This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 219 - 214: This Style is Not Right! [Extra for the Unjust Souls in Hyde Park of Sect Leader]

Chapter 219: Chapter 214: This Style is Not Right! [Extra for the Unjust Souls in Hyde Park of Sect Leader]

Liang Yi walked and observed the grand hall, wondering why, despite never having been here in his past or present life, he felt a strange sense of familiarity with this place that he could not explain.

It seemed like he had seen it somewhere before, yet there was no impression of it.

Now that he had entered the path of Cultivation, his Divine Soul had strengthened, consequently boosting his memory—any memories from his past life could be recalled with just a bit of thought, yet he couldn’t find any memory of this grand hall that might explain his familiarity with it.

"Is it an illusion?" Liang Yi shook his head, trying to dismiss the inexplicable feeling from his mind.

The style of the grand hall, unlike the opulence of the Immortal Dynasty’s Imperial Palace, was instead filled with wild and bold roughness, reflecting the Demon Clan’s unrestrained and atmospheric nature with its unique sculptures embedded in the great pillars, yet the lifeless grand hall also seemed serene and desolate.

According to the seductive fox lady, this was not the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits’ residence but rather a place used only to discuss matters with other Great Demons of different clans or to entertain other powerful beings.

Inside the grand hall, there were no maids, and it seemed somewhat dim, the faintly discernible pressure making Liang Yi’s companion, Yue Bai, feel a bit scared.

"Roar..."

A heavy panting sound echoed from the depths of the hall, startling Yue Bai entirely.

Liang Yi’s heartbeat quickened involuntarily; the situation was genuinely frightening. Could it be that this Grand Saint of Nine Spirits was some ancient fierce beast, or perhaps exceedingly ugly?

The gates to the inner palace opened automatically, rows of Crystal Stones suspended on both sides of the path, emitting a milky-white glow that illuminated the entire grand hall.

Liang Yi, with the little fox in tow, followed the seductive fox lady inside.

"Ah!" The little fox, upon seeing something, got so scared that she quickly sought refuge behind Liang Yi, clutching his clothes and trembling.

Liang Yi looked up and saw that there was no one on the throne.

But on the giant stone wall behind the throne, there was a nearly hall-tall shadow cast upon it, appearing as though it was crouching on something.

"Demon Emperor, Liang Yi has been brought here," said the seductive fox lady, performing a customary salute of the Demon Clan, while Liang Yi behind her also bowed slightly.

"Good, you may leave now," came a massive, majestic voice that was indistinct in gender, echoing in the open grand hall, even producing an echo.

"Yes!" Although the seductive fox lady was curious about Liang Yi’s purpose, the Demon Emperor had spoken, and she had no choice but to obey, giving Liang Yi a glance before turning to leave.

A long silence ensued.

A beam of yellow light fell from the sky, enveloping Yue Bai behind Liang Yi and trapping her within.

"Elder, what is the meaning of this?" Liang Yi, with a clenched fist, glared sternly.

"This matter is somewhat confidential; outsiders must not be privy to it. The light will not harm her; it will only make her sleep briefly and can actually help stimulate her bloodline," the grand voice continued indifferently.

"You are here to investigate the Qingqiu bloodline inside her as well, aren’t you? Once things are accomplished, I will explain in detail."

"Now, where is the item Elder Qing asked you to bring?"

Liang Yi checked on Yue Bai, who was engulfed in the golden light, and seeing that she was merely unconscious, he was at ease.

Upon hearing the words of the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits, he took out the box that Elder Qing had given him from his backpack. The System only displayed it as "a box for holding medicine," suggesting that without opening it, no more information would be shown.

As for opening it? Naturally, that was out of the question.

Since Liang Yi had accepted the commission, although he was curious about the contents, he would maintain the integrity that was expected.

An invisible force lured the box from his hands towards the stone wall, and under the light of the hall, the shadow of the box elongated, eventually merging with the stone wall.

In a spot invisible to Liang Yi, a paw lifted the lid of the box, revealing a pink and smooth Spirit Pill within.

"Is this the medicine Elder Qing said could significantly improve Essence Qi?"

The injuries on his body weren’t exactly wounds; rather, after accompanying Chen Hua to a Secret Realm, he was ambushed by an Array that sealed his Innate Essence Qi.

And having just sired offspring, he realized there was an insufficiency of Innate Essence Qi. If he did not transfer a considerable amount of Essence Qi from the same lineage to his child, there was a chance of the child dying young.

With no other choice, he could only use the Secret Technique to seal his offspring within an egg. Inside the egg, the flow of time would slow down considerably, buying him time to seek a method of recovery.

After such an incident, he also didn’t refrain from secretly visiting Medicine Valley. After all, the old man from Medicine Valley was quite authoritative in this respect.

But the old man said that the effects brought by the Array were not entirely detrimental. It merely put you in a state of pure-heartedness and desirelessness, serene like an ancient well, even closely resembling the Mental State of "Holy as Buddha" from Zen, all of which are more conducive to cultivation, possibly even increasing the chances of Daoist Enlightenment.

The cost was the decline of that kind of desire.

Breaking out of this state was quite simple too - one just needed to rekindle the inner desires.

The Grand Saint of Nine Spirits cursed the unrighteous sect within the Secret Realm on the spot for their immoral research; ignoring other things and instead creating this thing to harm people!

What was this? Another form of eunuch?

Although Medicine Valley was helpless, it hinted that the Immortal Dynasty might have a solution. However, this was only a guess from the old man of Medicine Valley; whether it would work, remained to be seen.

That’s why he sent a message to Elder Qing, asking him to think of a strategy.

Now, Elder Qing’s suggested remedy was in his hands.

"It smells quite nice..."

The Grand Saint of Nine Spirits swallowed, his gaze unconsciously focusing on the unknown pink Elixir.

"Forget it, let’s give it a try." He had an old acquaintance with Elder Qing and knew the latter wouldn’t harm him; he casually grabbed the Elixir with his paw and popped it into his mouth.

"Oh? Strawberry flavored?"

But after chewing a few times, the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits felt something was off. This thing tasted too much like... medicinal herbs, right?

But the Elixir was digested the moment it reached the stomach, and the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits couldn’t spit it out anymore.

Outside the stone wall.

After the box was taken, Liang Yi stood idly in the center of the palace, waiting for quite some time without hearing the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits say anything, the authoritative shadow on the stone wall having vanished.

"Could I have been tricked?" Liang Yi wondered, had the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits taken the goods and fled?

The task prompt wasn’t completed. Although the requirement was only to deliver the Elixir here, Liang Yi guessed that it might only show completion after the Primordial Saint’s child was successfully treated.

"Hmm?" Liang Yi tilted his head slightly. Behind a pillar in the grand hall, he seemed to spot a spherical object.

Hesitating for a moment, Liang Yi saw no motion from the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits and no one else in the hall, so he let his curiosity take over and walked over directly.

"Is this... catnip?"

Liang Yi was instantly stunned after smelling this extremely familiar scent. How could there be catnip, used for amusing cats, in such a place?

"F*ck! And it’s this huge?"

After walking around the pillar and sighting the catnip plant as tall as he was, Liang Yi was somewhat dumbfounded.

In his past life, he had been a cat enthusiast, and catnip along with Matatabi were familiar feline-plaything godsends to him.

However, Matatabi had the effect of preventing cats from getting diarrhea, and his own cat also preferred it slightly more, so he often bought it for his pet to play with.

But this didn’t make sense!

This was an Otherworld, hello?

Looking at the traces on the giant Matatabi plant, it seemed like it was frequently played with. Could it be that the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits also kept a cat?

"Meow!"

Right when Liang Yi was dumbstruck, a cat’s meow came from behind the stone wall.