Every demon king understands the meaning of Zhang Ke's move, but is it useful?
No!
After an awkward silence, the forty-two talisman papers were handed back to Zhang Ke.
After quickly looking through the list given by the demon kings, Zhang Ke opened his mouth and named the six demon kings who were chosen the most.
"Cloud tiger, withered vine, hundred eyes, gazing at the moon, flying peng, nine tunes!
Haha, I didn’t expect that six people were elected.”
Yunhu Demon King did not expect that his name would appear among them. He suddenly turned to face the demon kings and said angrily:
"Who chooses me?"
But how can anyone admit to something like this that offends people to death? Everyone looks innocent.
The Withered Vine Demon King's body is a half-withered Heaven and Earth Spirit Vine, which already existed before the 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley' was established.
Plants have the longest lifespan, so they are honored as Grandma of the Withered Vine by the monsters in the Shiwan Mountains.
But Grandma Kuteng never thought that she would be selected if she had been kind to monsters all her life, never had any grudges with monsters, and just lived cautiously and guarding her own forest.
At this moment, she understood that even if she tried her best, it would not help, but there was a sense of resentment gathering in her heart.
"I dare not say that I have made much contribution to the demon clan in my life, but I have saved countless demon clans with my healing skills, but I don't want to be chosen as the one who deserves to die today.
Haha, sad...ridiculous!
Today I will take the first step, but I want to see what will happen to you under the Nine Netherworld, hmph——!"
The hoarse voice of Grandma Withered Vine echoed in the ears of the demon kings. Her head was covered with green silk vines, and there was a faint green light shining between her eyebrows.
Just when Grandma Kuteng was about to commit suicide, Zhang Ke suddenly said from the side:
"Friend Kuteng, please wait a moment!"
Grandma Kuteng's eyes flashed with green light, her hoarse voice suddenly raised, and she asked:
"Isn't it possible that Master Ruyi doesn't want to leave even the last bit of dignity to me?"
Zhang Ke smiled gently.
"Fellow Ku Teng has misunderstood. I just feel that these six candidates are not suitable, so I want to choose again."
Zhang Ke's words immediately raised the hearts of all the demon kings.
The Hundred-Eyed Demon King is an ape with a peculiar bloodline. He has hundreds of eyes condensed all over his body. Each eye has a special ability. Its strength is second to none among the forty-two demon kings.
The Moon-Watching Demon King is a Moon-Watching Rhinoceros with pure blood, a gentle temperament and does not like to fight. This time, he was forced to go to war because of threats from other demon kings.
The Flying Peng Demon King is of the same lineage as the Golden-winged Dapeng, and has the same origin as the Jin Peng who died in the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’.
The Jiuqu Demon King is a horned dragon with the blood of a true dragon, and is good at controlling wind and rain. It controls the four seasons of rain in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and Ao Shang follows his path.
Originally, these demon kings were already filled with despair, but unexpectedly, Zhang Ke actually retorted and turned to look at each other.
The wooden stick in the hand of the Ringed Deer Demon King paused on the deck of the flying boat, making a soft sound, and asked Zhang Ke with a smile:
"This selection was proposed by the head of Ruyi, but why wasn't it considered?
The head of Ruyi is also the head of the sect, so you should know the disadvantages of changing orders every day, right?"
Zhang Ke nodded and said:
"What the Ringed Deer Demon King said is true, but there is a slight mistake in it. Please take a look."
While Zhang Ke was speaking, he actually shook his hand and spread the forty-two talisman papers in his hand neatly and vertically in the air.
At the same time, Zhang Ke flicked his left hand, and a little light burst out from his fingertips and split into forty-two dots on each runic paper.
The moment the spiritual light merged into the rune paper, traces of different auras emerged from the forty-two rune papers.
‘???’
Zhang Ke's move exceeded all the Demon King's expectations.
The demon kings looked at the forty-two talisman papers in front of them in a daze.
Through the breath on the rune paper and the handwriting left on the paper, they can clearly know whose hand each rune paper came from.
The only fig leaf was torn off by Zhang Ke.
Demon King Yunhu stared intently at the nine talisman papers. What was written on these nine talisman papers was his own name.
Sensing the familiar scents on the talisman paper, Demon King Yunhu's eyes slowly scanned the faces of the demon kings.
"Hey, I treat you as a friend, but I don't want you to wait for me to die early.
If I hadn’t been exposed by the head of Ruyi today, I would be afraid of paying back the money if I was sold tomorrow, hehe, very good, very good!”
The Demon King Yunhu's teeth gnashed loudly.
Zhang Ke said leisurely:
"You must have seen clearly that among the forty-two rune papers, six are blank, which means that six demon kings have not made a choice.
At such a time of life and death, he is still able to disregard the merits and demerits of others and has such a noble character. I admire him very much."
From the auras left in the talisman paper, all the demon kings could see which ones had not made a choice, and there was a hint of admiration in their eyes.
And one of them is the Ringed Deer Demon King.
Speaking of this, Zhang Ke suddenly said:
"But it was the Ringed Deer Demon King and the other six who did not make a choice, which led to the unfair selection result.
Because if they choose, Taoist Fellow Yunhu and the other six may not necessarily be the chosen ones.
Ringed Deer Demon King, now you should understand why I said this candidate is not counted, right?"
Grandma Ku Teng considered Zhang Ke's words carefully, and she suddenly discovered something unusual.
When Zhang Ke talks to himself or mentions the Yunhu Demon King, he always addresses him as a Taoist friend, but when he talks to the Huanlu Demon King, he always calls the Demon King by his first name.
'It's strange, Master Ruyi seems to have malicious intentions towards the Ringed Deer Demon King!'
Yunhu Demon King nodded repeatedly after hearing this. If Huanlu Demon King and others selected other demon kings, maybe he would not be the one with the largest number of people selected.
'Damn it, this old guy Huanlu is so treacherous!'
People are selfish, and so are demons.
At the critical moment of life and death, whether you are a human or a demon, you will magnify your own malice and the malice inflicted on you by others, and you will believe that the world is unfair to you.
At this time, the emotions in the hearts of the demon kings were complicated.
Among the forty-two demon kings, thirty-six demon kings chose the person they thought deserved to die, but the name the other person wrote was not their own.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Once the intricate relationship between each other is exposed, it is a bit embarrassing for the demon.
When Zhang Ke made the list public, the offensive and defensive alliance of the demon kings instantly collapsed, and malice arose between them.
The bodies that were originally adjacent to each other were separated intentionally or unintentionally, and when their eyes met, they were full of hypocrisy and hatred.
This is a conspiracy. Even if it is known that Zhang Ke did this intentionally, the relationship between the monsters in the 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley' will never go back to the past.
Once trust is lost, it can never be regained.
From then on, the ‘Ten Thousand Demons Valley’ existed in name only!
The Ringed Deer Demon King looked up at Zhang Ke’s half-smiling expression, and said with a forced smile:
"That being the case, I have to make another choice this time..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Ke waved his hand slightly.
Qingmei, Tan Qing, Gouhun, Yan Feier, Wanxiang, and Sanxiang, who had already communicated secretly, took action at the same time.
In an instant, swords were flying across the deck, purple lightning was flying across the sky, and spiritual light was bursting out.
Demon King Yunhu and other demon kings are still waiting for Zhang Ke's explanation, but they don't want him to get angry and hurt anyone.
Only when they sensed the vibration of the heaven and earth's spiritual energy did the demon kings react.
'broken!'
With their hearts shattered, they each mobilized all their defenses and rushed hundreds of miles away like lightning, only to see that the world's spiritual power had been calmed down.
"Boom! Boom! Boom...!"
A series of six soaring spiritual clouds rose from the deck of the flying boat.
Demon King Yunhu looked towards Feizhou and met Zhang Ke's indifferent eyes.
At this moment, Demon King Yunhu suddenly felt like he had an uncontrollable urge to urinate.
'Gudu!'
Demon King Yunhu also realized what was going on at this time, looked back at Grandma Kuteng and other demon kings, and asked in a low voice:
"go back?"
Grandma Kuteng sighed and said hoarsely:
"Go back, if Master Ruyi wants to keep us, no one will be able to escape today.
However, I could roughly guess what this person was thinking.
Now that Fellow Daoist Huanlu and others have fallen, we should be safe. Let’s go and see what Master Ruyi wants from our demon clan.”
The demon kings returned to the deck of the flying boat again.
Zhang Ke cupped his hands on the [All Heavens Ruyi Piercing Demon Shuttle] and said:
"Fellow Taoists, please take a seat!"
Demon King Yunhu's heart moved. It seemed that Grandma Kuteng had guessed it right. She had never invited him and others to sit down before.
After both parties sat down, Zhang Ke spoke directly.
"The Ringed Deer Demon King and others should not regard my words as meaningless. Since the other six of them want to be good people, then I will help them."
All the demon kings were silent.
The Ringed Deer Demon King was highly respected among the demon clan, and it was really uncomfortable to watch him being killed while he waited for the demons and sat with his enemies.
But since we are inferior to others, we can only bear the grievances.
Zhang Ke guessed their thoughts from the expressions of the demon kings, but he didn't care.
"I know that some of you Taoists are just mountain patrol commanders, but from today on, the thirty-six Taoists will be the new thirty-six demon kings of the 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley'.
These hundred thousand mountains are still managed by fellow Taoists, and we will never interfere in them."
The demon kings looked startled. They were all ready to be enslaved, and they didn't expect Lord Ruyi to give such a big surprise.
Becoming a new demon king is not surprising. After repeated killings, there are only twenty demon kings left out of the original thirty-six demon kings, and the rest are mountain patrol commanders.
Since Lord Ruyi insists on leaving thirty-six places, it means that a new thirty-six demon kings will be born.
What they were surprised at this time was that Lord Ruyi actually said that the Hundred Thousand Mountains were still under the control of the 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley'.
He was actually willing to let go of the benefits he had obtained, which the demon kings did not expect.
Demon King Yunhu couldn't help but said:
"Master Ruyi, I was born in the mountains and I am not good at words. I like to speak directly. If I make a mistake in what I say, please don't blame me, Master."
Zhang Ke nodded and said:
"Fellow Taoist Yunhu, please speak out if you have something to say!"
Demon King Yunhu stretched out his hand to twitch the tiger whiskers at the corner of his mouth, and asked tentatively:
"The sect suffered a lot of casualties in this battle. If the leader decides like this, how can the sect agree?"
Zhang Ke smiled lightly and said softly:
"I haven't finished speaking yet..."
Looking around at the demon kings, Zhang Ke continued:
"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This has been the case since ancient times. Since our sect has won this battle, the 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley' will naturally have to pay some benefits as the loser. Do you fellow Taoists agree with this?"
Demon King Yunhu looked around a few times and said helplessly:
"Agree!"
"Very good. From today on, the 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley' will honor the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect'. What do you think?"
Zhang Ke stated his first condition.
The 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley' was not decided by Demon King Yunhu. How could he bear such a decision? He just took a step back and said nothing.
Zhang Keye's clear voice sounded out slowly, like chimes intersecting.
"I will count to three. If no one raises an objection, I will regard this resolution as passed."
"three!"
"two!"
"one!"
Demon King Yunhu opened his lips for a moment, but finally did not speak, and none of the thirty-six demon kings present raised any objection.
A smile appeared on Zhang Ke's lips.
"Actually, this is a good thing. The Hundred Thousand Mountains are not suitable for human beings to survive, and our sect has no intention of getting involved in this place.
Although the ‘Ten Thousand Demons Valley’ will pay some price, from now on it will no longer be randomly killed by the human race, and it will lead to a stable life.”
Demon King Yunhu curled his lips secretly.
Among the hundreds of thousands of mountains, no human cultivator dared to invade.
Zhang Ke seemed to have guessed what Demon King Yunhu was thinking, and said leisurely:
"Perhaps fellow Taoists feel that there is no human race in Shiwandashan, so it does not pose a threat.
Unfortunately, there is one thing you may not understand.
One thousand two hundred years later, a catastrophe will come to this world. In order to cope with the catastrophe, sects all over the world are collecting resources.
The Hundred Thousand Mountains are a vast land with countless resources. In the future, this mountain will be the biggest target of the human race.
If we had not intervened, the ‘Ten Thousand Demon Valley’ would have been destroyed in a hundred years.”
After hearing Zhang Ke's words, all the demon kings changed their minds.
Grandma Kuteng said hoarsely:
“Did Master Ruyi launch a war against the ‘Ten Thousand Demons Valley’ because of the resources in the mountain?”
Zhang Ke shook his head slightly.
"Not entirely. Although there are many resources in this mountain, they are still not in my eyes. My target is the countless demon clans and everyone in this hundred thousand mountains."
The demon kings looked at each other for a few times, wanting to discuss it, but seeing the suspicion in each other's eyes, they finally gave up.
Zhang Ke's voice still echoed in the ears of the demon kings.
"The 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley' is a place where demon clans gather, and countless demon clans gather here.
When the catastrophe comes, the human race must go all out to fight against it.
To fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside. If we don’t have this sect to gather the followers of the ‘Ten Thousand Demons Valley’, the ‘Ten Thousand Demons Valley’ will be destroyed before the great disaster comes.”
Regarding the return of the 'Immortal Sect', high-level demon clans also know about it, and even long-lived demons like Grandma Kuteng have personally experienced that change back then.
Therefore, they could still tell whether Zhang Ke's words were true or false.
After a while, Grandma Kuteng hissed:
"As Master Ruyi said, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. Since the demon clan has lost this battle, we all recognize that we should be beaten and punished.
Now let me ask you, as the losers, what exactly do the demon clans in the ‘Ten Thousand Demon Valley’ or the Hundred Thousand Mountains have to pay?”
Zhang Keluo pondered and said in a deep voice:
"Since fellow Taoist Kuteng asked me directly, I will tell you directly.
First, every sixty years, you must serve in our ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ for two years. This is a mandatory decree and must be implemented. If the service period is exceeded, it can be accumulated into the subsequent service time.
However, if there is an emergency, the 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley' will be forced to accept the dispatch of the sect. Of course, the sect will also give corresponding rewards.
Second, every twenty years, our sect will send its disciples into the Hundred Thousand Mountains for training. The demon clan can participate in the training, but they are not allowed to cross the rank to attack, and whatever they get, they are not allowed to take it by force.
Third, our disciples will form an equal contract with the monsters in the mountains during their training, but they can only form a contract with one monster or monster in each realm.
This contract must be formed voluntarily by both parties and cannot be imposed on the other party by coercion, inducement or any other means.
Fourth, the Hundred Thousand Mountains need to donate treasures and resources to the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ every sixty years, and the amount will be discussed later.
Fifth, the monsters and monsters in Shiwanda Mountain are protected by the ‘Innate Yiqi Southern Sect’. However, if any monster violates human laws after leaving Shiwanda Mountain, they must receive corresponding punishments even if they escape back to the mountain.
Sixth, our sect will set up ‘sound wave diffusion base stations’ in Shiwanda Mountain. These arrays are for communication of information, and the monsters in the mountains are not allowed to destroy them.
These are just six requirements, what do you think?"
When Zhang Ke stopped talking, Demon King Yunhu looked at Zhang Ke blankly for a moment, then hesitantly said:
"that's it?"
Zhang Ke smiled softly.
"That's all, and..."
Zhang Ke looked at the demon kings in front of him and said:
"Every sixty years, no matter how many demon clans we form a contract with in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, I will give three times the number of 'Emperor Ooze' as a reward."
As soon as these words came out, all the demon kings couldn't help but feel refreshed.
‘Emperor’s Ouyang’ is a treasure for the demon clan. The heaven and earth’s spiritual intelligence fed back countless ‘Emperor’s Ouyang’ back then, but unfortunately most of them were taken away by the human race.
In order to speed up its development over the past few hundred years, the 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley' has basically consumed all the stored 'Emperor Ooze'.
Today, the Hundred Thousand Mountains have been massacred by the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ in a great battle, and I don’t know how many demon clans have been lost.
The demon kings were worrying about how to replenish the number of demons, but unexpectedly Zhang Ke would give out the 'Emperor's Liquid', which was an unexpected gain.
Zhang Ke saw the expressions of the demon kings and said again:
"Since the 'Ten Thousand Demons Valley' belongs to our sect from now on, I will set up eight thousand patrolling deities to patrol the mountain on a daily basis.
These guardian gods do not participate in the affairs of the demon clan, but will collect information from the mountains and report back.
At the same time, in order to avoid misunderstandings in the future, as a precautionary measure, I will choose two people among the thirty-six demon kings to communicate with our sect. However, for these two people, I will choose one light and one dark. Please don’t
mind."
After a brief pause, Zhang Ke turned to look at Grandma Kuteng.
"Fellow Kuteng, are you willing to be the person to connect with me in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons?"
Grandma Kuteng didn’t want to cause trouble, so she was about to refuse when she heard Zhang Ke said leisurely:
"Think about it before you answer."
"...I am willing!"
Zhang Ke looked at the thirty-six demon kings sitting below and said:
"If any demon king has any objections to today's agreement, you can raise it now and will not wait until later!"
The demon kings looked at each other several times, but no one spoke.
"Very good, today's agreement is made.
Come, everyone, sign the great contract of heaven with me!"
...
Three days later, the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ drove the dark clouds in the sky and left Shiwanda Mountain.
When he left, a clear voice spread thousands of miles away.
"Seven years later, on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, our sect invites top-ranking sects from all over the world to gather in Xiao Penglai. If we have important matters to discuss, we will not hesitate to meet if we meet."