Gu Changqing looked at the two Demon Saints and asked, "Can you make decisions for the Northern Sea Demon Clan?"
"We can," Fei Lian replied. "After the Witch Demon Calamity, some Demon Saints withdrew from the world, while others became auspicious beasts. E Lai and I fled to the Northern Sea, where we gathered the remaining Demon Clan and claimed the region."
Gu Changqing nodded. "As long as you can make the decision. From today onward, the Demon Clan must not invade the Human Race."
"Good!" Fei Lian agreed with a nod.
"Fine," E Lai said at this point. "But what if the Human Race insists on killing demons for their cores?"
Gu Changqing replied, "Then you need not be polite either. However they kill their way over, you kill your way back."
In any era, greed was the original sin.
The Demon Clan had already yielded, so the Human Race could not press its advantage without restraint!
"Thank you, Master!"
Seeing Gu Changqing put it that way, Fei Lian and E Lai finally felt at ease.
Gu Changqing added, "You do not have to call me Master. Imperial Tutor will do. As long as you remain loyal, there will be no shortage of benefits for you in the future."
"Yes!"
Fei Lian then said, "Imperial Tutor, how about I relocate the remaining Demon Clan to Chengdu Zaitian Mountain?"
Chengdu Zaitian Mountain?
Gu Changqing paused slightly and casually asked, "Isn't that the territory of the Kua Fu clan?"
Fei Lian replied, "After the Witch Demon Calamity, the Kua Fu clan was exterminated. Chengdu Zaitian Mountain has become ownerless land. The environment there is harsh and unsuitable for the Human Race, but the Demon Clan is thick-skinned and tough. We do not mind it."
"Good!" Gu Changqing nodded. "I will remember your sacrifice."
The host has resolved the conflict between humans and demons in the Northern Sea. The fortune of both races has greatly increased. Reward: 100 billion merit.
Another 100 billion!
Gu Changqing was overjoyed.
Although the situation in the Northern Sea had been stirred up by the Western Sect, the fundamental conflict was between the remaining Demon Clan and the Northern Sea Human Race.
Resolving the Demon Clan problem was equivalent to pacifying the chaos in the Northern Sea.
Wen Zhong could more or less withdraw his troops and return to court.
Gu Changqing returned to the caravan with Fei Lian and E Lai. When the Western Sect experts saw that the two great Demon Saints had already submitted, they fell into even deeper despair.
The Northern Sea Demon Clan had been their final trump card!
Just what kind of being was this Gu Changqing? Was he specifically born to counter our Western Sect?
They had originally formed an alliance with Ran Deng, yet the moment Ran Deng heard that Gu Changqing was coming, he immediately sold them out.
They had finally waited for Demon Clan reinforcements, only for Gu Changqing to turn around and absorb the Demon Clan into his ranks.
Could anything be this bizarre?
Could anything be this outrageous?
Heaven was blind!
It favored mysticism, not Buddhism!
Amitabha...
After Fei Lian and E Lai ordered the Demon Clan to relocate, they too joined the caravan.
Their caravan was not large, but it was extremely unusual.
The weakest among them were several ordinary Armored Soldiers.
The strongest were three Quasi-Sages, along with Gu Changqing at the Great Luo Peak.
As long as they did not encounter a Saint, this group was practically invincible.
The Western Sect experts no longer hoped for fellow disciples to come rescue them. No matter how many came, they would only be delivering themselves to death.
Before they had traveled a hundred li, the caravan encountered another roadblock.
It was a monk with a ramen-like hairstyle, holding a bamboo staff.
The moment Ran Deng saw him, his expression became tense.
Gu Changqing frowned slightly. Which monk begging for alms was this?
Though he could not discern the monk's cultivation, anyone who could beg for alms here was certainly no ordinary monk.
Ran Deng hurriedly dismounted and said, "Ran Deng greets Senior Brother Zhun Ti."
Zhun Ti?
Gu Changqing secretly rejoiced that he had not slapped him away.
Who the hell would have imagined that a beggar would be the renowned Saint Zhun Ti?
Compared to the Three Pure Ones, this fellow had no imposing bearing at all.
Could the Western Sect really be this poor?
"So it is Junior Brother Ran Deng?"
None of the Saints had much fondness for this Junior Brother Ran Deng. Everyone else was a Saint, while he alone was merely a Quasi-Saint and still insisted on squeezing into the circle of Saints.
Haotian was at least the lord of the Heavenly Court. What was Ran Deng supposed to be?
Upon hearing that Zhun Ti had arrived, the Western Sect experts were immediately overjoyed.
"Mahāsattva greets the Sect Master."
Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva had finally found someone to rely on.
"Lapis Lazuli greets the Sect Master."
Lapis Lazuli Bodhisattva was also moved to tears with gratitude.
A Saint had personally arrived. No matter how overbearing Gu Changqing was, what could he possibly do to a Saint?
We were saved!
"Gu Changqing greets Uncle-Master Zhun Ti."
After learning his identity, Gu Changqing also dismounted and paid his respects.
"Greetings, Nephew Changqing."
Zhun Ti pointed at the Bodhisattvas and asked, "Nephew Changqing, what is going on here?"
Gu Changqing replied, "Uncle-Master, you may not know this, but Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva killed Chong Heihu of our dynasty. Changqing had no choice but to arrest him. The rest wished to break him out, so Changqing had no choice but to take certain measures. I hope Uncle-Master will forgive me."
"Oh, so that is what happened."
Zhun Ti nodded, then suddenly asked, "Then is Chong Heihu dead?"
Dead?
He had already gone onto the Investiture of the Gods List. What do you think?
"Marquis?"
"Marquis!"
"Imperial Tutor, the Marquis has come back to life!"
"Imperial Tutor, come quickly and take a look!"
Gu Changqing's heart skipped a beat at the shouts.
How was that possible?
He had personally seen Chong Heihu's True Spirit fly toward Kunlun Mountain.
His True Spirit was gone. How could he still be alive?
Gu Changqing clearly remembered that his strike had blasted Chong Heihu's soul apart.
A corpse transformation?
Gu Changqing hurried to Chong Heihu's side and saw that Chong Heihu indeed displayed signs of life. However, his injuries were too severe, and he had yet to awaken.
Zhun Ti then said, "It seems Chong Heihu has not died after all?"
Not dead?
Impossible!
Yet Gu Changqing could not refute it at this moment. Anyone who saw Chong Heihu now would not believe he was dead.
"In that case, this should be a misunderstanding," Zhun Ti continued. "Could Nephew Changqing release them?"
Gu Changqing's face darkened as he waved his hand and removed the seals on the Western Sect experts.
Was this a Saint's method?
Could Saints truly bring back the dead?
There was no way to justify holding them any longer.
Chong Heihu had not died, so none of the Western Sect experts' crimes stood.
Ran Deng's expression was equally grim. Events had developed completely differently from what he had expected.
Shouldn't Zhun Ti have suppressed Gu Changqing the moment they met? Why had this turned into bringing someone back from the dead?
After regaining their freedom, the Western Sect experts bowed deeply to Zhun Ti.
"Thank you, Sect Master, for saving our lives."
Zhun Ti replied, "The one you should thank is not me, but Nephew Changqing. If Nephew Changqing had not shown mercy, how could any of you still be alive?"
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Changqing!"
Whether willing or not, they still thanked Gu Changqing.
Gu Changqing waved his hand without caring in the least. His thoughts were entirely focused on Chong Heihu.
How could someone who had gone onto the Investiture of the Gods List still live?
This matter completely overturned his understanding.
Zhun Ti smiled indifferently and vanished in the blink of an eye with the Western Sect experts.
Something was wrong!
Chong Heihu really was dead!
He was as dead as dead could be!
Faint wisps of yin energy gathered around Chong Heihu's body.
A zombie?
The two words instantly came to Gu Changqing's mind.
He had been played by Zhun Ti!
Zhun Ti had no resurrection technique at all. He had merely accelerated Chong Heihu's corpse transformation!
A Saint?
Heh.
Where was a Saint's dignity?
He had actually used such a despicable method!
The Armored Soldiers who had touched Chong Heihu had already been infected by corpse energy.
This...
Damn it!
Gu Changqing wanted to curse loudly. In the end, he had simply been too young.
Gu Changqing hurriedly used the Primordial Creation True Scripture to expel the corpse energy from the Armored Soldiers.
After the soldiers recovered, he directly used Samadhi True Fire to burn Chong Heihu's remains.
Saints!
Sure enough, none of them were simple.
This exchange could be considered a draw.
He had used a borrowed knife to kill and shattered the Western Sect's plans, while Zhun Ti had turned around and made him suffer a silent loss.
His trip to the Northern Sea had not dealt with the Western Sect, but he had unexpectedly gained the two Demon Saints, Fei Lian and E Lai, along with 200 billion merit.
Though it was not perfect, his gains were still plentiful.
As for the Western Sect, there was plenty of time ahead!
If they dared to toy with him, they had to bear the consequences!
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