The wind was howling and the waves were surging.
The armies of humans and demons faced each other on the twelfth sea, with the two sides on the verge of a war.
The battle just now seemed to have passed in a flash, the situation changing so swiftly that the demon race was completely unprepared. The demon lord Xing Wei stared grimly at the human race. Although he alone was enough to deal with Qi Luo and the other two Mahayana cultivators, they were clearly at a disadvantage.
Jin Li's disappearance not only brought a sharp drop in the strength of the demon clan, but also a blow to their confidence.
Although Xing Wei wasn't as clever and cunning as Yin Ji, he wasn't stupid either. Faced with this situation, his first reaction was to retreat, temporarily giving up the Twelfth Sea and waiting for the other Demon Lords and the demon army to arrive before taking action in the Eleventh Sea.
Faced with the demon tribe's full retreat, the human race did not pursue them.
This battle seemed to be a victory for the human race, but it was a very tiring victory. Luo Jianqing quickly found Venerable Yuqingzi and explained his purpose of coming to her, and also explained that Xuan Lingzi was heading to Taihua Mountain to retrieve the secret treasure.
Venerable Yuqingzi nodded gently and said, "It's good that you've come now. Jianqing, I haven't seen you in eight years. I didn't expect you to have already reached the level of Half-Step Crossing the Tribulation. You're only seventy years old, yet you've already achieved such a level of cultivation. You're truly unparalleled. With the addition of the Bright Light Green Jade Pearl, you'll be a major force on the battlefield between the two clans."
Luo Jianqing smiled calmly and said, "My strength is still too low. Master still won't allow me to take the step of overcoming the tribulation."
Yu Qingzi shook her head at first, then nodded. She raised her eyes and gazed deeply at the empty sea. The sea breeze blew, and the sound of waves crashing against the shore filled her ears. Yu Qingzi sighed and said, "Junior Brother Xuan Lingzi's idea is not without reason. We have a genius in the human race these days, and we need one more. We can't afford any more deaths."
Hearing this, Luo Jianqing's heart suddenly tightened. It was as if a tiny needle was pricking his mind, causing a slight pain. Each stab didn't go deep, but the pain was intense. His voice was hoarse, and after a moment's thought, he asked, "Master, has anyone... perished?"
Yu Qingzi said: "Alas, you came at the right time and didn't see it. It was from the Demonic Palace..."
"The Palace Master has passed away." A hoarse and dull voice sounded behind Luo Jianqing.
Luo Jianqing immediately turned around and saw that the Demonic Palace's chief steward, who had been crying heartbreakingly just a moment ago, had now wiped away his tears and looked at him calmly. Qi Luo walked up to Luo Jianqing and nodded gently. Then he looked at Yu Qingzi and said, "The first step of the plan has been successful, so let's start the second step."
Yu Qingzi said: "That's right, just wait for Junior Brother Xuan Lingzi to come."
Luo Jianqing looked at the scene in confusion, as if there was fire burning in his throat, but he couldn't utter a word.
It wasn't until everyone returned that Luo Jianqing heard about the massive plan from Venerable Yuqingzi. The human race had never before devised such a thorough and complex plan. From the very beginning, they had set up a grand scheme for the demon race. Every subsequent step required careful consideration, aiming to draw the demon race in completely.
Why do so many things and take so long to think about them?
Because this time, what humanity needs is not a short-term victory, but long-term peace.
Only by truly suppressing the demon race and leaving them with no power to fight back can we achieve peace.
Venerable Yuqingzi only briefly described the general situation and ordered Luo Jianqing to swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao that he would never reveal the matter.
However, after Luo Jianqing finished his oath, he stared at Yu Qingzi in a daze and asked in a hoarse voice, "Uncle Master, has the Demon Lord...really fallen?"
There was a look of confusion on his handsome face, and his beautiful phoenix eyes widened slightly. Even now, Luo Jianqing still found it difficult to accept this fact.
Why did everyone tell him that the Demon Lord had fallen as soon as he arrived?
Seeing him like this, Venerable Yuqingzi didn't think too much about it, but just sighed and said, "Yes, the Demon Lord has indeed fallen. The first step of the plan is to trap the Demon Lord Jinli. Mo Qianqiu once practiced a secret technique called 'Stealing the Sky and Substituting the Day'. This secret technique requires extremely high practice, and it seems that no one except him has successfully practiced it. He used this secret technique to trap Jinli for nearly two hundred years. Junior Brother Xuanlingzi may be able to severely injure Jinli, but he cannot trap him. Mo Qianqiu is indeed excellent in formation."
After a pause, Venerable Yuqingzi said as if reminiscing, "If Fellow Daoist Fengsi were still here, I think this battle would be much easier."
After Yu Qingzi finished saying this, he went to discuss things with other fellow Taoists, leaving Luo Jianqing alone there, staring blankly.
Speaking of which, this feeling was quite strange. Luo Jianqing didn't actually have much communication with the Demon Lord. The biggest connection between them was that the Demon Lord's disciple, Mo Qiu, was Luo Jianqing's lifelong friend. Furthermore, eight years ago, the Demon Lord had ridiculed Luo Jianqing's unfounded thoughts and flatly denied his speculation.
However, Luo Jianqing felt a sense of distress in his heart, as if something was hidden. He could not see or touch it, but it must be there.
That evening, Luo Jianqing found Qi Luo and hesitated for a long time before asking, "Senior, who is Mo Qiu...?"
Qi Luo looked at Luo Jianqing calmly. Under the bright light of the night pearl, her face was stern and she said calmly, "Mo Qiu is Mo Qiu, the Palace Master's apprentice. What else do you want to ask?"
Luo Jianqing returned home in defeat.
He naturally didn't know that, that same day, the Qin brothers, guarding the Demonic Dao Palace, and the enchantress Yunxiang, arriving from Guiyuan Sect, all bowed westward. Qin Guihe was clearly more emotional. Even after two thousand years, he couldn't hide his feelings, and he couldn't help but shed tears. Qin Siyi could only comfort him.
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