Chapter 214: Chapter 200: Taking Action! Plotting to Seize the ’Inheritance Stone Tablet

"Old man, can we go now?"

Ye Langtian demanded in a low voice.

"Of course."

The old Town Mayor smiled. "Look, hasn’t the way out already appeared?"

Sure enough, Xu Qing and Ye Langtian saw a path appear at the entrance of Ye Family Town. The path stretched forward, shrouded in a gray-black mist, with no end in sight.

Without hesitation, Xu Qing and Ye Langtian turned and left quickly.

In fact, this time, Xu Qing had sensed a trace of malice from the old Town Mayor. Although this malice had appeared and vanished in a flash, he had still felt it clearly.

Xu Qing took a deep breath. He knew his performance on these last two occasions had attracted the old Town Mayor’s attention. ’Thinking of this,’ he mused, ’I need to slow down the progress of my Devouring Demon Technique.’

Regardless, Xu Qing felt that he probably shouldn’t accompany Ye Langtian the next time a trial appeared.

A few minutes later, Xu Qing and Ye Langtian had walked out of the Mysterious: Deserted Village. When they turned to look back, they saw the thick gray fog dissipate, and the Mysterious: Deserted Village vanished with it.

"Let’s go," Xu Qing said.

"Yes," Ye Langtian replied respectfully.

SWISH! SWISH!

Immediately after, Xu Qing and Ye Langtian parted ways. Ye Langtian was returning to the Blood Demon Sect Branch’s garrison, while Xu Qing was heading back to his courtyard residence in Xicheng District.

「The scene changed.」

Xu Qing was back at his residence.

"Master."

"We welcome Master’s triumphant return."

"..."

In the courtyard, Wu Yi, Wu Er, Wu San, and Kaya all spoke with reverence.

"Mm," Xu Qing nodded. "How long was I gone?"

"Reporting to Master, you have been gone for half a month," Kaya answered.

’Half a month.’

Xu Qing’s expression grew pensive.

Time flew. Next, Xu Qing contacted the Cabbage Flower Snake, which had joined the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. After joining the sect and becoming the Direct Disciple of the Master of Ten Thousand Demons Gate, the Cabbage Flower Snake was able to devour massive amounts of flesh and blood daily. Furthermore, the quality of this flesh and blood was extremely high; devouring a single pound was equivalent to devouring ten thousand pounds of ordinary flesh.

Additionally, Xu Qing had mastered the Blood Curse Beast Taming Technique and upgraded it to Level 10. He had also used the Encyclopedia of All Things to record the Cabbage Flower Snake.

On top of that, by leveraging the power and resources of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect to devour a large quantity of flesh and essence, and then being upgraded through the Encyclopedia of All Things, the Cabbage Flower Snake’s level had risen from Level 22 to Level 25.

This was already equivalent to a Fifteen-Level Ferocious Beast.

It had reached the Extraordinary Extreme.

[Cabbage Flower Snake LV25: 10,000/167,772,160 (A ’Devouring Python’ that evolved step-by-step from an ordinary Cabbage Flower Snake. Possesses the massive body of a ferocious beast three thousand meters long. Has awakened three Divine Techniques: Devouring Stomach, Boundless Power, and Hand of Space. Has reached the level of a Fifteen-Level Ferocious Beast.)]

"Master."

BUZZ!

The Level 25 Cabbage Flower Snake sent a message to Xu Qing. "The flesh and blood resources within the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect are nearly all devoured. To continue devouring and growing, I’ll have to start targeting the living Demonic Beasts, Ferocious Beasts, and Demon Race members within the sect." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Clearly, the Level 25 Cabbage Flower Snake was getting impatient.

After all, in the eyes of the Level 25 Cabbage Flower Snake, the massive Demonic Beasts, Ferocious Beasts, and Demon Race members of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect were nothing but sustenance and food for his growth.

As for something like ’emotion,’ snakes are inherently ’cold-blooded animals.’

Thus, the Level 25 Cabbage Flower Snake had no emotions to speak of, only the evolutionary instinct of a living creature. This instinct drove him to constantly devour vast amounts of flesh and blood, growing continuously with the help of the Encyclopedia of All Things.

"I understand."

Xu Qing and the Level 25 Cabbage Flower Snake could now communicate mentally over long distances, which was a special ability in itself. "Act in one month."

"Yes, as you command."

The Level 25 Cabbage Flower Snake responded to Xu Qing.

In the bedroom, a thought crossed Xu Qing’s mind, and his consciousness perceived the Divine Power: Devouring Heaven and Earth. This was a Divine Power that Xu Qing had absorbed using the Devouring Technique, not one he had comprehended himself.

Unfortunately, even so, no matter how carefully Xu Qing tried to sense it, he still couldn’t perceive the main body of ’Divine Power: Devouring Heaven and Earth (Incomplete)’. Just like with the Divine Power: Annihilation, he was unable to perceive it.

As a result, since he couldn’t perceive them, Xu Qing was naturally unable to record the Divine Power: Annihilation and Divine Power: Devouring Heaven and Earth (Incomplete) in the Encyclopedia of All Things.

This was quite a pity.

Otherwise, if the Encyclopedia of All Things could record and upgrade Divine Power: Annihilation and Divine Power: Devouring Heaven and Earth (Incomplete), he believed the Mighty Power of these two Divine Techniques would increase tremendously, perhaps even reaching an unbelievable level.

In truth, Divine Techniques were similar to Inheritance Methods, but they involved a higher level of Power. Therefore, with Xu Qing’s current Cultivation and Realm, he couldn’t perceive the essence of Divine Techniques and was naturally unable to record them.

Time flew. Before he knew it, a month had passed.

SWISH!

In Xu Qing’s courtyard, a streak of light shot through the air and landed swiftly in his hand. It was an Information Jade Scroll from Ye Langtian. Xu Qing used a special Dharma Seal to open it.

BUZZ!

The information within the jade scroll flooded out.

"Master."

The Information Jade Scroll projected Ye Langtian’s face and image, which reported to Xu Qing, "The Blood Demon Sect Branch and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect have confirmed their alliance. As a show of good faith, the Master of Ten Thousand Demons Gate and the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect will each bring their Inheritance Stone Plate Fragments and meet at Ten Thousand Inches Mountain, outside of Moon River Prefecture City."

"At that time,"

"the Master of Ten Thousand Demons Gate and the Lord Apostle will jointly comprehend the Inheritance Stone Plate Fragments at Ten Thousand Inches Mountain."

CRACK!

BANG!

The next moment, the Information Jade Scroll shattered, then disintegrated into flying ash.

"Good."

Xu Qing stood up. "I’ve waited a month, and finally, the day has come."

In fact, since Ye Langtian was already the second-in-command of the Blood Demon Sect Branch, he naturally knew about these matters. That was why he had informed Xu Qing in advance, and it was also why Xu Qing had decided to wait a month before making his move.

First, given the nature of the Blood Demon Sect Branch and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, an easy alliance between them was impossible. Ye Langtian had also indirectly probed for information and found that the Lord Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect was just using the alliance as a pretext to strike at the Master of Ten Thousand Demons Gate and seize the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect’s Inheritance Stone Plate Fragment.

To ensure nothing went wrong, the Blood Demon Sect Branch seemed to have already joined forces with the Deceitful Palace.

Similarly, the Level 25 Cabbage Flower Snake was the Direct Disciple of the Master of Ten Thousand Demons Gate. He had also made some indirect inquiries and learned of his master’s plans.

The Master of Ten Thousand Demons Gate had no intention of forming an alliance with the Blood Demon Sect Branch to comprehend the fragments together. He was also using the alliance as a pretext, planning to seize the Blood Demon Sect Branch’s Inheritance Stone Plate Fragment.

Not only that, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect had even teamed up with the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect.

This time, of the Nine Great Forces in Moon River Prefecture City that had obtained Inheritance Stone Plate Fragments, four were now involved. It was even possible that more than four fragments would appear.

Xu Qing took a deep breath. His two subordinates were perfectly placed: Ye Langtian was the second-in-command of the Blood Demon Sect Branch, and the Level 25 Cabbage Flower Snake was the Direct Disciple of the Master of Ten Thousand Demons Gate, as well as an Elder of the sect.

One could say that Xu Qing’s two subordinates had infiltrated deep into the enemy’s camps, right into their inner circles. As such, Xu Qing had a perfect grasp of the entire situation.

This time, Xu Qing’s goal was simple: he was also going to seize the Inheritance Stone Plate Fragments.

Xu Qing’s tone was pensive as he thought to himself, ’Because of the Mysterious: Deserted Village, I feel like that old Town Mayor has his eye on me. If I enter the Mysterious: Deserted Village with Ye Langtian again, I’m afraid that old man will target me. So, for now, I must slow down my cultivation of the Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method. It would be best not to surpass Ye Langtian again.’

’That way,’

’Ye Langtian can go to the Mysterious: Deserted Village by himself, pass its trial, and reap the benefits.’

’Although the Baji Celestial Roc Fist and the Life-taking Heavenly Sword Technique are Inheritance Methods that lead directly to the Extraordinary Extreme, complete with a Fundamental Skill, a Contemplation Technique, and a True Intent...’

’...however,’

’as the levels of these two Martial Arts get higher and higher, the Experience Points required to level up also increase. It’s become very difficult to raise their levels in a short amount of time.’

’In other words,’

’they level up too slowly.’

’Therefore,’

’the Inheritance Stone Plate, which surpasses the Baji Celestial Roc Fist and the Life-taking Heavenly Sword Technique, is something I must obtain. Moreover, the inheritance contained within the Stone Plate holds the secret to reaching the Third Realm.’

In reality, when all was said and done, Xu Qing was no longer satisfied with the Baji Celestial Roc Fist and the Life-taking Heavenly Sword Technique. He desired a more powerful Inheritance Method and legacy. The Inheritance Stone Plate Fragments that the Nine Great Forces had seized from the Reincarnation Ruins were exactly what he needed.

"Master."

"Greetings, Master!"

"..."

In the courtyard, figure after figure appeared before Xu Qing: the Vajra Daoist Soldiers, the Ice Daoist Soldiers, the Nine Tier Sixteen Daoist Soldiers, Wu Yi, Wu Er, Wu San, and Kaya.

They had all appeared.

"Mm."

Xu Qing’s expression was calm. He nodded, then put on the Level 20 Evil Ghost Mask. The Demon Nature within him surged, and a vast Demonic Qi radiated from his body.

Instantly, Xu Qing’s face and figure underwent a heaven-and-earth-shattering transformation.

Using the power of the Level 20 Evil Ghost Mask, Xu Qing transformed into a Great Demon with blood-black bull horns.

"I am Demon Venerable Chonglou,"

Xu Qing stated calmly.

At the same time, all of Xu Qing’s subordinates before him—the Vajra Daoist Soldiers, the Ice Daoist Soldiers, the Nine Tier Sixteen Daoist Soldiers, Wu Yi, Wu Er, Wu San, and Kaya—also put on masks that had reached Level 20.

In just an instant, all of Xu Qing’s subordinates transformed into demons, one after another, each exuding a terrifying Demonic Qi and cloaked in blood-black robes.