Chapter 517 - 428: Master Lihuo, Visitor from the East Sea
Qin Ming took the wooden box without expression and put it away without even looking at it.
"I appreciate your sect’s kindness," Qin said.
When Master Lihuo arrived at Wangyue Island, he had already noticed that there was only a Tier Three Middle-Grade Island Protection Array here.
Originally, he planned to make a generous gesture by painfully offering a bottle of Spirit Pills for the Nascent Soul Stage.
Firstly as an apology, secondly as a congratulatory gift.
But after seeing the environment here, he temporarily changed his mind. Although this Tier Four Defense Array wasn’t as valuable as the Spirit Pills, it was still presentable.
More importantly, it saved a huge expense.
After all, Tier Four Pills for the Nascent Soul Stage are truly rare and hard to find.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Ding, with the numerous forces of your sect, the Guardian Dao Alliance, and Great Zhou, can’t they quell this turmoil?" Qin Ming took the opportunity to inquire silently.
After inviting the other party to sit down, he poured a cup of Snow Soul Spirit Tea.
Master Lihuo sighed and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, you are unaware!"
"With your current cultivation and vision, you should have heard of the ’Descent Realm’ affair, right?"
Qin Ming took a sip of tea and nodded slightly without hiding it.
Master Lihuo continued, "If it were only Great Li’s Yin Demon Sect and the Divine Dao Mountain of the Southern Border, our Guardian Dao Alliance could have kept them at bay long ago."
"But the key is, we never expected that the descent of the Blood Realm this time would bring unexpected anomalies. The Celestial Demon Tribulation, which was supposed to end in ten years, did not conclude when time was up. Instead, it became more intense."
Hearing this, Qin Ming also showed surprise and couldn’t help but ask, "Is there a problem with the Descent Realm?"
After all, it concerns his own life. Although Qin Ming has broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage, he carries the Blood Ring Curse Seal of several Blood Refining Demon Sect disciples.
He must be cautious.
"That’s right, this time, during the interface convergence tides, no one knows what went wrong until a few years ago when I finally sent someone to investigate the cause."
"Anomalous fluctuations appeared in the void rifts located in Great Li between the Blood Realm and the Human Realm, directly connecting a Void Passage..."
"A continuous stream of demonic cultivators from the Blood Realm is pouring into the Human Realm through this passage."
"The Great Li Demon Dao is precisely supported by the Blood Refining Demon Sect behind it, allowing it to contend with our Guardian Dao Alliance to this day."
Qin Ming did not expect that the situation would change so much just a few years after he left Great Jin.
But at the same time, he also sneered at Master Lihuo. This old guy was also cunning and sly.
To this day, he hasn’t mentioned anything about the secret realm of the Cyan Origin Sect.
But since the other party doesn’t want to say anything, Qin Ming also has no intention to ask further. After all, he is not particularly interested in affairs like secret realms.
Immediately, he asked a question that he was indeed concerned about.
"According to what Fellow Daoist Lihuo said, if a Void Passage has appeared between the two realms, could the high-tier cultivators of the Blood Refining Demon Sect directly descend to the Human Realm?"
Master Lihuo seemed to have anticipated this question, "Well, as the situation currently stands, although the interface convergence has greatly increased the number of demonic cultivators passing through, it is limited to those below the Nascent Soul Stage."
"But if the Void Passage changes and broadens in the future, what could develop will not be something we can predict."
"Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs or even Divinity Transformation Stage Demon Venerables descending might not be impossible. At that time, the Human Realm will inevitably suffer devastation, and even we Nascent Soul Cultivators cannot guarantee complete self-preservation..."
"Fortunately, the overall strength between the Blood Realm and the Human Realm is almost on par, only slightly stronger."
"If it were other major realms converging and invading, such as a real convergence with the Demon Realm, the consequences would be truly unimaginable. The Human Realm might be bloodwashed in an instant."
"Therefore, Fellow Daoist Qin must understand our sect’s difficulties! Right now, it is only because the Guardian Dao Alliance of Great Jin is holding the fort that the Southern Wilderness does not suffer the pressure of demon invasion."
"Once Great Jin falls, invasion by the Demon Sect into the Southern Wilderness is only a matter of time."
Seeing that Qin Ming was quite interested, Master Lihuo took the opportunity of explaining to play the emotional card, eloquently describing how their Lihuo Palace spared no effort to compete for resources, painting it as selfless dedication.
Qin Ming held his teacup, his expression indifferent, and said with a light tone, "Those from the Demon Dao wanting to invade the Southern Wilderness should really think twice, as I happen to want to experience the skills of a Demon Monarch."
Sss~
Even after he spoke as such, Qin Ming’s attitude and reaction remained unchanged, evidently extremely confident in his own strength.
Master Lihuo could not help but be amazed.
Are young people nowadays all like this? You know, he has just advanced to Nascent Soul.
"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Qin’s courage and divine techniques are remarkable, I am truly impressed!" Master Lihuo could only chuckle dryly in agreement.
Following closely.
Qin Ming transmitted a message to the Heaven-Devouring Rat, asking it to bring Jing Qing from Lihuo Palace.
As Master Lihuo saw the Heaven-Devouring Rat, he was suddenly startled; this Tier Three Perfection Semi-Transformed Demon King before him could match half a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
’No wonder True Monarch Wangyue was so calm upon hearing about the demonic invasion; not only is his Spirit Plant mastery exceptional, but his Path of Beast Taming is also low-key...’
Led by the Heaven-Devouring Rat, Jing Qing entered the grand hall. At this moment, emboldened by people, it cared nothing for Master Lihuo, a Nascent Soul True Monarch.
It pushed Jing Qing forward, and with a rambunctious tone exclaimed: "Next time, be more low-key, lest you fall into my hands again. I’ve had to serve you meals and drinks for this past half-year, seriously impacting my clam fishing time, humph!"
"Consider yourself lucky."
Then it raised the black steel fork, patted its butt, and sauntered out of the hall...
Master Lihuo’s eyelid twitched upon witnessing this.
Jing Qing, feeling downtrodden, saw his family’s elder come to claim him and recalled the tortures he’d endured from the Mouse Demon over the past half year, all sorts of inexplicable emotions welled up, choking him:
"Disciple Jing Qing, pays respects to the Supreme Elder!"
Seeing the condition of the Nascent Soul Seed from his sect, Master Lihuo hurriedly checked him over. Fortunately, only some meridians were damaged, and the foundation remained intact, which would not impact future cultivation.
With a decade or so of recuperation back home, he would recover.
His complexion finally improved slightly, "Hehe! Sorry to have troubled Fellow Daoist Qin."
"No matter," Qin Ming remarked indifferently.
Just then, Qin Ming’s expression subtly shifted as he sensed another Nascent Soul True Monarch’s aura approaching the Spirit Nest Islands.
Thus, he turned to Master Lihuo and asked:
"Fellow Daoist Lihuo, have you invited other colleagues to come to Wangyue Island as well?"
Master Lihuo was stunned for a moment, "No, why would you say that, Fellow Daoist Qin?"
"Then perhaps I must go outside to welcome them, as a Nascent Soul Daoist has arrived." Qin Ming said calmly.
Immediately Master Lihuo, with a suspicious look, secretly released his Divine Thought to probe, yet found nothing...
Why did Qin Ming say this?
Upon realizing the implications, Master Lihuo was suddenly startled, could it be...
In less than half an incense stick’s time, a blue Escape Light landed swiftly on Wangyue Island, emitting Nascent Soul Level mana aura...
Master Lihuo was utterly stunned; what did this indicate?
It demonstrated the potency of Qin Ming’s Divine Thought, far surpassing his own.
Distances that he couldn’t probe, Qin Ming could easily detect.
Shocked, he followed Qin Ming outside, preparing to meet the arriving Nascent Soul colleague.
Upon reaching above Wangyue Island, the two saw the visitor clearly, an unfamiliar early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
The person was dressed in extremely simple burlap attire, a silver-haired old woman, whose eyes were reserved, complexion rosy, and holding a thoroughly dark Dragon Wood Dharma Staff, exuding a powerful yet concealed aura.
Upon the first glance alone, Qin Ming judged that despite both being early-stage Nascent Soul, this old woman was evidently stronger than Master Lihuo.
As expected, upon seeing the silver-haired old woman, Master Lihuo immediately put on a beaming smile and warmly greeted:
"Fellow Daoist Dragon Wood, it’s been a while, I didn’t expect even you to come."
"Fellow Daoist Qin, allow me to introduce, this is True Monarch Dragon Wood, highly renowned within the East Sea Cultivation Realm’s Penglai Immortal Sect."
The silver-haired old woman named ’True Monarch Dragon Wood’ only slightly nodded in response to Master Lihuo’s greeting.
She then turned around, a hint of a smile appearing on her face, and said to Qin Ming:
"I was recently handling matters near the Black Sea, and coincidentally heard that the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm has birthed a new Nascent Soul Daoist, hence came uninvited for a cup of celebratory wine. Daoist, you don’t mind, do you?"
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