Human Demon Realm
On the way to the Heavenly Prison with Zhu Hehong, Mo Zuili asked curiously, "How is the Phoenix Clan doing now?"
Zhu Hehong said slowly, "Huang Tianyao is secretly searching for Shangguan Fu'er's whereabouts at all costs. I heard that he has even sent people to infiltrate the Mo family of the human race."
After a pause, Zhu Hehong said with a hint of schadenfreude, "But because of Shangguan Fu'er's matter, she couldn't stabilize the energy she absorbed, and the injuries she suffered before haven't healed. Even if she finds Shangguan Fu'er's whereabouts, she will be hesitant to act."
After saying that, Zhu Hehong looked up at Mo Zuili and said, "If you've finished dealing with things here, it would be best if you went back to the Phoenix Clan in person. There are some things that you can only feel at ease if you handle them yourself."
Mo Zuili replied perfunctorily, "There are still quite a few things to do, as long as Huang Tianyao can't take over for the time being."
Zhu Hehong clicked her tongue and complained, "Don't you care about the Demon King's position at all?"
Mo Zuili smiled upon hearing this, without offering any further explanation.
As soon as the two entered the prison, Mo Zuili received a telepathic message from Qing Shanyue.
"I have completed my seclusion. Please come to the main hall of the Dragon Palace."
Mo Zuili paused, turning to look at the Fifth Princess Hua Fei, who was imprisoned.
Hua Fei remains in a coma.
Mo Zuili sighed and said to Zhu Hehong, "I'm going to see Qingshan Yue. I'll leave this to you."
Mo Zuili paused, then added, "Take it easy, don't kill someone directly."
Zhu Hehong stared intently at Hua Fei, not turning his head, and waved his hand: "I know, go ahead."
Mo Zuili turned and headed towards the main hall of the Dragon Palace, where she could see Qing Shanyue standing in the hall from afar.
She looked much better than before, and there was a kind of dignified air about her between her brows, with a calm and steady fluctuation of spiritual energy around her.
Mo Zuili looked at Qing Shanyue and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Congratulations."
After completing the ceremony, Qing Shanyue had already reached the Nascent Soul stage.
Qing Shanyue nodded slightly, accepted the Dragon Emperor Token handed to her by Mo Zuili, and listened to Mo Zuili briefly explain the matters she had handled in the past few days.
After speaking, Mo Zuili picked up the tea that Qing Shanyue had poured for him and asked, "What do you plan to do with the previous Dragon Emperor and those people like Hua Fei?"
Qing Shanyue said calmly, "Since Zhu Hehong is here, let's ask Zhu Hehong what she thinks about Hua Fei. If she still harbors resentment and wants to deal with her personally, then let her take her back. As for the others..."
Qing Shanyue raised her eyes, a cold glint in them: "They're useless to keep him alive, just kill him. I'll handle the old man myself."
Mo Zuili nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She then changed the subject, saying, "I sent a message to my master before, but I haven't received a reply yet. He's currently in the Demon Realm, and I plan to go there."
Qing Shanyue paused in pouring tea for Mo Zuili, slightly surprised, and said, "I thought you would return to the Phoenix Clan to consolidate your power as soon as you took over."
Mo Zuili chuckled and said, "No rush. I have more important things to do."
As for Huang Tianyao...
A cold glint flashed in Mo Zuili's eyes. She would avenge Huang Tianyao's sneak attack on her sooner or later.
After explaining the general plan to Qing Shanyue, Mo Zuili quickly sent a message to Qi Shuyan, telling him to prepare his luggage and get ready to leave the Dragon Domain.
He then handed Zhu Hehong a letter, stating that if she wanted to deal with Hua Fei, she could take her out of the Dragon Domain herself.
The next day, Qing Shanyue, in her capacity as the new Dragon Emperor, used the power of the Dragon Emperor to unseal the long-sealed Dragon Domain.
Although she had the mark given to her by Qing Shanyue, which could suppress the Dragon Domain's rejection of outsiders, after so many days, Mo Zuili had still faintly sensed the Dragon Domain's rejection of her as an outsider.
Mo Zuili waited patiently by the spatial barrier for a while before Zhu Hehong finally arrived.
Seeing that Zhu Hehong's hands were empty, Mo Zuili raised an eyebrow with a hint of doubt in her eyes and asked, "You've already... killed Hua Fei?"
Zhu Hehong chuckled, her tone somewhat nonchalant: "Not yet. I'm just keeping her temporarily unconscious. I'll leave her in the Dragon Domain dungeon for now. Once I break the seal on my body and my cultivation returns to its peak, I'll need Your Highness's help to open the barrier again so I can come back and take Hua Fei to the Wasteland."
Mo Zuili frowned and nodded slowly, increasingly unable to fathom Zhu Hehong's thoughts.
This person's logic is becoming increasingly erratic.
However, Mo Zuili wasn't very interested in the love-hate relationship between the three of them, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Open the space closest to the Phoenix Clan for Zhu Hehong, and watch as Zhu Hehong enters.
Mo Zuili then led Qi Shuyan into another spatial tunnel.
Mo Zuili chose the dragon clan barrier closest to the Demon Realm.
Mo Zuili's plan is for Zhu Hehong to return to the Phoenix Clan to temporarily stabilize the situation within the clan and prevent Huang Tianyao from taking the opportunity to seize power.
He took Qi Shuyan with him and went directly to the Demon Realm.
...
Mo Zuili instructed Qi Shuyan to tighten his black cloak and suppress his aura with a special talisman. The two of them transformed into inconspicuous black shadows and mingled among the passing demonic cultivators as they stepped onto the edge of the demonic realm.
Mo Zuili's movements were incredibly practiced, and she even seemed somewhat nonchalant when avoiding the gaze of those with ulterior motives.
The contents of the novel were churning uncontrollably in Mo Zuili's mind.
The novel is told from the perspective of the male protagonist, Shen Ling, depicting his struggles in the Demon Realm, from having nothing to becoming the Demon Lord. The hundreds and thousands of chapters describe the deep-rooted power structure of the Demon Realm in great detail.
Although Mo Zuili couldn't remember so much while reading it.
However, compared to the human realm and the demon realm, Mo Zuili was more familiar with the demon realm.
Upon entering the "Human-Demon Realm," Mo Zuili suddenly stopped and looked up at the undulating black rocks in the distance.
The Human-Demon Realm is one of the few "safe" areas within the Demon Realm.
This place is a melting pot of all sorts of people: demonic cultivators, powerful demons, humans gathering intelligence, and other demons...
They squeezed past each other on the narrow stone path, their eyes wary, yet maintaining an eerie balance.
In the realm of humans and demons, demonic cultivators remain the most active force.
These demonic cultivators were originally human or demon cultivators who changed their cultivation methods through cunning means and switched to the demonic path.
Although this method can lead to rapid progress in the short term, it is fraught with hidden dangers.
After becoming demonic cultivators, they faced exclusion from both the human and demon races, and found it difficult to integrate into the demonic race.
After all, most low-level demons are mindless and only attack randomly.
Therefore, most demonic cultivators could only gather in this human-demon realm, either to cultivate, sell information, or trade elixirs and magical artifacts that were not tolerated by the righteous path.
Mo Zuili recalled the details of the novel, pulled Qi Shuyan aside, and said in a low voice, "Come with me."
After saying that, they made several turns and entered a darker side road.
Until the path suddenly opened up at the end, Qi Shuyan, who followed Mo Zuili out, looked at the inn with human-style architecture in front of him and couldn't help but show a bit of shock.
Seeing Mo Zuili walk away, Qi Shuyan quickly followed, and after a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "This is... an inn?"
Mo Zuili nodded: "Yes, an inn."
Although the human and demon realms are a mixed bag, those who dare to come here are mostly of three types.
Those who are desperate, those with great strength who come seeking information, and those who come to trade with rare treasures.
Those who came to gather intelligence or stake out people needed to stay in this place for a while, which gave rise to the inn business of demonic cultivators.
In the Demon Realm, there are actually quite a few inns.
Mo Zuili chose this inn because, in the novel's plot, the innkeeper was Shen Ling's subordinate. Although he was extremely ruthless, he demanded more than ten high-grade spirit stones per room per night.
But he never engages in double-crossing or other underhanded dealings.
More importantly, if anyone dares to cause trouble in the inn, the owner will definitely step in to suppress them.
However, once he stepped out of the inn, his safety was no longer his concern.
Those who have been in the human-demon realm for a long time don't dare to cause trouble in this inn.
Although Mo Zuili was very familiar with the distribution of power and the terrain of the Demon Realm, she knew nothing about the specific locations of Chu Qing, Shen Ling, Jiang Kunyue and others, or the current detailed situation of the Demon Realm.
The message I sent to Chu Qing earlier has disappeared without a trace, and I have not received a reply to this day.
Mo Zuili couldn't help but wonder, "Could something have happened to my master?"
Lost in thought, Mo Zuili led Qi Shuyan into the inn.
The girl behind the wooden cabinet was fiddling with spirit stones. Mo Zuili casually asked for a room and didn't pay much attention after the girl quoted the room fee.
He casually took out a few spirit stones and placed them on the table, then turned to go upstairs.
"etc!"
A girl's shout came from behind. Mo Zuili turned around in confusion and saw the girl grab something and throw it at him.
Mo Zuili almost instinctively dodged to the side.
Only after dodging did they realize something was wrong; what had rolled onto the ground were clearly two high-grade spirit stones.
Mo Zuili looked up and saw the girl staring at her speechlessly, pointing to the spirit stones on the ground: "You gave too much."
"Hahaha……"
Mo Zuili chuckled awkwardly.
Immersed in recalling the novel's plot, with the thought "the innkeeper is heartless, charging ten high-grade spirit stones per room" constantly on my mind, I unconsciously took out ten spirit stones.
They completely ignored the girl's initial quote of eight spirit stones for the room fee.
Qi Shuyan picked up the spirit stones that had rolled to the ground and handed them to Mo Zuili.
Suddenly, Mo Zuili had a flash of inspiration. He picked up a piece and shoved it in front of the girl, smiling as he said, "Miss, can I ask you something?"
The girl glanced at the spirit stone, then looked at Mo Zuili.
He was draped in a loose black robe, with half of his face hidden in shadow.
I understand. She must be a young lady from a prominent family who came out to gain experience and gather intelligence.
She smiled knowingly, reached out and clenched the spirit stone in her palm, then put it into her storage ring before slowly saying, "What is it? If I know, I will tell you everything."
The girl paused for a moment, then continued, "If I don't know, you can add some more spirit stones, and I can find someone to help you find out."
Mo Zuili chuckled and asked directly, "I heard that the Demon Realm's inheritance had begun, but why haven't we seen a new Demon Lord born yet? What's the situation now?"
The girl cleared her throat, her gaze shifting between Mo Zuili and Qi Shuyan behind her, before slowly speaking, "You've come to the right person. You probably wouldn't have heard anything about this outside."
The girl smiled and said, "According to the rules, only one new Demon Lord should be born in the Demon Clan's lineage, but something went wrong."
This time, a high-ranking demon orchestrated a scheme to steal energy from the demon race's trial. When the inheritance absorbed the energy, that power was split into four parts.
Two of the samples ended up inside a demon sibling couple, who were said to have orchestrated the scheme. The remaining sample ended up in the body of a demon possessing demonic blood.
The girl frowned, as if recalling details.
"I don't know much about the person who obtained the last bit of energy, but I do know that she was accompanied by a human cultivator who was on good terms with her. That human cultivator had injured his leg and was still in the Human Demon Realm."
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