Huangxiu

Chapter 1098 Searching
Zhou Chongming examined the three corpses: "Did these guys know our whereabouts?"

These leopard demons wouldn't hide here in ambush for no reason; they must have received a tip-off to do so.

"Naturally, it's those great demons," Qi Qingmei snorted.

“These cunning fellows!” Zhou Chongming shook his head: “This is troublesome.”

These powerful demons do not show themselves, but constantly send out various demons to harass and ambush, employing a strategy of exhaustion.

No matter how many of them there are, they will become exhausted from constant assassination attempts and will eventually have no choice but to use the Heavenly Sword.

Once the Heavenly Sword is used up, that will be their final moment to strike.

However, they were unable to find those powerful demons and could only passively take the beating until they had no choice but to use the Heavenly Sword.

This is like walking step by step into an abyss, ultimately leading to destruction.

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Elder Zhou, what is the relationship between these evil demons and the great demons? Are they superiors and subordinates, and can only obey orders?"

“These leopard demons have no choice but to obey the great demon’s words; they have no room to resist,” Zhou Chongming said. “Therefore, we will have endless troubles.”

Chu Zhiyuan looked around.

The extrasensory perception was already scanning the cave, but no other presence was detected.

Normally, a powerful demon should be able to see the outcome clearly.

Thus, they make judgments and decisions about whether to continue sending various demons, and which demons to send.

Therefore, the great demon should be nearby, yet the extrasensory perception failed to detect it.

There was no unusual movement in the aura of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree, and my intuition didn't sense any danger.

Unless, the great demon is not nearby.

He looked up to the sky.

There was nothing to see in the void above, but he had a vague feeling that if he could see this place if he wasn't nearby, he must be looking from the sky.

"Junior brother, what are you looking at?" Lu Xiaolu asked curiously, looking up at the sky as well.

She found nothing, only fluffy white clouds.

"Let's see if there are any powerful demons."

Chu Zhiyuan glanced around at the sky, wanting to see further and higher.

After thinking it over, he pulled a throwing knife from his pocket.

Unlike other throwing knives that fly directly from the sleeve, this knife was drawn out by the user.

This throwing knife is different; it is imbued with a primordial spirit, making it a kind of clone.

He thought for a moment, then threw it into the sky.

The throwing knife shot straight into the sky, and before everyone's eyes, it disappeared into the sky without a trace.

"What is this...?" Lu Xiaolu asked, even more curiously, "Could there be demons in the sky?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I hope not."

Zhou Chongming frowned in thought, pondering Chu Zhiyuan's intentions.

His cold, lightning-like gaze swept across the surroundings, and he said in a deep voice, "Is there a powerful demon lurking nearby?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It might be, but I can't find it. It could be a secret technique or a treasure."

"This is quite troublesome." Zhou Chongming thought for a moment, "It's a pity we don't have any treasures to break through the barriers."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Sooner or later they'll slip up."

The throwing knife kept going upwards, as if gravity had been eliminated, allowing it to fly upwards forever.

It finally stopped after flying for about ten miles and hovered in the air.

This distance was already making him feel strained, and he was unable to continue.

At this time, Chu Zhiyuan and his group continued on their way, leaving the three corpses behind.

The next moment, a portal of light appeared in the void, and Leng Tieya stepped out of the portal.

Leng Tieya's gaze sharpened as he swept across the surroundings, while simultaneously activating his super-sensory abilities.

His gaze suddenly sharpened, then vanished in the next moment, reappearing a mile away on the white clouds, drawing his sword and delivering a gentle strike.

The swordsmanship of the Leng Family Nine Swords became increasingly exquisite in his hands.

A white ribbon gracefully swept across the clouds.

"squeak!"

A scream rang out, and the next moment, a streak of blood appeared in the white clouds, followed by a small white bird split in two.

The blood splattered and then immediately froze.

The temperature up here is extremely low, like an ice cellar.

The throwing knife swiftly pierced half of the bird's body, staining it with its blood.

Then it went down.

Leng Tieya stepped onto the other half of the bird's body with one foot, causing himself to float in the air again and take in his surroundings.

Finally, another portal of light opened, and he disappeared into it, returning to the outer heavens.

At this moment, Chu Zhiyuan, who was practicing his martial arts, breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, it has eyes; this should be enough to block the great demon's eyes.

With the help of Leng Tieya's clone, the eye was finally eliminated, and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Being constantly watched is really unpleasant.

Let's see if we can find the great demon's trail with the blood of this white bird. The throwing knife shot out lightly and silently from the nearby woods and slipped into his sleeve.

The women surrounding him glanced at him and then looked away.

They knew that Chu Zhiyuan's Demon-Subduing Blade was mysterious and miraculous.

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes, sensing the aura contained within the blood through the flying knife and his own body.

A moment later, he opened his eyes: "Elder Zhou, Senior Sister Qi."

Zhou Chongming quickened his pace and came to his side, while Qi Qingmei took a few steps back and also came to his side.

Chu Zhiyuan said in a low voice, "I've sensed the location of that great demon."

"Where?!" Zhou Chongming immediately became serious.

Qi Qingmei's eyes immediately lit up.

Chu Zhiyuan pointed to the left front: "It's probably about ten miles away."

Zhou Chongming frowned in thought, his face solemn, only his eyes flickering.

Qi Qingmei asked, "How many powerful demons?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "I can only sense one, but I can't be sure there's only one."

Qi Qingmei looked at Zhou Chongming: "Uncle-Master Zhou, shall we make a move?"

Zhou Chongming looked towards the direction of Tianjian Peak and placed his hand on the ancient longsword.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Elder, I have an idea."

"Speak," Zhou Chongming said, looking at him.

Chu Zhiyuan took out the short sword from his pocket: "I haven't used this Heavenly Sword yet. I can give them a blow first, and they will lower their guard."

In any case, if we don't deal this great demon a severe blow, it will continue to harass us and bring us no peace.

Qi Qingmei clapped her hands: "After the Heavenly Sword is used, they can come and attack with peace of mind."

She then said, "But it would be best if the Guiyang Sword Sect and the Fuyun Sect acted together after they arrived."

Even with four powerful demons, it would still be somewhat difficult for them.

It would be safest to wait until the experts from Guiyang Sword Sect and Fuyun Sect are together.

Zhou Chongming nodded slowly: "Let's wait for them to come... This is the only way, we shouldn't miss it."

……

However, they did not receive any experts from the Guiyang Sword Sect or the Fuyun Sect.

After traveling more than a hundred miles in one breath, they still hadn't encountered any experts from the Guiyang Sword Sect or the Fuyun Sect.

At this point, both Zhou Chongming and Qi Qingmei realized that something was wrong.

As the group rested by a river, both men looked somewhat somber.

Lu Xiaolu asked, "Senior Sister, will the experts from those two sects be wiped out?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Qi Qingmei scolded playfully.

Lu Xiaolu said, "This time, these demons are cunning, sending wave after wave of fakes. They might fall for it. They don't have a junior brother here."

All the women in the Moon Palace nodded.

They personally witnessed the strangeness and cunning of these demons.

If Chu Zhiyuan hadn't been there and seen through it beforehand, we might not have been fooled.

Qi Qingmei said, "It's also possible that they took a detour."

“Hmm, that’s possible,” Zhou Chongming said. “I hope so.”

He turned his head and asked, "Can that great demon still sense it?"

“He was following us secretly, right behind us.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

Their route followed a straight line between Qinglianhai and Tianjian Peak.

Along the way, we crossed mountains and rivers, always heading in one direction.

This is the closest distance, but its biggest drawback is that the route is easy to guess.

But this way you might run into experts from the Guiyang Sword Sect and the Fuyun Sect.

If we don't follow this path, we might miss out on two masters.

“If we take a detour, we’ll miss it,” Qi Qingmei said. “It’s very troublesome.”

"Then hold on, we can get back!" Zhou Chongming said, "Is that great demon still there?"

His gaze fell on Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Ten miles away, behind us."

Suddenly, a loud bang came from the sky, and then a golden longsword stood upright in the void.

The sword tip points diagonally at the ground.

"The Guiyang Sword Sect!" Qi Qingmei's bright eyes flashed: "They've run into big trouble!"

Zhou Chongming slowly stood up, turned to look at the disciples of Tianjian Peak, and said, "Let's go."

He turned to Qi Qingmei and said, "Junior Nephew Qi, you should stay in the shadows and provide backup."

Qi Qingmei remained solemn.

This is the prudent approach, to avoid falling into a trap.

(End of this chapter)