Queen of Ten Thousand Demons Insists on Marrying Me - Chapter 59.2

Some demons can find precious natural treasures and materials within, breaking through cultivation bottlenecks and greatly increasing their strength; others can comprehend lost Demon Race secret techniques in mysterious ruins, soaring to success and becoming outstanding figures among the Demon Race.”

“Why have I never heard of such a secret text?” Lin Yizhi came from a cultivation family and was well-read from a young age.

“I saw it accidentally in a Demon Race book. This Lan Cang Demon Territory hasn’t opened for a thousand years. By now, it’s likely very few demons even know about this place. The most important thing is that the book said the Lan Cang Demon Territory is filled with dense demonic qi, and the Demon Race population inside is huge, but due to the lack of Form Transformation Pills, demon beasts below the Great Ascension stage cannot cultivate into human form, which is strikingly similar to the situation we just encountered.”

Seeing that the others either didn’t trust her or were pretending not to hear and continued their journey, Bai Shitao persistently asked Lu Xiaoxiao: “What do you think, Sect Master? Has Fellow Daoist Tantai ever mentioned this Lan Cang Demon Territory to you?”

Lu Xiaoxiao’s body swayed as she was deep in thought, nearly falling off the Primordial Sword: “Huh? No, no. But I do think what you said makes sense. This minor realm is strange in every way. It really is more suitable for the Demon Race to survive and seems to repel the Human Race. Did the book say how long the Demon Territory would remain open?”

Bai Shitao was delighted that she trusted her: “I vaguely remember it was three months.”

Hearing her say that, the heart that had been stuck in Lu Xiaoxiao’s throat finally lowered a bit. Three months of struggling to survive and get out shouldn’t be too difficult.

“Wait… it might have been half a year.”

The group collectively asked: “How long exactly is it?!”

Although the others hadn’t spoken, they had been paying attention to the conversation. Hearing “half a year,” they found it unbearable and couldn’t help but question her.

Bai Shitao gave an awkward smile: “I think it was three months…”

At the same time, in a vast swamp area about five hundred miles away from the group inside the Lan Cang Demon Territory, a thrilling escape was unfolding.

Wan Qingyi was escaping with two human cultivators. A Demon cultivator in a white gauze dress, with blood staining her abdomen, was following closely behind the three. If Lu Xiaoxiao were here, she would immediately recognize this demon as Luo Mu, the one who was displeased with her when she went to Hook Mountain.

Behind the four of them, Violet Lightning Vines stretched for several miles, quickly moving through the swamp.

One of the cultivators named Wu He said to Wan Qingyi: “Young Palace Master Wan, these Violet Lightning Vines are incredibly fast. Their bodies are indestructible, and their sheer number and scope are far beyond what we can resist. I wonder if you have any strategy on your side.”

These two cultivators were from the Unity Hall sect. They came to Dongchang City just to see the excitement but were unlucky enough to be swept in.

Wan Qingyi looked at the endless Violet Lightning Vines behind them. They were getting faster and faster, clearly about to overtake and surround them. She silently complained to herself. This demon power was comparable to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. She, a mere Elite Core stage cultivator, had used up all her talismans to escape this far. How could she have any strategy?

Seeing her not reply, Wu He inwardly cursed: What kind of Young Palace Master of the Jade Aura Palace is this? Why is she so useless?

Wu He, unwilling to give up, secretly sent a voice transmission to Wan Qingyi: “Young Palace Master Wan, do you have any offensive talismans left? Why don’t we combine our strength to strike the demon behind us and use the opportunity to escape?”

Wan Qingyi looked back and saw that the female demon was pale, with blood continuously flowing from her abdomen. Having never engaged in treacherous acts, she simply couldn’t bear to strike a woman while she was down.

“Absolutely not! My Jade Aura Palace disciples are honourable people. How could we commit such a despicable act?”

Wu He exchanged a look with his fellow disciple and stopped seeking Wan Qingyi’s opinion. He took out the spear in his hand and thrust it sharply backward. The spear tip cut through the air, causing a sharp whistle. The momentum was like the first ray of sunlight at dawn, piercing through the darkness and haze over the swamp.

Wan Qingyi secretly thought: Oh no!

She looked back and saw Wu He and his companion lying in a pool of blood behind her, gradually being covered by the Violet Lightning Vines and swallowed by the swamp. The female demon, who looked like she was on her last legs, was still following her.

Wan Qingyi was greatly shocked. It turned out that this demoness was playing the pig to eat the tiger! She was probably targeting the three of them all along, waiting for a crisis moment to launch a sneak attack, using them as fodder for the Violet Lightning Vines to buy time for her own escape.

Thinking of this, she quickly flew to the side, creating some distance between herself and the demon.

However, this method didn’t help much. The number of Violet Lightning Vines was too great. They rushed forward in waves, quickly surrounding them again and forcing both of them into a dead end.

After escaping for dozens more miles, Luo Mu suddenly shouted in Wan Qingyi’s direction: “There’s a cave ahead! Maybe we can hide in there for a bit.”

Wan Qingyi had also seen the cave, but she was afraid of going out of the tiger’s den and into the wolf’s lair. Aside from unknown monsters inside, staying with this demoness, who had plotted against her behind her back, definitely wasn’t safe.

Luo Mu saw her hesitate and didn’t bother to persuade her, flying into the cave first.

Looking at the Violet Lightning Vines encircling them from all directions, Wan Qingyi calculated that the probability of her breaking out was almost zero. Gritting her teeth, she also turned and entered the cave.

The cave was pitch black, like the maw of a giant abyss with no end in sight. Wan Qingyi followed the tunnel and, after the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, saw Luo Mu, who had entered before her, standing in front of a wall.

It turned out that the tunnel was a dead end with no exit. Her heart sank immediately, and she prepared to return the way she came.

“Returning is also a dead end,” Luo Mu’s voice came from behind her. “Are you the Young Sect Master of the Jade Aura Palace? Do you have any fire defensive array formations that can hold them off for a moment?”

Wan Qingyi knew that turning back was a dead end, but dying with this demoness might be worse than going out and fighting the damned Violet Lightning Vines to the end. She moved her feet, intending to walk out.

Seeing Wan Qingyi’s stubbornness, Luo Mu sighed: “Do you know Lu Xiaoxiao?”

The sound of the Violet Lightning Vines rubbing against the walls of the tunnel was constant. Based on Wan Qingyi’s understanding of them, they would catch up to the two of them in less than ten breaths.

“Are you friends with Lu Xiaoxiao?” Wan Qingyi’s thumb constantly rubbed against the storage ring on her middle finger.

Luo Mu heard the sound of the Violet Lightning Vines getting closer and rushed: “Yes, yes, yes, I am her friend! Your Jade Aura Palace people are all skilled in formations. Hurry up and set up a formation; they’ll be here any second. I’ve already used a sound transmission talisman to notify Lu Xiaoxiao. She’ll send someone over right away.”

The moment her voice fell, the Violet Lightning Vines arrived upon hearing the sound. Dozens of barbed vines shot toward the two, instantly surrounding them.

Wan Qingyi was suspicious. Who could Lu Xiaoxiao send? Was it Lu Wanbai?

However, her hands did not dare to stop. A set of top-grade fire attribute defensive formation was instantly spread out, forming a light screen. A blue flame flickered faintly, enclosing a space of several yards around the two. The Violet Lightning Vines that shot over crashed into the formation and were instantly incinerated into ash.

Luo Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief and added another layer of barrier inside the formation.

Once the formation was complete, Wan Qingyi found a spot far away from Luo Mu and sat down. She took another Barrier Breaking Pill but dared not meditate to restore her spiritual power, afraid of being ambushed by Luo Mu.

“Who did Lu Xiaoxiao send to save you? As far as I know, Lu Xiaoxiao’s cultivation is still inferior to yours,” Wan Qingyi said, still looking at Luo Mu vigilantly.

Luo Mu stood in the distance, taking off her white gauze dress, leaving only a small undergarment, to clean the penetrating wound caused by the Violet Lightning Vines.

“Hiss—How long can this formation of yours last?”

Luo Mu inwardly complained that her luck was too poor. She was entangled by the Violet Lightning Vines the moment she landed here. After exerting tremendous effort, she barely escaped after enduring one strike.

Wan Qingyi saw that she didn’t answer and only assumed she had been tricked. She turned her head and testily said: “Two hours. How much longer until the person you mentioned arrives?”

“About an hour, I guess,” Luo Mu was already lightly dressed, and the white undergarment hanging on her body offered little coverage.

“You are Wan Qingyi, the Young Palace Master of the Jade Aura Palace. Is your mother nearby?”

Luo Mu was hopeful that as the Young Palace Master of the Jade Aura Palace, her mother should be following her.

Seeing Wan Qingyi close her eyes to rest without answering, clearly highly wary of her, Luo Mu stopped making futile efforts, only hoping that the rescue would arrive sooner.

Time flew quickly, and two hours soon passed. As time elapsed, Wan Qingyi became more and more angry. The Demon Race was indeed the best at deceiving people. She said one hour, but two hours had passed. She didn’t even know if rescue was truly coming.

She stood up, held her sword in one hand, and took a pill to restore her spiritual power. She stood in front of the formation, watching the array, which was constantly being attacked by the Violet Lightning Vines, starting to show cracks. Her anger deepened.

“Liar! Didn’t you tell me someone would come to save you in one hour?”

Luo Mu looked even more nervous than her. Although two hours of rest had restored a good amount of her demon power, she still had no chance against the Violet Lightning Vines outside the formation.

A drop of sweat ran down her temple: “I said ‘about’ an hour.”

“Crack!”

The external array expanded from one initial crack to seven or eight. If Luo Mu’s barrier wasn’t supporting it from the inside, the formation would shatter in less than the time it takes to steep a cup of tea.

The Violet Lightning Vines were even more impatient than they thought. They began to constrict at a visible rate, applying increasing pressure on the formation. The originally stable array began to tremble slightly, and its light flickered, clearly bearing an unprecedented burden.

“It’s broken; it’s going to shatter.”

Wan Qingyi moved her feet, retreating in Luo Mu’s direction. At this moment, the demon was no longer an enemy but a teammate they could rely on.

Luo Mu also faced the formation, clutching her abdomen, her back to Wan Qingyi, and moved closer to her: “I know. I see it, too.”

The formation made another crisp shattering sound. Only Luo Mu’s barrier was barely holding on.

Luo Mu continuously poured her demon power into the barrier with her palm, but the effect was minimal. Wan Qingyi beside her couldn’t care less and pressed her palm against Luo Mu’s shoulder, transporting her remaining spiritual power.

“Do you really have backup? Who is the backup?!”

Wan Qingyi finally lost her temper. The feeling of waiting to die was too agonizing. She yelled while continuing to transport spiritual power to Luo Mu.

Luo Mu was equally nervous and couldn’t be bothered with her question because the barrier was about to break.

“Not good!!!”

The next moment, the barrier shattered with a resounding crack. The overwhelming Violet Lightning Vines rushed toward the two, instantly burying them.

And from the space, now cocooned by the Violet Lightning Vines, a furious roar came out: “Tantai Jing, you are an expert at the Great Ascension stage! Why are you travelling so slowly?!”