Ancient Strengthening Technique - Chapter 2337

Chapter 2337

AST 2337 – Demon King Domain, Village

Demon King Domain!

This was a place where great demons ran unhindered . Of course, not everyone here were demons . In a world like the Middle Three Regions and the Upper Three Regions, nobody cared if you were a demon or a human as long as you were powerful .

There was an endless horizon of barren mountains once Qing Shui entered the Demon King Domain . He used Nine Continents Steps before realizing the vastness of the mountains . After several days, he still didn’t manage to reach the end of it . He didn’t keep count on the number of demonic beasts he killed during this period, with some powerful ones included .

‘What an expansive Demon King Domain . ’

Even the entirety of the Lower Three Regions wouldn’t be able to compare, and his Nine Continents Steps seemed less than useful here . He had thought that a day’s time would have been enough .

Now though, Qing Shui deduced that he would need half a month, perhaps even longer . It was fortunate that he didn’t meet any Heaven Rebelling Beasts, thus, this trip was easy enough . During the trip, he didn’t meet any humans; the only thing he had met was a Demon King which he had killed easily .

“Hm, there’s chimney smoke up ahead . ”

Qing Shui was startled at the sight of rolling chimney smoke from afar, indicating that there were humans in there . He advanced in haste, noting that it was a village when he neared . It was a small village with hundreds of households from the looks of it .

It was such a small village, yet it could survive in such a dangerous area . This surprised Qing Shui . Even though it was near the outskirts, it was still dangerous . Unless the villagers were powerful?

The strange thought floated into Qing Shu’s mind . Qing Shui didn’t notice anything as he neared the village either . On the contrary, with his appearance, many turned their attention to him as they sized him up .

The guileless and folkways could be seen on their faces . Everyone here had some form of cultivation, and though they weren’t high, there were several Xiantian cultivators . Some men were Martial King and Peak Martial King grade, with at least three Martial Saints among them .

This existence in a village seemed against nature, but with the village’s location, Qing Shui didn’t find it all that weird either . Still, even with that, it would be difficult to survive in this area .

“Young man, do you have any business here?” An elderly smiled as he approached him .

“Elder, I’m on an adventure and passed by your village . Apologies on my intrusion . ” Qing Shui thought the people in the village seemed alright and didn’t instigate any bad feelings .

“Oh, since that is so, then come rest in our village . Have some food to eat . It’s just a small place, hope you don’t mind . ” The elderly welcomed Qing Shui warmly .

“Thanks, Elder . My hometown is a village too, why would I mind? It feels familiar this way, as though I’m back home . ” The place reminded him of the Qing Village .

Soon, they began to slaughter chicken and wild beasts and began preparation of wine and dishes . Qing Shui felt a little embarrassed by it . After all, they were so welcoming despite having no relations with him, making him feel apologetic .

A row of dozen people entered the village . He could tell they were villagers at first sight; they were all young men returning with wild beasts and a few demonic beasts . Each of them had a blissful smile tugging at the corner of their lips .

They knew they had a guest at the sight of Qing Shui . Among them, a strong and outgoing man walked over . “What’s your name? To come here alone, you must be strong . I’m Da Zhuang . ”

“How do you do, Da Zhuang . My name is Qing Shui . My cultivation is so-so . You, on the other hand, seem formidable . It seems to me you’re pretty strong . ”

Qing Shui didn’t look old, but Da Zhuang was surely younger .

“Haha, Brother Qing Shui, I suppose you should be a few years older than me . Although we all have the Clan Technique and brute force, we only hang around the sidelines . If we did meet Demonic Kings, then it would be a struggle to cope,” Da Zhuang said forthrightly .

“Brother Qing Shui, I’m Da Xiong, I wish to compete in strength with you . ” A young man snickered .

“Go, go . This little brat wants to compete with everyone he meets just because he gained a bit of strength,” Da Zhuang scolded teasingly .

“Hm, not bad . Your body isn’t bad at all . It’s a pity that you don’t have the essentials and can’t unleash your potential . ” Qing Shui clicked his tongue as he observed Da Xiong .

“Oh!”

Many villagers looked at Qing Shui, surprised . They could tell from the start that Qing Shui wasn’t a normal passerby, but now they were sure .

“Compete in strength? How about this, you can use any methods . If my feet leave the ground, then we’ll count it as your victory, alright?” Qing Shui chuckled .

Qing Shui was strangely calm ever since he had arrived at the village . The attitude of its villagers was peaceful . It was as if they had forgotten about many things, relaxed and content .

“Don’t belittle others, Brother Qing Shui . Be careful now!” Da Xiong got into position and said .

Da Xiong wasn’t an adult yet, but it wouldn’t be long before then . At this age, he was fearless . Da Xiong was also the strongest among the children here and hadn’t met many others . He was like a frog in the well and thought himself to be the strongest .

Though the village had always warned them that there were more talented people in the world beyond, they had never taken the words to heart .

“Come at me! There’s a prize for winning, even when losing, too,” Qing Shui said after some thought .

“Ah!”

Da Xiong roared and ran sturdily like a bear towards Qing Shui . Following his steps, the earth beneath seemed to tremble .

Even though Da Xiong was young, his innate strength was decent . Once his potential got unleashed, it would be impressive .

Bang!

Qing Shui allowed Da Xiong to collide against his own body . The latter yelled out in misery, feeling as though he had just collided against a mountain . The pain surging through the impact left him shrieking in pain and didn’t dare to attempt again . Standing up, he looked at Qing Shui as though he was a monster .

“Heh, heh… You have yet to mature . I have something which would suit you, do you want to learn it?” Qing Shui smiled .

“Yes, yes…”

Da Xiong was almost seeing stars now . He didn’t have any hobbies; he just liked eating and training . He could eat a lot too . He was one of the greater eaters of the village and could eat a whole cow .

Qing Shui taught him Bear Form without hesitance .

As though he had just received a treasure, Da Xiong neglected sleep and food, going straight to train…

The villagers were even friendlier to Qing Shui now . There were a few bold children who mentioned that they wanted to learn too . Qing Shui saw that they weren’t suited with bear forms and taught them Yu Emperor Fist, Back Connecting Fist, and Taichi Fist instead .

Qing Shui taught them all . Since he was here, then he might as well incur some good karma and gift them with something . This would allow them to survive better here . However, Qing Shui didn’t wish to disrupt the current peace . Though, peace wasn’t something that would be that easily broken, either .

Tiger Form, Bear Form, Deer Form, Crane Form, and Elephant Form… Those were something that they wouldn’t be able to learn .

Without realizing it, he had been staying here for three days and made acquaintances with quite a number of villagers . Even so, it was time he left . The villagers persuaded him to stay but he knew he had to go sooner or later . It was already decent that he stayed for a few days .

Clatter, clatter…

It was then when a clatter of hasty beast hoofs sounded . Dust lifted and filled the air a distance away as a big group of demonic beast riders headed towards them .