Scourge Messenger

Chapter 470 What?! A Celestial Lord?!

"Clear the Ultimate Secret Realm in one go".

Deng Jin exclaimed, "If I hadn't experienced it myself, I would never have believed that the Extreme Secret Realm could be cleared so easily."

"Two moves to deplete half of the Extreme Realm Demon King's health, and it will also control the Demon King for a certain period of time." Wei Bai looked at Yan Qing: "What is the name of this divine power?"

"[Death and life are the same]."

“Even looking across the world, your killing technique is second to none. At least I haven’t seen any other technique that can compare to your ‘Life and Death Together’,” Wei Bai said. “With this technique alone, your path to becoming an Immortal Lord will be smooth sailing.”

Anyone with eyes can see the value of [Life and Death Together]. It can instantly reduce the Demon King's health by 50%. This is not just because of its amazing destructive power, but also because it can greatly reduce the difficulty of conquering the secret realm.

Although the demon kings come in all shapes and sizes, they generally become stronger as their health decreases. The difficulty of conquering the first half and the second half of the same demon king is often vastly different. Yan Qing's divine ability is equivalent to only needing to fight the easiest first half of the demon king, and skipping the difficult second half—this reduces the difficulty by more than a little bit. The team's survival rate will also be greatly improved as a result.

Anyone who has ever ventured into the secret realm with Yan Qing and experienced the feeling of only needing to fight the Demon King in the first half of the battle will never willingly return to their previous miserable days.
During the Foundation Establishment stage, Yan Qing was the darling of all Foundation Establishment messengers, and everyone would compete with him to enter the secret realm. Once Yan Qing reaches the sixth level of the Golden Realm and is qualified to challenge the Desperate Realm, the Four Desolate Regions would probably fight tooth and nail to get him—he alone could raise the success rate of clearing the Desperate Realm to an astonishing level!

The more perilous situations you overcome, the more gold you will produce, and the more Seventh Rank Immortal Lords you will have!

This doesn't even mention that his Dao foundation can share the karma of natural disasters, nor does it mention that he also possesses a ethereal divine power that allows him to withstand the death sentence of the Demon King without injury! If Jiang Shi, who manages the Treasure Pavilion, can ensure that a force remains prosperous for eternity, then Yan Qing, who possesses the [Life and Death Together], can enable a force to experience explosive growth in a short period of time!

Thinking of this, Deng Jin and Wei Bai couldn't help but look at the thieving women. After all, Jiang Shi and Yan Qing were both so extraordinary, could these three also possess unique skills?

"What are you looking at, Fairy Jubao?" Ning Xiaoxiao asked curiously.

Everyone looked over and saw Jiang Shi standing where the Taoist of Sorrow and Joy had died, looking down at something.

"Let's distribute the spoils," Yan Qing changed the subject. "Deng Jin, Hu, you two go and empty the treasure chests."

Tens of thousands of True Spirit Jade fell to the ground, roughly estimated at nearly 100,000. Each person would only receive a little over 10,000, which isn't much compared to the difficulty of conquering the Ultimate Secret Realm. Besides True Spirit Jade, the following loot also appeared:
Four-turn legendary relic - Elysium Dance Wheel;

Four-fold rare treasures and precious tokens - the Robe of Bliss;

Master Yan Dao was proficient in the book "The Art of Burning Oneself in the Furnace of Heaven and Earth";
The Elixir of Joy and Sorrow;
3 Heavenly Generals, 5 Earthly Fiends;

10x Limitless Gold Elixir, capable of restoring the durability of all tokens below level 7.

One particularly noteworthy prescription is the Danfang prescription "The Prescription for the Reunion and Separation of Love".

"The Elixir of Joy and Sorrow"

"Rank: Fourth-Tier Legendary"

"Usable times: 10. Once all uses are used, the recipe will disappear."

"Materials required for the recipe: 2 x Earth-type 4th-tier materials, 5 x Lightning-type 4th-tier materials, 2 x Fire-type 4th-tier materials, 10 x Water-type 4th-tier materials, 4 x Hearts"

"Effect: It will definitely produce the Pill of Sorrow and Joy."

"The Pill of Sorrow and Joy: The first dose increases spirit by 2 points, the second dose increases spirit by 1 point, and the third dose has no effect."

"I need the elixir of joy and sorrow!" ×2
Deng Jin and Wei Bai shouted almost simultaneously, their eyes meeting and sparks flying.

For a sect, the value of a new pill formula is immeasurable. Even after exhausting the number of attempts required for a formula, a master alchemist can still develop a 'secret formula' for independent pill refining through ten successful attempts. The foundation of a sect lies in these secret formulas. The more formulas a sect has, the more demonic materials can be converted into combat power. This is why rogue cultivators flock to sects, and sect messengers are often stronger than rogue cultivators. This is because sect messengers who have taken various pills are far superior to rogue cultivators in terms of attributes.

Why was the Blissful Immortal Lord able to win over so many Foundation Establishment cultivators? Besides being a Seventh-Rank Immortal Lord, it was also because he was a master alchemist in charge of the [Boiling and Furnace]!

"Ahem, if I remember correctly, Ning Xiaoxiao was the first to choose your seats?" Shang Xinlei pulled Ning Xiaoxiao in front of her and chuckled, "If you want to snatch the pill formula, you'll have to ask Ning Xiaoxiao first."

Ning Xiaoxiao froze, looking like she was about to cry: "I...I...I—"

“As agreed before, we’ll choose first.” Yan Qing exchanged glances with everyone, then turned to Shang Xinlei and nodded. Shang Xinlei let out a soft cry, went over and took the fourth-tier legendary token, “Elysium Dance Wheel,” then hugged Yan Qing and jumped around happily. Because Yan Qing was wearing a mask, she kissed her ear.

The pharmacist walked behind Yan Qing and quietly twisted Yan Qing's waist.

Yan Qing winced in pain: "It's your turn. According to your seating order, Ning Xiaoxiao should choose first." Deng Jin said, "Master Ning, if you are willing to give me the pill formula, I am willing to exchange it for a fourth-rank legendary item."

"Me too," Wei Bai said expressionlessly as he followed.

Ning Xiaoxiao glanced at them, then at the spoils on the ground, hesitated for a moment, and lowered her head to say, "I'm sorry! I also need the pill formula!"

“…There’s no need to apologize.” Deng Jin wasn’t too disappointed: “Your contribution is no less than anyone else’s; you deserve it.”

After dividing up the remaining spoils, Yan Qing glanced at Jiang Shi, who had returned, and said, "I'm glad to have fought alongside you."

“We also learned a lot,” Deng Jin said with a sincere smile. “I firmly believe that I will feel honored to have fought alongside you in the future.”

"So, are you interested in continuing to explore the dungeons with us in the future?" Yan Qing invited. "A regular messenger team needs two shieldbearers, two healers, and four combatants. I think we can become a great fixed team. The fourth-tier extreme dungeon is just the beginning. We can go and see even greater sights together."

"I'm sorry," Wei Bai said first, "I only accepted the conscription out of curiosity and have no real interest."

“Me too…” Ning Xiaoxiao timidly raised her hand: “I usually have a lot of things to do, so I probably can’t come…”

“I don’t mind. If you can’t find good teammates, I can be on standby at any time.” Deng Jin stroked his chin. “But I can’t guarantee that I will respond to the call every time. If you know anything about this, you will know that the situation in Xixia is quite complicated right now. I am also occasionally troubled by mundane matters.”

“Alright,” Yan Qing didn’t press the matter, “Then farewell. Once you leave the secret realm, you will all be teleported back to your original places.”

"Goodbye." Wei Bai turned and left without saying a word.

"Everyone, I hope we meet again someday." Ning Xiaoxiao waved vigorously, "It's a pleasure to meet you all!"

"May your path ahead be a warm, sandy land." Deng Jin bowed and took his leave.

After they left, Yan Qing said to everyone, "Let's go home too."

Passing through the vortex gate of the secret realm and returning to the familiar Thief's House, everyone relaxed. They exchanged glances, Shang Xinlei raised her hand, and Yan Qing immediately responded with a high five. Ying Rushi and Yaoshi followed closely behind. Everyone removed their masks, and everything was understood without words.

Shang Xinlei hugged Yan Qing and kissed him three times, then seemed shy and quickly ran back to her room: "I'm going to prepare a celebratory hot pot!"

The pharmacist stared at Yan Qing with deathly eyes. Yan Qing blinked and opened her arms as if to hug her, but the pharmacist blocked her with her hand: "I'll go get the wine."

Only Yan Qing and Ying Rushi remained in the hall. Ying Rushi peeked at Shang Xinlei's door and teased, "When did this happen?"

"We made plans to tour Jiangnan City with Red Serpent the day before yesterday," Yan Qing scratched his head, "and we ate and ate from noon until night, it just naturally came to fruition..."

"Uncontrollable passion, inseparable, infatuated, adulterers." Ying Rushi rattled off a string of idioms as if in a contest, then snorted, "Black Wolf isn't so easily fooled. If you don't want your harem to be unstable, you'd better keep your guard up until you've appeased her. But I bet Red Serpent will be constantly trying to sow discord between Black Wolf and Red Serpent... They're fine in the same boat, but they might not be willing to share the same hardships."

Yan Qing glanced at Ying Rushi in shock. Ying Rushi blushed and thought to herself that she would have to tear Murong Hui's mouth apart when she got back. She always said such nonsense that she remembered it all.

"I understand." Yan Qing nodded emphatically: "Fortunately, you helped me come up with a plan."

"What you're saying is making me uneasy. I just don't want the Thieves' House to... What are you doing! They could be back at any time!"

"Didn't you want me to appease the harem? I feel like you're angry too."

"Why am I angry? I'm just in a hurry to get back and review the memorials! Don't, don't do it here... at least let's talk in our room!"

A moment later, Yan Qing was kicked out of the room by Ying Rushi. He returned to his room and couldn't wait to log into Jiang Shi's account on the game console, wanting to see what loot Jiang Shi had collected.

But when Yan Qing opened Jiang Shi's message board, he was stunned.

Because at the very top of the message bar, there were these messages—

"Seven-fold Mortal Immortal Lord Deng Guanjian answers your call..."

(End of this chapter)