After all the sacrifices have been made to speed pass, who is still practicing hard skills?

Chapter 498: March has arrived, the Dragon King returns!

Originally, Ao Zhen and others had lost their will to resist Jiang Che, but later the appearance of the Demon Saint gave them hope of survival again, but now... the Demon Saint is dead.

If even a demon saint can’t take down Jiang Che, what’s the point of their resistance?

Therefore, sensing Jiang Che's terrifying aura at this moment, Ao Zhen and others still made an attitude of being ready to be killed, and would rather die than surrender.

But what they didn’t know was that Jiang Che’s condition at the moment was actually extremely bad.

It is not easy to rival a demon saint.

Especially since the Demon Saint was able to control the power of heaven and earth and used the Demon Saint domain to suppress him. In order to fight against the power of heaven and earth, he had already burned most of the blood in his body.

Even the soul's light is dim at this moment.

If Ao Zhen and others fled in all directions, he would definitely not be able to suppress them all at this moment.

It’s a pity that they were all frightened by their previous strength at this moment, and even lost the momentum to fight to the death. In this case, Jiang Che had nothing to say.

He immediately raised his hand, and the pressure from his body exploded instantly.

At this moment, a voice came from the Qiankun Tower.

"Wait a minute."

"My Lord, wait a minute."

The Red Blood Demon Lord and Ao Kun made sounds one after another. Jiang Che's eyes narrowed slightly, and he released the two of them on the spur of the moment.

"What's the matter?"

The Red Blood Demon Lord and Ao Kun looked at each other and said:

"The benefits gained from killing these demon dragons are too small. If you can imprison them and take their blood every day, it will become a huge foundation for the power you build in the future. Killing them now will be a one-time deal.

If you keep it, it can be of great use."

"Fellow Daoist Chixue is right. Moreover, this demon dragon was born in the demon realm, and its identity seems to be very unusual. If it is taken as a hostage, it may be of other use in the future."

At this moment, Ao Kun had completely forgotten the suffering he had experienced when he was imprisoned in Tianlong Temple, and instead mentioned this opinion to Jiang Che.

Hearing this, Jiang Che's heart moved.

He was careless.

Yes, why kill?

Wouldn't it be nice to keep it imprisoned and turn it into a source of blood?

You know, dragon blood, especially the blood of a true dragon, is a great medicine for warriors to cultivate their bodies. Even those dragons are rare treasures. Thinking of this, Jiang Che no longer hesitated.

He directly mobilized the Nine-story Qiankun Tower and covered Ao Zhen.

The next moment, chains made of blood quickly emerged from the tower and tightly bound the red real dragon on the ground. Iron hooks even pierced through the dragon's body.

At this moment, Ao Zhen finally realized something, and began to struggle, and even yelled at Jiang Che:

"If you want to kill me, just kill me. Why use such despicable means?"

"Ah, Jiang Che, not yet."

Before Ao Zhen could finish his words, he was suppressed by the Qiankun Tower and completely disappeared in the secret realm. The three dragons around him looked hesitant at this moment.

He wanted to rush up to rescue Ao Zhen, but he was frightened by Jiang Che's terrifying strength.

"I keep Ao Zhen because he is still useful to me, but you dragons are not as useful to me as I imagined. Now, I will give you another choice.

Either you are kept in captivity by me, and have your blood drawn every day as a precious medicine for body refining, and you are forbidden to be free for the rest of your life, or you submit to me and become my carriage-pulling mount. There is only one chance, so choose carefully. "

Jiang Che's voice resounded throughout the heaven and earth, echoing in the ears of the three dragons.

After a few dozen breaths of silence, the three dragons lowered their proud heads:
"I am willing to submit to the Lord and pull the cart for Him."

"Submit to the Lord"

"Very good, open the demon soul and demon pill, and I will set a ban."

"Yes."

The three dragons, which had lost their will to fight, now obeyed Jiang Che's orders very obediently. Jiang Che also left restrictions on their demon souls and demon pills, just like Ao Kun did before.

A single thought can determine their life or death.

Soon, the three dragons escaped into the Qiankun Tower, and the dragon boat that had been repelled by Jiang Che before and was now damaged was also suppressed by Jiang Che and taken into the Qiankun Tower.

It’s a pity that the restrictions above are too strong, and he cannot fully use them for his own benefit at present.

Looking around and seeing the secret realm gradually collapsing, Jiang Che couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If it weren't for the remnant soul that came later to disrupt the situation, he would definitely be able to find something in this secret realm.

But now, most of the secret realm has collapsed, and even if there were any spiritual objects, they have been crushed by the turbulent currents of the void.

Thinking of this, Jiang Che suddenly covered his chest, feeling a huge backlash erupting. A trace of golden blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and the aura on his body began to quickly decline.

When turning around to leave, Jiang Che seemed to sense something. He looked in a certain direction and saw the dragon that he almost killed before.

At this moment, he raised his head with difficulty, then slammed it heavily to the ground, with a hint of desire to survive in his eyes.

If Jiang Che left this place, he would be torn to pieces by the turbulent flow of the void.

"Are you willing to surrender?"

Jiang Che stabilized his injuries, walked closer with an expressionless face, and looked down at the green dragon in front of him from above.

"Wish to come"

In the endless void, turbulence was rampant, emitting an aura that frightened even the Yuanshen masters. And within the turbulence, a nine-story blood tower was rushing forward, speeding towards a certain direction.

The nine-story blood tower is naturally Jiang Che’s Qiankun Tower.

When the secret realm of the demon clan was on the verge of collapse, Jiang Che set out on his journey home. However, due to his severe injuries, he was unable to concentrate on operating the Qiankun Tower and drifted for several days.

He waited until his injuries had recovered a little before he set off.

Inside the Qiankun Tower, the world is bloody.

Blood-colored divine chains surged out from all directions, piercing through a red real dragon that was a hundred feet in size. Like a spider web, they firmly suppressed the red dragon.

The red dragon was in an extremely miserable state at the moment. Not only was one of its horns broken off and its tail missing, but the scales on its body were also peeled off piece by piece by the Red Blood Demon Lord.

From a distance, it doesn't look much different from a loach, except that it's a little bigger.

The aura on his body was even weaker.

In order to make the best use of it, the Red Blood Demon Lord drained almost half of Ao Zhen's dragon blood, leaving him only a breath to recover, in order to allow Ao Zhen to produce dragon blood continuously.

The Red Blood Demon Lord was drawing blood while treating Ao Zhen's injuries.

The other four dragons were frightened, but they did not dare to raise any objection.

They were afraid that the Red Blood Demon Lord would set his target on themselves the next moment. As for their task, it was much simpler. Apart from recovery, they had to work together to build a chariot for Jiang Che.

Of course, this was not Jiang Che's instruction, but the intention of the Red Blood Demon Lord. Although Jiang Che was still operating the Qiankun Tower at this moment, he was almost not distracted and was wholeheartedly recovering from his injuries. As for Qingqing, she was staying beside Jiang Che without saying a word.

There is no doubt that Jiang Che made a big profit this time. Even though he paid a considerable price for it, in Jiang Che's view, it was all worth it, except for Ao Zhen, the Prince of Dragon Palace.

He also subdued four dragons for his own use.

Although they are vulnerable in front of him, it does not mean that they are weak. In fact, each of these four dragons possesses the cultivation strength of a demon king.

The two strongest ones are even comparable to Ao Kun.

They are absolutely four genuine and powerful fighters.

Later, Jiang Che realized that if the four dragons could form a formation, their strength would increase dramatically again. However, at that time, Jiang Che had severely injured one dragon first.

This resulted in the formation not being able to form.

In the future, he will definitely be an important fighting force under Jiang Che.

In addition, Jiang Che also obtained a Demon Saint Dragon Essence, which was the biggest gain of his trip. Although this dragon essence had been consumed a lot over the years.

But it can still be regarded as a treasure for body refining.

It also meets the requirements for sacrifices at the Heavenly Monument.

Now, among the four offerings, he has already obtained the Dragon Essence and the Evil-Repelling Thunder Heart Pearl, and the Heavenly Soul Holy Lotus is in his pocket and can be obtained at any time.

With only one Yin-Yang Dao Fruit left, he could elevate his cultivation to the level of perfect primordial spirit.

By then, his strength will surely increase dramatically again.

It might even be possible to be on par with a true Martial Saint.

And, most importantly, after his cultivation reaches perfection, he can prepare for his sainthood. At that time, it will not be an exaggeration to say that he is only one step away from becoming a saint.

It is totally worthy of the name. The future is promising.

"call"

A mouthful of white silk was exhaled, and it flew several feet away. Jiang Che slowly opened his eyes, and felt refreshed, with full blood and energy. With the cultivation of the physical body to the realm of supernatural powers, his physical body's recovery ability was terrifying enough.

In just a few days, it had returned to its peak.

Now only the soul needs to be cultivated, but there is no serious problem.

"Brother Jiang, are you okay with your injuries?" Jiang Che had just opened his eyes when Qingqing, who was guarding beside him, quickly woke up and asked hurriedly.

When Jiang Che was seriously injured before, Qingqing was scared so much that she hurriedly took out a handful of elixirs to help Jiang Che recover from his injuries.

They said those were elixirs refined in the temple and their effects were miraculous.

However, Jiang Che did not accept it, but declined it politely.

It’s not that he was pretending to be like this, but he really had no shortage of panaceas and other things. He had a large number of resources for cultivation in his hands.

Even creating a top force on the spot is no problem.

"Thanks to you for protecting me, I'm fine now."

Jiang Che smiled and squeezed Qingqing's little hand.

"I'm just accompanying you, but...it's not like I'm protecting you." Qingqing said in a low voice. Her cultivation was not weak. After all, she was the goddess of the temple and had already entered the realm of divinity.

She is now only one step away from the Dharmakāya, but she is very self-aware. The gap in strength between her and Jiang Che is too big. Even if she encounters any situation, she will just hide in the Qiankun Tower and not cause trouble for Jiang Che.

Therefore, I feel a little depressed at the moment.

"You staying by my side is the best way to protect me."

Jiang Che naturally knew what the little girl was thinking, and hurriedly comforted her softly. It was almost completely opposite to the demonic attitude he had shown when he suppressed Ao Zhen before.

Qingqing smiled shyly, then curled her lips and continued:

"How long will it take us to get back?"

"About a month."

"Oh"

"What's wrong? Are you homesick?"

"No. Uh." Qingqing's face flashed with a little hesitation, and then she seemed to be determined. She raised her head and looked at Jiang Che, with a blush on her face:
"Um. I. I always feel that there is something wrong with my practice these days. Brother Jiang, can you check it for me again?"

Qingqing's face was flushed and her tone was intermittent, which showed her struggle. But when she thought that she might be separated from Jiang Che after returning, she gritted her teeth and spoke out what was in her heart.

Jiang Che smiled upon hearing this, and he was not ignorant of the humor. He then nodded solemnly:

"Okay, then Brother Jiang will check your body."

"Oh, goodbye."

"Relax, don't be afraid. What bad intentions could Brother Jiang have? Come and let Brother Jiang check if your Yongquan acupoint is unobstructed."

"Don't"

It took Jiang Che more than a month to go to the secret realm, and the time to go back would be even slower. It took him more than forty days to return to the original void crack.

All in all, it took Jiang Che nearly three months to set off on this journey, which could be said to be the longest time he had spent since he started practicing. However, Jiang Che also knew that this was actually the norm.

It was almost a miracle that he had raised his cultivation from a mortal to a spirit in just two and a half years. It even involved a lot of luck, which enabled him to find so many sacrifices.

During these three months, Jiang Che’s gains were enormous.

In terms of cultivation strength, he has already mastered the great magical power of integrating the body of heaven and earth with the Dharmakāya. His previously superficial cultivation has been completely solidified through several major battles.

At this moment, his strength is compared to the battle of Yangping Pass. His cultivation has not increased, but his strength has increased a lot.

In addition, during the more than one month on the way here, Jiang Che also personally guided Qingqing's practice. It can be said that except for the last step, Qingqing's entire body has become like him.

Of course, this is also the tacit result of the two. Qingqing is obviously in love with Jiang Che, but due to some personal reasons, she will leave Jiang Che sooner or later.

The only time you can let loose is on the journey home.

I want to treat these as a memory and try not to have any regrets.

Somewhere in the void of southern Xinjiang, Qingqing, who looked depressed, hesitated to speak, and gently tugged at the corner of Jiang Che's clothes:

"Brother Jiang, I have to go back now, otherwise I will cause you trouble. Aunt Qingfeng will be in your care from now on. Don't forget that we are friends. Don't forget me."

Qing Feng opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, and her expression became much more depressed. She didn't want to go back to the Witch God Temple and had decided to follow Lu Chenfeng.

But Qingqing was also reluctant to let go.

However, the Red Blood Demon Lord raised his lips slightly, and he didn't seem to feel sad at all.

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