Wen Zhengming closed his eyes and let out a slow sigh. He sheathed his sword and took off, leaving behind a single sentence.
"Fellow Gu, you're so hesitant. You'll suffer sooner or later. Please take care."
"Thank you for your warning, great scholar Wen, but how can everything in the world be as one wishes? There are always losses when there are gains." Gu Yanying clasped her hands and took off into the air, sweeping away the clouds.
In the blink of an eye, the three spectators who could not help but step onto the stage returned to the darkness. Under the completely collapsed Bronze Cauldron Mountain, Li Qingshan picked up the bronze cauldron. It was slightly damaged, but it was still an arcane artifact after all.
The night roamers who had scattered in fright gathered over silently again. They were all uneasy. Abandoning their commander and fleeing at a crucial time was unforgivable in any organisation.
"Sir, where do we go now?" Ye Mingzhu studied Li Qingshan carefully, but she was unable to tell whether he was happy or angry.
"Go back!" Li Qingshan ordered. If they continued fighting now, they would lose the effect of a surprise attack. The night roamers were not used to moving under the sun either, so it was disadvantageous for them to continue fighting.
"Aren't we going to continue the attack?"
"Liubo's wounds are more important." Li Qingshan made his way through everyone and arrived before Ye Liubo. She was still unconscious.
Li Qingshan stroked her cheek gently. He could sense a brutal aura rampaging through her body. It was the cause of her unconsciousness. It was Wen Zhengming's righteous aura. Fortunately, Wen Zhengming had been focused on him the entire time. She had only been injured by the counterattack. If Wen Zhengming had diverted some of his attention to deal with her, she would have died already.
Every heavenly tribulation was a realm of cultivation. And, the difference was even greater, like a chasm.
Ye Mingzhu reported with a frown, "This aura is extremely stubborn, and it seems to suppress the power of us night roamers. It's extremely difficult to deal with."
Li Qingshan waved his hand, and the pieces of the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell gathered together, enveloping her and hovering in the air. She was like a crystal coffin.
Li Qingshan exhaled. This battle had taken a great toll on him, whether it be his daemon qi or his mental strength. Only now did he recover a little.
His eyes became clear, and the daemon core revolved. The Spirit Turtle Suppresses the Seas!
Although his cultivation was profound … He had mastered all of his supernatural abilities. However, this was the first time he had used the abilities of the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell on someone else.
Ye Liubo's body trembled, and an expression of pain appeared on her face. The Righteous Qi within her body seemed to have a mind of its own, and it surged left and right, dodging Li Qingshan's power and causing even more damage to Ye Liubo.
"Master," Ye Liusu said with concern.
Outside the clouds. Wen Zhengming glanced back. Although the spider spirit had killed a Foundation Establishment cultivator right in front of him, he didn't miss.
Beads of sweat appeared on Li Qingshan's forehead. It was clearly just a wave of Righteous Qi, but he had used all of his Demonic Qi. There was a feeling of being unable to suppress them, as if they were using a ragtag army to fight against dozens of elite cavalry. If this continued, it wouldn't be long before Ye Liubo lost her life.
Li Qingshan made up his mind and bellowed out, "Suppress!" The Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell pressed down from all directions, burrowing deep into Ye Liubo's body and completely squeezing the Righteous Qi to the point where it could not escape. Finally, it was all used up.
"What a wretched daemon!" Cold light flashed through Wen Zhengming's eyes. After a moment of hesitation, he left in a huff in the end.
A while later, Ye Liubo slowly roused. She saw Li Qingshan and asked weakly, "Master, are you fine?"
"I'm obviously fine." Li Qingshan's heart softened. He dispersed the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell with a smile and placed a healing pill in her mouth. He picked her up. "Let's go!"
Ye Liubo was rather flattered before becoming overjoyed. She wrapped her arms around Li Qingshan's neck and pressed her head against his chest. She seemed sweet.
The group returned to the underground dwelling. Li Qingshan placed Ye Liubo on the stone pedestal. "Rest up!"
Afterwards, he took out all the hundred treasures pouches he had obtained from the battle and began to reward them according to their contributions.
"Liusu, you do the counting."
Ye Liusu stepped forward under his orders and opened the hundred treasures pouches one by one, tallying them up.
They had killed nine Foundation Establishment cultivators and countless Qi Practitioners in this battle, so the spoils were extremely plentiful. There were seventeen supreme grade spiritual artifacts, over a hundred high grade spiritual artifacts, and almost a thousand other spiritual artifacts in total.
As they took out the items one by one, the eyes of every night roamer lit up. The various pills were a dazzling sight as well. There were countless of them. By the time Ye Liusu had taken out the talismans, formations, and various puppets, they had basically filled the entire cavern. It had become a huge treasury.
"My share first."
Li Qingshan picked out the pills that were useful to him first. Just the Virtue Accumulation pills amounted to four. Coupled with the other high grade pills, it was enough for him to cultivate the ox demon to the fourth layer.
Afterwards, there were a few scarlet talismans. Although they were all inferior low grade talismans, they were quite powerful. Most importantly, they did not have any distinctive characteristics. Even if he used them as a human, no one would be able to track him down.
He only chose the commander's tally for controlling Corpse Soldiers as a spiritual artifact. He planned on giving it to Little Ann along with the other corpses as a gift. As for the other spiritual artifacts, they were both useless and difficult to sell, so he did not take any of them.
However, the most important items, the blood-red blade and the bronze cauldron, were already in his possession.
The blood-red blade was obviously for his daemon body to use. The main reason he had defeated Fu Qingjin this time was because he had taken advantage of the fact that he did not understand the mysteries of his abilities. It was no wonder that Fu Qingjin refused to accept it and was even bold enough to swear an oath like that. If he wanted to win again in the future, he would have to rely on the real thing. With the blood-red blade in hand, he would not suffer too much of a loss at the very least.
As for the bronze cauldron, he could place it in the Immortal's Cave to refine artifacts. With his Foundation Building cultivation, he should be able to refine it and use it. Although he could not even be considered a beginner in artifact refining, with such a powerful artifact in hand, as long as he spent some time learning, he should be able to refine a decent spiritual artifact!
After he was done choosing, Li Qingshan looked back and said, "Liubo, choose three supreme-grade spiritual artifacts!"
Ye Liubo looked at Li Qingshan expectantly. Biting her lip, she said, "But Master, can I change my reward?"
"Don't mess around. Hurry up and go." Li Qingshan's gaze became even more gentle. After all, this was the first time he had received such loyalty in his life.
Although Ye Liubo was unwilling, under his gaze, she felt even more unable to refuse. Risking her life this time was not in vain.
Under everyone's envious gazes, Ye Liubo picked and chose three supreme-grade spiritual artifacts, a protective shield, a small bow that flickered with silver light, and a golden bangle on her wrist in the end.
This damned girl sure has gained power. If I had known earlier, I would have treated her better in the past. Ye Mingzhu thought, Not only has Ye Liubo obtained three supreme-grade spiritual artifacts all at once, but she even has priority in choosing them. They happen to be the best out of all the supreme-grade spiritual artifacts.
"Liusu has taken two too. It's all thanks to your plan that we won this battle so easily."
"Thank you, master." Ye Liusu also bowed and went up to take two. She knew this had a lot to do with her not running away at a critical moment. However, she wondered inside, If it were not for the mission of revitalising the night roamers, would I be like Ye Liubo?
Li Qingshan turned around and said unkindly, "It's your turn now." His hand slid past the glimmering supreme-grade spiritual artifacts. "There are twelve remaining. Originally, the six clans were supposed to take two each. The spoils of battle have been halved for desertion. Do you have any objections? "
Under Li Qingshan's gaze, the matriarchs all lowered their heads. None of them dared to object. Although they felt pained inside, they instead felt relieved when Li Qingshan had lost his temper. They each went up to take one.
Li Qingshan waved his hand. "Liusu, you can distribute the rest!"
Ye Liusu accepted the order and split the remaining spiritual artifacts, talismans, pills, and so on into half. She split the rest into seven equal portions. The extra portion obviously went to the personal guards. It was equivalent to declaring the establishment of a new clan. Only by wielding authority could she carry out her ideals.
The matriarchs looked at one another and exchanged glances. They were filled with doubt. The personal guards were overjoyed. Being able to get an extra portion was obviously a good thing. It did not matter who they were under. As long as there were benefits, it was fine.
Li Qingshan nodded slightly. After a series of rewards, he stowed away the tremendous amount of resources. He considered the pros and cons of the battle and left behind his mirror clone to deal with the situation. His main body returned to the dwelling in the Chain mountains.
The sky lit up. In the Chain mountains, in front of Qing Xiao's dwelling.
Little Ann sensed something. She walked out of the dwelling and gazed into the distance. All she saw was a white cloud with a long tail as it streaked across the horizon. She smiled at ease.
"I'm back!" Li Qingshan scooped up Little Ann and whispered into her ear, "The battle was very satisfying. I taught that bastard Fu Qingjin a vicious lesson. Here's a gift."
As he said that, he shoved a hundred treasures pouch into Little Ann's hands. Before the battle, Li Qingshan had ordered the night roamers to collect the corpses. The hundred treasures pouch contained the corpses he had obtained from the battle. The corpses of the nine Foundation Establishment cultivators were all in there.
Just like that, it was possible for the Skull Prayer Beads to increase in power, and he could begin the next step of his plan.
Li Qingshan suddenly raised his head. His eyes narrowed, and he saw Qian Rongzhi fly over.
Qian Rongzhi landed on the platform gracefully. She bent down and placed the hundred treasures pouch into Li Qingshan's hand. She smiled. "This is what you wanted." She straightened up and opened her hand towards Li Qingshan. "Now, it's time for us to settle our debts."
Li Qingshan accepted the hundred treasures pouch and opened it. After a slight calculation, he took out two True Spirit pills. "Is that enough?"
Qian Rongzhi's eyes lit up. She smiled from ear to ear. "It's enough. You're just as considerate as before." Suddenly, she straightened up. "Now, let's talk about serious matters. The Hundred Schools of Thought are urgently calling for all Foundation Establishment cultivators to return for a discussion."
Li Qingshan thought, Sure enough.
"Aren't you going to ask what happened?" Qian Rongzhi asked carelessly. She thought, He seems to have just returned.
"What happened?" Li Qingshan asked calmly.
"The Demon Slayer. Eleven Foundation Establishment cultivators were killed, and seven sects were destroyed. Among them, the rock demon killed two, and the daemon who killed the three elders three years ago and destroyed the Green Vine mountain took action again. He led several dozen Foundation Establishment night roamers and killed nine people. He's now known as the Moon Demon. That's the current situation. What do you all think? "
In the Hundred Schools of Thought, Liu Changqing was solemn. He used the simplest of words to explain everything that had happened last night.
A group of cultivators gathered before him. There were actually around thirty or forty of them. There were quite a few unfamiliar faces that Li Qingshan had never seen before. They had all reached Foundation Establishment, but they did not assume the position of school leader. Instead, they had carved out dwellings and cultivated in seclusion. They also belonged to the academy, or in other words, the empire. None of them could remain aloof from the war, so they had all been mobilized.
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