Over The World, Beyond Heaven

"Yes, I'm considering a plan to deal with the next hordes of those demon monster beasts. However, it seems like they aren't that scary anymore. The real scary enemies are probably on the same side."

Ah!

Zheng-Fu was silent for a moment when he heard Zi-Wu-Di's question, and then he mentioned something that had nothing to do with the countermeasure plan, but it made Zi-Wu-Di understand something.

"Then what should we do next? If they do that, won't we have to fight on both sides? And what will they gain?"

Zi-Wu-Di did not understand at all. If it were really like what Zheng-Fu said, the one who would truly gain would be the demon monster beast hordes, not any side in Demon's Hill City. If that were the case, what would the evil ones gain from what they did?

"What if they cooperate with the demon monster beast side?"

Ah!

This sentence stunned Zi-Wu-Di. He had never had this thought in his mind. From what he knew, the demon monster beasts had never done such a thing before.

"I know you think it's impossible. But let me tell you something, even though there's only a small chance of it happening, don't think it's impossible. Many people have died because of this kind of thinking. So for me..., I'll never rule out these possibilities!"

Zheng-Fu did not intend to advise or teach Zi-Wu-Di. He just wanted to tell the latter to think more. If he had just thought about it easily and ruled out these small possibilities, disaster might have come to him and the people around him.

"I understood! Thank you so much, Young Master Zheng-Fu, for your advice. I have opened up my world a lot from your words!"

Zi-Wu-Di was not angry; instead, he felt even more admiration and respect for Zheng-Fu after listening to his unintentional advice. It made him broaden his narrow perspective even more. And with that advice, the energy waves in his body suddenly changed.

Whooooosh!!!

Booooooom!!!

The first level of the Deity Monarch Stage!

Not only did Zi-Wu-Di open up his vision, but he also gained some insight into his combat skills. This allowed his energy level, which was stuck at the highest ninth level of the Genuine Deity Stage, to break through, and finally, he could advance to the Deity Monarch Stage.

"Congratulations to Zi Grand Young Master for advancing your energy level!"

Zheng-Fu did not think that Zi-Wu-Di would suddenly advance to another energy level just by listening to his advice. It had nothing to do with cultivation. But with Zi-Wu-Di's good intellect, he was able to connect his understanding and apply it, allowing him to successfully break through the bottleneck he was stuck in and level up.

'It seems that I'm suited to be a martial arts advisor! Sigh!'

"It's all thanks to you, Young Master Zheng-Fu, who helped me break through the bottleneck. Your advice made me understand the combat techniques that I was having trouble with. I'd like to thank Young Master so much. I don't know how to repay you. If you have something you need and I can find or provide it for you, I'll do my best!"

Zi-Wu-Di never thought that he would suddenly advance to another energy level so quickly. Previously, he had estimated that it would take him at least five or six months to break through this bottleneck. But it turned out that he was able to do so because of some advice that had nothing to do with martial arts. Moreover, the person who helped him was a young man who was younger than him but was respected and admired by everyone as if he were a great master.

"But... I don't want anything in return. After all, you have realized it yourself. It has nothing to do with me. So, you don't have to repay me. Consider yourself lucky today to observe the sky and earth and become enlightened!"

Ah!

Thank you, Young Master Zheng-Fu!

"Go back and rest. You just advanced to the Deity Monarch Stage. You may need some time to stabilize your energy. Otherwise, your energy might be disturbed if you don't balance it properly, and you might have to fight."

Umm!

"Then I won't bother you anymore, Young Master Zheng-Fu. I'll be taking my leave first!"

All right!

'Finally, you're leaving. Aren't you guys going to give me some time to myself!? I want some free time as well, you know!?'

Sigh!

After Zi-Wu-Di left, Zheng-Fu felt very good because he finally had some time alone to do what he wanted. For the past few days, he had been having constant headaches. So, when no one bothered him and was around him, he felt very content. Zheng-Fu jumped off the city wall and immediately dashed out of the light element tactical formation curtain at the speed of light.

A distance of twenty li away...

Ha ha ha!

"Finally, I'm out. Hey, you Demon Monster Beasts, your Papa's here!"

After dashing out at a very high speed without stopping, Zheng-Fu was finally twenty li away from Demon's Hill City. He was only a little over a hundred li away from the demon monster beast's territory. Zheng-Fu's goal this time was to hunt demon monster beasts to collect evil demon souls to complete two hundred thousand souls according to the fourth mission and receive the mission completion reward.

Hah!?

"Looks like there are some strays from the horde nearby! Could they be scouts?! Hmm, never mind, go take a look and I'll know!"

While Zheng-Fu was happily going outside without anyone knowing, he felt the energy of a group of demon monster beasts not far from where he was. From his guess, they might be scouts checking out the situation of the various forces from Demon's Hill City. In addition to the forces of the City Governor and Ma Clan, four or five other forces were scattered throughout the area.

Pheeew!

Flap! Flap! Flap!

Zheng-Fu relied on the large trees to disguise himself while moving, although he did not need to do that. Because his Deity Disguise Skill made it difficult for even the seventh level of the Great Deity Stage cultivator to detect him.

Flap!

Hah!?

"Are they digging a tunnel?!"

When he arrived at the first group of demon monster beasts that he thought were scouts, Zheng-Fu found out that they were not scouts. But they grouped to dig a large tunnel that was dozens of meters deep and more than three to four li long.

"They're actually digging an underground tunnel here, so they're quiet and don't move at all. And it seems like the other groups are digging tunnels as well. Huh! Now that I have seen your plan, don't even dream of succeeding. Ha ha! But I won't kill you now!"

Zheng-Fu sneered at the corner of his mouth when he saw several groups of demon monster beasts digging tunnels to break into Demon's Hill City. It was because the light element spell tactical formation did not cover much underground. It was primarily built to protect the ground and the sky. However, Zheng-Fu did not plan to modify its function.

He would let the demon monster beasts continue digging tunnels to Demon's Hill City without obstructing them, and then he would bury them in the tunnels they dug. Moreover, it would take at least three or four days for those tunnels to be completed. That time was enough for Zi-Dong-Lei to handle the internal problems of Demon's Hill City.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Hurry up, you idiots! If you continue to delay, you'll never see the sunlight again, understand?!"

Yaaaaa!!!

Arrrrrgh!!!

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

The demon monster beasts who were digging the tunnels immediately sped up when they received a warning order from a demon monster beast that looked like a lion.

'That's a demon monster beast general!'

That lion demon monster beast was one of their generals. Zheng-Fu remembered seeing it when they brought their hordes to kill the great skilled masters of Demon's Hill City to cause chaos and made his side retreat from the battlefield.

'I didn't expect to find such a big fish here. It's a pity that I can't kill it now; otherwise, my plan would be ruined. Huh! Today, consider yourself lucky!'

"Eh!? Who's that…? Come out now!"

Hah!?

"Where did he go? I could sense someone just now! Or am I hallucinating?!"

Zheng-Fu accidentally released a small amount of killing intent, so the lion demon monster beast sensed it and prepared to attack where Zheng-Fu was. However, he was able to erase his killing intent in time and quickly dodged to the other side. That made the lion demon monster beast stop and try to look for the identity of the person who released that killing intent. But no matter how it looked, it could not find it.

'Whoa, that was close! I shouldn't have let myself get lost in thought. Hmm! There's nothing I can do now. I'll go back to Demon's Hill City first.'

Since the situation had changed, Zheng-Fu had to change his plan and not go hunting anymore. He decided to return to the city because even if he stayed there, he would not be able to do anything except watch those demon monster beasts digging the ground. He'd rather go back to cultivating than waste his time on such nonsense.

In a large mansion ten thousand li away from Demon's Hill City...

"Demon's Hill City is currently under attack by the demon monster beast hordes, isn't it?"

"Yes, sir, City Governor. It seems that the time for the demon monster beast invasion has come much earlier than last time. However, Demon's Hill City Governor has managed to handle the situation very well, allowing his city to remain in order as usual, and their loss this time is the least ever, sir!"

Umm...

"Then do you think we should send our force to help them, Councilor!"

"I think we should wait and see the situation for a day. From the reports I have received so far, the demon monster beast hordes have retreated and have no movement. They might not attack Demon's Hill City anymore. So, if we send a force to help now, not only will we lose a lot of resources to move the force, but we might not get anything back, sir. But if we and Demon's Hill City are attacked again, we can send them, sir!"

Umm!

"That's not a bad idea. And it would be great if we didn't have to send forces at all. Since the beginning of my clan's ancestor era, they've always sent forces to help when the demon monster beast hordes attack. That caused us to lose quite a lot compared to the returns we received."

That's right, sir, City Governor!

"I have talked to the elders and Father about this, but they insisted that we couldn't refuse to help. My clan made a blood contract with Zi Clan to help them for two hundred years. It's only been a hundred and fifty years now. There are still fifty years left for my clan to fulfill that contract. But with your suggestion, not only will I not break our promise, it'll also reduce our losses!"

That's right, sir, City Governor!

"Then I'll leave this task to you. Whenever you see fit to send force, give the command!"

Yes, sir!