Chapter 663: Birth of the Demon Fetus (1/2)
‘Ninth Heaven’s Demon-Destroying Patriarch’ was a very unfamiliar name, not only for the crowd of gathered immortals, but also for the Exalted celestial emperor, Zhao Wushuang, and even Empress Myrtlestar inside the Scroll of Shepherding Immortals. All of them were thoroughly mystified.
They’d never heard of anyone with such a title in the world of immortals, but there was no doubt that the man was a powerhouse beyond compare, one that surpassed the celestial emperors of the nine majors!
Unbeknownst to the rest, Lu Yun’s mind was also in chaos. Just now, the Demon-Destroying Patriarch had nodded at him!
The ancient records spoke of the summoned patriarch as a simple demon-slaying entity. Once the target was destroyed, the summons would dissipate. Nowhere had he ever read that the patriarch possessed its own thoughts and consciousness!
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“Aiya!” Lu Yun whacked his head and shouted loudly, “There’s more pressing matters at hand! Come with me, I’ll show you where the demon fetus is really sealed. We need to stop it before it’s among us!”
“Where the fetus is truly sealed?” The Exalted celestial emperor frowned.
“Stop it from arriving among us? More like you want to use us as sacrifices to welcome it to the world!” Ling Chengzu sneered. Close to a thousand immortals had died to the zombie just now. All those casualties from one zombie!
Scarred by the experience, almost every immortal present lacked the courage for further action. If even a simple zombie was this strong, how could they fight against a so-called demon god?
“Yin Qingran, you colluded with the zombies of this tomb to steal the Divine Fire Bead from our clan. Now repay this debt!” Ling Chengzu stepped forward and released nine aether dao fruits from his body, projecting a vast, terrible aura that restricted the young man’s movements.
Sneering coldly, many nearby looked at ‘Yin Qingran’ with frosty looks. For his part, the Exalted celestial emperor remained silent. The Yin Clan was nothing but a piddling second-tier clan. A true immortal from that inconsequential faction had somehow gotten his hands on a connate treasure!
A second-tier clan? Who were they to possess such an item?
A connate treasure could propel a major clan to the apex of the world. Even the nine heavenly courts lusted after such items.
The Exalted celestial emperor couldn’t stop all of these immortals by himself. In fact, he was desperately fighting his own impulses. As a freshly crowned celestial emperor, Zhao Luo wasn’t as impervious to worldly desires as the nine emperors from the previous generation had been.
“Ladies and gentlemen, let us handle the connate treasure another day. The demon fetus is the most pressing matter for now!” Zhao Wushuang pleaded. “Do not let petty gains blind to you to the greater picture!”
“Hahaha!” other immortals countered. “The demon fetus? Prince Wushuang, didn’t you see the formidable strength of the Ninth Heaven’s Demon-Destroying Patriarch from Dusk Province? Didn’t he slay the one you called the zombie of a divine emperor in one blow? Don’t they want to be a sacred land? Something as important as exorcising a demon should be left to them.
“As for us, we are just ordinary people. We only care about connate treasures!” The immortals laughed merrily and didn’t show the slightest intention to help. “Also, I see that Yin Qingran is in possession of a crystal cannon from Dusk Province. What’s more, he uses it without any concern whatsoever. He’s clearly become Lu Yun’s lackey!”
“Lu Yun of Dusk Province is the head of the Star Demon Sect. What an illustrious character, a demon among demons! It’s the duty of us all to put him down. Yin Qingran, since you’ve become his dog, you should be prepared to be hunted down by the entire world!”
Lu Yun didn’t recognize the ones speaking and doubted he’d ever offended them in any way. He’d stolen the connate treasure from under the Ling Clan’s nose because there was enmity between them, but seeing people he had no grudge with suddenly turn on him caught him by surprise.
“In the world of immortals, does one have to be either a friend or an enemy? Is there no middle ground?” he mumbled to himself with a frown.
“Junior brother Yin!” Eldest disciple of Destiny City, Xi Yingchen, stepped out and asked with a severe expression, “I would like to know where we might find Destiny City’s martial uncle Qi Hai!”
“Qi Hai? He’s right where the fetus is sealed. Currently, he’s fighting to stop the advent of the demon,” Lu Yun replied expressionlessly.
“In that case, please show us the way, junior brother Yin!” Xi Yingchen’s attitude softened immediately. When Lu Yun handed him a jade slip etched from a nascent spirit, he took a deep breath and added, “Many thanks, junior brother Yin!”