Volume 9: The Demon Tide
After listening to the explanation from the Red Dust Immortal Elder, Bai Qiuran looked at the ordinary old man in front of her and felt a mix of emotions.
From an ethical standpoint, the Red Dust Immortal Elder was his direct disciple and grand- Disciple's Grand-disciple, his junior. According to the principle of "a teacher for a day is a father for life," he could be considered his grandson.
But in reality, this Red Dust Immortal Elder was much older than him, and perhaps even more so than him. In fact, during those days when he was running around in the sunset with snot running down his face, it was this old man who kindly looked after him.
Bai Qiuran, and if he had to summarize his relationship with the Red Dust Immortal Elder in one sentence, it would probably be just "Are you my terminator?"
"So, you should have completed your task by now."
After thinking for a long time, Bai Qiuran could only choose to avoid the topic and asked, "What is the reason for your appearance in the world this time? Didn't Bai Li summon you back?"
"This disciple prefers living in the mortal Immortal Realm to the immortal realm. I've grown accustomed to it, and besides, it's not the right time yet. When the time comes, Master will naturally summon this disciple back to the Immortal Realm."
The Red Dust Immortal Elder replied, "As for the reason for my appearance in the mortal world now, firstly, it is because I have a karmic connection with your Disciple's Grand-disciple; secondly, I reckon that the Immortal Realm will send someone over soon."
"Will the Immortal Realm send someone?"
Bai Qiuran stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.
"Yes, although Master has sealed the path between immortals and mortals, if something like Demon Race invasion were to occur, the Immortals certainly wouldn't stand idly by."
The Red Dust Immortal Elder stroked his beard and replied, "Moreover, the Demon Race has intricate connections with our mortal enemies, the Heavenly Gods."
What connection?
Bai Qiuran asked.
"The Demon Race was born from the Heavenly Gods."
The Red Dust Immortal Elder replied, "Or rather, based on our observations, the Demon Race was born from the resentment of the Heavenly Gods after their deaths. As long as the Heavenly Gods' resentment persists, the Demon Race will not perish and will continue to exist forever. This is a unique ability that Heaven bestowed upon these favored Heavenly Gods when it created the Heavenly Gods."
"But... do Demon Race also evolve?"
Bai Qiuran spoke, she took out the Demon Venerable's corpse from her Storage Bag.
"I've heard that these individuals are called Demon Venerable, and they've only recently evolved. They are not only incredibly powerful, but they can also speak clearly in human language and calmly control lower-level Demon Race to conduct disciplined battles."
"This is?"
The Red Dust Immortal Elder was also taken aback when he saw the corpse that Bai Qiuran taken out.
Have you seen this thing before?
Bai Qiuran asked.
"This disciple has never seen it before."
The Red Dust Immortal Elder shook his head.
"Then I plan to hand this thing over to Qiu Yuxuan and the others at the Profound Law Academy to dissect it and see what exactly it is."
Bai Qiuran collected the corpse and headed up the mountain.
If you have nothing more to say to me, then go back.
"Yes."
The Red Dust Immortal Elder followed Bai Qiuran's footsteps and then said, "This disciple can also help."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Bai Qiuran nodded.
The two walked back up the mountain one after the other. Su Xiangxue and Li Jinyao were waiting on the mountain path. When they saw Su Xiangxue, the Red Dust Immortal Elder hurriedly greeted her, which startled her.
"Hello."
Taking advantage of the moment when the Red Dust Immortal Elder wasn't paying attention, she pulled Bai Qiuran and asked, "Is it another case like Jiang Lan's?"
"Almost."
Bai Qiuran nodded and said, "Our Disciple's Grand-disciple is 240,000 years old and is Immortal Emperor. Let's get acquainted."
Su Xiangxue covered her face and sighed deeply.
The group headed towards where the people from the Profound Law Academy were. Along the way, Su Xiangxue also told him about the specific situations of the various sects during the Demon Race invasion.
For example, when the Demon Race You Meiqiao and overwhelmed the resistance of various sects, surrounding the entire sect, the reason why the high-ranking members of the major sects were able to escape was all thanks to the Wisdom Immortal Cave Abode, which was connected to the major sects by Spatial Passage.
Jueyunzi and the others were in a similar situation. At the moment when the protective Azure Nether Sword Sect Mountain Protection Array was broken, he used his Sect Master authority to command all the Cultivators gathered in the Azure Nether Sword Sect at that time to escape into the Wisdom Immortal Cave Abode through the Spatial Passage.
Then, to prevent the Demon Race from sneaking in, he directly drew his sword and destroyed the Teleportation Formation. However, the spatial shattering caused several unfortunate Elder and disciples to be thrown out and captured by the Demon Race.
Some of these Elders and disciples were fortunate enough to be rescued, while the fate of others... Bai Qiuran did indeed witness it.
It can only be said that his feud with the Demon Race is far from over.
Upon arriving at the location of the Profound Law Academy group, these guys were mingling with the clumsy technicians from the Heavenly Demon Sect. They pointed and commented on the Heavenly Demon Sect technicians' rough and careless workspace and methods, while exclaiming "It's so good!" and joined in on the technicians' research.
Coincidentally, they were studying the physical structure of the Demon Race.
Bai Qiuran stood by and watched for a while, then reached out and pulled out Qiu Yuxuan's true form, which was mixed in with the crowd.
Even though he had just been released from the Demon Race's Prison, this guy was full of energy. He multiplied into several forms, mingling with the crowd and participating in several experiments simultaneously. When Bai Qiuran brought him up, he asked somewhat angrily, "What are you doing, Sword Ancestor?"
"Here's some research material for you."
Bai Qiuran didn't waste any more words with him and simply threw the Demon Venerable's corpse to him.
Qiu Yuxuan took it, stared at the blue Demon Venerable for two seconds, and then his expression instantly turned to ecstatic joy.
"Sword Ancestor, thank you so much! Everyone, prepare the dissection tools and the site, the big guys are coming!"
He bowed to Bai Qiuran, then grabbed the corpse and tried to run away, as if he were holding a stunningly beautiful woman.
"Hey, wait a minute!"
Bai Qiuran quickly grabbed him and said, "Let me tell you first, the person next to me is also going to participate. Don't leave them standing around."
The person next to you.
Qiu Yuxuan glanced at the Red Dust Immortal Elder standing next to Bai Qiuran, paused for a moment, and then said, "That's fine, that's fine. As long as he doesn't interfere with me, anyone is fine."
That's just his personality, don't take it personally.
Bai Qiuran released Qiu Yuxuan, who vanished in an instant. He could only helplessly say to the Red Dust Immortal Elder, "If you're unhappy, you can beat him up anytime."
"Disciple understands."
The Red Dust Immortal Elder chuckled and said, "After all, he is a scholar; this disciple will not mind."
"That's fine."
Bai Qiuran nodded.
"Then I'll leave this place to you. I need to go out for a bit."
"Where is Grandmaster going?"
The Red Dust Immortal Elder cautioned, "The Immortal Realm may be sending troops down to the mortal world soon, and they may not treat the surviving Human Race well."
"I know, so after I leave, if someone like that comes from the Immortal Realm, I'll have to ask you to protect this place for me."
Bai Qiuran patted the Immortal of the Red Dust Immortal Elder on the shoulder.
"As for me, I need to go home."
I had heard Huangfu Feng say before that the fall of the Azure Nether Sword Sect was due to traitors within its ranks. Now that Jueyunzi have just returned and need to recuperate, the external situation does not allow Cultivators of their level to run around recklessly. Therefore, the task of cleaning up the sect has fallen on the shoulders of this old man.