"The Demon Hunter team needs strength like ours; Master cannot back down."
"Moreover, you now bear an important mission, so the key is to stay here and cultivate to improve your strength."
Rong Jiaojiao's eyes were slightly red, but she still nodded heavily: "Master, you must come back safely."
Jun Yuangui appeared beside Rong Jiaojiao at some point and said softly, "Don't worry too much, your master is a lucky person."
Rong Jiaojiao took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Yes, I believe in Master."
She brought Zi Ling out and handed it to Qing Xuanzi: "Master, you know Zi Ling's abilities. Moreover, it is already at the fourth level. If it encounters danger, even a Celestial Master level expert might not be able to catch it when it escapes. Please take it with you."
Qing Xuanzi looked at Zi Ling and asked, "Would you like to come with me?"
Zi Ling still didn't understand where to go, so she turned to look at her owner, Rong Jiaojiao, wanting an explanation.
Rong Jiaojiao briefly explained the situation to it, and as soon as Zi Ling heard that they were going to find the Demon Spirit and the Demon Seed, it immediately jumped onto Qing Xuanzi's shoulder.
Qing Xuanzi smiled and took Zi Ling back to the sect.
The Demon Hunter Team was being formed in full swing, with many disciples from various sects and aristocratic families joining.
However, things did not go smoothly. Apart from the disciples finding many people with demonic seeds in the mortal world, the demon-hunting teams searching for demonic spirits could not find even a trace of them.
Even the members of the Blood Fiend Sect vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.
This fueled the anger of the demon hunters. They searched not only in populated areas but also in deep forests, but they couldn't find any trace of it.
Several years have passed, and what started with great fanfare has now come to a standstill.
The fact that no one from the Blood Fiend Sect can be found does not mean they do not exist; it only means that their ability to hide is even more remarkable.
They seem to have vanished from this world, but their shadows are omnipresent, constantly threatening the peace of the cultivation world.
Their actions indicate that they are waiting for the perfect opportunity to overturn the entire cultivation world in one fell swoop.
Han Yunshen stood on a high point in the Alliance headquarters, gazing at the distant mountains and rivers, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes.
"Alliance Leader, the people I sent to the West to inquire have returned. The cult forces in the West seem to have remained unchanged. Moreover, they discovered that there are no demon seeds among the ordinary people in the West."
Han Yunshen frowned even more deeply and said, "This is definitely not right. The demon spirit cannot be inactive; it can only have moved to a place we cannot go to or cannot imagine."
Mo Zhenting asked, "How should we arrange the Demon Hunter team now?"
Han Yunshen said, "Let's discuss this together. First, we'll bring the people back. We'll also conduct an annual investigation into the demonic seeds to ensure that the citizens of the Dragon Kingdom are not harmed by them. We'll also closely monitor the movements of other religious sects abroad to see if any evil cultivators or demonic spirits appear."
Three years have passed in the outside world, but within the secret realm, Rong Jiaojiao has cultivated for thirty years, and her cultivation level has reached the late stage of the Earth Master realm.
The Taiyin Soul Fruit in her secret realm had already matured. After twenty years of cultivating by consuming the Divine Soul Fruit, her Divine Soul Power had already reached the peak of the Celestial Master Realm, and she was only one step away from entering the Half-Step Immortal Master Realm.
The half-step Immortal Master realm is already the ceiling-level figure in this small world. There are very few such beings, more than you can count on two hands.
On the day she felt she was about to break through to the peak of the Earth Master realm, Yue Ling told her, "Master, Master has returned."
Three years ago, the master joined the demon hunter team, and then Rong Jiaojiao went into seclusion. The master and disciple never saw each other again.
I only learned about the outside world through conversations with my master.
Worried that her master might be injured, Rong Jiaojiao asked Yueling to remove the barrier, rushed out and opened the courtyard gate. She was relieved to see that Qing Xuanzi was alright.
"Master!" Rong Jiaojiao's eyes welled up with tears, and she quickly stepped forward. "Why did you suddenly come back?"
Qing Xuanzi reached out and patted her shoulder, smiling as he said, "Your cultivation has improved quite a bit. It seems you haven't been slacking off these past few years."
Rong Jiaojiao smiled, then asked seriously, "Master, is there any progress with the Demon Hunter team?"
Qing Xuanzi's expression hardened slightly, and he shook his head: "The people of the Blood Fiend Sect seem to have vanished into thin air. We have searched everywhere, but we still cannot find any trace of them."
"But you—" He paused, his gaze lingering on her intently, "I've never been able to fathom your cultivation level. Where have you progressed in your cultivation?"
Rong Jiaojiao mysteriously transmitted her voice: "Master, I have already cultivated to the late stage of the Earth Master Realm, but I don't want anyone to know, so I have suppressed it to the early stage of the Earth Master Realm."
When she helped Mo Bai, her cultivation level at the Earth Master realm was already exposed. But now she can't reveal the fact that she rose from the early stage of the Earth Master realm to the late stage in just over three years. Otherwise, she'll attract unwanted attention.
She only appeared to be much taller than before, not conspicuous but not quite a genius either.
She didn't know how long she could keep it a secret, but she figured she'd keep it a secret for as long as possible.
Rong Jiaojiao looked around but couldn't see Ziling. She asked, "Master, where is Ziling?"
Qing Xuanzi slapped his forehead and released Zi Ling from the spirit beast pouch, saying, "I almost forgot, this guy has been eating demon seeds for the past three years, which has put him into a deep sleep."
Rong Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Not bad, you'll probably be able to enter the mid-stage of the fourth tier when you wake up."
Qing Xuanzi said enviously, "This little guy levels up almost like drinking water. It's true that like master, like beast."
Rong Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Xiao Jin is not bad either, it's just that he levels up a bit slowly."
Qing Xuanzi didn't want to mention Xiao Jin and instead said, "Let's go, the Alliance Leader and the other seniors are waiting for you."
Rong Jiaojiao was taken aback: "Why does the Alliance Leader want to see us?"
"I don't know, we'll find out when we get there. Let's go!"
Rong Jiaojiao put Zi Ling into the small secret realm, and the two walked together toward the council hall.
Upon arriving at the council hall, one finds many senior figures seated inside, including one of their own grandmasters, Leng Qianjue.
When Han Yunshen saw them come in, he gestured for them to sit down.
The master and apprentice greeted everyone before finding seats at the lower end of the table.
Soon after, Mo Bai, Jun Yuangui, and Lin Xiaoman also came in.
As soon as Mo Bai arrived, he sat down next to Rong Jiaojiao and asked in a low voice, "What's going on with your cultivation level?"
He used his family's time-based formation and high-grade spirit stones to aid his cultivation, and is now at the late stage of the Earth Master realm.
Judging from Rong Jiaojiao's cultivation level, even without the time array, she should at least be at the mid-stage of the Earth Master realm, since he knew that Rong Jiaojiao had a lot of high-grade spirit stones.
Even Lin Xiaoman's cultivation level has reached the mid-stage of the Earth Master realm.
Rong Jiaojiao just smiled and didn't say anything. Another person sat down next to her, Lin Xiaoman.
She smiled brightly and asked Rong Jiaojiao in a low voice, "Jiaojiao, do you know why we were called here?"
Rong Jiaojiao shook her head, about to answer, when Han Yunshen spoke up: "Now that everyone is here, let's get started."
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