“Where is your master?”
Upon arriving at Yuntai Peak, Xia Ningxue did not see Lu Changsheng. The unnatural demeanor of Lu Changsheng’s disciples raised her suspicions.
“Lian, tell me, and don’t lie to me.”
Xia Ningxue looked at Lu Qinglian, knowing that Lu Qinglian was always honest. As Lu Changsheng always treated her like a daughter, she believed that Lu Qinglian would not deceive her.
Finally, unable to hold back, Lu Qinglian looked at the eldest senior brother and blurted out, “Mistress, Master has been captured by a demoness from the Demon Realm and taken there. You must go with Lian to rescue Master.”
Upon hearing this news, Xia Ningxue’s slender body swayed, and she nearly fainted.
The Demon Realm was a place of extreme danger, and even Xia Ningxue’s own master, the Guanghan Palace Master Li Heng, might not return alive once he entered the Demon Realm.
The previous Yaochi Holy Maiden, Fairy Yuehua, was abducted by the Demon Marshal to the Demon Realm and never returned, even after a million years.
Lu Changsheng, an Immortal Emperor Realm cultivator, was taken by a demoness to the Demon Realm—could he still return?
“What is that demoness’s name?”
Xia Ningxue bit her thin lips. Could it be that the demoness fancied Lu Changsheng, so unable to have him, she kidnapped him to the Demon Realm and refused to let him return?
“Dantai Meng. She is the daughter of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable.”
“I’ll remember her.”
Xia Ningxue turned to leave.
“Mistress, what are you going to do?”
“I am going to the Demon Realm to rescue your master.”
Xia Ningxue’s eyes were resolute.
No matter the dangers of the Demon Realm, she would find a way to rescue Lu Changsheng.
“Please wait, Mistress. The ninth junior brother is the son of the Demon Marshal, and he’s willing to go back to ask the Demon Marshal to release the master. Let him go with the Mistress to the Demon Realm.”
Lin Qingzhi was the most composed among them.
Xia Ningxue was concerned about Lu Changsheng’s situation and was already distraught. Rashly entering the Demon Realm would be like a sheep walking into a tiger’s den.
Lin Qingzhi knew that the only chance to rescue the master was to take Dugu Aotian with them.
After all, Dugu Aotian was the son of the Demon Marshal. As long as Dugu Mietian was persuaded, even the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable would show respect to him.
However, by doing so, Dugu Aotian might likely have to stay in the Demon Realm.
“We’ll also go to help rescue him.”
“No, the fewer people, the better. Otherwise, it may just cause more chaos. Senior sister, ninth junior brother, along with Mistress, head to the Demon Realm. I’ll go to the Demon Realm to find fifth senior sister.”
“Fourth senior brother, you watch over the sect entrance.”
Lin Qingzhi made the arrangements—for Lu Qinglian and Dugu Aotian to accompany Xia Ningxue to the Demon Realm to rescue Lu Changsheng, while he himself would go to the Demon Realm to seek help from fifth senior sister Ji Xuan, leaving Shen Xiaoyao to guard the sect entrance.
Ji Xuan, the Goddess of the Demon Race, had the entire Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan behind her. If Ji Xuan could bring help from the Demon Race’s Great Powers, it would increase their chances.
“We must depart immediately.”
Xia Ningxue summoned the Mo Xue Sword, wrapped Lu Qinglian and Dugu Aotian in True Qi, and headed towards the Nine Nether forbidden land.
Lin Qingzhi also set off at once, heading to the Demon Realm to ask Ji Xuan for help.
The ancient wars occurred twice: the first was between human cultivators and demon cultivators, and the second was between the Heavenly Court and the Demon Lord.
Though the Demon Race was defeated in the first ancient war, they still had a number of Great Powers. Eventually, humans and demons established the Demon-Suppressing Pass as a border, and large-scale wars ceased.
The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan might have Great Experts who could match a Demon Lord.
After the four of them left, Ning Qianqian became increasingly anxious.
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Ning Qianqian and Lu Qinglian were very close. With Lu Qinglian in such desperate worry, Ning Qianqian also wanted to do something.
“I’ll go to the Nether Sea and ask the Candle Dragon Clan for help.”
Ning Qianqian left Mount Taihua and headed for the Nether Sea to find the always willing Candle Dragon Clan.
With her identity as the Dragon Emperor’s descendant, Ning Qianqian’s authority was significant within the Dragon Clan.
In the back mountains of the Mount Taihua Holy Land, Lin Xuantong and Lin Qinghan found the Ancient Ancestor and pondered whether there was a way to save Lu Changsheng.
“The daughter of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, eh…”
The Ancient Ancestor seemed to recall past events.
Having experienced the second ancient war, she was a Great Expert of that era and had been on the opposing side to the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, so naturally, she was familiar with him.
“I have clashed with the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable. It’s a pity that in the Demon Realm, even I am no match for him. Only in Mount Taihua can I fight him on equal footing,” the Ancient Ancestor said with a shake of her head.
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, with his overwhelming Demonic Might and creator of countless Demon Sects Cultivation Techniques, was not someone she could easily deal with.
In the past, when the experts of the Yaochi Holy Land gathered in force, including those Ancient Great Powers lying dormant, they still were trapped in the Demon Realm by the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable leading the Demon Realm’s experts.
Suddenly, the Ancient Ancestor said, “If we can reach the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Palace safely, I could persuade the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable to release him.”
“Oh?”
Lin Xuantong was surprised.
This Ancestor could actually persuade the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable?
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable had deep hatred with numerous experts from the Immortal Realm and had even harbored the traitor Lin Beichen from Mount Taihua, ordering him to combat the people of Mount Taihua.
What sort of interaction did this Ancestor have with the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable?
Lin Xuantong did not know about this Ancestor’s past.
He only knew that this Ancestor followed the Mount Taihua Goddess in cultivation and participated in the second ancient war, and after the burial of the Mount Taihua Goddess, she retired to the back mountains and seldom appeared in the world.
The Ancestor continued, “However, the Demon Realm is not ruled by the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable alone. There are other Demon Lords who will not respect me. I am not familiar with the Demon Realm and would find it difficult to locate the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable.”
At this point, Lin Xuantong was somewhat relieved. He produced a bundle of maps, “Junior has obtained a map of the Demon Realm, which can help us avoid various dangerous places and reach the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Palace.”