The arts of divination were not omnipotent, nor were they omniscient and omniscient like outsiders imagined them to be.
The reason why An could accurately calculate Blood Shadow's whereabouts and even his fate was largely due to the information the Hawkwolf Guard had gathered. Blood Shadow had massacred far too many people, leaving behind far too much karma.
She was like a tiny fish swimming through a river, leaving behind clear ripples in the water.
She did not use logic to analyse the information. Instead, she grasped the threads of fate that regular cultivators could not see, which was why she could so accurately determine Blood Shadow's whereabouts.
If she had to calculate the fate of Dragonsnail, she would have been rather helpless. Even if she tried, she would not have been so accurate.
From a certain perspective, it was exactly because Blood Shadow was fated to die to her hands that she was able to calculate to this point with such deep karma. On the other hand, if she could not calculate to this point, it would have been impossible for her to kill Blood Shadow.
Karma was intertwined with one another. As a matter of fact, it was even inseparable, which was why this mysterious and unpredictable fate was formed. It was much more profound than any technique in the world.
An only knew a little about it right now. She was nowhere close to understanding it. However, the Bamboo-Jade Lot of the Cloud Bookcase would be of great assistance to her divination. At the very least, she could venture a little deeper into the river of fate.
"I thank the school leaders for their kindness in Little Ann's place!" Li Qingshan raised his cup high into the air and downed it.
Apart from Little Ann's Bamboo-Jade Lot of the Cloud Bookcase, Li Qingshan received some rewards too. Needless to say, his contribution to the Hawkwolf Guard had increased drastically once again.
He smiled resplendently as he downed jar after jar of alcohol like he was drinking water, leading to a series of cheers.
An looked at Li Qingshan, and the corner of her lips curled into a smile silently. Although she seemed rather unreasonable, in terms of "intelligence", she would not lose to anyone. However, she would not lose to anyone. She just did not care about what others thought and felt. However, she had an extremely detailed understanding of him. She understood where his frustrations lay.
Ru Xin gazed over from afar. She also felt that he was rather different today, as if he had returned to how he was when she first met him a few years ago.
Today. Li Qingshan was very happy in his heart, not because he had obtained many benefits.
In the past, he had witnessed the tragedy of war and felt responsible for it. This responsibility might not be too big. Just as Fu Qingjin said, war was unavoidable, and they were just pawns.
However, he would not use such an excuse to avoid responsibility. As a man, even if he did something wrong, he had to shoulder the responsibility. If he blindly covered it up. He even had to cover up for himself. Instead, their hearts were twisted and they became hypocrites.
This is right and wrong. It didn't matter how others judged him. Everyone had a scale in their hearts. He had never sought perfection or unparalleled benevolence. He only sought to have a clear conscience.
Back then, after he had obtained power, he did not take the opportunity to take revenge on his brother and sister-in-law who had abused him for many years, nor did he vent the anger in his heart. Instead, he threw a bag of silver to them, all for the sake of these four words.
By killing the "rock demon" and "blood demon", he believed he had basically severed his karma and fulfilled his responsibility. It was like a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. He felt indescribably relaxed and delighted.
Of course, it was not up to anyone to comment on this outcome, to say, "You, Li Qingshan, have spent all this effort for nothing" or "You are so guilty that killing two daemons is nowhere near enough to redeem yourself."
If he felt it was enough, then it was enough. He had once made up his mind to finish off both sides of the war and put an end to the war. However, after this period of understanding, he felt like this was no longer his responsibility. It had even exceeded the scope of his abilities a little, so he directly tossed it to the back of his mind.
Although he did not completely agree with Fu Qingjin's chess theory, he found it to be rather reasonable. And, the war was only within the boundaries of the Clear River prefecture right now, so he could still be of some use. Once it spread out, how was he supposed to stop it with his current cultivation?
Let him be. If he wanted to fight, then fight to his heart's content! He had had enough of the trouble of balancing the two sides. It was better for him to use this opportunity to reap as much benefits as he could and increase his cultivation as quickly as possible. Only then could he protect the people important to him and reach beyond the Nine Heavens sooner.
As a transmigrator, he did not have much of a mindset of "keeping to his word". The situation was constantly changing. He would never use a single promise to restrain himself, even if it came from his own mouth.
He had clearly taken a step forward and gained a deeper comprehension, yet he still had to act according to the conclusions he had reached from his old thoughts. Wouldn't that just be making things difficult for himself?
"They've retreated! They've retreated!"
A young cultivator rushed into the building excitedly and called out loudly.
"What's going on? Speak slowly! "Liu Changqing said sternly.
"Sir prefect, news has come from everywhere. All the daemons have retreated underground. It's all thanks to sir's wise leadership that you've killed the blood demon and dealt a heavy blow to the daemons' might." As the young cultivator spoke, he did not forget to flatter Liu Changqing.
The news of the blood demon's death reached Dragonsnail's ears very soon. He immediately made up his mind and withdrew all of his forces underground.
Of the four great Daemon Generals under the Spider Queen's command, North Moon was in secluded cultivation, so he was the only one left. He was struggling to hold on alone, so there was no point in continuing. It would only lead to greater losses.
Daemons had long lifespans, but they cultivated slowly. Losing every single one of them might take a century to make up for.
However, the war and turmoil of the past few years had reduced the population of the Clear River prefecture by more than half. It was equivalent to destroying a large portion of the cultivation foundation of the Clear River prefecture. It would take a century to recover.
The building was filled with cheers. All of their usual cultivation and mental fortitude had been tossed to one side.
Who knew how many seniors and juniors they had lost during the several years of war. Who knew how many life-threatening situations they had been in. They had finally seen the dawn of victory. Who could control their emotions?
"Don't celebrate too early, everyone. We still need to keep up the good work. Only then can we completely crush the ambitions of the daemons." Liu Changqing cleared his throat a few times before suppressing his excitement.
Cheng Kaishan said, "Fellow Fu, the rock demon and blood demon are both dead now. All you need to do now is kill the Moon Devil, and victory will be ours for sure."
"Qingjin will do his best," Fu Qingjin said indifferently.
"Kill me? Then let's try it!
Li Qingshan smiled drunkenly as he thought inside.
… …
The celebratory banquet became an even grander celebratory banquet that lasted until deep into the night. Just Now, everyone dispersed.
Li Qingshan and Little Ann returned to their dwelling in the Chain mountains. Ru Xin also came with them.
The war had come to an end, so there was no need for her to refine pills day and night to save people anymore. She could take a break and go back to rest slightly. She was still thinking about the "great gift" Li Qingshan had promised her, so she could not help but ask along the way.
"Where's my great gift?"
"We'll talk about it when we get back." Li Qingshan smiled mysteriously.
Returning to the Chain mountains, he got Little Ann to return to the Qing Xiao dwelling first, while Li Qingshan and Ru Xin arrived in her dwelling.
Li Qingshan cut right to the chase. He directly took out all the spiritual herbs in his hundred treasures pouch, piling them all over the stone table.
Most of them were the spiritual herbs that the six night roamers had offered up as tribute during his three years of secluded cultivation. There were also the spiritual herbs he had obtained from killing cultivators from the Demon Slayer, which amounted to quite a sum as well. As Ru Xin did not have enough time and energy, he did not take them out. He had always kept them in his hundred treasures pouch.
"Is this the great gift you were talking about?" Ru Xin said in surprise. Last time, Li Qingshan had taken out so many spiritual herbs at once, which had already left her taken aback. However, it paled in comparison to this time.
She had seen many spiritual herbs in her life. In terms of quantity, she had seen far more spiritual herbs than the ones Li Qingshan had taken out, but they were nowhere close to their value.
A stalk of thousand-year-old Spirit Grass was equivalent to a pile of ordinary Spirit Grasses. Yet, there were no fewer than a hundred thousand-year-old spiritual herbs in front of her. They were piled up like cabbages, so how could she not be surprised and shocked?
"Same old rules. You gather the other spiritual herbs, and once they're refined, you get thirty percent of the pills."
"I can't. I've refined too many pills recently, so I feel disgusted whenever I see spiritual herbs. Just the thought of refining pills gives me a headache." Ru Xin rubbed her forehead and put on an act of being troubled.
She tried to hide the trembling in her eyes. If she exchanged all of them for Spirit Stones, it would probably fill up her entire Immortal's Cave. Most importantly, the origin of these spirit herbs was enough to reveal a lot of things, which made her even more certain of her guess.
She had never expected to get this kind of trust.
"Hmph, you're still pretending to be obedient after getting a bargain. If you don't want it, I'll let someone else refine it." Li Qingshan said, but his body did not move.
"Why don't you ask your father-in-law Han to help you think of a way? With the power of the Han family, it's not difficult to find a few suitable alchemists, and you don't have to give me thirty percent?"
"I can trust you, okay!? Don't talk nonsense. Are you going to refine it or not? "
This kind of trust was not built overnight, but at this moment, Li Qingshan felt that he could entrust a lot of things to her, even some important secrets.
Ru Xin felt warm in her heart. Inexplicably, she was secretly delighted. "So, even Han Qiongzhi doesn't know these secrets of his! Hmph, what's there to compare with her? "
"Forget it, since you've already begged me, I'll refine it. But, in fact, you didn't count these spiritual herbs at all! Even if eight or ten of them were missing, you wouldn't know! "Ru Xin put away all the spiritual herbs and blinked her eyes with a smile.
"Who said that? If one is missing, I'll hold you responsible." Li Qingshan was stunned for a moment, but he did not want to show weakness.
In fact, he really didn't count. If Ru Xin wanted to steal his spiritual herbs, she didn't have to go through so much trouble. She could just say that a few furnaces of elixirs were destroyed, or the number of elixirs was lower. She could cheat everywhere.
"You?" Ru Xin said disdainfully.
"Do you want to try?" Li Qingshan stared at her.
"Come on!" Ru Xin stared back disdainfully, but she suddenly felt a little uneasy. Li Qingshan's expression quietly changed.
A man and a woman stared at each other.
Li Qingshan suddenly felt a little restless. Perhaps it was the effect of the wine, or maybe it was because he suddenly put down the burden in his heart. Through the hazy drunkenness, Ru Xin's gentle face, slim and graceful figure, all had an indescribable charm, charming and enchanting.
He couldn't help but want to get closer to her, lightly smell her body fragrance, and see what kind of thoughts she had under her cynical mask.
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