67: Chapter 67 Hidden in the Belly

After figuring out their personalities, Wu Li found it easy to talk to them.

He did not beat around the bush and directly stated that according to his subordinates' reports, had the four kings fought a great battle with the Human Race today?

As soon as these words were spoken, it was as if the floodgates had been opened. Even the Green-Scaled Python became talkative, calling them "dead men" at every turn.

Wu Li navigated the situation skillfully, flattering one and complimenting the other.

After this performance, the four demons grew much closer to Wu Li. From their scattered comments, Wu Li managed to figure out why the four demons had come here together.

"Oh?"

"Lady Hua?"

"In that case, four brothers, doesn't that mean you all come from the same school?"

Wu Li felt interested now. He had been wondering; these four demons didn't seem like the rough, wild demons of the mountains at all. So it turned out they actually had a master.

"Haha."

"Not exactly. Lady Hua teaches all the demons in the mountains, but the four of us just happened to have better talent, so she gave us a bit more guidance," the Iron-Backed Bear King said.

"That is a blessing. To have an existence like Lady Hua instruct the four of you is something we of the Yao Race can only dream of," Wu Li agreed.

At this moment, the Azure-Horned Deer King looked around and spoke again.

"Little Brother, although this Stone Forest is hidden, the Spiritual Qi is too thin. Cultivating here will yield half the result with twice the effort."

"There is an ownerless dense forest on the outskirts of Taiyue Mountain where the Spiritual Qi is several times denser than here. If you are willing, Little Brother, you can go there. It is close to Old Bear, so we can look out for each other if anything happens."

"That's right, that's right. It's just me, Old Bear, and a few cubs over there. It's usually very boring."

To this, Wu Li responded politely.

"Many thanks for the kindness of the two kings, but I have grown accustomed to living here. Besides, this place is right next to the Mass Grave, which is quite suitable for my little ones."

Once these words were spoken, the four demons said nothing more.

After a short while of idle chatter, the four demons stood up to take their leave. Wu Li did not try to persuade them to stay and was about to stand up to see them off when the Iron-Backed Bear King suddenly changed his demeanor.

"Little Brother, I've hit it off with you."

As he spoke, the Iron-Backed Bear King opened his mouth and reached his right hand into his throat, rummaging around.

Wu Li's eyelids twitched as he watched. Then, he saw the bear demon pull a corpse out of his mouth.

It was the corpse of a Human Race Qi Refining Cultivator, wearing gray-white dharma robes. There was a bloody hole in his chest, and he was already cold.

The bear demon placed the corpse on the ground and smiled honestly. "Little Brother, I came in a hurry and didn't bring anything. Take this as a greeting gift; don't mind it."

Wu Li was slightly stunned. He wasn't interested in the corpse, but he was interested in how the bear demon could hide such a corpse in his stomach.

He stared at the bear demon's stomach for a moment and asked, "Brother Bear, how... how did you do that?"

The Iron-Backed Bear King scratched his head and laughed.

"This is called Stomach Storage; Lady Hua taught it to us."

"Generally, once you reach the Second Rank, you can learn it. It counts as a minor Divine Ability. If you need it, Little Brother, I can tell you."

Wu Li was slightly stunned; he hadn't expected the bear demon to be so generous.

Although he had no interest in the corpse, this Divine Ability was interesting.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "This... wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

The Rift-Wind Wolf King took over the conversation and waved his hand. "There is nothing inappropriate about it. When Lady Hua taught the technique, she taught it to all the Yao Race in the outer perimeter, but very few were able to learn it."

The Green-Scaled Python narrowed her long, slender eyes, and that faint smile hung on the corners of her mouth again. "You are quite generous."

The Iron-Backed Bear King chuckled, fished a crumpled piece of animal skin from his chest, and handed it to Wu Li. "The incantations and methods are all recorded on it. Take it and try, Little Brother. Whether you succeed or not is up to you."

Wu Li took the animal skin, rubbed his claws over the rough surface, put it away, and nodded.

"Many thanks, Brother Bear, and many thanks to you four brothers."

The four demons waved their hands, said nothing more, and turned to walk out of the Stone Forest.

The Rift-Wind Wolf King walked in front, followed closely by the Azure-Horned Deer King. The Green-Scaled Python swayed her snake tail, and the Iron-Backed Bear King brought up the rear, his massive body squeezing through the gaps in the stone pillars with a creaking sound, his grumbling voice fading into the distance.

It wasn't until the figures of the four demons completely disappeared into the night that Black Feather flew down from a stone pillar, landed beside Wu Li, and bowed respectfully. "Old Ancestor."

Wu Li looked down at the corpse of the Human Race Cultivator on the ground; the dharma robe was tattered, there was a bloody hole in the chest, and the blood had already dried.

"Divide it amongst yourselves."

Black Feather's eyes lit up, and he nodded hurriedly. "Many thanks, Old Ancestor!"

Wu Li said no more, spread his wings, and flew toward the depths of the Limestone Cave.

Behind him, Black Feather let out a low crow, and the crows on the stone pillars flew down one after another, a black mass that surrounded the corpse completely.

In the depths of the Limestone Cave, by the water pool, on a blue stone, Wu Li landed. He placed the crumpled animal skin in front of him, stared at it with his bean-sized black pupils for a moment, then closed his eyes and began to recall every detail of the evening.

"Lady Hua..."

"According to what those four demons said, she is definitely a Third Rank existence..."

"Visiting me..."

Wu Li was somewhat worried. After all, this was a Third Rank Great Demon; he could not be careless. If she had any schemes against him, he would not be able to handle it.

Thinking of this, Wu Li looked toward his nest and took a tiger blood vermilion fruit.

Wu Li extended his right claw, pushed a tiger blood vermilion fruit in front of him, took a deep breath, and poured Demon Power into the fruit.

A faint golden light appeared on the surface of the crimson fruit, and the patterns on the skin flowed slowly. Then, it trembled violently and turned into a puff of crimson fly ash, which drifted down from between his claws.

Two divination omens appeared in his mind.

[Minor Auspicious · Idle Clouds. Clouds drift from the mountain peaks without intention, birds return when tired of flying. Lady Hua's interest is a momentary whim; there is no wind or waves.]

[Secondary Auspicious · Wind Stops. The Human Race immortal sect did not obtain the Spirit Child and wanted to seek an accounting with the Yao Race in the mountains. However, a storm arose and stopped suddenly; nothing happened.]

[Secondary Auspicious · Subduing the Tiger. Lord Tunming acted in ignorance, sending ghost soldiers to abduct Human Race children to replenish his Yin Qi. However, an old Buddhist practitioner happened to be traveling here, saw it, and became angry. The Vajra's rage repels evil; the Ghost Lord was heavily injured and retreated to the netherworld, not daring to emerge for over a month.]

Wu Li retracted his Blood Pupil and looked at the fly ash drifting from between his claws, remaining silent for a moment.

Three divination omens, every one of them clear.

There was no need to worry about Lady Hua, and no need to worry about the Human Race. Lord Tunming had been heavily injured by the old Buddhist practitioner and was hiding in the netherworld, not daring to come out. This was good news for Su Wanyue.

"Good things, all good things." Wu Li felt delighted.

Even the matter of Lord Tunming could be put aside for the time being... Doesn't that mean... after Su Wanyue returns from the Secret Realm, the treasures she brings out... will all be his?

Thinking of this, Wu Li cackled again. After a few breaths, he pulled back his thoughts and studied the minor Divine Ability, Stomach Storage.