Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 452 Thirty-five million spiritual essences, heading to Qinglao Mountain

Of course you have to touch antiques!

In fact, Liu Sheng would not refuse any opportunity to touch ancient artifacts, because they represent spiritual energy!
For him, there is never too much spiritual energy.

Over the past month or so, thanks to his connections with the Du family, he has visited numerous forces, large and small, within Youzhou, plundering nearly 20 million spiritual resources.

The price...

His peculiar hobby of collecting and playing with antiques has become widely known. Although it is not yet common knowledge, relevant information has already reached the desks of various forces closely monitoring the Du family.

Liu Sheng was fully aware of this, but he didn't care.

As long as we can continuously harvest spiritual essence, we don't care what others think.

When he came out of the Du family's secret vault, his panel showed an additional nine million spiritual energy points.

When I brought up the panel, I saw...

[Spiritual Essence]: 35347527
……

A full thirty-five million, unprecedented wealth.

However, this wave of harvesting almost all the spiritual energy within Youzhou was gone, leaving only a few scattered bits and pieces, amounting to only a few million.

To generate further substantial revenue, they need to look to other states, or...

Beijing!

“My dear son-in-law, you really are here. Come, the ancestor is looking for you. There is news about the demon in Qinglao Mountain.”

At this moment, Du Xingwu rushed over in a flurry.

After returning from Yuntai Mountain, upon learning that Liu Sheng had killed Jing Duan and Cai Yuting, and that he had managed to escape unscathed with Du Bingyan while facing five Yin Gods and even snatching two Xuan artifacts, he became convinced that Liu Sheng was the one.

He even took the initiative to change his address, referring to Liu Sheng as "my worthy son-in-law" in advance, treating him even more affectionately than his own son.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Liu Sheng using a mysterious artifact (Huai Ren Jade Slip), an elite army (Red Scale Guard), and a fortified village (Wo Hu Village) as betrothal gifts.

Yes, it's purely because of Liu Sheng's character; those who know, know.

"There's news? Great!"

Liu Sheng was overjoyed and followed without saying a word.

A short while later, we met Du Renwang at Guanlan Pavilion.

The world is in chaos, with war raging everywhere. The Du family has only recently replaced the Gongsun family and is relatively weak among the various warlords.

They could not escape the watchful eyes of the dominant forces in neighboring major states.

Therefore, he, the pillar of the Du family, was either stationed deep within the clan's territory to guard against external enemies, or he was busy traveling around, planning ahead and preparing for the future.

This inevitably involves demonstrating one's skills to deter those with malicious intentions.

Injuries are inevitable.

Fortunately, this genius who swept through an era six hundred years ago was exceptionally gifted, far-sighted, and had a grand vision. Through alliances and counter-alliances, he gradually stabilized the situation.

Liu Sheng held him in high esteem.

Therefore, he felt even more strongly that his choice to hand over the Crimson Scale Guard and Crouching Tiger Ridge was the right one.

"The red-maned bull-lion appeared deep in Qinglao Mountain. Unfortunately, it was very alert. As soon as I got close, it spotted me and disappeared into the mountains."

Du Renwang got straight to the point and recounted in detail his experience of personally going to Qinglaoshan to investigate.

For this matter, he took time out of his busy schedule to go to Qinglaoshan to inquire, and he kept his word.

"Have they vanished into the mountains and disappeared?"

"Indeed, that bull-lion is proficient in wood-escape techniques. I used my divine sense to cover an area of ​​several miles, but I still couldn't detect it..."

At this point, a solemn expression appeared on Du Renwang's face:
"Judging from its aura from afar, it is an ancient demon with signs of bloodline sublimation and ancestral return. It is probably not far from being an ancestral demon. You should act according to the situation. If you are no match for it, do not be reckless."

"I'm just going to take a look. I don't necessarily have to buy it. Maybe I'll get lucky and snag a bargain."

Liu Sheng nodded, his eyes flickering.

Of the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—he is only missing the "wood spirit" talent. Once he gathers all five, he will be able to move freely among them, greatly enhancing his mobility and survivability.

Of all his current avatars, the Treasure-Stealing Spider has some connection to the Wood element, but its bloodline extends more towards "luck" and is not pure or specialized. Judging from Du Renwang's previous explanation, the old demon of Qinglao Mountain is most likely a Wood element demon. If he can refine it into an avatar, it will make up for his current weakness in the Wood element and improve his tactical configuration.

He was determined to kill that demon, no matter what.

"you……"

Du Renwang wanted to say a few more words, but remembering Du Xingwu's report about the trip to Yuntai Mountain, in which it was suspected that a Yin spirit had fallen at the hands of this kid, he wisely swallowed his words.

Ultimately, he is also a "young person," capable of understanding the thoughts of young people from their perspective, for example...

I hate being nagged.

"Pack your things properly, go check out the secret vault, and bring anything you need. Remember, don't overexert yourself."

"it is good."

Liu Sheng nodded and agreed with a smile.

Half an hour later, he left the Du family and returned to Baishui Village. He spoke with the old woman and the others, agreeing to return within ten days.

After all, his wedding day with Du Bingyan was in two weeks.

During this time, Du Bingyan wanted to accompany him, but he refused, his excuse being that he was supervising the marriage arrangements.

……

"I only realized how precious it is to be single after I got a partner."

In the sea of ​​clouds, Liu Sheng sat upright on the back of the Empress Sparrow, drinking wine from a bottle and shouting how enjoyable it was.

Qinglaoshan is located in the northeast corner of Youzhou. Before the spiritual tide revived, it was only two or three hundred feet high.

In recent years, as the world has grown, this mountain has also grown taller and taller. Now it is more than 10,000 feet high, with layers of verdant peaks, majestic and precipitous, teeming with monsters and rarely visited by humans.

The Empress Sparrow moved with lightning speed, its ancient demonic aura spreading wildly, accompanied by raging winds and flames, like a streak of blue and red light piercing through the sky.

The bird demons along the way scattered in fear, unable to avoid it, and were crushed in mid-air.

"Now I can rampage through the demons and make them scatter, all thanks to the hard training I've put in along the way..."

Liu Sheng sat up straight, keeping his eyes and ears open, hoping to encounter a blind demon bird so that the Empress Sparrow could warm up.

Unfortunately, it didn't work out.

Speechless all the way.

The next morning, he arrived at the Qinglaoshan area.

On the shore of the vast sea, the sun rises in the east, the morning glow illuminates the sky, and golden light shines everywhere.

A towering mountain rises abruptly from the ground, soaring more than ten thousand feet into the sky, reaching the clouds above and connecting with the earth's veins below. It is covered with lush vegetation, ancient trees reaching for the sky, and rugged cliffs that look as if they were cleaved by an axe or knife, making it extremely dangerous and impossible to climb.

From afar, it seems as if a sinister wind is blowing, swallowing up human traces. Deep within, clouds and mist swirl and float, lingering among the strange cliffs.

Upon closer inspection, one can see rushing streams, cascading waterfalls, and vibrant life amidst the birdsong and the calls of animals.

With three parts celestial aura and seven parts demonic atmosphere, it can be considered a blessed land, a good place to establish a sect.

"That old demon has keen senses; it can even see through Old Du, this Yin spirit. If I rashly enter, I'm afraid I'll alert it."

Liu Sheng descended the Emperor's Daughter Sparrow and stopped in front of a mountain rock, thinking to himself:

"If we can't hide it, then we'll mislead it, making it show itself without hesitation..."

He stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then came up with a plan: to disguise himself as a demon and seize territory from it.

In this way, the bull and lion would not avoid the battle.

As for which incarnation it will transform into...

The Red-maned Bull Lion belongs to the Wood element, and Wood overcomes Earth, so let's transform into a Groundhog and lure it out.

Having made his decision, Liu Sheng swayed his body and said:
"Change!"

In an instant, white mist surged.

(End of this chapter)