"Spare … spare my life!"
Yang Pinghu knew that a great disaster was about to befall him. His eyes were wide open, filled with unwillingness and deep regret.
"I won't forgive you!"
Li Qingshan gripped the Dragon-seizing Pitchfork tightly and stabbed it into Yang Pinghu's chest. The tip of the pitchfork was already dyed red when it came out from his back.
Yang Pinghu's eyes widened with hatred as he breathed his last.
The past Sect Leaders of the Clear Court Sect had used this Dragon Seizing Pitchfork to capture and kill countless monsters in the Clear Court Lake. But in the end, they died to their own family's inherited magic tool, which was in line with the cycle of karma.
"You really can't get over it!"
Li Qingshan shook his head and casually threw Yang Pinghu's corpse into his Hundred Treasures Pouch.
Yang Pinghu actually had many tricks up his sleeves, but under that kind of speed and attack, other than activating the Dragon-seizing Pitchfork and throwing a few life-saving talismans, he didn't even have the time to cast a single spell.
The difference in strength of a realm was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Li Qingshan relied on the fourth tier of the Ox Demon to match Helicoverpa Rosa in terms of strength, stamina, and vitality. However, he was almost captured alive countless times. After breaking through to the fourth layer of the Tiger Demon, aside from the lack of Daemon Qi, he was practically equivalent to a Daemon Commander in every other aspect.
If Yang Pinghu had cultivated a Body Tempering Method, he might have been able to endure a direct assault from a Daemon Commander that aimed to kill him. However, he did not, so he could not even endure a single blow.
Li Qingshan opened Yang Pinghu's hundred treasures pouch and looked through it. The accumulation of a thousand-year sect was not small. However, he naturally did not care about ordinary talismans and pills.
"Hmm? This is the Elemental Spirit Pill! "Li Qingshan took out a dark golden pill with restrained spiritual energy. It didn't even emit a hint of fragrance. It was heavy to the touch, looking more like a metal ball.
The effects of the Origin Spirit Pill were similar to the True Spirit Pill. They were both pills used to break through to the Golden Core realm. However, the difference in value was like heaven and earth. Moreover, it was truly priceless.
So far, Li Qingshan had only obtained one from the Green Vine Elder's hundred treasures pouch. Now, he had obtained another. In the future, he would have another guarantee when he condensed his Golden Core.
He then raised the Dragon-seizing Pitchfork and split it into two. Spiritual lights flickered. The Profound Mark was faintly discernible. It was shaped like a two-headed snake.
After the blood saber was broken, he lacked a suitable weapon. Although he hadn't used this trident before, it was still a good weapon. However, it was still a magical artifact, and it was of the water element, so it was just right for him to use.
Li Qingshan first repaired the small area of water destroyed by Yang Pinghu. Yang Pinghu had sacrificed the life of a Foundation Building cultivator, which only wasted a quarter of an hour of Li Qingshan's time. He even lost a whole set of equipment. Then, he refined the Dragon-Seizing Pitchfork.
The shape of the Dragon Seizing Pitchfork changed slightly. The two ends of the pitchfork curved slightly, resembling the horns of a bull. To a certain extent, it was quite suitable.
"So this is how this thing is used." Li Qingshan casually slung the Dragon Seizing Pitchfork over his shoulder and returned to Clear Court Sect's waters. He continued with his work.
He suddenly sensed a wave of Demonic Qi coming from the distance. It was the Demonic Qi he had lost in the river. He felt that this demonic aura was somewhat familiar.
"Come here!"
Li Qingshan pointed the Dragon-seizing Pitchfork in the direction of the Demonic Qi. The pitchfork that resembled a snake's head suddenly opened. Two beams of light shot out, turning into two water ropes that plunged into the depths of the lake.
After a while. With a splash, a big red carp broke out of the water. It was tied up, and as the ropes contracted, its figure also became smaller.
"So it's this guy!"
Li Qingshan looked at the leaping carp between the two pitchforks. He recognized it at first glance. It was the carp he had fed with medicinal pills back in Ancient Wind City. Later on, he had taken it to the Qian Family's lotus pond.
Later on, Altar Master Black Lotus had massacred the city. This carp had given him the lotus seed that Altar Master Black Lotus had left behind. He had also given it a few medicinal pills and placed it in the Clear River.
He did not expect to see it here. Furthermore, it had become so huge in just a few years, and it had even condensed a Daemon Core. It was clearly the effect of Altar Master Black Lotus's lotus seed. It was quite a fortune.
The carp suddenly stopped struggling. It stared straight at Li Qingshan, as if it had recognized Li Qingshan. Then, it opened its mouth wide, as if it wanted to eat a medicinal pill.
"You can actually recognize me!" Li Qingshan was slightly surprised. Could it be that he had accidentally leaked his Demonic Qi when he was cultivating in Ancient Wind City, so it remembered him? That was not strange. It was just an ordinary carp back then, so it did not have much reservations.
He casually took out a medicinal pill and fed it.
"Alright, you're one of my shrimp soldiers and crab generals. This can be considered our fate. You can only repay me with your body when you transform into a beauty. Speaking of which, are you male or female? "
The carp swallowed the medicinal pill and shook its head and tail happily. It was unknown if it understood what he was saying.
Li Qingshan shook his head and tossed it back into the water. It swam around before returning to its original size.
Sure enough, the Dragon Seizing bident had its uses!
Sensing a few strands of daemon qi surging in the lake, Li Qingshan smiled and dove into the water, continuing to refine Clear Court lake.
The huge, red carp swam around him. It basically added the first daemon soldier to the dwelling.
As Li Qingshan refined Clear Court lake, he shocked the cultivation world of the Clear River prefecture once again.
The school leaders of the Hundred Schools of Thought held a meeting.
"Where's Li Qingshan?" Liu Changqing frowned. Li Qingshan was the Scarlet Hawk commander now. His status was completely different from before. Logically speaking, he had to attend a meeting like this.
"I've contacted him, but he wants to enter secluded cultivation. I'll see what I can do!" Hwa Seung-zan said helplessly.
"He sure is clever. Who doesn't want to cultivate properly?" Liu Changqing said unhappily, but he did not think too much about it.
However, Hwa Seung-zan found it rather strange.
When superhumans appeared, the male lead was always absent. Only an idiot would not notice anything amiss.
Technically speaking, the Moon Devil had only appeared twice while Li Qingshan did not, but it was enough to form a clue to clever people. And, when Li Qingshan appeared, the Moon Devil did not seem to appear at all, or perhaps he had only sent a clone.
It was not that Hwa Seung-zan suspected Li Qingshan because of this. No one would connect the Scarlet Hawk commander to daemons so easily. At most, it was just a guess. This was because he did not want to face the Moon Devil head-on, so he avoided battle.
However, as the clues were formed one by one, there would be a day when he would obtain an answer before anyone had even noticed anything amiss. The so-called clever people only paid attention to every detail.
"That guy came to my cave abode yesterday and disturbed my alchemy. Today, he's in secluded cultivation." Ru Xin seemed to have confirmed that Li Qingshan was avoiding battle. However, she had inadvertently separated the connection between Li Qingshan and the Moon Devil.
"However, even I don't want to cause trouble for the Moon Devil at this time. The late stage Foundation Establishment Sect Leader of the Qingting Sect lost his life before he could even withstand one move. People of our generation should treasure their lives like gold. "Hwa Seung-zan defended Li Qingshan instead.
The phrase "treasure their lives like gold" was agreed upon by all the cultivators present. They pursued the path of immortality, so no one was willing to fight with their lives on the line.
Thinking about it this way, Li Qingshan had been in secluded cultivation for three years and avoided the most dangerous stage. After successfully building his foundation, he quickly made contributions and was even promoted to Scarlet Eagle Commander. Last time, during the battle between the Moon Devil and Fu Qingjin, everyone took a huge risk. Even Zhou Tong almost died in battle, but he was absent once again.
Liu Changqing could not help but sigh inwardly, "This kid knows when to advance and when to retreat! Perhaps this is how a qualified cultivator is. Nothing is more important than one's own life and cultivation. "
Zhou Tong said, "If Yang Pinghu was not a coward and was tricked by the Moon Devil, he would not have died so easily!"
Hwa Seung-zan said, "If the Moon Devil had tricked him, he would have turned hostile on the spot. Why did he wait for Yang Pinghu to escape to the lakeside? I think it's probably because Yang Pinghu was a coward and refused to accept this, so he disturbed the Moon Devil's refinement of Clear Court lake. He thought the Moon Devil would be helpless against him if he kept his distance, which was why he was killed. "
"Then we'll just watch as he becomes a water god!"
Hwa Seung-zan said, "We can constantly send people to disturb him from all directions and stop him from refining Clear Court lake. However, according to the speed with which the Moon Devil slaughtered his way from the centre of the lake to the lakeside, he'll probably lose a life every time."
"And, according to my calculations, his current strength is probably extremely close to that of a Daemon Commander already. A difference like that is not something that can be made up for through schemes. Honestly speaking, there's no one in the entire Clear River prefecture who can stop him anymore."
The two words "Daemon Commander" left everyone speechless.
Liu Zhangqing let out a long sigh. "As expected. I've already reported this to the Marquis of Ruyi. Great general Han and commander Gu should know about it too! If we can end this game of chess, we won't have to worry about it anymore. "
The feeling of being a chess piece really was not great, and it was a hopeless game of chess that had been played to a dead end.
However, everyone present had thought it through. The Clear River prefecture had basically sent the news back to the Ruyi commandery as soon as possible. If they really had any measures, they should have received a reply very soon.
No, the observers had probably discovered the abnormalities even earlier than them. They still had not reached a conclusion yet. Probably not even the three of them could decide whether this game of chess could end or not.
First heavenly tribulation cultivators were already ants in the eyes of second heavenly tribulation cultivators, so what were they in the eyes of the "king" who had undergone the third heavenly tribulation and reigned over the Green province?
Liu Changqing said, "Ru Xin, Fu Qingjin is still on Benevolence island, right?"
"Yeah. He's in a daze, wandering around with a broken sword every day. If you run into him at night, you'll think he's a wandering ghost." Ru Xin smiled. She was probably the calmest out of all of them.
Who would have thought that she was the one who had single-handedly facilitated the great incident of the Moon Devil's ascension to godhood this time?
Liu Changqing said, "Why don't you test him again and see how the Sword Collection palace responds?"
"Alright." Ru Xin agreed happily.
Afterwards, Liu Changqing laid out his hands. "Go back and cultivate, everyone. I'll contact you if there's a result. If there's nothing else, don't forget to gather around Clear Court lake. "
"I don't think there's any need to notify them. Let's leave it to fate!" Zhou Tong left in a huff. Suddenly, he stopped and said to Hua Chengzan, "Kid Hua, you still owe me a sword." (Welcome. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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