Chapter 331: Chapter 84: Slaying the Demon King (Part 1)
Fang Cheng’s reason for wanting to go to the Southern Mang Mountains with Sun Fuguo was simple.
The corpse of a Tier Three Demon King would be a great tonic for him!
With his current Magical Cultivation, the benefits from ordinary Tier Two Demon Beasts and Life Talisman Cultivators were no longer very significant.
First, he could provide support for Sun Fuguo and prevent another ambush like the one that happened during Su Miao’s fight with the Demon King.
Second, he could refine the Demon King’s corpse to further increase his Magical Power.
Sun Fuguo and Xun Yuanchu both had an estimation of Fang Cheng’s strength. They knew he could unleash a mysterious technique comparable to an all-out strike from a Life Soul Realm cultivator, making him arguably the third-strongest expert in the Yinluo Sect.
Ever since Su Miao’s injuries had healed and Sun Fuguo had broken through to the Life Soul Realm, the Yinluo Sect’s high-end battle power had quietly reached its peak in nearly a thousand years.
There was a fundamental difference between having one expert with Life Soul Battle Power and having three.
Sun Fuguo pondered for a moment, then said, "It’s good to have you along. I’ll be able to fight more freely."
Xun Yuanchu didn’t say much about it. After a glance at Fang Cheng, he smiled. "Elder Fang, when you return, you should inherit Senior Brother Sun’s position as the Peak Master of Demon Lion Peak."
Fang Cheng nodded. "I will follow the sect’s arrangements."
He knew that with Sun Fuguo’s promotion to the Life Soul Realm, the Yinluo Sect’s power had greatly increased. The situation both inside and outside the sect was excellent, and now the Sect Leader also intended to focus all his efforts on breaking through to the Life Soul Realm.
Celestial City Peak had the Bone Daoist Palace, a Fourth-rank Magical Artifact, which was a huge advantage. Relying on this treasure, successive Peak Masters had over a fifty percent chance of successfully cultivating a Life Soul.
This was the foundation of the Yinluo Sect’s power. Without this direct path to the Life Soul Realm, the sect would have likely scattered to the winds and been erased from the Cultivation Realm long ago.
Looking at the three top sects in Yun Country, almost every one of them had at least one Life Soul Cultivator to stabilize their destiny in every era.
If a sect lacked Life Soul Battle Power, it would surely be in peril!
Many of the sects that had vanished throughout Yun Country’s history had met their end for this very reason.
Furthermore, the mark of a powerful sect was inseparable from the number of its Life Soul Cultivators and talented junior disciples. Only then could a sect form a continuous pipeline of talent.
In the coming decades, the Yinluo Sect’s third Life Soul Cultivator would most likely be either Fang Cheng or Xun Yuanchu.
This was the judgment of Su Miao and Sun Fuguo.
At that moment, the three of them finished their discussion and walked out of the main hall.
Xun Yuanchu formed a spell, and the massive Bone Daoist Palace immediately began to glow and shrink slowly.
In the end, the Fourth-rank Magical Artifact shrank to the size of his palm and rested there.
He slowly said to the master and disciple, "Senior Brother, Elder Fang, be careful in all things. I will wait for your good news on Celestial City Peak."
After speaking, he turned and descended in an Escape Light, returning to Celestial City Peak below like a shooting star.
Sun Fuguo and Fang Cheng, meanwhile, executed the Celestial Ghost Sword Escape and vanished into the sky, heading toward the Southern Mang Mountains.
...
Above a boundless sea of clouds.
Two streaks of sword light quietly came to a halt, revealing their figures.
Below the sea of clouds, mountains rose up like the dark green spines of beasts, a formidable sight.
The Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth was impure, the valleys were thick with miasma, and countless venomous insects and Demon Beasts lived within, creating a chaotic mess of auras.
Sun Fuguo said to Fang Cheng, "That Southern Mang Demon King is cautious and suspicious by nature. It’s also cowardly and cherishes its life, completely unlike the reckless and aggressive members of the Demon Race. After its last battle with Master Su, it disappeared without a trace and has not been seen since."
Fang Cheng knew that Sun Fuguo must have a plan for this trip, so he smiled. "I suppose our sect has found this Great Demon’s hiding place then?"
Sun Fuguo nodded. "You could say that. Junior Brother Xun and the others used a few tricks..."
As he spoke, he summoned a Jade Pendant and tapped it. A brilliant ray of light shot out from the pendant, plunging into the sea of clouds in the blink of an eye and disappearing into the vast mountains.
The two of them waited in the sea of clouds for about half an hour before a demonic light flew up from below, arriving before them in an instant.
The demonic light coalesced, and a beautiful woman in black robes and a green coronet emerged. She had a fiery figure.
She held an oiled-paper umbrella, her gait graceful and alluring. Her dazzling face was filled with charm, and her eyes brimmed with amorous feeling.
Her eyes curiously sized up Sun Fuguo and Fang Cheng for a moment. Then, she gave a graceful curtsy and said in a soft voice, "Ji Jiuniang of the Southern Mang’s Imperial Fragrance Mountain pays her respects to the two Immortal Warriors."
This beautiful woman was actually a Demon Cultivator whose cultivation had reached the Tier Two Mid Stage. ’I wonder what kind of demon she is in her true form?’
It was also rare to see someone so unafraid in the face of two Human Race Cultivators whose cultivation far surpassed her own.
Fang Cheng watched the woman but did not speak.
Sun Fuguo took out a Jade Bottle, tossed it to the beautiful woman, and said, "Ji Jiuniang, the Emperor Liquid is here. Take me to see the Southern Mang Demon King."
His voice was calm, but his gaze was as sharp as a sword, enveloping the beautiful woman.
Ji Jiuniang gave a captivating smile. She opened the Jade Bottle and sniffed it, a look of satisfaction appearing on her face. Then, she blinked her beautiful eyes and asked, "Your esteemed sect is indeed true to its word. The Demon King is currently entertaining an honored guest in his Pocket World Spiritual Building. I wonder if you Immortal Warriors wish to go over now?"
Sun Fuguo frowned. "What kind of honored guest? A Life Soul Realm cultivator?"
Ji Jiuniang shook her head. "A Demon Cultivator of mysterious origin. He only has a Life Talisman Cultivation, but I heard he has a senior sister who has a Life Soul Cultivation. She just didn’t come today."
Sun Fuguo and Fang Cheng exchanged a look, both guessing the identity of this honored guest.
The Demon Buddha Inheritor, Ren Yan!
What Fang Cheng hadn’t expected was that the Yinluo Sect had actually managed to bribe a Great Demon from the Southern Mang to act as an undercover spy. ’This certainly makes things much more convenient.’
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