This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 231 - 226: Can’t I Just Want Things Salty?

Chapter 231: Chapter 226: Can’t I Just Want Things Salty?

Swoosh swoosh—

Two piercing arrows flew through the air, startling countless birds in the forest, their target being Su Youyi and Ke Mengzhan at the foot of the mountain.

Su Youyi’s ears quivered slightly, her gaze sharpened, it was not until the sound of the arrows that she actually sensed the murderous intent.

Without moving her right leg, her left foot gently slid, pivoting her body in a half-circle, while her left index finger, devoid of any worldly flair, pointed at the arrow shooting towards the back of her head.

The arrow carried a tremendous force and was accompanied by intense fluctuations of Spiritual Power; any obstacles in its path were directly pierced through, stirring up a cloud of dust and debris.

However, the cold gleam of the swiftly spinning arrowhead was effortlessly blocked by an ordinary-looking, jade-green finger without making any further progress.

Su Youyi’s expression remained as undisturbed as an ancient well; such degree of arrows might work against cultivators of the Third Realm and Fourth Realm, but to her, it was merely a joke.

Her Divine Sense swept towards the origin of the arrows, identifying a shadowy figure with a crescent bow aiming silently at them from the front of a majestic mountain gate.

One arrow was shot towards Su Youyi, and one towards Ke Mengzhan.

Yet Ke Mengzhan, who seemed indifferent and made no movements against the approaching deadly arrow, only shifted his pupils slightly and cast a quick glance at it, resulting in the formidable arrow silently disintegrating into dust.

Su Youyi did not pay attention to what was happening on Ke Mengzhan’s side; she knew that such an attack would not cause him any trouble.

"Teleported straight to a sect’s ruins upon arriving, and there are even cultivator spirits guarding it," Ke Mengzhan muttered softly, feeling genuinely annoyed from the depth of his heart.

While others might still be discerning directions to locate the ruins, they were teleported directly to the doorstep of the ruins and were even treated as intruders, creating quite a situation.

Although he didn’t pay much attention to his master’s nagging before setting off due to extreme tiredness, he wasn’t completely ignorant about this place.

The Purple Cloud Phoenix Extreme Secret Realm, the domain of the Purple Cloud Sect.

With the Purple Cloud Sect at its center, this Secret Realm was extremely vast and rich in resources; conservatively estimated, it was at least a quarter the size of the entire Xuanzhou from the Immortal Dynasty.

Within this Secret Realm, besides the ruins that were once on par with a Super Force from the Purple Cloud Sect, there were also about ten First-Grade Sect ruins and over a hundred relics of other grades. The Immortal Mountains, which could nurture and birth Immortal Herbs and Spiritual Medicines, were innumerable.

However, these sect ruins were not entirely preserved; only the most critical inheritances were retained to continue the lineage of the sects.

In some of the more robust sects, there were remains left by mighty beings from the last epoch, containing a trace of will that once protected the sect, still retaining substantial combat effectiveness.

These individuals are referred to by the current generations of cultivators as Cultivator Spirits, and some treasures are also guarded by spirit beasts and demons.

To obtain the inheritance of this sect, one must defeat these guardians.

It is both a trial and a test!

The ultimate goal of every sect entering the Secret Realm was the same: the inheritance of the Purple Cloud Sect.

Yet, the resources left in the other First-Grade Sect ruins were still a huge piece of the pie. Even if one failed to gain from the Purple Cloud Sect, successfully conquering a First-Grade Sect would mean a massive gain, retrieving the investment with interest.

Chen Hua asked Su Youyi to assist the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, not to compete with others but jointly conquer some of the sect ruins.

The idea of several sects joining forces to conquer and then distribute the gains equally had been considered. However, some inheritances were one-time only, and they also had specific requirements for the inheritors, making them impossible to divide.

Some rare Spiritual Medicines and Immortal Materials had dwindled in numbers due to the erosion of time; dividing them would leave insufficient amounts, yet not sharing would breach the rules.

The main issue was human nature, the greed of man; why share with others when one can have exclusive possession?

All who entered the Secret Realm were the elite disciples of their respective sects, who would admit to not making it on their own and hope for others’ assistance?

For various reasons stacking up, that’s why everyone ended up in their separate ways now. If they happened to come across each other and set their sights on the same inheritance, the real contest begins.

However, such circumstances are rare. With over a hundred people entering, it’s almost impossible to run into anyone in this vast place unless someone is intentionally causing trouble.

Now, Su Youyi and Ke Mengzhan are incredibly lucky to be directly transported to the mountain gate of a First-Grade Sect’s ruins, saving them the time and effort of searching.

"Ah..." Ke Mengzhan irritably scratches his head.

He really just came to go through the motions, having communicated with Su Youyi beforehand, telling her to ignore him and let him go wherever he wanted.

As for himself, he planned to lazily pass the time in the previous month, then wait until the last month when the Prohibition of the Purple Cloud Sect is lifted to see if he could grab some inheritance to report back.

Regarding the Purple Cloud Sect’s ultimate hidden inheritance, he had no hope; even his master, Chen Hua, and the current master of the Complete Heaven Sect, Fang Zhi, had once entered together and failed to acquire it.

But how could he receive such a surprise right off the bat?

Even he, who dreads trouble, feels that it would be inhumane not to accept such fortune.

"Alas, let’s go in and have a look."

With a sigh, Ke Mengzhan finally gathers some energy and reluctantly opens his eyes to walk towards the silhouette at the mountain gate with Su Youyi.

Meanwhile, in other parts of the Secret Realm.

He Zhiqing, clad in simple green clothes, exchanges a smile with Yu Gejing and steps together into a seemingly uninhabited small town.

Feeling the presence of living beings, countless Shadows deep within the small town light up with dark gleams. As if time were reversed, the hustle and bustle of people reappears. It seemed desolate from outside the town, but the moment He Zhiqing and his companion step in, it turns into a bustling ordinary town, lively as if everything is normal.

Liurouxin, the Chief of Blood Control Sect, with a beautiful appearance and less than 1.5 meters tall, is dressed lightheartedly with short hair at her neck, carrying a long spear about twice her height, standing upright on a mountain peak, energetically gazing at the valley below.

In the valley, a silhouette breathes like thunder; even the snoring while sleeping causes the nearby ground to shake, with no other creatures daring to enter this forbidden zone within a thousand miles. Enveloped in a mist of blood, its shape winds without discernible end, coiled in its lair, guarding a soon-to-mature Immortal Herb behind it.

The snoring stops, and the blood-colored eyes, sensing the disturbance, suddenly open wide, gazing at the excited short-haired girl with a long spear plunging from the sky.

"Yoohoo, barbecued snake meat tonight!"

Thousands of miles across mountains, on an Immortal Peak of clear mountains and beautiful waters, amidst a blur of misty rain and clouds, pine and cypress stand tall and straight. The air is filled with the scent of fine mountain rain, refreshing the spirit, and squirrels are seen leaping from branch to branch.

A graceful female Daoist, dressed in dark blue robes and holding an oiled paper umbrella, stands silently in the fine rain, with the fragrance of pear blossoms around her nose. Under the cover of the umbrella is a fair-skinned, cherry-lipped girl with apricot eyes and pretty brows.

Pang Qingshi from Senluo Wanxiang Sect.

She extends her fingers like orchids, performs a few light finger seals, and turns to walk with determination toward the depths of the mountain.

Divination told her that two Great Demons would fight over an Immortal Elixir on this mountain, with a wide-spread impact. It would be best to leave quickly, but she chose otherwise.

Senluo Wanxiang, what is real and what is false. The Complete Heaven Sect might follow fate and stay away, but Senluo Wanxiang Sect would choose to snatch chestnuts from the fire.

In the rolling mountains, beneath a waterfall that thunders like rolling thunder and drops from three thousand feet, a young monk with a handsome face sits bare-chested on a blue stone, enduring the torrential waterfall with its immense force.

Despite the waterfall’s noise, comparable to thunder, it cannot drown out the determined chanting voice of the figure.

Beside the pool formed by the waterfall, the eldest prince of the Immortal Dynasty, a slender figure dressed in a tattered grey robe, holds a canvas as he vigorously paints, his expression earnest yet fervent, as if engaged in some sacred pursuit.

"Master Zhou, are you done painting? This monk can’t hold on much longer." The young Master Hui Zhi from the Zen Sect shakes slightly, as even his cultivation struggles to endure sitting under the waterfall for so long.

"Almost there; just a little longer!" Zhou Wudao hurriedly speeds up his strokes, hoping to complete his painting as quickly as possible.

Yet in front of him, the canvas merely shows a pile of colorful paint, hardly resembling any part of the surrounding scenery.

The range of the Purple Cloud Phoenix Extreme Secret Realm is vast, and apart from the Chiefs of a few Super Forces, inheritors of some First-Grade Sects also found their targets.

However, everyone is aware that this peace will remain only until the Prohibition of the Purple Cloud Palace is lifted.