Chapter 421: Harvest in Progress (First Update, Requesting Everything)

Unlike Cai Yangqian, the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art that Li Zhangsheng cultivated greatly strengthened his physical body; this level of impact force could not possibly injure him.

Looking at Cai Yangqian, however, because his vitality and physical essence had been more than half drained, he was exhausted to the extreme and could not withstand being smashed at all.

After this smash, Li Zhangsheng felt his mood improve slightly; without a word, he leaned his head back again and followed up with another heavy headbutt.

Boom—

On the second strike, Cai Yangqian passed out directly, bright red blood gushing from his nostrils and mouth.

"Hoo!"

Li Zhangsheng let out a long breath, loosened his grip, and let the unconscious Cai Yangqian collapse onto the ground.

Cai Yangqian could not die just yet; Li Zhangsheng intended to drag him before his parents' graves, carve him alive, and offer him as a sacrifice to his parents' spirits in heaven.

Besides that, Li Zhangsheng also needed to dig up some intelligence while he was at it.

Before that, Li Zhangsheng needed to clean up the battlefield; barring any accidents, people from Liyang City would arrive before long.

With such a massive commotion here, the Liyang City City Lord would very likely come in person.

In the Langya Kingdom, the lord of any city was almost always a Fifth-tier Beastmaster, and Liyang City was naturally no exception; if it were a major city, it would be garrisoned by a Sixth-Rank Expert or even a Pseudo-King.

Li Zhangsheng immediately looted all the items on Cai Yangqian's person: a Space Ring, a Monster Pet Bag, a token, and a bead.

Like Li Zhangsheng's own, this was a Mid-grade Monster Pet Bag, only it did not contain a single Demon Pet.

The token was crafted very exquisitely, engraved with special inscriptions, and plated with a layer of Refined Gold; the front featured the backdrop of the Cai Clan Manor with the character 'Cai' carved in the center, while the back bore the two characters for 'Patriarch'.

Well, this was the Cai Clan Leader Token, which might still be of great use to Li Zhangsheng.

The final bead was about the size of a fist, emitted no light, and looked just like a crystal-clear glass marble.

Li Zhangsheng took a look but could not figure out its purpose.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng's consciousness immersed into the Space Ring, and a space appeared in his mind.

The space inside was vast, which shocked Li Zhangsheng quite a bit.

This was the first time he had seen such a large Space Ring!

It was a space 20 meters long, 20 meters wide, and 5 meters high, totaling two thousand cubic meters, equivalent to the space of a small courtyard.

Compared to this, Li Zhangsheng's own Space Ring was several grades inferior.

The value of this Space Ring alone was immeasurable.

Seeing such a large space, Li Zhangsheng revealed an expression of wild joy; the larger the space inside the Space Ring, the more items he could store.

The corpses of the several Demon Pets that Cai Yangqian had died with were all large Demon Pets, with the Behemoth and the Green Dragon being the most prominent.

Li Zhangsheng carried several Space Rings on him, but their combined area could only hold a portion of the Behemoth's corpse, let alone the other corpses.

Even with his Demon Pets helping to move them, he still could not carry so many corpses; Li Zhangsheng had originally prepared to abandon some, but now with this Space Ring, that problem could be considered solved.

In the corner of this space, some items were piled up; due to the tight schedule, Li Zhangsheng had no intention of checking the spoils for the time being.

Li Zhangsheng flipped through the Book of Bloodlines Part One, and after confirming its authenticity, he tucked it away.

With this, Li Zhangsheng had gathered the entire Book of Bloodlines; as long as he was given some time to study, he could increase his purification efficiency to 20%.

A doubling of purification efficiency meant that one corpse could yield as much Spirit Essence as two corpses previously.

At this point, Li Zhangsheng began collecting Cai Yangqian's Demon Pet corpses.

There were five Demon Pet corpses in total: the Behemoth, the Green Dragon, the Crimson Flame Flying Dragon, the Dark Demon Wolf King, and the Ice Vulture.

Among them, the most important was undoubtedly the Behemoth's corpse.

Besides that, Di Zhuo had also been captured by Li Zhangsheng.

The corpses of the Crimson Flame Flying Dragon, the Dark Demon Wolf King, and the Ice Vulture were much smaller; the Crimson Flame Flying Dragon appeared to be twelve meters long, but like the Black Dragon, it was of the skin-and-bones type, and its volume was far inferior to the Behemoth and the Green Dragon.

Li Zhangsheng did not waste them and directly loaded them into the Space Ring.

The corpses of the Behemoth and the Green Dragon were more troublesome; their volume was simply too large, and since the Space Ring lacked sufficient height and length, Li Zhangsheng had to decompose them on the spot.

Only, he encountered trouble again when loading them; the Behemoth's volume was simply too massive, almost twice that of the Green Dragon, and even the Space Ring captured from Cai Yangqian could only hold a portion of it.

Li Zhangsheng had no choice but to process the corpses of the Green Dragon and the Crimson Flame Flying Dragon on the spot, turning them into over a dozen vats of blood and some materials, only then managing to barely fit them into the Space Ring.

While his Demon Pets were cleaning up the traces of the battle, Li Zhangsheng went to the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin and began attempting to control it.

The Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin could be called a Strange Treasure; its defense was quite astonishing, and it possessed decent flight speed, with its only flaw being that its appearance was a bit too unique.

In terms of cost-effectiveness, the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin was higher than the Dragon Horse Hall.

The Dragon Horse Hall's defense did not appear inferior to the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin, but it could not fly on its own and could only hover, requiring a Flying Demon Pet to pull it.

Besides that, the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin also possessed the characteristic of being able to grow or shrink, which was its biggest difference from the Dragon Horse Hall.

Although the image of the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin was indeed not auspicious, it was something that could save his life at a critical moment, and Li Zhangsheng would not look down on it because of its image.

As long as it could be useful to him, Li Zhangsheng did not mind using it at all.

Furthermore, the image could be changed; as long as he modified the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin slightly, he could turn it into a long carriage and have it pulled by nine-headed giant dragons or flood dragons to fly, and who would ever guess that its prototype was a coffin?

Inside the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin, Li Zhangsheng searched around but could not find a method to control it.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng suddenly asked the Cold Jade Rabbit in his arms: "Cold Jade Rabbit, I heard from Bizhen that you know the Soul Bewitching Technique?"

The Soul Bewitching Technique, also known as the 'Soul Capturing Great Law', was a Bloodline Inheritance Skill of the Cold Jade Rabbit; it was an auxiliary skill that could exert psychological control over an opponent, a skill that controlled a person's psychology, behavior, and consciousness, with success depending primarily on the disparity in cultivation realms between the two parties, and the target had to be in a state of inability to resist.

The greater the gap in cultivation realms between the two, the better the effect of the Soul Bewitching Technique, and vice versa; there was even a possibility of a backlash.

The Cold Jade Rabbit nodded, not denying it.

Li Zhangsheng immediately pointed at Cai Yangqian, who was showing signs of reviving, and said: "Cold Jade Rabbit, use the Soul Bewitching Technique on him!"

The Cold Jade Rabbit opened its large red eyes and used its two paws to forcibly pry open Cai Yangqian's eyes; the Soul Bewitching Technique had great limitations and had to be applied to the opponent's eyes.

The two began to lock eyes; a special ' ' symbol appeared in the Cold Jade Rabbit's eyes, and an invisible force radiated out, falling into Cai Yangqian's eyes and acting directly upon his soul.

The next moment, Cai Yangqian's eyes rolled back to show the whites, and he sat on the ground unconsciously.

Squeak squeak~

The Cold Jade Rabbit chirped at Li Zhangsheng twice, as if asking for credit.

"Well done, there will be a heavy reward upon returning!"

Li Zhangsheng offered a word of praise, then looked at Cai Yangqian and asked, "Cai Yangqian, how can one control the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin?"

"It can be controlled using the Prohibition Hub!"

Cai Yangqian's emotionless voice rang out.

"What does the Prohibition Hub of the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin look like?"

"It is a bead!"

Li Zhangsheng took out the bead he had obtained from Cai Yangqian and asked, "Is it this one?"

"Yes!"

"How does one refine it?"

"After performing a blood refinement, refine it using Mental Power!"

"So that is how it is!"

Li Zhangsheng understood, then began to question Cai Yangqian about the entire process of plotting against his parents, as well as secrets related to Cai Yangqian and the Cai Clan, not letting a single detail slip by.

Three years ago, the reason Cai Yangqian plotted against Li Zhangsheng's parents had mainly to do with his parents acting in a high-profile manner; unfortunately, his parents lacked powerful strength and backing, and through a moment of carelessness, Cai Yangqian detected the clues.

The subsequent process was very simple: Cai Yangqian used a coincidence to seize the opportunity to approach Li Zhangsheng's parents, eventually succeeding in completing the plot and obtaining several treasures, including the Book of Bloodlines Part One.

That Space Ring of Cai Yangqian's was likewise obtained from Li Zhangsheng's parents.

"Wealth should be hidden, not exposed!"

Li Zhangsheng sighed slightly; if his parents had developed discreetly instead of being reckless, they would not have ended up as wedding dowry for Cai Yangqian.

As for the secrets of the Cai Clan, Cai Yangqian, as the Clan Leader, naturally knew them very well.

The Cai Clan had been rooted in Liyang City for hundreds of years, and its historical foundation even exceeded that of the Li Clan.

After becoming a County Gentry, some Local Power families began to attach themselves to the Cai Clan, which allowed the Cai Clan to acquire a massive amount of wealth in a short period.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng took out Cai Yangqian's Clan Leader Token and asked, "What is the use of this token?"

For the first time, a struggle appeared in Cai Yangqian's eyes, but unfortunately, his Mental Power was primarily being used to suppress his frantically oscillating Consciousness Sea; he could not break free from the effects of the Soul Bewitching Technique in the short term and continued to describe the function of the Clan Leader Token in a voice devoid of emotion.

Cai Yangqian was the only Fifth-tier Beastmaster of the Cai Clan and had led the family to become a County Gentry; his strength and prestige were unrivaled within the Cai Clan, and it could be said that he held absolute power.

Therefore, this Cai Clan Leader Token could control all the Restrictions in the Cai Clan Manor; as long as Li Zhangsheng relied on this token, he could freely enter and exit every part of the Cai Clan Manor, including the so-called Forbidden Land.

Before Li Zhangsheng could continue questioning, Kailan and the Three-Legged Fire Crow flew over.

"Zhangsheng, the Three-Legged Fire Crow says a group of people is approaching this side, and the leader is a Fifth-tier Beastmaster!"

"How much longer is expected?"

"About ten minutes!"

"That is enough!"

Li Zhangsheng nodded and began to refine the Prohibition Hub of the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin.

(End of chapter)