Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 239 - 152 The - of Scheming - Wait for the Day I Come to Contend with You

He finished speaking, and after a full ten seconds, no one asked any questions.

Hu Yao, being straightforward and candid, said, "Senior, there have been so many changes recently, I really haven't had time to upgrade the Gu."

Chen Qing smiled, "No worries, you can chat now."

Hu Yao obediently nodded and gave Chen Qing a standard girl's courtesy, which surprised him greatly.

This little demoness, has she actually become polite?

Has she been reading books lately?

Hu Yao said, "Here's the thing, recently in the West Desert, an inexplicable force has emerged, extremely powerful, hunting down talents everywhere."

"That White Bone Great Saint, who had just recently risen to fame, died before he could amount to much."

"So now the West Desert has entered a strange situation where the Foundation Establishment members of various forces hide away and don't show themselves."

"It's left me nowhere to get supplies."

Huh, supplies?

Calling treasure hunting and killing 'getting supplies,' she must have been reading.

Xu Yaofeng asked, "No one is managing it?"

Hu Yao said, "Hmm, it's quite strange. It seems that before that force makes a move, they put the Mystic Gate Realm beings in check."

"With their endless methods, many Mystic Gate Realm beings are spun around in circles."

"As of now, they're starting to get a little scared."

"Now in the West Desert, the sound of wind and cranes is terrifying."

Xu Yaofeng was somewhat surprised, "It's best to investigate who is behind this, and what their strengths are."

"I just have this feeling of a looming storm and danger."

He turned to Ji Ru and asked, "How are things with Da Yan now?"

Ji Ru said, "Li Chonghuan is staying behind closed doors, the Heavenly Master Mansion is peaceful."

"However, more and more of Da Yan's noble families are beginning to attach themselves to Ji Dang."

"It seems, they are very certain that Ji Dang can safely lead Da Yan's Foundation Establishment Great Perfection back from the Death Realm."

Chen Qing thought to himself, Da Yan, after all, is not Nanli.

Da Yan is a completely unified dynasty that established its nation on its own, unlike Jiuli and the Miao God.

Da Yan and the Heavenly Master Mansion, Immortal Court have an alliance relationship.

Jiuli and Miao God have a dependency relationship.

So the situation in Jiuli is much more chaotic than in Da Yan.

Xu Yaofeng pondered for a moment and started talking about the situation in the Death Realm. "Currently in the Death Realm, the strongest is still our Jiguang Sect."

"But there is a danger that the three forces of Da Yan might join together with the Dragon Palace."

"Over in Nanli, everyone is fighting their own battles, and it's quite chaotic, everyone has quieted down, preparing to vie for Nanli's territory."

"As for the West Desert's Buddhist Sect, surprisingly, they've started to close their doors, shutting the temple gates, seemingly not wanting to get involved in the wars."

Hu Yao curiously asked, "Do Buddhists also kill?"

"I've seen many Monks, they don't even kill monsters, they just use towers to keep them locked up, and feed them meat every day."

"So many monsters, even facing death, would rather escape to the Buddhist territories, rather be detained."

Xu Yaofeng said, "That's the impressive part of the Buddhist Sect."

"However, their rule in the West Desert is quite thin. They are just the largest single force, but the West Desert is still too chaotic."

"And moreover, the Buddhist Sect does not meddle in worldly affairs and rarely takes action, even against the Demon Clan, they seldom go for the kill, so not many dare to provoke them."

"Apart from the Buddhist Sect, the strongest force should be the Peacock King."

Hu Yao excitedly said, "The Peacock King, I know, he once swallowed three thousand Monks in one gulp, very powerful, many in the Demon Clan have joined him."

Xu Yaofeng said, "But nowadays in the Peacock King's domain, there aren't any Peacock at the Foundation Establishment Realm, he probably won't engage in this fight."

"The Peacock tribe is watching from the sidelines, which is why that mysterious force is so rampant."

"And very likely, the Peacock King is delighted with the current situation; those forces unable to protect their Foundation Establishment members might very well turn to the Peacock King for protection."

Ji Ru asked, "I read in a book that the Peacock King seems to have lived for three thousand years, a peerless great demon, even the Buddhist Sect can't do anything about him."

Xu Yaofeng said, "That, I don't know."

"When it comes down to it, the four of us are just small cultivators who haven't even lived to the end of a lifetime, how could we understand the minds of those big figures?"

"Truly, perhaps only Da Yan cares."

The group chatted about the current events for a while, and only then did Chen Qing understand that it's not just Nanli that has descended into chaos, which was quite a relief to him.

After the gathering ended, Hu Yao took off her mask, feeling a bit uncomfortable, she looked at the old man beside her.

The old man, wearing a Seven-colored Feather Robe, lay in a somewhat roguish manner on her junior's back, snoring away.

Just as Hu Yao was about to angrily reprimand him, the monkey beside her grabbed her arm, "Big Sis, we've read books, we should respect the elderly!"

Hu Yao said discontentedly, "What's the deal, he eats and lives off me all day, and wants me to call him Old Ancestor, where did this old demon come from?"

"If it weren't for me, a chicken demon like him would've been eaten by those wolves, tigers, and leopards long ago!"

"Geezer wearing such colorful clothes at his age, truly shameless!"

The monkey picked up a banana it had plucked, "Big Sis, we are trying to recruit many demons now, aiming to become the Demon King!"

"You have to show respect for the older ones, so other Demons will willingly submit when they see."

The monkey hadn't given up his dream of becoming the king, just changed the subject.

Hu Yao pushed away the banana, "You eat it yourself, I'm going to catch earth mice."

After Hu Yao left and when the monkey fell asleep on the tree, the old man opened his eyes with a smile, whispering softly, "I came to see who's causing trouble here but found such an interesting pair of master and servant."

"A demon reading, a monkey teaching, how fascinating."

"If my senses aren't wrong, this little girl seems to have a Dragon Ball."

"A child with fortune."

Fortune, it suddenly made him think of his own little daughter who also was a girl of fortune.

Thinking of this, he shook his head heavily, "Getting old makes you think of such melancholy things."

Among the strong humans, those with great cultivation indeed do not care about the ants below the Mystic Gate Realm, but the Demon Clan is different.

The Demon Clan acts willfully, never caring about such things.

If there was any power walking through the wilderness of the mortal world, it would likely only be the Demon Clan.

"Becoming a Demon King, hahaha, I want to see just how you two little Foundation Establishment demons will become Demon Kings!"

As for the business of finding those people, it was already thrown to the back of his mind.

The next morning, Chen Qing and Zhang Can put on their hats and dared not rashly fly with swords in the wilderness.

These days, they frequently saw Foundation Establishment cultivators fly over on swords in the sky.

So they had no choice but to run wildly on the ground, pretending to be of the Qi Refining Realm.

However, this slowed their running speed.

But there was nothing they could do about it.

They generally did not enter towns, fortunately, Chen Qing used his strong sense of mountains and rivers to find some medicinal herbs for Zhang Can's injuries.

Concealing their whereabouts and constantly changing routes, it took them three days to finally escape the territory of Yan Shiyin, letting out a sigh of relief.

Unfortunately, they still couldn't fly, because on the road, they still encountered quite a few Foundation Establishment members running.

"Don't know if they're Yan Shiyin's people."

Zhang Can said, "It might be those who escaped from a great sect."

"Yan Shiyin probably focused on us, so he might have overlooked the other major sects' Foundation Establishments."

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"Maybe some of whom are chasing those Foundation Establishments."

Just as they were speaking, they saw ahead a Foundation Establishment elder being besieged by two people.

"You are Ling Gaozhi from the Lingfeng Tribe, right? We'll go to join Lord Yan with your head!"

Ling Gaozhi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, "Do you really want to drive me to death?"

The two men were unmoved, "With your head, we can join the Mystic Gate Army and gain the qualification to cultivate to the Mystic Gate Realm!"

"You people from the big sects have always been high and mighty, oppressing us. This is what you must repay!"

"Hao Chengtian will be beheaded in a few days, what are you?"

Ling Gaozhi shouted angrily to the sky, "Miao God, open your eyes and look, this is your Nanli!"

"Do you truly want the entire Nanli to be left in ruins?"

Zhang Can and Chen Qing watched from a distance. Zhang Can reached into his sleeve, "So, do we save him?"

Chen Qing said, "It all comes down to a matter of stance."

"I actually agree with Yan Shiyin's approach, but he took it too far."

"These large sects indeed have been sitting high and mighty for too long."

"But unfortunately, I now need to rely on their power to compete with Yan Shiyin."

"Of course, they won't live like before, high and mighty, under my watch."