Chapter 440: Chapter 249: A Plot Against the Demon King, a Letter from a Departed Friend

Du Han never imagined that Nie Yu would also ask him to break the Changqing Mountain Array.

The last failure was still fresh in his mind.

To this day, he still remembered the feeling of taking a trip to the gates of Yama Hall. He had no desire to go back a second time!

"Daoist Nie, I’m afraid I’m powerless in this matter. You’d best find someone more capable."

"Daoist Du, why is that?"

Nie Yu frowned, noticing the subtle shift in Du Han’s expression.

Du Han sighed. "The Changqing Mountain Array is no ordinary Tier Three Low Grade Array. Daoist Nie, if you want to hire someone to break it, you’d best hire a Tier Three Middle Grade Array Master, like Mu Yan from the Red Flame Sect."

Hearing this, how could Nie Yu not understand?

Du Han had clearly already tried to break the Changqing Mountain Array, and he had failed!

"Daoist Du, the array on Changqing Mountain was actually able to render you helpless?"

"That’s right. I nearly lost my life there."

Du Han let out a long sigh.

Upon hearing this, Nie Yu fell silent for a moment.

He didn’t ask any more questions. In the end, he simply cupped his hands in salute and left with Nie Ting.

"Come with me to the Red Flame Sect to hire Mu Yan."

"Yes."

Li Chang’an, controlling Nie Ting’s body, nodded and left the Ten Thousand Swords Sect with him.

However,

just as the two arrived at the Red Flame Sect, they learned

that Mu Yan had already been hired away by He Qianshan of Yellow Crane Immortal City.

「On Changqing Mountain.」

Li Chang’an was in the process of refining the Beast Taming Wheel.

Upon learning that Mu Yan had been hired by He Qianshan, a premonition immediately surfaced in his mind.

’He’s most likely coming for me!’

Li Chang’an’s expression remained calm as he began to think carefully.

The Five Elements Life-generating Array was already a Tier Three Middle Grade Array.

With him personally presiding over it, even if a Tier Three Middle Grade Array Master like Mu Yan attacked with a few Array-Breaking Treasures, the chances of breaking the Five Elements Life-generating Array were slim.

’Still, I need to move killing He Qianshan up on my list of priorities.’

’The people he hires are getting stronger each time. Sooner or later, they’ll pose a real threat to Changqing Mountain.’

’He Qianshan has been at the Early Stage of Golden Core for many years and has a deep foundation. The Evil Soul’s Netherworld Evil Domain should be able to trap him, but not for very long.’

Li Chang’an wasn’t confident that he could kill He Qianshan before the man broke out of the Netherworld Evil Domain.

If the fight dragged on for too long, it would likely draw out Huang He Master.

’Unless the Evil Soul’s power increases further.’

Li Chang’an took out the Venerable Soul Banner and communicated seriously with its Artifact Spirit.

He wanted the Evil Soul to be powerful enough to match a Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivator.

In response,

the Artifact Spirit indicated

that based on the current quality of the souls, it would need about 900,000 souls for the Evil Soul to match a Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivator.

Although Li Chang’an had been continuously acquiring souls recently, the number of souls inside the Venerable Soul Banner had only just reached 480,000.

The goal of 900,000 was still a long way off.

Unless he could kill a few more Demon Sect Saint Children like Sun Hai.

In addition,

the vast amount of treasures required for the Venerable Soul Banner to advance to Tier Three Middle Grade was another headache.

The Evil Soul, squatting to the side, suggested, "If you’re in such a hurry, why not use your Li Fan identity to go fishing? The Yin Soul Sect has a warrant out for you anyway. You might be able to bait a few big fish. Kill a few more of those, and you’ll have all the souls you need."

"I’m just afraid that what we bait won’t be a big fish, but a giant crocodile—one that could swallow us both in a single bite."

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly.

He had also considered going "fishing," but this was something that had to be handled slowly and couldn’t be rushed.

After all, the Yin Soul Sect was backed by a Nascent Soul Demon Sect, and he was afraid of provoking a Nascent Soul Old Demon.

With his current strength, dealing with Golden Core Cultivators was already a struggle. If he faced a Nascent Soul expert, his only option would be to flee for his life well in advance.

The Evil Soul couldn’t help but say, "You’re being far too cautious. If it were me, I’d have gone fishing long ago."

Li Chang’an replied coolly, "It is precisely because I am cautious that I am still alive, while you are nothing more than a cluster of remnant souls."

"..."

The Evil Soul was speechless.

Li Chang’an, meanwhile, continued to ponder.

’The Venerable Soul Banner is a Demonic tool, and it’s very difficult to improve it further. But my own Righteous Dao techniques can still be enhanced, like my Sword Array...’

The Nine Swords Array was already a technique on par with the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

If it were stronger, reaching the Twenty-seven Swords of the Minor Success Realm, it could likely threaten someone at the Late Stage of Golden Core.

At that point, Li Chang’an might just be able to kill He Qianshan with the Sword Array before he could break out of the Netherworld Evil Domain!

After his Divine Sense reached the Fake Pill level, he could control more streams of Sword Qi, but it still wasn’t enough to form the Twenty-seven Swords—not unless his own Magical Power also reached the Fake Pill level.

’I’ll have to rely on Xiaohai!’

Judging from past experience, if the Profound Water Turtle broke through to Tier Three and then used its Borrowing Technique Talent, there was a high probability that Li Chang’an’s Magical Power would reach the Fake Pill Level.

After all, back when the Profound Water Turtle broke through to Tier Two and used the Borrowing Technique on him, it had granted him the power of a Fake Foundation Establishment. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

’Xiaohai has been at the Tier Two Peak for many years and has a deep foundation, but it has long lacked a suitable treasure for advancement.’

Li Chang’an looked at the Beast Taming Wheel in his hand, lost in thought.

The Zhou Family’s Old Demon King, the Abyssal Water Turtle, was a Water Attribute Tier Three Demon Beast and, coincidentally, also a Turtle Species.

If the Profound Water Turtle could devour its nearly thousand years of accumulated Water Element Essence, its chances of advancing would increase significantly.

"Xiaohai, let’s do this! Help me refine this Beast Taming Wheel!"

The Profound Water Turtle nodded seriously and did its best to use the Borrowing Technique Talent, lending as much of its Magical Power to Li Chang’an as it possibly could.

The Evil Soul, still squatting to the side, thought for a moment before speaking.

"This Borrowing Technique Talent is truly heaven-defying. In my memories, not even a Demon Beast with a Celestial Grade Bloodline possesses this kind of Talent Technique."

"You’ve seen a Demon Beast with a Celestial Grade Bloodline?"

"Of course I have!"

The Evil Soul immediately began to boast.

After all, it was composed of countless remnant souls, and its mind contained a vast number of fragmented memories.

Among them were the memories of disciples from the Ancient Beast Taming Sect.

"The Ancient Beast Taming Sect had Demon Beasts with Celestial Grade Bloodlines, and not just one. A few of them even reached Tier Five, powerful enough to battle a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch..."