I Have a Golden Crow

After saying goodbye to the Divine Tree, Du Yu followed the soldiers and headed northwest.

Good thing he was Fire Attribute, otherwise, in just a T-shirt and shorts, he’d probably have frozen to death in this endless snowy mountain.

Speaking of which, Du Yu wasn’t the only one dressed light; Yang Qingqing’s dress wasn’t exactly thick either.

Mm... when the upper beam’s crooked, the lower beam’s bound to follow~

In a mountain hollow, master and disciple met the Cold Beast Demon Saint·Thundercloud Peng, its body draped in frost and snow.

By its side stood several soldiers, as well as a tall, burly member of the Cold Race.

The poor male Emperor’s Minister had been dragged here by Du Yu from another world; in this life, he was never going back.

From the frost and snow layered over them, it was clear they had been waiting here for quite some time.

"Ms. Yang, please." a soldier shouted loudly.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yang Qingqing stirred the wind around her feet and drifted up toward Thundercloud Peng’s head.

With a wave of her hand, a Jade Gourd quietly appeared in her palm.

The next scene had everyone watching utterly stunned.

The Cold Beast Demon Saint·Thundercloud Peng, a full hundred meters long, began shrinking in perfect proportion, and together with the swirling snow, was sucked straight toward the Gourd Mouth.

This kind of heaven-reaching means was honestly a bit terrifying!

The process of absorbing the Cold Beast went far faster than the soldiers had imagined.

In just a few seconds, this Cold Beast Demon Saint that had troubled the Great Xia Military would no longer pose any threat to the world.

"Hu~"

Only the sound of raging wind and snow remained between heaven and earth, like ghosts wailing and wolves howling.

Du Yu stood quietly in the snow, looking up at Master Qing who hovered high in the sky.

At first glance, he looked at his Immortal Master’s beautiful face.

But by the second glance, his gaze slid past the woman’s graceful figure and turned to that fluttering long hem of her dress.

Kids only look at faces!

Adults... look at aura.

Endless wind and snow, mixed with layers of shockwaves, whipped the light green skirt-hem into a relentless, flapping rustle.

Du Yu quietly slipped his hand into his pocket, quickly took out his phone, and opened the camera.

"Click~"

Kunlun Snow Mountain Map, acquired!

Truly worthy of being the Kunlun Realm, just look at this sky full of snow! Gorgeous!

"Jingle~ jing~"

Very abruptly, amidst the howling wind, a clear, crisp ringing sounded.

Du Yu suddenly felt his body stiffen; he completely lost control and was pulled up into the air.

To be precise, he was flying toward the woman’s gently swinging left hand.

Emperor Qing slightly lowered her head, her gaze toward Du Yu carrying a hint of reproach.

Du Yu instinctively wanted to scratch his head, instinctively wanted to grin, but sadly, none of those actions were allowed.

He suddenly realized that the combo of Bell Bracelet + Jade Gourd was basically a perfect match!

After all, when the Jade Gourd absorbed living beings, it couldn’t force them in, but the Bell Bracelet could hard-control everything!

With that combined, all sorts of petty criminals would have nowhere to run.

Just like Du Yu right now—under Emperor Qing’s control, his body hung suspended beneath her palm, while the Jade Gourd in her other hand began emitting waves of suction.

The soldiers were all dumbfounded!

What was this supposed to mean?

Any soldier qualified to be stationed in Kunlun was, of course, extremely strong.

At least a few of them had noticed that Du Yu had just taken a picture with his phone; and precisely because the troublemaker was Du Yu, they forced themselves not to intervene.

If it were anyone else, you want to take photos in the Kunlun Realm?

You and your phone would both get confiscated!

But Ms. Yang’s move here...

Was she punishing her disciple?

She was just going to refine her disciple on the spot?

That was a bit too strict; sure, Du Yu had pulled a little stunt, but it wasn’t a capital offense!

"Ms. Yang!"

"Ms. Yang?" The commanding officers of the two squads finally couldn’t help but speak up.

Care breeds confusion; that’s just how it is.

Du Yu was far too important to the Twin Tree Realm, to the entire Great Xia, to all living beings; he must not suffer even the slightest mishap!

"Relax." The Jade Gourd in Yang Qingqing’s hand quietly vanished. "Du Yu is going to carry out a mission. You can also take the Emperor’s Minister away."

Her words let the soldiers breathe a bit easier. Thinking about it, of course Yang Qingqing wouldn’t be unaware of Du Yu’s value.

After hesitating for quite a while, one squad finally escorted the Emperor’s Minister away, while the other squad remained standing in the wind and snow, silently keeping watch.

Meanwhile, inside the Jade Gourd.

Du Yu fell straight down, heading directly for the Cold Beast Saint below, who was locked and frozen in place.

"Huh?" A faint red film covered his vision; he turned his head to the side.

The Jade Gourd Spirit·illusory Du Yu quietly appeared, placing one hand on Du Yu’s shoulder. "Take its Demon Soul away. I’ll help you."

"Got it!" Du Yu dropped onto Thundercloud Peng’s head and lifted the Shadow Gu Tower with one hand. "Little Tower?"

"Buzz~"

The Shadow Gu Tower vibrated gently. "There’s room in the tower. Lots of it."

"Hooo!!!"

All of a sudden, an unimaginably dense Demon Soul surged out through the Legendary Roc Head, forcefully ripped free!

One leaf blocking the eye, and you can’t see Mount Tai.

Because Thundercloud Peng’s Demon Soul was simply too massive, and because Du Yu was literally standing on the bird’s face while ripping out its soul, he couldn’t even see what shape the Demon Soul was.

All he felt was that he had plunged deep into a vast ocean of Demon Soul.

Come to think of it, standing on someone’s head while robbing it of its Demon Soul—wasn’t this a bit too much bullying of a bird?

"Buzzzz..." Thundercloud Peng’s colossal body trembled slightly, struggling with all its might.

"Hiss!" Artifact Spirit Du Yu let out a sharp roar, pinning Demon Saint·Thundercloud Peng firmly in place.

The terrifying part was that, under the Artifact Spirit’s targeted suppression, Thundercloud Peng lost even the right to tremble.

What an incredible Ancient Spiritual Artifact!

While absorbing, Du Yu couldn’t help sighing inwardly.

Thinking about it carefully, he really had worked hard; the Spiritual Artifact he’d equipped Master Qing with was seriously top-tier!

She had a realm of her own, and a bracelet with maxed-out control attributes that grew together with its master.

And she also had a Magical Artifact that could imprison enemies and assist with cultivation!

But, well... compared to this king’s Spiritual Artifact, a certain emperor’s Spiritual Artifact is still a tiny bit inferior~

"Screech~~ screech!!!"

The Demon Souls let out wave after wave of shrill screams, shaking Du Yu’s brain.

No one knew how much time had passed. Only when the Demon Souls around Du Yu gradually faded away and the sharp shrieks slowly disappeared...

Inside the Shadow Gu Tower, the black-mist woman leaned on her umbrella with both hands, looked at the newly imprisoned inmate in the tower, and invited the Great Demon Saint to take the upper seat.

The black-mist woman raised her head toward the seventh floor of the tower. Seeing that Holy Beast Demon Soul, both shocked and furious, struggling nonstop, a faint smile appeared on her face.

Don’t rush,

it’s not your turn yet.

You will eventually be refined bit by bit, become Du Yu’s nourishment, and together with all the other Demon Souls, turn into the road beneath his feet.

A road that will lead him to the Saint-level Hall.

"Alright." Du Yu put away the Shadow Gu Tower, turned his head to look at the phantom Du Yu, and said, "Notify Master Qing and let me out."

Hulu Yu scooted to Du Yu’s side, his phantom shoulder pressed against Du Yu’s shoulder: "Stay with me for a while."

Du Yu: "..."

There was a hint of expectation on Hulu Yu’s face as he carefully watched Du Yu.

"Heh." Du Yu gave a helpless smile.

On this journey of his, he’d already gotten used to all sorts of beings; of course he wouldn’t mind his own Master Qing’s Artifact Spirit.

"Alright, then we’ll stay for a bit. Just a bit, yeah." Du Yu looked around, then flew toward the nearest Jade Wall. "After all, I still have a mission to do."

Actually, staying in Master Qing’s acupuncture point was pretty nice too.

At least it was very warm~

As for Master Qing...

She’s such a big Demon Taming Emperor; what’s wrong with her freezing for a while in Kunlun Snow Mountain?

"Okay." Hulu Yu’s face lit up with joy; he seemed easy to satisfy, and he followed Du Yu’s figure, flying toward the Jade Wall.

"Be careful, don’t end up refining me as well." With one hand pressed against the jade, Du Yu curiously observed the outside.

Because there was a thin layer of light red covering his eyeballs, he wasn’t very sensitive to the colors of external Energy.

He only noticed that the color of the Energy outside the gourd was somewhat close to that of the Gourd Jade Wall itself.

"Is that Wood Spiritual Qi?" Du Yu asked.

"Yes. In the Spirit profession, Master Qing mainly cultivates the Wood Attribute." Hulu Yu stood shoulder to shoulder with Du Yu, also looking out beyond the Jade Wall.

Du Yu nodded slightly.

Everyone’s main cultivation focus was still on the Demon Taming path.

And under such circumstances, focusing on cultivating a single Spiritual Qi attribute was the wise choice.

Hulu Yu asked, "Master Qing said she’ll take me to a world called the ’Ashen Continent’ in the future.

There are countless Cold Beasts there, and the sky is full of Cold Qi."

"That’s right." Du Yu nodded in confirmation. "In the Ashen Continent, your food will be so plentiful you won’t be able to finish it."

"Really?"

"How could Master Qing possibly lie to you? And how could I possibly lie to you?"

"Hehe." Hulu Yu gave an awkward laugh and scratched his head.

That little action left Du Yu dumbfounded.

You’re a little too similar, aren’t you?

...

More than ten minutes later, Hulu Yu contacted Master Qing and let Du Yu out.

A堂堂 Spiritual Artifact, after opening its mouth to ask and obtaining Du Yu’s permission, still only managed to keep Du Yu for such a short time.

Mm... that was just a tad bit humble.

"Being too well-behaved isn’t good either." Du Yu muttered under his breath.

Yang Qingqing: "What?"

"Master Qing, we can head back now." Du Yu changed the subject. "Or Master Qing, do you want to return straight to Zhongli?"

Yang Qingqing: "I’ll go with you to Contract Kui Chou."

Du Yu showed a troubled expression. "I don’t have any spare acupuncture points. I have to return Shiwei’s Rose General Spirit to her first."

A few days ago, the Ancient Body of the Rose General Spirit had already been opened. Du Yu had planned to use that acupuncture point to Contract the Supreme Lord.

He really didn’t want Niuniu to contract him. After all, Kui Chou had a violent temper; if it stayed outside, it would very easily cause trouble.

"Perfect. I’ll go to the Ancient Pine Tower Bookstore first to pick up my reward." Du Yu was full of anticipation.

The Twin Tree Bow was still waiting for him!

Only then did Yang Qingqing nod. "Mm, call me when you’re doing the Contract."

"Yes!" Du Yu immediately flipped his palm and put the woman into Zhongli.

Then he nodded to the soldiers around him, and with a swing of his axe, he tore open a Spatial Rift.

"Hoo~" Du Yu stepped into the bathroom with one foot, a breath of Cold Qi leaving his mouth.

He dispelled the Demon Breath Battle Robe on the spot, shaking off all the frost and snow on him.

"No wash, no shower." Du Yu hurriedly said. "We’ll talk about it when I get back."

At his words, several golden leaf-vines that had been stretching toward the bathtub drooped softly down, their movement vividly expressive.

"I’ll be right back!" Du Yu cheerfully patted the Golden Leaf, then took out his phone and dialed Lin Shiwei’s number.

"Beep... beep... beep..."

"Du Yu?" The very magnetic big-sister voice carried a trace of delight, then turned serious again. "You’re heading out on a mission?"

"No, no. Huahua has already opened the Ancient Body. I’m calling to return it to you."

"Mm, wait for me at home."

Du Yu instinctively stopped in his tracks, and after pausing for two seconds, realized he’d just been ’tamed.’

Good grief~

Du Yu couldn’t help pulling a wry grin. With this voice full of charm, mixed with that unique hint of dominance, who wouldn’t listen?

"I... uh, I’m heading to the City Bookstore Headquarters now." Du Yu turned out to be the one who didn’t listen. "Should I pick you up from your place?"

Lin Shiwei: "Just come straight to the bookstore. I’m here collecting rewards."

Du Yu: "Yes!"

Lin Shiwei’s expression turned a bit odd, a hint of doubt in her nasal tone: "Hm?"

"At your command!"

Lin Shiwei couldn’t help but chuckle, giving Du Yu a playful little scold. "Go."