King of Assassins

Chapter 1258: Chapter 758: Ready to Die a Thousand Times Without Refusal (Part 3)

The key is that Gao Xuan is here; there’s no need to engage in a death struggle with him over some resources.

The Ten Suffering Bodhisattva understood this clearly, but Yuan Xiang was a bit confused. Yet, he didn’t dare defy his master’s order, nor did he have the courage to privately seek out Gao Xuan.

Yuan Xiang sorted out various gains, took everything with him, and then returned to the Ten Sufferings Temple.

However, he was ultimately unwilling to completely give up on Luding Palace, so he left half of the Ten Sufferings Order here.

With this piece of the Ten Sufferings Order, he could quickly return to this place.

Perhaps, in the future, he still has a chance to return to the Southern Barbarian Wilderness to carry out his grand Dharma Transmission!

Once the Ten Suffering Bodhisattva left, Gao Xuan sensed it.

After all, this person is a top-tier power in this world. On such a day of Ten Sufferings, Gao Xuan dared not be careless.

Don’t be deceived by the smiling and amiable demeanor of the Ten Suffering Bodhisattva; this old monk doesn’t know how many years he’s lived and is deeply perceptive.

If the Ten Suffering Bodhisattva discovers his negligence, he would not hesitate to kill him with a flick of his hand.

Once the Ten Suffering Bodhisattva left with his people, Gao Xuan felt relieved in his heart.

With Ten Sufferings gone, the Southern Barbarian Wilderness was his. He must quickly expand his territory and swiftly refine the Innate Primordial Chaos Dao Body.

Jin Xiang’s Sumeru Mountain Fist gave Gao Xuan great insights. When he refines the Innate Primordial Chaos Dao Body, his power will surely be three times stronger than Jin Xiang’s.

Even though it’s just three times stronger, at that level, Jin Xiang wouldn’t be able to withstand a single punch from him.

Although there are many strong individuals in this world, how many can take a punch from him?

At that point, what could even the Ksitigarbha King do?

He could even find time to return to the interstellar cosmos to take a look.

A few days later, Yuan Xiang also left. Luding Palace instantly became empty.

Ripples had been following Yuan Xiang and, upon discovering he’d left, she unceremoniously moved in with her people at Luding Palace.

Though Yuan Xiang had already ransacked everything valuable in Luding Palace, the Spiritual Qi left behind by Luding Mountain remained.

Yuan Xiang had also crazily extracted a lot of Spiritual Qi. But in the rush, the amount he collected was insignificant and insufficient to cause permanent damage to Luding Mountain.

Gao Xuan soon arrived and directly extracted twenty percent of the Spiritual Qi here. This didn’t cause much damage, and the speed of extraction was quick.

With nothing obstructing him from the Ten Sufferings Sect, Gao Xuan’s conquest of the Southern Barbarian Wilderness proceeded smoothly.

After sweeping away the strongest Demon Emperors, the remaining ones were handled by Ripples and Ice Soul. Although the Demon Emperors had the advantage of terrain, Ripples and Ice Soul’s Sword Intent were so pure that they could disregard the terrain advantage of the Demon Emperors.

On the other hand, Ripples and Ice Soul could both wield the Hongyi Sword.

Even the peerless divine power of Jin Xiang couldn’t break through the Hongyi Sword. Whatever skills these Demon Emperors had, they couldn’t compare to Jin Xiang.

Gao Xuan took less than a hundred years to sweep through all the Demon Emperors in the Southern Barbarian Wilderness.

Because of the vast territory, Gao Xuan personally helped the Nine-headed Bird refine the Earth Immortal Law, elevating him to the Demon Emperor realm.

The Nine-headed Bird, having followed Gao Xuan for thousands of years, reaped enormous benefits. With ample resources, the Nine-headed Bird smoothly became a Demon Emperor.

Furthermore, Gao Xuan also subdued a Demon Emperor named the Five-Colored Peacock King.

This Peacock King was naturally able to wield the Power of the Five Elements and possessed a charming and alluring appearance. Gao Xuan saw her exceptional Spiritual nature and pure cultivation of the Path of the Five Elements, different from the other chaotic Demon Emperors, sparing her life.

The Peacock King was wise enough to take the opportunity to join Gao Xuan’s sect. The proud Demon Emperors were not without their own sense of occasion.

In the past, the Demon Emperors didn’t invade each other and didn’t need to capitalize on every situation.

Now, things have changed; Gao Xuan is the master of the Southern Barbarian Wilderness.

Gao Xuan killed seventy-one of the seventy-two Demon Emperors of the Southern Barbarians. Along with the many Demon Emperors of the Southern Barbarian Sea, the number of Demon Emperors who died at Gao Xuan’s hands approached eighty.

This enormous number is simply terrifying.

The Peacock King didn’t know how many Demon Emperors Gao Xuan had killed; she only knew that all the Demon Emperors around her had been wiped out. Gao Xuan was willing to spare her life; she was willing to do anything for that.

Moreover, Gao Xuan didn’t treat her improperly, nor did he intend to add her to his harem as she had feared.

As one of Gao Xuan’s two major Demon Emperors, the Peacock King took over an even larger territory.

It’s worth mentioning that managing such a vast territory is extremely energy-consuming. Although the Peacock King is a Demon Emperor, she couldn’t rest daily and was tirelessly busy, leaving her both physically and mentally exhausted.

Whenever she reached this state, she would ponder this: she might as well have entered Gao Xuan’s bed,

Given Gao Xuan’s demeanor, it was one of calm and asceticism. He probably wouldn’t cheat once a year.

Unfortunately, Gao Xuan was busy cultivating, shutting himself in seclusion all day, showing no interest in her. Even if she wanted to be with Gao Xuan, she couldn’t get the chance.

However, controlling the vast Southern Barbarian Wilderness alongside the Nine-headed Bird was intoxicating.

The bigger advantage was being able to draw as much Spiritual Qi from various places for her use, which allowed her cultivation to advance rapidly.

Of course, this was also thanks to Gao Xuan’s guidance in the Dao of Five Elements Transformation. It allowed her to make a big step forward in Five Elements Magic.

This one step transformed her entirely.

Looking back at her past self, the Peacock King found her old self crude and foolish, hardly worth remembering.

Fortunately, she followed the right person and received guidance, allowing her to step into the Upper Realm in one leap.

At the very least, among the many Demon Emperors in the Eight Desolates, she could definitely rank among the elite.

Compared to this, the busy handling of complex affairs was nothing.

Despite her contentment, the Peacock King couldn’t understand why Gao Xuan continuously sought to expand the territory.

Given her and the Nine-headed Bird’s management skills, managing all affairs of the Southern Barbarian Wilderness was already very challenging.

Fortunately, Gao Xuan had killed all other Demon Emperors, leaving no Great Demons in the Southern Barbarian Wilderness to contend with them.

The problem was that the Southern Barbarian Wilderness was too vast, its expanse incalculable. Although numerous teleportation arrays had been established, it was difficult to quickly establish a very efficient organizational system.

Well, the term ’organizational system’ was taught to them by Gao Xuan.

Most demons were crude and foolish, and building an organization according to Gao Xuan’s framework wasn’t so easy.

The Peacock King felt this was largely meaningless; even if all demons in the Southern Barbarian Wilderness were organized, they couldn’t withstand a single sword from Gao Xuan.

The Peacock King didn’t fully understand but couldn’t be careless. The Nine-headed Bird was shrewd and astute; although unfriendly to her, he posed no real threat.

The real threat was Ripples and Ice Soul, especially Ice Soul, whose gaze was always cold and severe. Truly making a mistake and falling into their hands would surely have dire consequences.

While the Peacock King pondered these things, she saw Ripples gracefully appear.

The Peacock King knew these two were Gao Xuan’s confidants; a single word from them could decide her life or death. She hurriedly descended a step to greet them, paying her respects.

Ripples waved cheerfully, "No need for formality, the grand master wants you to accompany me."

The Peacock King asked, "What task does the master have for us?"

"It’s simple. The grand master wants us to kill the Ghost Emperor."

Ripples spoke casually, but the Peacock King’s heart sank. The Ghost Emperor? A first-rate power renowned in the Eight Desolates! Why does Gao Xuan want to kill the Ghost Emperor?

The key is that Gao Xuan isn’t going himself but is sending her and Ripples. Isn’t this sending them to their deaths?

Ripples stared at the Peacock King with her Five-Colored Bright Eyes and asked, "Why aren’t you speaking? Are you afraid?"

The Peacock King hastily waved her hand and expressed with fervor, "No, not at all. As the Daoist Monarch commands, I would die a thousand deaths without regret!"