This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

Chapter 204 Tasting Nie Xiaoqian, Obtaining Innate Yin Essence

"Tell me about the tree demon in Lanruo Temple."

Zhong Bai's fingers caressed Nie Xiaoqian's two soft spots. No matter how ashamed and angry Nie Xiaoqian was, she could only grit her teeth and let Zhong Bai do as he pleased.

"Hmph, what's the use of saying it?"

"While Grandma hasn't found you yet, I advise you to run for your life as soon as possible."

Zhong Bai nodded, but did not utter any harsh words. "What Miss Xiaoqian said makes sense, but I still want to know the details of this tree demon. What if I really have the ability to kill it?"
Imprisoned by the tree demon, does Miss Xiaoqian intend to continue living like this?

As Zhong Bai spoke, he hugged her even tighter.

Nie Xiaoqian shook her head.

"What if you don't want to?"
Grandma's terror left us, these lost souls, with no chance to resist.

She is a peak demon king, only one step away from becoming a demon emperor...

Upon hearing the name of the peak demon king, Zhong Bai's tense nerves immediately relaxed, and he lost his initial caution. Since the tree demon was only a peak demon king, the Black Mountain Demon behind it was probably at the Nascent Soul Ghost Emperor level. Of course, the exact level was still uncertain, but Zhong Bai was confident that he could put up a fight.

"Miss Xiaoqian, what would you say if I told you you could break free from the tree demon's control?"

Hearing this, Nie Xiaoqian didn't seem happy. Instead, she looked at Zhong Bai with a complicated expression and said, "It's true that Lanruo Temple is a sea of ​​fire, but even after escaping the control of Granny Lanruo Temple, it still becomes a plaything for cultivators like you..."

Nie Xiaoqian was very clear about this.

Zhong Bai's somewhat appreciative gaze made Nie Xiaoqian hesitate to speak.

"You seem to know very well..."

Without making any attempt to conceal his purpose, Zhong Bai naturally wouldn't help Nie Xiaoqian leave Lanruo Temple and escape the tree demon's control for nothing. However, there was one thing Nie Xiaoqian might not understand.

"Miss Xiaoqian, if you are unwilling to follow me, do you perhaps intend to go to the underworld to marry that Black Mountain Demon?"

In an instant, the rosy complexion on Nie Xiaoqian's face turned pale, and her gaze toward Zhong Bai became exceptionally sharp.

"How...how did you know!"

Zhong Bai stared at Nie Xiaoqian like that, without answering the question, he picked her up in his arms.

"If your innate Yin essence is going to benefit the Black Mountain Demon, then I'd rather have it."

As Zhong Bai spoke, he carried Nie Xiaoqian toward Lanruo Temple. After a brief moment of distraction, Nie Xiaoqian ultimately did not choose to notify the tree demon to come. Perhaps, she did not feel the same aversion to Zhong Bai as she did to the Black Mountain Demon.

Once inside the temple, Zhong Bai waved his hand, and a burst of true energy sealed off Lanruo Temple.

Then, looking at Nie Xiaoqian in front of him, he smiled brightly and said, "Miss Xiaoqian, would you be willing to share a bed with me?"

Nie Xiaoqian rolled her eyes.

"If I say I don't want to, will you let me go?"

"That's impossible. Your innate Yin energy is useful to me, and you are my type. You have no right to refuse."

"Then what else is there to say?"

Zhong Bai nodded, bent down, and began to savor the food carefully.

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An hour later.

Zhong Bai sat cross-legged, and a pure and yin energy was pulsating in his dantian. As the saying goes, yin cannot grow alone and yang cannot be born alone. For Zhong Bai, this innate yin energy came at just the right time.

The golden core in his dantian seemed to have sensed the existence of the innate yin essence. After a terrifying pull, the innate yin essence was being rapidly absorbed by the golden core. The golden core, which originally had twelve pill patterns, was now radiating light from each of the pill patterns. The yin and yang were in harmony, making the aura of creation on the pill patterns increasingly strong. Zhong Bai had a feeling that he could try to break through to the Nascent Soul Dao Lord at any time.

Nie Xiaoqian, with her rosy complexion, had no beads of sweat on her forehead, yet her tired appearance was so alluring that it aroused desire in men.

"You stole my innate Yin essence, and Grandma might find out at any time... you..."

You go! "

Zhong Bai didn't speak, but picked Nie Xiaoqian up and shook his head.

"I not only want your innate Yin essence, but I also want to take the tree demon's demon core. How can you leave now?"

After speaking, Zhong Bai took out his seal, which was the official seal of the Inspector of the Mortal Realm.

“Your ashes are controlled by that tree demon, and ordinary methods cannot take you away. However, the seal in my hand contains a space that can separate Yin and Yang, so you won’t be controlled by the tree demon. Come in first and nurture your ghost body.”

After Zhong Bai finished speaking, he gently pointed his finger at Nie Xiaoqian, and Nie Xiaoqian transformed into a stream of light and entered the seal.

Looking at the already dark night sky, Zhong Bai did not choose to kill the tree demon now, but left Lanruo Temple directly. He would soon break through to the Nascent Soul Dao Lord, and at that time, he would not even have to worry about the tree demon being able to contact the Black Mountain Demon. This was not a zombie world, and there was no underworld patriarch to support Zhong Bai. Therefore, he needed to be fully aware of everything before taking any action.

Riding his sword, Zhong Bai left Lanruo Temple. Meanwhile, just a few miles away in a large underground area, the Tree Demon Granny had no idea that the gift she had given to the Black Mountain Demon had already been picked by Zhong Bai.

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"Grandma, Xiaoqian has been gone for several hours now, and she hasn't brought you any yang energy yet. Speaking of which, Xiaoqian should be punished, made to..."

Just as a female ghost in green finished speaking, before she could continue, she was slapped away by the tree demon's soul.

"Shut up!
Xiaoqian is about to marry Lord Heishan, how can I allow a lowly servant like you to slander her!

Hearing this, the woman in green collapsed to the ground, trembling with fear. She had acted impulsively. Now, even if Nie Xiaoqian did something truly outrageous, let alone her words, the Tree Demon Granny would have to pretend she didn't see it and turn a blind eye. After all, if the Black Mountain Demon were to punish her, the Tree Demon Granny wouldn't escape either. "Xiao Qing, loose lips sink ships. Granny won't punish you, but there are some things you can't say!"

"Grandma, yes, yes, Xiaoqing was wrong!"

Hearing the green-clad female ghost beg for mercy and admit her mistake, the tree demon grandmother finally let out a slight sigh of relief.

"Don't do it again next time, but Xiaoqian has been gone for so long, she should be back by now..."

After the tree spirit finished speaking, she waved her hand, and a jar quietly appeared on the ground.

"Soul, come back! Soul, come back!"

The Tree Demon Granny began using Nie Xiaoqian's ashes to summon her, but after half an incense stick's time, there was still no movement at all.

Why isn't Xiaoqian coming over yet?

The tree spirit was somewhat puzzled and continued chanting incantations in an attempt to summon Nie Xiaoqian.

No matter how the tree demon summoned her, Nie Xiaoqian seemed to vanish into thin air.

In an instant, the Tree Demon Granny felt her heart pounding, and an inexplicable sense of panic made her tremble all over.

With a whoosh, the Tree Demon Granny's divine sense spread out in all directions, but after searching around, she still couldn't find Nie Xiaoqian's whereabouts, which made her extremely angry.

"Xiaoqian!"

A furious roar came from the Tree Demon Granny's mouth, but Nie Xiaoqian had already been taken away by Zhong Bai, and the Tree Demon's efforts were in vain.

Guobei County.

Zhong Bai left at midnight and returned in the middle of the night. Inside the inn, Zhang Zhiwei sat cross-legged on the bed. The spiritual energy of this world was so abundant that Zhang Zhiwei was almost unable to suppress his true energy.

When Zhong Bai pushed the door open and entered, Zhang Zhiwei opened her eyes and looked at Zhong Bai in front of her. Zhang Zhiwei felt that Zhong Bai was different, but she just couldn't put her finger on it.

"Fellow Daoist Qianhe, what is the situation at Lanruo Temple? Have you investigated it thoroughly?"

Zhong Bai nodded.

"There is a tree demon in Lanruo Temple, which is about the level of a peak demon king. Behind it is a Nascent Soul Ghost King from the Underworld. Therefore, I did not kill it directly."

Upon hearing the name "Nascent Soul Ghost Emperor," Zhang Zhiwei exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"I never imagined this world was so terrifying. I just encountered evil spirits, including the Demon King and the Ghost Emperor..."

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Zhang, what is there to fear? You and I are the so-called twin stars of the Daoist sect!"

Hearing Zhong Bai's teasing, Zhang Zhiwei shook his head, "This title is not worthy of me, but I am second only to the Emperor, and you are above me!"

"I observe that Fellow Daoist Zhang is almost unable to suppress the true energy within his body. Since I am still here, I can naturally help Fellow Daoist Zhang break through to the Golden Core stage. When will Fellow Daoist Zhang be able to do so?"

"Now!"

"Now?"

"Correct!"

"Very well! In that case, please proceed, fellow Daoist!"

After saying that, Zhong Bai once again rode away on his sword, with Zhang Zhiwei following closely behind.

The two did not actually go too far, just to a mountain peak more than ten miles from Guobei County. Zhang Zhiwei trusted Zhong Bai and immediately sat down and mobilized the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to begin condensing his golden core. Zhong Bai, on the other hand, sat cross-legged in the void on his sword and covered the surroundings with his divine sense.

Time passes bit by bit...

For seven consecutive days, Zhong Bai and Zhang Zhiwei sat cross-legged like this, but Zhong Bai was a protector, while Zhang Zhiwei was breaking through.

As the sun rose again, Zhong Bai opened his eyes and saw that the upgrade progress on the demon-slaying panel in front of him was complete.

The demon-slaying panel has been upgraded.

Zhong Bai: Golden Elixir Perfected

[Demon Extermination Points: 10 Million]

[Karma Value: 20 Million]

[Win a prize, one chance to win one million demon-slaying points]

Zhong Bai looked at the demon-slaying panel in front of him. It seemed that there were no changes, except that a lottery mode had been added.

However, Zhong Bai soon realized he was wrong.

"Consume one million Demon Extermination Points to accelerate the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique!"

Zhong Bai took a deep breath. At this moment, Zhang Zhiwei's breakthrough was nearing its end, and the golden core in his body was condensing. Zhong Bai could not just wait for Zhang Zhiwei to condense the golden core alone. He could also break through to the Nascent Soul stage by using the Demon Extermination Panel. Therefore, the moment the Demon Extermination value was deducted, the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged in like a tidal wave.

[One million Demon Extermination Points have been consumed to exchange for ten thousand days of cultivation time for the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique.]

Current exchange rate: 100:1

Zhong Bai was stunned when he saw this. No, it used to be a one-to-one exchange, but now it has become a hundred-to-one exchange?
Zhong Bai couldn't figure it out, but with spiritual energy surging into his body, it wasn't the time to think about that.

(End of this chapter)