Way of the Devil - Chapter 673

Chapter 673: 673

“That’s enough . I don’t even know what they like about that brat Huang Jing . They keep babbling on about becoming a princess . With the world in this state, what good would being a princess do them?” Yuan Jikong looked in the direction in which his two sisters left . He laughed bitterly in his heart .

He raised a cup of wine, and was about to finish it when a red reflection suddenly appeared in the wine .

His expression registered a sudden and slight change . He put the cup down .

“Why’re you here? I told you that there’s no hurry for now!”

Before he knew it, a red-robed middle-aged man had appeared in the side room .

The man shut the door softly with a gentle expression . He sat down opposite Yuan Jikong .

“The higher-ups can’t wait anymore . Yuan Jikong, even if you’re not considering it for the others, you should consider it for your father . The Moon Prince is going against the tide . He will fall from power sooner or later . When that time comes and your father is seen as a faction, isn’t it natural for his family to be wiped out as well?

“Now is the time for you to atone for your father’s crimes by meritorious acts . ” The red-robed man smiled .

“I’ve given him the medicine, but it’s not showing any effects even now . What else can I do? I’m sure there’s an elite secretly helping Huang Jing out in his escape . I’m also sure that someone must’ve suggested to him to go cultivating and stay away from this place,” Yuan Jikong spoke in a muffled voice .

He did not mind telling such a huge secret . After all, if this red-robed man appeared, his surroundings would have been sound-proofed . The outsiders would not be able to hear a thing .

“It’s not that we’re suspicious of you, but your results have not met our expectations . If once isn’t enough, you’ll do it twice . If twice isn’t enough, you’ll do it thrice . That Huang Jing is a mere mortal, that’s a fact that I’ve confirmed after many observations,” said the red-robed man softly .

Yuan Jikong was silent now . He raised his cup and emptied it down his throat . He only spoke after a while .

“Tell me, what do I have to do this time?”

The red-robed man smiled . This time, he was sure that the mission would succeed .

Since poison did not kill him, they would send demon generals to kill him! He was a mere mortal . Even with his royal status, in the face of the Demon Tribe, all he could do would be to cry and beg . He would be powerless to fight back .

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Inside the cave .

In the dim yellow glow of the shining crystals, Lu Sheng placed a pacified little white crane onto a flat rock slab .

The Twin Spirit Zheng Yuan Mantra had already guided his Great Clear Crane Enlightened Method’s Pure Qi into the little white crane’s body . The crane was already getting stronger as its blood circulated throughout its body .

“This Twin Spirit Zheng Yuan Mantra is quite amazing . It’s a pity that it’s not a main method . Regardless of how amazing it is, it’s only a minor sutra . ” Lu Sheng waved his arm . A spot of red light slowly shone in the center of the little white crane’s body .

‘That’s the spirit origin… the core which represented the origin of life . Once the spirit origin is extinguished, the life flame will also be extinguished . ’ Recently, Lu Sheng had been able to extract several interesting things from these two skill formulas .

The discovery of the spirit origin was one of them .

The spirit origin resembled potential contained within an organism’s body . The greater and more powerful that potential was, the greater the heights to which it could be improved .

Lu Sheng guided the new Pure Qi within his body carefully, and slowly infused the little white crane with more Great Clear Crane Pure Qi .

Before, he merely infused it with a sliver to have this little white crane get used to the nature of Pure Qi, and to give its body time to prepare for more .

Now, it had been almost a day, and he thought that this period would have sufficed . Hence, he officially started infusing this little white crane with Pure Qi, just like what he did to Little Yun .

“Pchht . ”

A wisp of white Qi slowly flew out of Lu Sheng’s mouth . It formed a thread like a living being, and precisely pierced the center of the little white crane’s torso where the spirit origin was .

Red light erupted instantly . The spirit origin started beating intensely like a heart .

The inserted white Qi was greedily devoured and assimilated by it . In the blink of an eye, no white Qi was left .

Lu Sheng kept supplying it with his Pure Qi . Time ticked slowly, and the spirit origin’s radiance grew brighter and more glaring .

“Pooh!”

All of a sudden, the red light froze, and moved no more . White Qi slowly dispersed to the sides, and was sucked back into Lu Sheng’s mouth .

However, some inexplicable object emerged from the final wisps of white Qi, and swiftly merged with the red light .

Lu Sheng could not help but feel that he had infused it with something bad…

“Is it saturated?” He closed his stance and took a step back . Then, he circulated the Twin Spirit Zheng Yuan Mantra .

Slowly and silently, the feathers of the little white crane on the rock started to grow . It grew larger and longer as well . Its beak grew sharper, and its legs grew longer and thicker .

‘I’d like to see what kind of changes will occur if I infuse the Pure Qi incorporated with spirit-prompting threads into the spirit origin from the very beginning . In Little Yun’s case, I initially infused him with Pure Qi, and then sent in spirit-prompting threads in Pure Qi-wrapped parcels, but now I’m mixing my spirit-prompting threads and Pure Qi together and infusing it into the spirit origin . ’

Lu Sheng was looking forward to the results . He observed the little white crane on the rock nervously .

He could control three white cranes with this Twin Spirit Zheng Yuan Mantra . That was the highest number of cranes he could control . This cultivation method actually treated white cranes as Treasures that had to be cultivated and nurtured so that they would become stronger .

It was similar to the Summoner profession Lu Sheng knew about from before .

As expected, the little white crane’s growth started showing some problems .

The growth of its feathers slowed . In place of that, muscles started to bulge underneath its skin .

Its wings swelled up, and the contours of its muscles swiftly bulged with veins and blood vessels .

Its initially slender legs were now swiftly growing thicker . Its long bottleneck-like neck was now covered in muscular protrusions that resembled dragon scales . It had been only as thick as a fist before, but now it was as thick as a human head .

“Rarrgh!”

Suddenly, the little white crane opened its eyes and lifted its head as it let out a lion’s roar . The feathers on its body erupted and shattered . Only a tuft of white hair remained on the top of its head . The white hair stood erect as the muscles underneath tensed .

In the dim lighting of the cave, its dark red steel-like muscles appeared fiercer and stronger . It was like a terrifying beast whose silhouette was revealed in the dark .

“Father . ” The little white crane straightened up its body, and went down from the rock slab like a human . “I have awakened…”

“…” Lu Sheng drew a deep breath . He had not expected this at all .

This little white crane had progressed from being an ordinary animal to the stage where it obtained its intelligence, and finally grew into a minor demon .

Through Lu Sheng’s profound competence of more than 1,000 years, the crane immediately skipped over several hundred years of painstaking cultivation, and attained the rank of a demon elite .

This was the result of infusing it with several hundred years’ worth of competence through the combination of spirit-prompting threads and his Great Clear Crane Enlightened Skill Pure Qi .

Lu Sheng looked at the little white crane with a hint of consolation .

“From this day on, you’ll be called Little Zhen . Go now, and bring Little Yun with you . He hasn’t gained intelligence yet, and I’ll need you to look after him . ”

“Alright, Father . I will be careful . ” Little Zhen nodded solemnly . He stood up straight . With a wave of his hand, a gust of gray demonic wind blew and picked up the scattered white feathers on the ground . The feathers stuck to his body and managed to look like a white feather cloth .

“I’ll be going out, then, Father . ”

“Go . ”

Lu Sheng could understand Little Zhen’s current feeling . He had been going through life in a daze, and now he had obtained intelligence . This favor was equivalent to being given a new lease of life . It could be regarded as a grace as serious as being a birth parent .

Hence, it was only natural for the little white crane to call him father .

The moment its intelligence was awakened, the little white crane’s previous memories and experience would instantly add to his current pool of experience and wealth of knowledge . The crane would be able to swiftly understand many things, including language, culture, and many other things .

‘From the records of the Twin Spirit Zheng Yuan Mantra, Little Yun’s aptitude should be better than Little Zhen’s . From their characteristics, Little Zhen should be of the demon elite rank, while Little Yun’s most probably of the demon general rank . Looks like the natural origin structure of the being has an influence on the heights it can attain in the future . ’

Lu Sheng seemed to be lost in thought .

He did not mind giving away several hundred years’ worth of Pure Qi, since he was in no short supply of it . He could easily cultivate vast amounts of Pure Qi with his Yang Essence . Even if it was not enough, all he had to do was increase his competence with Mental Energy, and he would instantly be restored to his prime .

Moreover, his current Pure Qi recovery rate had far surpassed the records of the Clear Crane Enlightened Skill .

This derived and perfected Great Clear Crane Method was far superior compared to the original version in all aspects .

He would only need several days to completely replenish his spent Pure Qi by absorbing the spiritual Qi from the outside world . Hence, Lu Sheng’s current consideration was about these cranes’ upper limit of life .

The more Pure Qi they could endure, the more powerful they would become . Up until now, the crane with the most potential Lu Sheng had seen was Bai Songzi .

If he could subdue Bai Songzi this time, it would be smooth sailing from here .

It should be mentioned that the Twin Spirit Zheng Yuan Mantra was mutual in effect . The more powerful the crane was, and the more cranes the cultivator controlled, the more powerful the controller would become as he received more feedback of power .

Every crane would give some of its own body’s qualities back to the cultivator .

The Clear Crane Sect relied on this aspect to gain a certain level of combat strength . That was how they managed to protect themselves in these mountain forests .

Lu Sheng was still processing his thoughts when he suddenly heard a sharp crane cry from outside the cave . It was not a single crane, it was a flock!

Little Yun’s and Little Zhen’s cries were mixed among the cacophony as well .

He quickly went out the cave . He saw Little Zhen, who was six meters tall, standing there with a solemn expression . The feather robe on his body flapped in the wind .

Before him stood Little Yun whose eyes were slightly reddened .

The two of them seemed to be standing opposite each other for some reason . The white cranes around them, Bai Songzi included, where staring at Little Zhen, who walked out with a solemn gait .

Little Yun seemed to have sensed a threat . That was why he was shouting at Little Zhen .

“So, Bai Songzi, are you satisfied now?” Lu Sheng looked directly at Bai Songzi among the flock of cranes .

Bai Songzi sized Little Zhen up for a very long time . Although he had abdicated his post as the leader before this, he had no intention of trying this modification out himself .

However, now…

“Just what is this magical medicine… It’s incredible!”

“This is only the beginning…” Lu Sheng displayed a profound smile .

If the first 50 cranes could be completely modified, the first step of his plan would be accomplished .

Once these cranes were modified, they would start to give him extremely formidable power as feedback . At the same time, they would be able to possess enough wisdom and complete his arrangements after this .

‘I was only able to create a demon elite crane after such a long time . Looks like I’ll have to improve the Great Clear Crane Enlightened Skill . Or maybe I need to get my hands on a more advanced version of the White Feather Mantra . ’

It was time for him to lay his cards on the table with the Clear Crane Sect .

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