Killing God - Chapter 85

Chapter 85 Reminder
The ship set sail and left Qingyu Island. The seawater slapped the strong hull of the ship, causing it to sway slightly on the surface of the sea. After Xu Yanzhi and Zeng Zhibai came to take a look, they quickly left this place. Thus, only Shen Shi and Gan Ze remained on the deck.

Looking at the empty deck, the two of them looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment. They all felt that this scene was familiar. A few days ago, the first few days after the demon island reopened, only the two of them traveled together to the demon island. They didn’t expect that now, after a person died, they would actually become like this again.

After these days of intercourse, Shen Shi and Gan Ze were quite familiar with each other. After all, only the two of them were of the same age on the ship. After Gan Ze’s accident, those senior brothers and sisters rarely surrounded him. On the contrary, they seemed to be closer to Shen Shi and Gan Ze, who had always treated him calmly.

At this moment, Gan Ze turned his gaze around. A moment later, he turned to look at Shen Shi and shook his head slightly. “Looks like there are only the two of us left.”

“Oh.” Shen Shi looked at them with a sigh. The two of them stood by the side of the ship and watched the sky above the sea as the sea breeze blew over, causing their clothes to flutter in the wind.

After a while, Shen Shi suddenly said, “Gan Ze, those Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters are not coming. Your status is much higher than theirs, and your future is even greater. Why do you insist on going to Demon Island?”

Gan Ze did not answer him immediately. Instead, he looked at the distant sea surface. After a while, he asked, “What about you? Yao Dao is so dangerous now that there is a possibility of death. Why must you, an outer sect disciple at the middle stage of the Qi Refining Realm, go to Yao Dao?”

Shen Shi said, “Because I earned more spirit crystals from going to Demon Island.”

Gan Ze frowned and turned to look at him. A trace of confusion appeared on his face. His expression was very serious and he whispered, “Just for the sake of spirit crystals, you want to take such a big risk?”

Shen Shi thought for a moment and said, “Yes, it’s for spirit crystals.” After a pause, he smiled and said, “But when it comes to risk, as long as we do what we can, it won’t be particularly big.”

Gan Ze slowly nodded. He remembered that every time he saw Shen Shi, he would only wander around the outskirts of the demon island. With the strength of those lowest level demon beasts, he should still have a way to deal with it.

Shen Shi asked, “What about you? Why do you have to come to Demon Island?”

Ganze fell silent for a moment and said, “Where I fell, I will get up.”

The tone of this sentence was firm and resolute. It did not seem like what the fifteen-year-old youth had said. Shen Shi glanced at him and saw that Gan Ze’s expression was solemn and did not mean to joke. However, he did not know what he meant by getting up in his heart.

Thus, Shen Shi remembered what had happened back then. He couldn’t help but ask Gan Ze, “Speaking of which, when you were in danger on Demon Island, did you encounter any powerful demonic beasts or fierce ghosts in the Demon Catching Cave?”

Gan Ze’s expression changed slightly. Shen Shi’s eyes were sharp and he saw a trace of fear flash past his eyes. However, in the end, Gan Ze only casually said, “I encountered a powerful ghost.”

As for the other details, Gan Ze didn’t want to talk about them in depth, so Shen Shi didn’t ask any further.

The calm journey continued like this until they reached Demon Island. The two of them got off the boat and parted ways outside the woods as usual. They parted ways amidst the roars of the mournful beasts in the depths of the distant mountains and headed towards their respective destinations.

Shen Shi did not know what kind of special hunting target Gan Ze had, nor did he know what powerful methods Gan Ze, who was able to enter the forest alone, had. Gan Ze had never asked Shen Shi Yijie why he was able to hunt alone on this demon island at the middle stage of the Qi Refining Realm.

Just like this, the two of them maintained a friendly and distant friendship as they moved about on this huge demon island.

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At dusk, Shen Shi returned to the ship with some exhaustion. However, he was in a good mood. In the little Ruyi Ring on his left finger, there were twelve spirit crystals worth of spirit materials that could offset the hardship of the day. It was also enough to add another portion of Qi Nourishing Pill to Zhong Qinglu’s expenses.

But then again, Recently, Zhong Qinglu’s success rate in concocting pills had greatly improved. It seemed that the effects of Shen Shi investing heavily in her hand training had finally materialized. Right now, Zhong Qinglu’s chances of succeeding in refining the Qi Nourishing Pill were almost the same as before. This was already an extremely rare and excellent performance, which made Zhong Qinglu’s reputation in the Pill Hall even more famous. Many seniors of the sect had already begun to pay attention to her.

As for Zhong Qinglu, she kept her promise. Every time she succeeded in concocting pills, she would give all five Qi Nourishing Pills to Shen Shi. Even if Shen Shi was a little embarrassed to want her to stay behind, Zhong Qinglu still insisted on not doing so.

So now, The Qi Nourishing Pill that was generally considered very precious among the disciples of the Qi Refining Realm in Qingyu Island, Shen Shi was actually quite wealthy here. Normally, he would not be able to use up all of the demon Qi he gathered on Demon Island. Sometimes, he would just use one or two of them to cultivate every day. The effect was really good, and it was very beneficial to his cultivation. Even he himself noticed that his cultivation was advancing much faster than before. There were faint signs that he was approaching the Intermediate Perfection Realm and was peeping into the higher Qi Refining Realm.

It could only be said that cultivating this kind of thing, whether one had money or not, with the help of miraculous pills or not, there was indeed a big difference. Moreover, the deeper one reached the realm, the more obvious the difference became.

This could be considered a successful business, right? Shen Shi thought in his heart. He was somewhat satisfied. Then, he walked onto the deck of the ship and saw Gan Ze sitting beside him at the first glance.

Gan Ze looked a little embarrassed. He leaned against the side of the ship and rested. His clothes were a little messy and dirty. He was currently resting with his eyes closed. There weren’t any conspicuous spirit materials placed beside him. However, Shen Shi didn’t think that he had returned empty-handed. In fact, after he had shown Gan Ze the Little Ruyi Ring, Gan Ze had the same thing in his hand the next day.

Hearing Shen Shi’s return, Gan Ze opened his eyes and sized up Shen Shi. He smiled and nodded to him, saying, “How was your harvest?”

Shen Shi grinned and sat down beside him. “Not bad, I can probably exchange for twelve spirit crystals. What about you?”

Gan Ze said, “Killed a Three-eyed Eagle.”

Shen Shi was shocked. He looked at Ganze with surprise, The Three-Eyed Eagle was a powerful demonic beast on this demonic island. It was even stronger than the Ghost Shadow Bobcats that Ganze had killed a few days ago, It was already a powerful species of Second Grade demonic beasts. In the past, those senior Qi Refining Realm martial brothers would usually be able to capture this kind of demonic beast only if they were surrounded by several people. Who would have thought that Gan Ze would be able to defeat such a powerful demonic beast on his own? Was this person really a genius like a monster?

Gan Ze then glanced at Shen Shi and seemed to have thought of something. Suddenly, he said, “I remember that you said before that you came to this demon island to hunt demons after learning a Five Elements Technique?”

Shen Shi didn’t have anything to hide. He said calmly, “Yes, I learned water archery. However, the power of this technique is average, so I can only barely deal with the low-level demonic beasts on the outskirts of Demon Island. If I go deeper, I won’t be able to handle it.”

Gan Ze was silent for a moment. He seemed to be pondering for a moment. After a moment, he slowly said, “I thought that if it was possible, you’d better learn a few more Tier 1 spells, such as Fireball and Rock Thorn. There might not be any difference between low-tier demonic beasts now, but high-tier demonic beasts would often have five elements in their stats in the future. If they were executed properly, they might have miraculous effects.”

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment and said, “I didn’t expect you to have such an opinion on the Five Elements Technique?”

Gan Ze smiled and said, “That’s not true. I don’t have much talent here, nor have I ever learned the Five Elements Technique. The words that I said earlier were all spoken to me by Elder Pu, who is in charge of the technique hall in the sect.” After pausing for a moment, he glanced at the astonished Shen Shi. There seemed to be a trace of embarrassment on his face. He laughed dryly and said, “Elder Pu is my grandfather’s junior brother. He usually has a good relationship with our Gan Clan.”

‘”Hmm” Shen Shi once again saw the Gan Clan’s enormous network hidden in Lingxiao Sect, a large sect. He immediately nodded and said, “Since it was the Great Elder of the Origin Core Realm of the sect, there is naturally nothing wrong with what he said. However, the cultivation of the Five Elements Technique is difficult, so I have to take my time.”

Gan Ze’s expression was one of approval. It seemed that Shen Shi was in favor of Shen Shi’s assessment of the difficulty of cultivating the Five Elements Technique. Then, he smiled and said, “Right, Elder Pu said that if one had achieved a small success in cultivating the Five Elements Technique, it would be best to work hard on the talisman. The two complemented each other. If one could use it flexibly, it might have an unexpected effect.”

“Talisman?” A strange expression appeared on Shen Shi’s face.

Gan Ze glanced at him and said, “What’s wrong?”

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment and said, “But I’ve always heard that talismans are extremely difficult to deal with. However, their effects are also ordinary. However, the cost is frighteningly high. It really isn’t a useful divine ability.”

Ganze actually nodded his head and said, “You’re right, that’s what I heard.” Facing Shen Shi’s suspicious gaze, Gan Ze spread out his hands and smiled, “I’ve already said it. These are Elder Pu’s words to me, not my own thoughts.”

After pausing for a moment, Gan Ze muttered to himself, “Perhaps because Elder Pu’s cultivation realm is too high, he is already a Grand Daoist at the Origin Core Realm. Naturally, what he sees is different from ours. Besides, people like him don’t lack all kinds of resources for spirit crystal pills. It must be easy to bear some talismans, so he can say such words.”

Shen Shi laughed and said, “Are you saying that Elder Pu doesn’t know how to starve?”

Gan Ze laughed heartily and waved his hand. “You said that. Be careful, I’ll report it to Elder Pu in the future!”

Shen Shi paled in fright as he cupped his hands and said, “Hero, spare me!”

Ganze laughed happily and patted him on the shoulder, shaking his head.

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The ship slowly lifted its anchor and left the demon island. In the evening breeze, the solitary sail flew far away, and the setting sun illuminated the sky.

Shen Shi looked at the sunset sky and placed his hands behind his head. A thought flashed through his mind,

Should we go to the Five Elements Palace again tomorrow …