The Ghost Lord-there was no need to think about it. He had to be the person controlling everything from behind the scenes.
But the Heaven-Splitting Python had been one of the Ghost Lord's people too?
Ning Xiang thought it over. No wonder Zhu Yu had crushed the Heaven-Splitting Python's remains to powder when she first met him. That was hardly a normal reaction to seeing the remains of a trusted subordinate.
"One last question. Where are we now?"
A short while later, having finished her interrogation, Ning Xiang gave the Demon Cultivators a thorough beating. Afterward, she even comforted them gently. "Luckily, you ran into us today, so we've spared your lives. Be good little demons from now on." Then, with practiced efficiency, she cut the Demon Cores out of several Demon Cultivators.
She gave each of her companions a Demon Core and said, "Let's take on the appearance of Demon Cultivators and leave this place."
Restrictions had been placed around the prison, but they targeted Dao cultivators. With Demon Cores held in their mouths, they slipped out of their cage with ease.
Ning Xiang was very pleased with herself. "As expected of me-full of brilliant stratagems, with both wisdom and valor! I'll have to write this into my book, Overbearing War God, when we get back!"
Bai Yueguang, who had been silenced and could not speak, widened his eyes and looked at Ning Xiang in astonishment.
Ning Xiang did not notice. She was discussing the terrain with Yu Tingchao.
They encountered several other Demon Cultivators along the way, but managed to fool them all. After finally emerging from underground, they found yet another dense forest before them.
Clouds and mist obscured their surroundings, dark and oppressive, leaving them unable to tell which direction was which.
Before they could leave