The governing meridian was the fastest, originating from the womb palace in the lower abdomen and exiting the perineum. It travelled along the spine and went up to the brain. It could govern all the yang meridians in the body, which was why it was known as the "sea of yang meridians". It was the last of the eight extraordinary meridians.
Li Qingshan sat quietly with his legs crossed. A layer of faint, blue mist gradually rose up from his body. Now that he practised qi, he no longer needed to ingest pills. Endless spiritual qi of the world naturally gathered in his body, which was far more effective than regular pills.
If it could be contained, it would be sent into the sea of qi in his dantian and converted into true qi. If it could not be contained, it would be absorbed by the spirit turtle's daemon core and converted into daemon qi. There was no waste at all.
Restricted by the size of the sea of qi, his cultivation speed was not particularly fast. However, he could spend twenty-four hours a day cultivating. A single day of cultivation was equivalent to ten days for regular people.
Although his cultivation deepened, his mind constantly sank, sinking into a boundless azure ocean. A spirit turtle lifted him up, allowing him to drift freely on the ocean. It felt extremely comfortable. This was an extremely great sense of tranquility and freedom for his mind.
Although there was a saying about "bitter cultivation", true cultivation had never been hard. Instead, it was a wondrous feeling that regular people could not understand.
At this moment, in the underground dwelling, Li Qingshan's mirror clone sat on the stone platform in the same posture. He used the spiritual qi in the spiritual stone mine to maintain the mirror clone's existence so that he could deal with any changes.
He had already cast down several formations with formation banners. Even Fu Qingjin could not move about freely. After who knew how long, Li Qingshan opened his eyes and saw the bowing Ye Mingzhu. He asked, "Has it been a month?"
"It's only been fourteen days. The five matriarchs of the other clans have come to see sir North Moon. This is their congratulatory gift."
Ye Mingzhu smiled. Everything had gone much more smoothly than she had imagined. Obviously, she had the effect of dealing with them. More importantly, Li Qingshan's power to defeat Strong Stone and Blood Shadow made all the clans lose the courage to face him head-on. In this cruel underground world, only strength could win people's respect and trust.
Li Qingshan opened the boxes. Not bad, this was the result he wanted. He didn't need to rack his brain to gather the herbs. All he had to do was move his mouth and his subordinates would cater to his liking.
"How did you do it?" Li Qingshan was rather curious. Of the six great night roamers, Ye Mingzhu had managed to do it in such a short amount of time. To be able to complete this mission without wiping out any clans, he was a little surprised. Geniuses remember in a second.
"I only issued an ultimatum three days ago. If you do not come today to pay your respects. Ye Mingzhu said with a smile. "They will be exterminated."
"So simple? What will you do if they don't come? "
"Actually, I just left. That's how they agreed. "
"And then they all came." Li Qingshan's expression was rather strange.
"Yes. They obviously hope that some idiot really won't come, and then they can destroy her clan and divide up her territory. It's exactly because of this that they're afraid they'll become that idiot." Ye Mingzhu combed her hair. With her deep understanding of night roamers, she easily grasped their weakness.
Li Qingshan shook his head and sneered. Even at a time like this, they still haven't forgotten about their internal strife? Or perhaps this had already become a habit that had been engraved into their very bones.
"Well done. Let them in!"
"Yes." Ye Mingzhu turned around and said loudly, "Liubo, Liusu, sir North Moon has summoned the matriarchs."
Under the lead of Ye Liubo and Ye Liusu, the five night roamer matriarchs entered the cavern and arrived before Li Qingshan. They all stated their names and clans before bowing together. "Greetings, sir North Moon."
Apart from an old woman and a young girl, the others were all beautiful matriarchs like Ye Mingzhu. They raised their heads and studied Li Qingshan. No matter how displeased they were, they were all respectful on the surface. None of them were foolish enough to clash with him. Idiots like that could never become matriarchs.
From a certain perspective, it was this cleverness that prevented them from working together to deal with this foreign ruler.
"You can say this is our first meeting! Before the meeting, there are eight words. Those who obey me live, and those who defy me die. Do you understand? " Li Qingshan sat there without moving. He did not seem arrogant, nor did he give off any pressure. He just spoke very seriously, as if he was saying he liked sunny days and did not like rain.
"I understand." Ye Mingzhu spoke first, and the other matriarchs followed suit in a hurry. Now that they had reached this point, they no longer had much interest in resisting anymore. At the end of the day, as long as Empress Helicoverpa Rosa wanted to unite the night roamers, she would have to send a Daemon General to lead them. It did not matter who they were ruled by. Even if they struggled desperately, what was the point? They might as well use this opportunity to gain the upper hand in the future. It was more important.
Li Qingshan smiled in satisfaction. This was the prerequisite for everything. If anyone dared to say they did not understand, he did not mind making an example out of them. There was probably no need for him to do anything. The other matriarchs could do it for him.
"Very good. When you came, you already saw the formations here. Pass on my first order. Send masters here directly under my command. Build a fortress here and prepare to fend off the human attacks."
Before the matriarchs could return to their senses, Li Qingshan continued, "The second order is that no night roamers are allowed to kill one another in my territory, whether openly or secretly. If they disobey, not only will they pay with their lives, but the entire clan will be severely punished too."
Ye Liusu's eyes lit up immediately. Wasn't this exactly what she had been looking forward to the entire time? She wanted the night roamers to stop killing one another and unite once more. Perhaps, he really could change everything?
"The third order is that from today onwards, all clans must contribute spiritual herbs to me, regardless of the type. The older the better. Do you have any objections to these three orders? "
Under the scrutiny of Li Qingshan's scarlet eyes, none of the matriarchs had any objections. The three orders seemed harsh, but it was not unacceptable to them. The first order was to send masters. There were no rules on what counted as masters, so it was completely manageable. The second order was even simpler. If they did not kill, then so be it.
The last order was a little troublesome. However, spiritual herbs were not particularly useful to night roamers who were not skilled in alchemy. Only fruits that could be directly ingested would be relatively more valuable. The gifts they had brought today were all like that.
Li Qingshan did not restrict this either. Every clan had a stockpile of regular spiritual herbs. As a matter of fact, some spiritual herbs grew widely in the territory, but no one knew what they were used for, so no one picked them. They were all extremely old, so it was very easy to use them to make up for the numbers.
"Everyone has been very cooperative, which makes me very happy. It would be impolite not to reciprocate. Here are a thousand Qi Gathering pills. They're what human cultivators normally use for cultivation. Split them evenly among the five matriarchs! "
As the most common pills, Qi Gathering pills were extremely cheap. A single spiritual stone was enough to exchange for a lot of them. However, they were indispensable to all sects and Qi Practitioners.
Li Qingshan found several tens of thousand in the Green Vine Elder's hundred treasures pouch. To a sect that was skilled in nurturing medicinal herbs and refining pills, an accumulation like this was actually very normal.
Although Li Qingshan basically did not need them anymore, where he could sit down and inhale the spiritual qi of the world casually, it was equivalent to several hundred or even a thousand Qi Gathering pills. However, they were perfect for rewarding. It was basically recycling trash.
The matriarchs all had different expressions. They had obviously heard about the famed "Qi Gathering pills" before, and they were also capable of refining them. However, many of the medicinal herbs could only be found above ground, so they basically could not be refined. If they managed to obtain some from time to time, they would be especially precious. They would only use them to nurture their most talented clansmen.
Two hundred Qi Gathering pills was already a very large sum to them. It was enough for ten night roamers to cultivate for a year, as well as an additional group of elite warriors. Although it was nowhere close to the value of their gifts, they were still rather overjoyed to receive something like this in return. They felt like this sir North Moon was very reasonable. He did not seem like a daemon.
"Ye Mingzhu."
"Yes, sir." Ye Mingzhu happened to be interested. When she heard her name, she made her way over in a hurry. Her eyes were filled with eagerness.
"You've done well in this matter, gathering all the matriarchs together. This True Spirit pill is your reward. If you give it to a suitable person, they should be able to break through very soon and undergo the heavenly tribulation. "
Even without Li Qingshan's special explanation, the various clans were extremely sensitive. Ever since Ye Liubo had gone back to show off, the matriarchs immediately learnt about the existence of such a wondrous pill. They all widened their eyes, staring at the True Spirit pill in Li Qingshan's hand. They were tempted to snatch it from him. Experts that had undergone the heavenly tribulation were the core, the most precious force in any clan.
"Thank you for your reward, sir North Moon." Ye Mingzhu smiled from ear to ear. She bowed gracefully and accepted the True Spirit pill.
"The helm that controls the puppets and cannons will be left to you for the time being. I hope that you can maintain the order underground."
Li Qingshan's following words made Ye Mingzhu even more elated. She hurriedly said, "I will definitely not let you down, sir." As long as she had this power, she would be able to firmly occupy the throne of the number one matriarch. She looked at Li Qingshan with a seductive gaze.
The other matriarchs had ugly expressions on their faces. Ye Mingzhu had once flaunted the might of those puppets. If they were to face them head-on, even if they could annihilate this puppet army, they would have to pay an extremely heavy price. And the power of those cannons was even more terrifying. Experts that had undergone the heavenly tribulation would also be injured if they took a direct hit.
That small helm was like a scepter. When Ye Mingzhu held it in her hand, it had the power to annihilate any clan. At this moment, she suddenly realized that this was also bestowed by him.
"No, we can't continue like this." The matriarchs exchanged glances. The same thought flashed through their minds.
"Sir North Moon, I have an objection to this!" "I have an objection too!" "Me too!"
The matriarchs, who had always been submissive and had no problem with whatever Li Qingshan said, all stood up to object at the same time. Their expressions were furious. They could accept a demon ruling over them, but they could not accept Ye Mingzhu stepping on their heads.
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