Chapter 735 - 475: The Second Witch God Stone, Choosing a Blade! (Double - )

Chapter 735: Chapter 475: The Second Witch God Stone, Choosing a Blade! (Double Chapter)

Fox Mountain.

From a distance, the five towering mountains stood like the giant hand of Buddha pressing down on the world.

The peaks were covered in white snow year-round, and standing atop them, one truly felt all other mountains were small beneath them.

"This time it was our Fox Mountain’s oversight. Initially, we intended for Yan Xue to assist you, but we didn’t expect that you would come and clear the threats for us," said an old fox demon woman, repeatedly apologizing to the four arrivals led by Prince Cui.

"Your strength is formidable, possessing unparalleled abilities. Just the four of you defeated the combined demon crowd. We are impressed," said a great fox demon of the Fox Race, bowing with respect following the human race’s etiquette.

"You are too kind, elder of the Fox Race. Since Fox Mountain and our Yun Province have established diplomatic relations, it’s only natural to look after each other and have mutual exchanges. Moreover, on that day, Yan Xue brought Fox Race experts to assist me greatly. Now that Fox Mountain is targeted, how could I sit idly by..."

Prince Cui, as their representative, walked through Fox Mountain while engaging in courteous conversation with these key figures of the Fox Race.

Song Changming quietly followed, glancing around.

This is the land of the Demon Race where Su Qingqing followed her mother and stayed for many years.

This Fox Race indeed differed from other demons he commonly encountered.

They were more amiable and rational, knew the proprieties, and many of their etiquettes even resembled those of the human race, showing signs of influence.

The beastly nature, belonging to the demons, in their bloodline was well-muted by these foxes, rarely shown.

This moderate faction among the Demon Race is rare in the Demon Realm. In the past, demons represented fierce and brutal enemies in front of Song Changming, so it was normal that he had never seen this before.

Watching the mountain filled with demon qi and observing the fox demons engaging warmly with Prince Cui, Song Changming felt intrigued.

If all demons were like this, living peacefully with the human race could be possible.

This thought arose in Song Changming’s mind but he soon realized it was unrealistic.

As the human race and demon race developed and thrived, territorial expansion became essential for both sides.

The Nine Provinces and Eighteen Lands are vast, but with countless foreign races emerging within, there will inevitably be a time when territory becomes scarce, and conflicts will erupt.

Expecting eternal peace is impossible.

Even the Ancient Abyss, which once ruled the Nine Provinces, couldn’t maintain everlasting prosperity — disputes will never vanish; they only pause intermittently.

Unless there is more expansive land for pioneers to thrive...

With this thought, Song Changming suddenly had a question.

Beyond this world of the Nine Provinces, could there be other realms?

Ordinarily, the Nine Provinces seem vast enough, and the multitude of races leads one to subconsciously believe it’s the entire world.

But is that truly so?

Song Changming had never pondered this deeply before since it was rather remote for him.

Most of the time, he stayed in Yun Province and only occasionally ventured to the Nine Netherworld or the Southern Border, which was considered long-distance travel.

The entire Nine Provinces and Eighteen Lands were still unexplored and unknown to him.

It was only this trip to Yuan Province that made him suddenly ponder this question.

However, the thought quickly passed, and he didn’t dwell on it.

The question of whether there are worlds beyond the Nine Provinces can wait for future exploration.

Afterward, they accepted the Fox Race’s hospitality.

The unique spirit fruit wine of Yuan Province and even Fox Mountain, which Song Changming had never tasted before, left him praising endlessly.

"Young Master Song, how has Qingqing been recently?" During this time, Xi Yanxue approached Song Changming to inquire about her daughter’s situation.

Song Changming didn’t hold back, sharing everything related to Su Qingqing from recent days.

Conversing about Su Qingqing led the two to many topics, and they talked for quite some time.

Suddenly, Xi Yanxue recalled something and retrieved an item from her Heaven and Earth Ring.

"Back then, Young Master Song asked me to look out for something like that carved stone slab. While I haven’t found that, I did discover an unusual stone fragment. Please have a look, young master."

Song Changming looked at where Xi Yanxue placed a stone fragment on the desk before him.

The stone fragment appeared ordinary, hardly different from roadside pebbles.

But Xi Yanxue mentioned that it was difficult to damage — even when struck by her demon power, she couldn’t chip off any stone bits.

This peculiarity caught Xi Yanxue’s attention.

However, after bringing the stone fragment back and examining it thoroughly, Xi Yanxue still found nothing.

She assumed Young Master Song appreciated rare stones and hence presented the fragment for him to view; if he liked it, she would gift it to him in thanks.

Song Changming picked up the stone fragment, outwardly calm, but inside he was overwhelmed with emotions.

First hesitant, then surprised, followed by delight.

This stone fragment had nothing to do with the stone slab where he trances the Silent Blade Martial Technique; it lacked any special aura.

Aside from being excessively hard, it seemed to hold no other unique features.

Yet, for Song Changming, this stone fragment was far more significant than a martial arts-holding stone slab!

If his intuition was correct, this was indeed a fragment of the ancient Witch God Stone!

He had previously found one, receiving an inheritance from the Witch Race.

But perhaps due to the fragment’s incompleteness, the inheritance he received was also incomplete and imperfect.

The clearest example was his knowledge of Witch Seals, from the Small Witch Seal to the Witch Soldier Seal, then stronger seals like the Witch General Seal and Great Witch Seal.

However, his incomplete inheritance only provided the Small Witch Seal and the Witch Soldier Seal.

Higher-level Witch Seals were absent.

He believed this was likely due to the Sacred Object, the Witch God Stone, being shattered.