Recruit demons to become heroes, hunt demons to become gods

Chapter 279 Winning the Beauty from the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons

Thanks to the enhancement of his primordial spirit from tempering in the Demon Suppression Tower, Dou Eqing's eyes were sharp as lightning, and he instantly discerned the depth of the five people's cultivation.

These five people were all powerful cultivators at the Integration Realm, with the leader having already stepped one foot into the Mahayana Realm.

This demon is none other than Kun Ku, the emperor of the Kun Gu Demon Bull Clan.

Dou Eqing's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself:
"The Kun Gu Demon Bull clan alone has such a foundation. If all the demons in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave were to come out in full force..." Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on his back.

It turns out that these five old monsters at the Integration Realm were waiting here because eight years ago, when Dou Eqing broke through the nine heavens of the Demon Suppression Tower, the tower's top emitted a mysterious light that soared into the sky, alarming the elders' council of the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan.

For the past eight years, the five men have stood guard outside the tower like five stone statues, and today they have finally waited for the appearance of Dou Eqing, who is stirring up trouble.

Dou Eqing saw that Kun Ku was born with a face like a red date, three golden lines on his forehead, and a pair of ox horns that gleamed with the cold light of black iron.

He chuckled sinisterly, "You little brat have quite the nerve, daring to..."

"Zheng—!!!"

Before she could finish speaking, a sharp "clang" was heard from a sword. Xiao Yuzhu flew out of the Demon Suppression Tower and saw that Dou Eqing was surrounded. She instinctively drew her sword and unleashed her sword technique.

With her swordsmanship, Xiao Yuzhu broke through the attack, her clothes billowing like a dragon!
However, despite having broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, she was nothing more than an ant in the eyes of these five people.

"You old dog, you're asking for it!"

Kun Ku grinned maliciously and was about to make a hand seal when Dou Eqing's roar shook the demonic energy within a ten-mile radius to the point of boiling!
Suddenly, his eyes flashed with blood-red runes, and the minotaur lurking in the shadows suddenly bulged with muscles, transforming into a blood-red meteor that struck Kun Ku in the back of the heart!
“A trifle!”

Just as Kun Ku's sleeves billowed up a fierce wind, his expression suddenly changed drastically—the demon's meridians were now glowing with self-destructing blood patterns!
At the critical moment, this demonic giant had no choice but to withdraw his killing move and instead formed thirty-six demon-sealing seals.

With a hiss, Xiao Yuzhu's sword pierced into his shoulder blade, splashing blood three feet high.

Kun Ku remained unmoved, the black lotus in his palm forcefully suppressing the bull-headed demon who was about to explode.

“Junior!”

He wiped the blood from his shoulder, and a fierce, ghostly fire blazed in his eyes:
"Young friend, you've gone too far! Even if I intervene, some will still survive. If I fail to stop the self-destruction, can you bear the consequences?"

Although he underestimated Dou Eqing, he did not expect Dou Eqing to have such a remarkable control over the Demon Slave Seal.

In fact, if the Minotaur were one of his own kind, he could have killed him with a single blow, without risking being attacked by a self-destruction attack to suppress him.

Ultimately, the Minotaur is Kun Ku's bloodline clone.

What is a bloodline clone? It is a bloodline secret technique of the demon race's reincarnation art, created by the Kun Gu Demon Bull ancestor, imitating the phoenix's rebirth.

"Bloodline Clone" was originally a forbidden technique in the Demon Clan's reincarnation secret art. Legend has it that the ancestor of the Kun Gu Demon Bull Clan observed the phoenix's rebirth from fire and comprehended it for ten thousand years. He then used brute force to tear open the Book of Life and Death and created this evil life-extending technique that uses his own bloodline as a guide to devour the heavens and the moon!
Only those of the Demon Bull race with a bloodline purity of over 90% can have their heart's essence and blood condensed into a second true body when their cultivation has reached its limit and their lifespan is about to end.

The day the new body cultivates to the point where its blood and qi surge like a raging sea will be the day the old master perishes!
This technique is extremely dangerous, with only one in a hundred surviving—but once successful, the new body can devour the entire cultivation of the former owner like a gluttonous beast swallowing the heavens.

The cultivation of two lifetimes was like rivers flowing into the sea and being melted into the body, which was simply a heaven-defying and fate-altering act.

This is no ordinary reincarnation! It is clearly a rebirth on the foundation of the corpses of a previous life, a path to heaven!

Just like a withered tree coming back to life, it forcefully reconnects a dead-end road!
Dou Eqing let out a cold laugh after hearing Kun Ku's words.

"Then you can only blame yourselves. You should know that since you're asking for my help, you should have the attitude of asking for a favor! Do you even know what kind of being this God-Suppressing Tower is suppressing?"

He suddenly flipped his palm and struck the void, and a thousand-armed demon god's form appeared in the clouds, then he said:
"That Thousand-Handed Killing God has a thousand arms that reach the sky. He could wipe out the Ten Thousand Demon Cave with a single breath. But when he asked me for a favor, he still humbled himself and asked me to lend him the Demon Suppression Tower to help us temper our primordial spirits."

Dou Eqing's light, casual words carried far and wide, causing all who heard them to hold their breath.

For Dou Eqing in the Kunlun Realm, the title "Thousand-Handed God of Slaughter" was merely a name, without any clear meaning.

However, for the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan, even hearing its name seemed unbearable. Including the Minotaur, they all immediately knelt down and worshipped the Demon Suppression Tower.

After kneeling before the Demon-Suppressing Tower, they also performed a kneeling ceremony before Dou Eqing.

Dou Eqing was stunned for a moment, but then he suddenly understood.

However, he wasn't sure if they would continue to believe him, that the Demon Suppression Tower was indeed suppressing the Thousand-Handed Killer God.

He decided it would be best to leave the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons as soon as possible.

"The Thousand-Handed Slayer told me that although he was suppressed in the tower, he can still use the Demon-Suppressing Tower. The Heaven and Earth Suppressing feature within it can be used by your clan. You should worship him as your revered priest, and with sincere devotion, you can move mountains. Whether you can obtain this fortune depends on your clan's destiny..."

Dou Eqing's bluff caused the group of demons who had just stood up to immediately kneel down again.

"Your Excellency is the great benefactor of my Kunniu Demon Clan. From this day forward, my Kunniu Demon Clan will be at your benefactor's command!"

Kun Ku took the lead in shouting, and the other demons echoed him. After they finished speaking, they kowtowed to the ground to show that their words were true and that they were sincerely convinced.

Dou Eqing didn't understand what he had just said to the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan, but the group of Demon Bull experts at the Integration Realm understood perfectly.

The Thousand-Handed Slayer God's statement about a self-contained world, a world within a world of Kunlun, is equivalent to giving the Kun Bone Demon Bull clan an undeveloped new world. For a clan, this would be an unparalleled opportunity for its development and growth.

They only need to plunder enough resources from the outside world to grow stronger as the world within the world grows, with almost no upper limit, until they become immortals.

Of course, this is just an opportunity now, and as Dou Eqing said, everything depends on fate.

Dou Eqing was shocked to see five Nascent Soul level experts kneeling before him, but he pretended to be indifferent and did not express any further opinion.

In fact, he was thinking about how to bring up the idea of ​​leaving the Demon Cave.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yutong flew out of the Demon Suppression Tower.

She was outspoken; upon hearing that a group of Nascent Soul stage experts were to be at Dou Eqing's command, she spoke on Dou Eqing's behalf without even understanding the situation:
"Unifying Kunlun is Dou Lang's ambition, but the path of cultivation requires taking one step at a time. Currently, ending the war between humans and demons in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave will bring him fame within the demonic path and lay the foundation for future unification of the demonic path..."

During Zhou Yutong's persuasion, female cultivators flew out of the Demon Suppression Tower in an endless stream, and they were all stunningly beautiful.

This reminded Kun Ku of the hot potato in his clan, the third princess of the royal family, Xiao Mudan.

Xiao Mudan is the third daughter of the current Demon Emperor, a member of the Demon Clan who launched the invasion of the Kunlun Realm.

Because she was ranked sixth among the princes, she was also called the Sixth Princess.

She just wanted to monopolize the title of Third Princess, and in most cases, the demons called her Third Princess.

The Xiao royal family claimed to have betrothed Xiao Mudan to a prodigy of the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan, but did not specify who he was betrothed to. It seemed that they wanted the Kun Gu Demon Bull to find a clansman to marry Xiao Mudan, but in reality, it was to urge the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan to wholeheartedly invade the Kunlun Realm.

Therefore, Xiao Mudan was a hot potato for the Kun Gu Demon Clan.

Kun Ku immediately sent a message back to his clan, ordering someone to bring Xiao Mudan over.

Before Xiao Mudan arrived, Kunku continued to talk with Dou Eqing about Zhou Yutong's words.

Dou Eqing learned from Kun Ku that the Great War of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave was inevitable. The Kunniu Demon Clan wanted to use human cultivators to weaken the overall strength of other demon clans, but Liu Xianchan triggered it ahead of time.

Initially, the various races that entered the Kunlun Realm were of comparable strength.

However, due to the presence of the Third Princess Xiao Mudan, the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan nominally became the leader.

Other races outwardly obey the orders of the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan, but in reality, they do not completely follow them.

In order to control other races, the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan adopted a strategy of alliance and intimidation. They signed alliances with other races, promising to share resources and benefits, while using powerful military displays to intimidate those races that did not obey.

Before the outbreak of the war between humans and demons, the demons in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave had many conflicts. Most of these conflicts were instigated by the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan, who attempted to weaken the power of other races by creating contradictions and sowing discord.

Despite their excellent concealment, they were eventually exposed.

The war between humans and demons alleviated the internal conflicts within the demon race to some extent. The Kun Gu Demon Bull clan took the opportunity to further consolidate its position, weakening its opponents and strengthening itself through its command advantage in the war, thereby enhancing its leadership position.

When Xiao Mudan arrived, Dou Eqing was still immersed in a dreamlike feeling.

Kun Ku discussed with him that they would cooperate with Dou Eqing to end the war between humans and demons in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.

Although the details have not yet been finalized, Dou Eqing seems to have envisioned himself leading the war between humans and demons to an end, gaining the approval of the Judgment Hall, and becoming the leader of multiple sixth-tier forces, thus becoming a top-tier seventh-tier force.

If Xiao Mudan's exotic beauty hadn't diverted his attention, he might have continued to fantasize.

Xiao Mudan rode her throne to the Demon Suppression Tower.

When she looked at Dou Eqing, it made Dou Eqing realize something and look up at her.

Dou Eqing followed her gaze and saw Xiao Mudan leaning against the Xuanjing Throne, her graceful figure wrapped in crimson brocade, and the gilded armlets tinkling as she lightly tapped them with her fingertips.

Those clear, bright eyes shimmered with a dark purple light, their corners adorned with crystalline, magical patterns, and as they glanced around, it seemed as if stardust was falling softly from their eyelashes.

Her long, silvery-white hair was half-tied up with an obsidian hairpin, but the ends of her hair were strangely shrouded in a scarlet mist, which seemed to be alive and wrapped around her bare, snow-white shoulders.

As she rose, her black iron boots shattered the moonlight on the ground, and her skirt billowed with dark, lava-like patterns.

Beneath her willow-leaf eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes lay a hint of nonchalant arrogance, and the sharp teeth revealed when her red lips parted slightly gleamed with a pearly luster.

The magic crystal necklace around her neck flickered with her breath, reflecting the eerie mandala tattoo on her collarbone, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

The scent of otherworldly spices seeped from the golden bell on her wrist, mingling with the crimson light cast by the blood moon of the demon realm behind her, dyeing the entire royal court a dangerous crimson.

"You're going to sell me, this princess, to this somewhat good-looking human?"

Xiao Mudan looked down at Dou Eqing and asked Kunku.

Upon hearing this, Dou Eqing telepathically asked Kunku what his intentions were.

Kun Ku did not answer, but instead looked around. All the female cultivators who had broken into the Demon Suppression Tower had already come out.

Dou Eqing naturally understood the other party's meaning.

He subconsciously took all those below the Refinement Void level into the Purple Star Immortal Mansion.

"Huh! This human is not simple."

Upon seeing this, Xiao Mudan became curious about Dou Eqing.

Her voice drew Dou Eqing's attention back to her.

"Peak of the Void Refinement Realm? She doesn't look like someone from the Kun Bone Demon Bull Clan. This is rather troublesome."

Dou Eqing didn't want to refuse the Xiao Mudan given to him by the Kun Gu Demon Bull, lest the other party misunderstand it and he would have to explain himself later.

However, I still needed to ask about the basic details.

Dou Eqing's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Third Princess, I'm here to save you from your suffering..."

Dou Eqing's persuasive words actually convinced Xiao Mudan to agree to go with him without any hesitation.

What Kun Ku and the others found even more incomprehensible was that Dou Eqing was able to put the other party into the Ziwei Immortal Mansion.

They knew very well that in this way, Xiao Mudan's life and death would be completely in Dou Eqing's hands.

Even if Xiao Mudan were in the Kun Gu Demon Bull, the five of them at the Integration Realm might not be able to deal with her.

Therefore, she was never worried about her safety, and the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan could not make her do things she did not want to do.

The reason Xiao Mudan was brought to the Demon Suppression Tower was because Dou Eqing had broken through to the top floor, which piqued her curiosity, and she was tricked into coming here.

Actually, Xiao Mudan was tired of staying in the Kun Gu Demon Bull and wanted to change his environment.

Dou Eqing seized upon this psychological trait of hers and lured her in.

In Xiao Mudan's view, Dou Eqing only got to the top of the tower by luck, and with her strength, she could easily subdue Dou Eqing.

Moreover, Xiao Mudan was too confident in her looks, believing that Dou Eqing would become her admirer after just one meeting and would be willing to be her devoted follower.

Dou Eqing saw through all this and, taking advantage of the situation, the two hit it off immediately.

In contrast, Kun Ku and the others believed that Dou Eqing's mysterious and unpredictable methods had subdued Xiao Mudan in an instant.

From then on, they held Dou Eqing in even higher regard.

As for Zhou Yutong's previous statement that Dou Eqing's goal was to unify the Kunlun Realm, I no longer have much doubt.

Seeing that he had intimidated Kunku with Xiao Mudan's help, Dou Eqing said directly, "I should go back!"

"Why don't you visit my clan first, my benefactor, so that we can fulfill our duty as hosts?"

Dou Eqing didn't answer, so Zhou Yutong stepped forward to speak for him.

"Just do as ordered!"

Zhou Yutong completely disregarded Kun Ku and the others as powerful cultivators at the Fusion Realm. After saying that, she slammed the Purple Thunder Hammer on the ground, declaring that those who disobeyed would be punished.

Escorted by the Kun Gu Demon Bull clan, Dou Eqing left the Ten Thousand Demon Cave in just one and a half months.

He left only Fu Renying by his side; everyone else remained at the Ziwei Immortal Abode.

They had traveled safely through the Demon Realm's Ten Thousand Demon Cave, but upon exiting, they encountered a problem.

After the Kun Gu Demon Bull broke through the entrance of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, Fu Renying led Dou Eqing to Shiguan City, but they were targeted by another demon.

This demon race is the Horned Horse Clan, the greatest enemy of the Kun Bone Demon Bull Clan.

The Horned Horse Clan wanted to capture Dou Eqing and use him to bring down the Kun Gu Demon Bull Clan's dominance in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.

Therefore, after agreeing that no one stronger than the Integration Realm expert could appear outside the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, the Horned Horse Clan sent a member of the early Integration Realm to secretly pursue Dou Eqing.

Fortunately, the two discovered it early, and Dou Eqing lured them away, allowing them to escape by hiding in the Ziwei Immortal Mansion.

Otherwise, Fu Renying would be in grave danger.

After all, Dou Eqing can no longer take her into the Ziwei Immortal Mansion.

He had previously taken Xiao Yuzhu and the others into the Ziwei Immortal Mansion by relying on Kun Ku's help, but now he had no external force to rely on.

Unfortunately, the horned horse clan discovered that Dou Eqing was the key, and the powerful horned horse warriors who were pursuing them kept a close eye on him, preventing Dou Eqing from leaving the Ziwei Immortal Mansion.

This gaze has lingered for sixty years.

Fortunately, Dou Eqing cultivated in the Ziwei Immortal Mansion, and did not waste those sixty years.

With the help of the women, he not only broke through to the Void Refining Realm, but also consolidated his cultivation, making it no problem for him to pass the Void Refining Tribulation.

Fu Renying fled back to Shiguan City and did not rush to find someone to rescue Dou Eqing. After all, the opponent was a powerful expert in the Integration Realm, and it would be difficult to defeat him unless the entire Demon Hunter Sect was mobilized.

However, after sixty years of planning, Fu Renying finally brought the battlefield of the war between humans and demons to this place.

This allowed the horned horse at the Integration Realm to temporarily leave, and Dou Eqing took the opportunity to return to Shiguan City.

Dou Eqing returned to Shiguan City on a chilling wind, and his first task was to break through his cultivation realm and undergo tribulation.

The Baishan Sect and the Dongwu Kingdom had already prepared their merits, and with the help of the tribulation-crossing formation in Shiguan City, Dou Eqing easily passed the heavenly tribulation.

Black energy surged around him, and his eyes shone brightly, indicating that his cultivation had greatly improved.

But in this world, fortune and misfortune are always intertwined.

He had just finished his training when he heard some terrible news—his secret plot to enter the Blazing Cave had been exposed.

Zhou Zhixiu, Luo Daling, and Luo Dayou were all targeted after their affair was exposed.

The one who ruined his plans was none other than Luo Daling's good-for-nothing disciple, Luo Su.

This scoundrel has betrayed his own people, actually causing the Luo family of the Demon-Suppressing Sect to interfere in the affairs of the Blazing Flame Cave. Now, the Blazing Flame Cave is filled with spies planted by the Luo family everywhere, inside and outside its gates.

"What a family, the Luos!"

Dou Eqing laughed in fury, his eyes flashing with cold light. "I went to all this trouble, only to have it all go to your advantage? Do you think I, Old Devil Dou, am so easily taken advantage of?"

He stood with his hands behind his back on the city wall, gazing in the direction of the Blazing Cave, his mind already made up.

This matter must be resolved quickly; we must seize the Blazing Cave before the Luo family's foundation is secure.

He synthesized all the intelligence gathered by He Zong and discovered a breakthrough.

The key to this breakthrough lies with Luo Daying, the current master of the Blazing Cave.

Luo Daying was tricked by the Luo family of the Demon Extermination Sect and came to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave ten years ago to participate in the war between humans and demons, so that the Luo family of the Demon Extermination Sect could annex the Blazing Flame Cave.

Originally, the Luo family's marriage partner was Luo Xi, but after Luo Daling and Zhou Zhixiu became involved in Dou Eqing's plot to build the Blazing Cave, the Luo family changed their marriage partner to Luo Daying.

As the head of a sect, how could Luo Daying possibly offer herself up for marriage?
However, the situation was temporarily unfavorable for the Luo family of the Blazing Flame Cave, so she had no choice but to come to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave under the pretext of participating in the war to temporarily avoid the pressure from the Demon Control Sect.

Based on this intelligence, Dou Eqing devised his plan.

His method was to force the issue, first cutting off the Luo family's path to marrying Luo Daying, and then confronting the Luo family head-on as Luo Daying's Daoist partner.

Now that his own strength has broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, he can appropriately expose these Void Refinement Realm experts under his command.

With the combined Void Refinement combat power of the Luo family in the Blazing Flame Cave and the Void Refinement combat power in Dou Eqing's hands, unless the Luo family wants to fight to the death and decide the outcome in one battle.

Otherwise, the Luo family's attempt to annex the Blazing Cave would remain just a pipe dream.

After sorting out his thoughts, Dou Eqing had a plan in mind and immediately took action.

In the following years, the clashes between humans and demons often resulted in bloodshed.

Dou Eqing intervened repeatedly, saving Luo Daying at the last minute. Wherever his blade struck, the demonic shadows dissipated.

Each time he was rescued, he would deliberately change his appearance, sometimes as a cold and aloof swordsman, sometimes as a handsome young gentleman, but he dared not show his true face to anyone—after all, everyone in the Blazing Flame Cave knew about his past schemes, and the cave master hated him to the bone.

Ironically, Dou Eqing not only plotted to steal the treasures of the Blazing Flame Cave, but also abducted the two sisters-in-law of the cave's master.

Now they even dare to set their sights on the cave owner, Luo Daying himself; they are truly audacious.

Several more months passed, and Dou Eqing used every trick in the book, giving away elixirs one day and magical treasures the next, just like a vagrant infatuated mortal.

However, Luo Daying remained cold and aloof, never even giving him a proper look.

On this day, the situation suddenly changed.

Luo Chang, a member of the Demon-Suppressing Sect, suddenly appeared, his crimson flame blade slicing through the demons and causing them to flee in terror. He also showered Luo Daying with attention.

Dou Eqing saw this from afar, and suddenly gripped the sword hilt tightly with his five fingers, his knuckles cracking.

It turns out that his actions these past few days had been clearly seen by the spies of the Blazing Cave.

When the news reached the main hall of the cave, Luo Chang crushed a teacup, laughing in fury, "What a lecherous scoundrel who doesn't know his own mortality!"

Originally, Luo Chang didn't care at all, because he himself had spent decades trying to get what he wanted, and he didn't think that Dou Eqing, a nobody who had just entered the Void Refining Realm and had no background, could catch the eye of Luo Kuzhu.

However, on one occasion, Luo Daying spread rumors that after Luo Daying was severely injured in a battle, Dou Eqing took advantage of her and used underhanded means to defile her.

Luo Dayou's original intention was just to annoy Luo Chang, but it gave him a wake-up call.

Luo Dayou's rumors made Luo Chang realize that Dou Eqing might dare to use the underhanded methods he had never dared to use.

Moreover, he hardened his heart because of this rumor and decided to use despicable means to force Luo Daying into marriage.

Thus, Luo Chang arrived at the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons.

When Luo Daying saw Luo Chang arrive at the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, she deliberately provoked a confrontation between Dou Eqing and Luo Chang, who were rivals in love. In the past, she kept her distance from Dou Eqing, but now she started to play along with him.

This only strengthened Luo Chang's resolve to use underhanded means to get her.

It's a pity that Dou Eqing's luck with women is just too good.

In the end, Luo Chang became a hindrance to Dou Eqing, helping him to inadvertently achieve the desired outcome.

With Dou Eqing's powerful dual cultivation skills and solid assets—the Fire Dragon Drill—he conquered Luo Daying's body in one go.

If it weren't for the mishap at the end, it would have been only a matter of time before Dou Eqing won over Luo Daying's heart.

When Luo Daying saw Dou Eqing's true colors, she was filled with rage.

"Who exactly are you? You plotted against my Blazing Cave, and now you're acting so recklessly! Do you know you're going to ruin my life?! How will you ever repay this grudge?!"

Luo Daying said through gritted teeth as she wrapped her dragon whip around Dou Eqing's neck.

"Let me explain! I didn't poison you with Mengyang's poison. I only sacrificed myself to save you..."

Dou Eqing offered a guilty explanation.

"You could have warned me before I fell into the trap and was poisoned, but you...you...you clearly wanted to take this opportunity to defile me!"

"What do you mean? I've told you so many times, I've told you that Luo Chang has ulterior motives towards you, but you won't believe me!"

Dou Eqing spoke with more confidence, because he had indeed said this to Luo Daying before she fell into Luo Chang's trap.

"Hmph! I'll give you two choices. Either I kill you now, or you silence Luo Chang as soon as possible, and I'll pretend this never happened."

As Luo Daying spoke, she tightened the dragon-twisting whip even more. Dou Eqing wanted to reply but couldn't say a word, so he could only gesture with his hands.

"Say something! Give me an answer right now."

Luo Daying was furious and completely unaware that Dou Eqing was unable to speak, nor did she understand the meaning behind his gestures.

It was only with great difficulty that Dou Eqing remembered that he could still transmit his thoughts through divine sense.

"Your whip is too tight, making it impossible for me to speak. How can I answer you?"

"But you can talk now, can't you?"

Luo Daying's rebuttal left Dou Eqing speechless.

Dou Eqing had no choice but to change the subject.

"Although Luo Chang is only at the peak of the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm, his strength has already reached that of a typical late-stage Void Refinement cultivator. How do you expect me to kill him to silence him?"

"Keep pretending! Your true colors have been revealed, and you still want to deceive me? I knew something was off about all those times you came to my rescue. My cultivation is so much higher than yours, and my strength is far greater. It's always you who has to come to my rescue! It doesn't make any sense!"

She paused for a moment, then said, "Your so-called 'hero saves the damsel in distress' was all a setup. Not only do you have powerful human warriors working for you, but you also somehow managed to get the demons to cooperate with you!"

Luo Daying wanted to trick Dou Eqing, but Dou Eqing knew this but pretended not to know and blurted out that the hero saving the beauty was a trap he had set.

"I've really fallen for you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have risked exposing my Kun Gu Demon Bull clan to play the old-fashioned hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress role with you."

Luo Daying thought she had tricked Dou Eqing out of his secret and was very shocked.

Human cultivators were not unaware of the situation inside the Ten Thousand Demon Cave; in fact, they were very clear about it.

It was precisely because of this clear understanding that the war between humans and demons was kept at the Refinement Realm level.

If the battlefield is kept at the Integration Realm level, the consumption of all aspects of the demonic path will be enormous, and the demonic path will be at a complete disadvantage in the battle against the righteous path.

Therefore, Luo Daying knew what kind of existence the Kun Gu Demon Bull was, and that Dou Eqing could actually command them to play the hero and save the beauty for him.

It's not hard to imagine the level of power Dou Eqing possessed.

If the Luo family of the Demon-Suppressing Sect can forcibly annex the Blazing Flame Cave, then Dou Eqing has the ability to completely annihilate the entire Blazing Flame Cave.

Luo Daying was so preoccupied with these thoughts that she didn't know how to continue thinking about them.

"You disappeared for nearly a century. Could it be that you went to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, where you obtained an opportunity and thus made some kind of shady deal with the Kun Bone Demon Bull?"
Rumor has it that there is a Demon-Suppressing Tower inside the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons. Could it be related to this?

Luo Daying asked this series of questions without thinking.

Just as Dou Eqing was pondering how to answer Luo Daying's question, Luo Chang came toward them.

The two quickly separated and hurriedly put on their clothes.

The lecherous Dou Eqing kept stealing glances at Luo Daying's alluring figure, clearly showing he was incorrigible.

(End of this chapter)