Chapter 788 - 378: The Demon Monarch’s Refreshing Directness, Another Encounter with the Little Fiend
Xing Luo did not transmit the latter half of the sentence.
However, upon hearing that Mingyi was dead, Red Lotus was not surprised, just that a trace of worry appeared in his tone.
"Demon Lord, as you predicted, the Golden Core Perfection Cultivator from the Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion is indeed unfathomable. Even with the use of the Tier Three Top Grade Blood Demon Retrospection Yin Talisman, the Cyan Demon Lineage’s fellow disciples couldn’t trace back the events of that day.
Now, Nangong Huan, Gu Qinghe, the Lu Family Corpse Ancestor, and Mingyi are all dead, their souls destroyed, making it impossible even for demonic secret techniques to summon their spirits back. It’s extremely difficult to find direct evidence. Based merely on the words transmitted from Lin Yingyun Mountain, I’m afraid we cannot explain to the Upper Sect."
In Red Lotus’ view, as long as they don’t deploy the entire main force of the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect to attack the other Three Domains, sealing off the exits from the Four Domains wouldn’t be difficult.
Expanding the blockade to encompass a hundred thousand miles, completely preventing that Golden Core Perfection Cultivator from breaking through is also not difficult.
With the Nine Abyss Demon Spirit bestowed by the Demon Monarch, plus the Demon Array granted by the Upper Sect within the Demon Sect, teleportation and guidance is possible within a million miles; no matter how profound that Golden Core Perfection Cultivator’s cultivation is, catching and trapping him would not be difficult.
The difficulty had always been directly facing the Nascent Soul major influences. Without strong evidence proving it was indeed the work of Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion’s cultivators, not even the Upper Sect Demon Monarch could assist them based on hearsay.
Xing Luo impatiently said, "I will negotiate with the Upper Sect. You just need to take care of the matters this seat assigned to you."
"Understood."
Red Lotus, sensing Xing Luo’s impatience, didn’t say anything more.
Yet the worry and hesitation, despite not being directly spoken, were palpable to anyone.
After all, what they had to face was the Nascent Soul major influence.
Xing Luo didn’t explain further, just warned, "Red Lotus, do not let this seat down like Anchaosheng did."
"This subordinate will remember!"
Red Lotus replied fearfully.
...
After Red Lotus’ voice completely disappeared from the hall, Xing Luo slowly closed his eyes, exhaling a heavy breath of gray-white Demonic Qi. However, this exhale only increased the anger between Xing Luo’s brows.
Because the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
If it weren’t for the Golden Core Perfection Cultivator from Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion disrupting things, the Demon Realm in the West Mountain Floating Domain could have been formed before the Domain Lord Tian Lu of West Mountain Floating Domain returned. Once the Demon Realm was formed, coupled with the True Spirit Demon Tree Mother Tree as a base, no one but the Golden Core Perfection Cultivator possessing the Tier Three Top-Grade Zhengyi Qingxuan Grand Array from Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion could challenge it.
"In the end, it was still careless. Who would have thought the people of Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion would dare defy the thousand-year contract of the two great Nascent Soul influences for a True Spirit Demon Tree Mother Tree." Xing Luo spoke angrily before restarting the Demon Array within the hall.
As numerous Yin Spirit Stones and Demonic Qi were consumed by the Demon Array, after a quarter of an hour, the Demon Array finally had a response.
"Demon Lord."
The voice coming from the Demon Array was rather cold and indifferent, unlike the humbleness of Red Lotus. The words "Demon Lord" were more like a title than an honorific.
Xing Luo asked, "How much longer until Tian Lu and his companions break free?"
"At most a year and a half, but during their escape, we can delay them for at least half a year, yet they have four people while we have only three. Killing even one is almost impossible."
"Mm."
After briefly responding, Xing Luo stopped the Demon Array without saying more.
Yet after stopping the Demon Array, Xing Luo swiftly flew deeper into the hall, venturing downward into the deepest part of Floating Demon Mountain.
When he halted, what he saw was a stone cavern guarded by a fearsome humanoid Demon Artifact. The cavern was deep and dark, but to a Golden Core Perfection Cultivator, it was instantly comprehensible. The cavern was deep, but contained only one item.
A black bone token.
A faint, but much stronger than a Golden Core Cultivator’s aura was attached to it, sending chills down anyone’s spine.
Xing Luo directly approached the black bone token, then placed his hand near the mouth of the one-eyed black python coiling around him. The python reluctantly opened its eye, showing a reluctant expression, but as Xing Luo’s cold gaze fell upon it, it obediently wriggled, spitting out a mouthful of pure, life essence-containing Demon Blood. Upon doing so, its aura immediately diminished by thirty percent.
Xing Luo paid it no mind, tossing a Demon Pill to the one-eyed black python, and then used a Demonic Secret Technique to channel that mouthful of pure Demon Blood into the black bone token. However, the black bone token merely discharged a ripple of Demonic Qi and then became unresponsive.
But Xing Luo did not leave.
Instead, he patiently waited.
An hour.
Two hours.
Until the third hour arrived.
A deep voice finally emanated from the black bone token, prompting Xing Luo to bow respectfully, his speaking tone quite deferential.
"Demon Monarch!"
"Mm."
A simple, indifferent voice came from the black bone token.
Xing Luo dared not hesitate, recounting the situation along with the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect’s blockade of the Four Domains, knowing full well the other party was likely already aware of everything. After all, how could matters in the Four Domains escape the notice of the Upper Sect?
Truth be told, Red Lotus’ concerns were not unlike his own.
After all, there was no direct evidence.
He couldn’t show it in front of Red Lotus, but when facing the Upper Sect Demon Monarch, his worry was difficult to conceal.
Therefore, while explaining the situation, he repeatedly mentioned the True Spirit Demon Tree Mother Tree and the Zhengyi Qingxuan Grand Array.
Yet just as Xing Luo was worrying, a voice transmitted from the black bone token, "Do what you wish to do. There aren’t many methods to acquire the True Spirit Demon Tree Mother Tree, but below the Lower Tongtian River, there’s only the Zhengyi Qingxuan Grand Array, so there’s no need to seek evidence."
