Chapter 17 Seventeen Cuts
Luo Mingshu loved seeing herself in the limelight. She originally thought that the Four Directions Water Mirror would be full of news about her in Fengsha Ferry—you know, the Four Directions Water Mirror would even compile news about which sect disciple killed a mosquito and publish it on the Spirit Network. But she found that the Four Directions Water Mirror was calm and quiet, and not a single piece of news about Fengsha Ferry had been published.
Even the news about her speeding in the sand dunes and having a conflict with the little princess of the demon realm, Shui Qingsi, has disappeared. Luo Mingshu's own comments have also been completely deleted. She hasn't finished arguing with the anonymous cultivator yet!
Luo Mingshu was puzzled. She had lost her chance to stand out and felt a little disappointed.
Although she didn't understand what had happened, Luo Mingshu wanted to use her financial power to restore the news that had previously made her famous on the Four Directions Water Mirror. So she found the contact information of the person in charge of the Water Mirror Sect in an inconspicuous corner at the bottom of the Four Directions Water Mirror homepage and sent a message to the other party.
With no response from the Water Mirror Sect, Luo Mingshu, feeling utterly bored, could only strike up a conversation with her usual target for banter.
Luo Mingshu was surprised that she hadn't been able to send the anonymous cultivator the image of herself showing off her wealth on the Purple Gold Flowing Flower Boat last time. This time, she took a picture of the small fireplace in the room with the Mingyan Stone burning and sent it to the anonymous cultivator.
[A 300-year-old beauty with a water-elemental root is incredibly gullible: "Oh dear, I burned some little things to keep warm, isn't the atmosphere nice? Poor little brother from the Demon Realm, aren't you green with envy?"]
This news quickly caught Xie Changming's attention. At this moment, he found himself in the center of the Demon Realm, on a high peak surrounded by clouds and mist, with golden light shimmering. The Demon Palace was hidden on the mountaintop, and there was only one demon there.
In the center of the Demon Palace stood a handsome man who bore a resemblance to Shui Qingsi. He had vertical pupils with a bright silver base. His aura was somber, yet his powerful strength seemed to blend seamlessly with his surroundings, making him impossible to detect.
Xie Changming slowly walked into the Demon Palace. The man standing in the center of the Demon Palace made a move. His originally calm aura, which was like the ocean, seemed to fluctuate. When he looked up at Xie Changming, his aura had become much heavier.
The Demon Emperor Shui Heng of the Demon Realm knew Xie Changming, the Demon Lord who had killed one of the four Immortal Lords of the Heavenly Realm, and whose reputation spread throughout the Heavenly Realm and the upper echelons of the Demon Realm.
Xie Changming appears to be the youngest Demon Lord in the history of the Demon Realm. It has only been two hundred years since he killed the Four Immortal Lords. Moreover, according to people in the Heavenly Realm, he is only a little over three hundred years old. For a powerhouse of their level, he is too young, even immature. Yet his methods and strength are so ruthless.
"The Demon Lord of the Demon Realm?" Shui Heng's eyes flashed with silver light as he asked with a focused gaze.
Xie Changming stood still ten zhang away from the water level. He stood silently, and then slowly took off his hood.
As Shui Heng watched his movements, his mind, which had been calm for over a thousand years, suddenly became somewhat tense. At this moment, the air in the Demon Palace seemed to freeze, as Xie Changming's pressure on him was simply too heavy.
Just by standing there, he was enough to make cultivators of the same level or demon cultivators who could sense his powerful aura start to feel nervous.
However, at this moment, a dark golden light seemed to flash across Xie Changming's fingers, and a message came from the person who said, "[Beautiful 300-year-old woman with water spirit root is super easy to fool]".
He stopped what he was doing and said in a cold voice, "Wait a moment."
"Waiting for what?" Shui Heng became even more nervous, staring at Xie Changming's fingers, even about to assume an attack stance.
"Reply to the Spirit Network." In this tense and dangerous atmosphere, Xie Changming said confidently.
Luo Mingshu quickly received a reply from the other party, unaware that the message originated from the sacred Demon Palace.
[Anonymous Cultivator: ?]
[Anonymous monk: I have money.]
After all, he had just earned 11.6 million spirit stones from Luo Mingshu, fresh off the press. This made Xie Changming think that Luo Mingshu, who had used the disguise pill, was the biggest sucker in the cultivation world.
Luo Mingshu laughed when she saw his reply. This sucker actually dared to say he was rich in front of her. It was hilarious.
She was about to reply and immediately mock the other party, but Xie Changming's messages had already started coming in one after another.
This time, he didn't hide the information he wanted to express in a lot of ambiguous symbols. Luo Mingshu suspected that he might have been shy in public, so he had kept it to himself before. This time they were having a private chat, and he spoke his mind directly.
[Anonymous cultivator: Where did the Flame Stone come from?]
[A 300-year-old beauty with a water-elemental root is easily fooled: Hehe, it's from my own sect's mine.]
Luo Mingshu's words were true, because the few remaining Mingyan Stone veins in the human realm had all been bought by the Yuling Sect. Of course, Luo Mingshu herself was responsible for surveying the location of the veins, and she was entitled to half of the vein's profits. It was only natural for her to take a portion of it for herself.
[Anonymous monk: ...]
[Anonymous monk: Utterly boring.]
[Anonymous monk: Price?]
[A 300-year-old beauty with a "water spirit root" is incredibly easy to fool: We don't sell to just anyone; you can't even find a way to buy it.]
[Anonymous cultivator: Ten million spirit stones, is that enough?]
[A 300-year-old beauty with a water spirit root is so easily fooled: This little bit of money can only buy half a year's worth of output ╮(╯▽╰)╭]
Anonymous cultivator: ...
An anonymous cultivator has deposited ten million spirit stones into the account of a beautiful, 300-year-old woman with a highly gullible water-elemental root on a fraudulent online platform.
[Anonymous cultivator: Sent to the Demon Realm. Contact person: Wen Yu. Online name: "Sealed Heart and Locked Love (Height 183cm)"]
Luo Mingshu was shocked that she had actually closed a deal within ten sentences, but her focus was incredibly peculiar.
[A 300-year-old beauty with a water-spirit root is incredibly gullible: "Your subordinate is 1.83 meters tall, aren't you even shorter than your subordinate?"]
Luo Mingshu thought to herself that this must be true, otherwise how could a man who is over 180cm tall not reveal his height within three sentences? She applauded herself for finding a new point of contention.
[Anonymous monk (192cm tall): ?]
[Anonymous monk (192cm tall): What idiot are you talking about?]
[A 300-year-old beauty with a water-like spiritual root is incredibly gullible: I'm not a pig!!!]
[A 300-year-old beauty with a water-elemental root is incredibly gullible: You're the pig, you sucker from the Demon Realm.]
[Anonymous monk (192cm tall): I remember now.]
[Anonymous Monk (Height 192cm): Fish Head Tofu Stew.]
Luo Mingshu was furious and began to verbally attack him, but her curses could only turn into impotent rage, because Xie Changming had diverted a sliver of his divine sense to deal with her, while on the other side he had already made contact with Shui Heng of the Demon Realm.
Inside the Demon Palace, seeing Xie Changming engrossed in communicating with the "300-year-old beauty with a water spirit root who is super easy to fool," Shui Heng, a father of two, couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache as an old father.
“Why are you young people all so addicted to the Spirit Network? If this continues, what will happen if you lose your focus on cultivation?” Shui Heng grumbled. “For example, I had the foresight to keep my two daughters from getting involved in the frivolous atmosphere of the Spirit Network. I made them use the youth-friendly version…”
After spending ten million, Xie Changming finally had time to deal with Shui Heng. He removed his hood, revealing an extremely handsome face with deep-set features and long, raven-feather-like eyelashes casting a shadow beside his high, straight nose. If Luo Mingshu, standing on the west side, could attract the attention of everyone on the street with her beauty, then Xie Changming, standing on the east side of the street and removing his hood, could draw everyone's attention back.
His aura was mysterious and profound, carrying a touch of the evil unique to the Demon Realm, which ironically gave him a strange attraction that drew people in.
Shui Heng was also seeing Xie Changming's true face for the first time. From the moment he saw him, the old father thought that he must not let his two daughters see this Demon Lord, lest they be bewitched by him.
"What brings you to the Demon Realm?" Shui Heng cleared his throat and asked directly when he saw that Xie Changming had no intention of making a move.
"Searching for someone... strictly speaking, not a person." Xie Changming was originally unable to track Shui Heng's whereabouts, but when he was at Fengsha Ferry, he sensed Shui Qingsi's aura, and based on their shared bloodline, he sought out this Demon Emperor, as he had some information to ask him.
"What are you looking for?" Shui Heng asked, frowning.
"Back then, when you bestowed the demon god bloodline upon the Yinglong clan, you were giving it to 'her,' weren't you?" Xie Changming had lived in the Heavenly Realm for a hundred years, so he was aware of some unknown secrets. (Small. Piano. Organizing.)
“Yes.” Shui Heng sighed helplessly. “This bloodline is also a heavy burden for me. At that time, the last patriarch of the Yinglong clan was tired of this life and was about to escape into the Misty Star Sea. However, Yinglong needed to have a bloodline to continue. If she gave up all her bloodline for inheritance, she would die. I was carrying half of the Yinglong bloodline at that time, so I returned it to ensure the continuation of the dragon clan.”
"Why can all the demon gods disappear, leave, and intermarry with other races, but Yinglong alone cannot?" Xie Changming asked.
"This is beyond your knowledge, Demon Lord." Shui Heng spread his hands helplessly. "I am also unaware. To the Heavenly Realm, I am already an outsider."
"Demon Lord, have you come to find 'her'?" Shui Heng seized the key point and asked directly.
"Yes." Xie Changming's voice even carried a hint of gritted teeth.
"I've heard some news from the Heavenly Realm over the years," Shui Heng said, puzzled.
“They all say that you took her away after killing the Four Immortal Lords—such a heinous act seems like something you would do.” Shui Heng frowned slightly as he told Xie Changming about the rumors in the Heavenly Realm, “The people in the Heavenly Realm hate you to death now.”
"I didn't. I only killed immortals and gods." Xie Changming was also puzzled this time, his thin lips slightly pursed. "I... am also searching for her."
"This..." Shui Heng was also completely confused. He did not live in the Immortal Realm, so he naturally did not know what had happened back then.
Strictly speaking, he only provided half of the demon god's bloodline, and from then on, his involvement with the celestial realm was no longer related to him.
"If you have any doubts, why not go and take a look at the Misty Star Sea? The patriarch of the Yinglong clan once escaped into it—for a life with a long lifespan and living alone, exploring the unknown is a good adventure." Shui Heng suggested. Seeing Xie Changming's slightly doubtful look, he pointed him in the right direction out of a kind of elder's concern for the young man.
"Oh," Xie Changming replied, "I was just about to go there to earn some spirit stones."
“That’s true. Before your return, the Demon Realm was in a bit of a predicament…” Shui Heng stroked his chin and began to ramble on, “To put it bluntly, it was a bit poor. I knew that with you being so poor, given Yinglong’s habits, you wouldn’t have been able to be taken away so easily…”
Xie Changming: "..." Stop reading, we're already making money.
Having received no answers from the Demon Emperor, he temporarily left the Demon Realm and headed to his original destination.
Luo Mingshu, who was temporarily staying in the human realm, contacted Feng Du, the leader of the Yu Ling Sect, after Lu Yaoyao left.
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