Chapter 535: The Suspicion of the Demon Lord (2)
Qiu Qianran was the former eldest disciple of Chunqiu Sect. It was rumored that the next leader of Chunqiu Sect would be chosen between him and Shaohua. Coincidentally, Shaohua and he had a crush on each other when they were young, and they were once childhood sweethearts known to everyone in Chunqiu Sect.
However, when Qiu Qianran had just entered the Golden Core Stage, the mountain village where he was born was accidentally massacred by an out-of-body stage elder of the Tiandao Sect, and no one survived. The reason given by the Tiandao Sect was that the elder was blinded by the Demon Lord and mistook a mortal for a demon cultivator. As a punishment, he was imprisoned for a hundred years.
Qiu Qianran was possessed by the devil in anger, and was controlled by the Demon Lord when he lost control. He killed the leader of the Chunqiu Sect and most of the disciples who were present at the time.
After being possessed by the devil, he used all kinds of sinister means to reach the out-of-body stage in just ten years and cut the elder who was in the out-of-body stage into pieces.
Afterwards, he reached the Mahayana stage within another thirty years, killed and absorbed the cultivation of the previous Demon Lord, and became the new Demon Lord.
This is the information provided by Xu Jiamen, while the information provided by Huan Huan is more detailed and even has some differences.
The information provided by Xuan Huan showed that although Qiu Qianran was angry about the actions of the elder of Tiandao Sect, after the investigation of Chunqiu Sect, he found that the elder was indeed deceived, so he decided to take a long-term view and settle the score in the future, and did not become possessed on the spot.
The most crucial point is that he was controlled by the Demon Lord to kill his master and then became possessed by the devil, accidentally killing other junior brothers and sisters.
Cheng Luo looked at the information provided by Xuan Huan and said, "The strength of the previous Demon Lord is only inferior to the two Heavenly Lords. Killing the head of the Spring and Autumn Sect doesn't need to be so complicated."
Cheng Wuchou flipped through the data of the previous Demon Lords before they became demons, and finally said, "The demonization is related to demon cultivation, but it is not certain whether it is related to the Demon Lord. However, there is one thing in common: after becoming demons, their strength increased too quickly, which seems abnormal even among demon cultivators."
Tao Zi sorted out the information and said suddenly, "I have a guess."
Cheng Luo said sincerely: "What a coincidence, I have one too."
Cheng Wuchou took out another stack of information and said, "Take a look at this before you have any ideas."
He handed them the information. "The mountain village that was massacred was once marked by an elder within the Xujia Sect who had close ties with the alien races, suspecting that the alien races had stayed there for a long time. Furthermore, every time a demon lord carried out a massacre, he would kill one or two disciples who were being trained with great potential to become the next demon lord. Interestingly, these famous disciples were all possessed by demons at a young age and raised in the Demon Palace."
Tao Zi said directly: "If every demon lord is controlled by aliens on the surface, but is not actually controlled, then all this can be explained."
The massacre was to prevent those demon cultivators who had been brainwashed by the alien race from becoming demon lords. The attack on Qiu Qianran was to force him to become a demon and inherit the position of demon lord, so as to prevent the alien race from completely controlling the demon cultivators.
Cheng Luo said: "The problem is, how can they guarantee that the person they choose will become the next Demon Lord?"
In response to this question, Tao Zi said, "Kill the previous Demon Lord and become the next one. They can guarantee who will kill them, right?"
Cheng Luo was even more puzzled: "Won't the aliens get suspicious?"
Cheng Wuchou replied, "The Demon Lord doesn't change very often."
Tao Zi looked at the information and suddenly said, "What if, I mean, what if after Qiu Qianran becomes a demon, it is an alien race that helps him cultivate? The previous Demon Lord is no longer under control, and all the promising seeds were slaughtered. So it seems normal to choose a demon cultivator who hates the Demon Lord. Besides, who said they only chose Qiu Qianran? Maybe each side chose multiple people."
The three of them fell into silence.
Finally, Cheng Luo cursed and said, "What's wrong with them? Do they have to deal with aliens?"
Cheng Wuchou put away the information one by one and said, "This is not something we can guess. Besides, these are just our guesses. Only they themselves know the truth."
Tao Zi looked towards the east. After confirming that Qiu Qianran was indeed reliable, she had to go to the east.
New Demon Lord...
Tao Zi suppressed her inner hope and said, "Let's go to the east and take a look first."
Cheng Luo and the others did not ask the reason, but turned the boat around and headed east.
The eastern part covers a large area. In order to speed up the investigation process, the little ghost specially released the ghost army to search. Tao Zi even let his soul leave his body and wander around the spirit ship.
With the concerted efforts of the three ghosts, the scope of suspicion was reduced a lot.
Finally, Tao Zi locked onto a place that was surrounded by mountains, with a stream flowing inside, frequent wild beasts, and countless poisonous weeds. Almost all demon cultivators would unconsciously avoid the place, and even if they reached the entrance, they would subconsciously go somewhere else.
Cheng Wuchou looked solemn and said, "Azi, something is wrong. Just now, a demon cultivator in the Out-of-Body Stage was also affected, but we can detect something is wrong."
Tao Zi stood at the bow and said, "They're coming for us. Brother, you and Junior Brother Cheng stay here and guard. I can go in alone."
The elder brother frowned in disapproval: "Azi."
The little ghost appeared and said, "It's okay. We have been practicing the Ghost Record. Although we haven't been able to fully master it because Tao Zi has been busy, it's not a problem to temporarily create a body at a critical moment. At most, Tao Zi's cultivation will be affected."
When the Ghost Record is cultivated to perfection, both the human and the ghost can quickly create a fake body of each other. Once the other party is in trouble, the fake body can be transformed into a real body, but the cultivation level will be reduced.
Although Cheng Wuchou didn't know how powerful this ghost was, seeing the little ghost's confident look, he said, "Then I'll stay outside and not go in to burden you. But if something goes wrong, notify us immediately through the little ghost, understand?"
"I know, don't worry, brother."
Tao Zi jumped off the spirit ship and rushed towards that place.
As soon as she entered, Tao Zi saw a completely different scenery.
When looking from the outside, this is an uninhabited wilderness, but once you come in, you will find that there are small houses and vegetable plots, with chickens, ducks, fish and cows raised. A group of old people are chatting and laughing while not forgetting their work, some are picking vegetables, some are killing chickens. It is so peaceful and quiet, like a paradise.
If it were a demon or monster, Tao Zi could just pick up her hammer and attack, but the peaceful scene now made her feel at a loss.
She was on high alert, ready to fight at any moment.
At this time, an old man came over, swaying on the back of a cow.
Tao Zi stood still, her vigilance at its highest. The old man smiled at her, said a few words, and continued walking forward: "Little girl, do you see that house? The person you are looking for is there."
She looked at the hut, her heart beating faster. At this moment, even if there was a trap ahead, she would go into it.
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