Martial Arts Domination: Start with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique
Chapter 133 - 130: Monsters Invading Outside Yongan County! (Subscribe Please)

Chapter 133: Chapter 130: Monsters Invading Outside Yongan County! (Subscribe Please)

The Demon race has four major realms.

Demon Soldiers, Monster Generals, Demon Kings, and Demon Saints.

They correspond respectively to the four major barriers of the Human race Martial Arts, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, and Martial Saint.

However, in terms of strength, these two do not match up.

The gap within the Demon Saint Realm is vast, some weaker Demon Saints may not even compare to a Demon King with gifted bloodline talents.

But the disparity within Great Grandmasters is even greater!

The Grandmaster Realm.

The weakest can slaughter Demon Kings at will, matching a Demon Saint in combat.

While the strong can casually slay Demon Saints, even suppressing the most top-tier Demon Saints!

Therefore, the power equivalent to a Demon Saint is not a Martial Saint, but a Great Grandmaster!

As for Martial Saints, their strength is already extraordinary and detached from the mortal body, reaching another level!

Among the Demon race, the power equivalent to a Human Martial Saint is called a Great Saint!

That Cangyuan Dragon Lord, containing a strand of True Dragon Bloodline, would shed its flood dragon body and transform into a True Dragon after ascending to a Great Saint!

At that time, within the Demon race, there will be one more powerful Great Saint of the True Dragon!

For the entire Great Jin, this is not good news.

Therefore, logically speaking, this Cangyuan Dragon Lord intends to ascend to a Great Saint and transform into a True Dragon.

The Great Jin would never allow this!

Qin Zheng was somewhat perplexed, as to why the Great Jin Dynasty had yet to take action against the dragon about to undergo transformation in Qingzhou.

Even Gao Wenyu, of the Gao Clan bloodline, was going to help the Cangyuan Dragon Lord transform.

Inside the tent, Qin Zheng closed his eyes in contemplation, with various thoughts emerging in his mind.

After a moment, he opened his eyes and gently exhaled a turbid breath.

Forget it.

No matter what interests are involved or what grievances exist.

What I need to do now is to continuously grow stronger, to keep increasing my strength!

When something really happens, I will execute a slash that no one can oppose!

It doesn’t matter if you are from the Quanyang Gao Family or a Demon race Great Saint, taste my blade first!

With these thoughts, Qin Zheng focused his spirit inward, inspecting his body.

Within the human body there are three channels and seven wheels!

After successfully opening the Seven Life Wheels, one connects the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, drawing in the qi of heaven and earth into the body.

This is followed by the opening of the body’s three channels.

This process was already known to Qin Zheng before he was promoted.

As each channel is opened sequentially, the body can store more Gang Qi, with higher quality increasing the enhancement of the entire body.

It’s just that Qin Zheng’s promotion to Great Grandmaster was a bit sudden, and he had not yet had time to obtain the Inner Strength practice of the Grandmaster Realm.

Unable to use the Merit Scroll to strengthen Inner Strength for advancement.

Therefore, he could only rely on persistence to draw in the qi of heaven and earth to gradually expand the three channels.

With this thought, Qin Zheng began to channel the qi of heaven and earth into his body.

...

Night was drawing near, and the moon had already quietly risen to its peak.

The soft moonlight illuminated the vast Camp Geng.

A procession of vehicles also slowly entered Camp Geng.

The body of Xu Qingling had been found.

It lay beneath an old tree by a rural road, thirty li outside Yongan County.

This prodigy, only nineteen years of age and already a Great Grandmaster, met her silent demise in the countryside.

Qin Zheng stepped out of his tent, swiftly moving forward to gaze at the petite figure that despite being lifeless, still gripped her halberd tightly.

Pei Qing approached with a grave expression and spoke, "Lord Xu’s fatal wound was in the abdomen, pierced by a long sword, stirring and destroying most of her viscera."

"Was the murderer the Great Demon we killed this afternoon?"

Qin Zheng’s gaze shifted to Xu Qingling’s abdomen, which had been darkened by drenched blood.

"Yes!"

"Based on the evidence left at the scene, it seems an archer and two Great Grandmasters attempted to besiege Lord Xu initially."

"But Lord Xu’s formidable strength prevailed, and after striking down one of them, the ambush nearly failed."

"At that moment, the Great Demon disguising itself as Lord Fuyu entered the battlefield, causing Lord Xu to lower her guard before launching a successful sneak attack," Pei Qing surmised after personally examining the scene in detail.

Qin Zheng nodded, then after a brief silence said, "Order two Minor Generals to lead a team and send her body back to Lin Yuan City."

"But..."

Pei Qing hesitated after hearing this.

Qin Zheng, aware of what the other person was thinking, responded, "No harm. A mere corpse will be useless to them even if they seize it."

Moreover, Gao Wenyu would probably prefer to see Xu Qingling’s body sent back to Lin Yuan City.

In doing so, it’s highly likely to provoke Wei Wuji, compelling him to leave Lin Yuan City and thereby earning the Cangyuan Dragon Lord a chance to transform.

"Yes!"

Pei Qing, receiving the command, could only nod in agreement.

"Furthermore..."

Qin Zheng’s voice resumed.

"Tell them to pass a message to Lin Yuan City, saying that Xiang Qingyu should come to replace me, or swap me out for another camp’s Great Grandmaster."

This statement made Pei Qing startle, promptly looking up at Qin Zheng to ask, "Lord Qin, are you leaving?"

Qin Zheng’s eyes slightly narrowed as he looked upon Xu Qingling’s body and said, "Staying here is merely a temporary solution, not addressing the root cause."

"Since the source of all this chaos stems from that old mud loach in the Cangyuan River..."

"As long as it’s killed, there won’t be so many issues!"

His voice was calm, without any ripples; it was as if he was recounting something exceedingly ordinary.

But at this moment, to Pei Qing, it was like thunderous roars booming, raising tempestuous waves in his heart.

Was this Lord Qin planning to slay the Cangyuan Dragon Lord?!

To kill the top-tier Great Demon that was only one step away from transforming into a dragon, which even the Commander-in-chief could only suppress and temporarily not slay?!

Was this really not a joke?!

Pei Qing’s head shot up as he looked towards Qin Zheng.

Still calm as ever, yet the determination in his eyes nearly burst forth!

This Lord Qin was earnest!

He actually planned to slay the Cangyuan Dragon Lord!

Pei Qing opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he fell silent.

"Yes!"

He nodded emphatically in response and immediately turned around to make arrangements.

After looking at Xu Qingling for several breaths, Qin Zheng also turned around and returned to his tent.

This time, he did not sit down to continue honing and expanding his three meridians.

Instead, he took up his weapon.

The Ghost Head Greatsword.

And a great bow, newly strung with flood dragon sinew, capable of withstanding more force.

Since he had decided to go back and kill the Cangyuan Dragon Lord, from this moment on, he must strengthen himself as quickly as possible without any reservation!

Having ascended to the Great Grandmaster, he had already pushed his various abilities to their current limits, with no room for further improvement.

Therefore, the most useful thing for Qin Zheng should be the talent that could be obtained from the Flood Dragon Demon Pill given by Xiang Qingyu!

Turning Rivers and Seas!

If he wanted to kill that old mudfish on the verge of its transformation into a flood dragon, he would definitely need to enter water.

With this talent, he would definitely increase his combat power in water, increasing the chances of slaying the enemy!

Qin Zheng stretched out his hand, spread his five fingers, and revealed a demon core in his palm.

At the same time, writing appeared on the Merit Scroll.

[Item found: Flood Dragon Demon Pill, available for refinement, requires Five Hundred Catties of merit, do you wish to refine?]

[Note: Refinement grants the Gift - Turning Rivers and Seas]

Back in the Qinyang Prefecture Yamen, Qin Zheng had slayed the Demon Saint Realm Flood Dragon Demon brought by Gao Wuyun, using its core to again reduce the merit needed for refinement.

A talent that originally required one thousand jin of merit could now be refined with only five hundred jin.

However... five hundred jin was still a significant amount for Qin Zheng.

He would need to slay nearly fifteen Great Demons of the Demon Saint Realm to accumulate such an amount of merit.

But the demons within Yongan County had already been eradicated...

Qin Zheng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Yongan County bordered three other counties; if he moved swiftly, he could quickly travel to these counties and slay the demons within them.

This way, he could quickly amass a batch of merit, though it was uncertain whether it would amount to five hundred jin.

Apart from Camps Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, there were not many Great Demons of the Demon Saint Realm in other places.

Thinking this, Qin Zheng immediately left the tent.

No matter what, he had to act first and speak later.

This matter required not only his own personal involvement but also coordination with the other three counties.

Thus, he needed to discuss this with Pei Qing.

As he stepped out of the tent, he happened to encounter Pei Qing coming over again.

The man’s face was full of panic as if he had received some terrifying news.

"What’s happened?"

Qin Zheng’s expression tightened, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"Lord Qin, news has come that great disturbances among the demons have been detected deep in the Mo Xu Mountain Range, with demonic energy crisscrossing. I fear there are no fewer than dozens of Great Demons of the Demon Saint Realm leading the charge, commanding an army of the Demon race to invade Qingzhou!"

"The first to be invaded will be our Yongan County!"

Pei Qing spoke rapidly, his tone barely concealing his panic.

Qingzhou bordered the entire Mo Xu Mountain Range, and Yongan County was also one of the few that directly bordered the range.

That’s why, in previous incidents, those few Great Demons of the Demon Saint Realm were able to enter Yongan County without any noise.

However... before the advancement of the Cangyuan Dragon Lord, the demons deep within the Mo Xu Mountain Range had never launched a large-scale invasion of Qingzhou.

After all, a large-scale invasion would surely attract the attention of the National Martial Saint.

And when the National Martial Saint arrived, every demon below the status of a Great Saint would die without exception!

So unless commanded by a Great Saint, the demons from the Mo Xu Mountain Range would not lightly venture out and invade Qingzhou.

But this time, for the Cangyuan Dragon Lord to advance, it seemed like the demons of the Mo Xu Mountain Range were no longer concerned about these factors.

Or perhaps the Great Saint deep within the mountain range had made a conscious statement.

Unafraid of attracting the National Martial Saint’s attention, they intend to distract Wei Wuji to allow the Cangyuan Dragon Lord to advance!

Because of such large-scale invasions, the focus of all demon slayers in Qingzhou would inevitably concentrate here.

Otherwise, there’s the risk of seeing a situation where demons dance wildly, and blood flows like rivers.

At that time, faced with such a scenario, even Wei Wuji would likely have to leave Lin Yuan City and come here to suppress the hordes of demons.

Once Wei Wuji left, the Cangyuan Dragon Lord would surely seize the opportunity to complete its advancement in one fell swoop!

This time, it seemed that no matter what, Qingzhou would face a calamity!

In this moment, Pei Qing’s face showed panic, as if he was at a loss and uncertain about what to do.

However, he failed to notice.

But upon hearing this news, Qin Zheng’s eyes were filled with a light called excitement!