The Feeling of a King

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Kun Peng Purple Mansion.

Forty-nine days later.

Amidst the green light, Qin Yi's voice could be faintly heard.

"Okay, I admit it, too much of a good thing... For forty-nine days, besides closing my eyes to regulate my breathing, it was just... you know..."

"So you're just bored..."

"No, no! Absolutely not!" Qin Yi declared righteously, "Don't you think there are many other important things to do in life?"

"I don't think so. This is the most important thing for living beings. Nothing is more important than this," Cheng Cheng confidently.

"..." Qin Yi wept bitterly.

"Alright," Cheng Cheng said softly, "There's no scenery here, just green light and nothing else... You're not in seclusion cultivating and unaware of the outside world. It's not comfortable to stay here for too long if you open your eyes to see this kind of scene every day."

Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, "Long live understanding."

"But this training doesn't seem to have benefited you much," Cheng Cheng hesitated. "Even if I recover everything, it won't do you any good?"

Not entirely...

Qin Yi examined his internal organs and made a general assessment of his condition.

Of course, my injuries had already healed long ago. In fact, Cheng Cheng had forcibly healed them the first time. Later, they were all to make up for Cheng Cheng's injuries, which is true.

But I did make some progress myself.

Previously, he had broken through to the fifth level of Bone Forging and Cloud Ascension within the earth's veins. Now, this breakthrough has pushed his cultivation to about one-third of the fifth level. While it may seem like little progress, it's actually quite considerable, because the energy required to fill the fifth level is enormous, normally taking years to accumulate. This progress is entirely due to Cheng Cheng's Cheng Cheng Primordial Yin; conventional dual cultivation wouldn't achieve this result.

Because dual cultivation is not about Yin-Yang Harvesting, it requires long-term harmonious coexistence. The so-called forty-nine times may sound like a lot, but in the concept of "long-term," it can only be called the beginning, and it's not very meaningful. Most importantly, if the cultivation of the two is not equal, the conditions for perfect harmony cannot be met, resulting in little benefit for either party.

According to what Liusu said before, this is called "waste".

So, while this kind of cultivation sounds appealing, it's actually quite troublesome. Your dao companion must always be at a similar level to you, and that alone is a difficult condition to meet...

Of course, Qin Yi didn't want to weigh this in terms of profit; if he wanted to do it, he would.

The biggest benefit is that he has indeed acquired a trace of the common characteristics of demons, which will make his future cultivation in the earth veins much smoother. With earth veins and Purple Mansion, theoretically he can continue to cultivate in the Demon City indefinitely, and even becoming the Sword God of Ten Mile Slope and roaming the world without any problem.

Cheng Cheng also has an advantage: she has gained a trace of the power to create life. This manifests on the surface as her ability to transform herself.

This was originally an ability that the Demon Race should possess, especially since the meaning of the "Myriad Manifestations" realm inherently implies endless changes. However, it seems that due to the lack of inheritance, only the transformation between the original body and human form remains... This characteristic she obtained from Qin Yi seems to have filled in some very important things for her, and its significance seems to be more than just change, but it is not clear at the moment.

Another very important point is that... both of them discovered that, using Qin Yi's characteristics as a medium, Cheng Cheng's two bodies could be easily merged in this way, without any rejection from humans or demons.

This means that one's physical body also needs that...

Thinking of this, Cheng Cheng suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no!"

Qin Yi asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Cheng Cheng blushed and said, "Um... I think we really should go out now. If we don't go out soon, I might die..."

Qin Yi: "..."

The two rushed out of the pass and arrived at Brocade Embroidery Workshop. Human Form Cheng Cheng collapsed onto the embroidered couch, utterly exhausted...

"It's still too weak." Cheng Cheng said awkwardly, "Do you have any pills that can quickly improve human cultivation? Something with fewer side effects, so we can find a way to deal with them later."

Qin Yi twitched his lips. "Yes. We have the blood of Qian Yuan, and I'm confident I can refine a pill that will allow her to easily skip levels without any side effects. At most, her foundation might be weak, but we can gradually strengthen it later."

How do you plan to solidify it? The Liusu inside the stick were practically spitting fire.

Forty-nine days of watching you guys isn't enough? This is never going to end. Grandpa Qin, your fate is a bit strange. Either you're destined for farewell, or this is just endless?

Fortunately, the days that followed were not as terrible as Liusu had imagined. After leaving the Cheng Cheng quickly took up the responsibilities of the king.

At this point, the development of the rift valley was no longer an urgent matter that had to be completed within a few months, but the development itself could not be stopped, and it was also something that should be completed as soon as possible.

Otherwise, who knows when the heavens will actually notice this place?

The sooner we have control of the entire rift valley, the sooner we can feel at ease.

Having already wasted too much time in the Kun Peng Purple Mansion, Cheng Cheng didn't delay any longer, rallied her elite troops, and set off on another journey.

Qin Yi participated throughout the entire process.

Most of the time, Qin Yi was actually the one in command. The demons bowed and obeyed, without questioning anything further.

"This is the Five Thunders Restriction. An electric current must follow a predetermined path, just like a circuit board... If you don't understand circuit boards, that's okay. Come on, Electric Mouse, discharge the electricity from here..."

"This is Dragon Blood Restriction, requiring the bloodline of a dragon to respond... Hmm, Ye Ling, didn't you fuse with a bit of Blood Flood Dragon back then? Here, drip a drop of blood..."

"This... wait, this is really advanced. It's voice-controlled and interprets the music accordingly. Let me handle it."

"This... this isn't protected, it's just a mindless remnant soul inside, attack it! What are you all staring at me like idiots for?!"

"Damn, these idiots." Qin Yi sat down to the side, covered in dust and grime. He had almost been blasted to death by a remnant soul secret technique, but thankfully his clothes provided adequate protection...

The quality of the clothes has even improved after the repair; their protective power is stronger than before, thanks to the addition of special materials obtained from prisoners. Now that Qin Yi is covered in such valuable items, he is unlikely to be injured under normal circumstances.

"Brother is the best." Ye Ling sat down next to her brother and wiped his sweat obsequiously. Even Cheng Cheng was busy fighting at this Cheng Cheng, but Ye Ling took advantage of her powerful identity as "brother's sister" to openly skip her post and no one said anything to her.

His repeated commands, so decisive and unstoppable, had made the monsters accustomed to it, and they all started calling on Qin Yi. Even Cheng Cheng, let alone the other monsters, was a little dazed just now; it was just too familiar...

Qin Yi's prestige grew daily here, and the demons respected him immensely. Even when he was eating with the king right in front of them, no one said a word.

Actually, these days haven't been easy.

There are still many places to fight in, just like the Soaring Serpent Secret Realm, and the battles are quite difficult. This has greatly hindered the progress of the Rift Valley expansion, resulting in not many areas being lit up yet.

In places where breaking through restrictions or formations is required, Qin Yi cannot break through every single one. He learns as he breaks through, constantly expanding his knowledge.

The entire process of opening up the Rift Valley was also a process of self-improvement for him.

This process has lasted a long time; it has been three months since I left the country.

Qin Yi felt like he had returned to a certain kind of working life: going to the secret realm, returning to take stock of his gains, and using his rest time to refine his Law Treasure, refine the Vermilion Bird Flame he obtained from the Vermilion Bird, and some other new things he had acquired later.

The days are very regular.

Only after these things have been refined and digested can we truly upgrade from rags to riches.

He gained so much and had so many treasures to refine that he didn't even have time to cultivate. It took him two or three months to finally get all the equipment sorted out.

The Demon Slaying Sword has been completely forged into the desired form and can now be used as a regular Law Treasure.

The Zhan Guang Sword has replaced the original Demon Slaying Sword, becoming a trump card that can drain one's life force with a single use.

The Vermilion Bird Flame merged with its original Square Inch Sacrifice Fire to become the new Vermilion Bird Sacrifice Fire, completely making up for the original weakness of insufficient flame power.

There are many more, but I won't go into detail here.

Qin Yi felt that if he encountered an opponent of the same level now, he wouldn't need to rely on special cultivation to win; it seemed he could crush them with treasures...

The rift itself doesn't yield much benefit. It was originally thought that many ancient artifacts must have been left behind, but now we know that they have been swept away long ago. All we can get are new resources and materials, new special bloodline monsters, and the inheritance and gifts given by the ancient souls.

This kind of inheritance is of paramount importance to the Demon Race, but it's of little use to Qin Yi. Qin Yi actually lost a lot of money in the so-called "cooperative exploration of the rift valley".

As a result, the monsters felt quite indebted to Qin Yi, giving him whatever he wanted and prioritizing everything he did.

What would it feel like to live in a ravine thousands of miles long, a realm teeming with demons, where everything prioritizes one person...?

That's the feeling of a king.

Unfortunately, in certain battles, Qin Yi couldn't defeat Cheng Cheng and was often frustrated, only able to turn the tide in the later stages. In that sense, he wasn't yet the king...