Chapter 758 - 703: Yue Encounters a Demon at Qingyun

Chapter 758: Chapter 703: Yue Encounters a Demon at Qingyun

Jiang Yuebai quickly retreated and defended himself in secret. He saw that the Demon Clan had not yet completely detached from the human body before being struck by a beam of light from the Transmission Tower, turning into ashes on the spot.

The crowd erupted in astonishment, all discussing the matter.

"The Demon Detection Array newly made by the Taiwei Star Alliance is indeed useful; it revealed the Demon Clan’s true form instantly."

"Scared the daylights out of me, that bastard was right in front of me, and I couldn’t even tell he was a Demon Clan member."

"It’s said that in the past century, the Demon Detection Array has never failed. Any demon, no matter how great the disguise, as long as they step within the range of the Demon Detection Array, will be instantly exposed."

"I wonder who invented this array, it truly benefits the Cultivation Realm. Otherwise, with demons frequently infiltrating the Human Clan territory causing harm, we would all have a hard time."

Jiang Yuebai listened quietly, scanning the gradually disappearing array on the ground, only hoping that this array was as effective as they say. Otherwise, if Shen Mingjing came to stir trouble at the Qingyun Conference, it would be extremely troublesome!

However, he probably wouldn’t dare to come. After all, during the Qingyun Conference every year, the Mahayana Immortal Monarchs of the Nine Great Star Alliances gather in the Five Luminaries Realm. Coming here would be seeking death.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuebai felt somewhat reassured. After the front cleared up the aftermath and she queued for a while, it was her turn. With some anxiety, she stepped into the range of the Demon Detection Array. Previously, each person entering would see the array light flicker and vanish, indicating nothing was wrong.

At the moment, Jiang Yuebai stood inside, but the array light gleamed as if frozen, neither disappearing nor exploding.

The two Golden Core guards outside the Transmission Tower looked at each other, broken?

While puzzled, the stuck array light receded again. Jiang Yuebai’s token was also verified accurately, and after a careful check, the two guards proceeded to let her through.

Stepping out from the Transmission Array and seeing the scene before her, Jiang Yuebai was astounded, only letting out a sigh after a long pause.

"Worthy... of the Qingyun Realm!"

As far as the eye could see, expansive green clouds surged in the dark starry sky, the genuine ’Qingyun’!

At the moment, no one could see what was within the green clouds or discern the terrain.

She was located halfway up a mountain, looking out at a ring of mountains surrounding the green clouds, with each mountain peak bearing a massive totem light image representing the Nine Great Star Alliances.

This place was artificially created, with mountains connected on both sides with the void, yet no void storm blowing into the mountains, extremely unique.

Jiang Yuebai raised her fingers, and the Taihe Umbrella flew from behind her, transforming into a white crane, swiftly carrying her through the sky towards the location of the Tianshi Star Alliance totem.

In the Upper Realm’s Nine Great Star Alliances, including Ziwei, Taiwei, Tianshi, southeast, northwest, Beidou, and Five Luminaries, there are a total of 365 Constant Realms under them, with more than a thousand sects and families eligible to participate in the Qingyun Conference.

The Golden Core and Nascent Soul stage participants, each sect or family can only send a maximum of ten people, while the Divinity Transformation stage can only send five.

Counting it all, at the Nascent Soul level, Jiang Yuebai must compete with ten thousand people, with only the top three able to receive rewards from the Nine Great Star Alliances.

Moreover, in the current Cultivation Realm, those capable of breaking through to Refining Void, Integration, or even advancing to Mahayana are almost always the outstanding ones from past Qingyun Conferences.

Jiang Yuebai is still unclear about what rewards are available at this year’s Qingyun Conference; she’s a bit annoyed, feeling like a fool. She can only quicken her pace to find the Heavenly Interence Sect’s location.

Suddenly, Jiang Yuebai saw a familiar face—not exactly a person—at the Ziwei Star Alliance base adjacent to the Tianshi Star Alliance.

"Fire Grain? How come you’re here?"

In a flash, Jiang Yuebai appeared in the dense forest halfway up the mountain below. At the mountain base were camp structures built by various sects and families of the Ziwei Star Alliance, distributed around some stone pillars; the center of these pillars held the Transmission Array leading to the inside of the Qingyun Realm.

The little girl in front of Jiang Yuebai appeared only twelve or thirteen years old, with red hair and a red dress, orange-red pupils, and hair ends resembling wheat ears, swaying with a hint of fiery aura.

She was the former Fire Grain of the Grass and Wood Demon Clan that Jiang Yuebai had met while disguised among the Demon Clan in the Earth Spiritual Realm. Later, she heard Fire Grain went with Lord Luling and the Sleeping Lotus Demon through the Boundary River of the Demon Clan to the Upper Demon Realm.

Seeing Fire Grain made Jiang Yuebai very surprised, especially since Fire Grain didn’t conceal her Demon Body, appearing openly at the periphery of the Qingyun Realm.

Fire Grain was equally surprised upon recognizing Jiang Yuebai.

"Cloud Mushroom Grass?! How are you here too? Your Cultivation... How did you advance so quickly to the Late-Stage Divine Infant?"

Fire Grain’s eyes were filled with shock, so much that she couldn’t control the flames at her hair ends. After going to the Upper Realm and cultivating diligently, she was only at the Peak of Divine Elixir and hadn’t ascended to the Divine Infant Realm.

Back in the Demon Clan days, Cloud Mushroom Grass, who had a weaker Cultivation than hers, actually surpassed by a full level; it was unbelievable.

Jiang Yuebai didn’t explain much, asking, "Are you the only one here? Were you captured by the Human Clan, or did you come voluntarily?"

Encountering an acquaintance, especially being a familiar plant from the Earth Spiritual Realm, Fire Grain seemed delighted.

"The Human Clan intends to ease relations with the Demon Clan to jointly resist the Demon Clan, so we were invited to come here. Besides us, there are other notable members of the Demon Clan here. Let me take you to find the Sleeping Lotus and Lord Luling."

Fire Grain grabbed Jiang Yuebai’s hand; earlier she was collecting dew in the mountains. The dew here contained the void’s essence, which is rather rare.

Before entering the inner venue, Jiang Yuebai followed Fire Grain to meet Luling.

In the Earth Spiritual Realm, there was a precedent of the Human Clan and Demon Clan jointly resisting the Demon Clan. Later in the Upper Realm, the Demon Clan reside secluded in the Demon Realm and seldom wander outside, mostly neutral in the conflict between the Human and Demon Clans.

However, in recent years, the Demon Clan’s expansion has been increasingly rapid, already encroaching on the Demon Clan’s territory. They can no longer remain hidden and accepted the Human Clan’s invitation to start discussing alliances.

Fire Grain led Jiang Yuebai up the mountain, avoiding the camps of various sects and families of the Human Clan.

Upon reaching the summit, Jiang Yuebai noticed from afar a slender-eyed, high-spirited lady lying under a boulder, resting her head on her hand, revealing a delicate arm.

Without a doubt, this was the Sleeping Lotus Demon, after transformation, now at the Peak of Divine Elixir, equivalent to the Golden Core Peak Cultivation of the Human Clan.

A white-clad man at mid-stage Nascent Soul sat in front of the Sleeping Lotus Demon, with tiny deer horns on his head, gazing affectionately at Sleeping Lotus Demon’s sleeping face, greedily inhaling the Pure Qi she emitted.

"Lord Luling, look who I’ve brought." Fire Grain exclaimed joyfully.

Luling turned his head, and Sleeping Lotus opened her eyes. Both were astonished to see Jiang Yuebai, opening their eyes wide.

Especially Luling, who stood up immediately, ran to Jiang Yuebai, and took a deep breath.

"Little Immortal Ganoderma, why don’t you smell good anymore? What have you done to my Immortal Ganoderma?"

Jiang Yuebai’s eyelids drooped; surely he was just as she imagined—a white-clad, roguish man, looking somewhat stupid.

He appeared more pleasing as a white deer.

Jiang Yuebai retreated slightly, ignoring Luling, and asked Fire Grain, "Are you also entering the venue, participating in the Qingyun Conference?"

"No, we have other tasks here, to find ... um!"

Fire Grain hadn’t finished speaking when Luling suddenly covered her mouth.

Jiang Yuebai squinted; there’s a problem!