"Gather the spirits of all things! Earth, fire, water, wind! Hurry up like a law enforcement order! Gather!" Under Liao Xiaojin's astonished gaze, Zhou Qing's second yuan god split out and spat out a mouthful of his original yuan energy. The faint golden mist quickly melted into the Bagua array, and then the Bagua rapidly rotated, absorbing a large amount of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy. With a loud crash, the gates were all knocked open by the surging heavenly and earthly spiritual energy. It was clear that after Zhou Qing's original yuan energy stimulated it, the Bagua array produced an enormous suction force.

  "How's that? I used the second yuan god's primordial spirit to activate this acquired eight trigrams formation. Although my second yuan god hasn't evolved into a four-winged golden silkworm yet, I'm still an initial-stage deity, right? The spiritual energy from about a hundred miles of heaven and earth has all been absorbed over here. After filtering through the eight trigrams formation, what's left is all the essence! As for her benefits, it's endless. Dammit, today was a loss-making business indeed. Originally, that inner elixir was meant to feed my yuan god golden silkworm."

  "What's wrong with that? Now she is also your apprentice and can be considered my junior sister. The fat water doesn't flow to the outsider's field, does it?" Liao Xiaojin said.

  "That's right!" Zhou Qing nodded.

  In the midst of his intense cultivation, Zhou Chen was surrounded by a red mist transformed from the inner elixir, which made him feel like he was being roasted by fire. Strands of elixir energy pierced through his meridians, causing immense pain akin to being stabbed by countless needles. However, Zhou Chen knew that this power was catalyzing and transforming him, so he gritted his teeth and guided the elixir energy into his dantian, where it merged with his true yuan and demonic powers.

  Just as he was struggling to endure, a massive and unparalleled cool breeze suddenly poured down from the top of his head, making Zhou Chen feel like he was floating on clouds. The gentle wind made him feel like he was about to dissipate into thin air. The fiery energy of the inner elixir perfectly merged with this enormous cool breeze, forming a lazy yet extremely comfortable flow of energy that meandered through his meridians.

  The meridians that were traversed by this warm current seemed to become wider and more nourished. Zhou Chen's suffering had finally come to an end, and he was indulging in the extreme comfort of this sensation when he suddenly heard a thunderous voice from beside him: "What are you waiting for? Quickly gather the essence of the heavenly energy and inner elixir into your dantian!"

  Zhou Chen was so grateful that he glanced at Zhou Qing, silently cultivating his skills without mentioning it. This made Liao Xiao Jin envious and say: "Master! When will you teach me this move, so I can also increase my power?" As soon as Zhou Qing heard this, he became angry: "You think it's that easy?! You need to use your life's energy to activate it, do you think my life's energy is like a faucet that you can turn on and off at will?!"

  After a long time, Zhou Qing's technique was withdrawn, and that one mouthful of vital energy was also consumed cleanly. The Bagua array stopped rotating, and Zhou Chen stood up from the array, his two big eyes shining brightly, and a faintly pure and fragrant aura emanated from him. Liao Xiao Jin felt a refreshing fragrance wafting towards him, making him feel so comfortable that he almost moaned. Zhou Qing patted his palm and sighed: "Good! Your skills have improved greatly, the training methods of your Fox tribe are indeed unique. So to say, that monster's magical powers are really profound and unfathomable... maybe even I..." Zhou Qing's face turned a bit unsightly.

  "Master, didn't Sister say that the demon was injured by their elder? Besides, we're going to rescue people, not take revenge and kill. The enemy is in the open, I'm in secret, what's there to fear?" Liao Xiao Jin felt uncomfortable as soon as he saw Zhou Qing like this.

  "Yes! Master, this matter can't be delayed, if it's late my sister might..." Zhou Chen anxiously grabbed Zhou Qing's hand and didn't dare think about it anymore. Suddenly, he felt that the posture was a bit ambiguous, and quickly let go. Zhou Qing didn't notice, but thought again: "Unfortunately, this Twelve Heavenly God Killing Array is incredibly mysterious, I still haven't grasped even three layers of it, and this Blood Transformation Divine Knife can't be controlled yet. Otherwise, what ghost or demon would I fear?"

  Having made up her mind, Zhou Qing took out a jade token and handed it to Zhou Chen: "This matter cannot be delayed. We will set off now. This is a stealth jade token I refined, which can hide our tracks and aura. You take it, but the stealth effect only lasts for three hours." After that, she taught Zhou Chen the incantation to activate the jade token.

  "Hmm! Hmm! Junior sister! Master is really good to you! He even gave you his own stealth jade token. I've been following Master for almost a year now, and he's never helped me refine one." Liao Xiao Jin said with a smile.

  "What nonsense are you talking about! A grown man and a little girl fighting over things, don't you have any shame? Besides, didn't I waste a piece of Taiyi Golden Jade for you to refine the Flying Sword?" Zhou Qing scolded Liao Xiao Jin.

  Seeing two young people of similar age, one still putting on an air of seniority to scold the other, Zhou Chen couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Liao Xiao Jin thought: "Wow! My junior sister is indeed a fox spirit! When she smiles, she looks even more beautiful than Ling Ruo Shui!"

  "Is this the place?" Zhou Qing asked, using her second yuan god sword to bring Liao Xiao Jin and Zhou Chen along as they traveled over a thousand miles in just an hour. Even though Zhou Qing's second yuan god was a six-winged golden silkworm, a rare species from the Desolate Lands, she still felt overwhelmed. Along the way, Liao Xiao Jin had racked his brain trying to figure out what to call Zhou Chen and Zhou Qing. For Liao Xiao Jin, he just called her "Shi Mei" (Younger Martial Sister), but it didn't feel quite right. As for Zhou Qing, calling her "disciple" was too attention-grabbing, so they decided to just use her name, although it felt a bit stiff. In the end, at Zhou Chen's request, Liao Xiao Jin started calling Zhou Chen "Mei Mei" (Younger Sister), and Zhou Qing called her "Chen Chen", which had a slightly ambiguous feeling to it, but also implied a senior calling out to a junior, so they just went with it.

  Looking at the huge villa in front of her that resembled a medieval Western castle, Zhou Qing asked Zhou Chen. Seeing Zhou Chen nodding, Zhou Qing sighed: "My goodness, what kind of monster is this? Doesn't he know how to keep a low profile, making such a big show-off, isn't he afraid of drawing attention? Or does he really think his abilities are unparalleled and can look down on all the cultivators in the world?" Zhou Qing shook her head.

  "Master! My sister is inside! I can feel it, let's go and rescue her!" Zhou Chen said, hastily pulling Liao Xiao forward towards the huge villa.

  "Are you looking for death?!" Zhou Qing pulled Zhou Chen and Liao Xiao Jin back, "This villa is surrounded by extremely powerful formations! This demon is not a simple one, how can you be so careless." Zhou Qing silently operated his second yuan god to examine.

  "So that's it! It was the Wan Gui Xi Yin Great Formation all along. This demon is truly audacious, daring to do whatever it wants." Zhou Qing's eyes flashed with golden light as he saw through the entire situation.

  At the same time, at the other end of the villa, several strange figures were flitting about. A young man with a gloomy face but a relatively handsome appearance asked a man in his mid-twenties beside him: "Xie Xiaohong, is your news true? The Monster Alliance has turned against each other, and Tianxuan Blood Demon was seriously injured?" Xie Xiaohong smiled and said: "Don't worry, Director Zhang, our Xie family's information is the most reliable. How could it be false? Tianxuan Blood Demon, in order to seize a certain thing from the Mei Hu tribe, disregarded the opposition of many monsters and killed the Mei Hu tribe clean. Now many monsters have withdrawn from the Monster Alliance, and the alliance has become a mere shell of its former self. This is our best opportunity to strike, eliminating the Monster Alliance would be a great achievement, and with good relations with the upper echelons, can the position of Dragon Group leader still escape Director Zhang's grasp?"

  "Hmph! If it weren't for Ling Fei always suppressing me, I would have been the leader of the Dragon Group long ago. Now I'm still just a deputy." "Yes, yes! That's right! Ling Fei only got the position of leader because he relied on his master being the head of Kunlun and the power of the Ling family!" The two young men beside them chimed in.

  Xiang Hui's face turned ugly as he drank: "You know nothing, you're just new to the Dragon Group. Ling Fei's skills are also exceptionally deep, already in the late stage of Qi Refining and about to reach the Divine Realm. Humph! As for family power, our Xiang family is not inferior to the Ling family. Although the Kunlun Sect is nominally the leader of the righteous faction, we Shu Mountain do not sell them short. However, their skills are indeed astonishing. If we talk about third-generation disciples, only our senior brother can rival him, but he only knows how to cultivate and has recently gone to investigate Zhao Liang's encounter with the assassin. We didn't come this time to fight against Tian Xuan's Blood Demon, the Monster Alliance has many enemies, if internal conflicts spread out, someone will definitely seek revenge. We'll muddy the waters, snatch a few treasures, maybe even get our hands on the monster's inner elixir, which is a great thing for increasing power. You! Xie Xiao Hong, you! Liu Zhi Hua, you! Lu Hong Chen, if we encounter a lone monster or person later, we'll form the Four Phase Sword Array and attack together, don't leave any survivors!"

  "Are people also killed?" Xie Xiaohong asked in confusion.

  "Those who come to the Monster Alliance for revenge are not so simple, they must be masters, and there must be good things on their bodies. Even if we kill them, it won't count as our fault, what's there to fear? We'll just stay here and wait for someone to break through this Wan Gui Shi Yin array, then we'll quietly follow in, you guys be careful not to get discovered!" The three of them hastily nodded: "Big brother is indeed wise!"

  "Good morning! Xiao Jin! This Wan Gui Xi Yin Great Array is a very vicious array in the demonic path. Using the underground yin pulse as a guide, it takes 64 living souls and arranges them into an Eight Yin Gathering formation, which can summon vengeful spirits from hundreds of miles around to do its bidding. It's extremely vicious, yet no cultivator has come to deal with it? This is strange indeed?" Zhou Qing was very puzzled.

  "Master, the Monster Union had an agreement with humans in the past. As long as the monsters didn't cause chaos and didn't interfere with each other, no one would intervene," Zhou Chen explained.

  "So that's how it is! However, since this Wan Gui Xi Yin Great Formation is gathered from the pure yin vein, my Three Flavors True Fire happens to be its nemesis. I'll use true fire to burn an opening, and then quietly sneak in. Xiao Jin, you'll provide cover from behind, got it?" Zhou Qing instructed.

  "Why should I stay behind? Let's go together, with more people, we can handle a fight better." Liao Xiao Jin asked.

  "Didn't I tell you earlier? There are only four monsters inside, and the big one is heavily injured. Even if we encounter Master, we should be able to handle it. What I'm worried about is that there might be other variables. You transform and stay behind to keep an eye out, with your speed as a Blood Clan Earl, I suppose no one can match you? If you encounter a powerful opponent, you can always run away. However, try not to conflict with others. When we return, if something happens, burn this talisman and we'll know. We'll hurry back as soon as possible."

  Seeing Zhou Qing's face was very serious, Liao Xiao Jin also knew that Zhou Qing was telling the truth, and he took over the token from Zhou Qing and nodded in agreement.

  Xiang Hui suddenly exclaimed, "Someone has entered, let's quickly follow!" Four figures suddenly emerged from the darkness and rushed towards Zhou Qing, who had just broken through the Wan Gui Xi Yin Great Array.

  Because I have something to go out tomorrow, so I will post another chapter today. However, I may come back and make up for it tomorrow night...