Back then, the Dark Queen had placed all of her attention on Little Ann, so she failed to notice this. Although Han Anguo's final attempt with everything he had failed to defeat the Dark Queen, his soul managed to escape, avoiding the fate of sinking into the Myriad Ghost Banner.
If his soul remained in the World of the Nine Provinces, then it would be a troublesome matter. However, in that sealed region, his soul can only go to the six realms of saṃsāra. Has he been sucked into the Hungry Ghost realm, or is he being judged by the Hell realm? No, with his mental fortitude and talent, he's probably been taken into the Asura realm!
Although the school of the Military had a method to connect with the Asura realm, the Asura realm was boundless. Finding a newborn Asura was impossible, so there was nothing to worry about.
She made up her mind and began torturing and interrogating the souls of the Marquis of Ruyi and the others, obtaining the third chapter of their cultivation method. Although it was useless to her, she could offer it up to the Umbral Yin sect in exchange for resources. To a sect, this was an indispensable accumulation.
… …
Sunlight shone through the window, shining into the gloomy hall.
Han Qiongzhi stood by the window and finished reading the reply. She struggled to hide her disappointment. In the end, he did not even give an exact time. He only said he would hurry over as soon as possible.
"Qiongzhi, we're setting off."
Han Anjun walked into the hall. The funeral had already been completed. Today was the day of the burial.
Han Qiongzhi asked, "Father, is cultivation the most important?"
Han Anjun said, "Otherwise, why are we called cultivators? Great chaos is about to descend. If you don't have strength, you won't even be able to protect your own life, just like your uncle. He didn't do anything wrong. As a father, I don't like how he treats my daughter, but as a 'fellow cultivator', I can't help but agree with him. "
Han Qiongzhi shook her head gently and said bitterly, "I understand, I understand. That's why women will always be in the minority when it comes to cultivation. Men are so cold!"
"It's not that he's cold. It's just that his greatest passion isn't in love. He's enveloped in a layer of mist, such that even I can't see through him. However, his ambitions are anything but small. If you really want to become his partner, all you can do is try to understand his path. If you can become the third chapter and become a fellow cultivator, that would be for the best. If you can't, don't force yourself. "
Han Qiongzhi was stunned when she heard this. Even though they'd had skin to skin contact countless times, if she were to ask him what his' Dao 'was, she would still be at a loss. Now that she thought about it, how could she ever see through this layer of fog around him?
In the drizzle, the army moved forward to send off Han Anguo.
He was buried in the Han Family's ancestral grave and a cenotaph was erected.
Outside the cenotaph was a row of simple houses, where all blood relatives had to keep vigil for a hundred days.
Han Qiongzhi chose a house and walked in. She looked back at the horizon and said, "I will wait for you. I will understand your dao."
…
Light flowed on the Water God Seal. Another large swamp was added to it, making it even more resplendent.
The Water God Seal drained away all the water spiritual qi that the swamp had accumulated for a thousand years, pouring it into the spirit turtle's daemon core endlessly.
The spirit turtle's daemon core was like a whale sucking in water, absorbing all the spiritual qi without holding back at all. However, it still seemed like it wanted more, showing no signs of breaking through to the fifth layer.
Li Qingshan exhaled deeply. The Spirit Turtle Transformation was the foundation that determined his cultivation. It had always been more resource-intensive than the ox demon and tiger demon. However, he had never thought breaking through to the fifth layer would actually be so difficult.
But from another perspective, this was instead a good thing. The more he accumulated, the greater the benefits he would receive from breaking through. Right now, the "quality" of his daemon qi was already on par with Daemon Commanders, but it was still lacking in "quantity".
If he broke through to the fifth layer of the spirit turtle, the quality of his daemon qi would completely surpass that of regular Daemon Commanders. He would even have the confidence to speak to those "kings".
Li Qingshan continued on his way. What awaited him was obviously endless battles. Daemon Commanders were all extremely territorial. Not a single one of them could be resolved through words. However, not a single Daemon Commander was his opponent either.
No matter how powerful or ingenious their innate abilities were, Li Qingshan would defeat them with strength.
Time passed. In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
Autumn passed and winter came. Snow filled the sky.
A great, ice-sealed river meandered over from the horizon. Under the layer of ice, the river water surged away.
A scarlet-haired man ignored the frigid weather, traversing the layer of ice. Wherever he passed by, the ice would shatter with a rumble. The slumbering river was like an awakened dragon, rolling about as he stood on the dragon's head.
Li Qingshan glanced at the snow in the sky and let out a white breath. Then he gazed ahead. The river that was no smaller than the Clear river had finally reached its end. He was about to refine it completely.
Including this one, he had refined four great rivers and eight great lakes. The rivers and lakes here were all on the same level as the Clear river and Moon Court lake. There were countless other bodies of water too.
This place was already far away from the Clear River prefecture. He had basically traversed the entire Ruyi commandery with the meandering river. The spirit turtle's daemon core finally showed signs of being full. The fourth layer of the spirit turtle was finally about to be pushed to the peak. The quality of his daemon qi had already reached, or even surpassed, the level of Daemon Commanders.
However, a new worry appeared. As the spirit turtle grew stronger, the pressure that the phoenix endured gradually increased too. Even when it used the phoenix wings, it would become sluggish. Once it really broke through to the fifth layer of the spirit turtle, the balance that it barely maintained would probably be destroyed.
By then, the spirit turtle would probably completely suppress the phoenix and expel this heretical power. By then, practising the Phoenix's Scripture of Nirvāṇa would become even more difficult.
There was a hint of exhaustion on his face. The Water God Seal could recover daemon qi, and the Strength of the Earth could recover strength. However, he was constantly fighting, refining the bodies of water, and then fighting again.
In order to meet up with Han Qiongzhi, he made every second count. He could not relax at all.
Li Qingshan frowned and thought for a while before deciding to continue onwards. He would refine the river first. Right when he was about to refine the river, he suddenly failed.
Li Qingshan turned around and looked in the direction that the river had come from. "Someone's causing trouble upstream! That's strange. I've already defeated the Daemon Commander in this territory, so who's stopping me? Don't tell me the humans have finally reacted and sent someone over? "
He flapped his phoenix wings and took off, arriving upstream very soon. His expression changed. "It's you!"
The person who had destroyed his refinement was the bullfrog Daemon Commander he had defeated first. It currently opened its mouth and looked at him with a mocking gaze.
"How bold of you. This isn't your territory, so why have you come here … Hmm? Come out! "
Li Qingshan's heart skipped a beat. The spirit turtle actually sensed a hint of danger. Coupled with the bullfrog Daemon Commander's arrogant attitude, he immediately understood what was going on and called out.
The mist in the air twisted, and Daemon Commanders appeared one by one. Li Qingshan was very familiar with this move. It was the innate ability of a Daemon Commander he had defeated a month ago. In order to deal with him, the Daemon Commander had gone to quite the effort.
Looking at the Daemon Commanders that had appeared, sure enough, there were quite a few familiar faces.
Li Qingshan glanced past them. There were a total of thirteen Daemon Commanders, both those he had defeated and those he had never seen before. Most of the Daemon Commanders in the Ruyi commandery had appeared here.
They all stared at Li Qingshan covetously. Powerful daemon qi surged into the air. They had come with ill intentions.
The bullfrog Daemon Commander let out a strange croak. "What do you think, North Moon? Are you afraid now? Hand over your Water God Seal and kowtow to all of us as an apology, and we'll spare your life. "
"You're bold enough to kill me?"
Li Qingshan frowned. The Daemon Commanders all occupied their own territories. Rarely would they work together like this. And, there were a few Daemon Commanders he had never seen before. They had not even fallen out with one another, yet they had come to attack him.
"You've offended your superiors and trespassed on our territory. Even if we kill you, sir dragon king won't blame us," said the bullfrog Daemon Commander viciously. The law did not punish the masses. It was impossible for the Dragon King Of The Sea to punish them for a dead "North Moon".
"I've defeated you and spared your life, yet you're still shameless enough to attack me?"
Battles over territory among daemons had their own set of rules. A defeat was a defeat. This was why Li Qingshan had never gotten Little Ann to help out in battle. It was to prevent defeated Daemon Commanders from refusing to accept defeat and pester him endlessly. Their actions were a little against the rules.
And, apart from water-type Daemon Commanders, the rivers and lakes on the surface were not particularly important. They could not even be regarded as their territory, so there was no need for them to go to war.
There were just far too many strange aspects to this.
"Cut the bullfrog!" The bullfrog Daemon Commander let out a strange roar and reverted to his original form, crouching on the ground like a mountain. He opened his mouth and spat out a huge bubble.
"Come!" The exhaustion in Li Qingshan's eyes vanished, replaced by a blazing light.
In an instant, over ten Divine Abilities attacked him, filling his vision. Some were direct attacks, while others were used to trap and disturb the enemy. It was too much for the eye to take in, let alone dodge.
Light illuminated the sky as air currents surged violently.
Even if it was a Daemon Commander, only death awaited them if they were sucked into it.
Li Qingshan spread his arms and hammered the air. With him as the center, black shockwaves radiated outwards. Black cracks spread out like a spider's web, shattering countless Divine Abilities.
The phoenix spread its wings. Wind and fire burned and danced. With a streak of fiery light, it broke out of the encirclement.
"Don't let him escape!" roared a Daemon Commander.
"Escape? Hmph! " Li Qingshan flapped his wings and instantly approached the Daemon Commander closest to him. He used the "Tiger Demon Digs Out the Heart" that he had not used in a long time.
When the Daemon Commander assumed human form, he was a stocky, dark-skinned man. Two sharp fangs protruded from his mouth as he lunged at Li Qingshan. He was a Wild Boar Demon.
He did not take Li Qingshan's attack seriously at all. One of his innate Divine Abilities was his thick skin. In terms of defense, he was even stronger than Helicoverpa Rosa.
With a clang, the horns on Li Qingshan's head extended and blocked the fangs.
His slender, fair hand was covered in black cracks. He pierced through the Wild Boar Demon's skin and dug out a bloody heart. He stuffed it into his mouth and chewed a few times before swallowing.
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