Huangxiu

Chapter 992 Eighth Grade
Stepping into the main hall felt like stepping into a swamp.

Not only is the body restricted and movement difficult, but breathing also becomes difficult and laborious.

The air was thick and sticky, requiring ten times the usual effort to draw it into the lungs.

Leng Tieya raised his sword-like eyebrows and smiled at Song Lianshuang.

Song Lianshuang's face was tense, her bright eyes blazing.

Song Shaohui said, "Wait a moment, I'll go in and inform them."

He stepped onto the stairs, lifted the beaded curtain, and entered the main hall.

The beaded curtain swayed, shimmering in the sunlight.

Leng Tieya laughed and said, "With your third brother here, it's more convenient than my side. It's truly a blessing."

After entering the Great Demon Palace, he discovered that the Great Demon Palace he had imagined was different from what he had envisioned.

He was to enter the inner palace, which was separate from the outer palace, and not mixed together as he had imagined.

“Him…” Song Lianshuang sighed softly, her face full of worry: “We can’t count on him.”

“Young Master Song is a prodigy,” Leng Tieya laughed. “He has accumulated knowledge and experience, and may even break through to the Great Heavenly Demon realm in one fell swoop.”

As he traveled, he discovered that Song Shaohui was extremely popular.

Even though Song Shaohui's attitude was cold, the other disciples took the initiative to greet him.

If they had been mocking or ridiculing us, that would have been fine, but they showed no mockery whatsoever; on the contrary, they were very friendly.

This is rather strange.

But no matter how eccentric he may be, it's certain that Song Shaohui is well-liked.

This is a good thing for Song Lianshuang.

“Great Heavenly Demon… I hope so.” Song Lian Shuang nodded gently.

She has always had this confidence, but Song Shaohui's performance over the years makes it hard to have that confidence.

Song Shaohui lifted the beaded curtain and came out, beckoning, "Second Sister, come in."

He then said to Leng Tieya, "Third Brother Leng, please come in too. The steward invites you."

Leng Tieya and Song Lianshuang stepped onto the stairs and entered the main hall.

The main hall was quiet and empty. Apart from the statues seen in the main hall before, a middle-aged woman was sitting on a futon.

A purple robe covered her voluptuous body; her features were exquisite, and she possessed a captivating charm.

Her bright eyes gleamed with a dreamy light as she gazed at Leng Tieya and Song Lianshuang.

The two approached and clasped their hands in greeting.

This is Zhu Qingzhi, the deputy chief steward of the outer palace.

She chuckled softly and gestured, "Sit down and let's talk."

The two slowly sat down on the prayer mats.

Zhu Qingzhi chuckled softly, her dreamy eyes sparkling: "I didn't expect you to come in person, Junior Nephew Leng. I thought you would try to avoid suspicion."

Leng Tieya laughed and said, "There's no need to avoid suspicion, is there? After all, my relationship with Sister Song can't be kept secret from everyone."

He didn't believe that the Great Demon Palace would accept him into the palace without knowing his background.

They must have conducted a thorough investigation, making sure everything was clear and uncovering all the truth.

With the power of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace, it could be done very easily.

"It's rare to see someone so open and honest. Don't worry, everyone here is focused on cultivation, and you won't encounter any of the miscellaneous things you're thinking about."

"Thank you for your care, Steward."

"Yes, I'll keep an eye on it." Zhu Qingzhi nodded: "You can focus on your cultivation."

Song Lianshuang knew that the Great Heavenly Demon held a high position, but she did not expect that the Great Heavenly Demon Palace was also of such a high status.

The head steward of the outer palace is at the top of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace, yet he is so polite to Leng Tieya.

Leng Tieya suspected that his ability to break through the void had probably not been kept secret from the Great Heavenly Demon Palace.

He exchanged a few pleasantries with Zhu Qingzhi and then took his leave. Zhu Qingzhi then summoned a young girl who led Song Lianshuang, Leng Tieya, and Song Shaohui to a small courtyard.

It is a spacious and elegant courtyard, simply furnished, and very suitable for living.

Moreover, all the usual trivial matters are handled by maids, so as a disciple of the Great Demon Palace, he only needs to focus on cultivation.

……

Fifteen minutes later, Leng Tieya arrived at his small courtyard in the inner palace.

After seeing off the deputy steward, he turned and returned to his own courtyard.

Compared to Song Lian Shuang's courtyard, this courtyard was about the same size. The outer palace of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace was located on a giant peak suspended in the sky, while the inner palace was located on a high platform above Bei Yuan City.

This platform is similar to the hundred-meter-high platform in the center of Beiyuan City, and their sizes are also quite similar.

Leng Tieya immediately guessed that the high platform in Beiyuan City was modeled after this one.

However, unlike the high platform in Beiyuan City, what was built on it was not a palace, but a series of small courtyards.

There are six rows in total, with six courtyards in each row, for a total of thirty-six courtyards.

A quick scan revealed that only sixteen of the buildings showed signs of habitation, while the remaining twenty were completely empty and unmarked.

Leng Tieya was assigned a small courtyard on the edge of the yard. The courtyard was not large, but it was fully furnished.

He first strolled around his own courtyard, tidied himself up a bit, and then planned to take a proper tour of the entire inner palace.

This was completely different from the Great Demon Palace he had imagined; it was excessively simple, even bordering on rudimentary.

Although the outer peak and inner hall were both suspended high in the sky, exuding an imposing aura, he had seen the Xuan Yin Palace before and was not impressed by them, finding them rather ordinary.

More importantly, the inner palace was too deserted, with almost no one around.

The inner palace disciples were all away, either in seclusion elsewhere or traveling the world.

Even the head steward of the inner palace was not there; it was the deputy head steward of the inner palace who personally brought him over and introduced the situation of the inner palace and the various disciples.

He guessed that the inner palace disciples were running away for two reasons: one was to cultivate, and the other was that there was nothing left to stay in the inner palace.

After leaving his small courtyard, Leng Tieya came to a young man sitting on the edge of a high platform.

The young man was dressed in a green robe and had an ordinary appearance; he was neither handsome nor ugly.

His feet dangled over the edge of the platform, swinging gently. His expression was dreamy, and his gaze pierced through the gaps in the layers of white clouds as he looked down at Beiyuan City.

Leng Tieya asked, "Senior Brother Huang, are you observing the mundane world?"

This is Huang Daochu, who has been in the palace for thirty years. He looks young, but he is actually forty years old.

He was able to enter the Great Demon Palace at the age of ten, which makes him a prodigy with unparalleled talent.

“No.” Huang Daochu’s gaze was unfocused as he murmured, “I’m looking at myself.”

"You yourself?" Leng Tieya laughed. "Is Senior Brother Huang yourself down there?"

Could it be that Huang Daochu also possessed the ability to create clones?
“Below are all living beings, and I am one of them.” Huang Daochu turned to look at him: “Instead of being above them!”

Leng Tieya chuckled. Where in the world is there a clone technique? His clone ability cannot be replicated.

His expression was solemn: "Senior Brother Huang, isn't what we're pursuing precisely to be above all living beings?"

"Wrong, terribly wrong!" Huang Daochu shook his head: "We've all been practicing it wrong!"

Leng Tieya looked at him, puzzled.

Huang Daochu spoke faster, muttering, "To rise above all living beings means to lose one's emotions and desires. Without emotions and desires, one can no longer resonate with the Demon Abyss, cannot obtain its power, and thus find it difficult to advance any further! ... Everything I've practiced has been wrong!"

Leng Tieya seemed to be deep in thought.

Huang Daochu looked up at the sky.

The sky was clear and blue, and the clouds in the distance resembled layered mountains, creating a magnificent and awe-inspiring scene.

"So, Senior Brother Huang," Leng Tieya said slowly, "the Demon Abyss has feelings?"

"Who says the Demon Abyss is heartless?" The confusion in Huang Daochu's eyes slowly dissipated, replaced by clarity and calm, as if it could see right into people's hearts: "It's just baseless imagination. In fact, the Demon Abyss is the most compassionate!"

"How did Senior Brother Huang find out?"

"I know that!"

“Seven emotions and six desires…” Leng Tieya murmured.

He didn't dismiss Huang Daochu simply because of his somewhat neurotic demeanor.

Instead, a flash of inspiration struck, and I was moved.

Huang Daochu once again cast his gaze down through the gaps in the clouds, looking intently at Beiyuan City.

Leng Tieya withdrew his gaze and began searching his mind for memories of the Demon Soul Pearl.

After reviewing more than a dozen memories of the Soul Pearls and feeling the emotions, love, hate, and grudges within them, he knew that he was about to break through!

The Nine Heavenly Demon Releases accelerated imperceptibly, getting faster and faster.

A quarter of an hour later, his aura surged, his clothes billowed, and he almost sent Huang Daochu, who was sitting on the edge, flying.

"Ha ha……"

Leng Tieya couldn't help but let out a long laugh, feeling inexplicably happy.

He has already reached the eighth rank of the Great Heavenly Demon!
A word of enlightenment, a breakthrough in a quarter of an hour.

(End of this chapter)