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Yet as a master, Qingyue Fairy, who protects her own, must save her disciple despite the trouble he has stirred up.
“Dark AnChen Demon Monarch, since it was Dantai Meng who struck first and she was no match, you can’t blame my disciple. Now that you’ve rescued her and retrieved the Dao Artifact, why not call it even and leave this matter in the past, and we each go our separate ways? What do you think?”
With her hand on the sword, Qingyue Fairy intended to protect Lu Changsheng.
“Since you’ve spoken, I can let him go. Miss, let’s return to the Demon Realm to discuss further.”
The Dark AnChen Demon Monarch seemed to be extremely wary of Qingyue Fairy, persuading Dantai Meng to return to the Demon Realm.
“Alright.”
While Dantai Meng didn’t understand why Dark AnChen Demon Monarch was so afraid of Qingyue Fairy, she knew that Qingyue Fairy’s power was even greater than his, and a wise man does not court danger.
Before leaving with the Dark AnChen Demon Monarch, Dantai Meng glared fiercely at Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng ignored Dantai Meng’s threats.
Lu Changsheng was truly not afraid of contemporaries like Dantai Meng; what he dreaded were those who had been cultivating for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years.
Behind Dantai Meng was the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, whom even Qingyue Fairy had to show some courtesy.
“We must leave quickly, or if we anger the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, even I cannot protect you,” said Qingyue Fairy.
Qingyue Fairy also left with Lu Changsheng.
She could intimidate the Dark AnChen Demon Monarch, but she was unable to contend with the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable who stood behind him.
“Just how powerful is the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable?”
On the way back to Jinglong Mountain, Lu Changsheng spoke with Qingyue Fairy.
Qingyue Fairy surely knew the strength of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable.
“Originally, the Mother of the Yaochi led the experts of Yaochi into the Demon Realm from the Nine Nether to rescue her disciple, but they were ambushed by the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable and the Demon Realm’s experts. The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable personally killed two Ancestor-level experts from Yaochi. If not for the Mother of the Yaochi wielding the Undyed Cloud Realm Banner and setting up the Cloud Realm Great Formation, which is impervious to all laws, the people of the Yaochi Holy Land would not have been able to hold out until the reinforcements from the Immortal Realm arrived. After the Immortal Realm’s reinforcements rescued the Mother of the Yaochi, the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable defeated experts such as Lin Xuantong and Immortal Changliu, forcing the Immortal Realm’s forces to flee with the remaining experts of the Yaochi Holy Land out of the Demon Realm. The demon might of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable was unmatched, showcasing his formidable strength,” recounted Qingyue Fairy with the details of the past events. Read exclusive adventures at My Virtual Library Empire
Lu Changsheng was even more astounded.
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable was indeed fearsome, having killed two Ancestors of the Yaochi Holy Land. Even when Immortal Realm’s geniuses like Lin Xuantong and Immortal Changliu joined forces, they could not prevail over the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable.
Even though at that time Lin Xuantong, Immortal Changliu, and others were not as adept in their cultivation as they are now, the fact that so many Immortal Realm experts were defeated by the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable and forced to flee the Demon Realm speaks volumes about his overwhelming demonic might.
No wonder Dantai Meng was so arrogant; she indeed had a powerful backer.
“Then why does Master choose to stay in a small place like Jinglong Mountain, and why do you conceal your cultivation level?”
Qin Kai realized that Qingyue Fairy was not as simple as he had imagined.
Qingyue Fairy had been practicing for a million years, yet always remained at the pinnacle of the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm.
For someone with Qingyue Fairy’s talents, this was certainly unusual.
It made sense for the Demon Race’s long-lived individuals like King of Chaos and Nine Spirits King to practice for a million years and still be within the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm.
As expected, Qingyue Fairy had hidden her strength, but Lu Changsheng was not clear on the reasons behind it.
Qingyue Fairy had a trace of melancholy in her expression: “I was exiled here.”
Exiled?
Lu Changsheng was momentarily taken aback.
How could someone like Qingyue Fairy, with her cultivation level and having absorbed the Wuji True Fire, be exiled?
“Who exactly caused Master to be exiled to this place?”
“You needn’t ask further about this matter; knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing for you.”
Qingyue Fairy was unwilling to mention it further, so Lu Changsheng also did not continue to inquire.
“Since Master has been exiled to Jinglong Mountain, it must not have been chosen at random. Jinglong Mountain is close to the Nine Nether forbidden area, so most likely, Master’s responsibility is to monitor the movements of the Nine Nether Abyss, which is why you appeared here promptly after the Dark AnChen Demon Monarch entered the Immortal Realm,” Lu Changsheng surmised based on the current situation.
Even though Qingyue Fairy did not reveal it, Lu Changsheng was still able to deduce part of the inside story.
Qingyue Fairy took another long look at her disciple.
This disciple really had a clear head.
Lu Changsheng had tricked Dantai Meng and almost used Dantai Meng’s Dao Artifact to critically injure the Dark AnChen Demon Monarch, and now he had even surmised Qingyue Fairy’s purpose for cultivating on Jinglong Mountain.
“The Primordial Holy Land oversees the Demon-Suppressing Pass, monitoring the movements of the Demon Realm.”
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“Master is stationed at Jinglong Mountain, monitoring the movements of the Demon Realm.”
“Could it be that Master is from the Heavenly Court?”
Lu Changsheng’s gaze was piercing, as he had already guessed more of the inside story.
The Heavenly Court was an extremely ancient and powerful existence, ruling over the Immortal Realm.
If Qingyue Fairy claimed she was exiled, then it’s very likely that she was exiled by the Heavenly Court.
The fact that the Dark AnChen Demon Monarch dreaded Qingyue Fairy probably wasn’t just because of her cultivation level but also because of her background.
“You don’t need to guess too much, let’s stop here.”
Qingyue Fairy offered no rebuttal, and Lu Changsheng knew she had conceded her origins from the Heavenly Court.
Lu Changsheng still had many mysteries left unsolved.
However, since Qingyue Fairy was reluctant to mention matters of the Heavenly Court, Lu Changsheng did not continue to speculate.
Lu Changsheng followed Qingyue Fairy back to Jinglong Mountain, where he rested and recuperated for the time being.
To activate the Dao Artifact against the Dark AnChen Demon Monarch, Lu Changsheng had drained all his True Qi and needed time to recover.
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In the Demon Realm, there was an incomparably majestic mountain peak, with numerous palaces shrouded in Demonic Qi, and powerful presences were commonplace in the surrounding caves and abodes.
At the mountain gate stood a massive stone, inscribed with the words “Hallucinatory Dark”.
“Welcome back, young mistress!”
Demonic Path cultivators along the way hurriedly paid their respects upon seeing Dantai Meng return.
Dantai Meng ignored these powerful beings of the Demon Realm; the first thing she wanted to do now was to complain to her father and insist on capturing the villain Lu Changsheng alive.
“Oh no, I haven’t gotten my treasures back!”
Dantai Meng remembered all her treasures had been plundered by Lu Changsheng, and only the Dao Artifact bell had been retrieved by the Dark AnChen Demon Monarch.
The more she held back her anger, the more aggrieved she felt, and the more she retreated, the angrier she became.
“Who dares to provoke my daughter? I’ll annihilate his ancestors for eighteen generations for you.”
At the highest of the nine palatial tiers, a towering figure emerged, his eyes as deep as black holes; it was the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable that Lu Changsheng had seen in Dantai Meng’s Sea of Consciousness.
“Father, let me tell you, your daughter, I’ve encountered a lowly cultivator. He was detestable—captured me and plundered all my magical treasures…”
Seeing the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable appear, Dantai Meng promptly complained.
“He didn’t mistreat you, did he?”
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable was inwardly surprised to hear that Dantai Meng was toyed with by a cultivator of a lower realm.
What was even more astonishing to the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable was that Lu Changsheng had obtained the body of the Taiyin Goddess.
“Once he heard of my father’s reputation, of course he didn’t… daren’t do anything to your daughter.”
Dantai Meng couldn’t bear to reveal that she had been spanked by Lu Changsheng and forced to call him master, otherwise, if word spread, it would embarrass the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable and might even provoke a great war between the Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm.
Since the end of the ancient war, the Demon Lord and Demon Marshals leading the Demonic Path Cultivators had retreated into the Demon Realm; and ever since, there had been no large-scale conflicts between the two sides.
Although Dantai Meng was wild in nature, she still understood the gravity of the situation.
If a large-scale conflict broke out between the Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm, even the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable was not invincible; otherwise, he wouldn’t have voluntarily retreated to the Demon Realm together with the Demon Lord and Marshals at the end of that era.
“Since the Dao Artifact ‘Eternal Dream Bell’ has been retrieved, and you’ve suffered no loss, consider it a lesson. I’ve really spoiled you too much. You cannot be tempered in the Demon Realm; experiencing such a lesson isn’t bad at all.”
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable was not the least bit concerned about the loss of various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or Demonic Cultivation Skills sustained by Dantai Meng.
The most valuable treasure on Dantai Meng was the Dao Artifact-level magical treasure “Eternal Dream Bell,” which the Dark AnChen Demon Monarch had recovered. Any other losses, in the eyes of an existence like the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, were as insignificant as a wealthy merchant losing a single coin, not even worth bending over to pick up.
“But Father! That man really was detestable!”
Dantai Meng became anxious when she realized the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable seemed unwilling to pursue the matter further.
In the past, the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable always stood up for her no matter the issue.
“There has been a shift in the cosmic order, and I have important matters to attend to. I cannot afford to branch out over this trifle. For the treasures you lack, you may take whatever you want from the treasury.”
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable waved his sleeve, turned into a wisp of blue smoke, and disappeared from the spot.
Dantai Meng sulked: “Lu Changsheng, I will remember you. Don’t let me catch you, or you’ll regret it.”