Chapter 879: Full of Weaknesses, Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower

Hearing this, the two looked at each other and shook their heads. They knew nothing about this matter either. Even though Ye Qiuling already possessed the combat strength of a Fake Soul, she was ultimately not a true Nascent Soul Cultivator and could not access the sect’s deepest core. What she knew was roughly the same as Wu Zhe.

“Master once told me that even if we cannot achieve a total victory in this war, we must push our advance to the Central Domain of Zhao Country,” Ye Qiuling said.

“Is there any other news besides that?”

“No.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an looked thoughtfully toward the direction of the Central Domain. He wondered what exactly was in the Central Domain that made the Demonic Dao value it so highly. For most Cultivators, the most precious things in the Central Domain were naturally those Tier Four Spirit Veins. Aside from the Central Domain, the other four domains of Zhao Country only had Tier Three Spirit Veins. However, to the Demonic Dao of Yan Country, those few Tier Four Spirit Veins should not amount to much. As long as they had enough resources, they could cultivate new Tier Four Spirit Veins anywhere, at any time. There was no need to go to war over them.

“Could there be a Treasure buried beneath the Central Domain capable of changing the entire Cultivation Immortality Realm?” Li Chang’an wondered. He couldn’t help but think of the Thousand Treasures Valley. The Thousand Treasures Valley was located precisely in the Central Domain. Every once in a while, it would spew out Treasures, including many Tier Four Treasures. To this day, no one had been able to uncover the secret of the Thousand Treasures Valley. Deep within the valley lay a force that repelled all Cultivators; even Nascent Soul True Monarchs could not approach it.

Furthermore, in the center of the Central Domain, there was a vast expanse of Spiritual Ore mines. That area was known as the Thousand Mines Cave. Li Chang’an would often use his clone to visit various gambling dens on the outskirts of the Thousand Mines Cave to gamble on ore. The Thousand Mines Cave had an enormous output. It produced not only Spirit Stones but also various High Tier ores. The Four Nascent Soul Powers each occupied a portion of it.

“In the various Spiritual Ore mines of the Thousand Mines Cave, inexplicable and bizarre incidents occur frequently,” Li Chang’an reasoned. “The few large mines at the very center have long been sealed off, and even Nascent Soul True Monarchs don’t dare enter them. There must be something extraordinary buried inside…”

After some thought, he suspected that the Demonic Dao’s target was likely these two locations. Of course, the various Secret Realms in the Central Domain of Zhao Country could also be their objective. Countless strange and inexplicable things had always existed within Secret Realms. Even though Li Chang’an already possessed Nascent Soul strength, he still had to be extremely cautious in any Secret Realm, or else he might inexplicably lose his life.

Subsequently, Li Chang’an asked about the internal situations of the two Major Sects, the Five Poisons Valley and the Yellow Springs Sect. On the surface, these two Demon Sects each only had five Nascent Soul Old Demons. However, just the Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Five Poisons Valley that Ye Qiuling knew of numbered as many as seven. The Yellow Springs Sect also had quite a few Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Teng Ying stated, “Master once told me that there are a few seniors with eccentric temperaments who are not people of this era. They rarely show their faces in the sect, and even he rarely sees them.”

“Not people of this era? It seems they are Cultivators of the Nine Great Sects who awakened through the Hermit Coffins,” Li Chang’an murmured. He had suspected for a long time that after the Cultivators of the Nine Great Sects awakened, they would choose to join the Demon Sects. After all, the cultivation philosophies of the Demon Sects were similar to those of the original Nine Great Sects. The Nether Soul Sect was even founded directly by the revived disciples of the Ancient Nether Prison Sect.

“It makes sense that the Demon Sects are stronger than the Righteous Sects,” he deduced. “This isn’t just because Yan Country has more cultivation resources than the Yuan and Zhao Countries, but also because the Demon Sects have managed to obtain a massive amount of inheritances from the Nine Great Sects.”

In other words, the Righteous Dao of the two countries today was practically fighting a weakened version of the Nine Great Sects. For the Righteous Influences to temporarily hold their own and trade blows with the Demonic Dao was already quite impressive.

After a round of questioning, Li Chang’an asked about the strength of Celestial Nether True Monarch.

“Has that Celestial Nether True Monarch of the Nether Soul Sect already broken through to the Late Stage of Nascent Soul?”

“Neither of us knows about this, and very few people within the Demonic Dao do either. Celestial Nether True Monarch’s Cultivation has always been the Nether Soul Sect’s greatest secret,” Ye Qiuling and Teng Ying both answered truthfully. Not to mention them, even their respective masters, Cyan Scorpion True Monarch and Red Luo True Monarch, might not know. The last time Celestial Nether True Monarch made a move was hundreds of years ago. At that time, he could suppress several Old Demons at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul single-handedly. After so many years, who knew to what terrifying level his strength had grown?

Li Chang’an asked again, “Is Celestial Nether True Monarch a person of this era, or a revived Cultivator of the Nine Great Sects?”

“We don’t know that either.”

That Celestial Nether True Monarch was truly too mysterious. When it came to matters regarding him, these two were completely clueless.

Finally, Li Chang’an asked about Qian Shi True Monarch. He wanted to know Qian Shi True Monarch’s weaknesses or special preferences. However, since the two were not Cultivators of the Nether Soul Sect, they were equally unclear about this.

Ye Qiuling informed him, “That Tier Four Poisonous Insect might know more. His status within the Demonic Dao is higher than mine. The only reason he protected me was purely due to my master’s request.”

“Alright, I understand.”

With a wave of his hand, Li Chang’an swept the two of them into the Venerable Soul Banner. He no longer isolated them separately, allowing them to see the rest of the Souls inside the Soul Banner.

Within the Soul Banner, the Souls of the Righteous and Demonic Dao were brawling with each other. Upon seeing these two, everyone simultaneously stopped fighting.

“Senior Sister, why are you here too?” Ye Sang and Ye Feng both went up to greet her in unison.

Ye Qiuling was stunned for a moment. “So, you two didn’t die by Zi Xi’s hands after all.”

The multitude of Souls in the Soul Banner left both of them somewhat astounded. They hadn’t expected at all that so many Celestial Prides of the Righteous and Demonic Dao had all died by Li Chang’an’s hands.

Outside the Soul Banner, Li Chang’an began to interrogate that Tier Four Poisonous Insect. This bug’s strength was comparable to a Fake Soul, and its status in the Five Poisons Valley was extremely high. To save his life, he did not resist and honestly answered Li Chang’an’s questions. Regarding the ultimate goal of the Demonic Dao, he knew much more than Ye Qiuling and Teng Ying.

“I once heard Cyan Scorpion True Monarch say that we indeed need to advance to the Central Domain of Zhao Country,” the insect said. “However, there is no need to annex the entire Central Domain. As long as we occupy the Central Region of the Central Domain, this war will be considered a victory.”