Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 250 - 240: I Haven’t Lost Yet, and You’re Already Changing Sides!?
When a thousand demons rise, they pierce the earth and link to heaven; when ten thousand demons ascend, they know no bounds nor ends.
This time, the forces Tianli mobilized were not limited to the Ten Thousand Demon Holy Land; two other Holy Lands were also involved.
All the Demon Clan from the Endless Sea Area were called to arms, truly a search that left no stone unturned, with vast and mighty momentum.
In the Suirong Sea Territory, beneath the Green Heaven.
The Green Roc Demon Saint opened his Demon Realm, releasing a massive number of flying Ferocious Beasts.
Beside him, the Sea Shark Demon Saint also opened his Demon Realm, allowing numerous aquatic Ferocious Beasts to emerge.
A sea territory might be vast, but with the relentless pursuit by such a terrifying number of Ferocious Beasts, the sky and ocean quickly became incredibly crowded.
"Brother Green Roc, I can’t shake the feeling that we are engaging in a futile effort," the Sea Shark Demon Saint suddenly sighed, feeling weary.
Not all Demon Saints were loyal to Tianli; they had previously submitted only due to his overwhelming power and coercion.
Now that Tianli was at a disadvantage, undercurrents surged within the Holy Lands, and the demons’ ambitions began to shift.
"Haha, how could that be? Absolutely not," the Green Roc Demon Saint said with a smile on his handsome face, patting the Sea Shark Demon Saint on the shoulder.
Then, the Green Roc Demon Saint said ambiguously, "We still have to listen to the Saint Lord."
The Sea Shark Demon Saint’s blue brows rose, understanding the Green Roc Demon Saint’s implication.
He nodded silently, no longer putting his full effort into the task.
Their loyalty was to the Demon Clan, to the Ten Thousand Demon Saint Lord.
But as for this position of Ten Thousand Demon Saint Lord, if Tianli could hold it, then Han Jiuming might not be incapable of doing so either.
It wasn’t just Master Heavenly River who predicted that the Demon Clan’s fortune would shift to Han Jiuming after Tianli’s death; other Great Saints of the Demon Clan had also deduced this information.
「...」
"Why have so many unfamiliar Demon Beasts suddenly appeared?"
Hong Yuan looked up at the mirror in the sky, puzzled.
On the mirror’s surface, groups of undersea Ferocious Beasts swam past the Great Moon Virtual Mirror.
Several Demon Beasts noticed the Great Moon Virtual Mirror. However, they ignored it due to the Bronze Mirror’s camouflage and passed by Hong Yuan without seeing him. This puzzled Hong Yuan even more.
Three days later, Hong Yuan finally learned the reason.
"Qing Jian, don’t try so hard. It’s one thing if you get tired, but don’t drag us down with you," a small white fish complained.
"Exactly! We should involve ourselves less in the affairs of important figures. If you really find that ’cowardly turtle’ Han Jiuming, I’m afraid we won’t survive either," a blue Swordfish chimed in.
"Look how comfortable Qing Le and his group are! They’re using the search for Han Jiuming as a pretext to extort so many Energy Stones from the demon populace. You, as a mere squad leader, really don’t know how to be a proper demon!" a black crab grumbled at the leading blue fish, Qing Jian.
The blue fish, Qing Jian, remained silent, continuing to search this section of the river.
Eventually, he found the Great Moon Virtual Mirror beneath the silt at the river bottom.
But after a glance at the Bronze Mirror, he remained unfazed and continued his search.
Inside the Great Moon Virtual Mirror.
Hong Yuan’s eyes grew thoughtful, and a hint of joy flickered across his face.
A last burst of radiance? A final struggle? It seems Tianli is preparing to fade away.
The journey of a hundred miles is half done at ninety. I must stay steady, continue to wait patiently, and beware of Tianli feigning death to deceive others.
Sipping the bitter tea, Hong Yuan nevertheless found it quite comforting.
After waiting so long, the harvest season was finally approaching.
Steadying his mind, Hong Yuan focused his spare attention on merging the Cold Moon Seal Divine Power with the Myriad Silence Realm Divine Power.
For some reason, the attacks on the Great Moon Virtual Mirror had lessened in recent years, granting him some spare time.
「...」
The vault of heaven stretched for thousands of miles, pitch-black; starlight, however bright, was utterly consumed upon reaching this place.
The once bustling Ten Thousand Demon Holy Land was now eerily silent, like a domain of ghosts, deeply chilling to the bone.
In the grand hall of the forbidden area, Tianli, shriveled like a mummy, lowered his head, his eyes emitting a faint green glow.
From Tianli’s mouth came a hoarse voice, "Five years, a full five years, and you haven’t found even a trace of Han Jiuming?"
A chilling wind swept through, causing the doors to rattle ominously.
The Green Roc Demon Saint, kneeling on one knee, couldn’t help but shiver, a cold dread rising in his heart.
The Sea Shark Demon Saint and the other Demon Saints beside him fared even worse; their knees buckled, and they collapsed to the ground.
The Tao Mark injuries have actually made Tianli stronger!? The Green Roc Demon Saint’s heart tightened. He smoothly knelt fully, making himself less conspicuous.
The only ones still standing were the established, powerful Demon Saints.
These included the Blue Tiger Demon Saint, the Fiery Turtle Demon Saint, and the Sky Fox Great Saint.
"Speak," Tianli commanded, narrowing his eyes.
The hall fell into silence.
The Demon Saints exchanged glances, their eyes darting about, but not one dared to be the first to speak.
The Golden Roc Grand Saint’s feat was indeed great and admirable. But our lives are our own. If you die, we can just find another Saint Lord.
"I told you to speak," Tianli said, his head lowered, his expression as dark as still water.
The silence persisted.
Even the staunch supporters of Tianli, the Blue Tiger Demon Saint and the Fiery Turtle Demon Saint, remained silent.
The atmosphere in the hall grew even more oppressive, becoming suffocating.
Around Tianli, space began to fracture, creating spatial rifts.
"Heh." Tianli let out a cold laugh.
He glared at the Demon Saints, making them all uneasy. It seemed as if he might ’kill a chicken to scare the monkeys’ if anyone misspoke.
The Demon Saints tensed, bracing themselves in case Tianli, in his desperation, sought someone to vent his anger on.
But Tianli slowly closed his eyes and dismissed them.
"Senior Blue Tiger, Senior Fiery Turtle, and Senior Sky Fox, stay. The rest of you may leave."
At this command, the other Demon Saints scrambled to leave the grim grand hall.
The Green Roc Demon Saint, in particular, resolved that he would absolutely not return to the Ten Thousand Demon Holy Land during Tianli’s final days, intending to avoid him completely. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
I must secretly protect the bloodline of the Dragon-transformed Demon Cultivators to prepare for Han Jiuming’s arrival!
A similar thought arose simultaneously in the minds of the departing Demon Saints.
They had all seen Tianli’s weakness; he was no longer worthy of their allegiance.
In the grand hall, Tianli sat on the Saint Lord’s throne, watching the group of Demon Saints depart in haste.
At that moment, the rage in his heart could no longer be suppressed.
SMACK!
He slammed his hand hard on the armrest and cursed, "These damned fence-sitters! I haven’t even lost to Han Jiuming yet, and they’re already changing sides!"
"Senior Blue Tiger, has the Finger Demon Needle been successfully refined?"
"Saint Lord, it has not yet been successfully refined," came the reply.
Hearing this, Tianli felt a wave of exhaustion.
The Finger Demon Needle was a secret weapon he had commissioned using his vast prestige, specifically designed to counter the Great Moon Virtual Mirror.
After countless confrontations, Tianli had roughly discerned the nature of the Great Moon Virtual Mirror.
There are no invincible Tao Species, only invincible demon lords. As long as one understands the general properties of the Great Moon Virtual Mirror, it becomes easier to deal with.
Once the Finger Demon Needle was successfully refined, Tianli would be able to leverage the power of all beings in the Demon Clan to instantly pinpoint Han Jiuming’s hiding place.
"Time is not on my side. It seems I can only feign death," Tianli said in a desolate tone, looking towards the Sky Fox Great Saint. "Senior Sky Fox, I hope you will inherit the position of Saint Lord."
