My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me

Chapter 383 - 235: Niu Zhenyuan (Part 2)

Only when the cabin door closed again did all the Ox Power Demons dare to gasp for breath. Those who were severely injured continued to wail weakly.

Just as Yang Jing was about to start Refining the Spiritual Mechanism again, an Ox Power Demon squeezed in next to him.

"I saw it," he said in a low voice, staring at Yang Jing with a hint of cunning in his bovine eyes. "That Dragon Demon was pointing at you. You used some trick to fool the Ox Demon next to you into taking the fall."

"I don’t know what you’re talking about."

Yang Jing ignored the Ox Power Demon. He had more than enough ways to kill it silently.

"Brother, the Instantaneous Demon Venerable drafted us to avenge his youngest son, just to serve as cannon fodder for the Eastern Demon Sect. If we remain a scattered mess like this, we might have barely survived this round, but we might not be so lucky next time," the Ox Power Demon said earnestly.

Yang Jing looked up, a flicker of interest stirring within him for this Ox Power Demon.

The first Ox Power Demon was formed from a Cyan Bull Demon Contamination, and subsequent Ox Power Demons were mostly Demon Embryos born from Demon Veins sensing its Essence Qi. Influenced by the Cyan Ox Ancestor, most Ox Power Demons were somewhat dull and disliked thinking.

’To think there was such an anomaly among them.’

"What you say makes a lot of sense, brother, but our hands are tied. We can only live one day at a time. What else can we do?" Yang Jing said evasively.

He wasn’t very familiar with the Ox Power Demon social structure; the more he said, the more likely he was to slip up.

That Ox Power Demon touched his horn, his eyes darting about.

"Brother, there’s an old saying in the Nine Heavens World: ’If a man doesn’t look out for himself, heaven and earth will conspire to destroy him.’ We Celestial Demons should live by that even more so. These Demon Cultivators from the Eastern Demon Sect treat us like cannon fodder. Are we really supposed to just obediently throw our lives away for them? Why don’t we find a chance and escape back to the Outer Realm? The Outer Realm here isn’t the Instantaneous Demon Venerable’s Demon Country. You think he’s going to send a whole army after a few measly Celestial Demons like us?"

Yang Jing’s eyes widened.

"You have a way out like that? Don’t you dare lie to me, brother."

The Ox Power Demon hurriedly grabbed Yang Jing’s hand.

"Brother, keep your voice down! If you attract the attention of the other Demons, the secret will be out."

Yang Jing shook his hand off.

"Your words are a mix of truth and lies. I can’t trust you. I’ll only believe you if you show me some actual proof."

The Ox Power Demon had taken a liking to Yang Jing’s method for charming other Celestial Demons. It was so subtle that not even the Dragon Power Demon had noticed anything amiss.

Seeing Yang Jing’s skepticism, as if he believed it was all a lie without concrete evidence, the demon had no choice but to reveal something substantial.

"I was once summoned to the Nine Heavens World by an Inner Sect Disciple of the Eastern Demon Sect using a Demon Summoning Technique, so I’m somewhat acquainted with him," the Ox Power Demon whispered, his mouth close to Yang Jing’s ear. "He guaranteed me that if we give him all the Magical Artifacts and Demonic Materials we collect on the battlefield, he’ll secretly open a Demon-Expelling Array and send us back to the Outer Realm."

"But I know the nature of these Demon Cultivators better than anyone. I’m afraid he’ll just sell me out. Brother, your Charm Technique is incredible. When the time comes, I’ll secretly lure that disciple out, and you use your technique to control him and make him obediently send us away."

Yang Jing’s eyes narrowed. He hadn’t expected this simple-looking Ox Power Demon to actually be so cunning.

Just as he was about to reply, the Flying Boat suddenly came to a stop.

"We must be returning to the Demon Realm."

Though crushed together, joy flashed in the eyes of the near-dead Ox Power Demons. In the Demon Realm, there was an endless supply of Demonic Qi. They could finally recover their injuries by Breathing and Exhaling Demon Qi.

Surviving this ordeal meant they could live a few more days.

A moment later, two Demon Cultivators clad in Magical Treasures entered the cabin. They held a dim, yellow Treasure Mirror and scanned every Ox Power Demon one by one.

Yang Jing lowered his gaze. ’These Demon Cultivators from the Eastern Demon Sect are even more cautious than I anticipated.’

He put on a weak and listless appearance, just like the other Ox Power Demons.

The two Demon Cultivators didn’t seem to think much of it. When they scanned past Yang Jing, the Treasure Mirror in their hands didn’t even pause.

After confirming that no Western Continent Cultivators had infiltrated the cabin, one of the Demon Cultivators cleared his throat:

"Esteemed Power Demons, Elder Jin Xuan has seen your arduous battle against the Western Continent Cultivators and acknowledges your great service. He has specially ordered some blood food to be plundered to reward you all. Every Demon gets a share."

The low morale in the cabin immediately recovered a little.

Yang Jing’s heart sank. ’To be addressed as an Elder, he has to be a Golden Core Demon Cultivator. A Demon Cultivator of that Cultivation level can’t enter the Demon Realm, so this must be an incarnation.’

’Even as just an incarnation, he’ll still be extremely difficult to deal with.’

’This Demon will probably be the biggest obstacle when I try to destroy the Heavenly Star Demon Summoning Array.’

Though a hundred thoughts raced through Yang Jing’s mind, his face still showed the same joyful expression as the other Ox Power Demons.

Seeing this, the Ox Power Demon squeezed next to him, afraid that Yang Jing would be swayed by this small favor from the Eastern Demon Sect, and hurriedly said.

"Brother, don’t be fooled by a little blood food! The Eastern Demon Sect just wants us to throw our lives away more effectively. Once we escape back to the Outer Realm, with our Power, we can trick a few Demon Cultivators, and we’ll have all the blood food we want. At that time, the old ones are too tough, the men are too stringy—we’ll just eat the women and children."

Yang Jing glanced at him.

"I have my own plans."

Seeing Yang Jing’s confident and decisive look, the Ox Power Demon could only fall silent. Without this brother’s Charm Skill, he was genuinely afraid of being sold out by that Demon Cultivator from the Eastern Demon Sect.

"What’s your name?" Yang Jing suddenly asked.

"Niu Wuzong. My name is Niu Wuzong."

The origin of the Ox Power Demons was the Cyan Ox of the Nine Heavens World, so their names still followed the customs of the Nine Heavens World.

"My name is Niu Zhenyuan," Yang Jing said quietly. "As for whether this plan is reliable, we’ll have to see after we meet that Inner Sect Disciple."

’Since an incarnation of that Golden Core Demon Cultivator is in the Demon Realm, he’ll definitely treat the Heavenly Star Demon Summoning Array as his top priority. If Jin Xuan is only at the Early or Middle Stage of Golden Core, I’m confident I can kill him.’

’But if he’s at the Late Stage Golden Core, things will be tricky.’

’For something as major as invading the Western Continent, I doubt the Eastern Demon Sect would send an Early or Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivator to command the army.’

’I even suspect Jin Xuan might be a Perfect Golden Core Cultivator.’

’In that case, maybe I can use Niu Wuzong to cause a disturbance and distract Jin Xuan.’

Niu Wuzong didn’t know what Yang Jing was thinking. Believing he could escape this meat-grinder of a battlefield, he let out a long sigh of relief.

The scene of countless Fire Crows flying into the Array, rampaging and incinerating their own kind to ash, had scared him witless. One Fire Crow had even flown right past his body; if it had been an inch closer, he would have been left on that battlefield forever.

There was no way he was going back into the Nine Nether Profound Separation World Creation Array to fight those Western Continent Cultivators to the death.

With a wave of dizziness unique to Crossing Realms, the Flying Boat flew out of the Nine Nether Profound Reason Array and into the Demon Realm. A moment later, billowing Demonic Qi pressed in through the cabin walls. Like fish jumping from the shore back into the water, all the Ox Power Demons frantically absorbed and began Refining the Demonic Qi.

Yang Jing also pretended to be Refining the Demonic Qi, but in reality, he was only drawing the external Demonic Qi into his Inner World.

The Flying Boat flew for a long while before stopping again.

Yang Jing, along with the other Ox Power Demons, crowded out of the cabin.

This was a valley, not the location of the rift in the Heaven and Earth Embryonic Membrane.

Both the Ox Power Demons and the Elephant Power Demons focused all their attention on the valley, drooling with desire.

Nearly a thousand mortals were bound to wooden stakes by ropes formed from Demonic Qi. Some were still alive, but they stared at the oppressive mass of Celestial Demons, too terrified to speak, soiling themselves in fear.

More than half of them had already been scared to death.

"Why is it all mortals? What’s so tasty about mortals?" a Dragon Power Demon grumbled in dissatisfaction.