Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting
Chapter 415 - 217: Rushing to Qingzhou, Flood Dragon Sunset Bow Slays the Demon (Part 2)
As for which Demon Venerable made the move, given the current turmoil in Qingzhou, it’s impossible to find out which Demon Venerable acted. After you go over, it’s best to first gather the scattered experts from the Demon Suppression Bureau to understand the situation..."
Less than half an hour later, a brilliant golden figure appeared above Tongzhou City, directly landing at the Demon Suppression Bureau.
The messenger turned out to be a Martial Venerable powerhouse.
Wei Fan glanced at the opponent, the panel didn’t react at all, while Pei Shinan and Long Jianying went over, the person handed a document and a General’s Waist Token to Long Jianying.
After about a cup of tea’s time, the person broke through the air and left.
"Let’s go!"
Once that person left, Wei Fan, Long Jianying, and Ji Qingyue broke through the air, heading towards Qingzhou.
Qingzhou and Tongzhou are separated by two states. However, this distance for a Martial Venerable powerhouse, with full flight, takes just over an hour, and even a Divine Realm Martial Sect can arrive within a few hours.
As they flew along the way, the atmosphere in the two states was noticeably tense. When they passed over the cities, there were experts using their power of heart and spirit to scan, only retracting it when discovering they weren’t Demon Fiends.
More than half an hour later, before entering Qingzhou, they found masses of fleeing people entering Liangzhou, which borders Qingzhou, forming a queue stretching tens of kilometers along the official road.
"I am Long Jianying, the new General of the Qingzhou Demon Suppression Bureau. Fellow villagers, you don’t need to flee anymore. I will eradicate the demon plague and provide everyone with a safe home."
Long Jianying descended and revealed his identity.
He himself wasn’t very confident, but with Wei Fan accompanying him, there was a significant chance of resolving Qingzhou’s issues.
Some believed his words and started to turn back, but more continued to flee.
After all, the name Long Jianying wasn’t known to most ordinary people; they hadn’t heard of it at all.
Seeing this, Long Jianying didn’t continue to speak further. Once the demon plague in Qingzhou was resolved, the fleeing people would naturally return.
The three continued flying, soon arriving in Qingzhou where nine out of ten households were empty.
In fact, Demon Fiends hadn’t spread throughout Qingzhou; it was only the news of General Guan Xiong’s murder that spread, causing the people to flee en masse since no one wanted to become the Demon Fiends’ food.
Moreover, with half a day having passed and there being no sign of any court experts, panic ensued.
As Long Jianying traveled, whenever he encountered fleeing groups, regardless of whether it was effective or not, he revealed himself to state his identity.
Along the way, quite a few people turned back.
In addition to those turning back, some fleeing Demon Suppression Bureau soldiers were gathered as well.
...
Qingzhou City stood in ruins, with collapsed gates blasted apart, and the mighty power protecting the city long gone, countless Demon Fiends coming in and out.
The streets were deserted, many places stained red with blood, emanating a foul stench.
Some Demon Fiends revealed their true forms, sitting on rooftops gnawing on arms, while others roamed the streets searching for those who hadn’t managed to escape.
It’s hard to imagine that just a day ago, millions of the Human Race lived here, yet within a day, it has almost become an empty city.
Some trapped people hid inside rooms, peering through door cracks towards the distant Demon Suppression Bureau, where former General Guan Xiong’s head was hung at the Bureau’s entrance, eyes wide open.
Further inside, the Demon Suppression Bureau’s training ground had a massive mountain of corpses piled up, with a giant centipede, a hundred meters long, on top of the corpse mountain, extracting and devouring brains.
"I haven’t eaten this well in hundreds of years!"
The Thousand-legged Demon Venerable would consume a corpse and then Demon Fiends would come forward to carry it away and share the rest.
For this Demon Venerable, eating regular martial artists didn’t provide much benefit; after draining their favored brain juice, it was better to feed his subordinates.
"I wish I could suck on Guan Xiong’s brain juice, but alas, Golden Scale Demon Venerable won’t allow it, saying it’s to intimidate the Human Race."
He glanced reluctantly at Guan Xiong’s head hanging in the distance, drooling, but dared not defy Golden Scale Demon Venerable’s orders.
The execution of Guan Xiong was by Golden Scale Demon Venerable.
If he dared disobey Golden Scale Demon Venerable, his head would be twisted off.
"Demon Venerable, shouldn’t we leave? If experts from the court’s Great Victory Dynasty arrive, it won’t be good!"
The Yellow Dog Demon Monarch, after swallowing a Celestial Martial Artist, couldn’t help but ask.
It would have been fine to break through Qingzhou City, but in provoking the Human Race like this, eating the bodies of the fallen Demon Suppression Bureau soldiers slowly, wasn’t he afraid of attracting court experts?
The Thousand-legged Demon Venerable glanced at the Demon Monarch subordinate and said, "Have you seen any court experts come out to fight us over the years? The court cherishes their own lives; as long as it’s not fought to the Capital City, it’s others who fight and die for them."
He didn’t tell his subordinates that this was to provoke Wei Fan.
The court’s Great Victory Dynasty probably wouldn’t hand over Pei Shinan and Wei Fan, but as long as they continued to wreak havoc in Qingzhou, with Wei Fan’s nature, he wouldn’t hide like a turtle.
If Wei Fan was still in Tongzhou without leaving, he’d likely know the news that Qingzhou was broken because of his destruction of the Black Lake lineage, and should be arriving soon.
"You beasts, the Human Race will eventually exterminate you!"
Guan Sheng, hair disheveled, eyes red, was pinned to a large tree by a spear.
He was the commander of the Qingzhou Demon Suppression Bureau and also General Guan Xiong’s nephew. Qingzhou was broken, yet these Demon Fiends hadn’t killed him; they kept him to communicate with the Capital City’s Demon Suppression Bureau.
He knew these Demon Fiends had malicious intentions but had to report the situation.
But it has been a long time, and no experts from the Capital City have been dispatched; not even the Guardians have appeared, as if no one cares about Qingzhou’s life or death.
"Exterminate us? You won’t see that day. Enough talking, tell the Capital City’s Demon Suppression Bureau now. If Wei Fan and Pei Shinan aren’t seen by nightfall, all Demon Fiends from Wushan Mountain will mobilize. How many people will die then; even I don’t know!"
The Thousand-legged Demon Venerable sucked up another brain, showing a satisfied expression.
Rumor has it that Wei Fan is not only a Supreme Medicine of Horizontal Cultivation of Innate but also cultivated a rare Six-Colored Golden Body through the Celestial Roc Body Cleansing Skill released by the fool Black Lake Jiao Venerable.
If he could suck such brains, it would certainly be delicious.
Guan Sheng showed despair, knowing this wasn’t just a threat; these Demon Fiends would truly do it.
As he was about to use the Waist Token to communicate with the Capital City, the corner of his eye suddenly caught a glimpse of a white light streaking across the sky, with essence qi constantly converging toward the white light.
"Who is it!"
The Thousand-legged Demon Venerable shouted, almost simultaneously with Guan Sheng, noticing the white light flying from the sky and desperately trying to dodge.
Because it realized that the white light’s target was itself.
Yet the white light was too fast, almost in an instant, it blasted down from the sky, with terrifying might hitting him.
Originally, the white light appeared as thin as a finger from afar, but now it was wider than a barrel, crossing several miles in an instant.
The horrifying white light directly shattered the corpse mountain beneath, blasting off half of his body.
Boom...
The entire Demon Suppression Bureau shook, countless houses collapsed, the earth cracked.
The training ground at the center was instantly reduced to powder within a radius of dozens of feet, sweeping up hundreds of meters high dust clouds.
The Yellow Dog Demon Monarch didn’t even manage to scream before disappearing.
Amidst the dragon-like dust, the Thousand-legged Demon Venerable let out a fierce howl, with his hundred-meter-long body reduced to less than ten meters.
If it hadn’t reacted quickly in that instant, even those ten meters wouldn’t be preserved.
Under that white light, his Golden Body seemed as fragile as tofu, without any resistance.
"Golden Scale Demon Venerable, save me!"
The Thousand-legged Demon Venerable screamed, swiftly fleeing to one side.
"You wanted to see me so badly, why are you running now that I’ve arrived?"
A thunderous voice echoed from the sky, yet no figure could be seen.
The Thousand-legged Demon Venerable’s pupils contracted, catching another glimpse of white light.
"An arrow?"
This time, he clearly saw it; it wasn’t a mere white light but a lightning-fast arrow.
Just as he recognized the arrow, the terrifying energy-formed arrow had already hit, exploding violently upon impact.