"Interesting."
"This cultivation method actually steals the righteous energy of human scholars to form a vast and righteous aura that protects the demon soul."
Li Yue raised his eyebrows slightly.
This was the first time he had seen such a profound method among demons.
The demons he had killed before, including the tiger demon who had just died, all seemed very ordinary.
Even that tiger demon—
Didn't even have a 'ghost lure' (literally a reckless ghost, a ghost that helps a tiger lure humans), obviously not knowing how to condense one.
However, this spider demon's cultivation was too weak.
Although his gaze, which could destroy the demon soul, only contained the thunderous divine power of a high fourth-rank grade,
It was not something this spider demon could resist with a single method.
"Ah… …!"
"You killed me… … The adults of my Five Immortals Sect will not let you go… …!!"
The spider demon screamed again, looking at Li Yue with resentment.
It hated!
Hated that damned tiger demon for actually inviting it to deal with such a terrifying existence!
It also hated the deity in front of it for not caring about its background as a demon from the Five Immortals Cave!
It regretted even more!
Regretted why it had been temporarily greedy for the tiger demon's strength and agreed to come here with him.
If it hadn't come—
It could have continued to mingle among humans, occasionally eating a few scholars and their entire families, and pairing them with some human girls. How comfortable that would be!
The next moment—
The vast and righteous aura was annihilated under the rolling thunder, and the spider demon's soul followed closely behind.
The two huge demon corpses fell from the air but disappeared in the blink of an eye, having been taken into Li Yue's 「Divine Domain」.
"The corpse of a high third-rank demon…"
"Should be able to exchange for a lot of divine power, right…"
A hint of satisfaction appeared on the corner of Li Yue's mouth.
Of course—
The most important thing was that [Personal Task—Five] had been completed.
These two demons were really good, actually knowing to deliver themselves to his door.
He took a step and had already returned to the 「Divine Domain」.
Looking at the two demon corpses, he directly opened the 「God Shop」 and sold them.
Although—
Demon corpses can also be given to believers to eat.
Demon flesh and blood are a great supplement to qi and blood.
However, these man-eating demons have extremely heavy bloodthirst, and eating too much demon flesh and blood easily affects the mind, making one become cruel and tyrannical.
Especially when the difference in cultivation between them is too great.
Therefore, he would not bestow the demons he killed to his believers.
As for those hunted by the believers themselves, he didn't care.
If they were able to hunt them, they were qualified to enjoy them.
"Not bad—"
"The lower third-rank tiger demon corpse actually sold for forty-five strands of divine power."
"The upper third-rank spider demon corpse even sold for ninety-two strands of divine power."
Li Yue was quite satisfied.
With this income of one hundred and thirty-seven strands of divine power, he was now no longer just a high ninth-rank land god who could only cast one 'Proper Ninth-Rank Divine Art'.
He opened the 「Personal Task」 interface and received the reward for [Personal Task—Five].
Instantly—
Ten first-rank 'Blessing Divine Talismans' and two second-rank 'Blessing Divine Talismans' appeared out of thin air in front of him.
And within his body, sixty more strands of divine power appeared.
At this time—
The divine power in his body had reached two hundred and sixty-eight strands.
Finally, the sense of security in his heart greatly increased.
After all—
Although the spider demon said that the strongest demon within the 'Xuan County' range was only a high fourth-rank,
What if a fifth-rank demon passed by?
He still had to keep some divine power in case of emergency, at least enough to cast three 'Proper Ninth-Rank Divine Arts', right?
If three 'Proper Ninth-Rank Divine Arts' were cast down,
Even a high fifth-rank demon, even if it didn't die, would probably be seriously injured and flee in panic.
"This tiger demon is a third-rank demon from the Land of Demons."
"The high third-rank and second-rank demons from the Land of Demons are dead."
"The large number of humans there should all be taken into Four Seas Village, so that the population of Four Seas Village increases and the number of believers greatly rises…"
He murmured softly.
Feeling the divine power in his body, he suddenly discovered that twenty strands of divine power had appeared out of thin air,
Making the amount of divine power in his body suddenly reach two hundred and eighty-eight strands.
"Black-striped bee spirit honey, actually five kilograms have been sold so quickly?"
"Was this bought by a Blue Star God?"
Li Yue's eyes flashed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Subsequently—
He placed his gaze outside the 「Divine Domain」, into the house next to the Land Temple.
Li Youming's aura had strengthened a lot, and he had actually promoted himself to the upper second-rank!
"To go to the Land of Demons to gather those humans, the strength of the upper second-rank is still slightly weak…"
"So be it."
"Let your strength reach an even higher great realm."
Li Yue's expression was calm.
He stretched out his right hand.
Instantly, one hundred strands of divine power surged out, condensing into a 'Strengthen Temple Guardian Divine Talisman' in his hand.
Condensing this strand of divine power requires one hundred strands of divine power.
However, Li Youming has already been promoted to the upper second-rank, and the excess divine power will return to his body after Li Youming is promoted.
Whoosh—
This 'Strengthen Temple Guardian Divine Talisman' flashed with brilliance, instantly rushing out of the 「Divine Domain」 and landing on Li Youming's body.
…
"Finally promoted to the upper second-rank."
"With the improvement of cultivation, I can better complete the Venerable God's divine decree."
Li Youming opened his eyes, feeling very good.
With the improvement of cultivation, one should drink a lot!
With his current strength, he felt that even if he faced the wolf demon of Thousand Wolf Mountain again, he should be able to resist one or two.
After all—
He is not cultivating martial arts, but a 'Qi Refiner' passed down by the gods, whose combat power is stronger than that of martial arts of the same rank.
Facing those demons without much inheritance, he also has a great advantage.
But just then—
He saw a deep blue ray of light pierce through the wooden wall of the house, carrying a strong divine power, and rushing into his body in a flash.
"Venerable God's blessing!"
He was overjoyed.
Finally—
He, Li Youming, had finally received the Venerable God's blessing again!
Boom—!
At this moment—
He felt as if a furnace had appeared in his body.
A turbulent heat wave permeated the furnace, and countless heat waves rolled into countless 'Qi', pouring into his dantian qi sea.
The dantian qi sea, which had just been promoted to the upper second-rank and expanded once, expanded again—!
In the blink of an eye, it had already allowed him to advance to the second-rank limit!
And that's not all.
The 'Qi' in his body rotated crazily, suddenly forming a vortex in his body.
As the vortex rotated, the power of qi and blood in his body poured into the dantian qi sea several times faster than before, transforming into 'Qi'!
And the 'Qi' was also constantly purified in the rotation, becoming more pure than before.
Li Youming knew.
He had been promoted to the third rank!
He couldn't believe it.
He had been promoted to the third-rank level just like that?
Back then, the wolf demon of Thousand Wolf Mountain, which made the four villages tremble with fear, was only at the second-rank limit.
He felt—
That he could now kill the wolf demon of Thousand Wolf Mountain, which he couldn't beat in his eyes back then, with just a wave of his hand to release a 'Little Golden Knife Technique'!
"Third rank…"
"In martial arts, the third rank is called the 'Primal gang Realm', where gang qi can be released externally, melting gold and breaking iron, and is called a Grand Martial Master."
"In the county town, a third-rank Grand Martial Master is already the most powerful level."
"I, Li Youming, actually have a time to become a third-rank Grand Martial Master!"
"Thank you, Venerable God!"
"I, Li Youming, will definitely do my best for the Venerable God until my death!"
He was extremely excited.
And the 'Strengthen Temple Guardian Divine Talisman' in his body was still shining, and a large amount of 'Qi' was pouring out!
His cultivation, which had just been promoted to the third rank, was instantly stabilized, and then promoted to the middle third rank!
There was still a corner left of the 'Strengthen Temple Guardian Divine Talisman', but it could no longer increase Li Youming's cultivation.
This corner of the 'Strengthen Temple Guardian Divine Talisman' flashed, and had already left Li Youming's body, returned to Li Yue's body in the 「Divine Domain」, and turned into ten strands of divine power.
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