Chapter 147: Establishing the Path, Moon God (12k)_7
Following the long passage and accompanied by a massive amount of seawater, once they entered, they discovered that the space inside the giant whale's stomach was even larger than it appeared from the outside.
It was bigger than some small blessed lands.
That enormous squid was surrounded by demonic energy, silently floating in the seawater.
That demonic energy continuously emanated, eroding the whale's body.
"King Xiang, can you think of a way to cut that big squid open?"
"I can," King Xiang paused for a moment, then nodded.
He had become quite familiar with Yu Ziqing, and upon hearing these words, he knew exactly what Yu Ziqing intended.
"Don't misunderstand. If we don't take it away, the whale might be corroded by the demonic energy, transforming into a demonic creature. Moreover, the sealed item might be inside that big squid's belly."
"Yes, you're right," Feng Buju nodded in agreement.
Without saying a word, King Xiang gathered Geng Metal Qi in his palm and began slicing the giant squid's massive tentacles into segments.
Yu Ziqing followed behind, picking up each segment as they were cut.
What was tainted with demonic energy was useless to others, but for him, it was valuable.
This enormous squid probably wouldn't taste good; the meat was tougher than tanned leather.
But even if it wasn't tasty, it could be taken back to feed the hungry ghosts.
This one alone was enough to feed all the hungry ghosts for several meals.
Bit by bit, they cut away at the thousands of zhang-long figure. The slicing alone took several two-hours.
When they finally opened the squid's body, they saw a foul-smelling black water gushing out, forcibly extinguishing King Xiang's Geng Metal Qi.
Everyone frowned slightly and quickly dodged aside.
"What is that?"
"I don't know, but it's poisonous."
The black water gushed forth, washing out a metal box. Feng Buju's quick reflexes made him immediately form a seal, causing the metal box to float up.
The black water quickly dyed the surrounding seawater black, and then they saw the whale's stomach walls being corroded by the poison, immediately secreting globs of liquid that fell into the sea.
The viscous liquid neutralized the black poison, but it rapidly corroded the group's protective barriers as it dripped onto them.
Yu Ziqing looked at the splattered mucous on himself, feeling as if it burned like fire; in just a breath or two, his skin was corroded and broken.
"Hey, big guy, hold on a bit. If you secrete any more stomach acid, you'll digest us," Yu Ziqing said.
"Stop shouting; it has no control over this," Feng Buju replied.
Sure enough, although the secretion of stomach acid decreased slightly, it still continued to drop.
"Let's hurry up and leave so we can talk outside."
Feng Buju controlled the box, trying to make it fly back, but the box began to resist violently.
Yu Ziqing immediately flew over, landed on the surface of the box, placed a hand on it, and conveyed a thought with a faint Black Sky Devil aura.
"Freedom Heaven, don't move. I'm here to save you. If you move now, I can't handle those two people."
Inside, Freedom Heaven paused briefly, sensing a completely pure Devil aura, and immediately quieted down.
He had no idea how this devil managed to fool the Feng family, but it didn't matter. As long as they were a devil, they were surely on his side.
With the recent loosening of the seal, he was already able to probe a little power.
Through great effort, he controlled a little demon at sea, found a giant beast squid, and took control of that squid to try breaking open the Suppression Land.
After months of pulling, a giant whale from the deep sea came, which was then used to crash into the mountain peak of the Sealing Land, forcefully breaking the suppression.
Unfortunately, this power was too weak and couldn't control it well.
For more than two months, the giant beast squid and the whale kept pursuing and fleeing in turmoil.
The sealed item was liquefied into the poison sac of the beast squid, and with continuous erosion, the seal weakened to this extent.
But it was still not enough to break free.
Now that people from the Feng family had found him, he had to struggle, or else he'd be sealed again.
"Don't move. I'll find a chance to take you away."
Yu Ziqing, still uneasy, repeated his warning, then stored the box in his personal Storage Bag.
As he completed the action, he added a few more layers of seals to it, preventing it from sensing the outside world.
King Xiang watched from a distance, feeling increasingly baffled.
He didn't even know how Yu Ziqing managed to calm the demon inside...
Yu Ziqing chuckled to himself. Each part of Freedom Heaven operated independently. Otherwise, he couldn't have used the same method to deceive him twice, making him cooperate obediently each time.
Last time had a bit of luck involved, but this time, Yu Ziqing revealed an authentic devil aura—nothing but pure essence.
Just by sensing the aura, no one would consider him human.
"Hurry, let's go," he urged.
With some parts of the giant beast squid's body remaining, Yu Ziqing collected them, though he wished to collect some of the whale's stomach acid as well. Unfortunately, the containers he had couldn't withstand their power, as they corroded instantly upon contact.
Yu Ziqing had no choice but to quickly lead the group out of the whale's stomach.
Once out, they saw the whale's stomach release a torrent of stomach acid, flooding down in a deluge, not only neutralizing the beast squid's poison but dissolving its body as well. The remaining demonic energy slowly dissolved in the acid.
The whale opened its mouth to let Yu Ziqing out.
As Yu Ziqing was about to leave, a blob of black oil-like substance flew out from beneath the whale's belly, forming a clump.
"Thank you. I have nothing else but this; you might find it useful."
Yu Ziqing frowned slightly, looking at the clump, thinking, are you just giving me a piece of trash?
While thinking this, he didn't stop, immediately collecting it.
After regaining composure, he thought he might know what it was.
"Thank you. I need to hurry and deal with the devil, so I won't chat with you much.
"The Southern Sea has calmed down recently, with more people starting to appear. You shouldn't stay here long."
"Thank you, Moon God's envoy. I'll heed your advice and leave."
With these words, the giant whale dove deeper, soon disappearing into the sea's depths.
Watching the giant beast vanish, Yu Ziqing felt a mix of longing and loss.
Unfortunately, he really had nowhere to raise such a giant beast, so to the deep sea it went.
However, the Moon God, was that a deity?
A deity of the moon?
He decided to find someone to ask about it later.
The whale seemed so sure that he was the Moon God's envoy.
That business could wait; first, he needed to settle You Zhen's right hand and deal with Freedom Heaven inside.
If delayed, and Freedom Heaven grew suspicious, struggling to break the seal and escape, they might be able to hold him back with proper preparations.
Without them, it was unlikely they'd stop a Heavenly Demon intent on fleeing.
Upon reaching a desolate island, Feng Buju began preparations immediately, while Yu Ziqing took out the Sealing Devil Array that Yang had prepared for him.
Once the formation was set, Yu Ziqing arrived at the center, unlocked the seal on the Storage Bag, and released the metal box to place it in the center most spot.
Yu Ziqing licked his lips, feeling hungry.
Facing a rare banquet that could only be enjoyed once in a long time, saliva involuntarily began to flow.
As the seal broke, the metal box suddenly opened, allowing a massive surge of demonic energy to break out.
Simultaneously, the Sealing Devil Array activated.
Looking at the scaly right arm, Yu Ziqing grinned.
The true cultivation was about to begin.
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