The greatest weakness of otherfolk was their difficulty in reproducing, which was why they valued every single clansman very much. In particular, it was even more so in this age where humanity flourished. Even the weakest of the clansmen might be able to produce powerful descendants.
Fire Melt mountain stretched for several hundred kilometers. There were only around a hundred thousand fire devourers, and around a hundred thousand of them had yet to undergo the heavenly tribulation. However, killing a hundred thousand fire devourers was much more difficult than killing a million or even ten million mortals unless they completely destroyed Fire Melt mountain.
However, that was basically impossible. Across the entire Mist province, only the Banyan Tree King and the King of Southern Yue's estate possessed the strength to do so. However, if they started a war like that, they would have to pay a corresponding price. Daemon Kings and great cultivators would definitely die.
Don't tell me it's another scheme from that old dog from the King of Southern Yue's estate, trying to trick the Lost Stalks of the King of Yue into returning! But isn't that a little too stupid of a lie? Gongyuan stared at Ru Xin coldly and thought to herself.
"I want to use the lives of all the fire devourers who have yet to undergo the heavenly tribulation in Fire Melt mountain to exchange for something with your majesty," Ru Xin repeated calmly. Even her tone had not changed at all.
"Alright. I'd like to hear what you have to say," Gongyuan said with the mindset of "I'd rather believe it than not".
"The security of Fire Melt mountain is tight, so normally speaking, you have to kill the Fire Devouring Kings and breach Fire Melt mountain before you can massacre fire devourers on a large scale. However, even great cultivators can't achieve something like that."
"If you have something to say, just say it. Stop beating around the bush," Gongyuan said impatiently.
"Alright. I've studied medicine for many years, and I've come up with an idea. Do you know about plagues, your majesty?" Ru Xin asked.
"Fire devourers feed on fire. They're immune to all diseases, so how can they be infected by plagues? Is this your idea?" Gongyuan asked.
"Regular plagues obviously won't work. Please take a look at this, your majesty." Ru Xin fished out a greyish-white stone from her sumeru ring.
The water surged and swept the stone over to Gongyuan. She glanced at it and said, "This is just a regular stone. What are you trying to pull?"
"Don't tell me your majesty doesn't find the shape of this stone rather familiar?"
"Hmm?" Originally, Gongyuan had only used her soul sense to investigate whether there was anything strange in the rock or not. Only with Ru Xin's reminder did she take a closer look and become slightly surprised. "This seems like the heart of a fire devourer!"
The heart of a fire devourer was equivalent to the daemon core of a daemon. However, daemon cores had to be condensed after birth, while the heart was innately present. It was the source of power for fire devourers. However, it should be emitting a crimson glow and containing a dense amount of fire spiritual energy.
"That's right. This is the result of being infected with the plague. The hearts of fire devourers will turn into lifeless rock. I've already tested it on many fire devourers. This plague is very contagious, and it has a certain degree of latency. Once it breaks out, death is certain.
"Stone Heart," Ru Xin said.
"Do you think I'll believe you just because you took out a heart carved out of a random rock and boasted about it?" Gongyuan closed her hand gently, and the stone heart turned to dust. She waved her hand. "See off the guest!"
Ru Xin bowed and actually said nothing more, turning around and leaving.
Gongyuan's eyes narrowed slightly. Speaking of which, her back seemed rather familiar, but she could not recall where she had seen it before.
Ru Xin was about to make her way out of the hall when Gongyuan's voice rang out from behind, "Stop!"
"What other orders do you have, your majesty?" Ru Xin seemed to be expecting this a long time ago, so she turned around gently.
"Who are you exactly?"
The sense of familiarity from the way she turned around intensified. Gongyuan had a vague feeling that there was a mysterious connection between her and this mysterious visitor, as if they were connected by an invisible thread.
At her realm of cultivation, intuition was no longer just intuition. It was almost like divination and prophecy.
"Your majesty shouldn't be concerned about my identity, but our deal," Ru Xin reminded her.
"You said you study the path of medicine, but I don't recall the Myriad Poison cult having any path of medicine. Even across the entire Mist province, there aren't a lot of disciples of the school of Medicine. If what you said is true, then you've gone to so much effort to refine a plague that targets fire devourers just to make a deal with me? "Gongyuan doubted.
"Why not?" Ru Xin answered with a question.
Gongyuan curled her right index finger, and the flowing water before Ru Xin suddenly condensed into a blade of ice. It was thin and transparent, almost invisible. It was even sharper than a blade.
With Ru Xin's cultivation that had only recently undergone the second heavenly tribulation, she was unable to respond at all. She only felt a sliver of coldness sweep across her face, and the mask silently split into two.
Seeing her face clearly, Gongyuan, who had always been cold and dignified, revealed a stunned expression of disbelief. She cried out involuntarily, "Little sister!" However, she immediately returned to her senses. "No, that's impossible. Who are you exactly?"
Although her appearance was roughly similar, there were still some differences. However, the sense of familiarity from that moment was far too intense, overlapping with the image in her memories, which was why it created a false impression. Her little sister's expression had never been so cold. Even when she left the South sea, she was as gentle as before.
"Your little sister is already dead, so of course she can't stand before you again." Ru Xin's face seemed like it was carved from white jade. Apart from the movement of her lips, she did not reveal any expression at all. Her voice was so calm that it seemed like she was stating a fact that had nothing to do with her.
"So it's you, you wretched child!"
Gongyuan said sternly. Right now, what she felt was no longer just familiarity, but a deep connection of blood. The distant past surged through her, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings. Did she regret it? Did she feel guilty? For a moment, she was unable to describe what she felt.
"It's me, you wretched child. I didn't think your majesty would still remember me. I'm still alive. You must be very disappointed, your majesty! What do you think? After seeing my face, have you become a little more interested in our deal? "Ru Xin asked.
"The final outcome isn't what I want to see either. Originally, I thought they could leave the Mist province … Forget it. Thousands of clansmen died at the hands of the fire devourers. Even if she's my younger sister, she's just one of them. Since I'm a queen, I can't be selfish. Whether you're telling the truth or not, stay behind. I'll avenge you! "
Gongyuan suppressed her various emotions and recovered her composure as a Merfolk Queen. If what she said was true, then she had to be in her hands. She would be the trump card for defeating the fire devourers. Perhaps she could even end the war completely.
"Unfortunately, I don't need you to avenge me. If I need to rely on someone's strength, that person won't be you."
"I'm not asking you. This is an order."
"Then that's even more of a pity. I'm not a merfolk, so I don't have to follow the Merfolk Queen's orders. If your majesty isn't willing to carry out the deal, then I'll be leaving. "With that, Ru Xin turned around and left.
"That's not up to you!" Gongyuan's eyes turned cold, and she clenched her right hand.
The water around Ru Xin immediately froze into a prison of ice. She finally sneered.
There was a flash of green light, and with a boom, the prison of ice shattered. The entire palace shook.
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