The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 447 - 437: Researching the Structure of a Demon’s Body.
Yuzhu’s corpse lay by the ferry crossing, her eyes wide open at the time of her death, not out of unwillingness to die, but instead, it was a release from all burdens.
Being undercover is not easy!
Lin Yun felt some emotion; although the Demon Race was different from the Human Race, they were not heartless or ruthless. At least, in his interactions with Hu Yuling, Lin Yun felt there was not much difference between the Demon Race and humans.
Apart from being different species, there were many similarities in other areas.
Truth be told, since there was no reproductive isolation between humans and demons, Lin Yun didn’t even think there had to be a fight to the death between the races. Couldn’t the demons just live in the Mortal Realm and not return to the Demon Land?
Of course, such thoughts were just naive inklings in Lin Yun’s heart. He was no longer a child; he knew the world wasn’t that simple to deal with.
The Demon Race was a powerful species that had to skulk in the shadows in the Mortal Realm, living beneath humans. This would have been bearable if they were weak, but each individual was strong. That strength made them unwilling to accept this status quo, and the desire to break free from it was inevitable.
And humans would not agree to let the demons destroy their homeland, so their positions were naturally opposed, and the conflict nearly irreconcilable.
Unless the Human Race and the Demon Race could completely merge as one species, with common interests and demands.
This was not something that the current Lin Yun could find. However, even if it were found, he would not think of obtaining peace through gentle means.
Only violence led to true peace.
Lin Yun reached out and closed Yuzhu’s eyes, then while the trail was hot, he began to study her body with his Divine Sense.
As Lin Yun expected, when a being was alive, the physical body was a natural barrier that prevented the invasion of Divine Sense. Like Hu Yuling, who was already his servant, Lin Yun couldn’t forcibly use Divine Sense to observe her physical structure.
Once the being died, the barrier disappeared, and Lin Yun’s Divine Sense could enter Yuzhu’s body without hindrance.
"This body structure is indeed very similar to humans, but these meridian paths seem to be different from mine..."
Although Lin Yun hadn’t studied others’ bodies, he had read many books at the Shenxiao Sect and wasn’t completely ignorant.
Human Cultivators practice by drawing qi into their bodies through orifices, usually from the mouth and nose, then downstream to the Dantian before returning up to the mouth to be expelled again.
They retained the essence in the body and expelled the turbid qi.
Lin Yun hadn’t practiced for a long time, but the technique Green Lotus had given him followed this rule as well.
However, Yuzhu’s meridian pathways did not have such a circuit; it seemed that the qi was drawn in from the mouth and then went straight to the Dantian, stopping there.
It was a one-way direct line.
"Next time, I’ll ask Hu Yuling about it."
Having studied enough, Lin Yun decided to stop there. He hadn’t asked Hu Yuling before simply because it was a sudden curiosity that arose when he saw Yuzhu transform into a knife.
Yuxiu had gone after Hu Yuling, but it was uncertain whether Hu Yuling could hold her own.
The servant was too weak, always causing her master to worry.
Alas!
Just as Lin Yun was about to leave, Yuzhu’s body underwent another change. Her flesh began to wither and dry out, losing moisture, and a dark mist dissipated from her body, the skeleton of a beautiful woman disappeared, leaving only a black broadsword lying on the ground, whereas the robe of Taiqing Daoist Temple remained intact.
"Well now, demons drop equipment when they die?"
Lin Yun picked up the broadsword, still feeling the residual Demonic Qi within it.
This sword didn’t seem particularly strong to Lin Yun, it was roughly equivalent to the level of a high-quality Spiritual Artifact.
Nevertheless, the sword led Lin Yun to a new discovery.
Killing demons could drop equipment, and it seemed to be related to their original form. He wondered what kind of loot Hu Yuling would drop, huh?
As she fled, Hu Yuling suddenly felt a twinge of pain in her tail and couldn’t help but wonder in her heart why Lin Yun didn’t pinch her with much force today...
At that moment, a loud shout came from behind her.
"Leave the person behind!"
Hu Yuling was instantly struck with terror. How did he catch up so quickly?
Yuzhu really couldn’t take a hit!
Little did she know that not only had Yuzhu fed herself to the enemy, but she had also revealed Hu Yuling’s escape route to Yuxiu.
So, the human heart is quite contradictory.
If they were loyal to the Taiqing Daoist Temple, they shouldn’t have done such things to begin with. And if they were loyal to the Demon Race, they should have fulfilled their duties responsibly, completing the Leader’s mission.
Hu Yuling was essentially betrayed. Under normal circumstances, she might have fought Yuxiu to a standstill, but now that Yuxiu had taken medicines, he bombarded her with spells as if he had not seen any depletion at all. Hu Yuling was also mindful of his determination; without rescuing Zhen Li, the Taoist would really fight to the death.
Left with no choice, Hu Yuling employed a powerful move.
"Great Nightmare Art!"
Hu Yuling caused Yuxiu to fall into a deep sleep forcibly, and she too succumbed to slumber. Having learned from her last encounter in the dream realm with Lin Yun and the Flower Fairy, as a Dream Demon, Hu Yuling dared not intrude into someone else’s dreams casually anymore.
Once bitten, twice shy; although she had grown significantly since then, the thought of entering a dream alone frightened her.
Without entering a dream, the Nightmare could only leave her body in the outside world.
When Lin Yun arrived at the scene, he saw Hu Yuling and Yuxiu standing three feet apart from each other, motionless.
Lin Yun simply ignored them and opened the sack, releasing Zhen Li.
Zhen Li was also in a coma, unresponsive to Lin Yun’s pinching at her philtrum.
Was it Hu Yuling or Yuzhu who had a hand in this?
Lin Yun glanced at Yuxiu, noticing signs that he might wake up soon, and without further thought, he hoisted both Hu Yuling and Zhen Li onto the horse’s back and rode away quickly.
Snowstep silently took note of the number of people—the horse had come to know of the unclear relationships Lin Yun had with four women.
Once back in the grassland, it definitely planned to report this!
Not long after Lin Yun left, Yuxiu woke up from his dream, and upon opening his eyes, he found that Hu Yuling had disappeared and Zhen Li was nowhere to be found. He looked around but saw no trace of them.
Yuxiu felt a tightness in his chest, dizzy and lightheaded; coughing twice, he felt a warm stream surge in his throat.
The side effects of the drug were kicking in, compounded by his rage.
Now that Zhen Li had been lost, Yuxiu clenched his fists and sent a message back to the Taiqing Daoist Temple with a Jade Talisman. He then turned around to collect the bodies of his fellow disciples.
Passing by the ferry, he couldn’t harden his heart after all and decided to collect Yuzhu’s body too. But when he reached the ferry, he only found a tattered Taoist robe with no sign of Yuzhu.
Damn it, Yuxiu was so angry he nearly had a stroke on the spot.
"Who was it!"
He was sure that Yuzhu was dead at that time, but he hadn’t expected someone to disrespect even the dead.
Exhausted, Yuxiu had no choice but to return to Mountain and Sea Pass.
By the time he reached Mountain and Sea Pass, the sun had risen in the east, and along with it rose the flags over Mountain and Sea Pass.
A prominent character for "snow" caught everyone’s eye.
Mountain and Sea Pass had fallen...
Without the guardianship of Enlightened Realm warriors, it was as easy as reaching into a bag for the grassland people to take Mountain and Sea Pass.
The thought of the grassland people massacring the inhabitants of Mountain and Sea Pass pained Yuxiu anew.
"This blood feud, I will surely avenge!"
Bearing the pain in his heart, Yuxiu turned and headed back to the Taiqing Daoist Temple.
Little did he know, although Mountain and Sea Pass had been taken, the carnage he imagined didn’t happen because Snow Maiden was leading the war effort this time.
It was only from Lin Yun’s mouth that Snow Maiden learned how the grassland people would massacre the innocent and plunder wealth and women after their victories.
This was something Snow Maiden could not accept. Additionally, Lin Yun was from the Central Plains. If he ever found out she had allowed her troops to slaughter Central Plains people, he would undoubtedly be upset.
With Snow Maiden keeping a close eye on things, the grassland troops didn’t dare to misbehave. The soldiers and civilians that were in Mountain and Sea Pass were all driven out by Snow Maiden, congregating toward cities farther south.
This move by Snow Maiden was purely to minimize killing. War inevitably leads to death, and she wasn’t naïve, but if they could be spared, she would let them have a way out.
After all, these people could not change the outcome of the war.
Yet this action was praised aloud as brilliant by Ya Ruo.
Originally, Ya Ruo was meant to go with Snow Maiden to the Central Plains, but she arrived after Snow Maiden had left and was about to leave again when Snow Maiden returned.
Quite the rapid pace, allowing Ya Ruo to stay by Snow Maiden’s side.
Snow Maiden didn’t think much of it and continued to take Ya Ruo along in battle.
Thus, while many warriors didn’t understand Snow Maiden’s intentions, Ya Ruo stood up.
"Driving the soldiers and refugees to the Central Plains serves a few purposes. First, it spreads word of our strength and mercy, so when we siege cities later, the resistance we encounter will likely be weaker. Princess Snow indeed carries the aura of a King. Second, those people we drove off need basic resources to survive. If the Central Plains people ignore them, they lose the people’s heart.
If they take care of them, the cost to provide for so many will be a great burden on them. Third, we haven’t left behind a blood feud, so the possibility for peace talks in the future is greater. The Central Plains is currently fragmented—if we are too brutal, they might unite against us. Instead, if we don’t cause them too much pain but gradually erode their strength, when the people of the Central Plains are weakened, that will be our best chance to rule the world!"
Ya Ruo’s speech left everyone dumbfounded.
On reflection, the logic was sound. It was no wonder, coming from a disciple of a Shaman-Priest, that she could see through the wisdom of Snow Maiden.
Brilliant!
Snow Maiden: "..."
She had only wanted to avoid upsetting Lin Yun; she hadn’t thought that far ahead. But since no one opposed the idea, it was all the better!
Zhang Ling bowed and said, "Since Your Highness has already prepared, why not take advantage of the situation and move south, taking another city?"
The internal strife in Mountain and Sea Pass the previous night had not gone unnoticed by the grassland forces.
That was the very reason they could take Mountain and Sea Pass without much effort. Previously, those four Taoists could set up a formation, making Mountain and Sea Pass as impenetrable as a turtle’s shell—indestructible. Now with Mountain and Sea Pass as a stronghold, they could launch a direct assault.
Snow Maiden was still hesitant, but Zhang Ling continued, "If we take another city to the south, we can more quickly link up with the Divine Child."
"Alright, we set out immediately and take two more cities!"
Snow Maiden made a decisive decision.
Zhang Ling: "..."
So, your ultimate purpose in sieging cities is for the sake of a man, right?
