Chapter 337: Xue Feng's Request

Xu Fang City, Great Zhou Dynasty.

A shadowy figure descended into a courtyard. It was the Primeval Spirit Avatar of Venerable Li Guan. At first glance, it looked like a normal person, just darker.

"Gu Cheng," Venerable Li Guan said, standing in the courtyard.

A hidden passage was concealed within the rockery of the residence. A figure emerged from underground along the passage, bowing respectfully. "Master."

This figure was none other than Lu Yue Wang, the strongest Godfiend of the 'Poison Refinement' lineage from Yuanchu Mountain.

"Gu Cheng, you know the situation outside. Demon monarchs attack cities almost every month," Venerable Li Guan inquired. "We urgently need the poison worms you refine. How is their production coming along?"

"Refining eight thousand poison worms is not easy, but many difficulties have been overcome. I estimate it will take another two months to complete them," Lu Yue Wang replied respectfully.

He had refined some poison worms in the past and gifted them to younger generations, so he had experience. However, Yuanchu Mountain's requirement was to refine a 'large batch of poison worms' for other Godfiends to control. Each worm needed to possess at least the strength of a peak Great Sun Realm Godfiend. This was an unprecedented challenge for Lu Yue Wang. With Yuanchu Mountain supplying ample precious materials, Lu Yue Wang gradually refined them through trials and finally figured it out.

"Two months?" Venerable Li Guan's eyes lit up.

"However, to control these poison worms, one must be a Great Sun Realm Godfiend who cultivates the 'Myriad Poison Fiendbody'," Lu Yue Wang explained. "And those with weaker strength might only be able to control a few dozen worms. Highly talented Myriad Poison Fiendbody Godfiends... might be able to control several hundred. But I guarantee that each poison worm will have peak Great Sun Realm strength, or even be more terrifying. Their venom is extremely potent, and they excel at destroying physical bodies. They are the specific type of poison worm I chose to target the demon race."

"Don't worry, there are fifty-three Great Sun Realm Godfiends cultivating the Myriad Poison Fiendbody at Yuanchu Mountain. They are all on the mountain, waiting for your poison worms," Venerable Li Guan said with a smile.

"Among over a thousand Great Sun Realm Godfiends, only fifty-three belong to the poison refinement lineage. If there were more, they could control even more poison worms," Lu Yue Wang lamented.

The advantage of the poison refinement lineage is that any disciple can attempt to cultivate it. The Illusory Demonbody, Myriad Poison Fiendbody, and Blood Godbody—these three high-grade Godfiend bodies have no prerequisites, and any disciple can try to cultivate them. However, achieving mastery is extremely difficult. Because there are no prerequisites, the number of cultivators is still decent. Disciples with supreme-grade Godfiend bodies are much rarer; even combining all twelve types of supreme-grade Godfiend bodies, there are only slightly over a hundred Great Sun Realm Godfiends. However, there are over a thousand Great Sun Realm Godfiends who cultivate high-grade Godfiend bodies.

At Yuanchu Mountain, Li Guan said, "I've spoken with Gu Cheng. The eight thousand poison worms will be completed in two months."

"Black Sand Grotto-Heaven is adamant; they will give us a maximum of three thousand Iron Stone Beasts," Luo Tang's projection said, shaking her head. "And that will take at least another six months. They themselves are short on Iron Stone Beasts, and their Blade and Halberd Hall is working at full capacity to refine them. Senior Brother, should we continue negotiations?"

Iron Stone Beasts are special constructs refined by the 'Blade and Halberd Hall' of Black Sand Grotto-Heaven. Even those with 'peak Great Sun Realm strength' are considered relatively easy to control, yet still require Primeval Spirit cultivation! A first-level Primeval Spirit can control up to ten, a second-level Primeval Spirit up to one hundred, and a third-level Primeval Spirit even more.

"Let's leave it at that," Li Guan said. "Although Black Sand Grotto-Heaven values Xue Feng, his influence isn't that great during wartime. Three thousand Iron Stone Beasts is likely their limit."

"He is, after all, a potential Creation Venerable. To just give him to Black Sand Grotto-Heaven feels a bit regrettable," Qin Wu's projection sighed, shaking his head.

"Currently, we are allied against the demon race, so there's no need to quibble too much. At Yuanchu Mountain, Xue Feng's growth would also be much slower. By going to Black Sand Grotto-Heaven and receiving their core inheritance, his future will be brighter. If he truly becomes a Creation Venerable in the future, it will mean a powerful new asset for our human race," Venerable Li Guan said. "By the way, have we informed Xue Feng about switching factions? Does he have any new conditions?"

"Xue Feng told me long ago that he would abide by our decision," Qin Wu's projection replied. "Besides what he said earlier about going to Black Sand Grotto-Heaven only after becoming a King Godfiend, he proposed a new condition a few months ago."

"What condition?" Venerable Li Guan asked.

"When Yan Jin descends the mountain, he is to be assigned to the city Xue Feng is guarding, to assist him in its defense," Qin Wu's projection stated.

"The brothers haven't seen each other in a long time. They probably want to be together," Luo Tang's projection said with a smile.

"A minor matter," Venerable Li Guan nodded. "Yan Jin has just broken through; he's only an ordinary Marquis Godfiend. He would merely be assisting in any city he goes to, so let him go to Xue Feng."

In the desert, Meng Chuan shot up from underground. The sun had already set, but a faint blush remained in the sky. After a full day of underground scouting and pursuit, Meng Chuan began his journey home.

"The situation is better than I expected," Meng Chuan thought, flying high above and looking down at the land. "Although the demon race has set bounties, allowing demon monarchs to hunt freely, the three major sects combined have dispatched over ten thousand Great Sun Realm combatants, distributed across the world. Coupled with the omnipresent 'Ground Net' intelligence, demon monarchs are quickly detected upon appearance and Godfiends are promptly notified to pursue them. However, this situation is maintained by the lives of many patrolling Godfiends." Meng Chuan was helpless about this; he was, after all, only one person.

He dove down, quietly returning to Jiangzhou City. Although the vast Meng Manor, where Liu Yebai and Meng Dajiang resided, was there, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue dared not reveal themselves. Their identities as defending Godfiends had to remain secret.

"A-Chuan, a letter from Yan Jin," Liu Qiyue said, sitting at the dining table and handing the letter to her husband.

"Oh?" Meng Chuan opened the letter and read, "He has consolidated his strength after becoming a Marquis Godfiend and will be descending the mountain in the next few days?"

"There's an urgent need for Marquis Godfiends now," Liu Qiyue sighed. "One more Marquis Godfiend means protecting an additional tens of miles and saving many more lives."

Meng Chuan nodded, "Yan Jin's talent is actually quite high. After all these years, he's finally become a Marquis Godfiend."

"Back then, we fought side-by-side in Dongning City, and now we've both become Marquis Godfiends. We should be grateful to the heavens," Liu Qiyue said with a smile.

"In the blink of an eye, more than thirty years have passed," Meng Chuan nodded.

"Marquis Qingxue, we've arrived at Yuanquan City," the avian demon monarch announced, leading Yan Jin to his post. Leading the way also ensured that Yan Jin did not come into contact with anyone else.

"Yuanquan City, the major city I need to guard? I wonder which other Godfiends are here," Yan Jin thought silently. He knew that as a newly advanced Marquis Godfiend, he didn't have the strength to protect a major city on his own; his role here would merely be to assist.

The avian demon monarch landed with Yan Jin in a courtyard. Two people were already waiting in the courtyard for Yan Jin.

"Junior Brother Yan," a handsome man holding a fan said with a smile, "You two brothers truly have a destined connection."

"Seventh Brother," Xue Feng said, smiling as he looked at his younger brother.

After landing, Yan Jin's emotions were quite complex.