No, to be more precise, Yun Mo disappeared before their eyes.
He was ejected from the Spirit Void Ancient Realm by the power of the Shadow, and even swept into the void.
For a considerable period of time, he would be unable to find his way out, lost in the chaotic void.
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What did you do?
Tu Longjian put away the ball of energy and turned her head to look at Mingying. When her gaze fell on his remaining eight heads, her brows furrowed.
"It's all because of your self-destruction trick! You almost dragged me back to the underworld with you!"
Tu Longjian paused for a moment, then said, "I did not self-destruct; this is merely a secret technique to burn off one's lifespan."
The highest level of the Five Elements Mystic Scripture contains a secret technique that allows one to sacrifice their lifespan in exchange for a chance to escape regardless of the enemy's strength when facing a powerful foe.
Upon hearing her words, Mingying flew into a rage, "Why didn't you say so earlier? You've wasted one of my lives!"
Tu Longjian touched his nose, patted his head reassuringly, and said...
Where did you take him?
"Hmph, that madman was sent into the void by me, he won't be out for at least a year and a half."
"I don't know what you did to provoke such an unfathomable fellow," Mingying sneered, his vertical beastly eyes flashing with vigilance and apprehension.
"You said earlier that you were the Demon Lord, what's going on?" Tu Longjian recalled the demon army formation she had seen in her dream. The leader was a strange and powerful demon cultivator. Her intuition told her that the person was very likely the legendary Demon Lord.
After a moment of silence, Mingying said casually, "That was a long time ago."
"Later, I was killed, and my soul entered the underworld. For some reason, it turned into a white egg and returned to the human world."
Tu Longjian pondered to herself, but she had never heard of the Demon Lord's demise. It was said that he and the Supreme Being of the Human Realm had lived for many years, but rarely appeared in front of the public.
The eight heads of the Shadow were slightly lowered, but they stood up alertly the moment a figure flashed past in the corner.
Its scales burst open, and it hissed and flicked its tongue at the figure, as if issuing a warning.
A figure emerged from the shadows; it was the same "corpse" that had been peeking from behind the wall.
"I am Mingze, little brother. Don't you recognize me?" Mingze looked at him with a wronged expression.
He was dragged by a long chain, which allowed him to walk through the abyss.
Because the chain had reached its end, the chain, which was not normally visible, was now exposed.
"..." Mingying didn't want to pay attention to him and arrogantly turned her head away.
"Mingze, Mingying, what is your relationship?"
Tu Longjian glanced at the two men, who were on the verge of exchanging blows, and muttered to himself.
It turns out that Mingze and Mingying are brothers born of the same mother.
However, their mother was a dragon, who was open-minded and had a son named Mingze with her dragon partner, while Mingying was born to the dragon mother and the hydra demon.
Mingying cultivated the demonic path and became the Demon Lord when he grew up, while Mingze was an ancient divine dragon. The two were like fire and water, one bright and the other dark.
It is unknown why Mingze became a fallen dragon, or how Mingying fell into this state.
Tu Longjian then thought of the invasion of the demonic energy from the demon realm, wondering if these events were connected and who was behind them.
"Brother Mingze, you were an ancient divine dragon, why have you become a fallen dragon and are imprisoned here?"
Mingze glanced at the unmoved Mingying, hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed, "It's Mingying."
"He impersonated me, falsely claiming to be a fallen dragon, and wreaked havoc in the human world. When the human cultivators were trying to capture him, he secretly switched me with him."
Although Mingying turned her head to the side, her ears perked up, keenly catching the words. She turned back angrily and said, "You have enjoyed your mother's love to the fullest and have been born in the light since childhood."
"But I hide in the shadows."
"That's fine then. I fought demons and monsters for many years and finally became the Demon Lord. We have always kept to ourselves."
“I have no intention of harming you, so don’t make false accusations.”
Mingze gave a bitter smile, his beautiful eyes looking at Tu Longjian as if he were pouring out his sorrow.
Like a mother, she was always so calm and rational. Perhaps, she could trust him?
He had been alone in that abyss for far too long.
He tried to explain to those people that he was not a fallen dragon, but he was secretly harmed by his younger brother and lost his divine power. The two looked very similar, so no one believed him.
Most importantly, he smelled a scent emanating from the woman before him that was similar to that of the flag master who imprisoned him.
Perhaps, she is the key to his escape from the abyss.
Tu Longjian pondered for a moment, then met Mingze's hopeful gaze. "Feng Mian is looking for you. He is very knowledgeable and may know something about this matter. Why don't we go and ask him?"
"Thank you." Mingze's somewhat eerie eyes gleamed with joy.
Tu Longjian looked closely under the bright light and realized that he did indeed look very similar to the Demon Lord in his memory, only his temperament was completely different.
Seeing that Tu Longjian was staring at him, Mingze lowered his head shyly, but his body unconsciously leaned towards her.
The Shadow's eight eyes saw his every move clearly. Moving his body to block the two, he suppressed his disgust and said in a sarcastic tone:
"Some people claim to be holy, and they are usually the most discreet. What's wrong with them now, getting so close to someone else's master?"
Upon hearing this, Mingze took a step back in a flustered manner, saying, "I didn't mean it."
"I just felt a little close to you because you are kind-hearted, Fairy." As he spoke, he seemed to have an old injury flare up and became somewhat unsteady.
Seeing this, Tu Longjian offered a helping hand, only to see Mingze suddenly go limp in her arms, as if he had fainted.
Recalling his near-dead state when they first met, Tu Longjian realized that he must have been at the bottom of the abyss for too long, and his body was severely depleted.
So she reached out and picked up Mingze. He was so thin that he didn't feel heavy at all.
Mingying was somewhat taken aback, but then her expression turned to more disgust. "Always putting on airs to please others."
"He's still your brother, and you're the one who harmed him. Don't be so harsh." Tu Longjian glanced at him disapprovingly.
"You actually believe him? I am your sworn brother! I said I didn't do it, why does no one believe me, not before, not now." Mingying's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared with a sob in his voice.
"Alright, aren't we going to verify this? Stop crying." Tu Longjian tapped Mingying's eight heads in turn, the force just right, enough to leave him dazed but not brain-damaged.
Mingying's resentment was interrupted, and she felt strangely comforted, following Tu Longjian's figure blankly.
When she heard about his dark childhood, she didn't even comfort him.
Hearing Mingze speak ill of him, he wasn't afraid of him.
There wasn't even the slightest hint of hatred.
The small figure of Mingying secretly looked up at the woman in front of him and found that she appeared much taller in his eyes.
No, no, it must be an illusion. She humiliated him so much when they first met and even tricked him into forming a contract. She must be a beast in human form.
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