Chapter 583: New Heavenly Lord

When the battle situation on the front line was stalemate, almost all the resources available in Xuanyue Continent were tilted towards the new Demon King and Demon Lord, with the aim of fully cultivating the new Heavenly Lord.

Tao Zi was worried about Yue Shan and Zhao Xue, so she took advantage of the good opportunity when they were seriously injured and unable to go to the front line to rush to Yinianmen and the demon world to check the situation.

Yes, Yue Shan, the new Demon Lord, was at the Yi Nian Gate, and a bunch of injured demon cultivators were squatting outside the Yi Nian Gate to heal their wounds.

The two sides ignored each other, but had to cooperate "sincerely", and they got along well.

When Tao Zi entered the Yi Nian Gate, all the monks inside were injured.

Among them, a few were lightly injured, and they came here mainly to protect themselves from the demon cultivators.

After years of confrontation, they no longer trust the minds of the demon cultivators, especially after Qiu Qianran's betrayal.

Yue Shan has now reached the final moment. Once he succeeds, he will be a real demon cultivator. To be on the safe side, Tao Zi cannot meet him to avoid disturbing him. She can only take a look at him from afar and say a few words to Fo Cong to understand the situation that he has already known.

The Buddha was much calmer than her, and he repeated the same words to comfort her: "Friend Yueshan, you are destined to be a noble man. I believe you will be safe and sound."

Little did she know that the word "fate" made her even more frightened.

Tao Zi's eyelashes trembled and she said, "I hope so."

Tao Zi had been in Yueshan for less than a day when she received a message from the demon world: Something was wrong with Zhao Xue!

The message was so unclear that Tao Zixin felt uneasy.

According to the plan, Yueshan should ascend to the throne first, and then Zhao Xue, to avoid accidents on both sides at the same time and difficulty in mobilizing resources. Now Yueshan has not yet succeeded, why did Zhao Xue get into trouble?

Tao Zi didn't have time to think too much. After confirming that the information was correct, she rushed to the demon world day and night.

When we arrived at the demon world, the atmosphere was extremely weird.

The little fox and the little phoenix looked at her silently, wanting to say something but stopping themselves.

There was even a person who shouldn't be here standing next to Little Phoenix—Jiu Qingyue, the eldest senior brother of the Jiuzhuan Sect.

A greater sense of unease washed over Tao Zi, who asked, "Why is Ninth Senior Brother here?"

Jiu Qingyue nodded indifferently and said, "I really don't deserve the title of Senior Brother."

Tao Zi's heart sank to the bottom. Looking at the expressions of Little Phoenix and the others, she had a guess in her mind, but she was not sure. She asked, "Is Qingling here too?"

Jiu Qingyue didn't reply. The little fox carefully pointed to a room. Tao Zi rushed over and wanted to push the door open, but in the end she knocked on the door gently before walking in.

Jiu Qingling was half lying on the bed, looking pale. When she heard the sound of the door opening, she turned her head to look. This action also allowed Tao Zi to clearly see the white silk covering her eyes.

Tao Zi stood there motionless for a full half-minute. Jiu Qingling smiled helplessly and said, "Tao Zi, what are you doing standing there?"

The tone of his words was normal.

Tao Zi closed the door, walked over silently, carefully touched the silk, and with Jiu Qingling's tacit consent, gently pulled it.

A pair of empty eye sockets appeared in front of her.

Tao Zi tied the silk again with shaking hands.

Jiu Qingling smiled and held her hand, jokingly saying, "I heard you were injured a while ago. How come you were injured so badly that even your hands can't keep steady?"

Tao Zi tried her best to keep her voice steady and asked, "What's going on? Who hurt you? Why don't you find a replacement?"

Jiu Qingling was silent for a moment before she smiled again and said, "Tao Zi, my eyes really do have a great origin. Can you guess what it is?"

Tao Zi sat on the edge of the bed without answering. Even though she had some guesses in her mind, she couldn't say them out loud.

Jiu Qingling didn't want to embarrass her, so she continued, "I actually have a trace of dragon blood in my body, which condensed into dragon pupils in my eyes. However, because I am a human, they look like snake pupils in the end."

At this point, things are very clear.

But how could it be such a coincidence that just this trace of essence and blood was missing?

Tao Zi took a deep breath and said in a calm tone, "I will find a replacement eyeball..."

Before he could finish his words, Jiu Qingling shook his head and said, "This influence has already penetrated deep into the soul. Even if there is a replacement, it will be useless."

Hearing the meaning of the words, Tao Zi stood up suddenly and asked in a trembling voice: "Your perception?"

There are many ways for cultivators to perceive the outside world. Many cultivators are blind but can still walk like normal people.

But after hearing Qing Ling's words...

"A small part of it is wasted, but it doesn't matter. I can get used to it eventually."

Jiu Qingling spoke in a normal tone, even raising herself to pat Tao Zi's arm, and said, "This is a necessary sacrifice."

Tao Zi sat down dejectedly, and said with a wry smile, "Sacrifice after sacrifice, why are you the ones who are sacrificed? I even wonder if I am unlucky."

Jiu Qingling burst out laughing and said, "Tao Zi, when it comes to bad luck, you are the worst. Don't feel sorry for me. Prepare well. I'm not sure if I can go to the battlefield yet."

When she spoke of the latter part, her tone was full of melancholy.

"Is there no solution?"

Jiu Qingling was silent for a while, then said, "Maybe there is, but we can't access it for the time being."

Tao Zi stared at Qing Ling, and Jiu Qing Ling told him the truth.

This strand of dragon blood was tainted with a bit of the aura of the laws of heaven, which was why the demon's blood was hidden deep in Qing Ling's body without anyone noticing.

However, after the dragon blood was drawn out, the remaining traces of the Heavenly Dao still affected her soul, causing her to be unable to see.

Jiu Qing Ling smiled helplessly and said, "In the past, the dragon blood and I were one, which in disguise helped me resist the influence of the Heavenly Dao. Now... it's all because I'm too weak. When my cultivation level improves, or the Heavenly Dao is repaired, perhaps I will be able to grow the eyes that should have belonged to me."

Tao Zi said nothing, but when she heard the two sons of "Tian Dao", she became more and more irritated.

Jiu Qingling's attitude was quite good, and she even tried to comfort Tao Zi.

This made Tao Zi feel even more guilty.

Not long after, Tao Zi also saw Zhao Xue. He had fallen into a deep sleep due to absorbing dragon blood and had never woken up.

The fox cousin stood beside her and whispered, "We didn't dare tell him the source of this dragon blood, worried that it would affect his mentality. We thought we'd wait until he breaks through before telling him. After all, Jiu Qingling is your good friend."

Tao Zi sighed lightly, feeling that everyone around her was having a rough life.

Apart from this incident, no other incidents occurred. A month later, Xuanyue Continent welcomed two new Heavenly Lords one after another.

The war with foreign races also changed from passive defense to intermittent active offense. The number of mortal deaths per day was slowly decreasing, and some lost territories were recovered.

It seemed that the situation was slowly improving, but no one dared to be careless. After experiencing the previous tragedy, no one thought that the alien race would decline.

Another ten days later, the Sword Sect urgently ordered Tao Zi and others to go to a certain place to meet up.

Although they didn't know what it was, they had to gather people together at this critical moment, so Tao Zi and others had no choice but to go.