Dongbo Xueying single-handedly stormed a small supernatural world, destroying three demon lairs, while the other two lairs fled at the mere sight of him!
From that moment on, the entire situation within the Xia Clan’s world completely reversed!
Previously, countless demons had been hiding in various places, confident and bold! Because they could always report upward and request a fifth-stage demon’s magical projection to come and slaughter everything. Even if such a projection might be hunted down by Xia Clan’s demigods, the fifth-stage demon’s projection would still dare to commit atrocities wantonly. After all, it was only a projection; even if destroyed, it could recover after resting for two or three years!
But now, everything was different!
They no longer had any backup! Even if they reported upward, would the demon generals dare to come to their rescue? They wouldn’t dare!
Among the demons, the vast majority were still the weak first and second-stage demons, making up over ninety-nine percent. They were the main force discovering Xia Clan’s supernaturals! But now, without any backup, their own strength alone could hardly kill a Xia Clan supernatural within a single breath. After all, aside from newly ascended supernaturals, the weakest among the Xia Clan’s supernaturals had already reached the peak of the Flying level. With the aid of supernatural weapons and such, they could still manage to hold out against a second-stage demon for a breath’s time. Some with higher cultivation could even counter-kill them!
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“Haha, those five demon generals must be furious now, all wanting to kill you themselves!” Within the Xinfu Palace, Palace Master Chen walked side by side with Dongbo Xueying.
It had already been three days since the battle.
“As long as they have the ability, let them come,” Dongbo Xueying smiled. Only with strength could one be truly confident. The outside world only knew he had mastered a second-tier true intent, but in reality, he possessed three second-tier true intents. Especially after mastering the “Void Realm True Intent,” killing him would become extremely difficult, because Dongbo Xueying could enter the Void Realm with a single thought.
“Haha, that’s the spirit!” Palace Master Chen sighed, “Xueying, you’ve really done me a huge favor. In previous years, watching our Xia Clan supernaturals die one after another, I was anxious but powerless. Now, you’ve eliminated those demon lairs, removing the greatest threat to our Xia Clan. The upcoming battles will still be long and drawn out, but the danger has greatly diminished!”
“Mm.” Dongbo Xueying nodded.
“This time I called you here is also to inform you of some things. After all, now that you’ve mastered a second-tier true intent, your status within our Xia Clan has risen dramatically. Though not officially an elder, practically speaking, there’s no difference.” As he spoke, Palace Master Chen extended his hand, and a golden book suddenly appeared in his palm. Then, the golden book flew toward Dongbo Xueying.
“Oh?” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes lit up as he immediately accepted it and began reading carefully.
Incredible!
The Xia Clan had stood firm in the mortal world until now, becoming the dominant power of this world. Their depth was truly profound. Many of these secrets were things even Flying-level supernaturals and Saint-level supernaturals were not qualified to know! Even demigods, like those from the Earth Temple or the Blood Blade Tavern, were not entitled to know them.
Dongbo Xueying was still only a Saint-level supernatural, but with mastery of a second-tier true intent, no one would treat him as merely a Saint anymore. Even demigods would treat him as an equal.
“I see,” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes gleamed as he read, “I didn’t expect our Xia Clan to still be able to communicate with many ancestors in the Divine Realm.”
“Just as Dark God and Demon God can descend world projections, some powerful divine ancestors of our Xia Clan also possess the ability to descend world projections,” Palace Master Chen said with emotion. “These ancestors, thinking of their homeland, disregard reward and cost, doing many things for the family. In fact, during times when our Xia Clan faced great difficulties, it was these divine ancestors from the Divine Realm who found ways to help us through those crises!”
“Mm.” Dongbo Xueying nodded.
After finishing the reading, he gained a deeper understanding of the Xia Clan’s profound heritage. In fact, there were several guardian divine artifacts, which Dongbo Xueying had previously seen briefly mentioned in the demigod scrolls.
“These are only about ninety percent of the secrets. Previously, it was forbidden to tell you. Perhaps you have learned one or two of them from other sources?” Palace Master Chen smiled. “There is still the most core secret, which only each generation’s Palace Master is entitled to know. This is also to prevent leaks! The Demon God cult is always seeking ways to infiltrate!”
“I understand,” Dongbo Xueying nodded.
Knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles.
If the enemy knew all of the Xia Clan’s hidden tactics, then destroying the Xia Clan would become several times easier! Therefore, maintaining secrecy was necessary.
“Regarding the three demon lairs you eliminated this time,” Palace Master Chen said, “you killed nine fifth-stage demons, and many more fourth-stage and third-stage demons, so I will count this as one million contribution points.”
The normal reward for killing a fifth-stage demon was between five thousand and ten thousand contribution points!
“You have eliminated this great threat for our Xia Clan, so I will give you another one million contribution points. In total, two million contribution points. How does that sound?” Palace Master Chen asked.
Even if not a single demon had been killed, just forcing five demon lairs to retreat voluntarily and eliminating the threat altogether would have been an immense achievement. In fact, it was difficult to quantify its true value… it was worth at least ten million contribution points! After all, it meant saving half of the Xia Clan’s supernaturals’ lives! One must remember that the treasures carried by Saint-level supernaturals, such as demigod scrolls and other precious items used in previous attempts, were already worth hundreds of thousands of contribution points alone, and that was just for one attempt!
“That’s too much,” Dongbo Xueying immediately said. He suspected that even among the top ten demigods on the Half-God List, few would possess such wealth.
“Not enough, actually, it’s still too little,” Palace Master Chen suddenly looked a bit awkward and hesitant. “Xueying, you won’t want to exchange all two million contribution points for Yuan Stones, will you? If you do, two million jin of Yuan Stones… our Xia Clan can still help you exchange them!”
“No, no, no,” Dongbo Xueying hurriedly replied.
That would be too extravagant!
According to the Xia Clan’s rules, even demigods of the Xia Clan could exchange for a maximum of one million jin of Yuan Stones! Wanting more? Then you’d have to convince other demigods to sell you Yuan Stones or go dig for them yourself in small or large supernatural worlds! In short, the Xia Clan could not supply such large quantities of Yuan Stones.
Because the total amount of Yuan Stones was limited.
With only so much Yuan Stone available, giving too much to one demigod would leave other demigods insufficient. Even so, resources were tight, and many demigods preferred to spend time cultivating slowly, absorbing the world’s natural energies to improve gradually.
Improving one’s physical cultivation level.
From the peak of the Flying level to the early Saint level required 50,000 jin of Yuan Stones! Dongbo Xueying was currently at the early Saint level in body cultivation.
From early Saint to mid-Saint level, it would require a terrifying two million jin of Yuan Stones!
From mid-Saint to peak Saint? The required Yuan Stones would be so vast that even if all the supernatural worlds surrounding the Xia Clan’s world were completely mined, it still wouldn’t be enough! This was a saying passed down from the Divine Realm! Therefore, the dream of achieving a second awakening with a peak Saint-level body was simply unattainable in the mortal world—it was a dream that could only be realized in the Divine Realm or the Abyss!
The Xia Clan’s current reserves of Yuan Stones were truly limited!
Exchanging contribution points for weapons? For treasures? For magical artifacts? For alchemical creatures, etc.? The Xia Clan could smile and agree. But if it came to Yuan Stones? The Xia Clan would have to think carefully.
“Others can’t, but you can!” Palace Master Chen said. “You’ve made such great contributions and mastered a second-tier true intent. Our Xia Clan can make an exception for you! This way, your body can advance to the mid-Saint level, and your chances of achieving a second awakening will greatly increase, making your power even stronger!”
“No, really, no need,” Dongbo Xueying hurriedly replied.
He was already preparing to challenge the Black Wind Divine Palace!
After challenging the Black Wind Divine Palace, he would also sweep through the large supernatural world connected to it! A large supernatural world was a massive treasure trove. If he really needed Yuan Stones, he could go dig for them himself! Why make the Xia Clan painfully scrape together two million jin of Yuan Stones for him? Looking at Palace Master Chen’s hesitant and reluctant expression, it was clear he was quite reluctant.
It’s not easy being the head of a family!
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