Chapter 672 – The Beast King’s Wrath, the Spirit Turtle Hides (2/2)

Entering the pitch-black, complicated underground caves, he was like a spirit turtle gradually diving into the sea abyss. No one could find his traces anymore.

A small stream gurgled out from an inconspicuous cave in the Chain mountains.

Li Qingshan strode out of the pitch-black depths, already possessing black hair, black pupils, and a bronze face.

The sunlight shone resplendently, and all the vegetation was verdant. A figure in clothes even whiter than snow sat beside a small stream on a boulder nearby, gazing at him with a slight smile.

Her black hair draped down beside her beautiful face like a waterfall, reaching her waist and moving with the wind. Compared to her past valiance, she seemed more graceful and unrestrained right now, but it was very difficult to describe her with words like charming or effeminate, perhaps because she would always be so confident and composed, perhaps because she had never treated herself as a woman.

Li Qingshan shivered inside. He went up and clasped his hands. “Greetings, commander Gu!”

Gu Yanying said, “Little bro Qingshan, you’ve made quite the trouble this time.”

Li Qingshan laid out his hands like he was powerless. “Circumstances.”

Gu Yanying said, “I think you’re finding great pleasure within it.”

Li Qingshan smiled. “There’s an old saying from my hometown. Life is like sexual assault. If you can’t oppose it, then enjoy it!”

TL: Can’t say I condone this.

Gu Yanying raised an eyebrow. “That doesn’t sound like something the farmers from Crouching Ox village would say, and it’s not like you’re the one being assaulted. It’s E Dan!”

Li Qingshan said, “Hopefully he enjoyed that final battle! Alright. You’re not waiting here because you want to hear this from me, right?”

Gu Yanying raised two fingers. “Two matters. After you left, the king of the myriad beasts rushed underground and began massacring night roamers and daemons. The Dragon King of Ink Sea told him to return to the Dragon province.”

“This old beast sure is obedient.”

“Unless he wants to die in the Green province.”

“The Dragon King of Ink Sea can kill him?”

Li Qingshan was mildly surprised. He had personally witnessed the Beast King’s strength. After all, the higher the realm of cultivation was, the more difficult it was to kill one another. It was only possible to kill the Beast King with strength that completely surpassed him.

“I don’t see why not.”

“Mighty be my king!”

Li Qingshan could not help but reevaluate the strength of the Ten Daemon Kings. They had been crowned as the Ten Daemon Kings several thousand years ago. After another few millennia of accumulation, every single one of them was a terrifying, old monster.

Gu Yanying said, “The Dragon King of Ink Sea has already passed an order for Northmoon to visit the Ink Sea to see him!”

Li Qingshan asked, “Do you think Northmoon should go?”

“I don’t think Northmoon should go.”

“That’s right. I’ll just treat this like I never heard it.”

Li Qingshan nodded with a smile. He would never entrust his personal safety to a powerful existence’s mood, and he hated playing the role of some subject or subordinate the most. He had far too many secrets on him. He might not necessarily be able to fool the dragon king’s eyes.

Of course, he could send his clone to the Ink sea, but something as rude as that would probably just infuriate the Dragon King of Ink Sea. Not every Daemon King was as gentle and forgiving as the Golden Cicada Spirit King and the Great Banyan Tree King. As a result, the best approach was to downright behave like he had never heard it in the first place.

Gu Yanying said, “Then there’s still the second matter. Great Xia has a government office known as the Bureau of Astronomy. I know their supervisor. He’s a muddle-headed old man, but also the most powerful naturalist from the school of Yin-yang across the nine provinces. The Bureau of Astronomy has an arcane treasure known as the Platform of Astronomy. It stands three meters tall, gathering yin and yang qi and the essence of the five elements, forged from meteorite. As long as the old man divines on there, he can basically find out about everything. Jia Zhen just happens to be on relatively good terms with him.”

She brought up the problem that worried Li Qingshan the most in one fell swoop. He frowned and muttered, “The Bureau of Astronomy, the Platform of Astronomy!”

“The old man does not divine for others so easily, much less use the Platform of Astronomy carelessly. Just Jia Zhen alone really won’t be enough to convince him. However, if you add in the Beast King, prince Si Qing, and the imperial clan’s desire to retrieve the Asura Field, that’s enough for him to pay a visit to the Platform of Astronomy and calculate a certain person’s whereabouts.”

“That’s truly terrible.”

“This is a Minor Formation of Five Elements Inversion. It can obscure the heavenly secrets. You cannot leave the vicinity of the formation within for at least the next three months. Combined with your own abilities, you should be able to get away. Oh right, entering the Asura Field will achieve a certain effect too.”

Gu Yanying passed the formation to Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan pondered silently for a moment. “Let’s just say I bought this from you. We’re in the clear now.”

A formation that could obscure the strongest naturalist of the school of Yin-yang’s divination was definitely invaluable, and what was even more precious was the information she had provided to warn him. If his position had been calculated while he was unaware, even his identity as Li Qingshan could very possibly be exposed.

“It’s no different from lifting a finger for me. We had an agreement before, so of course I should watch your back a little. If you were finished off, who’s supposed to complete the task you promised me?”