Chapter 48
Unexpectedly, he immediately took off his Invisibility Garment and draped it over the Little Glutinous Rice Ball, patted her head, and said in a rare gentle and concerned voice, "Junior Sister, take good care of yourself, be careful."
"Brother Xi...you too." Ye Zhenzhen looked at him with concern.
She never expected Ye Qingchuan to take off his Invisibility Garment and give it to her, and she suddenly felt a strange sense of gratitude. But the gratitude lasted only three seconds before he flicked her nose and said mischievously, "Don't overthink it. I'm just worried that if you die, Master will blame me."
The emotion vanished in an instant, Little Glutinous Rice Ball angrily furrowed her brows into two earthworm-like furrows.
He couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.
After the two separated, Ye Qingchuan rushed to Ye Qinghui's side and distributed the Black Devilgrass Talisman to his First Senior Brother, his mistress, and other sect disciples. The Black Devilgrass was like poison to Devil Race; any Devil Cultivator who came into contact with the Black Devilgrass Talisman would be burned and corroded as if splashed with sulfuric acid, and then die in agony.
An old Devil Race general, finding Ye Qingchuan's face familiar, scanned him repeatedly before exclaiming incredulously, "You're not the Demon Venerable's...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Qingchuan splattered him with Black Devilgrass Talisman, causing his body to fester and he to die.
Meanwhile, Ye Zhenzhen, riding the Second-in-Command Spirit Sword, flew to the clouds and called out to Ye Ruheng in her mind, "[Father, Zhenzhen is here to help you. I brought you the Weak Water. Pour it on this Demon Venerable Lord's clone, and he will be completely purified and reduced to Weak Water.]"
However, Ye Ruheng was trapped by the Demon Venerable and had no time to receive Ye Zhenzhen's Glazed Cup.
Upon hearing Ye Zhenzhen's voice, he became very worried about his daughter's safety and urgently called out, "Zhenzhen, be careful, don't come any closer!" Distracted by his concern for his daughter, he accidentally slashed his arm with the Demon Venerable's knife, and blood gushed out.
"Father!" Ye Zhenzhen almost cried out in distress.
She thought for a moment, then suddenly boldly removed her Invisibility Garment, revealing her entire body. Pointing at the Demon Venerable's avatar, she provocatively said, "Ugly... monster..."
"Come and kill me!"
The Demon Venerable then noticed that a little girl, just over a year old, had suddenly appeared not far away. She was fair-skinned and rosy-cheeked, wearing a bright pale yellow dress. Not only was she not afraid of him, but she was also making faces at him maliciously.
"Where did this brat come from? She's asking for death!" The Demon Venerable always considered himself the "most handsome man in the Demon Realm," and he felt greatly insulted that someone dared to call him an "ugly monster." Without hesitation, he flashed forward, extended his five fingers and transformed them into sharp claws, ready to tear the little girl to shreds.
With a flick of her wrist, the little girl caused the Weak Water in the Glazed Cup to pour out, cascading towards the Demon Venerable like a waterfall.
"Goodbye, don't bother seeing me out," she waved to the Demon Venerable, bidding him a polite farewell.
The moment the Demon Venerable's claws touched the Weak Water, they hissed, as if hot oil in a pan had met ice, beginning to fester and corrode, vanishing in an instant. "What's going on? What kind of water is this?" He stared incredulously at the little boy in front of him.
"I won't tell you," the little girl stuck her tongue out at him.
The Weak Water continued to seep into and erode his entire body, and soon his whole form became blurred. The powerful dark aura that had enveloped him also quickly dissipated, disappearing like dust.
The Demon Venerable's clone is gone!
Seeing their leader killed, the remaining Devil Race panicked and prepared to retreat immediately. However, they were all annihilated by Ye Qingchuan's Black Devilgrass Talisman and Ye Qinghui's Demon-Subduing Formation, leaving no survivors.
The Demon Venerable, who was thousands of miles away, suddenly felt a tearing pain. His clone had been completely disintegrated by the Weak Water, causing him to suffer a severe injury. He felt a metallic taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of black blood.
"Who is that brat? How dare he plot against me!"
He raised his head, a terrifying light gleaming in his green eyes.
Ye Zhenzhen: Just a heads up, I'm about to start randomly matchmaking.
First Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister, prepare to be attacked!
Chapter 48
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[First Senior Brother, since the Phoenix-Pattern Treasure Cauldron is a cultivation accelerator that allows us to achieve nearly 10 times the cultivation effect in the same amount of time, why don't we give it a try?]
"No. Master said this is a dark and Evil Artifact once used by an Ancient Evil Drought Demon. It's easy to suffer a backlash if you're not careful," Ye Qinghui resolutely refused.
[But we destroyed the Demon Venerable's clone this time, so he will definitely come back for revenge. When his true form comes, we won't be able to resist him at all. Why don't we risk using the Phoenix-Pattern Treasure Cauldron to quickly improve our cultivation so that we can fight him?] Ye Zhenzhen still wanted to insist.
"Junior Sister, don't worry. Although we only destroyed one of the Demon Venerable's avatars this time, the extreme purity of the Weak Water clashed with the dark Devil Qi of the Devil Race, which will definitely cause a serious impact on his Divine Soul. He won't be able to invade again until he has recovered in three to five years. The most important thing in the path of cultivation is to follow the righteous path so that your Dao Heart can be stable. As long as we cultivate diligently day after day, our cultivation will definitely improve day by day."
As Ye Qinghui spoke, he took out a shimmering green spirit pearl and handed it to her, saying, "Here, this is for you."
"Bodhi Spirit Pill!"
The Little Glutinous Rice Ball recognized the dazzling treasure at a glance. "But First Senior Brother, why did you give this to me?"
"I promised the old Ten-Thousand-Year Bodhi Tree that I would only borrow this Bodhi Spirit Pill temporarily. Once I retrieve my own Inner Core, I will give it to the person who truly needs it." Ye Qinghui affectionately patted Ye Zhenzhen's little pigtails. "Senior brother observes that you have no Spirit Root and cannot grow Inner Core, which will make your path of cultivation somewhat difficult. You are the one who truly needs it."
[Thank you, First Senior Brother, you're so kind.] The Little Glutinous Rice Ball happily accepted the Bodhi Spirit Pill, placed it into its inner palace, and then opened its arms and rushed into its First Senior Brother's arms.
Holding his soft and cuddly Junior Sister, Ye Qinghui's heart melted completely.
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Since the Bodhi Spirit Pill entered her body, Ye Zhenzhen felt a constant influx of rich Spiritual Qi from all directions into her Dantian. Even when she was lying down and sleeping, without cultivating, her spiritual power would still rise rapidly.