Damn it! Let’s smash the darkness together!

Chapter 1472 - 211: Savior Demon King

Setting off from Xisha Square, walking around the unremarkable paths on the outskirts of Baishi Town in a counterclockwise direction, it wasn’t long before they arrived at the village located to the east.

Xiao Ya glanced at Xu Shu beside her and said with a pout, "Hah, who would have thought a guy like you, looking so honest and straightforward, would be quite adept at manipulating people’s hearts?"

Joke’s on you, haven’t you heard about my reputation?

Xu Shu sneered dismissively.

That’s what he thought, but he replied, "Your words are too harsh, what do you mean by manipulating hearts? What I do is inspire morale, it’s about lifting their bowed backs. Born to be a person, standing tall and proud, everyone is equal, they should have dignity!"

As he spoke, he toyed with the Lotus Platform in his hand, took charge of the incense bowl, then swiftly hid it away, keeping it to himself, not giving it to Xiao Ya.

Xiao Ya couldn’t grab it, annoyed, she said, "Hah, they are just ordinary folks in these ruins, they can’t leave Xuanmen, can’t repay you, is it worth it for you to do this? The Third Realm Nun’s Blessing Holy Water, even if you raised an Enchanting Demon, I suppose it’s not easy to produce, is it?"

Oh? You got it wrong, can I tell you it’s actually quite easy?

Xu Shu chuckled.

Strangely enough, Alice’s abilities in other areas were quite ordinary, her combat power shockingly low, yet her output of "Blessing Holy Water" was remarkably high, producing like a mother... cough.

Perhaps this was a sacrifice made for "milk output" specialization?

For a Transcendent of the "nun" path, this wasn’t necessarily a disadvantage, provided she could find a sufficiently reliable partner to protect her.

Like me...

Feeling slightly smug, Xu Shu casually replied, "What do you mean by worthwhile or not? Expecting what in return? Did it because I wanted to. We Transcendents act according to our whims, why be so particular? Little Ya sis, you’re still too conventional."

Not waiting for Xiao Ya to retort, Xu Shu made a grand gesture and continued:

"Enough with the nonsense, we’ve been here for almost an hour, if we don’t hurry, we’ll be preempted for the loot! Let’s go, no more talking, we must get the treasure key from the Baishi Town garrison!"

With that said, he headed decisively toward the village ahead.

On the fake mountain stone at the village entrance, two large painted characters were inscribed, the font not too different from modern times, fairly recognizable: "Fire Accumulation."

Entering the village, Xu Shu felt the village name might have been mistakenly written.

Every household’s yard here was full of chickens.

Not the kind that just stands around, but real chickens, poultry, with two legs, wings, bright red color, clucking.

So the village should be called "Fire Chicken" village, right?

"The villagers here are really uneducated!"

Xu Shu remarked sarcastically.

It’s worth mentioning that along the way, they saw farmers with as few as eleven or twelve chickens, and others with thirty or forty.

It seemed this village was quite prosperous.

Logically, the living conditions of residents here should be much better than those in Xisha Square, right?

But actually, it was not.

The villagers of Fire Accumulation Village, each and every one looked pale and swollen around the eyes, their clothing even more tattered than those in Xisha Square, those filthy mud kids even had grotesquely distended bellies, obviously suffering from severe malnutrition.

It was mealtime, peering inside, the rice jar was almost empty, and the stove had freshly cooked chaff mixed rice.

Yet outside in the courtyard, the chicken feed troughs were piled with top-grade cornmeal.

The villagers ate less than those fire chickens!

They roamed freely in the courtyard, defecating everywhere, enjoying the offerings of premium grains, as if they were the masters, with villagers just their caretakers.

Moreover, Xu Shu noticed that the more chickens a household raised, the more impoverished they seemed; however, the families with fewer chickens could still afford a bowl of hot porridge.

"What the heck is this? Could there be something peculiar about these fire chickens? Are they raised as offerings to the White Lotus Sect?"

Being a knowledgeable and learned folklorist, Xu Shu could guess upon seeing this.

"Could be." Xiao Ya’s eyes brightened, patting Xu Shu, "Xu Shu brother, help catch a few."

"Why catch chickens?"

Xu Shu was puzzled, but still caught a few fire chickens casually.

These chickens were large and strong, but against the Mid Third Realm’s "Dragon Elephant," they stood no chance, unable to break free from Xu Shu’s iron grip.

After tinkering and studying for a while, Xiao Ya discovered the secret — the fewer chickens in a yard, the more vibrant the fire chickens’ feathers, a light touch would cause them to sizzle and emit blue flames!

"Ugh, this blue flame..." Xiao Ya rubbed her chin thoughtfully.

Xu Shu’s eyes lit up, "Is it a Gatling?"

"Huh?" Xiao Ya was stunned.

"Never mind, forget I said anything." Xu Shu waved it off.

Xiao Ya glanced at him curiously but didn’t think much of it, instead whispering, "This place is located east of Baishi Town, based on the ’Innate Eight Diagram Formation’ previously deduced, if Yang Su was honest about it, then the White Lotus Sect shrine here should enshrine the ’Li Fire’ Lotus Platform.

"These peculiar birds in Fire Accumulation Village should be related to Li Fire Lotus Platform, perhaps having some impactful trait."

"I see." Xu Shu nodded, puzzled, he asked, "Then why don’t the people of Xisha Square raise chickens that lay mud?"

"Well, maybe they didn’t have to raise chickens, perhaps the thick blood-like azuki paste they grind is due to the ’Dui Ze’ Lotus Platform’s influence?

"Of course, this is a conjecture, it could just be a coincidence before, if not, it’s still unknown."