"Who dares to act so presumptuously in my sacred land of the demon race?" Qingxing was almost knocked away by the fan. The curved knife in her hand was stuck in the ground. She barely managed to stand still, swallowed a mouthful of blood, and forced herself to remain upright without showing any abnormality.
The newcomer is incredibly powerful, exuding an aura of immortality. Could he be from the immortal realm?
Qingxing looked at the woman holding the long fan with hesitation.
"I, the High Goddess Yuhua of the Celestial Realm, have come to escort Your Highness back to the palace on the orders of the Lord." High Goddess Yuhua unfolded her fan and examined the divine artifact in Qingxing's hand. "The divine artifact, Jade Man, belongs to the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm. It is said that the Demon Lord single-handedly intimidated the Twelve Demon Kings, demonstrating his profound cultivation. However, I observe that your cultivation is only comparable to that of an Upper Immortal, far from reaching the Great Demon realm... Just who are you?"
As the smoke and dust settled and the mist in the air dissipated, Qingxing was able to see clearly the person protecting Ruoruo.
With unparalleled beauty and dressed in red, he was clearly Mo Yunlan, the Second Prince of the Immortal Realm.
Qingxing's fingers, gripping the curved blade, twitched uncontrollably: "Moye, is this what you did!"
Mo Xie now realized that he had been followed, and immediately knelt down on one knee to admit his guilt: "I have failed in my duties, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"It really is the Demon Lord Qingxing." A man holding a purple-gold bowl stood above, and the bowl created another barrier under the knot of his waist, shielding all movement and sound from being detected by the outside world.
He also held a string of Buddhist prayer beads in his other hand. "The Demon Lord's cultivation has actually fallen to such a level. No wonder the Demon Realm has been so quiet these past few years."
In recent years, there have been occasional conflicts between different factions, but the demon realm has been quite quiet, always claiming that the demon lord Qingxing is in seclusion or has come out to travel incognito in search of the Great Dao consciousness.
This makes him appear to be the person with the highest level of mental cultivation in the Six Realms.
Now it seems that it was all just a smokescreen.
Ruoruo tugged at Mo Yunlan's sleeve and said, "Second brother, he is actually the boy Qiancao who used to be by Master's side. He concealed his identity to come to Master's side because he wanted to steal Master's pills."
Ruoruo didn't reveal what kind of elixir it was, considering that there were two high gods present.
“A pill that can catch the eye of a demon lord must be no ordinary pill.” Although Mo Yunlan did not know about the Nine-Turn Golden Pill, he guessed that it was probably related to his younger sister.
His narrow eyes held a chilling glint: "So this is why you used your methods to take Ruoruo away from me."
Qingxing raised her eyes and sneered: "So what? I thought it would be difficult to take her away from someone who was adopted by Mo Yong because of her talent. I didn't expect it to be so easy."
"How dare you! How dare you, a scheming and calculating person, speak so disrespectfully of me, a prince of the Immortal Realm?" The goddess Yu Hua raised her eyebrows, unfolded her folding fan, which was almost as tall as her body, and was about to strike Qing Xing with it.
"Your Majesty, please stop!" Ruoruo cried out anxiously. "I have something to discuss with him. Please don't kill him."
Mo Yunlan pushed Ruoruo directly to the side of Cang Gu Shang Shen: "Yu Hua Shang Shen, leave the rest to me. Please take care of Ruoruo for me."
Cang Gu placed one hand on Ruoruo's shoulder, and the Buddhist beads in his hand spread out, with golden runes connecting them and circling around Ruoruo, protecting her in the center.
"Our mission is to bring back the young prince. Second Prince, please don't cause any unnecessary trouble."
Ruoruo shook her head: "This princess still has things to do and cannot leave now."
"Since Ruoruo wants to talk to the Demon Lord, we naturally can't let her down. It would be better for the Demon Lord to cooperate a bit." Mo Yunlan made a clenching motion in the air, and a blue longbow gradually emerged from his palm.
Ruoruo looked at the longbow with surprise. Why was this bow different from the previous one?
The longbow's body, cyan in color, is interwoven with red patterns, and red flames leap at both ends.
It has become increasingly gorgeous and exquisite.
"The Second Prince's Illusionary Spirit Bow is the only natal magic weapon he has ever contracted. It underwent the tribulation of lightning along with the Second Prince's ascension to the rank of Immortal, and it has also incorporated a lot of spirit crystals. It is already an immortal weapon, so it is normal for its appearance to have changed." The Ancient God Cang explained to Ruoruo.
Ruoruo's eyes widened in delight as she looked up: "Second Brother has already been promoted to an immortal?"
"The First Prince ascended to immortality after three hundred years, while the Second Prince, whose talent surpasses that of the First Prince, only reached the rank of Upper Immortal at over four hundred years old, which is a considerable waste of his time." Cang Gu's eyes held a hint of regret.
Ruoruo and Canggu Shangshen exchanged only a few words before the battle on the other side had already ended. Qingxing, dressed in tattered clothes, was sent flying in a sorry state, crashing into the spirit pillar behind her and spitting out a mouthful of blood while supporting herself with one hand.
Mo Yunlan stood in mid-air, drew back the bowstring, and a golden arrow flew out. With a whoosh, Qingxing had no way to dodge and was directly pierced through the shoulder by the arrow, pinning it to the spirit pillar.
"Your Majesty!" Mo Xie, pinned to the ground by two feathered arrows, roared, "Your Immortal Clan has gone too far! You have destroyed my clan's sacred land and bullied my clan's ruler. My Demon Clan will not let this matter rest!"
"Did you still think your demon race was one of the three superior races? After all these years of attrition, your strength is probably about the same as that of the Underworld." Mo Yunlan curled his lips in sarcasm. "The dignified ruler of a realm, the sovereign of the demon realm, can't even defeat a mere immortal who has just been promoted to the rank of immortal. You've fallen so low that it's no wonder you can only resort to underhanded and treacherous methods in the shadows."
As soon as Qingxing opened her mouth, blood dripped uncontrollably from the corner of her mouth. Her expression was pale and broken: "If I had your talent, the Immortal Realm would have been mine long ago. It's a pity that Heaven is unfair and has wasted such talent on you."
"This time, it was my own kindness coupled with excessive arrogance that led to my defeat, and I concede. But your carelessness and arrogance caused your brother to reveal that your younger sister had been captured. What right do you have to mock me?"
He only ended up in this predicament because he underestimated Ruoruo and let his guard down around her; he only let his guard down once.
Mo Yunlan has been lax in his duties time and time again, so what right does he have to lecture him?
Qingxing immediately saw through Mo Yunlan's reason for personally attacking him, and with a few words, she ripped open Mo Yunlan's newly scabbed wound, leaving it raw and bleeding.
Mo Yunlan gripped the longbow tightly, his expression darkening.
Ruoruo shouted angrily, "My second brother is the one with a kind heart, you're just a liar!"
Although Mo Yunlan initially showed that he didn't like her bullying her, he always couldn't bring himself to do it whenever it would actually hurt her, and he protected her many times.
She usually complains about her younger brothers, but in crucial moments she always stands in front of them.
Even when faced with Ming Mengyao's entanglement at the beginning, he did not publicize the matter. He simply avoided telling Ming Mengyao about it and did not let his father punish her or ruin her reputation.
It was only because Ming Mengyao went too far in provoking Ruoruo that he finally lost his temper and took action.
He may be a bit arrogant and lazy, but he is not as unscrupulous as Qingxing.
Seeing Mo Yunlan filled with self-blame, Ruoruo said sincerely and firmly, "Second brother is a very good brother, a brother that Ruoruo likes very much, so second brother, don't be sad."
Looking at the little girl who was anxiously comforting him, Mo Yunlan turned his head slightly and suddenly chuckled, as if a barren wasteland had suddenly been filled with flowers: "This prince doesn't need your comfort. Aren't you going to talk to him? Go ahead."
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