Chapter 1066: Hidden Side Quest 2

Chapter 1066 -440: Hidden Side Quest 2

The demon qi dispersed, and the oppressive feeling that had been bound to Wu Chang’s body surface dissipated, making him feel exceptionally refreshed, as if his body had lightened by two pounds.

When he first entered the instance, he didn’t feel it. Now that he had first entered Cuixian County and experienced the suppression of the demon qi, returning to the spiritual aura of the Human Dao, he could clearly feel the spiritual qi between heaven and earth.

Bathed in spiritual qi, he felt energy unconsciously pouring into his body. Whether it was the shield of “the Knight Will Not Die Unarmed” or the energy recovery speed, both were somewhat strengthened.

This is the advantage of Humanitarian Shelter. Even though Wu Chang does not primarily rely on the spiritual energy system, as long as he is human, he will benefit from the spiritual qi.

In contrast, Hong Xin, surrounded by spiritual qi, felt extremely uncomfortable. Its will was already on the verge of collapse, its spirit despondent, and now its entire surface had become shriveled and almost dry.

Without Erin here, True Self could only take Hong Xin out of Cuixian County’s range and throw it into the demon qi-covered area adjacent to Cuixian County to let it heal itself.

Thankfully, Hong Xin is a ginseng essence with extremely tenacious life force and can heal its injuries by being buried in the soil for three to five days.

Once Hong Xin was buried in the soil, Wu Chang returned to Cuixian County per the trial task requirements, took down the demon-repelling plaque hanging in the county’s office, purified it with the Human Dao aura from the demon-suppressing monument, and rode the white crane back to Zhenyue City.

On the way to Cuixian County, Wu Chang applied his good habit by setting up many teleportation arrays along the way, enabling him to return extremely quickly. Using teleportation paired with the white crane, he returned to Zhenyue City in only half an hour.

Completing the trial and hurrying back took Wu Chang only about three hours.

According to the Human Dao alliance’s process for completing the trial, cultivators must first survey around the target location, reconnoitring the demon’s condition, setting up arrays, and preparing various elixirs.

Sometimes, it is even necessary to raise the demon-suppressing monument multiple times and engage in attrition warfare with the demon.

Preparation could take as quick as three to five days, or as long as ten days to half a month.

Wu Chang returned so quickly that when he met Tao Hexuan again, the latter thought he had yet to take action.

“Fellow Daoist, do you have any questions regarding the trial task or any request?”

Wu Chang took out Cuixian County’s demon-repelling plaque and said, “I am fortunate not to disgrace my mission; I have cleared Cuixian County’s demon qi.”

Tao Hexuan: “Ah?”

He took the demon-repelling plaque from Wu Chang’s hand with a momentary daze, questioning whether his immersive cultivation at noon was too excessive such that he cultivated for two to three days subconsciously.

He knew Wu Chang chose the luck symbol and selected the flying mount, the white crane. However, Tao Hexuan was very familiar with the crane’s speed; the time Wu Chang left was insufficient for a round trip to Cuixian County, let alone completing the trial.

Yet upon sensing the aura within the demon-repelling plaque, the aura was steady and substantial, with no residual demon qi, indicating that it had been thoroughly purified.

“So fast?” He looked at Wu Chang with disbelief.

Wu Chang said, “The one causing trouble in Cuixian County was a ginseng essence with a troublesome earth-retreat method. However, holding the demon-suppressing monument and waiting for it to leave the ground to destroy the monument and striking it with heavy punches to retreat is sufficient.”

Upon hearing this, Tao Hexuan was momentarily at a loss for how to react.

What did he mean by merely needing to guard the demon-suppressing monument, waiting for the ginseng essence to appear and retreating simply?

He described it as simple as eating and drinking, yet didn’t former great grandmasters who went to Cuixian County notice that the issue lay in their inability to retreat it?

The information from previous cultivators purifying demon qi indicated that the monster entrenched in Cuixian County had immense strength, tough skin, and was elusive.

Normally hiding underground, upon appearance, it would launch a fierce assault, making resistance nearly impossible.

Even when employing the strongest techniques, only the surface stone armor of the demon’s body could be broken, inflicting minor damage that the monster could recover from underground in half an hour.

Several succeeding cultivators, including a great grandmaster, hadn’t even recognized the true form of the demon before being forcefully expelled from Cuixian County by endless assaults.

Seeing Wu Chang speaking with such casualness, Tao Hexuan instantly understood that the celestial being before him is definitely a master.

His strength likely rivaled the Three Earth Immortals of the Human Dao alliance, truly deserving the celestial being title with legacy capable of surpassing the limit of a great grandmaster.

A hint of longing flashed in Tao Hexuan’s eyes, but he quickly regained clarity and said,

“Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment, for I need to return to the alliance to report.”

Wu Chang cupped his hands and said, “Thank you, Daoist.”

Tao Hexuan hurried away, and returned after an incense stick’s time, saying:

“Fellow Daoist, please come with me; the elders of the Human Dao alliance wish to see you.”

Zhenyue City’s centralness in the Tianlan Province isn’t because of its geographical position or sufficient economic development, but rather because Zhenyue City has been a site of land worship since ancient times.

Due to Zhenyue City’s status in rituals, the city center is a grand ground ceremony palace.

As the core of Zhenyue City, since the appearance of the Demon Realm, the ground ceremony palace has been used as the headquarters of the Human Dao alliance’s demon-breaking army, overseeing all operations in the Tianlan Province.

In the great hall of the ground ceremony palace, Wu Chang met the twelve elders of the Human Dao alliance.

The twelve elders weren’t all great grandmasters, but each had a powerful sect behind them, representing the twelve most potent forces in the Great Xuan Dynasty aside from the Imperial Court.

There are sects like Tang Sect, which suffered severe losses, dwindling talent, that even if the sect leader is in the great grandmaster realm, they can only serve as guardians of the Human Dao alliance, not elders.

Wu Chang glanced around, having already understood the standard of the elders.

Generally speaking, among the twelve elders, only nine reached the great grandmaster realm, and only six can steadily overcome Hong Xin.