Demon Hand Mountain
"I see, no wonder," Wu Xuemei nodded with understanding upon hearing Zhuge Xiang's reply, saying, "No wonder I noticed that although you are exceptionally talented, you only possess a demonic body but not Demon Heart, but..."
At this point, Wu Xuemei paused slightly, looking at Zhuge Xiang's face with a hint of disappointment, and said, "As a member of my Demon Realm, even if you come to this Asura Path, you must never let someone take your Demon Heart. Your fate has truly disgraced my Demon Realm."
"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I hope you'll forgive me, Master," Zhuge Xiang said, bowing his head in fear and trepidation upon hearing Wu Xuemei's scolding, though he was secretly alarmed.
This Wu Xuemei, judging from her words, she's actually from the Demon Realm? How is that possible?
The Three Realms and Six Paths are restricted by the Heavenly Laws. The Immortal and Demonic Realms are higher than the Cultivation World, so once Cultivator achieves success, they can ascend to a higher realm in broad daylight. However, for people from the Immortal and Demonic Realms, returning to the Cultivation World is almost impossible.
There is only one way, which is the Five Decays of Heaven and Man. When immortals and demons also perish, their souls also enter the Cycle of Reincarnation. Perhaps they can be reborn as humans and return to the Cultivation World. But if that is the case, then all the Memory and knowledge from their previous life will be forgotten.
This Wu Xuemei is actually from the Demon Realm? But how exactly did she leave the Demon Realm and come to this Cultivation World?
Okay, putting that aside for now, what made her make such a grand return to the Cultivation World? Clearly, she had grand ambitions.
"Alright, there's no need for you to be so alarmed. Although I don't know how you came to this Asura Realm, the limitations of the Heavenly Laws will definitely affect your power. In this Asura Path, it's not impossible that you might encounter powerful human Cultivator and have your Demon Heart seized..."
Seeing Zhuge Xiang's fearful and apprehensive appearance, Wu Xuemei naturally had no intention of punishing him. She knew very well that this Heaven and Earth of the Asura Path was controlled by the Asura Sect, and the Cultivator qualified to enter here were likely all high-ranking elders of the Asura Sect, all of whom were at the Void Returning Stage.
If Demon Person were to inadvertently fall into this Asura Path and have their power suppressed by the Heavenly Dao, it wouldn't be surprising if the elders of the Asura Sect were to seize their Demon Heart.
"Alright, no need to waste time here. Come with me; we might really need your power later." Without dwelling on Zhuge Xiang's Demon Heart issue, Wu Xuemei quickly changed the subject and spoke to Zhuge Xiang.
Immediately, Artifact Flight, heading deeper into the Asura Path. Judging from her appearance, she clearly had a premeditated purpose.
Zhuge Xiang naturally wouldn't fall behind. He flew on his sword, following Wu Xuemei, and for a time, his speed wasn't too far behind Wu Xuemei.
"Oh? I actually encountered a master swordsman?" Wu Xuemei looked at Zhuge Xiang with some surprise as she watched him fly on his sword.
Demon Person in the Demon Realm follow a domineering Cultivation Technique, so their weapons are generally heavy weapons and blunt weapons such as warhammers, Battle Axe, and large cleavers, especially male Demon Person. It is relatively rare to see someone like Zhuge Xiang who uses a sword.
"Reporting to Master, I am only particularly skilled with swords. In fact, I can use other weapons just as well," Zhuge Xiang said with a smile to Wu Xuemei.
Wu Xuemei's allure to Zhuge Xiang was merely a subconscious manipulation that made him obey her. Therefore, Zhuge Xiang was not even affected, and naturally, he didn't need to pretend to be stupid.
"Well, then you can use a sword," Wu Xuemei, having heard that Zhuge Xiang was comfortable using a sword, so she had no doubts.
The two flew one after the other. Although the world of the Asura Path was vast, it could not withstand the full force of two powerful Deity Transformation Stage Cultivator. Soon, they arrived in front of a huge, strange mountain.
The reason this strange mountain is called strange is that it is a mountain Thousand Zhang high, and its shape is like an enormous, sky-reaching hand, as if it is trying to grab something from the sky.
This strange mountain, shaped like a giant hand, emitted countless scattered auras, some strong and some weak. However, even the weaker ones possessed power comparable to the Deity Transformation stage, while the stronger ones were already comparable to the Void Returning Stage.
"We've arrived. After all this time, I've finally got a chance to enter this Asura Path." Wu Xuemei's eyes were burning with fervor as she gazed intently at the enormous, hand-shaped mountain.
That look in her eyes... how should I put it? It was just like the look in her eyes when Die Wu saw Little Fire Phoenix that day.
"What treasures are hidden inside this mountain?" Zhuge Xiang frowned slightly and asked Wu Xuemei beside him, sensing several powerful auras comparable to those of the Void Returning Stage within the mountain.
Is she going to force her way in? The powerful figures hidden in these mountains are far stronger than her, at the Void Returning Stage —something Zhuge Xiang can't currently contend with.
As expected, as if to confirm Zhuge Xiang's thoughts, several powerful auras soared into the sky. Then, three Asura with strength comparable to the Golden Core Stage Realm floated in the air, their eyes filled with fierce killing intent.
Staring intently at Zhuge Xiang and Wu Xuemei, the leader of the Asura spoke, shouting, "Who are you? How dare you trespass on the territory of my Demon Hand Mountain? Leave at once, or don't blame us for being ruthless."
"Demon Hand Mountain? That's quite a fitting name..."
However, Wu Xuemei didn't take the warnings from these Asura seriously. Instead, she smiled charmingly and chatted with Zhuge Xiang, asking, "You ask me why I came here? Do you know the origin of this so-called Demon Hand Mountain?"
"I don't know," Zhuge Xiang shook his head and answered frankly. "This mountain looks very ordinary. Could it be... that there's something special about it?"
"It's normal that you don't know. Even in our Demon Realm, very few people know about this. You don't believe that if this Demon Hand Mountain is really just an ordinary mountain, why would it attract two Asura Kings to occupy it and become their kings?"
Wu Xuemei wasn't surprised by Zhuge Xiang's answer; she would have been truly surprised if Zhuge Xiang had nodded to indicate that he understood.
The three Asura looked at each other, clearly unaware of the situation at Demon Hand Mountain. Asura, their primary concern was the way of killing. However, Wu Xuemei's words, though seemingly directed at Zhuge Xiang, had also reached the ears of these three Asura leaders.
Yes, if there's nothing special about Demon Hand Mountain, why would two Asura King want to rule it? Every Asura Path has their own territory, so why would two Asura King share control of Demon Hand Mountain? The Asura Path" two tigers cannot share one mountain" is a profound truth.
"I really don't know, please tell me," Zhuge Xiang glanced at the three Asura high-ranking members beside him, who also looked curious and listened attentively to Wu Xuemei's answer. He naturally knew what to say at this moment and asked Wu Xuemei.
Upon hearing Zhuge Xiang's words, a satisfied smile appeared on Wu Xuemei's alluring and peerless face. She was clearly pleased with Zhuge Xiang's reaction and wit. The two of them, working in unison, had truly captured the curiosity of these three high-ranking members of the Asura faction.
"You may not know this, but although this is the Asura Path, it is actually only a very small part of Asura Path. When the Three Realms were first separated, the spatial barrier was extremely fragile. A senior master of the Asura Sect and a master from my Demon Realm encountered each other in the Asura Path. After a fierce battle, the Asura Path was Heaven Collapsing Earth Shattering, and this piece of the Asura Path Heaven and Earth torn apart."
"Back then, the powerful figure from the Demon Realm, because his cultivation was suppressed by the Heavenly Laws, was ultimately no match for the senior expert from the Asura Sect. However, the Demon Person's vitality was immense, and even though it was not weak, the senior expert from the Asura Sect could not completely kill the Demon Person. In the end, he simply divided the Demon Person's head, limbs, and torso into six parts and suppressed them separately. This Demon Realm Demon Hand Mountain is actually the place where the demon's left hand was suppressed."
"Oh? So that's the story behind it?" Although he already knew Wu Xuemei's intentions—that she was just trying to get him to cooperate and attract the attention of those three Asura experts— Zhuge Xiang was still secretly surprised to hear Wu Xuemei's words.
All they knew was that this Heaven and Earth of Asura Path was torn apart by the higher-ups of the Asura Sect, but they didn't know that it was during a great battle with powerful figures from the Demon Realm that such a large piece of the Asura Path was torn apart.
The three Asura powerhouses looked at each other, their faces showing a mixture of disbelief and skepticism. Although they were shocked by Wu Xuemei's words, they did not completely believe Wu Xuemei one-sided story.
"Although suppressed by the power of the Heavenly Laws, it was still a true Demon Person from the Demon Realm, and a powerful one at the Demon Realm. Therefore, even with just one arm, it possessed immense power. Over the years, the seal on the Demon Hand has slowly eroded, and the occasional wisp of pure Demonic Qi that emanates from it is enough to provide immeasurable benefits. That's why the Asura King naturally occupies Demon Hand Mountain, using the incredibly pure Demonic Qi to continuously improve his cultivation."
"You wretched servant, stop talking now..."
Wu Xuemei's words were logical and eloquent, convincing the three Asura powerhouses that she was largely convinced. Although they were shocked that Demon Hand Mountain possessed such Secret History unknown to them, how could the three Asura leaders accept that such news had been revealed to outsiders?
No, they had to kill them both to silence them. This was the thought in the minds of the three Asura powerhouses. Therefore, the three Asura attacked simultaneously, their terrifying power sweeping towards Zhuge Xiang and Wu Xuemei like a raging storm... (To be continued...)