Chapter 749

All the cultivators should be here by now.

The Angler Guest swept his gaze roughly, and the cultivators who had entered the Heavenly Demon Holy Land were all planted into the ground.

Their legs were like two antennas, aimed at the sky.

Except for those who should already be dead, not a single one was missed.

"Grandfather..."

Su Qing's slightly trembling voice came from behind.

The Angler Guest's face was grim to the extreme, like an iron mask, yet his voice was gentle and firm: "Little girl, don't be afraid. Grandfather will risk this old life to get you out. Don't think about avenging me, and don't think about that damned Heavenly Evil Child..."

"Who was thinking of him?" Su Qing's words interrupted the Angler Guest's last will.

"Huh?" The Angler Guest couldn't help but turn his head.

He saw his granddaughter's eyes shining, two red clouds flying across her face, as she stared at the white-haired demon monk in the sky: "This is my true destined husband!"

"???"

The Angler Guest almost twisted his neck, "You don't like the Heavenly Evil Child?"

You young people change your minds so fast!

One second ago you insisted on marrying no one but him, the next second you've switched to the true destined husband.

"That useless old fool, weak in strength, ugly in appearance—I must have been blind to like him." Su Qing said.

Useless old fool, weak in strength, ugly in appearance...

Well, going by age, the Heavenly Evil Child isn't just an old man—he's truly old enough to have been buried for hundreds of years.

As for his weak strength, let's not dwell on it—people are already dead.

As for being ugly, the Heavenly Evil Child is truly not ugly; he has the face of a man in his early thirties, with handsome and spirited features.

"Compared to the Little Master, the Heavenly Evil Child is just a pile of shit!" Su Qing said with a firm expression.

However, in everything, what people fear most is comparison.

The Angler Guest opened his mouth, unable to speak for a moment, feeling himself old, old and muddled.

He had still been thinking of taking his obedient granddaughter out to see the world, but now it's fine—the situation has reversed, and his obedient granddaughter has made him see the world.

The younger generation is to be feared!

"..." The Angler Guest felt his heart weary, then grabbed Su Qing, who was sneaking and trying to run over.

Wait and see, wait and see.

On the other side, Tang Luo and Xia Jianju had already returned to the half-collapsed Shanhai Pass.

Xia Jianju maintained the snake-tail state of the noodle skeleton, silently waving her hand.

The soldiers under her command, already completely skeletonized and struggling hard to restrain themselves, roared as they charged out.

Of course, their roars were not shocking; on the contrary, they were very glaring.

Resentful energy surged to the heavens.

Those cultivators with heads down and feet up, unable to move, were harvested one by one for their lives.

The Angler Guest protected Su Qing, making no move.

The Heavenly Demons were nearly mad, only a small portion still retaining reason, maintaining relative order.

The cultivators were slaughtered one by one.

However, the Angler Guest and his grandson were not attacked by the Heavenly Demons; the two seemed to have been forgotten by the Heavenly Demons in general.

Even if a Heavenly Demon passed before them, it completely ignored them.

The Angler Guest narrowed his eyes, opened his mouth.

Then, his vision flashed, he came to his senses, and found himself together with his granddaughter, already appearing outside the Heavenly Demon Holy Land.

On the sea surface outside the Heavenly Demon Holy Land.

The Angler Guest's black turtle reappeared, allowing the grandfather and granddaughter to climb onto its back.

The surroundings were no different from before the Angler Guest had entered.

Some flying shuttles, flying boats, and similar travel treasures were still present, along with the demon beasts of the Beast Taming Sect.

The Heavenly Demon Holy Land looked exactly as before, the vortex still there.

The appearance of the Angler Guest and his group drew attention from some cultivators; a few flew over, seemingly wanting to inquire about the situation.

They had duties to attend to, so it was inconvenient to go inside.

Clearly, the Angler Guest of the East Sea had brought his granddaughter out after showing her the world, so one could ask about the situation inside.

Unexpectedly, the Angler Guest said nothing, just slapped the black turtle.

The black turtle let out an "aowu" sound, and ran—no, swam—faster than a dog.

Letting the Angler Guest and his granddaughter go was not Tang Luo's decision... he didn't care either way.

The two were able to come out because of Xia Jianju's intention.

Perhaps she hoped they would bring out news to intimidate the cultivators outside, or perhaps Su Qing had praised her, so she let them off easy.

This is not important.

Daughter's Country, Shanhai Pass.

Xia Jianju spoke softly: "You've seen it—now we are no longer human, but ghosts, bound here, neither alive nor dead, evil ghosts. They call us Heavenly Demons, which is quite correct, even a beautification."

After slaughtering the cultivators there to the last, the Daughter's Country soldiers gradually stopped under the orders of some leaders who still retained reason.

It can be seen that the intense resentment on their bodies still lingers.

Losing reason, killing madly is only a matter of time.

"Mm, I see." Tang Luo nodded.

"..."

Xia Jianjia was momentarily speechless. I can put myself down a little, but can't you speak a bit more tactfully?

"No problem, though."

Tang Luo's tone was flat. As his words fell, the earth split open a fissure, thoroughly burying the corpses of all the cultivators inside.

It closed back up, and even the fresh blood merged and vanished, leaving not a trace.

And the soldiers who had gradually lost control and undergone demonic transformation — the ghostly fire in their hollow eye sockets dimmed, and one after another, they collapsed on the ground.

Completely suppressed.

Frenzied slaughter? Nonexistent.

Their "lives" existed only in Tang Luo's passing thought; wanting to suppress them — wasn't it effortless?

Not only near Shanhaiguan, but throughout the Daughter Country, all those who had undergone demonic transformation lay on the ground, looking as if they were merely asleep.

Even that soaring resentment "solidified" on their bodies, no longer dissipating.

The Daughter Country, originally a dangerous "demon land" with resentment soaring to the heavens, suddenly became quiet and peaceful once more.

"Let's go." Having done this, Tang Luo looked at Xia Jianjia and said.

"You... know everything?" Xia Jianjia asked.

Tang Luo nodded. "I said, I've already taken over everything here."

The moment his voice fell, Xia Jianjia felt herself lifted by an invisible force; the surrounding scenery blurred, and in an instant she crossed a stretch of distance.

Arriving beside that expanse of blue lake.

It was precisely her mother Xia Mei's mausoleum, a mausoleum with no one guarding it.

Xia Jianjia looked at the blue lake, silent for a moment, then swayed her snake tail and actively entered the blue lake, sinking continuously.

She sank a distance, did not touch the lake bottom, yet the surrounding water vanished.

Xia Jianjia entered a spacious underground space.

Looking up, one would discover this blue lake had no bottom — it floated completely in midair, like a giant blue sapphire.

Sunlight refracted through the blue lake, shining down and illuminating the entire underground space.

The blue lake at the top of the underground space, like a blue lamp.

Although unable to light up the whole space, it was enough to let one see.

The ground of the underground space likewise held an expanse of lake water, its area no smaller than the blue lake; one could see clear water flowing from the rock walls, falling into the lake.

Splashing up some spray, bringing a hint of coolness.

This is the "end" of the Mother-Child River, and likewise the "source" of the Mother-Child River.

After the Mother-Child River's water flows into the lake, it merges into the earth; countless "hidden passages," like veins, spread throughout the Daughter Country's land.

Then, on the other side underground, they gather again into a river and flow out.

Head connecting to tail, forming a closed loop.

By the lake, there stands a great tree, its canopy dense, nearly reaching the top of the underground space.

One can see in the Mother-Child River's source nearby, underwater the great tree's root system coils.

Many hidden passages are precisely this great tree's root system.

"Pantao Tree..."

Tang Luo did not enter the water, but directly appeared before this great tree, looking at her.

Xia Jianjia, who had entered through the blue lake, came to Tang Luo's side, lowered her body, and said softly: "Mother, I've come to see you."

On the great tree's main trunk, there is a face of peerless beauty.

Her eyes are closed, brows furrowed, looking somewhat pained — a sight that evokes pity.

The former Queen of the Daughter Country, the woman who also addressed Tang Luo as Imperial Younger Brother — Xia Mei!

She has fused with this Pantao Tree; apart from her face being clearly visible, her body has completely sunk into the Pantao Tree.

And this Pantao Tree, if examined closely, one discovers its main trunk is covered in black patterns.

Like a person's veins, converging near the human face.

The edges of Xia Mei's cheeks likewise have black patterns.

These patterns are not static; they twist like worms, with black misty vapor emerging.

Flickering in and out; occasionally they completely envelop Xia Mei's face, and in the instant of envelopment.

That face instantly transforms into a ghastly white-bone visage, red ghostly fire.

Compared to those demons, a world of difference.

Compared to Xia Jianjia beside her, likewise worlds apart.

If those cultivators saw this scene, they would surely realize — this is the true Demon Queen.

Xia Jianjia is just a daughter.

"Although Mother is asleep, she has some perception of what happens outside, more or less; she also doesn't want you to see her current appearance." Xia Jianjia said softly.

She did not approach; she dared not approach.

Don't look at this Pantao Tree seeming normal — that's because Xia Mei tries her best to gather in all the resentment.

Once she draws near, "resentment boils over"; in a split second, Xia Jianjia would lose her reason and transform into a true slaughter demon.

"Can you... really save her?" Xia Jianjia asked, her voice trembling slightly.

"Yes, it needs time." Tang Luo nodded. "Let me first say why it became like this."

He simply sat down.

Back against the Pantao Tree's main trunk, those still relatively calm resentments seemed to grow restless; with Tang Luo's slight frown they suddenly stilled.

Silent as a pool of dead water.

Xia Jianjia coiled her snake tail into a circle and began to recount.

Now, the situation of the Daughter's Kingdom, Xia Mei and others, can be called a "wonder of the world," and can even be said to be a miracle.

As mentioned before, the Daughter's Kingdom is the place where Nüwa died, and the land, mountains, rivers, and streams hide the residual power left by Nüwa.

The Mother-Child River is a major external manifestation; all those born through the Mother-Child River in the Daughter's Kingdom can be considered descendants of Nüwa.

When the Shan Hai Realm shattered, that hidden residual power was activated, and at the same time, a peach tree "descended from heaven."

It fell into the Daughter's Kingdom.

The Peach Orchard of Yaochi belonging to the Queen Mother of the West actually has a total of three thousand six hundred and one peach trees.

The first one thousand two hundred trees have small blossoms and fruits; the middle one thousand two hundred trees bear fruit every six thousand years; the last one thousand two hundred trees have purple patterns and fine pits.

The final tree is the source of the peach tree.

The other three thousand six hundred trees are all descendants of this tree.

The peach tree that descended from heaven is this ancestral tree.

The activated residual power of Nüwa, upon contact with the severely damaged peach tree, underwent some mysterious changes, combined, and thus formed the present-day Daughter's Kingdom.