Inside Cyan Wood Pavilion.

Many fellow Nascent Soul cultivators, as well as four demon race Great Demons who came to congratulate, all stepped forward to offer their congratulations and then presented their gifts to Qin Ming.

These items were originally meant for the Heaven-Devouring Rat, so Qin Ming had no choice but to accept them on its behalf.

As the saying goes, raise a rat for a thousand days, use it for a moment.

Now was the moment for it to reciprocate.

The treasures brought by everyone were dazzling, rare commodities in the outside world.

The top figures in the cultivation realm present all displayed utmost courtesy towards Qin Ming in their conversation.

After all, a Tier Four Transformed Great Demon coupled with a rather formidable Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Such power is not to be underestimated in the entire cultivation realm.

Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators simply cannot afford a Tier Four spirit pet.

Not only is the cultivation difficult, but raising such a Tier Four Great Demon requires vast resources that can exhaust the foundations of a major sect.

Only someone like Qin Ming, unrivaled in both spirit plant and alchemy mastery, can afford to cultivate such a heaven-defying spirit beast.

Moreover, the demands of the Path of Beast Taming are excessively high.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Qin! You must be a Tier Four Beast Tamer by now, right? You’ve kept us in the dark!" Master Tianji said, sounding sour.

They had just witnessed the Heaven-Devouring Rat display immense prowess, fighting one against two and slaying demonic Nascent Souls.

This made the cultivators present even more wary.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat’s great divine technique of devouring Nascent Souls was something they would never forget...

Of course, some genuinely celebrated, while there were others who were envious, but due to dignity, they did not voice it then and there.

Qin Ming had little goodwill towards this old fellow, Master Tianji.

When everyone fled from Dragon Abyss Island, his speed in betraying his comrades was unmatched.

Just then.

The Black Feather Demon Cultivator who had accompanied Demon Saint Gushan and the others spoke with some dissatisfaction:

"I’ve long heard of your great name, Fellow Daoist Qin, and I know you have a good relationship with Brother Gushan and Fellow Daoist Silver Moon."

Stopping for a moment, the Black Feather Demon Cultivator continued:

"Yet even though the Heaven-Devouring Rat King was... once your subordinate spirit pet, now that he has ascended to the rank of Demon Saint, you should indeed release him, shouldn’t you?"

"After all, a noble Tier Four Demon Saint working under your human race is a blemish on my demon race’s reputation."

With these words, the atmosphere of harmony within the hall was shattered, leaving everyone’s expressions frozen.

Suddenly plunged into silence, even a pin drop could be heard.

All the Nascent Soul Old Monsters had strange looks but dared not speak.

The reason being that the Black Feather Demon Cultivator before them was the Clan Leader Black Wind Demon Saint of the Wind-splitting Eagle tribe, whose cultivation realm was in the Tier Four Mid-Stage.

Although his power could not match late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race, it was slightly superior to ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

When human race cultivators reach late-stage Nascent Soul, they are deemed great cultivators of the Human Realm, whose divine techniques and methods are on par with late-stage Tier Four Great Demons.

Therefore, upon reaching this stage, it is all about the treasures and divine techniques one possesses, regardless of being demon or human race.

Demon Saint Gushan, upon hearing this, didn’t express much opinion.

Because, as Black Wind Demon Saint stated, having their Beast Roar Mountain Range’s Demon Saint become a beast pet of human race Nascent Souls was indeed a bit unacceptable.

From the demon race’s perspective.

This pertains to the demon race’s reputation, and he couldn’t say much but somewhat agreed with Black Wind Demon Saint’s viewpoint.

Moreover, a Tier Four Demon Saint is bound to influence the various factions.

"That’s not correct, is it? Fellow Daoist Black Wind, don’t think I’m oblivious to your thoughts?"

"If the Heaven-Devouring Rat King hadn’t received Fellow Daoist Qin’s resources for cultivation, let alone a Tier Four Great Demon, achieving late-stage Tier Three might not have even been possible."

"Now, he has reached the status of Demon Saint, and you intend to snatch the fruits of Fellow Daoist Qin’s labor, which seems unjust, don’t you think?"

Said Yue Lingyan, with meaningful intent from the side.

Upon hearing this, Black Wind Demon Saint’s face turned ashen, unexpectedly Yue Lingyan spoke in favor of this human, Qin Ming, disregarding his dignity.

’Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, what’s the meaning of this?’ He secretly transmitted a query to her.

But before Yue Lingyan could respond.

Qin Ming showed a harmless smile, gazing cheerfully at Black Wind Demon Saint saying:

"When the Heaven-Devouring Rat first joined under my tutelage, he indeed only signed a Blood Prohibition Divine Contract for two jiazi."

"Now, the time limit has long passed, and his departure is entirely his choice."

"However, my affairs... are not an area for an outsider to interfere."

"If Fellow Daoist Black Wind feels it tarnishes your demon race’s face, you are welcome to have a duel with me, and only if you win will we discuss further..."

Qin Ming’s tone was overwhelmingly domineering and powerful, paying no heed to Black Wind Demon Saint.

Even Black Wind Demon Saint’s brother, the Great Black Heaven Demon Saint, was used by Qin Ming to brew wine... why would he fear threats?

Although the other may not necessarily know who did it, Qin Ming had little liking for the Wind-splitting Eagle tribe.

At present, even Qishang Demon Monarch of the Blood Realm is no match for him, not to mention Black Wind Demon Saint.

If it comes to it, directly teaching him a fiery lesson on how to behave!

As Qin Ming finished speaking, not only did Black Wind Demon Saint’s face darken significantly, but even the Nascent Soul Old Monsters of the human race were shocked.

They hadn’t expected Qin Ming to dare speak such words to Black Wind Demon Saint.

Either he was exceedingly confident in his own cultivation strength, or he was relying on the numerous fellow cultivators present to dare make such bold statements.

After all, Black Wind Demon Saint was in the Tier Four Mid-Stage, slightly stronger than typical mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

On the seats, Cold Crow Ascendant clad in a cyan robe saw the situation spiraling into uncontrollable bounds and promptly stepped forward to mediate:

"Hehehe! Fellow Daoist Qin, Fellow Daoist Black Wind..."

"Today is a day of great joy, let’s not spoil the harmony."

"At this critical moment of demonic invasion, the cooperation between our human race and the demon race must continue... wouldn’t you agree?"

As Cold Crow Ascendant said this, the Demon Saint Gushan by his side also nodded and turned to speak to Black Wind Demon Saint:

"Black Wind, let this matter end here."

"Fellow Daoist Qin also mentioned that his divine contract with Mouse Saint is over now, and we’ll ask Mouse Saint for his opinion once he exits seclusion."

Black Wind Demon Saint was provoked, full of anger and unwillingness, but due to the persuasion of Demon Saint Gushan, he restrained his emotions that were about to burst.

He merely threw out a cold remark:

"Humph! I’m merely warning you, don’t be self-deceptive! If you provoke Spirit Venerable to unhappiness, don’t blame me for not warning you."

With eyes as dark green as beans, he threw a cold glance at Qin Ming, then fell into silence.

Qin Ming remained calm, with an air of ease and freedom.

This made the Nascent Soul True Monarchs present even more astonished.

Could it be that this guy truly isn’t afraid of a Tier Four Mid-Stage Demon Cultivator?

Cold Crow Ascendant, aware of some of Qin Ming’s capabilities, couldn’t help but secretly transmit a message asking: "Fellow Daoist Qin, surely you can handle that old bird, Black Wind Demon Saint?"

"Isn’t it true that with you Fellow Daoist Cold Crow present, we can just gang up on him if needed? Do you fear we won’t win?" Qin Ming deliberately replied, leaving Cold Crow Ascendant speechless.

Qin Ming could see that among the old veterans present, except for Yue Lingyan and Cold Crow Ascendant,

each of them looked like they were watching a show, eager for him to fight with Black Wind Demon Saint.

Since the Heaven-Devouring Rat advanced to Tier Four Transforming Demon Saint, it had quite an influence on the Cultivation Realm.

It’s worth mentioning, the resources exhausted by the Nascent Soul Sects to produce a single Nascent Soul True Monarch over hundreds or thousands of years are immense.

This requires an orderly lineage, finding a disciple with a supreme cultivation talent and luck.

And the power of the Heaven-Devouring Rat was evident to all present, and with such a Great Demon emerging in the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm, it was a lie to say there was no envy from the Nascent Soul Sects.

From now on, a new power player would stir up the top of the Cultivation Realm, and caution is inevitable.

If not for the current crisis in the Descent Realm, Qin Ming might have already fought with the Black Wind Demon Saint.

Henceforth, with Qin Ming and the Heaven-Devouring Rat possessing two Nascent Soul-level combat powers, the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm could already compete for resources with other great cultivation nations.

This was exactly what they were wary of.

However, what they didn’t know was that Qin Ming wasn’t interested in these resource competitions at all.

As long as he continued cultivating, he would eventually reach higher realms.

By then, when he cultivated a Venerable Divinity Transformation, these old folks wouldn’t dare meddle, rather they’d obediently offer their treasures.

After a minor interlude.

Qin Ming unhurriedly took out a jar of Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid and said to those present:

"Since today is a joyful occasion, let’s drink to our hearts’ content."

"You all have traveled from afar, and I, Qin, would like to offer you this Tier Four Spirit Wine ’Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid’ concocted personally by myself..."

"Consuming this wine can enhance one’s Nascent Soul Dharma Cultivation."

Upon hearing Qin Ming introduce it, the Nascent Soul Old Monsters momentarily forgot about the earlier events.

They focused all their attention on the spirit wine in Qin Ming’s hand.

Once Qin Ming had poured the Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid for each person, they all looked at the flowing Jadescent Nectar in their cups and were speechless with amazement.

When it was Black Wind Demon Saint’s turn, there wasn’t a single drop left in Qin Ming’s jar...

So he put on an embarrassed expression and said, "Oh, I’m truly sorry; I didn’t gauge the amount properly, and the spirit wine is all gone."

"You can only have other spirit wine, Fellow Daoist Black Wind."

With that said, Qin Ming took out a jar of Foundation Establishment Wine and poured it for him...

He left without paying attention to Black Wind Demon Saint’s reaction, leaving him with an expression of disbelief.

Those who received the Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid, such a Tier Four Spirit Wine, didn’t care about others; they quickly raised their cups to savor it.

"What good wine! Fellow Daoist Qin, you truly excel in this art; this wine only belongs in the heavens!"

"Such an immortal brew is worthy of the name Jadescent Nectar, the most wonderful spirit wine I’ve ever had."

"I would call this the finest in the Human Realm."

"Fellow Daoist Qin, do you perhaps have any extra Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid? I would be willing to exchange it for precious treasures."

"Haha! That was truly the last jar; I have no more left, unfortunately."

After half a day.

After some toasting and exchanging pleasantries, everyone bade farewell to Qin Ming and left one by one.

Before they left, Qin Ming called Yue Lingyan over privately and handed her a jar of Spirit Rhinoceros Jade Liquid.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, this is..." Yue Lingyan’s beautiful eyes flashed with slight surprise.

Qin Ming smiled slightly, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lingyan, for training that Heaven-Devouring Rat for me the other day; otherwise, it wouldn’t have transformed successfully so quickly."

"Consider this a small token of gratitude from me."

"In that case, I won’t be modest. To be honest, Fellow Daoist Qin’s spirit wine is indeed very useful for me." Yue Lingyan put away the spirit wine from Qin Ming.

She then revealed a breathtaking smile: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Qin."

"No need to be polite, Fellow Daoist Lingyan." Qin Ming then secretly transmitted a message: "By the way, the ’Spirit Venerable’ mentioned by Black Wind Demon Saint, is it by any chance?"

Yue Lingyan didn’t expect this question, hesitated for a moment before answering: "Indeed, Spirit Venerable Bai Lin is a senior among our demon race, with a long-standing history, and her cultivation realm is immeasurable, at least at the Fifth Tier Venerable Realm."

"During the Nascent Soul Ceremony you held, the Blood Flood Dragon Cyan Rice Spirit Seed you received was exchanged from the hands of Spirit Venerable Bai Lin."

"Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Qin; since Spirit Venerable did not intervene today, it indicates she has no intention to meddle in these matters, and will not cause you any trouble."

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