Outside, Yun Gui sat leisurely on Xu Canglang's shoulder and asked, "Have the other demon races been dealt with?"
Xu Canglang said, "Hua Liu tied them all up, but some demons still tried to break free and escape."
"The first immortal tree at the beginning of creation, how could it be so easy to break free?" Yun Gui's lips curled up slightly as he said, "These demons are all brainless, they fall for a trick as soon as they're told."
Xu Canglang: "...So should we release the disciples?"
"No need," Yun Gui said. "Let them train in the secret realm, so they don't just laze around all day." "Have other places in the sect been checked?"
Xu Canglang said, "The elders have driven all the demons to the forbidden area, so there should be no ones who escaped."
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, tell me, who is it that can set up a teleportation array here? They managed to bring in so many demons all at once. If the Demon Emperor hadn't informed us in time, who knows how many casualties would have occurred."
"Hmm...who knows? There are only so many elders, so let's just guess?"
Xu Canglang: "..."
He shook his head helplessly. "How can we treat this so lightly? What if we make a mistake? Wouldn't that be wrongly accusing someone?"
"Whatever, everything's alright now. Once your junior sister comes out, we'll ask her what she thinks. Didn't she say that some random demon wanted to lure her to the forbidden area?"
Yun Gui patted Xu Canglang's head and said, "Come on, take me to search again first. Some of the demons are quite cunning."
Xu Canglang hesitated and said, "This..."
Yun Gui said without room for argument, "Let's go."
Xu Canglang took one last look at the treehouse atop the golden willow tree before turning and leaving the forbidden area.
...
On the other side of the forbidden area.
Venerable Broken Moon, Fairy Red Lotus, and Venerable Fisherman Song breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the demons being bound by willow branches.
Fairy Red Lotus wiped the sweat from her brow and said with a smile, "It's resolved. I never knew that this Demon Emperor wasn't on the same side as her people. But this saves us from a fierce battle."
She looked at Venerable Yuge, who was dressed in indigo robes and staring thoughtfully at the departing willow branch, and said, "Yuge, why haven't I seen your little fox for so long?"
The Venerable Fisherman Song came to his senses, narrowed his eyes and smiled, and said, "I don't know either. Perhaps it has returned to its kind."
He suddenly turned to the silent Venerable Poyue and said, "Poyue, I think I saw that girl named Yu Shengyan just now. You seem to have some dealings with her. Do you know why she came to the forbidden area? At this time, she should still be preparing for the sect competition at Yunyang Sect, right?"
Venerable Poyue was looking down at the message on the communication jade scroll. After a while, he raised his head and said calmly, "How would I know?"
The curious look on Venerable Fisherman's Song's face immediately became somewhat embarrassed.
He forced a smile and said, "Is that so? That is indeed a bit strange..."
Fairy Honglian came to the rescue, saying, "Shengyan seems to be trusted by the sect leader. It seems that the sect leader called her back to help."
"Perhaps..." Venerable Fisherman Song murmured, looking at the remaining traces of the battle on the ground.
...
Inside the treehouse.
The images on the water screen were so rich and colorful that Qi Yu was momentarily stunned.
She composed herself and forced a dry laugh, "It's quite good, Mom. Is this the kind of thing you've been looking at all these years to pass the time?"
Hua Liu hummed in agreement, crossed her legs, and said, "I can't leave this forbidden area of the Flying Star Sect, so I have to find some fun."
Looking at the demons trapped in the willow branch cage on the water screen, grumbling and complaining, she suddenly leaned mysteriously towards Qi Yu and said, "Xiao Yu, do you know why these demons came to me?"
Qi Yu also looked at the water curtain and said, "Is it that Demon Emperor's Secret Realm? The treasure in the secret realm? The one that allows you to rule the Boundless Continent if you get it."
Hua Liu raised an eyebrow and said, "Xiao Yu is quite well-informed."
Qi Yu said, "These are all things the sect leader told me. But I think that obtaining this treasure that would allow one to rule the Wuji Continent sounds too far-fetched. In the history of the Wuji Continent, the demon race has never held a dominant position. How could there be something that would allow the demon race to soar to the top?"
“Clear and transparent.” Hua Liu lifted her leg with a contented expression, her bare foot gliding over the back of the little fox beneath her feet. “This Demon Emperor’s Secret Realm does exist, but the claim of ruling the Boundless Continent is something that has only become known in recent years.”
Qi Yu frowned and said, "Is someone deliberately muddying the waters?"
For some reason, considering this timeframe, she inexplicably thought of the male and female protagonists from the original book.
Hua Liu said that the Demon Emperor's Secret Realm does exist, but in the more than a thousand years before she stayed at the Flying Star Sect, there was never any news about the "treasure".
Is it really that much of a coincidence?
Qi Yu sorted out the timeline.
The Blood Fiend Cult is a demonic cult that has emerged in recent decades, and Burning Heart is the Holy Maiden of the Blood Fiend Cult.
According to the original timeline, Fenxin had not yet transformed into a spirit decades ago. However, something went wrong in this world, and Fenxin "awakened." Instead of transforming into a spirit in a daze as planned in the original book, when the male protagonist Chu Mo was about to meet her, she transformed into a spirit several decades earlier and then founded the Blood Fiend Sect.
She painstakingly worked to awaken her idol, the demon god Qiyan, who was sealed away in some unknown place.
Logically speaking, since Fenxin is focused on the Demon God Qiyan, she shouldn't have any further dealings with Chu Mo.
However, she still met Chu Mo at that special time and place, and then went into hiding in the Yunyang Sect.
That's very strange...
After much thought, Qi Yu came to a conclusion.
Either Fenxin couldn't resist the magic of the plot and fell in love with Chu Mo.
Either Chu Mo played a special role in awakening the demon god Qi Yan.
The invasion of the demon race may also be related to the Blood Fiend Sect and the Holy Maiden Burning Heart behind it.
Obtaining this treasure would grant the power to rule the Boundless Continent...
For some reason, she thought of the Blood Fiend Cult's doctrines.
The Boundless Continent will ultimately belong to the Demon Race, and the Demon God Qi Yan will use his demonic flames to incinerate the entire continent.
There seems to be a somewhat unclear thread connecting these clues.
She thought for a moment and asked, "Mom, do you know the original plot of this world?"
Hua Liu said, "I don't know. But if you have any questions, Xiao Yu, just ask. Having lived in this world for so many years, your mother knows a lot."
Qi Yu stroked her chin and slowly asked, "Mom, what exactly is inside the Demon Emperor's Secret Realm?"
Hua Liu said leisurely, "The Demon Emperor's Secret Realm doesn't actually contain any treasures. It's actually a prison, holding a sinner who has been under the supervision of the Demon Emperor for generations."
Qi Yu's pupils dilated slightly, her voice tightening, "That person, is he...?"
Hua Liu's pale golden eyes were deep and meaningful as she said, "A person with immense power who is willing to be trapped in a small space and exile himself."
"He is..."
"The Demon God's Abode".
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