Recruit demons to become heroes, hunt demons to become gods

Chapter 260 A Joint Plot with the "Women's Hunting Sect" to Scheme in the Blazing Cave
Under the intervention of his true consciousness, Dou Eqing changed his original plan to sacrifice Yu Yaoqin as an excuse to deal with the "womanizing gang" to saving her.

However, the earlier delays resulted in missing the best opportunity for rescue.

Although Yu Yaoqin was eventually rescued, Dou Wuyuan was murdered before he could meet with Dou Eqing.

The two seemed destined to never have a true father-son bond, as they were separated by death shortly after meeting.

The person behind this operation targeting Yu Yaoqin is no ordinary individual; he is Li Shi, the grand-disciple of the leader of the "Hunting for Beauty" sect.

But Dou Eqing, grieving the loss of his son, disregarded Li Shi's background and, without thinking twice, had him reduced to ashes.

Furthermore, he immediately convened the alliance of the Eastern Wu Kingdom and the Baishan Sect, preparing to seek justice for Dou Wuyuan from the Lieyan Sect.

However, his act of revenge did not earn him forgiveness in the eyes of Yu Yaoqin.

Although Yu Yaoqin was implanted with the Demon Slave Mark by Dou Eqing, the influence of cause and effect diluted some of the binding force of the Demon Slave Mark.

This inadvertently sowed the seeds of future troubles for Dou Eqing.

Originally, after making the decision to rescue Yu Yaoqin and her son, Dou Eqing's true consciousness immediately returned control of the body's actions.

However, upon discovering Dou Wuyuan's death, the true self's consciousness couldn't help but seize control of the body, and in a fit of rage, it slaughtered all the cultivators who had set a trap for Yu Yaoqin.

If reason prevailed, or if the true self remained detached and observed, and if "Dou Eqing" were to handle the matter of Dou Wuyuan's murder, he would undoubtedly choose the strategy that maximizes his interests, plotting to annex the Lieyan Gate.

After avenging Dou Wuyuan, Dou Eqing's true identity realized that his role as the chess player was at risk of being exposed.

This comes from the player's keen intuition about the fundamental principles of cause and effect.

So, he once again relinquished control of his body, and his consciousness returned to the young man in the sky above the Purple Star Immortal Mansion.

The infant body into which the original consciousness was "reincarnated" is now the appearance of a thirteen-year-old boy.

Not only did his physical growth differ from that of ordinary people, but his cultivation method was also very different from that of ordinary cultivators.

Although his body has grown somewhat over the past few hundred years, his cultivation level remains at the level of an infant immortal, without any further growth.

Dou Eqing was worried about this for a while, but considering that the original body was still there and that there was still a long road ahead, he put the matter of cultivation aside for the time being.

The interference of the deity's consciousness ultimately led to hidden dangers caused by oversights.

Before He Zong came to the Hunting Beauty Sect to demand an explanation, the sect leader of the Hunting Beauty Sect was furious when he heard that his grand-disciple had been slaughtered by a fourth-tier power.

The Hunting Beauty Sect, as its name suggests, is a male-dominated sect, but its leader is an exceptionally beautiful female cultivator, nicknamed the Peerless Witch, whose real name is Jia Chiyan.

Jia Chiyan was not only exceptionally beautiful, with eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes as clear as autumn water, and skin as white as snow, but she also possessed a unique art of seduction, captivating people with every gesture.

She wore a long red and black robe, with enchanting phoenix patterns embroidered on the hem, which shimmered faintly in the moonlight.

Her voice was like heavenly music, deep and magnetic, captivating listeners.

Despite her name being the stunningly beautiful witch, she was decisive and exceptionally intelligent, leading the Hunting Beauty Sect to stand out among the fifth-tier demonic forces and gain widespread renown.

Jia Chiyan always had a smile on her face in front of others. Her charming smile was like a peach blossom in early spring, and her playful smile was like a child teasing someone, yet it was also meaningful and had a wicked charm that made people feel awe.

When she's in a good mood, her eyes naturally reveal a lewd smile, making those who see her seem poisoned and driven mad; a fleeting, sinister smile hides danger.

When facing an enemy, her eyes flash like lightning, filled with authority yet concealing a cunning heart. Her faint smile, like a cold winter wind, instills fear in men, yet also evokes a deep sense of pity.

In summary, Jia Chiyan is a unique demonic cultivator skilled in seduction techniques. She is alluring in appearance and resolute in heart, exuding a captivating and unique charm that is hard to resist.

Although she was only at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm, she had five Void Refinement cultivators under her command who obeyed her every command, many of whom were stronger than Jia Chiyan.

These five cultivators at the Void Refinement stage each possess unique characteristics. Some are skilled at manipulating lightning, some are demonic cultivators who have mastered dual cultivation techniques to the highest level, and one is a sixth-tier peak demonic alchemist skilled in refining demonic potions.

Although their cultivation levels differed, they all carried out Jia Chiyan's orders without reservation, as if she were their absolute leader.

Jia Chiyan held complete power in the Hunter of Beauties faction, making the entire group appear exceptionally united.

Li Shi is not only Jia Chiyan's grand-disciple, but his cultivation talent is also among the best in the Hunting Beauty Sect.

Jia Chiyan wanted to groom Li Shi into the leader of her harem.

Now that I have been killed, I must avenge this grudge, and I cannot delay for even a moment.

Therefore, Jia Chiyan immediately led two Void Refinement experts and a group of Nascent Soul cultivators to attack the Hezong camp, intending to annihilate the entire Hezong and leave no survivors.

By a twist of fate, the group of female cultivators from Caihua Pavilion who remained at the Hezong camp ended up taking the blame.

Apart from Pavilion Master Su Chang, who managed to escape with the help of others who risked their lives, the others were either killed or captured.

If Jia Chiyan hadn't fought her way through and figured out the specific background of the Hezong Sect, learning that the Hezong Sect not only had cultivators at the Void Refinement stage, but its sect leader was also a disciple of the Demon Hunter Sect's leader.

She really will wipe out all the cultivators in Caihua Pavilion.

Some cultivators from the Lustful Beauty Sect had reservations about the Demon Hunter Sect, which is why they killed a portion of them and then focused on capturing others.

When news of the camp's destruction reached Dou Eqing, they had just arrived at the camp of the Lieyanmen.

In this way, without reasoning with the enemy, Dou Eqing and his group had no choice but to take the initiative.

They could only hurry and capture some cultivators from the Hunting Beauty Sect as hostages before Jia Chiyan returned, in exchange for the female cultivators from the Flower Picking Pavilion who had been captured by Jia Chiyan.

The Hunting Beauty Sect has a total of five Void Refinement cultivators. One of them stayed at the sect, Jia Chiyan took two with her, and only one Void Refinement expert named Liu Shou remained at the Ten Thousand Demon Cave camp.

Dou Eqing's group, however, included four experts at the Void Refinement stage: Shi Liyuqiu, Zhou Yutong, Hong Duxiu, and Ye Xieshun.

As the saying goes, swords have no eyes. Although Dou Eqing's goal was to capture people, the fierce resistance of the Lieyan Sect cultivators and Dou Eqing's strategy of a quick victory resulted in the deaths of many Lieyan Sect cultivators during the battle.

Among them, Liu Shou, who was at the Refinement Realm, was also surrounded and attacked by the four, resulting in severe injuries.

Normally, cultivators at the Refinement Realm are prohibited from fighting within Shiguan City, but Liu Shou was taken away from Shiguan City by Zhou Yutong and her three companions to engage in combat.

The battle between Nascent Soul cultivators was covered by the array at the Hunting Beauty Sect's camp, and the outside world was unaware that a battle was taking place there.

Furthermore, although Shiguan City is called a city, the distance between the camps of various forces is several kilometers. Coupled with the blocking effect of the formation, the fluctuations generated when Nascent Soul cultivators fight are completely canceled out.

Dou Eqing and his men captured twelve Nascent Soul cultivators from the Hunting Beauty Sect within half an incense stick's time and immediately withdrew from the Hunting Beauty Sect's camp, returning to the Mountain Worship Sect's camp in Shiguan City.

From then on, the animosity between the two sides deepened.

But the most important thing for both sides right now is to sit down and negotiate to exchange hostages.

The Hunter of Beauties knew that Dou Eqing had the Demon Hunters backing him, and they knew that if the He Sect came to them again, they would definitely ask the Demon Hunters for help.

Jia Chiyan had no choice but to invite a Void Refinement expert from the Upper Sect to put pressure on Dou Eqing, aiming to persuade the He Sect to release the kidnapped Lieyan Sect cultivators and demand that the He Sect provide compensation for the conflict.

The sect's ancestral home is the Blazing Flame Cave, but unexpectedly, Liu Ruping, who joined the sect, also came from the Blazing Flame Cave, thus secretly obtaining confidential information.

When Dou Eqing learned that the Hunting Beauty Sect had invited a Void Refining cultivator from the Blazing Flame Cave to support them, he immediately notified Liao Yinshu to find Yu Fengxian to come and help.

Although Yu Fengxian is the highest-ranking member of the Demon Hunter Sect in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, she does not have complete power and mostly serves as a symbol of combat strength.

She rarely participates in the great battles of the Demon Cave. Unless the Demon Hunter Sect encounters a major crisis on the battlefield and needs her to take action, she will only stay in the camp to oversee things.

Although Liao Yinshu was extremely reluctant for Dou Eqing to meet with Yu Fengxian, when she heard that Dou Eqing was facing a crisis, she had no choice but to ask Yu Fengxian to come and help the Hezong clan.

With the intervention of a sixth-tier power, and the fact that only a few Nascent Soul cultivators had died on both sides, the matter was decided by Yu Fengxian and the Void Refinement cultivators of the Blazing Flame Cave.

He Zong exchanged the hostages he captured with the Lieyan Sect for several female cultivators from Caihua Pavilion. The extra hostages were considered compensation from He Zong to the Lieyan Sect.

The conflict between the two families seemed to have subsided, but the grudges formed a cause and effect that entangled the two families' forces.

At the same time, Jia Chiyan became interested in Dou Eqing, who was only at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage but could control the Baishan Sect and the Dongwu Kingdom, two fifth-tier forces.

She invited Dou Eqing to meet with her many times, ostensibly to improve relations between the two families and to resolve past grievances.

Dou Eqing naturally had many concerns at first and made various excuses to refuse.

However, Jia Chiyan would extend invitations every now and then.

Faced with this situation, Dou Eqing knew he had to respond.

He had no choice but to let his spirit enter the jade puppet and accept Jia Chiyan's invitation in the form of a clone, but unexpectedly, the other party was audacious and imprisoned his clone.

After Dou Eqing's alter ego was placed under house arrest, the "Hunter's Gate" deliberately leaked information to the public, saying that Dou Eqing had become Jia Chiyan's lover.

Because Jia Chiyan was skilled in seduction, Dou Eqing's alter ego served her as a male concubine in public, making this rumor seem incredibly convincing.

This move was naturally intended to lure out Dou Eqing himself.

Dou Eqing had no choice but to lead five Void Refinement cultivators to the Hunting Beauty Sect's camp to demand the person, intending to deal with whatever came his way.

However, when he arrived at the Hunting Beauty Sect's camp, he discovered that the Hunting Beauty Sect now also had five experts at the Refinement Void Realm, making it a battle of generals against generals.

It turns out that the Hunter of Beauties sect also summoned a Void Refinement cultivator who remained at the sect to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.

Therefore, the two sides could only sit down and negotiate amicably. Jia Chiyan ordered a grand banquet to entertain Dou Eqing and his party of six.

The banquet hall was brightly lit and the atmosphere was lively.

Jia Chiyan and Dou Eqing sat at opposite ends of the banquet, while the members of the Hunting Beauty Sect and the Void Refinement experts brought by Dou Eqing sat on either side. Various delicacies were laid out on the table, their aromas filling the air.

In the middle of the banquet, beautiful female cultivators danced gracefully, and melodious music filled the air, making the entire banquet even more lively.

At the banquet, Jia Chiyan, Dou Eqing, and others raised their glasses and drank merrily, chatting happily as if they were close allies.

They enjoyed the delicious food and the song and dance performances, and everyone's face was filled with a "sincere" smile.

A bizarre scene unfolded on Jia Chiyan, who was intimately embracing Dou Eqing's clone.

The two acted as if no one else existed, sharing fine wine and spiritual fruits from time to time, and even passionately kissing and caressing each other's bodies.

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, Jia Chiyan felt that the time was right.

She asked Dou Eqing:
"Dou Lang, how long do you think it would take for us to advance to a sixth-tier power if we merge together?"

"Half a year."

Dou Eqing replied firmly.

Jia Chiyan casually brought up the topic, but Dou Eqing's answer piqued her great interest.

A hint of curiosity and inquiry flickered in her eyes. She leaned forward slightly, as if wanting to understand more deeply the basis for Dou Eqing's certainty.

Dou Eqing also had a flash of inspiration and expanded his idea of ​​annexing the Lieyan Gate.

He sensed Jia Chiyan's interest, and a slight smile appeared on his lips as he continued:

"In fact, we are currently in a period of great change. Not only are lower-level forces changing between extinction and growth, but forces above the sixth level will also face major changes. It is a great calamity."

Jia Chiyan's brows furrowed slightly as she pondered for a moment, then her curiosity deepened, her voice becoming low and magnetic:
"Please continue. I'd love to hear your blueprint for convincing me to merge with your clan."

Thus, Dou Eqing began to "sell his own wares," using his pure yang body to seduce Jia Chiyan.

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Finally, Dou Eqing pretended that he had fallen under Jia Chiyan's spell and let her lead him around.

Under Jia Chiyan's guidance, Dou Eqing revealed his idea of ​​forming an alliance between the two families to pave the way for a future merger.

The foundation of this is that Jia Chiyan and Dou Eqing became cultivation partners.

During the banquet, the two sides also finalized the date for their dual cultivation ceremony: February of the following year.

Although Zhou Yutong and Shi Liyuqiu both sensed something was amiss, they didn't intervene because of Dou Eqing's lecherous nature and abundant romantic opportunities.

After the banquet, Jia Chiyan, under the guise of being drunk, took Dou Eqing away, making it appear to others that he was acting lustfully, fueled by the alcohol.

"One day, you'll die because of your romantic luck!"

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yutong couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Seeing that Zhou Yutong remained unmoved, Shi Liyuqiu did not believe that Jia Chiyan would dare to do anything to Dou Eqing, and similarly did not stop Jia Chiyan from taking Dou Eqing to "seek pleasure".

However, no one expected that Dou Eqing would ultimately use a substitution trick, and the person who actually went to Wushan with Jia Chiyan was Hong Duxiu.

The method was so ingenious that no one would have expected it.

Dou Eqing's goal was to enable Hong Duxiu to break through to the mid-stage of the Refinement Realm by borrowing Jia Chiyan's primordial yin.

However, this move has both advantages and disadvantages for Hong Duxiu.

In order to break through to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm, although he obtained Jia Chiyan's Yin essence for cultivation, he also merged his own clone to quickly break through the bottleneck and advance to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm.

Once the rice was cooked into rice, Hong Duxiu was also at the mid-stage of the Refinement Realm.

With Dou Eqing's assistance, Hong Duxiu and Jia Chiyan entered into a dual cultivation contract, which was difficult to change in the short term.

Therefore, the alliance between the two parties became a foregone conclusion.

However, in order to cover up the truth, the person who became Jia Chiyan's cultivation partner was publicly identified as Dou Eqing.

This is also an effect brought about by Hong Duxiu being Dou Eqing's demon slave.

Otherwise, how could Hong Duxiu, a Void Refinement Realm expert, possibly agree?

Just as Hong Duxiu was about to stabilize her mid-stage Refinement Void cultivation and the two families were about to hold a formal alliance ceremony, the Demon Clan rioted.

Although the two sides have not yet held a formal alliance ceremony, with the tacit understanding among their leaders, they have already become allies, bringing many benefits to the great war caused by the demon riot.

The only way for the demons of the Demon Cave to expand outwards is from the direction of Stone Pass City.

To the east lies the impassable mountain range of the Ten Thousand Tomb Mountains; to the north, the path is blocked by the Sea of ​​Mist; and five hundred miles to the south, a level eight demonic tiger from the Demon-Controlling Sect guards the way.

The demons' westward advance was always intercepted by humans at Stone Pass City.

But this time, the demons discovered another path to expand outwards.

This route is to send some cannon fodder to that demonic tiger of the Demon-Slaying Sect, and then turn west again in the direction of three hundred miles.

The Demon Tiger is not human after all; it only blocks demons in its direction.

Left with no other option, the cultivators of Shiguan City had to mobilize all their forces to intercept the demons and prevent them from opening up this new expansion channel.

This battle lasted for ten years, with both humans and demons suffering heavy losses.

During this ten-year war, Dou Eqing accumulated a lot of fifth-order merits and used the Heavenly Origin Liquid to secretly help his closest people improve their cultivation.

Among them, Liao Yinshu and Sheng Cailing are just one bottleneck away from breaking through to the Void Refining Realm, while Su Chang, with the blessing of Heavenly Origin Liquid and dual cultivation, has already stepped halfway into the Void Refining Realm.

With her identity as a member of the Judgment Hall, Sheng Cailing left the Ten Thousand Demon Cave and returned to the Judgment Hall's secret cultivation ground to prepare for breaking through to the Void Refinement stage.

Because she used the Heavenly Origin Liquid, Dou Eqing secretly planted the Demon Slave Mark on Sheng Cailing.

The most regrettable thing is that Jiang Xianxian and Li Lu could have broken through to the Void Refinement Realm at any time, but they died on the battlefield.

Guo Jia is the one whose strength has grown the most among all the clans.

He not only has the Heavenly Origin Liquid to aid his cultivation, but also the strength gained from the growth of other cultivators' cultivation levels, as well as the method of cultivating by devouring demons with the Demon Ape Dao Body.

Although Guo Jia has not yet broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, he has initially acquired the combat power of the Void Refinement Realm.

This is mainly reflected in the sixth-tier defensive power of the Demon Ape's body, as well as the combined power unleashed by borrowing the strength of the masses.

Dou Eqing suppressed his breakthrough because the timing wasn't right; otherwise, he could have broken through to the Void Refinement Realm as well.

Over the past decade, with the assistance of the He Zong, the Lustful Sect has gradually infiltrated the Blazing Cave.

Of course, this infiltration was limited to the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons.

There are two ways to infiltrate: one is by enticing the pills enhanced by the Heavenly Origin Liquid, and the other is by having Dou Eqing plant the Demon Slave Mark after suppression.

The biggest beneficiary was a Void Refinement Realm expert from the Lustful Cave who had his Demon Slave Mark implanted by Dou Eqing.

This person's name is Rosie.

Rosie was severely injured by the demons during the great battle. After Jia Chiyan rescued her, she secretly suppressed her and forced Dou Eqing to implant the Demon Slave Mark on her.

In order to make the Demon Slave Seal take effect as soon as possible, Dou Eqing had no choice but to sell his body and engage in dual cultivation with the other party.

Moreover, he felt that since he had already given his body, he might as well use dual cultivation to help the other party heal all their injuries.

Of course, dual cultivation alone is not enough to completely heal Rossi's injuries; what really works is the sixth-order healing pill enhanced by the Heavenly Origin Liquid.

In this great battle, even demons at the Refinement Void Realm died at the hands of Dou Eqing, thus possessing sixth-order Heavenly Origin Liquid.

As for the plan to establish the Demon Hunter Sect, it was terminated due to the intervention of Dou Eqing's true consciousness.

Of course, it wasn't a complete shutdown, but rather a roundabout strategy was adopted.

Dou Eqing used the Demon Hunter Sect as his backing to cover up the strength of the Hezong Sect, and cultivated Dou Eqing's relationship with the demon-slaying and demon-raising factions by strengthening the Demon Hunter Sect.

In addition, he sent a lot of Tianyuan Liquid to Luo Chuyan, hoping that she would grow up quickly.

With the aid of Tianyuan Liquid, Luo Chuyan's growth rate is also astonishing.

This once again exposed Dou Eqing's value to all parties in the Demon Hunter Sect, and the cultivators who were eager to take action against Dou Eqing decided to do so.

(End of this chapter)