txolops Chapter 2470 Chi Minghu
Chapter 2470 Chi Minghu
Chapter 2470 Chi Minghu
Qin Sang was unaware that she had been mistaken for a pawn used by the Azure Phoenix Clan to test the waters. However, it was indeed the Azure Phoenix bloodline within her that gave Qin Sang confidence, allowing her to be less cautious among the demons.
At this moment, Qin Sang and Di Xinggong were on their way to find Di Xinggong's enemies.
Di Xinggong's enemy was a Chiming Tiger, whose talent and lineage were outstanding among the demon races. Compared to the large Kan Jing clan, the Chiming Tigers were extremely rare, but their reputation in the Great Wind Plains was in no way inferior to that of the Kan Jing, and perhaps even surpassed it.
It was less a reputation for prestige and more a reputation for infamy.
Chi Minghu was violent and bloodthirsty, and infighting within his tribe was commonplace. He was even more ruthless when dealing with enemies, often slaughtering entire tribes without fear of retaliation.
Whenever a foreign tribe offended Chi Minghu, they lived in constant fear, and over the years, countless tribes were exterminated by Chi Minghu.
Di Xinggong offended a tiger named Chiminghu, and his blood relatives were slaughtered, almost implicating his entire tribe. Later, the tribe expelled him and paid a large sum of compensation to avoid being slaughtered again, but from then on he became a slave of that tiger Chiminghu, suffering unspeakable misery.
Since then, Di Xinggong has become a homeless dog, but Chi Minghu still won't let him go. He can only hide here and there, eventually escaping into the Fengmo Desert, where he remains to this day.
"That ferocious tiger had been in seclusion for a while, but it recently showed itself outside..."
Di Xinggong and Qin Sang discussed their revenge plan in a low voice.
The plan was actually quite simple: lure the ferocious tiger out, and then have Qin Sang kill it.
……
Two figures descended from the eye of the storm.
Di Xinggong gazed at the land before him with a complex expression. It was the place where he had grown up, and this was his first time returning after being expelled, yet it felt so unfamiliar.
"Won't it be dangerous for you to go by yourself?" Qin Sang asked Di Xinggong. Seeing that he was confident, she nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go ahead and make some arrangements in advance."
With that, Qin Sang and Di Xinggong parted ways here and flew in another direction, soaring through the vast wilderness in the gale, when the surrounding light suddenly dimmed.
It was daytime, yet everything in front of us was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, but from the outside, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
Ahead lies a forbidden area recognized by the nearby demon race, called the Absolute Yin Cave. Although its fame is not as great as the seven forbidden areas of the Great Wind Plain, it still strikes fear into the hearts of countless cultivators.
It is said that cultivators who enter the Jueyin Cave will encounter all sorts of inexplicable strange events. Countless cultivators have gotten lost in the Jueyin Cave, but a few lucky ones have changed their fate. Di Xinggong is one of them. He comprehended the art of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or technique) in the Jueyin Cave, which has helped him turn danger into safety on many occasions.
Qin Sang was on the outskirts of the Jueyin Cave, feeling a chilling wind, as if she had entered the underworld, surrounded by unseen little ghosts.
Earthwalker had spent many years in the Absolute Yin Cave. It was precisely because of his familiarity with the cave that he escaped his enemies and survived a calamity. There were very few cultivators in the world who knew the Absolute Yin Cave better than him. Such forbidden areas generally did not undergo significant changes. Following the route described by Earthwalker, Qin Sang gradually ventured deeper into the Absolute Yin Cave.
How did this forbidden area come about?
Qin Sang recalled Di Xinggong's description of the Jueyin Cave, her curiosity piqued.
Forbidden areas are certainly not formed without reason. Some are secret realms naturally formed by heaven and earth, while others originate from certain ancient secrets or a world-shaking battle. For example, Fengmo, one of the seven forbidden areas, is very likely related to the Qilin inheritance.
The cultivators in the vicinity were already used to the existence of this forbidden area and did not think deeply about its origins. However, Qin Sang wondered if it was related to the Dao Court.
At its peak, the Daoist court not only had twenty-four chief officials and two academies and one prefecture, but also the Divine Court, the Heavenly Gods, and the Ghost Prison of Fengdu. The Daoist court could command ghost soldiers to expand its territory, and the environment of the Jueyin Cave was so similar to the underworld, so perhaps there really was a connection.
If this place is also related to the Dao Court, it would prove that the Great Wind Plains was once the territory of the Dao Court!
Qin Sang moved unhurriedly through the darkness, his mind racing, silently using his spiritual eyes to try and find some clues, but unfortunately he was unsuccessful.
The terrain of Jueyin Cave descends all the way down. Every so often, a cliff appears, like a series of steps, extending all the way to the deepest part of the earth, hence the name 'cave'.
There are several excellent ambush sites in Jueyin Cave, but those places are precisely the ones that are easy to arouse the enemy's vigilance and are not suitable for ambushes.
After descending countless 'steps,' the surrounding winds were even colder and more rampant than those above. Following the route given to him by the Earthly Master, Qin Sang did not encounter anything strange, and he felt somewhat disappointed.
"This should be the place..."
Qin Sang suddenly stopped and saw a large group of ghostly figures appear in front of her.
Upon closer inspection, these ghostly figures turned out to be strangely shaped stone pillars. The pillars formed a forest that stretched as far as the eye could see. Visible black winds swirled around the pillars like countless wildly dancing strands of hair, and the howling wind added to the chilling atmosphere.
Qin Sang stood outside the stone forest for a while, then slipped inside, made some arrangements, and waited for Di Xinggong in the forest. Di Xinggong arrived shortly afterward, and now all that remained was for the ferocious tiger to come knocking.
They sat cross-legged between two stone pillars, concealing their forms and communicating through telepathy. Qin Sang had Di Xinggong describe in detail his experiences and observations in the Jueyin Cave, attempting to discover some clues from them.
Not long after, Qin Sang suddenly stood up, looked outside the stone forest, and exclaimed in surprise, "That ferocious tiger is here! It came so fast!"
He caught a glimpse of Di Xinggong out of the corner of his eye, and although he should have been excited, he looked dejected.
Qin Sang could understand Di Xinggong's feelings. Di Xinggong had just secretly met with an old friend from the clan. The fact that the evil tiger arrived so quickly meant that the old friend had betrayed him without hesitation.
“Back then, he was by my side for many years, and I treated him like my own nephew…”
Di Xinggong smiled bitterly. Since being expelled, the tribe had broken with him. Perhaps at first his fellow tribesmen would have sympathized with his plight, but now they would only transfer their hatred for him for Chi Minghu's enslavement of them, hating him for offending a powerful enemy and bringing disaster upon the tribe.
Having chosen this method to lure the evil tiger, Di Xinggong was prepared to be betrayed by his own kind, but he never expected the betrayal to come so quickly. Those familiar faces became utterly unfamiliar; his own kind had all become the evil tiger's accomplices, just like the tiger, eager to eliminate him, as if the tiger would spare them only if he were killed.
"That's good! That's good!"
Di Xinggong murmured to himself that he would not resent the betrayal of his old friend, but after this betrayal, he could finally let go of the things he couldn't let go of before.
A vicious tiger is coming!
Qin Sang patted Di Xinggong on the shoulder and quietly activated her magic. Just then, her expression suddenly changed, and she said in a deep voice, "Something's not right..."
Upon hearing this, Di Xinggong was startled. Forgetting his own distress, he hurriedly asked what had happened. Qin Sang frowned, staring at the outside of the stone forest, sensing the rapidly approaching fluctuations—it was Di Xinggong's enemy.
This ferocious tiger possessed the cultivation level of the late-stage Void Refinement realm, but judging from its aura, it was slightly inferior to Xuan Ying. Against such an opponent, Qin Sang didn't even need to summon his Thunder Beast Guards for assistance, especially since he had already laid a trap here beforehand.
However, the current situation is somewhat unexpected.
At this moment, only Qin Sang's Dharma body was in the Stone Forest. His true form and Dharma image were hidden elsewhere. At the same time, he sensed that several auras, together with the evil tiger, were quietly approaching the Stone Forest.
Qin Sang did not believe that the evil tiger would be easily fooled and had long been prepared for it to bring helpers, but she did not expect that the evil tiger could attract so many powerful reinforcements in a short period of time, including two unexpected auras.
Qin Sang was very familiar with these two auras; they were two of the three Suanni clan cultivators he had followed before: Long You and Yan Ding. Only Long Yan, whose cultivation level was the lowest, was not present.
Xuan Ying wanted to seek revenge on Long You, but she didn't expect Long You to be here. Wasn't the Suanni clan supposed to be proud and ashamed to associate with others? How come he's mixed up with the evil tiger?
Qin Sang could vaguely guess the reason; it must be related to hunting, and they had obviously chosen the wrong time.
Aside from Longyou and Yanding, the others were all experts. Faced with so many opponents suddenly, Qin Sang felt quite troubled. Moreover, there was also the Suanni Clan present. If he forced his way in, even if he could win, the commotion would cause unforeseen consequences.
In the shadows, Qin Sang's true form flickered, disappearing into the stone forest before them to reunite with her avatar. Upon learning the truth, Di Xinggong was filled with resentment but had no choice; he knew that forcibly intervening now would be tantamount to suicide.
The enemy was closing in from all sides, and it was too late to retreat. Qin Sang put Di Xinggong into the altar and then disappeared into the small cave.
‘Wow! ’
A fierce, eerie wind swept through the stone forest, and a domineering figure appeared in the gale. The figure had a ferocious tiger's head on its body, and its tiger eyes swept across the stone forest, exuding a murderous aura!
Immediately afterwards, figures appeared one after another in the sky above the stone forest.
Yan Ding looked down and said with dissatisfaction, "Brother Chi, there isn't even a trace of aura here. Where are your enemies? Is the intelligence wrong?"
The tiger's eyes blazed with fury, and it grinned, revealing bloodthirsty fangs: "How dare you deceive me! It seems I've been too lenient with them before!"
Seeing the cruel smile on his face, all the cultivators felt a chill run down their spines.
"Not entirely..."
Beside the ferocious tiger, a female cultivator with bright eyes and white teeth swept her gaze across the stone forest. Her black pupils gradually turned into a pair of vertical pupils, and two silver flames ignited within them, instantly making her eyes incredibly sharp.
'boom! boom! boom! ’
Several stone pillars in the stone forest suddenly broke off, flew into the air, and landed in front of the female cultivator.
She stretched out her finger, felt around on the surface of the stone pillar, and pointed to her companions, "Look here..."
“These marks look like they were just left; it seems we’re too late,” Longyou nodded.
The female cultivator said with a puzzled expression, "Since he just left, how come we didn't find any trace of him?"
“Perhaps he was already on guard. Didn’t Brother Chi say he was skilled in escape techniques? If he wasn’t careful, how could he have been chased by Brother Chi for so long and still be unharmed?” Longyou looked at the evil tiger.
"That old man, I heard his cultivation has broken through again, he's really getting some trouble."
The angrier the tiger became, the brighter its smile grew. However, the smile on its tiger face made it look even more ferocious. "I never thought that my momentary carelessness back then would leave behind such a major threat, making you all laugh at me."
Longyou laughed and said, "Brother Chi, what are you saying! Brother Chi's enemy is our enemy. When we return from the hunt, we will join forces to help Brother Chi find him. I don't believe he can escape!"
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. Thank you in advance, Brother Long and all fellow Daoists!"
The ferocious tiger's eyes swept over the cultivators, and while it thanked them verbally, it sneered inwardly.
These Suanni tribe folks have their eyes on the heavens; when did they become so reasonable?
When Longyou came to the door, Evil Tiger was quite surprised. He only understood the reason when he learned that Longyou's enemy in the Zhaofeng tribe was also going to participate in the hunt.
The Suanni and Zhaofeng tribes have been locked in a power struggle for years, but it's rare to see such an irreconcilable conflict as that between Longyou and Xianying. This is a personal feud between them, and their respective tribes won't interfere too much, otherwise the situation might spiral out of control.
To guard against Xuan Ying's revenge, Long You had no choice but to make many friends, and these were the helpers he recruited. Evil Tiger did not want to be involved in the conflict between the Suanni Clan and the Zhaofeng Clan, but as long as he did not kill Xuan Ying with his own hands, the Zhaofeng Clan would probably not take their anger out on him.
Seeing that the evil tiger had given in, Longyou was naturally overjoyed. The cultivators then searched the Jueyin Cave again, but found no trace of Dixinggong, so they had to give up.
After they left, Qin Sang emerged from the small cave.
The Gate of Dao Beacon could even deceive cultivators at the Integration Stage, let alone several demon kings, who easily avoided a fierce battle.
"Longyou has actually gathered so many experts. I wonder if Xianying has noticed. It won't be easy to deal with Longyou," Qin Sang said, looking in the direction they left. It seems that she will only have a chance to kill the evil tiger when Xianying and Longyou fight.
After the ambush failed, Qin Sang had Di Xinggong lead the way, wandering around the Jueyin Cave, but ultimately failed to find any trace of the Dao Court.
As she left, Qin Sang was still wondering whether she should visit all seven forbidden areas.
……
Upon returning to Fengmo, Qin Sang summoned Xiaoyue again to give him personal instructions.
This time, he planned to take most of the Wind Bandits under Xiaoyue's command with him. These demon cultivators would serve as demon soldiers to bolster the strength of the Horned Beast Kingdom. Upon returning, Qin Sang would then vigorously develop the Horned Beast Kingdom!
Qin Sang instructed Xiao Yue and Di Xing Gong to keep a low profile from now on to avoid being targeted by the Zhao Feng Clan. Even though they were unwilling, the plan to find the Qilin's origin could only proceed gradually, waiting for the right opportunity.
“You no longer need to subdue the Wind Thieves. Secretly explore the places I marked. Remember to be careful,” Qin Sang glanced at Di Xinggong. “Before you make your move, I will send you a message so that you have the opportunity to take revenge yourself.”
With Xiaoyue and Dixinggong working together, plus the treasures Qin Sang left them, they would be able to handle most dangers. After they had explored the area, Qin Sang would then decide what to do based on how the situation changed.
During this trip, Qin Sang traveled to many places and was extremely busy, with almost no rest. Fortunately, most of the matters were settled, and she should not easily leave the half-demon kingdoms for a long time to come.
When Qin Sang led a group of demon soldiers across the Wind Desert and entered the territory of the half-demons again, Pan Cong and the others were already waiting there. Qin Sang handed over the demon soldiers to them, leaving only Ling Xi by her side.
Pan Cong and Qin Hou led the demon soldiers back, and Qin Sang took out the jade slip that Xian Ying had given him.
"Lin Yue Kingdom, Luohu Mountain..."
Having determined the location of their target, Qin Sang and Ling Xi set off.