"For all my hardship, I have no home to return to, lost in the distance with no end in sight!"
South of Shushan.
On a picturesque mountain peak.
A seductive woman in red stood atop the peak, gazing toward Shushan in the distance as she sighed.
"Grandfather heard that the princess was stranded in the Mortal Realm and sent me out of the Demon Realm to search for her. Yet even now, I cannot find any trace of her."
"As the Demon Emperor's daughter, even if her cultivation is below mine, she has many secret arts at her disposal."
"If I cannot bring the princess back, how could I have the face to return to the Demon Realm?"
"But there is almost no spiritual qi in the Mortal Realm. If I stay here too long, it will be difficult to maintain my cultivation."
"And among all the famous mountains and great rivers under heaven, places with spiritual qi are either lost without a trace or occupied by powerful beings. I cannot make use of them at all."
"Only at Shushan are the cultivators weaker than me. That white-browed old man alone is rather troublesome, making it difficult for me to seize that haven of spiritual qi."
"Still, Shushan does not seem to have made any major moves these past few years."
"But my strength has been declining further and further. If I still cannot overcome them, I fear I will have to cross the sea eastward and go to the territory in Fusang that once belonged to Lord Vermilion Bird, the Demon Sage. There are almost no powerful individuals or factions there, so I could preserve my strength and continue cultivating."
"Grandfather, your devotion to the Demon Race and loyalty to the Golden Crow bloodline have left me, Tushan Yao,