Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 188 - 144: Sword Beheading the Devil Clan’s Genius_2

Chapter 188: Chapter 144: Sword Beheading the Devil Clan’s Genius_2

"Don’t you get enough from the sacrifices on normal days?"

"On normal days, there’s just a handful of people sacrificed over the course of a year; too many would cause a revolt and the loss of offerings."

"Goodness lies in the robustness of the three souls and seven spirits, and badness too lies in the completeness of the three souls and seven spirits. If you seek the likes of bears, tigers, and elephants whose vigor and blood are ample, you might birth one a year, but there’s no guarantee it’ll survive. You eat more, defecate more, yet produce less."

A series of hoarse voices echoed through, and while there were many languages and accents in the world, any language related to cultivation was universal.

Because the language of cultivators is the evolution of the Tao, with every term and pronunciation part of the Tao.

The official language of Daqian was brought by the Lord Emperor, so there was no barrier to communication.

Gu Wen’s curiosity diminished a bit in his heart. All beings of intelligence were similar, with the only difference being that it was now people being eaten.

It’s not necessarily more horrific -- if you swap the topic of their conversation with that of humans, it’s just about which animal is more cost-effective to raise. While mortals value meat yield, the Devil Clan values the three souls and seven spirits.

Survival of the fittest is the law of nature, often more intense than deep-rooted hatred, because killing becomes justified.

Gu Wen gathered his thoughts, then swung his sword forward. At that moment, they were only ten steps apart, and the three demons were still turned away from him.

Clang!

The sound of the sword ringing entered the ears of the three demons, and they reacted incredibly fast, turning their heads around in an instant, baring their teeth and revealing a fierce light in their eyes.

Boom!

Then another sound erupted from behind them, a sword mark stretching for hundreds of meters appeared on the opposite side they were facing, extending from the base to the dome of the Grotto Heaven.

The three Wolf Demons paid it no heed, simultaneously leaping forward. Their line of sight suddenly plummeted.

And then they saw their own lower halves, their blood spurting out like fountains, and they also saw the assailant.

A Fifth Transition Golden Core, attacking their Third Level base, a little demon?

In the span of a breath, their Divine Souls were split in two along with their bodies.

The three Wolf Demons fell on the spot, their eyes filled only with stupefaction and disbelief.

Gu Wen bent down and began to gather the herbs they had been digging up. All in all, there was about ten jin, and they were all herbs, not fruit.

The two types were different; herbs were lighter, so ten jin would yield more Heavenly Marrow than Spirit Fruit.

He put a herb in his mouth and chewed, gaining a fifth of a unit of Heavenly Marrow. Many Spiritual Medicines grew in clumps, and the amount of Heavenly Marrow was roughly the same. It could probably yield about thirty years of Heavenly Marrow if refined into Pills.

Ao Tang swallowed and entered his stomach, knowing Gu Wen needed the Pills in earnest, and said, "The Spiritual Medicines you gave me before, plus these, should be enough to refine about sixty."

One Pill was worth about two years of Heavenly Marrow, so sixty Pills were roughly one hundred and twenty years of Heavenly Marrow.

Gu Wen estimated that this trip to the secret realm wasn’t too bad, but it still seemed a little lacking.

He could only hope for more Heavenly Marrow from the Earth Core Crystal or Emperor’s Jelly; otherwise, it would be difficult to say he could quickly condense the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill. If necessary, Gu Wen even considered just aiming for the Sixth Transition.

Life is more important than realm; without the present, there would be no future.

Elsewhere, Chi Yu Zi climbed onto the central high platform, only to see it empty.

Her expression darkened as she descended and said, "The Earth Core Crystal has been taken."

"They don’t have it on them either, and from their conversation, they seem to have just stayed behind to clean up."

Gu Wen had searched the bodies of the three dead Wolf Demons thoroughly and had not found any other treasures.

Having the opportunity snatched away also made him a bit irritated, but Chi Yu Zi was obviously more agitated than he was, punching the wall with a boom, causing a dense web of cracks to spread.

Gu Wen consoled, "It’s just one Earth Core Crystal."

Chi Yu Zi spoke somberly, "The mere shell of an Earth Core Crystal would have been enough for you to break through the Fifth Transition Golden Core and lay the foundation for the Sixth Transition. And the core could help me temper an indestructible Taoist Body, especially under the current circumstances; we urgently need such high-level Heaven and Earth treasures to enhance our strength."

"..."

Gu Wen was speechless, a bit dejected but not angry, because being eager was no use with everything gone.

He had to keep his cool and continued to comfort, "As long as they’re still in Nanshui, we’ll snatch it back."

"You say that lightly, but that thing is crucial to save my life, we’ll be too late by the time we find those beasts; they’ll have already refined it!"

Chi Yu Zi glared at Gu Wen, flaming with anger, but in an instant, she restrained herself and turned to sit cross-legged, facing the wall.

Gu Wen remained composed. He knew Chi Yu Zi’s impatience was due to the Angri True Fire, and even more so because she greatly feared her own sister.

The harsher the outcry, the more it reflected the fear in one’s heart; after all, she was just a little girl.

But arguing was pointless; the current agenda was to maximize benefits.

He bent down to continue picking up the Spiritual Medicines on the ground and, after picking them all up, used his Divine Thought to search, digging in the pits the demons had made, extracting broken roots.

Every bit of Heavenly Marrow was a chance at life.

Before long, Chi Yu Zi came over to help dig, and in a low voice said, "I’m sorry."

"It’s nothing."

Gu Wen shook his head, seeing Chi Yu Zi calmed down, and asked, "How did those demons find the Sword Control Sect’s secret realm?"

Logically, only Chi Yu Zi could find and open it, but these Devil Clan creatures had beaten them to it.

"It must have been my sister; she must have divulged it to the Devil Clan." Chi Yu Zi said coldly, "She has always been unscrupulous in achieving her goals. Now that there is a Heavenly Girl and she dares not come down in person, she wants to use others to achieve her ends."

Gu Wen glanced at Yu Hua, who could fall asleep standing, and said:

"Some attacks we must simply endure, but we are not fish on a chopping board."

Suddenly, a faint movement came from the entrance, a breath flashed by, staying in the secret realm for only half a second before retreating.