Chapter 1254: Expertise
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Xu Qing was tempted by Jiuli.
After all, if he could subdue this ferocious beast which had a special significance in the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race and turn it into a mount, he would definitely be able to leave everyone behind and become the first in the second segment.
Xu Qing’s target wasn’t the Mystic Heaven General but the Grand Mystic Heaven!
If he wanted to become the Grand Mystic Heaven, he had to obtain first place in every segment.
“Unfortunately, Jiuli… isn’t something I can subdue.”
Xu Qing felt a bit regretful. While he could be decisive and even reckless at times, most of his actions were based on careful consideration and comparison, which was slightly different from the captain.
Simply put, Xu Qing still had his rationality.
Hence, he was aware that since no one had successfully subdued this ferocious beast after so many years, there must be some secrets that outsiders didn’t know about.
One could imagine how dangerous it was.
Hence, Xu Qing retracted his divine sense from the jade slip that introduced the Jiuli. He was about to check the jade slip that introduced the information of the other ferocious beasts and choose his target.
At this moment, his expression changed slightly as he lifted his head and looked outside the house.
At that moment, it was night outside. It was also time for curfew. The night was like ink, materializing into wisps that spread out through the gap in the door of the house. Finally, they gathered in front of Xu Qing, forming the captain’s figure.
This method of appearance was a little special. In fact, if it wasn’t for the captain transmitting his divine sense when he got close, it would have been very difficult for Xu Qing to sense him in advance. Hence, he took a few more glances.
These few glances made the captain feel fully satisfied.
“How is it, Little Qing? Wasn’t my appearance silent?”
Xu Qing nodded.
“So, don’t worry. The effect of the words of the Wordless Stone Scripture is incredibly profound. It wasn’t in vain that I stayed in the Star Emperor’s branch for so long.”
Although Xu Qing was the one who obtained the words in the end, it was obvious that the captain had deliberately neglected this matter. At that moment, he maintained his arrogance and sat in front of Xu Qing. His gaze landed on those jade slips. After his divine sense swept through them and checked the content, he smiled spuriously.
“Jiuli?”
“This is a real treasure, but it’s slightly difficult for you to subdue it.”
When Xu Qing heard this, he looked at the captain.
“Eldest Senior Brother, have you seen Jiuli?’
The captain lifted his chin and was about to say something when he instinctively turned his head in the direction of the Divine Mountain and coughed.
“There are some things that can’t be said in the Holy City. They’re too sensitive. If you had been born a few years earlier, you might have had a chance of subduing Jiuli. Now… don’t even think about it.”
“As for this information about Jiuli…”
The captain smirked, rummaged through the storage bag, and eventually took out a shrimp. He split it in half and winked at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing fell into deep thought.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he set aside the jade slips about Jiuli and pulled out a black bamboo slip from his body, emitting a hint of ancient aura, as if it had existed for a long time.
“Little Qing, in the first segment, Eldest Senior Brother didn’t help much, so I went out a few days ago to gather information and look for some traces left behind before.”
“Full harvest!”
The captain was beaming with joy.
“According to my investigation, I’m 100% confident that I can make you first in the second segment.”
“You don’t have to worry about this. 1’11 handle it!”
“When the second segment begins in a month, 1’11 have to do something alone. You can just stroll around the Mountains and Seas Region. Don’t worry about me. By the time the second segment ends, I guarantee that you’ll obtain a shanchi cub!”
“That’s a ferocious beast from the Mountains and Seas ranked in the top five. It’s even higher than a ghost carriage. It can be considered the highest-level beast that can be subdued in this segment.”
“This time, Eldest Senior Brother has got your back!”
The captain had a proud expression.
Xu Qing smiled. Regardless of whether what Eldest Senior Brother said was reliable or not, this feeling of being protected was very warm to Xu Qing.
“Thank you, Senior Brother.”
The captain’s mood became even better. He hummed a tune and took out a carving knife. He started engraving on the black bamboo slip, observing as he worked. Sometimes, he blew away the wood chips with his breath, showing great care as if crafting some ancient artifact.
As for Xu Qing, he glanced over but couldn’t discern the specifics. He only saw what seemed like a crescent moon shape and numerous mysterious runes engraved on it.
“What is this?”
The captain smiled mysteriously.
“This is the Mountains and Seas ferocious beast summoning token!”
“Back then, when I was on good terms with that old woman, Moon Flame, I was the one who helped make many of her things.”
“This token is a good thing. Although 1 don’t have any ready-made ones now, it’s okay. 1 plan to make a hundred or so. Let’s see if I can’t knock out a shanchi if 1 throw them together!”
“I’m good at making this thing. Back then, I secretly sold a lot… And I even gave it an impressive name.”
At this point, the captain coughed and didn’t speak anymore. He lowered his head and continued working.
Looking at the captain working hard to engrave, Xu Qing’s expression was a little strange. Just as he was about to speak, his voice transmission jade slip vibrated.
Xu Qing took it out and checked with his divine sense.
The captain also lifted his head and looked at Xu Qing’s voice transmission jade slip.
It’s the Eldest Prince. He has arrived at the Holy City and is asking about our location. He wants to visit.”
Xu Qing looked at the bamboo slip in the captain’s hand.
“It’s fine. He probably won’t be able to recognize it. After all, this is an ancient item. Besides, it’s fine even if he recognizes it. 1’11 give him a few when the time comes.”
The captain didn’t care and continued to engrave.
Xu Qing thought about it and transmitted the location of his residence.
Not long later, the Eldest Prince appeared outside the residence and bowed.
“Guyue Zhonghui requests to see Lord Xu.”
His posture and tone emphasized etiquette.
If it was before Xu Qing killed Prince Mingnan, the Eldest Prince wouldn’t have behaved like this. Even though he wasn’t liked by the Human Emperor, he was still the Eldest Prince after all.
However, that experience caused Xu Qing’s status in his heart to be extremely high.
He was sincerely convinced which was why he was so respectful.
The door of the residence silently opened.
The Eldest Prince, who was standing outside, took a deep breath and tidied his clothes before walking in. The moment he saw Xu Qing, he cupped his hands and bowed.
“Congratulations, Lord Xu, for obtaining the first place in the first segment of the Grand Hunt!”
Xu Qing looked at the Eldest Prince. Compared to when they met during the fight with Prince Mingnan, the Eldest Prince’s injuries seemed to have healed significantly. Additionally, he seemed to have grown a lot after that incident.
Moreover, he looked the most similar to the Human Emperor, so there was a faint air of majestic aura on him.
Xu Qing nodded slightly and gestured for the Eldest Prince to sit down.
The Eldest Prince sat cross-legged and took out three jade slips, placing them in front of Xu Qing.
“Lord Xu, after we parted that day, the cultivators under me and I gathered a lot of information about the second segment, as well as the heaven’s chosens among the partic.i.p.ants in the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven’s Grand Hunt.”
“I hope it can be of some help to Lord Xu.”
“There’s also some information about the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race.”
The Eldest Prince spoke softly.
“The first jade slip records the habitats of the vast majority of ferocious beasts and the related introductions. Many of them can’t be bought outside. I obtained them from my maternal family.”
“The second jade slip records the great heaven’s chosens of the various races of the Flame Moon Race.”
“I heard of Lord Xu’s battle with Tuoshi Shan. Tuoshi Shan is one of the five heaven’s chosen for the Flame Moon Race.”
“Counting the other four heaven’s chosens of the main race and the outstanding ones from the subsidiary races, there are a total of 17.”
“With Lord Xu’s combat strength, the others won’t be a problem, but you have to pay special attention to those few heaven’s chosens of the Flame Moon Race… Because ident.i.ty is no longer important to them.”
“They are the seeds meant to suppress all directions in this generation of
Flame Moon.”
“Tian Mozi is at the third stage of Nihility, but he possesses the combat strength of the perfected Nihility Realm. He’s ranked fourth E> in the Flame Moon Race’s current generation, and is the top talent within the jurisdiction of the Star Flame High G.o.d. He once fought against Tuoshi Shan and defeated him.”
“Fan Shishuang, also at the third stage Nihility, ranks third. He also possesses the combat strength of the perfected Nihility Realm. He even had the experience of fighting a life-and-death battle with a foreign almighty who had just stepped into the Soul Acc.u.mulation Realm and successfully escaped without dying. He is the top talent within the jurisdiction of the Moon Flame High G.o.d.”
“Ji Dongzi, at the third stage of Nihility, ranks second. He belongs to the jurisdiction of the Sun Flame High G.o.d. This person is ruthless and he will definitely kill when he attacks. The number of foreign races slaughtered by him exceeds dozens, and he has refined blood children to serve him.”
“He has numerous methods, including an impressive record of holding his own against a Flame Moon Race Soul Acc.u.mulation captive. Although that captive was already at the end of his rope, he’s still a Soul Acc.u.mulation cultivator after all…”
“As for the last one, his name is Flame Mystic. His real name isn’t this. He inherited the Dao t.i.tle of Flame Mystic and is the number one heaven’s chosen of Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race!”
“He can suppress all the same generation cultivators of the race!”
“First stage of Nihility, but his combat strength surpa.s.ses the realm of Nihility. He possesses the power of a Soul Acc.u.mulation with a great world!”
At this point, the Eldest Prince took a deep breath.
Xu Qing was also moved.
Although he hadn’t truly fought with Tuoshi Shan, the pressure the other party gave him was very strong. Xu Qing admitted that he didn’t have complete confidence in suppressing him.
Of course, if it was a life-and-death battle, he was confident in killing Tuoshi Shan but the price would definitely not be small.
However, any one of the four people the Eldest Prince mentioned made Xu Qing feel pressured, especially the last one…
“My cultivation base is still not enough.”
Xu Qing mumbled inwardly.
“These four are different from Tuoshi Shan. They don’t care about becoming Mystic Heaven Generals. What they want is to enter the Divine Realm and obtain the blood of the divine creatures there, forming their own great world foundation in advance.”
After the Eldest Prince finished speaking, he was about to talk about the content of the third jade slip. However, at that time, after talking for so long, he finally glanced at the captain from the corner of his eyes.
Originally, it was just an instinctive glance, but with this glance, he suddenly swallowed what he wanted to say. His heart rumbled and his eyes widened.
Looking at the bamboo slip the captain was carving, his face revealed uncontrollable disbelief.
“This is…”
G.o.d’s Law Token!!”
The Eldest Prince’s heart trembled violently and he stood up abruptly. He had seen this token before and there was one in his maternal family.
It was an ancient relic as well as a divine artifact, revered by the family and enshrined in the clan’s shrine.