Chapter 190: Nine-Headed Demon Jiao

"That deceased spirit seems to have no hostility; Li Ling has even taken her as a master. Originally, we were going to come to Qiuzhouzhoucheng together, but on the way, she suddenly said she had other important matters and I don't know where she went."

Li Youyi and Li Ling appearing together in Jize City previously could not have been hidden from the Hidden Lord.

But if he told the Hidden Lord the news that Chan Hai Guan Wu had gone to the Divine Stove Earth Abyss, the Hidden Lord would probably go looking for her immediately.

It was hard to say what state Chan Hai Guan Wu was in now; if she wasn't the Hidden Lord's match and was captured, or had her soul and intent taken, many of Li Youyi's secrets would also be exposed.

He had no choice but to help her hide it for the time being.

"Li Ling's mental power has indeed made astonishing progress in the past half year."

The Hidden Lord suddenly realized he had lost his composure and said something he shouldn't have, hurriedly restraining the softness in his eyes, and asked: "In your judgment, could she really be Chan Hai Guan Wu?"

"If she really is Chan Hai Guan Wu, with my cultivation and experience, how could I judge her? The gap is too big!" Li Youyi smiled bitterly.

The Hidden Lord nodded gently: "Mist Emperor is a respectable powerhouse! When she was here, she expanded the territory, reaching three hundred states in Lingxiao, her might covering all directions; the extreme west Ash Region, the Nether Realm of the Dead, none dared to be presumptuous. The prosperity and glory of that time is not something we cultivators of this era can imagine. The current Lingxiao Life Realm is like a withered and defeated wasteland, yet it is full of crises, filled with blood and chaos."

"If it really is her, for Li Ling, it might be an opportunity that changes her life. But it's hard to say... whether a cultivator who has transformed into a deceased spirit can retain wisdom, conscience, and spirit is still an unknown. If she is tainted by the damned dark energy of the Nether Realm of the Dead, she is no different from a fierce evil."

"Actually, what I worry about most is that some deceased spirit is using the name of the Mist Emperor to bewitch you and Li Ling, carrying out unknown conspiracies."

"Does she really want to marry you?"

The three masters and the Hidden Lord all had very high evaluations of Chan Hai Guan Wu.

Looking at her appearance and state, she didn't look like she had been tainted by the dark energy of the Nether Realm of the Dead, so he had to continue hiding it, while also hiding his own extremely mysterious bloodline and background.

Li Youyi said: "She did say such a strange thing! But for an existence like Chan Hai Guan Wu, it's hard to fathom what she intends to do. Anyway, whether it's me with her, or with Li Ling, it's still just a simple relationship of getting along."

The Hidden Lord's lips moved, but he ultimately didn't pursue the question, knowing that the gap in wisdom and means between Li Youyi and Chan Hai Guan Wu was too large for him to see the most essential things.

He said seriously: "If Li Ling appears again, notify me immediately. I want to personally meet that Mist Emperor to see if she is real or fake, and what her purpose is."

Li Youyi secretly pondered: if Chan Hai Guan Wu and Li Ling return before the end of the year, should he notify the Hidden Lord?

It was truly a headache!

The Hidden Lord said with unprecedented caution: "Whether she is the Mist Emperor or not, this matter must be kept strictly confidential. Once leaked, it will be a catastrophic disaster; the vibration and danger it causes is not something the Nine Li clan, or even the Lingxiao Life Realm, can withstand. I have already warned Cang Li and Hidden Nine, and you must also keep your mouth shut."

"I know the stakes," Li Youyi said.

"Boom!"

Deep in Qin Garden, the blue shadow banner erupted with dazzling blue light, reflecting the lake surface into a blue color.

The Hidden Lord and Li Youyi rushed one after another to the outside of the courtyard where the blue shadow banner was inserted.

Hidden Twenty-three, Hidden Twenty-four, and Hidden Twenty-five, who were contemplating the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li here, were all forced out by the fluctuations of intent inside.

"Did he actually succeed?"

Li Youyi found it unbelievable, so he used his Heavenly Eye to look into the courtyard. He then saw Hidden Eleven standing under the huge silver coffin within the blue shadow banner.

Hidden Eleven's original combat intent was a five-zhang-tall figure, exactly the same as him, with a human body and a snake tail.

At this moment, this combat intent was undergoing a fierce transformation.

Demonic Qi surged, and the snake tail became a thicker and more miraculous Jiao tail, with a large number of blood patterns distributed on the black scales. The Jiao scales spread upward, and suddenly, the human body state of the upper body was gradually swallowed, and the arms transformed into sharp Jiao claws.

The human head erupted with brilliant light, growing nine Jiao heads with necks a zhang long. They were very similar to dragon heads but the Jiao horns were very short, the fangs were sharp, and the mouths were as large as basins.

Hidden Eleven's combat intent had completely transformed, turning into a nine-headed demon Jiao, its momentum far surpassing what it was before, containing the ancient domineering might of the God of the Nine Li.

Once the combat intent was released, any martial cultivator could see its extraordinary nature.

"Is this the combat intent fused with the God of the Nine Li? How could it transform into a nine-headed demon Jiao?" Li Youyi was surprised, feeling it was hard to understand.

Fusing combat intent was not a rare thing.

Usually, it was a weak combat intent fusing into a strong one; could it be... that the God of the Nine Li was actually a Jiao?

But the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li obtained by Seeing Yao Yin was clearly a human figure.

With more Hidden Ones obtaining the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li, the Hidden Lord was naturally in a great mood and laughed: "Legend has it that the God of the Nine Li cultivated the supreme scripture 'Heavenly Demon Stone Carving,' deriving thirty-six fundamental martial arts. Each fundamental martial art can be cultivated into a combat intent."

"The Nine Li clan only retained the nine fundamental martial arts cultivated by the Nine Kings."

"I have personally contemplated the combat intent within those bones of the Silver Skeleton Heavenly Clan; there should be seven combat intents of the God of the Nine Li contained within. Adding the one Seeing Yao Yin took, that makes eight."

"What Hidden Eleven cultivated is the Red King's fundamental martial art, the Angry Dragon Capturing the Dragon Claw Technique, which happens to fit one of the combat intents. Being able to get it and fuse it can be considered his great opportunity."

The several Hidden Ones present all understood.

Wanting to get the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li not only required high talent but also the cultivation of a compatible martial art.

Hidden Twenty-four's face was pale, her heart in pain.

Both she and Seeing Yao Yin cultivated the Medicine King's fundamental martial art, the "Heavenly Wind Palm Technique."

Seeing Yao Yin had already taken the compatible one; what hope did she have?

Hidden Twenty-five bowed and asked: "May I ask Hidden Lord, what fundamental martial arts do the remaining seven fit?"

The Hidden Lord said tactfully: "You don't need to deliberately cater to them; most of the combat intents in the bones are not among the Nine Li clan's nine fundamental martial arts. You are all descendants of that old man, possessing his bloodline; just contemplate them directly, there is still a chance."

"The combat intent of the God of the Nine Li, to that old man, is just a few arcs of light among billions of thoughts; not being able to fit or contemplate them is a very normal thing."

Half an hour later.

Hidden Eleven, having finished fusing the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li, stood with his hands behind his back, nostrils pointing to the sky, his snake tail slithering out of the courtyard.

He looked down at Hidden Twenty-four and the others: "You guys, what's the use of a Nine Springs Pure Immortal Body? True talent is usually not visible. My outstanding potential is only understood by the God of the Nine Li; from today on, there shall be a place for me, Hidden Eleven, in this world."

"Little Twenty-five, you say, that Lu Cangsheng condensed the combat intent of the Thunder Department God, and I inherited the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li; if I were to arm-wrestle him now, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Hidden Twenty-five was in a very depressed mood and didn't really want to bother with him.

Hidden Twenty-three and Hidden Twenty-four also felt the pain of salt being rubbed into their wounds.

Li Youyi coughed twice.

Hidden Eleven looked over, immediately restrained his arrogance, and hurriedly stepped forward to pay respects to the Hidden Lord and the God Hidden One.

The Hidden Lord reprimanded: "The combat intent of the Thunder Department God is indeed not necessarily higher than the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li, but Lu Cangsheng is definitely higher than you. The Thirty-six Thunder Strike Array, in the thousand years of the Thunder Sect, only he has succeeded in cultivating it in the Five Seas Realm. If you are arrogant enough to arm-wrestle him and die young, how would you be worthy of the God Hidden One's cultivation of you?"

Hidden Eleven laughed: "I'm just joking with these little guys; how could I really be arrogant and look down on everyone all of a sudden."

Li Youyi played the good cop and smiled: "Hidden Eleven has already reached a level of combat power that is outstanding without fusing the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li. Now, he should be at the level of a successor!"

"It's all thanks to the God Hidden One's cultivation..."

Hidden Eleven glanced at the Hidden Lord, his eyeballs rolling around: "I feel that I am now full of power, all methods are wonderful, and my understanding of martial arts is on a higher level. Hidden Nine is not necessarily my match either; for this Qianlong Lantern Festival, how about I take the lead?"

He naturally didn't want Hidden Nine and Hidden Ten to have all the glory.

Having already fused the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li, he had to go and compete with the world's experts.

How could the Hidden Lord agree to him? Not to mention whether he could defeat Hidden Nine, even if he were a line higher, he was still far behind in wisdom and maturity.

The Hidden Lord changed the subject and asked: "Do you know the significance of the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li to you?"

"From now on, I'm no longer a mortal?" Hidden Eleven understood it this way, feeling that he would no longer lose to a Pure Immortal Body in the same realm.

The Hidden Lord shook his head.

"Longevity is just around the corner," Hidden Eleven said.

The Hidden Lord shook his head again: "Inheriting a powerful combat intent allows a martial cultivator to better understand the Martial Dao and the spirit of martial arts, and allows them to condense a more powerful Dao Seed, which is extremely important in the Five Seas Realm. It can even influence the Dao Heart external manifestation in the Dao Seed Realm."

"But for all Martial Dao, the most fundamental and critical thing has always been the martial cultivator themselves."

"The combat intent of the God of the Nine Li can make you much stronger than martial cultivators in the same realm in the Five Seas Realm and Dao Seed Realm. The speed and process of cultivation will be faster and smoother."

"However, once a Dao Fruit is cast, how far the future path can go is not something a combat intent can decide."

"Obtaining the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li does not mean that you will definitely become a Longevity Realm giant. Everyone is struggling to cross; if you don't struggle, you will retreat, if you don't struggle, you will be wasted."

Li Youyi understood; the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li had great significance for martial cultivators before casting a Dao Fruit.

If it could be condensed into the Dao Seed at the beginning, the significance would be even greater.

Dao Seed Realm perfection martial cultivators who had cast a Dao Fruit, or Longevity Realm giants like the Hidden Lord, had no way to fuse the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li; they were already walking their own Great Dao path.

"The combat intent of the God of the Nine Li will serve as the foundation of the Hidden Sect; there is no need to let those Nine Li clan martial cultivators get involved. This matter, Youyi, you are fully responsible for."

The Hidden Lord made the final decision, intending to give Li Youyi a helping hand, letting him win people's hearts with the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li and sit firmly in the position of God Hidden One.

With Qin Garden exposed, the Hidden Lord decided to carry the silver coffin and a group of Hidden Ones to another Hidden Sect stronghold.

Li Youyi pulled Hidden Eleven aside and whispered: "Any Hidden One who wants to contemplate the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li must have my approval. Help me keep a close eye on it!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 191 =====