Chapter 316: Chapter 301: Celestial Tribulation and the Three Calamities

Find Yu Jinyan to purchase the Water Essence Spirit Pill and improve the Sea God Spirit Wine?

That makes sense!

Otherwise, offering help for no reason must harbor ill intentions or be a sign of ulterior motives!

Yu Jinyan couldn’t be found, but the Water Essence Spirit Pill could still be acquired.

However, it couldn’t be done hastily, nor could his ability to refine the Water Essence Spirit Pill be exposed, lest the Human Race’s Xiao Lu couldn’t handle the shock.

So, after a brief contemplation, Wang Wu nodded, “I cannot guarantee this, but Yu Jinyan and I are indeed close friends. When I first met her, we hit it off right away, it was as if we’d found a long-lost friend, and had endless things to talk about. Unfortunately, we were always pressed for time and parted ways hurriedly; she’s with the Dark Alliance, and I had my own difficulties. I still feel regretful about it.”

“In any case, as long as Yu Jinyan has the Water Essence Spirit Pill, she would surely be willing to sell it to me. You can rest assured of that, but this matter will take time. I still need to go into seclusion; will you be able to wait?”

“Certainly, no matter how long it takes, it’s fine.”

Saying that, that person took another sip of the Sea God Spirit Wine, causing Wang Wu a bit of heartache, but he couldn’t say much about it, so he changed the topic immediately, “Earlier, you asked me what I thought about the attack on Wushui City, and I just have one question: with so many capable individuals among the two Great Demon Races of the South Wilderness and South Sea, can’t any of them replicate the Quick Reaction Sword Array? Otherwise, continuously sacrificing the Demon Soldiers is unsustainable, and the backbone of the Demon Race cannot endure such depletion.”

“Forgive my bluntness, but why not consolidate strength over a decade, rather than pushing forward with piecemeal skirmishes? Every seemingly victorious strike in fact incurs minimal losses to the Human Race while significantly depleting our core forces. The middle and lower tier demons cannot grow at this rate.”

“Have you calculated how many Demons are lost in each of these raids? How many promising Demon Soldiers have fallen in battle? The gain does not match the loss. Only by expanding the core middle tier of the Demons do we have a future.”

“Moreover, have you considered what will happen once the Human Race Immortal Alliance turns its attention here, after the Snake Emperor is eliminated and the Human Army presses in, with all their First-Grade Great Cultivators? What will you use to stop them?”

Wang Wu spoke a lot in one breath, this was a question he had always been puzzled by, the Southern Wilderness Left Demon Emperor didn’t seem foolish, why didn’t he understand this principle.

Watching as that person raised the wine jar to drink again, Wang Wu couldn’t hold back and snatched it away, “Brother, stop drinking, using wine to drown sorrow is foolish avoidance of reality. Now answer my questions first.”

That person seemed to be taken aback for a moment, but then took out another jar of Sea God Spirit Wine, jumped a hundred meters away in a flash, leisurely took another sip, then laughed, “Replicating the Quick Reaction Sword Array isn’t easy, it was a deadly weapon secretly developed by the Human Race three hundred years ago. Although we’ve had some success in acquiring it, and are urgently working to decipher it, it’s a difficult task.”

“As for the raids you’re speaking of, you’re right, it’s indeed an issue. My brother—the Left Demon Emperor—realized this early on. But have you thought, if we don’t cultivate the backbone of the Demon Race through real combat, how else could we nurture them? The cultivation resources are limited, the South Wilderness does not compare to the fertile lands occupied by the Human Race, if we don’t seize them, where will we get what we need?”

“As for your belief that the Snake Emperor will be eliminated, I disagree. The Snake Emperor is the last surviving remnant of the Dragon Race era, its prowess already Super First Grade, with no equal across the Great Wilderness. Unless it appears and triggers a Celestial Tribulation, do you think the Human Race can continue this carefree life?”

The confidence in their words was undeniable.

Wang Wu immediately became curious, “Celestial Tribulation? What exactly is a Celestial Tribulation, are Immortals real? Could the Snake Emperor transcend the tribulation and ascend?”

“Stop! Don’t ask such childish questions. I’m not the Snake Emperor, I don’t know, and no one knows why the Snake Emperor doesn’t ascend or doesn’t want to become an Immortal.”

“But it is indeed the strongest entity across the Four Seas and Eight Wildernesses, and has been for ten thousand years.”

“As to what a Celestial Tribulation is, it’s the Three Calamities, you know why I keep drinking? Because this wine somewhat alleviates the pain from the Evil Wind Bone Plague.”

After saying that, the person took another swig.

Wang Wu was stunned, suddenly recalling that the last time he and General Xuelang had been teleported to the North Sea after capturing Dragon Island, the Snake Emperor had left behind a wisp of Yin Fire!

At that time, he was curious about the source of the Yin Fire, only to realize that the appearance of the Snake Emperor triggered the Celestial Tribulation!

And that the Celestial Tribulation was actually made up of the Three Calamities.

Goodness!

Goodness!

If he maxed out the Three Calamities, wouldn’t he even be fearless of the Celestial Tribulation!

Yet this brother of the Left Demon Emperor in front of him didn’t seem weak either, daring to venture into the Evil Wind Desert to tackle the Evil Wind.

Immediately, he clasped his hands.

“Thank you, brother, for enlightening me. I’ve heard of the Three Calamities and even ventured into the Evil Wind Desert, having caught the Evil Wind Bone Plague. When it flared up, I wished I could turn into a stone. Now you handle it so calmly, much respect!”

“Oh, you’ve been to the Evil Wind Desert too? Tell me how you withstood the Evil Wind Bone Plague?” The person was intrigued.

“Just endured it by circulating Blood Qi, gritting my teeth, and barely held on for three months each time. Even thinking about it now gives me chills, I wouldn’t dare to go back there.”

Just speaking of it made Wang Wu feel a chill run down his spine, the fear instilled by the Evil Wind Bone Plague returning once more.

“Haha! You’re really tough, but next time I can take you there, with this Sea God Spirit Wine, it can alleviate half of the Evil Wind’s erosion.”

“Why?”

“Why what? Don’t you want to ascend and achieve the Tao?” The person retorted.

“No, I haven’t lived enough.” Wang Wu instinctively shook his head. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to become a true Immortal, but he harbored doubts about the Celestial Tribulation created by the Three Calamities.

After all, he was always curious about the secret She Shoujiu mentioned, if the Spirit Essence was transformed from Dragon Blood, then how were the celestial Dragons tricked into ascending?

Was it through forced action?

Or was it a deceptive promise of ascension?

The Snake Emperor likely saw through this, which is why he’d rather die than cross the tribulation for ascension.

Now this person wants to face the tribulation and ascend, all I can say is, brother, beware of being sheared like a leek.

But he can’t say it, this secret is a curse, much like the pill formula for the Five Elements Spirit Pill — mentioning it reduces lifespan by 500 years and might even have other unknown side effects.

I can’t help but feel there’s a massive, massive conspiracy hidden here.

And it’s definitely related to the Human Race.

“Then suit yourself. Remember, these three jars of Sea God Spirit Wine are your deposit. You have to at least buy three Seventh-Grade Water Nurturing Spirit Pills for me. No time limit. Aren’t you going into closed-door cultivation? Get lost. I’ll find you in ten years.”

The person seemed to have a ’no point in saying any more’ demeanor,

Wang Wu couldn’t be bothered to say more; this person was beyond saving, gone mad in his pursuit of immortality. But, for the sake of the Sea God Spirit Wine, “Three is a bit few, isn’t it? This is the Sea God Spirit Wine. I can’t take advantage of you like this; how about this, one jar for you in exchange for two Seventh-Grade Water Nurturing Spirit Pills.”

The person just waved it off, indifferent, truly a gullible rich fool, easy to deceive.

Wang Wu cupped his hands again in salute, then turned and left, but in the next second, the person called out to him.

“Xiong Wu, if the Left Demon Emperor decides to attack Wushui City, will you join the battle?”

“Ah, an actual attack? But I really need to go into closed-door cultivation. Recently, especially after drinking this Sea God Wine, I feel like I have to!”

Wang Wu was taken aback; was it really the Left Demon Emperor planning to attack Wushui City?

He didn’t think it was unwise, but he really didn’t want to waste precious time.

The person just looked at him quietly, then suddenly said, “It’s not that the Left Demon Emperor insists on attacking; it’s actually injured, but the Snake Emperor sent word that it must attack Wushui City. The Snake Emperor is the Great Wilderness Demon Overlord, no one can refuse, so even knowing it’s unwise, Wushui City must be taken.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Wu sharply raised his head, understanding dawned.

He wished the Snake Emperor would hold the Human Race in check, giving him a hundred years to develop.

The Snake Emperor, on the other hand, was also using its own status to do the same thing.

They both needed time.

Come to think of it, the Snake Emperor must hate him now, right?

“In fact, aside from the Northern Wilderness Demon Race, the Eastern Wilderness Demon Race and the East Sea Demon Race will also attack the Human Race’s stronghold, Mountain and Sea City, on the Eastern Wilderness border within three years. These are all the Snake Emperor’s orders.”

At this time, the person spoke slowly again.

“Do you know an army commander’s orders can be ignored on the battlefield?” Wang Wu couldn’t help but advise, because once the Left Demon Emperor decided to attack Wushui City, he’d probably be dragged along.

The person gave no response, merely stating:

“The Snake Emperor didn’t just bring orders; it also brought two pieces of dragon scale, from the Dragon Race, genuine dragon scales, which can elevate a demon beyond the First Grade, becoming a Super First-Grade Great Demon!”

“Dragon Scales!”

Wang Wu was astounded, this was indeed hard to refuse.

He stood frozen for a few seconds before directly taking out ten Seventh-Grade Water Nurturing Spirit Pills and handing them over.

“I don’t know who you are, but please, try to talk some sense into the Left Demon Emperor.”

“You want to advise the Left Demon Emperor, so why don’t you go yourself?” Though the person said this, they swiftly and smoothly accepted the ten Water Nurturing Spirit Pills.

“No, what I mean to say is, if the Left Demon Emperor must summon me to attack Wushui City, please put in a few good words for me, I really need to go into closed-door cultivation, I can’t join the battle.”

“You have such low confidence, you think we can’t take Wushui City? Do you know this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? The Human Race’s strength is concentrated at the North Sea besieging the Snake Emperor, it’s a win-win situation.”

“No, no, that’s not what I meant, it’s not that I’m unconvinced, I’m just, I need to go into closed-door cultivation.”

Wang Wu said honestly, he couldn’t, and didn’t have the standing, nor the broader strategic view to pass judgment on this affair, but he knew only that he needed to cultivate, to develop, he must utilize the precious time the Snake Emperor was risking its life to earn for him to develop!

“Okay, although the Left Demon Emperor actually won’t forcefully summon you, it’s not that domineering, not unreasonable, but I’ll still speak up for you, but the condition is, you have to tell me, where did you get so many Water Nurturing Spirit Pills? Even if Yu Jinyan is one of the Dark Alliance, even if she’s one of the top three rising stars in the Human Race from the last three hundred years, she couldn’t have sold you this many! Business is business, don’t you understand!”

Darn, in a rush, I slipped up.

But it’s no big deal.

After all, if you’re capable, go get Yu Jinyan for a confrontation face to face.

“Sigh, honestly, Yu Jinyan and I are romantically involved, we’ve already privately made a lifelong commitment!”

“Impudent! Dare to spout such nonsense!”

“Ah, godfather have mercy, she’s my sister-in-law! If there’s even half a lie, let the Celestial Tribulation fall and strike me dead already!”

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