Chapter 301

Chapter 301: Destroying the Old Demon

As the words fell, Huo Wufang and the other two Thunder Tribulation Immortals appeared as well. Although they felt a bit grumpy from Fang Lie’s scolding, at that moment, everyone wore a smile.

The reason was simple; the Demonic Child, an ancestor of the Demonic Path, had completely become a part of history. Under the power of the Ninth-Rank Treasure, eliminating him would take just a moment.

The benefits of killing a Thunder Tribulation Immortal were as good as finding a golden mountain.

Especially with a notorious demon like the Demonic Child, who had been killing and plundering for over a thousand years, wiping out entire families, and hoarding countless treasures from heaven and earth, most of which were now in his Space Treasures, would now all go to Huo Wufang and the others.

Normally, Thunder Tribulation Immortals were not easy to kill; they had at least a dozen escape techniques, such as treasure escape, divine skill escape, transformation escape, self-harm escape, and many more. These masters had terrifying survival abilities. If even a trace of their soul managed to escape, they could potentially resurrect, at most just needing a few years to recover.

This time, the ease of killing the Demonic Child was purely a coincidence, or even a misunderstanding. Without the Ninth-Rank Treasure, even if Huo Wufang and the others put all their effort into it, their chances of leaving him alive wouldn’t exceed thirty percent.

Moreover, even with the Ninth-Rank Treasure, if he had received information in advance and made preparations, he might have escaped.

Unfortunately, this kid was incredibly unlucky and had no idea about Huo Wufang and the Righteousness Token’s existence. How could he have thought that he would encounter someone who could control a Ninth-Rank Treasure in such a remote place?

It was well-known that to prevent issues with the Ninth-Rank Treasures, according to the sect rules, the four Token Lords of the Mo Sect weren’t even qualified to go out randomly; they needed the Elder Council and Sect Leader’s approval to do so.

In the past, these four Ninth-Rank Treasure tokens hadn’t gone out even once in a hundred years, so how could the Demonic Child have conceived that he would encounter such a nemesis?

What was even more amusing was that despite Huo Wufang knowing the significant benefits of eliminating this threat, he was reluctant to do it here, fearing that it would expose Mo Sect’s secrets. Initially, he didn’t want to kill anyone; he just wanted to scare the Demonic Child away with the Kunlun Sword Token.

But unexpectedly, the Demonic Child stubbornly ignored the Kunlun Sword Token’s threat and insisted on attacking.

Well, since the Demonic Child wanted to fight, Huo Wufang simply stepped in, leading to a mutually damaging outcome.

From this point onward, the Underworld Demon Sect lost a Thunder Tribulation Immortal, while the Demonic Child paid with his own life. As for the Mo Sect, they significantly increased the chances of their exposure.

Fang Lie didn’t care and faced Huo Wufang’s reprimand with a grin, saying, "Come on, everyone, don’t take advantage and act innocent! The Demonic Child’s millennia of savings are mostly on him. You all have made a huge fortune this time. What’s there to complain about? You should thank me, you know? Hurry and share a hundred thousand small spirit pearls with me!"

"Go play!" Huo Wufang scolded with a laugh. "Do you think a Thunder Tribulation Immortal has that much cash on him?"

"How much is there? How much do I get?" Fang Lie eagerly asked.

"What does it matter to you?" Huo Wufang sneered. "We did the killing; why should you get a share?"

"Just because he was attracted here by me!" Fang Lie exclaimed. "You’re not trying to cheat me, are you?"

"Don’t even start; you’re almost richer than I am, and you care about this little bit!" Huo Wufang quickly changed the topic. "You should consider how to keep this matter under wraps! It’s hard for others not to notice when a Thunder Tribulation Immortal dies here!"

"Share?" Fang Lie replied directly, "Give me all the fire element small spirit pearls and spirit stones. Once you do, I’ll help you cover this up, ensuring it’s flawless and won’t expose your existence!"

"Is that true?" Huo Wufang immediately asked.

"When has the Fang Family ever spoken nonsense?" Fang Lie said proudly.

"Fine, it’s just fire element spirit stones and small spirit pearls, take them!" Huo Wufang generously waved his hand, tossing several small Sumeru Bags to Fang Lie.

To the Thunder Tribulation Immortals, small spirit pearls and spirit stones weren’t worth much. They were more interested in the materials and treasures among the spoils.

So after hearing Fang Lie’s conditions, they readily agreed.

Then, Huo Wufang left with the two Thunder Tribulation Immortals, clearly headed to distribute the spoils.

Fang Lie happily checked the Sumeru Bags and gasped, "Thunder Tribulation Immortals, they are indeed loaded!"

There were five Sumeru Bags in total; four of them were fire element small spirit pearls, with each containing a hundred thousand. The last one held top-grade fire element spirit stones, and the quantity was unknown, but it seemed to form a mountain of spirit stones, towering over a thousand tall!

Considering that the Demonic Child is not a powerful fire element being, he surely wouldn’t specifically collect fire element spiritual items, so this must only be one-fifth of his Five Elements spiritual items.

There should also be small spirit pearls and spirit stones from the wood, earth, water, and metal elements, likely in equal amounts.

If Huo Wufang is a bit unscrupulous and secretly takes some, then the total number would be even more astonishing.

Although Fang Lie already knew that Thunder Tribulation Immortals are quite wealthy, he truly did not expect them to be rich to this extent, which is truly terrifying!

Fang Lie clearly understands one thing: the Demonic Child is actually not the wealthiest Thunder Tribulation Immortal; in fact, he is one of the less fortunate ones, only slightly better off than the scattered cultivators.

Yet even so, he possesses such wealth, which genuinely shocks Fang Lie immensely.

While Fang Lie is in stunned silence, Mi Qing can’t help but ask, "Young Master, how do you plan to cover this up?"

"Oh, this, haha, it’s simple~" Fang Lie casually puts away the Sumeru Bag and smiles, "I understand. Just inform the surrounding forces that the Demonic Child attacked at night and was killed by me using a secret method!"

"What? You killed him? How can anyone believe that?" Mi Qing exclaims.

"They definitely won’t believe it at first, so you also need to secretly spread some false information, like saying I captured the Man-Eating Demon Monk and used the Tianlong divine skill from his forehead to kill the Demonic Child." Fang Lie instructs, "You can also say that I used the power of the Benevolence Token to take him down in an instant. Anyway, it’s just telling lies; you can say it however you want!"

Mi Qing, being a clever person, immediately exclaims, "I understand! In addition to what you said, I will add Fire Spirit Peak and can say he suddenly died from an old injury; anyway, I can definitely come up with countless rumors!"

"Haha, you’re smart!" Fang Lie says with a laugh, "Alright, let’s continue drinking!"

As he says this, Fang Lie excitedly raises his cup and drinks it all.

A few days later, an incredibly shocking piece of news spread around Qingyu Island: the Thunder Tribulation Immortal from the Ghost Realm Sect, Elder Demonic Child, was killed by the island lord Fang Lie!

When this news first came out, countless people scoffed and completely disbelieved it.

However, as the body of the Demonic Child was hung on the beach of Qingyu Island, many people went wild with excitement.

To extinguish a Thunder Tribulation with the Qi Sea?

What does this mean? Even the elite from the Xuan Sect, armed with seven or eight rank treasures, could only compete with ordinary Thunder Tribulation Immortals at best and would likely be defeated.

Yet here, Fang Lie completely eradicated a Thunder Tribulation Immortal! One nurtured by a major sect for a thousand years!

Wow, is Fang Lie a monster?

Following this, the details of the battle became surrounded by countless rumors, the most outrageous being that the Demonic Child suddenly died from exhausted lifespan, having nothing to do with Fang Lie!

However, there were also more plausible reasons, such as the Semi-Immortal divine skill from the Man-Eating Demon Monk’s forehead, along with the Benevolence Token. Most people assumed it was definitely the effect of one of those two.

As for Huo Wufang and the Righteousness Token, they didn’t appear in the rumors at all; the truth was perfectly concealed.

In Chongming Ancient Temple, in that mysterious Buddhist hall where the Secret Vault was hidden.

Master Bai Lian and his three disciples are sitting on their sitting cushions, each looking troubled.

"Master, could this be a mistake? Where is there a Secret Vault?"

"We have searched this place and even nearly turned the whole Chongming Island upside down, but we haven’t found any Secret Vault! Instead, we found plenty of bone pits. How can this damned Man-Eating Demon Ogre have any compassion for the dead? The number of people he has harmed is over ten thousand!"

"Sigh, he does have a half-demon bloodline after all. I really don’t understand why Senior Uncle…"

The three disciples are discussing among themselves, clearly dissatisfied.

"Shut up~" Master Bai Lian suddenly shouts angrily, "Is it something you can discuss about your Senior Uncle?"

"Disciple dares not!" The three hurriedly admit their fault.

"Hmph!" Master Bai Lian frowns and says, "As far as I know, the Secret Vault is likely hidden in some small paradise, not on the surface. Therefore, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you won’t find it!"

"What should we do then?" the senior disciple frowns.

"The best course of action for now is to find the Man-Eating Demon Ogre and ask him what hint your Senior Brother gave him." Master Bai Lian says with a hint of helplessness, "It would be better to ask your Senior Uncle directly, but unfortunately, he is in closed-door meditation, and we can’t disturb him!"

"But Master, the Man-Eating Demon Ogre is in Fang Lie’s hands and may have already been killed by him!" the senior disciple says helplessly.

"Impossible~" Master Bai Lian sneers, "If others don’t know, how can I not know? Your Senior Uncle once gave him a protective divine skill that will automatically manifest and kill strong enemies whenever there is a threat to his life. If I’m not mistaken, that’s how your Junior Brother died. Recently, the Demonic Child was likely killed by your Senior Uncle’s divine skill as well!"

"So that’s how it is~"

"Damn it, Fang Lie actually used our Senior Uncle’s divine skill to kill our Junior Brother!"

"Then the Man-Eating Demon Ogre has become a deadly weapon in his hands?" the three disciples express their astonishment.