The Qingyang Old Tree is too old to ascend, and its root system covers almost half of the Sunset Forest, so it cannot transform into human form like other demons.
From the moment he was planted by the immortal Qingyang in a daze, he has experienced too much. He doesn't care about his own fate, but he is worried about the monsters in the Sunset Forest.
Especially those little ones, their lives have just begun, and they are still so ignorant and naive.
His greatest joy every day was playing with the little cubs, but lately, more and more cubs have been brought in.
"What exactly happened?"
"Uncle Qing..." Bai Xiao looked exhausted, unable to hide his anger and worry.
"Tell me, what else is there that I cannot know?"
"Recently, the demon race outside has been subjected to many inexplicable attacks. Some humans have even come into Sunset Forest to launch sneak attacks. Now everyone is on guard day and night."
What's the human perspective?
"They said their sects were attacked by the demon race first, but I asked around and no race has ever attacked humans on such a large scale. I also checked and found that many people from these sects did indeed die."
"A frame-up? Who exactly wants our demon race to go to war with the human race?"
"Not found."
"Something terrible has happened, Uncle Qing! The Eagle Queen has injured the Eagle King!" A demon rushed in to report in a panic.
"What?" Bai Xiao stood up in astonishment. Hadn't the relationship between him and his wife always been very good? How could they suddenly resort to such violence?
"What exactly happened?"
"Yesterday, the Eagle King discovered a group of humans had infiltrated Sunset Forest and killed many avian race members. The Eagle King went to ask the Eagle Queen on guard what was going on. Unexpectedly, the Eagle Queen suddenly attacked, and the Eagle King had no time to dodge, so..."
"How is Eagle King doing now?"
"He's awake, but he's seriously injured."
"Where is the Queen Eagle?"
"They've been taken into custody."
"She didn't say anything?"
"No, no matter how I ask, she won't say anything."
Uncle Qing pondered for a moment, then said, "Bring her over to have a look."
"yes."
The Queen Eagle was brought by the Eagle King himself. He had no other choice. His partner seemed to have suddenly changed her mind. It would be a lie to say he wasn't heartbroken, after all, they had been together for over a hundred years.
"Uncle Qing, please help me take a look. If there's no way..."
The Eagle King closed his eyes as he spoke: "Then I have no choice but to give the other members of my tribe an explanation."
The old tree used its branches to cover the eagle queen's limbs, and the eagle queen suddenly went berserk, attacking the old tree.
Eagle King looked distressed. He couldn't understand how his beloved partner had suddenly changed.
“She was being controlled, and her actions were not voluntary.”
"Really?" the Eagle King exclaimed excitedly. "Is there any hope for her?"
The old tree sighed, "I can't help it, but if we find the person controlling her, perhaps we can break the cycle."
Bai Xiao suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "You guys mentioned the recent events happening among humans, is it because some of them have also been controlled in this way?"
"You mean, the conflict between the two races is all because of a conspiracy? What exactly is this person trying to do by going to such lengths?"
"It must be because there is something he is plotting in either of the two races. It seems that in order to get out of the current predicament, we must first find the person behind it. I will pass down the order to see if there are any demons in the various races who have suddenly changed like the Eagle Queen recently."
Even Bai Xiao noticed the anomaly, and some people on the human side gradually realized that these kinds of things had been happening a lot lately. Why were the demon race killing so many disciples for no reason?
"The previous corpses were all gone. This one was recently discovered, and there are no signs of damage from monsters on it."
"So, it's possible that all the recent events were framed against the demon race? What's this person's motive?"
"Should we continue our revenge against the demon race?"
“Why not? I think this is a great opportunity.” An elder stepped forward and said, “The demon race holds a great treasure but keeps it from us humans. They should be taught a lesson long ago. Taking advantage of this time when everyone is united, it would be best to bring Sunset Forest into our human territory.”
"Isn't this exactly what the mastermind behind it all did?"
"Ha, no matter how many schemes he has, can he stand against so many of us? Using these dirty tricks only proves that he has no real strength."
"The Second Elder is right. Legend has it that the Qilin has the ability to travel through time and space. If we can make that little Qilin recognize us as its master, will it open the passage to ascension?"
How many cultivators wouldn't be envious of ascension?
The spiritual energy and resources of Qingyang Continent are limited. With their aptitude, it is difficult for them to ascend on their own. But if they go to the Immortal Realm, is there a way to improve their physique?
With this mindset, many humans, even knowing that these murders were not committed by the demon race, still attributed them to the demon race and joined forces with other forces to suppress them.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiuyang burst into laughter: "Laughable humans, you are as despicable as ever."
He truly didn't expect things to go so smoothly. Just wait, you'll pay the price for your selfishness and greed sooner or later.
Unfortunately, things didn't go very smoothly for the demon race. After finally controlling the eagle, they still retained a sliver of rationality and held back at the crucial moment, failing to kill the eagle king.
This is such a shame; his plan would have gone much better if the Eagle Clan hadn't been patrolling the skies.
This is useless; we might as well kill him.
Ultimately, our strength is still a bit lacking; those with slightly higher cultivation levels cannot be fully controlled yet.
What should we do next?
I wonder where Master went. Is he still searching for the inheritance? How pitiful! The inheritance is right here with me! He must be so frustrated to be unable to find it!
Indeed, Qin Taiming's mentality has changed drastically. He will kill anyone who does anything that doesn't go his way.
Having touched the threshold of ascension twice, and failing to achieve it in the end, how could one not be angry?
He is the Sword Master! He is the number one expert on the Qingyang Continent. Who is more qualified than him to receive the inheritance and the Qilin?
Who exactly is it? That consciousness isn't very strong; who actually obtained it?
Thinking about Song Xia and Song Luo, who hadn't appeared recently, he began to have deep suspicions.
Could it be that they took it away during the escape? After all, they had just escaped and were being entangled by those troublesome people, so they had this opportunity.
The more Qin Taiming thought about it, the more suspicious he became. He felt he needed to make a trip to Sunset Forest.
However, that old tree was quite a nuisance; it was too old to be moved and it was meddling in other people's business.
Inside the secret realm, Song Xia and Song Luo never stopped cultivating. Since there were no tribulations in this world, they didn't know what level they had reached. They only felt that their meridians and dantian were expanding every day, and the spiritual energy in their meridians was growing stronger day by day.
The two often clashed. At first, Song Luo was no match for him, but decades later, he is now able to fight Song Xia to a draw.
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