In a corner deep under the sea, a very remote small teleportation array was lit up. The light flashed and a group of five people appeared in the small room.
The Prime Minister Turtle looked at this powerful figure timidly with his neck pinched by Li Yuanqing.
“Still want to run?”
“Sir, you’ve misunderstood. I’ve never thought of escaping.”
“I misunderstood?”
“No, it’s me. I’ve misunderstood you, sir.”
“Hmph!”
Li Yuanqing snorted coldly and threw the Prime Minister Turtle to the ground.
“This is the factory, right? The two of you have led me in a circle for so long. In fact, you can reach it early through the teleportation array.”
The Prime Minister Turtle knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. “Sir, please spare my life. I was forced to do this. It’s all because of the golden-armored catfish. If I didn’t bring you here to stroll around, he would have shattered my heart.”
Prime Minister Turtle cried sincerely when he begged for mercy. Li Yuanqing was not in the mood to be serious with him. He left the small house with his two disciples and Hu Qian.
This was a teleportation base with small houses like this. There were several other places, and there seemed to be more than ten of them. Although most of these teleportation arrays had been abandoned, it could be seen that this place had once been glorious.
“Master, shouldn’t this factory be especially prosperous? Why does it look very down and out now?”
Hu Qian answered Yang Tianqi’s question first.
“In the past, there were large amounts of spirit stones that could be collected in the entire Demon Realm. This place should be extremely prosperous for a period of time. That’s why there are so many teleportation arrays. However, it’s different now. The spiritual energy of the Demon Realm has gradually withered and there aren’t so many spirit stones.”
“Then don’t we get a lot of benefits now that we’re here?”
Hu Qian widened her eyes and smiled at Li Yuanqing’s back. “Your master has come all the way here. He will definitely be able to find something.”
“That’s true.” Yang Tianqi scratched his head shyly. He did not expect his master to be so rich. How could he return empty-handed after coming all the way here?
Li Yuanqing could not help but laugh out loud when he heard the conversation of the two little fellows behind him.
“Looks like the two of you still have to learn from Xiaoqian. This smartness is very useful for living.”
“Master.”
Yang Tianqi lowered his head and turned to look at Xiaoqian. Xiaoqian was really smart. She could think through everything.
At this moment, there was suddenly some movement in front of them. Their footsteps slowly slowed down.
“Why are you so slow? Use all the storage bags you have. Hurry up and put all these spirit stones in them. If you’re any slower, you’ll all die here!”
The golden-armored catfish cursed at its subordinates angrily. He was already in danger. There was such a powerful person chasing after him. If he did not move quickly, Prime Minister Turtle would not be able to last that long. If he was caught by that human again, he would not have a good time.
“A bunch of trash. You can’t even store such a small number of spirit stones. What’s the use of you?”
As the Golden-Armored Catfish spoke, he opened his huge bag and kept moving spirit stones inside.
Because the recent mines were too thin, most of the ores were filled with impurities. There were two small mountains here. They used those very low-end storage bags as transport tools. They had to be used a lot every time, and it was especially difficult to store them.
Even though the golden-armored catfish had joined the battle, one of the two mountains had just been moved away. There was another spirit stone mountain standing there.
The golden-armored catfish pushed all the strength in its body to collect the spirit stones there. He wished that there were a hundred people who could poof out of nowhere and help him. If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have removed so many people. There are only five or six people left here to guard the place. It’s too slow.
Li Yuanqing stood at the exit. He casually waved his hand and a barrier appeared, hiding their figures. Even though the golden-armored catfish dominated an area, it was just like an ant in front of Li Yuanqing.
At this moment, Li Yunqing’s concealment technique covered them tightly without letting out any aura. They walked over and stood silently behind the golden-armored catfish, watching him collect spirit stones.
The Prime Minister Turtle followed behind Li Yuanqing with trembling hands. He wanted to open his mouth and remind the former King, but he was afraid that his life would be gone if he opened his mouth.
Unexpectedly, Li Yuanqing seemed to have heard his voice. He suddenly turned his head and said to him with a smile, “It’s fine. If you want to speak, just say it.”
“Sir, please spare my life. I don’t dare to say anything!” The Prime Minister Turtle knelt on the ground and hurriedly begged for mercy. “From now on, I’m your lackey. I’ll do whatever you ask me to do. I definitely don’t dare to have any thoughts.”
He was shouting very happily inside, but the golden-armored catfish outside acted as if it did not hear anything. It was still calling for and instructing its subordinates to pack up the spirit stone mine.
“Can’t you two be faster? How long are you going to wait?”
Li Yuanqing also said, “Why are you in such a hurry? Slow down. In any case, you still have to stay here after packing up. There’s no need to keep it so carefully.”
Under their gaze, the Golden-Armored Catfish quickly used all the storage bags he had brought. There were only two empty spaces left in the two mountain-like spirit stone mines.
The golden-armored catfish finally heaved a long sigh of relief. He glanced outside with lingering fear. There was no movement outside yet, so Li Yuanqing should not have followed him.
“Hmph!” He put away all the storage bags and piled them up. “You’re just a mere human, yet you want to fight me? Don’t think that I’ll fall for your tricks. Lord Black Dragon has a long life. How can a mere human humiliate him?”
Every word he said fell into Li Yuanqing’s ears. The Prime Minister Turtle was terrified for him.
“Your Majesty.”
The golden-armored catfish glanced at these guys. Its eyes moved slightly, and it had an evil thought.
“I’ve brought you guys quite well, right?”
“Your Majesty has left us here to raise us brothers. Naturally, your kindness is as heavy as a mountain.”
The golden-armored catfish nodded slightly. “That’s good. Since you know my kindness to you, I’m satisfied. There are two huge rocks outside the door. Block the entrance and don’t let anyone in.”
“Your Majesty, don’t worry. We brothers will do it now!”
After these demons stopped, they ran out of the pit.
This was a very large pit, surrounded by a mountain rock. They had dug such a deep pit underground and built this spirit stone conversion factory that occupied a huge area.
As the demons ran forward, the golden-armored catfish slowly took out his golden trident. He followed behind these people and slowly transformed into his huge body. His upper body tore through his clothes, revealing his scaly skin.
The strange-looking catfish immediately reached a hundred feet tall.
The demons felt the pressure from behind and could not help but look back. They immediately saw their king’s vicious expression.
“Your Majesty?”
The golden-armored catfish raised the trident in its hand high and looked at them fiercely. “There’s no choice. That human is too powerful. He will know everything from you. You have to die.”
“Your Majesty, we are all loyal to you and are willing to follow you forever. We will definitely not betray you!”
“With your speed, you’ll only be a burden if you follow me. Be my servants in your next life!”
Before the armored catfish could finish its sentence, it had already stabbed its trident at the group of people. The top of the trident flickered with a dazzling golden light. The huge pressure pressed down on these small fries, making them unable to breathe.
“Stop!”
At this moment, a voice suddenly struck the golden-armored catfish’s chest like a thunderclap.
The big catfish seemed to have lost all its strength as soon as it heard this voice. The flickering trident also lost its light. Its huge body immediately leaked air and withered. In a short while, the insufferably arrogant catfish king returned to its original height.
He looked to his side in surprise. Li Yuanqing had already stood on his face at some point, but he did not notice him at all.
“M-my lord…”
The golden-armored catfish stammered in fear and knelt on the ground. Then, he looked at the Prime Minister Turtle standing behind Li Yunqing. It seemed like the old turtle had betrayed him.
However, the Prime Minister Turtle was helpless. He tilted his head in fear and looked at his former king.
“It’s quite neat. This way, I won’t have any trouble.”
The golden-armored catfish’s lips trembled slightly. It did not expect that after working here for a long time, what it thought was hidden would end up being benefiting others.
“Of course, if you like it, you can take it all. I prepared it all for you. I saw that you weren’t here yet, so I prepared it first.”
“Really? Then you’re quite loyal.”
“Of course. I’m doing this for your sake. I’m not selfish at all.”
The golden-armored catfish thought that it had caught a straw. It hugged Li Yuanqing’s thigh and put on a flattering expression as it said excitedly.
Li Yuanqing smiled and looked at the trembling little demons in front of him. “Yes, is there anything you want to do?”
“Sir?”
These little demons were so frightened that they fainted.
“This factory will belong to the human race from now on. I want to hire a few of you with the salary you have now. You can ask for anything now.”
Those little demons also had very sharp eyes. When they heard this, they immediately knew that an opportunity had come.
They scrambled up to Li Yuanqing and shouted ingratiatingly, “Sir! I’m willing to serve you!”
“I don’t have any requests. It’s enough as long as you’re willing to keep me by your side and not kill me.”
“That’s right. As long as you can save my life, I’ll be willing.”
Liu Wen looked at these insensible fellows and could not help but remind them, “I say, my master asked you to make a request, not to show your loyalty. I remember that you should have an enemy, right?”
Liu Wen’s gaze cleverly turned to the golden-armored catfish.
Those little demons of course understand what he meant. The few of them slowly surrounded the golden-armored catfish.
“What are you doing? I’m warning you, I’m your king. Don’t mess around!”
The golden-armored catfish fled in panic, but all its directions had been blocked.
“If you dare to take another step forward, I’ll eat you all. You little demons are not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth. How dare you cause trouble here!”
The little demons were also a little worried about them and looked at Li Yuanqing carefully.
Liu Wen went up and kicked the golden-armored catfish in the face, knocking the once glorious king to the ground.
It was much easier after this act. The remaining little demons were bullied by their king every day. If not for the fact that the king was powerful enough to suppress them, these people would have stood up and rebelled long ago.
At this point, this former king had already become a down and out fellow. He did not even have any strength in his hands.
The crowd immediately squeezed the golden-armored catfish out of sight. They could only hear the miserable cries for mercy from inside. The cries gradually weakened.
“Show us.”
Li Yunqing patted the Prime Minister Turtle behind him. This frightened the Prime Minister Turtle.
Prime Minister Turtle did not dare to be negligent. He immediately led Li Yuanqing to the conversion room high above.
“As long as you put the spirit stone into this pool, the spirit stone will be melted by the high temperature of this pool. In the end, the rich spiritual energy will flow down the pipe beside it. The cooling below is to make the purest spirit stone inside. Although this method can’t increase the quality of the spirit stone, the spirit stone created is considered top-grade among low-grade spirit stones.”
“Then where did the immortal power come from?”
“My lord, you’re talking about the spirit stones of the Immortal World, right? You only need such a small spirit stone of the Immortal World to mix in this pool of ores. It can completely transform into spirit stones of the Immortal World. Although the density is completely incomparable, it can be taken away by Lord Black Dragon.”
“Where did you send the spirit stones after the transformation to the black dragon?”
“Well…”
The Prime Minister Turtle’s beady eyes darted around, not knowing if he should say anything.
“Think carefully about who has you now.”
In a corner deep under the sea, a very remote small teleportation array was lit up. The light flashed and a group of five people appeared in the small room.
The Prime Minister Turtle looked at this powerful figure timidly with his neck pinched by Li Yuanqing.
“Still want to run?”
“Sir, you’ve misunderstood. I’ve never thought of escaping.”
“I misunderstood?”
“No, it’s me. I’ve misunderstood you, sir.”
“Hmph!”
Li Yuanqing snorted coldly and threw the Prime Minister Turtle to the ground.
“This is the factory, right? The two of you have led me in a circle for so long. In fact, you can reach it early through the teleportation array.”
The Prime Minister Turtle knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. “Sir, please spare my life. I was forced to do this. It’s all because of the golden-armored catfish. If I didn’t bring you here to stroll around, he would have shattered my heart.”
Prime Minister Turtle cried sincerely when he begged for mercy. Li Yuanqing was not in the mood to be serious with him. He left the small house with his two disciples and Hu Qian.
This was a teleportation base with small houses like this. There were several other places, and there seemed to be more than ten of them. Although most of these teleportation arrays had been abandoned, it could be seen that this place had once been glorious.
“Master, shouldn’t this factory be especially prosperous? Why does it look very down and out now?”
Hu Qian answered Yang Tianqi’s question first.
“In the past, there were large amounts of spirit stones that could be collected in the entire Demon Realm. This place should be extremely prosperous for a period of time. That’s why there are so many teleportation arrays. However, it’s different now. The spiritual energy of the Demon Realm has gradually withered and there aren’t so many spirit stones.”
“Then don’t we get a lot of benefits now that we’re here?”
Hu Qian widened her eyes and smiled at Li Yuanqing’s back. “Your master has come all the way here. He will definitely be able to find something.”
“That’s true.” Yang Tianqi scratched his head shyly. He did not expect his master to be so rich. How could he return empty-handed after coming all the way here?
Li Yuanqing could not help but laugh out loud when he heard the conversation of the two little fellows behind him.
“Looks like the two of you still have to learn from Xiaoqian. This smartness is very useful for living.”
“Master.”
Yang Tianqi lowered his head and turned to look at Xiaoqian. Xiaoqian was really smart. She could think through everything.
At this moment, there was suddenly some movement in front of them. Their footsteps slowly slowed down.
“Why are you so slow? Use all the storage bags you have. Hurry up and put all these spirit stones in them. If you’re any slower, you’ll all die here!”
The golden-armored catfish cursed at its subordinates angrily. He was already in danger. There was such a powerful person chasing after him. If he did not move quickly, Prime Minister Turtle would not be able to last that long. If he was caught by that human again, he would not have a good time.
“A bunch of trash. You can’t even store such a small number of spirit stones. What’s the use of you?”
As the Golden-Armored Catfish spoke, he opened his huge bag and kept moving spirit stones inside.
Because the recent mines were too thin, most of the ores were filled with impurities. There were two small mountains here. They used those very low-end storage bags as transport tools. They had to be used a lot every time, and it was especially difficult to store them.
Even though the golden-armored catfish had joined the battle, one of the two mountains had just been moved away. There was another spirit stone mountain standing there.
The golden-armored catfish pushed all the strength in its body to collect the spirit stones there. He wished that there were a hundred people who could poof out of nowhere and help him. If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have removed so many people. There are only five or six people left here to guard the place. It’s too slow.
Li Yuanqing stood at the exit. He casually waved his hand and a barrier appeared, hiding their figures. Even though the golden-armored catfish dominated an area, it was just like an ant in front of Li Yuanqing.
At this moment, Li Yunqing’s concealment technique covered them tightly without letting out any aura. They walked over and stood silently behind the golden-armored catfish, watching him collect spirit stones.
The Prime Minister Turtle followed behind Li Yuanqing with trembling hands. He wanted to open his mouth and remind the former King, but he was afraid that his life would be gone if he opened his mouth.
Unexpectedly, Li Yuanqing seemed to have heard his voice. He suddenly turned his head and said to him with a smile, “It’s fine. If you want to speak, just say it.”
“Sir, please spare my life. I don’t dare to say anything!” The Prime Minister Turtle knelt on the ground and hurriedly begged for mercy. “From now on, I’m your lackey. I’ll do whatever you ask me to do. I definitely don’t dare to have any thoughts.”
He was shouting very happily inside, but the golden-armored catfish outside acted as if it did not hear anything. It was still calling for and instructing its subordinates to pack up the spirit stone mine.
“Can’t you two be faster? How long are you going to wait?”
Li Yuanqing also said, “Why are you in such a hurry? Slow down. In any case, you still have to stay here after packing up. There’s no need to keep it so carefully.”
Under their gaze, the Golden-Armored Catfish quickly used all the storage bags he had brought. There were only two empty spaces left in the two mountain-like spirit stone mines.
The golden-armored catfish finally heaved a long sigh of relief. He glanced outside with lingering fear. There was no movement outside yet, so Li Yuanqing should not have followed him.
“Hmph!” He put away all the storage bags and piled them up. “You’re just a mere human, yet you want to fight me? Don’t think that I’ll fall for your tricks. Lord Black Dragon has a long life. How can a mere human humiliate him?”
Every word he said fell into Li Yuanqing’s ears. The Prime Minister Turtle was terrified for him.
“Your Majesty.”
The golden-armored catfish glanced at these guys. Its eyes moved slightly, and it had an evil thought.
“I’ve brought you guys quite well, right?”
“Your Majesty has left us here to raise us brothers. Naturally, your kindness is as heavy as a mountain.”
The golden-armored catfish nodded slightly. “That’s good. Since you know my kindness to you, I’m satisfied. There are two huge rocks outside the door. Block the entrance and don’t let anyone in.”
“Your Majesty, don’t worry. We brothers will do it now!”
After these demons stopped, they ran out of the pit.
This was a very large pit, surrounded by a mountain rock. They had dug such a deep pit underground and built this spirit stone conversion factory that occupied a huge area.
As the demons ran forward, the golden-armored catfish slowly took out his golden trident. He followed behind these people and slowly transformed into his huge body. His upper body tore through his clothes, revealing his scaly skin.
The strange-looking catfish immediately reached a hundred feet tall.
The demons felt the pressure from behind and could not help but look back. They immediately saw their king’s vicious expression.
“Your Majesty?”
The golden-armored catfish raised the trident in its hand high and looked at them fiercely. “There’s no choice. That human is too powerful. He will know everything from you. You have to die.”
“Your Majesty, we are all loyal to you and are willing to follow you forever. We will definitely not betray you!”
“With your speed, you’ll only be a burden if you follow me. Be my servants in your next life!”
Before the armored catfish could finish its sentence, it had already stabbed its trident at the group of people. The top of the trident flickered with a dazzling golden light. The huge pressure pressed down on these small fries, making them unable to breathe.
“Stop!”
At this moment, a voice suddenly struck the golden-armored catfish’s chest like a thunderclap.
The big catfish seemed to have lost all its strength as soon as it heard this voice. The flickering trident also lost its light. Its huge body immediately leaked air and withered. In a short while, the insufferably arrogant catfish king returned to its original height.
He looked to his side in surprise. Li Yuanqing had already stood on his face at some point, but he did not notice him at all.
“M-my lord…”
The golden-armored catfish stammered in fear and knelt on the ground. Then, he looked at the Prime Minister Turtle standing behind Li Yunqing. It seemed like the old turtle had betrayed him.
However, the Prime Minister Turtle was helpless. He tilted his head in fear and looked at his former king.
“It’s quite neat. This way, I won’t have any trouble.”
The golden-armored catfish’s lips trembled slightly. It did not expect that after working here for a long time, what it thought was hidden would end up being benefiting others.
“Of course, if you like it, you can take it all. I prepared it all for you. I saw that you weren’t here yet, so I prepared it first.”
“Really? Then you’re quite loyal.”
“Of course. I’m doing this for your sake. I’m not selfish at all.”
The golden-armored catfish thought that it had caught a straw. It hugged Li Yuanqing’s thigh and put on a flattering expression as it said excitedly.
Li Yuanqing smiled and looked at the trembling little demons in front of him. “Yes, is there anything you want to do?”
“Sir?”
These little demons were so frightened that they fainted.
“This factory will belong to the human race from now on. I want to hire a few of you with the salary you have now. You can ask for anything now.”
Those little demons also had very sharp eyes. When they heard this, they immediately knew that an opportunity had come.
They scrambled up to Li Yuanqing and shouted ingratiatingly, “Sir! I’m willing to serve you!”
“I don’t have any requests. It’s enough as long as you’re willing to keep me by your side and not kill me.”
“That’s right. As long as you can save my life, I’ll be willing.”
Liu Wen looked at these insensible fellows and could not help but remind them, “I say, my master asked you to make a request, not to show your loyalty. I remember that you should have an enemy, right?”
Liu Wen’s gaze cleverly turned to the golden-armored catfish.
Those little demons of course understand what he meant. The few of them slowly surrounded the golden-armored catfish.
“What are you doing? I’m warning you, I’m your king. Don’t mess around!”
The golden-armored catfish fled in panic, but all its directions had been blocked.
“If you dare to take another step forward, I’ll eat you all. You little demons are not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth. How dare you cause trouble here!”
The little demons were also a little worried about them and looked at Li Yuanqing carefully.
Liu Wen went up and kicked the golden-armored catfish in the face, knocking the once glorious king to the ground.
It was much easier after this act. The remaining little demons were bullied by their king every day. If not for the fact that the king was powerful enough to suppress them, these people would have stood up and rebelled long ago.
At this point, this former king had already become a down and out fellow. He did not even have any strength in his hands.
The crowd immediately squeezed the golden-armored catfish out of sight. They could only hear the miserable cries for mercy from inside. The cries gradually weakened.
“Show us.”
Li Yunqing patted the Prime Minister Turtle behind him. This frightened the Prime Minister Turtle.
Prime Minister Turtle did not dare to be negligent. He immediately led Li Yuanqing to the conversion room high above.
“As long as you put the spirit stone into this pool, the spirit stone will be melted by the high temperature of this pool. In the end, the rich spiritual energy will flow down the pipe beside it. The cooling below is to make the purest spirit stone inside. Although this method can’t increase the quality of the spirit stone, the spirit stone created is considered top-grade among low-grade spirit stones.”
“Then where did the immortal power come from?”
“My lord, you’re talking about the spirit stones of the Immortal World, right? You only need such a small spirit stone of the Immortal World to mix in this pool of ores. It can completely transform into spirit stones of the Immortal World. Although the density is completely incomparable, it can be taken away by Lord Black Dragon.”
“Where did you send the spirit stones after the transformation to the black dragon?”
“Well…”
The Prime Minister Turtle’s beady eyes darted around, not knowing if he should say anything.
“Think carefully about who has you now.”
