Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 730 - 730 244 The Real Big Crocodile Added for

Chapter 730: Chapter 244: The Real Big Crocodile [Added for leader Hiteng] Chapter 730: Chapter 244: The Real Big Crocodile [Added for leader Hiteng] The demon tribe member that the Cat Emperor queried happened to be a tripedal Kui Bull. Although his cultivation was not as profound as Jiao Sansheng, it was quite impressive. Upon hearing the Cat Emperor’s question, he scratched his head in embarrassment before finally responding in a deep, resonant voice, “Your Majesty, you were born into the imperial clan and have been exposed to a wide range of experiences. Therefore, it may be difficult for you to understand the way of life of ordinary demon tribes like us, hence your question.”

The Cat Emperor responded, “Oh? What do you mean by that?”

“The demon tribe’s land is vast, rich in resources and the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are not rare. However, in our community, it’s survival of the fittest, the strong are honored and it’s the norm. Any life-bearing entities that possess any beneficial effect on us or for our cultivation… if not consumed on the spot when found, whose they are afterward is uncertain…”

“You see, we are not as fragile as humans. We won’t die if we eat something without refining it first or if it’s too potent for us. At the most, we’ll suffer from diarrhea for a few days. But the ultimate benefit that we can gain from it is what really matters…”

With an innocent expression on his face, Kui Bull said, “Especially for small tribes like ours, we are not like the super tribes like yours that have strict rules in place… However, we do have those skilled in refining Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures into spiritual medicine, enhancing their efficacy. Even if we do not refine them ourselves, we find means to get them refined… Even if we eventually have to find human sects to refine them, it isn’t anything unusual.”

“It’s mutual trading that benefits all parties, a common practice among the elite demonic clans.”

“But for solitary practitioners like us or small tribes, we dare not do such things? Approaching with Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures is tantamount to putting ourselves and the treasures into the hands of others as resources…”

“Not to mention just treasures, we may end up handing over our lives too. The extravagant practices of the elite demonic clans are definitely not suitable for us… ”

When the Cat Emperor heard this, he immediately understood and couldn’t help feeling a bit awkward for overlooking such an important detail.

Isn’t this precisely the condition of these small demon tribes?

If they find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, they must eat them immediately, otherwise, they might be robbed of them.

And getting robbed wouldn’t be the worst part, they might even end up losing their lives because of these treasures.

Cooperating with a large clan is even more impossible.

And cooperating with a human sect… is nothing more than delivering alchemy materials straight to them, and risking one’s own life in the process!

So the moment they find one, regardless of its use, toxicity, or any minor benefit it might offer them, they consume it on the spot!

Hardly anything is ever saved.

The demons must find more Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures than humans.

They spend every day roaming dangerous mountains and treacherous waters, adept at climbing, swimming, flying, and running. Yet, those who dare to keep these treasures are very few. The reality is that the majority of them are consumed directly!

Even if there are some left over, as soon as they get hungry, they will consume them to satisfy their hunger and prepare for unforeseen circumstances!

“Indeed, this is an oversight on my part,” conceded the Cat Emperor.

The Cat Emperor sighed, “I will prepare a list for you. You should hurry and start collecting.”

“Thank you, your majesty, for your guidance,” Kui Bull thanked him with tears of gratitude.

After an entire day hadn’t managed to fill ten slots, the Cat Emperor couldn’t help feeling gloomy.

Just as he was about to call it a day, he heard a gust of wind from outside followed by a refined voice asking, “Is Miao here?”

Whoever this was addressed the Cat Emperor by his childhood name.

The Cat Emperor’s expression immediately became grave, and in a voice tinged with disbelief, he asked, “Is that you, Elder Peng?”

With a chuckle,

A lean old figure walked in from the door.

His eyes were dazzling and appeared to represent the ever-changing wind and cloud, sometimes covered with dense clouds, sometimes filled with heavy snow, and sometimes pouring with rain…

All the sceneries of four seasons seemed to be reflected in this old man’s eyes, changing from moment to moment, as if he had lived through countless seasons.

“It truly is Elder Peng!”

This lean old man, was the greatly renowned elder demon, Peng Wanli.

Elder Peng became famous very early. When the Cat Emperor was a child, Elder Peng often visited his home. At that time, Elder Peng was considered a peer of the Cat Emperor’s parents.

In reality, being considered a peer of the Cat Emperor’s parents was actually Elder Peng humbling himself.

Peng Wanli’s actual seniority was astonishingly high, and his cultivation was not a bit inferior to the current Demon King.

He remained indifferent to fame and wealth throughout his life, and enjoyed a carefree life in the wilderness. He never wished to have any constraints.

Despite his remarkably high seniority and achieving the peak of cultivation supremacy, he never assumed any official position within the demon tribe, nor did he ever compete for anything.

It was only during the great war between the demon tribe and human race when the human race gathered forces to expel the demon tribe from the Million Mountain Range, in order to claim sufficient territory for human prosperity and reproduction, thus reshuffling the hierarchy of all creatures.

At that time, a few high-ranking humans with powerful cultivation levels put the demon tribe in a near-collapse situation. The Demon Saint was secluded for years and his whereabouts were unknown, which led to a crisis in the demon tribe. The Demon King had no choice but to tie the nine battle outcomes to the demon-human peak showdown!

In those battles, Peng Wanli won all his three fights, even though he was already at the brink of exhaustion. He still insisted on fighting, and sacrificing his essence, killed the mentor of Qing Ming.

In other words, this Peng Wanli essentially won four battles for the Demon Tribe.

Because the opponent died while he survived.

As soon as the fights began, he won four battles. Even Qing Ming’s mentor couldn’t turn the tide, everyone thought that the Demon Tribe was sure to win!

There were nine battles, and the Demon Tribe had already won four straight from the start, how could there be any unexpected outcomes?

Demon King should be able to win at least one battle, right?

Yet, reality was so peculiar!

After the Demon Clan won four matches in a row, they inexplicably lost the next five!

Even when the Demon King himself, whose victory seemed assured, entered the battlefield, he was unexpectedly outsmarted and injured in the eye by the Great Venerable Ziwen of the humans, resulting in a defeat.

Heartbroken and disillusioned after that battle, Peng Wanli vanished without a trace.

He wagered everything, even destroyed his origin, yet no others from the Demon Clan were willing to go all out and risk their origins. They all refused to blow up their origins…

As a result, a guaranteed win turned into defeat shockingly.

Even if all the battling Demon Clan seniors were ridiculed/questioned by their citizens, so what?!

Even Peng Wanli, who had always been victorious, was severely injured to this extent yet he couldn’t escape the fate of being berated by demons.

Victors are kings and losers are villains!

This saying applies equally to both the Demon and Human Clans, from high-level officials to ordinary citizens!

If the Demon Clan had won,

Then Peng Wanli would naturally be the unquestionable hero, becoming an eternal legend, an unbeatable myth.

But if he lost, no matter how many victories you had, no matter what you had given up, no matter how much you had laid the groundwork for the entire battle, you were still not competent enough, you were still a coward, you were a fool!

Citizens couldn’t care less about how noble, how great, or how much you had given up.

If you didn’t return victorious, resulting in billions of demons losing their territory, forced to migrate tens of thousands of miles, then you were the culprit!

So since Peng Wanli was one of the warriors, logically, he was also a culprit!

Any attempt to explain would be superfluous!

“I thought he was so powerful. He was usually praised to high heaven, but as a result, he was brought down by just a few humans…”

“He’s really useless. He just likes to bully us and show off. But when he faced humans, he was utterly defeated.”

“I was blind to serve him for so many years…”

“…”

After that fight, Peng Wanli’s origin was utterly destroyed, and he disappeared among the mountains and rivers.

I don’t know if it was because of the influence of these comments, but since then, he has never been seen again in the world of mortals.

The Cat Emperor’s parents had been searching for a long time, because Peng Wanli had taken good care of the Cat Clan at that time.

But even after many years of searching, they didn’t find a single clue.

Even though I don’t know how long the Cat Emperor had gone from childhood to maturity, and then becoming the clan leader, over so many years, he had never heard any news about Peng Wanli.

Never did he expect to meet again here, at this time.

At this moment, a wave of indescribable excitement welled up in the Cat Emperor’s heart. He and his parents had always been concerned about Peng Wanli’s whereabouts. Although no news usually meant good news, after such an extended period of silence, it usually denoted something else.

Seeing him again today, seeking medical treatment no less, clearly indicated that Peng Wanli still had aspirations, and that the heart of a cultivator in him had not been extinguished.

“Yi Miao, it really is you. Long time no see.”

Peng Wanli said with a faint smile.

The Cat Emperor looked carefully and saw that Peng Wanli’s appearance was exactly the same as when he saw him as a child, without any difference. It seemed that the passage of so many years had no effect on him.

But the Cat Emperor also saw the vicissitudes of life in his eyes, the irremovable traces of weariness and fatigue.

This senior of the Demon Clan was probably already physically and mentally exhausted. For the rest of his life, he would live only for himself. Everything else no longer mattered to him.

Thinking of this, the Cat Emperor couldn’t help but feel a pang in his heart, and his eyes turned red.

“This girl, she’s still as prone to crying as she was back then.”

Peng Wanli chuckled, saying, “Don’t act like a child. I came here to seek medical treatment, not to reminisce with you.”

The Cat Emperor composed herself, her emotions simmering, and said, “Senior, you’re still as humorous as before, even more so than in the past.”

Peng Wanli smiled and asked, “So many years have passed, how are your parents?”

The Cat Emperor hesitated for a moment, and said, “During the last unexpected outbreak of the Abyss war…they died in battle.”

Upon hearing this, Peng Wanli fell silent.

A desolate atmosphere suddenly swept through.

After a long, long time, he finally let out a soft sigh, saying, “So…they are no longer here…”

In his voice, there was nothing but melancholy and nostalgia.

The Cat Emperor gently said, “Before the outbreak in the Abyss, my parents had exhausted all their resources in searching the entire continent for you. They weren’t doing it for anything else, but to invite you back to become my teacher…”

Peng Wanli shook his head gently, chuckling, “Indeed, they weren’t doing it for anything else, other than wanting to support me in my old age. Haha, if they wanted to preserve my dignity, it wasn’t the right way to go about it!”