Chapter 385 - Chapter 385: Chapter 85: Reunion with the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch (1/2)
chapter 385: chapter 85: reunion with the heavenly desire demon monarch
“in mid-may, sanxin island was destroyed, and all the cultivators on the island perished…”
“the demon cultivator dai mao appeared near sanxin island, and the destruction of sanxin island is suspected to be related to him.”
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“at the beginning of june, qiying island was attacked, by none other than dai mao. several golden core cultivators joined forces, trying to take him down.”
“they were no match, drained dry into mummies.”
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“in early july, dai mao encountered true master lianxin, and after hundreds of exchanges, they parted…”
“dai mao is suspected to cultivate the devouring human essence and blood demon skill, having successfully ascended to the nascent soul stage. be extremely cautious upon sight.”
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“in late august, dai mao attacked panqing island, which led to its annihilation. not a single member of the island’s alchemy dao noble family, the pan family, survived; their clan’s treasured heirloom was lost…”
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“at the beginning of september, five golden core cultivators died mysteriously, as tracks of dai mao’s recent presence were found nearby…”
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“october…”
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all these incidents, one after another, were the doings of the heavenly desire demon monarch.
moreover, by this time, the heavenly desire demon monarch had already recovered to the nascent soul stage.
then, the group continued to read on.
lastly, there were records of the heavenly desire demon monarch’s last known whereabouts.
“dai mao was last seen near the southwestern area of the thousand islands domain, close to the linxi triple islands…”
after reading, the group raised their heads.
lu youjiu then spoke, asking,
“now that you’ve read it, what do you think?”
however, yan wanfei directly said,
“what’s there to think about?”
“of course, it’s to find him and then blow him to smithereens.”
yan wanfei’s words were always so simple and straightforward.
yet the words that followed from lu youjiu took the group by surprise.
“this time, i want to go alone…”
“the rest of you should stay here, no need to take risks.”
upon hearing this, yan wanfei immediately turned her head, looking at lu youjiu with confusion, before asking,
“why’s that? big bro jiū…”
“didn’t we agree to go together?”
even lin jing and holaw three rivers were puzzled, not understanding why lu youjiu would say this.
after pondering for a moment, holaw three rivers furrowed his brows and said,
“that heavenly desire demon monarch is so vicious, it’s really not great for you to go alone.”
“besides, didn’t i still need to help you set up the formation?”
“that’s true for brother lin and niu san—they don’t necessarily need to go.”
hearing this, yan wanfei immediately became dissatisfied,
“san he, why can you go, but we can’t?”
“no way, i also want to contribute.”
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lu youjiu then spoke again,
“actually, i do have some considerations for not letting you all go.”
“the heavenly desire demon monarch ascending to the nascent soul stage was within expectation, but it was only after my own ascension to the nascent soul stage that i realized just how vast the gap between the nascent soul and golden core stages truly is.”
“before, we were too confident, thinking that with just a few of us, we could truly take down a nascent soul cultivator.”
“you’ve also read the report just now; so many golden core cultivators teamed up against the heavenly desire demon monarch and were all killed by him.”
“if you all come with me, i’m afraid something unexpected might happen.”
lu youjiu’s words left the group in deep thought.
after pondering for a while, lin jing looked directly at lu youjiu and said,
“brother lu…”
“this time, i’m afraid we really have to go together.”
lu youjiu then turned his head, looking at lin jing, waiting for his reasoning.
lin jing continued,
“we are going there to utterly defeat him, and if you go alone, it will be somewhat difficult to achieve that.”
“brother san he needs to set up the formation, and that goes without saying.”
“and both niu san and i can flank on the side. even if we can’t match him, we have the capability to hold him back.”
“moreover, we have to search for his hiding place this time. if you go by yourself, you will have to look on your own.”
“perhaps he will wait for you to make a mistake and strike when you least expect it, but if we go together, we can help share that burden and then force him out.”
“that way, brother lu, you’ll be in a better condition to face the heavenly desire demon monarch. with this plan, won’t our chances of success be even greater…”
after lin jing finished, yan wanfei quickly expressed her agreement,
“right! big bro jiū…”
“brother lin is right; if we’re going to take him down, it’s naturally better to do it together.”
holaw three rivers also nodded,
“i’ve prepared two formations this time, which should play a significant role in the fight.”
lin jing continued,
“there’s also the most important point…”
“if you face him alone and something goes awry, allowing him to escape, then the three of us staying here might be in more danger than if we were with you.”
upon hearing this, lu youjiu’s expression darkened.
indeed, his original intent was not to expose the group to danger. yet if that not only failed to keep them safe but instead put them in greater danger, then it was entirely pointless.
so…
after a moment of silence, lu youjiu said,
“alright, then we’ll go together…”