The Demon Lord of All Forms

Chapter 124 Discussion

Yun Yiran of the Celestial Pavilion sat cross-legged on a rock, opened his eyes, scanned the crowd, and slowly spoke: "The question is, how did they know of our existence?"

Li Yuechan of the Guanghan Palace sat in the corner of the stone platform, dressed in a silver-white Taoist robe, with long hair like a waterfall and a face as cold as frost. She slowly spoke, her voice clear and cold: "Someone has informed both the righteous and demonic factions of this world about our information."

After these words were spoken, a brief silence fell on the stone platform.

Shi Potian, in the Xuanhuang Palace, leaned against a huge rock, arms crossed, his muscles bulging like iron, and coldly asked, "Who is it?"

No one answered.

Lei Zhenyue sneered, "No matter who it is, once I find out, I'll make sure they suffer a fate worse than death!"

Shen Qingci shook his head and said, "Guessing who it is is meaningless. The most urgent thing is to find a way to deal with it. Both the righteous and demonic paths in this world are hunting us down. If we sit here and wait to die, we will only face certain death."

Li Yuechan looked up at Shen Qingci and said calmly, "What insightful opinion does Senior Brother Shen have?"

Shen Qingci remained silent for a moment, her voice calm as still water: "Perhaps we can join the righteous path of this world. The three major sects are powerful enough to protect us. As long as we can temporarily evade the pursuit and obtain the token, after returning..."

"absurd!"

Lei Zhenyue interrupted Shen Qingci with a loud shout.

Turning around, Lei Zhenyue's eyes flashed with lightning as he stared directly at Shen Qingci, his voice filled with suppressed anger: "Shen Qingci, what are you saying! How can we, as righteous people, arbitrarily change our sect? Your Tiandao Mountain may have no shame, but my Shenxiao Palace still has our dignity!"

Lei Zhenyue's voice echoed through the valley, causing rubble to fall from the mountainside. Li Yuechan glanced at Shen Qingci but said nothing. Ye Guhong's hand rested on the hilt of his sword, and the longsword at his waist emitted a clear, melodious sound.

Shen Qingci's expression remained unchanged; he simply nodded slightly: "Senior Brother Lei is right; I misspoke."

Lei Zhenyue snorted coldly, said nothing more, turned around and walked to the edge of the stone platform, remaining silent.

Silence fell once again on the stone platform, but the atmosphere was even more somber than before.

The righteous path is different from the demonic path. They value lineage and lineage, and emphasize the inheritance of their doctrines. Changing allegiance and joining another sect is the most despicable behavior in the righteous path. Not to mention that their trip is only to compete for Youzhou, and they will return to Tianyuan Nine Provinces afterward. If they change allegiance in this Upper Xuan Realm just to save their lives, how will they face their elders and fellow disciples when they return to Tianyuan?

Lu Daoxuan opened his eyes, his voice calm: "Further discussion is pointless. Junior Brother Shen's suggestion is not feasible. Let's think of another way."

"The ones who destroyed the Demonic Dragon Path were probably from the Demonic Path. They may have already made contact with the two major Demonic Path sects in this world, and they may be planning to use the power of the two major Demonic Path sects to deal with us."

Zhou Baoxuan frowned: "But the two major demonic sects also have their own demonic disciples on their kill orders."

Yun Yiran nodded, a thoughtful tone in his voice: "So, my guess is that some of them want to take this opportunity to eliminate the disciples of other major demonic sects as well!"

Yun Yiran's actions were like a cold wind passing by, sending a chill down the spines of everyone present. This approach was indeed quite demonic.

Meanwhile, in another part of the Upper Xuan Realm, in an abandoned mountain god temple, demonic disciples were also gathering.

The mountain god temple had long been abandoned. Only half of the statue in the hall remained, most of the murals on the walls had peeled off, and many of the roof tiles were missing. Several bonfires burned in the hall, casting the shadows of the crowd on the walls, flickering and uncertain.

Feng Lijun of the Primitive Mountain sat on the base of the statue. He was tall, with a square face and a calm, deep gaze. Beside him, Ji Shang of the Seven Kill Sword Tomb leaned against a pillar, his long sword across his knees. He closed his eyes to meditate, his sword intent condensed but not released.

Xu Li and Chu Jiangwei of the Nine Nether Sect sat side by side in the corner, their auras restrained, their faces calm, and they kept a distance from the others.

Bai Shenghan, standing amidst the corpses, stood in the shadows, his greyish-white eyes gleaming with a cold light in the firelight. Several white bone blades hovered around him, slowly rotating.

Yin Liantian of the Blood Sea sat cross-legged by the campfire, toying with a small blood-red knife in his hand. The blood-red light on the blade flickered in the firelight.

Zhao Shuanglie of the Red Lotus Sect leaned against the door frame, his long, crimson hair cascading over his shoulders, the heat emanating from him slightly tanning the door frame.

Wu Xiang of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect squatted on the steps outside the temple, with a giant, jet-black wolf crouching beside him, its eyes gleaming with an eerie green light.

Feng Lijun opened his eyes, his voice low and deep: "You all know about the situation outside. Both the righteous and demonic factions on the mainland are hunting us down. Our origins have probably already been exposed."

Yin Liantian paused, the blood-red dagger in his hand. He raised his head, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Exposed? We were simply betrayed. We've only been in this Upper Xuan Realm for a few days, yet the local forces already knew of our existence. If someone didn't betray us, did they somehow calculate it?"

Bai Shenghan coldly replied, "I expected it; some people are just incorrigible!"

Zhao Shuanglie turned around, looked at the people in the temple, and frowned: "Yun Weiyang and Qian Sanjiao have not shown up. I'm afraid they have already been killed, or even had their souls searched by the leaders of the righteous and demonic paths. Their memories are enough to make the local forces of the Upper Xuan Realm know everything about us."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became more serious.

Chu Jiangwei frowned slightly, while Xu Li remained expressionless, but his grip on the sword hilt tightened.

Although they are not close to Yun Weiyang, if Yun Weiyang is really captured, killed, and her soul searched, then all of them will be exposed to the local forces of the Upper Xuan Realm.

The righteous and demonic paths were already weak, and now, with the added pressure of being surrounded and hunted down by local forces, the situation is likely to become increasingly unfavorable for them.

Wu Xiang walked in from outside the temple, with the giant wolf following behind him, its body lowered and emitting a low growl.

Seeing the somber expressions on everyone's faces, Wu Xiang said, "How about we voluntarily join the demonic path of this world? The Guixu Sect and the Cangsheng Sect are quite powerful. With their protection, we can at least evade the search, and we might even be able to obtain tokens by using their power."

Upon hearing this, Yin Liantian scoffed, "Join? You wish! The Demon Dragon Path was wiped out by some idiot, and the two leaders of the Demonic Path are furious right now, wishing they could skin us alive. You think they'd accept us just because you say we should? Why should they believe you? Why should they accept you?"

Wu Xiang's face darkened, and he was about to speak when Feng Lijun raised his hand to stop him.

"Yin Liantian is right." Feng Lijun's voice was steady. "With the destruction of the Demon Dragon Path, the two major sects of the Demon Path have lost a Golden Core cultivator and a first-class lineage cultivator. They are now full of hostility towards any outsiders. If we rashly seek refuge with them, we may just be walking into a trap."