Scourge Messenger

Chapter 432 Targeted Strategy

Without further ado, Yan Qing logged into Jiang Shi's account and registered an order at Jubao Pavilion:
"Ten thousand True Spirit Jade to purchase ten Foundation Establishment items that can add poison attribute damage to the token."

Less than thirty seconds after the order was posted, Jiang Shi received a notification that the order had been completed. Since the auction, almost all the orders registered by Yan Qing had been quickly completed. This was partly due to Yan Qing's premium acquisitions, but it was also an undeniable fact that various major powers were keeping a close eye on Jubao Pavilion.

This is great news for Yan Qing. For example, even though he doesn't have any poison-attribute tokens or items, he can still have goods delivered to his door with just a tap of his finger. Apart from the lack of internet, Yan Qing's life is now very close to, or even slightly better than, what he had before he transmigrated, since food delivery can't be done in thirty seconds.

Yan Qing stepped out to Liangshan Marsh and entered the "Liangshan Marsh" secret realm with Suolong Zhenren, Yaoshi Yuan, and Rabbit Girl. Passing through the vortex gate of the secret realm, they arrived at a water fortress. Each water house was a battlefield, and the battlefields were connected only by small boats.

Yan Qing took out a feather fan and waved it gently, and a bright green light enveloped the three people, young and old.

This was just a rare healing artifact of the third rank, which he bought for ten spirit yuan. Its healing effect was barely better than nothing for Foundation Establishment cultivators, but its advantage lay in its long duration and wide range of effects, making it perfect for him to use in sharing the Four Phases Dao Foundation of the Heavenly Calamity.

Yan Qing's leftmost earring quietly transformed into a ruby ​​even more crimson than blood.

The Cataclysmic Milestone, [Calamity], bestows upon them brutality!
Master Suolong shivered slightly. In the inner world of her Dao Foundation, a scarlet, dripping red spider lily bloomed silently.

"My work is temporarily finished. Now it's up to you all," Yan Qing said calmly.

Yaoshi nodded, summoned the Dragon-Snake Seven Kills, boarded the small boat, and entered the water house. Just as Yan Qing had said, he stood by and watched, without even using "Double Bright Eyes," let alone "Epitaph" or "Life and Death Together." Moreover, it wasn't just him; apart from Suolong Zhenren controlling the enemies, Yaoshi was the only one dealing damage and tanking the damage throughout the entire process.

The reason for this is not that they are bullying Yaoshiyuan, but because Yaoshiyuan's "Greedy Wolf Breaking Army Dao Foundation" needs to grow in this way:
"Greedy Wolf and Breaking Army Dao Foundation"

"Cultivation Foundation Level: 40 (Spiritual Essence = Divine Soul × 1.2)"

"Daoji Inner Landscape - Greedy Wolf Breaking Army Position: When you kill any enemy, you may devour 1 point of the enemy's health/spirit/agility."

The stronger the enemy, the more damage you inflict on the enemy, and the more damage you take from the enemy, the higher your success rate in devouring them.

When you kill any enemy without triggering Devour, you will recover 1%~100% of your Spirit Essence, the amount of which is related to the total damage you dealt; you will also recover 1%~100% of your Defense Barrier (if you have a Defense Token), the amount of which is related to the total damage you took.

The recovery effect can exceed its limit; superrecovery lasts for a maximum of ten minutes.

It must be said that the Greedy Wolf and Breaking Army Dao Foundation is a pure numerical monster, lacking any mechanical elements. The first half goes without saying, as there is a chance to gain attributes by killing enemies. The key is the second half, where even without attribute gains, killing enemies still provides a continuous stream of sustain, an excess of spiritual energy, and an excess of defensive barriers, making it the perfect choice for a shield-type character.

But what's most absurd is that after learning the general information about the Greedy Wolf and Broken Army Dao Foundation, Master Suolong didn't hesitate to send thousands of chickens to the Pharmacist. Yes, if killing a hundred chickens can restore all spiritual energy, why absorb the True Spirit Jade?
The officials weren't unaware of this, otherwise they wouldn't frequently add small animals to the secret realm. But they never imagined that someone would pile up thousands of chickens at the entrance of the secret realm, come back to kill them when their spiritual energy runs out, and the secret realm would be filled with the clucking of roosters.

Yan Qing wanted to say that he didn't lack the True Spirit Jade, but this time even the Pharmacist Yuan clearly stood on the side of the Dragon-Locking Immortal, seriously instructing Yan Qing to save every penny possible. After all, their goal was far beyond the clouds, and they had to be down-to-earth and make the most of everything. Every True Spirit Jade had to be used wisely.

Not only pharmacist Yuan, but Ying Rushi and Shang Xinlei also started to become more shrewd and calculating, making Yan Qing regret setting such a high goal for everyone.

With the Dragon-Locking Master's control and the [Calamity] buff, the two sisters rampaged through the enemy ranks, with the Pharmacist in charge of the slaughter and the Bunny Girl responsible for collecting the loot. After defeating the elite demons, the next challenge was the Demon King 'Mixed River Dragon Li Jun'. Yan Qing distributed the newly purchased item "Frostbite Spider Venom" to everyone, and he also applied poison to his own Bingzi Pepper Forest. With the four of them ready, the Bunny Girl initiated the fight, starting with [Candle Tears Red]!
Over the past twenty days, Yan Qing saw that the Rabbit Heroine had worked hard and made great contributions, and had some surplus food. So, he gritted his teeth and gave her the "Jade Talisman for Harmonizing Creation" and the "Secret Record of Penetrating the Netherworld". After she absorbed them, she fed them with the Master of Steps' Proficiency Book and rushed to level 39. She forcibly established her foundation without Foundation Establishment Pills and actually succeeded on the first try, constructing the [Life and Death Profound Dao Foundation] that Yan Qing wanted most!
Interestingly, although her Dao Foundation has changed, probably because her Flame Dao School realm is already at the master level, her Dao Foundation Divine Power remains [Candle Tears Red].

Because the Bunny Girl's "Horizontal Autumn Sword" was coated with "Frostbite Spider Venom," the wall of fire she created with it was actually dark green candle tears, instantly burning "Mixed River Dragon Li Jun" to the point of madness, causing him to charge forward wielding his twin swords.

Four golden locks precisely bound the Demon King's limbs, interrupting its attack. At the same time, Yan Qing and Yao Shiyuan clasped their hands together, activated the Thunder Body of the Thunder Pearl in their palms, and then successively launched Overturning Heaven and Seven Killings, bringing their combat power to its peak!
'River Dragon Li Jun' had no chance to resist. He was tightly restrained by the golden lock and could only endure the combined attack of Candle Tears Fire Wall, Dragon and Snake Seven Kills, and Bingzi Pepper Forest, causing his health to drop rapidly. Suddenly, he smashed through the floor and jumped into the water. At the same time, the Rabbit Girl reminded him, "The Demon King is less than half health."

With a roar, the Demon King burst out of the water, his twin blades whipping up a fierce wind as he hurtled towards the crowd like a spinning top. Even the chains of the Dragon-Locking Immortal were cut by the fierce wind; it was clearly a demon's killing move!
However, no one panicked. Master Suolong and the Pharmacist were even full of anticipation, as if they were waiting for a grand performance!

“It’s time,” Yan Qing said.

He held a piece of yellow paper between his fingers in his left hand. On the paper were three eerie green flame characters: 【Life and Death Together】!
But unlike before, the three characters "Life and Death Together" had a faint golden glow around their edges and gradually transformed into a new name: "River Dragon Li Jun"!
Master Suolong could clearly see that, illuminated by the yellow paper and green flames, the soul of 'Hunjianglong Li Jun' seemed about to leave his body. Even though the target wasn't herself, she couldn't help but take a step back to avoid being affected by this forbidden divine power; otherwise, even she couldn't bear the consequences!

Because this is a divine power of metal, far surpassing imagery, mystery, and creation, and no one can stop it after the seventh revolution!
Yan Qing had considered whether to infuse the Golden Nature into the [Epitaph], as he understood its usage and was confident in its effectiveness, while he needed to gradually explore the [Life and Death Together] technique. However, he ultimately decided to infuse the 'Fragrant Flower Necklace Heavenly Demon Nature' into the [Life and Death Together] technique. His goal was to reach the Golden Core Tribulation stage, for which the cultivation of the Dao Foundation and supernatural powers required almost complete Golden Nature. Uncertain about whether he could obtain more strands of Golden Nature in the future, he dared not squander it recklessly.

The "life and death are the same" after the addition of gold doesn't actually change much; only two aspects of the description are altered:

First, if Yan Qing uses [Life and Death Together] on only one target, then the yellow paper is the target's half-body that shares life and death, and he only needs to tear the yellow paper apart, without needing to find ants;

Second, after half of the body dies, the damage dealt to the other target is changed from 'current health' to 'maximum health'.

That's right.

This is why Yan Qing waited until the Demon King was at half health before activating [Life and Death Together].

因为他只要连续发动四次【死生同】，就能造成25%+12.5%+6.25%+3.125%=46.875%最大生命值杀伤！
Not to mention that it also has a control time of up to 8 seconds.

After the Demon King was half-dead, it was actually already dead; all that was left was to bury it!
Yan Qing wielded the Bingzi Pepper Forest imbued with "Frostbite Spider Venom," cleaving through the yellow paper. 'Mixed River Dragon Li Jun' trembled, countless dark green blood blossoms erupting from his body, his soul nearly annihilated. Lock Dragon Master, Pharmacist Yuan, and Rabbit Girl immediately seized the opportunity to unleash their attacks, but Yan Qing remained behind, needing to quickly recover his spiritual energy.

Five seconds later, Yan Qing activated [Life and Death Together] again, shattering the Hunjianglong's hope of resistance once more with a single strike.

Seven seconds later, the River Dragon suddenly broke free from the control of [Life and Death Together] and entered a state of invincibility. It was the final stage of its karma being depleted, and it had locked its health!
And this is where the value of the Divine Power of Cosmic Refinement lies.

Yan Qing split the yellow paper for the fourth time, and the River Dragon suddenly froze in its charge. A thin line of blood appeared on its neck, and its head tumbled off—it seemed that the final solution to defeating it was to cut off its head; attacking other parts wouldn't work. If one were to normally defeat this demon king, it would probably take some effort to notice this.

But Yan Qing doesn't need to go through all that trouble. The suppression of the Demon King's blood-locking mechanism by the Golden Ginseng Divine Power can directly break through it!

Four points of karmic merit from natural disasters, obtained!
(End of this chapter)