The daily life of a genius who enjoys gossip and cultivates immortality

Chapter 199 Revisiting the Blood Pool

Cheng Jiu never expected that even though he had made ample preparations, he would still be arrested the next day.

"Are these brats wearing super armor? How come they can't take it off?"

In her hazy memory, Cheng Jiu recalled that they were walking along peacefully when suddenly everything went black, and an immense force struck. She vaguely saw a layer of golden light enveloping her, and the next moment she fainted.

"Little brother, we might have really arrested the wrong people! These brats are definitely not simple!"

When he tried to break through their defenses and refine their physical bodies, he realized they were no ordinary people.

Not to mention the other demon they captured.

"What? You regret it now? It's too late! Do you think we'll have a good ending if these brats and that tree spirit find out?" The sinister voice finished, followed by a few short, strange laughs.

"Even if you regret it now, even if you tell the ancestors, you can only support me now! There is no turning back. If I live, the family can live; if I die, the family will sink with me!"

"You're insane!" another voice shouted tremblingly. He couldn't imagine that in a family that always puts the family first, there would be a madman who disregards the family.

"Didn't you already know? Didn't you all already know? Ever since you stopped using your power to find Song Qing, ever since you abandoned me, ever since you sent me underground to deal with the dirty business of the family."

Over the years, I've done countless things for the family. Now you want to abandon me? I will never allow it!

Staring at his second brother, the complex pain and hatred in his eyes terrified him. Seeing his terrified reflection in his eyes, the twisted, ferocious smile on his face softened into an innocent, peaceful one.

"Second brother, these humans are all renowned prodigies among humans, and this Grand Ceremony, we don't know what his true form is yet, but as a close attendant of the Demon Emperor, his bloodline must be quite high. Perhaps with them, all our efforts over the years will be successful."

A struggle flashed in the eyes of the demon known as the Second Brother, but he ultimately gave in. His eyes were full of smugness and mockery. Everyone said he loved gambling, and this Second Brother was no less so. As long as he could see tangible benefits, he would throw himself into a pit of fire without hesitation.

As expected of the spokesperson chosen by the family! Ah! Trying to maintain the glory of the clan, yet unable to hide the corpse worms crawling in the shadows, only able to superficially present a peaceful facade, how lovable!

The second brother no longer wanted to see his younger brother's mocking gaze, which seemed to be an torture of his past actions. All of this was for the sake of the family, and the nearly thousand-year-old plan could not be destroyed in his hands!

Smelling the lingering stench of blood, and vaguely hearing these words, Cheng Jiu felt something climbing up her ankles—it hurt so much, and she was so tired! The next moment, she sank into darkness again.

Not long after the second brother left, the demon looked at the five golden figures standing in the blood pool, and especially when it swept its gaze over the faces of Gong Cheng and Gong Yu, the disgust and hatred in its eyes could not be concealed.

"Keep an eye on them!"

"Yes!" A cold, almost emotionless voice rang out, and a figure slowly walked out from the corner and said respectfully.

Meanwhile, the royal city was in complete chaos, and the Demon Emperor was furious. Suddenly, news of the grand ceremony vanished, and the five disciples who had been rumored to be in danger disappeared from the royal city without him even sensing them; they disappeared right before his eyes.

When Qingxu Immortal Lord, Qingyang Immortal Lord, Qianli Immortal Lord, and Elder Tiexian learned that their disciple had suddenly disappeared under their care, they almost lost their minds.

A cloud and a black dragon suddenly appeared and pounced on the group of people who were raging and acting aggressively.

"Xiao Jiu's contracted beasts?" Immortal Lord Qingxu recognized the two at a glance.

"Yes! Master, Master."

"Do you know where Xiao Jiu is?" Seeing the two little ones, Qingxu Immortal Lord asked anxiously, knowing that its talent was not low and its contract with Cheng Jiu was also quite deep.

The little cloud beast flew anxiously and continuously, clearly moving away from Cheng Jiu's side, showing considerable restlessness and worry.

The little black dragon took a deep breath: "We ran out because we couldn't detect Xiao Jiu."

"Then how did you escape?" Immortal Lord Qingxu asked.

"Because the master didn't take us with him at all; we came out of the restaurant."

Cheng Jiu wasn't completely at ease subconsciously, so before leaving, he deliberately placed the spirit-controlling bag in a corner of the table he was sitting on. Fortunately, the spirit-controlling bag, which he carried with him, was inconspicuous and didn't attract anyone's attention.

"Which restaurant?" Suddenly, Immortal Lord Qingxu remembered the news that Cheng Jiufa and his group were being watched, which seemed to be in a restaurant. This was a huge clue, so he asked urgently.

Fortunately, the restaurant was very famous in the royal city. The Demon King knew how anxious the group was, so he specially sent demons to assist them. Judging from the aura they had shown earlier, if something really happened to those disciples, the Demon King would have a hard time guaranteeing that these top human cultivators would let the demons off the hook.

Immortal Lord Qingxu asked the restaurant for a list of guests for the entire day, mainly the list of guests in the private rooms. Immortal Lord Qingxu knew how perceptive his disciple was; if the other party were in the main hall, Cheng Jiu certainly wouldn't have missed it.

"Are you going to search them one by one?" The Demon Emperor's voice became shrill.

That restaurant could be considered the most popular in the city, with a large number of customers coming and going every day. If they really followed the method of these humans, apart from those who stopped in the royal city to rest, most of the royal families would be selected to come to their door.

What about the dignity of their demon race?

Unlike their somewhat mild-mannered demeanor at the negotiating table earlier, the four members of the Qingxu Immortal Lord group were now quite assertive. The deaths of their disciples while traveling and those of them while accompanying their master were completely different. The former was for training purposes; their skills were inferior, and no one could be blamed. The latter was a complete breach of their bottom line.

The Demon Emperor also wanted to expose those shady characters behind the scenes, but he definitely didn't want to include them. If he let these humans come to him as he wanted, the entire demon race would be utterly disgraced by them.

This is absolutely unacceptable!

"Our disciple was captured by someone under your command, and we don't know where he is suffering right now! We are just informing you." The thought of his disciple's unknown fate made Qingxu Immortal Lord feel as if a thousand ants were gnawing at his heart. His disciple, whom he had raised since childhood and was his pride, was gone!

"..." The Demon Emperor really wanted to say forcefully, "Do you want to be enemies with the demon race?" But seeing the several lions who were furious because of the loss of their disciples, he ultimately swallowed those words!

"With the grand ceremony underway, you can wait a little longer! If there is still no news of your disciples by today, I will personally issue a search warrant and order you to find your disciples. I will take full responsibility!" The Demon Emperor took a step back.

Just as dawn broke, a new day was beginning.

“It’s been too long!” said Immortal Lord Qianli, who was never one to wait.

"If the other side really harms your disciple's life, what difference does it make whether it's a day or an instant?" The Demon Emperor's tone was reassuring: "I know you're anxious, but you should also give me some face. After all, the demon race is not your human race. We don't want to become enemies, do we?"

Hearing the Demon Emperor's conciliatory tone, the group could only suppress their eagerness. They couldn't disrespect the Demon Emperor, and they weren't afraid to face a combined attack from the powerful demons. But they couldn't let others bear the consequences.

If they actually become a human-demon relationship, that's the end of it. The Demon Emperor has already made such concessions, so they can't push their luck any further.

Seeing that they had finally calmed these people down, Venerable Su Yuan and Daoist Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. After all, these people were not their disciples, and they hoped that they could calm down.

But they lacked the power to persuade them, and being members of the five major sects, they could only offer unanimous support to outsiders. However, their fundamental interests differed from those of these individuals.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Cheng Jiu heard this as soon as he woke up again: "It hurts, it smells awful, I feel like throwing up!"

Cheng Jiu honestly expressed his truest feelings at that moment.

Opening my eyes, I saw a pool of blood, floating white bones, and the constantly flowing blood like a river, with a bloodthirsty aura soaring to the sky.

And then there were those familiar yet eerie array patterns on the ground. Cheng Jiu felt that he might have some unresolved connection with the demon race.

What I saw before was different. They were probably in a crater-like terrain with the exit at the top. Why do I think that? Because the surrounding area was a cave wall, with only the exposed rocks where they were staying, and everything else was covered in blood.

So the voice from before was speaking from this sea of ​​blood?

Cheng Jiu's thoughts drifted off course without him realizing it.

The only difference between this sea of ​​blood and the dragon head at the top is that it now features four divine beasts, each spewing blood, making them appear bloody and disgusting.

Whether it was Cheng Jiu's imagination or not, she always felt that the four divine beasts were alive.

No, it must be an illusion. Those are divine beasts! If we really had the ability to capture divine beasts, wouldn't it be better to just rule the continent?

"Good, he's not stupid!" The aged yet clear voice was filled with relief.

Cheng Jiu was tightly bound to a wooden manor by several ropes, and the golden light protecting his body shone through the ropes, firmly protecting something.

However, the blood-fiend energy constantly emanating from the ground continuously eroded the golden light. The ninth-grade magic robe was not omnipotent. Her clothes, after being damaged by some unknown means, were tattered and hung on her body. The hairpin on her head, which was used to protect her divine sense, was broken and had fallen somewhere. Without the hairpin's restraint, her long black hair fell down.

These protective measures have done their utmost.

What terrified her most was that she could no longer sense any spiritual energy within her body. Fortunately, her dantian was still intact, which brought Cheng Jiu some relief.

Besides, the protective golden light was getting weaker and weaker, and Cheng Jiu no longer knew which of his protective ornaments was responsible for the effect.

Looking at her ankle, where the white bone was already exposed, Cheng Jiu understood why she felt so much pain. But calling it pain wasn't quite accurate; the pain she felt in her dazed state was completely different. At this moment, she was probably about to enter a state of numbness to pain.

The golden light was completely unable to defend against this sinister bloodthirsty aura. Strands of eerie red energy continuously devoured the flesh and blood of her legs. The flesh and blood disappeared and then grew back, like thousands of ants crawling and biting.

Thinking back to the scene he had witnessed while unconscious, he realized that the person behind the scenes really thought highly of them, actually sending a late-stage Mahayana cultivator to attack them. They were completely powerless to resist and fell unconscious.

"Hey, are you stupid?" Dadianyi shouted loudly as he looked at the dazed Cheng Jiu.

This child probably didn't suffer a severe attack on his soul, causing brain damage.

"You're the one who's stupid!" Cheng Jiu looked at him; his once neat and soft green clothes were now stained with blood, making him look quite disheveled.

"...We're probably going to die here!" Gong Yu said pessimistically.

"...We were born on the same day and will die on the same day. Let us be brothers in the next life!"

Li Weixin did not refute the current situation. They were like lambs to the slaughter. They didn't even know if the Mahayana cultivator had left. Even if they had a thousand skills, they could not do anything about it. Moreover, now that they had lost all their cultivation, they had no way to escape.

However, the highest cultivation level among them is this Grand Master, who is at the Tribulation Transcending stage. But what use is he against someone at the Upper Mahayana stage? Otherwise, he wouldn't have been captured and brought back with them. Not everyone is as powerful as their master.

Only when they truly face someone at the Mahayana stage of cultivation do they realize the terror of such a powerful being; they are like ants, utterly powerless to resist.

Shangguan Song: "We hope our ancestors can help us take revenge."

"It's all taken care of!" Cheng Jiu was rarely in such a sorry state. She was somewhat glad that she had released the little cloud beast and the little black dragon. At least they wouldn't have to go to the underworld with her now. As for the backlash from the contract, there was always a way to make up for it.

"Master and the others will come to save us, right?" Gongcheng encouraged them when he saw that they were all looking dejected.

"..." No one said anything about having hope, after all, if they could arrive earlier, their master would arrive sooner, and they were still full of hope.

Looking at it now, it seems the other party has some mysterious methods, and more importantly, they may not be able to survive before their master arrives.

Having their cultivation sealed means that apart from the treasures they always wear, they have no other means of protection. Once their protective barrier is broken, how long can they stay here?

Frankly speaking, this is one of the most annoying things about the cultivation world. Because of the existence of protective magical artifacts, attacks targeting the soul and consciousness are very prevalent. There are ways to protect against attacks on the soul and consciousness, but none of them are a permanent solution.

Compared to those powerful beings, the souls and consciousness of these junior disciples are far too fragile.

Moreover, the robe is not omnipotent. It can block attacks, but that doesn't mean it can block them indefinitely. It is only a means of protection, not an all-powerful shield.

Cheng Jiu and Gong Cheng Gong Yu both deeply understood this point when they were young.

Frankly speaking, what's the use of taking more precautions? If you really encounter a powerful force targeting you, even with several methods, it will be useless.

Otherwise, the two immortals, Qingxu and his companion, wouldn't have gone to the trouble of asking the Ghost Emperor to set up a resurrection formation.

"You little brats shouldn't be so delusional. A next life? This ghostly aura is so strong, it's obviously a demon god's blood sacrifice altar. Whether your souls can survive is another matter." The grand ceremony interrupted their daydreams.

The atmosphere among them instantly soured. Did they really have to say it like that?