Free Web NovelChapter 141: Chapter 141: Come and Help Me Out
While following Yan Demon Venerable, Su Duo also noticed his strange behavior.
He also didn’t understand why Yan Demon Venerable was acting this way.
But his lack of understanding was beside the point.
It didn’t mean Su Duo couldn’t take advantage of the situation.
As long as the Demon Venerable kept this up after leaving the Secret Realm, his name would surely become known throughout the land.
Once he was famous, Su Duo would publicize the Demon Venerable’s Nascent Soul Realm, causing a panic throughout the Dinghai State Cultivation Realm.
Then, he would contact the powers of the Demon Dao in Canglang State. He’d tell those cowards, who had always been reluctant to invade Dinghai State, that a Nascent Soul Demon Venerable was awaiting their assault and was already growing dissatisfied with the delay.
That would surely be enough to persuade them to attack Dinghai State.
Meanwhile, the Demon Venerable within Dinghai State would certainly draw the attention of the Righteous Dao—and all their firepower.
The more Su Duo thought about it, the more perfect the plan seemed. He could almost see the future, a vision of Dinghai State transformed into a paradise for the Demon Dao.
He just didn’t know if the Demon Venerable would mind being so blatantly used.
’I’m the one who freed him. The Demon Venerable shouldn’t fuss over a small matter like this, right? Forget it. Even if he does, the worst that can happen is death. If I succeed, the potential price will be insignificant compared to the reward.’
His mind made up, Su Duo tore open the passage between the Secret Realm and the outside world and left.
...
In the passage leading out of the Secret Realm, the more Jiang Xu thought about it, the more he felt he couldn’t just let the Demons leave.
’If I let them leave like this, isn’t it just like letting a tiger return to the mountains?!’
’Who knows how many more people these guys will kill!’
’Especially that one Demon who was having a great time chatting with Ding Shiping. It looked like, just like Ding Shiping, the Demon must have been a real chatterbox when it was human.’
’If this Demon were still human, Jiang Xu would have been quite pleased. It’s not every day two chatterboxes find each other.’
But now that it was a Demon, Jiang Xu couldn’t smile.
Based on Jiang Xu’s understanding, the mindset of a Demon was completely different from a human’s. Their sole purpose was to kill humans and then devour—or rather, absorb—them.
A Demon’s Cultivation would increase with every person it absorbed.
Therefore, they and humans were fundamentally on opposite sides.
’Outside of a cartoon, where have you ever seen a wolf and a sheep become friends?’
So, Jiang Xu decided to do something.
But just because he had decided to act didn’t mean he was going to grab a horn and yell, "Hey, look! A monster!"
He had a much cleverer plan.
Jiang Xu used the Concealing Breath Spell, wrapping its Stealth effect around an item he took from his Storage Bag.
And what was this item?
None other than the Ten Thousand Laws Gourd, which had been collecting dust ever since he’d acquired it!
Although the artifact could no longer keep up with Jiang Xu’s current Realm, he had still kept it carefully stored away.
It was for situations just like this.
’But could the Concealing Breath Spell fool two Golden Core Ancestors?’
’If the Golden Core Ancestors used some kind of Investigation Magic, it definitely wouldn’t.’
’But against their ordinary sight, it wouldn’t be a problem.’
Jiang Xu carefully aimed the concealed Ten Thousand Laws Gourd at the man who was so happily chatting with the Demon.
Thinking, ’You’re the lucky one,’ he shot a beam of the Spiritual Eye Technique from the gourd’s mouth, hitting the man squarely.
He then hurriedly stuffed the Ten Thousand Laws Gourd back into his Storage Bag and continued on his way, acting as if nothing had happened.
...
The man struck by the Spiritual Eye Technique was named Meng Peiyun.
He was the leader of a small group of Loose Cultivators who had entered the Secret Realm earlier.
Lately, he had been riding high.
Before entering the Secret Realm, he had heard a seemingly baseless rumor.
It was about a group of Tribulation Cultivators who could take the form and memories of those they killed.
He hadn’t paid the outlandish tale any mind and had quickly forgotten it.
However, the person who spread the rumor had left behind six Identity Tokens belonging to disciples of the Wind and Thunder Manor.
Later, Meng Peiyun turned in these six Identity Tokens to the Wind and Thunder Manor, receiving a reward and a promise.
As long as he made it out of the Secret Realm unharmed, the Wind and Thunder Manor would grant him the status of an Inner Sect Disciple.
This had Meng Peiyun so ecstatic he was practically bubbling with joy.
To ensure his safe return, Meng Peiyun had simply found a place to hide in the outer perimeter of the Secret Realm for days. He only emerged when he heard the announcement from the passing Foundation Establishment Elder, at which point he hurried to Linglong Mountain.
Now, Meng Peiyun had left the Secret Realm safe and sound, and the Wind and Thunder Manor hadn’t reneged on their deal. They truly agreed to grant him the status of an Inner Sect Disciple.
This immediately made Meng Peiyun feel much more impressive, and he began to carry himself with a newfound confidence.
He now dared to look Sect Disciples—whom he had previously been too timid to meet in the eye—squarely in the face. He even dared to approach and chat up a Female Cultivator from the Purple Flower Palace, something he wouldn’t have even dreamed of before.
And wouldn’t you know it, Meng Peiyun actually succeeded in talking to one, and the more they chatted, the more they seemed to hit it off. He was getting completely carried away.
It even led him to the mistaken belief that this Female Cultivator was interested in him.
Just as Meng Peiyun was lost in daydreams of marrying a Female Cultivator from a major sect and taking up his post as an Inner Sect Disciple, he had no idea that he had been secretly targeted by the mischievous Jiang Xu.
SWOOSH—!
Meng Peiyun felt something suddenly touch his body. It was followed by an intense, stinging sensation—like snorting an entire tube of wasabi—that shot straight to the crown of his head before finally concentrating in his eyes.
With a cry of "AARGH!", Meng Peiyun clutched at his eyes.
The sudden outburst instantly drew everyone’s attention.
"Fellow Daoist Meng, what’s wrong?" Seeing his distress, the Demoness Cultivator he had been chatting with quickly asked, feigning concern.
"I... I think I’ve been sneak-attacked!"
Meng Peiyun said in pain, still covering his stinging eyes. When the sensation subsided slightly, he spread his fingers, trying to see if he was blind.
He would have been better off not moving his hands. The moment he parted his fingers, he looked at the Demoness Cultivator before him and let out another bloodcurdling scream. He stumbled back two steps in fright, lost his balance, and fell right onto his backside, yelling:
"A monster!"
Now, the commotion Meng Peiyun was causing was even bigger.
Not only did it make those nearby frown, but it also drew the attention of the two Ancestors.
After all, the two of them were already vexed about the emergence of Yan Demon Venerable.
They had been in charge of the Secret Realm, so the appearance of Elder Demon Su was already a mark of their lax supervision and poor judgment. They were certain to be punished upon their return to the Sect.
To say nothing of the fact that Elder Demon Su had succeeded in unleashing the Nascent Soul Realm Yan Demon Venerable.
Their crime was now far greater, and there was no telling how they would be punished.
They were already at their wits’ end, so the noisy clamor from the disciples, robbing them of any peace, was even more irritating.
Elder He’s face immediately darkened.
"Who is making all that noise!"
