I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 70

Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi genuinely headed toward the Demon Realm. They no longer needed to maintain any pretense, immediately removing the spiritual energy covering them, letting their innate demonic energy be as heavy as possible.

As someone who had successfully reached the pinnacle once before, Zuo Wuyi managed to subdue a Demon Lord with almost no effort, seizing control of a few outer cities to establish her base, thus beginning her expansion in the Demon Realm.

“The Demon Venerable’s cultivation is higher than ours, so we can’t move against him for now, but there are quite a few people hoping he kicks the bucket. We just need to sit back and watch the internal strife,” Zuo Wuyi said.

In the blink of an eye, they had been in the Demon Realm for three years. The original three cities had grown to thirty. Fortunately, because these cities were far from the Demon Capital, the news here did not draw the attention of the Demon Venerable and his adopted son.

“Do you need to act personally?” Mo Xiao asked.

Zuo Wuyi shook her head. “I possess a lot of information they want to know. All I need to do is write a letter and subtly reveal a detail or two.”

Hearing that Zuo Wuyi didn’t need to act herself, Mo Xiao had no objection. As long as they remained within their territory, they were absolutely safe.

Events proved that Zuo Wuyi’s strategy was highly effective. By leveraging her advantages, chaos quickly erupted in the Demon Realm.

It was either brawls between Demon Lords or the death of a major general. After about ten years, the demons in the center of the Demon Capital also began to be implicated.

By this time, the Demon Venerable’s health was deteriorating. His old hidden injuries had not healed for certain reasons and were instead worsening.

It was known that the Demon Realm was ruled by strength. After the Demon Venerable’s injuries persisted, the ambition of certain demons was nurtured, especially that of an adopted son who had always been treated as the primary successor.

He was already at the Spirit Transformation stage of cultivation and had the support of two Integration stage Elders. As long as the Demon Venerable died, he was highly likely to succeed the throne.

Zuo Wuyi naturally anticipated the opponent’s plan. To provoke him, she deliberately activated the power latent in her bloodline, allowing the Demon Venerable to sense her existence.

Zuo Wuyi at this time was completely different from her past self. She had established her own base in the Demon Realm, and her cultivation had reached the late Spirit Transformation stage through more than ten years of diligent dual cultivation.

In terms of influence, Zuo Wuyi was no inferior to the adopted son. In terms of cultivation, as a sword cultivator, her combat power was absolutely on par with the opponent. As for bloodline, there was even less need to say—her bloodline inheritance was arguably the most superior.

Unsurprisingly, the Demon Venerable chose Zuo Wuyi over his adopted son. The Demon Venerable was no fool; he had also sensed that several of his adopted sons were restless. He simply divided some of his influence and gave it to Zuo Wuyi, letting her and the opponent counterbalance each other.

But unfortunately, Zuo Wuyi was not someone he could control. Not to mention that she had Mo Xiao by her side. Mo Xiao, who had fully accepted the male lead’s luck, was cultivating even faster than Zuo Wuyi, and she was already showing signs of breaking through to the Integration stage.

To Zuo Wuyi, the Demon Venerable’s only use was to make her succession as Demon Venerable less turbulent. For everything else, the presence or absence of the Demon Venerable made no difference.

Just as Zuo Wuyi was contemplating whether to fan the flames further and deal with the Demon Venerable and those adopted sons together, an unexpected event occurred. The righteous path, under the banner of eliminating demons and defending the Dao, began a large- scale purge of demons in the cultivation world, diverting a lot of the demons’ attention.

Although demons enjoyed internal strife, when facing righteous cultivators, they could temporarily set aside their grievances and focus their firepower externally.

“Should the plan continue as scheduled, or should we deal with the border issue first?” Mo Xiao asked. “The leaders are from the three major sects. I heard Master is also in the ranks.”

“That’s normal. After all, Xuan Min died at the hands of the Demon Race. If we contact Master recently, she is probably worried about our situation,” Zuo Wuyi sat on Mo Xiao’s lap, looking very relaxed.

“We won’t get involved. Engaging in battle is a lucrative opportunity in the eyes of other demons. The benefits are countless if they can win.”

Mo Xiao nodded. “Understood. I will contact Master shortly.”

“Mhm. I will send a message to my subordinates to prevent them from acting rashly.”

When the righteous cultivators and the Demon Race encountered each other, they immediately began fighting with almost no preamble. The two sides had long-standing grudges. Accompanied by the deaths of their respective kin, the scope of this battle spread very widely.

Because many cultivators and demons were involved, neither Mo Xiao, Zuo Wuyi, nor Xuan Shuang could fundamentally alter the course of the battle. All they could do was protect those they cared about and kill as many enemies as possible.

Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi’s enemies were naturally not the righteous cultivators, but the confidantes the Demon Venerable had instructed to guard the Demon Capital. After the majority of the subordinates were taken away by the Demon Venerable, Zuo Wuyi immediately deployed her own people, seizing his main base.

Although the Demon Venerable was at the early Integration stage of cultivation, his injuries had not healed, and the strength he could exert was only around the late Integration stage.

Three months later, news returned from the Demon Race frontline: the Demon Venerable was slain by Elder Xuan Shuang of the Dao Seeking Sect. Even his adopted sons, despite surrendering, were instantly killed by Xuan Shuang’s single blow.

According to Xuan Shuang’s own statement, she had a blood feud with these demons. Her Junior Brother and two beloved disciples had been brutally murdered by them, and she was merely taking revenge.

Upon receiving the news, Zuo Wuyi quickly made arrangements. Relying on her strategic planning over the past decade, she succeeded the position of Demon Venerable with almost no turbulence. She immediately proposed a truce to the righteous path and a non-aggression pact.

Because the previous Demon Venerable was defeated by Xuan Shuang, she was also responsible for the negotiations.

After confirming that there was no one around, Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi called out “Master” with slightly red eyes, each giving Xuan Shuang an exceptionally long embrace.

“Ahem, do you only have Master in your eyes?” Yun Yu, who had recently broken through to the Spirit Transformation stage, couldn’t help but cough a few times, drawing attention to herself.

“Eldest Senior Sister, I missed you very much too,” Zuo Wuyi smiled and gave Yun Yu a hug.

Separated for over ten years, the two sides had maintained contact but had never truly met.

“Do you plan to live in the Demon Realm from now on?” Xuan Shuang asked.

Zuo Wuyi shook her head. “After establishing this non-aggression pact, Mo Xiao and I will reorganize the Demon Race here. Once Mo Xiao breaks through to the Integration stage, we will probably leave the Demon Realm and travel around.”

Xuan Shuang nodded, quite satisfied with this outcome, and asked, “Are there any other restless demons here?”

Since she had come all this way, she might as well take the opportunity to clear out any future trouble for her two disciples.

“Master, I am the Demon Venerable now. They are all very obedient,” Zuo Wuyi replied with a smile. The restless ones had already been sent to the front line by her and were mostly dead or injured.

Xuan Shuang nodded, then continued to advise them on various details, which Zuo Wuyi listened to very seriously.

Mo Xiao, conversing with Yun Yu nearby, caught sight of the undeniable mark on Yun Yu’s neck from the corner of her eye, and the smile on her face deepened considerably.

“Junior Sister Yun He is with Fellow Daoist Qiu Wu,” Mo Xiao said. “That’s great. This way, she certainly won’t be a pauper anymore.”

“That’s not necessarily true,” Yun Yu’s face was also full of smiles. “I heard that Junior Sister’s spirit stones are all managed by Qiu Wu.”

“That’s good too. With both their spirit stones together, it doesn’t matter who has more or less,” Mo Xiao lamented.

It was truly wonderful. Compared to the previous life, this time, everyone had someone to spend their life with.

Starting over, everything is fine.

The future will be even better.