Little Ann showed Li Qingshan the Skull Prayer Beads she had refined. There was a string of fourteen prayer beads on her slender wrist. They were as white as new.
"Even if these are Skull Prayer Beads, are there any special changes now that there are fourteen?" Li Qingshan asked curiously.
Little Ann smiled. With a wave of her hand, the prayer beads scattered and landed on the ground. They bounced a few times and stabilized themselves.
Yes, they had stabilized themselves. Every single prayer bead had become a complete skeleton. They were only the size of a finger, but their bones were thick, their claws sharp, and their fangs long. They seemed vicious and powerful.
"What's this?" Li Qingshan bent down and studied them carefully. Suddenly, his expression changed in surprise. He could sense that every single skeleton possessed the strength of a regular Daemon General. They were just holding back right now, not unleashing their true power.
"Skeleton Demons." Little Ann opened her right hand, and the fourteen skeletons leapt onto her palm, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws at Li Qingshan. Only after she flicked their heads one by one did they become much more obedient.
However, in that moment, Li Qingshan truly felt a sense of danger. If they actually began fighting, these Skeleton Demons would definitely be a huge problem.
The fourteen prayer beads represented fourteen fearlessness in buddhism. They were the first completed artifact from the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty's Artifact Forging section, the weakest grade of Skull Prayer Beads.
Li Qingshan could not help but sigh in amazement. This ability truly was heaven-defying. Regardless of the person's cultivation, they would possess fourteen times the strength of regular cultivators as soon as they underwent the heavenly tribulation. Just how powerful was it?
This was not a unique ability. For example, the Lone Grave Elder of the three elders refined Corpse Generals. Or a master of mohism refined powerful mechanical puppets to achieve this effect. However, the difficulty of refining them and the high demands on the materials were all incomparable to the Skull Prayer Beads.
Most importantly, the Skull Prayer Beads were closely connected to Little Ann. They were basically like clones, so she could control them as easily as moving her own arms. At crucial times, she could even merge them with her original body again to mend her bones and heal her wounds.
This was a supernatural power that came from above the Nine Heavens. Legend had it that it could be cultivated to the Bodhisattva realm. The higher one cultivated, the more powerful it would be.
A white bone sword and a string of Skull Prayer Beads. Little Ann could basically sweep through the Foundation Establishment Realm, unless he faced someone like Fu Qingjin. He had a powerful treasure in his hand. Only cultivators who had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm would have some difficulty.
"Are you trying to pressure me?" Li Qingshan rubbed Little Ann's head forcefully. Originally, after he became a Daemon General, he was proud of his success and had a sense of arrogance. Only now did he wake up, not daring to be careless.
"Are you going into seclusion?" Little Ann smiled shyly. His eyes flickered with anticipation.
"Good, good, good. After this period of time is over, I should go into seclusion for a period of time to properly raise my Qi Refining cultivation and quickly reach Foundation Establishment. I'll take a good look at what exactly Brother Ox left for me. At the very least, it'll be the accumulation of a Golden Core cultivator. I can't let you surpass me. Let me show you my spoils first! "
Opening Jiang Shancheng and the Green Vine Elder's hundred treasures pouches, Li Qingshan was first disappointed before becoming overjoyed.
Jiang Shancheng had only reached Foundation Establishment recently, and he was still a disciple, so his accumulation was extremely limited. Only the supreme grade spiritual artifact sword he wielded had some value. There were not a lot of other pills and spiritual stones.
However, the Green Vine Elder's hundred treasures pouch was so abundant that it completely exceeded Li Qingshan's expectations. Even if the other two elders of the three mountains worked together, they probably would not be able to surpass him. The tremendous amount of pills and spiritual herbs was basically too much for the eye to take in. The supreme grade spiritual artifacts all flickered with light.
Among the pills, just the True Spirit pill and the Virtue Accumulation pill amounted to over a dozen. However, what caught Li Qingshan's attention the most was not that, but a dark-golden pill sealed in a bottle.
"That's … an Origin Spirit pill!" Li Qingshan's eyes narrowed slightly. After spending so much time with Ru Xin, he had basically grasped most of the common knowledge about alchemy, including the renowned Origin Spirit pill.
Its effects were similar to the True Spirit pill, also for breaking through to Golden Core. It was a hundred times rarer than the True Spirit pill. It was impossible for regular Foundation Establishment cultivators to possess one. Who knew what kind of fortune the Green Vine Elder had obtained, or if it was a gift from the Sword Collection palace.
After examining it, Li Qingshan stowed it away carefully. Then, he picked up a blade from among the many spiritual artifacts. The blade was purplish-green in colour, varying in shades. Coupled with the distinct patterns of feathers, it seemed extremely vibrant. In his hand, it was light as a feather, like it was nothing.
Its overall design seemed like a strange bird. The hilt was curved and pointed, resembling the bird's sharp beak, while the blade was wide and large, resembling the bird's wings. The blade was circular, just like the strange bird's head. Its two eyes were wide open. It gave off a twisted, strange, yet mysterious, and magnificent feeling.
It made Li Qingshan feel like it was familiar. Suddenly, he thought of Ru Xin's Crystal Resin cauldron. Although the patterns were completely different, the overall style was exactly the same. Did this supreme grade spiritual artifact also come from the Mist province?
Although this was the only supreme grade spiritual artifact that suited him out of all the supreme grade spiritual artifacts — using a sword could easily expose his identity — the blade did not seem suited for killing. The blade seemed very blunt. He brushed past the blade with the tip of his finger and suddenly felt a hint of numbness. It rapidly spread up the tip of his finger, leaving behind a dark-green, poisonous pattern. It was so vivid that it seemed like a verdant snake.
"This is a blade of poison!"
Li Qingshan was alarmed. He suppressed it with the spirit turtle's daemon core in a hurry before forcing out the poison with daemon qi. The poison was so powerful that even his body could not ignore it.
Li Qingshan had guessed correctly. The Green Vine Elder's blade did indeed come from the Mist province. Because the hilt could absorb poison and the blade could release it, it was known as the Blade of the Drinking Poisonfeather.
The Drinking Poisonfeather was a strange bird of legends. Due to its fondness for eating poisonous items, its feathers were renowned for being venomous. Tossing its feathers into alcohol could kill, which was why it was said to quench thirst with poison. The blade's design originated from this.
After the Green Vine Elder obtained it, he refined it with various poisonous items, which was why it possessed its current toxicity. However, he never had the opportunity to use it. Only when he obtained a more suitable weapon, the Green Vine staff, did he store it away in his hundred treasures pouch, never using it again.
The Ox Demon Forges its Hide could block direct attacks, but it could not block the invasion of poison. However, that was not the case for other people or daemons too. If they did not possess a cultivation method like the Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression, they would have to block it with everything they had, or the poison would invade their bodies and cause even more severe damage.
In battle, who would give their enemies an opportunity like that?
Li Qingshan raised the blade and smiled resplendently. He had finally found a weapon that could increase his chances of victory.
Aside from that, the most important reward was a few sets of formation banners and discs for setting up formations. After being replaced by the Duality Formation of Disintegration, the original formations of the Green Vine mountain were now in the Green Vine Elder's possession.
Li Qingshan had obtained quite a few formation scrolls and discs in the past, but they were all items at the level of Qi Practitioners, so they were not worth much. These few sets of Spirit Arrays were true Spirit Arrays that protected the mountain.
In a sense, it was even more important than spiritual tools and pills. It was absolutely impossible to establish a stable base without a formation. Otherwise, no matter how many experts you gathered, as long as the other party's cultivation was higher and they knew some concealment techniques, they would be able to enter unhindered territory. Even if the formations could not stop enemies, they could serve as warnings.
Li Qingshan thanked the Green Vine Elder. With these items, he could begin his plan.
"Little Ann, prepare to go on a punitive expedition with me!"
… …
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. The news of the battle between the three Daemon Generals had already spread throughout the underground world.
Everyone in Cobweb city waited eagerly. This was a battle that would affect the fate of the entire race of night roamers.
"Hasn't he returned yet?" Ye Mingzhu leaned against the window and gazed at the platform. The scarlet-red figure behind Helicoverpa Rosa seemed like a god, also waiting.
"Don't tell me he's afraid!" Ye Liuxing said coldly.
"He's going to challenge the two of them consecutively, so it makes sense for him to be afraid." "He actually said he wanted to be the king of the night roamers. What shameless boasting!" The elders discussed softly and mocked him scornfully.
"Master is omnipotent. Why would he be afraid of them?" Ye Liubo refuted loudly. Her eyes burned with passion. To her, that person was no longer just her master in name. Instead, he was the mental support that held all of her hopes and feelings.
The elders glared at this traitor, while Ye Liubo refused to back down. She was persuaded away by Ye Mingzhu and Ye Liusu.
However, among the other races, the voices of disdain, mockery, and ill intent only grew louder. A Daemon General who had appeared out of nowhere wanted to challenge the order underground and rule over them, night roamers. That was nothing more than wishful thinking!
"He's here!" A gleam of light flashed through Ye Mingzhu's eyes.
A scarlet-red figure shot through the air, arriving on the platform in the blink of an eye. Just his startling speed made many night roamers shut their mouths!
Li Qingshan was bare-chested, revealing a body that was as perfect as a sculpture. His hands were placed in his pockets casually, while the Blade of the Drinking Poisonfeather was wrapped up in layers and hung across his waist. He was extremely relaxed.
"Ma 'am Spider Queen, I've made you wait."
"So this is your original body." Helicoverpa Rosa studied him from head to toe and licked her lips. Her scarlet-red eyes were dazzling.
"You can say that!" Li Qingshan glanced past the cavern from the corner of his eye. Although he could not sense any aura, he knew Little Ann was waiting silently on the side, preparing for the worst case scenario. However, it seemed like Helicoverpa Rosa had no plans of falling out with him for now.
"Let's begin!"
Strong Stone and Blood Shadow released their daemon qi at the same time. Li Qingshan smiled and no longer held back. His daemon qi rushed into the air.
The three daemon qi dispersed the black clouds that lingered at the top of the cavern all year round. Strong Stone's was the strongest, Blood Shadow's was slightly weaker, and Li Qingshan's was much weaker. As a Daemon General who had broken through recently, it was already extremely rare for him to possess such strength. However, just the size of their daemon qi was enough to determine the victor.
"And I had thought my original body was something impressive. Turns out that's all there is to it." Blood Shadow mocked him loudly.
"You better cultivate for another ten thousand years before you challenge me!" Strong Stone was rather disappointed. It was impossible for him to contend against him with his daemon qi.
Li Qingshan raised his hands and pointed at the two of them, tilting his head and smiling.
"Ten thousand years is too long. All I can do is seize the moment!"
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