Chapter 112

One of the ten most dangerous places on the Tianyuan Continent: the Misty Forest.

As a giant forest wrapping around half of the Ancient Kingdom's border, traversing this place is the only way to get from the Ancient Kingdom to Qingzhou.

Some great cultivators at the Ancestor Kong Xuan Stage have tried to establish spatial transmission channels between the Ancient Kingdom and Qingzhou, but the eerie mist can even penetrate the void, making it extremely easy for people to get lost in the void.

Therefore, if one wants to go from the Ancient Kingdom to Qingzhou, one can only walk through the forest.

However, the degree of danger is also extremely high.

If the Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom is a place where human luck gathers, then the Misty Forest is a paradise for demon beasts.

So far, it is only heard that the "Lotus Pavilion" has a relatively stable method of crossing the Misty Forest. Many cultivators from the Ancient Kingdom who want to go to Qingzhou basically have to rely on the Lotus Pavilion's merchant caravans and travel with them.

Deep in the Misty Forest, a giant dragon that had turned into a mountain and was covered in fierce plants suddenly opened its sun-and-moon-like eyes, looking at the human cultivator who had landed in front of it, wrapped in white burial cloth, whose face could not be seen clearly.

"Yuan Buyi, Protector of the Yinshi Sect, greets the Nanshan Demon Emperor." The cultivator wrapped in burial cloth bowed and spoke.

"Is your Yinshi Sect planning to set its sights on this Emperor's body?" The giant dragon made a low, unfriendly sound.

The Yinshi Sect Protector smiled: "Your Majesty the Demon Emperor is overthinking. No one would be willing to offend a Demon Emperor who is about to reach the end of his life, not even the Yinshi Sect."

"I came here this time just to do a business deal with the Nanshan Demon Emperor. I wonder if the Nanshan Demon Emperor would like to live another life?"

"The Yinshi Sect can provide Your Majesty with intelligence information on the 'Human Longevity Body'."

The Nanshan Demon Emperor's dragon eyes stared fixedly at the Yinshi Sect cultivator: "Human Longevity Body... how long has it been? To think this physique has been born again."

"Speak, what are the conditions." The Nanshan Demon Emperor let out heavy gasps. His time was running out, and all kinds of life-extension methods had failed, but if it were a Longevity Body, perhaps it would be different.

"A dragon body shed by the Demon Emperor." The Yinshi Sect Protector said.

The Nanshan Demon Emperor sneered; the result was still plotting against his body!

"The intelligence on the Longevity Body..."

"The Yinshi Sect guarantees that it will only be provided to Your Majesty the Nanshan Demon Emperor. You must be very clear about the Yinshi Sect's reputation. My Yinshi Sect never does anything that violates contracts. This is the foundation upon which my Yinshi Sect has stood for ten thousand years and maintained good cooperative relationships with various races."

The Nanshan Demon Emperor said: "Speak, where is the Longevity Body? This deal, this Emperor will do it."

"The Longevity Body was originally a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect in the Great Desolate Domain of the Ancient Kingdom. Now that the Beast Taming Sect has disbanded, he is currently in Hidden Longcheng of the Ancient Domain." The Yinshi Sect Protector said.

"Hidden Longcheng?" The Nanshan Demon Emperor sneered again: "Hidden Longcheng has Ancestor Kong Xuan Stage experts sitting in it. Are you asking me to go to my death?"

The Yinshi Sect Protector smiled: "Who doesn't know that the Nanshan Demon Emperor's cultivation reached the Refining Void realm, a half-step Ancestor Kong Xuan, at his peak? Although Your Majesty's realm has fallen, your spatial attainments remain. The Yinshi Sect will give the Demon Emperor another piece of information for free: the three deans of the Hidden Dragon Academy have not been in Hidden Longcheng for the past two years, and they will not be there for a long time to come!"

"The powerhouses currently sitting in the Hidden Dragon Academy are just some ordinary Deity Transformations."

"And these powerhouses are only sitting in the Hidden Dragon Academy, not the protectors of the Longevity Body."

"And this Longevity Body is only a disciple of a small sect, not a descendant of a big family, so the level of protection he receives must not be high."

"How could these academy powerhouses spend energy to pay attention to his situation at all times? As long as the Demon Emperor does not enter the academy and only makes a move in the city, they will certainly not be able to react in the first instance."

"And the Beast Taming Sect he came from has a demon king with the highest cultivation of only the late Nascent Soul stage. Even if there is a demon king protecting him, it is only a one-hit enemy for Your Majesty."

"As long as the Demon Emperor seizes the opportunity, abducts the Longevity Body, and escapes immediately, no one can stop you."

"Of course, afterward, Your Majesty will inevitably encounter the academy's crazy retaliation, but compared to living a second life, these are nothing."

"Your Majesty can also wait, wait for the Longevity Body to leave Hidden Longcheng, if you still have the time and patience..."

Not long after, the Yinshi Sect Protector left the Misty Forest and returned to a dark underground altar.

"Elder, the intelligence on the Longevity Body has been handed over to the Nanshan Demon Emperor."

He bowed slightly and reported to a purple-haired old man in the darkness.

"The Nanshan Demon Emperor's deadline has arrived; he certainly won't miss this opportunity. Using the Longevity Body as bait can make Hidden Longcheng chaotic." The Yinshi Sect Elder said:

"In this way, those three old immortals should return to Hidden Longcheng to sit and deal with this matter."

"Having an academy genius abducted by a demon beast in Hidden Longcheng can also be considered a major accident for the academy."

The Yinshi Sect Protector said: "Yes, although that branch in the Desolate Domain failed to take the Longevity Body away smoothly, being able to pass the intelligence up can be considered as having the Longevity Body fulfill his value. It's just that I don't know if this Nanshan Demon Emperor can successfully abduct this Longevity Body..."

"The Nanshan Demon Emperor's cultivation reached the half-step Ancestor Kong Xuan at his peak. Now, because of the ravages of time, although his cultivation has fallen to the early Deity Transformation stage, relying on his past insights, he should have no problem retreating from Hidden Longcheng."

"After all, the top powerhouses of Hidden Longcheng have been restrained by the powerhouses of our sect. Since these Ancient Kingdom powerhouses have set their sights on our sect's ten-thousand-year plan, we must create some trouble for them."

Ancient Domain, Hidden Longcheng!

After obtaining the intelligence, the Nanshan Demon Emperor, who originally had little lifespan left and intended to wait quietly for death while gestating a descendant of the Demon Emperor bloodline with his last strength, rekindled his hope for life.

He entered the Ancient Kingdom and escaped into Hidden Longcheng through the void. Relying on the spatial Dao he had comprehended at his peak, he did not let anyone discover his tracks.

After investigating that there were indeed no great cultivators at the Ancestor Kong Xuan Stage sitting in Hidden Longcheng, the Nanshan Demon Emperor was excited to the extreme, but he still did not dare to enter the city with his true self, worried that the Ancestor Kong Xuan Stage great cultivators had left behind some countermeasures.

"If there are no Ancestor Kong Xuan Stage cultivators sitting in it, and they are just some ordinary Deity Transformations, I don't need to enter with my true self. Just one avatar can abduct the Longevity Body."

To be safe, the Nanshan Demon Emperor only sent an external avatar at the "Half-God" realm to sneak into Hidden Longcheng.

And finding the tracks of the Longevity Body was extremely simple for the Nanshan Demon Emperor. With his life exhausted, he didn't need to search specifically at all. Relying solely on the perception of life instinct, the Longevity Body was like a dazzling fireball of life in his eyes.

"Found him!!!"

The Nanshan Demon Emperor quickly locked onto Lin Jing, who had just come out of the Demon-Eliminating Division's Immortal Prison. Sensing Lin Jing's alluring aura, the Nanshan Demon Emperor's eyes couldn't help but turn red.

Although Lin Jing's realm is very low now, the effect of consuming the Longevity Body might not be the best, but that is for demon beasts with vigorous life. For the Nanshan Demon Emperor, who is nearing his deadline, no matter how he looks at it, Lin Jing is delicious and makes him go crazy.

Boom!!!

The Nanshan Demon Emperor, hiding in the void, made a move directly. A giant vortex appeared outside the void, and demon power leaked out, condensing into a dragon claw that grabbed toward Lin Jing.

However, just as he made his move, he felt a powerful pressure approaching.

"Where did this little rat come from, trying to snatch this old man's things?!"

The Nanshan Demon Emperor was startled, not understanding why the academy's Deity Transformation powerhouse reacted so quickly. And it wasn't just the quick reaction...

This person's spatial attainments were also extremely high!

His hundred-zhang Half-God avatar hidden in the void, and the giant claw extending out of the void, were instantly entangled by shocking giant trees and tightly bound, unable to move. Such power made the Nanshan Demon Emperor extremely solemn.

"Who is it?!" He stared over, only to see a pine tree of boundless height growing in the void. Seeing this pine tree, the Nanshan Demon Emperor's expression changed.

"Vegetation Deity Transformation! How can there be a Tree God here!"

Being at the same Deity Transformation realm, there are differences in strength. The vegetation clan is restricted by the laws of heaven and earth and finds it difficult to become spirits; it is defying heaven to cultivate, and the difficulty of cultivation is extremely high. Therefore, every vegetation spirit with great cultivation has terrifying strength. In this era, they are even stronger than the dragon clan of the same level. The Nanshan Demon Emperor was extremely puzzled. That damned Yinshi Sect—didn't they say this Longevity Body only had a demon king protector at the late Nascent Soul stage at most?

Where did this Tree God pop out from? He had never heard of it!

Lin Jing and Zhang Hu, sensing the terrifying pressure, watched helplessly as a giant, incomparable dragon claw extended from the void, only to be dragged back into the void by tree branches.

"Damn guy, actually making me expose my cultivation. My future days won't be peaceful." Shen Song was also quite angry at this moment.