Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting-Chapter 242 - 132: Mythical Species, Plundering the Black Python Demon Lord’s Lair (Part 2)
"Second Commander is fine; he forcibly injured the Black Python Demon Lord, and now Xueyi is by his side, protecting him as he heals."
Wei Fan turned around and saw this guy covered in blood, some from demons and some his own.
Hearing that their master was okay, both Zhou Zhenyuan and Zhang Xianlong breathed a sigh of relief.
The army followed the footprints of the demons, and soon a region that seemed from the primitive era appeared before Wei Fan and the others.
Ahead lay a dense fog, with various villages scattered across a plain and within valleys. Most of these houses were primitively built with stones.
Wei Fan’s sharp eyes caught sight of many people only simply covered with leaves and straw working in the fields from a distance.
There were normal humans and half-demons living together harmoniously, but there were no real demons to be seen.
As the army arrived, both humans and half-demons continued laboring indifferently without a glance at the army.
"Search for demons, and if any are found, execute them without mercy. Be careful not to enter the opposite Black Wind Ridge!"
Following Zhou Zhenyuan’s command, the army and Demon Suppression Guards fanned out to search for real demons, while those half-demons and ordinary people were left alone for the time being.
"I’m going to see if I can find anything good!"
Zhang Xianlong flashed away, heading into the distance; this was the lair of the Black Python Demon Lord, so there might be treasures.
Wei Fan didn’t go; as the nominal Commander, he needed to be attentive to all areas, so looting wouldn’t be appropriate.
"Eating raw flesh, humans and demons mixed together. I never thought I’d see such a sight in my lifetime!"
Zhou Zhenyuan couldn’t help but sigh at the sight before him, as if it were a scene from ancient times.
Clearly, these people were raised by demons, used for labor until they fattened up, only to be eaten by demons as food.
Scenes like these were generally only found in ancient records.
There were tens of thousands of demons at Cyan Cloud Mountain, and they couldn’t capture much through external raids, relying mostly on self-breeding.
Wei Fan’s eyes glinted with killing intent.
Zhou Zhenyuan glanced at him sideways: "Do you know how the Great Victory Dynasty came to be? It was the first ancestor who, with just a few hundred people, fought bit by bit as we’re doing today. The ancestors of ninety-nine percent of the people in the Great Victory Dynasty were blood food raised by demons.
Several hundred years ago, Su City was just like this, also a territory of a Great Demon.
In the future, a human city will be built here, further expanding the human territory. Our task is heavy and long."
His emotions were stirred.
From now on, Cyan Cloud City would not be the first line of defense for humans against demons but would evolve into this place.
Wei Fan was silent for a moment, then looked at Zhou Zhenyuan beside him: "Is there a Great Demon like the Black Python Demon Lord leading numerous demons over the opposite Black Wind Ridge?"
Zhou Zhenyuan nodded: "Yes, across there is the territory of the Golden Eagle Race, who claim to be the king of the sky. The Golden Eagle Demon Monarch is an even more terrifying Great Demon than the Black Python Demon Lord.
If it weren’t for the discord between the Black Python Demon Lord and the Golden Eagle Demon Monarch, we wouldn’t have been able to breach Cyan Cloud Mountain this time.
Henceforth, the Demon Suppression Bureau of Su City will aim to suppress the Golden Eagle Race."
Wei Fan remained silent for a long time.
Demons can never be completely eradicated. Since the first ancestors of the Great Victory Dynasty began to expand territory outward, no one knows how many places still belong to the demons.
Having leveled one Cyan Cloud Mountain, another Black Wind Ridge appears across.
It’s easy to imagine that within Black Wind Ridge, countless people would also be reared, fattened up, and then eaten by demons.
Half an hour later, the area was thoroughly searched, yet no trace of a demon was found. It’s uncertain whether all demons had gone to join the battle or escaped beforehand, but they did gather a lot of herbs, minerals, weapons, and human martial arts manuals instead.
Chen Qiming also arrived from behind with his men.
The humans and half-demons were gathered together, about two or three thousand normal people, mostly strong, young adults; there were no elderly as they would have been eaten at a certain age, with the majority being pregnant women.
The number of half-demons was relatively small, only one or two hundred.
Wei Fan looked toward Chen Qiming and Zhou Zhenyuan: "How should these half-demons be handled?"
People wouldn’t be killed, but Wei Fan had no idea how to handle the half-demons.
These half-demons were essentially like cattle and horses, having committed no real evil.
Chen Qiming said: "They’ll be monitored, not killed. This place is about to undergo major construction to build a frontline city, and these half-demons will be valuable labor.
Besides, they don’t live long, not beyond twenty years of age, being the offspring of those beasts defiling human women; there’s no need for such slaughter."
Just as Wei Fan was about to nod, he suddenly looked up and saw, in the distance above Black Wind Ridge, demon qi covering the sky and blotting out the sun.
Dark as ink, thick as clouds, the immense golden eagle, with wings spanning over ten meters, circled in the sky, overseeing them.
Zhou Zhenyuan’s eyes gleamed with alertness: "The Golden Eagle Race; it’ll be hard to defend against these beasts in the future."
Aside from a Grandmaster, no Celestial Martial Artist of the Human Race possessed the power to fly, making it challenging to guard against these sky rulers.
Many people grew tense.
Zhang Qiming said: "For now, they’re unlikely to cause disorder. Having leveled Cyan Cloud Mountain and with the Black Python Demon Lord on the run, without figuring things out, it’s best we don’t interfere with each other."
The enormous golden eagle circled for a while, then descended from the heavens, disappearing into the mountain range, indeed not rushing over now.
Zhou Zhenyuan soon departed with his men.
This place was about to be constructed as a new frontline against demons, with a heap of matters waiting, such as dealing with the collected materials and resettling the captive people.
As the City Lord of Cyan Cloud City, these matters were his responsibility, while Chen Qiming and Wei Fan were relatively free.
"We’ve discovered the lair of the Black Python Demon Lord, interested in coming with me to take a look?" Chen Qiming extended an invitation to Wei Fan.
Wei Fan was naturally interested.
The lair of the Demon Monarch might contain valuable treasures.
The only pity was failing to slay the Black Python Demon Lord today and seize his Storage Gourd, where the real treasures should lie.
Guided by the Personal Guards, the two men walked toward a mountainside. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"Oh, right, I still haven’t checked the previous haul!"
He realized he had been too focused on slaying demons to examine his accrued power gains.
[Divine Soul (Sea of Consciousness 101 zhang)]
[Purple Profound Martial Scripture - Divine Realm Chapter (Minor Achievement)]
[Heaven-Reaching Saber Manual - Divine Realm Chapter (Uninitiated)]
[Divine Weapon Technique (Uninitiated)]
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[Ordinary Power: 64,100 years]
[Spirit Soul Power: 10 years]
His power had exceeded 64,000 years, equating to killing more than a dozen Ninth Grade Core Formation Great Demons.
It was his largest power gain since setting out, apart from these, the Storage Gourd also held several demon cores lying quietly.
Moreover, besides adding a Spirit Soul Power, there appeared to be an additional option regarding the Divine Soul.
The Spirit Soul Power should be added to that area.
He gave Chen Qiming a sidelong glance but didn’t attempt it.
Led by the Personal Guards, they soon arrived at a giant temple made of stone in the mountainside.
The place was filled with the pungent stench unique to serpents, with the walls engraved with various snake motifs.
In the very center of the Divine Hall, where incense burned thickly, stood a stone statue identical to the Black Python Demon Lord, only its head had been chopped off by that scoundrel, Zhang Xianlong.
He was there, rummaging through the side halls of the temple like a thief, with no one daring to stop him.
After all, he was a Demon Hunter, even the Commander couldn’t do much, and he had participated in the fight.
"Have you found anything?"
Upon hearing Wei Fan’s voice, Zhang Xianlong paused and nodded: "Not bad, you’ve arrived? Come, let me show you something good!"
Wei Fan’s eyes lit up.
Knowing Zhang Xianlong wouldn’t mention something good to him unless it was truly worthwhile since he had achieved the Divine Realm Martial Sect level.
Following Zhang Xianlong, Wei Fan soon found himself in a study-like room filled with human books.
Wei Fan’s gaze swept over them, revealing they were all martial arts manuals.
Chen Qiming’s face showed resentment: "These beasts have no idea how many human experts they’ve killed, yet they’ve collected so many manuals."
"Look at this!"
Zhang Xianlong, leading Wei Fan inside, pointed to a book on the shelf with a raised eyebrow.
Wei Fan concentrated his gaze, unable to hide his joy: "Great Sun Shattering Fist - Divine Realm Chapter!"
The book on the shelf bore these prominent characters.
Zhang Xianlong laughed heartily: "Haha... I knew you’d like this stuff."
He’d been aware of Wei Fan cultivating the Great Sun Shattering Fist - Acupoint Opening and Divine Realm Chapters, so upon seeing the Divine Realm Chapter here, he naturally didn’t forget Wei Fan.
"Indeed, I like it, you’re the one who understands me!"
He never expected to find the Divine Realm Chapter in the Black Python Demon Lord’s study when he couldn’t even find it in the Demon Suppression Bureau Headquarters.
With a grasp in the air, the manual flew into his hands.
