Demon's Diary

“Boy, you don’t have to make such a bitter and resentful look. Don’t underestimate this palm. I dare say that an ordinary Celestial State peak stage may not be able to withstand its full blow!” The black-scaled palm stopped in mid-air as Mo Tian’s voice came out leisurely.

“Really?” Liu Ming frowned when he heard this.

“Hehe, what’s the point of me lying to you, boy? But then again, it’s not easy to accumulate spiritual power in this one palm. Even if I make a move, I only have one attack. So, I won’t easily make a move unless it’s a critical moment. You have to keep that in mind.” Mo Tian’s faint voice sounded from the black-scaled palm.

Hearing this, Liu Ming’s eyes flickered.

Although he didn’t believe Mo Tian’s words, he did find that every movement of this palm contained an indescribable power when he scanned it with Divine Thought.

Since their souls had been bonded, if Liu Ming faced difficulties, Mo Tian would not turn a blind eye to it.

That being the case, it was worthwhile to spend these extraneous possessions to keep an extra life-saving means for himself.

Thinking of this, Liu Ming changed the subject and said.

“By the way, now that I have rebuilt part of your demon body, shouldn’t Senior also fulfill your promise and help me refine the Mountain River Pearls?”

“Based on the materials you have collected so far, you should be able to barely refine 3 Mountain River Pearls into immortal magic weapons. However, if you want to exert the greatest potential, you still need to refine all 12 of them.” After a moment of silence, Mo Tian spoke slowly.

“Then I will trouble you, Senior.” Liu Ming cupped his fist.

…

Months later.

In a mysterious space with a radius of several miles, there were 3 towering yellow mountains 300 meters in height. They emitted yellow light. They were arranged in a triangular formation.

In the middle of the mountains, 3 majestic black rivers flowed through. The black river water was flowing endlessly, and wisps of water vapor rose.

In mid-air, a young man appeared out of thin air.

It was Liu Ming.

As Liu Ming looked around, the mysterious space shone. Deafening rumbles came from all directions. The 3 mountains suddenly rose from the ground and flew in mid-air with endless momentum.

At the same time, the 3 black rivers that originally coiled around the foot of the mountains also rose into the air and waved up and down along with the mountains.

For a moment, the mysterious space was filled with yellow and black. The surrounding natural aura was boiling, sending out bursts of aura rich in earth attribute and water attribute.

A mysterious force seemed to be dominating everything in this space.

Liu Ming could manipulate the mountains and rivers here with a single thought.

The next moment, Liu Ming directed his thoughts and made a gesture. His figure blurred and disappeared.

In the underground cave, three yellow beads formed a triangle and slowly rotated in mid-air.

The yellow beads seemed a little transparent. Among them, the scenery of mountains and rivers was lifelike. Their lights flashed at the same time as if they were echoing each other.

Suddenly, a figure flashed from within. As the light subsided, Liu Ming appeared.

A black figure stopped beside him in a flash. It was the black-scaled palm that Mo Tian possessed.

“How is your feeling after personally experiencing the law power of mountains and rivers?” Mo Tian said.

Liu Ming didn’t answer Mo Tian right away. After chanting a few incantations softly, he waved 1 hand and retrieved the 3 yellow beads into his sleeve.

After doing that, Liu Ming took a deep breath before saying.

“Not bad. Although only 3 are refined, their power is beyond the previous Mountain River Pearls. Once the enemy is caught in the mountain river space, I can use the mountain river law power wantonly to kill them.”

At this moment, there was a buzzing sound from Liu Ming’s waist.

Liu Ming flipped his hand, and a communication disc appeared. It was emitting a faint white light. A row of tiny texts emerged on it.

Liu Ming scanned through the texts before putting away the disc and rushing out of the cave.

A moment later, in the Qing Family Main Hall.

Liu Ming sat on the main seat with Qing Gu sitting on his left. On Liu Ming’s right sat an honest-looking middle-aged man and a young man in a green shirt who seemed to be simple-minded.

These 2 people on the right were the newly promoted elders of the Qing Family, who had advanced to the Celestial State in the past century. The middle-aged man was named Yan Shan, who was a collateral descendant of the Qing Family, and the simple-minded young man was called Qing Fang.

In addition to these 3 people, there were more than a dozen members of the Qing Family sitting in the hall. Most of whom were the hall masters at the Real Pellet State.

“Since everyone is here, Qing Gu, tell me the ins and outs of this matter first.” Liu Ming looked around, then his eyes landed on Qing Gu before saying calmly.

“Yes, Family Master. Here’s what happened. Yesterday morning, a messenger from the Liu Family, one of the four major families, came to our Qing Family and announced a mobilization order. They demanded we send reinforcements to the You Rong City within half a month. The mobilization order states that Family Master must be present among the reinforcements.” Qing Gu stood up, cupped his fist at Liu Ming, glanced slowly across the faces of the crowd, and said so.

“Mobilization order?”

“What happened?”

“Why does the family master have to go?”

As soon as Qing Gu finished speaking, except for the other 2 Celestial State elders who seemed to know the details, the rest of the Qing Family was in commotion.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ming was also somewhat startled. Although he had received a message from Qing Gu before coming here, he was not clear about this matter. However, he didn’t ask anything. He knew that since Qing Gu said so, Qing Gu would explain it later.

Sure enough, Qing Gu continued after a pause.

“This matter is due to the fact that dozens of families in the Li State, Chi State, and Kuo State in the northwest of the continent launched a rebellion at the same time and formed a coalition army. Since our Zang State is at the border with these 3 states, we’re the first target for their invasion. After the central imperial learned about this, they asked the Liu Family closest to the 3 states to suppress the rebellion. Thus, the Liu Family set up a base in You Rong City in Zang State. At the same time, the Liu Family issues mobilization orders to request reinforcement from the large families in the nearby states and counties. I have looked into this matter for 2 days and verified that this matter is true. Several other prominent families in our Zang State have also received mobilization orders at the same time.”

“Are the family masters of several other families asked to join the war?” Liu Ming said with a flash in his eyes.

“Yes.” Qing Gu replied respectfully.

“In this case, Qing Gu, you, and Elder Yan Shan will stay in the family. Elder Qing Fang and I will go. Elder Qing Fang, I will give you a day to gather 10 Real Pellet State disciples and a hundred Crystallization Period disciples from the family. Come to square on the morning the day after tomorrow, then we will rush to the You Rong City.” Liu Ming stroked his chin, nodded thoughtfully, and immediately gave orders.

Although he felt a little strange in his mind, the Liu Family was powerful, so he had to agree first. Then, he would take one step at a time according to the situation.

“As Family Master commands!” Qing Gu and the other 3 Celestial State elders accepted the order in unison.

“Let’s not bother Elder Qing Cong about this matter. I will leave a message for him by then. By the way, is there anything important happening in the family during my cultivation in retreat this time?” Liu Ming nodded, then he shifted the subject of the conversation.

“Things have indeed happened in the family over the years…” Qing Gu immediately reported to Liu Ming.

…

Since the mutiny of the Chi State, Kuo State, and Li State, wars happened in the northwest region of the Zang State. The thousands of miles of land adjacent to these 3 states were deserted. Some families and clans had migrated to the central part of the Zang State to avoid being implicated by the wars.

After receiving the order from the central imperial, the influential Liu Family, 1 of the 4 major families, dispatched their well-trained army to take control of the passes in the northwest region of Zang State. Within a week, they had constructed a massive fortification stretching thousands of miles outside the major border city, You Rong City.

It was unclear whether the rebels from the 3 states were intimidated by the prestige of the Liu Family. Although the rebels had amassed troops thousands of miles away from You Rong City, they did not attack immediately. As a result, both sides were in a standoff.

At this moment, with You Rong City as the center, tens of thousands of Liu Family’s army was stationed. The barracks stretch for thousands of miles. The banners fluttered along the wind. The atmosphere was full of a solemn vibe.

10 days later, when Liu Ming rushed day and night to You Rong City with the Qing Family’s cultivators, they saw this with their own eyes.

When they were still 30 miles away from You Rong City, a patrolling team of black-armored soldiers came out to meet them.

“The place in front is the Liu Family’s camp in You Rong City. Who are you?” The leader of this team of black-armored soldiers asked Liu Ming in neither a humble nor an overbearing manner.

Liu Ming glanced at these soldiers, and he couldn’t help but feel a little confused.

The cultivation of these soldiers was average. The leader was only at the Real Pellet State early stage, but their black armor was quite strange.

The armor looked simple and unsophisticated. At first glance, the armor looked ordinary. Except for the Five-Leaves Golden Sunflower and the Liu Family’s emblem, there were no other rune patterns, but it gave him some familiar feeling.

Liu Ming scanned it with Divine Thought slightly, and he immediately showed a hint of realization.

These black armors were refined from beast bodies. They were similar to the silver flesh armor transformed by his 8 tentacles sea beastkin.

“I’m Liu Ming, the family master of the Qing Family in Tuo Zang Mountain, Zang State. I’m here to help put down the rebellion under the mobilization order.” Liu Ming said lightly as he waved the mobilization token of the Liu Family to the leader.

“It turns out to be the Qing Family Master. Forgive me for my rudeness. Please enter the You Rong City.” Seeing the mobilization token in Liu Ming’s hand, the leader heaved a sigh of relief and hastily turned sideways to let them through.

Liu Ming nodded, put away the mobilization token, and continued to fly toward You Rong City with Qing Fang and the other Qing Family’s cultivators.

Soon, a square, black giant city appeared in front of everyone.

The city wall was 180 meters tall. For every 300 meters, there would be a small tower. There were vaguely people garrisoned inside. At the same time, there were unknown black demonic patterns engraved on the walls. Under the scorching sun, the patterns were flickering faintly.

Teams of the Liu Family’s soldiers in black armor patrolled the city walls back and forth. All the soldiers looked very solemn.

Author notes: Plot prediction activity: Why did Liu Ming feel strange after receiving the Liu Family’s mobilization order?