At this moment, Milliped opened his mouth, and a pink daemon core shot into the sky. Like a pink bolt of lightning, it tore through the empty world of darkness.
Most of Fu Qingjin's body had already gathered together. He stared at the pink daemon core on his chest. This was originally his greatest objective. The perfectly round daemon core twisted and deformed, and his expression finally changed. There was also some disbelief.
"Run!" Milliped turned around and glanced at Li Qingshan again. His eyes had never been so clear before. He had thought of something that Li Qingshan had never thought of before.
Dazzling light rushed into the sky. The crystallization of thousands of years had been unleashed in a single moment. Even the sun seemed to dim.
The green ruins were torn to pieces, revealing the original pit. However, it had been forcefully widened by ten times in the violent explosion.
Only at this moment did the explosion ring out. The circular shockwave flattened all the vegetation within a hundred kilometers.
Li Qingshan roared at the sky, but his voice was drowned out by the rumble.
Hwa Seung-zan stood on a paper crane and rushed into the air with Yu Zijian and Hua Chenglu. The paper crane was immediately torn to pieces by the shockwave.
The three elders unleashed their defensive techniques and spiritual artifacts in fear, but the light immediately swallowed them up.
The light vanished with a flash, but it was deeply imprinted in everyone's eyes. Just Now, it had vanished.
Everything on the ground had been flattened. Everyone had vanished.
Hwa Seung-zan was stunned for a very long time. Not only had he underestimated the Sword Collection palace's strength, but he had also underestimated the Daemon General's decisiveness.
Blowing up their daemon core was equivalent to suicide. To all daemons, survival was their first instinct, no matter how dangerous the situation was. There was a one-in-a-million chance that they might be able to escape if they fought to the death, but blowing up their daemon core would truly destroy all hope.
The three elders emerged from the soil. Their clothes were tattered. Blood sprayed from their mouths and they collapsed on the ground. Shock remained on their faces.
The Green Vine Elder called out, "Fellow Fu! Fellow Fu!"
A streak of green light descended from above. Fu Qingjin was covered in dust. His hair was slightly disheveled, and his face was pale. He had suffered internal injuries as well.
Fu Qingjin looked at the basin where the Yao Core had exploded. He was a little impressed, but at the same time, he was also a little surprised that an insect species that only acted on instinct could be so decisive. It was really unexpected.
"The demon is already dead. He disregarded the alliance and drilled out of the ground, seeking his own death. I hope the three of you can testify for him."
The three elders agreed in a hurry. Fu Qingjin glanced at Hwa Seung-zan in the sky.
Hwa Seung-zan asked, "Are those monsters really dead?"
Fu Qingjin said, "It's not a big deal that two little demons escaped."
Hwa Seung-zan said, "I don't think those two are ordinary monsters."
Fu Qingjin said, "They do have some tricks up their sleeves. If they are willing to obediently stay underground and cultivate, then it's fine. But if they dare to come up to the surface and stir up trouble. You will be killed and die a horrible death. "
Hwa Seung-zan remained silent. He knew that he had the confidence to say such words. Although the two demons were strong, they were not weak. If they did not take that step, they would not be able to threaten him at all. And, with the speed at which daemons cultivated, taking that step might even take a century. By then, who knew how much Fu Qingjin's strength would have grown. Why would he be afraid of revenge?
"Fu Qingjin, I will definitely kill you personally. And you three old coots, stay alive and wait for me."
At this moment, a voice rang out from the depths of the ground. It passed through the thick layer of earth and reached everyone's ears clearly.
The voice was so calm, but they could clearly sense the rage the owner of the voice was forcefully suppressing. It gave off a sense of chilliness.
The expressions of the three elders all changed. Even the Green Vine Elder who had always been gentle burst into rage. "Reckless daemons!"
Only Fu Qingjin's expression remained the same. He stabbed down with his sword, and a streak of light pierced the earth.
The three elders looked at Fu Qingjin together. Fu Qingjin shook his head. "He's already gone."
The three elders were disappointed at the same time. Fu Qingjin frowned. "Don't tell me the three of you are afraid?"
The Golden Pheasant Elder cried out, "How is that possible?" The three of them looked at one another. None of them were willing to admit the faint fear in their hearts.
In the endless, gloomy underground, Li Qingshan said nothing. He ran as fast as he could. His eyes were wide open, and he gritted his teeth so hard that the smell of blood oozed out. He held Milliped in his hand, but he had already shrunk to around a foot in length. He had reverted to his original form. His body was in tatters, and he did not move at all.
Little Ann followed behind him quickly, but he had no idea how to persuade him. When the daemon core exploded, Milliped fell out of the air, and his body rapidly shrank, reduced to this state.
A ball of fire seemed to burn in Li Qingshan's heart, scorching him to the point where his entire body ached. He forced himself to calm down, but he could not do it no matter what. He was clearly in a hurry, but the path before him kept changing. It was like a maze with no exit.
The sea of flowers grew in the vast underground. The Blue Butterfly flowers bloomed brilliantly, like clusters of blue flames.
Li Qingshan passed through the sea of flowers and placed Milliped on the stone platform. This was his favourite bed. The spiritual qi on it might be able to help him. Then he took out all the healing pills from his hundred treasures pouch, applying them externally and ingesting them all on Milliped.
However, Milliped only lay on the stone platform without moving. Li Qingshan's hopeful gaze gradually dimmed. He let out a wild roar at the sky, but all he saw was the pitch-black rock formation. His voice echoed through the cavern, but no one could hear it.
He felt like he had returned to the Ice Sword cliff. He had naively thought he had broken through the cycle of rebirth, but as it turned out, nothing had changed!
He raised his head and stood in front of the stone platform, his scarlet hair falling down to cover his face. He looked like a stone statue that had stood there for thousands of years.
After an unknown amount of time, Little Ann's cold bony claws caressed Li Qingshan's face. Li Qingshan's heart warmed slightly, and he said quietly, "Little Ann, why am I so weak?"
"No, it's because your enemy is too strong. You've only just begun cultivating. In the future, you will definitely be stronger than everyone else."
At this moment, there was a flash of light on the stone platform, and an extremely soft hiss could be heard.
Under Li Qingshan's disbelieving gaze, Milliped rolled on the ground and moved his thousand feet to crawl up. He propped himself up and waved his antennae at Li Qingshan, as if he was greeting him.
Li Qingshan hurriedly brought him up to his eyes. "You, you're still alive!"
Milliped nodded and used the remaining weak demonic qi on his body to express, "I'm playing dead."
Li Qingshan's lips curled up and then drooped down. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but his heart seemed to relax. He sat down on the ground. "You!"
Milliped said again, "I'm hungry."
Li Qingshan hurriedly placed a pile of food in front of Milliped. Milliped immediately buried his head in the food.
Heavy and noisy footsteps rang out in the surroundings. At some point, the demonic soldiers had gathered around and were whispering among themselves.
"What happened to the king?"
"He charged out without thinking and fell into the human's trap."
"He's done for. It looks like there's going to be a new king in this place."
Li Qingshan suddenly turned his head, and the demonic soldiers immediately fell silent.
Li Qingshan regained his composure. After a moment of thought, he sat on the stone platform and began to issue orders.
"The king has only suffered some minor injuries. Now, present everything and begin to calculate the merits."
The demonic soldiers brought out the hundred treasures pouches and various spirit artifacts and talismans they had collected.
Let alone the assortment of spiritual artifacts, there were actually over a thousand hundred treasures pouches, piled up into a small hill. Even Li Qingshan had not expected this, so he asked around.
He asked around and found out that apart from the Herb Gathering Ceremony this time, many human cultivators had entered the underground and died in the mouths of demonic soldiers. The spirit artifacts and hundred treasures pouches they had on them had a spiritual glow, and the demonic soldiers liked them. Although they didn't know their uses, they still collected them.
Other regions wouldn't have so many hundred treasures pouches either. The other Daemon Generals had managed their territories very well, so very few Qi Practitioners would go to their deaths. It was precisely because of Milliped's carelessness that this region had always been a battleground between humans and demonic soldiers. There were many spoils of war there.
However, these spoils had no practical use to the daemons. They had all been used to exchange for abundant food this time. Even though most of them were the hundred treasures pouches of weaker Qi Practitioners, it was still an extremely great sum of wealth. Li Qingshan was elated.
He thought about it calmly. If it were not for his presence, Milliped would have been lured out of the ground. Even if he blew up his daemon core, he would not have been able to escape death. Now that he was still alive, endless possibilities existed. He could make up for his lost cultivation, and he could take revenge for the hatred he had sown.
It was very difficult, but it did not mean that nothing had changed. He was closing the distance between him and his opponent bit by bit. He had also saved his friend's life. However, he had only cultivated for a little over a year now. If he still felt sorry for himself and sighed dejectedly, what kind of man would he be?
The three elders, Fu Qingjin. Hmph. He suddenly clenched his fist. If he didn't get his revenge, he would cease to be human. No, he would cease to be a daemon. These hundred treasures pouches were the source of his power!
At this moment, Milliped said, "I have one too."
Li Qingshan was taken aback. He never thought Milliped would have a hundred treasures pouch as well. However, it did make sense when he thought about it. It had been so many years, so why had no one managed to make their way here? The Blue Butterfly flowers were a crucial main ingredient for refining True Spirit pills. They were startlingly valuable, enough for people to risk their lives for them.
Coupled with Milliped's habit of hibernating, it gave people even more opportunities to take risks. Many powerful Qi Practitioners had come for the Blue Butterfly flowers in the Herb Gathering ceremony of the three mountains this time.
Milliped raised his body and pointed out a direction like a compass. Li Qingshan dug down in a corner of the cavern. Sure enough, he dug up a pile of hundred treasures pouches, as well as a few shining spiritual artifacts. None of them were lower than mid grade.
It was impossible for someone to steal food from the jaws of a tiger without some strength. Without strength, it would have been impossible for them to pass through the gloomy cavern and arrive so deep underground. However, no matter how powerful they were, they were still Qi Practitioners.
Unfortunately, Milliped woke up in the middle of his sleep and saw people walking around in his home, stealing his food. He caught them and used them as a snack. The things of these people obviously could not be eaten, so he just dug a hole and buried them before going back to sleep.
As promised, Li Qingshan took out all the food and distributed it to the daemons according to their contribution before dispersing first.
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