#174 - The master is expanding the territory!
“I need you to do me a favor,” Xu Ming said slowly, looking at Yuan Yu.
“Please speak, Master. As long as it’s something Yuan Yu can help with, I will definitely help you, Master,” Yuan Yu nodded, seeing the serious look on the Master’s face. Yuan Yu knew it must be something important.
Moreover, this was the first time the Master had asked him for help, so Yuan Yu's expression was also somewhat solemn.
“I see you seem to have something you want to say to me too?” Xu Ming noticed that the golden toad was holding a letter in its palm, with the words “To the Master” written on the envelope.
“Indeed.” Yuan Yu scratched his head. “I do have some words that I wanted to say to Master. I’ve already written them down and was just about to burn this letter so that Master could sense its contents.”
“Mm.” Xu Ming nodded. “You don’t need to burn it now. Just tell me directly. But do you want to speak first, or should I?”
“Let Master speak first. If I can’t help Master, I won’t be qualified to make requests,” Yuan Yu said with a smile.
“Alright, then I’ll speak first.” Xu Ming put his hands behind his back. “Do you know how to set up formations? Or rather, is there anyone in our Baiwa Secret Realm who can set up formations?”
Yuan Yu smiled. “To be honest, Master, I do know a thing or two about formations. I just don’t know what Master wants to use the formation for…”
“I want to kill a Golden Core Realm Jiaolong,” Xu Ming said straightforwardly.
Yuan Yu: “…”
“If that’s the case, I do have a few formations here that were taught to me by that high monk back then, which are even more effective against Jiaolong and their ilk,” Yuan Yu said. “Furthermore, if Master doesn’t mind, I can assist Master from the side.”
“Good.” Xu Ming didn’t refuse and released a wisp of divine sense into Yuan Yu’s mind. This wisp of divine sense represented the location of Shijia Village. “Then come out and help me. How many days will it take you to get here from the Baiwa Secret Realm?”
Yuan Yu carefully sensed it for a moment. “Two days! I will definitely be by Master’s side within two days!”
Xu Ming: “Then I’ll have to trouble you.”
Yuan Yu: “Master doesn’t need to be so polite.”
Xu Ming looked at Yuan Yu. “Now that I’ve finished speaking about my matter, you can talk about yours.”
Yuan Yu smiled. “Reporting to Master, I, along with the Jackal, Sparrow, and Tiger, want to leave the Baiwa Secret Realm and go out to explore, to seek our own opportunities and see if we can advance further in our cultivation.”
“If you want to go out, then go out. That door leading to the outside world only requires reaching the Dragon Gate Realm. There’s no need to ask me for permission,” Xu Ming said.
Yuan Yu shook his head. “Master, it’s like this. Although the Baiwa Secret Realm is small, it’s still a place of human relationships. There are good demons and bad demons. If we are here guarding it, those bad demons wouldn’t dare to act recklessly.
But once we leave, I’m afraid the order of the Baiwa Secret Realm will be a little chaotic. Therefore, before I leave, I implore Master to designate a demon to manage the Baiwa Secret Realm.”
Xu Ming understood Yuan Yu’s meaning. After they left, without the strongest martial forces guarding the place, it would be like the tiger being away from the mountain, and the monkeys becoming kings.
But if he designated a demon clan with decent strength to act as their representative in managing Baiwa City, the demon chosen by him would receive the fortune of this world, and their realm would rise a level.
“Then do you have a designated candidate?” Xu Ming asked.
Yuan Yu said, “Yes, the Lizard Dalang at the beef stall has the strength of the late Dragon Gate Realm. He has been hovering in this realm for many years and has never been able to break through. If Master favors him, the Baiwa Secret Realm will give him some fortune, and he might be able to enter the early Golden Core Realm.
Furthermore, having him lead the Old Dog Constable Squad will make it easier to maintain order in the Baiwa Secret Realm.”
“Good.”
Xu Ming didn’t waste any words and pointed his hand in the air.
Above the sky of the Baiwa Secret Realm, a blank sheet of paper appeared.
The people of the Baiwa Secret Realm all raised their heads.
Lizard Dalang, who was chopping beef at his stall, stopped the knife in his hand and looked up at the sky.
He had a premonition.
This blank sheet of paper seemed to be coming for him.
The next moment, Xu Ming’s dharma voice spread throughout the Baiwa Secret Realm:
“From today onwards, Lizard Dalang will be the magistrate of the Baiwa Secret Realm County Office, leading the Old Dog Constable Squad to maintain the stability of order in the Baiwa Secret Realm.”
The diners all looked at Lizard Dalang, not expecting that this guy would actually receive the favor of the Heavenly Dao Master.
Lizard Dalang was stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and knelt down to “receive the decree”: “This humble citizen will certainly not fail his mission!”
The decree turned into a stream of light and entered Lizard Dalang’s body.
Lizard Dalang felt his body warming up, and the bottleneck that he had been unable to break through seemed to be loosening slightly.
Lizard Dalang was overjoyed! He kowtowed a few more times to the invisible “Heavenly Dao Master.”
Lizard Dalang had a feeling that as long as he went into seclusion for a short period, he would break through into the Golden Core Realm in less than five days!
After the appointment, Xu Ming’s divine sense withdrew from the Baiwa Secret Realm and then used a Dao Rain Talisman to create a Dao Rain.
In the courtyard of the Shijia Village Chief, Xu Ming opened his eyes. What he had to do next was to wait for Yuan Yu to come.
At the same time, beside a small stream, a distorted gate opened.
A toad, a jackal, a tiger, and a sparrow flew out.
“Is this the outside world?” The sparrow transformed into a young girl, looking left and right with great curiosity. “It doesn’t seem that different from our Baiwa Secret Realm?”
The jackal smiled. “The laws of the great world are much more complete than those of the Baiwa Secret Realm. In the Baiwa Secret Realm, being able to cultivate to the Golden Core Realm is already the limit, but in this great world, there are still Nascent Soul, Jade Purity, Immortal, Ascension, and the legendary two realms.”
The tiger smiled. “There’s no way around it. After all, our hometown doesn’t have enough resources.”
“Everyone, then we’ll say goodbye here. Please don’t forget the words that Master told us. Remember not to do evil and kill innocent people,” said the toad Yuan Yu.
The sparrow rolled her eyes at Yuan Yu. “You fat toad, we’re not evil people. Why would we kill people for no reason? Speaking of which, do you really not need us to help Master? One more demon is one more strength.”
Yuan Yu shook his head. “Master wants to kill an evil Jiaolong. With Master and I joining hands, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Even if we can’t kill it, I can still protect Master and escape. If you go, I might not be able to protect all of you.”
Sparrow: “Alright, alright, then we’re leaving.”
Yuan Yu: “Everyone, take care and don’t die.”
“Hahaha!” The jackal laughed and waved his hand as he left. “The Baiwa Secret Realm is too small. Now that we’ve come out, we must become demon kings and expand the territory for Master!”
