Young Master of the Yu Family
The man's face instantly darkened. Just as he was about to use his spiritual power to break free, Mo Zuili grabbed his shoulder and leaned closer, saying calmly, "The Yu family, right? Let me think. The Yu family members who came to the Demon Realm with Jiang Kunyue... you are the young master of the Yu family, aren't you?"
The man's body suddenly stiffened.
Mo Zuili released her hand, took two steps back to create distance, and said with a hint of amusement, "You guessed right? Haha, at first I thought you were from the Yuan family."
The young master of the Yu family frowned more and more deeply, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards the chaotic battle in the distance. Seeing that Jiang Kunyue's spiritual power pressure was gradually disappearing and that Xie Yuli had seized the opportunity to injure him, he subconsciously took a step forward, but was stopped by Mo Zuili, who blocked him with the Phoenix Flame Spear: "Don't rush to join in the fun, take care of yourself first."
"What do you mean?" The young master of the Yu family turned his head, his tone wary.
Mo Zuili slowly raised her eyes and looked towards the chaotic scene, saying, "It's nothing, just a reminder that you may have to find your own way back to the Yu family."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Qing in the distance condensed a dazzling white light, which contained a world-destroying spiritual power, and the surrounding space began to distort slightly.
Before the young master of the Yu family could react, the ball of white light suddenly dispersed.
As the spiritual energy dissipated, demonic energy surged forth.
Jiang Kunyue, who was standing next to Chu Qing, sensed something was wrong and was about to run away when Chu Qing grabbed her wrist and rushed straight into a spatial tunnel that had appeared out of nowhere.
Even after the space tunnel was completely closed, the young master of the Yu family remained frozen in place, his eyes wide open.
It wasn't until a gentle pat on the shoulder that the young master of the Yu family snapped back to his senses and stiffly turned to look at Mo Zuili.
His Adam's apple bobbed twice, and he asked in confusion, "They...they just left like that? Where did they go?"
Seeing that people had come to their senses, Mo Zuili shrugged and glanced at the mess on the ground, saying, "Back to Medicine King Mountain."
"Medicine King Mountain! A space tunnel to Medicine King Mountain?" The young master of the Yu family raised his voice, asking incredulously.
Mo Zuili turned to the side, still smiling, her eyes innocent: "Young Master Yu thinks it's impossible? But it's true! My master is a ninth-level alchemist, and my Daoist partner is a dragon. The two of us worked together to set up a spatial tunnel that connects directly from the Demon Realm to Medicine King Mountain. What's so difficult about that?"
"The Dragon Clan?" The young master of the Yu family shook his head repeatedly as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. "The Dragon Realm has been closed off for more than ten years! The Dragon Clan has no contact with the outside world at all, so why would they help you set up a space..."
Before the young master of the Yu family could finish speaking, a slight spatial fluctuation suddenly came from behind Mo Zuili, expanding outwards in circles in the air.
Mo Zuili's ears twitched, and when she turned around, she saw Qi Shuyan step out of the distorted space.
Seeing that Mo Zuili was unharmed, his tense body slowly relaxed: "Sister Li, are you alright?"
Mo Zuili shook her head: "I'm fine."
"Are you a dragon?"
Qi Shuyan raised an eyebrow, then followed Mo Zuili's gaze to look at the young master of the Yu family, nodded and said, "Yes, I am Qi Shuyan, from the Dragon Clan."
After answering, Qi Shuyan looked at Mo Zuili with a puzzled expression: "Sister Li, who is this?"
"Yu Feng, the young master of the Yu family," Mo Zuili introduced with a smile.
After regaining his senses, Yu Feng looked Qi Shuyan up and down as if he had seen a ghost. It took him a long time to finally accept the fact that the space tunnel had the assistance of the dragon race.
Mo Zuili smiled. It was normal for Yu Feng to be puzzled by the spatial tunnel that led him to Yaowang Mountain.
After all, in the world of this novel, the establishment of a space tunnel requires the pre-set magic array at the destination.
Space tunnels also have a limited range, and there cannot be too many obstacles in the middle. They are generally built and used for a short period of time. Otherwise, the magic circle at the end point will become ineffective if left for too long, and the tunnel in the middle will also become ineffective due to too many obstacles in the middle.
The distance from the Demon Realm to Medicine King Mountain far exceeds the distance of a typical spatial tunnel.
However, since Qi Shuyan also came to the Demon Realm, the Dragon Clan is the most skilled at using spatial power. In addition, Chu Qing is a pill cultivator, a world-renowned and number one pill cultivator on the continent, who has a lot of spirit stones in Medicine King Mountain.
Therefore, the spatial array that serves as the endpoint of Medicine King Mountain is maintained by Chu Qing using a huge amount of spirit stones to provide spiritual power.
Most of the obstacles in the way were filled by smashing in the spiritual power of the spirit stones, which barely allowed them to return directly from the Demon Realm to Medicine King Mountain.
Seeing Mo Zuili turn to leave, Yu Feng finally forgot his shock at the spatial tunnel and quickly followed, asking, "So what's the situation now? Have those two demons from the Xie family already..."
Mo Zuili didn't reply, but said, "Let's go, come with me and we'll find out if they're really dead or not."
Halfway there, Mo Zuili saw the demonic energy soaring into the sky and knew she had succeeded.
Thinking of the oppressive feeling of the Xie siblings in the original work, Mo Zuili cautiously assumed that the Xie siblings were likely dead. Even if the siblings were lucky enough to survive, after this battle, the power of the Demon Lord's inheritance that they carried had been completely stripped away, and their strength was definitely greatly reduced.
Compared to Mo Zuili's composure, Yu Feng's expression instantly turned gloomy, and the three of them quickened their pace.
Shen Qingxing sat cross-legged on the spot, his aura unstable, as he was breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.
On the other side, Shen Ling dragged Shen Zhi against the stone wall. Chu Qing had previously sealed Shen Zhi's disordered meridians, and now, with the help of pills, his breathing was still steady, and his condition was very stable.
Mo Zuili carefully sensed it and found that her breathing had stabilized to the point where there were no fluctuations.
"Here you go." Shen Ling suddenly raised her hand, and a scroll flew towards Mo Zuili.
Mo Zuili reached out and caught it, recognizing it as the contract Chu Qing had given to Shen Qingxing, which stipulated that Shen Qingxing, after becoming the Demon Lord, must not use demonic energy to kill indiscriminately.
Seeing Mo Zuili raise her hand to take it, Shen Ling raised her head, indicating that the contract had been signed.
Mo Zuili quickly put away the scroll and swiftly stopped the figure that was rushing towards Chen Qingxing.
"Young Master Yu, what are you doing?" Mo Zuili flashed forward, her Phoenix Flame Spear held horizontally, blocking Yu Feng's path and forcing him to pause.
Mo Zuili still had a faint smile on his face and said, "Didn't you see that Miss Chen is breaking through? If you interrupt her rashly, at best her cultivation will regress, and at worst her meridians will be severed. Young Master Yu, that's not a good idea."
Yu Feng's face instantly darkened. He pressed his fingertips on the array plate and said urgently, "She is a demon! What are you doing? Are you not afraid of widespread bloodshed as you watch the Demon Lord ascend to the throne?"
Mo Zuili twirled the Phoenix Flame Spear, her posture languid yet exuding coldness: "So what are your thoughts? Kill her? Under the Heavenly Dao, cause and effect never cease. The Demon Clan is currently leaderless and its power is waning, but if we cannot wipe them out within the next ten years, the next Demon Lord will not be someone like Shen Qingxing who can be bound by a contract. At that time, none of us will be able to defeat them."
Yu Feng frowned. As the young master of a family of cultivators, he naturally understood this principle of cause and effect.
Can……
Yu Feng pointed towards the direction where Shen Qingxing had broken through, his voice tense: "Demons have no emotions to speak of. If we let her take the position, what if she loses control..."
“There won’t be any unforeseen circumstances.” Mo Zuili interrupted him, her tone becoming serious. “My master has been in the Demon Realm for so long, do you really think he hasn’t considered these things? The fact that Shen Qingxing was able to accept the inheritance first proves that we have backup plans and that the situation won’t reach the point of widespread suffering you mentioned.”
Mo Zuili paused, raised her Phoenix Flame Spear, and said with a hint of provocation, "Of course, if you really want to stop her from taking the throne, then let's have a fight."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Shuyan silently took a step to the right, blocking Yu Feng's path.
Shen Ling had finished meditating. Holding the Rebellious Blade in one hand and a long sword in the other, she rose from beside the stone wall and stared calmly at Yu Feng.
Surrounded on three sides, Yu Feng gripped the array plate tightly, gritting his teeth as he said, "You..."
"Don't be so nervous." Mo Zuili suddenly chuckled, withdrew the spiritual power from the Phoenix Flame Spear, stepped forward and patted Yu Feng's shoulder, her tone somewhat teasing, "No matter what, I am a human. I stand on the side of both humans and demons, and I would never help the demons harm their own people."
Mo Zuili glanced at Yu Feng's tense profile and said in a gentle tone, "Instead of worrying about the Demon Lord's ascension, you should think about how to explain your secret trip to the Demon Realm to the Yu family. You didn't tell the Yu family head about your visit, did you?"
Yu Feng's body stiffened almost imperceptibly. Mo Zuili understood immediately and continued, "How do you know Senior Jiang? She hasn't been out of seclusion for long, has she?"
As she spoke, Mo Zuili seemed to suddenly remember something, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Back at the auction, you rushed to bid for Phoenix Perch Liquid because of Senior Jiang?"
Yu Feng glared at Mo Zuili, his tone stiff: "None of your business!"
"Just kidding, why are you being so aggressive?" Mo Zuili turned to the side, subtly blocking Yu Feng's view of Shen Qingxing's breakthrough direction.
Taking advantage of the moment he was joking with Yu Feng, he spread out his divine sense and detected the fluctuations of demonic energy approaching this direction.
The fight earlier alerted the rogue cultivators of the Demon Realm, who are now rushing to investigate.
Mo Zuili's eyes sharpened instantly. She raised her hand and patted Yu Feng's shoulder again, her tone suddenly turning serious: "Young Master Yu, I apologize."
Before he finished speaking, Mo Zuili had already taken out a talisman and swiftly stuck it to Yu Feng's waist.
Yu Feng's pupils contracted sharply. Just as he was about to unleash his spiritual power to counterattack, Mo Zuili struck him on the back of the neck with a palm strike. The force was not great, but it hit his acupoints precisely.
At the same time, Shen Ling strode forward from the side, holding a translucent white pill in her hand. Taking advantage of the moment when Yu Feng's body stiffened, she directly stuffed it into his mouth.
Yu Feng's eyes widened as he felt his spiritual energy being instantly drained away, his limbs going weak, and his body collapsing uncontrollably.
Qi Shuyan stepped forward, reached out to support Yu Feng's slumped body, and looked at Mo Zuili with a questioning look in her eyes about what to do next.
Mo Zuili's gaze swept over Shen Qingxing, whose aura had become increasingly stable.
"Take him and Shen Zhi and find a place to hide them." After saying that, Mo Zuili paused and said, "I will stay here and wait for Shen Qingxing to break through, so that no one will disturb them."
Shen Ling agreed, picked up Shen Zhi, and retreated with Qi Shuyan, who was supporting Yu Feng.
Mo Zuili gripped the Phoenix Flame Spear tightly again, her gaze fixed on the direction from which the demonic energy was surging, a rare hint of tension in her eyes.
Given Mo Zuili's cautious nature, when it comes to group fights, she usually brings her own people, with multiple people ganging up on one opponent.
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