Fire Monster

Chapter 197 New Crisis
Things turned out just as Zhao Guanshan had expected.

After trying twice, the ninth-order evil demon that had suffered heavy casualties immediately realized that it was difficult to break through the city. It immediately rushed to the north with the evil spirit and led the evil demons of all sizes. Not long after, a burst of spiritual light was seen in the demon-suppressing net in that direction, and it was directly blown up.

The first pioneer city was breached after only a few minutes!

However, only a moment later, a flash of sword was seen in the air, and the ninth-level evil demon was killed on the spot.

It was the Taoist Palace that came to clean up the mess.

On the top of the city wall, Qin Dong got the news from somewhere. He just sighed and said to Xiao Chengyun and Liu Yuwei: "The Zhang family has committed a crime this time. Five cities have been destroyed, tens of thousands of people have been killed or injured, four demon suppression nets have been destroyed, and six Qi cultivators have died. The governor and the Taoist temple have been planning to expand the city for a long time, but in the end they ended up like this."

"Now the governor only has two pioneer cities left, and the Taoist temple only has three. They are no longer able to afford it. Why don't you take this opportunity to transfer the second pioneer city to the governor and let them offer a high price. I dare not say how much it is, but 30,000 merit points or 30,000 Taoist temple contribution points for each of you should be no problem."

"Wouldn't it be better to get rid of worldly affairs and have more time to practice?"

"Especially Xiao Chengyun, you have great potential and are expected to advance to a fourth-level Qi Refiner. In the future, you may even advance to a fifth-level Qi Refiner. Are you really willing to waste your whole life here?"

"Even if you are City Lord Liu, what do you think this pioneer city can bring you? A small city with 3,000 people needs a governor for material supply. This place is not the front line. There are no merits to be gained, and no Dao Palace contribution points to be earned. The governor is now like a gambler who has lost all his money. You either agree to their conditions or continue to fight with them."

"Can you really see the future like this? You still have hope of advancing to the third-level Qi Refiner."

After a lot of deception, Qin Dong actually tried to persuade Xiao Chengyun and Liu Yuwei to give up the development city.

Liu Yuwei frowned when she heard this, but she didn't dare to offend this fourth-level Qi Refiner, so she pretended not to hear it.

But Xiao Chengyun didn't care, and sneered: "Your Excellency the Inspector said it lightly, but have you ever thought about the six Qi Refiners who died tragically because of the Zhang family's evil deeds? If we didn't have this city, how could we know that we wouldn't be one of the six people who died tragically?"

"Then have you ever thought about whether you would still have the chance to stand here and talk if we hadn't sent a Level 3 Imperial Seal Chariot out of the city to pick you up?"

"You always talk about being a free and easy person, practicing freely, but you never mention whether we two sisters would still be qualified to own a level 3 imperial chariot if we lost this city?"

"You look down on these three thousand mortals, but you don't know that it is these mortal husbands and brothers who form the defense of this city."

"I don't care whether you are sincere in giving me advice or have bad intentions or other ulterior motives. In a word, people with different ideals cannot work together. The Second Pioneer City does not welcome you. Please do as you please!"

Hearing this, Qin Dong's expression turned cold, and he sneered, "Xiao Chengyun, I'm trying to persuade you because you saved me, but you don't know what's good for you? Don't you know that disaster is coming!"

"This time the Zhang family has committed a sin and fallen into trouble. The Dao Palace must be furious and will definitely send a special envoy to investigate the matter. You and the Zhang family had many dirty dealings before the Second Development City. How could the Dao Palace envoy let you go?"

"Don't think I'm a fool. Three months ago, you, Xiao Chengyun, were just a student of Taoism who had not yet graduated. Your aptitude was just average. Now, in three months, you have made such rapid progress and even comprehended the third-order Broken Gold and the second-order Blood Devouring. Not to mention Liu Yuwei. If she was qualified to enter Taoism, how could the Taoist Academy miss her?"

"You'd better give an explanation for all this. It would be best if you really have a family background. Otherwise, do you really think the Dao Palace envoy can't see it?"

"You are now greedy for power and want to establish your own city. You are relying on the fact that the Demon Suppression Department has no time to take care of you and the Provincial Administration Department can't do anything to you. This is actually a heinous act of rebellion!"

"I am now pointing out a clear path for you. Hand over the deal with the Second Pioneer City without hesitation. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences at your own risk!"

After saying that, Qin Dong simply turned away. How straightforward!

But Xiao Chengyun and Liu Yuwei were so angry that they gritted their teeth!

"Sister, don't listen to his nonsense. This kind of person dreams of cultivating immortality. He is insane! Many Qigong practitioners in the Dao Palace actually have this tendency. They always like to follow the principle that mortals should manage mortals and that it is best to stay out of it if possible. Among them, some Qigong practitioners think that mundane affairs will involve too much energy."

"Some Qi Refiners believe that doing so may provoke resistance from mortals, or make mortals too dependent on Qi Refiners and fail to hone themselves."

"I think that what my senior brother has come up with is pretty good, although it still has many drawbacks and flaws, and it doesn't seem to be anything new..."

"As for the evil deeds of the Zhang family, don't worry, we are upright and have nothing to fear."

However, despite this, Xiao Chengyun was still a little worried, so he and Liu Yuwei found Zhao Guanshan and told him what Qin Dong had just said.

"This old man is just coveting our second pioneer city. Now the second line of defense has suffered heavy losses. Including us, there are only five pioneer cities left. It would be strange if the governor is not anxious. But if he wants us to give up the second pioneer city, there is no way."

"Well, now that the ninth-level evil demon has been killed, and most of the eighth-level evil demons have also been killed, you can go out of the city again and harvest the demon mother's nest over there. Now is a good opportunity to accumulate resources."

Zhao Guanshan looked calm and confident, which put Xiao Chengyun and Liu Yuwei's concerns to rest. After all, young Master Zhao's family background was genuine and could withstand the investigation of the Taoist Palace's special envoys. However, in this case, his identity as a Qi Refiner would no longer be kept secret.

Next, the five chariots were dispatched again to reap the Demon Mother's lair. With Xiao Chengyun leading the team, this was not a big problem because there were no eighth-level evil demons there anymore. They had all been forcibly recruited by the ninth-level evil demon.

Zhao Guanshan had already seen it clearly through the statue's vision.

As for why he didn't go, it was because he was really scared.

Others may not know his background, but doesn’t he know it himself?

"The Zhang family is such a disaster. They have fallen into depravity themselves, and yet they want to drag me down with them!" Zhao Guanshan was helpless. He went to the first-level Spirit Supply Tower again and ordered Jia Xian and others to speed up the spiritual energy impact. They had to hurry up and upgrade the second-level Spirit Supply Tower.

It was a good thing to say. The pressure from the ninth-order evil demon, although it only lasted for a few minutes, provided a good driving force for pushing the mill. Jia Xian and the others used this pressure to use their spiritual energy to blast out a large amount of high-level materials in one breath. All in all, one third of the materials needed to upgrade the second-level spirit supply tower had been gathered.

If there is enough energy supply and the attack is open, the preparation of all materials can be completed in one month, and the upgrade of the second-level spirit supply tower can be completed in two months.

By then, the Second Pioneer City would not be so passive. However, this was still a difficult matter to solve. If they wanted to survive the Dao Palace's investigation, they had to start from themselves.

After Zhao Guanshan returned to the room, he thought for a moment and then fused another magic pill. Now he had a total of five pills left in his hand. The extra ones were obtained when Xiao Chengyun saved Qin Dong and used a big move to kill more than a dozen eighth-level evil demons.

Unfortunately, the situation was critical at the time and many perfect magic pills could not be retrieved in time.

This is also true of what happened just now.

Fortunately, five magic pills should be enough.

Next, Zhao Guanshan concentrated his mind, calmed his heart, and entered a state of meditation. He entered the world of visualization and looked at the sky full of runes and stars.

Now, a new rune star has been pulled closer to the back of the dispersing rune star, which means it can be lit up. In total, there are five rune stars in this series.

In which dispel and forget are both lit up.

Behind the explosive runes, two new rune stars are pulled closer, which are the subsequent derived magical powers.

It should be pretty strong at the moment.

However, being powerful cannot solve the problem of dealing with the investigation of the Dao Palace envoy, and we can't just fight a war with them.

"So, the Forgotten Rune must continue to be lit."

Zhao Guanshan did not hesitate and consumed the energy of four stone platforms in one breath, successfully lighting up the Forgotten Rune to the fifth level.

Originally, he was thinking of lighting it up to the sixth level, but the remaining three rune stars that could be lit made him change his mind.

These three light-up runes are all derived from the Dispel Rune. While each has its own characteristics, they are also inextricably linked to the Dispel Rune.

The first one has the function of enhancement, that is, it can allow a martial artist who has engraved the natal Fire Seal to obtain double the effect. This is definitely a blessing.

This is how the blessings from the immortals in the Temple of the Great Wall are bestowed.

So Zhao Guanshan named it Blessing.

The second one has a function similar to the escape method, just like Xiao Chengyun's unlit magical power, the golden light escape method, which can be used to perform rapid fire escape through the Lihuo Dao Fu.

But for the time being, I don’t need this, nor do I want to use it, because it requires a lot of energy and also consumes a lot of materials.

Just like Xiao Chengyun, without five B-grade magical swords, how can you dare to use the Golden Light Escape Technique?
So Zhao Guanshan simply skipped it.

The third and newest Rune Star is more interesting and a little harder to understand, but it can be thought of as the opposite of Oblivion.

The Forgotten Rune is used to reduce presence and hatred.

This rune is used to increase presence and increase hatred value.

The specific effect is that after using it, within a radius of 50 meters, I am the most handsome! I am the coolest, I am the most stylish, I am the most awesome!
But this is only the first layer of effect of this rune.

The second level of effect is that it can forcibly transfer other people's attention, presence, and hatred to yourself.

That is to say, as long as he used this rune, wherever he appeared, everyone else would immediately be eclipsed.

However, it also has a third effect, which is that it can be used together with the Forgotten Rune.

The specific operation is to transfer everyone's hatred and presence to yourself first, and then use the forgetfulness rune to allow all team members to indirectly obtain the forgetfulness effect.

This is much easier and more useful than Zhao Guanshan's previous effort to rub the Forgotten Runes one by one.

So without further ado, I chose this one.

"The name is misleading!"

"If the Dao Palace envoy comes to inspect, we will mislead Mo Lao Er."

Zhao Guanshan already had a full plan, and the others, including himself, were actually not very reliable.

But if it's Mo Lao Er, then that would be a huge advantage.

Of course, before that, Mo Laoer needs to be strengthened to a certain extent.

At that moment, Zhao Guanshan did not hesitate and activated Misdirection to the fourth level in one breath.

Whether or not this can be concealed from the world depends on this and Mo Lao Er.

He was quite looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)