The demons who had just finished the battle at the ascending immortality lake were still immersed in their joy.
They had not noticed the abnormality in the green-dressed girl at first.
“Unexpected events happened tonight. I thought our plan would be difficult to execute… But now that I see the demon empress finally unsealed, I can finally rest easy… Tsk tsk, that tower master of the Tower of Heavenly Mechanics is truly unpredictable in her methods.”
“Not only that, but it’s even rarer for her to keep her promise to us demons. She truly deserves to be the one the demon empress chose for help!”
“Exactly, now that the demon empress is free, we don’t have to tolerate that old bastard in the Demon Hall anymore… When the Empress returns to power and regains control of the demons, we must pull that usurper from the throne!”
The powerful demons were rubbing their hands together, their faces filled with excitement.
Among them, a bird demon with two pairs of wings on its back adjusted its ruffled feathers, and its bean-sized eyes suddenly lit up as it was the first to notice the green-dressed girl among the demon crowd. It promptly closed its wings.
“Ah? Little Tree Demon, you’re back already? Why are you just standing there? Don’t you want to release your demon empress sister first?” the bird demon said.
His words made all the demons present turn their gazes towards the green-dressed girl, their eyes filled with eagerness, even the Nascent Soul-stage ape demon was the same.
However, under their gaze, the green-dressed girl opened her mouth but didn’t know where to start.
The clever demons immediately began to speculate.
“Hmm… The demon empress has just broken free, and her cultivation is not restored. She should still be in a deep slumber… You idiot, aren’t you afraid of disturbing her rest?”
The deer demon with antlers on its head believed that it had seen through the truth, so it scolded the bird demon with a laugh before turning to the green-dressed girl. “Little girl, don’t worry. Tonight, you are also a great contributor to our demon clan. You’ve served the demon empress like a younger sister all these years…”
“…It wasn’t me.”
The little girl’s sudden words interrupted the deer demon.
The demons were all stunned, not understanding the meaning of what she said.
“Someone else rescued the demon empress, not me… I didn’t even see a trace of that tower master of the Tower of Heavenly Mechanics. I returned because you stirred up the power from the mysterious realm…”
After her words, silence fell upon the platform.
All the demons looked at each other.
……
Outside the ascending immortality lake, at the edge of a dense forest.
With a mystical radiance, Luo Wusheng’s figure appeared under a tree’s shade.
There was still a trace of bewilderment on his face.
Logically speaking, although the process was a bit complicated, he should not have such an expression after accomplishing his original goal.
However…
As he probed his consciousness into the tiny storage bag given by Yue Xuanji, he saw the sleeping furry creature inside and fell into confusion.
(This..?)
His memory went back to the moment when he fully activated the small storage bag.
At that moment, many things flew out of the bag.
A formation plate flew out first, and after Luo Wusheng infused it with his spiritual power, it began to produce ripples and resonated with the suppression formation.
Four small flags were unfolded, each bearing four characters that emitted a faint blue light, causing the altar to tremble.
Seven spirit jades fell at seven weak points in the formation, and under the traction of spiritual power, terrifying energy gathered.
Immediately, the entire bottom of the lake collapsed, and the light pillar caused by the broken formation shot into the sky.
However, there were more things flying out of the storage bag.
In the golden light, Luo Wusheng saw a familiar figure flying out of the bag.
Adorned in a light red veil and carrying a seven-stringed ancient zither… even the corner of that zither was clearly the crescent-shaped Star-Moon jade he had given!
Who else could it be but the “Courtesan” Yao Ji?
Luo Wusheng never expected that the girl he had failed to find yesterday would appear in front of him in this form at this moment.
The “courtesan” had her eyes closed, with no aura fluctuations on her body, but her life energy became even more intense, to the point where Luo Wusheng was amazed.
However, before he could react, the girl began to gradually blur within the pillar of light.
The next moment, a light red light sphere flew out from under the sunken altar.
The sphere landed in front of the blurry Yao Ji, as if taking a light breath.
Under this gentle breath, the blurry Yao Ji merged with the light sphere, making its light even brighter.
After completing all this, the light sphere seemed to notice Luo Wusheng.
He clearly felt that the light sphere emitted an even more puzzled emotion than himself when it saw him.
However, the other party seemed to be in a bad state. After a moment of daze, it didn’t care about anything else and directly nestled on the zither, then burrowed into Yue Xuanji’s storage bag.
It was only then that Luo Wusheng saw the true appearance of the person under the red light.
It was a small fox with a tiny body, its fur a blend of light red and pure white, and three red dots left at its brow…
A little fox?
The hand holding the storage bag shook.
Before he could gather his thoughts, he saw a jade slip that had flown out of the small storage bag earlier suddenly emit a faint light.
It released a familiar fluctuation…
It was the transmission method Yue Xuanji had used to bring him to the bottom of the lake!
Feeling like something had entered his body, Luo Wusheng once again experienced the feeling of spatial shifting.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already in a different location.
(So, Yao Ji has nothing to do with some Empress in the Immortal Nation? The one she’s involved with… is the demon empress?)
Looking at the small fox sleeping on the zither in the storage bag, Luo Wusheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
According to the original story, the true form of each generation of demon empress was a Nine-Tailed Fox.
However, the specific reasons for this had not been revealed in the plot he knew. It seemed to involve some secret of the demon race.
Well, that’s not the point right now.
(Although this little one has only one big tail, different from the nine-tailed appearance described in the original work when the demon empress first appeared… but undoubtedly, the suppressed fox demon in the ascending immortality lake can only be the demon empress…)
The current state of the other party is probably due to just breaking free from the seal and still being in a weak state.
Luo Wusheng recalled the moment when the little fox had just transformed from a light ball. The other party seemed puzzled when it saw him, but without any resistance, it voluntarily entered Yue Xuanji’s storage bag.
…This should have been planned by the tower master of the Tower of Heavenly Mechanics a long time ago. After the little fox entered the bag, the small storage bag was enveloped in mysterious power, cutting off all traces of little fox aura and presence.
Unless someone’s consciousness probed inside, there would be no way to sense anything inside the bag from the outside.
(At first, it flew out and skillfully merged with Yao Ji’s body. This means the other party was prepared for such a development and must have made a deal with Yue Xuanji…)
And the confusion the little fox showed upon seeing him probably meant that the other party hadn’t anticipated that he, a disciple of the Demon Sect, would be the one to unseal it.
But even with this unexpected change, the other party’s reaction was just surprise and doubt.
After carefully sensing the aura of the little fox inside the storage bag…
Luo Wusheng exhaled a breath.
He couldn’t be mistaken; this little fox was indeed Yao Ji.
Or rather, Yao Ji was a demon fox, who is the demon race previous demon empress!
The demons who had just finished the battle at the ascending immortality lake were still immersed in their joy.
They had not noticed the abnormality in the green-dressed girl at first.
“Unexpected events happened tonight. I thought our plan would be difficult to execute… But now that I see the demon empress finally unsealed, I can finally rest easy… Tsk tsk, that tower master of the Tower of Heavenly Mechanics is truly unpredictable in her methods.”
“Not only that, but it’s even rarer for her to keep her promise to us demons. She truly deserves to be the one the demon empress chose for help!”
“Exactly, now that the demon empress is free, we don’t have to tolerate that old bastard in the Demon Hall anymore… When the Empress returns to power and regains control of the demons, we must pull that usurper from the throne!”
The powerful demons were rubbing their hands together, their faces filled with excitement.
Among them, a bird demon with two pairs of wings on its back adjusted its ruffled feathers, and its bean-sized eyes suddenly lit up as it was the first to notice the green-dressed girl among the demon crowd. It promptly closed its wings.
“Ah? Little Tree Demon, you’re back already? Why are you just standing there? Don’t you want to release your demon empress sister first?” the bird demon said.
His words made all the demons present turn their gazes towards the green-dressed girl, their eyes filled with eagerness, even the Nascent Soul-stage ape demon was the same.
However, under their gaze, the green-dressed girl opened her mouth but didn’t know where to start.
The clever demons immediately began to speculate.
“Hmm… The demon empress has just broken free, and her cultivation is not restored. She should still be in a deep slumber… You idiot, aren’t you afraid of disturbing her rest?”
The deer demon with antlers on its head believed that it had seen through the truth, so it scolded the bird demon with a laugh before turning to the green-dressed girl. “Little girl, don’t worry. Tonight, you are also a great contributor to our demon clan. You’ve served the demon empress like a younger sister all these years…”
“…It wasn’t me.”
The little girl’s sudden words interrupted the deer demon.
The demons were all stunned, not understanding the meaning of what she said.
“Someone else rescued the demon empress, not me… I didn’t even see a trace of that tower master of the Tower of Heavenly Mechanics. I returned because you stirred up the power from the mysterious realm…”
After her words, silence fell upon the platform.
All the demons looked at each other.
……
Outside the ascending immortality lake, at the edge of a dense forest.
With a mystical radiance, Luo Wusheng’s figure appeared under a tree’s shade.
There was still a trace of bewilderment on his face.
Logically speaking, although the process was a bit complicated, he should not have such an expression after accomplishing his original goal.
However…
As he probed his consciousness into the tiny storage bag given by Yue Xuanji, he saw the sleeping furry creature inside and fell into confusion.
(This..?)
His memory went back to the moment when he fully activated the small storage bag.
At that moment, many things flew out of the bag.
A formation plate flew out first, and after Luo Wusheng infused it with his spiritual power, it began to produce ripples and resonated with the suppression formation.
Four small flags were unfolded, each bearing four characters that emitted a faint blue light, causing the altar to tremble.
Seven spirit jades fell at seven weak points in the formation, and under the traction of spiritual power, terrifying energy gathered.
Immediately, the entire bottom of the lake collapsed, and the light pillar caused by the broken formation shot into the sky.
However, there were more things flying out of the storage bag.
In the golden light, Luo Wusheng saw a familiar figure flying out of the bag.
Adorned in a light red veil and carrying a seven-stringed ancient zither… even the corner of that zither was clearly the crescent-shaped Star-Moon jade he had given!
Who else could it be but the “Courtesan” Yao Ji?
Luo Wusheng never expected that the girl he had failed to find yesterday would appear in front of him in this form at this moment.
The “courtesan” had her eyes closed, with no aura fluctuations on her body, but her life energy became even more intense, to the point where Luo Wusheng was amazed.
However, before he could react, the girl began to gradually blur within the pillar of light.
The next moment, a light red light sphere flew out from under the sunken altar.
The sphere landed in front of the blurry Yao Ji, as if taking a light breath.
Under this gentle breath, the blurry Yao Ji merged with the light sphere, making its light even brighter.
After completing all this, the light sphere seemed to notice Luo Wusheng.
He clearly felt that the light sphere emitted an even more puzzled emotion than himself when it saw him.
However, the other party seemed to be in a bad state. After a moment of daze, it didn’t care about anything else and directly nestled on the zither, then burrowed into Yue Xuanji’s storage bag.
It was only then that Luo Wusheng saw the true appearance of the person under the red light.
It was a small fox with a tiny body, its fur a blend of light red and pure white, and three red dots left at its brow…
A little fox?
The hand holding the storage bag shook.
Before he could gather his thoughts, he saw a jade slip that had flown out of the small storage bag earlier suddenly emit a faint light.
It released a familiar fluctuation…
It was the transmission method Yue Xuanji had used to bring him to the bottom of the lake!
Feeling like something had entered his body, Luo Wusheng once again experienced the feeling of spatial shifting.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already in a different location.
(So, Yao Ji has nothing to do with some Empress in the Immortal Nation? The one she’s involved with… is the demon empress?)
Looking at the small fox sleeping on the zither in the storage bag, Luo Wusheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
According to the original story, the true form of each generation of demon empress was a Nine-Tailed Fox.
However, the specific reasons for this had not been revealed in the plot he knew. It seemed to involve some secret of the demon race.
Well, that’s not the point right now.
(Although this little one has only one big tail, different from the nine-tailed appearance described in the original work when the demon empress first appeared… but undoubtedly, the suppressed fox demon in the ascending immortality lake can only be the demon empress…)
The current state of the other party is probably due to just breaking free from the seal and still being in a weak state.
Luo Wusheng recalled the moment when the little fox had just transformed from a light ball. The other party seemed puzzled when it saw him, but without any resistance, it voluntarily entered Yue Xuanji’s storage bag.
…This should have been planned by the tower master of the Tower of Heavenly Mechanics a long time ago. After the little fox entered the bag, the small storage bag was enveloped in mysterious power, cutting off all traces of little fox aura and presence.
Unless someone’s consciousness probed inside, there would be no way to sense anything inside the bag from the outside.
(At first, it flew out and skillfully merged with Yao Ji’s body. This means the other party was prepared for such a development and must have made a deal with Yue Xuanji…)
And the confusion the little fox showed upon seeing him probably meant that the other party hadn’t anticipated that he, a disciple of the Demon Sect, would be the one to unseal it.
But even with this unexpected change, the other party’s reaction was just surprise and doubt.
After carefully sensing the aura of the little fox inside the storage bag…
Luo Wusheng exhaled a breath.
He couldn’t be mistaken; this little fox was indeed Yao Ji.
Or rather, Yao Ji was a demon fox, who is the demon race previous demon empress!
