Gateway of Immortality

Chapter 1169: Resolving the Conflict

"Daoist, you have sharp senses. I had only drawn a little closer and was already discovered."

On that mountain peak, faint ripples appeared in the void. A figure gradually condensed from illusion into solidity.

Qin Sang’s pupils constricted slightly. With a human body and a serpent’s tail, it was none other than the Snake King who had just parted ways with them in the Feathered King Palace!

After his tracks were exposed by Qin Sang, the Snake King remained calm and even wore a faint smile.

His figure flickered as he sped down the mountain, arriving before Qin Sang in an instant.

The fat chicken and the white crane’s feathers stood completely on end, and they scarcely dared to breathe.

The Snake King did not conceal his cultivation. The pressure of a middle-stage Transformation Realm great demon made the two birds tremble uncontrollably.

"So it is the Snake King paying a visit!" Qin Sang shielded the two birds from the demon king’s pressure, his tone tinged with sarcasm to express his dissatisfaction. "We met for the first time in the Feathered King Palace, didn't we?"

"Indeed." The Snake King nodded. "However, although you and I met for the first time in the Feathered King Palace, I had long heard of you, Daoist Ming Yue. I heard earlier that Daoist Bamboo had cultivated an extraordinary successor."

Qin Sang was not misled by these seemingly flattering words. He said coldly, "You flatter me! It is I who have long heard of the Snake King’s great reputation. May I ask what business brings you here? Why did you not mention it in the Feathered King Palace, but instead followed behind in secret? Fortunately, my senses were sharp enough! Were you planning to wait until we moved farther away from Wanyao City before making your move?"

"There were too many eyes in the Feathered King Palace. Some matters are indeed inconvenient to raise in front of other Daoists. As for your concern..." The Snake King curled the corner of his mouth, a trace of ridicule appearing in his tone. "I merely followed the example of something you once did. If you could do it, why could we not do the same?"

Qin Sang’s expression shifted slightly.

Not long after leaving the city, the Sky-Eyed Butterfly had issued a warning, allowing Qin Sang to discover the Snake King’s trail.

Although the Snake King was a middle-stage Transformation Realm great demon and possessed higher cultivation, silently following Qin Sang without being discovered was nearly impossible.

Under the Sky Eyes, unless it was the most top-tier concealment technique, nothing could hide.

Qin Sang remained outwardly calm. After flying for some distance and confirming that the one following him was the Snake King, he realized that the matter of stealing treasure from Demon King Qianji’s cave dwelling had likely been exposed.

The Snake King was Demon King Qianji’s father-in-law. Aside from this reason, Qin Sang could think of no other explanation for why the Snake King would track him.

After thinking it over, Qin Sang decided to stop here and expose the Snake King’s presence directly.

This place was not far from Wanyao City. The demon kings had not left long ago, and the Feathered Demon King still sat in Wanyao City. The Snake King had to show some restraint.

Qin Sang was not afraid of the Snake King. During his period of secluded cultivation at Yuanshen Sect, Qin Sang had continued cultivating the Heavenly Demon Body Refinement. He had already gained true control over the Azure Luan's wings behind him, and his evasion technique had improved greatly.

Facing someone like the Feathered Demon King, who had long enjoyed a formidable reputation and possessed a powerful inheritance, Qin Sang would still be wary.

After all, using Lightning Evasion still required the lightning power generated from the Azure Luan's wings.

Qin Sang had deliberately tested it before. Due to the limits of his cultivation realm, the amount of lightning power he could control was also limited. Once exhausted, it could only recover slowly. It was best not to place himself in such a situation.

However, escaping from the Snake King would not be difficult. Still, this karma would have to be settled sooner or later. If the grievance could be resolved peacefully, that would naturally be the best outcome.

Qin Sang also did not wish to remain under the watch of this pair of Transformation Realm demons forever. Otherwise, whatever he did in the future would carry the constant fear of ambush. It might even implicate the demons of Thousand-Mountain Bamboo Sea.

As Qin Sang expected, after speaking, the Snake King suddenly flicked a streak of light into the sky.

A moment later, the sound of something cutting through the air came from afar. A streak of evasion light approached.

Qin Sang sensed a familiar aura within it. It was Demon King Qianji. Behind him floated a mass of demonic cloud, carrying the subordinates of the two demon kings.

Seeing this scene, Qin Sang frowned slightly, uncertain of their intentions.

Demon King Qianji had also come, yet he had not shown himself in the Feathered King Palace. Had he remained outside the city all this time, waiting to intercept him?

But what was the point of bringing only a few minor demons? It would only make their movements easier to expose.

In the blink of an eye, Demon King Qianji arrived beside the Snake King. He stared coldly at Qin Sang, his gaze filled with hostility.

"Daoist Ming Yue, you once visited my son-in-law’s cave dwelling. Surely you have not forgotten him?" the Snake King said meaningfully.

Qin Sang asked with mild curiosity, "When did the two of you trace the matter back to me?"

"Although you disguised yourself in many ways, first concealing your cultivation and then deliberately using human sword techniques, someone capable of subduing a fourth-metamorphosis spiritual insect and easily shaking off Qianji is hardly an ordinary figure." The Snake King shook his head.

"After Qianji obtained the stone slab, he even concealed it from me. How could anyone else have known? The person who fought him for the slab back then only saw that it was a rare treasure of the demon race. He never personally witnessed the Azure Luan phantom, so the phenomenon could only be explained as a bloodline supernatural ability.

"As for the other Daoists, they have long been famous, and I understand their abilities and bloodlines to some extent. Only you are a new face, a newly transformed demon whose background is unknown. I made a bold guess that you might be a rare descendant of the Azure Luan, which would allow you to sense the aura of the Azure Luan phantom."

"That’s right. It was me." Qin Sang admitted it straightforwardly. At this point, there was no need to hide anything. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

The Snake King had misunderstood. It was not that Qin Sang possessed Azure Luan bloodline, but rather that someone had discovered the Azure Luan phantom even before Demon King Qianji fought over it.

However, this misunderstanding was not bad for Qin Sang.

"So you still have the nerve to admit it! Why are you not running today?" Demon King Qianji mocked with a face full of ridicule.

Qin Sang remained calm and glanced at the demon king’s subordinates who had arrived late. "After all, I offended you first. Since the two of you have come looking for me, why keep hiding? Sooner or later we would have to settle this. How do you intend to resolve it? With such a grand show of force, do you believe you can keep us here?"

Demon King Qianji shouted angrily, "You insolent thief! Do you truly think I cannot kill you?"

The Snake King held him back and spoke in a deep voice. "Daoist Ming Yue, you are the successor of Daoist Bamboo. Your evasion technique is so profound that even Qianji cannot match it. You naturally have the confidence to speak so boldly. Even if you are not afraid, what about the demons of Thousand-Mountain Bamboo Sea? Can you truly bear the consequences of war? Daoist Bamboo has been in seclusion for hundreds of years. There must be a reason for that. I have always believed in maintaining goodwill with others, but my hands are never afraid of blood!"

After delivering this threat, the Snake King paused, and his tone softened slightly. "If I truly intended to kill you, I would not be so foolish as to gather troops for an ambush here, especially so close to Wanyao City.

"The stone slab is indeed a rare treasure. Now that we know it can only be activated by Azure Luan bloodline, its falling into your hands can be considered putting it to proper use.

"The slab is already broken. The Azure Luan phantom sealed within it has already been absorbed and refined by you. The matter is settled. We cannot very well ask you to spit it back out."

"Just now in the Feathered King Palace, it was I who brought up the matter. All the Daoists reached a consensus to explore Ziwei Palace together in the future. As long as it is not a blood feud, grievances can be resolved."

Demon King Qianji snorted but did not oppose the Snake King’s words.