Then Li Qingshan looked in Little Ann's direction. The Samādhi Flames of White Bone burned silently, lifting up Little Ann like a lotus of fire. Under the illumination of the flames, her skin would fade in and out of existence. Sometimes, she would be a white skeleton, and sometimes, she would be a great beauty.
The Buddha Slaying sword hovered in the flames, taking on a blurry, rudimentary form. It was no longer a sword embryo.
Li Qingshan saw how she still needed some more time to forge the sword, so he did not disturb her. He dove into the Asura Field.
In this blood-red world, only the sky held up by the Banyan Tree King possessed a normal colour.
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Li Qingshan stood on the top of the tree and gazed down. The night roamers prospered and thrived under the tree. It was a very peaceful sight, but the colour of blood was currently invading in strand by strand. This peace and tranquility probably could not continue forever.
Keeping the night roamers in the Asura Field isn't a solution either. Li Qingshan thought as he searched for Ye Liubo and Ye Liusu. He discovered that they were in secluded cultivation as well, working hard to break through to the second heavenly tribulation.
The two of them sat before each other. Between them was Ye Mingzhu's spinning Night Demon core. It had already become much smaller, radiating with power that merged with their bodies. He had no idea how Ye Liubo had convinced her, but Li Qingshan felt rather relieved inside.
"How's the progress in the south?"
A gust of wind blew over, and the Banyan Tree King rustled. The aged voice reached Li Qingshan's ears.
"Not bad. I've already taken down Savage mountain and obtained the Blood Oath Scroll. I've also accepted two cave masters as subordinates along the way." Li Qingshan turned around and smiled.
"Your strength has become more and more refined."
As a Daemon King that had taken root in the Mist province for ten thousand years, no one understood the Mist province better than the Banyan Tree King. He knew what kind of place Savage mountain was. Taking down that place and obtaining the Blood Oath Scroll was anything but easy.
"We can't just waste our time. Fellow Daoist, are you interested in staying somewhere else?"
Li Qingshan asked. As the Asura Field strengthened, the Banyan Tree King's existence had already started to affect the Asura Field's operations. Moreover, the purpose of the Asura Field was to train and battle, to summon Asuras to do battle, and not to be a mobile abode.
"Sure. It just so happens that I'm a little tired too. Savage Mountain is a good place, a famous paradise in the Southern Border. "
The Banyan Tree King smiled. Although he had Li Qingshan's spiritual qi replenishment, he had been fighting against the power of the Asura Path. It was also very exhausting.
"It's good that you're willing. This was indeed not a place to stay for long. However, I'm not in a hurry, so please hold on until I'm fully prepared. So that you can return to the Mist province. "
With that, Li Qingshan leapt up and arrived in the desert. He called out, "Great king Milliped, stop sleeping!"
His voice echoed through the desert. A while later, the sand dune in front of Li Qingshan began to tremble. The sand flowed and surged. With a thump, a huge, pink worm pierced through the sand dune, wrapping around him intimately.
"Aren't you cultivating a little too slowly? Here, I'll give you something good to eat!"
Li Qingshan tossed Wei of the Poison's poisonous pill to Milliped.
Milliped turned into human form and swallowed the poisonous pill in a single gulp. He burped and rubbed his bald head, grinning widely.
"Stop grinning like an idiot. Refine this poisonous pill properly and become a Daemon Commander. Don't say I'm not a good friend!" Li Qingshan smiled.
Milliped nodded foolishly.
At this moment, the lake in the distance suddenly surged. With a splash, thousands of splashes flew into the air. A huge, red carp leapt out and shot through the air, lunging towards Li Qingshan.
"You bastard, you've come to take advantage of me again!" Li Qingshan extended his hand and grabbed a young man in red. He was the carp daemon he had named "Li 'Hong".
"Great king, great king, I want it too!"
Li Qingshan casually fished out a pill and shoved it into his mouth before tossing it out forcefully. With a plop, it fell into the lake in the distance.
Li Qingshan returned to the great banyan tree and asked the Banyan Tree King for guidance on the cultivation of the Demon Suppression Statuary.
The Banyan Tree King was rather amazed by the wonders of this cultivation method, but he admired Li Qingshan's breadth of mind even more. This cultivation method could be described as one of the greatest cultivation methods in this world. Its value was immeasurable. In the hands of regular cultivators, all of them would view it as more important than their own lives, so why would they tell others so easily? However, he did not care at all.
Sensing this trust, the Banyan Tree King also did his best to play the role of a teacher. Although he had never practised this cultivation method, even the Unraging monk paled in comparison to his ten millennia of experience and knowledge, which allowed Li Qingshan to benefit tremendously.
It was not that he did not know how to keep things to himself. For example, he would never tell anyone about the cultivation method of the Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine, but a mere Demon Suppression Statuary was not worth so much attention. This cultivation method would be replaced sooner or later anyway.
Chatting with the Banyan Tree King was a great joy, and it was not just for cultivation. The Banyan Tree King's knowledge was vast and his experience was as vast as the sea. He knew the history of the past like the back of his hand. He had great foresight regarding the general situation of the world.
It broadened Li Qingshan's horizons, allowing him to benefit tremendously. Just like that, time passed day by day. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky one day, producing a great rumble.
"Someone's undergoing a tribulation. Hmm? Ye Liuxing! "
Li Qingshan stood up and gazed over. All he saw was an island in the centre of a lake. The lightning illuminated the surroundings, but it was unable to illuminate Ye Liuxing's gloomy figure. She peered through the light, staring at the horizon coldly.
I never thought she'd be the first to undergo the tribulation!
Li Qingshan shook his head. Upon closer thought, it made sense. He could vaguely remember that Ye Liuxing's cultivation was higher than Ye Liusu's in the past. Since she could become the matriarch's daughter, her talent obviously went without saying. Moreover, her willpower was cold and determined. When Ye Liusu was distracted by the matters of the clan, she had never slacked off on her cultivation. Instead, she became even more focused due to the end of the civil war.
With the development of the night roamers, she obtained quite a lot of resources. Afterwards, she received an Origin Spirit pill as a reward. After such a long period of accumulation, it was finally time for her to break through.
Bolts of lightning struck down, and the entire Asura Field shook. The sounds of her clashing with the lightning froze in everyone's vision.
Although the second heavenly tribulation was much more dangerous than the first, it did not pose a life-threatening threat to her.
The last bolt of lightning struck down, and Ye Liuxing descended from the sky. Her clothes were tattered, and her body was covered in scorch marks. Although she seemed in a horrible shape, her vitality had undergone a qualitative change.
Her thin lips curled up, and a smile that came from the bottom of her heart appeared on her cold face. It was like a glacier had cracked. Of course, what flowed out was still the icy river water.
"Congratulations!"
Ye Liuxing raised her head and saw Li Qingshan. She smiled at her and said politely, "Ye Liuxing greets master." The glacier froze up again.
Li Qingshan waved his hand, and flames surged over with a whistle.
He's going to kill me while I'm weak?
Ye Liuxing's heart tightened, but she did not dodge. She allowed the flames to land on her. She felt warm, and her wounds rapidly healed. Only then did she relax.
"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" Li Qingshan rubbed his chin as he considered whether he should make her the third in the Blood Oath Scroll.
"If master wants to kill me, why go through all this trouble?" Ye Liuxing said.
"It's for the best that you understand that. You can treat it as congratulations on your success in undergoing the tribulation. If you have any requests, I can grant them to you," said Li Qingshan.
"Then please allow me to marry Ye Liusu, master!" Ye Liuxing's eyes flickered, filled with stubbornness.
"You won't!" Li Qingshan turned her down flatly. You damned lesbian! How dare you set your sights on my woman!
"Yes!" Ye Liuxing said nothing more. Her face was so cold that it seemed like it had frozen over. It was impossible to guess what she was thinking.
Li Qingshan wondered, Is she purposefully exposing her weakness to me?
Ye Liusu viewed the revitalization of the night roamers as her duty. Just for the sake of her race, she would never betray him, let alone their relationship. Although they had not actually done anything yet, their relationship had basically been confirmed.
The power of the night roamers was extremely special. They could produce wondrous effects in certain places. Afterwards, he would definitely attack everywhere and gather ten people for the Blood Oath Scroll so that he could form a tremendous force. Through deterrence and trade, he could get the Fire Devouring Folk to lend him the divine wutong tree for cultivation.
Otherwise, why would a mere White Hawk commander like him make the Fire Devouring King lend his clan's treasure to him?
And, through the Banyan Tree King's warning, he discovered another hidden danger, which was the lord of the Mist province, the King of Southern Yue, and the lord of the Green province, Chu Lie King.
Before the founding of the Great Xia empire, these two clans had founded the Kingdom of Yue and the Kingdom of Chu respectively. The so-called lord of the province was the ruler of the country in the past. They attacked one another, and the grievances between the two countries stretched over who knew how many generations. Even their ancestral teachings were to destroy the other. They could be described as absolutely irreconcilable.
Afterwards, the founding emperor enfeoffed the eight vassal kings of the provinces and delineated the border between the Mist province and the Green province, which prevented the two clans from attacking one another. However, the grievances did not end there. Instead, it was buried until now. The Great Xia empire's rule gradually weakened, and the smell of conflict between the two provinces grew heavier.
In the past, perhaps Li Qingshan would have thought this had nothing to do with him. It was not like he was a member of the two clans, but only after talking with the Banyan Tree King did he realise this.
Clans were different from sects. After several thousand years of peaceful development, the number of descendants in clans had swelled to a startling number. They joined the various large sects, and their organisations were intertwined.
The children of great clans had an innate advantage, not just in terms of bloodline. They grew up drinking spirit spring water and eating medicinal pills. How could mortals who only ate grains and miscellaneous grains compare to them? The education they received from a young age was also like heaven and earth.
After joining a sect, they would receive the support of resources from both sides, making it very easy for them to distinguish themselves and become a core figure in the sect.
The two queens of Chu Lie King were elders of the Sword Collection palace and the Umbral Yin sect respectively, and this was not a coincidence. It was not even a political marriage like Li Qingshan had imagined in the beginning, where he would sacrifice himself.
On the contrary, the three of them had known each other since they were young. Although they were separated by several generations by blood, they were truly members of the same clan. They were geniuses chosen from the thousands of descendants of the clan. They received guidance together and formed a friendship.
The young man remained in the clan to continue cultivating due to his supreme talent, while the two girls joined the Sword Collection palace and the Umbral Yin sect due to their different talents and personalities.
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