Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

When Si Xi and Shi Ling left Dan Ying Cave, the moon had already lost its radiance, the clouds were light, and dawn was breaking on the horizon.

Morning dew clings to the tranquil and beautiful iris flowers.

Her dress fluttered by, leaving a layer of water stains.

Ning Fusang left the Iris Land, followed by several tails.

Without much thought, it was obvious that those restless demons had planted the spies.

She pretended not to know anything, and after walking to a secluded place, she flipped her hand from beneath her wide, flowing sleeves, and countless sword threads shot out.

The forest was silent until suddenly the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.

The bare branches rustled, and the shadows of the trees swayed.

A faint smell of blood wafted through the air, drawing the sleeping beasts to its trail.

After dealing with the tail following her, Ning Fusang circled around several times before removing her mask, changing into a light sky-blue ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), and heading towards Yuecheng, where Xiaobi Inn was located.

Judging from her demeanor, she is completely different from her previous image.

Xiao Bi had just returned from foraging for food when she ran into Ning Fusang and greeted her, "Miss Ning, it's been a while since I've seen you. How have you been?"

She was just exchanging casual pleasantries and didn't really want to know what Ning Fusang had been up to lately.

Ning Fusang glanced at her and asked, "Has my silly little brother gone back to the inn?"

“He came back a few days ago, but then left the city again. However, he left a message for Miss Xiao Ning, saying that he would come back to the inn today.”

Xiao Bi knew that the spirit race demons absorbed the essence of the sun and moon to cultivate, and today happened to be the night of the full moon, when many demons would come out to play. She was probably worried about her silly younger brother, so she specially rushed back to take care of him.

In fact, Ning Fusang had no such idea at all.

She just felt that they needed to set a time to exchange information.

The day of the full moon is easier to remember.

Ning Fusang went upstairs to rest. After setting up a barrier, she took out two maps of the demon realm and made some detailed annotations.

The Iris Land is very remote from the heart of the demon realm, and there are no powerful demons around it. It can be said to be a secluded corner.

For this reason, Iris Land has remained unclaimed for many years.

Of course, another reason is that Iris Butterfly Lord cultivates spiritual power, and other larger demon lords look down on her dojo.

In the demon realm, demons who cultivate demonic power and those who cultivate spiritual power each make up about half. However, demons who cultivate from animals are naturally superior to those who cultivate from plants and trees. In addition, there is only one Spirit King among the great demons on the throne, so it is inevitable that the Spirit race is weak.

In the evening, Yang Ruo returned from outside the city. Xiao Bi raised her eyes and called out to him, "Young Master Xingzhi, your sister is waiting for you upstairs."

His sister?

Yang Ruo was stunned for a moment before realizing that Xiao Bi was referring to Ning Fusang.

Has Junior Sister Ning returned to the inn?

Yang Ruo said "thank you" and started walking upstairs. The two rooms were next to each other, and the spiritual energy fluctuations on the doors were clearly palpable.

Ning Fusang noticed someone approaching and got up to open the door. Before Yang Ruo could say a word, Ning Fusang spoke first, "Come in and talk."

After closing the door and setting up a soundproof barrier, the two exchanged their latest news.

"I only saw three marks left by Senior Brother Chi. He must have been to Moon City and then went elsewhere. Junior Sister Ning, what about you? Did you see any other marks?"

Ning Fusang shook her head: "I didn't see it."

She didn't even look for the marks left by Chi Leng; it would be a wonder she saw them.

Yang Ruo didn't think there was any problem, after all, the demon realm was so vast, and the mark left by Chi Leng was quite well hidden. His only worry was that Chi Leng had gone deep into the demon realm.

However, Junior Sister He and the others were just disciples with ordinary cultivation levels. A being like the Demon King wouldn't notice ordinary people like them.

The worst-case scenario is that they are captured by some demon lord.

However, there are at least a hundred demon lords, big and small, in the demon realm, making it extremely difficult to investigate them one by one.

Ning Fusang's mind wasn't on finding the people. She would do the task of finding He Jiaxiu and the others if she could, but if she and Yang Ruo made no progress, the sect would send them back and replace them with others.

Therefore, Ning Fusang felt no urgency at all, but said aloud, "Senior brother, there's no need to be too anxious. Their life lamps haven't gone out, so their lives are at least safe."

"If we search the area circled on the map and still find no news, it's probably deep within the demon realm, which is beyond our control. Let's wait for Senior Sister Jinzhen's arrangements."

Yang Ruo nodded and said, "Junior Sister Ning, what you said makes sense."

He took out a map and outlined several places with a pen. "I've already searched these areas, so you don't need to go there anymore, Junior Sister Ning."

Ning Fusang agreed and told Yang Ruo about a few places, all near the Iris Field. "I've searched these places, and there's no mark from Senior Brother Chi Leng, which means he hasn't been here. Senior Brother, don't go in this direction to avoid wasting time."

Yang Ruo had no doubts whatsoever, after all, in his view, Ning Fusang had absolutely no reason to lie to him.

The two chatted about their next plans, and the night passed quickly.

At dawn.

A wisp of purple mist appeared on the horizon, and countless demons that had gained sentience began to cultivate by absorbing this purple mist.

The cultivation of demons is divided into two major stages.

It develops intelligence and transcends tribulations to take human form.

Before a plant-based demon can undergo tribulation and take human form, it can only be confined to its birthplace, enduring the wind, frost, rain, and snow of that small area. Many tree spirits, who could have attained enlightenment, could not escape the sudden strike of lightning and died instantly.

Animals can avoid these risks, so their probability of transformation is much higher.

After Ning Fusang left Yuecheng and arrived outside the city, the number of plant spirits and monsters had obviously increased.

She could understand the language of the demon race, but she couldn't understand the conversations between these demons who hadn't yet taken human form.

A wisteria spirit, entwined around an ancient tree and hanging upside down like a snake, uttered an envious voice: "She's a spirit, isn't she? Such pure spiritual energy. If she could share some with me, I'd definitely be able to transform into human form sooner."

A blade of green grass under the tree stared blankly at the retreating figure, murmuring softly, "When will I be able to take human form so I won't have to stay here all the time?"

At that time, it will be able to go wherever it wants, just like that spirit race member.

The sunlight shone through the leaves onto the grass, and it shook its leaves, stretching them out further, wanting to receive more sunlight.

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Iris field.

Dan Ying summoned Shi Ling and asked, "Where did that female demon go? Do you know where she is?"

The stone shrew lowered its head obediently: "This little demon does not know."

“The Jade Belt Butterfly Lord is now acting without any rules or methods, and does whatever she wants. She does not fully trust Xiao Yao and Si Xi yet. Xiao Yao dares not pry into her affairs. Please be patient and wait a little longer, Madam.”

Lady Dan Ying sent spies to follow them, but received no news for a long time. She knew that her subordinates might have been killed. Since she couldn't get any information from them, she tried to get information from Shi Ling, but he was also a useless person, which made her furious.

"roll!"

Lady Danying suppressed her anger and rebuked her in a deep voice.

The stone sled and tumbled as it fled the cave. Being a double agent is just too difficult!

(End of this chapter)