Cloud Immortal Valley was no short distance from the Crouching Dragon Mountains—at least two or three hundred li.
If they wanted to make the journey overnight, infiltrate the Water-Fire Devil Stronghold, and kill the Water Demon Lord, time would be tight.
Above all, they did not want to alert anyone else.
Li Yun and Yun Huan decided not to bring anyone along. The two of them would go alone.
They were both fast enough. Besides, everyone who knew they had joined forces to kill the Fire Demon Lord had been silenced, so the matter had yet to cause any ripples.
They did not stop along the way, pushing their speed to the limit.
They covered the two or three hundred li in just over an hour.
After a brief rest at the foot of the mountain beneath the Water-Fire Devil Stronghold, they made a quick survey and found that news of the Fire Demon Lord's death had not yet reached it.
The whole stronghold was still ablaze with lights. People drank and made merry, with little sign of vigilance. That suited Li Yun and Yun Huan perfectly.
Without further ado, they slipped into the Water-Fire Devil Stronghold.
They first reached the Water-Fire Devil Stronghold's liveliest hall, but the Water Demon Lord was nowhere to be seen. Clearly, he had not joined his men's revelry.
Li Yun seized an opportunity and forcibly seized the soul of a Water-Fire Devil Stronghold martial artist.
After questioning him, Li Yun learned that the Water Demon Lord had never cared much for carousing with his men. He devoted nearly all his attention to Martial Dao and barely even touched the several young, beautiful women he kept as his wives.
Those women harbored deep resentment.
Were it not for the Water Demon Lord's formidable authority in