Chapter 1331: Meng Ji's Ordeal

After flying for a while, Lin Feng and the two women landed on a mountaintop, where the mountain breeze caressed their faces pleasantly. Now that Meng Ji’s residual soul had been obtained, Lin Feng felt even more cheerful.

“There’s roughly half a month left until the Soul Mushroom matures. Should we explore the Demon Realm for a bit? This might be our only chance. What do you two think?” Lin Feng asked the two women at this time.

“I don’t think it’s necessary. Time is tight now. Although the Soul Mushroom takes half a month to mature, who knows if it’ll ripen early? If it does and the Skeleton King gets it, you’ll regret it too late. Even if you find out, you won’t have time to come back. To be safe, I think we should find a cave to practice for a few days. During this time, you can also visit the Ten Thousand Demon Cave to inspect it. We have important tasks here, not a leisurely tour. You must discern the significance of things.” Fairy Lingxiao said to Lin Feng.

“Lingxiao is right. We should all pay attention to the changes in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave. If we get the Soul Mushroom, perhaps we can explore the Demon Realm later, but it’s not the right time now. You should understand that well.” Jade Immortal Emperor added in agreement.

“I understand, I was merely suggesting it casually. You two are even more serious than I am. Since that’s the case, let’s see if there’s a suitable cave nearby. It’s also time to release Meng Ji and find out what happened to her in the Demon Realm to end up like this.” Lin Feng said.

“No need to find a cave. Just over a hundred miles ahead, there’s a decent cave midway up a cliff with a large tree hiding it, perfect for hiding. No one resides in the cave, so we can practice for a few days there.” Jade Immortal Emperor said.

Lin Feng and Fairy Lingxiao were both amazed while looking at her, “Jade, how do you know there’s a cave there? Have you visited the Demon Realm before?” Lin Feng asked suspiciously.

“Master, you’re really quite clueless. Expand your Divine Sense directly to check. Currently, our Divine Sense can easily cover hundreds of miles, finding this cave is no surprise. This place is several thousand miles away from the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, even if the Skeleton King tried to examine us with his Divine Sense, he wouldn’t necessarily discover us.” Jade Immortal Emperor said.

Lin Feng felt a bit ashamed, as his Divine Sense might indeed not be as strong as Jade Immortal Emperor’s. Instantly covering several hundred miles felt impossible to him, “Jade, lead the way then. I want to see how this cave you’ve found is.”

Immediately, Jade Immortal Emperor flew upfront. The hundred-mile journey was reached in the blink of an eye. Indeed, a moderately-sized tree grew halfway up a cliff, and behind it lay a cave with a diameter of over a meter.

“Here it is, let’s go inside. This cave seemed to be inhabited before; there are stone tables and stone stools inside, perfect for us.” Jade Immortal Emperor said.

Once inside the cave, Lin Feng and the others discovered it was quite spacious. Although a bit plain, having a place to shelter under such circumstances was pretty good.

Dust covered the stone tables and stools, so Lin Feng used Water Transformation to cleanse the dust and Fire Transformation to dry the moisture. The entire process took only a few breaths.

Jade Immortal Emperor and Fairy Lingxiao watched Lin Feng like he was performing a magic trick, their faces full of astonishment. Lin Feng’s skill was truly amazing, using Water Element and Fire Element to such an extent that probably no one in the Immortal Realm could match him.

“Alright, everyone take a seat! I’ll go out later to see if I can hunt some game. I believe the Demon Realm still has Magical Beast meat, which is quite delicious. I’ll let you taste my barbecue skills.” Lin Feng chuckled.

“Leave the hunting to me and Lingxiao, you just need to handle the grilling. Do you need some firewood or such? We’ll bring it back later.” Jade Immortal Emperor remarked.

Initially, Lin Feng wanted to say it wasn’t needed, but grilling with wood would definitely add flavor. “Of course, go ahead now, I’ll be here waiting for you!”

The two women exchanged glances and, without speaking further, promptly left the cave. Once they departed, Lin Feng immediately took out the porcelain bottle containing Meng Ji’s residual soul.

After removing the cork, Meng Ji’s apparition reappeared before Lin Feng, albeit still blurry, “Xuan’Er, you’ve suffered! Once I get the Soul Mushroom, I’ll take you back to the Immortal Realm. Please bear with it for now.”

“Lin Feng, I didn’t expect it to be you; I knew you would rescue me. It’s just that your arrival was too sudden, making it hard for me to believe this is real.” Meng Ji’s residual soul communicated with Lin Feng through Divine Sense, her voice very weak.

“Xuan’Er, how did you end up like this? What happened in the Demon Realm? During the Immortal-Demon War, seeing the Demon Realm commander in your body truly shocked me. Then I tried every method to make him leave your body. But Wei Qun said rescuing you required finding your residual soul and the Soul Mushroom. You left only one spirit in your body, it’s too scant for restoring your flesh. Even using your current soul directly would result in your obliteration before I could transfer the Five Elements Elemental Power to you.” Lin Feng explained.

“Ascending to the Demon Realm, I indeed encountered many troubles, mainly due to this face causing misfortune. Usually, I cover my face with a veil and live cautiously in the Demon Realm.

In this unfamiliar world, survival without Magic Stones was impossible, so I tried every means to obtain them, yet my abilities were very low. Eventually, I entered a rather large city and worked as a servant in a tavern.

Such days passed peacefully for decades; I helped at the tavern during the day and worked hard on my cultivation at night. Within fifty years, I advanced from an ordinary person of the Demon Realm to the early-stage Demon General, which was quite astounding, attracting attention.

This led to the attention of the Yin Yang Demon Emperor. Upon seeing me, he immediately unveiled my veil, also removing the material disguising my face—my true appearance revealed before him.

Seeing me, he wanted to claim me as his own. However, I was already yours and certainly couldn’t love another man. Naturally, I refused vehemently, and he surprisingly used Hypnosis Technique on me. I bit my tongue to regain consciousness, threatening him with death to escape the ordeal…