Li Qingshan sheathed his sword and immediately broke free from the state of being one with the world. Under the illumination of the bright moon, he slowly descended from the sky, landing on the rooftop of a tall building.
"Sure enough, with my current cultivation, even if I comprehend the Divine Dragon Transformation and am blessed by the demonic sky, it's still not enough for me to grasp the ways. I'll need to undergo the seventh heavenly tribulation at the very least and reach the realm of refining the spirit to return to the void.
"And if I want to reach the ninth layer of the Divine Dragon Cosmic Path, even True Gods and True Immortals aren't enough. I need to undergo the eighth heavenly tribulation and reach the supreme realm of merging with the void and becoming a Great Saint!"
At the thought of this, he looked at the sword in his hand in astonishment. The prowess of this sword was far too powerful. Even the three mountains that the Mountain Moving Sage had given him could not compare to it, much less an ordinary treasure. Perhaps only the Mountain Moving Token could compare to it. Furthermore, he had a faint feeling that the ancient greenish-bronze sword was stronger.
"Just who is that man in bearskin? And what is the Xiong clan? He even said he wanted to bestow the entire world to me, but who has the right to do that? "
Suddenly, he raised his head and gazed into the depths of the sky, passing through the deep and distant demonic sky and reaching beyond the Nine Heavens.
He had once found the man indescribable, but now that he had comprehended the Divine Dragon Transformation, he suddenly discovered that the man was not just a divine dragon whose tail could not be seen, but a dragon that could soar through the sky.
"Is he a friend? Or an enemy? "
He shook his head and decided not to think about this for now. He made his way to the edge of the building. The rain had already stopped, and the whistling night wind carried with it the aura of death.
The demonic city had become deathly silent. Corpses filled the streets and alleys, men, women, old, and young. The corpses rapidly decayed.
A flock of crows had appeared out of nowhere, blotting out the sky and earth as they cawed and squawked at the corpses.
Suddenly, he felt like it was not a city beneath his feet, but a graveyard. The buildings were like tombstones, standing alone as they spoke of the passing that no one cared about.
Suddenly, the night wind seemed to blow into his chest, and his heart trembled.
At that moment, he was no longer the "heavens", and these demonfolk were no longer "numbers". At the very least, they were still alive in the previous moment.
All sorts of feelings, bit by bit, converged into a great river, transforming into an indescribable vibration that battered his mind, causing him to waver slightly.
The Heavenly Dao was heartless, but he was still human.
"They're just some damned demonfolk!"
Did they really deserve to die? Did the benevolent demonfolk deserve to die too? Did the pregnant demonfolk deserve to die too? Did the little demonfolk in her stomach deserve to die too?
Li Qingshan closed his eyes. He was unable to answer these questions. He took a deep breath and tried to regain his resolution. He threw all his thoughts to the back of his mind and turned to ask, "Where are we going?"
A colorful snake broke out of the ground and coiled around the building. Its head extended to the rooftop and hissed as it flicked its tongue.
Qian Rongzhi sensed the change in him, but didn't say anything. She only said, "If you can't clear this stage, there's only one way left …"
"Where do you want to go?"
Suddenly, a voice resounded through the sky. It was dignified, icy cold, vast, and filled the world with divine might.
"Caw!" The crows took to the sky with a flutter, circling around the tall buildings madly as they cried out, but they were afraid to fly any higher into the sky.
Whoosh! The fierce wind kicked up Li Qingshan's hair. The wind and clouds surged in the sky, obscuring the moon and enveloping the demonic capital in a single moment.
A face vaguely appeared in the depths of the demonic clouds. It was expressionless, like the taotie markings on the bronze cauldron. It outlined a cold, eerie beast's face with the simplest of lines, staring at Li Qingshan without moving at all. It made him recall the feeling he had when he faced the Sangharama God.
"The Taotie Demon God!" Qian Rongzhi immediately shrunk back underground.
Li Qingshan's expression was the same as usual. Everything was within his expectations. Under the state of being one with the world, he understood that fleeing was useless. The entire Taotie Demon World was the Taotie Demon God's territory. The Taotie was the true "heaven". Its will was everywhere, able to descend anywhere at any time. It was useless even if he fled thousands of kilometers away.
If he wanted to leave, he had to fight and defeat the Taotie Demon God's will. Only then would he have a chance at escaping.
The only thing worth rejoicing over was that only the Taotie Demon God's will had descended, not his actual body. Otherwise, he would basically be dead for sure.
However, this was also because the Taotie Demon God was confident enough to suppress everything with its will. Whether it was evil gods or human immortals, none of them could put up any resistance.
It was still a situation where he had a slim chance of survival.
At this moment, the beast face in the sky suddenly sprang to life. It did not fly into a rage and immediately attack Li Qingshan. Instead, it asked with interest, "Did you do all of this?"
"Yes."
Li Qingshan answered calmly. There was no point in lying to a true god. However, he silently stowed the ancient bronze sword behind him. Fortunately, the divine sword was self-concealing, so it seemed like a regular bronze sword. It gave off no aura at all.
He gripped the hilt firmly, ready to draw it at any time and fight to the death against the Taotie.
"I have to say, I'm very curious. How did you do it?"
An evil god and billions of demonfolk, and he had even mobilised all the power of faith before he died, yet he still died.
"I killed him!" Li Qingshan said firmly. He would never expose what he had done.
"Good, very good!" The Taotie Demon God seemed to be very satisfied with this answer. "Though, you killed my chef. I'm lacking a chef right now."
Li Qingshan's heart skipped a beat. He's trying to recruit me. So he also thinks I've come to become an evil god.
After all, this was the most logical deduction. Otherwise, why would a human immortal come to the territory of a Demon God for no reason? Was he looking to die?
In this chaotic and evil Demon domain, there was no such thing as friendship. In the Taotie Demon God's opinion, since an evil god had died, all he had to do was replace it with a stronger one. It was just the law of the jungle. As for the demonfolk, they were like weeds. There was no end to them no matter what, so there was no need for him to worry about them.
"Or, you can become a dish. You have no other choice."
The Taotie's beast face sank a little more. Its divine might was like a prison, and its pressure was unstoppable.
"Of course, I understand."
Li Qingshan changed his mind. "My target is Qingqi Mountain. It's meaningless to fight with this Taotie. As long as I can get through this, I'll take care of the customs clearance documents. When I get rid of Qiong Qi, you can't do anything to me. It's hard to say who will be my dish. "
"Okay, I'll consider it. But I don't know how to cook."
"That's not a problem. Tell me your surname, um, name."
"Li Qingshan." He couldn't lie in front of a True God. It was meaningless to hide his identity. So he just told the truth.
"Wait! Li Qingshan! You are Li Qingshan! The one who was chosen by the Leader? "
Li Qingshan said in surprise, "Leader? You mean Brother Niu?"
The Taotie Demon God confirmed it immediately. He said, "I'm from the Jinyun Clan. I'm a descendant of the Yan Emperor. We both belong to the Divine Farmer Clan. Hah, hah, little brat, I order you to come to the Jinyun Dining Hall immediately. I'll treat you to a feast! "
His tone was full of joy. He didn't look cold or dignified like a Demon God at all. He sounded more like a friendly senior who was inviting a junior to come to his home for dinner. His beast face even showed a similar smile.
Li Qingshan was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. If he didn't know Taotie had no reason to fool him, he would have suspected this was a trap. He didn't know what the Jinyun Clan was. But the words Yan Emperor and Shennong Clan had revealed all the answers.
Also, who was Brother Niu? (To be continued.) 8
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