Dragon's Origin

Chapter 507: Meeting Change with Constancy (Part 2)

A mere city lord of the Tang Kingdom wasn't worth Mei'er's attention; Wang the manager was more than enough.

Once inside the Perpetual Kill Zone, both Wang Sheng and A'Qi visibly relaxed. Daoist Lingxu still wore his usual expression of indifference to honor or disgrace, but Wang Sheng could tell from his subtle relaxation that the old Daoist was also greatly relieved.

After all, protecting two people while facing numerous experts outside put pressure on the old Daoist. It wasn't that he couldn't defeat those people, but he feared Wang Sheng and A'Qi getting hurt. Once inside the Perpetual Kill Zone, any of the three could survive independently, and they no longer had to worry about being ambushed.

"Where are we going now?" A'Qi couldn't help but ask.

"To the base of the Old Lord Temple," Wang Sheng replied without minding her question, adding, "The underground palace where you ambushed Mei'er and me last time."

Hearing Wang Sheng mention her single-minded pursuit of him back then, A'Qi seemed a little embarrassed, playfully sticking her tongue out behind Wang Sheng's back, and didn't ask any more questions. However, this action was seen by Daoist Lingxu, making A'Qi blush.

The old Daoist had been away from the Perpetual Kill Zone's base for some time and was concerned about the situation in the underground palace. Wang Sheng's plan suited him perfectly, and he didn't utter a word of objection.

The three identified the direction in the Perpetual Kill Zone and headed straight for the underground palace without any intention of turning or detouring.

Since Wang Sheng resumed cultivation, this was his first time entering the Perpetual Kill Zone. However, this time was different from before. Wang Sheng had cultivated the Nine Words Incantation to the point of the Five Words Formula. In the past, Wang Sheng would either detour to avoid powerful demon beasts or have Daoist Lingxu take action. But now it was different, completely different.

With the Nine Words Incantation's Five Words Formula, even the most powerful demon beasts on the periphery of the Perpetual Kill Zone would obediently leave their spots. This discovery made Wang Sheng increasingly confident. Since he could command demon beasts above six stars from a distance of half a kilometer, controlling a legendary realm demon beast in the core of the Perpetual Kill Zone shouldn't be a problem, right?

Last time he was able to control the legendary realm giant bear, and this time he would go further. Even without stronger demon beasts, just one of the same level would do. Obtaining a legendary realm flying demon beast from the core area of the Perpetual Kill Zone and controlling it as a mount would instantly turn all the flying mounts owned by Baoqing Surplus Hall into a joke.

Of course, this was just a concept, not yet a reality, and Wang Sheng could only imagine it. For safety's sake, it was best not to think so highly of it. If Wang Sheng could use this time in the Perpetual Kill Zone to advance to the eighth level and complete the Gongfu Transformation, the success rate should increase significantly.

Traveling slowly in the Perpetual Kill Zone, it took the three over ten days to reach the underground palace. Upon seeing the arrival of the two most senior members of the Old Lord Temple, the large and small Daoists inside almost came out in full force to greet them, their respectful demeanor making A'Qi incredulous.

Staying in the underground palace, the three of Wang Sheng finally had a good rest for a day and a night, relieving the fatigue of these days of continuous travel, and finally settled down completely.

Even in the Perpetual Kill Zone, no one dared to easily provoke the people of the Old Lord Temple. The outer wall of this camp had been expanded by a circle, and it was usually garrisoned by thousands of people. Every month, at least a hundred people traveled back and forth between the Old Lord Temple in the capital and the underground palace base, transporting supplies and rotating cultivation.

This was the suggestion Wang Sheng gave after coming out of the core of the Perpetual Kill Zone last time. Basically, it was the same principle: don't stay in a place with high spiritual energy concentration for too long at once. Adapt slightly and immediately return to a normal state. Multiple short periods are better than staying in the Perpetual Kill Zone for a long time, and it's also better for the body. Currently, only the Old Lord Temple rotates in this way. The other families basically send elite disciples in and leave only after experiencing at least one breakthrough.

The old Daoist began to guide the disciples inside in their cultivation one by one. Wang Sheng and A'Qi were temporarily idle people with nothing to do, so they found a room outside the establishment to live in, cultivating and waiting.

"Why did we come to the Perpetual Kill Zone, to avoid the limelight?" A'Qi didn't understand Wang Sheng's approach of immediately hiding in the Perpetual Kill Zone after hearing about Baoqing Surplus Hall increasing the reward. She had been holding back her question all the way, and now that they had settled down, she finally couldn't help but ask.

"Avoid the limelight? Sort of!" Wang Sheng smiled, not denying it. Looking at A'Qi's seemingly contemptuous expression, he smiled and asked, "Who do you think Baoqing Surplus Hall hates the most now? Or rather, who hates Baoqing Surplus Hall the most?"

If combined with the events of the recent period, then the one who hated Baoqing Surplus Hall the most was definitely Qiu Country. Baoqing Surplus Hall attacked their Perpetual Kill Zone base and a city within their borders, with casualties totaling over a thousand. How could the Qiu family not hate Baoqing Surplus Hall?

The second most hateful of Baoqing Surplus Hall was definitely not Wang Sheng, but Xia Country. Xia Country was thoroughly tricked by Baoqing Surplus Hall, and not long ago, they lost more than three hundred disciples. With so many lives, how could Xia Country easily let Baoqing Surplus Hall off?

When A'Qi said the answer, Wang Sheng smiled again and said, "Since you also understand that there are two major vassal states that hate Baoqing Surplus Hall, then why should we stand at the forefront and charge into battle for them?"

A'Qi had actually understood when she gave the answer herself. Now, hearing Wang Sheng's explanation, she was very embarrassed and stuck her little tongue out at Wang Sheng, obediently going to cultivate.

Just as Wang Sheng said, since the Qiu family and the Xia family would definitely confront Baoqing Surplus Hall, then why did Wang Sheng have to be their vanguard? No matter how much Baoqing Surplus Hall offered as a reward, it was meaningless to Wang Sheng who had entered the Perpetual Kill Zone. Could it be that the Qiu family and the Xia family would endure until Baoqing Surplus Hall successfully rewarded Wang Sheng before taking action?

This was completely a method of advancing by retreating, meeting change with constancy that Wang Sheng used. Staying in the Perpetual Kill Zone, watching the tigers fight from the mountain, and enjoying the fruits of their success was fine. As a trump card sniper, if he found that the enemy had an opponent who could help him kill the enemy, then it would be foolish to rush to the front himself.

Staying in the Perpetual Kill Zone was indeed faster than cultivating outside. At least Wang Sheng could clearly feel that every time he cultivated, a large drop of spiritual liquid would be added to the large pool in his Yuan Soul space. Although it wasn't as much as when he tempered his body with spiritual energy, it was at least twice as fast as cultivating in the capital.

Seeing that the Gongfu Yuan Soul was transforming faster, Wang Sheng couldn't sit still after staying in the closed-off state for half a month. He greeted Daoist Lingxu and said that he wanted to go to the core area of the Perpetual Kill Zone again to take a look.