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Chapter 925 Demonic Abyss
After leaving Beidou Immortal City, the Nine Spirits Chamber of Commerce's inter-domain spirit ship traveled at an extremely fast speed.

Under Ge Yan's command, all eight giant ships activated their formations, and layers of misty white light emanated from around the ships.

In an instant, these enormous creatures that were traversing in mid-air all became transparent, and even the cultivators' divine senses could not detect or track their movements.

President Ge Yan stood on the bow of the ship, his face serious as he observed the surrounding environment rushing by, showing no sign of relaxing.

After all, the goods that the Chamber of Commerce was to escort this time were extremely important, and if anything went wrong along the way, he, as the head of the Chamber of Commerce branch, could not bear the responsibility.

"Activate the ship's Tier 6 Wind-Riding Teleportation Array!"

With his command, a blue light screen appeared on the ship's array light screen, and huge teleportation arrays began to flicker in the space in front of it.

Each time the eight inter-domain spirit ships entered these formations, they would instantly be teleported tens of thousands of miles away.

Two months later.

The Nine Spirits Merchant Guild's spirit ship left the Tianyuan Domain and began to enter the neighboring spirit domain via a route independently developed by the guild.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong during this period, and everything went very smoothly. The eight ships seemed to have disappeared, and outsiders could not detect them at all.

Qin Ming also noticed that all of these cross-domain ships, which were thousands of feet in size, were equipped with seventh-order composite arrays. These arrays not only had concealment and spatial teleportation capabilities, but also extremely strong defensive capabilities. It was estimated that they could withstand even attacks from Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

"As expected of a super merchant guild of the human race, they are truly wealthy and powerful."

The monks in charge of escorting the goods also relaxed considerably after the initial tension.

However, they had only traveled one-fifth of the long journey and had not yet passed through the most dangerous demon camp area, so they dared not let their guard down.

Aside from his shifts on guard duty, Qin Ming usually spent his days discussing immortals and the Dao with Feng Xuyan and Fairy Qi.

There was nothing of great importance to it.

Fairy Qi and the old man surnamed Yu were quite skilled in cultivating immortality, but after a brief interaction with Qin Ming, they discovered that Qin Ming's skills in array formation and weapon crafting were also quite unique.

Therefore, the two of them had a completely new understanding of Qin Ming, and no longer regarded him as just a highly skilled cultivator at the peak of the Void Refinement stage.

It's practically impossible for a rogue cultivator to reach this level without a lineage.

Qin Ming also became mysterious and unpredictable within their small group.

The rest of the time, Qin Ming would return to his room alone and enter the Little Spirit Realm to cultivate and farm, without neglecting his daily cultivation.

Furthermore, he had already prepared a backup plan, and if any unforeseen circumstances occurred, he was ready to send his demonic infant spirit to provide support at any time.

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at the same time.

In an area some distance from the Tianji Mountains, a streak of light streaked across the sky at an incredible speed.

Before long, the crimson light stopped, revealing a sinister-looking old man in black robes, none other than the Ren Shui Ancestor of the Tianhe Sect.

After he stopped, he frowned and reached out to grab at the void, only to find that it was his long-range communication talisman that had been activated. It was a message from his disciple, who was secretly hiding in the human spiritual realm.

After reading it, Ancestor Renshui looked thoughtful and said indifferently, "Hmph! How did those people from the Nine Dragons Chamber of Commerce get involved with the Star Palace?"

"And they've secretly joined forces with a clandestine operation and headed towards the Tianji Mountains. I'd like to see what tricks they're up to."

But before he took it away, he suddenly remembered something.

He immediately took out another communication talisman, used his divine sense to leave this information message, and sent it out to a certain place.

Followed by.

The figure of the Old Ancestor Renshui changed direction and flew towards the Tianji Mountain Range.

Several days later, inside the demon camp located at the front line of the Sky Ridge Mountains.

The Old Ancestor Renshui, the Demon Lord Sikong of the Demon Clan, and the Golden Ring Elder of the Heavenly Horn Clan sat together.

"Fellow Daoist Renshui, are you saying that the human race has made some moves and secretly sent a fleet toward us?" Old Demon Sikong asked with a puzzled look.

"It is highly likely that a cultivator at the Integration stage is leading the team."

"The human faction is being driven back by us, how could they dare to come here?"

The Golden Ring Elder of the Skyhorn Clan looked disdainful: "They're nothing but ants. Do you know their exact route? I'll take care of them myself. My spirit-eating beast hasn't had a proper meal in a long time."

Upon hearing this, even the Old Ancestor Renshui frowned. The people of the Tianjiao Clan were even more arrogant than the Demon Clan, always giving orders to others.

Even when speaking to a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator like him, the tone was commanding, which made him quite uncomfortable.

However, since the Old Ancestor Renshui is now under someone else's roof and has completely betrayed the human race, he has no choice but to rely on the demon race, so he is holding back from acting.

"Their purpose for this trip is unclear, and I have not yet obtained any specific information," the Old Ancestor Renshui replied.

Upon hearing this, the Old Demon Sikong pondered for a moment, then ordered someone to come in and give orders: "Starting today, order the army to be on high alert against human cultivators infiltrating. Set up checkpoints at various hidden intersections, recall the main force, and send them to those sparsely populated areas to lie in ambush. I want to see what tricks they are up to."

With a command from the demon leader, the demon army in the Sky Ridge Mountains began its intensive preparations.

Unaware of all this, the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce fleet continued its journey at an extremely fast speed along its predetermined route.

……

Inside the cabin, Qin Ming emerged from his cultivation in the Lesser Spirit Realm.

These days, he has been studying the "Taiqing Yuandao Visualization Technique," but he found that even after his divine sense crystallized and he possessed the strength of divine sense in the late stage of the Integration Realm, he still could not gain an inch of strength.

It took so much time to cultivate this secret technique left behind by that true immortal, which shows how difficult it was to cultivate.

In addition, the seventh-tier magic wine, "Dream of a Thousand Autumns," which he had stored away a few days ago, will also be ready to be drunk in a while.

That Devouring Rat still stays in the Desolate Realm every day, constantly nagging about the Demon Wine's imminent arrival.

"Fellow Daoist Long, how are you? Are you getting used to staying on the boat every day?"

Just as Qin Ming was standing on the deck getting some fresh air, Chairman Ge of the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce branch came out with a smile and greeted him.

Over the past few days, he has become quite familiar with this member of the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce.

"Fellow Daoist Ge, how much longer until we reach our destination?" Qin Ming asked.

Ge Yan replied, "That's still a long way off. We haven't even entered the Demon Clan's territory yet. If everything goes smoothly and nothing unexpected happens, it will probably take another three months."

"Hopefully nothing unexpected will happen."

Fortunately, the journey was smooth and there were no major problems.

The eight merchant ships sailed out of the human race's spiritual domain and began to enter an extremely secretive route.

But just as the two were talking, Qin Ming's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The mark he had left on Lü Lu had actually reacted. None of the people on the eight inter-domain spirit ships noticed it, except for Qin Ming, whose divine sense was comparable to the late stage of the Integration Realm. Moreover, he had tampered with Lü Lu's body before, so he easily discovered her and actually followed the fleet's trajectory, falling far behind to catch up.

The moment Qin Ming realized that this guy was connected to demonic cultivators, he immediately realized that the Nine Dragons Chamber of Commerce's whereabouts had most likely been exposed.

Could it be that spies from the demonic path have infiltrated the Nine Spirits Merchant Guild?

Without a second thought, he immediately asked Ge Yan, "Fellow Daoist Ge, besides this route, are there no other alternative routes?"

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Long, what makes you say that?" Ge Yan asked with some surprise.

After a moment's thought, Qin Ming considered the possibility of spies within the fleet and said, "I'm afraid your merchant guild's route has already been exposed. I suggest that you take a detour."

"Huh? This..." Ge Yan was also startled upon hearing this, but when he sent out his divine sense to investigate, he found nothing.

Therefore, some people suspected that Qin Ming was exaggerating.

“Fellow Daoist Long, what are you saying? The escort route for this caravan was personally determined by Elder Gu Cangxuan, and there is no possibility of it being changed. Only he and one or two high-ranking members of the association know about it, and it is absolutely impossible for it to be revealed.”

Qin Ming said calmly, "When I was in the Immortal City, I encountered a group of demonic cultivators. They were probably remnants of the Heavenly River Sect, so I left a mark on them."

"At this moment, I do sense something, and it's highly likely that they caught up through special means."

"If they collude with the demon faction and set up an ambush at the inevitable route, we will be walking right into their trap."

"What?! Is that really true?!" Ge Yan was also shocked upon hearing this.

Given that the burly man with the surname Long before them was at the peak of the Void Refinement stage, he would not speak carelessly. What he said had some basis and credibility.

Meanwhile, Feng Xuyu and Qi Xianzi, who were in the cabin, seemed to have overheard the conversation between the two on the deck and hurriedly came out as well.

They discussed countermeasures with Qin Ming, since they were the main cultivators recruited to escort the fleet, and if anything went wrong, they would be the first to step forward.

When Feng Xuyu and the others heard that the caravan might be surrounded and intercepted by the demons, they immediately felt uncertain.

"Fellow Daoist Long, what is the probability of encountering alien races, as you just mentioned?" asked the round-faced old man surnamed Yu with a worried expression.

Qin Ming said, "That depends on just how safe the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce's secret route really is."

Ge Yan said, "This matter is of great importance. Please allow me to report to Elder Gu and see what his decision is. After all, I cannot make such a decision as changing the route."

So he hurriedly left, went to another flagship, found Gu Zangxuan, and reported the matter.

Also present were the Fire Ancestor of the Taiyi Sect and Xiahou Yun of the Star Palace.

The three powerful figures frowned immediately upon hearing that the caravan's movements might be exposed.

"Could this rogue cultivator surnamed Long be spouting nonsense? How come I didn't notice anything amiss?"

Xiahou Yun boasted of his powerful cultivation and supernatural abilities, claiming to be a figure comparable to those in the Void Refinement stage. He released his divine sense to scan everything within a range of tens of thousands of miles, but found no trace of the so-called demonic path.

Therefore, the first voices of doubt were raised.

Elder Gu Zangxuan and Old Ancestor Huo Xing also found nothing, so they immediately asked Ge Yan to call Qin Ming over.

Three powerful figures from the human cultivation world questioned Qin Ming to verify the truth of the matter.

Qin Ming simply told them a few things truthfully, and whether the other party believed him or not was their business.

After some discussion, his words served as a reminder.

"Since Fellow Daoist Long already knew that the remnants of the Heavenly River Sect were hiding in the Big Dipper Immortal City, why didn't you say so sooner?" Xiahou Yun from the Star Palace asked, his tone even carrying a hint of superiority.

Qin Ming simply replied, "My family is merely cooperating with the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce. As for how we conduct our business, is there any need to report to Fellow Daoist Xiahou?"

These words immediately created a subtle atmosphere at the scene.

Standing behind, Ge Yan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he saw Qin Ming, a mere rogue cultivator, speaking to Xiahou Yun of the Star Palace in such a manner.
"Hahaha! Young friend Long is indeed straightforward. Since this matter is your reliable information, we must not fall into the trap of the demon camp on this trip. However, taking a detour will consume a lot of time and effort, and we must take some necessary risks."

The Fire Ancestor of the Taiyi Sect was quite uninhibited and immediately smoothed things over with a remark.

"I have said all I have to say. As for how the three of you decide, that is none of my business." Qin Ming could also see that even with the huge risks involved, the people from the Nine Dragons Chamber of Commerce and the Star Palace seemed to have already made the worst-case scenario plan.

Even knowing there are tigers in the mountains, we must still force our way through.

This indicates that the goods being transported have a value that makes the risk worthwhile for them.

Perhaps, their original plan was to force their way through the Demon Clan's Sky Ridge Mountains.

Therefore, Qin Ming did not respond further.

He's currently using a disguise, and it wouldn't be good if he attracted the attention of those two old monsters.

At this time.

Qin Ming couldn't help but think of an old friend, Jin Guizi, one of the Seven Sons of Humanity. If he were here, this matter would be easily resolved.
However, after Qin Ming's reminder, the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce, just to be on the safe side, had Gu Zangxuan and Huo Xing Lao Zu change course and activate the backup plan.

After Qin Ming returned to the cabin, he found that the mark he had placed on Lü Lu was gradually fading away until it disappeared completely. He realized that the two old monsters had listened to some of what he had said.

……

Another month has passed.

The Kowloon Chamber of Commerce's inter-domain spirit ship began entering the territory of the demon clan in the Sky Ridge Mountains.

At this moment, every monk on every ship was on high alert, as they had entered a dangerous area.

However, to Qin Ming's surprise, the Nine Spirits Chamber of Commerce really did have some tricks up its sleeve, actually managing to open up an extremely hidden void passage.

This route is hidden directly within the Abyss of Demons, where there are absolutely no living beings.

These enormous ships traversed directly from spatial nodes via specific teleportation arrays, completely evading the detection of the demon race's spies.

The area where the caravan is now located is beneath a seemingly endless abyss of the Demon Realm, which runs directly through most of the Tianji Mountain Range.

However, this bottomless abyss was not without its challenges. They encountered many demonic creatures spawning in the demonic realms, and it took them some effort to finally enter the heart of the abyss.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they were about to pass through the Demon Realm, another unexpected event occurred!
Rumble!
The interdimensional spirit ship sped through the dark and sunless abyss, only to see several towering black array light screens suddenly explode in front of it, revealing layers of high walls of sealing and restriction.

Countless streams of dark demonic energy surged forth, forming a dense army of demons that encircled and blocked the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce's fleet.

In front of the demon army, three powerful figures appeared: Ren Shui Ancestor, Si Kong Old Demon, and Jin Huan Ancestor of the Tianjiao Clan!

"Hahaha! Where do you think you're going?!"

"You actually tried to play cat and mouse with this old ancestor! If I hadn't kept a trick up my sleeve, I would have really been fooled by you!"

"Since you've walked right into my trap, then let this old ancestor collect some interest first! To vent my anger!"

Looking at the fleet of ships of the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce, the Old Ancestor of Renshui immediately revealed an excited and manic smile.

(End of this chapter)