78: Senior sister will lead you to slay the demon king

Yuhua Peak was covered in white snow.

In the Void Realm, a figure appeared, stepping through the air. It was Chen Qi.

Landing on Yuhua Peak, Chen Qi looked around at the silent Yuhua Hall.

“I wonder how Junior Brother is doing now,” she murmured, then strode towards Yuhua Hall.

Passing through the main hall, Chen Qi arrived at the courtyard in the back.

It was completely quiet, as if no one was there.

“Oh, Senior Sister, why are you here?”

Just as Chen Qi was looking around, the door of a room suddenly opened, and a tall figure stepped out. It was Han Li.

In the dead of winter, he was only wearing a thin green robe.

Hearing the sound, Chen Qi looked at Han Li, who had emerged from the room, and stepped forward.

“I came to see you. How has your Cultivation been recently?” Chen Qi asked with a smile.

Han Li nodded: “It’s alright, steadily increasing.”

Chen Qi scrutinized him from head to toe and said, “Your Qi is quite profound. I wonder about your actual strength. Come, Senior Sister will spar with you.”

“…”

“Isn’t that a bit much?” Han Li hesitated.

“Your Senior Sister is an Innate martial artist after all. Just go all out,” Chen Qi said with a raised eyebrow.

“Whoosh—!”

Han Li wasted no words, unleashing a punch that compressed the surrounding air, turning it into a nearly substantial fist shadow that shot towards Chen Qi.

“Bang—!”

Chen Qi raised her delicate hand, directly colliding with the fist shadow. A wave of Qi burst out, instantly shattering the surrounding snowflakes.

She took a slight step back, looked at Han Li, and her bright eyes shone with brilliant light.

“Not bad, Junior Brother, you’ve improved quite a bit,” Chen Qi’s voice rang out.

“Senior Sister is being modest,” Han Li smiled.

“Excellent, improving so quickly. It seems you’ll definitely make it onto the rankings at the Mountain and River Tournament in a few months,” Chen Qi nodded.

“There are many masters in the sect, so that’s not certain,” Han Li said, shaking his head.

Chen Qi: “I say you will definitely make it. With your strength, you’re at least in the top thirty. If you use your martial arts, you might even advance further.”

“Senior Sister, please come in for some tea. Let’s chat while we sit,” Han Li said.

Chen Qi nodded, then entered a room with Han Li.

Pouring tea, Han Li sat down and looked at Chen Qi: “Senior Sister, you didn’t just come to see me today, did you?”

“Hmm, there’s also something else. I need to go out for a mission. I came to see you today, and if you’re willing, you can do it with me. When the time comes, Senior Sister will definitely not treat you unfairly; it’ll be a four-six split. How about it?” Chen Qi said.

“Oh?”

“What kind of mission?” Han Li’s eyes lit up.

Missions for Innate masters are not simple in terms ofMerits (merit points). A small one might be tens of thousands, and a larger one could easily be hundreds of thousands or even a million.

Chen Qi took a sip of tea, put down her cup, and looked at him, saying, “It’s a hunting mission: eliminate an Innate Demon King.”

“Pfft—!”

Han Li, who had just taken a mouthful of tea, spat it out upon hearing this.

His eyes wide, he stared at Chen Qi.

What in the world?

Eliminate an Innate Demon King?

Senior Sister, aren’t you overestimating me a little too much?

Even an Innate martial artist of the same rank might not be able to defeat an Innate Demon King.

To eliminate an Innate Demon King, the difficulty factor is more than double.

Also… a Demon King is an Peak of the Acquired Realm existence. Even Senior Brother might not be this calm, right?

“...What’s wrong with you?” Chen Qi asked calmly.

Han Li: “...Senior Sister, you didn’t mispeak, are you sure it’s an Innate Demon King?”

“Yes,” Chen Qi nodded.

Han Li: “(ー_ー)!!！”

“Don’t be afraid. This is just an Elementary Demon King, aquiet-level demon, equivalent to the Innate First Realm,” Chen Qi said.

“...Alright, that’s a little better,” Han Li nodded.

“I have Cultivated a martial arts Divine Ability and have at least a sixty percent chance of success. Do you want to go?” Chen Qi looked at Han Li.

“Divine Ability!”

Han Li looked at Chen Qi.

Chen Qi looked at him, her red lips slightly parted, and a red light emerged.

Han Li’s gaze instantly fell upon this red light. From it, he sensed an extremely dangerous aura.

It looked like a sword burning with flames, yet it didn’t feel solid, existing in a state between reality and illusion.

“Junior Brother, this is the Red Flame Sword Qi I’ve Cultivated. It’s unparalleled in lethality, and its power can easily break through even Innate True Qi body protection,” Chen Qi said proudly.

“Red Flame Sword Qi!”

Listening to Chen Qi’s description, Han Li looked at the flaming Sword Qi before him.

His intuition told him that the power of this Sword Qi should be extremely strong.

Its destructive power was definitely absolute.

“Amazing, congratulations, Senior Sister, on Cultivating a Divine Ability,” Han Li said, recovering from his surprise.

Chen Qi then opened her mouth and swallowed the Red Flame Sword Qi, looking at Han Li and saying, “How about it? Do you want to come with Senior Sister?”

Han Li pondered for a moment, then looked at Chen Qi and said, “Senior Sister, when do we depart?”

“In three days, I suppose. If you’re going, I’ll pick you up then,” Chen Qi replied.

“Three days… that should be enough.”

A thought flashed through Han Li’s mind, and he nodded, saying, “Alright, I’m willing to go.”

“Senior Sister, where is the location of this mission?” Han Li asked.

“In the Heaven Severing Mountain Range,” Chen Qi stated a location.

“Heaven Severing Mountain Range, is that within Ruyi County?” Han Li blinked.

“You’ve been there?” Chen Qi looked at him, a hint of curiosity on her face.

“No, I’ve only heard people talk about it. I heard it’s a mountain range infested with demons,” Han Li said.

“There are indeed many demons, but Demon Kings aren’t everywhere. Be careful this time, and if we succeed, you can get this amount,” Chen Qi said, extending four fingers.

“Four hundred thousand merit points?” Han Li’s pupils contracted.

“Yes,” Chen Qi nodded lightly.

Han Li’s heart trembled.

A four-six split, and he would still get four hundred thousand merit points. Good heavens, the merit points for this mission are incredible!

“Alright, I just came to tell you about this today. Since you’re willing to go, then prepare well. In three days, Senior Sister will come to pick you up, and we’ll depart together.”

Chen Qi finished speaking and stood up. Han Li saw her off, and watching her figure disappear into the air, he collected himself.

The news Chen Qi brought today was indeed shocking.

It could be said to be very powerful.

Hunting an Innate Demon King!

Goodness, Han Li hadn’t expected Senior Sister to be so daring.

However… this made him somewhat happy.

If he could obtain the blood Qi of an Innate Demon King, how much would he grow?

Just thinking about it made his heart pound!

“Three days…”

Withdrawing his gaze, Han Li turned and stepped into the main hall.

Inside his body, deep within his flesh and blood, the Dragon Elephant Embryo had already become extremely full.

After a month of improvement, he was only a little bit away from achieving the Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo.

“If I Cultivate the Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo, I’ll have even more confidence!”

Han Li’s gaze sharpened, and then he walked towards the Pill Refining Room.

He had quite a bit of prepared spiritual liquid. Now, it was time to make a breakthrough.

He estimated that he could succeed in these two days… Two days passed quickly.

Under the starry night, on Yuhua Peak, in the Pill Refining Room, Han Li was immersed in a large vat. The black spiritual liquid had already been absorbed by him, leaving only clear water.

With a “splash,” Han Li suddenly stood up from the large vat.

Water droplets dripped from his entire body.

On his skin, a layer of golden light bloomed.

A special tremor emanated from within his body.

“Roar—!!!”

In his mind, a long roar resounded.

As this long roar sounded, a rumbling thunderous noise suddenly came from within his body.

The sound of blood Qi flowing.

Like rivers rushing and roaring.

Deep within his flesh and blood, cracks appeared on the Dragon Elephant Embryo, rapidly spreading across it.

“Crack—!”

A shattering sound rang out. The Dragon Elephant Embryo within his body seemed to have broken some kind of restraint, and a sound like a Dragon’s roar echoed.

“Rumble—!!”

Deafening sounds flowed.

Thunder trembled.

A powerful current of Qi spread from all over his body.

His skin had completely transformed, becoming like gold and stone.

Blood Qi surged!

The Dragon Elephant roared.

The Dragon Elephant, having broken through the Embryo stage, instantly became clear, covered by a golden membrane.

He had completed the first step of transformation of the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art.

He had Cultivated the Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryo.

Infinite power surged forth, impacting his body.

His internal organs, flesh, blood, tendons, and bones all showed a faint golden hue.

The gold in his bones was even more intense.

At least one-tenth of the bones throughout his entire body had turned golden.