Chapter 1057: Longevity: My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 1057: Surprises Keep Coming!

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Xu Zhangqing kept his expression unchanged as he retracted his tail feathers, quickly calculating in his heart.

Clearly, the Demon Emperor below mistook him for Kong Fang's descendant; this misunderstanding couldn't be explained in a short while, nor was there any need to explain it.

Originally, wearing the disguise of the Five-Colored Peacock was meant to achieve this effect; now, the more open and aboveboard he was, the less the other side would doubt him.

He immediately raised his head, using the peacock's unique arrogant posture, and gave a faint "en," his voice carrying the clarity and condescension unique to avian Demon Race.

Bone Emperor indeed did not press further, but instead became even more convinced of his judgment; he stood up straight, then actively offered an explanation, his tone carrying a hint of annoyance: "You saw it too; just now that Evil Cultivator came from nowhere and snatched a stone tablet."

But there was more than one stone tablet excavated from the ruins; the remaining several have already been transported to a nearby nest for temporary storage, and I have even sent Demon Kings to guard them."

He paused, then added: "If you have time, why not follow me down to the nest to check the remaining several stone tablets?"

"All were excavated this time; the Mo Family hasn't finished deciphering the patterns on them yet, but they seem related to the legendary Night Weeping Totem!"

When Xu Zhangqing heard the words "remaining several stone tablets," he had calculations in his heart.

He originally planned to take one tablet and leave, then go to Qing Shi Jian to find Han Xin, but Bone Emperor actually actively delivered more stone tablets to his front.

Moreover, the patterns on these stone tablets were extremely close to the style of the Night Weeping Totem.

You must know, in Night Crying Secret Realm he had obtained Qingdi's Decree and Nirvana Heart Fire.

If there were unexpected gains, then this trip to Central Region would be a huge profit.

Therefore, Xu Zhangqing suppressed the calculations in his heart, slightly spread his tail feathers, and said in his usual light and casual tone: "Lead the way."

Immediately, he followed Bone Emperor and flew away, first flying over the rocky beach outside Ring Mountain, then skimming over two rivers dyed dark red by Demon Qi.

Not long after, the mountain ahead suddenly sank, revealing a naturally formed huge rift valley.

On the rock walls on both sides of the rift valley, caves were densely carved.

Various sizes, various shapes.

From afar, it looked like an entire hollowed-out beehive.

In every cave, demons went in and out; One-horned Wolf Demons lay at cave entrances dozing, demon pigs in groups of three or five rooted for food at the valley bottom, and several two-headed eagles circled and patrolled in the air.

The Demon Qi was so intense that even Spiritual Energy had been corrupted.

Xu Zhangqing swept his Divine Sense; the demons stationed in this nest numbered at least over a thousand, not less than ten Demon Kings, plus Bone Emperor this Demon Emperor; if placed at Eastern Region Border, they counted as a formidable force.

Bone Emperor led Xu Zhangqing all the way, flying straight toward the largest cave at the deepest part of the rift valley.

Inside the cave was more spacious than it looked from outside.

The dome was over ten zhang high, and the four walls were polished smooth as mirrors by demon power.

At the cave's depths, several stone tablets of the same size as the previous one were stacked, each over a person tall, entirely gray-white, with surface patterns extremely close to the style of Night Weeping Totem, ancient and profound, gleaming with dark light under the reflection of the dark green ghost fire on the cave walls.

In the corner, miscellaneous items were densely piled; among them, several fist-sized, entirely dark silver ore stones attracted Xu Zhangqing's attention.

The surface of these ore stones was covered with naturally formed threads.

Overall, they sparkled with starlight in the dim light.

He recognized this thing, called Star Pattern Profound Silver.

Not only was it very rare, but it was also an excellent auxiliary material for refining top-grade Flying Swords.

Not only that, several dark bone fragments were scattered nearby, their surfaces faintly flowing with killing qi; they were actually Mo Bone Jade.

This thing, after tempering and mixed into Magic Tools and Magic Treasures, could greatly increase hardness.

Whether Star Pattern Profound Silver or Mo Bone Jade, both were very rare Artifact Refining Materials.

Besides these, there was also a section of Spirit Bamboo of unknown species; though withered and yellow, its broken end still seeped out blue-green Spiritual Light.

These few things were now piled haphazardly in a corner, with several bones chewed left by unknown Demon Beasts pressing on top.

Demons didn't understand Artifact Refining; these materials worth a fortune in Human Cultivators' eyes were, in their hands, just a pile of trash taking up space.

Bone Emperor walked to the front of the stone tablets, slightly bowed, his tone carrying some eagerness: "The stone tablets excavated from the ruins at Ring Mountain total seven."

"Except for the one snatched by Wan Ku Zhenjun, the remaining six are all here."

"Also, if you are interested in the things in the nest, you can take them away together."

When it said these words, under the Bone Armor, its face squeezed out an ugly smile.

At this moment, it clearly regarded Xu Zhangqing as the best shortcut to curry favor with the Demon God.

Xu Zhangqing nodded, his gaze sweeping over the six stone tablets one by one.

The patterns on these stone tablets indeed matched the style of the one at Ring Mountain.

The textures were ancient, and faintly one could feel extremely weak Law fluctuations.

He raised his wing, pointed at those stone tablets with his feathers, his voice still that arrogant and cold tone: "What exactly is the effect of these things?"

Bone Emperor asked in surprise: "You don't know?"

Xu Zhangqing glanced sideways: "I am only responsible for patrolling."

Bone Emperor, upon hearing this, not only did not doubt, but nodded repeatedly: "Actually, we are also acting under orders; as long as ruins and things related to 'Night,' all must be excavated."

"Coincidentally, the Mo Family has some research in this aspect, so the Demon God Lord allowed them to cooperate."

"This time, the ruins at Ring Mountain were found by the Mo Family through clues in Ancient Books."

It paused, lowered its voice, as if revealing some major intelligence: "The Demon God Lord attaches great importance to the character 'Night'; whatever is excavated must be reported immediately, without delay."

"As for what is carved on these stone tablets, I can't understand either; but a few old things from the Mo Family know a little."

After listening, Xu Zhangqing knew what to do in his heart, but his face still wore that expressionless look; he lightly swept his tail feather over the stone tablets, and asked again: "Just these?"

"Just these."

The Bone Emperor nodded without hesitation: "The excavation of Ring Mountain is complete; every place within hundreds of li around has been searched thoroughly, and there are no more ruins."

The Mo Family people said the remaining clues need to be checked against older classics back at the Mo Family Ancestral Land before they can be confirmed again."

It carefully glanced at Xu Zhangqing, and on that face covered in bone armor, a hint of fawning was squeezed out at this moment: "If you need it, you can take it to dedicate to the Demon God right now."

Xu Zhangqing raised his head, his voice carrying a hint of praise: "You've done well; these stone tablets, I will personally dedicate to the Demon God."

As he spoke, the tail screen unfurled, and five-colored rosy light flowed through the cave, casting a touch of brilliance upon those dark green ghost fires: "Call all the fiends from the nest over, not one missing; I want to personally bestow rewards!"