As the leader of the White Lotus Cult, Xu Hongru's status was high, but he rarely fought with others. No matter where he went, he would always be a disciple who would do anything for him. He had lived for decades, but his actual combat experience couldn't compare to Zhou Qingfeng's.
Xu Hongru was forced into a corner, and had no choice but to reveal his demon form, but the fight was very messy. He finally managed to get close to Zhou Qingfeng, but he actually turned around and fled, trying to widen the distance between them before unleashing a technique. He completely ignored the fact that he was in a disadvantageous position. This was because he was extremely unaccustomed to close-quarters combat — but while he was unaccustomed to it, Zhou Qingfeng was very used to it.
Zhou Qingfeng lifted Xu Hongru, who had transformed into a demon, high up in the air. Ye Na, who was flying in the air, immediately swooped down and slashed at Xu Hongru's waist. Xu Hongru howled and struggled, but he was caught in the air with nowhere to borrow strength. He couldn't even release a spell. He could only continue to rely on his White Lotus followers to bear the damage.
All the members of the White Lotus Cult felt their waists heat up, and a bright red line of blood appeared.
Xu Hongru almost thought that he was going to be cut in half. The threat of death made him think of a way to erupt. When he realized that struggling was useless, he twisted all the bones and joints in his body. He actually managed to turn his head and open his mouth at the 'road robber'. A stream of rotting venom gushed out, drenching the 'road robber' from head to toe.
This venom was extremely corrosive to steel. The armor on the 'road robber's' upper body melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a large amount of smoke rose into the air. Zhou Qingfeng was both shocked and angry. He grabbed Xu Hongru's demon head and ran towards a huge rock by the beach. He jumped high into the air and sat down heavily, pressing his several tons of body weight onto the demon's back.
There was a crisp crack, and the demon's spine broke into two.
The crazed Zhou Qingfeng didn't stop there. He grabbed the demon's neck and pulled it back, his mechanical arm suddenly turning. There was another crack, and the demon's neck twisted 180 degrees. Its neck was also broken.
It just so happened that the willpower in Zhou Qingfeng's Dantian's Sea of Qi had been completely used up, and the twenty-second time limit was up. He could no longer control the Road Robber, so he could only maintain the posture of hugging and twisting his neck. The demon beneath it was not dead yet. However, its spine and neck were broken, and it could not exert any strength at all. It could only be pinned down by the Road Robber's weight, unable to move.
A life and death battle could only be paused.
Ye Na descended from the sky, stared at the demon and asked, "Master, how do we kill him?"
"I don't know either. Call the two nannies over and see how we can kill him." Zhou Qingfeng didn't dare to come out of the Highway Overlord, nor did he dare to put it away. He could only maintain his current position.
The two doctors joined hands and scolded him again, "Zhou Qingfeng, if you call for a nanny again, we'll be angry with you."
"Alright, alright. Two experts, quickly think of a way to kill this fellow." Zhou Qingfeng admitted defeat. "This damned thing is a little tricky. It didn't die even after its neck and spine were broken. It's still opening its mouth as if to bite me. "
The demon's head, which was full of fangs, was still twitching, trying to put up a final resistance. The Road Robber's final posture was that of a mechanical arm pressing down on the demon's head, trying to push it into the rocks below.
More and more people came out of the forest by the sea. When Fan Wan 'er saw the demonized Xu Hongru, she said in both fear and disdain, "I didn't expect the White Lotus Sect's leader to actually practice such a demonic technique. None of the disciples knew about this. If the believers saw this, they would definitely not believe it. Quick, kill him. This fellow is too disgusting. "
When Ye Na heard this, she wanted to use Xu Hongru's head to test out her sword. She first pointed at the demon's neck. Finally, Xu Hongru was so frightened that he struggled and shouted, "Don't kill me! I'm willing to surrender!"
"Even if you're willing to surrender, I wouldn't dare to accept it." Zhou Qingfeng's voice came from inside the Road Robber. "Quick, kill him. I also think that he's too disgusting."
Ye Na was very interested in purifying this kind of monster. However, at this moment, Wen Ruolan walked up from behind and said, "Sister Ye, please wait. This fellow might still be of great use."
"What use can he be?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.
"If he doesn't die, he will be the final destination of the White Lotus Sect's huge amount of believers' power of will. The White Lotus Sect has existed for several hundred years, so their foundation must be very rich. It's like a treasure trove guarded by a demon, and this defeated Xu Hongru is the key to opening the treasure trove, "Wen Ruolan said.
Xu Hongru shouted again, "Yes, yes, yes. I have many properties in Shandong, thousands of hectares of fertile land, millions of gold and silver, and countless treasures. If you let me go, all these things will belong to the Revolutionary Army. I just want to keep my life. "
These words sounded very tempting, but Zhou Qingfeng did not care. He sneered and said, "He refined himself into a monster. This fellow can't even be considered human. I don't believe a single word he says. "
Xu Hongru was about to cry and beg again, but Wen Ruolan said to Zhou Qingfeng, "Husband, this demon's muscles and bones are broken, and he's being suppressed. He can't escape. Come out of the 'Road Robber' first. I want to borrow your 'Heavenly Eye' and 'Yin Yang Tablet'. "
The back of the 'Road Robber' opened, and Zhou Qingfeng jumped out. When he saw that the upper body of the 'Road Robber' had been damaged by the poisonous liquid of the decaying corpse, he immediately cursed, "Xu Hongru, I'm not done with you!"
Wen Ruolan and Zhou Qingfeng held hands and shared the results of the investigation of the 'Heavenly Eye' and 'Yin Yang Tablet' through the military link. Zhou Qingfeng even pulled all the people on his side into the formation to study Xu Hongru's transformation into a demon. Soon, everyone confirmed one thing — this demon's vitality was really tenacious. His muscles, bones, qi, blood, and soul were all damaged, but he was still alive.
"In fact, his lifespan was already up. He didn't become a demon to make himself stronger, but to absorb the vitality of hundreds of thousands of believers to sustain himself." Wen Ruolan touched some of the spiritual energy lines emitted from Xu Hongru's body and went into deep thought. Occasionally, she would chat with the others.
Zhou Qingfeng sighed at the side. It was really good to have such a talented wife. Wen Ruolan had a photographic memory, a wide range of interests, and a strong comprehension ability. She was still working in the Ministry of Health, and she could even understand the specialized medical books used by the two transmigrator doctors for training.
After reading those books, Zhou Qingfeng felt sleepy. Not only did Wen Ruolan read them with relish, but she was also greatly inspired and applied the knowledge she had learned to alchemy. Recently, Wen Ruolan had been studying all kinds of medical monographs at the 'Heavenly Book' level. She had a deep understanding of the composition of the human body, which in turn nourished her spiritual energy cultivation. She was about to surpass the eighth stage of qi and blood and enter the ninth stage.
Now that Wen Ruolan was discussing with the two professional doctors, even Ye Na and Fan Wan'er were greatly inspired. Everyone didn't let go of this great opportunity to increase their cultivation. They talked from noon until the sky turned dark, and they still wanted to continue.
Xu Hongru, who had a strong vitality, became the best platform for all kinds of experiments. They kept testing their ideas on the demon, torturing the White Lotus Church's leader until she kept screaming and begging for mercy.
When the sky turned dark and the light dimmed, the Demon Discussion Conference finally came to an end. Wen Ruolan fiddled with it and easily sealed all the spiritual energy in Xu Hongru's body. This allowed him to maintain the undying state of the demon, but also prevent him from harming others.
Zhou Qingfeng's Dantian Sea of Qi was once again filled with the power of will. He put away the 'Road Robber' and waited for it to repair itself. Still worried, he found several iron chains and tied the demon's limbs tightly. Only then did the group slowly return to Jinzhou City.
After returning to the city, the disaster brought by the White Lotus Church was finally over.
However, the upper echelons of the Revolutionary Army started to be especially fascinated by the demon that Xu Hongru had transformed into. This was because after several days of joint research, Wen Ruolan announced that she had found a way to quickly increase her cultivation.
Vitality and spiritual energy could be exchanged. As long as the vitality was strong enough, a cultivator's cultivation would naturally increase. Using this method of absorbing vitality, the Revolutionary Army could forcibly catalyze a group of core cultivators, and everyone would increase their cultivation by at least one level.
The hundreds of thousands of White Lotus Church's followers were the unlucky ones. Previously, when Xu Hongru absorbed vitality to maintain his lifespan, he didn't dare to do so. He relied on the fact that he had a large number of followers, and the losses were limited if everyone shared it. However, Wen Ruolan wanted to catalyze the cultivation of the Revolutionary Army, so the amount of vitality she absorbed would increase by several levels. The loss of the White Lotus Church's followers would increase exponentially.
Moreover, there was another benefit to researching demons …
Since demons were not afraid of torment and could be used repeatedly, Wen Ruolan also conducted a large number of extraordinary experiments on them. This would rapidly increase the strength of the Revolutionary Army. After a few days of research, she automatically advanced to Level 9 Vitality, and her strength increased by several times.
Naturally, no one would refuse such a good thing.
In order to test the feasibility of Wen Ruolan's method, the two transmigrator doctors first experimented on themselves, and they successfully advanced to Level 8 Vitality. Next, it was Xu Bing, Li Shuwei, and the others. They had high statuses, but their strength was limited, making them easy targets for enemies. Therefore, Wen Ruolan focused on strengthening them.
By absorbing the vitality provided by the White Lotus Demon to forcibly repair their bones and expand their True Essence, Xu Bing and the others advanced to Level 7 Vitality in one go. This was at least a little more ability to protect themselves. However, at this time, the White Lotus Church's followers abandoned Xu Hongru due to various kinds of physical discomfort, and the hundreds of thousands of people immediately shrank to tens of thousands.
Next was the strengthening of a large number of core members of the Revolutionary Army. Considering that there weren't many followers of the White Lotus Church left, Zhou Qingfeng selected more than 300 people after two rounds of political review. These people were mainly concentrated in the Imperial Guard, the Security Department, and the Administrative Department. In addition, there were also some skilled craftsmen as a benefit and status symbol for those who advanced to become cultivators.
High-ranking officers like Gao Daniu all advanced to Level 3 Vitality, and in theory, they could command an army of 1,000 people. Because the human brain couldn't command so many targets, the biggest advantage of advancing to Level 3 Vitality was that the communication range of the army's link was increased to 200 meters, and the reaction speed and commanding ability were improved.
It was enough for ordinary platoon level excellent officers to advance to Level 1 or 2 Vitality.
Wang Kunpeng of the Security Department advanced to Level 5 Vitality, and he also obtained 100 subordinates of Level 1 or 2 Vitality in one go. This made the strength of his Security Department improve qualitatively, and it could be said that it had completely increased by one or two levels.
As Ye Na was Zhou Qingfeng's armed maid, Wen Ruolan made up her mind and promoted her to the eighth layer of muscles and bones, the sixth layer of qi and blood, and the second layer of divine soul in one go. With this, she could fully display her advantages in close combat and magical techniques, and would be of great help to Zhou Qingfeng. After her advancement, the followers of the White Lotus School were almost disintegrated.
Wen Ruolan also specially made a magic armor and a double-handed sword for Ye Na, and she even put the upgrade plan of Black Warrior and Dog Meat on the agenda, and she would continue to strengthen them after a period of time.
While the Revolutionary Army was making a great leap in strength, Zhou Qingfeng's cultivation couldn't be improved by Wen Ruolan's method at all. His body had a strong rejection of foreign life force, and it didn't accept it at all. Wen Ruolan was puzzled, and she repeatedly studied it for a few days.
Zhou Qingfeng guessed that it might have something to do with the Yin Yang Tablet. This artifact set the timeline of his life to 400 years later, and no amount of life force could fill it up.
"Forget it, forget it, I will cultivate by myself." Zhou Qingfeng was actually quite satisfied.
But Wen Ruolan felt very uneasy and guilty about not being able to help her man. After a long time, she said, "Husband, there is actually a way to improve your cultivation."
"What?"
"Dual cultivation."
"Ah … this is good, this is good. I am a person who is especially good at dual cultivation. Wife, why are you only talking about this now? "
"Who asked you to bully me every time, sometimes even in broad daylight? I said I don't want it, but you still want it. I hate you. "
"Ah … you can't blame me. I always thought that when you said 'don't', you meant 'want'. Seeing you grab the bedsheets desperately every time, I can't help but want it again and again! "
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