CHAPTER 92: CHAPTER 92: QI MOU, IT’S TIME TO TRANSCEND THE TRIBULATION.

Yesterday, a grand feast was offered.

Thus, Red Flower Town was still occupied by numerous Demonic Evil Cultivators, slowly digesting the power of Red Blessing Paste within their bodies.

Carrying a large bundle of golden red herbs, and with a tall, swarthy figure, the mountain ghost huffed and puffed along the stone-paved streets.

The mountain ghost looked at the Demonic Evil Cultivators. They were lying on the ground as if drunk or entranced, digesting the drug, feeling their power soar, and grinning from ear to ear. He let out a cold laugh.

A bunch of idiots.

If the King’s Red Blessing Paste was really that delightful, why would he generously share it with you all?

Eating Red Blessing Paste means meeting Yan Wang sooner.

This forbidden drug that forcibly extracts potential to boost one’s cultivation is only appreciated with such gratitude by you foolish mountain demons.

Scoffing at these foolish half-baked demons in his heart, the mountain ghost was about to continue on his way.

But suddenly, a figure appeared on the road ahead.

"What wild brat is this? Move aside quickly!"

Annoyed, the mountain ghost scowled and looked over.

Dressed in a long white robe, his complexion was as pale as paper, and he had dark circles under his eyes.

Isn’t this the Shi Yao Dao Ren who has been lingering around recently?

"You, you, you..."

His complexion drastically changed, and the mountain ghost staggered back in horror. The golden herbs he was carrying tumbled down, scattering on the ground.

"Shi Yao Dao Ren!"

Yelling in panic, the mountain ghost turned and ran.

The Demonic Evil Cultivators on the ground, happily digesting the Red Blessing Paste, opened their eyes in confusion upon hearing the loud shout.

"Who’s cold? It’s not cold at all; quite warm, in fact."

"Oh, I seem to be quite famous."

Qi Xiu chuckled, not having expected this burly demon to recognize him at first glance.

"Since you’ve recognized me, why run?"

Hearing the nightmarish whisper from behind, the mountain ghost broke out in a cold sweat, about to gather all his demon power to flee.

But suddenly, his legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground like mud.

"My King... My King..."

His fingers twitching, the mountain ghost shouted frantically in his heart.

But what came out was but a faint whimper.

Looking around at the other Demonic Evil Cultivators still in a state of post-drug euphoria, Qi Xiu flicked his sleeve, and the Gathering Yuan Treasure Bag rose into the air, its mouth opening wide as gusts of wind swept out.

"Gather!"

With the wind swirling, the Demonic Evil Cultivators on the ground, like fruits and peaches, rolled and flew into the Gathering Yuan Treasure Bag.

Such violent activity naturally caught the attention of the two other Dao-Entering Realm demons in the wooden tower.

BANG—

The wooden door shattered, sending splinters flying.

With blood-red eyes and a ferocious expression, Tianxiang’s bones cracked noisily. His body swelled and grew taller as rolling demonic qi swept in all directions.

"Who is this damned creature, courting death?!"

Transforming into an almost five-meter-tall giant, Tianxiang roared mightily, the massive sound wave stirring up gusts of dust.

With one step, he broke through the air.

The huge, mountain-like figure thundered towards the small, calm figure standing before him.

BANG!

He landed heavily, cracking the ground. The splattering soil and rocks penetrated and shattered the surrounding houses.

Rising from the thick dust, Tianxiang flapped his long trunk, his expression grim. His muscles, cast like steel, exuded a terrifying oppressive force.

His beady eyes zeroed in on Qi Xiu.

The cruel and ruthless pupils suddenly condensed.

"You?!"

"Ha ha ha ha, it’s you!"

"You’ve got some nerve, you wretched human, walking right into a trap!"

Tianxiang recognized the man before him. It was the lawless Shi Yao Dao Ren who captured demons everywhere! He burst into loud laughter, his thick malice causing the surrounding air to stagnate.

"Since you’ve come, you might as well stay!"

BANG!

The ground suddenly trembled. An unparalleled, terrifying force bore down, and in an instant, the ground within a radius of tens of meters caved in and shattered.

His Qi force surged wildly. Tianxiang, resembling a towering mountain, crushed down. His hand pressed forward, exuding a brutal Vigor like an iron cage descending.

WHOOSH—

An iron talisman turned into light.

Qi Xiu, targeted by Tianxiang’s huge palm, vanished into nothingness, eerily reappearing hundreds of meters away.

"What?!"

Tianxiang was shocked, not expecting the Daoist to possess such a divine spell. His gaze had just caught up with the fleeing Qi Xiu when his face suddenly contorted into a fierce snarl.

He saw Qi Xiu standing a hundred meters away, hands behind his back, shaking his head and making "TSK TSK" sounds.

Noticing Tianxiang looking over, Qi Xiu slowly lifted his head, a hint of mockery in his gaze as he uttered two words:

"That’s it?"

"AHHH!!! I’m going to eat you alive!!!"

Completely enraged, Tianxiang’s eyes were filled with madness. He shot forward like a cannonball, rampaging and shattering the ground beneath his feet.

The fish bit the hook.

Watching the out-of-control Tianxiang roar, Qi Xiu once again raised a Gui Ying Wu Shuang Talisman, and his form blurred as he moved sideways into the distance.

He led this Dao-Entering Realm demon farther away from Red Flower Town.

「...」

"I wonder if the Second King can capture that Shi Yao Dao Ren?"

Listening to the terrifying tremors and roars gradually receding, a group of little demons poked their heads out.

They murmured to one another in hushed voices while cleaning up the road that Tianxiang had almost completely demolished with his rampage.

"The Second King is a Dao-Entering Realm demon. Capturing that Shi Yao Dao Ren should be a piece of cake for him."

"That madman has eaten so many of us."

"When the Second King brings him back, we’ll get to bite him a few times too, to vent our anger."

"Easy for you to say. When does such good fortune ever fall to us?"

"That’s not necessarily true. You’ll see... Hey, isn’t that..."

While chatting idly, one of the little demons involuntarily looked up, and a familiar figure instantly entered his field of vision.

CLANG—

The tools in his hand dropped.

A group of little demons stared dumbfounded at Qi Xiu, who had returned, fear spilling from their eyes.

Run!

That was their first reaction.

But clearly, the moment they caught sight of Qi Xiu, it meant that Fish Fragrance Muscle-Relaxing Powder was already scattered all around them.

BANG! BANG! BANG!—

After a succession of bodies hit the ground, Qi Xiu leisurely opened the Gathering Yuan Treasure Bag and scooped up all the little demons.

After securing the bag’s opening, Qi Xiu looked up confidently toward the wooden tower at the edge of Red Flower Town.

There was still one last Dao-Entering Realm demon there.

He sure knows how to bide his time.

If you won’t come out, then I guess I’ll just have to continue.

With a faint smile, like a diligent old farmer, Qi Xiu walked deeper into Red Flower Town.

Without Dao-Entering Realm strength, they are all as fragile as little chicks before me.

Following the same path as the ancient Divine Marvels, Qi Xiu could now be called invincible below the Dao-Entering Realm.

The terrifying physical body forged by Hunyuan Body Refinement, plus a collection of powerful talismanic techniques, martial arts, spells, and an endless variety of medicinal techniques.

Even if he faced a Dao-Entering Realm demon alone, he still possessed the power to fight.

These ordinary demons were no match for him; they couldn’t even last a single exchange.

Amidst terrified screams and desperate roars, Red Flower Town, once a dreaded demon stronghold that people spoke of with fear, was now like a delicate and pitiful girl. Facing Qi Xiu’s onslaught, it could only offer feeble curses, powerless to resist.

Seeing that Qi Xiu had already swept away a third of the demons in the town, Tianshi, who presided over the wooden tower, finally could not restrain himself.

"Presumptuous boy! You’ve gone too far!"

A terrifying roar shattered the entire wooden tower.

A vast demonic qi, far stronger than that of Tianxiang and Tianyu, surged out. In an instant, dense black fog rolled down like a tide, intent on engulfing and drowning the whole of Red Flower Town.

"Die for me!"

With a roar, visible columns of sonic waves surged forward. The ground was torn apart, creating lengthy gorges half a meter deep. All buildings in their path were smashed to rubble. The Demonic Evil Cultivators inside were also swept up in the wave, adding a crimson stain to the destruction.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!!!!

His robes fluttering wildly in the strong wind, Qi Xiu’s eyes shone with a fierce brilliance.

"If you want to kill me, let’s see if you have what it takes!"

He brought his hands together; the Hunyuan-colored ropes on his wrists spun at high speed, detaching themselves.

One clockwise!

One counterclockwise!

The two colored rings clashed, and in an instant, a terrifying power like an erupting volcano transformed into a substantial colored flame!

Grasping this colored flame in his hand, Qi Xiu’s aura surged, radiating an ancient, profound, and eternal charm.

"Hunyuan Zhang!"

With a single palm strike, a colossal, colored-flame hand erupted, seeming to prop up the heavens and pierce the earth!

BANG—

The column of sonic waves collided with the colossal, colored-flame hand!

It was like two mountains fiercely smashing into each other!

In an instant, an explosion occurred!

It swept up broken bricks, snow, and mud!

From the center of impact, a circular shockwave suddenly spread, sweeping in all directions.

"ROAR!"

From the dense, sky-obscuring dust, a towering figure with golden hair and red pupils suddenly burst out, his mouth full of sharp teeth that clanged menacingly.

"This Daoist has good cultivation!"

"Not yet in the Dao-Entering Realm, yet you can exchange a blow with this king!"

"This scent... so rich with ancient blood! Eating your flesh would be equivalent to a hundred years of arduous cultivation!"

Looking at Qi Xiu, Tianshi’s eyes became greedy. He licked his lips, his teeth grinding and sparking with each contact.

"Little kitten, you’re quite bold. I can’t give you my flesh, but would you like a fart instead?"

Popping a Gathering Yuan Pill into his mouth, Qi Xiu cast a brief glance at Tianshi, then turned and ran!

"Hahaha, luring the tiger away from the mountain? So what if it is? As long as I can capture you, sacrificing Red Flower Town is no pity at all!"

Seeing Qi Xiu use the same old trick, Tianshi didn’t care at all. He leaped up, riding a demonic wind as he chased closely after Qi Xiu.

Feeling Tianshi’s dogged pursuit from behind, Qi Xiu smiled to himself.

Lure the tiger away from the mountain?

But I, Qi Xiu, have been plotting for you three tigers from the very beginning!

Employing his Ghostly Shadow Formless movement technique to its fullest, Qi Xiu’s figure flickered repeatedly, always maintaining a certain distance from Tianshi.

A chase ensued.

Tianshi kept urging the demonic winds to close in on Qi Xiu.

Yet this Daoist was very slippery.

Every time Tianshi was about to get close, the fellow would throw out a talisman.

In an instant, he could move hundreds of meters away.

After several rounds, Tianshi was extremely annoyed and began to lose his composure.

I, a mighty Dao-Entering Realm demon, am being toyed with like a dog on a leash by this little fellow who hasn’t even entered the Dao! If word of this got back to my tribe, wouldn’t they laugh their heads off?

If I don’t capture you today, drink your blood, and feast on your flesh, may my name be written backward!

Behind him, a fierce wind howled, and the bone-chilling killing intent, like needles, continuously assailed him.

However, at this moment, Qi Xiu paid no attention to these details.

In his eyes, there was a hazy, colored brilliance.

Tiny wisps of colored mist were emanating from the forty-eight thousand pores all over his body.

He was actually cultivating Hunyuan Body Refinement while sprinting!

Audacious!

Utterly audacious!

To be chased by a Dao-Entering Realm demon and still dare to multitask!

Gathering Yuan Pills were stuffed into his mouth as if they cost nothing.

The colored brilliance in Qi Xiu’s eyes grew more intense.

Above his head, the void faintly twisted. A nearly imperceptible pillar of light connected directly to the Sky Dome. His entire aura seemed to have accumulated to its peak.

DONG— Suddenly, a sound like myriad metals clashing rang in his ears.

Qi Xiu abruptly looked up. In his field of vision, a huge rupture suddenly appeared in the sky. A vast, silver ocean formed by the accumulation of abundant Heavenly Gang Qi rolled with a tremendous oppressive force that incited instinctual fear in all living creatures.

The heavenly tribulation had arrived!

Suddenly stopping his steps, Qi Xiu let his hands hang naturally, his wide sleeves covering them.

"What, not running anymore?"

Thinking Qi Xiu had exhausted his qi, Tianshi grinned savagely.

Just then, two figures equally exuding immense demonic qi arrived simultaneously.

It was Tianxiang and Tianyu!

It turned out that Qi Xiu’s escape route had actually been an arc, which had conveniently led Tianyu and Tianxiang, who had been drawn away earlier, to this very spot.

Now the three demons were gathered.

A tangible killing intent swept over, almost tearing Qi Xiu’s body apart.

"Big Brother, what are we waiting for? Let’s capture this kid and take him back to have with our drinks!"

The most impetuous Tianxiang could hardly wait to make a move but was stopped by Tianshi, who said,

"Wait!"

Staring at Qi Xiu, who remained calm and composed with no trace of fear on his face, Tianshi suddenly felt an inexplicable chill run down his spine.

It was the feeling of a deathly crisis gradually closing in.

Qi Xiu calmly observed Tianshi, Tianxiang, and Tianyu encircling him. He slowly raised his head and then uttered a sentence that made the three demons’ eyes almost split with rage, shock, and fear:

"Gentlemen, I am about to undergo my tribulation."