Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 260 Dialogue between the Demon Court and the Demon King of Jishan
When Huo Ye, the Phoenix Feather Eagle Envoy, saw the Yellow Spring Robe draped over Mo Xuan's body, his heart trembled.

This thing is filled with too much of the essence of flying demons.

The aura was so strong it was suffocating for the birds.

The Yellow Spring Robe leans towards the ghost path magic weapon. Although its grade is only low, it contains the essence of the Eagle King. After being restrained by the magic weapon, it nurtured the [Yellow Spring Ghost Pattern] within a short year. Its power to command ghosts is extremely strong, restraining ghosts but also very unfriendly to living beings.

Although it is not as targeted as the demon and ghost swords, it is definitely not an easy opponent for flying demons.

Suppressing the trembling in my heart.

Hino bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Lord Mogen."

Gu Qing laughed.

"Get up."

At this moment, Xiaobai, the demon cub whose true form is suspected to be carrying the blood of the phoenix, is also by Gu Qing's side. However, she is not afraid of the aura of the Yellow Spring Robe, but instead becomes even closer to Gu Qing.

Having followed him for decades, she still looked like a child, curiously watching Hino, licking her lips with her little tongue. While she was cute, she made Hino even more terrified.

Having no idea what kind of people they were, I could only bite the bullet and say it.

"My lord, Huo Ye is representing the Demon Court at the Xuan Tian Black Market. Your previous killing of the Thousand Feather Eagle King has greatly displeased His Majesty the Demon Emperor, who wants to reclaim his assets: the Void Purple Crystal, the Spirit Stone Mine, and the Corpse of the Demon King."

Hino first established his identity and explained the situation. Seeing that Gu Qing's expression was off and his killing intent was rising, he quickly tried to cover it up.

"Of course! This is the Demon Court's decision, and I think you can refuse."

"Oh? How to say it."

Gu Qing smiled enigmatically. "This demon is quite interesting, and he seems to know a lot about the Demonic Mystic," he said.

"You were once famous throughout the Demon Realm in the Ten Thousand Serpent Nest, where you tricked the Golden-Backed Eagle Prince. Now you have destroyed the backbone of the Thousand Feather Eagle and bullied the Purple Extreme Demon Eagle."

Although the ten Eagle King clans often have their own disputes, they are likely to unite in the face of a powerful external enemy and form a united front. I, representing the Phoenix Feather Eagle, share this sentiment.”

"His Majesty the Demon Emperor is unable to take action, but the Phoenix Feather Eagle and the others are happy to do so and carry out the encirclement and attack."

"My lord, I suggest you back down; that would also preserve the future of the Xuan Tian Black Market."

Hino spoke sincerely and in a very gentle tone, but no matter how you looked at what he said, it felt like he was trying to use his position to put him down.

This is also Gu Qing's biggest worry. It's easy to conquer the world in the demon race, but it's hard to defend your territory. There are too many ambitious villains. The competition is much more intense than within the human race in the Southern Wilderness. They really go all out.

But you can't say it like that.

Gu Qing made a slightly relaxed micro-expression.

What are the benefits of agreeing?

Upon hearing this, Hino breathed a sigh of relief. He was just an ordinary great demon with average talent, but he was quite good at business operations. He was weak in combat and was actually forced to come on this mission.

After all, Mo Xuan had even killed the Demon King, so he was imposing and domineering. His missions were fraught with danger, but if he did the same thing well, he would also benefit greatly.

"His Majesty has promised to bestow upon you the title of King of Jishan, replacing the position of the Thousand Feather Eagle Clan, and to jointly govern Jishan Pingdingshan with the Purple Extreme Demon Eagle, shouldering the responsibility of fighting against the human race. The Xuantian Demon Army will also be incorporated into the regular army of the Demon Court."

"These are the royal seal and military tally. If you agree, I can give them to you now. The formal appointment will have to wait for the Demon Court to announce it to the world."

Gu Qing was taken aback. He hadn't expected that he could become a king in the Demon Court simply by acquiring a new identity. The temptation was considerable, especially since he belonged to the human race.

If it explodes in Season 3, it could play a significant role.

In the long run, it is beneficial to the overall situation.

This would also help him climb to a higher position in Baiyue Mountain, and he believed that the patriarchs and he still had a tacit understanding. However, he wanted what he had already taken and wouldn't give it back. Huo Ye explained everything, and Gu Qing did him a favor.

He immediately grinned maliciously.

With a wave of his hand, a large amount of ghostly mist sprayed out from his sleeve, blasting Huo Ye out of the Xuan Tian Tower, but the royal seal and military token remained behind, he said.

"Get lost. I've taken the stuff. The territory is mine, and the resources inside are mine too. If you're not satisfied, send someone stronger."

Gu Qing deliberately amplified his voice so that everyone in the black market could hear it.

Hino immediately understood and dared not speak.

He ran off in a huff, a sight witnessed by many onlookers, making a fool of himself.

After getting away from the black market, he laughed happily again.

The objectives of this trip have been largely achieved.

Although they failed to recover some resources, Mo Xuan's attitude and arrogant personality were evident to everyone in Huiji Mountain. What could a mere demon like him do? Persuading him to accept the amnesty was already a great achievement.

At least you won't get cheated.

As for the Demon Court, it's a mixed bag, but at least things have stabilized. Although they may have more complaints about Mo Xuan personally, they won't take action in the short term.

For Gu Qing personally, it stabilized his skyrocketing fame and gave the Xuan Tian Black Market a legitimate background. Although it was of little use, at least the reputation was respectable.

What the human race saw was that Mo Xuan didn't care about the Demon Court, so they felt more at ease with the secret transaction. At least they could explain it away after the explosion and wouldn't be blamed for the extermination of their race.

All three parties benefit.

Only the ambitious races of the Demon Realm were somewhat dissatisfied. Given Mo Xuan's talent and reputation, and the fact that he had no powerful backing, it would have been perfect to push him out to challenge the Demon Court.

To test the waters, make strategic moves, and even seize more benefits.

Both Mo Xuan and the others are suitable pawns. Now that things have turned out this way, the Chenxing Crocodile Clan is the first to object. Within a few days, they threatened Gu Qing with the profits from the Demon Phoenix City, forcing him to refuse the Demon Court's offer of amnesty.

Useless! Gu Qing doesn't even give them a second glance.

Gu Qing sold all the shops and land in Demon Phoenix City. It will only be possible to sell them a second time in a hundred years. The scattered demons in the Demon Phoenix Tomb Realm were also harvested and ravaged.

The lucrative smuggling business simply couldn't operate without Gu Qing. With the underground water vein map of Jinsha in his hands and the Bai family of Cangshan uprooted, the border region was in a state of panic. Who would dare to contact them?!

The Xuan Tian Black Market is the future; the Demon Phoenix City is a thing of the past. It's only worth about ten thousand spirit stones, not much of a deal.

Despite their anger, the Chenxing Crocodile Clan couldn't openly retaliate against him.

He is now the Demon King of Jishan!

The Demon Court least wants to see anything that undermines unity. No matter how much Gu Qing despises this position, no one can touch it.

Currently, the situation is very favorable to him, but it's uncertain how long he can hold out. Once the hype surrounding Demon Xuan fades, he might be secretly targeted by the Demon Realm.

Gu Qing didn't care about any of this. He simply moved the mature team from Demon Phoenix City to Jishan. Meanwhile, a palace belonging to the Jishan Demon King was rising from the ground in the Xuantian Black Market.

He skillfully engaged in the real estate business, easily selling properties with a hundred-year ownership certificate. At the same time, he also won over a group of demons within the demon realm, attracting them to develop there by using human-specific resources.

Thus, Gu Qing's hard work finally came to fruition.

His previously empty fortune began to accumulate at an alarming rate.

(End of this chapter)