Chapter 313: Maidong Goes Missing, Mountain Array Broken

In the darkness, upon the throne, a hand tapped incessantly against the armrest, looking extremely relaxed, seemingly quite bored; that hand was gaunt and withered, like a dead branch in autumn.

Before the throne stood four figures. One was draped in a long robe and wore a ghost mask on their head; that ghost mask was extremely ferocious, and merely looking at it made one's heart grow cold.

This ghost mask was the very one Chiyanzi had previously seen in Manzhou!

Standing to the side was a figure with a lithe frame and seductive posture, though their brows and eyes were extremely ruthless; their mouth was curled, smiling with extreme sinister evil—it was none other than Guihua.

The other two were hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly; judging solely by their figures, one was hulking and massive, the other short and thin.

"Tengshi is dead?" the person on the throne said unhurriedly, their voice sounding extremely hoarse, as if they had suffered some injury, or perhaps as if someone had gripped their throat; and the "Tengshi" in their mouth referred to Bai Wuchang.

"Reporting to the Venerable One, it was that little girl..."

Guihua opened their mouth to reply, but was sternly stopped by the person on the throne.

"Presumptuous!"

Hearing this, Guihua hurriedly knelt down, looking terrified, completely devoid of the arrogance from just a moment ago, while the person on the throne gave a gloomy laugh.

"She is, after all, this seat's daughter; it is no surprise she has such ability." The person on the throne was none other than the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord's words sounded extremely satisfied, and also seemingly quite proud; he felt not the slightest bit of sadness for the death of Bai Wuchang, and the few people below the throne also seemed not to care about Bai Wuchang's life or death.

At this moment, the Demon Lord raised a hand, and an attendant at his side presented a box. The box looked like it had some age to it; the Demon Lord took the box and stroked it, seemingly recalling something.

No one below the throne dared to speak. After a long while, the Demon Lord gently opened the box, and in an instant, a strange fragrance diffused; inside the box was indeed a Life-Prolonging Pill—a Life-Prolonging Pill with clear markings.

The Demon Lord took out the Life-Prolonging Pill and deliberated for a moment; just as he was about to stuff it into his mouth, he saw the masked person step forward and speak.

"For the Venerable One to consume this pill right now, I fear it is somewhat inappropriate. Only two Life-Prolonging Pills were found from those left behind by Tumi Xianzi twelve years ago; earlier, the Venerable One already consumed one to suppress the thing within your body. This subordinate believes that for the sake of stability, it would not be too late to consume it after finding the final one."

Perhaps because of the mask, the masked person's voice sounded very muffled, but listening closely, although the words were very respectful, one could not hear the slightest bit of reverence in them.

And the Demon Lord seemed not to care, simply consuming the Life-Prolonging Pill on his own.

"That old thing Wuwei has ascended; Yuanqing has no protection from this day forth. The timing is just right."

Seeing the Demon Lord act thus, the masked person said no more, and the four people below the throne fell into a long silence.

It was then that the Demon Lord asked again: "Has the Yuanqing Sect been arranged properly?"

Hearing this, Guihua cupped their hands and replied respectfully: "The dark chess pieces have long been laid; we only await the Venerable One's order!"

"Good!" The Demon Lord slapped the table and rose, a surge of Spirit Qi circling his body, and the skin on his hands actually became plump. He suddenly walked out of the gloom, appearing as a dashing young nobleman.

"Let us go, to welcome the Demon Race Princess back to the palace!"

Everyone below the throne echoed in response.

"Yes!"

Perhaps frightened by the demonic aura of the blade right before their eyes, although Lingyou managed to barely hold it off, they were too scared to move at will, only staring at the terrifying long blade and bracing themselves.

Xin Yi also did not know what exactly had happened; he wanted to pull the blade away, but the blade seemed to have a will of its own, suppressing Lingyou firmly.

The situation on the stage also alarmed those below; Huiyan looked at Lingxiang with an expression of fury.

"What is the meaning of this, Fucang Elder? Even if I had some small ulterior motives, my junior sister does not deserve to die for it!"

Lingxiang also realized the oddity of this, but did not believe Xin Yi had done it intentionally. She hurriedly stood up and carefully observed the situation on the stage, only then discovering that it was not Xin Yi dealing a ruthless blow; he was clearly struggling to restrain the Deer Horn Blade!

"Liu Xia! Hurry up and go help!" Lingxiang ordered repeatedly.

Long Qi was very depressed; clearly he was right by her side, yet Lingxiang ordered Liu Xia instead of him. However, he still had to maintain appearances for now, so he restrained himself and did not move.

Liu Xia received the order and flew out toward the Yanwu Stage; Huiyan also ordered several disciples to go together. However, just as they touched the area around the Yanwu Stage, they were all repelled by an invisible force.

The group fell to the ground in succession; a magic barrier had appeared out of thin air around the Yanwu Stage, trapping Xin Yi and Lingyou inside.

Lingxiang was greatly alarmed; she had seen this scene before in the Dust-Peering Mirror!

Could it be that Xin Yi was the beginning of all this?

No!

If Xin Yi had ended up in such a state, Maidong could not possibly be so calm.

Where is Maidong?!

Lingxiang looked all around but could not see Maidong's figure. Her heart could not help but panic, and she hurriedly ordered Banxia and Lianqiao at her side to help search.

Could it be that all this was because of Maidong? But that didn't make sense either!

Lingxiang felt a sense of unease in her heart; could it be that this was what the Dust-Peering Mirror wanted to tell her?

Having spent so long with Maidong, Lingxiang knew best what kind of person she was; even if she was a bit playful on ordinary days, she would never make mistakes regarding matters of great principle. Fuyin Zhenren had raised Maidong to be so kind, so how could she do such a thing?

Below the Yanwu Stage, everyone looked panicked; on the Yanwu Stage, Xin Yi was also fully focused, trying hard to pull the blade away and retreat, but the blade in his hand seemed to be stuck to Lingyou's weapon.

Lingyou naturally saw Xin Yi's abnormality; after a moment of terror, they calmed down. While comforting Xin Yi, they tried hard to move their body, attempting to pull away and retreat. However, the pressure exerted by the Deer Horn Blade was too great, and Lingyou could only move bit by bit.

Lingxiang suddenly felt it was strange again; theoretically, the Yanwu Stage was not far from Wuji Hall, and Zhaoming Zhenren should have discovered the abnormality here, yet there was no movement at all from Wuji Hall, as if they had not discovered the anomaly here at all.

It was then that Lingxiang finally saw the limping Chiyanzi; he was now clutching his chest and slumped on the ground, as if he had suffered a very serious injury.

Theoretically, Chiyanzi's injuries should have improved; how could they suddenly become so severe?

However, Lingxiang did not think much of it and hurriedly ran toward Chiyanzi, only to see Chiyanzi panting heavily, blood trickling from the corners of his mouth. Just as Lingxiang was about to provide aid, Chiyanzi grabbed Lingxiang's wrist.

"Quick... quickly go to Wuji Hall... Maidong... Maidong he..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Chiyanzi fainted. Lingxiang frowned, hurriedly calling for Long Qi to look after Chiyanzi, and turned to run toward Wuji Hall.

Yet at this very moment, the Yuanqing Sect's Mountain Guarding Array actually shattered; seeing this, Lingxiang was struck with terror.

If the Mountain Guarding Array was broken, did that not mean...

"Senior Brother Zhaoming!"