Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 480 A Conversation with Prince Duguang

"These human cultivators under your command have caused quite a stir in my Duguang Kingdom. I haven't even had a chance to demand an explanation from you, yet you dare to come looking for me first?"

King Du Guang squatted on a branch of the Jianmu tree, glanced at Fang Xianyu, and said lazily.

"I dare not disturb Prince Du Guang, but it is precisely because my disciples acted without thinking and may have offended Prince Du Guang that I have come here with gifts to apologize!"

As Fang Xianyu spoke, he took out more than a dozen boxes from his Qiankun bag, placed them on the broad branches of the Jianmu tree, and then used his spiritual power to open them one by one.

The box was filled to the brim with spirit stones and various spirit herbs and plants, and half of it was spirit materials, mostly millet, rice, beans and various spirit-infused foods that only humans could grow. Although they were not expensive among demon cultivators, they were still considered "hard currency"—mainly because demon cultivators were not very good at planting, so even if they needed to eat, they mostly bought them from outside. This is why these spirit-infused foods were actually sold at higher prices in places where demon cultivators lived.

Seeing this, King Du Guang shamelessly flapped his wings, and the dozen or so boxes of "apology gifts" were quickly collected by her. Then, she lazily asked again, "Hehehe, you seem quite sincere! What do you intend to do?"

Knowing that demon cultivators were always straightforward, Fang Xianyu didn't beat around the bush like he did when speaking to human cultivators. He simply said, "Our Taiyin Sect has indeed always maintained friendly relations with demon cultivators. In fact, many demon cultivators from the Duguang Kingdom often stay in cities under the jurisdiction of the Taiyin Sect. I'm sure you, King Duguang, are aware of this."

"In that case, why doesn't King Duguang form a friendly alliance with my Taiyin Sect and open up to each other? When resources and technologies are exchanged, our respective jurisdictions will surely become more prosperous. Wouldn't that also be very beneficial to your path as the God of Proving the Dao in Duguang?"

Upon hearing this, King Du Guang's expression suddenly hardened. He glanced at Fang Xianyu, looking him up and down, until the feathers on his body bristled.

After a long while, she regained her languid demeanor and said, "You know quite a lot. I can't even tell what level of cultivation you have... At first, you seemed to be at the Nascent Soul stage, but upon closer inspection, I couldn't tell anymore. If you don't have some kind of treasure, then you must have some other secret... Hmm, how interesting..."

Fang Xianyu felt a chill run down his spine after hearing this.

She not only possesses treasures, but also has secrets that cannot be told to others!
However, she dared not delve into the reasons behind her trust and reliance on the system. She even subconsciously believed that the existence of the Guixu Realm should be beyond the system's dimension, otherwise the system would not have been able to enable her to move mountains and fill seas so easily in the Guixu Realm!
Just as Fang Xianyu was feeling uneasy but trying to appear calm, Prince Du Guang spoke again, as if to reassure her:

"Of course, while I am somewhat curious about other people's secrets, I have no interest in digging into them, nor do I have any fondness for killing and robbing. Since you know so much, you should also know that the higher one's cultivation level, the more one is bound to be, the more restricted one becomes. So you don't need to worry."

King Duguang seemed to shift his paws and adjust his posture before continuing, "As for forming some friendly alliance with the Taiyin Sect, I don't know or understand those messy things you humans talk about, so there's no need for that. Just treat Quanxian King City the same way you treat my Duguang Kingdom."

Fang Xianyu breathed a sigh of relief, then tentatively asked, "Then, I wonder what Prince Duguang thinks of the 'human sacrifice workshop' matter..."

King Du Guang narrowed his eyes and said, "If you want to deal with your disciples, then do so. I've dealt with them several times before, but I never seemed to be able to completely eliminate them, making you laugh at me. As for the demon cultivators from Du Guang Kingdom behind them, I will send my men to handle them." Fang Xianyu felt relieved and quickly feigned gratitude, "Thank you for your care, King Du Guang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the branch of the Jianmu tree on which Fang Xianyu was standing suddenly trembled and then fell to the ground. In a short while, it carried Fang Xianyu to the ground, and the place where he and Du Guangwang had just been was already hidden in the clouds and disappeared without a trace.

In fact, the reason why Fang Xianyu wanted to talk to King Du Guang was because King Du Guang agreed to it. Otherwise, how could King Du Guang, a god who had been a god for many years, be sensed by Fang Xianyu, a Nascent Soul cultivator, and even come to his door and allow her to ramble on in front of him?
Logically speaking, King Duguang should have been hostile towards human cultivators, since after he established the Duguang Kingdom, he was oppressed by various human forces, and many demon cultivators were killed at that time.

However, due to the strength of the Du Guang King and the assistance of another group of human cultivators, she was able to protect the Du Guang Kingdom. But because of this, she separated the Du Guang Kingdom from human forces and harbored great hatred towards human cultivators.

Specifically, she killed several human cultivators who led the attack on Duguang Kingdom to avenge her death, which led to Duguang Kingdom being rumored to be an inaccessible place among human cultivator sects.

This is also why Fang Xianyu planned to first use a generous gift to overwhelm Du Guangguo—one cannot hit a smiling face. Originally, your handling of the "human sacrifice workshop" matter was already meddling in the territory under their rule. You can't be too tough and rude, otherwise it won't be "establishing diplomatic relations," but rather making enemies.

But to her surprise, King Du Guang was surprisingly easy to talk to and did not show any resentment or disdain towards human cultivators.

While puzzled, Fang Xianyu secretly wondered to himself, "Could this King Du Guang actually be one of the few immortals in the Guixu Realm who can be considered a true 'god'?"

Compared to the likes of the Penglai God, the ethereal Golden Immortal, and even the King Yinglong, King Duguang was truly reasonable and easy to talk to, his style was simply extraordinary!
Long after Fang Xianyu left, Prince Du Guang shook his feathers, picked up a small, colorful stone hidden under his belly, placed it in front of him, and stared at it so intently that his eyes almost crossed. He then whispered to the stone, "Are you sure she has any of the Empress's belongings on her? I can't sense anything at all."

The little stone trembled, and a weak female voice came from inside: "It's her. I don't know how Her Majesty chose her, but it's her!"

Du Guangwang gently touched the small stone with his long beak, looking somewhat conflicted: "How about we snatch back the Queen's keepsake?"

The weak female voice from within the pebble cried out in alarm, "We can't get it back! That thing is already connected to her soul! Don't do anything foolish and ruin Her Majesty's grand plan!"

King Du Guang shook his head vigorously, "No, no! I wouldn't!"

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