Great Demon Leader: Start By Refining Flying Zombies

Chapter 5: Spoils

Qi Meng's moves were fierce and powerful, his body filled with surging energy, and his naturally tough muscles and bones made him fearless of counterattacks.

At this moment, his fan-like hand reached out towards Liang Xiao, and it was easy to see his intention. Once he grabbed hold of him, it would be extremely difficult to break free.

However, in the blink of an eye, Qi Meng's hand was empty, and there was no trace of Liang Xiao in front of him.

"Where did he go?"

Qi Meng's eyes widened, about to look around, but as soon as he turned his head, a rapidly enlarging elbow appeared in front of him, it was Liang Xiao.

He instinctively raised his hand to block the elbow strike, only causing him to stumble a bit, but it didn't cause any serious harm.

Just as he was about to reach out and grab Liang Xiao, he saw a flash of black shadow and once again missed his target.

At this moment, Liang Xiao's body emitted a faint black aura, his figure became extremely elusive. As he moved, the black aura behind him formed threads, like layers of ghostly shadows.

"You bastard, stop hiding!"

Qi Meng stomped on the ground, shattering the stone slabs, but he still couldn't keep up with his opponent's speed.

"It's the Ghost Shadow Step!"

"Hiss, the entry-level spells of the Little Ghost Hall - Yin Demon Claw, Corpse Iron Body, and Ghost Shadow Step, are all spells that are easy to learn but difficult to master. Could it be that this kid's Ghost Shadow Step is approaching perfection?"

"Heh, speed doesn't necessarily mean strong attack power. Qi Meng's Corpse Iron Body, combined with his Innate condition, has surprisingly high defense. It's the perfect counter to the Ghost Shadow Step!"

"That's right, in a fight, there are bound to be flaws. As long as that kid is caught once, it's over!"

On the platform at the mountaintop, a considerable number of people had unknowingly gathered. Liang Xiao's Ghost Shadow Step made him truly elusive, no matter how crazy Qi Meng became, he couldn't gain any advantage.

Instead, he was continuously hit by Liang Xiao in vital areas, but the Corpse Iron Body's defense was astonishing, and the damage was not very noticeable.

Bang!

Another punch landed on Qi Meng's temple, causing half of his face to feel numb. The scene in front of him seemed to have a slight blur.

Qi Meng's eyes turned bloodshot. Although he hadn't shown signs of defeat yet, being continuously attacked in vital areas was not as easy as it seemed. He was just barely holding on.

He firmly believed that as long as he dragged it out, he would eventually find an opportunity to twist Liang Xiao into a pretzel!

Just one strike, he only needed one opportunity!

Suddenly, Liang Xiao, not far away, looked pale and stopped, gasping for breath. It seemed that he was recovering his energy.

"Hmm? Is he finally tired? The opportunity has come!"

Qi Meng exerted all his strength and pounced forward. However, this time Liang Xiao didn't use the Ghost Shadow Step to dodge in advance, as if he had exhausted his stamina.

This made Qi Meng even more excited. His energy flowed to his feet, shattering the stone slabs as he exploded with speed like a cannonball.

"Go cool off down the mountain!"

Just at this moment, Liang Xiao, with a pale face, returned to normal, a curve appeared at the corner of his mouth, and the Ghost Shadow Step was activated again, moving several zhang away!

Qi Meng cursed inwardly. Just as he was about to crash into bystanders, he saw that those two bystanders were not fools and quickly dodged, not wanting to be used as human shields.

Then, Qi Meng's vision cleared, and what he saw was the scenery of the misty peaks.

Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly been lured by Liang Xiao to the edge of the mountaintop platform.

With such great momentum, he couldn't stop at all and directly plunged off the cliff!

"No!!!"

Listening to the long scream and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, Liang Xiao nodded in satisfaction.

Although he probably wouldn't die, without the Spirit Pill miraculous medicine, he would probably have to lie in bed for a year or two.

"And there's an unexpected surprise."

Liang Xiao weighed a bulging storage bag in his hand. It was something he had casually taken from Qi Meng.

"Liang Xiao, you've done well this time. Just wait for me!"

Qi Yunkai left behind a harsh remark, about to leave, but was stopped by Liang Xiao.

"What do you want?"

Qi Yunkai's face turned extremely ugly, regretting not sneaking away secretly.

Myriad Demons Cave is very lenient when it comes to disciples fighting each other.

As long as no one is killed, even if someone's limbs are broken, no one will interfere.

Although he had some connections behind him, it wasn't easy to use them.

The most crucial point was that distant water cannot extinguish a nearby fire.

If Liang Xiao were to attack him now, it would be troublesome!

Liang Xiao tilted his head as if he could see what Qi Yunkai was thinking and smiled, "Don't worry, you've already lost to me, I won't ruin your path."

"Hu," Qi Yunkai let out a sigh of relief in his heart, but on his face, he refused to admit defeat and said, "Consider yourself lucky. Once I break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, I'll spare you too!"

Liang Xiao yawned and extended his hand towards Qi Yunkai.

This familiar gesture made Qi Yunkai feel uneasy. Was this something he often did?

"Whether or not you spare me, let's talk about it once you break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Now, hand over your storage bag. That's my spoils of war!"

...

After a while, the crowd gradually dispersed.

The mountaintop platform returned to its usual calm state, with stalls being set up as usual.

The stall owners chatted among themselves, learning that a preparatory disciple had perfected the Ghost Shadow Step, which was quite rare.

Under Liang Xiao's cold gaze, Qi Yunkai finally gave in.

He threw the storage bag away in frustration and left resentfully. This must have been quite a blow to him.

He had always thought of himself as the strongest in Little Ghost Hall.

Who would have known that Liang Xiao had hidden his true strength so well? This was the first time he had revealed the Ghost Shadow Step, which was close to the advanced stage. He even completely overcame Qi Yunkai's Yin Demon Claw.

It is worth mentioning that when the conflict between Liang Xiao and Qi Yunkai began, Liang Hao quietly ran away.

He was probably afraid that after Liang Xiao was quickly defeated, he would be harassed by the two bullies again. He didn't even think that Liang Xiao could win.

"Indeed, in the Demon Sect, being low-key all the time won't work. Showing your strength appropriately can avoid more trouble. How much cultivation resources can be saved!" Liang Xiao sighed, weighing the two storage bags and throwing away the miscellaneous items inside.

He obtained a total of 120 spirit stones, several spiritual ore, aged herbs, and some Monster bones.

Although robbing Qi Yunkai and Qi Meng's storage bags would inevitably bring some trouble, he didn't care. Liang Xiao was now so poor that he couldn't avoid trouble even if he wanted to.

"Hmm? This seems to be a method for refining a certain type of Law Weapon?" Suddenly, Liang Xiao raised his eyebrows and found a brocade box in Qi Yunkai's storage bag.

After opening it, he found an ancient bronze piece inside.

The bronze piece seemed to have been peeled off from a bronze artifact.

Although it had an ancient charm, the engraved content was incomplete, only a fragment.

"It seems to be a mirror-type Law Weapon. This kind of unusual Law Weapon is generally extraordinary, but unfortunately, the refining method is incomplete." Liang Xiao thought for a moment and threw it into his own storage bag. It might come in handy someday.

Even if it wasn't useful, it would be a great attraction to sell at a stall in the future.

However, with the addition of a sum of spirit stones, Liang Xiao felt that he couldn't just let them sit in his storage bag and gather dust.

He decided to spend them and contribute to his upcoming journey of refining corpses across worlds.

"Low-grade talismans, with just a trace of mana, can activate the spells within. Good stuff!"

"Attack, defense, speed enhancement, and detoxification talismans, give me a dozen of each. Senior brother, I'm buying so many. Can't you give me a discount?"

After getting a whole set of low-grade talismans, the stall owner smiled and gave him a dozen purification talismans as a bonus.

These things had good effects. After using them, even a clay figure would be guaranteed to be clean.

Without even blinking his eyes, Liang Xiao threw away 80 spirit stones in front of the talisman stall.

His idea was that as long as he had enough talismans, their effects would probably not be weaker than a protective Law Weapon in the short term.

Just then, several outer disciples with a strong aura came to the mountaintop platform to set up their stalls.

They actually took out several large pieces of bloody meat from their storage bags, with a large barrel filled with beast blood beside them.

In an instant, the smell of blood filled the air, and it was steaming hot, as if it had just been freshly hunted.

Some people walked away in disgust, but Liang Xiao walked up with bright eyes.

Monster meat was rich in spiritual energy and demonic energy. If the demonic energy was not removed, it would be easy for cultivators to become demonic after eating it. However, it was very suitable for feeding zombies!

A single Monster could weigh thousands of kilograms, so the price was acceptable.

"Brother, give me a thousand kilograms of Monster meat and five barrels of fresh beast blood!"

Thinking about his plan afterwards, Liang Xiao told the stall owner his needs. With a wave of his hand, he spent another thirty-something spirit stones.

He needed some meat to attract zombies. Perhaps these Monster meats, rich in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, would be a delicious delicacy in the eyes of those zombies.

However, in the blink of an eye, Liang Xiao looked at the few spirit stones left in his hand and sighed. These shiny little things were really not durable.

(End of this chapter)