Chapter 155 Breakthrough

There is no sunlight in the Demon Realm during the day, and it is pitch black at night.

A red-haired demon holding a ghostly blue will-o'-the-wisp lantern walked quickly towards the ruined house in front.

Next to her was a young monk wrapped in a demon-covering robe. Under the wide hood, a pair of dark and bright eyes were revealed, but his eyes were sharp and revealed a temperament that was not easy to mess with.

These two people are Ying Huang and Qiu Qianling.

Last time, after they brought a group of women back from the Abandoned Lake Cave, they discovered that except for Ge Fuling, all the monks had obtained the Heart Blood.

But it's also true that for these cultivators with advanced cultivation, there is nothing they can't do, as long as they don't want to do it.

Ge Fuling probably didn't expect that she would be the only saint who was unwilling to kill people.

She found it hard to accept. "You...how could you be so cruel? This is a betrayal of the Immortal Race! Have you forgotten the oath you swore before coming to the Demon Realm? Didn't you promise to sacrifice yourself to protect humanity? But now, what have you done? Every one of you is a murderer!"

Although she wanted to escape from the Demon Realm and did not want to sacrifice herself for the unrelated human race, this did not prevent her from standing on the moral high ground and accusing those who betrayed the immortal race.

After all, this is the only noble moral she has.

"Stop standing there talking nonsense. What kind of sacrifice is that? Why should I sacrifice myself for humanity? I've suffered enough from being eroded by demonic energy. I don't care if it's a demon or an immortal. I just want to survive."

"That's right. Don't you see what the immortals have done to us? They treated us like abandoned pawns, ruthlessly destroying us, and even expelling us from their sect. Since they are so unkind, don't blame us for being unjust!"

"Isn't it just killing a few extremely evil men? I didn't kill your father or your husband, so why are you so anxious? Every one of them deserves to die. We are fighting against the strong and helping the weak."

Ge Fuling was so angry that her hands and feet were shaking. These women were simply fence-sitters who only bullied the weak and feared the strong.

He had clearly accused her of the righteousness of the immortal clan and spoke with confidence, but in the end he turned around and surrendered to the demon clan. How hateful!

If she had known this earlier, she would not have acted so noble. Unfortunately, it is too late to regret now. She only has one chance.

They have left the Abandoned Lake Cave and are heading to Snake Prison Mountain.

Like Ge Fuling, Qiu Qianling was also surprised that these cultivators had changed so quickly. Just a few days ago, these people were accusing her of betraying the immortal clan on the cloud boat.

But now, his attitude changed and he turned to blame Ge Fuling for refusing to surrender to the demons. It was really satisfying to see Ge Fuling's face turned blue with anger.

Was it Xie Yuqing's words that made them see the reality clearly? Or was it that after a few days of misery in the Demon Realm, they couldn't bear it anymore?

So, she should be grateful to Yuqing? How ridiculous.

I don’t know if Xie Yuqing had anticipated that doing so would actually help her.

Shadow Phoenix asked the monks to carry the heart blood with them, and take it out on the day of the Demon God sacrifice, and transform into demons to give the Demon Lord Fentian a surprise.

Although Qiu Qianling didn't know what kind of person Fentian was, he knew that he wouldn't like such a surprise.

But who cares? It's enough that they like him.

In the past few days, Ying Huang asked his men to capture a few male cultivators for her to practice with. Unfortunately, they were all rubbish that were only at the Qi training stage. No matter how much they absorbed, their cultivation level would only improve to a limited extent.

"The person this time is an elder at the late Jindan stage. Thanks to the cultivators from the Lingjian Sect who lured him to the Demon Realm, we were able to capture him." Ying Huang stopped in front of the abandoned door and whispered.

Qiu Qianling raised his eyebrows in surprise. It seemed that they were really determined to join the demon clan, and they were put to use so soon.

"Once I absorb this person's cultivation, I will probably be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, which is about enough to compete with Fentian."

Ying Huang looked at her confident look and thought to herself, that's still a long way off.

Fentian is the only one among the demons who has entered the Great Demon Realm. His strength is enough to destroy the heavens and the earth. Even if the four great demon lords join forces, they may not be able to kill him.

If not, she wouldn't have remained dormant until now.

However, she also didn't want to boost others' morale and destroy her own prestige in front of Qiu Qianling.

Since we have decided to take action at the conference to worship the demon god, we must give it our all even if the chances of winning are slim.

She took out something she had prepared long ago and handed it to Qiu Qianling before she entered. "Disaster-avoidance pill, take this first."

"Disaster-avoiding pill?" Qiu Qianling took it, opened the lid, and a white light shot out, revealing a pill with a lustrous sheen lying inside.

"Advancing from the Golden Core Realm to the Nascent Soul Realm is a major hurdle in cultivation, and it will inevitably trigger a heavenly tribulation. This pill can allow you to temporarily avoid the thunder tribulation. Correspondingly, when you advance to the next level, the thunder tribulation will be more dangerous. But this is the only way to avoid Fentian's eyes." Ying Huang explained.

Qiu Qianling really didn't know that breaking through the Nascent Soul stage would trigger a thunder tribulation. She hadn't practiced much in the Jinmen Immortal Palace before.

The last time he broke through to the Golden Core stage, he absorbed the cultivation of several of the Nine Golden Core Sons, but it didn't cause any unusual phenomena.

Therefore, she had no idea about thunder tribulations, and didn't think there was anything to worry about the next breakthrough bringing about a thunder tribulation with double the power.

We can talk about the future later. The most important thing is to get rid of Fentian first.

She swallowed the pill without hesitation and pushed the door open and walked in.

There was a light on in the room, and a male cultivator was locked in a corner. Judging from the bloodstains on his clothes, he was obviously seriously injured.

Next to the male cultivator stood two demons in charge of guarding. When they saw her and Ying Huang come in, they immediately put their fists to their chests and bowed.

Shadow Phoenix waved his hand, "Go guard outside and don't let anyone get close to here."

The two men agreed, left the room, and closed the door behind them.

As if awakened by the sound of the door hinge, the male cultivator suddenly raised his head, revealing a red, swollen and deformed face.

Qiu Qianling was startled. This person looked so familiar. How could he be like... Her pupils shrank slightly, and she almost blurted out, "Elder Xujun!"

The other party didn't seem to expect that it would be her. He was stunned for a moment, then shouted angrily, "It's you! How dare you team up with the demons to deceive me!"

Xu Jun sent one hundred cultivators to the Demon Realm and did not leave Zhongzhou immediately.

The Lord of Zhongzhou died tragically, and only two of the Jindan realm masters were left. He would not let go of such a good opportunity to pry into the Jinmen Immortal Palace easily.

So, he found Li Er and Qian San and invited them to join the Spirit Sword Sect. However, he waited for a day and a night at the agreed place, but they didn't show up.

Furious at being stood up, he headed straight for the Zhongzhou governor's mansion to settle the score. Upon arriving, he heard the news that someone had attacked the governor's wife and been killed. He immediately realized that the two men hadn't been able to keep the appointment because they were already dead.

What a loser! He's not even as good as that woman Qiu Qianling!

If Xie Yuqing hadn't been in the way, he might have poached Qiu Qianling from the Lingjian Sect long ago and wouldn't have wasted his time on these two pieces of trash.

Just as he was thinking about it, Xu Jun received a message from a cultivator of the Lingjian Sect, saying that they had stolen the magic weapons and treasures of the demon clan and asked him to go to the border of Dongzhou to meet them.

He was very happy and proud, and felt that he was much more far-sighted than Xie Yuqing who revealed the cruel truth.

Because before he sent the forty monks to the Demon Realm, he left them some sound transmission instruments for communication.

Although he knew very well that these people would probably not survive long in the Demon Realm, if he could use this opportunity to learn the secret information of the Demon Clan, it would allow them to make the final contribution to the sect at the end of their lives.

They should have thanked him, but in the end, as soon as he set foot in Dongzhou, he was attacked by demons.

It's despicable! Shameless! Ungrateful!

Seeing his face livid with anger, Qiu Qianling couldn't help but laugh, "Elder Xujun, instead of spouting this nonsense, you might as well think about your last words first."

As she spoke, she summoned the blood blade and walked towards him.

Xu Jun felt the terrifying aura emanating from the blood blade, and suddenly his hair stood on end and his whole body went limp.

He retreated desperately, and the magic chains on his hands and feet made a rattling sound.

"You, what do you want to do? I am the elder of the Lingjian Sect!" Xu Jun was completely panicked.

"So what? This knife of mine has even tasted the blood of the leader of the Golden Gate Immortal Mansion." Qiu Qianling looked at him with a smile on his face. "You should feel honored to die in my hands like my father did, right?"

Xujun's hair stood on end.

This woman is so scary!

"No! Don't kill me... You want my cultivation, right? Let me go, I can trick the Spirit Sword Sect's leader into giving him to you! Please, don't..."

He felt extremely regretful. He shouldn't have helped those women in the first place. They were all shameless liars and ungrateful scum.

Qiu Qianling didn't have the time to wait for him to trick the sect leader over. She raised the blood blade in her hand high, and the smile on her lips became even wider. "Don't worry, the demon god will thank you for your sacrifice."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold light flashed, and the bloody blade pierced Xu Jun's chest, and the blood instantly dyed the blade red.

After the blood blade had absorbed enough blood, Xu Jun, who had turned into a dried corpse, fell to the ground with a thud.

Qiu Qianling's mind moved, and the blood blade immediately turned into a red light and penetrated into his body.

In an instant, a surge of spiritual power poured into his dantian, and his whole body became hot as if burned by fire.

She felt the spiritual power in her body surge, and immediately sat down cross-legged, using her internal energy to refine this powerful cultivation. Before long, she showed signs of a breakthrough.

Seeing this, Ying Huang next to him turned and left the room.

It was not until the sun rose in the sky and dispelled the darkness that Shadow Phoenix heard the door behind him open.

Ying Huang turned around and saw Qiu Qianling walking out slowly, and was stunned for a moment.

Her once slightly rounded face now had distinct lines, her youthfulness gone. Her eyes were like cold stars, piercing and intimidating. She had also grown taller, her black cloak, which had once dragged on the ground, now only reached her calves, accentuating her taller figure.

Qiu Qianling seemed to have grown up overnight. His aura was as cold as frost, like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, its edge fully exposed.

Perhaps, she can really become the new Demon Lord.

This thought suddenly popped up in Ying Huang's mind, and then he came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you have successfully broken through to the Nascent Soul stage."

"I also want to thank Sister Ying for helping me." Qiu Qianling smiled reservedly, his voice cold.

As he spoke, he looked towards the dim outline of the distant mountains and said in a cold voice: "Now, we can go to Snake Prison Mountain."