Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Chapter 157: Ji Chang Paved the Way to Becoming a King

Hu Yao pretended to go out and search for a while, then took out the spirit medicine she had prepared.

He then bit his own arm, causing it to bleed profusely.

The bull monster had just woken up when he saw a beautiful woman treating his wounds.

The monkey monster next to him said, "King, you can't go out and search for medicine yourself anymore!"

"Look, I've been injured so badly every time I go out!"

While the bull monster was touched, he couldn't help but miss the king from before.

"King, please save my king!"

The king of the monster race had never been worth much.

Because they didn't have such a concept, they just thought it was cool to be called a king.

Remembering that Ji Chang hadn't gone far, Hu Yao said, "We'll go when you've recovered."

A day later, after Hu Yao confirmed that Ji Chang had retreated, she led a dozen or so injured demons to their territory.

The whole mountain was covered in blood, and their king was lying in a pool of blood, smelly all over.

After crying for a while, they all looked at Hu Yao, hoping that she could lead them to find a new way out.

After gathering the Foundation Establishment monsters here, Hu Yao also collected a lot of treasures from the king's collection.

Ji Chang came to the Western Desert to kill the Lord of Mortal World, so he didn't have time to collect a lot of treasures. It would only be a burden to him, so he only took what he needed.

Not everyone had snake venomous snakes, and even if they did, they would only bring a few with them.

He didn't take everything, and the rest were all given to Hu Yao.

Then, Hu Yao would have the resources to gather even more Foundation Establishment Realm monsters.

She had a clear plan now, which was to follow Ji Chang from afar.

She heard that the king of the monster race had died, so she would wait for two days. After Ji Chang left, she would gather the monsters and collect the treasures.

Even Ji Chang didn't expect that there would be a talented, powerful, and unknown tiger monster following him.

The old man in the rainbow-colored feather robe looked at the scene in front of him in a daze. He had to admit that this woman was really lucky.

Ji Chang couldn't have killed all the famous Foundation Establishment monsters in the Western Desert and helped her, could he?

That couldn't be, right?

With this girl's silly look, how could she do that?

A few more days passed and Hu Yao's team began to expand. From a dozen or so yao, they now had over thirty yao.

Moreover, this trend showed no signs of stopping. The entire team was expanding like a rolling snowball.

Coupled with the fact that Hu Yao was rather extravagant in spending money, the demons that followed her actually submitted to her wholeheartedly!

Every time he opened his mouth, he would say 'my king'.

Among them, the happiest was none other than Monkey.

He could already feel that the day when his king would truly become king was not too far away.

Hu Yao didn't think too much about it. She just followed behind Ji Chang and picked up monsters along the way.

They didn't lack treasures, nor did they lack cultivation resources. Their days actually took a turn for the better.

From being penniless in the past, he now had a bulging wallet.

"If this goes on, I'll be able to return the money I owe the scholar soon!"

"I'll pick up another thousand monsters and give the senior and the scholar a surprise!"

If it were any other demon, they wouldn't have the guts Hu Yao had.

Only Hu Yao, with her carefree personality, dared to do such a thing without thinking too much.

The thinking of demons had always been incomprehensible to humans.

Compared to the smooth-sailing Hu Yao, Chen Qing's situation was much more awkward.

After all, Yan Shiying's power was now in his hands. He had sent out a large number of Imperial Guards to intercept and kill the large tribes that were heading south.

Under the heavy pressure, many ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators chose to betray the original owner and join Yan Shiying.

Although Chen Qing had saved a few people in the past few days, it was still a drop in the bucket. On the other hand, the gathering of Wu's Foundation Establishment evil spirits was progressing at lightning speed.

According to Chen Qing's estimation, there were about a hundred Foundation Establishment evil spirits hidden in the south of Wu.

In the entire Wu, there were about two hundred Foundation Establishment evil spirits.

Unfortunately, the north of Wu was now Yan Shiying's territory, so he couldn't go there.

Compared to the thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators under Yan Shiying's command, this ratio was very small.

However, it should be enough to intimidate the large tribes that had joined him.

After spending nearly a month, Chen Qing had barely managed to travel through the entire south of Wu.

He didn't need to go to every place. He only needed to go to a place and ask the evil spirits there to gather the evil spirits nearby.

During the two gatherings, nothing major happened. Ji Ru was still looking for the materials for the Three Year Cicada.

Due to the chaos in the Southern Li Tribe, Xu Yaofeng didn't dare to attack recklessly.

After Murong Lang reached Foundation Establishment, he continued to translate the Book of Gods and his status skyrocketed. He could do whatever he wanted in the Pure Land of Thunder.

On the other hand, Hu Yao was starting to become rich. She even paid back the spirit stones that she owed the scholar and him. This made Chen Qing slightly puzzled.

Now that he had told almost all the Foundation Establishment evil spirits in the south of Wu to go to the Source of the Dao to meet him, Chen Qing was preparing to return to the Source of the Dao to see how the recruitment was going.

At this moment, the earth was completely red. The wind that blew was mixed with thumb-sized spirit gold fragments.

The entire Wu could be seen everywhere in the landscape that was completely made of metal.

At this moment, the Source of the Dao was full of people. A large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators had gathered here.

After arriving, they didn't see the Guard Lord who had called for everyone to kill Yan Shiying.

At this moment, the young people that Chen Qing had saved would come out to explain that the Guard Lord had personally gone to rescue the large tribes that were heading south.

Hearing this, everyone immediately calmed down. Instead, they felt a little more respect for Chen Qing.

Not far from the Source of the Dao, a place filled with ghastly qi appeared.

There were no less than a dozen Foundation Establishment evil spirits gathered here. In fact, the number of evil spirits was still increasing.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators felt the threat of these evil spirits. Unfortunately, Chen Qing wasn't here, so they couldn't come up with a unified plan.

They could only wait here for Chen Qing to return.

There were no less than six hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered here. They were all large tribes that had come to join Chen Qing. They hoped that Chen Qing could stop Yan Shiying's attack.

Chen Qing wasn't here. At this moment, the Source of the Dao was in chaos. Everyone was discussing how to kill Yan Shiying.

However, when it came to Yan Shiying's army, they lost confidence.

Yan Shiying had twice as many people as them.

After waiting for two days, they suddenly received orders to go and welcome the Guard Lord.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators went down the mountain and waited for Chen Qing's arrival.

"That Qing Xu is just the son-in-law of the Black Bird Tribe. How dare he put on such airs?"

"If he hadn't been the first to call for everyone, who knows who would be the one in charge?"

This was the opinion of a few large tribes that had decent strength.

"The Guard Lord is finally coming back. I wonder how he's going to fight this battle."

"There's never been such a big battle involving thousands of Foundation Establishment Cultivators. I wonder what it'll be like."

"Let's wait for the Guard Lord's orders. Only he can stop Yan Shiying."

This was the opinion of those who were saved by Chen Qing and some ordinary tribes.

They did not feel that Chen Qing was not qualified because their backgrounds were similar to Chen Qing's, and they had also received favors from Chen Qing.

Of course, there were also many from the Aurora Sect. They all knew that Chen Qing held a high position in the Aurora Sect and was their immediate superior.

Before they saw Chen Qing, they saw more than sixty evil spirits clearing the way and rushing towards them.

"Where did these evil spirits get their guts from?"

"They only had the chance to be arrogant when the Guard Lord wasn't here. Do they think that evil spirits are qualified to fight?"

"Look, the Guard Lord seems to be the leader of these evil spirits!"

Chen Qing led sixty-two evil spirits to the Source of the Dao and immediately ordered, "Stop!"

All the evil spirits obeyed and did not dare to do anything else.

Their perspective was different from that of cultivators. In their eyes, Chen Qing could control their life and death with a thought and destroy their souls.

Moreover, they were also looking forward to Chen Qing drinking their pain and regaining his freedom.

Looking at the scattered Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Chen Qing thought of the army under Yan Shiying and felt that they would lose this battle.

It seemed that it was not time for the final battle yet.

Yan Shiying's Palace Guard had killed many people and had been through many battles. The Foundation Establishment Cultivators in front of him might be stronger in one-on-one combat, but on the battlefield, they were no match for Yan Shiying's men.

Chen Qing rode forward and rode among the Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

"You must understand that I'm your only choice. If you don't join me, you'll die!"

"From today onwards, I don't want to hear anyone calling themselves a tribe. That's all in the past!"

"If Yan Shiying doesn't die, you have no right to call yourselves a tribe!"

"Yan Shiying is not a traitor. He is a cruel and ruthless person. You all escaped from his butcher's knife!"

"Don't think that you still have a chance. You can escape from his butcher's knife in the mountains of Nanli, but can you escape in the Death Realm?"

"Don't tell me that the great majority of the Martial Kingdom, Foundation Establishment Cultivators, all of you want to spend the rest of your lives in hiding?"

"Only by killing him will we have a chance to live!"

"This is the end of the road. You have no choice!"

"It's to run for a lifetime and wait for your death to come!"

"Or follow me and kill him. Make your choice!"

"I'll also make it clear to all of you. Once you've chosen to follow me, you'll have to carry out my orders. Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!"

"Now, those who are still willing to follow me can stay. Those who are unwilling can go down the mountain!"

After Chen Qing finished speaking, he began to wait quietly.

Sure enough, more than thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators refused to accept Chen Qing's violent rule and wanted to leave.

After these people left, Chen Qing said, "Then, the rest are those who are willing to follow me."

"Very well, the first order I'll give you is to kill the thirty-five people who left!"

The hidden Extreme Light Sect members, as well as those who wanted to follow Chen Qing, immediately responded. Seeing a large number of cultivators chasing down the mountain, the others also followed.

In less than a quarter of an hour, 35 heads were brought back.

Nearly six hundred people against thirty-five people, there was no suspense at all.

After rewarding the meritorious people, Chen Qing found Su Yi, Zhang Can, Yan Bailiang, and Ma Yuan to discuss how to continue to expand the team and train the troops.

The five of them stepped into the central hall of the Land of the Dao Source and Chen Qing asked directly, "Are there any more Foundation Establishment Cultivators who want to join us?"

Su Yi found a chair and sat down, "There are probably about a hundred people on the way, but that's all."

"Yan Shiying took the initiative, and there are many Foundation Establishment Cultivators near the Royal City. No matter how we recruit troops in the Martial Kingdom, it will be difficult to resist."

Chen Qing thought for a moment and asked, "What's the situation in the Fire Country further south?"

Yan Bailiang knew the situation in the Fire Country better, "The Fire Country is also in chaos, but the situation is not as clear as ours."

Chen Qing's gaze fell on Ma Yuan, "Inform the upper echelons of the sect, I want control of all the Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the Fire Country!"

Ma Yuan clasped his hands, "I will go and communicate with the upper echelons of the sect."

After waiting for two hours, Ma Yuan returned and clasped his hands, "The sect has discussed for a long time and agreed."

Chen Qing thought for a moment and asked, "Do you have a chance to communicate with Divine Envoy Miao?"

Everyone was silent for a long time. "Divine Envoy Miao rarely appears, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Chen Qing was a little embarrassed, "If we can't communicate with Divine Envoy Miao and directly send troops to the Fire Country to subdue a large number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, it will definitely cause the Fire Country's Foundation Establishment Cultivators to be dissatisfied."

"At that time, another Yan Shiying pops out from the Fire Country and we will be attacked from both sides, the situation will be worse."

Su Yi's eyes turned and stepped forward, "We can use the name of going to Saint Miao to cross the Fire Country and go to the Longevity Mountain to pay respects to God Miao."

"Along the way, we can attack many large tribes and subdue a large number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators as soldiers!"

"Lord can also mobilize those hidden Extreme Light Sect members, we can definitely achieve great things!"

Chen Qing asked Zhang Can, "What large tribes or sects are there in the Fire Country?"

Zhang Can said, "If we are talking about the Fire Country, it would be the Dragon Elephant Tribe. They have many strength path spirit Gu worms and are very powerful."

Hearing the mention of strength path spirit Gu worms, Chen Qing had an idea.

"Gather all the Foundation Establishment Cultivators and march into the Fire Country, straight to the Dragon Elephant Tribe!"

"Invite them to pay respects to Saint Miao and find a reason to start the war!"

"Wipe out the Dragon Elephant Tribe in one battle and plunder the strength path spirit Gu worms to nurture experts!"

Yan Bailiang was a Daoist after all, "Isn't this a little inappropriate?"

"What if we come to the Fire Country to settle the score?"

Chen Qing said, "We can use Yan Shiying's method to nurture another descendant of the Dragon Elephant Tribe!"

"As long as we can bring back a Profound Martial Realm descendant from the Death World to the Dragon Elephant Tribe, there won't be any problems."

Chen Qing stood up and said seriously, "Moreover, we can't survive today, how can we think about the future?"

Now that they were facing a crisis of life and death, how could they have the mood to think about the future?

Yan Bailiang asked again, "Then our territory in the South of the Martial Country, do we not want it?"

Chen Qing said directly, "It's useless even if we have it. If we can't defend it, it will be Yan Shiying's in the end!"

"With the land and people gone, we will lose both."

"With the land gone, we will gain both!"

"Why don't we use the name of the pilgrimage to gather the troops in the chaotic Fire Country and strengthen ourselves before coming back to fight Yan Shiying!"

"Send the order immediately, we will set off tomorrow morning!"

"Send the order to all the Extreme Light Sect members in the Fire Country, persuade them to come and pledge their allegiance to me!"

Yan Shiying had already flipped the table, Chen Qing didn't mind this kind of cross-border conquest.

(End of Chapter)