ninety thousand miles

Chapter 482 Departure
Then Yao Shuang said: "The next thing to discuss is the demon spirit."

She seemed a little tired of talking. She raised her head and looked outside for a while before continuing, "In the Xuanmen, the study of the Demon Relics began in Yanqing Mountain, more than 2,800 years ago. Before that, perhaps because of the laws left by Master Jiufeng, or perhaps for some other reasons, there were not many cultivators studying the Demon Relics."

She paused and added, "But there should still be some."

Wen Guying explained, "There are many places in this world that are not restricted by laws, or are subject to limited restrictions, such as the strange phenomena around the Wochi Tianzhu. In addition, cultivators always like to face challenges head-on, in order to achieve a surprise attack or come from behind. Therefore, there are some cultivators in the Four Heavenly Mysteries who have studied the gods and demons over the years. There are also notes in other sects."

"Yeah." Li Chuan said.

Yao Shuang said: "So, 2,800 years ago, the laws left by Jiufeng Zhenren were gradually worn away, and may no longer exist today."

"The one sentence he left behind has influenced the world for more than 30,000 years. Is that enough?" Li Chuan asked.

"Senior Sister Yao means that something may have happened 2,800 years ago, or even earlier, which led to this result." Wen Guying said.

"Yes. The three sect leaders thought about this for a long time, but they couldn't find a possible reason." Yao Shuang continued, "After compiling and sorting out the collections of the three sects, Sect Leader Chu discovered that there was a connection between the demon clan's ruins. This is what I guessed before, but I didn't have any evidence. But now I have evidence."

Wen Guying said: "Sister Yao, there is no need to explain the process of the argument, just tell me the conclusion directly."

"Well, I'll try to keep it simple," Yao Shuang said, "When the demons first came to the world, they commanded monsters to build many strange buildings, which are now the demon ruins. Before, most cultivators believed that those ruins were where the demons lived and practiced in the past, but now it seems that there is a connection between those ruins, and they were built for a special purpose."

"What's the purpose?" Li Chuan asked.

Yao Shuang shook her head and said, "I don't know yet. When Junior Brother Wen and I left the Four Gods Palace, the three sect leaders and Senior Gong were still analyzing the case files. They have sent people to other sects to borrow materials and have invited a few cultivators from the Qing Sect. They may even go to the Demon Clan ruins to explore. After that, they should be able to come to a more definite conclusion."

Li Chuan said: "It's not easy to analyze so much in five days."

"More than five days." Yao Shuang said, "Because we knew we would have to come back, most of the discussions were done in Chenxi Cave."

Wen Guying added: "The speed of time in Chenxi Cave is different from that outside. One month in Chenxi Cave is only one day in the outside world."

"That's it." Li Chuan said.

"That's roughly what I am saying." After saying that, Yao Shuang also let out a long sigh.

"I also took some time to meet with Fellow Daoist Liu and Miss Xiaoxiang." Wen Guying started chatting.

"How are they?" Li Chuan asked.

Wen Guying said, "I sent some medicinal herbs over and asked Miss Xiaoxiang to recuperate in the Bingxinjing Pond for half a day to heal her wounds. Then Daoist Liu told me some stories about the King of the Spirit Fish in Suliu River."

"What did she say?" Li Chuan asked. "They actually have a good relationship," Wen Guying said, "The Spirit Fish King was once a spirit fish in the Yaohua Pond of the Immortal Realm. As a spirit pet raised by an immortal, it is not possible for it to descend to the mortal world just because it wants to. Therefore, she must have received instructions from some immortal to become the demon king in Suliu River."

"Is that immortal the incarnation of Chi Lin? Didn't the old palace master say that he didn't become an immortal?" Li Chuan asked.

"The old palace master is just guessing. Chi Lin may not become an immortal, but he may have made plans for the immortal world." Wen Guying said, "The deductions Gong Wuguang and I made at the time showed that the crisis came from the upper realm."

Wen Guying paused and said, "Daoyou Liu said that she never asked the Spirit Fish King about these things. She said that she once had the same idea as the Spirit Fish King, which was to find a place for the monsters to practice in peace. She gave up because she found that the little monsters under her protection did not want such a place. But the Spirit Fish King has been doing this all the time."

"So she was bewitched by Prince Su?" Li Chuan asked.

"Maybe, Prince Su showed some possibility to the Spirit Fish King, just like he showed it to Elder Xiao, so she is willing to exchange her life for his." Wen Guying said.

"This is a mistake." Li Chuan said, "She took the demons from Su Liuhe to occupy a paradise, which is better than following Prince Su, right?"

"What happens after they occupy the blessed land?" Wen Guying asked. Before Li Chuan could answer, he said, "There are so many monsters in the Jiang Dynasty, and some of them have their own origins. But after they occupy the mountains and rivers and become kings, they eventually make a living by causing trouble to the people in the surrounding villages."

"Um, Black Horn King..." Li Chuan thought of Black Horn King again and said, "Maybe he can do it?"

Wen Guying said, "Maybe. Fellow Daoist Liu said that although the Spirit Fish King never mentioned her life in the fairyland, she felt that the Spirit Fish King also liked the human world more."

After the three chatted for a while, they went to the government office to find Zou Jingping. Zou Jingping was also very happy to see Wen Yao and the others coming back. After knowing that they would leave for Qinling Mountains tomorrow, he said: "There is nothing unusual over there, but it has rained twice recently and the weather has become a little colder. Maybe the road is not very easy to walk on."

Wen Guying said, "That's true, but flying directly over there or taking a fairy boat would be too conspicuous. So we plan to take Brother Li's carriage over there, and after entering, we will look around and then sneak in quietly."

Zou Jingping also said it casually. After hearing it, he said, "That's great." After a pause, he said, "In the forest outside Qingtan County, that is, the forest where Yang Shan lived before, wasn't there a secret passage discovered there before? Recently, there have been some new developments."

"What did you find out?" Li Chuan asked.

Zou Jingping said: "The secret passage leads to several manors outside the city. Those manors are now deserted and no one lives there. There were also secret passages and secret rooms in those manors, but they have all been destroyed."

"Check it again carefully to see if there is anything missing." Li Chuan said.

"Okay, then I will continue investigating." Zou Jingping said.

Afterwards, they called Yang Shan and went to Chongyan Tower for another meal. Li Chuan remembered that he had to go to Qinling the next day, so he drank two cups and stopped, just trying to eat more vegetables.

(End of this chapter)