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Chapter 96 The Poison of Life
"The bloodline of a saint? The master of the world?"

Faced with the temptation of the demon saint, Zhou Qing sneered inwardly.

He wouldn't be like Li Xuantong, so easily falling for the demons' tricks.

If one were to refine the essence of a demon and possess the bloodline of a saint, one's life and death would be out of one's control, and one's fate would be entirely in the hands of the demon saint.

As for the so-called world ruler, that's even more laughable. If one's life isn't even in their own control, becoming the world ruler would only make them a puppet.

Therefore, Zhou Qing's eyes were filled with determination and disdain.

He knew all too well that associating with these demons was tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin.

Moreover, he possesses innate talent.

Zhou Qing believed that with his own 'efforts', as long as he had the corresponding cultivation method to guide him and found the right path forward, breaking through to the Saint Realm would not be difficult.

"Don't waste your energy. No matter how nice your words are or how eloquent they are, those who are not of our kind will surely have different intentions."

Zhou Qing's words were powerful and resonant, each word carrying immense force, striking the heart of the demon saint.

The demon saint on the other side of the spatial rift seemed to have never expected Zhou Qing to so resolutely reject his temptation.

Becoming the master of a world and gaining the fortune of a world is such an allure that even a being at the ninth level of the Dao Realm would find it hard to resist.

Although the Mountain and Sea Realm is just a small world, for those below the Saint Realm, becoming the world's master can increase their chances of breaking through to the Saint Realm by at least 30%. Once they become Saints, they will basically live as long as heaven and earth.

"You may not know the benefits of becoming the master of the world."

The demon saint prepares to tempt once more.

However, Zhou Qing did not give him a chance to speak. He used the Emperor's Banner to fully mobilize the power of the nation's destiny and slowly pushed the World Cauldron toward the spatial rift.

Upon seeing this, the demon saint on the other side of the spatial rift immediately said, "Stop! If you dare to push the World Cauldron into the spatial rift, you will be making an enemy of this saint, and this saint will definitely let you know what it means to wish you were dead!"

The voice of the demon saint was full of threat.

Since Zhou Qing was not tempted, he had no choice but to threaten him.

A terrifying aura of a saint emanated from the spatial rift.

However, due to the weakening effect of the World Cauldron, the pressure from the Saint that Zhou Qing experienced was less than one ten-thousandth, and even less than the Martial Saint Mark within his body.

Zhou Qing ignored the threat from the demon saint, his eyes fixed only on the slowly advancing World Cauldron.

As long as this World Cauldron is pushed into the spatial rift, the passage between the two realms can be completely sealed off, preventing demons from descending upon the Mountain and Sea Realm.

"you wanna die!"

The Demon Saint roared, and a terrifying pressure roared out through the spatial rift. However, 99% of the power was dispersed by the World Cauldron before it even touched Zhou Qing, and it could not affect Zhou Qing at all.

Zhou Qing was completely focused on pushing the world cauldron.

At this critical moment, he dared not be distracted in the slightest.

Rumble!
With Zhou Qing's full effort, the World Cauldron was shaken, sealing the tiny spatial rift.

"You ant-like thing, how dare you ruin my good deed? Do you really think I can't do anything to you? Today I'll let you taste the life poison I've extracted from the countless lives I've annihilated."

The demon saint's killing intent surged like a tide. The moment the spatial rift was blocked by the World Cauldron, a beam of green light shot out and entered Zhou Qing's body.

"The poison of life will cause you to lose a year of your lifespan with each passing day. Only a saint can cure it. Enjoy the rest of your time!" As the World Cauldron sealed the spatial rift, the voice of the Demon Saint grew weaker and weaker. Even when he unleashed his full power to attack the World Cauldron, he could only cause it to vibrate violently and could not move it.

Only with the cooperation of those in the Mountain and Sea Realm can the World Cauldron be shaken.

Furthermore, even grandmasters and supreme beings of the Dao Realm cannot weaken the power of the World Cauldron to some extent; only by relying on the power of the nation's destiny can it be weakened.

"The poison of life!"

Zhou Qing's expression changed slightly.

He never expected that the Demon Saint would possess such vicious methods.

As the poison of life invaded his body, Zhou Qing felt a chilling aura coursing through him, devouring his life force.

He could feel his life slipping away rapidly.

If, as the Demon Saint said, one day's lifespan is equivalent to one year, then when he breaks through to the Celestial Realm, his lifespan increases to eight hundred years, but in reality, he only has a little over two years of lifespan.

"More than two years!"

Zhou Qing felt a heavy weight in his heart.

During this time, he either needs to break through to the Saint Realm to neutralize the poison of life, or he needs to go to the Land of Saints and ask a Saint to help him neutralize it.

Without the guidance of the corresponding cultivation method, even though Zhou Qing possessed talent, he himself felt that the hope of breaking through to the Saint Realm in just over two years was not very high.

Therefore, the only remaining option is to go to the land of saints and ask the saints to resolve this issue.

The realm of mountains and seas possesses an ancient road leading to the land of saints.

However, there are certain requirements for cultivation level. Only those who break through to the Dao Realm are qualified to open the ancient path and step into it.

For others, traveling to the Land of Saints is equally difficult, almost impossible.

After all, the Mountain and Sea Realm has not seen a martial arts supreme being at the Dao Realm level for ten thousand years, but for Zhou Qing, this is not a difficult task.

“There is another way to reach the Land of Saints.”

Zhou Qing's eyes flickered.

During his time at the Imperial Heaven Sect, he read through all the ancient texts, which recorded not only the ancient path to break through to the Dao Realm and embark on the journey to the Land of Saints, but also another method to enter the Land of Saints.

Then let's use a space teleportation array.

Stepping onto the ancient path means relying on one's own strength to enter the Land of Saints. Along the way, one may encounter some unexpected events and dangers. The spatial teleportation array, on the other hand, was built by various sects in ancient times at great cost and can directly teleport one to the Land of Saints.

There is only one space teleportation array in the entire Mountain and Sea Realm, and it takes a million spirit stones to activate it. Even in ancient times, the major sects would only activate it once every few decades or even a hundred years.

"Millions of spiritual stones!"

Zhou Qing secretly made his own plans.

Even if he unified the Mountain and Sea Realm, it would be incredibly difficult for him to gather a million spirit stones, unless he could control the resources of all the hidden sects.

These reclusive sects control blessed lands and possess resources far exceeding those of the outside world. While a single sect might not be able to come up with a million spirit stones, they could at least have tens of thousands.

Originally, Zhou Qing wanted to stay in the Mountain and Sea Realm for a while longer, but now that he has been poisoned by the Life Poison, time is of the essence, and he has to consider going to the Land of Saints as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)