Chapter 130 The Demon Clan
As a result, Han Chuan and the others dared not see Yun Xi. On the one hand, they regretted and felt guilty for treating Yun Xi so badly because of Qin Yan's instigation. On the other hand, they felt embarrassed for being fooled for so long and were afraid that Yun Xi would laugh at them.
Yunxi didn't insist. Actually, she didn't know what to say to these unlucky senior brothers. She wasn't as angry as she used to be, but there was still a distance between them. She knew that she and her senior brothers, including their master, could never go back to how things were before.
Thinking back to her carefree days in the sect, where she could even cultivate at her own pace, Yunxi felt a little down.
She returned to her cave and suddenly didn't know what to do. Then she remembered the gifts the great demons had given her, which she hadn't looked at carefully yet. She decided to take advantage of the free time to sort through them properly.
After spending most of the day sorting things out, Yunxi realized that she was now incredibly wealthy, having acquired many wonderful items. In addition to the magic robe given to her by the white fox, she also had accessories and scales given to her by the hydra and the dragon, which could be used for self-defense and to cast illusions.
There were still a lot of good things in the storage ring, some increasing defense, some increasing attack, and some cultivation techniques. She hadn't even finished understanding the first one yet.
Finally, there was the egg that Taotie gave us. Even Taotie didn't know what kind of egg it was or where it got it from. The other great demons couldn't figure out the origin of the egg, nor could they even see the life force inside.
However, it always manages to make the Taotie spit out the egg after swallowing it, so the current consensus is that the egg is still alive, but it is unknown what kind of egg it is or what kind of opportunity will allow it to hatch.
Yunxi put the egg in a beast pouch, intending to carry it with her when she went out, but leave it aside when she was cultivating. She figured she would be at the sect most of the time, so she would leave the egg in her cave for now.
Since the leaders of the eight major sects are personally going to Yunxuan Sect, it would be easy to arouse speculation and panic among other smaller sects and independent cultivators if they didn't have an excuse. It would also make the demons wary, which would be bad.
Yun Chen then instructed Elder Hu to invite representatives from various sects to attend the ceremony under the guise of holding Yun Xi's Nascent Soul Ceremony.
Generally, sects with close ties or those seeking to curry favor with major sects will send their leaders, along with high-ranking elders and their prized disciples whom they want to show off.
Therefore, Yunxi's Nascent Soul Ceremony will be attended by so many sect leaders, making it quite a grand event. This can be seen as Yunchen's way of making up for some of his selfish desires to fulfill his daughter's wishes.
Because it concerned the Demon Suppression Tower, the eight major sects did not let the spirit boats fly slowly as they usually did when they were simply on official business. Instead, they had Nascent Soul stage cultivators take turns to speed up the flight of the spirit boats. As a result, the journey, which usually took about half a month, was completed within half a month for the farthest sect to arrive at Yunxuan Sect. The other sects only received news of the camp opening ceremony, so they proceeded at the normal pace.
After the leaders of the eight major sects gathered, they discussed the matter of the demons sending spies to inquire about the key to the Demon Suppression Tower and their plan to steal it.
Yun Chen recounted the events first, then asked those present, "That's how it is. The demons are still up to no good and dare to release the scourge from the Demon Suppression Tower. What do you all think?"
The sect leader of the Dan Sect spoke up, "We must not treat this lightly; we must teach the demon race a profound lesson."
"Sect Leader Dan is right. We have the upper hand this time and we still have hostages in our hands. We must think of a good strategy."
Finally, the sect leaders reached a consensus: although it was not advisable to directly wage war against the demons, as that would be a poor strategy for both sides, even if the righteous side had a greater chance of winning, they would still suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, everyone decided to use this opportunity of uncovering the traitor to warn the demons and sign a peace agreement, prohibiting the demons from leaving the demon realm to cause trouble for 500 years.
Fortunately, the eight major sects were very cooperative this time. On the surface, they brought their disciples to participate in the ceremony, but in reality, they took the opportunity to bring out spies as well, and there were Nascent Soul cultivators monitoring them throughout the process.
Upon arriving at Yunxuan Sect, all these spies were imprisoned in the Enforcement Hall jail.
After the eight major sects reached an agreement, they sent a message to the demon race, asking them to come and redeem the people with sincerity.
However, after the demons learned that the eight major sects had gathered together, they did not want to go directly to Yunxuan Sect for fear of being trapped. So, after the two sides quickly communicated through the sect's communication points using communication talismans, they chose to meet in Zhongzhou.
Zhongzhou, just like its name suggests, is a neutral place. Cultivators of various races, including human, demon, and monster cultivators, frequent this area year-round. Because it is neutral, fighting is not allowed within Zhongzhou City.
Out of curiosity, Yunxi followed along after obtaining Yunchen's permission. She was extremely glad she came, otherwise she would have missed such a wonderful juicy story about the demons.
Here's what happened: apart from Qin Yan, the highest-ranking spies among the others were only the personal disciples of their respective hall masters. However, since Qin Yan was involved, and to save face for Hall Master Hong, the Demon Lord agreed to the peace talks. Otherwise, he wouldn't have cared about the lives of these disciples at all, since the Demon Clan had no shortage of disciples anyway.
However, the Red Hall Master has indeed made great contributions to the Demon Clan, and has remained the Red Hall Master for many years without wavering. He is also very strong personally and is one of the Demon Lord's most capable right-hand men.
The Demon Lord originally thought that at worst he would just have to pay some spirit stones, but he never expected that the righteous cultivators would demand that they not be allowed to leave the Demon Realm for 500 years. It was simply a fantasy and an insult to the Demon Race.
The Demon Lord immediately turned hostile and refused, saying he'd rather go to war.
But at this moment, a woman suddenly appeared from the demon race, kneeling before the Demon Lord and begging her to save her daughter.
This woman was the wife of the Red Hall Master, Qin Yan's mother. The Demon Lord looked troubled, and everyone noticed his unusual behavior.
The Red Hall Master's face immediately turned extremely ugly.
The Demon Lord looked at his first love with a troubled expression, but thinking of the righteous path's harsh conditions, he still helped the Red Hall Master's wife up and shook his head at her, "Yingying, this request is really too much, we can't possibly agree to it."
Seeing the demon's determined expression, Shangguan Yingying knew she had to reveal the secret, so she glanced at the Red Hall Master.
The Red Hall Master shook his head in despair, but Shangguan Yingying seemed to have made some kind of decision and silently apologized to the Red Hall Master. Then she said to the Demon Lord, "But Yan'er is your daughter. Doesn't your daughter deserve these 500 years?"
Everyone present was astonished, while the Demon Lord, both surprised and delighted, pressed Shangguan Yingying for an answer, "Are you telling the truth?"
The Red Hall Master looked pained.
Yunxi immediately knew there was a big story behind this, and sure enough, Shangguan Yingying lived up to everyone's expectations, revealing the secrets of the past to the Demon Lord in front of everyone.
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