Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 358 The Hunt for the Sword
Chu Danqing took Dabao back to the Taiyi Sect's camp, and when they returned, they were already cooking.

Not only were Guo Ming and his group exhausted, but the Taiyi Sect's celestial craftsmen and common people were also exhausted.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, the sect leader wishes to see you." A celestial craftsman came over to inform Chu Danqing as soon as he returned.

Chu Danqing was also somewhat surprised, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

He went to the house where the Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint was immediately.

When they met, the other person was still very pale. The injury had slowed down, but it was still there.

Chu Danqing was also severely injured, but after Da Hua stopped drawing blood to create a shield, she began to gradually nurture Chu Danqing to recover.

Meanwhile, Da Bai would occasionally cast a Spirit Healing spell on Chu Danqing as a form of treatment. Combined with the gentle nourishment effect, recovery was not difficult.

"You've arrived, Vice Leader," said Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son. "I heard that the leader of the Tongxin Alliance had a very pleasant conversation with you."

"Fortunately, their deputy leader who went home to retire is from my hometown," Chu Danqing replied, then said, "The sect leader probably didn't call me here to talk about these things, did he?"

Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son could tell that Chu Danqing didn't really want to talk about these things, so he said, "If it weren't for this accident, the Taiyi Heavenly King's Demon-Slaying Sword would have been forged by now."

"But the sword must be forged. I would like to ask the Vice Master if he has any ideas?"

Chu Danqing glanced at the Taiyi Heavenly King's Demon-Slaying Sword; the sword's body was already more than half solidified.

It is clear that the progress was made because of the participation of Taiyi Sect followers in the battle that lasted for a day and a night.

Ultimately, the Heavenly Brother, the Holy Son of Taiyi, was not personally involved, so although progress was made, the project was not completed.

That's why they came to Chu Danqing for help.

"No," Chu Danqing said bluntly, "We can only kill the demons step by step."

"Or, if you have a solution, please don't beat around the bush." ​​Chu Danqing naturally hoped that the Taiyi Heavenly King's Demon-Slaying Sword would be completed as soon as possible.

He was counting on this sword to complete his mission.

“I created a sword-sacrificing compass using the Heavenly Craftsmanship Compass. It can be used to find demons and collect the necessary offerings for forging swords.”

"However, I am still recovering from my injuries and need to stay at the Taiyi Sect, so it is really inconvenient for me to move around."

"Therefore, I thought I would ask you, Vice Leader, to lead a team out to hunt demons."

"Now that the demons have been defeated, the followers need to farm and recuperate. We can only trouble you, Vice Leader." This is exactly what Tianxiong Taiyi Saint Son was waiting for Chu Danqing to say.

As he spoke, he took out the sacrificial sword plate and placed it in front of Chu Danqing.

"That's possible, but how much do I need to collect before I come back to report?" Chu Danqing asked.

"The sacrificial sword plate can hold all the food needed for the sacrificial sword at once, but the food needed by the demon-hunting team is a problem."

"Therefore, Vice Leader, you may need to come back for supplies every five to ten days or so."

“I suggest we travel light. There should be a maximum of twenty Celestial Craftsmen, and a hundred ordinary people,” said Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son.

Chu Danqing thought for a moment and then said, "We don't need any extra people. I can just bring Dabao."

Taking more than 120 people out with you, no wonder they say food is a problem.

The basic needs of so many people—food, clothing, shelter, and transportation—are a huge problem.

It would be better for Chu Danqing to go by himself.

"Approximately how many demons do we need?" Chu Danqing asked the crucial question, worried that he might not be able to gather tens of thousands of demons.

“Since the Vice Leader doesn’t plan to bring anyone, I suggest choosing a Great Demon.” As he spoke, Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son fiddled with the Sword Offering Plate, seemingly changing the mode.

Then he said, "Only thirty great demons will suffice."

"I've already adjusted it for the vice-leader; now this sword-sacrificing disc will only pursue great demons."

"What do you think, Vice Master?" Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son asked Chu Danqing for his opinion after finishing his work.

Clearly, he also preferred that Chu Danqing hunt down powerful demons rather than low-level demons.

"Or the Vice Master might be willing to go and kill one of the demonic calamities; just one would suffice," Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son suggested.

"It's too far. Let's kill the great demon instead." Chu Danqing rejected the other party's suggestion, as going back and forth would take an unknown amount of time.

Anyway, there are still quite a few powerful demons in the demon army who are still alive, at least several hundred.

Finding thirty isn't difficult.

“Then I will trouble the Vice Master to go and return quickly.” Tianxiong Taiyi Saint said, “Although the Tongxin Alliance has a heavenly artifact as good as a city, this journey is more likely to be dangerous than safe.”

"We cannot lose the Alliance of Unity as an ally."

The Heavenly Brother, the Holy Son of Taiyi, is very abstract, but his underlying logic has already been set.

Because it is anthropomorphized, it has selfish motives, but ultimately it still takes the overthrow of Chongde and the elimination of demons as its mission.

"What do you know?" Chu Danqing asked immediately.

“I and the Heavenly Father have spied on Chongde Tianjing, and we saw only an evil imperial lineage that oppresses the world.”

"If this evil imperial lineage is not severed, the Chongde Dynasty will remain intact as long as it exists, and Emperor Chongde will be invincible."

"But Emperor Chongde is invincible; how can the Chongde Dynasty be destroyed?"

"Therefore, we must first sever the evil lineage in order to gain even the slightest chance of victory." Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son spoke the truth.

Thankfully it's not an infinite loop, otherwise it would be a real headache.

"Alright, I'll set off immediately." Chu Danqing was also eager to finish forging the sword as soon as possible. From what Brother Tianyi Saint Son said, it was certain that the next trial task would probably be for him to sever the so-called Evil Qi Imperial Vein.

After Chu Danqing finished speaking, he took the sacrificial sword plate and left the room of Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint.

However, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he went to find Hong Xuanjiao, the person in charge, and told her that he was leaving.

As the vice leader, even if he doesn't manage affairs, he still holds a high position and great power, so he certainly can't just go out and handle things without saying a word.

If you can't find yourself, it will cause some confusion.

In addition, Chu Danqing also instructed Hong Xuanjiao to make them be more vigilant against Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint.

He didn't believe that Heavenly Brother Taiyi Saint Son only had one plan.

After leaving, he casually opened the treasure chest.

[You have opened: Treasure Chest (Superior Grade), and obtained: Banner of Ten Thousand Demons, Hundredfold Battle Dust, Skill Book (Demon Slaughtering Heart Array), Paradise Points ×9900 ×5]
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【Banner of Ten Thousand Demons】

[Type: Equipment - War Banner]

【Excellent quality】

[Durability: 250/250]

Attack power: 70-120

【Blood Slaughter of a Million (Active): Unfolds a demonic domain with a radius of 1000 meters. All soldier units' attacks are inflicted with the Bloodlust effect (5% of damage is converted into life steal). Enemy units gain 1 stack of the Rupture status every 5 seconds (all attributes -1%, maximum 50 stacks), lasting until the end of the battle. Cooldown: 72 hours】

【Gathering Souls into Armor (Passive): For every soldier who dies within a 500-meter radius, all soldiers gain 1 stack of Demonic Bloodline (each stack increases defense by 1 and health regeneration by 0.1%), up to a maximum of 200 stacks, lasting until the end of the battle.】

【Heart-Piercing Lament (Passive): Increases critical strike chance by 35% and critical strike damage by 65% ​​against enemies afflicted with fear or confusion.

[Commander of the Army (Passive): All soldier units gain +15% attack power. When a soldier kills an enemy, there is a 5% chance to transform into a Demon Soldier (inheriting 40% of the original unit's attributes), lasting until the end of the battle.]

【Blood Victory Song (Passive): After a battle victory, all participating soldier units permanently gain 1 point of their main attribute (maximum 50 points per soldier unit)】

【Soul Howl (Passive): Absorbs the remnants of souls from dead units within range. Every 1000 remnants of souls automatically unleashes a Soul Howl shockwave (damage equal to 500% of attack power)】

[Equipment Requirements: Military Proficiency LV.MAX, Tactics Proficiency LV.MAX, Spirit 50 points, experience commanding an army of over 10,000, and commanding one large-scale war]
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【Hundreds of Battle Dust】

[Type: Material]

【Excellent quality】

[Effect 1: When forging banner-type equipment, the range of formation-related effect attributes is increased by 100%]

[Effect 2: Melting into armor grants the "Millions of Corpses" stat (1% all-damage reduction per 100 friendly corpses, capped at 10 stacks depending on equipment quality)]

[Effect 3: Replaces the requirement of a million-life blood sacrifice in the bloodline advancement ceremony]
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[Skill Book: Demon Slaughtering Heart Formation]

[Type: Active Skills]

【Excellent quality】

[Effect: After use, gain the active skill Demonic Heart-Slaying Formation. After the formation is deployed, soldiers within the formation gain the Heart-Slaying status and all enemies take damage per second.]

[Learning Requirements: 45 points in Spirit, LV.MAX in Military Strategy, and currently have at least 1,000 direct subordinates]
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"They're all legion-based teams, Xiong Jinglue is in luck."

"My wallet is going to suffer another major blow." Chu Danqing felt both happy and poor.

The Banner of Ten Thousand Demons is definitely a True Spirit equipment; it should be awakened by everyone.

With the "Blood Victory Song" effect, the soldiers under Kumashige's command now have a way to improve their attributes.

As for only improving the main attribute, that's still much better than nothing.

Kumashige's forces consist of far more soldiers than the number he can bring each time.

It is said that the entire Taichang court, from top to bottom, is watching to see when Xiong Zhigang will be draped in the yellow robe by his subordinates.

"But even if we give it to Xiong Jinglue now, he won't be able to use it."

"His mental and basic skill levels were not high enough, but he met all the additional requirements."

"If you can't improve in the training room, you'll have to leave it with me for the time being."

Chu Danqing was worried about potential problems if he gave it to him in advance.

The names of equipment and skills are not just for show; if the conditions for equipping and learning them are not met, there is a high probability that problems will arise.

If they were apostles, it would be alright, since they had Paradise as their backing.

But Xiong Zhigang was merely Chu Danqing's ally; Paradise could be said to use people only when needed and discard them when not.

While extracting skill crystals from Kumashiro, they completely disregarded their allies, only protecting the apostles.

This confirms one thing: the park has its own main channels for extracting strategic resources.

If the apostles can help obtain some, Paradise wouldn't mind sharing a few scraps with them, but it wouldn't place too much importance on this channel.

And the number of apostles who have similar channels is probably not small.

The simplest point is the extraction of strategic resources, not just through allies.

Every system and style has it to some extent; it's not exclusive to the summoning system.

It's just that it's easier for allies in the summoning system to obtain this resource line.

(End of this chapter)