Lingzhang

Chapter 835 Using Evil Arts to Cultivate Fortune
The deathly silence continued for a long time.

Even in front of Yue Hanzhang, right under his gaze.

Without hesitation, the Serpent Saint stirred up the power of the Myriad Saints Heavenly Array, using the dazzling demonic light as cover to resonate with the other three saints through his inner voice.

Even Yue Hanzhang had no way of knowing what they were talking about.

After a very long period of silence...

As one of the few beings who managed to escape unscathed from Yue Hanzhang's attacks, the Serpent Saint lifted the veil of dazzling demonic light and looked back at Yue Hanzhang.

"Given the current situation, our Holy Clan will not remain stubborn. The outcome is clear. Our Holy Clan is willing to acknowledge our defeat and discuss with King Lingye how to end this bloody war after our defeat."

"I can agree to this first thing."

"When our power declines, it is only right to defend our borders. Closing the Myriad Saints Heavenly Array will also help our Holy Clan to recuperate."

"Therefore, we can formalize King Lingye's statement that 'allowing things to go out but not to come in' into a new set of rules and regulations for our two races."

"But there's still one thing—"

Seeing that even the Serpent Saint seemed hesitant to speak, Yue Hanzhang didn't mind giving it a chance to chime in.

"Oh? But it doesn't matter."

Upon hearing this, the Serpent Saint's inner voice continued to resonate.

"As King Lingye said before, we will not stay in the Holy Clan's territory for long, and the Myriad Saints Heavenly Array is destined not to be able to operate day and night indefinitely."

"Therefore, once the established rules and regulations for the two races are finalized, the concept of 'allowing exit but not entry' will also apply to both of our races!"

“Those of my holy bloodline who cross the border may not return, and their lives will be irrelevant.”

"And you human cultivators, even if the Myriad Saints Heaven and Earth Array is not in operation in the future, you must not take the initiative to invade the territory of my Holy Race. Otherwise, you will invite the attacks and killings of my Holy Race's ancestral kings."

"What happens here is a matter of life and death!"

"Regardless of whether he is a prodigy or a noble scion of the human race, if he violates this precedent and law, he shall die. He must not be used as a reason for any further conflict between the two races!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Hanzhang nodded slightly.

"This addition is quite reasonable and excellent. We can follow the Serpent Saint's suggestion."

"Continue—"

Followed by.

It was clear that the Serpent Saint had taken a deep breath as a prelude.

Then, its heartbeat sounded crisp and even somewhat fierce.

"As for the second request."

"The idea that offering blood sacrifices to the Dao Alliance as tribute is absolutely unfounded!"

“My Holy Clan has recognized the general trend and is prepared to concede defeat in this bloody battle, but we are not truly at our wits' end, becoming vassals of your Human Alliance, livestock being raised by you!”

"If we're talking about blood sacrifice, then there's only one path left: to continue the bloodshed!"

This statement came out.

The atmosphere had become somewhat oppressive due to Yue Hanzhang's silence.

Even the Serpent Saint's pupils showed a noticeable change.

Even faster than its emotional changes is the burst of its heartbeat that follows.

"certainly--"

"Since our Holy Race has fallen into a disadvantageous position in this golden age of humankind, we should adopt a posture of hibernation and recuperation."

"Every ten years thereafter, our Holy Race will expel a certain number of its descendants, leaving the protection of the ancestral temple and going to the boundless sea of ​​stars to fend for themselves."

"If they can gain a foothold, that is their good fortune."

"If they unfortunately perish, it is their fate."

"As for the specific number of animals to be expelled and released—"

"Of ordinary bloodlines, only one in ten is gone."

"Two out of ten apex predator bloodlines have been eliminated."

"Small groups will be reduced by half, large groups will remain unchanged, and three-tenths of the ancestral tribes will be eliminated!"

“If King Lingye agrees, our Holy Clan’s strategy of reducing the size of our tribe can also be written into precedents and laws.”

Upon hearing this, Yue Hanzhang raised an eyebrow with a half-smile.

I originally thought that the Serpent Saint had really unleashed his courage and was going to challenge me to a duel and have another showdown.

Unexpectedly, after the previous resolute words, there was this kind of change of words that was almost like a fig leaf.

In reality, blood offerings are still blood offerings, and tributes are still tributes.

However, after this cover-up...

It was merely to prevent the demon race from losing face so utterly, and to ensure that Yue Hanzhang didn't completely trample them into the dust.

and.

Perhaps the Serpent Saint really did harbor the intention of raising Gu poison.

In any case, the demon race's momentum is already about to plummet into the abyss.

Rather than letting these blood descendants, who are destined to be sacrificed, become valuable materials for human cultivation as soon as they leave the demon realm, surrendering without resistance and awaiting execution.

It would be much better to have a massive battle royale that sweeps across the entire boundless starry sea.

Those who lack ability will ultimately only perish.

But among the millions of demon cultivators, if even one promising talent emerges, and one can be nurtured into someone unafraid of being hunted and killed by the ancestors and kings of the human race.

It's all the demon race's doing again.

Think so.

Yue Hanzhang seemed to think he could agree to it.

The bloody battle between the two races to determine the ultimate fate is about to take place today, at this very moment.

The golden age of humanity is about to reach its peak with the bloody battle and the sweeping conquest by the Daoist Alliance.

Yue Hanzhang had not yet personally witnessed the grandeur of this golden age.

They had already begun to consider the inevitable decline after reaching their peak.

After all, our ancestors have already explained the reasoning behind this perfectly—

If a country has no capable ministers or advisors within its borders, and no external enemies to contend with, it will inevitably perish. This shows that one is born in hardship and dies in comfort.

Thinking about it this way, it's less about forcing the Serpent Saint to accept the concepts of blood offerings and tribute.

It would actually be better to use this once-a-decade Star Sea Hunt to maintain the vitality of the Dao Alliance's ancestral kings.

He nodded. "Alright."

"But since the strategy is to reduce the size of the tribe, the proportion of blood sacrifices and annual tributes that Yue mentioned earlier seems inappropriate."

"Of the ordinary bloodline, two out of ten have been eliminated!"

"Three out of ten elite predator tribes have perished!"

"The smaller groups will be reduced by 40%, the larger groups will remain unchanged, and the ancestral tribes will be reduced by 70%!"

The Serpent Saint's expression clearly showed signs of gradually breaking down.

But after holding its breath for several breaths, it still managed to nod with difficulty.

"Then we will follow King Lingye's 'advice' to decide on the strategy of reducing the size of our Holy Clan and strengthening our elite troops."

It seems that Yue Hanzhang's "price increase" has truly struck a vital nerve in the demon race.

Even though the Serpent Saint had already agreed, he still felt a pang of regret, which made him seem somewhat reluctant to talk to Yue Hanzhang.

"The third thing is to do everything according to what King Lingye said."

As soon as the words were spoken.

A streak of blood-red light suddenly shot out from the gaps in the Serpent Saint's scales and landed in front of Yue Hanzhang.

"The Crimson Mist Secret Technique you seek is contained within this."

Yue Hanzhang glanced down at the blood-red jade pendant carved with lotus flowers, then subtly put it away.

Of the three conditions he presented to the Serpent Saint, only the last one was actually what he cared about most.

The demon race has been defeated.

The first two points are merely a concrete way of acknowledging the defeat of the demon race.

If it weren't Yue Hanzhang who was negotiating, but Elder Liu or Master Shang, it wouldn't be a problem if they came up with a different format.

This secret technique of crimson mist and haze was the only thing Yue Hanzhang cared about most.

His original intention in setting out was to capture and kill the Serpent Saint.

At that moment, Yue Hanzhang did not immediately connect his thoughts to the Crimson Mist Secret Technique.

It wasn't until he saw the four saints gathered together and realized that he couldn't achieve any substantial results today that he came up with the idea of ​​"it's better to retreat and weave a net than to stand by the water and envy the fish".

Rather than directly confronting the Four Saints.

It would be better to directly acquire the Crimson Mist Secret Technique.

To be honest, after observing Wang Xiaoyu's madness in the past and the Lion King's preparation of the Seven Saints to turn the tide, Yue Hanzhang realized that the threshold for cultivating this Blood-Red Mist Secret Technique was really not high.

Does this mean that after Yue Hanzhang masters this Blood-Red Mist Secret Technique, he will be able to start mass-producing Inner Realm Great Sages, just like the Lion King of yesteryear?
This is even related to the two requirements that Yue Hanzhang mentioned earlier.

Finally, Yue Hanzhang calmly looked at the Serpent Saint.

"All right."

"From this moment forward, your demon race may close its borders."

"You are not allowed to extend the aura of the Myriad Saints Heavenly Array outwards, not even into the ancient battlefield!"

"The first rule and regulation that allows entry but not exit shall take effect immediately!"

"In addition, we will conduct a thorough investigation of the bloodlines of all tribes, and in ten days, we will carry out the first round of tribal reduction."

Say it.

Yue Hanzhang turned around.

His calm gaze fell upon the ancient battlefield.

The ancestral kings of the human race were in an unprecedentedly high mood.

And the same.

The expressions of the ancestral kings who formed the demon race's battle line were ashen at this moment, unlike anything they had ever seen before.

Because it was in accordance with the precedents and laws established by Yue Hanzhang and the Serpent Saint.

With the ironclad rule of allowing exit but not entry taking effect.

These demon cultivators, who were fighting fiercely on the ancient battlefield just moments before, have already been abandoned by the Four Saints and the demon race.

"Once stained with the blood of my human cultivators, how can one possibly survive after falling?"

"All cultivators, heed my command—"

"Clear the ancient battlefield! Execute any demon cultivators on the spot!"
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Half a month later.

Heavenly Capital Sacred Realm.

Inside the temple, Yue Hanzhang stood quietly at the edge of a jade cauldron that was half a person tall and large enough for three people to encircle, peering inside.

This jade tripod is carved with eighty-one intersecting mountain-like patterns, both mysterious and natural.

This was the inspiration that Lin Laogui's brief but remarkable appearance had given Yue Hanzhang.

Yue Hanzhang carved a certain version of the Dao Mother Talisman Array onto the Azure Jade Cauldron. This is the Dao of Sumeru, the inner landscape characteristics that form a world of their own, and the art of sealing, all three combined into one, a supreme talisman array that brings together the ultimate essence.

As Yue Hanzhang looked inside...

On the inner wall of the jade cauldron, there is another seal script pattern that is distinctly different from the "Thunderfire Loyal Heart Heavenly Seal".

That is the complete natural scripture of [Devouring Essence].

Yue Hanzhang thoroughly understood the "Blood-Red Mist Secret Technique" and made his own improvements and adjustments based on the original technique.

With the [Devouring Essence] secret technique, the bloodlines of all the demons were essentially crushed and forcibly refined into pure demonic blood and energy.

This allows for the complete disregard for the bloodline limitations of demons under the spell; any demonic body can be refined into resources.

At this moment, a pure blood-red light spread out in the vast ocean formed by the jade cauldron.

A colossal elephant, its massive form pierced by jade chains extending from the inner wall of the jade cauldron, is imprisoned and sealed within the sea of ​​blood inside the cauldron.

And this was accompanied by the flickering and movement of the clear Taoist spiritual light on the jade chain.

Login time.

A large amount of demonic energy surged from the sea of ​​blood, was drawn in by the jade chains, and poured into the giant elephant's demonic body.

Followed by.

Its original atmosphere from the later stages of the outdoor filming was further enhanced by the surge of blood-red light.

After a moment, Yue Hanzhang nodded.

"Indeed, even evil magic can be used wisely!"

(End of this chapter)