Li Qingshan sat on a branch, chatting with the Banyan Tree King at ease.
"That's more than just fellow …" The Gentleman of Heavenly Blubber murmured, "… He's basically like his own son."
The Banyan Tree King was most renowned for his peaceful, neutral attitude. He was so extreme that he refused to do anything himself even when a worm had grown up in his tree. Now, he had actually agreed to help Li Qingshan maintain the formations. He seemed very helpless, but it had undoubtedly deviated from his principles that he had always done.
It's no wonder he's not afraid of the King of Southern Yue. With the Banyan Tree King's protection, he can move about freely in the Mist province like it's flat ground. Yu Wufeng sighed inside.
In the Mist province, two great organisations each occupied half of it. One was the human cultivation community with the King of Southern Yue as their leader. The other was obviously the daemons, but it was not just daemons. There were many otherfolk too, all led by the Banyan Tree King.
In reality, the latter's organisation was even greater. Although he had never directly used this organisation to fight for any authority, just like how peaches and plums did not need to be spoken, things were naturally different. He was different from the other Ten Daemon Kings. He practised the way of nature, benefiting countless lives. He established a system of order in the Mist province without using force.
However, little did he know that the reason why the Banyan Tree King had agreed to this "excessive" request was not because he admired Li Qingshan as a person, but also because Li Qingshan knew when to advance and when to retreat. He knew when to stop and when to stop. Even when he was hunted down by the Dragon King Of The Sea and was on the brink of death, Li Qingshan did not ask for help from the Banyan Tree King, nor did he flee to his territory.
If he was afraid the dragon king would catch up to him if he was too far away, then the Golden Cicada Spirit King was right beneath the Clear River prefecture in the magma. He was clearly an arm's length away, but he did not even think about asking for a favour. He asked for protection.
It was exactly this character of taking responsibility for his actions that made the Banyan Tree King willing to break his principles for him. This kind of respect could be said to have been earned by Li Qingshan's life. If the King of Southern Yue truly launched a large-scale attack and reached a point where he could no longer turn back, Li Qingshan definitely would not rely on the Banyan Tree King's protection.
Under Ye Liusu's command, the night roamers all took up residence. After settling down, the men and women, old and young, were all overjoyed by this new environment.
"In the future, I will definitely go to your Towering Sky City to take a look!" Li Qingshan said to the Banyan Tree King. Towering city was located in the Solitary Tree commandery. It was the largest city in the Mist province, as well as where the Banyan Tree King's main body resided.
"Sure, you're welcome anytime. At that time, I'll introduce a few young friends to you. Actually, it's more suitable to be a monster, "said the Banyan Tree King.
"I'll have to go through three Heavenly Tribulations. After settling things with the Dragon King Of The Sea. That way, it'll be easier for me to meet them, just in case your young friends look down on me and think I've come to make trouble for you. "
Li Qingshan said. The Banyan Tree King's young friends were all Daemon Kings that had undergone three Heavenly Tribulations. They were the core force of the Mist province's daemons.
With the passing of the era of the Seventy-two Daemon Kings, many more daemons had undergone three Heavenly Tribulations in the past few millennia, becoming Daemon Kings and maintaining the balance with the humans. However, probably only the Banyan Tree King possessed such cohesiveness among the Ten Daemon Kings' royal court.
Li Qingshan had only learnt from a conversation with the Banyan Tree King that there was also a group of Daemon Kings in the Dragon King Of The Sea's royal court, but they only obeyed orders. They obeyed the dragon king's commander in name and cultivated in seclusion. Unless war between the humans and daemons reignited, they basically would not emerge.
Compared to humans, daemons had always been reclusive. They would not found their own sects or establish clans. And, in this age where humanity flourished, the Treaty of Kings was still in effect, so there was even less reason for Daemon Kings to wander about.
That was because daemons had long lifespans, and their concept of time was different from humans' too. After reaching this realm of cultivation, entering secluded cultivation for a century at a time was common. It had only been two decades since Li Qingshan left the Crouching Ox village. Most of the time, he was active in the human world. Meeting a Daemon King was much more difficult than meeting a human great cultivator.
Li Qingshan also felt fortunate. Fortunately, the dragon king was reclusive, or revenge would have been ten times more difficult.
At this moment, the Asura Field flashed with blood-red light and began to operate automatically.
Li Qingshan sent his soul sense in a hurry and discovered that after the Banyan Tree King had left, the empty space left behind in the Asura Field had already been enveloped by a faint, blood-red mist.
The blood-red swirl in the air suddenly began to revolve. There seemed to be a huge funnel in the depths of the swirl, and the aura that belonged to the asura realm surged in.
Li Qingshan handed the Asura Field to Little Ann for safekeeping before leaping into the Asura Field.
Fierce winds blew, and killing intent surged.
Li Qingshan stood right below the centre of the swirl. A deafening roar rang out by his ears, and he discovered that it was his own voice. The tiger demon that had remained silent for a very long time roared at the sky!
Ever since his battle against Mo Yu, he had encountered many opponents and killed many after the phoenix's nirvāṇa. However, not a single one of them could rouse the tiger demon.
Li Qingshan had always been focused on the Phoenix's Scripture of Nirvāṇa. Although he wanted the tiger demon to break through to the fifth layer, there had never been any progress. Only at this moment did the vicious tiger in his heart awaken from its slumber, sensing the summoning from another world. That was a land of endless slaughter. Battle was its only theme.
Li Qingshan's mind roused. He was like a sleepy person breathing in the cold air of winter. He thought, Sure enough, the Asura Field is of great assistance to the tiger demon's transformation!
At this moment, something seemed to flash past the depths of the whirlpool, like a flash of light. When Li Qingshan narrowed his eyes and looked over, he saw nothing at all. He suddenly felt a sense of danger, and he turned around abruptly.
It was more like the tiger demon's battle instincts than the spirit turtle's premonition. Its pitch-black eyes shone brightly, and a circular blade flew out from the space before him. It spun rapidly but also silently, cutting towards his neck. The angle it chose was so ingenious and vicious that even Ghost Shadow could not match it. It also contained countless variations.
It actually made Li Qingshan feel like he could not dodge it even though he had been through countless battles. The strike had already pushed the art of assassination to a breathtaking level.
"Nice!"
Li Qingshan praised. He exhaled and blew the circular blade away with a whistle. He threw a punch towards the back of the blade.
"Tremble!"
His strength had completely recovered now, and after the phoenix's nirvāṇa, he was even stronger than before. He completely unleashed the power of the Tremors of the Ox Demon. No matter how fast his opponent was, they would be caught up in it and forced to reveal themselves.
With a great rumble, the ground within a radius of five kilometers cracked and the air shattered.
"Hmm?" However, to Li Qingshan's surprise, the punch still missed. It did not hit the invisible assassin. Instead, the circular blade flew back.
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