"I think we should start with the mortals. Humans are all crafty, and they know how to set up traps like 'formations'. They're extremely dangerous. However, if we target the cities inhabited by humans, they won't be able to guard against it. All they can do is be led around by the nose, while we set down traps and surround and attack the cultivators who come to rescue them. "As the greatest think tank after Helicoverpa Rosa, Dragonsnail expressed her opinion slowly.
"What if they don't come to rescue us?" Strong Stone frowned. Compared to mortals, he still wanted to kill cultivators more.
"I refuse to believe they'll turn a blind eye to us if we slaughter a city every day!" Blood Shadow extended his bright-red tongue and licked his lips. What he required the most for cultivation was fresh blood, but underground, he could not simply kill other daemons and night roamers. He could only rely on the "offerings" offered up by night roamers to survive. Dragonsnail's plan suited him perfectly.
"Our target should be the cultivators!" Li Qingshan found it even more unacceptable to lay his hands on the innocent people who had nothing to do with the Demon Slayer or even cultivators.
"Don't so-called cultivators become cultivators from mortals? Don't mortals grow up eating the flesh and blood of our race? Only by cutting them off from their very roots can we truly defeat humans. Have you instead neglected such a simple principle? "
Dragonsnail's three consecutive questions left Li Qingshan speechless. Humans fed on beasts. As humans expanded their range of activity, the range of beasts shrank. In the world completely ruled by humans in his past life, weren't other races going extinct every single day?
So-called animal protection was just the leftovers from god's benevolence. And, it was built on their own needs. Wild beasts were locked up and treated as playthings, while livestock were raised and then slaughtered. Humans took it in stride, but to beasts, it was the most terrifying apocalypse.
The war had not just begun. Instead, it had never stopped. Humans and daemons stood against each other from the very beginning. The founding emperor who maintained several millennia of peace between the two races had basically accomplished an unbelievable feat.
"Dragonsnail is right. This is what we demons do." Helicoverpa Rosa praised.
"North Moon, when the time comes, you will have a taste of failure," Blood Shadow said gloomily.
"Hahaha! Finally, I can start killing. North Moon, why don't we compete to see who can kill more?" Strong Stone laughed maniacally.
A strange thought suddenly crossed Li Qingshan's mind. Why would I associate with them? The surrounding faces gradually distorted, sometimes turning into a terrifying killing stone. From time to time, it would transform into a bat that reeked of blood. In the end, it transformed into a vicious, eight-eyed, eight-legged spider that pounced at him.
Then, he saw himself. His horns and tiger claws had been stripped off, and his black iron-like skin had turned into a bronze color. He had regained his original appearance. He was a human!
"North Moon. You've been on the surface the longest, so you think I should start with that city first. It's best if there are more people. "
Dragonsnail's words seemed to come from far away, breaking the illusion in front of Li Qingshan. Looking up, Helicoverpa Rosa and Blood Shadow and Strong Stone were all looking at him, waiting for his answer.
"Spider Queen, I have something to report!"
"What is it?"
"I've recently reached a bottleneck in my cultivation. I need to go into seclusion for a while to break through, so that I can fight Fu Qingjin to the death. I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in the initial battle." Li Qingshan lowered his head, his crimson hair hanging down, hiding the trace of confusion in his eyes. He suddenly realized that the situation was completely out of his control. Perhaps it was an arrogant delusion to think that he could control it!
"Is that so?" Helicoverpa Rosa's eyes flickered, full of suspicion.
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"Master, you're back. How did the discussion go?"
Li Qingshan returned to the cavern in the territory, and Ye Liubo immediately received him.
"From today onwards, I will enter secluded cultivation. Everything in the territory will be handled by Ye Liusu and Ye Liubo for now. If it's nothing important, don't disturb me, "Li Qingshan made his way onto the platform and announced loudly.
In the end, Helicoverpa Rosa still agreed to his request. She did not doubt that this powerful and accomplished individual would be conflicted like this.
"Thank you for your trust, master." Ye Liusu beamed inside.
The other night roamers objected, but Li Qingshan completely ignored them. He dismissed them and closed his eyes, minding his own business.
"Little Ann, what do you think I should do?"
Below Contention island, in his secluded dwelling, Li Qingshan opened his eyes and poured out his troubles to Little Ann without holding back.
"Don't help either side," Little Ann answered after some thought.
"Don't help either side?"
"Yeah. What does it have to do with us whether it's other people or daemons? It's not like you're the one killing them. They're the ones who want to kill each other. Don't worry about them. All we need to do is cultivate properly. "
Little Ann blinked her large eyes and comforted him softly. Actually, she struggled a little to understand Li Qingshan's troubles. After all, in her eyes, it did not matter even if all living beings apart from him died. She might as well say this was what she was looking forward to.
"You're right. Perhaps I've been thinking too much." Li Qingshan shook his head with a bitter smile. As a half-human, half-daemon "monster", he had already lost his standpoint, falling into absolute isolation. He could not help but think of Gu Yanying. Had she experienced a similar struggle before?
Suddenly, he felt his eyebrows twitch. Little Ann had a serious look on her face as she pressed her little hand on Li Qingshan's eyebrows, as if she wanted to soothe his furrowed eyebrows.
Li Qingshan smiled. At least, no matter when, he would not be lonely.
"Let's start cultivating. I need to build my foundation in one go. Take out the item that Brother Ox gave me!"
Li Qingshan was filled with lofty sentiments. He immediately sat down and began cultivating, but a while later, he unintentionally frowned again. Even when he used the Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression, he could not help but frown. He was also unable to enter a good state of cultivation.
At this time, Li Qingshan suddenly heard the clear and melodious chanting of scriptures. It was Little Ann's voice.
An sat before Li Qingshan with her legs crossed, counting the bone prayer beads in her hand. Scriptures poured out from her mouth, directly entering his ears.
Although he was unable to understand the scriptures, Li Qingshan's heart gradually calmed down. He began to reflect on everything he had encountered after leaving the Crouching Ox village. The various scenes began to recede like a rewind, moving faster and faster.
The various figures flashed past his eyes one by one. The various events were like spinning silk from a cocoon.
Unknowingly, so many feelings of love and hatred had already lingered in his heart, but now, they were like cobwebs of dust, brushed away one by one.
There were also existences that could not be brushed away so easily, such as Fu Qingjin and Han Qiongzhi. They were the hatred and love that ran deep in his heart. Whenever that happened, the scenes would become stuck, stopping.
An's chanting changed, and these scenes flashed past. Finally, he returned to the Crouching Ox village once more, returning to the small cowshed. The young man lay on the hay, sleeping soundly.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
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