Chapter 1175: Fire Smelting Pill
Chapter 1175: Fire Smelting Pill
Soon it was time to part ways.
The white crane and the Snake King’s trusted subordinate returned to Thousand-Mountain Bamboo Sea to deliver the good news to the willow tree spirit and the white cat.
Qin Sang had originally intended for the fat chicken to return as well, but the fat chicken shamelessly insisted on following him. He even said he would rather enter the Primordial Unity Ring than leave Qin Sang’s side, claiming he would never behave recklessly like his brother and would obey every command from his master.
Qin Sang also felt it would be useful to have someone at his side. The fat chicken was far more perceptive than the white crane, so he allowed the fat chicken to stay.
With the fat chicken accompanying him, Qin Sang turned toward Yuling Sect. Earlier, Qin Sang and the Snake King had already returned to Wanyao City and obtained a written order from the Feathered Demon King.
"Until we meet again!" Qin Sang gave a fist-and-palm salute and departed swiftly.
After Qin Sang disappeared into the distance, the smile on the Snake King’s face gradually faded. He ordered his subordinates, "Return at once and begin preparing Yue’er’s arrangements. The ceremony must be grand."
"Yes!" The subordinates accepted the command and left. Soon only the two demon kings remained.
"Father-in-law, was it really necessary to treat that brat with such courtesy and even send Yue’er to him? That crane looked slippery and unruly, more like a rogue than anything decent. Aren’t you worried Yue’er might suffer because of him?" Demon King Qianji still disliked Qin Sang and spoke somewhat unwillingly.
"In front of me, would he dare behave like a rogue? I refuse to believe I cannot discipline him." The Snake King snorted. "Did you not see Yue’er’s expression? Her heart had already flown to him. Could we really stop her? And do not talk about divided affections. Do you think I do not know you have a favored concubine? If Yue’er cannot endure it and cripples that unfaithful fellow, I can still handle the consequences for her. She could always return afterward. Let it be a form of tempering her heart."
Demon King Qianji gained nothing from the exchange and quickly changed the subject. "I have failed your expectations, Father-in-law. I could not force him to hand over the spiritual insect. What do you plan to do next?"
The Snake King fell into thought. "My worthy son-in-law, the poison of your Profound Poison Domain was merely a surface layer. Its true strength lies in illusion and restriction. Even if I were trapped within it, I would have difficulty escaping in a short time.
"Yet he was not restricted at all. Each time he accurately located your true body and clearly perceived your attacks.
"When the spiritual insect crossed its tribulation, you vaguely saw the shadow of a butterfly. And just now, the divine light that broke your Snake Emperor Shadow Technique also originated from the wings of a spiritual butterfly.
"Although its appearance differed somewhat from the records, the wings of that butterfly possessed the distinctive pair of eyes. Our earlier guess was correct. That fourth-metamorphosis spiritual insect is most likely the rare Sky-Eyed Butterfly!"
Demon King Qianji frowned. "So you have already decided to invite him to go to Sin Abyss? Why did you not tell him directly earlier?"
"It is said that even the third-metamorphosis Sky-Eyed Butterfly already possesses the formidable Sky Eyes supernatural ability and can easily detect weaknesses in barriers. A fourth-metamorphosis Sky-Eyed Butterfly is even more extraordinary. Your Snake Emperor Shadow Technique revealed only the slightest flaw before it was exposed, causing your Dao Techniques to rebound against you. That shows that Demon King Ming Yue is undoubtedly the best candidate for breaking ancient barriers, especially in a place like that, where the faster the barrier is broken, the better. Furthermore, his evasion techniques and strength are both remarkable. If it had been me fighting him today, I would not have been certain of victory. If we invite him to infiltrate Sin Abyss with us, even if our tracks are exposed, we would not fear being dragged down. However..." The Snake King hesitated, appearing somewhat troubled.
"This man values the Sky-Eyed Butterfly as dearly as his own life. Borrowing it would certainly be impossible. But if we add another person to share the spoils, the treasures may not be sufficient. I must discuss it with Daoist Lu and the others first..."
Hearing the Snake King praise Qin Sang so highly, Demon King Qianji felt extremely dissatisfied. "As long as I remain vigilant, I will not suffer such backlash again. If you had not stopped me earlier, we could have continued fighting!"
The Snake King advised him patiently. "In the end, that matter is something useless to you. Do not let it become a mental knot or breed prejudice. When he agreed to gamble and fight you, I already sensed something. Because he also needed to guard against me, he must have had sufficient confidence. What he revealed was certainly not his full strength. Leaving aside everything else, the complete Yan Luo Banner of Ten Directions contains ten banners. Daoist Kuiyin was a prodigious genius. If he had not devoted all his effort to refining treasures and thus neglected cultivation, his achievements would not have been inferior to Old Devil Tongyou. Demon King Ming Yue chose to gamble and fight outside Wanyao City precisely to establish his authority. I suspect he will not continue hiding his strength like Old Bamboo has done. The most frightening part is that he has only just broken through the Transformation Realm. His future potential is limitless. Forming good relations with him will not be a mistake. Let us wait and see."
Demon King Qianji’s expression shifted repeatedly. Finally, he sighed and nodded. The two demons gradually disappeared into the distance. Meanwhile, Qin Sang was flying toward Yuling Sect, recalling the battle earlier.
Thanks to his many supernatural abilities and astras, he had fought Demon King Qianji with ease the entire time. If the battlefield had not been confined to such a limited area, victory would have come even more easily.
He had still been holding back the twelve-banner array and the Lightning Control Technique.
Furthermore, the ebony sword was currently refining the Soul-Nourishing Wood. Soon, Qin Sang would possess a top-grade life-bound spiritual sword.
At that time, when he deployed the Seven-Yin-Soul Killing Array, its power would be even greater than now. He also possessed the sinister technique known as the Blood Defilement Divine Light.
After factoring in everything, his strength was truly not weak. Once he found the opportunity, he would certainly give Dongyang Bo a surprise he would never forget for the rest of his life!
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Qin Sang’s mouth as he summoned the Sky-Eyed Butterfly. It had been the greatest contributor during the earlier gamble and fight. The Sky Eyes Divine Light had achieved victory in its first battle.
Qin Sang gradually began to grasp some of its principles. The ability of the Sky Eyes Divine Light to break techniques depended on factors such as the opponent’s cultivation, the type of Dao Techniques or supernatural abilities used, the speed at which they were cast, and their power.
It was not effective in every situation, but during combat it was undoubtedly a formidable weapon.
"In a moment, we will visit Yuling Sect and browse their records. Perhaps we can find some spiritual herbs you might like..." Qin Sang sensed the Sky-Eyed Butterfly acting coquettish and seeking praise. He smiled slightly and gently stroked her.
After flying across many mountains, Qin Sang arrived at Immortal Demon City. The gate of Yuling Sect stood just outside the city. Qin Sang went directly to the sect.
When traveling outside, he always wore a mask. The demon kings simply regarded it as a personal quirk, and no one commented on it.
Although Snake Granny had seen his appearance before, she would never imagine that this demon king was the Shaohua Mountain disciple who had once seized the Snow Spirit Lotus and the Iris Flower.
Yuling Sect had already received word of his arrival and had sent people to greet him outside the sect gate.
After inquiring, Qin Sang learned that Snake Granny was not present at the sect. However, the vice sect leader of the Yuling Sect had the authority to make decisions.
With the Feathered King’s written order, as long as Qin Sang promised not to reveal anything he saw today to anyone else, they would open the treasure vault and allow him to browse records related to the Dao of insect control.
Without the slightest difficulty, Qin Sang quickly found the materials he wanted.
Yuling Sect’s collection was truly extensive. There were bamboo scrolls, jade slips, scripture tubes, and even stone books. Most were fragmented texts, many extremely obscure.
There were even ancient scriptures describing feeding spiritual insects with blood so they would later return cultivation to their masters, though unfortunately only fragments remained.
Qin Sang did not miss a single one. He read slowly and remained in the treasure vault for an entire day, contemplating and studying these insect-controlling techniques while comparing them with the methods he had previously obtained from the witch race. The gains were considerable.
To his disappointment, he did not discover any ancient texts related to the fourth-metamorphosis Sky-Eyed Butterfly.
However, he unexpectedly found a record in a jade slip describing a pill that might work for the Fire Jade Centipede. It was called the Fire Smelting Pill.
The spiritual herbs required to refine the Fire Smelting Pill were not especially rare, and all of them could still be found in the present world. Gathering them would not be difficult.