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Chapter 927 Fleeing in Desperation, Accidentally Entering the Demon Palace
After two sticks of incense.

In the vast and desolate spirit realm of the demon race.

A violent spatial fluctuation came from the void, and two powerful figures suddenly appeared where Qin Ming had just appeared.

It was none other than the Old Ancestor of Renshui and the Old Demon Sikong.

With a casual wave of his hand, the old demon Sikong summoned a giant demonic hand that condensed in the sky and crushed the ravaged, thousands-of-foot-long inter-domain spirit ship.

There were still some human cultivators inside who hadn't had time to escape, and their souls were instantly extracted and refined by him.
"How interesting. They actually escaped before us. These ants dare to come here."

“I will go after that junior who has reached the peak of the Void Refinement stage, while Fellow Daoist Sikong, you go after the other one,” suggested Ancestor Renshui.

"We let that old ghost of the Fire Element from the Taiyi Sect escape, but we can't let a few mere juniors at the Refinement Void Realm get away. Otherwise, what will become of our reputation?"

Sikong Laomo nodded, and the two immediately separated, transforming into two streaks of light that disappeared into the sky.

After leaving the Demon Abyss, Qin Ming immediately stopped hiding and summoned the Devouring Sky Rat to open a Devouring Realm Space Passage, allowing him to travel a great distance.

After using his divine powers several times in succession, the Devouring Rat was exhausted and panting heavily as he said:

"Master, we've run far enough. That old man Ren Shui shouldn't be able to catch up, right?"

Qin Ming did not relax at all and immediately replied, "Not necessarily. This old guy is very cunning. After breaking through to the mid-stage of the Integration Realm, he may have some special methods. We should leave the territory of the Demon Clan's Spirit Realm as soon as possible to ensure our safety."

But as soon as he finished speaking, his heart suddenly pounded wildly, and he saw a crimson light approaching them from afar.

"You run pretty fast, kid. If it weren't for the familiar aura you carry, I would have lost you."

"I never expected such a spirit pet. It's capable of opening a void passage in the spirit realm; its bloodline talent must be quite impressive."

"I hope this old ancestor won't have made a wasted trip."

An old, somber voice came from behind.

Qin Ming released his divine sense and swept it around, only to see that the Ren Shui Ancestor was riding a ferocious blood-red python with a single horn on its head, firmly locking onto the direction he was trying to escape.

This blood-red giant python was clearly some kind of supernatural secret technique, formed entirely from incredibly dense blood-fiend energy. Its scales were crystal clear, and its entire body was burning with blood flames. Its speed of escape was astonishing.

It flew silently, leaving only a blood-red afterimage, accompanied by a powerful bloodthirsty aura that made the souls of the surrounding cultivators and living beings tremble. Even demon cultivators with slightly higher cultivation levels were terrified when they approached!

"The Blood Demon Python Escape. I didn't expect this old lad to have mastered this secret technique of the Blood Demon Clan. No wonder he was able to track down young friend Qin!"

The old demon Qingyang within Xiaoling Realm seemed to have noticed something amiss, and stroked his beard as he spoke calmly.

The Sky-Devouring Rat, exhausted from digging the tunnel ahead, said upon hearing this, "Then hurry up, Old Ghost, do you have a way to shake off that old guy's pursuit?"

"Yes, this secret technique tracks the source of qi and blood. Even if the target changes their appearance using secret methods, conceals their aura, or temporarily enters another space to hide, as long as their qi and blood are not completely depleted, we can still detect that trace of cause and effect."

"Furthermore, during the continuous tracking process, the Blood Demon Python will constantly absorb the blood and evil energy along the way, replenishing itself with the killing energy. The longer it tracks, the denser the evil energy becomes, and its strength will increase rather than decrease, making it difficult to get rid of," said the Old Demon Qingyang.

"Huh? Does that mean hiding in the Lesser Spirit Realm is useless?" the Devouring Rat exclaimed in surprise.

The old demon Qingyang chuckled and explained, "If it were an ordinary space, it would certainly be impossible to escape this old fellow's secret technique of tracking, but young friend Qin's small spirit realm is a small world of its own, which even he cannot detect."

"However, once you enter the Lesser Spirit Realm, you can't move. You'll probably have to stay here for a while. Given this person's shrewdness and methods, he certainly won't leave easily."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming was also surprised that the Ren Shui Ancestor was so troublesome. He immediately ordered the Devouring Sky Rat to speed up and land randomly in a certain place.

He then immediately summoned the Boundary-Breaking Shuttle and fled through the void.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Ancestor Ren Shui was naturally able to use spatial power to travel, and was still able to keep up.

The two sides chased each other for most of the day.

gradually.

Before their eyes appeared a colossal city of demons in the sky, where a densely packed army of demons was gathering and moving out.

Qin Ming glanced around casually and was astonished to find three towering interdimensional gates, each hundreds of feet tall, standing in a dark green hue within this demonic city. With the array activated, countless demons from the ancient demon realm descended from them.
The interdimensional passage of the demon race is obviously as stable as that of the monster race, and many high-level demons have descended directly.

This is the root cause of why the Demon Race was able to launch such a large-scale calamity against other races.
This place is clearly one of the most important main cities of the Demon Clan. It is home not only to the Demon Clan but also to dozens of alien races from different spiritual realms, all gathered here.

Among them are powerful spirit realm clans such as the Celestial Horn Clan, the Blood Clan, and the Rakshasa Clan.

Qin Ming was also shocked by what he saw.

If small races like humans and demons don't join forces with other major races, they probably won't be able to survive the great calamity of alien races in the turbulent spirit world.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they survived in the cracks.
Qin Ming glanced around briefly. Naturally, he couldn't stop in such a place, so he immediately bypassed the demon city and moved towards the rear.

The Ren Shui Ancestor, who was behind, paused briefly before the Demon City before transforming into a streak of blood-red light and relentlessly pursuing it, his eyes filled with extreme malevolence.

"A mere Void Refinement stage cultivator managed to escape from my grasp for half a day, his speed even surpassing mine, and his magical power showed no signs of fatigue. This boy must possess a great secret!"

"Once we capture them, we will definitely extract their soul and refine their spirit to see what their true origins are!"

Qin Ming also sensed that the Ren Shui Ancestor behind him was getting closer and closer.

He immediately grabbed the Sky-Devouring Rat and threw it into the Little Spirit Realm, intending to find a place to hide first.

Before long, they were thousands of miles away from the Demon City.

A snow-covered mountain range, filled with extreme cold, stretched out in Qin Ming's mind.

One of them is a huge ice crystal peak that pierces through the clouds and soars into the sky, with a thick fog seemingly swirling around it.

Strangely, there were no demon guards here, and Qin Ming flew for most of the day without seeing a single person.

Perhaps it was due to the extremely harsh environment.

Therefore, Qin Ming no longer hesitated.

He immediately descended towards a crevice at the foot of the great snow mountain, and then his figure vanished in a blur, directly entering the Lesser Spirit Realm to hide.

Almost instantly.

A streak of blood-red light arrived from the void in an instant, hovering in front of the Great Snow Mountain.

As space distorted, the figure of the Ren Shui Ancestor was revealed, emanating a powerful spiritual pressure.

He realized he had completely lost track of the Void Refinement cultivator, and an expression of disbelief crossed his grim face as he gritted his teeth and cursed:
"How is this possible? How could it actually evade my Karmic Blood Breath Divine Power's tracking?!"

But when Ancestor Renshui looked at the great snow-capped mountain before him, he seemed to remember something, and a deep sense of apprehension appeared on his face. He dared not continue to rashly enter the mountain to search. Although he dared not enter the mountain range, he was still unwilling to give up. He carefully searched the surrounding area with his divine sense, but found not a single hair.

Just as the Renshui Ancestor hesitated,

A golden arc of light suddenly echoed in the surrounding space, which then coalesced into a tall figure with bull horns on his head. It was the Golden Ring Elder of the Heavenly Horn Clan who had previously pursued the Star Palace cultivators.

At this moment, he exuded a murderous aura and held a bloody head in his hand.

Hiding in the small spiritual realm, Qin Ming stared intently and immediately recognized the head—it was none other than the severed head of Xiahou Yun, the prodigy of the Star Palace!
"Good heavens! That Xia fellow deserved to die! He actually dared to use us as bait and then slip away! Now look what happened, his body is completely cold!" The Devouring Rat clapped its hands in delight upon seeing the man's fate.

It had long disliked this person because of his arrogant demeanor when it saw him on the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce's spirit ship.

Qin Ming remained calm, showing little reaction to the situation.

The life or death of the Star Palace cultivators was actually none of his business.

However, what surprised him was the immense strength of that Celestial Horn Clan's combined-stage powerhouse.

It is said that the human race's combined divine seal Zen Master was killed by this person in the Tianji Mountain battlefield.

The same applies to Xiahou Yun of the Star Palace today, which shows that there is a reason why the Tianjiao Clan is so powerful.

"Fellow Daoist Renshui, I have already wiped out all those humans who tried to escape while the chaos was raging. Why are you lingering here?"

"Have the rest been dealt with?"

The Golden Ring Elder of the Skyhorn Clan casually crushed Xiahou Yun's head and grabbed his primordial spirit.

Xiahou Yun's primordial spirit, looking terrified, was unable to break free from its restraints and was firmly held by Elder Jin Huan. He was just about to beg for mercy.

But Elder Jin Huan looked disdainful and immediately began to use his soul-searching technique on him.

The sky was suddenly filled with Xiahou Yun's shrill screams, which lingered for a long time.
After a while...

The golden-ringed elder of the Celestial Horn Clan, seemingly having obtained what he desired, revealed a cold smile and forcefully crushed Xiahou Yun's primordial spirit. He then shoved it into his mouth.
The entire process was cold-blooded, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

Even the Old Ancestor Renshui felt a sense of disgust as he watched the other party's actions.

But naturally, he wouldn't reveal that he had lost track of a junior human.

After all, it wouldn't be a glorious thing for a powerful cultivator in the mid-stage of the Integration Realm to chase after a cultivator in the Void Refinement Realm and let him escape.

The old ancestor of Renshui showed no emotion on his face, and simply said, "That's natural."

"It seems Fellow Daoist Jin Huan has had a very fruitful trip. Did you obtain any important information from that Star Palace disciple?"

“Fellow Daoist Jin Huan acted too quickly. It’s a real pity to kill this kid. If he were handed over to me, I might be able to use my clone to perform the Soul Transfer Technique and infiltrate the Star Palace to obtain more information.”

Elder Jin Huan concealed his supernatural aura, gave a sinister laugh, and said meaningfully, "No need for such a fuss. What I have gained this time will be beyond Fellow Daoist Ren Shui's expectations, hehehe!"

But then he raised his hand and flicked his sleeve, and the void in front of him suddenly flashed, revealing the figure of a girl in white.

The girl in white fell into a coma, but her vital signs were normal.

Upon seeing this, the Old Ancestor Ren Shui looked puzzled and immediately released his divine sense to investigate.

After a while.

He was somewhat moved and said, "This woman is actually from another race, and her physique is quite special. What race is she?"

"This woman is the widow of the Soul Clan. The humans went to great lengths to secretly transport her to the Void Spirit Clan to make a deal, hoping to win over the Void Spirit Clan to join the human camp."

"It is said that the Soul Clan has an extremely special physique, which has an incredible auxiliary effect on the Void Spirit Clan's breakthrough to the Great Ascension stage through fusion, increasing the chance by up to 10%. I suspect that they probably intend to use it as a cultivation furnace."

"If it weren't for the timely intelligence from Fellow Daoist Ren Shui, these humans would probably have succeeded in deceiving us and completing this plan. At that time, the Void Spirit Clan would have a new Mahayana stage cultivator, and being located in the rear of the Demon Clan's Spirit Domain, it would have been detrimental to us in every way."

Elder Jin Huan explained calmly, then put the girl away again.

"We can use this woman to our advantage and catch some big fish."

Upon hearing this, Ancestor Renshui exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder! The Soul Clan is almost extinct in the Spirit Realm. Isn't this woman a legendary opportunity for the Great Ascension?"

"No, the Soul Clan's special physique is only useful to the Void Spirit Clan, and has little effect on other races," Elder Jin Huan said.

"Alright, this matter concerns some future plans within the Demon Clan's camp, so it's not convenient to discuss it here. Let's wait until we return to Demon City to talk about it."

"By the way, whose palace or cave is this? Why is Fellow Daoist Ren Shui hesitant to proceed?"

Ancestor Renshui wasn't embarrassed at all and truthfully said, "The Ice Crystal Peak Demon Cave Heaven here is the residence and palace of the Succubus Star, one of the twelve Demon Stars of the Demon Clan."

"So it's this being?" Upon hearing this, the Golden Ring Elder of the Skyhorn Clan revealed a rare look of apprehension deep in his eyes.

These powerful demons at the peak of the Integration Realm are only one step away from attaining the Great Ascension Realm. Even he would have to respectfully bow and address them as "senior" upon seeing them.

Ren Shui Patriarch said, "Lord Demon Star should not be in the palace at the moment, otherwise if the two of us suddenly appeared here, we would inevitably be summoned to pay our respects."

After a brief exchange, the two old monsters dared not linger and immediately transformed into two streaks of light and left.

Despite his reluctance, Ancestor Renshui had no choice but to give up tracking Qin Ming and leave with Elder Jinhuan.

Within the Lesser Spirit Realm.

Qin Ming had witnessed everything that had just happened, and then a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"It turns out that the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce and the Star Palace's elaborate alliance was actually just to escort a widow of the Soul Clan; the goods on those spirit ships were merely a cover."

"However, not only was Xiahou Yun killed, but the plan was also exposed. This is really not good. Moreover, this place is actually the palace of a demon king. I'd better make a quick escape, otherwise when that succubus star comes back, I really won't be able to leave."

"Back in the demon realm, it seems we destroyed one of this demon's combined-stage clones. If we're recognized, it will truly be too late for regrets."

With this thought in mind, Qin Ming realized that the two old monsters had already gone far away, so he immediately prepared to leave the Little Spirit Realm, escape the Demon Clan's territory, and flee.

But just as he was about to make a move...

But then they saw that Ancestor Renshui and Ancestor Jinhuan had returned, following respectfully behind a demonic carriage as they turned back towards the Great Snow Mountain.
The black demon chariot was completely unadorned, with no silk curtains or draperies around it. The decorations were extremely simple, with only a slight covering at the top.

Inside the rapidly moving demon chariot, a stunningly beautiful demon woman reclined, dressed in purple, her posture extremely languid. Her eyes and brows inadvertently revealed a captivating charm.
But the moment Qin Ming saw this woman in purple, not only him, but even the Devouring Sky Rat and the other beasts exclaimed in surprise:
"It was her!!"

(End of this chapter)