Devour

This time the process went much more smoothly, as Cheng Bai's alchemy skills became much more proficient. A total of 13 Yunzhen Lianxin Pills were finished. Their silvery-white color was dazzling, and spiritual energy enveloped the store, faintly presenting auspicious colors.

The miraculous effect of the elixir appeared on its own. If there were not so few people around today, it would have caused a sensation in the whole city.

Yang Kaiping took one of the pills and put it into his mouth. He tasted it and praised it, "It's ready to be used. It's 90% effective. It's a good product."

"Thanks for the guidance, senior." Cheng Bai packed up the pills, stood up and bowed to say goodbye.

Yang Kaiping escorted Cheng Bai out of the store and said hello: "Welcome to come again next time."

After hearing this, Cheng Bai was secretly delighted: "I can come here often to practice alchemy and medicine making in the future."

Little did he know that Yang Kaiping was even happier. He lowered his head and coughed twice, saying, "I was injured when I hit that black bug last night. Someone sent me a Blood Ginseng Pill this morning to replenish my blood and heal my wounds without causing any root disease. The Yunzhen Refining Heart Pill also improved my skills. This person is a lucky star, so I won't mind him stealing my skills."

Cheng Bai arrived at the Hunter's Guild and saw a large notice as soon as he entered the door: "The martial arts hunting competition will begin at noon the day after tomorrow, and the secret realm of Tiaokong Island will be officially opened."

The Sky Island is about to descend into the Treasure Basin, and the largest event in the Qiongqi Continent is about to begin. Various masters, excellent hunters, and elites of the younger generation are all full of enthusiasm for the new goal.

Cheng Bai carefully read the task requirements of the Lunwu Hunting Competition: "Retrieve the Ghost Feather on Shenzi Peak of Qikong Island. It is also one of the rewards for this Hunter King."

Different from the grand occasions of guilds in other cities which were packed with guests, there were only a handful of hunters in the Tianshu City Guild, and many seats in the hall were empty, which did not match the liveliness that the largest city should have. The reason was that there was a great battle last night, which resulted in many casualties.

The remaining hunters who were able to sit in the guild had different opinions.

A hunter said, "Palace Master Guan was defeated and died last night, and more than half of the thirty-six riders of Tianshu were killed. Shen Ya needs to go back to inherit the temple and take charge of the overall situation. I'm afraid that Dragon Spear King will miss the battle of Tiaokong Island."

Another person said, "Brother, we were so lucky last night. The three of us brothers worked together and were so strong that no one could defeat us."

The leading hunter said, "We just came to Tianshu City and encountered a war. It is a time of chaos. Brothers Wuqing Swordsman and Poisonous Swordsman, how about recruiting soldiers?"

The two said in unison: "This is a great opportunity, we are willing to listen to my brother's instructions."

The leading hunter said, "The last Sky Island Battle mission was the Ghost Egg, this time it's the Ghost Feather, the treasure is even more valuable. As long as we earn enough money and food, we will have a great chance to rise to the top."

The two of them hurriedly said, "We are willing to follow our brother and build a career."

Cheng Bai stretched his ears and inquired about various news. He was shocked to realize that he had missed a big show last night. Then he calmed down and said, "What happens to them has nothing to do with me. I just hope that the Blood Ginseng Pill prepared for Ningxiang can be successfully refined."

Most of the crystal cores obtained from hunting recently were swallowed by himself, and rarely returned to the guild. There was only one corpse king crystal core left in his bag, so he took it out and wanted to ask the guild for an estimate of its value.

This multifaceted sphere with runes showing on it was obviously different from the common crystal cores. The clerk in charge of purchasing it turned it over and over and looked at it carefully. He was stunned for a moment, but he had never seen anything like it before. He did not dare to estimate the price and hurriedly called the governor to identify it.

The governor was mature and prudent. He took out a magnifying glass, stared at it for a long time, and couldn't help but said in a trembling voice: "This is a thousand-year-old inner elixir with three major runes. It must have been produced by a demon who is at least three thousand years old. It is a rare treasure in the world."

The crystal core has undergone a qualitative change at this point, and it should be called the Corpse King's Inner Elixir.

Cheng Bai thought to himself, "If the headless corpse king is the body of the undead Gu Canxing, then it should be 15,000 years ago... No, 15,000 years ago, Gu Canxing was still alive and kicking, and in the limelight. It must be many years after his death that his powerful corpse cultivated itself into a demon, which has nothing to do with his previous life, so his strength is different." He asked, "How do you estimate the price?"

The teller and the governor looked at each other.

The purpose of the thousand-year-old inner elixir is little known to the public. Its level is completely different from that of ordinary crystal cores. If the essence of the secret technique can be extracted, its value will be immeasurable.

The governor secretly looked at the guild steward not far away, and saw his superior winking at him. He understood his intention and said vaguely, "Leave this inner elixir in the guild, and decide on the price after a meeting."

Cheng Bai became quite impatient when he heard this. He thought about estimating the price and wanted to collect the Corpse King's inner elixir and leave.

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly, "I will pay one hundred thousand taels of gold for this inner elixir."

Cheng Bai reacted the fastest and immediately took the Corpse King's inner elixir and put it back into his treasure bag.

The governor's face turned red and white when he saw this, and he turned to look in the direction of the voice.

The man had a handsome face, but his skin was too dark. He was wearing a black robe with gold patterns. It was Hei Long.

The governor didn't know who the newcomer was. Seeing that he was a stranger, he was dissatisfied and shouted angrily, "We are negotiating the price and haven't given up yet. How dare you cut in? This is a taboo in the industry. Young people should not be reckless and raise prices recklessly, which will ruin the market."

When Cheng Bai heard this, he realized that the governor knew the price, but he was just hiding his selfish intentions and wanted to make a profit from it. This shows that the Corpse King's inner elixir is extremely valuable. If it is put on the market, it may be worth more than 100,000 taels of gold.

"I'll go back and think about it."

After Cheng Bai finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave the Hunter's Guild.

Heilong stood in front of Cheng Bai. With the keen perception of the dragon race, he realized that the person in front of him was completely different from before. He said in surprise: "Cheng Bai, the Thunder Blade King, the heir of the Yuheng Holy Temple, has made great progress recently."

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "Lord Black Dragon, our appointment has not yet come. There are still more than 20 days left. We will meet again then."

Hei Long shook his head firmly and said, "We agreed that it would be at most three months, but it didn't say it had to be three months later, which means any day during this period of time would do. It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. Meeting is fate, wouldn't it be better to end it today?"

Cheng Bai was furious and cursed inwardly, "You killed me so that you could give an explanation to the higher-ups, so that I wouldn't be promoted any further. And you got the Corpse King's Inner Pill at the same time. Killing three birds with one stone, isn't that great? The abacus is really clacking."

Both sides suddenly revealed their murderous intent, like an arrow on a bow string, ready to be fired at any moment.

The roof of the Hunter's Guild shattered into pieces in an instant. Cheng Bai swung his sword and stepped into the air. A huge black dragon then soared into the sky. Everyone in the guild was in chaos. The governor and the deacon were so scared that they squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands. The teller hid under the counter in panic.

Leaping through the air is the basic skill of the Eight Immortals Tour. Cheng Bai has already mastered it in "The Essence of the Eight Immortals Tour", which makes up for the shortcomings of his previous lack of lightness skills. Relying on his profound skills, his power is comparable to that of Li Quan in the past, and he can soar into the sky like riding on clouds.

The black dragonflies fought in the air using the unique physical skills of the dragon clan. The dragon claws and the swords came into close combat. The sound of metal clashing was surging and surging, like waves fading away.

Cheng Bai fought and retreated at the same time, feeling the strength of his opponent, and calmed down: "This beast is no longer an unbeatable opponent. If you deal with it carefully, you may have a chance."

Thinking of finding a spacious place to fight so as not to harm innocent people, he quickly retreated towards Yushan.

Hei Long chased after him, identified the location, and sneered: "Even if you call Yang Kaiping for help, it will be useless. He has already been defeated."

Cheng Bai thought of the mess at the Medicine Sect's main altar on Yushan Mountain and realized, "So that was your masterpiece. Well, today I will teach you to be obedient."

Upon hearing this, the black bee became furious and stirred up a strong wind and chased after the enemy relentlessly.

The city had just experienced a bloody disaster last night, so there were not many pedestrians. When they saw this, they panicked, closed their doors and windows, and hid everywhere.

Cheng Bai led Heilong to Yu Mountain and landed on the top of the mountain. There were only broken houses and trees left here, and no one was seen. It was like a natural arena, perfect for a fight.

"I'll let you know how powerful I am." The black dragonfly swooped down with its head lowered, and opened its mouth to blew out the wind of withering. Wherever it touched, the grass and trees withered, the rocks collapsed, and all life turned to dust.

Cheng Bai used his spiritual shield to resist, thinking to himself: "This secret technique is vicious and cruel. If it touches the flesh, I'm afraid it will kill me or even destroy my skin."

The spiritual shield blocked the wind of withering, and the ground within a radius of three feet was safe and sound, and a huge circular pit nearly 30 meters wide collapsed around it. In the distance, the trees within a hundred meters that were hit by the aftermath gradually changed color, dried up and fell down.

The Withering Wind Secret Art has always been effective. Hei Long was quite surprised that his efforts were in vain. "He has learned some tricks from him, so he can block my attack. With this ability, his defense is stronger than that guy surnamed Yang."

Cheng Bai took advantage of the gap after he spitted out and slashed out five layers of cross sword energy to counterattack. The sword energy stretched for more than a hundred meters and was spectacular.

"This kid is so advanced."

Heilongjiang's eyelids twitched wildly, and he did not dare to delay. He used his unique fighting skills, waving his dragon claws like swords to resist the sword energy. The sonic booms pierced the clouds and cracked the rocks. He was forced to retreat dozens of meters and felt ashamed.

"Based on physical strength alone, the black-skinned old dragon is several times stronger than Qu Cong. I wonder what secret skills he has mastered." Cheng Bai made a judgment that the black dragon was much stronger than himself, and whoever attacked later would suffer. He continued to advance and attack with the five-fold sword energy. The cross-shaped sword energy crisscrossed and exerted pressure on all sides.

Hei Long snorted coldly, thinking that he might not be able to defeat his opponent with hand-to-hand combat alone, so he used his real skills. The wind started to surge and dark clouds rolled in for several hundred meters around, and the air was so heavy that it seemed like water was dripping out.

The white blade energy slashed forward, like chopping into the sea, causing ripples, rippling water vapor, and rolling clouds. It had no effect at all and could not hurt the black dragon. It was obviously much more powerful than the water curtain secret technique of the Chilong King.

Seeing that his opponent's efforts were in vain, Hei Long thought he had won a victory, so he smiled arrogantly and said proudly, "How about my Storm Tide Secret Technique?"

"Break it for me."

Cheng Bai shouted, but in his heart he thought: "As long as it touches the flesh, the secret technique of slaughter will take effect, and it will definitely kill it."

The sword emitted seven levels of sword energy, with its power increasing continuously like a hurricane tearing through the sea surface and causing huge waves.

Heilongjiang did not dare to underestimate it. He pointed with his dragon claws and a large group of water balls suddenly appeared. They faced the heavy sword energy to block the attack. The water balls were divided into two, two into four, four into eight... and more and more. The seven layers of sword energy were exhausted and Heilongjiang was not cut.

In the blink of an eye, water balls were flying all over the sky and colliding with each other, speeding up and down, rushing towards the same target, rushing towards Cheng Bai frantically, turning defense into offense.

Compared with the water curtain, the storm tide is more advanced. It can not only defend, but also attack at will. Objects hit by the water ball will be riddled with holes and collapse, no matter they are trees, houses or rocks.

Cheng Bai's spiritual shield was instantly attacked by water balls from all directions, causing it to shake and become twisted and deformed.

"This secret technique is not that simple. It is more powerful when combined with the old dragon's own domain. The range of the dark clouds is his domain, similar to Shen Ya's slaughterhouse."

Cheng Bai's judgment was correct, but he was trapped by the storm tide. A large number of water balls continuously bombarded the spiritual shield. The passive defense lasted for a long time and was ultimately impossible to defend against.

There were more and more water balls, and the place where Cheng Bai was was completely submerged. When the water balls disappeared, another deep pit with a diameter of 30 meters appeared on the ground. It was empty inside, as if it had been eaten clean by termites.

Hei Long glared at Shenkeng and sneered, "How dare you challenge me? You are so ignorant."

Suddenly his face changed drastically. An even more terrifying sword energy was approaching from behind, tearing through the protective cloud layer with great momentum. He was forced to turn around hastily to resist and was in a panic for a moment.

Cheng Baicai didn't want to waste his spiritual power to resist the water ball, so he had already teleported to another place and became invisible. He attacked Heilong when he was feeling complacent and relaxed.

Taking advantage of its unpreparedness, they opened fire at full force, with sword energy of over a hundred meters slashing horizontally and vertically, sniper vibration waves penetrating everywhere, and multiple combination attacks fired left and right. The sharp blade left scars on the black dragon's body, making it look miserable.

The black dragon's body was harder than iron, and ordinary treasures could not damage it. The gap knife no longer had an advantage in the face of increasingly powerful monsters, but fortunately, the slaughter secret technique greatly increased its killing power.

Dragon scales were shattered and dragon blood splattered. The sound of the battle between the two sides was like the sound of jade and gold striking, which stopped the moving clouds. The surging air waves tore through the earth, and the broken walls and trees on the top of the mountain were blown around.

The black dragonfly could not believe that it would be injured by a mortal. It endured the severe pain and, facing the light of the knife, raised the storm tide again. A large number of water droplets rushed back, vowing to regain the lost ground.

Cheng Bai knew that he was powerful, so he unfolded his domain. The vivid beast head domain flew around and opened its mouth to swallow and eat. The ever-growing water droplets were swallowed up and disappeared. The storm tide lost its greatest reliance. The sword energy and vibration waves penetrated the protective cloud layer, overwhelmed the opponent again and gained the upper hand.

Hei Long couldn't withstand the attack and retreated hundreds of meters in panic. Relying on his strong body, he managed to stand firm and roared. The dragon's roar shook the entire Tianshu City. The murderous dragon's might made a large number of people in the city collapse on the ground, unable to move.

Yang Kaiping at the foot of the mountain looked up in astonishment and asked, "Can he force the black bug to this extent?"

The black dragonfly on the top of the mountain was furious, and all its power was revealed. Clouds were rolling around its body, and the dark clouds in the sky blocked the sunlight. It was dark and gloomy as if a mountain was pressing down on the top of the head. An even more terrifying killer was brewing.

Cheng Bai then used his sword to open the gate of life and death. The white sword energy penetrated the clouds and combined with the secret technique of slaughter to increase its effectiveness, directly taking the life of Heilong.

The Black Dragon's deadly killing move, the secret technique "Shenxiao Tianlei" also came. Thick purple-red bands of lightning fell from the sky, cutting through the sky for dozens of miles. The bright light seemed to split the dark world in two, and lashed towards Cheng Bai like a whip. The power of heaven and earth was so terrifying.

Both sides hit each other with their killing moves.

The black dragonfly turned around and flew up, dragging its horrific internal organs hanging outside its body, with dragon blood spilling like rain behind it, and it fled with serious injuries.

There was a loud explosion where Cheng Bai was, as if thousands of tons of explosives had been detonated, leaving behind only a charred deep pit over 40 meters wide.

Then the top of the mountain was completely silent, as quiet as a grave in ruins.