Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 235 - 128 The Importance of Character Design

Chapter 235: Chapter 128 The Importance of Character Design

Watching Xiao Yuying leave, Zhang addressed Zheng Fa: "Junior brother, are you planning to capture some of the Demon Race?"

Zheng Fa nodded and said: "Currently, all we know is that the Great Freedom Demon Sect is converging with the Demon Race, but we don’t know exactly how many enemies there are... I want to help the Sect Leader, but I don’t know how to assist."

"Now that the Great Freedom Demon Sect probably won’t show up, it seems we can only rely on the power of the Demon Race. We at least need to figure out how many of them are affiliated with the Great Freedom Demon Sect."

Their gazes then returned to the Golden Crow.

The Golden Crow shrank its neck, stammering: "I... already told you!"

"I’ve always been unclear about how powerful your Demon Race actually is."

The Golden Crow was stunned for a moment, then replied somewhat sullenly: "Don’t say that you are unclear, even the Demon Race itself is unclear—we don’t organize ourselves by clans, but by territory."

"..."

"I do know that the demons in this region of Jiushan belong to Qingyun Great Saint."

"Great Saint?"

Zheng Fa glanced at Zhang, who explained: "Great Saint seems to be an honorific the Demon Race uses for those above Divinity Transformation."

The Golden Crow nodded, then added: "Below the Great Saint, there are ten Nascent Soul Demon Kings. I belong to the following of the Heartless Demon King."

Zheng Fa nodded.

It made sense that a Great Saint would wield such considerable influence.

According to what Zhang had said earlier, the Hundred Immortals Alliance only had one Divinity Transformation publicly.

His heart felt increasingly heavy.

Even if the Divinity Transformation didn’t appear, the ten Nascent Soul Great Demons were not something the Jiushan Sect could withstand alone.

"What else? How many will come to Jiushan Sect?"

Zheng Fa continued to question the Golden Crow.

"I’m not sure about the others..." the Golden Crow said dully: "With my bloodline... I’m not highly regarded in the Demon Race, and the Heartless Demon King doesn’t pay much attention to me."

The Golden Crow seemed a bit aggrieved saying this:

"Resources are scarce in the Demon Race, top-line bloodlines can’t flourish, and those of slightly lesser lineage don’t bow to each other. No one can unify the various factions; internal strife is indeed very brutal. If it weren’t for some hidden abilities I possess, I wouldn’t have survived until now."

"If you want to figure this out, you need to at least capture a Golden Core stage Demon."

Zheng Fa understood why this Golden Crow had so readily betrayed his own kind—this was completely a ragtag army.

Aside from not being human, they basically had nothing in common.

Let alone comparing to Immortal Sect, they are absolutely incomparable to the Demon Sect.

"Junior brother, we must be cautious about this..."

Zhang spoke.

Zheng Fa nodded, then asked: "Among the demons you mentioned, who is of the highest rank?"

"There’s someone with the Qiongqi bloodline, he is a scion of the Heartless Demon King... "

Zheng Fa frowned: "This person has a special status, we can’t just capture him forcefully, to avoid alarming the Heartless Demon King... Otherwise, we would be hitting the grass and startling the snake."

Zhang gently nodded, also pondering: "We need to make everyone believe — that person went into hiding on his own?"

Hearing this, Zheng Fa looked towards the Golden Crow.

It seemed the Golden Crow understood something.

"I... I also have a conscience!"

Zheng Fa reached out his hand, touched him slightly, and in the bewilderment visible in the Golden Crow’s eyes, it still said:

"... If I go against him, the Heartless Demon King will kill me!"

"I’ll support you."

"... It’s a deal!"

...

Taiyang County, Fengcheng County.

A group of burly men walked the streets, large in stature, their faces fierce but eyes somewhat pallid, giving them a somewhat vulnerable appearance.

The leader among them was a young muscular man with a square face, though he was half a head taller than his companions.

This group moved subtly along the street, so much so that bystanders could hardly hear them speaking.

Clearly, they were employing methods to conceal themselves.

"Those witches from the Demon Sect, why have they recently allowed us to go out and have fun?"

One of them suddenly asked.

The square-faced young man glared at him, as if annoyed by his chattiness among the crowd, and after glancing around he said: "I heard that the Little Golden Crow escaped, they are preparing to move to a new location."

"Escaped? If it has escaped, why change locations?"

The man who asked spoke again.

"It’s better to be cautious." The square-faced young man shook his head, softly speaking: "Right now, the Immortal Sect is powerful, it’s not fitting for us to reveal ourselves."

"For tens of thousands of years... when can we stop hiding like this!"

The others nodded too, seemingly a bit stifled.

"Once Jiushan Sect is dealt with, and the powerhouses from the Great Freedom Demon Sect emerge from the Secret Realm, our good days will also arrive; all the spirit stone mines nearby will be ours."

The square-faced young man seemed to hold some authority, and with these words, the rest fell silent.

Suddenly, someone laughed: "Big brother, you possess the Qiongqi lineage and are an offspring of the Great King. Once our Demon Race achieves something, perhaps big brother you could even be a Demon King!"

"What is a Demon King?" Another person flattered: "Be a Great Saint!"

The square-faced young man gently shook his head and said: "In uniting with the Demon Sect, we were forced... in the days to come, I fear we will still be following the words of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor."

Everyone fell silent.

They were sent to the Great Freedom Demon Sect, and from the attitude of those witches, one could see — among the two sides collaborating, the Demon Race was the weaker party.

Don’t talk about the illustrious bloodlines.

In the eyes of those witches, they were no different from breeding pigs.

"Our Demon Race’s strength is indeed weak — even if the Great Freedom Demon Sect gains power, we will still be mere followers." The square-faced young man sighed softly: "Our power is only at the Golden Core; we are at the mercy of others."

The group exchanged glances, all showing dejected expressions, no longer retaining their initial cheerfulness.

Suddenly, a disturbance arose from down the street.

The silent group turned their gaze towards the commotion.

A long-legged female cultivator slowly walked among the crowd, seemingly accustomed to their scrutiny.

"Who is that?"

A square-faced young man asked.

A man ran forward to inquire and then came back, saying, "Big Brother, have you ever heard of Fairy Ling Ye?"

"Is that Duobao Fairy?"

The square-faced young man asked, his face betraying a hint of astonishment.

"Exactly! It’s said that wherever she goes, she encounters secret realms, truly blessed with amazing luck!"

Naturally, the Demon Race had also heard of Fairy Ling Ye’s reputation, and as they spoke, their tone was filled with deep envy.

Little did they know that the square-faced young man’s expression darkened as he said, "This person has come to Fengcheng County, this place might get troublesome! We should head back soon!"

Everyone was taken aback, looking at each other. Though they seemed like they hadn’t had enough fun yet, they all listened to him.

A few of them started walking towards the other end of the street.

Suddenly, a buzzing of discussion arose from the group of people on the street.

It seemed they’d heard something astonishing.

Even the square-faced young man couldn’t help his curiosity and gestured for the man to inquire again.

After a while, the man hurried back, his face flushed with excitement, panting as he told the others, "Those people said that Xiao Yuying seemed to have met an old friend at the tavern, and during their conversation, they revealed big news!"

"What news?"

"Xiao Yuying said that in the Thunder Pool, she discovered another secret realm!"

"A secret realm?" Upon hearing this, the square-faced young man’s pace quickened as he headed outdoors. "This is getting interesting, let’s hurry..."

"Big Brother! She said that inside the secret realm there’s Emperor Liquid!"

This low exclamation from the man halted the square-faced young man’s steps.

"Emperor Liquid?"

He turned around to ask.

"Yes!"

"Is it really Emperor Liquid?"

"They heard it with their own ears!"

The square-faced young man stood there, pondering deeply, seemingly very hesitant.

"Big Brother, why hesitate!"

The square-faced young man slowly shook his head and said, "It’s still not right. How could Fairy Ling Ye reveal that there’s Emperor Liquid in the secret realm? There must be a trick!"

"...I did hear a certain perspective on this."

Another man spoke up.

"What perspective?"

"Fairy Ling Ye, she’s extremely proud." The man recalled the rumors he had heard. "Every time she arrives at a secret realm, she never hides anything... She says whatever is there and doesn’t care what others think."

"This..."

"If this were said by someone else, I’d also suspect a trick," the man continued. "But if Xiao Yuying said it..."

"That’s just her character!"

"..."

The square-faced young man fell silent.

He looked around at the few people nearby, clearly still hesitating.

"Big Brother, didn’t we just say that our cultivation is too low, and in the face of the Demon Sect’s rise, we can only act subservient?"

"..."

"That Emperor Liquid is a treasured resource of our Demon Race, Big Brother, if you get it maybe you could even advance to Nascent Soul! Wouldn’t need to feign happiness under those demon women anymore!"

The square-faced young man’s expression darkened further.

"This matter... still needs caution..."

"Not really, we’re even daring to collaborate with the Demon Sect, what’s there to fear!"

With these words, the square-faced young man was momentarily speechless, seemingly perceiving a sense of reason.

The square-faced young man looked at the few brothers around him, realizing the attraction of the Emperor Liquid to the Demon Race was too great. If he continued to prevent it, these people would likely blame him.

More importantly — he himself was also tempted.

"Let’s go!" he said. "But I still feel there’s something off. You must not act recklessly, adapt according to the situation!"

...

In a valley near the Thunder Pool.

Master Pang’s eyes gleamed silver as he looked into the distance.

"There really are a lot of people coming..." Master Pang clicked his tongue. "Fairy Xiao, your word really does the trick."

Zheng Fa also looked towards Xiao Yuying beside him.

This is the importance of character...

Xiao Yuying looked around, seemingly very curious about what Zheng Fa and others were planning to do.

"Senior Sister, prepare the talisman formation."

Zheng Fa turned his head toward Zhang.

Zhang took out the Fei Xian Pen from her sleeve, and several gold-foil-like talisman papers flew out.

Her expression solemn, she drew a few spirit talismans on them, which flew into the surroundings of the valley, and an illusion array rose from the ground.

"Is this that thing you were talking about..." Xiao Yuying seemed to have heard of this thing before: "That what, drama?"

Zheng Fa nodded.

To be precise, this is the Sect Leader’s Lu’s World Array.

Only this time, Zhang spared no expense, using top-grade talismans. Being a genius in the talismanic Dao with a Nascent Soul cultivation, several factors combined made this illusion array even stronger than one set by the Sect Leader himself.

Indeed, Xiao Yuying exclaimed:

"This illusion, I can’t even see through it at a glance..."