novelraw Chapter 705 - Capítulo 705: 689: You Know Your Place
Chapter 705 - Capítulo 705: 689: You Know Your Place
Capítulo 705: Chapter 689: You Know Your Place
Leveraging its limited intelligence, Black Sand Demon truly believed in the evil of Qin Liuxi, this outsider. Carrying the Karmic Fire, he didn’t obtain it from stealing it from the Underworld, then what? Could it be natural for him to have it?
Because of this belief, it looked at Qin Liuxi with extra caution and wariness in its eyes.
It feared that this madman would spark up a fire if displeased, and then it would be turned into roast bear.
Black Sand Demon absentmindedly stroked its bald fur, looking at the pitch-black night sky in a daze.
It was the tyrant of the Black Desert, how did it lose its title in less than a day?
Was it because its cultivation level was not high enough? Otherwise, why couldn’t it defeat this man? It resented that it had guarded the Purple Gold Tao Fruit for hundreds of years, hoping to advance further by relying on it, but not even a single leaf was left for it.
Sorrow welled up from the heart.
“Wuu…”
“Stop crying, you’re the grand Black Sand Demon, as big as a bear, yet weeping like a woman—how ridiculous!” Qin Liuxi glared at it.
Black Sand Demon bit its hand, staring back resentfully, but upon seeing the other’s eyes narrow, it quickly averted its gaze.
Not far away, the Three Ghosts who were enjoying themselves exchanged glances and drifted a bit further back, their feelings as complex as Black Sand Demon’s.
This was the Black Sand Demon. Any ghost that foolishly provoked it had its soul torn apart and devoured. And those beings with some Daoist cultivation, how many didn’t wish to become the overlord?
There was a Wolf King who had tried to fight for the title of overlord, wasn’t it also torn apart by Hei Sha?
And the Red Sand Snake, always lurking and provoking the old demon, never leaving without a defeat.
The Black Sand Demon was strong, with formidable spells, and even capable of creating illusions—who wouldn’t be afraid? Yet such an overlord, now looked like a pitiful creature watching the expression on the face of the Little Heavenly Master.
What a lamentable sight!
Qin Liuxi gnawed on the roast fish, looking at the oasis ahead, said, “Let me ask you, you said there used to be a mountain here, where is it? How many years ago was that?”
The thought in Black Sand Demon’s mind was: Why should I tell you? I answer every question you ask, wouldn’t that be humiliating for me?
Qin Liuxi looked over again.
The threat of death.
Jolted into action, it hurriedly said, “It’s been over a thousand years, this oasis is it.”
“You joking with me? The mountain turned into water?” Qin Liuxi’s voice was filled with danger.
Black Sand Demon replied, “How would I dare? It’s not just this oasis, but also that area over there. The mountain collapsed underground, covered by sand. This oasis came from the mountain’s streams forming a lake; over a thousand years, it expanded bit by bit until it became this size.”
Qin Liuxi stood up, looking over the tranquil oasis, said, “A perfectly good mountain, how could it collapse and vanish, what did you, a Mountain Spirit, do?”
“I really didn’t do anything, ah, as a Mountain Spirit, I’m naturally aware that cultivating within the mountains is more beneficial to me. It was that one night, with constant rumbling of Heavenly Thunder, the ground shaking, the thunderbolts were as thick as arms, striking countlessly. I didn’t dare to go out to see at that moment, only thought that perhaps some Daoist was undergoing Tribulation near the mountain. But unexpectedly, the mountain just collapsed, and I nearly didn’t escape.”
Recalling the past, Black Sand Demon still felt some lingering fear, said, “The huge mountain collapsed, I don’t know how many Spiritual Objects died, but there were also quite a few that desperately fled before the collapse, otherwise this desert would not have some rare Spirit Grass left, it’s all that has survived and spread out over the years.”
The more Qin Liuxi listened, the more he felt it was fantastical, this wasn’t some script, was it?
Black Sand Demon continued, “Later I thought, it wasn’t someone undergoing Tribulation, the mountain itself must’ve been the cave of some big shot that collapsed, causing it to sink. Because the mountain collapsed, we all couldn’t leave, none of us could walk out of this desert.”
“For hundreds of years, one could only enter this desert but not leave. Only the ferocious survived through natural selection, and this area became lawless. Here, there are no rules of heaven and earth, so what are you here for?”
To steal his Dao Fruit, and nearly roasted him too.
“I’m obviously here for the Golden Scorpion.”
“You got what you came for and still won’t leave, now even stealing my Dao Fruit!”
“That’s a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, meant for those destined to it.” Qin Liuxi grinned, speaking shamelessly, “Sorry, but this item is fated for me, rightfully mine.”
Black Sand Demon: If I listen to your excuses any further, I’m a fool!
Qin Liuxi polished off the grilled fish in no time, stood up, and said, “Let’s go check out that side.”
“I’m not going.”
“Hmm?”
Black Sand Demon sprung to his feet: “Do you want me to carry you across the lake? It’s nightfall, the lake water is as cold as ice, wouldn’t be good if you chilled.”
Smart move.
The Three Ghosts chewed on incense candles, clicking their tongues in admiration: Looks like the old demon’s intelligence is back on track, could it be that the barriers of this desert are finally breaking?
Sitting on the shoulder of the Black Mountain Demon, Qin Liuxi crossed the oasis and arrived at the other end of it, standing on solid ground; she could clearly feel some fluctuations in energy and couldn’t help but squat down, her hands touching the ground.
Spiritual Energy, it’s actually surging up from the heart of the earth.
Qin Liuxi was surprised and looked at Black Sand Demon whose gaze was evasively shifting, “You really didn’t want me to come over here, afraid that I’d find this notable amount of Spiritual Energy?”
Black Sand Demon feigned ignorance on the surface: “What Spiritual Energy?”
But he thought, It’s over, now she’s really not going to leave.
Qin Liuxi snorted with laughter, stood up, and looked out across the smooth expanse of sand. Just standing here, she felt Spiritual Energy flooding her body.
Could this sunken area be a spiritual mountain?
But how could it sink like this?
She decided to leave aside what she couldn’t understand for the time being. Qin Liuxi’s eyes darted about, then turned toward Black Sand Demon, “Where’s your cave? Aren’t you going to invite me to sit? You know, a good host should be welcoming.”
Black Sand Demon suddenly grew tense: “I’m a Mountain Spirit, born of the heavens and nurtured by the earth. I sleep under the heavens and rest upon the earth, where would I have a cave?”
“There’s no shortage of Spiritual Energy here, you definitely wouldn’t miss out. If it were me, I’d have built my cave right here too.” Qin Liuxi chuckled, then suddenly made Sealing gestures with both hands, reciting a spell: “Heaven’s laws pure and clear, earth’s laws vibrant and sincere, yin and yang congeal essence, water spirits reveal presence…I decree!”
The spell flashed out like a golden light, and a huge hollow Stone Mansion materialized before their eyes. Qin Liuxi bolted towards it.
Black Sand Demon was dumbstruck and hurriedly followed.
Qin Liuxi stepped into the cave, her eyes shining, sneered to herself, this blind bear really knows how to hide his treasures well. Inside the Stone Mansion, there were Crystal Stones rivaling jade in beauty, abundant with Spiritual Energy.
Must fleece it, absolutely.
As Black Sand Demon entered, his eyes blazed with anger, and he bellowed, “These are all my savings, not unnamed ownerless objects.”
Qin Liuxi paused in her steps, withdrew her hand, and coughed, “If I’m taking you along, you ought to give me a little travel fare, right? I won’t ask for much, just share a bit of these with me.”
Black Sand Demon: “?”
Wait, when did he agree to follow her?