Refining the Mountains and Rivers

In fact, by the time Qin Yu returned to the Black Demon Sect, nine months had passed since he departed. As he looked at the entrance of the Black Demon Sect, he let out a breath and smiled.

Although he didn’t have much of a favorable impression towards this place, for a long upcoming period of time he would only be able to use the identity of ‘Yao Bin’ to wander through the world.

He quickly changed into a new set of black robes. Then, his figure flickered and he soon approached the entrance. When his status token was being confirmed, several Black Demon Sect cultivators all had strange expressions.

“Capture him!”

With loud shouts, two Black Demon Sect cultivators suddenly attacked. But before they could reach Qin Yu they were sent shaken and flying away, blood gushing out from their mouths and noses.

A guard roared in anger, “Yao Bin betrayed the sect and violated the set’s rules. All of his followers are to be jailed. You dare to resist?”

Qin Yu fell silent for a moment. He reached up a hand and pulled back his robe to reveal a young and inexperienced face. If someone were here who had known Qin Yu for a long time, they would discover that this was his appearance from before he obtained the little blue lamp.

As Qin Yu journeyed through the world and his cultivation increased as well as his Demon Body being promoted, his appearance had also undergone countless tiny adjustments. His looks had become firm, resolute, and even handsome. He was completely different from how he was at the beginning. Even if someone who had seen Qin Yu stood right here, they wouldn’t recognize that they were the same person.

Qin Yu’s expression was light. His ice cold eyes covered the Black Demon Sect cultivators. “Who said that I betrayed the sect?”

Ignoring the shocked guards, Qin Yu walked straight into the Black Demon Sect. Although his footsteps didn’t seem quick, it only took him a few moments to vanish from sight.

After passing a feeding pen, Qin Yu stopped. He looked up at a figure on the ground that was being stomped on.

“Xu Sheng, oh Steward Xu, when I was in the dungeon I really had a good time with you watching over me. Did you ever imagine there would be a day when you would fall into my hands?” The arrogant young master who was stepping on this person’s face while wearing thigh high leather boots was a thin and dark-skinned cultivator. He lifted a bucket of sewage in his hands. “Aren’t you hungry? I just saw you stealing something to eat just now. If you were hungry, why didn’t you say so earlier? I will let you eat all you want. There is no need to thank me.”

The bucket of sewage and the putrid mess drenched Xu Sheng’s entire head. The dark-skinned cultivator and several people around him started to laugh together.

Bang –

The bucket was thrown to the side. The dark-skinned cultivator ruthlessly slapped Xu Sheng’s face several times. He bent down and said, “Tsk tsk. Steward Xu, how can you be so wasteful when eating? You should know that this feeding pen helps supply meat for the entire sect. What they hate the most is this kind of wasteful action. Men, go and grab a spoon. Shovel up this food from the ground and feed it to our good friend Steward Xu here.”

Xu Sheng lifted his head from the sewage and mud. He looked up, wiping his face. “This brother, at that time I was just following orders when I did what I did. Since I was merely carrying out orders given to me, don’t you think you can show some compassion and let me go this time?”

The dark-skinned cultivator laughed. “Steward Xu doesn’t have much time left, so we might as well play a bit more now or we won’t be able to in the future. What are you all doing? Hurry up! Steward Xu must be starving by now!”

“Wait!” Xu Sheng shook his head. “During my years in the dungeon, I still managed to save up some wealth. Besides everything that was already taken away, I still have some hidden around. If I tell you where it is hidden, can you forgive me today?”

The dark-skinned cultivator’s eyes brightened. “Fine! But I’m warning you, you’d better not be playing with me…” After he spoke he turned around to avoid the stench.

“Ahh!” A pitiful scream rang through the air.

Soon after that, Xu Sheng was kicked backwards. He smashed into the wooden fence. He violently coughed, slapping the ground and laughing like a wolf. “This grandpa is right here! If you have the courage then come and kill me!”

The dark-skinned cultivator clutched his wound tightly. Blood dripped down from between his fingers and his body shivered with anger. “Hit him! Beat him to death!”

Xu Sheng coughed, spewing out bloody froth. However, there was relief in his eyes. If he died here today, it would at least be better than returning to the dungeon.

The Demon Ascension Gate would soon open and there was still no news from Grandmaster Yao. Xu Sheng had held faith for several bitter months, but at this moment all of his faith loudly collapsed.

“That damned dog Tuba, I can’t believe I was blind enough to believe lies…” Xu Sheng looked at the several people rushing towards him and cursed them in his heart. He closed his eyes.

But the violent barrage of fists and feet didn’t arrive. With the sound of several heavy objects landing on the ground, Xu Sheng struggled to open up a seam in his swollen eyes. As he saw the figure in front of him, he froze in place.

Qin Yu looked at the extremely pitiful and distressed Xu Sheng and could almost see the emotions surging in his heart. After a moment of silence he smiled and said, “I’m sorry, I came back late.”

Through the purple light in his soul, Xu Sheng had already realized Qin Yu’s identity. He cried out loud and burst into tears. Within his dripping tears, there was a hint of icy cold ruthlessness.

The dark-skinned cultivator sensed that something was wrong and turned to run away. But before he could get far, a bucket of sewage smashed into his back, sending him tumbling to the ground.

Qin Yu turned around. “How do you want to handle this person?”

Xu Sheng’s laugh was uglier than his cry. “There is no need for grandmaster to worry. Just leave him to me.”

The dark-skinned cultivator was twitching on the ground. When he heard these words he violently shook and directly fainted where he was.

Qin Yu smiled. “If you want to take revenge, you should live on first.” He flicked his sleeves and an endless current of water appeared from thin air. Xu Sheng was tossed within. Although his scrubbed appearance was still pitiful, he had at least wiped off all the dirt and sewage from his body.

A palm struck his chest. Xu Sheng snorted and then bent over and vomited mouthful after mouthful. Black blood mixed with blood clots soon piled up on the ground.

After he stopped vomiting, Xu Sheng’s aura was as thin and pale as threads of silk. But, his face was actually much ruddier than before.

Qin Yu fed him several pills and nodded. “You won’t die. Rest for some time and you’ll be bursting with energy again.”

Xu Sheng struggled to bow. “Thank you, grandmaster.”

“Even if you don’t say it, I would have already guessed that this happened to you because of me. Once I process everything, I will be sure to compensate you. Alright, now tell me what the current situation is.”

Through Xu Sheng, Qin Yu learned that Tuba and Tutou were still locked in the dungeon. Although they had suffered a bit, their lives were safe for now. As for his dwelling, his alchemy room, the medicine garden given to him by the sect, as well as the spirit plant materials he obtained during this time, they had all been carved up and taken by others.

The situation was much better than he expected; at least no one had died. Moreover, in Qin Yu’s eyes, this was a great opportunity for him. With the Demon Ascension Gate about to open, this was just the right time to drum up support for himself and increase his own momentum.

Then, he would use these people as the stepping stone to increase his reputation. He was confident that he could do this.

There was naturally a reason that he had been delayed for so long on his way back.

On the way back, his path of metal had reached perfection. Qin Yu had once experienced a backlash of the Demon Body and wouldn’t allow himself to make the same mistake again.

As a result, he forcefully suppressed his cultivation. Then, he went on a journey looking around for sufficient demon blood to promote his Demon Body to the next level. In addition to that, he also spent some time stabilizing his Blue Sea realm. That was the reason why he had delayed all the way until now.

When he was at the Divine Soul realm he could already fight with Blue Seas if he went all out. Qin Yu had now reached Blue Sea, so was there much else to say about his strength?

He lightly said, “You can rest first. I am going to take a look and see just who wouldn’t even leave me a place to live.”

Whoosh –

Qin Yu’s figure flew up into the skies, soon vanishing from sight.