302: Blue Star Entrance

"For real?"

"Would I lie to you? Otherwise, how do you think he's still alive and well with so many enemies?"

Xiao Weiqing was lost in thought. It did seem that way. For his teacher to slay an Eighth Realm Demon Sovereign while only in the Seventh Realm and sustain only minor injuries was indeed abnormal.

"Xie Zhiyuan, what did Teacher use to forge his divine body?"

"If Xuanting Star Lord's memories are correct, the item Ning Xing obtained back then should be called the Tiangang Creation Stone, a second-grade divine object."

"A second-grade divine object?"

"Yes. According to the Universe's classification, treasures for forging a divine body are divided into three grades, with the first grade being the best."

Xiao Weiqing felt an itch in his heart. "I wonder if any of Teacher's Tiangang Creation Stone is left."

"Even if there is, there probably isn't much. The Divine Stone he obtained back then wasn't very large," Xie Zhiyuan judged through Xuanting Star Lord's memories.

"Furthermore, treasures for forging a divine body only help you start the path of divine body transformation; it's not something that happens overnight. Of course, the more treasures you have, the faster the divine body is forged."

"Xie Zhiyuan, which Yao Race has divine body forging treasures? Should we go take a look?"

Xie Zhiyuan said, "The Yao Race's divine body forging treasures are third-grade at most, like the spirit fetus fruit. You should use the best."

"But where can we find good ones? There aren't any in the Demon Realm, and there probably aren't any on Blue Star either."

Compared to the Demon Realm, Blue Star's concentration of universal energy was pitifully low. It couldn't even produce divine charm substance, let alone treasures like that.

"That's not quite right. Blue Star doesn't have them, but the Civilization Ruins connected to Blue Star do—especially No. 9 Civilization Ruins. Most of Blue Star's major treasures were found there."

"After we return to Blue Star, I'll help you ask around. First-grade divine objects are hard to say, but Great Xia should have second-grade ones."

Although treasures for forging a divine body were scarce, they definitely existed; it was just that people didn't recognize them. In comparison, it was far rarer for Xiao Weiqing to have cultivated a Divine Soul through his own Cultivation.

At least, it had never happened on Blue Star. Xie Zhiyuan made up his mind that he must find a first-grade treasure for Xiao Weiqing to forge his divine body.

That way, when Xiao Weiqing entered the Ninth Realm in the future, he would be an invincible existence among Ninth Realm experts.

When that time came...

As long as the Demon God didn't make a move, Great Xia wouldn't have to fear the Yao Race.

The two of them flew at a low altitude as they spoke.

Five hours later.

The two stopped not far from a city.

After scanning with his Mental Energy, Xiao Weiqing said, "Xie Zhiyuan, the Yao Race's outposts are becoming more frequent. The entrance shouldn't be far."

"Mhm. Slow down."

The two slowed down and approached the Demon Realm entrance cautiously, taking turns scanning the surroundings with Mental Energy. They didn't care about Eighth Realm Demon Sovereigns, but there was a Demigod in the city nearby.

A Demigod's flight speed exceeded a thousand meters per second.

At such a close distance, once discovered, a Demigod could reach the entrance in a dozen breaths.

"Let's wait here. The Yao Race's next attack will be our opportunity."

Xiao Weiqing nodded. "Xie Zhiyuan, if there's an emergency, you head back to Blue Star first. Don't worry about me."

"Nonsense, of course I won't worry about you."

Xie Zhiyuan said it as if it were only natural. Currently, aside from his divine body being stronger than Xiao Weiqing's, he was inferior in other aspects, and even his divine body wasn't at its Peak state.

As for his Mental Energy Rank, it was significantly higher than Xiao Weiqing's, but the quality of his Divine Soul was much worse.

On the way here, while scanning the surroundings with Mental Energy, Xie Zhiyuan had discovered that the range of Xiao Weiqing's Mental Energy actually extended further than his own.

Therefore, given Xie Zhiyuan's current state, if the two were to fight, he really might not be Xiao Weiqing's match. He knew Xiao Weiqing still had his Domain move.

Back then...

When Xiao Weiqing had first entered the Sixth Realm, he could already rely on his Domain to slay a Seventh Realm Great Demon King. Now that he was in the Seventh Realm, he could slay an Eighth Realm Demon Sovereign with his Domain. Xie Zhiyuan was also in the Eighth Realm, and no matter how strong an Eighth Realm Expert was, they were still in the Eighth Realm. Ultimately, he hadn't made a Breakthrough to the Ninth Realm.

"..."

Hearing this, Xiao Weiqing was speechless... Blue Star.

Zilin Base.

Inside the conference hall.

Dongfang Shouzhen sat at a table, flipping through documents.

A medical staff member wearing a white coat walked in.

"General Fu Yuan, how is it?"

"There's no danger to his life, but his divine body has been severely corroded by toxins. He won't be able to fight again for a month," a medical staff member said.

Hearing this, Dongfang Shouzhen breathed a slight sigh of relief. "It's good that there's no danger to his life."

"What about Principal Ning?"

The medical staff member said, "Don't you already know Principal Ning's divine body? Inhaling poisonous gas is like nothing to him; it won't take long for him to force it out."

"That's good."

"By the way, Xiao Luo, does the medical team have enough manpower?"

"General, it's far from enough. We've already mobilized most of the personnel with medical talents from Huaiqing Prefecture, but we're still overwhelmed."

Dongfang Shouzhen said, "Hold on a bit longer. Great Xia has already ordered the recruitment of people with medical talents. The personnel will be in place in two days at most."

"Yes, General."

Over the past half month, Dongfang Shouzhen had been exhausted. Unexpectedly, the Centaur Clan, which they had been fighting for a year, suddenly disappeared, and the opponent had changed to the Snake Clan.

The Demon Suppressing Army, caught unprepared, suffered heavy losses.

Especially when facing the Ghost Viper Demon, their bizarre mental attacks were hard to guard against. Combined with the snake venom, even Eighth Realm Experts would suffer if they weren't careful. While not fatal, it caused their strength to drop significantly, making them unable to fight again for a short period.

Thud... Thud...

Heavy footsteps rang out.

A middle-aged, burly man covered in blood walked in. The newcomer was Ning Xing.

"Principal Ning, is it over?"

"Mhm. Some small demons escaped; they're being hunted down."

"Hard work."

Ning Xing got straight to the point. "Go find Wei Cangbai."

"Wei Cangbai? You mean Wei Cangbai?"

Ning Xing nodded. "Mhm. The Ghost Viper Demon is skilled in mental attacks, and we're at a disadvantage against them. Old Ghost Wei is an expert in this field."

Dongfang Shouzhen thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll contact him in a bit."

"If you contact him privately, he might not come. Just have the Military Department..."

"Not appropriate. It's not yet time for that," Dongfang Shouzhen shook his head.

This was only the first Demon Realm entrance. It wasn't that the Demon Suppressing Army couldn't fight; there were also many experts from society who came to earn military merits, forming a powerful force.

Guarding this entrance was enough. Bringing Wei Cangbai here was just to reduce unnecessary losses; it wasn't yet time for a military mobilization.

The war had just begun. If the Military Department mobilized a Peak Eighth Realm Spirit Cultivator, the impact would be too great and could easily cause panic.

"I'll go contact him then. I'm a bit more familiar with him," Ning Xing said after some thought.

"This... alright, sorry to trouble you, Principal Ning."

Ning Xing nodded and turned to leave...