Chapter 478: Saving an Old Friend

The couple surrounded a flock of demonic birds, killing one low-grade third-tier bird while another third-tier bird managed to escape.

Wang Changsheng was an old acquaintance and had proactively offered to yield. More importantly, Wang Changsheng knew people from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, so Chen Yilong naturally wouldn't take advantage of him.

“Fellow Daoist Chen, there’s no need to be so polite. If you hadn't injured this demon, I might not have gained this advantage so easily. We are old acquaintances, so please don't be so formal. How about this: the demon core goes to me, and the Two-Headed Vulture’s carcass goes to you.”

Wang Changsheng didn't want to be overly greedy. Had Chen Yilong and his wife not injured the creature, he might not have slain it with such ease. He took the demon core and gave the Two-Headed Vulture’s carcass to Chen Yilong, as it could fetch tens of thousands of spirit stones.

“Your generosity is hard to refuse; I humbly accept,” Chen Yilong replied.

Chen Yilong graciously accepted the Two-Headed Vulture’s carcass.

Wang Changsheng gained significantly from acquiring the demonic beast's spirit and demon core.

“Our meeting must be fate, Fellow Daoist Wang. If you don't mind, how about visiting our Wooden Dragon Pavilion as our guest?”

Chen Yilong extended the invitation warmly, his tone sincere.

Wang Changsheng considered for a moment, then shook his head. “Thank you for your kind offer, Fellow Daoist Chen,” he said. “We have other matters to attend to. When we have free time another day, we will certainly pay you a visit.”

“Very well! We shall meet again, Fellow Daoist Wang.”

Chen Yilong and Sun Hongyu transformed into two streaks of light and soared into the sky.

Soon after, the two streaks of light vanished, as if they had never been there.

Wang Changsheng performed a hand seal, and the blue flying boat pulsed with light, ascending swiftly into the sky.

***

Green Lotus Villa, Wei Kingdom.

In a quiet courtyard, Zhao Zheng stood anxiously at the entrance. Wang Qingzhi, Qi Shanshan, and Wang Qingyang stood nearby, all appearing somewhat flustered.

A rush of footsteps sounded, and a middle-aged woman quickly emerged, beaming with smiles. “Congratulations, Zhao Zheng!” she announced. “Qingjing has given birth to a big, healthy boy!”

“Auntie, is Qingjing alright?” Zhao Zheng asked, his voice filled with concern.

“They're fine, mother and child are both safe,” she replied. “Have you thought of a name for the baby yet?”

Zhao Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. “Qingjing and I have discussed it,” he said. “The boy will take my surname, and we'll call him Zhao Ziyu!”

“Congratulations, brother-in-law!”

Wang Qingzhi and Wang Qingyang both chimed in with their congratulations.

“Let's have a good drink together in a few days,” Zhao Zheng said with a smile. “For now, I'll go in to see Qingjing.” He then walked quickly into the courtyard.

Wang Qingzhi and Wang Qingyang exchanged glances and nodded. Zhao Zheng was known as a good husband, and Wang Qingjing had certainly found a good match.

“If Mother and Father knew Eldest Sister had given birth, they would surely be overjoyed.”

“Indeed! With Mother and Father away, it's up to us to look after our nephew properly.”

***

The Coral Sea, South Sea.

Above a vast expanse of the sea, a blue flying boat swiftly glided across the sky.

Wang Changsheng stood at the bow of the blue flying boat, his brows slightly furrowed.

Since they had slain a third-tier demonic bird last time, they hadn't encountered a single demonic beast for over half a year.

While the South Sea was rich in demonic beast resources, numerous demon-hunting teams operated there, and they frequently encountered others. Fortunately, Wang Changsheng and his three companions had not been attacked by any other teams.

Wang Changsheng seemed to sense something, and with a hand seal, the blue flying boat came to a halt.

A dozen streaks of light, varying in color, appeared on the horizon ahead, swiftly approaching their position.

Behind these dozen streaks of light, two small green points of light could be seen.

The green points of light moved at an astonishing speed, quickly catching up with two of the streaks, followed by two shrill screams.

The dozen streaks of light moved extremely fast. Soon, they appeared a hundred zhang away from Wang Changsheng. It was clearly a demon-hunting squad, led by a middle-aged man at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment stage, with the lowest-ranked cultivator being at the fourth level. Their faces were etched with terror, as if they had encountered something truly dreadful.

Behind them, two enormous green giant eagles gave chase. They were unmistakably two low-grade third-tier demonic birds, flying with incredible speed.

Upon seeing Wang Changsheng, the middle-aged man first froze in surprise, then his face lit up with relief. He quickly shouted, “Senior Wang, there are two third-tier demonic birds behind us! Retreat quickly!”

The middle-aged man was none other than Ye Lang.

Wang Changsheng’s eyes glinted, and he smiled. “They are merely two third-tier demonic birds,” he said. “There's nothing to fear.”

He was no longer the same as before; not only had he cultivated spirit arts, but he also possessed two magical treasures.

Ye Lang was already at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment stage and might potentially advance to the Core Formation stage in the future. Wang Changsheng didn't mind establishing a good relationship with him now.

He raised a hand, and a streak of golden light and a streak of yellow light shot forth — the Vajra Bracelet and the Nine-Curved Divine Sand Gourd, respectively.

The Vajra Bracelet blurred, transforming into hundreds of identical copies that descended like a barrage upon the two third-tier demonic birds.

The Nine-Curved Divine Sand Gourd rapidly expanded, spewing out countless yellow grains of sand that transformed into hundreds of aggressive yellow flying blades, striking at the two third-tier demonic birds.

The two third-tier demonic birds dared not be careless. With a fierce flap of their wings, two swirling greenish hurricanes emerged, rapidly sweeping towards their opponents.

“Boom!”

A tremendous roar resounded as hundreds of Vajra Bracelets shattered the two green hurricanes.

The green giant eagles fiercely flapped their wings, and countless green lights appeared in the void, transforming into hundreds of gigantic wind blades that met the incoming Vajra Bracelets.

Continuous thunderous explosions filled the air, with shockwaves rippling outwards.

A house-sized blue lightning orb crashed down, transforming into a vast expanse of blue electric arcs that engulfed one of the demonic birds.

Wang Changsheng raised a hand, and the Black Flood Dragon Banner shot forth. It spun, instantly enlarging more than tenfold, and countless black mists billowed out from it, forming a massive black mist wall that obscured the view of Ye Lang and the others.

Wang Changsheng transformed into a streak of blue light, disappearing in a flash into the black mist wall.

The two third-tier demonic birds lunged at him from either side, green light flickering with every beat of their wings.

Wang Changsheng smiled calmly and slapped his right hand towards the empty space on his left.

The void above one of the green giant eagles twisted and warped, as a blue vortex several zhang wide materialized. From it, a massive blue palm emerged, crackling with abundant blue electric arcs, and swiftly slammed down.

A shrill shriek pierced the air as the green giant eagle plummeted downwards, bleeding profusely, its left wing visibly broken.

The Spirit Slaying Palm, a spirit art, consumed one-fifth of Wang Changsheng’s magical power with each use. This was precisely because his magical power was exceptionally pure; for an ordinary Core Formation stage cultivator at the first level, a single use of this spirit art would likely consume a quarter of their total magical power.

Before it could fall into the sea, the green giant eagle desperately flapped its wings, attempting to fly higher.

With its left wing broken, its flight speed was significantly reduced, hindering its movements.

A loud whooshing sound filled the air as hundreds of yellow flying blades surged towards it.

The green giant eagle emitted a piercing shriek, and a greenish sound wave flew out. Hundreds of yellow flying blades struck the green sound wave, disintegrating into a vast cloud of fine yellow sand.