Chapter 122 Demon Realm 3: The Legendary Qingyun Sect
Xu Xing had already crafted a magical artifact for teleporting items while he was in the Netherworld. He left one in Su Jing's storage bag, and that guy probably hasn't discovered it yet.
The outside world already knows that martial artists and low-level cultivators have been exploited by the demons' elixirs, and they must have already taken some measures. She has done all she can; the rest is up to the elders of each race.
However, Xu Xing was not idle after being imprisoned in the Demon Realm. Although other alchemists could also refine the Detoxification Pill after its formula was published, she was worried that the Demons were too fast and that the speed at which they could refine the antidote could not keep up with their speed of poisoning. Therefore, she continued to use her spatial abilities to refine the Detoxification Pill.
Unfortunately, the magic artifact is currently restricted and cannot be used to send the pills out; they can only be temporarily stored in the space.
It must be said that since the existence of the Void Space, although he knew that alchemy and weapon crafting within it wouldn't increase experience or cultivation, Xu Xing still inevitably experienced some...
I've become complacent...
In truth, Xu Xing's alchemy and weapon crafting speed was extremely fast, so most of his days since embarking on cultivation had been quite easy. The last time he spent so much time refining pills day and night was during those years in the Netherworld.
She unceremoniously blamed the demons for making her busy again, saying it was all their fault for causing trouble every day.
She couldn't even refine the "Immortal Condensation Pill," a pill that greatly enhances the user's cultivation by burning away lifespan, and she didn't know how the demons came up with it.
Yu Jingzi was unaware of Xu Xing's actions in the space. In his view, the little snake, which had been locked up, seemed excessively indifferent.
She was, after all, a young female cultivator, yet she remained so calm and composed, which truly impressed Yu Jingzi.
Little did they know that Xu Xing, though seemingly calm and composed, had actually lost his senses and was daydreaming.
Sigh, my senior brother must be very worried about my sudden disappearance. I need to find a way to get out of here as soon as possible, as I still need to refine the Resurrection Pill for my father.
Suddenly remembering something, Xu Xing naturally extended his left hand towards Yu Jingzi, "Where's the puppet I made for you last time?"
Her attitude towards Yu Jingzi, the fake mastermind and true dragon clan fanboy, changed from the past. Her casual tone made Yu Jingzi somewhat dazed.
Although he cannot leave the Demon Realm, he is at least a collaborator of the Demon Clan on the surface. He must be of a higher status than Xu Xing, who is a prisoner.
"Hurry up!"
Seeing that he didn't move, Xu Xing urged him on.
Yu Jingzi had no choice but to take out the puppet. "Aren't you afraid at all?"
For some reason, being locked up here as well, he couldn't stand Xu Xing's leisurely demeanor and always wanted to expose her "pretense".
Xu Xing lowered his head and fiddled with the puppet, speaking with righteous indignation, "What's there to be afraid of? If the sky falls, Master will hold it up. Master and Senior Brother will definitely come to save me."
Yu Jingzi chuckled briefly, then suddenly raised his hand, as if wanting to touch Xu Xing's eyes.
Xu Xing nimbly dodged, then glared at him warily, "Don't you dare be disrespectful to your elders!"
Yu Jingzi narrowed her eyes, her voice carrying a strange rhythm, "What if these eyes of yours were gouged out of Fu Shuang's body? You weren't the first Dragon Ball container they tested; she was."
"You know that Fu Shuang once swept through the demon realm with a single sword strike, right? Do you know exactly how many demons she killed back then?"
"Her hands are already stained with blood. You don't naively think she's a selfless and good teacher, do you?"
Yu Jingzi stared intently into Xu Xing's eyes, trying to see panic and suspicion, but the other man simply blinked and asked, "Them? Who are they?"
Xu Xing automatically filtered out what she wanted to hear from Yu Jingzi's words. She ignored the bad things about her master and instead focused on a few specific words, pursuing them relentlessly.
"Weren't you the Demon King back then? How come the demon race was infiltrated and riddled with holes by other forces? You were such a useless Demon King. Could it be that your failure to transcend the tribulation was also a setup?"
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Cunning little snake!
Having failed to entice him, and instead being tricked into revealing information, Yu Jingzi was extremely frustrated. She simply turned her head away, not wanting to say another word to Xu Xing.
Seeing his reaction, Xu Xing smiled slightly.
Oh dear, it seems I guessed right again!
Perhaps it's a racial trait, but these demons are all incredibly gullible. Even Yu Jingzi, the former demon king, seems utterly naive. He clearly longs to return and see Sheng Qing, yet he keeps shouting about reclaiming the throne. No wonder Sheng Qing has countless male favorites, yet Yu Jingzi still holds no place among them.
"It seems you two get along well."
A deep voice suddenly sounded, and before anyone knew it, another person had appeared in the room.
Upon seeing the familiar black robe, Xu Xing's smile faded slightly. "Senior Feng, I have long admired your name."
"Really? I thought you hadn't heard much about me from the disciples of the Jade Cloud Sect or Shen Du."
Feng Zhun lowered his hood, a friendly smile on his handsome face. "I have long admired your reputation, Master Xu."
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"Have the surrounding demon sects prepare. In three days, we will cross the sea and deliver the large batch of Demon Blood Poison Pills and Immortal Condensation Pills we have just refined to the demon and human realms."
"Demon Lord, I've heard that a human alchemist has created a poison-removing pill that can even cure poisoning. I'm afraid we..."
Do you think they detoxify faster or poison faster?
Xiao Mu, sitting at the head of the table, said coldly, "As long as we create chaos in the human and demon realms, our puppet army will naturally be able to occupy a place on the rich shore of the sea."
Why should the demon race be confined to the barren demon realm?
They want the demon realm, where spiritual herbs abound, and the human realm, rich in spiritual energy—they want them all!
When the Demon Lord returns to the world in the body of a true dragon, every corner of the Spirit Martial Continent will become the territory of the Demon Race!
Outside the Demon Realm, the poison of demonic blood has broken out in full force, and many low-level disciples of various sects have been affected. In addition, many low-level disciples have taken a "Condensing Immortal Pill" that is said to enable martial artists to cultivate, but in reality consumes the lifespan of cultivators.
The human and demon races were thrown into turmoil. Countless demon soldiers, along with puppet cultivators under their control, attempted to cross the sea, and a great war was imminent.
But at that moment, the monsters in the deep sea suddenly attacked the demon forces along the coast.
The sea beasts swarmed out, turning the surrounding demon lairs upside down. Forced into a corner, the demons sought out a member of their race who understood beast language, and finally comprehended what the enraged sea beasts were saying.
"Hand over our youngest child!"
What do you mean, "youngest child"?
Although demons occasionally hunt sea beasts, sea beasts also eat demons!
Life and death are preordained, and the two sides have never fought a major war. Why are the sea monsters suddenly getting involved at this critical juncture?
The demons were bewildered and somewhat guilty by the sea beast's unprovoked attack. Could it be that some clueless demon had mistakenly captured a sea beast of considerable status?
But even if they did it, so what? They're just lowly beastmen. They can even control magical beasts, so why would they be afraid of a tiny sea beast?
The ever-arrogant demons not only failed to search for the little sea beast, but also insisted that the sea beast was colluding with the demon and human races. Thus, before attacking the demon and human realms, the demons actually started fighting the sea beast themselves.
While the demons and sea beasts were locked in a fierce battle, on the other side of the sea, the deer and snake clans, representing the entire demon realm, had reached a cooperation agreement with the human immortal alliance.
Alchemists from both the human and demon races are working tirelessly to refine antidote pills, aiming to minimize the losses of the alliance before the great battle.
The most popular among cultivators was a type of pill with an "x" symbol engraved on the bottle, which originated from Shuiyun Immortal Capital. Master Xu, who refined this pill, was a guest elder of Shuiyun Immortal Capital.
Although other alchemists' detoxifying pills can also neutralize the poison of demonic blood and the toxicity of immortality pills, only Master Xu's pills can neutralize the poison of these pills.
Currently, there are two hot topics among the cultivators: one is what the demon race intends to do; the other is what Master Xu's true identity is.
As the discussion progressed, opinions varied. All they knew was that this mysterious Master Xu was said to be from the Qingyun Sect, yet no one had ever heard of this sect before…
The Jade Cloud Sect's failure to acquire Xu Xing, who had the potential to become a Grandmaster-level alchemist, has created a different kind of excitement.
Immortal Venerable Linghua ordered a thorough investigation of the sect. The matter of Zhai Yuzhi, the dean of the Immortal Academy who was possessed in his early years, attempting to destroy the immortal path of the new generation of disciples with demonic blood was brought up again, which also implicated many cultivators who were very likely demonic spies.
A major purge was taking place within the sect, but the few hundred cultivators who had access to the Spirit Network were engaged in heated discussions on the forum.
"What kind of sect is the Qingyun Sect? Have you ever heard of it?"
"What the Qingyun Sect is is no longer important; what is important is that Master Xu will never return."
"I have a friend in the demon realm who said that Master Xu is no longer in the demon realm."
"I've been lurking for a long time. Why are you all always discussing Xu Xing, this five-elemental-root cultivator who was expelled from the Jade Cloud Sect? Can you talk about something meaningful? Don't you know that a new war between immortals and demons is very likely to break out soon? Also, the sect leader ordered a thorough investigation into the demon spies, but instead of letting Hall Master Kan Yuansi handle it, he let the former Hall Master Jin Chu handle it. Is there going to be another change in the Punishment Hall?"
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After this post was published, the previously lively forum quieted down considerably.
Just as the inner disciple who had replied was about to continue his long post, he suddenly saw the light screen on his mind flash, and the next moment, the forum interface disappeared, and he could no longer view or reply to the post.
"This guy is just trying to take advantage of the chaos! Master Xu has already left, and he still wants to take the opportunity to belittle him. It's despicable!"
Tong Yuanbai jabbed hard at the light screen, directly shutting down the disciple's access to the Spirit Network.
Master Xu initially granted him and Wang Lianhua administrator privileges in the hope that they could better manage the disciples' speech as the spiritual energy gradually covered the entire Yuxiao Sect. Unfortunately, after she left, the number of spiritual energy points never increased, and Tong and Wang never used these privileges.
Most of the first batch of disciples with spiritual potential held Master Xu in high regard. Even those who disagreed in their hearts were wise enough not to say anything about the spiritual network she had created. Tong Yuanbai never expected that his role as "administrator" would actually be useful. Master Xu was his benefactor, and he would never allow anyone to belittle her!
Upon hearing that Master Xu had gone to the Qingyun Sect, Tong Yuanbai put down his spiritual senses and sighed deeply.
He just didn't know where the Qingyun Sect was. If he had the chance, he would like to go there with Master Xu...
With the closure of the "Everything for Sale" shop, the rule requiring inner and outer disciples to team up to buy pills naturally disappeared. The relationship between inner and outer disciples, which had been gradually improving, has now returned to its former clear-cut distinction.
This Jade Cloud Sect is utterly boring.
Besides cultivating, Tong Yuanbai now spends his time reminiscing with the Xi siblings and other disciples who used to manage the shop. Occasionally, he goes to Leyuan City to visit the children that Master Xu brought back; they are now teenagers.
By the way, thinking of those seven children, Tong Yuanbai decided to go to Leyuan City, but the courtyard was deserted.
"Master Tong, what brings you here?"
The cook, now the new owner of the courtyard, was sweeping fallen leaves. Upon seeing him, she was very polite, "Half a month ago, Immortal Master Nanye took the children away, saying he was going to take them to the Qingyun Sect. Didn't you know?"
Tong Yuanbai walked out of the courtyard, looking utterly dejected.
He pondered the situation, realizing that he had never dared to contact Xu Xing before, fearing he might disturb her, but now he couldn't resist.
The sect that Master Xu is willing to go to must be very, very good.
With a thought, a spiritual message entered and reached Xu Xing, who was far away in the Demon Realm.
"Master Xu, where is your Qingyun Sect located? What are the requirements for recruiting disciples? If possible, I would like to join."
Xu Xing, who was temporarily unable to see the spiritual secrets, was unaware that she hadn't done anything yet. She had simply given her future sect a name that would help it rise to great heights and told Zhu Fangyun about it.
Even when the sect's establishment was at zero progress, many cultivators had already developed a longing for the "Qingyun Sect" because of her...
Meanwhile, the Immortal Alliance was located in the Central Continent of the Human Realm.
The cultivator responsible for publishing the Myriad Manifestations Ranking was quickly flipping through the content that cultivators from various sects wanted to publish.
Why are so many people asking about the Qingyun Sect lately?
The cultivator muttered a few words, completely baffled. He then gathered the countless spiritual messages in his palm, his entire body glowing white, and rushed to the main pavilion, wanting to find out where the Qingyun Sect was located.
"Qingyun Sect? I checked it out yesterday after hearing about it, and there is no such sect at all. It should be a hidden immortal sect that has not been registered with the Immortal Alliance."
The senior brother in charge of registering sect information yawned out of boredom.
Just then, a long-tailed bird with fiery red feathers flew over, put down a piece of paper it was carrying in its beak, and dropped a bag of spirit stones.
This is the Vermilion Bird used by the demon race for external communication. It has not appeared in the human realm for a long time since the demon realm was sealed off.
The cultivator who came to check the records raised his hand and took the thin piece of paper that exuded a frosty aura. "New sect registration application?"
What kind of time is this? Who would establish a clan at this critical juncture?
Sect: Qingyun Sect
Location: To be determined
Sect Leader: Xu Xing
Applicant: Fu Shuang
The two cultivators from the Immortal Alliance looked at each other in bewilderment.
Therefore, the Qingyun Sect, which had become somewhat famous in the Lingwu Continent as the Detoxification Pill spread throughout the world, did not even have a proper sect address.
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Author's Note: Xu Xu: Regarding the matter that I'm still imprisoned, and my sect, which doesn't even exist, has already become famous...
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