Chapter 472: Li Hao's Ingredients

Li Hao identified the direction and returned towards Qinghe Fallen City with the ancient demon woman.

Along the way, besides the inky black starry sky, were scattered remains everywhere. These were a mixture of ancient demon and human corpses, especially as they approached the first line of defense. Here, the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty's army had long since retreated to the second line, leaving behind only a field of corpses and blood.

Li Hao had pursued and killed enemies all the way here earlier, so this scene wasn't unfamiliar to him, and his expression remained unchanged.

The ancient demon woman also seemed accustomed to this sight, her expression as calm as if she had seen it countless times before.

"Speaking of which, I still don't know what to call you?"

Walking amidst the surrounding mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the ancient demon woman turned her head and asked curiously, revealing a lively demeanor that didn't match her own icy personality. Her relaxed tone was also incongruous with the purgatory-like scene around them.

Li Hao said indifferently, "Before asking me, you should introduce yourself first."

Human brat… the ancient demon woman sneered inwardly, but on the surface, she smiled sweetly and said, "It was my discourtesy. You can call me… Mi Xueyao."

"Chong Er."

Li Hao responded coldly.

Mi Xueyao raised an eyebrow and said, "As far as I know, there isn't a surname 'Chong' amongst humans, is that your real name?"

Pot calling the kettle black… Li Hao sneered inwardly, but ignored her.

Damn brat, once I obtain an identity in the human race, see how I deal with you… Seeing Li Hao's cold demeanor, Mi Xueyao couldn't help but gnash her teeth secretly. Although she knew Li Hao was blaming her for the ancient demon commander's pursuit earlier, no one had ever dared to treat her with such an attitude.

"Are you still angry about what happened earlier? We are both humans, shouldn't we support each other and kill ancient demons?"

Mi Xueyao asked, feigning grievance slightly.

"Why was that thing chasing you?"

Li Hao suddenly asked.

Mi Xueyao was taken aback, and without thinking, she blurted out, "Of course, it's because I'm human! Does an ancient demon need a reason to kill a human?"

Li Hao rolled his eyes, too lazy to waste any more words.

Seeing Li Hao's attitude, a trace of doubt flashed in Mi Xueyao's eyes. Could it be that this brat knows something? Impossible, unless he understands the ancient demon language. But in the ten millennia of war between the ancient demons and humans, they had already developed secret techniques to prevent humans from capturing and searching their memories.

Once a human touched an ancient demon's memory, the ancient demon would immediately explode its soul, self-destructing, and simultaneously trigger a secret technique to pull the intruder into the Cycle World constructed by the ancient demon's supreme Great Emperor, subjecting them to terrifying torture.

At that time, the intruder's memories would be plundered in reverse.

After all, the Cycle World was shattered, and many treasures were in the hands of the ancient demon race.

Mi Xueyao shook her head slightly, dismissing the thought. She simply assumed Li Hao was eccentric.

"You're so powerful, able to contend with an Immortal Lord Realm at the True Immortal Realm third level, you must be a top prodigy within your sect, right? Which sect or force are you from?"

Mi Xueyao endured Li Hao's bad attitude and asked curiously.

Li Hao turned a deaf ear, unwilling to respond.

Damn it, damn it, detestable brat… Mi Xueyao gnashed her teeth inwardly, wishing she could attack Li Hao, but she held back.

She continued to ask about other things, but Li Hao remained unresponsive. Seeing this, she simply stopped trying to please him. As long as she could reach the human camp, she would find a way to sneak off somewhere else, and then come back to settle accounts with this brat, secretly imprisoning him and torturing him…

She imagined some cruel punishments, and a smile unconsciously crept onto her lips.

The two silently hurried on their way, no longer exchanging words.

Along the way, whenever they encountered ancient demon corpses, Li Hao collected them all into his heaven and earth space.

In this great battle, most of the Immortal army didn't have time to collect the ancient demon corpses.

Li Hao picked up scattered ancient demon corpses on his return journey, piecing together about twenty or thirty.

He suddenly slapped his forehead. What he needed was ancient demon corpses, why did he have to go through the trouble of hunting them himself?

This was a battlefield, the one thing it wasn't short of was corpses, they were everywhere to be picked up!

Thinking of this, Li Hao suddenly didn't want to return anymore. Continuing to pick up corpses on this first line of defense was much more efficient.

However… he should first send this ancient demoness beside him back inside.

Li Hao glanced at Mi Xueyao and continued to return towards the second defense line.

Mi Xueyao saw Li Hao picking up things as he walked, and couldn't help but be surprised. This human wasn't picking up the corpses of his own kind, but instead picking up ancient demon corpses… could he be planning to use the corpses as merit points?

She watched Li Hao's strange behavior, and thought for a moment, but still didn't ask, to avoid being met with a cold shoulder.

After a long time.

When they returned to the second line of defense, still some distance away, Li Hao saw a large number of ancient demon troops here. His expression slightly changed as he敛息 (liǎn xī - concealed his aura/breath), as the second line of defense seemed to have fallen, completely occupied by ancient demons!

Mi Xueyao also noticed this, and didn't show any smile. Instead, her eyes turned slightly cold.

Suddenly, she seemed to notice something, and her expression drastically changed.

"Not good."

She grabbed Li Hao and stopped, while simultaneously releasing Immortal Dao power, enveloping Li Hao and concealing his aura.

Within the Immortal Dao power, she subtly released a wisp of ancient demon aura, perfectly masking them and preventing the ancient demons from detecting the scent of humans.

"What is it?"

Li Hao also noticed the ancient demon tide ahead, but there were still war camps fiercely fighting nearby. If they blended in, it wasn't impossible to seize the opportunity to return.

"It's the Wheel-Turning Clan."

Mi Xueyao's expression was grim. "They are the two ancient demon commanders who chased us earlier. Among the ancient demons, there are also bloodline differences, and the Wheel-Turning Clan is one of the seven major bloodlines among the ancient demons, even more terrifying than ordinary ancient demons."

Li Hao was slightly stunned. This was the first time he had heard of this.

"The ancient demons you see, their commanders and kings, most of them are born from the seven major bloodlines!"

Mi Xueyao stared intently at the ancient demon tide and said, "Do you see, the Wheel-Turning Clan among them are patrolling everywhere and not participating in the battle. They should be looking for us!"

Li Hao was taken aback and asked, "Didn't the ancient demon commander from before escape back to report? Your… their speed of transmitting intelligence is so fast?"

"Huh?"

Mi Xueyao looked at Li Hao in confusion. Seeing Li Hao blink in bewilderment, she thought for a moment and assumed it was a slip of the tongue. She explained, "In the ancient demon race, there is a Cycle World. Information transmission within it is a hundred million li in an instant, even King-level experts can't keep up."

Li Hao was stunned. In a battlefield, the importance of intelligence was unquestionable. The ancient demon race actually possessed such terrifying intelligence transmission capabilities, no wonder they were so strong and formidable on the battlefield.

"How do you know this?" Li Hao asked.

Mi Xueyao snorted lightly, "I am an Immortal Lord Realm expert! We have been fighting the ancient demon race for a hundred thousand years. Is it so strange that we can find out this much secret information?"

Li Hao nodded. In that case, most of the Immortal Lord Realm experts on the human side should also know this secret.

"It seems you know quite a lot," Li Hao said, his words carrying a hint of deeper meaning.

Mi Xueyao didn't overthink it, her gaze fixed on the ancient demon tide, her eyes flickering uncertainly. Suddenly, she whispered, "We have to detour, we can't go back now. They actually secretly laid defenses here. If we get closer, we will definitely alert them…"

She looked around, and suddenly a decision formed in her eyes. "We'll do the opposite, follow me!"

Li Hao shook off her hand and said, "You go your way, I'm going back."

Mi Xueyao hurriedly said, "You are in the same situation as me now. If you go, you will also alarm them. You have no idea what kind of detection methods they have."

Li Hao didn't speak, but concealed his aura and continued forward.

When he approached the ancient demon tide, suddenly, Li Hao saw several ancient demons take flight. A dazzling mirror appeared above their heads, shining in the starry sky.

The mirror continuously flew around, its frame inlaid with skulls, looking quite gruesome.

Li Hao's expression slightly changed, and he hastily stopped. He had a premonition that if he got any closer, he would be locked onto by that mirror.

Reaching his realm, nurturing the embryonic form of the Heavenly Dao, his inner intuition was already influenced by the Heavenly Dao in the dark, and his senses were extremely accurate.

Whoosh!

Mi Xueyao's figure flickered, teleporting in front of Li Hao. Immortal Dao laws enveloped Li Hao, bringing Li Hao back to their position tens of thousands of li away.

"You almost lost your life!"

Mi Xueyao looked at Li Hao angrily and said, "Do you know what that is? That's the Wheel-Turning Clan's Three Lives Secret Art. The ancient demon commander before recorded you, and through this Three Lives Secret Art, no disguise of yours is useful. Unless you cultivate to become an Immortal King, and use an Immortal Kingdom to shroud yourself, only then can you evade a trace of the destiny power of the Three Lives Secret Art…"

This time, Li Hao didn't retort, but just frowned. The methods the ancient demons possessed seemed to be more than just powerful souls.

"Let's hide here for now, and look for an opportunity when they are in a chaotic battle," Mi Xueyao said.

Li Hao nodded. For now, the only option was to wait until the ancient demon race and the Yan Chu army were engaged in a white-hot battle, and then he would have a chance to return.

At this moment, with the ancient demon tide in front, he was actually behind the ancient demon army.

"Let's go."

Mi Xueyao didn't waste any more words, using Immortal Dao laws to conceal Li Hao's aura. As long as they didn't encounter the Wheel-Turning Clan using the Three Lives Secret Art to track them, other ancient demons wouldn't notice anything unusual even if they got close.

"Since that's the case, let's return to the first line of defense first," Li Hao said.

Mi Xueyao thought of the place they had just come from, where there were no large ancient demon armies. Moreover, she also knew where the ancient demon army's deployments were mainly located, and immediately nodded, "Alright."

The two temporarily retreated from the second line of defense and returned to the first line of defense.

The entire battlefield was extremely vast. Li Hao picked up ancient demon corpses in the first line of defense.

In this starry sky, there was still sunrise and sunset, but the brilliant sun set straight down to an extremely distant place, as if sinking into the Nine Hells, completely invisible.

At that time, only the light and shadow of the stars filled the sky.

Li Hao was like a scavenger, picking up ancient demon corpses all the way. When he encountered relatively intact human warrior corpses, he also picked them up. After returning to the city, he could send their souls back to their homeland.

Although he didn't know their names or surnames in life, in this vast battlefield, just the identity of being the same kind was enough for him to do so.

After scavenging for a few days, the ancient demon corpses around gradually became scarce. Li Hao found a fragmented continent drifting in the starry sky as a foothold. It was filled with chaos and scattered corpses.

Li Hao took out a complete ancient demon corpse, brandished Taotie, and skillfully cut open the ancient demon's skin, preparing to cook.

Chaotic Divine Fire condensed between his palms, driven by Immortal Power, its power and temperature were dozens of times higher than before.

This True Immortal Realm Perfected ancient demon corpse, under the roasting of the Chaotic Divine Fire, gradually sizzled with oil and emitted a fragrant aroma.

Li Hao rummaged through many seasonings he carried with him, and also painted two kinds of trees with special fragrances in the void. These two trees took shape as soon as they were painted, and Li Hao shaved them into fragrant powder, sprinkling it on the ancient demon meat. Under the heat of the Chaotic Divine Fire, an extremely enticing aroma immediately filled the air.

"What are you doing?"

Mi Xueyao saw Li Hao's actions and couldn't help but widen her eyes, her face showing disbelief.

Over the years, she had seen the ancient demon race kill each other and devour each other, but she had never seen a human eat ancient demons, and even cook them as ingredients…

A slight chill ran through her body.

But the drifting aroma made her involuntarily swallow her saliva.

The taste of her own kind… actually so fragrant.

Before long, Li Hao finished cooking. Seeing the increased cooking experience, he revealed a satisfied smile, and then began to devour the food ravenously.

He had cooked the ancient demon flesh to be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, melting in the mouth, with a rich meaty aroma.

As the ancient demon flesh was digested in his body, pure Origin Soul power surged into Li Hao's body.

His spirit lifted, his divine sense slowly strengthened, and his Origin Soul also subtly improved.

Mi Xueyao sat silently beside Li Hao, watching this human youth eat with a look of intoxicated pleasure. Besides feeling chilled, there was also a kind of inexplicable impulse in her heart.

Could it really be so delicious?

Seeing Li Hao about to finish eating the huge ancient demon, she couldn't help but say, "Give me a taste too."

Li Hao glanced at her. He originally didn't want to pay attention to her, but as a cooking master, besides having meticulous requirements for cooking, he also had compassion for his diners.

He casually cut off a piece and threw it to her, then continued to eat by himself.

Mi Xueyao caught the roast meat Li Hao threw to her. The rich aroma rushed straight to her nostrils. She couldn't help but take a light sniff, and raised her hand to tear off a piece, very elegantly putting it into her mouth.

As the meaty aroma spread on the tip of her tongue, her eyes widened slightly, in disbelief.

This taste, it's too delicious!

She slowly finished eating it, then tore off another piece again.

As she continuously sped up her eating, Li Hao had already finished eating the entire ancient demon.

He patted his stomach, feeling the improvement in his Origin Soul. The fatigue from the previous continuous battles was swept away after this hearty meal.

Li Hao internally inspected his Origin Soul, and found that the gold veins in his Origin Soul had increased by more than ten, and were still slowly growing.

Li Hao couldn't help but feel excited. This rate of improvement was too fast. If he cultivated normally, after his Origin Soul reached this strength, even with cultivating Origin Soul type techniques, even for more than ten years, he might not have such progress.

"Um, is there any more?"

Mi Xueyao's voice suddenly came.

Li Hao opened his eyes and looked over, seeing the other party looking somewhat embarrassed, yet still with an unsatisfied expression.

This woman is ruthless… Li Hao was speechless internally, she actually became addicted to eating her own kind.

"If you want to eat, find your own ingredients," Li Hao said.

He couldn't bear to share the ancient demon corpses he had on hand.

"Ingredients?"

Mi Xueyao was stunned when she heard Li Hao's words. This was the first time in her life that she had heard someone refer to the ancient demon race as "ingredients."

(End of chapter)