"Sir, come play with us."

On the wooden brothel, a group of colorfully dressed flower demons were attracting guests. In one of the elegant rooms inside, a middle-aged man in a white robe with six lingzhi-shaped monkey ears was listening to every movement within a hundred miles.

At this moment, he was listening to the conversation on the cliff platform.

Jiang Li's guess was correct, Wuzhiqi had indeed been paying attention to some people's situations, including Li Qinglian.

Although his main purpose for going north was to Break the Gold Dam and advance to third grade, for a Great Demon like Wuzhiqi, the need for revenge against Lawless Freedom for killing his son was equally imperative.

This had nothing to do with whether there was a deep father-son affection or not. The mere fact that his son had been killed and his face had been lost was enough to ignite Wuzhiqi's desire to kill.

It was only because Li Qinglian was suspected of having contact with the Great Venerate and Wuzhiqi did not wish to expose his movements that he had temporarily suppressed his killing intention, but his attention to Li Qinglian had always been unceasing.

When Jiang Li and the Bull-headed arrived at Li Qinglian's residence, Wuzhiqi had already taken notice of him, and especially after the subsequent conversation between Witch Di and Jiang Li, which confirmed his identity as a member of the Great Venerate Clan.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man's eyes flickered with golden light, as he sensed a faint aura of spiritual water.

'Heavenly Water Pearl!'

Wuzhiqi showed a look of doubt.

"It seems that the True God has discovered something?"

Sensing the change in Wuzhiqi's expression, another person in the room let out a series of pleasant laughs, speaking as softly as a breeze, "Does the True God love to joke?"

This was an extremely glamorous woman, with long black hair like a waterfall, delicate features filled with exotic charm, and a pair of emerald-green eyes as stunning as gemstones, yet carrying the danger of venomous snakes.

Most crucially, this woman was completely nude, leaving her beautiful figure exposed, her fair skin emitting a demonic charm.

Wuzhiqi glanced at her upon hearing her, and the woman immediately reached out playfully to stroke her hair, allowing her enticing breasts to bounce and capture the eye.

However, Wuzhiqi was entirely undisturbed by the temptation, the golden light in his eyes cold and cruel, looking upon this enticing and beautiful body as if it was just meat on a chopping block.

"Little girl, trying to flaunt yourself before this god—if your master, the Six Desires Heavenly Lady, were here, it might be somewhat persuasive."

Wuzhiqi put on a sinister smile, and as he spoke, his mouth revealed sharp teeth that were starkly different from ordinary people, "In the past, your shameless side-path Shanle Tian Nu coveted this god's essence energy, and ended up being eaten by me, bite by bite. Do you also wish to take a trip inside this god's belly?"

A vicious aura spewed forth along with his words, even conjuring illusionary images of countless demons, ghosts, and monsters, causing the woman to shiver involuntarily, chilled by Wuzhiqi's pure brutality.

This was the cruelty born of pure demonic nature. To him, mere female beauty was nothing but skin deep, not affecting his ability to kill or to consume flesh at all. This brutal and cruel demeanor, so indifferent to physical appearances, was an extreme – unreachable by any bewitching technique or artifice.

"True God really loves to joke."

The woman forced a smile and tugged at the corner of her mouth, but under the chaotic dance of those demonic images, she obediently continued, "After the opening of Wushan, two True Gods emerged from seclusion, one was Heavenly Charm True God and the other was Bi Fang True God. After leaving Wushan, their whereabouts became unknown and they did not return."

The so-called True Gods are what members of the Devil God Sect call fourth-rank, Wuzhiqi is the Huai River True God, hence those two being referred to as True Gods are naturally also fourth-rank.

Of course, outsiders actually prefer to call these fourth-rank individuals Demon Gods.

The Heavenly Charm and Bi Fang that the woman mentioned were two of the fourth-rank who stayed inside during the last time Wushan had been hidden from the world. If they had left...

"Is only Ying Zhao left now?" Wuzhiqi reined in his aggression and asked indifferently.

"Yes," the woman replied meekly.

This answer sparked a flicker in Wuzhiqi's eyes.

'The Great Venerate has taken that person's embodiment; it's not a favorable situation to intervene now. If only Ying Zhao remains...'

Now, in Wushan, apart from the Great Venerate, there was only Ying Zhao, tasked with guarding Wushan, who was a fourth-rank. If Wuzhiqi made his move at this time, the situation within Wushan might be unknown, but in the Nether City, Wuzhiqi could absolutely do as he pleased.

Thinking of the Heavenly Water Pearl he had sensed earlier, Wuzhiqi became eager.

Even if he acted against the Feng Clan and drew Ying Zhao to their aid, Wuzhiqi had no fear, and to take a Heavenly Water Pearl without endangering the other's life was within the bounds of what the Great Venerate might tolerate.

Nevertheless, he still suppressed the thought.

"I'm not in a hurry; I can heal slowly, without rushing the moment," Wuzhiqi said.

As long as his injuries recovered, Wuzhiqi could stimulate the Water Disaster to promote himself in rank, but he still endured and refrained. The more critical the moment, the less he could afford to be hasty—at least for Wuzhiqi, time was not currently an issue.

"The god understands. You may leave," Wuzhiqi, having completely retracted his fierce aura, said indifferently like an ordinary person.

Seeing this, the woman dared not speak further, lightly stepped barefoot on the wooden floor, and her whole body slowly merged into the planks, vanishing without a trace, leaving Wuzhiqi alone in the room.

After the outsider left, Wuzhiqi maintained the Six Ears posture, continuously receiving all sounds and Qi Mechanisms within a hundred miles.

The influx of complex information entered his perception, which he methodically accepted without the slightest discomfort. Sensing that there was no presence threatening his safety, Wuzhiqi relaxed.

Just then, a phantom appeared behind Wuzhiqi, and a vertical eye slowly opened, revealing a blurred figure in the pupil.

"If I were you, I wouldn't be so complacent; you've already aroused the Great Venerable's desire to kill," said the shadowy figure, whose flat tone betrayed no indication of gender.

Wuzhiqi, on hearing this, remained still, seemingly unsurprised by the appearance of the vertical eye, and spoke in a low voice, "The god will not sell his life for you."

He had endured even the temptation of avenging his child's death and the allure of the Heavenly Water Pearl; how could he possibly work for this mysterious person? The figure's appearance was no doubt due to the captured avatar, and by saying the Great Venerable now had a killing intent, the figure actually aimed to delude Wuzhiqi into opposing the Great Venerable.

An old monster of two hundred years understood the stakes clearly and immediately grasped the key points, also guessing the implications behind the other party's words.

As for the claim about the Great Venerable harboring killing intent, Wuzhiqi did not believe it.

"You don't believe?" The shadowy figure said lightly, "You probably don't know how the true Demon Clan came to extinction. It was the Great Venerable's ancestors who led the charge, annihilating one Demon Clan after another. They used the Demon Refining Pot to refine them, erasing all traces, leaving behind only Demonic Attribute Dao Fruits. Devil Cultivators could transform into their Demon Form yet reverted to human form upon death, due to restrictions set by the Demonic Attribute Dao Fruits refined in the Demon Refining Pot. Whether produced by the pot or Dao Fruits left over at the End of Dharma era, all were processed by the Demon Refining Pot, leaving a restriction that prevented transformation into demons."

"The Feng family perished because of their demon extermination efforts, finally disappearing from history. Now, you have crossed the line from human to demon, becoming part of the Demon Clan. Think about it; if you were the Great Venerable, what would you do?"

Wuzhiqi's expression darkened.

He didn't need to think too much about what to do; Wuzhiqi could almost be certain that the Great Venerable indeed had killing intent towards him.

He would kill him; it was just a matter of time.

Even thinking further, the Great Venerable not acting immediately might be because there was something more imperative, such as dealing with that avatar. Once he could spare the effort...

A fierce aura once again emerged from Wuzhiqi.

The shadowy figure immediately perceived Wuzhiqi's perturbation and continued, "After overcoming countless difficulties, you have the opportunity to be promoted, and you have even transformed from human to demon, greatly increasing your strength. As long as you reach third grade, you can go anywhere in the world, but unfortunately, you may not live to see that day."

Because before that, the Great Venerable might find the time to kill Wuzhiqi.

With Wuzhiqi's current injuries, the Great Venerable might not even need a second move.

Long white hairs began to appear on Wuzhiqi's head, his skull fluctuating between human and ape, his eyes flickering with violent rage.

"I can help you," Wuzhiqi finally said after a moment. "But the god must first recover his strength."

"Of course." From the vertical eye, a pure and clear stream of energy flowed out, billowing like fluid, transforming into a pill form. A shadowy figure of an infant could faintly be seen within the round pill body.

"This is the Grass Returning Pill, made from the purest Innate Wood Qi—it should be enough to restore thirty percent of your injuries."

"Not enough!" Wuzhiqi said decisively.

He thought of the Heavenly Water Pearl that he had sensed earlier with a surge of golden light in his eyes. He had to recover as quickly as possible and be promoted to third grade. Otherwise, even if he could escape temporarily, he wouldn't be able to evade forever. If the Great Venerable wanted someone dead, what resources would a fourth-rank have to block him?

Only at third grade might he have a chance to survive.

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