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Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Foundation Establishment Demon
The Dragon Flame Eagle flaps its wings and lets out a long cry, hovering in the middle of the heavenly vault, its feathers ablaze with fierce flames that ignite the sky, its eyes like lightning fixated on the area below.
Seeing such a ferocious demon beast, the two brothers of the Bai Family immediately tense up, deeming the loose cultivators blocking their path as less urgent of a threat, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The loose cultivators seize the opportunity to escape from the tight situation, all of them deeply grateful to the strange cultivator who descended from the sky.
"Do we have a feud with them?"
Li Quanfu clings to the feathers of the Spiritual Sculpture as he looks down, noting the excessively savage aura on these individuals, clearly not easy targets to provoke.
Although the Bai Family brothers have had a rough time recently, their cultivation has actually improved a lot, with one at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and the other at the Great Perfection.
Together with a dozen or so robber cultivators behind them, they form a not so weak force.
"We had a feud before, and now that we have come across them, it’s only natural to settle it."
Li Quanqing takes out the Daoist Soldier Tower and holds it in his hand, having the puppet at hand so there’s no need to handle the fighting and killing personally.
"Activate the Azure Water Sword Formation!"
With a buzzing sound, four bronze beans vibrate, and from within emerge four copper-armored puppets at the Qi Refining Great Perfection Realm, descending from the sky.
Clang clang!
Li Quanqing, holding the Array Plate, pours mana into it, and the next moment the Azure Water Flying Swords in the puppets’ hands resonate with it.
Streaks of sword qi crisscross like a dense spider web in all directions, enveloping everything in the sky and below the ground, covering all the robber cultivators, including the two Bai brothers, within it.
"A Personal Magic Array?!"
The face of the Bai Family’s elder brother changes abruptly, aware of the might of this kind of array and cries out to his men, preparing to burst out and break free.
In the blink of an eye, all the Azure Water Sword Qi erupts, falling like fine rain, creating a misty curtain that covers hundreds of zhang in this sea area.
The screams gradually subside, and when all the sword light disperses, only mutilated bones remain, blood mixed with flesh churning, dyeing this blue sea area red.
Instant kill!
"What a formidable puppet!"
Li Quanfu shrinks his neck in fright, not expecting that his clan brother was hiding such a profound trump card.
Those were two Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators, who were killed in a blink of an eye with a single sword stroke, like meat on a chopping block without any resistance.
"Let’s go, let’s go down and check the spoils of war."
The Dragon Flame Eagle flaps its wings and descends to lower altitude, as Li Quanqing pulses with mana, beginning to search through the tides.
Unfortunately, the Azure Water Sword Qi is too sharp; all of the Storage Bags have been shred to pieces, their contents obliterated along with the space they occupied.
Nothing to be gained.
"Hm? What’s this, a piece of beast skin?"
Li Quanqing reaches out and immediately fishes up a map, seemingly of the sea territories, with crooked lines noting some unknown sea area.
An ice-blue feather pattern is outlined in this sea region, and drawn around with cinnabar into a bright, conspicuous circle.
"Could it be that the feather from the Golden Core Demon was obtained from this unknown sea region?"
"A Demon King’s lair?"
Li Quanqing shakes his head, having no time to examine it closely, as thunderous rumbles once again come from behind.
Looking in the direction of Whale Emperor Fang City, successive powerful surges of Demon Energy shoot into the sky, triggering celestial phenomena to change, with scaly clouds rapidly gathering, carrying a palpitation-inducing presence.
"Screech!!"
The Dragon Flame Eagle senses this aura and can’t help but flap its wings frantically, as if fearful yet its eyes show an unyielding expression.
"Foundation Establishment Demons! And not just one!"
A chill runs down Li Quanqing’s spine.
The fact that they could arrive so quickly implies that this group of demons was lurking in the seas near the Fang City, yet going undetected by the Shuihua Sword Sect.
This group of the Demon Clan is undoubtedly plotting something – are they eyeing the relics of the Whale Emperor Sect?
"We must leave quickly! We can’t stay here for another moment!"
Li Quanqing hurries onto the Dragon Flame Eagle.
With a long cry, the creature’s body surges with flames, its wings flapping wildly, shooting away from this sea area like a meteoric blaze of fire.
A thousand li away, Li Quanqing’s Storage Bag suddenly emits a light humming sound and receives a message.
Li Kunli: "I’ve received a transmission from the Sword Sect – a beast tide has erupted and surrounded Whale Emperor Fang City. Are you alright, lad?"
Li Quanqing feels a touch of emotion and sends a reply, summarily explaining what had just occurred.
Li Kunli: "You must return to the island immediately, I’ve received orders from the Sword Sect, and I’m heading out to provide support."
The Shuihua Sword Sect is asking for help?
Li Quanqing shook his head. This was not something he could interfere with. It would be best to just stay put on the island.
The rest of the journey went smoothly, with the two of them and the eagle returning to Baoying Fang without any further incidents.
"Screech!"
The Dragon Flame Eagle spread its wings and flew. Under the control of the Slave Beast Seal, it plunged into the Island Protection Array of Baoying Fang.
Li Quanqing took out the Array Plate and manipulated the large array to open a gap, allowing them to enter.
Li Quanfu was stunned: "Boss, has Baqing Square truly become ours?"
He recognized that the Array Plate in the youth’s hand was one of the main plates for the Baoqing Array, which only the managing Elders of the Workshop had the privilege to carry.
"Why would I lie to you? Be bold in your actions from now on. Go ahead and build your Happy Dwelling and Baqing Auction House in every city across the East Sea!"
At this time, the higher-ups within Baoying Fang were also alerted: "We greet Elder Quanqing, has something happened?"
Li Quanqing solemnly responded: "There has been a monster tide outbreak at Whale Emperor Fang. To prevent any Demon Beasts from straying here, we are initiating the highest level of alert!"
The jurisdiction of the Shuihua Sword Sect spanned tens of thousands of miles of sea, very close to the outer sea, and almost every few decades, there would be a monster tide covering a hundred thousand miles.
Even the Green Jade Islands would not be spared.
Although Li Quanqing had not personally experienced it, he had read about the brutality and terror of a monster tide in ancient books.
Hum!
The void buzzed, the Second Rank large array covering the entire Baoying Fang was fully prepared. Array Patterns densely filled the void, offering much more reassurance than that of the First Rank, High-Grade Array on Fish-Dragon Island.
Fortunately, the worst did not occur.
Li Quanqing stayed on Baqing Island for three days, until the dawn of this night, when the Fish Mirror suddenly transmitted new information.
Li Kunli: "The monster tide has subsided, the crisis is over, and Whale Emperor Fang has suffered no substantial damage."
Seeing this, everyone’s hearts, which had been as heavy as stones, finally settled down.
Li Quanqing put away the map he had studied for several days. Still without finding anything, he did not know where this unfamiliar territory was located.
"Did the Bai Family brothers use an encrypted drawing method, or is it too far from me, or is it even in the Demon Clan’s territory in the outer sea?"
Li Quanqing shook his head. Now that everything was settled, he safely returned to Fish-Dragon Island with the Dragon Flame Eagle.
"Screech!"
The gale whistled, blowing through the eagle’s hard-as-iron fiery feathers. It looked down upon the vast Fish-Dragon Pool below, not too fond of the highly humid environment.
Fortunately, being a Qi Refining Late Stage Demon Beast, it could tolerate it and was not going to fall ill.
"Roar?"
Watching the fiery red mysterious Demon Beast descend from the sky, the Golden Flame Tiger couldn’t help but emerge from the forest, flapping its small wings.
"Screech~"
"Roar roar~"
The two Demon Beasts, having never met before, sized each other up, sensing a kind of intangible kinship.
The Dragon Flame Eagle cocked its head, its pupils bright, flames flickering between its feathers, bursting forth with a glow like molten lava.
The Golden Flame Tiger paced around in circles with its large paws, its furry tail held high, spewing a wispy, golden-hued Lifebound Demon Fire from its throat.
The golden-red flames reflected off each other, instantly heating the air around them, with waves of heat rolling in.
"Almost forgot, these two fellows are from the same region."
Li Quanqing slapped his forehead.
Like the Golden Flame Tiger, the Dragon Flame Eagle was also a Demon Beast from the Southern Brilliance Domain, with a noble and extraordinary birth, coming from distant lands across the continent.
Seeing the two large creatures getting along well, Li Quanqing couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Compared to other Spiritual Beasts, the Dragon Flame Eagle was of a higher cultivation. Now that it had a companion, it would integrate into the island more quickly.
Just as he was about to find a mountaintop for the Spiritual Sculpture to make a nest, Li Kunli suddenly descended from the sky, covered in blood.
"Second Elder, you haven’t been injured, have you?"
Li Quanqing opened the Array, thinking do all these Foundation Establishment folks love to fly over people’s heads so much.
When he has his breakthrough, he would also fly over people’s heads every day!
Li Kunli, clad in Green Jade Armor, stepped down from the void, exuding a murderous aura:
"I’ve killed a Foundation Establishment Demon. I’ve brought you a taste. You’ve never had such a delicacy, have you?"
