Chapter 79 Demon Lord 079%
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The seven-tailed fox ran away.
After Lian Chao blocked Qu Yaoyao's fatal blow, he quickly wrapped his arm around her wrist. If it weren't for the seven-tailed fox's tail still on the ground, Qu Yaoyao would have thought it was all an illusion. Since Xie Qingxun's death, she never used Lian Chao again.
"Thank you." Gently touching the phoenix totem on her wrist, Qu Yaoyao bent down and picked up the box on the ground.
The evil spirits were eliminated. After escorting the villagers back to the village, she went straight back to the Wanmen Immortal Sect and told Mo Xuanxiao about her experience in the mountains.
"Seven-tailed fox demon?" Mo Xuanxiao pondered. "The sudden surge of evil energy in the demon world in recent years has indeed strengthened their power. The birth of a seven-tailed fox demon doesn't surprise me. What I'm afraid of is..."
There is a bigger demon above the seven-tailed fox demon.
Qu Yaoyao had been focused on cultivation for the past hundred years and didn't know much about these things. "Isn't the demon world a barren and desolate place? How could so much evil energy suddenly arise?"
Mo Xuanxiao leaned wearily against the golden chair and pressed his forehead. "It must be related to Demon Lord Chao Yuan."
"Who?" Qu Yaoyao felt the name was familiar.
Mo Xuanxiao patiently explained, "A few years ago, the demon world erupted in civil unrest, resulting in the deaths of many powerful demons. I specifically sent disciples to investigate, but none of them survived. They only returned with a blood-stained note, stating that the demon world had changed its ruler. The new ruler, calling himself Chao Yuan, was ruthless and possessed unfathomable cultivation. He was also said to be an ancient demon phoenix."
"Demon Phoenix..." When the word phoenix was mentioned, Qu Yaoyao recalled something.
Her eyelashes fluttered, and she hesitated, "I remember that the Crown Prince Difeng was named Chao Yuan, wasn't he?"
The word "Emperor Phoenix" was merely a title bestowed upon the king by the Phoenix Clan. Ancient texts mostly described the life of the Emperor Phoenix Crown Prince, but rarely his name. Qu Yaoyao, having read a great deal of miscellaneous texts, had stumbled upon the relationship between Emperor Phoenix and Chao Yuan. After Emperor Feng Crown Prince's fall from grace, the demons began calling him Demon Lord Chao Yuan.
"Is it really the Emperor Phoenix who has returned?" For some reason, Qu Yaoyao's heart beat faster.
Mo Xuanxiao shook his head. "The Emperor Phoenix is from the Phoenix Clan. If Chao Yuan is truly a divine phoenix descended to the world, there's no way I wouldn't be able to sense it."
At the beginning, Mo Xuanxiao had gathered everyone to discuss this matter, and later they all agreed that the new master of the demon world must have used the name of Emperor Feng in order to command the demon world.
No matter what the truth is, we must be on guard against this Demon Lord Chao Yuan.
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After Qu Yaoyao detoxified Mo Xuanxiao, she returned to the room carrying the whole box of snow coral.
She still lived in Xie Qingxun's bedroom, but it had been renovated by Mo Xuanxiao, leaving no trace of its former glory. After carefully inspecting the snow corals and confirming they were in good condition, Qu Yaoyao lit one of them. Wisps of white smoke drifted out, creating a light and elegant fragrance that soothed the mind.
This is indeed a good thing.
Smelling the scent of snow coral that filled the room, Qu Yaoyao slowly fell asleep while lying on the table...
The demon world.
The seven-tailed fox Tu Ling stumbled back to the underground demon palace. Her gorgeous clothes were burned to tatters, and she was covered in blood and looked miserable. She was stopped by the demon corpse guarding the palace, "Token."
Tu Ling's token had fallen into the cave, and she was so injured now that she didn't dare go back to look for it. Smoothing her hair with her hand, she said delicately, "I forgot to bring my token. After all, this isn't my first time in and out of the Demon Palace. Just let me in. The Demon Lord won't blame you."
The demon corpse stared at Tu Ling's face expressionlessly, his eyes were empty with only whites but no pupils, and he said coldly: "Without a token, you are not allowed to enter."
"You..." Tu Ling's face twisted for a moment. Just as he stretched out his sharp claws, a figure in yellow lazily walked out of the palace. She leaned against the palace door and said lazily, "What are you going to do, Master Tu Ling?"
Upon seeing her, Tu Ling instantly subsided his arrogance and said with a smile, "This little demon is not worthy of being called a master. Master Huang Ying, please don't embarrass me."
Huang Ying scoffed and didn't respond. She only said slowly, "The last demon who broke into the Demon Palace without a token was torn into pieces by the Demon Lord and fed to the fish. You must take good care of your hands."
Tu Ling's smile froze on his face. As he lowered his head, murderous intent flashed in his eyes. But when he looked up, he bowed gently, "Tu Ling will definitely remember Master Huang Ying's teachings."
Huang Ying saw her change of expression clearly, snorted coldly and turned back to the palace, "Come in with me."
Tu Ling hurried to follow.
This was originally the palace of the Demon King, but unfortunately the Demon King was too arrogant and refused to bow to the new king, so Chao Yuan, the Demon Lord, chopped off his head and hung it above the palace. After Tu Ling came for a while, both sides of the palace were hung with skulls.
"Hey, isn't this Tu Ling?"
Inside the palace, six great demons from the demon world stood on either side. The outermost Yinshan Python demon stared directly at Tu Ling, spitting out its tongue and scanning her up and down, "Why is there one tail missing?"
Tu Ling felt a chill run down his spine as he stared at him. He lowered his head and said, "My magic power was too low, and I was caught in a surprise attack by a cultivator and nearly lost my life."
The palace was thick with the stench of blood. Water gushed down from the upper steps. A severed hand tumbled down the steps, only to be swallowed whole by Yinshan's python. The leading black-robed demon envoy, who was hanging fresh heads in the hall, noticed Tu Ling's gaze and smiled gravely. "Don't be afraid! The Demon Lord just dealt with some rebels. You won't be affected."
Tu Ling forced a smile, but his heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect the Demon Lord to wake up so quickly this time.
Cautiously, she peered upwards, where layers of red curtains fluttered, revealing only the vague outline of a figure lying on its side. She dared not look any further, and quickly recounted what had happened in the cave, emphasizing it. She sobbed, "That female cultivator was incredibly vicious, and she had a powerful magical weapon wrapped around her wrist. It nearly cost me my life."
The Yinshan Python Demon raised an eyebrow and was about to ask which sect's female cultivator was so powerful when someone on the high platform suddenly said, "Where is your residence?"
Fanliang's deep, hoarse voice instantly silenced the hall. Tu Ling saw the six great demons all looking toward the platform. She realized who had spoken and dropped to her knees with a plop. "My Lord Demon, my residence is in Qingfeng Mountain."
Qingfeng Mountain is just outside Yingxian City, below the Wanmen Immortal Sect in the upper realm.
"Can you see clearly what kind of magic weapon is on that female cultivator's wrist?" the person in the red tent asked again.
Tu Ling naturally remembered it and seemed to have found an opportunity to complain. She described it in great detail, "On her wrist was a red-gold phoenix. As soon as I approached it, it transformed into a phoenix and covered the woman behind it. When it flapped its wings, flames would swirl!"
Tu Ling pretended to wipe away tears as he spoke, "My tail was burned by that phoenix."
"How could there be cultivators in the upper realm using phoenix magic tools?" The black-robed demon envoy asked with some doubt.
This was what surprised Tu Ling at the time. She said bitterly, "I guess she's not a serious cultivator. Not only did she use the Phoenix magic weapon, she also stole the snow coral that I worked so hard to find for the Demon Lord."
"So much snow coral, all taken away by that female cultivator. I hope the Demon Lord will take care of this for me!"
Tu Ling came this time to make these great monsters make decisions for her. She was their subordinate and picked snow corals on their orders. Now that Chao Yuan could wake up, it would be even better. She had already thought about how to take the life of that female cultivator.
But despite all her speculation, she never expected Chao Yuan to merely chuckle twice after hearing her words, and nothing more. Not only was Tu Ling dumbfounded, but the other six great demons in the hall were also unsure of Chao Yuan's intentions.
The black-robed demon envoy hesitated and asked, "Should I send someone to investigate the background of that female cultivator?"
"No need." The person behind the tent said in a very calm tone, "I already know who she is."
He also thought that she had already sealed up the Lianchao.
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Perhaps due to the use of Snow Coral, Qu Yaoyao slept soundly and did not have that recurring strange dream. However, due to the appearance of Lian Chao, Qu Yaoyao could not help dreaming of Xie Qingxun.
Under the hibiscus tree, he held her hand and taught her sword practice. Qu Yaoyao would often stare at his face and get distracted. Whenever Xie Qingxun noticed, he would squeeze her wrist hard, lean over and rub his chin against the top of her head, and remind her in a low, seductive voice, "Pay attention."
The more he did this, the more Qu Yaoyao became distracted by him. Later, Qu Yaoyao discovered that this man had done it on purpose.
The dream ended with Qu Yaoyao holding Lian Chao in a duel with Xie Qingxun. Because she hadn't memorized the sword moves properly, he dragged her towards him, sword in hand. With her sleeves flying, Qu Yaoyao stumbled headfirst into his arms. Xie Qingxun hugged her and smiled for a long time, saying casually, "I never taught you this move. Don't embarrass me when you go out."
Qu Yaoyao was both embarrassed and annoyed. She raised her head from his arms and argued with him angrily.
The leaves rustled down and landed around the two of them. The sunlight penetrated the gaps between the trees, casting mottled light and shadows on the ground, slowly burning away this dream.
What a beautiful dream.
Qu Yaoyao slowly opened her eyes and stroked Lian Chao on her wrist for a long time, unable to come back to her senses.
This wasn't the first time she had dreamed of Xie Qingxun in the past hundred years. In her dreams, Xie Qingxun would only stare at her coldly. He slowly turned into ashes in front of her, and smiled darkly, "Qu Yaoyao, you have to wait for me."
He will come back and destroy her. This was the last sentence Xie Qingxun said to her before he turned into ashes.
"Will you... really come back?" Recalling this beautiful dream, Qu Yaoyao grabbed Lian Chao tightly and murmured.
Just as he was immersed in his memories, there were two gentle knocks on the door. Mo Xuanxiao's voice was very soft, "Yaoyao, are you awake?"
"Awake." Qu Yaoyao patted her cheeks and stood up to open the door for Mo Xuanxiao. She pretended to be indifferent, glanced at the weather outside and said casually, "It's sunny today."
It didn't snow anymore.
Mo Xuanxiao noticed that her eyes were a little red, and he lowered his eyelashes and said, "Yes, it's a rare sunny day."
He came here this time to tell her about Qingfeng Mountain. "I sent people to check the cave of the seven-tailed fox demon and found this inside."
It is a round jade pendant with magic patterns.
Qu Yaoyao took it and looked at it in the sunlight. She found that the magic pattern on the jade pendant was a phoenix totem. "What is this?"
"It's the pass to enter the Demon Palace."
Mo Xuanxiao explained, "That seven-tailed demon fox came from the Demon Palace, and now the owner of the Demon Palace is Demon Lord Chao Yuan. I think she is looking for so many snow corals because she is working for Chao Yuan."
The problem now is that Qu Yaoyao not only severed one of the seven-tailed fox's tails, but also took all of her snow coral. Mo Xuanxiao was deeply concerned. "The fox demon holds a grudge. I'm worried she'll escape back to the Demon Palace and harm you. You must stay in the Immortal Ruins for the next few days and never venture out."
Qu Yaoyao was stunned. She didn't expect that just going down the mountain to get rid of a monster would cause herself some trouble.
"Then can you find out what Nanao wants these snow corals for?"
Mo Xuanxiao shook his head. "I've already sent the disciples who remain in the demon world to investigate. I believe we'll have some clues soon."
As he was speaking, Gu Tianci came hurriedly and said, "Something happened. All our disciples stationed in the demon world have been arrested."
"What?"
Gu Tianci frowned. Perhaps because the matter was too urgent, he didn't avoid Qu Yaoyao and told her everything directly: "One of our disciples stationed in the Demon Palace was captured. He couldn't stand the punishment and revealed the list of disciples hidden in the demon world."
"How did the news get out?"
Gu Tianci glanced at Qu Yaoyao and uttered a name: "It's Qu Jingxian."
"She was just sent to the demon world. Only a few disciples know her identity. Now she is trapped in the demon world and can't get out. After she came back through voice transmission, she can't be contacted."
"What did you say?" Qu Yaoyao was shocked. "Why would Jingxian go to the demon world?"
Qu Jingxian is the second sister of the original owner Qu Yaoyao. When Qu Yaoyao was just reborn, Qu Jingxian was sent to the lower world by Qu Yingsi to recuperate. She could not go home until Qu Yingsi died.
Over the past hundred years, whenever Qu Yaoyao came out of seclusion, Qu Jingxian would come to talk and chat with her. She also often urged her to return to Xingyang Sect and occasionally took Qu Yaoyao to the lower world to play.
Qu Yaoyao was wondering where Qu Jingxian had been these days, but she didn't expect that she would be sent to the demon world.
"Actually..." Gu Tianci's face looked a little strange, and he stammered, "The reason Qu Jingxian went to the demon world was because of your brother. Half a month ago, Qu Yushu was injured by the Yinshan python monster and has not woken up since then. Qu Jingxian went to the demon world to find an antidote."
Qu Yaoyao didn't know how to react, "Brother... is he poisoned?"
"Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"Qu Yushu won't let us tell you." Gu Tianci sighed, "Your second sister is also stubborn. Before she left, she even came to the Immortal Ruins and begged us not to tell you. After all, the Demon Realm is not like other places. It's too dangerous."
Qu Yaoyao was so upset that she didn't care about anything else and went back to Xingyang Sect to see Qu Yushu.
For a hundred years, Qu Yaoyao has hardly ever returned to Xingyang Sect, and Qu Yushu has also been deliberately avoiding Qu Yaoyao because of Qu Yingsi's affairs. The interactions between the two depend entirely on Qu Jingxian, and Qu Jingxian has complained about this for a long time.
Qu Yaoyao also didn't expect that when she saw Qu Yushu again, he was lying weakly on the couch, unconscious, pale and thin.
Qu Yushu was bitten on the neck by the Yinshan Python Monster, and was able to save his life thanks to Mo Xuanxiao's timely treatment. However, the Yinshan Python Monster was evil and liked to practice Gu. Qu Yushu was not only poisoned by him, but also poisoned by him. If he wanted to save his life, he had to find the Yinshan Python Monster.
"Only half a month at most."
The poison in Qu Yushu's body couldn't be delayed; she had to get the antidote as soon as possible. Upon learning that the Yinshan Python, one of the six emissaries of Demon Lord Chao Yuan, resided in the Demon Palace, she had an idea. "Who are you going to send to rescue the trapped disciples this time?"
She looked at Mo Xuanxiao and said firmly, "Count me in."
She has to go to the demon world in person, not only to bring back Qu Jingxian and her fellow disciples safely, but also to find an antidote for Qu Yushu.
The author has something to say: Tu Ling: A female cultivator stole your Snow Coral. Kill her! Kill her!
Chao Yuan: Let her take it if she wants. Just give it to her.
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