Guan Kong gave Lu Yi and the other little golden crows a good beating and then returned to Hu Le's side.
However, none of the demon soldiers hidden in the void dared to show themselves...
"Alright! We should leave now."
Hu Le remained noncommittal about Guan Kong's actions, simply giving a brief instruction. Guan Kong then picked up the reins again, leading the white ox towards the inland wilderness.
In Tang Valley, the little golden crows lay sprawled out under the hibiscus tree.
They appeared to be seriously injured, but Guan Kong had acted with great restraint. They were not in mortal danger; they were just bruised and swollen and unable to stand up for a short time.
"That vile woman! What's wrong with her! Why is she attacking us for no reason!"
Lu Jiu finally caught his breath and said, both angry and aggrieved.
"Cough cough..."
Hearing Xiao Jiu's complaints, Lu Yi coughed twice, his voice filled with embarrassment.
"Wait a minute, brother, that guy seems to have come with you? Did you offend her somehow?" Lu Liu, being the smartest, was the first to react.
When Lu Liu asked him, Lu Yi did not hide anything and immediately recounted what had happened.
Finally, he said aggrievedly, "Who knew that Xuanxiang would be so petty..."
"Hey, brother, I'm not talking about you. You could have just pretended not to see it. Why did you have to hum and offend him like that?"
"Now look what's happened, you've dragged your brothers down with you." Lu Jiu grumbled.
What else could Lu Yi do but give a bitter smile? He had only caused trouble for himself and dragged his brothers into it...
...
Above Tang Valley, once Hu Le and his disciples had gone far away, the demon soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and all looked at the leading demon god.
What should we do next?
He was being gestured to make a decision.
Even the demon god hadn't expected to encounter such a thing. What could he do besides curse his bad luck?
As for what to do next?
He probably only has two paths to choose from.
One option is to immediately go to the Sun Palace to apologize to Emperor Jun. He'll likely face a severe punishment, and Emperor Jun might even kill him in a fit of anger.
Secondly, they could simply go all the way and betray the demon race, fleeing far away, which might allow them to escape punishment.
But this thought only lingered in his mind before he abandoned it.
A wisp of his primordial spirit is still on the demon-summoning banner; even if he tries to escape, where can he go?
As long as Di Jun raises the Demon-Summoning Banner and follows that wisp of primordial spirit, even if he escapes into the chaos, he still cannot escape Di Jun's grasp.
After much thought, the best course of action is to honestly confess to Dijun; perhaps there's still a glimmer of hope.
Thinking of the Demon-Summoning Banner, the Demon God couldn't help but hate the Goddess Nuwa to the core. If she hadn't crafted this supreme treasure, why would he have had to grovel before Emperor Jun and beg for his life?
I believe that not only him, but all those named on the Demon-Summoning Banner probably have similar thoughts to him.
It's just that everyone's lives are in the hands of those three demon emperors, so they have to suppress their resentment and dare not show it...
Next, the demon god mustered his courage and led his army away from the East Sea, flying straight towards the Sun Palace...
...
Hu Le and his disciples safely made their way out of the East Sea and then flew towards Zhou Mountain.
Not long after, when they passed by a sacred mountain, a ball of five-colored light suddenly rose from the mountain, followed by countless rays of light and auspicious colors.
"Wow, what a stroke of luck! Could it be that a primordial spiritual treasure has been born in the mountains?" Guan Kong stood in the clouds, gazing intently into the mountains.
Hu Le neither confirmed nor denied this, saying, "Whether it is true or not, we'll find out when we get there."
"Alright." Guan Kong led the white ox into the mountains and headed towards the rising sun.
Such a commotion had already attracted the attention of the nearby cultivators.
They came from all directions, some riding auspicious clouds, others enveloped in demonic winds, and still others swarming in on streaks of light.
As soon as the crowd arrived, the rosy glow intensified, and auspicious clouds formed, spreading across the sky.
Seeing this, Guan Kong couldn't help but ask curiously, "Teacher, could you have foreseen what kind of magical treasure is about to be born, and why is there such a great phenomenon?"
Hu Le's mind stirred, sensing something. He didn't answer Guan Kong's question, but instead swept his indifferent eyes over the treasure hunters with a half-smile.
Some of them were born into the demon race, some were disciples of the Xuanmen sect, some were rogue cultivators, and a few clearly practiced Western Taoist methods.
Seeing that Hu Le did not answer, Guan Kong was about to ask again.
Just then, a mountain peak below suddenly exploded, and a refreshing fragrance quickly spread and entered everyone's nostrils.
At the same time, a crimson light slowly rose from the mountain.
Looking around, Guan Kong discovered that it was actually a ninth-grade blood-red lotus flower.
Because she was too far away, the fragrance only reached her nose when she saw the blood-red lotus bloom.
Suddenly, she felt a pang of distraction, and for some reason, she was filled with greed for the lotus flower, as if she wanted to rush up and snatch it away.
However, just as her greed was at its peak, the twelfth-grade Pure White Lotus within her body slightly turned, sending out a cool aura that flowed into her spiritual platform.
Her mind suddenly cleared, and the greed in her heart melted away as quickly as ice and snow.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to examine the lotus flower closely. She then exclaimed in surprise, "This...this looks like the Karmic Fire Red Lotus! Teacher, didn't you say that the Karmic Fire Red Lotus grows in a sea of blood? How come there's one here?"
Hu Le laughed and said, "Hehe, couldn't it be that someone deliberately transplanted it here?"
"Ah? Is that so?"
Guan Kong was even more surprised this time...
At that moment, the cultivators and demons who came to search for treasure were all partially confused by the fragrance of the lotus, and their wisdom was also taken over by greed.
They swarmed towards the lotus flower, and then began to scramble for it.
In just a moment, chaos erupted below.
Seeing this, Guan Kong, recalling Hu Le's earlier words, immediately tried to ask, "Teacher, are you saying that someone deliberately placed this lotus here? What exactly does he want to do?"
"What are we doing?" Hu Le pointed with his bamboo staff at the cultivators fighting below. "Of course, we want them to kill each other, so that the red lotus can be nourished and refined with blood and death."
"Ah! There are such people? How wicked they are!"
Guan Kong frowned slightly and couldn't help but rebuke her.
However, no sooner had she finished speaking than an angry voice suddenly rang in her ears.
"Hmph! Junior! How utterly rude!"
The next instant, a streak of blood-red light descended from the sky and struck Guan Kong.
Caught off guard, Guan Kong only had time to raise his hand and release a ball of white light that spread out above his head.
This white light originates from the twelfth-grade Pure White Lotus and possesses extremely powerful protective abilities.
However, that red light seemed to be something extraordinary, as it instantly shattered the white light and slammed heavily onto Guan Kong's head.
Hu Le, sitting atop the white ox, simply watched with a smile and made no move to stop it...
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