Wet viviparity

Chapter 813 Midnight, Daci Village
In that instant, "Luo Ji" stared with empty eyes, subconsciously opened her mouth, and silently uttered a single word to "You Rongzi" and "Master Lingxu"—Run!

Before "You Rongzi" could stop her with a telepathic message, "Luo Ji" had already activated the demonic magic she was under, driven by fear. Her body was covered with shimmering light like shattered jade, and she flew up, a look of joy on her face.

"Ah ha ha!"

As the surrounding scenery began to recede, she couldn't help but laugh out loud, relieved that she had escaped from that person's gaze. But gradually, the surroundings became deep and dark, and flames began to rise and engulf her.

Those around them watched as "Luo Ji" laughed loudly as she disappeared into Ling Xuzi's mouth.

Ji Ming's expression was not good. It had been a long time since he had used illusion magic in conjunction with the Golden Evil Bag technique to devour demons and gods. He still felt somewhat uncomfortable using it for the first time.

"Don't be nervous." Ji Ming's hand was still on "Master Lingxu's" shoulder, patting it lightly twice to comfort him. "I can't bear to kill myself. Besides, I also want to get some information from you."

"Hahaha!"

Suddenly, You Rongzi burst into maniacal laughter, saying, "Hongbo Tongzi was right after all. You are indeed preoccupied with the matter of refining treasures in the mountains, only caring about your own selfish interests, to the point of taking risks and putting yourself in danger, disregarding the overall situation."

"The big picture?"

Master Lingxu said something extraordinary.

"Yes, the big picture."

You Rongzi nodded and said, "Right now in the Southern Fire Frontier, our two families must make efforts to win over the Three Monsters and Five Birds of Tianteng Mountain. Whether it is through threats or inducements, the best approach is to proceed slowly and avoid provoking Tianteng Mountain, thereby pushing it to the opposite side."

For the sake of the overall situation, the strongest members of both sides must restrain their killing intent, wait quietly, and restrain each other to avoid starting a bloody battle between the two sides right from the beginning.

But you, Ling Xuzi, only acted out of selfishness, entering the fray prematurely to ensure the proper forging of your magic weapon. Do you realize that even if you succeed in obtaining the weapon, you have lost the hearts of the people of Tianteng Mountain?

Hearing this profound argument, Dugu Rong felt it made perfect sense. At the same time, she was also deeply impressed by Taiping Mountain's domineering attitude and lack of patience and self-control. They didn't even give Tianteng Mountain a moment to prepare, which was really suffocating.

"Are you finished?"

Ji Ming asked.

"It's over."

"You Rongzi" seemed to have accepted his death calmly, without offering any resistance.

"By the way, we also brought a group of people with us this time. They are a group of unorthodox cultivators. I just explained the situation here to them through a secret talisman."

Outside, every now and then, our Yunyu Temple would add the names of these independent practitioners to the temple register. They would be excluded because they were not on either of the two registers, thus sending the news to the temple.

If you don't have a special way to communicate with those outside the borders, I believe you will soon face the fighting methods specifically designed to target you in the temple.

"But seeing that you came in alone, you must have absolute confidence in yourself. I'll wait for you downstairs."

As he finished speaking, he felt a gentle push from behind. He looked down and saw that the flesh below his neck had been completely sifted away by a gust of wind.

"This wind..." A head fell to the ground, rolled halfway, revealing the head of a gray wolf, and murmured, "So gentle!"

"I'll tell you everything! I'll tell you everything!"

“The Cloud and Rain Temple should have sent that wolf demon to impersonate me; you really don’t resemble me at all.” Ji Ming’s hand swept across the “Lingxu Master’s” face, which was twisted with fear, and the entire face disappeared.

"Dugu Rong!"

Ji Ming turned to the Golden Peak Crowned Daoist, his casual expression vanishing, and asked solemnly, "Has your master, Venerable Fire Peak, completely sided with the Cloud and Rain Temple?"

"That's not true," Dugu Rong denied outright.

Ji Ming leaned back slightly, a subconscious gesture he made while weighing the pros and cons.

Among the three strange creatures and five birds of Tianteng Mountain, there are roughly three factions. The first faction is led by the Fire Peak Monster and the Flower Butterfly Monster, which are mainly composed of human cultivators.

This Fire Peak Monster is also known as the Fire Peak Venerable by the Southern Wilderness Scattered Streams, and is the master of the person in front of us, Dugu Rong.

Although he is one of the three strange beings, it is not because he was born into a demonic or otherworldly category, but because of his eccentric personality. Everyone says that this Fire Peak Monster is cunning and treacherous, yet also upright and honest, making him unfathomable.

That Flower Butterfly Monster was also known for his eccentric nature, and it was said that he was even more eccentric than Venerable Fire Peak. However, he rarely participated in factional struggles and was somewhat of a loner who did not form cliques.

The other faction was led by Elder Wuxiong, one of the Five Animals, with Mashou Ruiqin, another of the Five Animals, and Qingfu Monster, one of the Three Monsters, as its assistants.

This faction is full of demons and monsters, and they have an extreme hatred for cultivators. They have repeatedly spread slanderous remarks against human cultivators in the Southern Wilderness.

Ji Ming had a premonition that he might be obstructed by Elder Wu Xiong's faction in the complex environment of Tianteng Mountain after arriving in Nanhuojiang. However, he did not expect to see the disciples of Venerable Huofeng mixed together with Yunyu Temple.

"Is my Tiannan Orthodox Sect so disliked by you?" Ji Ming said to himself.

Dugu Rong wanted to explain, but standing next to the demon corpse on the ground, she felt that any explanation would be futile. This Master Lingxu had already made a judgment in his heart: no matter how much she talked, if he wanted to kill her, he would definitely do it.

After weighing the situation, Ji Ming did not take any action against the two disciples of Tianteng Mountain for the time being, but only learned some information about the situation on the mountain from them.

Next, he was to seek out the Goddess Danluan, one of the Five Birds, an elder of Tianteng Mountain, the leader of the last faction on the mountain, and a staunch neutral who strictly followed the doctrine of the Mother of Might and Virtue that all things are one.

Unfortunately, although this faction has many followers and two of the Five Animals support the Goddess Danluan, seemingly holding all the power on the mountain, its members are the most disunited.

Ji Ming obtained the Poisonous Yang Sha acupoint through connections within this faction, which was also a key target for He Guan to win over.

Beyond the southern borders of the Fiery Frontier, the Southern Wilderness is forged by fire, and the heavens illuminate the Golden Court.

"As you expected, Hongbo Tongzi."

Inside the hall, a mythical beast with a fish tail coiled on the ground, two claws outstretched in front, and its body covered in colorful scales said to the boy in front of him: "Your prediction is absolutely correct. The new disciple who was just excluded from the Southern Fire Frontier sent a message that the Lingxu Mage indeed disregarded the overall situation and entered the venue ahead of schedule."

All three of our Yuan Dan Great Demons from Yunyu Temple were killed, not even lasting half an hour. Now there are three vacant spots on the roster.

"According to our rehearsal for Master Lingxu, to ensure everything goes smoothly, you and my senior brother 'Midnight Warrior' will need to go to Daci Village outside the Poison Yang Sha Cave, along with the three sons of the Jiao Demon Palace."

That Daci Village is a village of tens of thousands of people, including thousands of children and servants from Tianteng Mountain, as well as unorthodox cultivators from both inside and outside the Southern Wilderness. They all brought their families and lived and multiplied there. It is said that many descendants of the direct disciples from Tianteng Mountain also run businesses there.

No matter how domineering, ruthless, and self-important Master Lingxu may be, he is still a member of the orthodox sect and one of its representatives. In a place where a moment's carelessness could lead to the destruction of countless lives, he would surely be constrained!

"You brute, is this really necessary?!" The three-headed monster dragon said gruffly from below the steps of the hall, "Didn't we already borrow that treasure? With that treasure, how much of his supernatural power can he actually unleash?"

"Makes sense."

The fish with its tail coiled on the ground nodded to the dragon's head and laughed, "But I didn't discuss this with you. If we can avoid using that treasure, we should."

"Our Holy Church can also send two people into battle."

"Your Highness," Xiao Qinggu said enthusiastically.

Xia Yu's gaze swept over the old man and the young girl beside Xiao Qing Gu, his expression becoming slightly serious, even carrying a hint of enthusiasm.

Yunyu Temple has many allied and even subservient sects, most of which are small and insignificant. Sects like Xiaoshi Holy Sect, which have already shown some promise and have the potential to challenge Yunyu Temple in the future, are truly few and far between.

Furthermore, judging from the demeanor of the Little Stone Holy Sect, it seems to be acting recklessly and disregarding gains and losses in the battle of the three regions, which is rare among the many sects that assess the situation and wait for the right price.

For this reason, the leader of the Little Stone Holy Sect has attracted the attention of the Four Fiends of Yunfu and gained their favor.

"Envoy Zhao, Elder Sun, I'm entrusting this matter to you."

Xiao Qinggu said to the two people beside her.

Sun Zhenren, who had recently transferred from Longwan, Dongshazhou, East China Sea, solemnly cupped his hands and said, "I will certainly live up to Your Majesty's high expectations and repay the great kindness of the Master in bestowing the Dharma upon me."

Zhao Chi remained silent, repeatedly scrutinizing the camp before him. He had a natural, inexplicable fear of Master Lingxu. Although the operation seemed foolproof, the thought of seeing Master Lingxu again made his legs go weak.

"Zhao Chi, Zhao Chi, with the Qigong Divine Chariot in your possession, what are you afraid of! At worst, you can just run away."

No, I just refined the Green Serpent's alien spirit egg, which the sect leader bestowed upon me, into my natal demonic talisman and swallowed it. This snake egg contains the ancient blood of the Nine Infants. Now that I have refined this demonic form, even if my head is cut off, I will hardly die.

Furthermore, this demonic form and my true form of the Black Serpent have a subtle and profound complementarity. Given time, if I can comprehend the true meaning of this place, I will surely be able to make further progress in the "Book of Six Jia Spirit Flying Strategy".

"The cult leader has shown me such great kindness; I should repay him in some way."

Inside the hall, on a piece of silk radiating spiritual light, Xia Yu added the names of General Zhao Chi and Elder Sun, then clapped his hands and said, "Good, everything is ready!"

As soon as Xia Yu finished speaking, a figure flashed out from the hall.

The figure stood ramrod straight, like a god statue, with a double-headed arrow piercing its head from front to back. At this moment, the arrowhead in front of its forehead was faintly glowing. In an instant, everyone was pulled by a gentle force, and the next moment they were in the bustling market of Daci Village.

"With that treasure, plus Junior Brother Ziwu, that Master Lingxu is doomed!"

The somewhat empty hall echoed with confident words, but the tone was flat. Xia Yu knew that even if she had all the tricks up her sleeve, they would be pale in comparison to the master Lingxu, who was proficient in divination.

What sustains his confidence now is not the support of the four evil spirits and three gods of the Cloud and Rain Temple, or the methods and strategies prepared in advance, but the interference and obstruction of the great calamity on the art of divination.

(End of this chapter)