Removing the Tracking Gu, Cold Cicada's vigilance

At the foot of Nine Cold Mountain, a giant Scarlet serpent meandered forward.

Above the giant serpent's head were four figures: three women and one man. This group was none other than "Cold Cicada" and the three Yaomo of the Dark Prison.

The Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord was lying prone in the middle of the snake's head, while the Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord of Gu Xin was piercing bone needles into her back and continuously injecting True Essence into them.

Clearly... although during the battle just now, the Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord had already used some extreme methods to remove the "Regret" poison that Zhu Qiansi had injected into the Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord, allowing the Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord to rejoin the battle...

However... after the battle, the Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord still needed to further "heal" the Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord to completely eradicate the aftereffects of the "Regret" poison.

While fiddling with the bone needles, Gu Xin Duo Po spoke softly, "Sister Xian, I've told you many times to be careful and cautious, not to always be so reckless and careless... We are all 'Snake Yaoguai,' and when we hunted before we took human form, we hid in the shadows, waiting for our chance to strike, aiming for a fatal blow. How come you've developed such a bloodthirsty, violent, and aggressive nature?"

The Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord lay on the giant serpent, muttering to himself, "That Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord's appearance and expression are so infuriating. She's clearly been treated like a dog by Human Race, yet she still acts as if she's superior to us. I really can't tolerate it!"

"Sister Ping, you have a gentle nature, and I'm very well-mannered... but when I encounter something like this, I just can't stand it or tolerate it at all!"

The Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord lay prone, seemingly recalling Zhu Qiansi's appearance again, and his tone became even more resentful.

The Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord curled his lip, his fingertip circling around the waist of the Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord, causing the Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord to tremble involuntarily. Then he slowly spoke, "So, Sister Xian, you've suffered a loss this time, haven't you...? That Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord only set a trap for you because he saw you were impatient."

"As long as you stick with me, killing that spider will be a simple matter... Don't do that again next time."

The Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord lowered his head completely, burying his face in his arms, and muttered loudly, "I know, I know, I know, I'll listen to you two sisters next time... Honestly, I never said I wouldn't listen to you."

"We still have to listen to Little Yu."

The Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord smiled and reminded him.

The Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord sighed, "Do you even need to tell me that!"

Hearing his two younger sisters' conversation, Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, circulating some kind of cultivation technique, and whose body was filled with mysterious energy, opened his eyes and said, "Ping'er... next time you encounter the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord, neither you nor Xian'er should make a move."

Even if the two of you attacked at the same time... you still wouldn't be a match for her—even I wouldn't be guaranteed a win against her.

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord spoke, Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord blinked. "Eh? Why, dear sister... Although that bitch's abilities are indeed troublesome, but... didn't you just force her to retreat and make her flee in disarray?"

The Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord also raised his head and spoke up, "If you ask me, sister is still too compassionate... If it weren't for sister caring about the lives of the Snake Yaoguai in the Prison Mountain Realm, what would it matter if she killed hundreds or thousands? As long as we are still here, would we worry about the small number of those little demons?"

Upon hearing his two younger sisters' words, Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord shook his head. "No... you don't know, this Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord is not quite right."

"She experienced the Daoist Sect seal, and it seems she recently went through some kind of upheaval, to the point that she even fell from her 'rank'... Her actions against us were merely a temporary restoration of her 'Demon Lord' rank through some means."

The Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord frowned and said, "Sister, I don't understand... don't you mean she's very weak right now?"

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord nodded. "In her current state, she should be very weak, after all, her 'rank' level has dropped... But after briefly exchanging blows with her and experiencing her 'Karma Threads Divine Ability,' I could sense..."

"Her Innate Divine Ability, and the 'Law of heaven and Innate Divine Ability' connected to it, have become even more profound."

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord sighed as if still shaken, "I was too focused during the fight and didn't notice it. Now that I think about it... if I hadn't already heard about her 'Karma Threads Divine Ability' and been on guard, plus my previous fusion with the 'Snake Yaoguai' clan's totem which gives me some control over her 'Karma Threads Divine Ability'... then I might really be in grave danger."

"Originally, I thought that even without using the 'grafting' method, I could withstand this 'Karma Threads Divine Ability' with my own cultivation, and even interfere with her using this supernatural power... But now that I think about it, ha, I was being a bit delusional."

The Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord frowned. "How is this possible, sister... Even among these Great Demons, you are extremely special... What merits does this Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord possess that would make you so wary?"

"Ping'er, it's because the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord is also special, not only because she once had a Heavenly Demon she served, but also because... the Heavenly Demon she served might be the strongest in this world, even stronger than the Dao Ancestor," said the Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord calmly. "The Great Dao of Heaven and Earth that her innate Heavenly Demon Innate Divine Ability points to, the Great Dao of 'Karma Destiny'... might be stronger than that of any other Heavenly Demon."

"And I can sense... although her status has fallen, her grasp of 'Destiny' and 'Karma' has actually become even more profound."

"Therefore... I wouldn't be surprised at all if her Innate Divine Ability underwent an upgrade or change, or if she suddenly awakened a second Innate Divine Ability, at the critical moment of life-or-death struggle!"

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord spoke, the other two Demon Lord showed expressions of astonishment.

"Sister... two Innate Divine Ability?! How could this be!"

"You must be joking, sister!"

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord shook his head. "I wasn't joking at all—this Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord is indeed quite exaggerated."

"Our senior... if the leader of the Daoist Sect hadn't targeted her and sealed her away, she might already be the number one demon in this realm."

At this point, Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord paused for a moment before saying, "Therefore... when we find them again next time, we need to change our strategy."

"She was the one holding off the three of us before... This time, I'll hold her off—I'll hold off the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord, and you all... hurry up and capture Little Yu's target."

Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord spoke, Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord nodded.

"I understand, sister—since you've said so, I will definitely do my best!"

"This time, I will definitely not be careless again."

When Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord heard Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord's words, he didn't rush to agree, but after thinking about it for a while, he finally nodded.

"Okay, I'll do as you say, sister..."

"While it is indeed strange that the Human Race was able to enlist the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord's help... if you go all out, the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord will certainly not be able to protect him and run away a second time!"

"With Sister Xian and me working together... I refuse to believe he can summon some Demon Lord from somewhere to help him!"

The Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord licked his lips as he spoke, "When we catch him... Little Yu, if you're not in a hurry to 'use' him, how about I borrow him for a couple of days?"

Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord spoke, he glanced at "Cold Cicada," who was sitting cross-legged to the side, with a small Jade Tripod Furnace in front of her, refining pills.

Although the Furnace Fire was burning brightly, "Cold Cicada" seemed quite adept at it and spoke very easily.

"It's alright, Sister Ping... as long as we catch him alive, just be careful not to kill him."

"But if he's dead when we catch him... then you can do whatever you want with the body. I have no use for his corpse."

Cold Cicada spoke calmly, her True Essence flowing from her fingertips into the alchemy furnace, while her eyes were already fixed on the direction of the Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord).

Clearly, multitasking and continuing to refine pills while speaking was not a difficult task for him.

After speaking with the Gu-Heart Soul-Seizing Demon Lord, the Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord also chimed in, "Little Yu, how long until your new medicine is ready?"

"It'll probably take another three hours—two if all goes well," Cold Cicada said, then paused, her brow furrowing slightly. She removed her fingers from the furnace and extinguished the Furnace Fire. "N-no... never mind, I won't refine it anymore. I'll just use the Pill Embryo and the semi-finished product for now."

"There's not enough time."

As Cold Cicada spoke, Sun-Disc Moon-Melting Saint Lord noticed the solemn expression on Cold Cicada's face and asked, "Little Yu, what happened... It's rare to see you like this."

Cold Cicada stood up, clapped her hands, and looked towards the mountainside of Nine Cold Mountain: "My tracking methods have been discovered... 'Director,' that guy is even more astute than I thought."

"It's only at the 'Tier 2' level, yet it can detect the Tracking Gu I planted... and after detecting it, it can even find ways to remove and conceal it."

"You're truly remarkable. No wonder you're valued so much... I'm starting to understand why you're so 'important'."

Cold Cicada murmured, Jueshan Blood-Poison Demon Lord also stood up. "Your tracking methods have been discovered? What do we do now?"

"Of course... we should set off immediately; we can't afford to waste a single moment longer."

Cold Cicada immediately spoke.

"Before I removed the Tracking Gu, they weren't far from here. If we set off now... they definitely haven't gone far."

"We'll definitely catch them!"