Catching Monsters

Chapter 518 Could it really be a scam?

After leaving the Immortal Island, Hu Yi couldn't stop thinking about it. Putting aside everything else, the abundance of spiritual energy on the Immortal Island was far beyond what the Demon Kingdom could match.

The few months he spent cultivating there were equivalent to two or three years of cultivation in the Demon Kingdom. During that time, Hu Yi's cultivation had reached the peak of the third-grade Demon King realm.

If I could go up there for another year or two, I might be able to break through my current level.

Moreover, the Blood Fox King and other demons who grow vegetables for the immortals are all kind-hearted and senior figures; their guidance would be invaluable.

Now that we know about this spot, how can we easily give it up to other monsters?

Hu Yi quickly looked at Jiang Yun beside him and tugged at his sleeve, his unspoken message being, "You should say a few more words for your brother."

Seeing this, Jiang Yun glanced at Liu Boqing, not understanding what he was trying to do, but of course he had to cooperate, so he smiled and said, "Brother Hu Yi, don't worry, if there really is such an opportunity, how could you be left out?"

Liu Boqing then said, "Mr. Hu, I would like to trouble you to spread the word about the people from the Immortal Island in the Demon Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yi nodded: "Alright..."

"But Mr. Liu, you have to reserve one spot for me, no, you have to reserve two."

Hu Yi wasn't a heartless person; even at this moment, he still had Hu Meier on his mind.

Liu Boqing smiled and nodded.

"I'll take care of it in a bit." After saying that, Hu Yi couldn't help but look at Jiang Yun, put his arm around Jiang Yun's shoulder, and said with a big smile, "Brother Jiang, you're really a good friend."

“He led everyone else to the north of Zhou, but reminded me that Yan Jiu was in the south. Guess what? I actually found Yan Jiu in the south. In this chaotic world, finding him was no easy feat.”

Hearing Hu Yi's words, Jiang Yun's expression changed slightly, and she said with some surprise, "You found him? Where is he now?"

"He's at our fox clan headquarters, being treated to the best food and drink." Hu Yi glanced at Jiang Yun and whispered, "Don't worry, that kid's not in any danger for now."

"After all, he is very likely related to the revival of our Demon Saint Ancestor. Currently, the clan leader and elders have not yet figured out how to use him to revive the Demon Saint Ancestor, nor have they been able to find the place where the Demon Saint Ancestor is sleeping."

"He'll be fine for now."

Jiang Yun asked curiously, "You don't even know where the Demon Saint Ancestor sleeps?"

"Look at what you're saying. If we really knew where our ancestor was sleeping, we would have gone to his door long ago and called him to wake up. Why would we have been suppressed by the Dragon Clan for so many years?" Hu Yi frowned.

He then said, "I heard from the clan leader and elders that the four demon saints and the Confucian sage of the human race fought a great battle. Originally, even if the four demon saints joined forces, the Confucian sage would have had difficulty defeating our demon race."

"But for some reason, the Dragon Saint suddenly fled, abandoning the three Demon Saints, which led to their great defeat."

"The three demon saints are seriously injured."

"In the end, they all fled and disappeared without a trace, no one knows where they are sleeping."

Jiang Yun asked in confusion, "Since they suddenly disappeared without a trace, how did your demon race know that the three demon saints were still alive, and not dead?"

Hu Yi chuckled and said, "Our clan has a treasure that connects with the Demon Saint Ancestor. The fact that the treasure has not yet lost its spiritual power means that the Demon Saint Ancestor is not dead."

This guy is quite carefree. Strictly speaking, these things are top secrets of the fox clan, and they can't be told to outsiders casually.

Of course, Hu Yi, that fool, has been doing this for quite some time now.

Sitting to the side, Liu Boqing calmly said, "After becoming a saint, it is by no means easy to be killed."

"Mr. Hu, let's get down to business first."

"Yes, yes, look at me, you guys stay here for now, I'll go back and spread the word, then I'll come back to find you." Hu Yi quickly got up and went out the door in a carefree manner.

……

Inside Dragon Crystal City, Ao Yu had also returned from the Zhou Kingdom. She already knew that Yan Jiu had fallen into the hands of the Fox Clan, but this news had not yet spread.

At least the tiger clan searching for Yan Jiu is unaware of this.

The Tiger Clan has also dispatched a large number of experts to continue searching for Yan Jiu's whereabouts in the north of Zhou.

On the fox clan's side, although they had captured Yan Jiu, they were still sending a large number of experts to search the north in order to mislead the tiger clan.

As for the Dragon Clan, after all, they had dominated the Demon Kingdom for many years, and there were Dragon Clan spies within the Fox Clan, and their positions were not low; otherwise, they would never have known this news.

Ao Yu originally thought that, given her father's personality, he would probably make the fox clan hand over Yan Jiu directly. However, to her surprise, the demon emperor remained calm this time and did not take action against the fox clan.

Ao Yu was meditating in the palace when a little demon from the Dragon Palace arrived.

"Lord Ao Yu, the Demon Emperor requests your presence at his palace."

Ao Yu slowly opened his eyes and asked, "Did Father say anything?"

The little demon shook her head, indicating that she did not know.

After thinking for a moment, Ao Yu got up and quickly headed towards the main hall of the Dragon Palace.

When they arrived at the main hall, the Demon Emperor Ao Lie in the Dragon Palace had reverted to his true form, his enormous dragon body floating and circling the hall.

"Father, why did you look for me?" Ao Yu asked. Ao Lie's eyes slowly turned to Ao Yu, and he said, "Yu'er, there's been a rumor circulating in our demon kingdom recently, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"Rumors?" Ao Yu frowned slightly.

Ao Lie said, "I don't know who spread the news, but it is said that someone from that immortal island has come to our demon kingdom and is planning to recruit some demons to go to the immortal island."

At this point, Ao Lie's demonic eyes flashed. For many years, the demon kingdom had spent a great deal of effort searching for that mysterious and treacherous immortal island.

Over the centuries, even Ao Lie personally set out to search for the immortal island at sea no less than five times, but four of those searches yielded nothing.

Only once did he actually find that immortal island, but when he tried to get closer, pass through the clouds, and land on the island, he discovered that it was protected by a strange and powerful barrier, making it impossible for him to approach easily.

Ultimately, the matter was dropped.

However, I heard recently that a merchant ship of the Fox Clan found the Immortal Island, and Hu Yi of the Fox Clan stayed on the Immortal Island for several months.

Upon returning, Hu Yi boasted about how the immortal island was full of immortal energy and that he had brought back many vegetable seeds from the vegetarian dishes eaten by immortals.

According to Hu Yi's boasting, these rapeseed seeds are celestial vegetables from a fairyland, and are by no means ordinary things.

Out of curiosity, Ao Lie went directly to the fox clan to ask for a few more seeds, which he had his little demons plant in the backyard.

Ao Yu frowned and said, "Father, this immortal island has remained mysterious for thousands of years. This sudden arrival of people, announcing that they want to recruit some of our demon race to set foot on the immortal island..."

"To me, this feels more like a scam..."

Ao Lie remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "The news was released by the Fox Clan. I sent people to investigate, and the source of this news is Hu Yi, who once visited the Immortal Island."

"According to Hu Yi, the people from the Immortal Island are at our Demon Kingdom's port town."

"I want you to go there in person. Regardless of whether it's true or not, the important thing is to bring those so-called immortal islanders to our Dragon Crystal City and bring them under our control."

"As for whether this matter is true or false, we will decide later."

Even if it's fake, if it were really about selecting some demons to ascend to the Immortal Island, how could the Dragon Clan possibly let the Fox Clan and Tiger Clan benefit from such a good thing?

Upon hearing this, Ao Yu nodded slightly: "I understand, Father. I'll go right away."

"Remember, your attitude must be good, and you must use the word 'please'," Ao Lie reminded him.

……

The port town wasn't small, but on ordinary days, it was mostly inhabited by human slaves doing hard labor.

The monster merchant doesn't usually stay in the market town. After bringing back goods from the Zhou Kingdom, he will hurriedly transport them to various parts of the Demon Kingdom.

On ordinary days, the town is only bustling with activity on the two days when ships go out to sea and when merchant ships return.

But in the past few days, quite a few demons have come from all over the demon kingdom. The reason is simple: people from the immortal island have arrived.

The Zhou Kingdom was relatively closed off from the sea, and the rumors about the fairy island were only passed down orally by a few fishermen in the coastal areas.

But in the Demon Kingdom, there are countless rumors about the legendary immortal island.

However, these things are ultimately just rumors.

According to rumors, if one were to be selected to ascend to the Immortal Island, wouldn't that be an incredible stroke of luck and good fortune?
Inside the fox clan's inn, the first floor was incredibly busy, with countless monsters arriving from all directions. Rumor had it that the people of the immortal island lived here.

The other private rooms in the inn were booked by the monsters at high prices long ago, and even the dozen or so wooden tables for dining in the lobby on the first floor were all fully booked.

"It's only been five days, and these monsters have all arrived."

Zhang Qingfeng stood by the window of the room, watching the monsters wandering the street. He swallowed hard and thought to himself, "Thank goodness we're not Tang Sanzang, otherwise we'd probably be devoured alive by these monsters."

"Don't worry, with me here, these bastards won't dare to cause trouble." Hu Yi patted his chest, but then added, "However, Mr. Liu, our clan leader also asked me to convey that we don't know what the selection criteria are for ascending to the Demon Island?"

"Our clan leader would like to ask you to select more talented young men from the fox clan. He will agree to give you anyone you want."

Liu Boqing smiled and said calmly, "No rush. In my opinion, those who have come to the vicinity of our inn now are probably other demon races, right?"

"There aren't many people from the Dragon Clan, Fox Clan, or even the Tiger Clan who have come."

"Many of the Tiger Clan's experts are busy with other matters in Zhou Kingdom," Hu Yi said with a smile. "They're probably rushing back now."

Liu Boqing's purpose was not these rotten monsters, but to wait for the dragon clan to arrive.

At this moment, Jiang Yun slowly walked to the window. Soon, his eyes lit up slightly as he saw a woman sitting at a tea stall across the street.

Ao Yu.

Ao Yu, dressed in a black outfit, was sitting at a tea stall drinking tea, glancing at the window where Jiang Yun and the others were from time to time.

After all, as far as she knew, the people who came from the fairy island this time were staying in this room.

Unexpectedly, they happened to see Jiang Yun.

She was slightly taken aback. What was Jiang Yun doing here? Could it really be a scam? After all, when did this guy become a member of Immortal Island?
(End of this chapter)