The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Shi Yan sniffed carefully for a moment before pointing in a direction and saying, "They went this way."

Yun Yici looked in the direction Shi Yan pointed, which was the place where Mu Yunjian had come from.

She exchanged a glance with Rong Xuan and Ning Tinglan, and Rong Xuan immediately feigned panic, asking, "What are you going to do?"

"don't want......"

Ning Tinglan then placed a hand on Rong Xuan's shoulder and said to Shi Yan, "Ayan, we forced this human cultivator to reveal that their most valuable treasure is on that demon."

Yun Yici almost chuckled out loud; she had never noticed how much they loved to act before.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yan immediately became interested, even more eager to find the person than Yun Yici and the other two.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and find that demon, before that brat Li Zhan gets there first."

"Let's join forces and take down Li Zhan as well."

Shi Yan rushed ahead excitedly, while Yun Yici and the others followed behind him.

Seeing this scene, the great demons of Qingqiu all looked at the Lion Flame Clan Chief with expressions of sympathy.

Goodness, is your son stupid? He's been sold out and he's still helping count the money, calling everyone "good brother."

The Xuan Turtle Clan Chief felt strangely much better.

Mocking our cultivators for being treated like stones?

Look, your son is being treated like a dog by someone now.

The Lionfire Clan Chief's expression changed repeatedly, but then he remembered that his foolish son held three bargaining chips, which meant he had three chances.

Even if he is tricked by someone, he can see through their true colors and then make a comeback.

Listening to the whispers of the great demons, Li Zheng sneered, "This time, the post-sacrifice ceremony was a disaster; these few cultivators stole the limelight."

"Trying to collude with that idiot Lionfire to deal with my son? That's incredibly stupid. Let them see what happens to this demon."

No wonder Li Zheng is so arrogant.

In the water mirror, on the other side, Yun Yici and his companions, Mu Yunjian was constantly fleeing through the black mist.

His white clothes and white hair were very conspicuous in the darkness, and behind him, a ferocious spotted tiger with five tails roared and chased after him.

Wen Fuyue, who had been silent until now, finally couldn't hold back anymore when she heard this.

“Clan Chief Li Zheng, I respect you as the head of the clan, but your aggressive attitude towards the juniors is really unbecoming.”

"My apprenticeship was obtained honestly and fairly, not stolen or robbed."

"The outcome is still undecided, so you can keep your words to yourself for now."

Li Zheng looked at the handsome swordsman who had stepped forward to challenge him and sneered, "Then you just wait and see."

"Remember, the elders of the fox clan will not come to your aid unless your life is in danger."

"Don't you dare kneel down and beg Bai Wu for help when the time comes."

Seeing that Li Zheng was going too far, Li Ji slammed her hand on the table and said, "That's enough, just watch."

Wen Fuyue stared at the evening clouds reflected in the water mirror, secretly worried.

Based on his understanding of Mu Yunjian, Mu Yunjian might not be without the ability to fight Li Zhan.

Even if they weren't confident in dealing with Li Zhan, they could still resolve the situation by following the original route and joining up with Yun Yici and the others.

However, Mu Yun did the opposite, actually luring Li Zhan into the depths of the Zi Ya Blood Abyss...

What on earth is he going to do?

As the black mist dissipated, the demons gradually lost sight of even the figures amidst the twilight clouds.

The demon envoy from Fuyu City frowned and said, "What's going on? The fog in this water mirror is so thick that we can't even track their movements."

Bai Wu trusted her clan elders implicitly, saying, "They are on the outskirts of the Ziya Blood Abyss, and with my clan elders watching over them, it will be difficult for them to go deep inside."

However, as soon as Bai Wu finished speaking, Li Zhan's painful roar came from the water mirror.

Li Zheng immediately stood up and exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on? Is it that evil spirit?"

"No, impossible! Something else is hidden in this black mist!"

He turned to Bai Wu and questioned, "Didn't you say you had already searched the outer perimeter of the Ziya Blood Abyss?"

Bai Wu's expression also changed, and she said, "Before the post-ritual ceremony began, I had people check the area at least ten times. There's no way anything could have happened!"

The sudden disappearance of Mu Yunjian and Li Zhan in the water mirror immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Yun Yici was puzzled when she realized that Shi Yan was leading them deeper and deeper into the Ziya Blood Abyss.

If Shi Yan hadn't been completely oblivious to anything amiss, she would have suspected he was deliberately trying to lure them deeper into the area.

Ning Tinglan shared this feeling and tentatively asked, "Is that demon really here? Why do I feel like we're getting deeper and deeper into the Blood Abyss of Ziya?"

Shi Yan chuckled and said, "That demon did indeed run in this direction, and Li Zhan's scent is also heading in this direction."

"It seems that the demon was so desperate from being chased that it ran away without thinking."

“I said, we’ve come this far and haven’t seen a single demon cultivator. This place must be too remote.”

"It's really not worth traveling this far just for a demon."

He quietly leaned down and said to Ning Tinglan, "Let's go find Ciying first, don't waste time here."

"You should just give this person to Xingyu. I'll give you one later, and then we'll go find Ciying and compete fairly."

Yun Yici: "Oh?"

Shi Yan realized that Yun Yici had overheard his little scheme, and frankly said, "In previous years, your Xuan Turtle Clan came to exchange treasures."

“I heard from A-Yi’s brother that your aunt was quite embarrassed at the last memorial service.”

"You've already earned a treasure this year, which is a great honor."

Every word Shi Yan said was heard by the black tortoise hidden in Yun Yici's sleeve.

The black tortoise, hiding in Yun Yici's sleeve, spoke: "Hey, come here."

Seeing that Yun Yici was standing there all alone and looked rather pitiful, Shi Yan hesitated for a moment before walking over.

He said, "I've already asked, and A-Yi doesn't like you. Stop bothering him."

Shi Yan originally meant to advise Xing Yu to know when to stop and not to cling to them, otherwise they might snatch Xing Yu's treasure and that human cultivator together if he got too angry.

He was caught off guard, but the black tortoise in Yun Yici's sleeve flew out swiftly.

Shi Yan saw a black line slide from Yun Yici's sleeve toward the sky, and then a huge, gleaming silver hammer condensed in the sky and smashed directly toward his forehead.

Before Shi Yan could say anything more, Xing Yu slammed him to the ground with a hammer.

With this earth-shattering hammer blow, Xing Yu had gone all out, and it looked like Shi Yan's brains were about to splatter out.

Yun Yici instinctively wanted to draw her sword to stop him.

Shi Yan may be foolish and easily deceived, but he doesn't deserve to die.

and.

"Fellow Daoist Xingyu, do not act impulsively. The post-ritual sacrifice does not allow the loss of others' lives!"

Ning Tinglan also drew her sword and flew over to try and stop Xing Yu.

However, to everyone's surprise, a silver light transformed into the shape of a defensive magic circle, enveloping Shi Yan and slowing down the attack of Xingyu Hammer.

The imagined tragic death of Shi Yan did not occur; he simply fainted.

The silver defensive array on Shi Yan's body also turned into a silver light and flew towards Xing Yu.

Xingyu had already swiftly transformed into human form. She reached out and grasped the silver light, then raised the great hammer and said, "This is the correct way to perform the post-ritual."

Seeing that Xing Yu had not actually killed Shi Yan, Yun Yici and the others stopped.

Yun Yici finally learned how to seize the treasures of these demon cultivators.

The answer is to actually "kill" the other party once.

When the enemy is in danger, the points of light in their hands will transform into protective magic arrays to protect them.

Then the light spot was taken by the winner, and the loser was taken away by the fox clan.

The saying "one must not harm the other party's life" means that after taking away the other party's treasure, one should not go further and intentionally injure the other party again.

Previously, Xingyu and Huayi fought to a standstill, but neither could deliver a truly fatal blow to the other, which is why Yun Yici was able to take advantage of the situation.

Theoretically speaking, if Yun Yici had finished them off one by one the moment she discovered them, she could have directly taken the two demons' treasures without having to run around with them.

However, it's not too late to discover this now.

Xingyu walked to Yun Yici's side and reached out to hold her hand.

A beam of silver light then transferred from Xingyu's hand to Yun Yici's hand.

Yun Yici saw two beams of light appear in her hand immediately. With a thought, she realized that the extra silver light was the water grass that Xingyu had promised to give her.

Xingyu said, "I have done what I promised you, so I will not act with you."

"Oh, right, after losing a treasure, there will be a protection period. You cannot attack Shi Yan before he regains consciousness."

"Just leave him here. The fox clan elders are watching him from the shadows, so nothing will happen."

Xingyu left after speaking, and Yun Yici and her fellow disciples did not try to stop her.

Although Xingyu dealt a severe blow to Shiyan, they ultimately benefited.

A gentleman should keep his word.

Moreover, they were more worried about Mu Yunjian, as staying here to guard Shi Yan would only be a waste of time.

The only thing is that Shi Yan can lead them to find people; otherwise, the rest of them will probably be like headless flies.

Yun Yici took out a talisman from her storage bag, held it between her fingers, and smiled, "Let's go."

“I couldn’t take it out before because Shi Yan was with me. This is a mother-child talisman. I gave the mother talisman to Senior Brother Mu before.”

With the biggest problem solved, everyone thought they should leave a message with the Emperor first and then follow the Mother Talisman to find the person.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the teleportation talisman was connected, the emperor on the other end said, "I can see you."

"What happened? Mu Yunjian is gone?"

The Emperor's voice came from above the crowd. Yun Yici looked in the direction of the voice and saw a white flying artifact shaped like a folding fan steadily supporting the Emperor's edict.

The folding fan's surface is dazzling and colorful, but it cannot compare to even a fraction of the elegance of the person on the fan.

The emperor, dressed in striking red, was quite conspicuous, and the snowbird that Yun Yici had sent to find him was perched on his shoulder.

The snowbirds, intimidated by the emperor's imposing presence, dared not land on him, but only hovered near his shoulders.

Upon seeing Yun Yici, the snowbird puffed out its chest and chirped at Yun Yici, as if to say that its mission had been successfully completed.

Yun Yici waved and put the obedient snowbird back into his storage bag, while the imperial edict also landed and retrieved its flying artifact.

Yun Yici guessed that the Emperor's decree had come in a flamboyant and swaggering manner, and must have killed quite a few troublesome demon cultivators.

So she asked, "Did you encounter any other demon cultivators on the way?"

The emperor decreed, "I did see them, but my magical artifact can conceal its presence, so I avoided them."

Moreover, there are also local demon birds that will inform him when they encounter him, and snowbirds will lead the way.

The emperor thought that if he took action and exposed his identity, he would be doomed if he was invited back to Qingqiu ahead of time.

Anyway, this post-sacrifice ritual is similar to raising Gu poison; in the end, all the resources will be concentrated on a few demon cultivators.

They were playing the long game, letting the demon cultivators below fight and plunder first, and then starting to harvest on the seventh and final day.

The emperor's words were so arrogant that he completely disregarded the demon race.

Aside from Wen Fuyue and Li Zheng, who had no time to focus on devouring Mu Yunjian and Li Zhan, they were the only ones who kept their eyes on the matter.

The other demon cultivators were all drawn to the sudden appearance of the imperial edict.

The demon envoy from Fuyu City, watching the group continue their journey towards Muyun, couldn't help but ask, "This red-robed demon cultivator seems unusual to me. Who was his introducer?"

The demons looked at each other, and all denied the arrogant imperial edict.

Li Zheng's heart was filled with worry for his son, and he was surprised to hear that a demon cultivator had infiltrated the rear sacrifice.

He laughed in anger, stood up and vented all his resentment towards Qingqiu: "Now, it seems like any Tom, Dick, or Harry can get into the Houji Temple."

"Qingqiu has been handling the post-ritual sacrifice for many years, but it is becoming increasingly inadequate. I think it would be better to have someone else do it after a hundred years."

Qingqiu's efforts were not in vain; these demons were willing to cede some benefits to Qingqiu.

Bai Wu was completely enraged. She suddenly unleashed a palm strike that shattered the white jade table in front of her into dust, while the aftershock sent Li Zheng staggering back several steps.

The other demon cultivators present all retreated three feet, and Wen Fuyue also quickly retreated with Shen Huaichuan.

Bai Wu's eyes flashed with cold light as she threatened, "How dare you! Have you forgotten who I am?! Have you forgotten where you are right now?!"

The fox-women serving in the palace also glared angrily at Li Zheng, waiting for Bai Wu to give the word before they pounced on him.

In the entire demon realm, there are only fourteen demon kings.

However, there are as many clan leaders as there are demon clans.

Li Zheng's provocation of Bai Wu in front of so many clan leaders and demon envoys was simply courting death.

Li Zheng's expression changed, and he quickly bowed his head and said, "Please forgive me, Lady Bai Wu. I only misspoke because I was in a hurry when my son went missing."

Bai Wu said, "What's missing? I've already sent people to look for you."

"If I hear you say another word, I can't guarantee you'll leave Qingqiu alive."

"Speaking of which, although the Tiger Clan is far from our Qingqiu, I can still manage to change the clan leader."

"You should calm down and think about it carefully."

Bai Wu's words were filled with murderous intent, and anyone could tell that she was telling the truth.

No one spoke up for Li Zheng; he was indeed too arrogant.

Li Zheng's face turned pale and then red. He sat down in silence, no longer daring to mention Li Zhan's whereabouts. He stared blankly at the movements of the various demon races in the water mirror.

Bai Wu also calmed down. She knew that the demons had already noticed the Emperor's identity, and if she didn't explain, it would only give them something to gossip about.

Bai Wu sighed and said, "Actually, this Fellow Daoist Di Zhao was his own recommender."

Upon hearing this, the bold chieftain of the Chilong clan exclaimed, "This? There has never been such a precedent before."

The chief of the Sanqing clan said, "I observe that this red-clad demon cultivator is strikingly beautiful, even surpassing the youths of my clan. I fear his bloodline is extremely noble."

Among the Feathered Clan, regardless of whether the male bird is a demon or a human, most male Feathered Clan birds are more beautiful and attractive than the female birds.

Moreover, the more noble and powerful a member of the Feathered Clan is, the more attractive they are.

There's nothing they can do; it's determined by their mating instincts.

Birds that are too ugly are destined to fail to win the favor of succubi.