Chapter 159: Chapter 64: 500 Demon Children

The Withered Daoist looked at the figure who had just twisted off his master’s head, and his knees went weak, causing him to drop to the ground.

He knew his master’s power surpassed even that of the Lengquan Three Friends. His only failing was lacking their ability to sense good fortune and avoid disaster, forcing him to hide away on Black Wind Mountain. The plan was to wait until he had completely subjugated the Nine-Child Demon Mother, then re-emerge to establish his own sect and become a patriarch.

But he never expected that before the Nine-Child Demon Mother was even subjugated, his master’s head would be plucked off like a piece of fruit.

“Great True Demon above! Profound Cyan Old Demon was blind to a greater power and truly sought his own death. This disciple wishes to serve you faithfully by your side, Demon Lord.”

He immediately began to kowtow, THUD-THUD-THUD, striking his head against the ground until his forehead broke open and bled.

Yang Jing strode forward and sent him flying with a single kick.

“You’re a tenacious one, aren’t you? Even in a desperate situation, you’re still trying to turn the tables.”

He saw with a single glance that while the Withered Daoist appeared to be kowtowing, he was secretly activating the Beast Demons hidden in his long sleeves. The Daoist was cunning. The Beast Demons he summoned appeared to be stored within the Long Banner, but in reality, they were all hidden in the cuffs of his Daoist Robe. Anyone who thought destroying his banner meant the danger was over would suffer a great loss.

Back in Longwu Marketplace, Yang Jing had used his Grotto Dark Dharma Eye to see right through him, spotting the Demonic Qi hidden on his body.

The wanted notice from the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion stated that the Profound Cyan Old Demon was active in this very region.

The Demonic Qi on this Daoist was pure, and he was hiding about ten Low-level Celestial Demons on his person. He was unlike those Demon Cultivators who practiced haphazardly, not even knowing the Demon Summoning Technique and only able to breathe in Muddy Qi, turning themselves into beings that were neither human nor ghost.

It was highly likely he was connected to the Profound Cyan Old Demon.

So, Yang Jing had used Cloud Escape to conceal himself and, sure enough, had hooked a big fish.

Without the Profound Cyan Old Demon’s suppression, the Nine-Child Demon Mother inside the Demon-Catching Tripod began to stir, causing the Demon Tripod to hum loudly.

This Demon-Catching Tripod was a precious Tier Two Spiritual Artifact. Even the wealthy disciples of the Four Demon Sects would do everything in their power to get one refined.

A clay pot is always broken by the well; a general can’t avoid death on the battlefield. Although disciples of a Demon Sect were skilled in Demon Summoning and control, they could still accidentally summon a Celestial Demon that was too vicious and lose their lives.

With a Demon-Catching Tripod, however, they could first imprison a summoned Celestial Demon inside it. That way, even if the summoned Celestial Demon was too ferocious, they could simply abandon the Demon Tripod and flee.

If they could successfully imprison it, they could calmly use their techniques to place a Banishment on the Celestial Demon and bring it under their control.

’It’s a mystery how a rogue Demon like the Profound Cyan Old Demon obtained a treasure like the Demon-Catching Tripod.’

Suddenly, the sound of a baby crying echoed from all directions within the cave, surrounding Yang Jing and the Withered Daoist. A trail of fresh, blood-red handprints and footprints appeared on the ground, closing in on the two of them.

The Withered Daoist was scared out of his wits. This was clearly the Demon Children escaping from the Demon-Catching Tripod.

’How could they be so fast? Master Profound Cyan Old Demon clearly said he had already subdued most of the Nine-Child Demon Mother. Was he lying?’

Among Celestial Demons, the Nine-Child Demon Mother was considered quite ferocious, only a step below the Three Corpses Bone Demon. In terms of treacherousness and sinister nature, she even surpassed the Three Corpses Bone Demon.

[Name]: Demon Child (Outer Celestial Demon)

[Species Level]: Rare

[Power]: Demon Soldier

[Talent]: Celestial Demon Illusion Form (Rare), Soul-devouring Demon Sound (Rare), Demon Breath Erosion Body (Rare)

[Cultivation Technique]: None

[Skill]: Blood-Crying Demon Seal

[Affinity]: -80

The terrified Withered Daoist swept the area with his Divine Sense, but the cave clearly contained only him and Yang Jing. The Demon Child’s Celestial Demon Illusion Form Talent allowed it to easily evade detection by Divine Sense.

“We have to work together! The Demon Children have escaped! They want to kill us both to release the Demon Mother from the Demon-Catching Tripod!”

He shrieked at Yang Jing, frantically throwing out folded paper talismans from his sleeves. As soon as the paper hit the ground, black energy surged, and they transformed into lifelike beasts of prey.

Lifelike tigers and great serpents surrounded the Daoist, but they couldn’t give him the slightest sense of security. He glanced around nervously, his eyes fixed on the footprints appearing on the ground.

He couldn’t see the Demon Children, but Yang Jing’s Bright Qi Talent and Grotto Dark Dharma Eye allowed him to see their tracks clearly. In just a few breaths, seventeen Demon Children had escaped from the tripod.

Although she was called the Nine-Child Demon Mother, “nine” was just a symbolic number; in reality, she could birth up to five hundred Demon Children.

Those Beast Demons were one of the lowest types of Low-level Celestial Demons. Even when compelled by the Daoist to stand in front of him, they didn’t dare raise a claw to the Demon Children.

The next moment, the Palm Seal of an infant suddenly appeared on the forehead of a tiger-like Beast Demon.

The Beast Demon let out a bloodcurdling shriek before melting into a pool of pus that dribbled across the ground. Before the other Beast Demons could react, the same strange Palm Seals appeared on their bodies simultaneously.

Within a few short breaths, all the Beast Demons had been reduced to pools of pus.

A slurping sound echoed through the cave as the Demon Children knelt beside the pus, sucking it down in great gulps. A few of the Demon Children, now full, even let out happy laughs.

The Withered Daoist, of course, had no idea what was happening in the cave. He could only sense that the Beast Demons he had spent half his life placing Banishments on and controlling had been slaughtered without any resistance.

His face was pale, completely drained of color, and his forehead was covered in a cold sweat.

The next moment, he finally broke. He began to wildly shoot out jets of green fire in all directions. As an Independent Cultivator with no proper lineage, this was the only trick he had left after his Beast Demons were wiped out.

A stray jet of green fire hit one of the Demon Children.

An enraged roar from a Demon Child echoed through the cave.

The next moment, a bloody handprint appeared on the Daoist’s ankle. He let out a heaven-shaking scream as the flesh and blood of his left foot were instantly sucked dry, causing him to stagger and fall to the ground.

He clawed at the ground with his hands, screaming as he tried to escape the cave.

The Demon Children giggled and laughed as they pounced on him, opening their mouths to gnaw at his flesh. In just a few breaths, the Daoist was devoured down to a skeleton of White Bone.

This Daoist had tricked and kidnapped countless children. In the end, being devoured by child-like Demon Children could be considered a fitting end for him.

“Why aren’t you afraid?”

A mental voice transmitted itself from the Demon-Catching Tripod.

“The Demon Mother must have escaped the Demon-Catching Tripod’s confinement long ago. The only reason you’re still pretending to be trapped is to greedily feast on the blood sacrifices the Profound Cyan Old Demon brought to your doorstep.”

Yang Jing said, addressing the Demon-Catching Tripod.

As soon as he finished speaking, the incessantly trembling Demon-Catching Tripod suddenly fell silent. Then, thick, black oil surged out of the tripod, coalescing into the external form of a woman with a charming face, disheveled white hair, bare arms, and a large, protruding belly.

“You have sharp eyes and great courage for a Daoist. You’re much better than that stupid Profound Cyan Old Demon. The blood sacrifices he’s been offering lately have been getting worse and worse. I was planning to devour him and have his clever and capable head disciple take his place, but I never expected to meet an even more suitable consort like you.”

The Demon Mother’s saccharine voice rang out.

“I have five hundred Demon Children. If you submit to me, they will all be yours to command.”

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