Sword Immortal Hua Yan’s immortal consciousness couldn’t detect even the slightest trace of the enemy, which was only possible under two circumstances, one being that the enemy’s power surpassed his own. The second possibility was that the enemy had already left the range of his immortal consciousness. Given Hua Yan’s current strength, his search range was quite vast, making it hard for a single instantaneous movement to escape Sword Immortal Hua Yan’s range. It definitely wasn’t instantaneous movement, it must be... the Great Teleportation, a technique only a Golden Immortal could perform.

If one were to say the power surpassed his, then it could only be Man Qian and the mysterious Sword Immortal Lan Feng.

"Such incredible speed, did he use ’Great Teleportation’?"

Sword Immortal Hua Yan murmured softly, his icy gaze sweeping over the surroundings, especially focusing on the blood mist that True Master Ming Liang had transformed into for a good while, "Imitating Sword Immortal Lan Feng’s voice, doesn’t he know that the sword qi of a Sword Immortal is very hard to mimic? This method of murder is clearly a technique of the Blood Demon Demon Path, and similarly, the techniques of the Blood Demon Demon Path are also hard to disguise."

"Even though I don’t want to believe it was you, Brother Du, who took action, the facts leave me no choice but to believe."

Sword Immortal Hua Yan felt a surge of anger rising in his heart.

"Do you still think it was I who killed Wu Kongxue, so you’re killing my subordinate, True Master Ming Liang, in retaliation?" the angry voices echoed continuously in Sword Immortal Hua Yan’s mind.

"It seems, this matter must be resolved, or else entering the Ni Yang Realm, you holding me back would be terrible," decided Sword Immortal Hua Yan internally.

Whether it was a misunderstanding or something else, it must be resolved before entering the Ni Yang Realm.

True Master Ming Shan, True Master Chi Yang, True Master Lan Bing, and Xue Yuyang all looked at Hua Yan, waiting for his command.

"You four, stay put in the Upper Heavenly Palace. I’m heading to the Yinyue Mountain Range now," Sword Immortal Hua Yan commanded coldly.

"Yes," all four True Masters responded respectfully.

Sword Immortal Hua Yan’s figure flickered and then completely vanished from Qingxu Mountain.

×

"It’s a pity, a pity. When I had the Sword Immortal Puppet use the Sword Immortal technique to kill Wu Kongxue, it only pricked a very small hole in his Nascent Soul, which was hardly damaged and could still be refined later. But this time, using the Top-Grade Demon Artifact ’Blood Moon’ for the attack, the energy of the Blood Demon Demon Path forced out by the ’Blood Moon’ even corroded True Master Ming Liang’s Nascent Soul, what a waste," sighed Qin Yu deliberately while alone inside the Qingyu Immortal Mansion.

Hou Fei, Hei Yu, and the Shi Xin brothers all looked at Qin Yu strangely.

"Big Brother, you’ve killed others, snatched their Top-Grade Immortal Artifacts, and you’re sighing over not getting the Nascent Soul. You really are..." Hou Fei was at a loss for words.

"Big Brother is just too happy," Hei Yu said, flashing a smile.

The sorrow Qin Yu had feigned just a moment ago vanished, and he burst out laughing, "It’s Little Black who understands me. Now that True Master Ming Liang is dead, the two instigators behind the massacre in the Capital have both been punished, and that’s one less worry off my mind. Now, it’s just a matter of whether Sword Immortal Hua Yan and Blood Demon Du Zhongjun will take action."

"Nine times out of ten, they won’t really fight," Hou Fei said with a giggly smile.

Hei Yu nodded in agreement.

Qin Yu took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, "Never mind them, whether these two fight is just a minor issue. We now have to prepare for a bigger issue."

"What big issue?" Hou Fei asked, puzzled.

Hei Yu looked at Hou Fei and said with a smile, "Monkey, don’t you know? Of course, it’s about entering the Ni Yang Realm."

Qin Yu nodded, "That’s right. Now, the Independent Immortals, Independent Demons, and the Dragon Clan all possess the Sky-breaking Map. They won’t waste any more time. Why do you think the Upper Realm Envoy descended? It’s to enter the Ni Yang Realm. If nothing holds them back, they will head to the Ni Yang Realm soon. Although I intentionally stirred trouble, I see that they will still head to the Ni Yang Realm in the near future."

"Yes, that makes sense," Hou Fei nodded.

Qin Yu suddenly looked toward the Shi Xin brothers, "Shi Xin, in a bit of time, you all should first return to my father in the Hidden Dragon Continent. Feifei and I will first head to the Ni Yang Realm, and after coming out, we will find you. Of course, there’s no need to hurry now."

"Yes," the Shi Xin brothers responded.

×

Inside the Blood Demon Palace.

Standing as straight as a drawn sword, Hua Yan just stood there in the center of the grand hall of the Blood Demon Palace.

"Blood Demon Du Zhongjun, I have important matters to discuss with you," Hua Yan’s voice remained calm, echoing throughout the Blood Demon Palace, yet at that moment, apart from Hua Yan, there was not a single person in the grand hall.

Within a secret chamber of the Blood Demon Palace.

"Hua Yan?"

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun was puzzled in his heart, "What does he want, and I haven’t even approached him about Wu Kongxue’s death, yet now he is the one finding trouble with me. Nevertheless, entering the Ni Yang Realm is still the most crucial matter, I better meet him."

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun’s figure vanished from inside the chamber all of a sudden.

"Ha ha... It turns out to be Hua Yan." Suddenly, a figure appeared in the grand hall, Blood Demon Du Zhongjun in a blood-red robe, smiling warmly as he looked at Hua Yan. At the same time, he waved his hand, and a restriction appeared around the entire grand hall, preventing outsiders from hearing the sounds inside.

Hua Yan looked toward Blood Demon Du Zhongjun, "Blood Demon Du Zhongjun, my subordinate, True Master Ming Liang, has just been killed."

"Ming Liang is dead?" The smile immediately disappeared from Blood Demon Du Zhongjun’s face.

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun’s first reaction was ’Hua Yan has come to make trouble.’ His second reaction was, ’I didn’t kill Ming Liang, who did? This is a conspiracy.’ In just a moment, Blood Demon sensed that this was surely a plot.

"Yes, Ming Liang is dead. Moreover, the voice of the person who came sounded exactly like Lan Feng," Hua Yan said aloud, "However, Lan Feng is a Sword Immortal, and the method of killing was uniquely that of the Blood Demon Demon Path. True Master Ming Liang took a hit, was corroded through, and finally turned into a mist of blood."

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun’s expression stiffened, and then he suddenly laughed, "Hua Yan, you can’t suspect that it was me, right?"

Hua Yan nodded, "I do suspect you. Because the unique killing method of the Blood Demon Demon Path can only be performed with the special energy that one possesses from the cultivation of ’Blood Demon Demon Path.’ Tell me, if it wasn’t you, who else could it be?"

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun’s brow furrowed.

However, within a mere moment, a ruthless light appeared in Blood Demon Du Zhongjun’s eyes, "I understand now, Hua Yan, did you know that last time when Wu Kongxue was killed by a mysterious person, the top-grade demon artifact ’Blood Moon’ that I had bestowed upon him was also taken by that person."

"Blood Moon?" Hua Yan had also heard of the fame of this demon artifact.

"Yes, Blood Moon, a demon artifact suited for those high-level practitioners of the Blood Demon Demon Path, which has passed through who knows how many generations of Blood Demon experts, naturally containing astonishing Blood Demon Demon Path energy within it. I believe... it must have been that mysterious person forcing the energy out of the Blood Moon to kill True Master Ming Liang," Blood Demon Du Zhongjun remained calm.

Hua Yan slightly nodded.

"You make a great point. However, how can I believe what you say?" Hua Yan looked toward Blood Demon Du Zhongjun.

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun laughed heartily, "Hua Yan, don’t you understand this logic? I ask you, did you kill Wu Kongxue?"

"No," Hua Yan denied.

"There you have it, you didn’t kill Wu Kongxue, yet Wu Kongxue is dead. Did I kill him?" Blood Demon Du Zhongjun laughed, "It wasn’t possible for me to kill, and you didn’t kill either. There must be someone else deliberately muddying the waters behind the scenes."

Hua Yan looked at Blood Demon Du Zhongjun and finally nodded his head.

Though their conjecture made sense.

But would Blood Demon Du Zhongjun truly believe that Hua Yan didn’t kill Wu Kongxue?

Similarly, would Hua Yan absolutely believe that Du Zhongjun hadn’t killed True Master Ming Liang?

However, as the days to enter the Ni Yang Realm rapidly approached, they could only trust each other. They trusted what the other said, believing that someone was deliberately stirring up trouble.

"Alright, I will trust you on this."

Hua Yan nodded, then took a couple of steps before suddenly looking in a direction for a while, finally shaking his head in confusion, and his entire being dissolved into nothingness and disappeared.

"If it weren’t for the Ni Yang Realm, I would have killed you long ago for coming to me with such accusations," Blood Demon Du Zhongjun thought angrily.

***

"Hua Yan’s soul cultivation is slightly superior to Du Zhongjun’s. He can even vaguely sense my demon recognition." A loud laugh echoed in a manor.

Only three people were inside this manor.

Man Qian, Yu Liang, and, Kong Cao!

Yu Liang was the Primordial Wilderness Controller, and Kong Cao was the chief among the three great giants under Yu Liang’s command. These three were the chosen participants from the Primordial Wilderness Demon Clan entering the Ni Yang Realm.

"My lord, it’s too exhausting for you to constantly use your demon recognition to watch over the Yinyue Mountain Range. Let me monitor it instead," Yu Liang said respectfully.

That day, it appeared that Man Qian and his group had left Snow Fish Mountain to go to the Primordial Wilderness, but in reality, shortly after leaving, Man Qian led Yu Liang and Kong Cao back in secret and headed to the Tenglong Continent. Man Qian himself had been secretly watching the Yinyue Mountain Range with his demon recognition all along.

According to Man Qian – ’Trust a devil? Am I a fool? I’ll just keep an eye on him; as soon as he leaves the Yinyue Mountain Range, he is almost certainly going to meet with the others and head to the Ni Yang Realm together. As long as I am watching, there’s no way he can shake me off.’

Frankly speaking, while Man Qian’s method was crude, it was very effective.

Of course, with Man Qian’s profound cultivation, reaching the peak of a First Level Demon King, his demon recognition enveloped the Yinyue Mountain Range, and yet Blood Demon Du Zhongjun had no slightest inkling.

Hua Yan’s soul cultivation was slightly stronger; he had not noticed it during the initial discussion with Du Zhongjun, but he became vaguely aware as he was leaving, though he wasn’t too sure.

"You? Yu Liang, the moment you use your demon recognition, Blood Demon Du Zhongjun is likely to detect it immediately," Man Qian chuckled.

"My lord, I will not monitor Du Zhongjun; I’ll just keep an eye on Lady Lian Yue and the others. I believe the Independent Demons will definitely send several people; naturally, Lady Lian Yue and the others will also head to the Ni Yang Realm. Watching them is as good as watching Blood Demon Du Zhongjun," Yu Liang said respectfully.

Man Qian nodded with a smile, "You make a good point."

"But... Yu Liang, don’t forget, even though you’re only observing Lady Lian Yue and the others, with Blood Demon Du Zhongjun’s cultivation, how could he not discover you? Alright, I know you’re loyal, but let me handle this. Although using demon recognition constantly is a bit tiring, I can still manage," Man Qian said.

Having finished speaking, Man Qian quietly closed his eyes to rest, while his demon recognition continued to watch the Yinyue Mountain Range.

Yu Liang and Kong Cao exchanged glances, only able to stand guard helplessly by the side.

***

Time flew by swiftly, and soon the day to gather at Yinlong Island arrived.

On this particular morning, the warmth of the rising sun filled the air, and the entire Yinyue Mountain Range was fragrant with the fresh scent of earth. The supreme experts of the Yinyue Mountain Range—Lady Lian Yue, Wu Hei, and Fire Demon—all wore expressions of excitement on their faces.

They had known all along that today was the day they would head to Yinlong Island.

Going to Yinlong Island meant entering the Ni Yang Realm, and entering the Ni Yang Realm meant countless treasures awaited them.

Just thinking about the abundant treasures and staggering wealth in the Ni Yang Realm that Blood Demon Du Zhongjun had described excited the three Independent Demons to no end.

At the entrance of the Blood Demon Palace.

"The weather is really nice today," Blood Demon Du Zhongjun stood at the palace entrance, stretching lazily with a smile in the morning sun, clearly in a good mood.

"Oh?"

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun flipped his hand and took out the Communication Order—’Brother Du, do not forget that today we all gather at Yinlong Island to assemble the three Sky-breaking Maps to obtain the map of the Ni Yang Realm. However, we are jointly heading to the Ni Yang Realm.’

"Rest assured, how could I forget such a matter?"

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun swept his Devil’s Consciousness over the message and replied, muttering to himself, "This Ao Feng really is enough of a nag."

At that very moment.

Fire Demon, Wu Hei, and Lady Lian Yue had already gathered together, everything was ready, and now they were just waiting for Blood Demon Du Zhongjun’s command.

"Fire Demon, Wu Hei, Lady Lian Yue, are you all ready? Gather at the Blood Demon Palace."

A familiar and long-awaited voice echoed in the minds of Lady Lian Yue and the others; they immediately rushed to the Blood Demon Palace at their fastest speed.

...

Inside a mansion on the Tenglong Continent.

"They’ve actually gathered; could it be that they are about to depart?" Man Qian’s eyes, which were closed, suddenly opened wide, flashing a fierce light. "Du Zhongjun, it seems you really are as I had anticipated, preparing to leave without me, to sneak away."

Man Qian’s Demon Recognition was observing every move made by Lady Lian Yue, Wu Hei, Fire Demon, and Blood Demon Du Zhongjun.

For now, it was just a gathering; Man Qian had not exploded yet. But if Blood Demon Du Zhongjun truly took people and left, no one dared imagine what the crazed Man Qian would do.

...

"Very well, Lady Lian Yue, you have already arranged everything concerning the Yinyue Mountain Range?" Blood Demon Du Zhongjun smiled.

"Everything has been arranged, please rest assured, Lord Blood Demon." Lady Lian Yue smiled broadly.

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun nodded, glanced at the trio, and then said, "Good, from now on, you three must obey my commands and must not act on your own."

"Yes, Lord Blood Demon." The three of them responded respectfully.

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun waved his hand in satisfaction, "Now, let’s first head to Yinlong Island and meet with the other two groups. Depart!"

PS: Fang Qie has to leave Suzhou due to some matters, sorry, today I can only update one Chapter. Tomorrow night, Fang Qie will take the train back to Suzhou, and the two Chapters for tomorrow will definitely be completed. I still don’t know what time I will be back tomorrow evening, but even if I have to stay up late tomorrow, I will update the two Chapters, I hope everyone understands!

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