Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 133 - 122: Emperor’s World Suppression, Daughter Spring Water

Tao Qian immediately noticed that this creature called Jiao'er was different from the naive nature of other mountain spirits and ghosts in Hidden Valley.

Perhaps due to its natural proclivities and too much contact with the human world, it had picked up some crafty, shifty tendencies.

However, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing; at least from its aura, Jiao'er didn't appear to have committed heinous acts like cannibalism, nor had it mutated and fallen.

After thinking for a moment, Tao Qian asked several questions directly, pertaining to the current political changes within Southern Yue and Fumin.

He had already left Southern Yue and obviously had no intention of getting involved.

But given his past entanglements with Southern Yue, not to mention having recently sent Master Xiao to Guanyin Temple,

and hearing from the Star Zha Demon upon its return that Master Xiao had managed to summon the Infant Sect Master, it seemed likely that the individuals tormented by parasites in Meiling - these parasites carrying the blood of the Dragon Clan - had been rescued. Also, the rebellion within the Infant Sect was probably quelled. However, it was uncertain whether Ji Xianxian and Qin Wuxiang's schemes would develop further.

What stage had the distress caused by the Devil God Army reached?

Having secluded himself for seven days, Tao Qian found it difficult to predict the exact situation in the rapidly changing climate of Southern Yue.

After inquiring out of curiosity, Tao Qian didn't actually expect Jiao'er to provide many details—an overview was sufficient.

But surprisingly, Jiao'er gave Tao Qian a pleasant shock.

As this abnormal creature fanned its charred ears, scattering sparks, it answered,

"True Master, there's a cultivator's market hundreds of miles away. I hung around there over the past few days and heard a lot of news. I happen to be acquainted with the answers to these questions."

"The current situation in Southern Yue Province is pretty good for the Human Clan, but those demons have suffered."

"The Devil God Army had already considered Southern Yue as easy prey and began bestowing titles upon various Great Demons. Meanwhile, the Southern Yue official authorities, namely that Governor Ji Xianxian, continued to cower within the provincial city without taking any action, and his 800,000-strong Demon Suppression Army also remained motionless."

"But seven days ago, there was a major shift."

"Ji Xianxian, who originally was just a secular official, inexplicably attained an incredibly powerful cultivation level, as if he had become an immortal and entered the Dao overnight."

"And it wasn't just Ji Xianxian—his Demon Suppression Army, by some secret technique, also had their cultivation skyrocket along with him. The very next day, they were renamed the 'Emperor's World Suppression Army.'"

"Leading this 800,000-strong force, Ji Xianxian began to sweep across Southern Yue. Those demons, which used to boast about their might, turned out to be frail when they faced the army, unable to withstand a single blow."

"A Loose Cultivator from Southern Yue who had witnessed it firsthand said that a Cavernous Mystery Demon, especially invited by the Devil God Army from the neighboring province, thought highly of its own powerful cultivation and numerous subordinates. It planned to have a decisive battle against the 800,000-strong army at a location known as 'Falling Phoenix Plain.'"

"Yet as soon as the Great Demon finished gathering its forces and arrived at the plains, including itself and the tens of thousands of devils, they were instantly annihilated by a sky filled with Demon Extinguishing Spears."

"That day, it is said that even the light from the Sun Star was obscured for a moment. The plains, originally devoid of trees, promptly gained a forest of spears, while the flesh and blood of those group of devils became fertilizer."

"Since that battle, the situation in Southern Yue had completely reversed. Wherever the 800,000-strong World Suppressing Army passed, no demon could stand in their way, either fleeing in advance or being mercilessly slaughtered. The dismembered corpses were used as materials or, if useless, were disposed of and sold as food to the common folks."

"According to rumor, the humans in the Southern Yue Province city are almost sick of eating demon meat."

"In a span of seven days, most of the districts and counties of Southern Yue that had fallen were reclaimed by Ji Xianxian, earning him royal commendation from the Human Clan court."

"It is said that Ji Xianxian also issued a Summoning Immortal Token, calling many cultivators from neighboring provinces to come and assist. He promised to reward their merits, causing a large number of Human Clan Cultivators to start flowing into the Southern Yue territory. This has caused much dissatisfaction among officials from the neighboring provinces."

This detailed information poured out of Jiao'er's mouth, causing Tao Qian to glance sideways in surprise.

He felt as if he had stumbled upon treasure, suspecting that even if he went to the cultivator's market himself to inquire, he could not get more than this level of detail.

But upon further reflection, it made sense that this creature called "Jiao'er," with a penchant for eavesdropping, would be privy to this information.

With this in mind, Tao Qian no longer hesitated and continued to ask many more questions.

After a moment, Tao Qian stopped asking, the look of confusion in his eyes almost completely dissipated.

Even Tao Qian himself hadn't expected that, after a seven-day seclusion, he would manage to learn about the current changes directly from the mouth of an abnormal creature.

"That is to say, the calamity I endured wasn't in vain."

"The turn of events in Southern Yue began seven days ago, the very day Master Xiao summoned the Infant Sect Master."

"On his way back, the Infant Sect Master rescued many civilians and cultivators. The next day, Ji Xianxian started to lead his forces to quell the rebellion."

"And a day after that, the Third Prince, who had initially joined the Infant Sect, made an excuse that the Basic Methods didn't suit him and returned directly to the Imperial City, while several Infant Sect elders went back to their Sect, announcing a retreat into seclusion."

"Then Ji Xianxian's nephew announced his initiation into the Infant Sect as a True Disciple."

"From this perspective, although Master Xiao invited the Sect Master to quell the internal chaos, he didn't seem to take any action against Ji Xianxian and Qin Wuxiang. Instead, some kind of deal was struck."

These thoughts flashed by, but Tao Qian's face showed neither anger nor disappointment.

He wasn't a child, and naturally understood that not everything in life could be perfectly resolved.

Even the powerful cultivators in the Cultivation World, when facing certain matters, especially those involving a greater force, likely had to compromise.

Maybe they discovered they couldn't suppress Ji Xianxian forcefully, or perhaps they needed him to suppress the rebellion.

"In any case, it no longer concerns me."

"At least tens of millions of the Human Clan in Southern Yue have achieved peace. If this is considered a merit, then surely I have a share in it?"

"I don't care anymore, now that I've left Southern Yue, the sky's the limit for me to fly high. Off to the Penglai Sea."

"As for the Beautiful Corpse Bodhisattva and Qin Wuxiang, I'll just note them down in my little black book. When I, Tao Qian, have increased my cultivation in the future, I'll come back for revenge."

Tao Qian reaffirmed his resolve in his heart.

Then he saw that the Abnormality, Jiao'er, who had answered all his questions, didn't immediately return to the group.

Instead, it gazed at Tao Qian with a pair of eyes that seemed both fox-like and wild dog-like, its pair of charred-black ears flapping occasionally, creating a shower of spark-like embers.

Seeing this, Tao Qian couldn't help but chuckle, instantly understanding the hint.

He was in a good mood, and he somehow took a liking to this "Jiao'er."

Thinking to form a good connection, he directly plucked a porcelain bottle from the Mustard Seed Talisman Seed. The bottle contained about two hundred "Hundred Herbs Firming Origin Pills," a low-level but side-effect-free Spirit Pill that Tao Qian had scrounged from a Loose Cultivator.

Removing the stopper, he tossed out the Spirit Pills, ensuring each Mountain Spirit and Exotic Beast within the Hidden Valley received one.

The remaining dozen or so pills were all stuffed into Jiao'er's hands.

He also handed it a dirty but tightly-sealed clay pot, explaining,

"In this pot is the urine of some Exotic Beast. Just a drop spilled out can envelop an area of a hundred feet in stench, causing any Human Clan Cultivator or Devil to become dizzy and vomit incessantly."

"If you ever get caught eavesdropping on gossip by hanging under someone else's rafters next time, just sprinkle a drop before you run. You shouldn't get beaten to death."

"Of course, it only works on low-level cultivators and Devils. If you meet someone from the Qi Refining Realm, well... use a little more."

"Don't stray into Mutation and Fallen ways in the future if you have the chance to find a Basic Method that suits you. And remember not to pick up habits like eating humans."

With that, Tao Qian then took Little Age and Lian Jing'er with him.

According to the terrain and direction gleaned from Jiao'er, he chose a direction and immediately vanished using the Small Innate Nascent Soul Escape Technique.

There were many Devils in this Hidden Valley, so he couldn't use his Summoning Demon Technique. Luckily, the Small Innate Nascent Soul Escape Skill was quite effective.

As a wisp of Nascent Soul fragrance drifted down, the bewildered Devils in the valley finally realized—the two who had played with them for seven days, their leaders, were gone, and the formidable Human Clan Cultivator was gone as well.

The only one with clear awareness was "Jiao'er."

This fox-like yet not fox, dog-like yet not dog Abnormality, clutching the bottle of Spirit Pills and the dirty clay pot, seemed to comprehend something as its ears began to flap vigorously.

And then, under the puzzled gazes of other Devils, it suddenly knelt down and, facing the direction Tao Qian had left, solemnly kowtowed several times.

...

Whatever "Jiao'er" suddenly understood, Tao Qian was unaware.

He was now standing on a cloud, holding Little Age and Lian Jing'er, watching the strange scene below with a puzzled gaze.

By now, he had escaped hundreds of miles away, where there was no one around. He was about to summon the "Star Zha Demon" to speed away from Fumin and head towards the next large province.

However, before summoning, he inadvertently saw on the land below.

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Numerous commoners were converging from all sides towards a certain area; from high above, it looked like an ant trail.

However, Tao Qian glanced a few times and didn't follow his curiosity to go down and investigate.

"What if it's the Three Calamities? I need to hurry on my way."

With that thought, Tao Qian summoned a Star Zha Demon, which enveloped him and the two little ones.

Accompanied by a "thunderous" noise, even in daylight, the stars could be seen twinkling all around.

In an instant, they shot forward at great speed.

Almost immediately, they darted past many landscapes, suddenly plunging into a large rain cloud.

This wasn't actually unusual; employing an Escape Skill in the sky often resulted in encounters like this.

Those raindrops and thunderbolts couldn't really harm a cultivator of Tao Qian's caliber.

But unexpectedly, an accident occurred.

As soon as he plunged into the pouring rain cloud, a sense of palpitations surged in Tao Qian's mind, immediately triggering a perception.

The first Record he untangled made Tao Qian's eyes widen, almost causing his soul to fly out of his body.

"Record: Daughter Spring Water!"

"Description: This substance is a natural creation of heaven and earth. If consumed, it can cause male creatures to transform into females and breed offspring without the need for Yin Yang Union, producing only female offspring…"

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