DDT - Chapter 164

Chapter 164: Immortal Venerable × Meow Meow Cat (19)

Immortal Venerable Qingyun expended more than half of her spiritual energy reserves, working alongside a group of disciples to repair and reinforce the seal, which was on the verge of shattering completely. During this time, numerous demonic beasts escaped from the cracks in the seal. The Xianyuan Sect disciples who had been standing guard outside, not participating in the reinforcement, were already prepared for battle. The moment the demonic beasts surged out, they were cut down.

However, as the seal's instability intensified, coupled with the fact that people from the Demon Realm were also trying to destroy it from their side, the number of escaping demonic beasts increased dramatically. In the end, the Xianyuan Sect disciples couldn't kill them all, and a few cunning demonic beasts broke through the defensive line and slipped away.

Although the disciples were frustrated, Immortal Venerable Qingyun did not blame them. After finishing the task, she simply gave an order for the Xianyuan Sect disciples to form groups, search the ancient forest for the escaped demonic beasts, kill them, and seal their corpses in scrolls to bring back to the sect.

The disciples accepted their orders and dispersed, leaving only a large contingent of soldiers from the Southern Xuan Kingdom and some disciples to continue guarding the seal.

After dealing with one seal, Immortal Venerable Qingyun had to rush back to the central city of the Southern Xuan Kingdom to report on her mission before providing support at other seal locations.

There were eleven seals in the ancient forest. Immortal Venerable Qingyun and the elders from other sects had already sealed six of them. The remaining five had not been reinforced because there were no cultivators strong enough to do so. Instead, a large number of disciples and soldiers had been sent to stand guard. The disciples could only manage to kill the demonic beasts that broke through; the seals themselves still required the elders to reinforce them.

After sweeping the area with her divine sense and confirming that the seal she was responsible for was perfectly reinforced, Immortal Venerable Qingyun mounted her sword and flew toward the central city.

About fifteen minutes later, a thick, mixed scent of blood assaulted her senses.

In this ancient forest, it was perfectly normal for spirit beasts to fight amongst themselves in a display of survival of the fittest. In the past, Immortal Venerable Qingyun would have ignored such a scent and flown right past. But the situation was different now. If demonic beasts were on a rampage, she was duty-bound to strike them down.

Recalling her sword, Immortal Venerable Qingyun slowly descended into a forest clearing that was a bloody mess.

The corpses of four or five enormous spirit beasts lay strewn across the ground, their thick blood of various colors pooling everywhere.

Before their deaths, these spirit beasts had been at least seventh-grade, some even higher. What could they have been fighting over? Were they all dead? Or had one escaped with injuries?

A quick scan with her divine sense easily located a small, trembling creature hiding at the base of a nearby tree. With a flick of her spiritual energy, she levitated the little black thing out. It was a tiny kitten, its ear tips, tail tip, and paws all white.

Perhaps it was left behind by a fleeing cat demon?

The poor little thing hadn't even opened its eyes. Its two hind legs had been cruelly severed, dangling limply behind it. The aura she could detect from it was extremely faint; it probably wouldn't last much longer.

Normally, Immortal Venerable Qingyun was not in the habit of picking up demon beast cubs. The Demon Race was more intelligent than spirit beasts; they had their own thoughts and clans, making them difficult to tame and quite cunning. The Xianyuan Sect had never been fond of the crafty Demon Race.

But today was different. This little cat demon and its clan might have been pursued by the demonic beasts that the seal she was responsible for had failed to contain, and then gotten caught in the crossfire of the spirit beasts' battle. In a way, she bore some responsibility. Furthermore, its small, battered appearance was so similar to how her own little disciple had looked when she was on the verge of death.

Besides, it was a newborn cat demon whose eyes hadn't even opened yet. Perhaps if raised properly from a young age, it wouldn't turn out badly. Maybe it could even be a companion for her little disciple in the future?

Immortal Venerable Qingyun's gaze softened as she looked at the weak and fragile Chi Junluo, who had taken the form of a small kitten. She found plenty of excuses for herself, failing to realize she had simply been captivated by the adorable creature.

"Since this venerable one has found you, it must be fate. Seeing as you cannot possibly survive in this dangerous forest, I shall take you in for now."

Ignoring whether the little cat demon could understand her, Immortal Venerable Qingyun spoke a few perfunctory, high-sounding words.

She carefully used her spiritual energy to move the fragile kitten. As its warm little body settled into her palm, she gently stroked its tiny head. The soft, fluffy sensation brought a hint of a smile to her lips.

She cast a spell to reattach the kitten's hind legs, cleaned the cub's body, and carefully placed it inside her robes. After making sure the little cat wouldn't fall out, she casually collected the corpses of a few spirit beasts and hurried on her way.

Chi Junluo leaned against Immortal Venerable Qingyun's warm, soft chest, rubbing her head against her heroine's dark light armor. Because her little disciple couldn't stand the sight of white clothes, Immortal Venerable Qingyun had taken the opportunity to buy several black and dark cyan outfits when she escorted the other disciples to the central city. At this moment, the little cat was snuggled inside the slightly cramped robes. The black light armor she had seen earlier was indeed a high-grade immortal artifact, light and thin. Her heroine's body heat passed through it continuously, bringing a long-awaited warmth to Chi Junluo, who had been shivering in the cold wind for quite some time. After all, to properly impersonate a newborn kitten, she couldn't use her spiritual energy for protection, which meant she couldn't keep herself warm.

As Immortal Venerable Qingyun resumed her flight on her sword, she felt the little cub stirring in her robes through the thin armor. The kitten's little head inadvertently brushed against a certain spot. The sword she was flying on trembled almost imperceptibly before stabilizing again.

The tips of the Immortal Venerable's ears turned slightly red. She thought to herself that she wouldn't hold it against a newborn cub for now, but there was still a difference between males and females. The little cat demon would grow up eventually. She was in a hurry now, with important matters to attend to. When she had some free time later, she would have to carefully check whether this newly rescued black kitten was male or female, to make her future guidance more convenient.

Chi—completely unaware of the impending crisis—Junluo, upon discovering she only needed to lift her head slightly to nuzzle against the softness she'd been longing for, began to shift her tiny body upward from time to time.

The whistling of the wind from the sword flight was loud enough to cover the occasional sharp, quiet intake of breath from the expressionless heroine due to the strange friction.

The Heavenly Dao, who was watching the whole show: Truly, Chi Shameless...

As a cultivator with a thousand years of experience, Immortal Venerable Qingyun quickly grew accustomed to the restless cub's movements before returning to the central city of the Southern Xuan Kingdom. The blush on her ears had also faded.

Because the matter of the Demon Realm passage was of great importance, Immortal Venerable Qingyun quickly reported on her mission, briefly exchanged information with a few elders who had returned earlier about the seals they were each responsible for, and then set off for the next seal. She wanted to complete her assigned tasks as quickly as possible so she would have extra time to search for her little disciple, who had gone missing for some unknown reason.

Having stayed in her heroine's embrace for a long time, Chi Junluo was getting a little bored. The Heavenly Dao was clearly busy with its own private affairs lately and wasn't being noisy. The little black cat pawed at the air, a wave of drowsiness washing over her, and she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Immortal Venerable Qingyun soon arrived at her destination. The Xianyuan Sect disciples there were severely depleted of energy. Had she arrived any later, several of them would likely have lost control. The ordinary soldiers of the Southern Xuan Kingdom had suffered even heavier casualties. As ordinary people who had never cultivated, they stood little chance against the more ferocious demonic beasts from the Demon Realm. Fortunately, they had held out until the elder from the Xianyuan Sect arrived.

Immortal Venerable Qingyun waved her hand, ordering the ordinary soldiers to retreat to the main camp dozens of miles away to rest and tend to their wounds. She then immediately flew above the seal and began a new round of reinforcement and repair.

During this time, a few stray demonic beasts escaped but were all slain by the Xianyuan Sect disciples.

Practice makes perfect. The second seal was mostly repaired in just four hours. Immortal Venerable Qingyun dismissed the exhausted Xianyuan Sect disciples, staying behind by herself to apply the finishing touches.

Hearing that the seal was nearly repaired, the Left General of the Southern Xuan Kingdom led his men back from the main camp to take over the subsequent guarding duties.

After arranging the few matters on Qingyun Peak, Yun Qian had hurriedly gone to Heiyun Hall, randomly accepted a mission in the Southern Xuan Kingdom, and rushed over on his sword. Anyone who saw him would have to sigh in admiration at the excellent relationship between the master and disciple of Qingyun Peak. The eldest disciple, worried about his master's safety at the crumbling Demon Realm passage, had rushed to her aid without a second thought. It was certainly a fine piece of gossip.

Timing it perfectly, Yun Qian dropped the anxious expression from his face as soon as he was out of the Xianyuan Sect. After using his divine sense to confirm no one was following him, a reckless smirk appeared on his lips. He formed a unique Demon Race hand seal, and with a flash of dark light, he vanished into thin air. His demonic subordinates had already successfully disguised themselves as demonic beasts and slipped out through the passage. Although he had lost a few minor generals, it wasn't a major issue and wouldn't affect his plans.

He assigned tasks to his demon generals, who then transformed into wisps of dark demonic qi and swept toward their respective destinations. Sowing chaos in the various kingdoms of the Nine Nether Profound Sky and inciting fear and turmoil would make it easier for the Demon Race to invade this incredibly rich and vast treasure land.

Yun Qian kept only one minor general with him. He concealed his demonic qi and cast a spell to disperse the demonic qi in the vicinity before leisurely making his way toward the central city of the Southern Xuan Kingdom.

He had previously contacted a Demon Race spy who had been hiding in the Xianyuan Sect for centuries, luring his junior sister into the ancient forest where the Demon Realm seal was located within the Southern Xuan Kingdom's territory. His subordinates were there, ready to eliminate this exceptionally talented human junior sister at any moment. Even if his demonic subordinates failed, he could take action himself.

He couldn't care less how the Nine Nether Profound Sky and the Xianyuan Sect dealt with the Demon Realm passage. A century ago, the Demon Realm had foreseen that in the coming years, the Nine Nether Profound Sky would face a great change. The cause of this change was unknown, but it was a rare opportunity for the Demon Race to conquer the Nine Nether Profound Sky, an opportunity that hadn't appeared in thousands of years. Once the Demon Realm occupied the Nine Nether Profound Sky, the cultivation world, having lost the faith of the human race, would lose even more cultivation resources and spiritual energy. At that point, conquering the cultivation world would be no difficult task. With a large number of cultivators to use as cultivation vessels, how hard could it be for their Demon Race to ascend to the Upper Realm?

After learning of Immortal Venerable Qingyun's strange hobby of picking up human cubs, he had disguised himself as a human child just as the prophecy was about to come to pass. He had been ruthless with himself, making himself look pitiful. Relying on his excellent talent as the Demon Race's crown prince and a sacred jade pendant from the Demon Realm to conceal his demonic qi, he successfully became Immortal Venerable Qingyun's sole disciple.

Originally, he had just been methodically gathering intelligence on the cultivation world, slowly infiltrating its inner circles. But in just a few short years, he had fallen in love with his master in name.

He progressively closed the distance between himself and his master. He reveled in stepping into Immortal Venerable Qingyun's circle of intimacy, unreservedly displaying his talent and playing the role of the sole disciple of Qingyun Peak who progressed at a rapid pace. He soon occupied an important place in Immortal Venerable Qingyun's heart.

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