an honor that made them extremely envious. Therefore, the two of them were quite proud. When they were together, they vaguely became the backbone of all martial artists in the dangerous areas of the catacomb.
This also made the two of them, who were once humble, become exceptionally proud and confident when they walked in front of others. Therefore, when the two of them led the patrol team and saw that Li Yuanqing was alone, they kindly stopped.
"Brother, we received a message that an ordinary-level demon escaped from the catacomb. It's not recommended for martial artists to travel alone because it's too dangerous. You can team up with us. With Black Iron and me around, we can protect you at critical moments…"
The person who spoke was the little beggar from back then. He didn't even have a name at first. After entering the Martial Arts Academy, he took the surname North and was named North Star.
He and Black Iron were known as the Northern Black Star and could be considered the rising stars of the Northern Kingdom. The two of them had the strength of eighth-grade martial artists. Their actual combat ability was very good because they often went to the Wilderness to train.
When North Star saw Li Changqing, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if he had seen this elegant young man somewhere before. After all, Li Yuanqing looked like he was only in his twenties. He looked to be two or three years older than North Star and Black Iron.
North Star thought that Li Yuanqing was a classmate of the Northern Kingdom's Martial Arts Academy.
Li Yuanqing had a super memory. He recognized North Star and Black Iron. He heard them say that there were ordinary-level demons when he heard them say that they wanted to protect him.
He smiled.
"There are actually ordinary-level demons? So many of those demons have escaped?"
Demons were divided into daily-level demons, ordinary-level demons, nightmare-level demons, terrifying-level demons, and extinction-level demons.
Most of them were daily-level demons back when Li Yuanqing sealed the Catacomb No. 1. Although there were also ordinary-level and nightmare-level demons, there were very few of them. He did not expect that the level of demons in the Catacomb No. 2 had increased.
"Yes, follow us. It's too dangerous to be alone. Let's form a team. It's safer and we can attack and defend together…"
Black Iron was also calling for Li Yuanqing. They could not see through Li Yuanqing's realm. They only saw that he was unfamiliar and young, so they instinctively treated him as an ordinary martial artist. They would never have dreamed that Li Yuanqing was the Guardian of the Northern Kingdom, that he was the god in their hearts.
Li Yuanqing nodded when he saw the two of them trying their best to invite him. So he went together with North Star and Black Iron.
There were about twenty to thirty people in this group. They did not look old and were all rising stars of the Northern Kingdom's Martial Arts Academy. When Li Yuanqing joined these people, he barely said anything. However, he could hear the whispers of their companions.
"I heard that many martial artists from the Northern Kingdom have come this time. Even Dean Wang has come. The Catacomb No. 2 is the most dangerous. The original Northern Kingdom is still the best. There's actually not a single exit to the catacomb…"
"I heard that the ordinary-level demon have already injured more than ten martial artists this time. Dean Wang came for him. If anyone really encounters him, you must release the signal light first. This kind of ordinary-level demon is very rare."
"Yes, ordinary-level demons are more ferocious than ten, no, a hundred daily-level demons. I heard that ordinary-level demons can easily kill Martial Saints…"
"A ninth-grade martial artist was killed this morning. Everyone, be careful!"
…
All kinds of discussions were saying that ordinary-level demons were quite difficult to deal with. If a small team of twenty to thirty people like them encountered them, it was best not to fight them head-on. They just had to stall for time.
They could not trap the ordinary-level demons. At most, they could still fight against daily-level demons.
North Star and Li Yuanqing walked at the back of the group. From time to time, North Star's eyes would land on Li Yuanqing's face.
"Brother, what's your name? Are you a local here? Have you been to the Wilderness? Why do I find you familiar? You look like an old friend I met in the Wilderness…"
North Star still had a trace of fantasy in his heart. He felt that as long as Li Yuanqing had been to the Wilderness, he might have a connection with that old friend. There were not many people who looked similar, but it had been too long. He might not even remember Li Yuanqing's appearance clearly. After all, it had been many years.
"I've been to the Wilderness Valley…" Li Yuanqing paused for a moment when he said this because something had approached within ten miles. However, none of them had discovered it. Their strength was still too weak. It was completely insufficient.
"Then have you been to the Wilderness Martial Arts Academy?" North Star was still asking Li Yuanqing anxiously and did not notice anything approaching them.
"Eh, why did you stop?" North Star looked at Li Yuanqing in confusion as he stopped. He still did not notice anyone approaching.
"Hey, newcomer, why are you stopping? You can't fall behind!" Black Iron was still laughing. Everyone in the team was still rushing forward.
They were all urging Li Yuanqing to walk.
"I'm a little tired. Can I rest?" Li Yuanqing's serious words attracted the kind advice of many people.
"Young man, you should leave quickly when you return to a safe place. The Land of War is not a place for you to visit your friends. This place is the most dangerous place. How can you stop because of hardship?"
"If we Martial Arts Academy martial artists were all afraid of hardship and fatigue, we wouldn't have our current reputation. You should leave after you return to the camp…"
"We're here to suppress the demons, not to enjoy ourselves. The Martial Arts Academy's trial is countless times harder than this. If you can't do it, give up early. We can't burden everyone and tarnish the reputation of all martial artists because of you…"
…
At this moment, almost all the martial artists were disappointed in Li Yuanqing.
Initially, it was easy for people to have a good impression of him just by looking at him. However, they did not expect that he was so good-looking but useless. He was so good-looking yet he was too disappointing.
"Everyone, stop talking. Have you forgotten what's the most important thing about the Tripartite Formation? Coordination, cooperation, and tolerance. Let's rest for ten minutes…" North Star suddenly shouted, his voice suppressing the words of many martial artists. However, he looked at Li Yuanqing in disappointment and gestured for everyone to rest.
However, he stayed far away from Li Yuanqing and stopped asking questions. It was obvious that he was extremely disappointed and disdainful of him. Such a person who was afraid of hardship and liked to enjoy life was definitely not the man with the temperament of a legitimate immortal that he had seen back then.
There might be similarities in appearance, but it was impossible for everyone's thoughts and thoughts to be the same.
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