"It turns out that the senior has already told the Demon King the biggest secret. It seems that there won't be much benefit I can get." Fang Yun didn't expect the Demon King to be so lucky.
"Knowing the secret is one thing, and finally taking those treasures is another! Although the secret is big, the power of the Demon King is limited. Now I am afraid that I can only get two or three tenths of the benefits! Moreover, I kept it a secret at that time. I will tell him the last part of the secret after he rescued me. Now, as long as you can destroy a cold spring, I will tell you the complete secret, how about it?"
Fang Yun said: "Do you ancient monsters have powers like oaths?"
"No. But, because that secret is related to the Demon Ancestor! It is of no use to me. If you get it, it will be like helping me to take revenge! Aren't you interested in the Demon Ancestor's secret? Aren't you interested in the Demon King's secret? Although I have been suppressed for thousands of years, every ten years I will select a few demons from the Fifth Corridor to have a chat. If the chat goes well, I will let them go. If the chat goes badly, they will die here. I talked for a long time with the Demon King's twelfth son, the third prince you mentioned."
"Wait. How come the third prince became the Demon King's twelfth son?" Fang Yun was extremely surprised.
"What's so strange about this? The ranking of the Demon King's sons or some demons has nothing to do with the order of birth, but is based on who is alive and who is strong. There are only two left of the Demon King's first eleven sons, so of course he can become the third prince. But... the Demon King will have a new third prince." Fu Yue didn't care about seniority at all.
Fang Yun shook his head. The demon race was too chaotic. He said, "But why did you mention the Third Prince?"
"Because he told me that a rebellious scholar reported to the Demon King, and the Demon King has already made up his mind to kill you! As long as you return to Shengyuan Continent alive, the Demon King will send someone to kill you. If you don't become the Star King, there is still a glimmer of hope. If you become the Star King, the Demon King will kill you at all costs, just like he killed the Kong Family Dragon! As for why, you will know after you become the Star King. You said, someone who wants to kill you holds a big secret, don't you want to destroy or snatch that secret?"
"Of course I do." Fang Yun said.
Fu Yue said: "Just think about it! The dragon barbarian named Long Ling has already walked out of the fifth corridor. You don't have much time."
The surroundings suddenly became colder. Even though Fang Yun felt the chill of the comet, his body was still shaking uncontrollably from the cold.
Fang Yun knew that Fu Yue was impatient. From the beginning to the end, this great demon king had been discussing this matter in a relatively peaceful manner, but once the talks broke down, Fang Yun believed that Fu Yue would turn against him faster than turning the pages of a book. The frozen tiger demon son and the dead third prince were the best examples.
After all, Fu Yue is a brutal ancient demon, a ferocious beast that has been suppressed for thousands of years.
Fang Yun said slowly: "I agree to cooperate this time. However, you must first tell me how to deal with the Frost Dog, otherwise I can't help you destroy Hanquan with peace of mind."
"Very good! Since you are willing to help, I will definitely give you unexpected benefits! The reason why I said that none of you can sit on the Star Throne is because a wolf demon has a jade token from the demon ancestor. As long as the wolf demon enters the seventh corridor with the jade token, he can command the frost dog."
"Is it a wolf demon or the Wolf Barbarian Saint? Are you sure you remember it correctly?" Fang Yun thought carefully. Apart from the Wolf Barbarian Saint Lang Li, Fang Yun really couldn't remember any outstanding wolf demon.
"No way! Humph. He has the jade token on him, I really dare not do anything to him, otherwise the two lions can legitimately use the power of the Comet Corridor to suppress me. Frost Dog is the loyal dog of the Demon Ancestor, even worse than me. He will never dare to disobey the order of the wolf demon holding the jade token. But you can, and you are the Moon Emperor, as long as I give you something, no matter if you meet the Demon Ancestor or the Moon God in the future, they will treat you with courtesy, and there may even be unexpected benefits."
Crash...
The water was churning, and Fang Yun looked into the cold spring pool. He saw a piece of ice wrapped around a strange object.
Fang Yun blinked. Yes, it was a very small meteor, as big as a fist, with a core and flame, exactly the same as a real meteor, except that it was buried in the ice.
After flying out of the cold spring, the ice on the meteor melted immediately, and then the small meteor flew towards Fang Yun.
Unlike those terrifying meteors in the fourth corridor, this small meteor did not have the terrifying speed of more than ten miles in an instant, nor did it have the heat to burn everything. It did not pose any threat to humans at all. Instead, it flew to Fang Yun like a curious little animal, and then kept flying around.
Fang Yun observed carefully and found that the core of this small meteor was a bumpy black stone, like a meteorite that had been burned. Although it was an ugly lump of stone, it emitted extremely beautiful stardust.
Countless bright silver stars flew out from the stone, forming long meteor tails, which were extremely beautiful.
Fang Yun tried to reach out and touch it, and the meteor immediately flew to his hand obediently. Then he sensed it carefully, but found that the meteor had no spirit or spirituality at all, and was exactly the same as a dead object.
"Alas... this thing... Actually, I originally wanted to give you another thing, but if I can leave the Comet Corridor, I will destroy it with it, so I'd better give it to you. Except for our Fuyue clan, no one can recognize this thing. They will only think it is a special token from the Demon Ancestor or the Moon God. I was going to give it to him after the Demon King rescued me, but since he thinks he can be canonized without me, I'll just give it to you."
Fu Yue's tone suddenly became a little stiff, but that stiffness contained regret and hatred that could not be concealed.
Fang Yun looked at the small meteor carefully again. He had never heard of such a thing. It was said to be a living thing, but it had no consciousness. It was not even as good as plants. It was just a piece of stone. It could be said to be a dead thing, but it could sense other people's thoughts.
"Then please teach me how to destroy the cold spring." Fang Yun said.
"Go to a cold spring now and listen as you go."
Fang Yun returned along the same road and sighed softly when passing by Jiaolong Douji. He listened to Fu Yue's explanation while walking quickly.
The little meteor seemed to like Fang Yun very much. It circled around Fang Yun, flew around Fang Yun's arms, and occasionally flew to Fang Yun's hands and rolled around. It was just like a naughty little animal, but according to the human classification, it was just a stone, a lifeless stone.
As they approached the cold spring, Fu Yue finished what he wanted to say, and Fang Yun asked, "Senior, what is the use of this little meteor? The demon ancestor Moon God doesn't know and only treats it as a token of trust?"
"It's a difficult question to answer. Even my father can't explain it clearly. Anyway, just treat it as a keepsake. Don't think too much about it. I don't think even I will see the day when it comes into play."
Fang Yun smiled helplessly. Fu Yue's life span was unknown how many tens of thousands of years. What he said meant that this little meteor could probably only be used as a token of appreciation.
The little meteor didn't care at all that Fu Yue thought it was useless. It kept circling around Fang Yun, as if it was playing, or as if it was telling something to the only outsider it had seen in thousands of years.
In this way, Fang Yun walked forward, and a small meteor with a bright silver star tail kept flying around him.
When they reached the cold spring, Fang used the method Fu Yue taught him to take out the mist butterfly first.
Then, part of the cold spring water was attracted by the mist butterfly, turned into a ball of water mist, wrapped the mist butterfly, and entered the cold spring.
Afterwards, Fang Yun, relying on his mastery of the comet's coldness, continuously drew cold springs to wash away the blood veins left by the demon ancestor, making the blood veins lighter and lighter in color.
An unknown amount of time had passed, but the blood veins around the cold spring suddenly emitted a faint glow, and a very ordinary breath emanated from the blood veins, just like an ordinary spring breeze or autumn rain, extremely natural, without the slightest bit of danger.
Fu Yue's anxious voice sounded: "Back off!"
Fang Yun retreated while sighing secretly, if he didn't help Fu Yue he would die, but now that he helped, he would face the backlash of the Demon Ancestor's power, which would also mean death.
When he was shrouded in endless coldness before, Fang Yun was very desperate. Now that he has encountered the power of the Demon Ancestor and is facing death again, Fang Yun is very calm instead.
While retreating, Fang Yun asked Wudie to leave, but Wudie did not move.
Suddenly, blood streaks all over the ground flew up, and finally condensed into a drop of blood, heading straight for Fang Yun.
"Huh?" Fu Yue's voice sounded again.
Fang Yun was also suddenly stunned. He thought that the blood vein would easily release the power of the Demon Ancestor and completely kill him, a mere scholar. However, the blood vein took the initiative to give up its power and condense into a drop of blood. This was not right.
What was even more wrong was that the dark golden blood drop was heading straight for his chest.
Fang Yun wanted to move, but found himself suddenly unable to move. He then watched helplessly as the blood drop flew into his arms and onto the bloody animal skin.
Fang Yun was completely stunned.
"First there were three drops of holy blood, then a dragon pattern, and now another drop of demon ancestor's blood. Are they gathering one after another on the animal skin?" Fang Yun was confused. This was too weird.
"You..." Fu Yue said only one word and then shut up.
Fang Yun clearly heard a hint of fear in his tone.
The blood streaks disappeared, and the water of the cold spring also lost its source, becoming less and less, until it all flowed out, revealing a patch of fine silver sand.
Fang Yun looked at the sand carefully and said, "Senior Fu Yue, since I have destroyed this cold spring, our agreement has come into effect. After I tell you the secret, can you take me out of the fifth corridor?"
"Uh... no problem."
"Please wait a moment, senior. This fine sand looks familiar to me. Take some back." Fang Yun walked to the bottom of the cold spring. Even though it had dried up, the chill here penetrated into his bones.
This sand is very similar to the star sand in the Holy Ruins. Fang Yun knows that no matter what it is, after being affected by the power of the cold spring and blood patterns for thousands of years, even the most ordinary sand can become a treasure that is no less valuable than the dragon horn of the demon king.
While taking the silver fine sand, Fang Yun was thinking about the blood-dripping animal skin, and suspected that Fu Yue had discovered something.
"Alas... It seems that my prediction is correct. The monsters and humans will probably have a big dispute in the near future." Fu Yue said.
Fang Yun said: "Senior, can you tell me the details of the dispute so that I can be prepared?"
"Your rank is too low. You will understand after you are canonized. If you are not canonized, all your preparations will be in vain." (To be continued...)
ps: I recommend the book "Urban Management Heroes", which is recommended by the author of this book.