"Heh," the Third Elder sneered, "Do you know what other identities Jiang Deng has besides being the leader of the Taichu Sword Sect?"
He Cheng asked tentatively, "Is she also the Sword Master's sword attendant?"
The third elder shook his head.
"So that's... the Empress chosen by the Human Emperor?"
"fart!"
The Third Elder immediately shouted angrily: "Besides the crappy identities you mentioned, she is also the Demon Consort that our Demon Lord has set his eyes on!"
"...Uh, I don't understand. What's so great about this?"
He Cheng really didn't understand.
The Demon Lord and the Human Emperor were considered to be of the same rank. Wouldn't being the Human Emperor's empress be more promising than being a Demon Consort? Surely the other party wouldn't be so foolish as to abandon her position as Empress and become a Demon Consort?
The Third Elder coughed lightly and said slowly, "Being a Demon Consort is nothing special, but our Lord has never had a Demon Consort in the past eight hundred years since he became the Demon Lord. This woman named Jiang Deng is the first woman that the Lord intends to make a Demon Consort. In other words, her existence is very important to the Lord."
"If I can find a Demon Consort for His Majesty, His Majesty will definitely take a liking to me. Although it's unlikely that our Puppet Cult will rank first among the three major sects, it's very likely that they will support me to become the leader of the Puppet Cult! That's the leader of a sect!"
As he imagined the future, the third elder's eyes sparkled with ambition.
"Elder, I still don't understand," He Cheng asked doubtfully, "Since Elder, you need Jiang Deng, why don't you just capture her directly? Why go to all this trouble to capture her relative, an ordinary mortal?"
"Why else!"
The Third Elder immediately glared at He Cheng, "No matter how unremarkable Jiang Deng is, she was promoted to the Sword Master and Sword Servant by defeating all the other warriors and winning the first prize in the Sword Competition. Her strength is comparable to that of a cultivator in the Spiritual Transformation Realm. Unless this elder personally takes action, my puppet will not be able to capture her."
"If we can't capture her, then capturing her relatives is the same. As long as Jiang Deng finds out that her relatives were captured by our Puppet Cult, he will definitely negotiate with us. Then, as long as she comes to the Demon Realm, capturing her will be a piece of cake."
He Cheng opened his mouth, "But...she didn't negotiate either."
“…”
The Third Elder was speechless for a long moment before he said unwillingly, "She must not have realized that the puppet was created by our Puppet Sect. If I wait a few more days, I will definitely hear news from the Taichu Sword Sect!"
What else could He Cheng say? He could only continue to praise his master's resourcefulness, a wisdom that was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
The Third Elder nodded in satisfaction, "Well, keep an eye on the captured mortal and don't let her die."
"Yes, Elder."
He Cheng bowed and retreated.
——
The other side.
Jiang Deng began to settle Jiang Zhiling and Shi Tongling in the residence assigned to him.
Shi Tongling is not so difficult to deal with, as she is an evil cultivator and is not picky about the environment in which she practices. But Jiang Zhiling is different, as she has a single gold spiritual root and requires a more refined concentration of spiritual energy.
However, the spiritual energy here also contained demonic energy and too many impurities, so Jiang Zhiling was unable to practice. Therefore, Jiang Deng left her some spiritual stones.
Jiang Zhiling evaded the question, "No, sister. I haven't used the spirit stones you gave me before."
"You're welcome. Sister's spirit stones are your spirit stones."
Jiang Deng insisted on giving Jiang Zhiling several thousand high-quality spirit stones, which was a rare example of generosity.
After arranging things here, Jiang Deng planned to go out to gather information. He wanted to find out where his aunt was captured first, and then decide how to rescue her.
I heard from that male cultivator that the Second Elder liked to make puppets, and that he was the one who destroyed the Lighting Sect. Could it be that my aunt was also abducted by the Second Elder?
Jiang Deng touched her chin and felt that it was very likely. She planned to wait until dark to check it out.
Time passes quickly during cultivation.
When it got dark, Jiang Deng prepared to set off.
But Qi Mei in the corner immediately jumped out and grabbed Jiang Deng's sleeve, "Where are you going? I want to go with you!"
"What are you going to do?" Jiang Deng said speechlessly: "I'm not going there to play."
Qi Mei clenched her fists. "I'm not going there for fun! I heard that it was the Second Elder who wiped out our Lighting Sect, and I wanted to see what happened to those who were captured."
"I see..."
Jiang Deng thought again and realized that she was going to find the Second Elder. Since Qi Mei knew the Second Elder, maybe Qi Mei could really be of use to him.
Thinking of this, Jiang Deng simply took Qi Mei with him.
Wrapping Qi Mei in the concealment cloak, the aura of both of them was completely concealed, and they disappeared without a trace under the cover of darkness.
Jiang Deng first touched the largest of the three spiritual peaks.
After a while of exploration, Jiang Deng discovered that this was the residence of the Great Elder. The mountain was empty and there were not many people, and the Great Elder was indeed in seclusion.
Not finding his aunt on this sacred peak, Jiang Deng went to the sacred peak where the second elder lived.
As soon as we went up the mountain, we found that there were puppets everywhere, some in human form, some in animal form. It can be said that the variety is very rich.
The Second Elder was too lazy to even use people to patrol, so these puppets were responsible for patrolling around the mountain. They were the Second Elder's eyes.
Jiang Deng avoided various puppets and searched for a while but couldn't find her aunt. When she was about to leave, she suddenly discovered that these puppets could take shifts like humans.
The puppets just now retreated and were replaced by another team of human puppets.
These human puppets were dressed in tattered clothes, with old scars and black bloodstains on their bodies. It seemed that they had suffered serious injuries in their lifetime and had launched a very brutal counterattack before being made into puppets.
Although these puppets are powerful enough, they are not as flexible as the previous wave of puppets and are more rigid...
Jiang Deng was wondering about the difference between the two groups of human puppets when Qi Mei, who was held in her arms, suddenly started to grind her teeth.
Looking at the group of puppets in front of her, Qi Mei's eyes were filled with hatred.
These people were all members of the Lighting Sect, the relatives who had watched her grow up, yet they were all turned into puppets, like wooden figures that had lost their souls!
“Crackle, crackle—”
With extreme anger in her heart, Qi Mei gritted her teeth rhythmically.
Jiang Deng quickly covered Qi Mei's mouth, but it was a little too late. Two men dressed as ordinary disciples were walking over from a distance. They obviously also heard the sound of Qi Mei gritting her teeth.
The two of them hurriedly used their spiritual sense to investigate, but found nothing and did not notice Jiang Deng who was hiding nearby.
This made Jiang Deng breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her stealth cloak was powerful enough...
Qi Mei was also frightened by the sudden appearance of these two people, and didn't dare to breathe.
However, the two men did not leave immediately. One of them wondered, "What was that creaking sound just now?"
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