Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 316 The Foundation of Central Continent

The starving ghost said, "How dare I, how dare I? Our Demon Lord has heard of the deeds of True Lord Tiantong and greatly admires him. Therefore, he specially came to greet him and bring a small gift to apologize to True Lord for what happened before."

As he spoke, he took out a storage pouch from his pocket and respectfully presented it to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing glanced through the list and found that it contained many ancient notes, some rare minerals, and some exotic medicinal herbs and treasures.

Spirit stones are mundane objects, so naturally they are not something that someone of the Demon Lord's caliber would consider.

All these gifts are often rare and precious treasures.

Zhou Qing wasn't an expert on spiritual herbs, but he guessed that most of them were those that weren't available on the market and could be used to refine pills for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

What surprised him most were the ancient notes and those ores.

He laughed and said, "Your Demon Lord seems to know me quite well."

The starving ghost said with a forced smile, "When I returned last time, I reported my encounter with the True Lord to the Demon Lord. The Demon Lord was initially furious, but then became very curious about the True Lord, so he secretly sent people to the Western Continent to investigate."

"Upon learning of the True Lord's deeds, the Demon Lord repeatedly praised him, calling him an unprecedented hero. He then expressed his desire to befriend him, but he lacked a suitable gift."

"Later, I heard that the True Lord was sending people to collect ancient notes and various rare minerals, so the Demon Lord sent us, the demonic cultivators, to search everywhere, and we finally found some treasures."

"As for those spiritual herbs, they are all the finest quality herbs collected by our main altar, which can be used to refine the Gold Melting Pill."

"These medicines are not commonly found on the market nowadays, and I hope you will like them, Your Majesty."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Your Demon Lord is very kind, but I cannot accept gifts without having done anything for them. You might as well try to understand your intentions. If we can get along, great; if not, I won't accept these gifts from you for nothing."

The starving ghost said, "True Lord is indeed straightforward. Since that's the case, I'll just say it directly."

"Before we came, our Demon Lord instructed that if the True Lord asked about our purpose, we should tell him that you and I are now natural allies. If we form an alliance, both of us will have the opportunity to attain the Dao and become gods. If we do not form an alliance, neither of us will have any hope."

Zhou Qing asked, "What do you mean by that?"

The starving ghost said, "True Lord should know that to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, one needs the Heavenly Spirit Pill, and the seven rare treasures used to refine the Heavenly Spirit Pill are all monopolized by the four major Dao Palaces."

"To obtain these rare treasures from the four great Dao Palaces, at least several powerful individuals with Nascent Soul level abilities would be needed."

"Although my Demon Lord is not at the Nascent Soul stage, he is confident in his superior skills and is capable of withstanding two Nascent Soul experts, so that he will not be defeated hastily."

"Now we only lack another Nascent Soul level expert to work together with him to steal the treasure."

"The Heavenly Spirit Pill has long been controlled by the four major Dao Palaces. My Demon Lord thought he would never encounter such a person again, but unexpectedly, a talent like True Monarch Tiantong appeared."

"If we join forces, we may have a chance to steal the treasure and achieve the Nascent Soul stage. If we do not cooperate, I'm afraid neither of us will have any hope."

After finishing his sentence, the starving ghost stepped aside and waited for Zhou Qing's response.

Zhou Qing was somewhat surprised. He had thought that the Demon Lord was already at the Nascent Soul stage, but he hadn't expected that he hadn't broken through yet.

Even the strongest among the Demonic Path's main forces couldn't break through to the Nascent Soul stage, demonstrating just how firmly the four major Dao Palaces controlled the Heavenly Spirit Pill. However, the Demon Lord's confidence in being able to withstand two Nascent Soul cultivators remains a mystery.

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Your Demon Lord is able to withstand two Nascent Soul cultivators. I wonder what methods you used?"

The starving ghost laughed and said, "There's no need to hide this from True Monarch Tiantong. After the Demon Subjugation Rebellion, there were still Nascent Soul Ancestors in Qionghua Continent, but they gradually passed away later."

"One of them was my Demonic Ancestor. Knowing that the Demonic Path would be ostracized by the Immortal Path due to the chaos caused by the Demonic Descent, the Ancestor used his great supernatural powers to refine himself into a Corpse Demon before his death, so that his physical body could remain intact and his magical power could continue, but his mind would become muddled."

"The Demon Lords of our Demonic Path have all possessed the method to control Corpse Demons. Although they cannot display the unparalleled power of our Ancestor in life, it is not difficult to use it to resist Nascent Soul experts."

Zhou Qing felt a chill run down his spine, thinking to himself, "I didn't expect the demonic path to have such a trump card. This corpse of the fused old demon is controlled by the Demon Lord. Even without the power of the fused old demon, it is still a top-tier Nascent Soul cultivator."

Zhou Qing was neither swayed by the other party's words nor intimidated by the merged old demon.

He thought to himself, if even the demonic path has such arrangements and trump cards, don't the four great Dao palaces have even more powerful methods?
It's important to know that before the Demon Subjugation Rebellion, the four major Dao Palaces were the most powerful forces in this land. It's not surprising that such a deeply rooted force would come up with any kind of backup plan.

He could understand this, so the Demon Lord certainly couldn't be unaware of it.

Whether his alliance with him was genuinely intended to share the Heavenly Spirit Pill equally, or merely a way to test the strength of the Four Great Dao Palaces, only the Demon Lord himself probably knew.

Zhou Qing even found it strange that this corpse of the merged old demon might truly be the demonic path's last trump card.

The saying goes, "It's best not to be too intimate with someone you don't know well," meaning the relationship between the two parties hasn't reached that point yet.

Since the other party exposed the Corpse Demon to him, it's highly likely that the other party has an even more powerful trump card.

Gee tut.

Zhou Qing had only heard Bai Mei talk about how powerful Zhongzhou was before, but this time he directly experienced how unfathomable the waters of Zhongzhou were.

Zhou Qing decided to test the other party and said with a smile, "Go back and tell your Demon Lord that I appreciate his kindness, but I have never been good at acting sneakily. I will ask the Heavenly Spirit Pill from the Four Great Dao Palaces myself. Why use the word 'steal'?"

"A mere Nascent Soul cultivator is not worth my attention."

The Hungry Ghost's expression changed slightly. He had long heard that this Heavenly Lord was domineering and had been mentally prepared, but he was still shocked. He hadn't expected that the other party would not even put a Nascent Soul expert in his eyes.

I don't know if the other party has something to rely on or is just too arrogant. If I don't let the other party know how powerful they are, wouldn't I be betraying the Demon Lord's trust and making the Demon Lord's plans come to naught?

He immediately said seriously, "That is not true. True Lord Tiantong should not underestimate these four Dao Palaces."

"These four families are all ancient lineages from before the Demon Subjugation Rebellion. Each of them has amazing methods, and their Nascent Soul stage experts are beyond the imagination of ordinary people."

"Moreover, each of the four families possesses powerful forces inherited from ancient times. Five hundred years ago, my Demon Lord attempted to secretly infiltrate the Qingxu Dao Palace to steal the Lingxiao Flower. Before he even entered the Qingxu Dao Palace, he sensed sword energy descending from the sky."

"Fortunately, I escaped by the protection of the Corpse Demon. Afterwards, I examined the Corpse Demon and found that its chest had been pierced by sword energy with a deep sword wound that reached the bone."

"After being refined, the ancestor of the Fusion Body had a body that remained intact for hundreds of thousands of years, yet he was injured by a sword aura. From then on, the Demon Lord knew that these four families were not as simple as they appeared on the surface."

(End of this chapter)