Gu Yifeng nodded slowly upon hearing this, and then clasped his hands in a salute to He Kongshan.
"Elder He, to be honest, we do have an important matter to ask of you. We are currently serving as inner disciples in Changchun Valley, practicing alchemy. Recently, the Hou King in Chunshan launched a beast tide to attack Chunshan City."
"After negotiations, the Hou King agreed to withdraw his troops on the condition that Changchun Valley escort him and his horde of demons to the Ten Thousand Demon Forest. To avoid further conflict, the Valley Master has decided to activate spatial teleportation, hoping that the Ten Thousand Demon Forest will agree."
Gu Yifeng got straight to the point, stating the purpose of his visit.
"The Hou King? Why would he suddenly come to my Ten Thousand Demon Forest? Something's not right. Normally, my Ten Thousand Demon Forest would be eagerly awaiting his arrival, but not this time. Young friend, you should report back to the Valley Master and ask the Hou King to go to another demon territory."
He Kongshan frowned for a moment, then directly rejected the offer.
“I know Elder He will refuse, but this matter is urgent. The Hou King has only given us fifteen days. Once half a month is up, the beast tide will start again. Elder He can probably guess his purpose.”
"No outsiders have ever entered or left the Ten Thousand Demon Forest. Now it seems that Elder He doesn't want to know how the Hou King learned about the Ten Thousand Demon Forest? If we can help you find the traitor, please consider it."
Gu Yifeng spoke slowly, cupping his fists in greeting.
Upon hearing this, He Kongshan pondered, not expecting the other party to be so direct, bringing up the internal problems of the Ten Thousand Demon Forest.
"If the Hou King harbors ill intentions, I can return and send a message to the Valley Master to help the Ten Thousand Demon Forest deal with the Hou King."
Gu Yifeng naturally saw He Kongshan's worries and offered some advice.
"Since that's the case, then it's settled. The construction of the spatial array will be handled by my Wan Yao Lin. You all can settle down in the forest. First, find the traitor for me."
He Kongshan shook his head helplessly. The other party was the leader of the Four Extremes and possessed the Ten Thousand Demon Saint Body. He had to give him some face. If the situation allowed, he hoped to keep Gu Yifeng in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest as a Qilin Child.
Having received a response, the group exchanged glances, and the matter was settled. Today, they would stay in two cave dwellings arranged by He Kongshan. Tomorrow morning, He Kongshan would convene a meeting of the demons of the Ten Thousand Demon Forest to determine the location of the traitor.
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Inside the cave.
"Young Master, are you really confident?"
Xuanche asked with some curiosity.
"If the information given by the divination is correct, you will definitely be able to see it. Moreover, I have already sensed a very faint aura."
Gu Yifeng nodded slowly, activating his Eye of Tracing. He could detect a faint black aura in the air. Unlike demonic energy, this black aura contained an evil power that seemed capable of luring people into demonic possession.
It was this faint black aura that confirmed his guess: there must be demons in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, which was likely the reason why the Hou King suddenly launched the beast tide.
However, the aura was very faint at the moment, making it impossible to trace its source. Gu Yifeng could only give up for the time being, confirming only that there were demons present here.
Nothing happened that night. When everyone came to their senses, the sun had just risen. Facing the rising sun, Gu Yifeng led the four of them, concealing their presence, and quietly arrived at the place they had agreed upon before arriving at Hekong Mountain.
In a vast, empty valley, many demons had already arrived, waiting for He Kongshan to announce the day's important events. Gu Yifeng and his group, on the other hand, were observing the demons below from a high point on one side of the valley.
About half an hour later, almost all the demons had arrived. He Kongshan remained silent, his aged eyes scanning the area below as if searching for something.
Gu Yifeng's Eye of Tracing was already operating at its limit. Below, apart from the overwhelming demonic energy, there was no trace of demonic energy. It seemed as if everything was just an illusion.
About an incense stick later, something suddenly happened below. A thin figure hurried over and quietly slipped into the group of demons. If it weren't for being above the valley, it would be hard to spot.
"Is that a little guy from the demon monkey clan... his aura doesn't seem quite right."
Gu Yifeng immediately locked onto the thin figure, which looked like a little monkey, but its aura was quite chaotic, completely unlike that of a young demon.
Thinking of this, he quietly activated the Time Sword Technique, slowly locking onto the demon monkey. At this moment, an aura of time that did not belong to the little monkey suddenly erupted.
The little monkey instantly noticed Gu Yifeng's presence, cried out in alarm and tried to escape, but several arrows shot out from all around, forming a cage that tightly restrained it.
Gu Yifeng directly activated the Crimson Phoenix Profound Body, condensing a point of true fire at his fingertips. As the true fire gradually approached, the little monkey instantly let out a shrill roar.
Before an incense stick could burn, the little monkey's body instantly withered, and a black mist-like figure emerged from its body, roaring loudly.
The terrifying demonic energy spread out, causing the demons to instantly retreat. They hadn't expected there to be a demonic spy within their own ranks.
"Tell me, how did you sneak in here!"
He Kongshan, his face contorted with rage, demanded an explanation.
"Heh heh, so what if you find out now? When the Hou King arrives, you bunch of old, weak, and disabled people can just wait to die!"
The demonic figure laughed twice and self-destructed. Almost simultaneously, Gu Yifeng took the initiative, his true fire forming a cage that enveloped the demon. Then, the demonic mist exploded, colliding repeatedly with the true fire.
It took about half an incense stick's time for the demonic mist to be completely refined by the true fire and disappear.
"Elder He, can we explain in detail now? A path for seeking immortality has been discovered within the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, right? And there are seals on this path, are there?"
Gu Yifeng asked directly.
Seeing this, He Kongshan nodded with a bitter expression, and then led everyone back to his cave.
"Among the demon race, the Ten Thousand Demon Forest is considered to be in a poor position. Now, apart from myself, all the other Dao Integration Realm ancestors in the clan have gone into seclusion. Three years ago, the only Transformation Tribulation Ancestor passed away. Only some old, weak, sick and disabled people are left in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest."
"Until recently, an altar rose from the ground, sealed with a seal. When I opened it, I inadvertently revealed the information about its existence. Along with the altar, a set of coordinate information was also sealed."
"Presumably, the demons came for that message. As for the Hou King, he probably wants to seize the fortune of my Ten Thousand Demon Forest lineage and enter the Ancient Path of Seeking Immortality to pursue the path to immortality."
He Kongshan reluctantly spoke up and told him everything he knew.
Regardless of whether Changchun Valley cooperates with Wanyao Forest, the arrival of Hou King is a foregone conclusion. Facing Hou King, who is at the half-step Transformation Realm, Wanyao Forest clearly has no chance of winning.
So what we need to do now is to combine with the Ten Thousand Demon Forest and find a way to deal with the Hou King. The real troublesome ones are the thousands of demon beasts under the Hou King's command.
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