Recruit demons to become heroes, hunt demons to become gods

Chapter 259 An Unintentional Success: Dou Wuyuan

Just as Dou Eqing was racking his brains over giving gifts to Shi Hao, he received a message from another envoy from the Refinement Void Realm, asking him to pay a visit within a limited time.

However, the messenger did not reveal the other party's identity, and he could only follow the messenger.

After all, the person who came said that Dou Eqing should go to the sect's patriarch.

This ancestor is Yu Fengxian.

Yu Fengxian noticed Dou Eqing as soon as he arrived at the Demon Hunter Sect's camp.

He thought Dou Eqing would come to see him on her own initiative, but Dou Eqing seemed to have no idea that she was in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.

This is because Liao Yinshu intentionally concealed the fact that Yu Fengxian was in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.

Yu Fengxian, however, believed that Liao Yinshu would tell Dou Eqing about her presence here.

As a result, Dou Eqing came to Yu Fengxian's attention, and her expectations and disappointments caused her to develop complex feelings for him.

Yu Fengxian couldn't help but recall the time they spent together in the Thousand Forest Swamp, which made her feelings for Dou Eqing deepen. The emotional entanglement had a more and more obvious impact on her, so much so that she was less rational when facing Dou Eqing.

Thus, Yu Fengxian personally "summoned" him this time.

However, love tribulations are love tribulations, and things are never so smooth. Just before Dou Eqing was about to arrive, Liao Yinshu came to their door first, thus interrupting their meeting.

"Isn't this just messing with me?"

Dou Eqing was already troubled by Shi Hao's matter, and now he had encountered this situation of being tricked, which inexplicably ignited a fire in his heart.

Suddenly, he felt his right eyelid twitching wildly, and a sudden feeling of panic washed over him.

He then received a message from Guo Jia, instructing him to return to the Hezong's residence in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave as soon as possible, as there were important matters to discuss with him.

Although both are located in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, the Hezong sect's residence is quite far from the Demon Hunter sect's main camp.

The demon race expanded its territory outward from the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, covering a radius of 1,800 li.

The Cave of Ten Thousand Demons is located at an altitude of 6,000 meters on the mountainside of the Ten Thousand Tomb Mountains in the east of Jingzhou. It is narrow on the outside and wide on the inside, with an exit width of only 1,000 meters and a passage 10,000 meters long leading into the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons.

The Cave of Ten Thousand Demons is like another world, a paradise for demons and monsters.

The Cave of Ten Thousand Demons is like another world, a paradise for demons and monsters.

The air here was filled with a strong, almost primordial demonic aura, so intense that it suffocated cultivators.

The surrounding rock walls are inlaid with magic stones that shimmer with an eerie light, as if telling endless dark secrets.

The ground was covered with broken bones and shattered weapons, all left behind by the demon hunters who had rushed in.

The demons revelled here, their howls rising and falling like a grand carnival in the demon realm.

Although the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons is a paradise for demons, it is still too small and its resources are too scarce compared to the entire cultivation world.

This is also the reason why the demon race invaded the Kunlun Realm.

The Wanzhong Mountain Range occupies one-tenth of the area of ​​Jingzhou, stretching from north to south for a length of one million meters and a height of thirty thousand meters. It is like an ancient dragon lying there, separating Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

The mountains stretch endlessly, their peaks often shrouded in mist, as if draped in a mysterious veil.

The mountain streams murmur and flow, crystal clear, and occasionally you can hear the roar of waterfalls, like a symphony of nature.

Dense forests cover the hillsides, where various monsters and spirits thrive, because the spiritual energy here is abundant.

As the sun sets, the mountains are bathed in golden light, making them exceptionally magnificent.

The forces from Jingzhou that came to attack the Ten Thousand Demon Cave were stationed in the northwest of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, also about six or seven meters away from the Ten Thousand Tomb Mountains, in a place called Xihan Valley.

This place was originally an ancient city made of giant stones, called Shiguan City.

Stone Pass City is protected by an ancient array that greatly restricts the entry of demons, making it a natural refuge for humans.

The city wall is made of huge black basalt stones, each stone seemingly telling the story of tens of thousands of years of vicissitudes.

Inside the ancient city stands an ancient altar, covered with mysterious runes that emit a faint glow.

There is an ancient array guarding this place. The array is composed of countless talismans that shimmer with blue light. Once a demon enters, it will feel a strong sense of oppression, its movements will be greatly restricted, and it may even be trapped and unable to escape.

This grand formation not only defends against external enemies but also purifies the surrounding air, making it a natural human refuge.

As night falls, the ancient city's stone walls are bathed in a soft moonlight, lending the entire city an air of tranquility and mystery. Given that Stone Gate City covers only a little over two hundred square kilometers, while most of the major forces involved in the Great War of the Ten Thousand Demon Caves are stationed here—including over a hundred fourth-tier forces, nearly twenty fifth-tier forces, and sixth and seventh-tier forces—the total number of cultivators exceeds one million, making it impossible to accommodate all of them.

Within Shiguan City, there are fewer than ten fourth-tier forces; the rest are stationed outside the city.

Therefore, although Hezong was not weak among the fourth-tier forces, it was not qualified to be stationed in Shiguan City, but instead had a camp built against the west city.

Unless the Hezong sect is incorporated into the Demon Hunters sect and moves into the Demon Hunters sect's camp.

Alternatively, it could reunite with the Baishan Sect or even the Dongwu Kingdom to form a new fifth-tier power, thus giving Shiguan City a place in the alliance.

Dou Eqing rushed from inside the city to outside the city, but it was more than fifty miles away.

Because cultivators in Shiguan City are restricted from flying, it took him some time to leave the city.

Upon returning to the Hezong camp, he immediately sought out Guo Jia and inquired about the urgent matter in person.

Guo Jia suddenly said something that puzzled Dou Eqing:
"The young sect leader is suspected to be in danger."

"Who?"

"Dou Wuyuan".

"How come Dou Wuyuan is the young sect leader of the Hezong Sect?"

Guo Jia was unaware that Dou Eqing was unaware that he had a son. Only after confirming that Dou Eqing did not recognize Dou Wuyuan did he explain Dou Wuyuan's situation to Dou Eqing in detail.

Dou Wuyuan was the son of Yu Yaoqin and Dou Eqing.

Back in the cave of parting, Dou Eqing had a vague feeling that he had lost something. In fact, he had lost a drop of soul blood, which led to the birth of Dou Wuyuan.

Dou Wuyuan was quite talented, and he reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm in less than five hundred years.

He was among the most talented members of the original Yuhua Sect, and initially received training from a powerful sect.

After the Great Battle of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, Yuyao Qin's Yuhua Sect was merged into its superior sect, the fifth-tier Lieyan Sect.

Because of the Great War at the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons, the Judgment Hall turned a blind eye to this.

Otherwise, this method of incorporation would not comply with regulations.

After the Imperial Flower Sect merged into the Beauty Hunting Sect, Dou Wuyuan benefited greatly from the fact that his mother was pursued by many cultivators, allowing him to maintain his previous cultivation speed.

Logically speaking, it would be much safer for the Imperial Flower Sect to merge with the Beauty Hunter Sect than for the sect to be without any support.

But everything has two sides, advantages and disadvantages.

Even after the Imperial Flower Sect merged into the Beauty Hunter Sect, the cultivators of the Imperial Flower Sect could not shake off the label of being an appendage of the Beauty Hunter Sect. They were assigned all the dirty, hard, and dangerous tasks.

Many times, the cultivators of the Imperial Flower Sect were tempted by the stunning beauties of the Flower Hunting Sect's cannon fodder.

Of course, there are exceptions for cultivators who have other uses.

Yu Yaoqin benefited from the dual cultivation with Dou Eqing, which improved her cultivation level and made her stand out as an exceptional genius among her peers. Her cultivation speed and strength were far ahead of her peers.

Coupled with her stunning beauty, which attracted the attention of countless suitors, she not only ensured her own safety during the Great War of Ten Thousand Demon Cave, but also protected Dou Wuyuan and his child.

However, the patience of the male cultivators pursuing Yu Yaoqin was also limited. Yu Yaoqin never let her suitors succeed, so they could only resort to a less desirable tactic: first, they wanted to possess her body, and then conquer her heart.

Therefore, the suitors used Dou Wuyuan as bait to devise a conspiracy.

The cultivators of the Hezong sect received a plea for help from Yuyao Qin, who then revealed the secret that Dou Wuyuan was the son of Dou Eqing.

Dou Eqing analyzed the pros and cons and decided to take the opportunity to annex the Liyanmen.

Instead of rushing to save Dou Wuyuan, he was not in a hurry.

From this perspective, he doesn't seem to be Dou Wuyuan's real father.

Clearly, from a conscious standpoint, the current Dou Eqing is not the real father of Dou Wuyuan.

This incident involving Dou Wuyuan also awakened the consciousness of Dou Eqing himself.

His birth and current perilous situation make it difficult for Dou Eqing's true self to make a choice.

(End of this chapter)