Zhang San, please behave yourself!-Chapter 817 - 753 · Victoria Pastry

Zhang San led the Ying Zhao tribe and placed them in a forest less than fifty miles north of Julong Pass, telling them to temporarily hide here.

When the time comes to deal with the North Wind Wolf Clan, they would suddenly appear to give the North Wind Wolf Clan a surprise.

Then, Zhang San brought Prince Ying Jun together to Julong Pass to meet the Three Lizard Brothers.

Upon seeing the Three Lizard Brothers, Prince Ying Jun was very surprised.

He knew the famous Three Lizard Brothers, but until now, the impression he had of them was the same as any other demon clan, summed up in one word—weak!

Yet this time, just by seeing the three of them transformed into humanoid forms in reddish-brown armor, Prince Ying Jun sensed their strength was formidable, unlike the legends that claimed they had almost no fighting ability.

On the other hand, Zhang San was even more shocked.

After all, the last time he saw the three of them, they were still palm-sized little reddish-brown lizards.

But this time, not only had they transformed, they were also seven or eight feet tall and handsomely built.

What kind of water and soil at Julong Pass could raise people so well?

The demon clan members were exchanging greetings while Li Shangfa began to arrange for food to be prepared.

But during the arrangements, Li Shangfa felt something strange.

Clearly, Julong Pass was built to fend off the demon clan, so why were there increasingly more demon clan members inside?

It seemed like something was off.

But what exactly was wrong?

That night, Zhang San, with Hu, the Immortal Monarch Who Treads Snow in Search of Plums, and Baili Niezhen, protected their third brother Wang Bo as they followed Prince Ying Jun to leave Julong Pass and approached the territory of the North Wind Wolf Clan.

"Prince Ying Jun, come, let my third brother and I see your abilities."

"Alright!"

The night outing was actually suggested by Wang Bo, who wanted to observe how Prince Ying Jun twisted the power of his internal calamity position.

Prince Ying Jun smiled mysteriously, then began to carefully observe the ground around him, quickly pinpointing a location and pointing at it.

The next moment, the earth moved slightly.

Then, areas of the ground started to bulge as if some force was striking from below.

Bang!

Crash—

The ground’s dirt was blown open, and an Ying Zhao crawled out.

However, this Ying Zhao was a mere skeleton without flesh or blood, with only the grim white bones and some soil clinging to them.

The skeletal Ying Zhao surveyed the vicinity and soon set its sights on several North Wind Wolf Clan members patrolling not far away.

With a swish, the skeletal Ying Zhao galloped towards the distant North Wind Wolf Clan.

Although it was a skeleton, perhaps because of its lightness, its speed was even faster.

Even though the North Wind Wolf Clan was originally adept at speed, they were caught off guard as the skeletal Ying Zhao bit into one.

Other nearby wolf clan members immediately rushed to assist.

Zhang San wasn’t focused on the battlefield but rather on Prince Ying Jun’s aura.

Indeed, as Prince Ying Jun used his ability to revive the Ying Zhao skeleton, Zhang San sensed no calamity power fluctuations from him at all.

Beside him, Wang Bo was also observing carefully, and then he took out a small booklet to jot something down.

The battle ended swiftly.

Though the skeletal Ying Zhao was fierce, its lack of flesh, blood, and Qi limited its attack methods, allowing it only to kill two wolf clan members before it was overwhelmed and crushed by a pack of wolves.

After the demonstration, Prince Ying Jun glanced at Zhang San.

Zhang San nodded slightly, and the group withdrew from the scene.

"It seems there is indeed a way to twist the calamity power of the Path of Calamity."

Third Brother Wang Bo nodded slightly and said softly, "Indeed, and in my view, this twisting merely separates the part of the calamity while retaining the ability. So, this ability should be much weaker than the actual calamity power. Prince Ying Jun, besides resurrecting your own clan, can you revive other skeletal corpses?"

Prince Ying Jun shook his head slightly and said, "I have tried but can only revive my Ying Zhao clan."

Wang Bo nodded, confirming his suspicions.

Zhang San quickly asked, "Third Brother, if the ability is weaker, that’s alright as long as we can separate or confine the power of the Path of Calamity, we can extract the ability, right?"

Wang Bo thought for a long time, then cautiously replied, "I need to study more with Prince Ying Jun, but I’m sure this direction is feasible. It’s just a matter of how to achieve it. Once achieved, the Path of Calamity can be integrated into our Dominion over the Six Paths framework!"

Hearing this, Zhang San was overjoyed.

If this could be done, the framework of Dominion over the Six Paths could include the Imperial Path, All Things Path, Path of Ghosts and Gods, and Path of Calamity.

And if the Path of Life and Death and Thousand Mechanisms Path could also be integrated, this world could achieve a true unification.

This could prevent many conflicts and wars.

As dawn approached, the group discovered a small town nearby, and they headed towards the town.

Upon entering the town, Zhang San smelled the fresh aroma of pastries and walked towards it.

For he remembered this fragrance.

"Zhang San, what’s the matter?"

"Have you tasted this?"

Zhang San pointed at the pink pastries and asked everyone.

But nobody present knew what it was.

Zhang San explained with a smile, "This is called Victoria Pastry, made from Victoria Fruit." [Note 137]

Zhang San did not mention that it was Hu Xingxiang’s favorite snack.

Speaking of which, there hadn’t been any news of Hu Xingxiang for a while, although he knew she was safe, he couldn’t help but feel worried because they hadn’t seen each other for so long.

At this moment, the shop owner saw so many people and demons and was delighted.

"Esteemed guests, you’ve also heard that our Victoria Pastry is delicious, right? Recently, every two or three days, half-transformed wolf demons come to buy them."

Upon hearing this, Zhang San understood.

Indeed, Hu Xingxiang was in the North Wind Wolf Clan’s territory.

And judging by this situation, she seemed to be living a pretty good life.

Thus, Zhang San bought some, then led the group to enjoy more food and chat elsewhere.

"Prince Ying Jun, does your Ying Zhao clan have any taboos about using ancestors’ corpses?"

"No. They’re dead, who cares about that! If there really was ancestor power, it would’ve descended to protect us by now."

Zhang San immediately said, "Speaking of which, there are martial artists on the Chuan-Yu Road who owe me quite a bit of money. They specialize in corpse refining. I noticed that although you can resurrect the Ying Zhao clan, many are skeletal, limiting their combat power. However, if we enlist cultivators skilled in corpse refining to assist, the revived Ying Zhao clan could become incredibly powerful."

"That sounds great!"

Seeing Prince Ying Jun agree, Zhang San said with a smile, "Once we return to Julong Pass, I’ll write to them and have them come help your Ying Zhao tribe!"

The group continued to eat happily, but suddenly, the sound of bells from the town’s entrance echoed.

The streets, moments ago filled with smiling faces, suddenly turned chaotic with panic.