A day later, Lu Zheng and the others bade farewell to Jade Hill Mountain. They came to the edge of the hills, found a secluded, remote valley, and waited for Si Lingxi.
"So, you sensed Heartless Desire Demonic Qi from that Twin Star Snake?" Si Lingxi asked.
Lu Zheng nodded. "The instant he heard Jade Faced Fox's provocation and revealed killing intent. If my cultivation had not reached its current level, I truly would have found it difficult to sense. Heartless Desire Demonic Qi uses desire as its lure and cultivates heartlessness. It really is a Demonic Art highly adept at concealing itself."
Si Lingxi narrowed her eyes, clearly recalling how she had nearly been plotted against by the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor back then.
"Let us see whether that old devil is here." Si Lingxi took out the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror.
Lu Zheng stroked his chin. "It does not matter if he is not. Did you not obtain that old devil's aura? With your strength, searching tens of thousands of miles is no problem. At most, we will make a few extra rounds. I have not had much to do lately, so I can accompany you for a stroll."
Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying let out soft laughs, and Si Lingxi pursed her lips in a smile as well. She moved close to Lu Zheng, and he wrapped an arm around her slender waist. Only then did she lean against him, extend a thread of true qi, and cast a spell upon the treasure mirror.
A crimson flame suddenly appeared at her fingertips. A wisp of black demonic qi floated within the center of the flame.
The next moment, Si Lingxi separated a sliver from that wisp of demonic qi and cast it into the Cloud Palace