Killing God - Chapter 84

Chapter 84 Dead Man
Along the way, the ship safely returned to Blue Fish Island. Under the night sky, everyone dispersed.

Shen Shi returned to the cave alone. Cultivate as usual, After resting, on the second day, He went to the Green Fish Market to exchange for the spirit crystal reward he had obtained on this day. Although he couldn’t feel anything after putting the spirit crystal into the Small Ruyi Ring, Shen Shi still felt somewhat satisfied from his heart. He was in a good mood. He even walked a lot lighter along the way until he returned to the cave in White Fish Bay and saw a figure standing at his doorstep.

Zhong Qinglu turned around and saw him walking over. She expressionlessly waved at him.

Shen Shi’s heart skipped a beat. He laughed dryly and walked over.

The two exchanged a glance. Shen Shi scratched his head and said, “Good morning.”

Zhong Qinglu said indifferently, “Good morning.”

After these two extremely simple greetings, the two of them did not say anything else. Suddenly, they seemed to fall into a strange and cold atmosphere. Occasionally, some fellow disciples who passed by saw this scene and cast curious and peculiar gazes.

Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu quickly noticed the strange situation around them. Zhong Qinglu frowned, and Shen Shi whispered, “Let’s talk inside.”

Zhong Qinglu nodded. Shen Shi stepped forward and used the Cloud Talisman to open the stone door. The two of them entered the stone room of the cave residence. Shen Shi heaved a sigh of relief. Before he could think of anything to say, Zhong Qinglu had already stared straight at him with a stern face. Even her voice seemed to be a little cold. “I failed in refining pills yesterday.”

Shen Shi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he found that he didn’t know what to say. Looking at Zhong Qinglu’s expression, he didn’t seem to care about it at all. However, the two white hands hanging by his side clenched into fists, and even his knuckles looked a little pale.

Shen Shi sighed softly. Finally, he didn’t say anything. He took out ten spirit crystals from his Ruyi Ring, smiled, and handed them to her. “This is the reward I got from going to the Demon Island yesterday. Here it is.”

Zhong Qinglu glanced at the sparkling spirit crystals on his palm and then her gaze landed on Shen Shi’s face. After a night had passed, the wound had of course stopped bleeding. However, the scar on the skin and flesh was still somewhat shocking.

Zhong Qinglu’s lips seemed to tremble slightly. Her hand was still hanging by her side, and for some reason, she did not reach out to receive it.

Shen Shi glanced at her and took a step forward. He stuffed the ten spirit crystals into her hand and then smiled, “Hurry up and take them. Otherwise, I will say that I will agree to them with my body again.”

A flush suddenly flashed across Zhong Qinglu’s cheeks, as if her courage had returned to her body. She glared fiercely at Shen Shi. Shen Shi nodded at her without saying anything else.

Zhong Qinglu suddenly turned around and strode towards the door. At the same time, she seemed to be gritting her teeth and shouting, “Wait, sooner or later, I will let you see my abilities!”

Shen Shi shook his head behind her and smiled bitterly.

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This transaction, or rather, this was a gamble. At the very least, it seemed that Shen Shi was still in a miserable situation. However, he was willing to admit defeat. Although he felt a bit distressed for the spirit crystals that had lost the bet, he could still accept it. At the same time, he was comforting himself with a vision that might be better in the future.

Day after day passed. Although it was the Grand Dao of Immortal Cultivation and the Spirit Realm of Immortal Mountain, in general, the days in Qingyu Island had actually passed for a long time, and it was still a bit boring. Everyone was working hard for the dream of the Grand Dao of Immortal Cultivation, for that somewhat illusory dream of becoming an Immortal. Every day, they worked hard to cultivate for those sparkling little stones.

After Lingxiao Sect changed the rules of the Demon Island, the number of Qi Refining disciples who went to the Demon Island to do demon hunting missions suddenly decreased by a lot. In the first few times, only Shen Shi and Gan Ze went there. However, as the days passed, the number of high-level Qi Refining Realm disciples who came to the Demon Island gradually increased. However, it was obvious that they were not as calm as before. Now, when they landed on the Demon Island, their mood was no longer as good.

Xu Yanzhi and Zeng Zhibai had personally told everyone who boarded the ship and landed on the island that life and death were their own responsibility. At the same time, their attitude was clear and resolute. The large ship was safe and they would guarantee everyone’s safety. However, after getting off the ship, even if they were in danger and dying on the seawall beneath the ship, they would still stand by and watch.

Such harsh rules could even be said to be unprecedentedly harsh, Every Qi Refining disciple who came to the Demon Island was trembling with fear. Therefore, the demon beast targets they chose were generally one or two levels lower in strength than the prey they had previously hunted. As for the core area of the Demon Catching Cave in the depths of the Demon Island, almost no one dared to go there.

As a result, The area around the outskirts of Demon Island instantly became much livelier than before. Normally, many high-level Qi Refining Realm disciples who would never come here would occasionally appear in the surroundings, indirectly affecting Shen Shi. Although very few people were able to take a fancy to low-level demonic beasts like the Armored Armadillo and the Wind Bird, when several people passed by and saw them, they would often kill them as well …

As a result, Shen Shi’s harvest decreased a little. But overall, because there were many demonic beasts on the demonic island, as long as he walked farther along the beach, he would still be able to hunt down low-grade demonic beasts. Therefore, it was not particularly troublesome. Moreover, as the days passed, the situation on the Demon Island did not seem to be any different from before. Those high-level Qi Refining Realm disciples gradually became more courageous and began to go deeper into the depths of the Demon Island. At the same time, more and more disciples returned to the Demon Island.

Very quickly, the number of people riding on the ship increased from only Shen Shi and Gan Ze to 16 or 17. Although there were fewer people than before, they were about to recover to their peak. On the Demon Island, Shen Shi also discovered that the previous harassment had disappeared from his “territory”. Those senior brothers and sisters had already gone deeper into the Demon Island once again, and they didn’t care about the cheap goods on the outskirts.

The only difference was that Gan Ze’s treatment on the ship seemed to be very different from before. He no longer had the situation of having stars swarming around him. On the contrary, many people looked at him strangely. They all had the feeling that they were dodging. Not many people would come close to him.

On the other hand, because there were only two people on the same boat in the first few days, Shen Shi and Gan Ze gradually got to know each other. Normally, the two of them only chatted and talked. Although they weren’t close friends, they felt that the other party seemed to be a good person.

This kind of day seemed to be going on quietly. Including the fact that Shen Shi had once thought about the abnormality of the Ghost Shadow Bobcats, there was no other similar sign. It seemed like it was just a coincidence. Everything was normal, just like before.

But a month later, at noon on a certain day, a miserable scream came from the depths of the forest, shaking the entire demon island and everyone on Qingyu Island.

The first Qi Refining Realm disciple to die under the claws of a demonic beast appeared.

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The dead person’s name was Sha Zijin. He was a high-level Qi Refining Realm disciple. Compared to Shen Shi and the other rookies, he had entered Lingxiao Sect in the previous round. Normally, Shen Shi had seen this person before and had some impression of him, because he was one of the four-man squad led by Chen Tang. In the small circle that went to the Demon Island to do the demon hunting mission, he was considered to be a well-known demon hunter.

However, it was such a person who died on Demon Island at noon without warning. When his corpse was dragged back to the ship by his companion’s red eyes, the entire ship went silent.

The body of the corpse was drenched in blood. Scratches and bite marks were everywhere. Most of them were on the upper body, and even half of its face was about to be lost. It was truly unbearable to look at.

Xu Yanzhi and Zeng Zhibai appeared on the deck as soon as their screams came out. Although both of them could see the anxious expressions on their faces, they still did not get off the ship. Instead, they stood on the deck and silently waited for Chen Tang and the others to bring Sha Zijin’s corpse back.

Shen Shi stood in the crowd and looked at the corpse. He was speechless. When he accidentally turned his gaze away, he discovered that Gan Ze was standing not far away from him and silently staring there.

Seemingly sensing Shen Shi’s gaze, Gan Ze turned to look at him. Shen Shi’s lips moved and he said softly, “Be careful in the future.”

Ganze nodded and lowered his voice. “You too,” he said.

The next day, the number of people heading to Demon Island decreased by two-thirds.

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Regarding Sha Zijin’s accidental death, the Ling Xiao Sect did not give any explanation here. In fact, there was no need for further explanation.

The rules of the current Demon Island were already very clear. Every Qi Refining disciple who went to the Demon Island knew that they were walking a tightrope between life and death. However, before Sha Zijin died, everyone did not have a clear understanding. They always thought that the demonic beasts on the demonic island were nothing more than this. In the past, they could easily deal with them. Could it be that they could not kill the same opponent now?

In the past, many dangerous demonic beasts had been defeated and killed by the crowd. At most, the price was only heavy injuries. There had never been any real deaths.

Until this time …

After this happened, The friends around Shen Shi also came to visit. Quite a few people had advised him, Among them were Sun You and Zhong Qingzhu, especially Zhong Qingzhu. It seemed that Sha Zijin’s accidental death had given her a lot of excitement, causing her to be very worried about Shen Shi’s safety. She repeatedly advised Shen Shi not to go to the Demon Island. Her words were very anxious, especially towards Shen Shi’s actions of having to go to the Demon Island to earn spirit crystals.

Shen Shi finally managed to persuade her. In his heart, he also felt that Zhong Qingzhu’s reaction seemed to be a little too great. However, since he had experienced the storm together three years ago, he was somewhat closer to Zhong Qingzhu, so he patiently tried to persuade her. In comparison, Zhong Qinglu, another girl surnamed Zhong, had a strange expression on her face.

After hearing the news that someone would die on the Demon Island, Zhong Qinglu quickly arrived at Shen Shi’s cave residence. However, after seeing Shen Shi, Zhong Qinglu only looked at him for a while, but did not say a word of advice for a long time. In the end, she had to leave after leaving ten spirit crystals, causing Shen Shi to be depressed for a long time.

Everyone was here to cultivate and become immortals, not to risk their lives. He went to Demon Island to earn more spirit crystals to cultivate, and similarly, he didn’t go to risk his life. In other words, cultivating an immortal was difficult. In the future, there would be times when one needed to risk one’s life. However, wouldn’t it be better to risk one’s life when one had all sorts of Spiritual Passage Techniques in one’s body when one’s cultivation progressed in the future? At the very least, he was more confident. This wasn’t the only way to earn spirit crystals. Why would he risk his life to go to Demon Island?

As a result, the number of people heading to Demon Island was getting smaller and smaller, and the deck of the ship was getting lonelier and lonelier day by day.

Finally, one day, Shen Shi boarded the ship. Looking around, he discovered that there were only Gan Ze and himself left on the deck.