Yu Mi found Bao Gu under a tree outside the Angry Demon Gathering.
With a worried frown, she said, “If I encountered such an arrogant Foundation Establishment junior, I would definitely eliminate you! Leaving a breath imprint for you to control? Wishful thinking! With so many experts here, if they all fight with their full strength, our lives would be uncertain. I might be able to deal with a Nascent Soul or God Transformation Stage cultivator, but there’s a group here, and none of them are good people. Who knows what malicious methods they might employ?”
Bao Gu replied seriously, “If they were good people, I wouldn’t trouble them. It’s precisely because they are all vicious individuals that I must act this way. Otherwise, once the Xuantian Sect relocates here, how could we expect any peace?”
Yu Mi shot a sideways glance at Bao Gu and asked, “Do you really think that the three of us—me, Little Ling, and Little Monkey—can take on this group of cultivators all at the Nascent Soul or God Transformation Stage?”
Bao Gu chuckled and asked, “Are you afraid, Senior Sister?”
Yu Mi let out a heavy cold snort, almost directly telling Bao Gu that they should retreat immediately.
Bao Gu comforted her gently, “Senior Sister, don’t be afraid. Even if they disregard Ling’er, they must consider Little Monkey. After all, Little Monkey is at least in the God Transformation Stage, posing a significant threat and deterrent. Moreover, the most troublesome Ten Thousand Demon Cave has been destroyed; they wouldn’t want to follow in its footsteps, would they?”
Yu Mi knew that Bao Gu was someone with ideas, and if it were truly dangerous, she wouldn’t be so calm standing here.
So, she didn’t say anything more, though her expression remained grim, her brows tightly knitted.
She stayed on guard, channeling her internal spiritual energy, ready to strike.
Bao Gu leaned casually against the large tree and took out a communication talisman to contact Feng Yi.
A voice came from the talisman: “What’s the matter?”
Bao Gu replied, “Uh, I just wanted to ask where you are?”
There was a moment of silence on the other end, but soon Bao Gu saw a handsome figure slowly walking out of the darkness, though his handsome face was clouded with gloom.
Seeing Feng Yi appear, Yu Mi looked at Bao Gu in surprise and quickly cupped her fists in greeting, “Greetings, Martial Uncle Feng.”
Bao Gu put away the communication talisman, respectfully cupping her fists in salute, “Bao Gu greets Martial Uncle Feng.”
Noticing that Bao Gu respectfully addressed him as “Martial Uncle Feng” instead of calling him “Uncle Feng” like a servant, Feng Yi’s expression improved significantly.
He asked, “How did you know I was here?”
Bao Gu thought to herself, “I didn’t know you were here; I was just asking.”
Seeing Bao Gu remain silent, Feng Yi didn’t press further.
He glanced at the Angry Demon Gathering shrouded in mist and sat down cross-legged.
After about half a stick of incense, a figure rushed out from the mist.
Upon seeing a God Transformation Stage expert sitting next to Bao Gu, his previously pale face turned even whiter.
Feng Yi opened his eyes, his spiritual sense locking onto that person.
Although Feng Yi remained motionless, the person knew that if the other party wanted him dead, he would undoubtedly die.
He said to Bao Gu, “Miss, I have already left a breath imprint; I hope you will keep your word.”
Bao Gu replied expressionlessly, “I am indeed a person of my word; you may do as you wish.”
Feng Yi shifted his spiritual sense away from that person.
Only then did the person harden his resolve to leave, quickly disappearing into the night.
Following that person, others—both human and demon—began to emerge, their expressions all quite grim.
Upon seeing the God Transformation Stage Feng Yi, their faces turned even uglier, and they fled at nearly the speed of life and death.
After about a stick of incense, most of the people had come out.
Before leaving, Bao Gu had roughly counted the number of “people” and noticed that a few were still missing.
Just as she was about to check on them, the mist dispersed, and Little Celestial Fox strolled out of the Angry Demon Gathering, leisurely holding a jade slip in its mouth.
Duobao Spirit Monkey also sprang out from the void, landing on Bao Gu’s shoulder.
Little Celestial Fox transformed into human form and handed the jade slip to Bao Gu, saying, “It’s done, I’m exhausted!”
Instinctively wanting to retreat into the Blood Oath Token to rest, it suddenly remembered how it had gained weight from sleeping too much, touched its face, hesitated, and obediently stood beside Bao Gu without diving back into the token.
Bao Gu took the jade slip and said, “It seems a few are still missing, right?”
Little Celestial Fox replied, “About a dozen scattered in different directions to break through. Their cultivation levels are higher than mine, so I couldn’t stop them all. Fortunately, Little Monkey helped catch and tear apart those who escaped into the void and threw them back!”
Duobao Spirit Monkey nodded, seemingly saying, “That’s right,” looking at Bao Gu with anticipation, as if saying, “You should praise me quickly.”
Bao Gu patted Duobao Spirit Monkey’s little head and said, “You’ve worked hard.”
Duobao Spirit Monkey squeaked happily, affectionately hugging Bao Gu’s neck.
Little Celestial Fox Ling’er lightly pouted and said, “You can make it show its claws in the void; it’s just happy, how could it feel tired!”
Bao Gu smiled and pinched Ling’er’s delicate cheek, saying, “Yes, our little beauty has worked hard.”
Ling’er let out a heavy “hum,” but her beautiful eyes unconsciously curved up.
Bao Gu said, “There’s still work to do tonight! You two should rest and recover; we might have another battle soon.”
After saying this, she turned and walked up to Feng Yi, saying, “Since the Xuantian Sect has decided to establish itself here, we must clear out the foul atmosphere of this place. Senior Nanshan has profound strength, but the Ten Thousand Demon Cave is not easy to deal with; we still need to pay a visit. Please, Martial Uncle Feng, go support Senior Nanshan first, and I will contact the Sect Leader and join you immediately.”
Feng Yi glanced at Bao Gu, nodded, and rose to activate the teleportation array to leave.
Bao Gu asked Little Celestial Fox, “Are there any other people or demons in this Angry Demon Gathering?”
Little Celestial Fox replied, “No! They are all gathered at the Angry Demon Inn; those who are dead are dead, and those who have scattered are scattered. There are no other cultivators left.”
Bao Gu said, “It’s better to be cautious. Senior Sister, you should scout the Angry Demon Gathering again, go with Ling’er. Be extremely careful!”
Yu Mi responded, “Mm,” and said, “You should be careful too.”
Seeing her sister’s concern for her, Bao Gu felt warmth in her heart and smiled, “Don’t worry!”
She gently urged, “Go on!”
Yu Mi glanced at Duobao Spirit Monkey sitting on Bao Gu’s shoulder, stepped on her flying sword, and began a thorough search of the Angry Demon Gathering.
With Duobao Spirit Monkey staying by Bao Gu’s side, she naturally didn’t have to worry.
Bao Gu scanned the jade slip with her spiritual sense, confirming that it hadn’t been tampered with before reading the information on it.
Every person and demon has a unique aura, a one-of-a-kind life imprint.
From the breath imprints they left behind, she could tell whether they were human or demon.
As for the background information they left, it couldn’t be taken as truth, but having their breath was enough for Bao Gu to gain a general understanding of those who frequented the Angry Demon Gathering.
At the very least, she could discern what type of demon they were or what attribute cultivation methods they practiced, as well as their approximate cultivation levels.
With these auras, as long as they were within her perception range, she could sweep her spiritual sense and find them.
Even if they were outside her perception range, she could track them down by following the breath they left behind as they departed.
Although the people and demons gathered at the Angry Demon Gathering tonight couldn’t represent all the forces of the Two Realms Mountain, they still provided her with further insight into the situation there.
At least she had a general grasp of the situation near the Angry Demon Gathering: humans and demons were roughly equal in number, with strengths ranging between the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages.
From their cultivation levels, their wariness of Duobao Spirit Monkey, and their expressions upon seeing Feng Yi, Bao Gu inferred that the God Transformation Stage was likely a significant hurdle for them, which gave her a bit more confidence.
The Angry Demon Gathering wasn’t large, and soon enough, Yu Mi and Ling’er had searched the entire place without finding any cultivators.
When Yu Mi returned, Hua Sheng also contacted Bao Gu.
Hua Sheng informed Bao Gu that she had already met up with Nanshan Yijian and Feng Yi, and Sun Dilong had taken them to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.
Bao Gu asked Hua Sheng to send over the coordinates.
She instructed Yu Mi to make some arrangements at the Angry Demon Gathering, then led Yu Mi, Duobao Spirit Monkey, and Little Celestial Fox toward the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.
The Ten Thousand Demon Cave was located in a mountain crevice.
The crevice was extremely deep, with turbulent rivers below, connecting to the Angry Demon River.
The two mountain walls varied in distance, and the walls were filled with honeycomb-like caves.
Black mist enveloped the area, shrouding the Ten Thousand Demon Cave in a veil of clouds and fog, making it appear intermittently.
After meeting up with Nanshan Yijian and the others, Bao Gu stood at the edge of the cliff and looked down, frowning as she said, “There’s a formation below; do we need to call the Grandmaster?”
Feng Yi furrowed his brows and looked at Bao Gu.
The Xuantian Sect shouldn’t make a big fuss; now that they were relocating here and encountering the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, it was a dilemma whether to fight or not!
Nanshan Yijian remained silent, only looking at Bao Gu and saying, “This matter is up to you; whether to fight or not, it’s your call.”
Bao Gu hesitated for a moment, channeling her spiritual energy to call out loudly, “It’s been a long time since the ancient ruins; I miss you greatly. Will the senior not come out to meet me?”
The echo reverberated in the ravine, but there was no response.
Bao Gu called again, “Senior Jiao Long, will you not come out to meet me?”
Suddenly, a furious voice rang out from deep within the ravine: “Get lost!”
Bao Gu recognized that the voice belonged to the Jiao Long Corpse Demon, and she thought, “That’s good enough.”
She replied, “Alright, I’ll get lost; don’t regret it!”
The voice of the Jiao Long Corpse Demon came from the ravine again, this time sounding much calmer, asking, “What do you want?”
Standing next to Bao Gu, Sun Zhengdi looked at her with newfound respect!
This Jiao Demon King seemed to be quite wary of this girl?
He then looked at the few standing beside Bao Gu, who were like divine beings, and realized they all listened to this little girl!
Bao Gu said loudly, “Just now, my Senior Sister and I settled at the Angry Demon Gathering. We were peacefully staying at the inn when the people from the Ten Thousand Demon Cave actually tried to harm us and even kidnapped my Senior Sister.”
“Isn’t she by your side?”
Yu Mi shot a fierce glare at Bao Gu!
Why do you keep bringing up such an embarrassing matter?
What does that mean?
Bao Gu replied, “That’s because I’m capable and managed to get her back! It took a lot of effort, and I even lost a God Transformation Stage talisman. You know I’m not one to suffer losses, so since it was your subordinates who caused trouble, I naturally came to find you.”
The voice of the Jiao Long Corpse Demon echoed from the abyss again: “Haven’t my subordinates all died at your hands? I won’t pursue this matter with you, yet you dare to bring people to my doorstep! Hmph!”
Bao Gu sat cross-legged and said slowly, “If your subordinates hadn’t provoked me, would I have needed to eliminate them for self-defense and lose a God Transformation talisman? You know that God Transformation talismans are very expensive, and I’ve never been one to suffer losses, so I naturally had to come to you. In the end, the root cause still lies in your failure to keep your subordinates in check.”
The Jiao Long Corpse Demon asked, “So, what exactly do you want?”
Bao Gu firmly spat out a word: “Compensation!”
The Jiao Long Corpse Demon pondered for a moment and asked, “Is my true body in your hands?”
Bao Gu replied, “Sorry, it’s been refined into a magic treasure!”
Sun Dilong gasped in shock!
Yu Mi and Hua Sheng both looked at Bao Gu.
Hua Sheng used lip reading to remind Bao Gu, “Jiang Wu, Qin Zhan, and Feng Shidi are still in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave?”
Bao Gu shot a cold glance at Hua Sheng.
Hua Sheng, realizing the situation, didn’t dare to say anything further.
The Jiao Long Corpse Demon said, “Bao Gu, you have quite the courage!”
Bao Gu replied, “Thank you!”
The Jiao Long Corpse Demon continued, “My Ten Thousand Demon Cave is right here; if you have the ability, come and attack! If you want your few senior brothers, then bring my true body’s remains in exchange.”
Bao Gu shouted, “Jiao Long, are you sure? Don’t regret it!”
The Jiao Long Corpse Demon replied, “What do I have to regret? Do you think you can summon your master who has been dead for tens of thousands of years to fight me?”
Bao Gu understood that the Jiao Long Corpse Demon had searched the souls of Feng Menglong and the others, knowing that the Xuantian Ancestor was no longer alive, and was also aware of the origin of the Xuantian Sword within her.
She said, “Jiao Long, release the people now, then acknowledge that the Two Realms Mountain is from now on the territory of my Xuantian Sect. Take your subordinates and leave this place, and we will let this matter rest. Otherwise, we will meet with blades drawn!”
Everyone present looked at Bao Gu sideways.
This was simply a pipe dream!
The Jiao Long Corpse Demon laughed heartily: “Your Xuantian Sect has less than forty people in total, and you dare to threaten me here! Bao Gu, if you want to die, I’ll grant you that!”
Bao Gu chuckled and said to Nanshan Yijian, “Senior Nanshan, protect me!”
