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Chapter 863 The Golden Beetle

Upon hearing that Qin Ming had actually chosen that mid-grade seventh-rank black jade...

A hint of surprise appeared on Long Lizi's face.

"Oh? Fellow Daoist White Ape has taken a liking to this item. Do you perhaps have some knowledge of it?"

Long Li Zi has studied this strange black jade material that can devour demonic power for no less than a thousand years.

However, its special material has always puzzled him.

Furthermore, they are unable to refine it for their own use; even if it is a high-grade spiritual object of heaven and earth, they can only stare at it helplessly.

Even with the Dragon Carp Demon General's extraordinary cultivation, he once tried to forcibly refine this item, but was still backfired by the black jade.

He almost suffered a severe injury and it took decades of recuperation to barely recover.

After this incident, he also lost patience and interest in the black jade.

Thinking to myself, I thought it would be better to exchange it for something of value.

Right now, with the newly appointed White Ape General taking office, in addition to serving as a congratulatory gift and doing a favor, he can also exchange it for a gourd of immortal wine, making the most of his resources.

He had been wondering if the White Ape Demon General would choose the seventh-tier Vermilion Fruit.

But the final result was quite unexpected.
Qin Ming replied indifferently, "I just found this object rather strange and wanted to take it back to study it."

His tone was extremely calm, as if he had simply encountered something that piqued his interest.

Upon hearing this, Long Lizi suddenly realized what was happening and immediately flicked his finger, handing the piece of black jade in mid-air to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming took the opportunity to grab the black jade into his hand.

The jade felt icy cold to the touch and exuded a power that devoured demonic energy, which was indeed quite strange.

He didn't look at it much and simply put it away.

He then took out a gourd of Void Heaven Inviting the Moon Elixir and handed it to the dragon carp opposite him, who was overjoyed to receive it.

After the transaction, both parties were happy.

Qin Ming's relationship with the two powerful demon clan members in front of him instantly improved significantly.

Subsequently.

Amidst the clinking of glasses, the three also discussed the various situations within the cultivation world.

The two influential figures in front of us are the very people of the demon race. The intelligence they possess is practically the most core secret of the demon race.

Through their conversation, Qin Ming learned more or less about the many secrets of the ancient demon realm.

There are even discussions about the demon race's strategic deployments in the spirit world.
It was as if Qin Ming had access to a treasure trove of intelligence resources.

"I observe that Fellow Daoist White Ape's physical strength has reached the Profound Realm."

"Therefore, I would like to ask if you are perhaps a descendant of the ancient 'Mountain Giant Ape' clan, or a direct descendant of the 'Primordial Azure Ape' clan?"

"How come I've never heard of Fellow Daoist White Ape before?"

During their conversation, Chi Linzi suddenly asked a question.

These two ape clans are extremely mysterious beings in the ancient demon realm, and it is said that very few of their direct bloodlines still exist in the world.

Although giant apes roam the mountains, very few possess pure bloodlines.

The fact that the White Ape Demon General was able to cultivate to such a profound level indicates that his true spirit bloodline must be extremely pure.

Ever since.

Qin Ming nodded slowly, feigning profundity, "That's right, there's nothing to hide from you two. I am indeed from the Mountain Giant Ape clan."

"It's just that I've been cultivating in the deep mountains and have hardly ever been involved in worldly affairs. I encountered a bottleneck in my cultivation before, so I decided to go out into the world to hone my skills."

"It just so happened that we encountered the matter of the Four Great Water Palaces."

As soon as the words were spoken, the two demon generals felt a chill run down their spines!
These two ape clans are renowned ancient true spirit clans in the ancient demon realm, with long-standing bloodlines and known for their formidable physical strength.

They could even rival the giant spirits of the spirit realm.

"So that's how it is! Brother White Ape actually inherited the bloodline of an ancient true spirit. No wonder he was able to dominate a region and be valued by the Demon Emperor. His future path to immortality is boundless."

"Perhaps in the next few hundred years, Brother White Ape will have the opportunity to be sent to the Spirit Realm to show his skills."

After getting to know each other better, the three of them became much closer. Although they were all demon generals, they did not have a strong competitive relationship like the others.

In addition, his high-level bloodline as a mountain giant ape made the two demon generals of the Wanze Demon Kingdom look at him with special regard.

Therefore, some secrets among the high-ranking members of the demon race were intentionally or unintentionally revealed to him.

The Devouring Rat, carrying a teapot, watched the three chatting amiably and couldn't help but show a strange expression, thinking to himself:

'Master's luck this time is simply too incredible!'

They've even penetrated directly into the core of the demon race.

'If things continue like this, he'll become the number one spy for the human race among the demon race!'

Alas! The demon race is in grave danger.

'Wait a minute! If I return to the Spirit Realm, will I really have to lead an army to attack the human immortal city?'

……

at the same time.

The Spirit Realm, Kunlun Domain, Tianxing City.

Inside the teleportation hall inside the main city, several squads of silver-armored star guards stood solemnly guarding the outer area.

The interior of the main hall is extremely spacious, and the ceiling is a magnificent and dazzling starry sky dome.

In the central yang area of ​​the main hall, a circular white pillar of light, tens of feet thick, connects heaven and earth, radiating immense spatial fluctuations.

Below the beam of light was a bottomless abyss, seemingly leading straight to an endless chasm.

As one of the major cities of the human race, Tianxing City has built a teleportation hall of extremely grand scale.

Surrounding the huge central ring are inter-domain teleportation arrays leading to the seventy-two major spiritual realms.

A dignified-looking elder in golden armor strolled into the main hall to conduct his routine inspection.

"Greetings, Elder Jiang!"

This person was Jiang Tian's father, Jiang Wuji.

Many of the Nascent Soul stage silver-armored star guards bowed respectfully to Elder Jiang when he came to inspect the area.

Elder Jiang's face was extremely stern. He took out a star chart and, after checking that the teleportation arrays in each of the major spirit realms were missing, asked the silver-armored star guard beside him:
"Show me the records of your most recent cross-domain transfers."

Upon hearing this, the silver-armored steward, who was at the Nascent Soul stage, immediately handed over a blue jade slip respectfully.

Not long ago, Elder Jiang successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation of Returning to the Void and broke through to the mid-stage of Refining Void, which greatly enhanced his status among the elders of Tianxing City.

My whole demeanor and energy have changed.

Just as Elder Jiang was about to accept the jade slip.

hum~~
Suddenly, a loud buzzing sound came from the white pillar of light at the very center of the hall.

One after another, the mysterious silver spatial runes began to swim erratically, like fish.

Immediately afterwards, an immense spatial teleportation force emanated from the central ring.

This caused Elder Jiang Tian and the many silver-armored star guards on duty in the teleportation hall to show extremely surprised expressions.

The space around the central white beam of light began to tremble violently.

It flashed by in an instant, accompanied by an extremely dazzling white light.

The space within the teleportation hall began to distort, and the runic restrictions that stabilized the teleportation array all became ineffective.
Upon witnessing this sudden turn of events, Elder Jiang Wuji's stern and imposing expression instantly changed. Even he felt a chill run down his spine at this level of spatial fluctuation.

Like the other silver-armored star guards, he stared at the astonishing change before him, momentarily bewildered as to what had happened. "What's going on?"

"How could such a change occur in the Celestial Rings? Such a phenomenon has never happened in thousands of years."

Just as Elder Jiang was hesitating about whether to report to the Grand Commander of the Purple Gold Holy Armor.

An unexpected scene unfolded.

Within the white pillar of light, countless golden lights shone, gradually solidifying from the ethereal to reveal two figures, one large and one small.

As the golden light faded, the figure of a handsome young man was revealed, who looked exactly like Gu Chang'an.

Beside him was a young man in a green robe, none other than the Cold Crow Master.

However, he was obviously brought here by 'Gu Chang'an'. After being teleported over an extremely long distance, he was also dizzy and disoriented, and had not yet come to his senses.

The moment the handsome young man descended into the main hall, an incomparably powerful spiritual pressure suddenly descended, far exceeding that of the Void Refinement stage.

Some low-level Nascent Soul stage Silver Armor Star Guards were unable to withstand the air pressure and fainted and collapsed.

Even Jiang Wuji, the golden-armored elder of Tianxing City, turned pale under this pressure.

"Combination Period"

"Junior pays homage to senior!"

He had lost his earlier arrogance and obediently bowed to the other party.

The young man who looked just like Gu Chang'an glanced at Jiang Wuji with an extremely calm gaze, seemingly ignoring him.

Jiang Wuji was covered in sweat; without the permission of this mysterious big shot, he dared not get up.

The arrival of such a powerful cultivator alarmed the Nascent Soul stage experts who had been guarding Tianxing City.

next moment.

Inside the main hall, another elderly man in a simple gray Taoist robe appeared out of nowhere. He had his hair tied up with a wooden crown and a round face.

This person is none other than Yun Xizi, who is taking over the duty shift from Zen Master Shenyin.

Yun Xizi was originally engaged in his daily cultivation in his cave when he sensed a powerful spiritual pressure from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator descending upon the teleportation hall, and he rushed over immediately.

Jiang Wuji, who was so intimidated by the combined power that he dared not raise his head, was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Yun Xizi arrive.

Otherwise, as a mere cultivator at the Void Refinement stage, I wouldn't be able to handle such an important figure.

It's been a long time since any Nascent Soul cultivators have visited Tianxing City. Even if they did come, these cultivators wouldn't even know.

I don't know what kind of wind blew up today, but the sun is rising high in the west.

The other party actually arrived in Tianxing City through an inter-domain teleportation array.

After Yun Xizi arrived at the main hall.

He then planned to pay a visit to the unfamiliar cultivator who had suddenly appeared, posing as a fellow cultivator.

however--

When he caught sight of the handsome young man's face near the edge of the Star Ring, his expression completely froze, and the smile on his face instantly became stiff.

Yun Xizi was stunned for a moment, then showed an extremely shocked expression and made a move that surprised and puzzled everyone present.

He flicked his sleeve, bowed deeply to the handsome young man opposite him, and respectfully greeted him:

"This junior pays respects to Senior Golden Beetle!"

"Welcome to Tianxing City, senior. Please feel free to call upon us if needed."

hiss~
The star guards present gasped in shock. Anyone who could make Yun Xizi address someone as "senior" must be an extremely high-ranking figure among the human race.

Elder Jiang's head was buzzing, and his body, which had originally intended to straighten up, bent even lower.
He never expected that the person in front of him would be the legendary 'Golden Beetle', one of the Seven Sons of Humanity!
That's a peak-stage Integration Realm expert, only one step away from the Great Ascension Realm.
These are people who are usually elusive and rarely seen, so to be able to see such a legendary figure in person is truly a blessing from one's ancestors.

But when Jiang Wuji saw the young man in the green robe, the Cold Crow Master, he looked incredulous.

How could a Nascent Soul cultivator with mediocre innate talent be closely following such an important figure?

He felt that this person looked very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he immediately remembered.

'Isn't this one of the owners of Juyuan Pavilion in Tianxing City?'

Master Hanya looked utterly hopeless, his heart filled with bitterness.
Little did he know that the Xuan Turtle God Lord, who ran errands for him every day, was actually just an avatar of the human bigwig in front of him.
He didn't know whether to say he was lucky or unlucky.

Not long ago, the real Golden Beetle came looking for me, and I was almost scared out of my wits.

After some investigation, it was discovered that the human leader's avatar had actually run away with 'Senior Li' and was now nowhere to be found.
The golden beetle is currently searching for its whereabouts.

Anyone connected to the Xuan Turtle God was not spared.

In his heart, he had already cursed Qin Ming a thousand times.

After all, it was he who personally delivered Qin Ming's letter to the Xuan Turtle God, and saw him leave with Qin Ming to try and obtain a 'heaven-defying opportunity'.

Now Jin Guizi suspects that it was 'Li Qianjie' who abducted his avatar.

'Fellow Daoist Qin, what exactly are you up to? Please, please don't let anything go wrong!'

'Otherwise, I fear my life would be in danger.'

Throughout the journey, the Cold Crow Master was filled with anxiety and uncertainty, serving the Golden Beetle attentively and revealing everything he knew.

Before such a powerful being, all lies are meaningless.

Moreover, when Golden Beetle hadn't lost contact with its avatar, it was fully aware of what was going on with this old guy.

There was silence in the hall.

a long time.

The golden beetle's deep eyes flickered slightly as he glanced indifferently at Yun Xizi, then spoke to him:
"I have some questions for you. Everyone else, step aside."

Jiang Wuji and the others felt as if they had been granted a pardon, and they all respectfully withdrew without daring to linger for even a moment.

Master Hanya also wanted to make a quick getaway, but just as he was about to make a move, he heard the Golden Beetle say:

"I didn't say you."

"Yes, yes, senior, please feel free to give me any instructions. I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse." Master Hanya nodded obediently.

Subsequently.

After exchanging words for a while, the Cold Crow Master, who was standing to the side, heard their conversation clearly.

However, Jin Guizi did not mention her disappearance as an avatar, but instead asked more questions about Qin Ming.

Master Hanya was already filled with sorrow in his heart.

Generally, once you hear a conversation between such powerful beings, you can't remain uninvolved.

He also followed the Golden Beetle, from the place where the Demon Clan's Linglong Immortal Mansion appeared, and circled back from the Tianfan Domain to the Kunlun Domain.

When Yun Xizi learned that the Golden Beetle had come to her door in person because it was related to the Moon Gazing God of Little Turtle Peak, she also had a very strange expression.

He immediately reported everything he knew to the other party.

After the questioning ended.

Golden Beetle then led Cold Crow Master away, heading towards the direction of the Eastern Huangshan Mountains on the outskirts of Tianxing City.

Yun Xizi watched the human elder leave, frowning and stroking his beard in astonishment:

"What exactly did this young man surnamed Li do?"

"Why is Senior Golden Beetle personally searching for him?"

He immediately made a deep impression on this junior cultivator at the Void Refinement stage, as well as the Cold Crow Venerable.
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(End of this chapter)