In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 25 The Child Returns, Dealing with the Rat Demon

"mother!"

Fire Boy and Water Boy arrived with several children.

Upon seeing his mother, Zhang Gousheng excitedly shouted.

Gousheng's mother was stunned for a moment, thinking she was hallucinating from all her thoughts. She stood up and looked, and sure enough, it was her Gousheng.

"The dog left behind!"

"Dog!"

"We also have spring flowers and summer flowers."

"One, two, three... not a single missing child is missing."

"Mother!" The children cried and rushed into their mother's arms, embracing her and weeping.

"My son, where have you been? Your mother is going crazy with worry!" Gou Sheng's mother cried out.

“Mother, we were captured by the rat demon in town. The goddess sent two celestial boys to rescue us. You don’t know how powerful the two celestial boys are. They can fly and disappear into the earth. The rat demon is also very scary. He created a dark, foul-smelling fog. When we inhaled it, we couldn’t breathe. The two celestial boys were helpless. It was only when the Golden Saint Goddess appeared that we were saved.”

Zhang Gousheng's heart pounded as he thought about the thrilling scene.

The thought of the Empress's appearance fills me with awe.

Everyone listened with expressions of shock.

It turns out the children were captured by the rat demon.

If it weren't for the goddess, these children would never have come back. After all, she was a demon, and they had no way to snatch people from her.

"The goddess has found the missing child! She is truly a blessing to all of us! Everyone, please bow down! Everyone, please bow down!" Village chief Zhang Youhe excitedly greeted everyone with open arms.

"This humble subject kowtows to thank Your Majesty for finding my child." Gou Sheng's mother pulled Gou Sheng down to kneel.

Everyone else, without exception, kowtowed and knelt in gratitude, moved to tears.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving the children of Peach Blossom Village."

[Host has accumulated 5000 faith points]

This marks the first time I've broken through the 5,000 faith power barrier.

Gu Yuexi exchanged two third-tier spiritual veins and placed them in her Divine Palace. Each third-tier spiritual vein cost 1,500 faith points, and she used 3,000 of them.

Two spiritual veins were placed into the Divine Palace, and the spiritual energy of each system repaired the vitality within the Divine Palace.

Several rivers have appeared around, and the flowers and plants on the mountain have become extraordinary, with their veins shimmering with a bright light. The spiritual herbs she planted in the Grade D medicinal field are also radiating vitality and growing vigorously. In just a few days, these spiritual herbs will be ready to be used for alchemy.

The air was filled with spiritual energy.

Her body spontaneously absorbs spiritual energy.

"I can finally cultivate techniques for other spiritual roots."

Because she absorbed the sun's heat, she did not lack fire-type spiritual power. However, with the Holy Spirit Root, how could she be content to cultivate only one type of spiritual power technique? Now that she had two third-tier spiritual veins within her Divine Palace, she had finally achieved her wish.

She can finally retrieve the cultivation techniques from the cultivation world.

Focus your attention on the water mirror.

The villagers were so moved that they kowtowed to thank her for saving the children.

The children are not in good condition. Firstly, they have been tainted by demonic energy, and secondly, they have been too frightened. They may fall seriously ill in a few days.

It is taken from the people and used for the people.

She exchanged dozens of faith points for seven Tier 1 Tranquilizing Talismans.

Once she's proficient in alchemy, she won't need to buy these little things anymore.

She placed calming talismans on the children, and the gentle spiritual energy emanating from the talismans nourished their bodies.

A child who is already vulnerable will become even weaker if they fall seriously ill. With a calming talisman, not only will they not fall seriously ill, but it can also nourish them from their original damage.

Zhang Gousheng suddenly felt a warmth spread through his body, and his excited and panicked heart seemed to be soothed.

The goddess has appeared!
He quickly kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, we have brought back the rat demon."

Fire Boy and Water Boy released the Rat Demon.

The ugly and terrifying appearance of the rat demon came into view of the villagers.

"Oh no, a monster—" the villagers cried out in fright.

“Mother, he’s the rat demon who kidnapped us. The two fairy boys said he eats people to cultivate.” Zhang Gousheng said, pointing at the rat demon.

His voice wasn't quiet, and the people who had lost their children heard it, becoming even more grateful to the Golden Saintess. If it weren't for the Saintess, their children would surely have been devoured by this ugly rat demon, leaving not even bones behind.

"My benefactor!"

"Your Majesty is truly our great benefactor!"

The villagers chattered amongst themselves. Gu Yuexi said to the villagers, "I appreciate your kindness, but I need to deal with the rat demon later, so it's inconvenient for you to stay here. Go down the mountain now."

Aside from Peach Blossom Village, this was the first time the other seven villages had heard Lady Jin Sheng speak.

immortal!

The goddess has appeared.

The crowd knelt and kowtowed excitedly, muttering incantations that, upon closer listening, were all respectful.

Zhang Youhe, the village chief of Peach Blossom Village, stood up and said to everyone, "The Empress has things to do, so let's not disturb her any longer."

"Yes, yes, let's hurry down the mountain."

Some people prayed: "We heard from the Goddess that she wants to deal with the rat demon. We hope that the Goddess will kill the rat demon. If it escapes, our children will be in danger."

A large group of villagers descended the mountain.

After the villagers left, Gu Yuexi turned her attention to the rat demon.

The rat demon knelt in the spot where the villagers had knelt in worship.

In front of the Golden Sacred Palace is a flat area less than ten feet high. From this flat area, the palace appears to be embedded in the sky, revealing its magnificent grandeur through layers of clouds and mist.

The palace is surrounded by trees and flowers.

Mysterious and awe-inspiring.

Surrounding the palace, sacred golden light and myriad rays of nine-colored divine light shone brightly.

Qihuang Mountain is reviving, with lush vegetation everywhere.

This scene was like a miracle.

The rat demon was shocked and terrified.

What kind of powerful demon has he offended?
"Rat demon."

A familiar voice came from above, and the rat demon recognized it as the voice of the woman who had been in the sky earlier.

He looked around but saw no one. The voices echoed from every corner, and he knew that the person speaking must be nearby.

I was once again amazed by the other party's profound cultivation.

"Golden Saintess, spare my life! This lowly demon was ignorant and arrogant, and injured your two attendants. Please spare my life in consideration of how hard I have worked to cultivate."

Gu Yuexi looked at the rat demon covered in blood and said, "Cultivation is not easy, and this lady will not easily take the life of any demon."

The rat demon exclaimed with delight, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty is so compassionate!"

It lowered its head and gritted its teeth fiercely.

Looking up, he once again adopted the demeanor of a devout believer.

Gu Yuexi continued, "But you have committed many evils. If you are left in the mortal world, you will suffer as a mortal. I, the Empress, cannot spare you."

The rat demon was horrified: "Your Majesty, please understand! This lowly demon was forced to eat people to cultivate."

He cried out in anguish, "Little Demon was originally a tiny spirit from Cloud Mist Town."

"After seven hundred years of day and night, I was fortunate enough to be transformed into human form by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. I and my rat offspring were diligently cultivating in the back mountain of Master Luo's house, hoping to one day attain immortality."

“A year ago, it was the third year of drought. The Luo family had little food left and could hardly make a living. They wanted to be great philanthropists and save all living beings, so they killed my rats and their offspring without restraint, skinned them and bled them to fill their stomachs.”

"Otherwise, where would the Luo family get the food to do charity work!"

He was heartbroken: "You don't know, it wasn't enough for the Luo family to kill my rat offspring themselves, they even sent people from the town to arrest us. I couldn't bear it any longer, so I captured their children, just to intimidate mortals and stop them from hunting my rat offspring."

"Your Majesty, please have mercy and release this little demon."

The rat demon, bound by the demon-binding rope, knelt on the ground in a sorry state, weeping bitterly.

Whether the rat demon was telling the truth or not, Gu Yuexi knew perfectly well: "Leaving aside the truth or falsehood in your words, you eat people and drink their blood, refining their souls. Could it be that you're doing this for cultivation as well?"

The rat demon was horrified: "Your Majesty, you are also a demon. Don't you know that mortals are born with supreme spiritual energy, and that eating their flesh and drinking their blood can prolong one's life?"

The rat demon looked completely at ease. He felt he hadn't done anything wrong; he was forced into it because he was doing it for cultivation.

"But you ate the flesh and blood of mortals, and your cultivation slowed down. Didn't you know that beforehand? You ate people to cultivate for your own selfish desires. You knew that this might lead to demonic possession, yet you still acted so recklessly."

Gu Yuexi's tone was full of regret.

"What a pity for those seven hundred years of days and nights."

She condensed a ball of pure fire and sent it through the water mirror directly into the rat demon's meridians.

"Ah!" The rat demon cried out in despair as he heard the sound of his tendons shattering.

He angrily shouted, "We are all monsters, why do you insist on doing things for mortals?"

“What’s wrong with me eating them? Didn’t they eat my rat offspring? Am I wrong? No! I’m not wrong! Hahaha… You’re the ones who are wrong.”

(End of this chapter)