Yinshan Record

Chapter 794 A Crushing Defeat: Mai Emerges from Seclusion (Part 2)

The Demon Lord in Hemp Robes's bedroom remained unchanged. In the center hung the portrait of the ancestor, Qing Tong Xiao Jun, surrounded by several yellow prayer cushions.

"I have refined a batch of excellent pills today. You all eat them first, and then I will make further arrangements."

As the Demon Lord spoke, he flicked his palm, and two dark pills landed in the arms of Hua Gu and Jin Yunu respectively.

Su Che looked at the dark pill, which was shrouded in an eerie light, making it seem indescribably strange.

Without a doubt, it must be the Three Corpse Brain God Pill, a poisonous pill typically used to control disciples.

Su Che glanced at both sides and saw that Hua Gu and Jin Yunu were both frowning, staring at the pills in front of them without saying a word.

"What, you can't bear to eat it?"

The Demon Lord in Hemp Robes let out a cold laugh.

"We disciples have not performed any meritorious service and dare not accept the teacher's elixir."

Hua Gu replied calmly.

"It is precisely because you have accomplished nothing that you need to take this great medicine so that you can achieve great things. Otherwise, with your meager cultivation, what use would it be?"

Hua Gu smiled and said, "I'm afraid that once this pill is taken, my cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds, and I'll directly enter the realm of immortality..."

"Ha ha ha ha."

The Demon Lord in hemp robes laughed heartily. He looked coldly at Hua Gu and said, "If you eat this pill, you will be corrupted by my demonic influence. Will you eat it or not?"

"If you want me to die, just do it. I will never refuse. However, attaining immortality is my long-cherished wish."

Hua Gu looked at the Demon Lord in Hemp Robes above him: "For Hua Gu, immortality is the sum of all meanings. Hua Gu can give up anything. If you ask me to abandon even the goal of immortality, then you might as well just take my life. As for the great kindness of my teacher, Hua Gu can only repay it in the next life."

"How can someone as ungrateful as you talk about doing a great favor?"

The Demon Lord in hemp robes seemed to be furious. He turned to Jin Yunu on the other side and asked, "What about you? To eat or not to eat?"

Jin Yunu was momentarily breathless and hurriedly kowtowed.

"Disciple, disciple is willing to eat."

He then tossed the pill into his mouth.

In an instant, a beam of light shot out from her seven orifices, circled the hall, and returned to her body.

Jin Yunu reached out and touched her body, then patted her face.

He hurriedly kowtowed on the ground.

"Your disciple thanks you for your great kindness, Master."

Anyone could see that Jin Yunu's aura was now stronger than before, clearly indicating that she had benefited from the situation. The pills that the Demon Lord in hemp robes had taken out were indeed extraordinary.

What's even more remarkable is that Jin Yunu felt all her chronic illnesses cured, and even her cultivation, which hadn't improved for many years, seemed to rise to a higher level after taking this pill.

"With your limited skills, how can you guard the gate for your master if you don't improve them?"

The Demon Lord in Hemp Robes rebuked him, then looked at Hua Gu.

"So, are you going to eat or not?"

Hua Gu, however, remained unyielding, shaking his head slightly and saying, "This disciple dares not accept Master's great kindness."

"Humph."

The Demon Lord in Hemp Robes wasn't in a hurry: "Then let's keep it. We can eat it whenever we've figured it out."

"Yes."

Hua Gu knelt and prostrated himself on the ground.

"I have called you all here today for a very important matter."

The Demon Lord in Hemp Robes looked down and said.

“In a few days, I made an agreement with him years ago that we would each spend thirty years in the outer realms, alternating between the two. Whoever is in this realm will hold the power of the sect, and those outside must cooperate.”

"The return of Venerable Lingkong is imminent. In a few days, he will return. Huagu, at that time you will have to hand over the position of the head of the Eight Meridians to Helian Qianqiu, and I will also go to the outer realms."

The Demon Lord in Hemp Robes spoke simply, a wicked glint in his eyes.

"Master, are you going to spend the next thirty years in the outer realms?"

Hua Gu frowned and said, "The Venerable Lingkong doesn't have your kind of magnanimity. We are few..."

"Therefore you must understand who is protecting you."

The Demon Lord in hemp robes turned around and looked at the portrait of Qing Tong Xiao Jun above.

"However, I've received word that Ling Kong might not return so easily; his former adversaries are planning to ambush him on the way." Adversaries?

Su Che looked up at the confident Demon Lord in hemp robes.

Is the adversary you're talking about yourself?
"So in the next few days, you need to keep Hua Ziliu and Helian Qianqiu calm. If Ling Kong doesn't come back, don't let the sect cause any more trouble."

"Disciple accepts the order."

Hua Gu and Jin Yunu spoke quickly, one after the other.

"The Black Blood Cult's disturbances in the Guzhu Kingdom are a trivial matter. The biggest problem is that your cultivation has not improved at all over the years. Look at Yang Sui, who can move mountains with his bare hands. What about you?"

The Demon Lord in Hemp Robes circled back to Su Che.

"Yang Sui, you were able to fight against Yi Shan back then. I wonder what methods you used? Could you share them with your two senior sisters?"

Su Che glanced at the two above, and the Demon Lord in hemp clothing at the very top.

Hua Gu's eyes were full of caution, while Jin Yunu was indeed somewhat greedy.

As for Mai herself, she remained as enigmatic as ever.

It turned out to be waiting for me here.

If this matter were to be thoroughly investigated, it would be even more harmful than the method of refining the Five Dragons Locking Pill. It would inevitably lead to a direct confrontation with Ma Yi.

Ruomu is an innate spiritual root, a treasure that even the Immortal of Longevity has never seen.

Su Che directly said what he had prepared beforehand.

“Reporting to Master, Senior Sisters, it’s not that I’m hiding anything, but I can’t teach it. This is a divine ability within my bloodline. If you want to learn it, it can only be passed on to a bloodline descendant…”

"Bloodline?"

"Indeed, my bloodline is related to the Heavenly Dragon Clan, so I was born with some Buddhist supernatural powers. My ability to fight against that mountain-moving technique is also due to my ancestral bloodline."

"At its core, it is the Dharma of the Vidyarajas in Buddhism."

"The Law of the Bright King?"

Su Che nodded.

"This is not a place for martial arts practice. If Master wishes to watch, this disciple will..."

"okay."

Suddenly, the Demon Lord in Hemp Robes waved his hand.

"Since it's a divine power within your bloodline, we'll talk about it later. When they come to pay their respects, you should greet them first."

The three disciples below, each with their own ulterior motives, nodded in agreement.

Soon, Jin Yunu took charge and instructed the disciples outside to prepare gifts for the greeting and tidy up the bedchamber of the Demon Lord in hemp robes.

Hua Gu and Su Che listened respectfully to the questions from the Demon Lord in Hemp Robes with smiles on their faces.

After a while, various Voidwalkers from within the sect came to pay their respects. Hua Ziliu and Helian Qianqiu were no exception, and even the injured Liaokong Daoren and Yu Wangji came to pay their respects.

Of course, the Demon Lord in hemp clothing had to offer them some gentle words of comfort.

He showed no trace of the ruthlessness he displayed towards Hua Gu and Jin Yunu.

For a time, both host and guests enjoyed themselves.

Su Che found it all quite amusing.

We're all old foxes, we know each other well.

Hanako Ryu, Helian Qianqiu, and the others all knew the true nature of this Demon Lord in Hemp Robes; it was all just an act they were putting on.

Finally, after all the minor ceremonies were over and the disciples who came to offer their congratulations had left, the Demon Lord in Hemp Robes had his own arrangements made.

"You guys, come with me."

With that, the demon rode the wind and disappeared, with Su Che, Jin Yunu, Hua Gu, and the others following behind.

Ma Yi's flight wasn't particularly fast. After about a quarter of an hour, he landed on a desolate mountain. He stood quietly on a strange rock, sitting cross-legged, lost in thought.

Su Che, on the other hand, frowned and looked into the distance.

Why does this aura seem somewhat familiar?

A sword intent floated in the air in the distance, quite similar to Kong Kong'er's.

(End of this chapter)