Chapter 385: Chapter 202: Utterly Heartless, Celestial Demon Devouring Pill (Part 2)

He was cursing Xue Yuanshan!

The Golden Body Fruit, as the name suggests, is a treasure that can aid Divine Realm Martial Sects or Concentrated Spirit Demon Fiends in forging a golden body. Although it’s not a surefire success, it can increase the chances of breaking through to Martial Venerable.

This kind of thing naturally takes thousands of years to grow. If blood and flesh are used to accelerate it, even if it’s the blood and flesh of martial artists, it would still require the flesh of thousands of people to suffice.

Ji Qingyue’s pretty face was also ice-cold, as she didn’t know how many people Xue Yuanshan and the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch had already sacrificed to infuse the Golden Body Fruit.

It’s surprisingly not a divine skill.

The Human Race and the Demon Fiends have been at war for years, and many lost divine skills of the Human Race might be in the hands of the Demon Fiends.

Although the Golden Body Fruit is indeed a rare treasure, it’s useless to him since he is already a Martial Venerable.

Wei Fan was slightly disappointed, "How long until the Golden Body is ripe?"

The Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch said reverently, "For natural maturity, it will take over a thousand years. If nourished with the flesh of martial artists, one a day, it can mature in about two years!"

Two years, seven hundred days, which means that it will take seven or eight hundred lives for the Golden Body Fruit to truly ripen.

And these aren’t ordinary people; at least those who have cultivated True Qi, martial artists with stronger Qi blood than ordinary people will do. If using ordinary people, it would require even more.

Li Yunfei spoke, "Have him tell us where the Golden Body Fruit is. This thing can’t be transplanted, only destroyed. Otherwise, if other Demon Fiends find it, the Human Race will continue to suffer!"

Wei Fan nodded and asked, "Has Zhong Zhenyu also colluded with you?"

Xue Yuanshan has secret techniques, but the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch shouldn’t have any; even if he did, he couldn’t unravel them.

The Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch nodded reverently!

The three were not surprised. They came to investigate because they were suspicious, and this result was long expected.

"Then what did you use to entice him to conspire with you?"

Zhong Zhenyu was already a Martial Venerable powerhouse; it couldn’t have been for the Golden Body Fruit. Something related to the Martial King might have moved him.

Only something of that level could cause a General of the Demon Suppression Bureau to fall and collude with the Demon Fiends.

"The Flying Tiger Venerable tempted him with the Celestial Demon Devouring Pill, and he agreed to refine it with the Flying Tiger Venerable!"

The Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch revealed without any resistance the reason why Zhong Zhenyu colluded with the Demon Fiends.

Wei Fan looked at Li Yunfei and Ji Qingyue with confusion, as he didn’t know what the Celestial Demon Devouring Pill was.

Ji Qingyue suddenly understood, "The Celestial Demon Devouring Pill, no wonder even a General of one province would fall."

Li Yunfei’s expression was grim, "Zhong Zhenyu truly deserves to die! I’m afraid my friend, the Patrol Envoy, has become a medicinal ingredient for this Celestial Demon Devouring Pill.

The Celestial Demon Devouring Pill is a supreme elixir that only Demon Fiends can refine, using the city as a furnace and human beings as materials.

The Celestial Demon Devouring Pill extracts the essence of heaven and earth, refined with the flesh and blood of countless people; the stronger and more numerous the people, the better the effect.

It’s said that a Great Demon once used several Golden Body experts as medicinal ingredients, destroying a great city with millions of people, and refined a supreme elixir guaranteed to allow a Martial Venerable to break through to Martial King."

Ji Qingyue shook her head, "Not necessarily. The Celestial Demon Devouring Pill also requires someone who has undergone the Golden Body’s Ninth Forging to have any chance of breaking through to Martial King. If Zhong Zhenyu hasn’t reached the Golden Body’s Ninth Forging, they probably haven’t started refining it.

They might be conspiring together, but they haven’t refined the Celestial Demon Devouring Pill yet. Otherwise, a city in Yunzhou might have disappeared."

Li Yunfei nodded, "Hopefully, that’s the case. Zhong Zhenyu must die, and the Flying Tiger Venerable even more so. Otherwise, if only Zhong Zhenyu is killed, and this beast reaches the Golden Body’s Ninth Forging, they’ll still refine the Celestial Demon Devouring Pill."

After asking enough questions, leaving Ji Qingyue and Li Yunfei in Qingshui City, Wei Fan directly carried the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch and flew out of Qingshui City.

He was going to destroy the Golden Body Fruit.

Half an hour later, he returned with the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch, and the Golden Body Fruit had been destroyed.

He had long since released the Will Power’s influence on the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch. This fellow now realized he had leaked secrets and pointed Wei Fan to destroy the Golden Body Fruit, leaving him ashen-faced.

However, Wei Fan still hadn’t killed him.

Even though dealing with Zhong Zhenyu didn’t require testimonies or evidence, having evidence was still important. After all, Zhong Zhenyu was a General of one province, and even if force was to be used to suppress him, an excuse was needed.

If he were to be killed directly, the Imperial Family of Daqian might come looking for trouble.

"What do we do next?"

When Wei Fan returned, Li Yunfei directly asked Wei Fan.

With Wei Fan’s actions, even an experienced Patrol Envoy like him didn’t know what to do next. Should they go straight to Zhong Zhenyu and take him down, or report to the Sub-Palace and let Daqian Kingdom handle Zhong Zhenyu?

"Wait. If I’m not mistaken, Xue Yuanshan should have already informed Zhong Zhenyu; if he wants to escape, he should have already fled.

If he hasn’t, he might be on his way to Qingshui City.

Wait until tomorrow. If he doesn’t come to Qingshui City, then go to Yunzhou City to find him."

Wei Fan didn’t want to report to the Sub-Palace and let the Emperor of Daqian handle Zhong Zhenyu, as that would greatly reduce their achievements.

Moreover, having served as General for so many years, who could guarantee that Zhong Zhenyu had no ties with the Imperial Family? If the Imperial Family were to shield him and allow him to escape, it would be troublesome.

"You all watch this beast, I’m going to take a nap!"

Wei Fan walked away leisurely; with his current cultivation level, he no longer needed sleep.

However, his cultivation was achieved through unconventional means, unlike other Martial Venerables who constantly meditate and practice, so sleeping was still a habit for him.

"If a woman doesn’t sleep, she’ll get wrinkles!"

Ji Qingyue followed closely, leaving Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch for Li Yunfei to guard.

She was just there to accompany Wei Fan, as the matters in Yunzhou were not part of her mission.

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Yunzhou, General’s Mansion!

"A stranger appeared in Qingshui City. Is he the Demon Hunter Patrol Envoy?"

Zhong Zhenyu paced inside his bedroom, uneasy after receiving word from Xue Yuanshan that a stranger had appeared in Qingshui City.

Not long ago, he had orchestrated the death of a Patrol Envoy, and now, whenever a stranger appeared, he would think of Demon Hunters.

He held a token in his hand, resisting the urge to contact Xue Yuanshan.

If there was anything, Xue Yuanshan would contact him.

As he waited uneasily, rapid footsteps and urgent voices suddenly came from outside, "Move aside, I have urgent matters to report to the General!"

"The General is resting; if it’s not urgent, report tomorrow!"

"It’s urgent military affairs!"

Urgent military affairs? Could it be related to Qingshui City?

Hearing this, Zhong Zhenyu spoke, "Have him wait outside!"

He tidied his clothes, glanced at his concubine on the bed, and opened the door to stand in the courtyard.

After a few breaths, a Personal Guard brought an ordinary Demon Suppression Guard.

Zhong Zhenyu asked in a deep voice, "What urgent military affairs do you have?"

The Demon Suppression Guard cupped his fists and reported, "Your subordinate pays respect to the General. Sir, the soul token of Xue Yuanshan, State City’s Commander and City Lord, has just broken!"

Xue Yuanshan is dead!

Zhong Zhenyu’s expression changed slightly. Xue Yuanshan had just informed him that a stranger appeared in Qingshui City, and had captured the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch abducting people. Now Xue Yuanshan was dead—inextricably linked to that stranger.

Normal Martial Venerables wouldn’t dare kill the Commander of the Demon Suppression Bureau unless they were from the Demon Dao.

But how could a Demon Dao Martial Venerable care about the lives of the common people in Qingshui City?

"Could it be the Demon Hunter Patrol Envoy!"

He hesitated whether to rush to Qingshui City immediately, as it would be unwise if the Demon Hunter Patrol Envoy were there.

"Xue Yuanshan cannot reveal my involvement, and even a Soul Search won’t uncover much, and the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch likely wouldn’t say anything."

He was a General of one province, stationed to deter the Flying Tiger Venerable—leaving would draw more attention.

"Issue an order to have the Huicheng Commander go to Qingshui City immediately and report any situation at once."

Huicheng was closest to Qingshui City, and the Huicheng Commander was one of the five Martial Venerable Commanders in Yunzhou, making him the best choice to investigate Qingshui City.

After the Personal Guard left, Zhong Zhenyu waited until dawn without any report back, as if the Huicheng Commander vanished into thin air after arriving in Qingshui City, with no information relayed or any news of his soul token breaking.

This finally left Zhong Zhenyu a little uneasy.