I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Could this statue really possess some kind of magical power?

Lin Yi knew this, so when carving the statue, he also asked Xiao Se to be careful and not to carve it exactly the same.

Hey bro, what's wrong with you?

Xiao Se was even more speechless. She made Wu Yun gnaw and scratch at it all night. Wu Yun, that lazy cat, in order to cut corners, simply recalled the image of Lin Yi that she had carved before, and then made some minor modifications, and that's how it was completed.

Lin Yi had seen it. Although he felt it was a bit strange that it resembled him, it was indeed different from the original statue. As long as it had nothing to do with the original statue, these details were not important.

Otherwise, if these people were to foolishly join the evil cult, wouldn't he be pushing them into a fire pit?

Where exactly did the problem go wrong?

Lin Yi and Xiao Se looked at each other in bewilderment, but the more Wang Jinxuan looked at the statue, the more he felt that it was Lin Yi. Since that was the case, it wouldn't hurt to pay homage to it and consider it as becoming an apprentice!

"Master, please bless me to grow taller and bigger!"

As she made a wish, she inexplicably felt a faint warm current flash through her body...

Chapter 161 Bai Lianxian, what a venomous tongue!

Lingling is located in the south, with many mountains, forests, and miasma, making it a paradise for poisonous insects and wild beasts.

This place is rich in venomous snakes, whose venom is extremely potent; once they come into contact with blood, they will die within three steps.

Amidst such treacherous mountains and rivers, there are also places brimming with spiritual energy. In a valley at the foot of Cangwu Mountain lies the Daoist temple of Bai Lianxian, one of the nine great demon kings of the world.

Bai Lianxian, having attained enlightenment through venomous snakes, should have been most fond of places rife with yin poison and miasma, teeming with venomous creatures. However, the place where she cultivated was filled with spiritual energy, blooming with rare and exotic flowers and herbs, exuding a fragrant aroma, a peaceful scene that resembled a fairyland on earth, unlike the places inhabited by other demons.

This is because Bai Lianxian loves beauty the most and cannot stand ugly or glamorous things.

That day, as usual, Bai Lianxian looked at herself in the bronze mirror in the cave and couldn't help but sigh, "Bronze mirror, you are so lucky to have such a beauty like me to look at you every day. But I can't see anyone more beautiful than me. I can only look at the mirror every day to satisfy my craving. How lonely I am!"

"Sigh, even my sighs look beautiful."

As Bai Lianxian was speaking, she was so engrossed in her own beauty that she couldn't extricate herself. Suddenly, she heard a woman's voice from outside: "Is Fellow Daoist Bai in the manor? Poison Spider has something to discuss with you. Please show yourself."

The visitor from outside was naturally Madam Poison.

Unlike many demon kings, Bai Lianxian had no subordinates and didn't even allow other lesser demons to come to her residence.

Anyone who is ugly is not allowed to get close to her.

The Poison Lady, however, is alluring in human form but ugly in her true nature, and both of these traits violate the taboo.

Upon hearing the person outside identify himself, Bai Lianxian's voice turned shrill: "A giant spider? That's terrifying! Don't come any closer!"

Poisonous Lady: "..."

This snake spirit is definitely a bit off.

Although she was internally ranting, Madam Poison dared not offend Bai Lianxian. Although this snake was a bit mentally ill, its strength was indeed remarkable. Its venom was more potent than her spider venom, and its scales were thicker. Madam Poison's venom was no match for Bai Lianxian's, and its cultivation was far inferior. If they were to fight, she would be at a great disadvantage.

She has a higher chance of winning against other demon kings.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, I have taken human form."

"That won't do either. I've seen your seductive appearance before; it's too frightening. I can't accept it. Fellow Daoist Poison, you know me, so let's just talk like this!"

The Poisonous Lady nearly vomited a mouthful of blood.

Am I gorgeous?

I've searched the entire monster world and I can't find a single oddball like you!

However, since she had come on important business, Madam Poison would not bother with Bai Lianxian about such trivial matters.

"I have come to see you, fellow Daoist, to discuss something. Someone has offended me and fled to Lingling County, seemingly hoping to use your power to force me to stay away from Lingling."

But how could I tolerate such an injustice? That's why I've come to explain to you, fellow Daoist, that I've come to Lingling County solely to capture this person and take him back. I have no intention of offending you, so please forgive me."

Lady Poison was a very polite demon, but Bai Lianxian said after hearing this, "You're here to capture that Lin Yi, right? And the Demon Emperor's daughter? Just say so if you want to do these things. You're not being very straightforward."

Madam Poison was immediately shocked and asked, "How did you know?"

"What a joke! You don't actually think that a beautiful fairy like me living deep in the mountains is truly isolated from the world, do you?"

"Every demon king in the world knows about this, do you think I wouldn't?"

Madam Poison was completely bewildered. Wasn't this a secret? Why did it seem like the whole world knew?

Was it Wang An who did it?

How dare he!

Actually, the news didn't spread that fast. Only a few demon kings and some high-ranking officials knew about it. As for how the demon kings found out, to be honest, it was quite a coincidence.

Previously, Jiang Linglong had easily defeated the Golden Scale King and sent a message to the Demon King, which attracted the attention of all the top-ranking demons, who then sat down to discuss the Dao with them.

The human cultivators didn't know why the demons were rioting, and the demons didn't know what was going on either. Everyone was making their own guesses and silently waiting for the outcome.

Then, Wang An's memorial was sent by express courier to the highest court.

The meaning of "express delivery over a thousand miles" is that no matter how far away the message is, it must be delivered within one day.

Wang An directly used the Lingjiu, a special vehicle used by the official post station, and the imperial court quickly took action.

Even though the court is in chaos right now, everyone will treat the matter of the First Rank and the former Demon Emperor with utmost care. Thus, the retired Grand Tutor and First Rank Confucian scholar were ordered to go to Xingsha County to provide support. Such a big matter will naturally be told to the other First Rank officials as well.

Thus, all the First Rank members knew that the Demon King's unusual movements meant he was probably going to Xingsha to participate in the matter of the Demon Emperor's son, most likely to support the Poison Lady. In that case, it was even more impossible for them to go.

The Demon Emperor is known as the strongest being closest to immortals and gods. His strength is so great that it shakes the world. If the Demon Emperor had not encountered a calamity back then, and if the human race had not had many immortal artifacts and sacred artifacts to suppress him, the Demon Emperor might have really been able to achieve the great feat of humans and demons ruling the world together.

With such a precedent in mind, the human race would certainly not allow the demon race to produce another demon emperor.

Zhang Lingxiu, the old celestial master of Longhu Mountain, declared directly: "The son of the Demon Emperor will absolutely not fall into your hands. If you behave yourselves and become your Demon King, we can all get along amicably. Otherwise, we will fight to the death, and it will be the demon race that will be wiped out."

That's harsh talk.

If a real war breaks out, the human race could indeed win, but it would definitely be a Pyrrhic victory, which is something no one wants.

When the demon king who was opposing him heard this, he finally understood that the human race was acting for the son of the demon emperor. Although he didn't know how King Jinlin got involved, this matter was indeed of great importance.

Immediately, all the demon kings established a secret communication, but by then, the Golden Scale King had already disconnected...

In short, the eight demon kings have reached a consensus that it must be that Jin Lin was trying to secretly take advantage of the situation, but he didn't expect to provoke the human race.

Jin Lin's ultimate goal is to transform into a dragon; the Demon Emperor of yesteryear almost transformed into a dragon as well.

Among all the demon kings, the one who covets the Demon Emperor's legacy the most must be Jin Lin.

That makes perfect sense!

As for why Jinlin is now out of contact, it's possible that the battle was too intense and he couldn't respond to the secret technique. The other demon kings discussed it and all felt that the son of the demon emperor was a hot potato, but also very tempting.

The legacy left by the Demon Emperor, who was closest to the gods and immortals, is enough for a young demon to strive for a thousand years!

More importantly, the Demon Emperor's Secret Realm might contain the Daoist insights gained by the Demon Emperor. Obtaining this item could allow a Demon King to advance further into a Demon Emperor, which is not just a dream.

All the demon kings were intrigued and sent people to investigate further. They only learned that the son of the demon emperor was the daughter of Wang An, the governor of Xingsha County, named Wang Jinxuan. Wang An had been forced to write a letter for help by the demon king, which also revealed that Wang Jinxuan was the daughter of the demon emperor.

Further investigation revealed that there had been a major anomaly in Xingsha County before, which was rumored to be incredibly mysterious, with claims that a celestial artifact had been created. However, it was later verified that it was just an illusion caused by the destruction of the seal on the Demon Sealing Land.

Then rumors spread that a mysterious powerful figure appeared and killed all the demons present, but Lord Dongting did not die and even obtained a very important treasure. Longhu Mountain issued a Heavenly Master's decree to arrest Lord Dongting, who was also the nephew of King Jinlin.

And there it is, all connected!

That mysterious first-rank official might just be the Golden Scale King!

It's possible that Jin Lin was the one who pressured Wang An. That guy wanted to keep all the benefits for himself, and now that he's being targeted by the human race, he's begging for mercy. It's outrageous!

The true and false information were gathered together, but the exact time of the incident was still not clarified.

After all, that was all the information they had. However, the news that Wang Jinxuan and Lin Yi, the acting chief constable of the Jingye Division, had escaped and disappeared without a trace had reached the hands of the various demon kings.

Bai Lianxian was the demon king closest to Xing Sha. When Jin Lin asked for help, she was prepared to go and help, but she was stopped halfway by a hunchbacked old man. The old man was hunchbacked and had an ugly face, which frightened her so much that she turned back on the spot without even confronting him.

She only shouted it from afar, and she still has a lingering trauma from it!

Unexpectedly, Madam Poison came to my door today, saying that someone had offended her. Although Bai Lianxian is a bit strange, she is not stupid.

Lady Poison is a demon king, after all. How can you think you can escape after offending a demon king?

This is unlikely.

She naturally thought of Lin Yi and Wang Jinxuan, since Lingling County and Xingsha County are quite close.

Previous speculations about the Golden Scale King were all just guesses, and there were still demon spies investigating. The deductions might not all be correct, so she deliberately tricked the Poison Lady. She didn't expect the Poison Lady to be so easy to fool and fall for the trick so easily.

"Fellow Daoist Poison, this is not fair of you. We demons are of one blood. Even though you haven't become a mountain king yourself, we are still willing to call you a fellow Daoist. But you have benefited, yet you didn't discuss it with everyone. Now you want to take it all for yourself and try to deceive me. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Poisonous Lady's face flushed red and then turned pale. After years of cultivation, this was the first time she had been humiliated like this. She immediately said coldly, "Fellow Daoist Bai, that's an interesting thing to say. If you knew where the Demon Emperor's Secret Realm was, would you tell all the Demon Kings?"

Of course!

"really?"

"I already said 'what if,' so I wasn't just saying it casually, was I?"

Poisonous Lady: "..."

That snake was indeed very venomous.

She felt she was about to die.

Continuing to argue with Bai Lianxian would probably drive him crazy, so he simply said directly, "Since Fellow Daoist Bai knows everything, then we don't need to beat around the bush anymore. I am indeed confident that Lin Yi will come to Lingling County. As long as I make the necessary arrangements, he will be walking into a trap. At that time, you will naturally reap the benefits."

"That's fine, just don't come near me. I saw someone incredibly ugly yesterday, and my immune system will be weak for the next month. If I see you again, I'll throw up."

Bai Lianxian didn't care that Madam Poison was wandering around her territory. As long as Madam Poison didn't appear in her sight, she could do whatever she wanted.

Her words were too direct, and Madam Poison's chest heaved with anger, but in the end she let out a cold snort.

"Then I'll be going. Farewell!"

Madam Poison gritted her teeth and went to set up a trap. As long as Lin Yi came to Lingling County, no matter which direction or corner he entered from, she would find him. Then, she would make Lin Yi suffer the same humiliation he had suffered at Bai Lianxian's hands.

Prepare to tremble!

Chapter 162 He might have an inner demon.

Lin Yi was keeping a close eye on Madam Poison's condition every day.

Lin Yi smiled when he saw her setting up spider webs in Lingling.