Chapter 82 The Assassin Appears
Zhang Qian touched his chin and instructed, "The pearls of the thousand-year-old clams can cure all kinds of poisons, which is quite useful. After I leave, you should pass on the order and arrange for the tribesmen to collect all the rare treasures in the Mirage Dragon Lake. The more the better. Try to catch as many Jade Blood Spirit Fish as possible, and also pick the spiritual fruits produced by the Chaoyang Red Fire Vine. I will send people to collect them from you regularly. Don't neglect this matter. It will be of great use to me!"

"As ordered!"

Zhang Qian thought that his Demon Refining Island had already taken back the Wanbao Pavilion, a shop in the sect's market. Since it was called Wanbao Pavilion, it naturally had to have many treasures. The various rare treasures in the Mirage Dragon Lake could be sold at a good price in the Wanbao Pavilion.

After giving some instructions, Zhang Qian asked Han Ming to practice hard, and after giving him a few more words, he turned around and left the lake.

"Master Demon, now that you have subdued the Frost Nether Mirage Serpent Clan, do we still want to...?"

Zhang Qian waved his hand and said, "I have other plans for this tribe. Don't think about continuing to devour their flesh and blood. Besides, these mirage snakes have low cultivation bases, so there won't be much benefit for you to devour them."

Zhang Qian then thought of the old fox's corpse in his storage bag, and an idea came to his mind.

Following the connection with Demon No. 2, Zhang Qian returned the same way. Then the Demon Pagoda shook and all three demons were received into the pagoda.

When Zhang Qian entered the clan's territory of the Hanming Mirage Snake, Mo San finally let go of his evil nature and went on a killing spree. Unfortunately, the monsters in the Mirage Dragon Lake had too low cultivation levels. The blood-red airflow that Zhang Qian obtained through the Heavenly Demon Pagoda was very scarce, and after it was absorbed into his blood, the blood concentration did not increase much.

Following the instructions in the jade slip given by his senior sister, Zhang Qian headed towards the secret place where the Demon Refining Divine Lotus was hidden.

On the other hand, Han Ming kept Zhang Qian's instructions in mind. After Zhang Qian left, he used the secret method of the Han Ming Mirage Snake clan to transmit messages to all the clansmen in the Mirage Dragon Lake through the boundless mirage air, ordering them to collect all kinds of rare treasures.

As the patriarch of the Mirage Snake Clan, Han Ming has a strong bloodline. No member of the clan can resist him relying solely on the pressure of his bloodline. All the mirage snakes hidden in the Mirage Dragon Lake were mobilized at once, causing the entire Mirage Dragon Lake to become a mess.

Zhang Qian followed the route, turning left and right, and after walking for half an hour, a dense forest appeared in front of him. The forest was lush and green, and there was no end in sight. Zhang Qian could see clearly that there was only one kind of tree in the forest - the water banyan tree.

Countless roots hang down from the water banyan tree and take root in the muddy water below.

Seeing this forest, Zhang Qian's eyes flashed, and he said to himself: "According to the route, the place where the Demon Refining Lotus Root is hidden is behind this forest. I don't know if there is any danger in this strange forest."

As he stepped forward, a whirlwind swirled, lifted his body up, and flew straight above the woods.

brush!
As the whirlwind turned, Zhang Qian had already flown above the woods and looked down.

Whoosh!
At this moment, a gray-black object flew out from the woods below and headed straight towards Zhang Qian.

"what?"

With a quick glance, Zhang Qian immediately realized that the gray-black thing was actually a mass of rotten mud.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...!
Before Zhang Qian could think about it, a dense mass of mud suddenly appeared and hit him together.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Zhang Qian sneered, and flicked his five fingers. Blood-red sword energy shot out, and as the sword energy swirled, it broke up the mud ball.

After the sword energy broke up the mud ball, it stabbed straight downwards.

Chi Chi Chi!
Accompanied by the sound of cutting, the dense tree canopy below was swept away by the sword energy, revealing the scene under the tree canopy.

Oh, oh…oh…

A very strange chirping sound was heard, which made Zhang Qian feel very uncomfortable and had goose bumps. He looked in the direction of the chirping sound and saw hundreds of monkey-like monsters appearing in the woods, calling out to Zhang Qian one by one.

"What is this?"

These monkey-like monsters are very ugly. Each one is about five feet tall, with hair covered in mud and no visible color. Their heads are very large, and what's even uglier is their eyes.

Their eyes took up half the size of the strange face, and they looked at Zhang Qian with violent and crazy eyes.

Oh, oh…oh…

These monsters bared their fangs and claws at Zhang Qian, and cried out in a whimpering voice. The chaotic cries mixed together, and Zhang Qian actually felt slightly upset. It was obvious that the cries of these monsters could only contain a kind of power fluctuation that could shake the mind.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!
Seeing Zhang Qian standing still in the air, these monsters waved their hands and threw balls of smelly mud at him.

Shaking his head with some amusement, Zhang Qian produced the Bingpo Xuanguan Sword in his hand. He swung the sword, and hundreds of blood-red sword qi shot out. The sword qi spread and chopped off the heads of all the screaming monsters below.

"These monsters are so ignorant that they dare to mess with me."

Seeing that all the monsters below were dead, Zhang Qian was about to turn around and leave, but unexpectedly he heard a loud laugh.

"Good trick, the Sect Master really didn't make a mistake in choosing this person!"

"who!"

Zhang Qian's face changed and he turned around to look, only to see a shadowy black figure flying up from the depths of the woods.

The dark figure was dressed in black and had a dark hat on his head, which covered his face.

Zhang Qian scanned the area with his mind and focused his gaze, and suddenly discovered that this person was actually at the Golden Core realm and should not be underestimated.

"Who are you?"

"Me? Have you forgotten? Last time, I followed the sect master's order to go to the Demon Refining Island to look for you. Unfortunately, I was encountered by the mermaids. Li Qingque even activated the Demon Refining Island formation. If I hadn't had the secret method, I would have almost died on the Demon Refining Island. You wouldn't be unaware of such a big thing, right?"

"It's you! Which assassin from the Huangquan Demon Sect are you?"

Zhang Qian's face changed drastically and he quickly became alert.

"Why are you so nervous? How about the treasure map fragment that the sect master gave you? Tsk tsk, you are so lucky. The treasure map fragment contains a Yama Temple, and it can also emit the naturalization divine sound. Even I am very envious. Haha, after I failed to sneak into the Demon Refining Island last time, I have been looking for a chance to find you. Now, I finally waited until you left the Sword Gourd Palace."

Zhang Qian had a blank expression on his face, his mind racing. From what the man in black said, he had some guesses in his mind.

The fragment of the treasure map was given to Zhang Qian by Qin Fengdu, the leader of the Huangquan Demon Sect. Originally, it contained the devilish means to refine Zhang Qian into a Yama puppet. However, who would have thought that Zhang Qian's mind was so strong that the secret hand left by Qin Fengdu in the fragment of the treasure map did not work at all. Instead, Zhang Qian completely refined the Yama Temple inside.

If Zhang Qianmei's strong mind was still there, Qin Fengdu's hidden hand would be activated, and Zhang Qian would be immediately refined into a Yama puppet loyal to the Huangquan Demon Sect. In addition, the fragments of the treasure map can emit the sound of naturalization, which is enough to cause chaos in the Jianhu Palace.

"Zhang Qian, it's been quite a while since you got the treasure map fragments. Why is the Sword Gourd Palace still peaceful until now? Since you have become a subordinate of my Huangquan Holy Sect, you should devote yourself to the cause of the Sect Master. Otherwise, after I kill you and take the treasure map fragments, I can always find another Sword Gourd Palace disciple to do this!"

(End of this chapter)