Princess Dengfeng

Fu Wenyan said, "Those Sheng Wulian' and 'Si Wuyan' cultivate the <Life and Death Primordial Qi> passed down to them by Emperor Ji. One cultivates the life force, and the other cultivates the death force. In the Hundred Realms Life Domain in Southern Yingzhou, they can sweep through martial artists of the same realm. To be able to withstand one of their attacks and survive is an unparalleled honor."

"And you, would you consider it an honor?" Princess Dengfeng asked.

Fu Wenyan, with his exceptional bearing and eyes fixed on the heavens, declared, "To me, they are merely pioneers on the path of cultivation. Give me five years, and I will surely defeat them."

Princess Dengfeng nodded gently, her face full of appreciation. "Five years from now, I will await the good news that you have become the true successor of the Du'e Temple."

"I, Xie, will come to the East China Sea as soon as possible to share this joy with Your Highness. I hope that at that time, with the Moon over the Sea as our companion, and fine wine and gentle breeze as our accompaniment, it will be the most beautiful moment of my life," Fu Wenyan said.

Li Weiyi stared for a long time in the direction the rice man had left, but could not find that beautiful figure.

Princess Dengfeng, Fu Wenyan, and a group of powerful Demon Race have already departed.

The Water Ferret Immortal quietly squeezed next to Li Weiyi and transmitted her voice with her magical energy. "The Rice People have already set their sights on you, you traitor. Without the protection of the East Sea Demon Race, you won't be able to enter the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City at all."

Li Weiyi went to check on Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan's injuries.

The Water Ferret Immortal followed, then transmitted her voice again. "Princess Dengfeng came to the rescue because of me. This Demon Favor, I will repay in the future, not you."

Li Weiyi channeled his mental energy into their bodies, and the two women awoke.

The Sound Wave techniques of the Great True Disciple of the Dao Palace, transcending vast distances, damaged their souls and directly stunned them. The terrifying power of their cultivation left the two Yangs with lingering fear; they had never seen such a powerful young expert before.

Li Weiyi looked at the Water Ferret Immortal: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

The Water Ferret Immortal quickly gestured for silence and transmitted her voice, "Why don't you pretend to be my subordinates? There are many advantages to this. You can avoid being ambushed by the Rice People and also take advantage of the situation to enter the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City. You should know that there are Longevity Realm Giants hiding among the East Sea Demon Race, which is why they dare not act rashly."

Prince Baba walked over and said in a deep voice, "Cousin, what are you dawdling about? Her Highness the Princess and the others have already gone far ahead; we need to hurry and catch up."

The Water Ferret Immortal bowed to Li Weiyi with both paws and transmitted her voice. "Please, I beg you, Brother Ren, please help me this once, and I'll listen to you from now on."

The Water Ferret Immortal turned to look at Prince Baba, her expression changing, and said coldly, "I must give them a severe scolding for inviting such a powerful enemy."

"Then just kill them!" said Prince Baba.

The Water Ferret Immortal shook its paw. "Hey! That won't do. They are very talented, not mediocre at all."

"Oh!"

Prince Baba was immediately moved and became very interested in the talents. "What talents do they have?"

There's no such thing Demon Talent, but we should also recruit talented individuals.

Even Princess Dengfeng took one in.

Yang Qingxi released the Long River Intent, and the water vapor in the world instantly gathered, condensing into a long river above his head. The water waterfall cascaded down onto the Water Ferret Immortal and Prince Baba, causing the two beasts to howl in pleasure.

Especially Prince Baba, who was born into the capybara clan, but only has the talent for Fire Path magic.

After getting ashore, they were always severely dehydrated.

"Excellent, excellent talent. During this campaign against the mainland, Her Highness is desperately short of such talent."

Prince Baba looked at Li Weiyi: "And what kind of talent are you?"

The Water Ferret Immortal tensed up, afraid that Li Weiyi would not give her face.

"Your Highness, Dual Cultivation of Martial and Mental Arts and mental arts, and a mental arts master, proficient in the Puppetry Technique of Scatter Beans to Create Soldiers."

Li Weiyi was certainly not ignorant of human relationships; his brow lit up, and he picked up a handful of pebbles from the ground.

"Approaching!"

He used his telekinesis to envelop the pebbles and scattered them from his hand.

In mid-air, the pebbles transformed into three-foot-tall stone figures, enveloped in spiritual light, unleashing various techniques.

"Wow!" Yu'er exclaimed as he carried her on his back, finding the move quite amusing.

She tried to gesture with her fingers and also called out the word "Lin".

Prince Baba was silent for a moment. "It's not very powerful... It's barely a charming trick, though. I could perform it for Her Highness the Princess."

The Water Ferret Immortal breathed a sigh of relief, gave Li Weiyi a grateful look, and then said in a deep voice, "The three of you have gained your cousin's approval. He is a very important figure in the East Sea Demon Race. Why don't you hurry up and thank him?"

"Thank you for your appreciation, Your Highness."

Li Weiyi and the other two bowed with clasped hands.

"Since we're all on the same side, there's no need to address me as Your Highness, it's too formal. Just call me Baba!" Prince Baba is a calm and composed person who values talent highly.

"..."

Li Weiyi felt that the capybara was trying to take advantage of them.

The group of humans and demons headed towards the camp of the East Sea Demon Race.

Li Weiyi asked, "Your Highness, what was the origin of the humans who were previously following the princess?"

Prince Baba walked at the front, his body now three feet tall. "That person is no ordinary person. His cultivation and combat strength far surpass the three of you. More importantly, his cultivation talent is exceptionally high; he is the Young Son of Heaven of the Du'e Temple. Look at his speech, his appearance, his manners—he makes us look like a few groundhogs."

The Water Ferret Immortal retorted, "Is it as mystical as you make it out to be? I'm afraid it's all show and no substance."

Prince Baba sneered, "Others are Eighth Heaven of Dao Seed Realm, but I feel I'm probably no match for him. This person's Psychic Power Attainment is also quite high, and he's proficient in array formations Talisman Path... The talent you've recruited is worlds apart from others."

Prince Baba did not witness the duel between Li Weiyi and Huangxu and Kongxu.

It could sense that Li Weiyi was not weak.

That's all.

Prince Baba continued, "His name is Xie Chucai. He is said to be from the Sacred Dark Family, with extremely noble blood. In the past two days, Her Highness the Princess has spent the entire night discussing martial arts with him, praising him highly and remarking that Xie Chucai's understanding of martial arts is no less than that of Longevity Realm Expert. By the way, talented person, what is your name?"

"Lu Cangsheng."

Li Weiyi was even more certain that the person was Fu Wenyan.

But why impersonate Xie Chucai?

Li Weiyi doesn't use her real name because she's worried that some of the secrets surrounding her identity as "Li Weiyi" might get back to the East Sea Demon Race, causing unnecessary trouble.

It seems Fu Wenyan also possesses some extraordinary treasure. His ability to escape from Yao Qian's clutches is no small feat.

Prince Baba wasn't as cunning as the Water Ferret Immortal; he was more like a focused cultivator. He genuinely considered Li Weiyi the other two as his own, answering all their questions without hesitation.

It turns out that the reason why the East Sea Demon Race haven't attacked the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City yet is because multiple forces have gathered there.

Nobody wants to be the first to attack a city.

Princess Dengfeng is actively lobbying all parties, hoping to break the deadlock as soon as possible.

The camp of the East Sea Demon Race was built on the shore of a lake eighty miles away from the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City. The lake was connected to a large river that flowed directly into the East Sea.

After entering the camp, Li Weiyi and his two companions received waist tokens from Prince Baba, which were covered with East Sea Demonic Script.

The vast majority of the demonic beasts stayed in the lake. Only a few patrolling Demonic Soldiers, clad in armor and carrying spears, moved between the land-based camps.

Prince Baba and Water Ferret Immortal went to Princess Dengfeng's place to discuss the attack on the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City.

Inside the tent, Li Weiyi set up a Defensive Formation and took out a lamp from his storage bag for illumination.

"The situation is far more difficult and complex than we anticipated. All sides are very interested in the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City. Trying to snatch chestnuts from the fire is as difficult as climbing to heaven," Yang Qingxi said.

Li Weiyi asked, "Miss Yang, do you want to back down?"

Yang Qingxi said, "It's only interesting to take chestnuts out of the fire."

Yang Qingchan took out paper and pen and sketched a map of the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City on the table. As she spoke, she said, "In the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City, besides the Phoenix Blood Tree, there are also resources and wealth such as Blood Crystals, Soul Crystal, Wisdom Spring Water, and Rare Ore in the Ghost City Treasure Vault."

"The most important reason why so many forces have been attracted here is the spiritual soil Medicinal Field built on the Heaven Law Earth Spring."

Li Weiyi and Yang Qingxi walked over and looked at the map.

Yang Qingchan's map was very simple, showing only the main street and dangerous areas, with the locations of the Ghost City Treasure Vault and the Spirit Soil Medicinal Field clearly marked.

She said, "The Phoenix Blood Tree planted directly above the Heaven Law Earth Spring, in the core area of the Spirit Soil Medicinal Field. There is an ancient formation there, guarded by a large number of Ghost Race experts, making it extremely dangerous."

"Our current advantage is that we have a clear objective and know the location of the Phoenix Blood Tree in advance, allowing us to advance there as quickly as possible."

Yang Qingxi said, "The formation protecting the Phoenix Blood Tree and the Spirit Soil Medicinal Field must be powerful, Non-Self ability to break through. Moreover, there are likely many powerful experts guarding it."

Li Weiyi asked, "If the spirits in the city know that the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City cannot be defended, what will they do?"

"Even if we can't hold on, we have to. Only by firmly believing that we can hold on can we possibly win; otherwise, we'll collapse at the first touch," Yang Qingchan said.

Li Weiyi had another idea, but he was unclear about the specific situation in the Old Yuzhou Prefectural City, nor about the preparations made by the Demon Race.

Footsteps sounded.

A Demon Race messenger arrived outside the tent. "Mr. Lu, Her Highness the Princess requests your presence."

Li Weiyi followed the messenger to a grand Magic Tool Grand Hall located by the water. The fist-sized pearls illuminated the hall as if it were daytime.

On both sides of the main hall, dozens of powerful Demon Race sat in rows, many of whom were half-human and half-demon, at different stages of transformation.

Princess Dengfeng's true form is nowhere to be found; only a beautiful, Humanoid Light Projection sits atop the palace, dressed in white robes as fine as gauze or mist, appearing ethereal and otherworldly.

Without any Demonic Aura, he resembles a Daoist cultivator.

Prince Baba and the Water Ferret Immortal sat in the front seats, highlighting their extraordinary status.

Fu Wenyan rose from his seat and strode forward to greet him, "Junior Brother Lu, it's been a while since we parted at Six Thoughts Zen Temple. I never expected to meet you here. Everyone, this is my junior brother Xie Chucai from Du'e Temple. Not only is his Psychic Power Attainment exceptional, but his martial arts are also outstanding."

Fu Wenyan used the "Six Thoughts Zen Temple" to remind Li Weiyi that he knew his background.

This is to tell Li Weiyi, I won't expose you, and you shouldn't expose me either.

After exchanging pleasantries with Fu Wenyan, Li Weiyi went to pay his respects to Princess Dengfeng.

Li Weiyi was quite grateful to Princess Dengfeng; if it hadn't been for her chivalrous help earlier, he might have had to reveal his trump card to escape.

Even if it was for Prince Baba and the Water Ferret Immortal, her willingness to confront the two true disciples of the Dao Palace head-on and her emphasis on the safety of her followers naturally demonstrates her personal charisma.