Bright sunlight shone into the hall through the window, and dust floated in the pillar of light. The cries of birds came from outside the window, and the Dragon Snake Lake was sparkling. This should have been an extremely peaceful morning, but the atmosphere in the hall was extremely depressing.
If there were mortals here, they would definitely overturn the calm and composed image of cultivators in their hearts. Shock and contemplation were deeply engraved on everyone's faces.
Although they were not on the same side as the Demon Slayer, and there were even many conflicts between them … But so many cultivators of the same status as them had died all at once. What they experienced was no longer just sympathy, but real threat and even fear.
Li Qingshan frowned and pondered, as if he was lamenting the tragedy of the war.
Ru Xin stared at his face, as if she found it very interesting.
However, after Qian Rongzhi's reminder, Li Qingshan was determined to improve his self-cultivation as an actor. Especially in front of these people, he could not show the slightest flaw.
Therefore, no matter how Ru Xin looked at him, he looked like a stone statue named "The Thinker". Ru Xin soon felt bored and yawned lazily. She supported her cheek and looked at the sparkling Dragon Snake Lake outside the window. Memories surged in her mind like a tide.
The dancing sparkles turned into clusters of flames, burning the sky red. Fiery figures flew and danced in the flames like splashing sparks. Their fiery hair burned fiercely, and their roars were like volcanic eruptions. Raging flames spewed out of their mouths and scattered all over the sky like a meteor shower.
The seawater overflowed the dam, destroyed the forest, and submerged the mountains. Thousands of merpeople with fishtails swam in it. They sang in unison. If one had never heard it, they would not be able to imagine that the feminine and tactful merpeople could sing such a soul-stirring war song.
The song flew into the sky, like invisible ropes, pulling the sparks into the sea and extinguishing them. However, they were also hit by the fiery meteors and turned into charcoal. Whenever this happened. The singing of the mermaids at the side would become more and more resounding and sorrowful. There would even be crystalline tears flowing out of their eyes, turning into crystalline pearls and sinking into the bottomless sea.
After the cultivators recovered from their shock, they started a heated discussion. "Is the Moon Devil really that powerful? What kind of monster is he?" "I don't think he's that powerful. Instead, the night roamers were just too despicable. So much for having people in their name. How could he help the wicked? We should have killed all of these mutants long ago and not left a single one alive. "
"He's not powerful? I've heard that even Fu Qingjin of the Sword Collection palace took action, but he was injured and left in defeat. "" It's just bullying with numbers. "" Bullying with numbers? I think you've been in secluded cultivation for too long, so you're out of touch. Three years ago, he faced off against three of them alone, killing two of the three elders. It frightened the Green Vine Elder so much that he dared not return to the mountain. In the end, he only dared to go back after obtaining a Yin and Yang Dust Formation, but he was still killed. "
Li Qingshan heard it. In the end, he even closed his eyes. He did not want to expose the smile in his eyes. However, he found it boring if he listened too much. He opened his eyes and broke free from the state of the Thinker. He glanced around and saw Ru Xin's face. His heart skipped a beat.
A layer of mist clouded Ru Xin's eyes as if she was looking at an extremely distant place. Sunlight fell on her smooth, delicate face. Before he knew it, all of her expressions had vanished. She was like a beauty carved from white jade, so beautiful that she was lifeless.
For some reason, Li Qingshan's heart sank. He said to her secretly, "Ru Xin, are you thinking about a man?"
Ru Xin returned to her senses and replied secretly, "I'm not thinking about you."
"What's wrong with me? Am I not worth your consideration?"
"I'd be better off thinking about the Moon Devil than you. I heard he's a handsome man!" The teasing expression that Li Qingshan found familiar returned to Ru Xin's face. She glanced at Li Qingshan from the corner of her eyes, as if to say, "Go take a piss and look at yourself."
Li Qingshan smiled. "Then continue thinking about it!" This slightly surprised Ru Xin.
Han Tieyi saw the two of them flirting with each other. He raised his eyebrows slightly. Hwa Seung-zan said with a smile, "These two are really relaxed. It's worth emulating them."
Liu Zhangqing raised his hand and gestured. When the hall quietened down, he said, "Many of the fellow Daoists here have been cultivating in seclusion and might not know much about this demon. Commander Wang, why don't you introduce him?"
Wang Pushi's serious face turned even colder. He got up and went to the stage. He hung up the painting that Chu Danqing had painted in the past.
"This is the Moon Devil. His original name is North Moon. As for his strength, according to the information I've received, he once defeated the rock demon and blood demon and was appointed as the commander of the night roamers by the Spider Queen. He's been in secluded cultivation for the past three years. In the battle last night, he demonstrated extremely great dominance. This is something that the Demon Slayer, or even us, can't match up to. "
With the two human organisations suddenly impeded each other, neither of them dared to unleash their full strength. A great battle against the daemons would only harm them and benefit the other party.
Wang Pushi continued, "If you still don't have a clear understanding of his strength, then this morning, fellow Fu of the Sword Collection palace went to Bronze Cauldron mountain to provide reinforcements. He fell into an ambush and lost quite a lot of spiritual energy. After that, Fellow Daoist Fu trapped the Moon Devil in the Green Ruins Illusion. In order to wait for reinforcements, the Moon Devil did not attack immediately. When Fellow Daoist Fu's spiritual energy was almost fully recovered, they fought, and Fellow Daoist Fu was defeated. "
The hall immediately fell silent. Over the past three years, the strength and terror of the rock demon and blood demon had been deeply rooted in everyone's hearts. Among the humans, Fu Qingjin's reputation was the greatest. He even seemed to surpass a few veteran late Foundation Establishment cultivators. The "Moon Devil" had actually defeated the three of them one after another.
However, Li Qingshan could tell what he was implying. Originally, old Wang was extremely displeased with Fu Qingjin, but now, he kept referring to him as fellow Fu.
Wang Pushi exhaled heavily. "From today onwards, we've gained another terrifying enemy. The situation is extremely grim. A few days ago, fellow Fu brought the culprit of the Vermillion Clothes sect who murdered Hawkwolf guards to the Clear River prefecture. Looks like he's interested in forming an alliance. Originally, I thought this was between the two, so I didn't want to say anything more. Now, I'm forced to invite everyone to discuss it. "
Li Qingshan had never expected Fu Qingjin to have already begun taking action in secret. If he had not struck first, probably Fu Qingjin would have led the cultivators in a large-scale attack. But speaking of which, he was also the greatest impetus for the two organisations to work together. External pressure would always lead to internal peace.
The hall fell silent before becoming noisy again. However, they mainly discussed how to form an alliance. There were very few voices of objection.
Li Qingshan obviously would not stand out. Wang Pushi saw how he remained silent, so he called out, "Kid, tell us, what should we do?"
Li Qingshan stood up. "Old Wang, I think we should form an alliance. As the ancients said, 'Without the lips, the teeth will feel the cold'. If the Demon Slayer dies, the pressure on us will definitely increase drastically. However, the war was instigated by the Demon Slayer. Now that their strength has plummeted, we should use this to seize even more power and become the leaders of this alliance. We can't be ordered around by outsiders. "
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