12dz Chapter 50 The Ancient Demon's Attention Reported to the Demon Realm
Chapter 50 The Ancient Demon's Attention Reported to the Demon Realm
On Wang Tianlong's side, relying on the concealment and speed of the "Wind-Treading Technique," he had completely distanced himself from the troublesome area of the Heavenly Wind Sea. In the vast Chaotic Star Sea, he found an inconspicuous coral reef island with sparse spiritual energy, and carved out an extremely hidden underwater cave deep within the reef, setting up several layers of concealment and protective formations.
Inside the cave, Wang Tianlong sat cross-legged, his face as pale as paper. He first took out a bottle of "Heart-Clearing Pills" obtained from the Void Heaven Palace, poured out two pills and swallowed them to stabilize his mind and suppress the demonic energy's erosion of his soul. Afterward, he took out several kinds of healing holy medicines and began to do his best to repair his damaged meridians and body.
The wound on his left shoulder was the most troublesome; the demonic energy left behind by the ancient demon Hei Ming was exceptionally stubborn, constantly eroding his life force. Wang Tianlong had to expend a large amount of pure wind spiritual power, painstakingly extracting and refining the demonic energy bit by bit, like peeling away layers of an onion. This process was painful and lengthy, but he remained steadfast in his will and persevered through gritted teeth.
"I must first clear away the demonic energy, otherwise the consequences will be endless." Wang Tianlong focused intently on healing his injuries. He knew that only when his injuries were fully healed and his strength restored could he truly protect the two pages of the "Heavenly Void Jade Book" in his possession and plan for the future. The cave was silent, with only his steady breathing and the faint light of his flowing spiritual energy.
Outside, with the complete disappearance of the Void Heaven Palace, the excitement in the Heavenly Wind Sea gradually subsided. However, the discussions and controversies surrounding the Void Heaven Palace were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up huge waves in the human and immortal cultivation worlds!
The cultivators who emerged from the Void Heaven Palace brought with them not only their own experiences, but also news of various coveted treasures and inheritances, which quickly spread throughout the entire human realm!
"Have you heard? Ling Yunchen, the Palace Master of the Star Palace, obtained a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure with stellar attributes in the Void Heaven Palace! Its power is boundless!"
"More than that! Xuan Qingzi of Kunwu Mountain is said to have obtained the complete inheritance of an ancient and wondrous array! The Kunwu Alliance's array formation skills are likely to reach a new level!"
"The patriarch of the Five Dragon Sea Flood Dragon Clan obtained the remains of an ancient flood dragon!"
"And there's the Ice Soul Fairy of the Northern Minor Palace, who is said to have found the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Mysterious Ice Immortal Lotus and the Ice Soul Cold Marrow in an ice palace!"
"Not only these top experts, but I've also heard that many Nascent Soul cultivators have made great gains! Some have obtained powerful ancient treasures, some have harvested rare spiritual herbs that are thousands of years old, and some have even acquired ancient cultivation techniques!"
The news spread far and wide, becoming increasingly fantastical. In no time, the entire cultivation world was abuzz with talk of the Void Heaven Palace and the bounty of those lucky individuals. Countless cultivators felt envy, jealousy, and resentment; some even beat their chests in regret for not having risked their lives to go there.
Celestial treasures, ancient inheritances, millennia-old elixirs… these treasures, which usually only exist in legends, have now actually appeared before everyone's eyes and are in the hands of some cultivators. This has greatly stimulated the nerves of the cultivation world in the human realm.
Many sects and families began to secretly plot, either trying to befriend those forces that had gained something, or gathering information to find possible trading opportunities, and even... it cannot be ruled out that some unscrupulous individuals began to covet the opportunities of others and secretly planned notorious murder and treasure-stealing schemes.
Those cultivators or forces who obtained the treasures became even more cautious and discreet. Knowing the dangers of possessing a treasure, they strengthened their defenses, some choosing to go into seclusion to digest their gains, others quietly returning to their sect's headquarters to activate protective formations to guard against unforeseen circumstances.
The disappearance of the Void Heaven Palace did not restore peace to the human realm; instead, the treasures it brought out sowed the seeds of further conflict and turmoil. A fierce struggle over the remnants of the Void Heaven Palace is quietly brewing in every corner of the human realm.
On the other side, after being forcibly teleported out of the Void Heaven Palace, the ancient demon Hei Ming did not linger in the nearby sea like the other cultivators. He suppressed his resentment and killing intent, immediately found a hidden seabed crevice, set up a demonic array, and began to treat his injuries.
He took out a communication bone talisman, a unique demonic artifact that was entirely black, shaped like a skull, with eerie green flames flickering in its eye sockets. This item was called the "Heart-to-Heart Demon Skull," personally crafted by the Demon Dove and distributed to several core subordinates, specifically for long-distance, covert emergency communication within the human realm. As long as both parties were in the human realm, no matter how far apart they were, they could transmit information through this artifact, and it was extremely difficult to intercept or track.
Hei Ming infused the demonic energy into the demonic skull, and the ghostly green flames suddenly blazed fiercely. The demonic skull seemed to come alive, emitting a low whimper.
He closed his eyes and infused a wisp of divine thought containing his experiences in the Void Heaven Palace, especially the Heavenly Void Jade Book, into the demon's skull.
The information flow clearly outlines how he discovered Wang Tianlong had stolen the Heavenly Void Jade Book, and the subsequent sudden closure of the Void Heaven Palace. He emphasized the Heavenly Void Jade Book—its significance far surpasses any other celestial treasure or human inheritance.
The divine message transmission was complete, and the ghostly flames in the demon's eyes gradually subsided, returning to a deathly stillness. Hei Ming knew that the message had been sent, and that Demon Dove, wherever he was in the human realm, should have received it.
In the human realm, deep within a secluded abyss of demonic energy in the southern part of the world.
The ancient demon, Mo Jiu, sat cross-legged in the center of an altar made of countless bones, his demonic energy surging as he refined the vast number of living souls collected in the recent "Soul Hunting" operation. Suddenly, a "Heart-to-Heart Demon Skull" hanging at his waist trembled violently, and ghostly green flames danced wildly.
Mo Jiu frowned slightly, stopped his cultivation, and with a wave of his hand, the Demon Skull flew into his grasp. When he probed it with his divine sense and read the information transmitted by Hei Ming, his usually cold and calm face, covered with fine demonic patterns, instantly revealed unprecedented shock and ecstasy!
"The Heavenly Void Jade Book?! It's actually the Heavenly Void Jade Book?!" Demon Dove's voice trembled slightly with excitement, and his demonic energy surged violently due to the emotional turmoil. "This... how is this possible?! How could such a supreme treasure originating from the True Immortal Realm appear in a mere human human ruin?!"
As a high-ranking ancient demon in the Demon Realm, and bearing an important mission, Mo Jiu's understanding and knowledge of the "Heavenly Void Jade Book" is far more profound than Hei Ming's! He knows that this item is a treasure in the Demon Realm that even old monsters in the Mahayana stage would fight for! It may even contain true immortal techniques.
"If I had known earlier that such a heaven-defying treasure existed in this Void Heaven Palace, I would have risked exposing my identity and abandoning all my plans to go there myself and seize it!" A deep regret and greed flashed in Mo Jiu's eyes. Compared to the Heavenly Void Jade Book, the living souls he had collected and the resources he had schemed for were utterly worthless!
He quickly calmed down, his eyes flickering, his mind racing.
"Now that this treasure has fallen into the hands of a human Nascent Soul cultivator... it's simply a waste!" A strong sense of possessiveness surged in Mo Jiu's heart. If he could obtain this Heavenly Void Jade Book, his future status in the Demon Realm would be limitless, and he might even have a chance to reach the supreme Mahayana realm! The temptation was simply too great.
His first thought was to conceal the news, act alone, and seize the Heavenly Void Jade Book for himself! With his connections and strength in the human realm, if he could find that human cultivator Feng Xiu, seizing the treasure would not be impossible.
However, the thought only lingered in his mind for a moment before being suppressed by reason.
"No..." Mo Jiu slowly shook his head, his expression turning solemn. "The Heavenly Void Jade Book is of paramount importance. If the news leaks out (Hei Ming already knows, and there's no guarantee that other ancient demons won't also know something), and I don't report it, it will be a catastrophe if the higher-ups of the Holy Realm find out! With my current strength, I simply cannot protect such a treasure, and it will only bring me death."
More importantly, the human cultivator Feng Xiu (Wang Tianlong) is elusive and possesses superb escape skills. Furthermore, the Void Heaven Palace has already disappeared, making the search like finding a needle in a haystack. For him to search the vast human realm alone would take too long and involve too many variables.
"It must be reported!" A resolute glint flashed in Mo Jiu's eyes. "Only by relying on the power of the Holy Realm can we ensure the safe discovery and retrieval of the Heavenly Void Jade Book. At that time, as the discoverer and the one who reported it, my contribution will be considerable, and I may be able to get a share of the spoils, or at least receive a generous reward from the higher-ups of the Holy Realm."
With that thought in mind, he no longer hesitated. He took out a cross-dimensional communication talisman, its entire body a dark red, seemingly forged from solidified demonic blood, radiating a terrifying aura that sent chills down his spine. This talisman was extremely precious, usable only once, and specifically used to transmit the most urgent and important intelligence to the highest levels of the demon realm.