Zodiac Decree

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Qin Yi was very surprised. "I'm so injured I can't even move, how can I help Your Majesty?"

"Not now, of course. I'll arrange a time." Chenghuang suddenly leaned down to face him, revealing a seductive smile, "Do you know what the White Bone Token I gave you is for?"

As he bent down, his collar swung open, almost revealing the beautiful scenery inside. The alluring fragrance lingered around his nose. Qin Yi struggled to hold it in and managed to hum two words through his nose. "I don't know."

Seeing his blushing face, Chenghuang chuckled and finally sat back down, "You're clearly a boy, but you always think you're a man."

Qin Yi stared blankly at the ceiling, saying nothing.

Seeing that he was not provoked, Chenghuang also felt bored and got down to business. "Within the territory of my White Kingdom, there is Sacred Land formed by the Kun Peng Ancestral Aperture, called the Kun Peng Purple Mansion. The mansion is divided into three realms. The lowest realm can help those of the Demon Race who have reached the peak of Core Formation to break through the barrier, while the highest realm is of great help to those who cultivate to the level of Ancestor Saint Creation of Heaven Might."

Qin Yi's heart stirred.

This Sacred Land is truly remarkable. Now that it's located in the White Kingdom, its overall strength should logically far surpass that of the other two White Kingdom. How come even the Demon King is stuck at the peak of the Core Formation stage?

Chenghuang slowly said, "Ten thousand years ago, the Demon Race prospered thanks to this Kun Peng Ancestral Court, almost dominating the Divine Continent. However, the demons' nature was hard to suppress, and they were more ferocious than anyone else when they killed each other, especially when it came to the ownership of the Sacred Land, they would fight to the death. Finally, human cultivators seized the opportunity of the Demon Race's internal war and launched a massive counterattack and massacre. The Demon Race was defeated, and the remnants fled into the Demon City, where they survived by clinging to the remains of the ancient saints. Their overall strength was never the same as before."

Qin Yi realized to himself that this made sense, and it matched what Minghe had said earlier.

Chenghuang said, "After much painful reflection, the leaders established an agreement that the Demon Race should not wage civil war. Regarding the ownership of the Sacred Land, everyone jointly studied a special restriction."

"The White Bone Token?"

"In addition to the usual protective array, a special formation has been set up in front of the Sacred Land. It can only be opened by dripping twelve specific types of Demon Race Essence Blood into it simultaneously. These twelve drops of Essence Blood are stored in dominoes and distributed to the twelve clan leaders. Each time the Sacred Land is opened, everyone's cooperation is required. The special thing is that these tokens are fragile and shatter upon contact. Once they are broken, the bones and blood automatically disperse into the void, and it will take many years for a new token to be generated anywhere in the Demon City. In order to ensure their own entry, everyone dares not to seize them by force and proceeds through negotiation in all matters."

Qin Yi pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The idea is nice, but in reality, it only backfires. For example, if someone holds the token and demands that others agree to very harsh conditions, and if they don't agree, everything falls apart, then nobody can enter. There's never a shortage of people who would harm others without benefiting themselves. In that case, others would swallow their anger, but they would still retaliate afterward, and their brains would still be beaten out. There are many other possibilities... Anyway, the tokens are mostly destroyed again and again, and no one has ever collected them all, which has actually prevented the entire Demon City's strength from ever improving."

Qin Yi even suspected that the Demon Race leader who proposed this method might be a traitor sent by humans... Could it be that the demons were so badly defeated by humans that all their elites were wiped out, leaving only some short-sighted leaders?

Chenghuang sighed, "That's right. After that, the Demon Race not only didn't stop, but fought even more fiercely. After many years of evolution, they split into three kingdoms, and with mutual checks and balances, they gradually became more stable."

"A triangle is the most stable structure..."

Chenghuang roughly understood the meaning of this sentence, nodded thoughtfully, and continued, "Ten thousand years have passed, and this token has been destroyed and reborn, and no one has ever collected them all. This long period of time is enough for many demons to forget that such a thing even exists, and newly born demons are completely unaware of it. Gradually, not many people continue to focus their attention on this, except for the kings of this country throughout the ages."

Qin Yi thought to himself that the main event was about to begin, so he stopped interrupting and listened attentively.

"The Sacred Land is in the White Kingdom, yet we cannot enter. Naturally, our ancestors could not let this go. Every king has made collecting this item their ultimate goal, and they have never slackened. Heaven rewards those who persevere. After generations of secret collection, we finally collected them all in my father's generation." Chenghuang smiled bitterly. "The last one is in the Guo Country. My father ordered a spy planted in Guo Country to secretly send it back, but the spy was assassinated en route, and the token has disappeared without a trace."

Qin Yi couldn't help but say, "I'm afraid your country has a traitor, and one of them is in a high position!"

"Indeed," Chenghuang sighed. "My father had already suspected the Hyena Prime Minister back then, because he was in charge of the country's secret spies. Unfortunately, my father was nearing the end of his life at that time, and in his shock and anger, he passed away, entrusting the country to me."

She smiled alluringly again, "Interestingly, the Hyena Prime Minister This King has proposed marriage to me, wanting his son to be the Lord of the Harem."

Qin Yi almost blurted out "Tell him to die," but he swallowed the words back, thinking to himself that he had really lost his mind. Did the Demon King really think that position was his just because he flirted with him a few times? He could only remain silent.

Chenghuang This King said in a seductive voice, "In order to test them, I issued a royal decree. It says that whoever finds this last token among the people of this kingdom will be my husband."

"What?" Qin Yi's eyes widened.

"Since you are unwilling to join our country, this order is naturally invalid." Chenghuang glanced at him with a half-smile. "Besides, this order was only meant to test you. If Hyena Prime Minister, This King Jackal, had dared to produce the token back then, you would have faced annihilation and the extermination of your entire clan. Do you want to try?"

Qin Yi: "..."

"Of course, this cunning old jackal saw through my intentions and pretended he had never seen the token before, searching everywhere for it." Chenghuang sneered, "He even feared that I would secretly sneak into his mansion, so he specially sent the token outside, intending to take it out again after the matter had passed and have me carry out the king's order."

Qin Yi finally understood completely. "That Witcher belonged to his family. He deliberately let the Witcher take the token, then camped out in the desolate mountains outside the city. After a while, he would create an excuse to kill the Witcher and obtain the treasure, thus clearing the token's origin. This is also why the Witcher had resources; in reality, it was all supported secretly by the Hyena Prime Minister to prevent him from being eliminated first. However, he didn't expect that the Witcher had his own plans. He had already secretly cultivated a fragment of a witchcraft manual for dealing with monsters, quickly growing stronger and becoming particularly effective against monsters, which made it impossible for him to deal with the Witcher, and the token was delayed in returning."

"That's right." Chenghuang sighed. "If you hadn't brought the token, I really wouldn't have been able to piece together the whole story. I always thought that Witcher was just a human runaway slave who deeply hated monsters."

Qin Yi asked, "Then what does Your Majesty wish me to do?"

"Once the Kun Peng Purple Mansion opens, the entrance won't close for half an hour. This King worried someone might follow me in and disturb my breakthrough," Chenghuang said with a smile. "Outside the Purple Mansion, there are many powerful protective formations. Just one person skilled in formations is enough to guard it, and it will be invincible. You're perfect for this task."

Qin Yi asked curiously, "Why didn't Your Majesty have a trusted member of the Demon Race do this? Surely there are demons who understand formations."

"Because Hawk Commander and his ilk are only skilled in combat, while those who practice these kinds of auxiliary arts are mostly from the Hyena Prime Minister lineage, I don't trust them." Chenghuang's voice became even more alluring. "Since you need my help in refining pills so much, then you are the one you can trust."

Qin Yi instinctively felt that this statement was not very scientific. You command a million demons, yet you don't even have a single reliable demon who understands formations? What kind of king are you? It seems like you're deliberately making him do the work.

But if helping her defend the formation could earn her elixirs, then of course he couldn't refuse the task. After thinking for a while, he could only sigh and say, "I only hope that Your Majesty will keep your word."

This King Chenghuang smiled slightly, "Then you can rest assured and recover from your injuries. I still need to make some arrangements."

After saying this, she gracefully departed.

Qin Yi couldn't help but glance around, quickly discovering that the Wolf Tooth Club was actually leaning against the corner of the wall. Relieved, he telepathically asked, "Stick, what do you think?"

A cold laugh Liusu in her Sea of Consciousness: "What do you think? I think you're an idiot!"