The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 177

Chapter 177: Water Demon

Ling Xiao said, “I didn’t expect that Fang ChenYue would be so shrewd.”

Really like what they say that one could get in trouble because of one’s riches. Although they were disciples and elders from the same sect, they might still harm you because of jealousy. Furthermore, this was the Paradise Realm. Anything could happen. Even if some people were to do it, they could easily push the blame off themselves. Therefore, the best way was to keep the matter of having a bonded demon beast to oneself.

This was why Ling Xiao said that he was shrewd.

Fang ChenYue was much smarter than those two who were currently flaunting their level seven and level six demon beasts. At the least, he understood the principle that one shouldn’t let others see one’s own wealth.

“Da Shixiong had always been rather smart,” You XiaoMo said while feeling extremely pleased with himself.

Ling Xiao glanced at him, “Then who do you think is smarter? Your da shixiong, or me?”

You XiaoMo curled his lips. He knew that if he said that Da Shixiong was smarter, Ling Xiao would kill him. So, he had no choice but to say hollowly, “Of course you are smarter.”

If PiQiu and the rest were here, they would despise You XiaoMo for bullying the weak while fearing the strong.

Ling Xiao added, “But your Da Shixiong and Second Shixiong don’t seem to be in a favorable position, ah.”

You XiaoMo froze, then asked hastily, “What happened?”

At that time, the distance was far, so he didn’t get a clear look.

Ling Xiao said, “All of Capital Peak, including you is not even ten people. On top of that, Capital Peak does not get along well with Heaven peak. Recently, Tang YunQi and Lei Ju bonded with a mid-level demon beast each. Although the strength is not high, it can still be considered as adding to the combat strength of the Tian Xin Sect. This way, Capital Peak wouldn’t be able to overcome it. Being pushed aside is something that can be foreseen.”

You XiaoMo felt that this matter couldn’t be helped.

Choosing to keep a low profile guaranteed that one would be pushed aside. Unless Da Shixiong chose to act like Tang YunQi and brought out his own bonded Poisonous Tail Flood Dragon. However, that would be akin to putting himself in danger. If Lei Ju knew that Da Shixiong ‘s bonded demon beast was even more powerful than his own, who knew if he wouldn’t do some underhanded thing.

So, with regards to this point, even though it resulted in getting pushed aside, You XiaoMo was still very much in agreement with Da Shixiong’s actions.

After that, the two of them no longer talked about this issue.

Although there were many ways to get to the Demon Peak, there was only one road up the Demon Peak. It was through the Death Valley beneath the Demon Peak.

Death Valley was the first dangerous obstacle for Demon Peak. Inside was a snake nest. Furthermore, it was said that the snakes inside this nest was the same kind of snake as those found in the Ten Thousand Python Demon Plain.

Therefore, some people have already guessed that the Evil Heavenly Pythons of the Ten Thousand Python Demon Plain most probably came from the Paradise Realm.

No matter what the reality was, Death Valley was not the kind of place to charge into. At least for forces of the Tian Xin Sect’s strength.

Luckily, they’d already experienced it before, so they knew how to charge through this obstacle while paying the lowest price. However, these things were not important when it came to You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao.

Just as they stepped into the Death Valley, Ling Xiao summoned SheQiu.

SheQiu looks at Ling Xiao questioningly, “Is something the matter, boss?”

Ling Xiao beamed as he pointed to the entrance of the Death Valley, and patted him on the shoulder, “Go have a chat with your brothers. Remember not to talk for hours and forget to come back.”

SheQiu’s face falls, “Boss, those low-level creatures are not my brothers.”

Ling Xiao nodded, “Of course I know. But they are your kind, after all. Go quickly. Stop dawdling.”

SheQiu could only swallow the bitterness and go find his ‘brothers’ to have a heart to heart talk. Mother! He was a level nine demon beast. Talking with a group of low level demon beasts, and most of them had not even achieved enlightenment. What the hell could they talk about? But it was the boss’s orders. He had to go even if he didn’t want to.

SheQiu disappeared quickly inside the Death Valley. Not long after, the faintly agitated Death Valley suddenly quieted down. That noxious unnatural odor also dissipated.

Clearly it was the work of SheQiu. After all, as a high-level demon beast, if he couldn’t suppress a group of low level demon beasts, his life would be too much of a failure.

At this point, Luo ShuHe’s group had no idea that the one hour that they had calculated to charge through Death Valley would turn into three hours under SheQiu’s provocation. So, by the time they climbed to the top of Demon peak, the treasures on the mountain top seemed to have been wiped clean by certain people.

Speaking of certain people, after easily stepping over the first obstacle, Death Valley, they simply set out for the mountain peak.

The Demon Peak had a barrier. It was said that the palace opened once a month. What opened, though, was the barrier of Demon Peak.

In fact, other people could still go up when the barrier was not open because the barrier was aimed against demon beasts. But because the top of Demon Peak was flooded with a layer of poisonous gas, only the demon beasts that had grown up during the poisonous gas did not fear it.

Therefore, when the barrier was not open, the top of Demon Peak was filled with a layer of concentrated poisonous gas. Taking in one breath would endanger the bodies of practitioners and mages. When the barrier was open, the poisonous gas on top of Demon Peak would dissipate considerably. If one went up at this time, although the poisonous gas was still there, if one came back down within the stipulated time, there wouldn’t be a problem.

The second distinguishing feature of Demon Peak was the Shallow Shores. It was the most dangerous place in Demon Peak, not just one of the most dangerous.

The Shallow Shores was also called an illusion of flowers in the mirror or moon in the water. The meaning was to not let appearances mislead you. Often, what one’s eyes saw was not what the reality turned out to be.

Furthermore, although it was called Shallow Shores, it was not the least bit shallow. It was but a name, nothing more, because of a group of transparent Water Demons under the surface. Water Demons were mid-level demon beasts. Although their strengths were not very high, the underwater was their world.

Water Demons were not a type of kind and gentle demon beasts. They would willfully attack humans, no matter if they were in the water, or up in the air.

Usually, those flying on top of Shallow Shores, if they carelessly flew too low, without paying attention to what was happening under the Shallow Shores, they would most probably be dragged into the water by the Water Demons.

If no one saved you in time, of if you were incapable of saving yourself, you would most probably be divvied up and eaten by the Water Demons under the Shallow Shores.

However, the most horrific place in Shallow Shores was not here.

It was said the surroundings of Shallow Shores was inhabited by a lot of level seven and above demon beasts. It was the place in the Paradise Realm with the strongest demon beasts, more than at the Jade Spiritual Cave.

Therefore, if there was too much movement, it would most probably attract those very powerful demon beasts.

You XiaoMo was carried by Ling Xiao, flying over the Shallow Shores.

However, perhaps because Ling Xiao was being mischievous, You XiaoMo kept feeling that they were flying a little too close to the surface of the Shallow Shores, so low that he could almost saw the bottom of the crystal-clear water. However, the surface of the water was extremely still, making it seem as if it were impossible for the bottom of this crystal clear and calm water surface to have the savage and cruel Water Demons.

Thinking of how a Water Demon could suddenly jump out of the water and grab them, You XiaoMo felt a cold chill and quickly patted Ling Xiao on the shoulder, “Ling-shixiong, how about we fly a little higher?”

When Ling Xiao heard these words, he knew that he was afraid. He turned his head towards him and smiled. Just when he was about to speak, there was movement on the surface of the water. A ripple spread out from the water surface, as if it were a sign of something. Next, wave after wave started to spread out violently, faster and faster.

Right at this moment, the water surface broke open suddenly and a shrieking transparent Water Demon rushed out from under the water.

This sound stunned You XiaoMo and terrified him such that he almost let go of Ling Xiao’s arm. Fortunately, Ling Xiao reacted in time, hugging him tight and immediately speeding up while flying higher. The Water Demon ended up empty-handed.

You XiaoMo turned to look. The transparent body of the Water Demon was rather clearly visible above the water. It looked like a human body made from water. What was different – it seemed to be another species. Its ears were long and pointy, ad it had very sharp teeth. It couldn’t speak, but its mouth could issue a voice that was extremely aggravating to humans.

Since it came up empty, the Water Demon fell back into the water, splashing, but it didn’t dive back to the bottom of the water. Instead it floated on the water surface and glared at them viciously.

You XiaoMo looked at it in horror, “Ling-shixiong, why does this Water Demon look like a human?”

Ling Xiao stopped in mid-air while holding onto his waist. He looks down from up high at the Water Demon that was glowering at them. He laughed, “Do you know how the Water Demon demon beast came about?”

You XiaoMo shook his head immediately. He didn’t see any detailed records of the Water Demon on the demon beast scrolls. He only knew that it was a type of mid-level demon beast that was usually level four to level five in strength.

It was not very strong; the Water Demon lived its whole life in the water. Furthermore, they were large in number. Therefore, even if a Star level fighter fell inside, he might not be able to free himself.

“To be exact, the Water Demon is a semi-demon beast because its former body is that of a human,” Ling Xiao said.

“Human?” You XiaoMo jumped in shock. No wonder it looked humanoid.

“A very long time ago, before this world had this kind of demon beast, water demon, legend said the first water demon came about from the transformation of a practitioner who mistakenly took ice poison. That kind of ice poison can only be found at the bottom of a ten-thousand-year-old abyss. That practitioner mistakenly entered the ten-thousand-year-old abyss. As a result, he mistook the ice poison for a spirit gem and consumed it. After that, the ice poison spread very quickly throughout his whole body. Although he didn’t die, he changed into a half man half demon water demon. Furthermore, he could only survive in the water.”

Water demons might not be very well known, but the ice poison was something everyone knew. If the abyss was more than ten thousand years old, it could be found.

“So, all the water demons are people that transformed from mistakenly taking ice poison?” You XiaoMo asked in surprise. If it really were so, the ice poison at the bottom of the abyss was rather too incredible.

Ling Xiao glanced at him in amusement, refuting his statement, “Of course not. You think there are so many ten-thousand-year-old abysses?”

You XiaoMo rubbed his nose, “Then how did the other water demons come about?”

Ling Xiao spoke, “It’s infection. After that practitioner turned into a water demon, his whole body, top to bottom, seemed to have turned into ice poison. On top of that, after he turned into a water demon, his strength became higher than it was when he was human. Most importantly, he had a very high IQ. He spread a rumor to deceive the practitioners of that time saying that there are spirit gems at the bottom of the ten-thousand-year-old abyss. Of course, those idiots took the bait. And so, an unending stream of practitioners headed for the abyss. The result was as expected, it seemed over half of the idiots turned into his kind.”

You XiaoMo took in a sharp breath. That water demon was too much.

The most brilliant part was yet to come.

Although later a few mighty practitioners did organize men to eliminate that water demon, it was already too late.

Among the previously infected practitioners, some of them that were stronger didn’t turn into water demons immediately, but the result was still the same. The bad thing was they brought back their whole body’s worth of ice poison to the human population.

At that time, a lot of people didn’t know that the ice poison was extremely contagious. Not only does it spread by touch, it can also spread through the air.

So, it simply led to a disaster. It was said that the whole population of a town of over ten thousand people were infected by ice poison and turned into water demons. At that time, the news shocked a lot of people. They finally understood how dangerous ice poison could be.

After that, although there was a great alliance of practitioners to eradicate the water demons, because the problem was too extensive, there would always be a fish that slipped from the net. Therefore, they couldn’t get rid of the water demons completely. Fortunately, the water demons could only survive in their respective habitat. So, if humans didn’t go near bodies of water which might have water demons, it will be fine.

So, before now, the water demons seemed to have been half demon beasts that had been stamped out of existence for many years. No one expected that the master of the Paradise Realm would raise a group of water demons in captivity, something that would make practitioners quake in terror at the mention of the name.

You XiaoMo swallowed repeatedly, “Ling-shixiong, do you think this Shallow Shores is a ten-thousand-year-old abyss?”

Although a ten-thousand-year-old abyss would have water demons, there was a saying that with risk comes reward. Before, Ling Xiao said that ice poison could only be found in a ten-thousand-year-old abyss. It’s the same for spirit gems, but it was not for certain. However, it was very likely.

Ling Xiao suddenly gave him a strange smile, “I forgot to tell you. An abyss that had over a thousand water demons would definitely be a ten-thousand-year-old abyss.”

You XiaoMo felt very strongly that if this fellow can say that, there must be a thousand water demons below…

Under You XiaoMo’s terrified look, Ling Xiao pulled his arm while smiling slightly, “Xiao Shidi wants to know if they are down there? We’ll just have to go straight in and we’ll know.”

Before You XiaoMo could let out a scream, he was already diving in head first into the Shallow Shores with Ling Xiao…