Chapter 390 - 331: Giant Spiritual Ship, Blood Corpse Commerce

“What’s more, the Blood Corpse Commerce had the Blood Corpse Ancestor himself watching over it!”

“The Blood Corpse Ancestor?”

A demon fiend asked curiously.

“That’s right, the Blood Corpse Ancestor. His name was renowned throughout the Bone Demon Province for countless ages, a truly famous powerhouse! His Cultivation Realm was even more formidable than that of an ordinary Fei Lian Level Demon Fiend!”

“A Fei Lian Level Demon Fiend!”

A demon fiend exclaimed in shock.

They hadn’t heard of the Blood Corpse Ancestor, but comparing him to a Fei Lian Level Demon Fiend certainly got their attention.

A Fei Lian Level Demon Fiend!

Every one of them was a famous existence whose power could overwhelm an entire Province!

And this Blood Corpse Ancestor’s combat Realm was even stronger than an ordinary Fei Lian Level Demon Fiend?

No wonder the Blood Corpse Commerce was able to expand its business beyond the Bone Demon Province!

Yan Hua was pleased to see the shock in the eyes of the assembled demon fiends.

“Originally, the Blood Corpse Commerce’s development in the Bone Demon Province was smooth sailing. Even with other commerce powers of similar size around, things were generally peaceful. But…”

Yan Hua paused for dramatic effect.

His cliffhanger successfully captured the attention of many demon fiends.

“But what?”

“Fellow Daoist Yan Hua, keep going! Don’t stop!”

“But… for some unknown reason, the Blood Corpse Ancestor, who held dominion over the Bone Demon Province, suddenly fell. He utterly perished, his body and soul extinguished!”

“The Blood Corpse Ancestor fell? This…”

A demon fiend was utterly horrified.

An existence even stronger than an ordinary Fei Lian Level Demon Fiend… just fell like that?

What could have happened?

The minds of the demon fiends in the pavilion raced with speculation.

“After the Blood Corpse Ancestor fell, the other commerce powers, which had been on relatively equal footing, began to get ideas. The Blood Corpse Commerce’s market share dwindled. Then, a few hundred years ago, they began a mass migration!”

“Perhaps the Blood Corpse Commerce got scared. Even with their large contingent of Demon Race guards, they still spent a massive amount of Spirit Crystals to hire many powerful demon fiends for escort, just to ensure their safety.”

“In fact, it’s a good thing the Blood Corpse Commerce was willing to spend the Spirit Crystals! Otherwise… in that last battle, they would have been done for!”

“That battle! It was a bloodbath. Never mind the Void Refining Demon Fiends, even a Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend fell!”

“A Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend fell!”

A bare-chested demon fiend’s eyes went wide as saucers.

For a Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend to fall, one can only imagine how intense the fighting was!

Xu Chang’an was filled with doubt. ‘With the Blood Corpse Commerce’s guards and all these hired demon fiends, logically, even the most powerful Tribulation Cultivators with any sense wouldn’t force a deadly ambush! Was the fighting so intense that even a Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend fell?’

‘There must be a hidden story here.’ he thought.

‘Otherwise, the Demon Race who become Tribulation Cultivators aren’t fools. There’s no need to fight to this extent!’

‘A Ji Meng Level Demon Fiend even made a move. Logically, both sides should have taken a step back and shown each other some respect!’

‘Why would they fight to the death?!’

Xu Chang’an wasn’t the only one who had this thought.

A few other sharp-minded demon fiends had arrived at the same conclusion.

“HAHAHA, but Fellow Daoists, there’s no need to worry! The battle back then was fierce, but didn’t we make it through? Besides, we hired all of you Fellow Daoists in Kongchen Demon City, so our escort’s strength has been fully replenished! The rest of the journey should be perfectly safe!”

Yan Hua laughed heartily, acting as if it were no big deal.

“And that’s not even mentioning the Blood Corpse Commerce’s own experts and guards. Among the powerful demon fiends I know of, we have Elder Ha Li and Elder Changsun! And you should know, both of those Elders are Qinyuan Level Demon Fiends!”

“Right, right, that’s true. Fellow Daoist Yan Hua is right! No need to be so tense! With those two Elders here, there’s nothing to worry about. That last ambush was just an anomaly.”

Two of the demon fiends from the previous batch thought of the two Elders and felt their hearts settle.

And the few demon fiends who had just been recruited in Kongchen Demon City thought of the Five Brothers of the Snow-Patterned Cyan Gang Demon Slaughter, and their minds were also put at ease.

Two Qinyuan Level Demon Fiend Elders, plus the Five Brothers of the Snow-Patterned Cyan Gang Demon Slaughter, whose combined combat strength is comparable to a Qinyuan Level Demon Fiend!

With such top-tier combat power present, what was there to fear on this trip!?

At once, the atmosphere in the pavilion became relaxed again.

Xu Chang’an listened to the demon fiends shooting the breeze and found himself enjoying it.

‘The Dao Path of cultivation requires a balance of tension and relaxation to be sustainable!’

‘I’ve been in seclusion for thirty years; I can consider today a chance to unwind!’

As the demon fiends in the pavilion chatted, the topic of conversation shifted to the Fairies.

Beautiful women were, for these well-traveled demon fiends, an equally appealing topic of discussion.

“That one named Yu Jia is quite a looker. That pair of jade legs—so long and pale! And her aura is superb, too.”

“Fairy Yu Jia, beautiful? No, Fellow Daoist, you’re mistaken. I think Honglan Fairy is the most beautiful! Her aura is simply soul-snatching!”

“I don’t think either of them is the best-looking! If you want to talk about beauty, it has to be Xiao Rong Fairy. Now that’s a stunning, absolute beauty!”

“Pah! How can Xiao Rong be considered the best-looking!? She’s pretty at best, but she doesn’t even rank when we’re talking about the most beautiful!”

“If Xiao Rong Fairy doesn’t count, then who does?!”

“It’s obviously Honglan Fairy!”

“…”

A few demon fiends from the previous batch argued heatedly.

It was like a debate on the Dao, as if deciding which Fairy was the most beautiful was a matter of utmost importance to their Dao Path.

“Fellow Daoists, I don’t know whether those three Fairies are beautiful or not. But as far as I’m concerned, the most beautiful Fairy has to be the stunning one in Colorful Palace Attire from our new batch of demon fiends!”

A demon fiend from the newer batch had joined the discussion.

‘Is that demon fiend talking about Chu Xianyi?!’ Xu Chang’an thought to himself.

‘I didn’t expect to come out here to relax and end up hearing demon fiends gossiping about that girl.’

‘But, to be fair, that girl Chu Xianyi really is gorgeous!’

‘It’s not just her face, but more so that aura and bearing of hers—untouchable yet domineering, domineering yet icily beautiful.’

“The stunning Fairy in Colorful Palace Attire!? Who!? I haven’t seen her!”

“You’ll know when you see her! A graceful figure, pure as jade, a cold and stunning face, and an aura that surpasses all others. I’ve never seen her equal in my entire life!”

“Fellow Daoist, are you telling the truth? There’s such a knockout on this Spiritual Ship!?”

“Of course! What Fellow Daoist Zi Kui says is absolutely true! I can vouch for it!”

“Right, Fellow Daoist Ben Hua? You think so too, don’t you!”

“Absolutely! That Fairy has a nobility in her splendor, a cold beauty in her nobility, and a frigidness in her cold beauty. She’s truly exquisite beyond words!”

“Hiss~ For two Fellow Daoists to rate her so highly!?”

“Of course! If that Fairy could be my companion, I’d probably wake up from my dreams laughing!”

“Dreaming!? If you had such a stunning Fairy as a companion, why would you be dreaming! You’d be doing…”

“HAHAHA!”

Ben Hua and Zi Kui, the two demon fiends, looked at each other and burst into laughter.

“Fellow Daoist Zi Kui, great minds think alike! Great minds think alike! HAHAHA…”

“You two Fellow Daoists, stop daydreaming! If that stunning Fairy were really your Dao Companions, would you still have the leisure to be here shooting the shit? You’d have gone back to accompany your Fairy long ago! You wouldn’t want to leave her side for a single moment! If you were still here, you’d be a simpleton, a total fool!”

Another demon fiend, who had also seen Chu Xianyi before boarding the Spiritual Ship, said this with a look of disdain for Ben Hua and Zi Kui.

With Dao Companions like that, what demon fiend would be idle enough to sit here bullshitting!

The hand Xu Chang’an was using to hold his Spirit Wine stiffened slightly.

‘A simpleton? A total fool!?’

An awkward, helpless feeling washed over him.