Chapter 924: News of the Longevity Demon Lord

Chapter 924: Chapter 924: News of the Longevity Demon Lord

The Water Giant was slain, and the cultivators observing by the lakeside erupted into an uproar, all knowing that the Kang Family’s patriarch of the Formless Realm had lost to an outsider in this magic duel.

"Clang!"

The Sword Qi True Dragon majestically shook its body, slowly disintegrating into strands of sword light, dispersing by itself!

Kang Yan quickly calmed the turbulent mana within his body, and his complexion regained its flush, but his expression remained extremely unpleasant. Through this duel, he acquired a more precise understanding of Shen Mo’s formidable strength. If it were a life-and-death battle, he might end up just like the Water Giant.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyun, your cultivation level is profound, and your Immortal Law is exquisite. I... am no match, I admit defeat!"

Kang Yan, somewhat dejected, despite feelings of reluctance in his heart, ultimately decided to give up on escalating the conflict, bowing his head to Shen Mo in submission.

...

The Heaven Patrolling Boat House slowly sailed away from Canluan Lake, flying towards Jade Spring Mountain.

Onboard, besides Shen Mo, Zhao Lingyin, and others, there was an additional silver-haired child, lying in front of the table, gorging on the sumptuous delicacies and spiritual wine to his heart’s content!

At the side, True Master Bian’s face turned crimson, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into out of shame;

He had begged and pleaded for Qingyun Immortal Master to rescue his family patriarch, and this was the outcome, devoid of any great cultivator’s demeanor.

"Gulp!"

The silver-haired child tilted his head to finish a jar of spiritual wine, belched contentedly, and only then set down the wine jar, muttering: "Heaven-damned scoundrel, suppressing this old man at the bottom of the lake for sixty years, making me drink lake water when thirsty and eat seaweed, fish, and shrimp when hungry, such miserable days are truly unbearable. Had I not been forced to take an oath, once my cultivation has greatly improved, I would surely capture this scoundrel to let him taste what it’s like to be suppressed at the lake bottom for decades!"

Kang Yan, having lost to Shen Mo in the duel, did as promised, releasing the silver-haired child;

However, to prevent future trouble, he forced the silver-haired child to take an oath, forbidding him from seeking revenge against the Kang Family in the future!

In addition, Ciji’s remnant soul also appeared to apologize to Shen Mo, the silver-haired child, Qin Zhen, and others; they all saw at a glance that his remnant soul would dissipate within a few years. Thus, apart from the silver-haired child cursing him thoroughly, Shen Mo and Qin Zhen did not make things too difficult for him.

The storage bracelet was also returned to the silver-haired child, but the stock of spiritual items inside had mostly been depleted.

Kang Yan retrieved a large amount of spiritual resources from his family treasury and delivered them to Shen Mo as compensation—some as replacements for the storage bracelet, some as a guilt offering from Immortal Master Ciji to those initially harmed, and some to make up for the silver-haired child’s sixty-year imprisonment...

If it weren’t for Shen Mo, Kang Yan likely wouldn’t part with even a single Spirit Stone.

Thus, Shen Mo took the majority of the spiritual items, leaving a share for Lady Scarlet, who was also present back then, and split the rest equally, giving half to the silver-haired child and Qin Zhen, while the last share went entirely to the silver-haired child!

Unlike Shen Mo, whose consumption is enormous, with frugality, it’s sufficient to cultivate up to the Formless Realm.

At the table.

Qin Zhen, intrigued by the silver-haired child’s cursing of Kang Yan, curiously asked, "Fellow Daoist Fulong, don’t you have an Accompanying Demon Soul within you? Letting it dominate the Daoist body and mind, even if it cannot defeat the patriarch of the Kang Family, escaping from his grasp should not be too difficult. How then did you end up captured alive by him?"

The silver-haired child opened another jar of spiritual wine, drank half of it, wiped his mouth, and sighed, "Don’t mention it, unless it’s a matter of life and death, the accompanying soul won’t easily manifest."

"That scoundrel only wanted to capture this old man, harboring no intention to kill. By the time I realized something was wrong and wanted to escape, it was already too late. That scoundrel had no murderous intent but was petty. Just because I cursed their ancestors for a few days, he suppressed me for decades, truly insidious!"

"..."

On the way back, Shen Mo incidentally passed the method to sense the Dreamland to the silver-haired child.

The silver-haired child, spending several days to fully grasp this method, eagerly entered the Dreamland. Here, his image was akin to his past life’s mighty figure of Fulong Immortal Master, in stark contrast with his youthful appearance this lifetime.

Qin Zhen, not long after Shen Mo returned from Dayu Mountain in Dongjie Continent, he passed on this method to her.

Being a Nine-tailed White Fox, Qin Zhen, in theory, should find it hard to enter the Dreamland, as non-human cultivators face challenges; however, she practices human cultivation methods, and her demon core has already been refined, so she encounters no obstacle entering the Dreamland. Not only Qin Zhen, but Ming Cang of the Red Flame Sect, from the Marine Race of the Divine Bridge Realm, can soul-travel through this method into the Dreamland!

After arriving at Jade Spring Mountain, the silver-haired child returned to the Dragon-suppressing Sect with True Master Bian, and Qin Zhen also bade farewell and left.

Shen Mo and Zhao Lingyin returned to Green Cloud Cave.

Several months later, during another of Shen Mo’s wanderings into the Dreamland, he heard astonishing news—the Longevity Demon Lord had failed to overcome the Immortal Tribulation, vanishing along with the Moon Palace within the Immortal Mansion Dungeon, whereabouts unknown!

For over ten thousand years, each emergence of the Immortal Mansion Dungeon would last three to five decades. In the previous emergence, the Longevity Demon Lord had accumulated enough ’supplies,’ and so, not long after Shen Mo and others escaped, this dungeon concealed itself under the Longevity Demon Lord’s mana, and cracks leading to it across various parts of the Immortal Realm closed.

Yet recently, the Immortal Mansion Dungeon reappeared, and many who had been trapped within for decades, including cultivators and powerful beings of other tribes, escaped through the cracks. The detailed intelligence regarding this event originated from them, gradually spreading and eventually reaching the Dreamland, then disseminating throughout the immortal continents!

According to them, the Moon Palace had been shrouded in tribulation Qi for decades, and just as the Longevity Demon Lord was about to take the final step, an apparent True Immortal emerged, badly injuring him, and his millennia-long scheme ultimately came to naught, failing to achieve True Immortal status.

The higher the cultivation level, the heavier the tribulation.

Even forging the Divine Bridge and achieving Formlessness would bring formidable outer tribulations, let alone the Immortal Tribulation! Furthermore, the Longevity race had, over countless millennia, offended numerous figures in the Xian Dao, including human cultivators, demons, monsters, and the Ten Thousand Races of the Immortal Realm; just the Longevity Demon Lord alone had harmed countless great cultivators and great demons over thousands of years with heavy blood debts and causes and effects. During tribulation, a True Immortal taking action to stop his enlightenment was not surprising!

As the news spread widely, numerous Xian Dao powerhouses have entered the Immortal Mansion Dungeon, scouring its spiritual resources.

Moreover, many are searching for the Longevity Demon Lord’s whereabouts...

Leaving aside those seeking revenge, many aim to profit from his tribulation failure and substantial reduction in power. This great demon, as a member of the Longevity race with extremely long lifespan, has accumulated wealth far exceeding ordinary Formless Realm beings and even outmatching some True Immortals.