Chapter 26 Good advice
"Interesting, I don't know whether what Zhu Wuyi said is true or false!"

Zhang Qian looked at the two great masters with great interest. Li Qingque snorted coldly, "Zhu Wuyi has always been cruel. In the battle that year, countless cultivators died at his hands. Don't trust everything he says."

"Hmph! Zhu Wuyi, you are so arrogant. I won't bother with you today. Wait till the Nine-bend Yellow Spring Map comes out! My Demon Devouring Gourd is going to use you to sacrifice to the dead people in the city!"

"Humph, get out of the way!"

Zhu Wuyi snorted coldly and looked at the old Taoist monk Tunmo with disdain. He looked around proudly at the increasing number of powerful people around him, without any intention of retreating.

Zhang Qian's eyes turned, "Sister, this Nine-bend Yellow Spring Map has attracted so many powerful people, maybe even a powerful immortal who has cultivated his primordial spirit. I think you should not join in the fun. What if something bad happens... The Nine-bend Yellow Spring Map is not such a rare treasure."

Seeing the resolute look in his senior sister's eyes, Zhang Qian hurriedly tried to dissuade her. He knew that his senior sister was ready to fight to the death.

He did not understand the hatred between the Demon Refining Island and the Huangquan Demon Sect. After all, he had just joined. In his opinion, it was just a treasure and was not worth risking his life for. For Zhang Qian, unless it was an innate treasure, it would be impossible for him to risk his life for it.

"You don't understand. According to my calculations, the Nine Bends Yellow Spring Map will be revealed in three days at most. This treasure is now hidden deep underground in the capital. The capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty is located exactly where the Nine Yins gather. When this treasure was lost, it was attracted by the evil spirits of this place and disappeared there."

"Nine Yins Gathering Evils? Isn't this kind of terrain extremely dangerous? Why did the Great Zhou Dynasty build its capital here?"

Li Qingque shook his head: "The ancestors of the Great Zhou royal family also had great golden elixir masters, how could they not see it? Although this place is full of nine evil spirits, there are four natural mountain ranges around the capital. These four mountains are shaped like sleeping dragons, and the ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty set up a great array to swallow evil spirits and reverse luck. As time goes by, the Great Zhou royal family will become more and more prosperous!"

"So that's how it is. But Senior Sister, since the Nine-bend Yellow Spring Map is deep underground, and you know I'm good at earth escape techniques, why don't you let me steal it?"

Li Qingque hurriedly stopped him, saying, "It's not that simple. The Nine-bend Yellow Spring Map is a peerless magic treasure. It has been submerged underground for hundreds of years and has long since repaired the damage it suffered. As it absorbs evil spirits, it has gathered terrifying power. Even I don't dare to say that I can withstand its explosive power. If you approach this treasure rashly, you will be killed immediately."

"Then I think you might as well notify the sect and ask more powerful people to come. It will be better than you being alone."

Li Qingque sighed, "The sect is no longer what it used to be. In the great battle back then, our Jianhu Palace suffered heavy losses. Now, more than half of the people in the sect don't want to fight against Huangquan Demon Sect anymore. This time, they can only rely on me."

"I see, Senior Sister, those people in the sect clearly wanted to plot against you, but you were so foolish as to want to fight to the death."

Zhang Qian shook his head slightly, feeling that his senior sister was a little too straightforward.

Li Qingque's face hardened: "What do you mean?"

She knew that her junior fellow apprentice had many clever ideas and was not as straightforward as herself.

Zhang Qian cleared his throat and said, "Senior sister, think about it. You are the only one holding up our Demon Refining Island now. Since our Demon Refining Island is one of the major branches of Jianhu Palace, I think there are many resources on the Demon Refining Island. How can it not be coveted by others? If our Demon Refining Island was prosperous, it would be fine. However, in this situation, maybe the other branches have already united to divide up our Demon Refining Island. This time, the Nine Bends Yellow Spring Map was revealed. If something happens to you, there is no doubt that the Demon Refining Island will be divided up immediately. How can you fulfill our master's last wish then?"

"This……"

Li Qingque was greatly shocked. She had thought about this worry before, but she always had a glimmer of hope in her heart. Now that Zhang Qian said it directly, combined with the information she knew, she also knew that what Zhang Qian said was right.

"Then what can I do? I came here to stop the Huangquan Demon Sect. Although I volunteered, it is still a mission assigned by the sect. If I fail to complete it, I will be punished when I return to the sect."

Zhang Qian suddenly felt that the future of the Demon Refining Island was bleak. He patted his forehead and said, "What's a mere punishment? Our Demon Refining Island was the vanguard against the Huangquan Demon Sect back then, and so many disciples died. Is this considered a great achievement? If those people in the sect want to punish you, you can bring up these achievements. What else can they say? They can't really tear their faces apart."

Li Qingque was in a dilemma for a while, and nodded reluctantly. Although she did not have as many clever ideas as Zhang Qian, she was as decisive as anyone when it came to killing.

"As for the matter of seizing the Nine-bend Yellow Spring Map, Senior Sister, take me with you. We will hide quietly and don't rush to show up. There will always be a chance when these powerful people have almost finished fighting."

"No, your cultivation is too low, if something happens to you..."

"That's it!"

Unknowingly, Zhang Qian had already grasped the initiative. Seeing that his beautiful senior sister did not refute him, Zhang Qian was secretly happy, knowing that the first step of the long journey had finally been taken.

"What are you thinking about? Why are your eyes rolling around?"

Seeing Zhang Qian's eyes rolling around, Li Qingque became a little suspicious.

"Nothing, I was distracted just now. Let's find a secret place to hide first."

Li Qingque nodded. She herself didn't know what was going on. She used to be very opinionated, but now she inexplicably wanted to do what Zhang Qian said.

Zhang Qian turned Silver-Face and Red-Face into stone again and put them in the storage bag. These two fish spirits were also miserable. Now they had become a burden. Whenever something big happened, Zhang Qian would turn them into stone and put them away.

However, Zhang Qian did not intend to give up on the two fish spirits. Apart from other things, the two fish spirits were very loyal. After packing up, Li Qingque followed Zhang Qian's instructions and the two of them escaped directly into the ground. Li Qingque also knew the earth escape technique, which was not a profound method.

When Zhang Qian asked, he found out that his senior sister had the Five Elements escape power, including earth escape, water escape, fire escape, and wood escape, and she was even better at it than himself.

The two of them escaped directly to a depth underground and quietly opened up a spacious stone chamber under the capital.

After being active for a long time, Zhang Qian was hungry, so he directly took out the old fox's real body, and the corpse of a giant fox about ten feet tall appeared.

Li Qingque was a little surprised. She could tell at a glance that this giant fox was a great demon in the Jindan realm when he was alive.

brush!
With a wave of his hand, a round demon pill shining with snow-white light appeared in Li Qingque's hand.

"You didn't kill this great golden elixir demon, did you? Are you hiding something from me?"

Hearing his senior sister asking this question, Zhang Qian's eyes rolled and he had an idea. He did not hide anything and told her in detail how he was forced by the old fox, went to the headquarters of the Taoshen Sect, and all his experiences afterwards.

To Zhang Qian, Li Qingque is no longer an outsider, and he has nothing to hide.

Sure enough, after listening to Zhang Qian's detailed account of his experience, Li Qingque's gaze towards Zhang Qian softened a little.

"You are really bold, but I underestimated the sword intent you have comprehended. At the beginning, you were only at the spiritual realm, but you were able to break the true body of this golden elixir monster by activating the sword intent."

"It was just luck. I hope you don't blame me for lying to you, Senior Sister."

Li Qingque shook his head and stretched out his hand, "Where is the child?"

Zhang Qian touched his head and released the petrified old fox.

Now the old fox has taken over the body of a newborn three-year-old child, and Zhang Qian hasn't figured out how to deal with him.

brush!
After the petrification spell was lifted, the old fox was immediately free. However, before he could say anything, Li Qingque stretched out his finger and gently hooked the old fox's soul out.

"...!"

Zhang Qian was speechless. This was the real difference in cultivation. The old fox's soul was at the Golden Core realm at least, but facing Li Qingque who had cultivated the Dharma image, he had no power to resist and was directly hooked out.

"Who are you! Let me go!"

The old fox was still clamoring, but Li Qingque didn't want to waste time on him. With a flick of his fingers, the old fox's soul was instantly annihilated into nothingness. That was not all. In just such a short while, Li Qingque had already read through the memories in the old fox's soul.

"You are honest and didn't lie to me."

Zhang Qian secretly broke out in a cold sweat and said with a smile: "How could I deceive Senior Sister!"

Li Qingque snorted lightly and did not reply. She cast a few magical talismans, which sank into the body of the three-year-old child. Now that the old fox's spirit was gone, the body was just an empty shell.

hum!
The void shook slightly, and the child's body returned to its original state, gradually shrinking, and finally becoming the size of a fist, very similar to the legendary ginseng fruit. The fist-sized fruit looked like a baby and exuded bursts of refreshing fragrance.

There is a very restrained vitality hidden in the fragrance. Now this fruit has become a rare treasure. Although it no longer has the magical power to resurrect people, the majestic spiritual energy and vitality contained in it alone, if consumed, is no less than a rare treasure in heaven and earth.

Seeing his senior sister handing the fruit to him, Zhang Qian thought about it and decided not to take it. After all, he was just a child just now and he didn't have such a broad mind.

After Zhang Qian collected the fruit, Li Qingque said, "This fruit has a complicated origin. When we return to the sect, I will ask someone to refine it into a magic pill for you, which can also help improve your cultivation."

"Thank you, senior sister."

"You should keep this demon pill. Although it is useless to you, it is still good to exchange it for some treasures from others."

The quality of the old fox's demon pill is not high, it is only at the second level, and it does not have any profound value. Moreover, Li Qingque just saw that there is not even a magical power seed on this demon pill.

This shows that the old fox has never practiced any magical power, which is due to his lack of foundation.

(End of this chapter)