Devour

Hei Long rested for a few days, then used the secret technique of flying clouds to take the three demon kings straight up to the sky, to Yuanchi Tianfu, to meet the sage of the demon clan.

In front of the towering beast, the four demons bowed their heads in submission, looking so tiny.

Ying Zhao's voice was like thunder, shaking the main hall: "Heilong, that kid surnamed Shi really refuses to hand over the whereabouts of the false emperor, and would rather tear up the agreement, collude with the Disaster Legion, and release other ancient gods to be my enemy?"

Hei Long hesitated and said, "According to what Shi Ziyu said, the Disaster Legion is a local force on the mainland. If they continue to make trouble, it will only be for the benefit of the mainland. It would be better for them to work together to fight against foreign enemies."

"How can this be absurd? You have such a sharp tongue, how dare you confuse right and wrong?"

Ying Zhao was secretly angry, emitting a terrifying aura and fierce pressure. The four demon kings were forced to take a few steps back.

Xuan Bo consoled him, "Lord Yingzhao is a regular god. If the empress is real, we should report it to the higher authorities and assist her in the election. Otherwise, wouldn't we be criminals?"

Ying Zhao said dissatisfiedly: "Xuan Bo, you are the oldest among the four kings, how could you believe the rumors? Qiongqi Continent is so remote, how could the empress end up here? It's just a conspiracy of the Disaster Legion to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble."

Xuan Bo said cautiously: "This is a matter of great importance. We must find the Empress. Your Excellency had better confirm it further."

Ying Zhao said arrogantly, "This is ridiculous. There is absolutely no way there really is a female emperor. Otherwise, how could she have been hidden from my divine vision? This is definitely a lie."

Xuan Bo pointed out: "The Conferred God Altar is the seal of the Great Emperor. Even Master Ying Zhao cannot remove it. Only the Great Emperor's divine fire bloodline can do it."

Ying Zhao changed his tone and said, "Let's put aside the matter of the false emperor for now. The leader of the Disaster Legion violated the multi-year agreement between humans and demons, and he deserves to be executed. You should go and eliminate him as soon as possible."

The four demon kings took the order and left.

Ying Zhao was silent for a moment before he said, "Gai Xun, what do you think we should do?"

A swordsman in white came proudly from the side hall. It was the leader of the Sword Sect. He bowed from a distance and said, "I am here to greet the wise master Ying Zhao."

"You and I will be colleagues from now on. There's no need to be polite." Ying Zhao lowered his head and looked down at the human swordsman in front of him, restraining his pressure.

Gai Xun suddenly felt the pressure relieved, and humbly said: "The Sword Sect was destroyed by the scheme of the Disaster Legion, but fortunately the sage took us in. Gai Xun has no way to repay you, but I will do my best."

Ying Zhao confirmed: "According to what you said, the empress sent by the Yun family fifteen years ago was the one you were responsible for notifying the seven hall masters to arrange everything. She is the current Kaiyang Hall Master Yun Juan."

Gai Xun responded, "That's right. Jian Cliff, where the Jian Sect is located, is the closest to Yuheng Holy Temple. Shi Ziyu arrived the fastest and came up with the idea to let Yun Juan worship as a disciple of the former Kaiyang Palace Master. I lagged behind by half a step and was responsible for notifying the other Palace Masters."

Ying Zhao sneered, "The seven great hall masters are so capable that they have kept this from me for fifteen years. What other plans do they have?"

Gai Xun said solemnly: "The previous Kaiyang Palace Master's Enze secret technique can block the foresight and insight of the sky, but it will shorten one's life and cause great sacrifice. The Holy Temple has gathered financial resources to build a patrol boat. It plans to send the empress back to the Ziwei Emperor Star in the Yunmen Star Region to participate in the enthronement election after she reaches adulthood. The seven palace masters are all betting on this."

“No wonder the Weapon Sect is the only one on the continent that puts all its efforts into building the Sky Patrol Spirit Boat. It really has some big plans.”

Ying Zhao believed that he was omnipotent, so he was inevitably slow to realize his mistake and felt embarrassed. He asked in confusion, "Gai Xun, what do you want from me?"

Gai Xun spoke from the bottom of his heart: "The Sword Sect is facing a disaster and has nowhere to stay. I am grateful to the wise man for taking me in. How dare I ask for anything else? But if there is a chance to get the Tianhuang Sword, please give it to me. In ancient times, this sword should have belonged to the Sword Sect, but it was taken away by the Weapon Sect. It is really unjust."

"Okay, speak quickly." Ying Zhao agreed readily.

Gai Xun suggested: "I have devoted all my energy to fulfilling my Lord's wish. The Brilliant Spiritual Fire that the foreign envoys need is in Kaiyang City, and the Dark Ghost Fire is in Yuheng City. Tell them to search for them, and we can just watch."

Ying Zhao understood and nodded, saying, "That's the best."

……

The preparation of the Four Symbols Cauldron is progressing smoothly, and it is enough to refine a pound of Lihuo Youjin ingot.

However, the refining cauldron is different from weapons. It cannot function without a suitable crystal core. The reason why it is called the Four Symbols Cauldron is mainly because of the powerful power provided by the four forces of earth, water, fire and wind.

Cheng Bai put hunting for high-quality crystal cores on the agenda. After much thought, he came to Danding Grassland to look for King Suanni. This was the best crystal core of the fire-type monster he could think of. The one used in Chilianding was of the same kind.

This generation of Suanni King moved in secret, but that did not pose a problem for Cheng Bai. He relied on the secret art of communication and his hunting experience to track down the king's trail and soon arrived at the Danshui Lake on the east side of the grassland on the Cloud Piercing Shuttle.

What a vast expanse of blue water lies before my eyes. The water is soft, warm and smooth, with slight ripples rising and falling. There are clusters of red trees nearby, and rare and precious mud is spread all over.

Legend has it that this spiritual soil comes from the residue of some spiritual stone. It is one of the materials that the Weapon Sect attaches great importance to in refining equipment. It can only be found in Danshui Lake, making this Feng Shui treasure land lush with forests and grasses, and rich in earth and wood vitality. Cheng Bai collected a lot along the way.

The Suanni King had a lion's head and a tiger's body. He sat in a lazy posture, with dragon scales shining like copper or iron. His eyes were like blazing flames and he was more robust and powerful than ordinary Suanni. All the other monsters in the Danding Grassland retreated away.

Seeing Cheng Bai falling from the sky and approaching quickly, King Suanni slowly stood up. The psychic monster instinctively sensed that danger was approaching, and asked, "What are you doing here, hunter?"

Cheng Bai was quite curious about the monster that could actively strike up a conversation, so he said casually, "Looking for the best crystal cores of the four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind."

King Suanni said cheerfully: "If you come here for this, you are really going in the wrong direction."

Cheng Bai was surprised and asked, "Why is that?"

"Go south to Tianshu City, which is occupied by the people of the Insect God. One of them is a kind of burning insect, which has the most destructive fire attack among the Kuihu insects. Its fire crystal core is the best among the monsters on the continent."

"The bone mound in the southern continent hides the Bone Prison Ghost King, who possesses the power of the underworld and is the leader of earth-type monsters. There is no crystal core in the world that can match his power."

"In the southern part of the continent, there live frost dragons on the Lihai Iceberg. The king among them is considered the top overlord of the water system, and its crystal core is rare and unique."

"The monster flying the highest in the sky is not the Thunderstorm Demon Eagle, but the Moyun Beast. It hides in the clouds in the sky of Lihai and cannot be seen by ordinary people. Its crystal core is the crown of the wind."

King Suanni talked about how these monsters were rare and hard to see, and many hunters had never even heard of them, let alone hunt them.

Cheng Bai realized that he was short-sighted and said with a wry smile, "Thank you for your advice. These rare monsters have profound cultivation, and their crystal cores may have been transformed into inner elixirs. If we follow this line of thought, wouldn't it be even better if there are also the inner elixirs of the ancient gods?"

What you said is very true, but you must have enough strength to achieve it, otherwise it is all empty talk.

King Suanni blinked and said calmly: "I see that you are a hero. If you can obtain the Burning Insect Elixir, I am willing to follow you."

Cheng Bai was quite surprised by King Suanni, who turned out to be a rare monster with intelligence and strategy. He could identify difficult opponents, know how to use the method of using someone else's dead body to kill someone else, and even kill someone by borrowing someone else's knife.

"Burning insects? I'll go for it." Cheng Bai pondered for a moment and agreed to accept the challenge.

After leaving Danshui Lake, Cheng Bai took out the inheritance magic cube.

Li Tong floated in the air, coming and going freely, showing his baby face and smiling: "What do you want me to come out for?"

Cheng Bai said bluntly: "I want to know about the Burning Insects."

"You asked the right person. I have complete information on the native Zerg, the Brood Zerg, the Quei Zerg, etc. These reptiles in the Cloud Realm Star Sea are quite annoying, and we have fought against all of them."

Li Tong quickly organized the information he needed.

"The Burning Bug belongs to the Queer Scorpion Zerg, and each individual is quite powerful. If we were to pick out the most threatening heavy firepower attack type of soldiers from the Zerg swarm, the Burning Bug would definitely be at the top of the list."

Tianshu City has long been filled with swarms of insects. Kuishui monsters live above the temple, turning the entire building into an insect nest. The surrounding swarms of insects are expanding outward, and as time goes by, the species are becoming more and more diverse.

Cheng Bai was teleported to the top of Yu Mountain, hiding in a quiet place and looking down. He secretly praised Shen Ya for his foresight. Now Tianshu City is no longer a place for people to stay.

Li Tong followed closely and said, "The insect nest has not yet been upgraded to the top. Kuiyu will guard the top of the insect nest until the insect god breaks out of the nest. The number of insect swarms is gradually increasing, and the troops are not yet fully developed. The burning insect swarm, as the main force, has grown and is complete. The largest one is the burning insect king."

It is indeed quite large, more than ten meters long. Even the largest tank Cheng Bai knows of is not that big.

The back of its thick dark red shell is covered with bun-like bumps that store corrosive and fiery fuel. It spews out fireballs and pillars of fire, easily turning the attack area into a charred hell. The burning gas carries corrosive strong acid and deadly poison gas.

"It's not much different in size from King Suanni, but its strength is several times stronger. It really knows how to pick opponents for me." Cheng Bai smiled, but he liked this challenge.

Li Tong pointed out: "The Burning Bug is famous for its insect land flame chariot. Its strength alone is more than 400 times its body weight. Ordinary monsters cannot compare with it."

Cheng Bai observed the movement route of the swarm of insects, thinking of the safest assassination plan, put the inheritance cube back into his bag, and disappeared quietly.

The Burning Worm King paced around the temple with great vigor and pride. As the senior leader of the swarm, he was followed by several smaller Burning Worms.

When it turned the corner, Cheng Bai, who was waiting for his prey, silently opened the door of life and death with his knife and attacked the vital point.

The Burning Insect King was instantly seriously injured and let out a terrible scream, alarming the surrounding insect swarms.

Cheng Bai had considered that the Kuiyu was nearby, so he used his strongest killing move to kill it. The insect's body and internal organs were shattered, but its shell was strong and its vitality was tenacious, so it did not die immediately. Just based on this strength, it was superior to the Queen of the Ox Mosquitoes. If they faced the enemy head-on, it would probably be a fierce battle.

In a flash, the second sword opened the gate of life and death, and the sword energy became even more fierce. The Burning Insect King died suddenly before he could find where the enemy was.

The burning insects behind swarmed forward, but there was nothing behind the corner. The huge leader turned a corner, let out a scream, and disappeared.

Kui Xie noticed something was wrong, but after looking around, he found nothing. He was surprised and said, "If there was an invisible enemy invading, how could I not notice it?"

It ordered that euglena be placed throughout the city and beyond to monitor any movements.

Cheng Bai collected the corpse of the Burning Insect King as quickly as possible, teleported it out of the city, and slowly took out the inner elixir.

Five glittering runes formed on the perfect multi-faceted sphere, namely "Fire Poison", "Fire Shock", "Heat", "Fire Explosion" and "Incineration".

In addition, the body of the burning insect is also full of treasures. Some of the solid shells can be used to refine flame armor, and the burning liquid can be used to refine toxic incendiary bombs.

Li Tong got out of the treasure bag. The dimensional space was no problem for him. He came and went freely. He examined the inner elixir and commented, "Two talisman-level secret arts, two spell-level secret arts, and one mysterious-level secret art. It's so-so."

Cheng Bai looked at it carefully and couldn't let it go. He was delighted: "The rune elixir with the five great secret arts is of higher quality than ever before. Extracting the essence will allow the Six Paths of Supremacy to complete the second transformation. The strength will surely improve by leaps and bounds." He thought that he could still go hunting with the Burning Insects, so he might as well use the King's elixir for himself.

Li Tong guessed his thoughts: "You want to sacrifice the inner elixir of the Burning Insect King to practice the Six Paths of Supreme Power, right?"

"Suits me pretty well, doesn't it?"

Cheng Bai did not deny that Taotie's body was far more suitable than others for sacrificing secret techniques to condense rune inner elixir, which was a unique advantage.

Li Tong suggested: "Even if you have a gluttonous body, it is best not to rely on sacrifice to cultivate all the rune inner elixirs. Otherwise, when you reach the Huiyuan realm, the source of power will be complicated and you will lose your way and stop moving forward."

Cheng Bai asked curiously.

"The Six Paths of Supreme Skill is a Wu Yuan-level supreme skill. It is the pinnacle of the entire Cloud Realm. A chance coincidence is enough to ignite the divine fire. The Cloud Gate Emperor also practiced this skill in the past."

Li Tong spoke eloquently and his understanding of the Six Paths of Supreme Power was even greater than that of Shi Ziyu.

Cheng Bai simply expanded the domain, reflecting the three layers of Jianmu standing behind him in his dantian. The two rune inner pills condensed from the branching giant claws on the bottom layer were shining brightly. It was inevitable that he was quite proud of his uniqueness.

Li Tong praised him endlessly: "Well done. Throughout history, there are only a handful of people who have mastered the six paths of reincarnation in the three realms of heaven, earth and man. You are truly a talent for becoming an emperor."

Cheng Bai was so pleased with himself that he couldn't help asking, "From what you said, Emperor Yunmen also has three layers of Jianmu?"

"Of course. To become a great emperor, one must be extremely outstanding. Mastering the Six Paths of Supreme Skill and the Three Realms of Reincarnation is the threshold for entering the Dao. If you don't have such qualifications, you should just go home and enjoy your old age."

After saying that, Li Tong took a closer look at the rune inner elixir on Jianmu, and praised: "The runes chosen for the sacrifice are good, much better than those in your hand."

Cheng Bai was secretly surprised when he heard this. In terms of strength, the Burning Insect King was stronger than the Shapeless Corpse King and the Queen of the Second Mosquito. How could he say that Rune was inferior to him? He asked in detail.

Similar to martial arts, there are five major levels of mystic arts: runes, spells, mystical, true, and immortal. Each level is further divided into ten grades from ordinary to supreme, and each rune has its own characteristics and is unique. Unexpectedly, the Resurrection Rune and the Convergence Rune obtained by Cheng Bai were ranked as true-level top-grade mystic arts.

The five runes of the Burning Insect King's inner elixir are much inferior. The best one, Burning All, reaches the ultimate level of Xuan grade, and the worst one, Flame Poison, is just a wonderful level of Rune grade.

"That means I can't offer sacrifice." Without an inner elixir that surpasses the previous ones, sacrifice would be meaningless. Cheng Bai was a little disappointed.

Li Tong consoled him, "You can also offer sacrifices to enhance your cultivation, but you can't condense rune inner elixir on Jianmu. Good runes are extremely rare, and the distribution is uneven. Qiongqi Continent is just a tiny place, and it is extremely rare to encounter two true-level runes."