The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 784 - 290 Xiao Qing’s Opportunity
The Demon Land is a vast expanse of ice.
Before returning to the Demon Land, Wu Xin always felt that once back, she would certainly find what she was missing, break through the Great Demon’s limits, and at the least become a Heavenly Demon.
Perhaps she even had greater potential.
Although she always felt wronged in the Mortal Realm, Wu Xin was still quite confident.
Unexpectedly, upon arriving at the Demon Land, she realized she was mistaken.
She didn’t sense anything special; the Demon Land was a bitterly cold and barren land.
The sky here was always gloomy, without sun or moon to be seen.
Of course, they could still feel the change of day and night. Every so often, endless Demonic Qi would well up from the ground, signalling the coming of night.
The sky would darken further, and under the influence of the Demonic Qi, many corpses would crawl out of the ground of every kind. The ice preserved those bodies well, but as the Demonic Qi surged forth, that ice would dissipate, allowing the corpses to stand once more.
Nourished by the Demonic Qi, these corpses mutated into monsters that fought each other bitterly. The victor consumed the defeated, and gradually gained a bit of sentience. The more of its own kind it killed, the stronger it became.
However, this kind of strength, in the eyes of Wu Xin and others, was easily eradicated with a wave of the hand.
These were the lowest-ranked Demon Creatures.
What shocked Wu Xin and the others was just how many corpses were buried beneath the Demon Land.
Could this place be an ancient burial ground from the wars of Demons and Gods?
Wu Xin’s heart raced.
If so, could she find the missing part of herself here?
The trio’s strength deterred the low-level Demon Creatures, which naturally knew to seek benefits and avoid harm, from troubling them, while Xiao Qing led the two in a steady direction.
Finally, they encountered the more intelligent members of the Demon Race.
These were Demon Creatures that had survived fierce battles and then garnered more intelligence through further conflict.
The Demon Race was naturally predatory. To ascend from a lower rank to a higher one, one could only rely on the blessings of those above or their own acts of plunder.
The lowest-ranked Demon was already at Hu Yuling’s level, and indeed, because they had been exposed to purer Demonic Qi in the Demon Land and experienced more battles, Hu Yuling certainly wouldn’t stand a chance against them in a fight.
However, with Xiao Qing and Wu Xin present, taking them down was quite simple.
They came to the Demon Land to capture a member of the Demon Race for interrogation, which was standard procedure.
But this capture stirred up a hornet’s nest.
The captured Demon Race chose death over submission, self-destructing on the spot and transmitting the information further, while Xiao Qing’s distinct Qing energy was like a bright lamp in the darkness.
Before long, the Demon Land’s Great Demon arrived, and Xiao Qing and the others fled in distress, evading the pursuit of the Demon Creatures.
This continued until the Demonic Qi suddenly receded once more into the ground, turning back into solid ice, and the Demon Creatures ceased their activity.
But intelligent members of the Demon Race were still searching everywhere for their tracks.
This tumultuous escape, coupled with the struggle to adapt to the Demon Land’s environment, left Hu Yuling feeling unwell.
She felt the powers within her body conflicting with each other.
Although she was also of the Demon Race, her bloodline contained a part of the Human Race, and she wasn’t a pure-blooded member of the Demon Race. After breathing in a large amount of Demonic Qi, she started to feel slightly unwell. Xiao Qing felt the same way; she wouldn’t be incapacitated by just a few breaths of Demonic Qi, but her mental state was also poor.
It was only after seeing Wu Xin sneeze that she expressed concern.
Their important combat forces were Xiao Qing and Wu Xin, and if Wu Xin ran into troubles too, they would be in a difficult situation.
Wu Xin was in much better condition than Hu Yuling.
Although she hadn’t found the missing part of herself, the abundant Demonic Qi gave Wu Xin a feeling of coming home.
And that wasn’t wrong, this was supposed to be her home, even if her acting recklessly meant being hunted by her own kin, it wasn’t a big problem.
"What should we do next?"
Wu Xin looked toward the so-called acting master.
She was not fond of Xiao Qing, and if it hadn’t been for Xiao Qing saving her and Hu Yuling on the other side of the barrier, and revealing her identity, Wu Xin would have definitely not listened to Xiao Qing’s words.
At most, she would give Lin Yun some face, but a mere Little Green Dragon was hardly worth her consideration.
"I don’t know either."
Xiao Qing said with a dim-witted look on her face.
She truly had no plan, this being the first time she had left her master for such a long period and at such a distance. In the past, it was always her master who took her running.
Being rather naive, if someone told her to go up the mountain, she would. She also vaguely heard a calling and thus crossed over to the other side.
If it were Lin Yun, he wouldn’t bother to pay attention even if someone was rapping into his ear.
When it comes to dangerous matters, it doesn’t matter how you’re called.
Now, Xiao Qing had been tricked as well. After arriving in the Demon Land, that calling voice which had always been summoning her had disappeared, leaving her to go with the flow.
"Since you don’t know, then let me give you a suggestion. Leave this place, go back. This is not where you belong."
When facing someone unexpected like Lin Yun, Wu Xin could always show her wit and courage.
She hadn’t turned against Xiao Qing before because Xiao Qing was a bit stronger than her. Now in the Demon Land, Xiao Qing’s powers had diminished, while hers had increased significantly.
Of course, she no longer wanted to listen to Xiao Qing.
Once she became a Heavenly Demon and escaped the troubles of the Blood Curse, she might even not listen to Lin Yun.
Had she not been a heartless demon, considering the amount of blood Lin Yun had given her to drink, she wouldn’t have been so polite to Xiao Qing.
"But, I feel like I should stay here. There is something I want here."
Xiao Qing was quite confused; she had only been in this world for just over a year. Moreover, most of that time was spent inside Lin Yun, having little experience with the world, making her easily trust others.
She knew of Wu Xin and Hu Yuling; therefore, she lacked the appropriate wariness around these two demons, spilling everything she knew.
Upon hearing Xiao Qing’s words, Wu Xin felt a movement in her heart.
Something capable of calling across realms - what level of treasure could that be!
It might be a treasure, or perhaps some great figure; anyway, whatever was calling Xiao Qing was no simple matter.
Following Xiao Qing could lead to a huge opportunity.
"If you insist, it’s not impossible, but you emit an aura of purity that sticks out in this place. How about you conceal yourself so no one can detect you?"
The previous conflict had occurred precisely because Xiao Qing’s aura was at odds with the Demonic Qi of the Demon Land, causing that demon of the Demon Race to self-destruct.
Had it been just Wu Xin and Hu Yuling, they might have been able to communicate.
This request of Wu Xin’s was truly very simple for Xiao Qing.
With the use of Dragon Concealment, Xiao Qing’s aura didn’t leak out a single bit.
"Good, let’s set off towards the north in a low-profile manner!"
The closer you got to the barrier, the weaker the Demonic Qi became.
If there was any good fortune to be had, it would likely be in the deepest part of the Demon Land.
Wu Xin also felt that the part she was missing should be deep within the Demon Land.
With that in mind, they would head north!
As Wu Xin led Xiao Qing and Hu Yuling on a great adventure to the north, Lin Yun once again reached the summit of Snow Mountain.
He was going to the Demon Land to see if he really belonged to the Demon Race...
