Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 255 The Transaction between the Demon Lord and the Demon Lord
Xuan Chenzi has become a thing of the past, but it's a pity for the young cultivator named Feng Yu... His master is gone for no apparent reason, and he is really confused about his future.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Yifu simply asked, "Do you want to go with us to the Sword Immortal Alliance? Or do you want to travel the world on your own?"

Feng Yu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly clasped his hands and said goodbye.

He seemed quite proud and didn't want to go with the man who 'killed' his master.

Zhao Yifu didn't care. He just felt happy that he had minimized the cause and effect.

How could he not know that this was a trap?

Fortunately, he had a way to jump out of the pit.

Zhao Yifu looked at Hua Ruirui again and said, "Now that this matter is over, you can leave."

But Hua Ruirui shook her head firmly upon hearing this and said, "No, I want to follow the Immortal Master. Please take me in."

Zhao Yifu said calmly, "What's the point of me taking you in?"

Hua Ruirui bit her lip lightly and said, "I only know how to do simple housework, and I have no other skills."

Zhao Yifu said, "In that case, why not practice diligently, feel the world with your own mind, and then continue on your journey?"

Hua Ruirui looked at Zhao Yifu hesitantly, then timidly at Li Wenqing, and then said, "But that's difficult. I'm afraid."

Afraid of difficulties, don't want to work hard, just want to lie down.

These thoughts were written so clearly on Hua Ruirui's face that Zhao Yifu felt helpless.

He sighed deeply: "I shouldn't have expected so much from you."

Hua Ruirui said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

Although she didn't know what she did wrong?
Li Wenqing spoke at the right moment, "Brother Junxin, I think this flower demon can't survive without humans. Why don't you take her with you? Otherwise, I'm afraid she won't live for long."

After hearing this, Zhao Yifu nodded in embarrassment, feeling that he had no choice but to keep her by his side.

But suddenly he felt very strange. Why did this flower demon seem to have some kind of inexplicable magic that made him want to think more about it?

Or maybe it was that when she was thinking, she couldn't help but lean towards her own wishes...

It's magical, and weird at the same time.

It would be fine if it happened once in a while, but Zhao Yifu found that it had been like this since he met this flower demon, so he couldn't help but become alert.

However, at this point, he did not reject the flower demon, but asked one more question:
"Can you practice cultivation?"

He wanted to test whether this flower demon became a spirit on its own or was enlightened by someone.

As for whether he would lie?

He was not worried about this because the Panlong Golden Hoop had been tested before and she was not a person who would hide her thoughts.

Hua Ruirui was at a loss for a moment and said, "Practicing... in a daze?"

Zhao Yifu: ...

Very good, this answer is really suitable for the flower fairy with an empty head.

Li Wenqing smiled upon seeing this and said, "That's how plant spirits are. They prefer to stay in one place quietly and motionless, and don't like to think about complicated things. The vital energy of heaven and earth naturally gathers... This is their state of cultivation."

Zhao Yifu sighed and said, "Well, that's it."

Li Wenqing was secretly delighted when he saw this, thinking that there was always a way out. He had not expected that Xuan Chenzi could not cause Zhao Yifu any causal troubles, but this flower demon was an unexpected surprise.

There is no doubt that the existence of this flower demon itself is also the calculation of someone behind the scenes.

However, Zhao Yifu's actions are often unexpected.

He looked around and found some soil that Hua Ruirui had just turned over. Then he picked up a large piece and piled it in front of him.

Then he stretched out his arms and pinched Hua Ruirui's neck...

Zhao Yifu grabbed Hua Ruirui by the neck and lifted her up like a scallion, then thrust her into the mound again...

Hua Ruirui blinked blankly.

Li Wenqing was also confused. He didn't understand what Zhao Yifu was doing.

Zhao Yifu said speechlessly, "Won't you change back to your original form?"

Hua Ruirui responded foolishly: "Oh."

As she spoke, her body stretched out, and in a flash of magic, the original girl turned into a flower stuck in the soil.

This is a peony that is white with a hint of rouge, giving people a feeling of purity, charm, and beauty.

The flower swayed its branches and suddenly asked, "Sir, is this all right?"

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "Yes, since you like to be in a quiet daze, then this will be fine."

As he said this, he picked it up along with the soil underneath and stuffed it into his sleeve.

Li Wenqing was baffled by this mysterious operation. He asked, "Brother, what are you doing..."

Zhao Yifu asked, "What's wrong with me?"

Li Wenqing said, "Isn't that flower demon beautiful?"

Zhao Yifu said, "It's quite beautiful."

Li Wenqing asked, "Then why don't you let her transform into a human form and keep her by your side?"

Zhao Yifu said with a distressed look: "No, I can't break the rules."

Li Wenqing was puzzled. He asked, "Is this the rule of the Sword Immortal Alliance?"

Zhao Yifu said: "No, it's my own rule."

Li Wenqing: ???

He suddenly felt that Zhao Yifu was very strange, and he couldn't understand why he was so strange.

He suddenly panicked, because Hua Ruirui was an important part of another plan. He originally thought it would be a good idea to let Zhao Yifu bring her into the Sword Immortal Alliance or even send her to Chunyang Palace, but now Zhao Yifu asked him to restore her to her original form and keep her by his side... He always felt that something unexpected would happen.

But no matter what, Hua Ruirui has joined the Sword Immortal Alliance. It is a good thing after all, and it can be regarded as an extra task completed.

Li Wenqing thought this was a good idea, so he and Zhao Yifu rode on a cloud towards the Sword Immortal Alliance.

……

While riding the cloud, Li Wenqing felt something was amiss. He turned to look at Zhao Yifu and asked, "Brother Junxin, your cloud seems a bit bumpy."

Zhao Yifu said embarrassedly, "Although I asked for the secret method of driving the cloud before I went out, I was busy at the moment and didn't have time to practice it. Now I have to start from the beginning."

Li Wenqing was speechless. He and Zhao Yifu became close friends, and it was not just a superficial relationship. He really knew this person well.

When Zhao Yifu was with Li Wenqing, he never hid his inner feelings and acted completely sincere to her. Only in this way could he leave his shadow in Li Wenqing's heart.

He said, “You’re just lazy, aren’t you?”

Zhao Yifu said: "This is just relaxing myself, how can it be called laziness?"

"Besides, isn't this cloud-riding technique quite simple?"

As he spoke, he really began to stabilize, his cloud-riding speed also increased, and some problems encountered when casting spells were also solved.

He smiled smugly and said, "I told you, riding a cloud is easy. Clouds are made of water vapor, and my water escape technique is so good, there's no reason I can't use it."

Li Wenqing smiled when he saw him like this. When he was with Zhao Yifu, he could always forget his sorrows unconsciously.

Then the two of them suddenly felt childish and started making clouds fly in the sky.

He flew all the way from the south of the heaven to the east of the heaven, and then returned to the Wanren Peak Forest.

When they arrived at the place, Zhao Yifu arranged for Li Wenqing to join the alliance.

But why does he need to arrange this?
An immortal-level master like Li Wenqing must be taken seriously when he comes to the Sword Immortal Alliance, so everyone from top to bottom is very enthusiastic.

At special request, Li Wenqing's yard was placed next to Zhao Yifu's yard.

Li Wenqing did not go to his own residence first, but came to Zhao Yifu first, took a look and said, "You don't look like someone lives here."

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "Maybe it's because the family members who used to take care of my life are gone, so I don't know how to take care of myself anymore."

At this time, he really missed Wu Zhong a little, and wondered how Wu Zhong was doing as a clerk in the underworld.
Li Wenqing's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said with a hint of meaning, "It's better not to clean it up. This place is actually very cramped. It can only be regarded as a temporary place to stay."

Zhao Yifu agreed with what he said and said, "That's right. Perhaps it would be best if I could find a place in the heavens to settle down and build a cave."

Before Li Wenqing could say anything, Liang Zhongzhi's voice came from outside: "Jun Xin, where are you planning to move to?"

Zhao Yifu immediately opened the door and saw Liang Zhongzhi, who said cheerfully, "Master, I'm planning to build my own cave on the ground in the heavens. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be free and unrestrained then?"

Li Wenqing secretly looked at the master who Zhao Yifu mentioned as "ascending to heaven without disaster", and thought that such a request would probably not be granted.

However, Liang Zhongzhi laughed heartily and said, "Okay, if you want to go, go ahead... By the way, do you have a destination? Do you need me to recommend some good places?"

He looked like he couldn't wait to get Zhao Yifu out of here and never come back.

Li Wenqing was speechless for a moment. He had already discovered that everything that happened to Zhao Yifu was always abnormal.

He couldn't help but ask: "But, if there is a mission assigned by Chunyang Palace and Jun Xin is not here, won't it be in trouble?"

Liang Zhongzhi asked: "Who is this fellow Taoist..."

Zhao Yifu quickly introduced, "Master, this is my close friend Li Wenqing, Li Yunzheng. I brought him here today to introduce him to the Sword Immortal Alliance."

Upon hearing this, Liang Zhongzhi immediately smiled kindly and said, "So it's Yunzheng. Junxin is so lucky to have made such a good friend right after he came to the realm."

Li Wenqing smiled somewhat subtly.

Liang Zhongzhi added, "What big deal could possibly happen to Chunyang Palace? The Sword Immortal Alliance's significance to Chunyang Palace is to keep track of the movements of various parts of the Heavenly Realm. With me watching over the Sword Immortal Alliance, Junxin can play around as he pleases."

He desperately hoped that Zhao Yifu would stay out and not come back, because although this disciple was filial, he put too much pressure on him as a master.

Li Wenqing didn't understand, so he asked, "But if Brother Junxin wasn't with Uncle Liang, wouldn't it be delayed if Uncle Liang had something to do?"

Liang Zhongzhi said, "What can I ask him to do? It's good enough that he doesn't cause me any trouble!"

"This brat, he's always causing trouble for me and making me take the blame... By the way, speaking of this, don't run back here after getting into trouble outside. Your cultivation level isn't any better than yours right now, and I can't handle it anymore."

Zhao Yifu said with a wry smile: "Master's teaching is..."

Li Wenqing, however, found this unbelievable. How could a master and disciple get along like this?
In his understanding, the master passes on the inheritance to the disciple, and the disciple has to serve the master and handle many matters.

How could Zhao Yifu and Liang Zhongzhi be master and apprentice? They were more like mortal father and son… Yes, like father and son. This feeling deeply touched Li Wenqing.

His initial motivation for embarking on this path might have been his obsession with and hatred for the father-son relationship, but now...

His heart was violently hit by a huge force... Although it didn't shake anything, it was a shock to him.

Zhao Yifu said, "Master, don't worry. I will probably find a beautiful place with mountains and rivers in the east of this heaven to build a cave. I will invite you to dinner then."

Liang Zhongzhi said jokingly, "With your skills, what can you do without Old Wu?"

Zhao Yifu felt humiliated. He said seriously, "Master, just watch me. My cooking skills are no longer what they used to be!"

He felt that during his years in Heavenly Prison, he had definitely developed excellent cooking skills, and he would definitely let his master experience what "Heavenly Prison cuisine" was.

Liang Zhongzhi smiled and said, "If you want to treat me to a meal, you can do it now."

Li Wenqing smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to it too."

Zhao Yifu looked around and felt afraid to handle so many things by himself. He could only say, "It's not convenient here. I can't do anything. I'll wait until I build my own cave."

Liang Zhongzhi and Li Wenqing both laughed, thinking that Zhao Yifu was so funny.

In this way, Li Wenqing began his life in the Sword Immortal Alliance.

To be honest, he was quite satisfied with the life in the Sword Immortal Alliance. Every day he chatted with Zhao Yi Fu about cultivation, life and the world. He felt that many of his ideas were in line with Zhao Yi Fu's, and they were like soulmates.

Liang Zhongzhi was indeed a very amiable teacher. No matter what questions Zhao Yifu asked, he would do his best to answer them. Even if he couldn't answer them right away, he would explain it clearly and then study hard... It was really heartbreaking to see him being forced to work hard by his disciples.

Gradually, Li Wenqing began to feel envious. He began to envy Zhao Yifu for having such a master and such a life.

That night, he suddenly woke up.

He was a man who wanted to do great things. He came to the Sword Immortal Alliance with a mission. Why did he gradually lose his fighting spirit around Zhao Yifu and instead be content with such a dull life?
No, something's wrong.

He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't sleep all night.

The next morning, he briefly said goodbye to Zhao Yi Fu and went to take on an outbound mission.

Then he hurriedly left Jiange and came to the foot of a mountain at the other end of Wanren Peak Forest.

There is another cave here, and this cave is very long. You can faintly hear the gurgling sound of underground undercurrents.

He chose a place, suddenly cut his palm and splashed the blood onto the surrounding rocks, quickly drawing a formation pattern.

Not long after, a demonic energy began to surge in the blood-drawn formation.

Then the gurgling sound of the flowing water turned into the soft chant of a demon lord.

"What's the matter?"

Li Wenqing said solemnly, "There's something wrong with Zhao Yifu. I've been around him and he's slowly influenced my will. This... there might be something wrong here!"

He felt secretly ashamed, but he knew that this was a problem he had to face... but he felt a little sorry for his best friend.

The Demon Lord said calmly, "It's not your fault. He is a little special."

Li Wenqing was surprised. He didn't expect his master to say that.

You have to know that he came here at this time with a lot of "the evildoer complains first" elements. He just didn't want to wait until the Demon Lord discovered his desertion before pursuing him, which would only make him feel worse.

From this we can see that Li Wenqing is a clear-headed and very calm person.

The unknown demon lord had already explained, "I have used you as an anchor many times to try to lure the demons to attack that kid, but he slipped away without showing any signs of weakness. So I went to ask Po Xun myself."

"I didn't expect that Mara had already been paying attention to this kid. He even kicked him out of the Demon Kingdom on a whim. It's too late to regret now."

You can't enter or leave the Demon Kingdom as you please.

Those who can escape from the devil's kingdom with their own strength are called transcendent.

Although Zhao Yifu did not leave with his own strength, unless he came back on his own after leaving, even Moro would not be able to force him back.

Li Wenqing was stunned when he heard this. He was not surprised that his master had a friendship with Mara Poxun, but he was surprised by the special nature of Zhao Yifu.

He couldn't help but ask, "How did he do that?"

The Demon Lord said, "Mara is very secretive about this matter, but since you are with that kid, you can try to get him to tell the truth. This will also be a very important reference for us."

"Also, because I said you were with that kid, Mara made a deal with me."

Li Wenqing asked, "What should I do?"

The Demon Lord said, "If you find a way to get that kid's soul back into the shadow of the Demon Kingdom, then the deal will be done."

Li Wenqing asked: "This... I don't know..."

The Demon Lord said: "You don't need to know too much, just go with the flow when the opportunity comes."

Li Wenqing nodded with mixed feelings.

……

The peaceful life passed by, and changes followed.

The Eastern Heaven Realm was originally a peaceful place. Although demons occasionally appeared, they would be quickly killed or expelled.

But this time the situation was different. A group of demons from the Northern Heaven suddenly broke into the Eastern Heaven, and broke into small groups, wandering around fighting and causing chaos, which suddenly made the originally peaceful and harmonious Eastern Heaven become turbulent.

This kind of change hasn't yet reached the point where the heavenly soldiers should be mobilized, but Patriarch Wenheng's Demon Subduing Division should be dispatched.

But at this time, a demonic force was causing trouble in the Western Heaven, causing trouble everywhere and arousing the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people.

The Demon Subduing Division had to focus on the Western Heaven first.

Because the Demon Subduing Emperor and the Demon Subduing Division both belong to the western part of the Heavenly Court and their headquarters are near the West Heaven Gate, the Western Heaven Realm is considered the base of the Demon Subduing Division, and many of its soldiers and generals are also from the Western Heaven Realm.

Now that the Demon Subduing Division is tied up in the Western Heaven Realm, the chaos in the Eastern Heaven Realm can only be dealt with by the Sword Immortal Alliance and the Chunyang Palace.

In particular, this seemed to have touched a switch in the heavens. The mortal forces in the heavens were not willing to be outdone and began to make trouble. A war that had not appeared in tens of thousands of years actually broke out.

The human race, which was originally scattered throughout the heavens in the form of city-states, began to fight between different city-states... This was very strange. It didn't seem like they were fighting for living space, but rather just a meaningless plunder of wealth in the heavens.

For a while, the heaven was in chaos and bloodshed, and the Heavenly Court was caught off guard.

This is really strange. The sudden occurrence of war seems to be unreasonable.

It was as if the originally peaceful and harmonious world had suddenly entered a chaotic world...

Unfortunately, there are few disputes in this heavenly realm, and the people here don’t know how to face the chaotic world.

Pieces of information were transmitted to the Sword Immortal Alliance from all directions, making it dizzying.

There were demons causing trouble everywhere, and everyone in the Sword Immortal Alliance was in a heavy mood for a while. After all, who doesn’t have relatives and friends outside?
At this time, Yiyang Sword Master called everyone to a "meeting".

"What can we do in this situation?"

He threw the question to everyone.

Everyone was talking about it below, but no one was vying to speak. Everyone was just discussing but no one was willing to offer any opinions.

Li Wenqing sighed secretly upon seeing this, while Zhao Yifu whispered beside him, "Brother Yunzheng, do you have a plan in mind?"

Li Wenqing glanced at him and said, "I don't believe that you, Jun Xin, don't have any ideas. In this situation, the only way is to let the sword cultivators in my alliance go down the mountain and station them in various places to stabilize the situation."

"After we get through this most chaotic period, we will deploy superior forces from Jiange to gradually eliminate the hidden dangers in the area."

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "It's certainly not difficult, but it's very tedious and a thankless task."

So no one wanted to speak up.

Or rather, there was actually no need for anyone to speak, because the next moment, seeing that no one had a better idea, Yiyang Sword Master directly announced a similar plan.

Not only were all the thirty-six Heavenly Sword Masters sent out, but the nine great Sword Pavilion elders were also sent out.

Of course, Zhao Yifu and Li Wenqing were also among them, but they were not assigned together because of their high enough cultivation.

Li Wenqing said to Zhao Yifu, "It seems your wish has been fulfilled, but it's a pity that you can't choose your own cave."

Zhao Yifu laughed and said, "That's fine. It would be nice to build a cave that suits you."

"It would be lonely for my brother to rule the city alone."

Li Wenqing glanced at Zhao Yifu unhappily and asked, "Aren't you lonely anymore?"

Zhao Yifu said indifferently: "Maybe, anyway, I want to go out and take a look now."

He was bored to death.

His cat was also bored.

The two of them did not say much and listened patiently to Yi Yang Sword Lord's further assignments.

Among them, Liang Zhongzhi was also assigned a job, which was to assist Yi Yang Jianjun in handling various affairs in Jiange.

In fact, the four great instructors were all assigned this job. After all, those who could become instructors were always those who were meticulous and able to do clerical work... well, clerical work among sword practitioners.

But in fact, they didn't know that among this group of hot-blooded sword cultivators who would fight at the slightest disagreement, there actually was a "civilian position".

Liang Zhongzhi was so conspicuous among this group of rough guys that he gradually became the leader.

Each personnel arrangement was made quickly and accurately, and gradually everyone began to use his arrangement model as the rule for the Sword Immortal Alliance's external assignments.

Even Yi Yang Sword Master gradually fell silent, and just listened to Liang Zhongzhi, who was forced to do something, speaking more and more freely.

Yes, after all, he was a leader in the mortal world, so he is good at personnel arrangements, material management, and sphere of influence layout.

Zhao Yifu looked at his master with emotion, feeling that he had really made something of himself.

Li Wenqing also praised upon seeing this: "Uncle Liang is indeed an extraordinary person."

He paused here, then said pointedly, "Actually, who among those who have ascended from the lower realms, or who have achieved immortality, is not a person of extraordinary talent? They all have extraordinary qualities, but they just lack the platform to display them."

Zhao Yifu agreed and said, "I have the same idea."

Li Wenqing looked satisfied.

Where is Zhao Yifu?

He thought this was normal. After all, he had complained about this matter directly in front of the two ancestors and the God of Thunder before, and that time he was even more explicit.

(End of this chapter)