Chapter 38 A Search That Never Ends
After the group that had been traveling with him on the wrong path split up, the other two Purple Demons led more people than him, and their aptitude was relatively worse, so their progress was slower.
Qilu had met the Endless Lord, but after being assigned a temporary residence, most of the Purple Demons transformed into their true forms and cultivated in the pure sea.
Such a high-quality environment is rare, and everyone cherishes it and is reluctant to waste time playing there.
After the Purple Demon manifests its true form, their appearances are all very similar, making it difficult to distinguish one from another, unless they have a close personal relationship and will exchange teardrops.
The Purple Demon's tears contain its own vitality and spiritual power, possessing its own unique aura.
As the leader of the rebels, the Endless Lord naturally could not exchange tears with any of his followers.
Even those who have followed him for many years on the wrong path would not be able to find him among the more than two hundred Purple Demons.
Qilu could only pretend to be an ordinary contestant and let the organizers arrange accommodation for him.
More than 200 Purple Demons who came to participate in the competition were temporarily assigned to a pristine sea area of about 3,000 square meters.
After all, they were purple demons, so they received very generous treatment, with each person being allocated a water area of 15 square meters.
These waters are separated by reefs, and bamboo tower solar distillers have been built there.
This was a suggestion made by Feather Fan. The reason for building this distiller for them was not only that the Purple Demons should enjoy higher treatment, but also that they should learn how to build this device.
After they leave the Great Abyss Sea, they may be able to promote this device.
The Dust Continent is vast, and it's impossible for her and Xi'er to purify it piece by piece.
We must get everyone involved in learning, mobilize everyone's strength, and improve their own living environment.
At this moment, Qilu, like all the purple demons who saw the bamboo tower, was shocked by the device's purifying ability.
Although it appears to distill water vapor very slowly, this device is very simple to build and can be quickly popularized as long as the bamboo tower material is available.
As Qilu was pondering what raw materials could replace the bamboo tower, he sensed a green light flashing on the astrolabe in his hand.
This is one of the functions that the lord demonstrated before. When the green light flashes on the star chart, it means that the lord will send someone to deliver a message.
The flashing red light is a signal for a unified attack.
Looking at the flashing green light in front of him, Qilu was a little nervous, but more excited.
The lord has sent someone to deliver the message. Even if the messenger is just a lowly lackey, he can at least help his master uncover a traitor hiding in the Great Abyss.
This sea area is the gathering place for the Purple Demons who are competing, and the passageways in the middle are built with reefs.
The passageway is flanked by private waters belonging to each individual. To visit acquaintances or neighbors, one must first obtain the owner's permission by speaking into their voice before entering the private waters; otherwise, it will be considered a provocation.
Everyone is a participant and will not easily provoke disputes, so apart from those who are on good personal terms, no one will rashly send messages, and no one will directly trespass into someone else's waters.
At this moment, green light flashed, and Qilu opened all five senses, waiting for the messenger to arrive.
Under his tense gaze, a familiar figure finally appeared on the rocky passage.
Qi Lu was stunned when he saw the pair of sword-like eyebrows with their slanted sideburns, and the narrow, piercing purple eyes beneath them.
It was the Endless Lord himself who came!
He was just worried about not being able to find him, but it was like finding a needle in a haystack!
After the initial surprise, tension returned to the detour.
Could it be that the Endless Lord... discovered his betrayal? But that seems impossible.
The young master entered the Great Abyss Sea in secret; he had already separated from them before entering.
It's normal that his subordinates didn't appear here, since they were all Blue Demons and Green Demons, and weren't qualified to enter this sea area.
Qi Lu suppressed his nervousness and unease, and respectfully bowed to the newcomer: "Your subordinate greets the Great Chief! Why... have you come in person?"
To distinguish them from their followers, the Endless Lord made them call him Great Leader, while they, the Purple Demons, were called Leaders.
"I'm here because I have a question. The astrological chart shows that you were moving at an unusually fast pace during the last leg of your journey. Could you please explain it to me?"
The Endless Lord spoke gently, with a smile on his face, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
"Reporting to the Great Chief, I unexpectedly encountered the Goddess Bai Xi. When she heard that I had come to participate in the competition, she offered me a ride on her spirit boat and gave me a ride," Qi Lu replied earnestly.
This was an excuse he had prepared long ago, since he arrived much earlier than the others after his group split up.
Since the Great Leader's natal chart can detect the position of each of their sub-astrological charts, it is bound to be able to detect his anomaly.
"You actually boarded that otherworldly little girl's spirit boat? Then why didn't you take the opportunity to capture her?" The Endless Lord's gaze suddenly turned as sharp as a blade, as if it wanted to pierce through him.
Before this, Qilu had never seen the Endless Lord with this expression.
In his memory, the Endless Lord had never shown such an extremely unfriendly aura towards his followers.
Seeing the surprised expressions on his subordinates' faces, the Endless Lord finally realized that he had lost control of his emotions.
"I'm sorry! I was too hasty. But this little girl is very important to Zi Ling. If we can capture her alive, she will definitely become an important bargaining chip for us."
"It's such a pity to have missed this opportunity," the Endless Lord hurriedly explained.
"Great Chief, it's not that I didn't want to capture her. At the time, she was purifying a body of water where there were dozens of tribespeople."
As you know, those lower-ranking tribespeople hold the goddess Bai Xi in the highest esteem, as she is able to purify their waters.
If I were to capture her, they would definitely spread the word unless I killed all those people.
Killing dozens of clansmen at once is a grave sin, and I will feel guilty for the rest of my life.
Later, after I sat in her spirit boat, I discovered that she had two transformed contracted beasts beside her.
"With just myself and a dozen or so Blue Demons and Green Demons, I have absolutely no chance of winning if we really started fighting, so I have no choice but to give up."
The words of Qilu were a mixture of truth and falsehood, but that was precisely why they were more credible. When the Endless Lord heard them, although he complained that Qilu was too timid, he couldn't find any fault with them.
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