The cave masters looked at one another and exchanged glances. They secretly communicated with their soul sense, "What a way this woman speaks. With her cultivation, she's actually saying she wants to destroy the fire devourers!" "Even if she undergoes the second heavenly tribulation, she's not even enough for the Fire Devouring King to burn."
"Are you serious? You're not joking? "
Li Qingshan was rather surprised too. As it turned out, his hopes for Ru Xin were just to understand the inside story of the Merfolk of the South sea through her, and then find a way to convince the Merfolk King to send troops to attack Fire Melt mountain. He never thought she would want to destroy the fire devourers right off the bat. He stared into Ru Xin's eyes, trying to see through her thoughts.
"That's the only thing I won't joke about! Though, give me some time. I need to undergo the second heavenly tribulation, "said Ru Xin.
"I don't want to believe you, but fine then! If there's anything you need, feel free to ask. "
Li Qingshan raised an eyebrow. He felt like her attitude had changed really quickly. She had gone from resolutely opposing it in the beginning to resolutely supporting it now. It was confusing.
"First of all, gather as much information as you can on the recent movements of the Merfolk of the South sea and the fire devourers, but don't alert them. Don't take on an opposing stance against Fire Melt mountain or get close to the Merfolk of the South sea. Secondly, capture some fire devourers for me. They don't have to be too powerful, but you have to keep it a secret. It's best if they mistakenly believe it was done by them. Finally, I need to gather a few things. I need everyone's cooperation. "
Ru Xin spoke with confidence and composure. Clearly, she had a plan in mind.
Li Qingshan did not ask what she wanted to do. He agreed to everything and ordered the cave masters to cooperate.
The cave masters were reluctant to be ordered around by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but these tasks were still better than risking their lives against the fire devourers. Who knew when she would undergo the second heavenly tribulation. By then, perhaps Li Qingshan would have already cooled down and no longer wanted to attack Fire Melt mountain.
The cave masters accepted their orders and dispersed. Only Li Qingshan and Ru Xin remained in the gloomy hall.
Their eyes met. Li Qingshan wanted to say something, but he suddenly waved his hand. "Forget it. You can say it when you want to say it!"
"I want to talk about it now." Ru Xin smiled.
"Then …"
"But since you want to hear it so much, I feel like I'll be at a disadvantage if I tell you!" Ru Xin twirled a strand of her hair.
"Damn you!" Li Qingshan cursed and laughed again. "You've finally returned to normal." Although there was a hint of fierceness in his voice.
"Have I ever been abnormal?" Ru Xin blinked her eyes, turned around, and waved her hand. "I'm going to attend to my business. Young man, just sit on the chair and wait!"
Watching Ru Xin leave, Li Qingshan leaned against the armrest and supported his head with his hand. He asked, "Did you say something to her?"
"It's nothing. She just said you're determined to attack Fire Melt mountain and take the divine wutong tree for cultivation, which made her happy!"
Little Ann sat sideways on the armrest and reached out to touch Li Qingshan's cheek.
"You don't have to eat her now." Li Qingshan gently scooped her into his arms with a smile.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it. Hmph, who likes to chew rocks?"
At the same time, the Myriad Poison Ancestor moved through the pitch-black jungle. He slowed down, as if there would be a trap with every step he took. There was not a single person in the surroundings, but he could clearly sense countless prying eyes.
He remained calm and composed. He believed the person he wanted to see would appear very soon.
Suddenly, he stopped.
The darkness became thicker and thicker, like a pool of black water surging in the silence. In this extreme darkness, even the surrounding environment became grotesque and motley. The trees twisted vaguely, like drifting silhouettes, imprinted in the darkness even darker than the darkness.
Shadowy, black plants grew around the Myriad Poison Ancestor. They were densely-packed, with huge buds on the slender stems. Thousands of buds bloomed at the same time, but what bloomed were not flowers, but mouths with crisscrossed fangs. They said together, "Let's go.
"Myriad Poison, why aren't you enjoying yourself in the south? Why have you come to my Shadow palace?" Every single voice was ear-piercing. Thousands of them stacked together, enough to make people want to go deaf.
Even the Myriad Poison Ancestor became slightly restless. He made up his mind. "I want to ask you to kill someone for me, fellow!"
"Oh, someone I can kill but can't! You should know that the Shadow palace never assassinates targets above the third heavenly tribulation, whether it's humans, daemons, or otherfolk, or half-human half-daemons, half-human half-otherfolk, or half-otherfolk half-daemons! "
The Shadow Queen spoke extremely quickly. Her shadow rose up and formed a triplet in the air. Every stroke turned into the silhouettes of humans, daemons, and otherfolk before rapidly weaving together to form so-called half-human, half-daemons, and so on.
"No, not the third heavenly tribulation, but the second heavenly tribulation!"
"Oh! That's interesting. Name? "
"Li Qingshan!" The Myriad Poison Ancestor struggled to hide his resentment.
"The King of Savages, Li Qingshan … I refuse. Please return!" The Shadow Queen seemed to consider it before turning him down firmly. Her shadow drew a cross in the air before drifting away.
"Hold on, you still haven't heard my reward!" The Myriad Poison Ancestor took a step forward and extended his hand.
The shadow plants suddenly merged into a colossal shadow monster, blocking the Myriad Poison Ancestor's path. It roared out, "Did the King of Southern Yue send you? Does he want to drag the night roamers into the war between humans? Go back and tell him he can forget about it! I wish him the best of luck forever. I wish him that his own kind will chop off his head! "
"No, this has nothing to do with the King of Southern Yue, the Mist province, or even the Green province. It's all about me." The Myriad Poison Ancestor hesitated before finally revealing his grievances with Li Qingshan. To him, this was a great humiliation that he struggled to mention.
The shadow monster let out a strange cackle from time to time. In the end, it said, "Infiltrating the Myriad Poison cult and killing people …"
"I suspect it's the handiwork of that ghost shadow from Savage mountain!"
"Hehe, so you're talking about that child! I've let him rest up. It's time for him to come back and continue working. Thank you for telling me about him. I'll bring him back. Night roamers shouldn't be enslaved by others, but I don't think he has the ability! "
"If you kill Li Qingshan, I'll shoulder all the blame. I'll announce that I was the one who took action. If you don't believe me, I can swear a venomous oath and take full responsibility for this matter. You'll receive three arcane treasures at the very least, as well as tremendous resources."
The Myriad Poison Ancestor said firmly. The "venomous oath" he spoke of was not an empty, venomous oath that mortals made. Instead, it was an oath that possessed great power. Unlike the Blood Oath Scroll, it could only take effect out of complete willingness.
After a moment of silence, the shadow monster shrank and turned into a blurry figure. It sat in front of the Myriad Poison Ancestor and rubbed its head with its slender arm. "Alright, let's talk about the reward now!"
Quite a while later, the thick darkness receded like the tide. The jungle returned to normal.
The Myriad Poison Ancestor looked around. Even in the end, he was unable to grasp the Shadow Queen's location.
A bright moon hung in the sky. On the branch of a huge tree, a pair of deep-blue eyes watched the Myriad Poison Ancestor fly off into the distance. She fiddled around with a tumour-like, dark-green sphere in her hand and smiled gently.
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