56: The Azure Frost Sword! The panicked Phoenix Sun Underworld!
"Husband, you can even set up Formations!"
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As soon as they arrived at the mountain peak, Bai Ling and Liu Mei came to greet him.
The Taihang Mountain Peak was at the center of the Spirit Gathering Formation, making it the place with the richest Spiritual Qi.
Moreover, the grand Formation had just been activated, and the Spiritual Qi of the Taihang Mountains would continue to increase for a period, until it reached the Formation's limit.
With the increase in Spiritual Qi, there were many benefits for cultivation, so they were naturally happy.
But what surprised them most was that Xu Qing could set up Formations.
"This Spirit Gathering Formation can be improved and enhanced in the future, and then it will gather even more Spiritual Qi."
Xu Qing said to his two pregnant wives, "Just make do for now. After a while, we'll see if we can set up a Mountain Protecting Grand Formation."
The Formation Arrangement Technique could directly set up some simple Formation barriers.
However, to achieve stronger effects, some special Materials were still needed for assistance.
Many items from his internal space had already been used to set up the Spirit Gathering Formation, so supporting a Mountain Protecting Grand Formation would be somewhat difficult.
Xu Qing pondered for a moment, then looked up and saw the Jingyue River God holding a pile of spirit fruits that Liu Mei had taken out, preparing to taste them one by one.
This poor child, a perfectly good River God, hadn't even eaten these wild fruits.
Xu Qing sized up the Jingyue River God.
Bai Ling was tall and slender, while the Jingyue River God was slightly shorter.
Their appearances and styles were also vastly different. Bai Ling was cold and exquisite, while the River God Girl was cute and lively.
Their styles were different, the only commonality was that they were both very beautiful.
Watching the Jingyue River God eat the spirit fruits two at a time, Xu Qing didn't say much.
The River God Girl also tacitly remained silent.
Of course, part of the reason was that the fruits in front of her captured a lot of her attention.
In the following days, the Jingyue River God became familiar with Bai Ling and Liu Mei.
The three female demons often gathered together, feeding fruits to the River God while secretly whispering about something.
Xu Qing was too lazy to eavesdrop and entered the mountain forest to check the defensive arrangements on the edge of the Taihang Mountains.
The two Great Demons of the Flower and Fruit Forest were very diligent.
Upon receiving Xu Qing's order, they immediately began to arrange the defenses.
Monkey Demons were stationed in hidden locations near the edge of the mountain, responsible for monitoring external movements.
In addition, snake demons were also organized and began patrolling the mountain forests.
"Who said demons can't be civilized? Aren't they working quite diligently?"
Xu Qing inspected a round and was very satisfied with the work ethic of the demons.
At the same time.
"Your 3695th offspring has been born, transforming into a demon at birth with ordinary talent. You have gained ten years of Cultivation Level!"
Immediately after, another prompt sounded.
"Detected that the host's demon-transformed descendants have reached eighty. You have obtained the Magical Artifact: green frost sword!"
A hint of surprise flashed in his golden vertical pupils.
He thought he would continue to be rewarded with Spells and Divine Abilities.
He didn't expect it to be a Magical Artifact, and a long sword type weapon at that!
With a thought.
A long sword appeared before Xu Qing.
"Clang!"
The long sword seemed to possess sentience. As soon as it appeared, its blade trembled, emitting a faint Sword Cry.
The green blade pulsed with Sword Qi, and a sharp Sword Intent spread out.
The divine weapon had not yet recognized a master, and it harbored a faint hostility towards the colossal creature before it.
Xu Qing directly opened his gaping maw, and a powerful devouring force erupted from his mouth.
The long sword arrogantly struggled and cried out, but ultimately it could not resist.
With a "whoosh".
The green frost sword was directly swallowed by Xu Qing, who activated the Troop Swallowing Technique, instantly making the green frost sword his own!
With the Troop Swallowing Technique, Xu Qing didn't have to slowly recognize a master.
He just swallowed it directly; it couldn't even resist!
Immediately after.
Xu Qing opened his mouth and spat out the green frost sword, examining it carefully.
The sword was three feet long, entirely pale green, with an antique design. Its blade exuded a cold aura, as if covered in a layer of frost.
Now, Xu Qing's body was over eighty meters long, and his physique was enormous. The three-foot green blade appeared quite small before him.
He took out a flood dragon bone and chopped at it with the long sword.
The blade was sharp, effortlessly cutting the bone in half, and this was without Xu Qing even using his magic power.
"It's not very useful right now either."
Xu Qing muttered to himself, "I don't understand swordsmanship, so I can only use my magic power to control it like an ordinary Flying Sword, unable to unleash its full strength."
He recalled that among the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts, there was a Spell called False Form, which allowed for countless transformations.
If he could master this Divine Ability, he would be able to unleash the full power of the green frost sword.
Xu Qing shook his head, suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, and swallowed the green frost sword into his belly.
With a thought, the translucent System panel immediately appeared.
[Name: Xu Qing]
[Identity: Snake God of Mount Taihang]
[Bloodline: Pure Blood (300/10000)]
[Body Length: 83 meters]
[Cultivation Level: 3630 years]
[Number of Descendants: 3695]
[Earthly Fiend Techniques: Formation Arrangement, Universe in a Pot, Conceal Sun, Great Strength, Spitting Flame, Light Generation, Swallowing Soldiers, Spirit Expulsion, Wind Borrowing, Soul Seizing, Grain Avoidance]
[Spells: Mysterious Heaven Divine Light, Earth Hearing Technique, Breath Concealment Art, Five Thunders Incantation, Spirit Eyes, Divine Movement Technique]
His various stats were steadily increasing, and his Cultivation Level was about to reach the four-thousand-year mark.
He had now mastered eleven Earthly Fiend Techniques, and it was certain that he would eventually gather all Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts.
As for the higher-level Heavenly Gang Law, Xu Qing had a guess but had not yet confirmed it.
The eighty-meter giant snake turned its body, its scales rubbing together with a crisp sound, and crawled towards the depths of the mountain forest... Everything was peaceful within the Taihang Mountains, and the demons lived in harmony.
However, the Fengyang City God Temple, which was adjacent to the Taihang Mountains, was in chaos, and the Underworld was in disarray.
One after another, Underworld Officials anxiously paced within the hall.
Fengyang City God Huang Yushu was even more restless, drinking pot after pot of tea infused with Incense Offerings.
The tea, which was supposed to calm the mind and soul, could not soothe the anxiety in his heart.
From time to time, Underworld Messengers would bring news.
Whenever this happened, the Underworld Officials would swarm forward, anxiously asking.
"How is it?! Is there any movement?"
"The Jingyue River God still hasn't returned?"
"Have you checked the Immortal Cave at the bottom of the Jingyue River? Could she have returned without informing us?"
"Useless! Keep searching!"
"If you still can't find any news, then go into the mountains and search for me!"
Sharp shouts rang out.
Ever since they invited the Jingyue River God a few days ago to go into the mountains and eliminate the snake demon that was unauthorizedly gathering Incense Offerings, the Underworld Officials had been full of confidence.
Who knew that several days had passed, and yet no news had returned!
This scene felt somewhat familiar to them.
It seemed like the previous two times... were exactly like this!
A terrifying conjecture emerged in their minds.
Could the Jingyue River God have also fallen?
This thought was utterly preposterous.
The River God possessed over three thousand years of Cultivation Level, while that snake demon had only just entered the thousand-year threshold. How could it defeat the River God?
Logically speaking, the River God should have been overwhelmingly victorious, easily dealing with the snake demon.
If they hadn't had such confidence, they wouldn't have given so much reward to the River God in advance.
This thought, like wild grass, possessed vigorous vitality and could not be dispelled no matter what.
For a time, panic and horror gradually spread within the hall.