Ruri waved excitedly, a mischievous grin spreading across her face. Bruno froze, while Alm chuckled inwardly, satisfied. ’The years have molded her well. She must have schemed countless times to survive. Now we have a complicity to set up some mischief,’ observed Alm.
Bruno sighed heavily. ’Life is tough, but she hasn’t lost her kindness... I feel like she only lets that side out when you influence her... I hope...’ he murmured.
Ruri belatedly realized Bruno was in charge and felt his disapproving gaze. Immediately, her expression changed with a subtle "oops" slipping from her lips, quickly the gentle woman returned in face. Alm was even more pleased, while Bruno tried to ignore this performance.
The whale gestured for her to come closer, Ruri quickly ran close to them and grabbed his arm. Since they returned, Ruri only got very close if they directly allowed it. However, sometimes when she noticed their piercing gazes towards her, Bruno would easily let her come closer. In the end, it didn’t change much; but now she showed a more controlled behavior.
They analyzed her body and Bruno didn’t see anything different; they had already done a perfect job before, just needed to remove impurities by further refining. However, Alm noticed a clear change. The whale’s eyes shifted with Alm taking over, Ruri quickly caught on. Alm remained silent and nodded slightly; Ruri understood and nodded back.
’You two already scheming together without saying a word?’ Bruno commented, noticing the clear conspiracy, and was stunned.
Alm retorted, ’You’re a fool and didn’t look in the right place.’
Ignoring Bruno, Alm explained his demand and thoughts to Ruri. The spatial runes they stole from the black towers had to be used. Ruri just nodded in understanding, now her body had enough Qi to manipulate those runes more effectively.
Their target was exactly the two demons with divine cultivation that remained. This was the linchpin to their plans, and the third one had already been subdued. They needed to infiltrate the Three Extremes Sect again and destroy the second seal. This would aid the Heaven’s Will and give them an optional quest with many extra resources.
The main reason for wanting this was that, currently, even with all the sect’s resources, Alm and Bruno didn’t see a way to increase their cultivation in less than ten years. Going to the divine realm would be the best option, but there was a very good source of resources and a system quest waiting for them there. Going to the divine realm, they didn’t know when they would be able to accumulate points again besides the side quest and the main quest.
Resources were everything for a cultivator, and for them, points in the system were even more important. They needed to make the most of where they knew they would gain, even if the dangers were immense.
For this, they would first have to make the four Empyrean families leave and investigate the planet. That way, they would have an opening to infiltrate their allies among them and start extracting everything they owned. The best way was to destroy the second seal; that way, they would gain in all aspects.
But how to do this without being immediately hunted? The answer was to dig a hole.
"In fifteen days, the barrier will open. We will eliminate all twelve families at once, but that will be just a smokescreen. At the same time, we’ll destroy the second seal. Then, we’ll have evidence that we’re not involved," explained the whale calmly. "We’ll use the demons for this; we need to capture them and set it up so that they and the twelve families are blamed."
Ruri nodded contemplatively. "With my mental power, I can easily implant memories in them."
"Yes, we’ll use our divine soul and your mental power. We’ll create memories directly in their soul and mind, then we’ll make the demons break the seal. They were actually in league with the twelve families and acted under the orders of a Heaven-Defier. We were unfairly accused by them to divert attention from their shady movements," explained Alm, as Ruri’s eyes gleamed mischievously.
"These idiots acted in the shadows to prevent the humiliation they recently suffered here from being discovered. This will be a loophole that we’ll exploit. Thus, we’ll be the ones to destroy the twelve families and ruin their plans, while saving the skin of the four Empyrean families. We can openly revenge ourselves and then still be rewarded," Ruri concluded quickly, with a shrewd smile on her lips.
They would use Mihkriel’s memories and image for this purpose. Then, when the seal was destroyed and the Empyrean families captured the demons, an investigation would be initiated. Soon, they would discover about Mihkriel’s escape to the underworld, and the memories would match reality.
Since nobody knew where he went, everything would be perfect. Even the heroes’ followers would start a search throughout the queen’s universe for him. However, he would certainly be reincarnated in a random universe, not this one. This would help him develop safely; they used him, so it was a fair trade.
Creating and erasing memories in the demons’ souls wasn’t a difficult task for Alm and Bruno with their divine souls. They even performed such manipulations in the past during their villainous days; at that time, they didn’t know that their efficiency came from their superior divine souls. However, there were flaws; the body also held memories, and a detailed investigation would reveal the discrepancy. Now, with Ruri’s mental cultivation help, adding the memories to the body, it would be impossible to uncover.
Ruri dedicated herself to studying the possibilities and procedures of the formation. The trio spent the rest of the day calmly discussing everything, and now Ruri wasn’t just someone who listened and needed to be directed. On her own, she improved the plan and came up with a formation idea, and together, they carefully planned everything.
As they finalized, when a new day began, Ruri had already organized the formation and created a core using the spatial runes. The whale analyzed everything and nodded in satisfaction. At that moment, they saw her eyes fixed on them, waiting for something.
"Good job, go get ready," Alm said briskly.
Ruri heard and nodded, but she was clearly disappointed. After she left, Bruno sighed, saying, ’And here I am, the idiot.’
Alm simply ignored, but Bruno carefully pondered the matter. Alm wouldn’t admit or yield, no matter what happened. However, if Ruri took the initiative, currently, he would hardly reject her; he just had to get the timing right. He might not admit it in words, but accepting with actions was essentially the same. The problem was conveying this to Ruri without Alm finding out.
Two hours passed, and the whale and Ruri moved alone. Everyone needed to prepare for the battle that would soon happen. Rehvka and Thea, now the most powerful in terms of cultivation, would be essential, so the whale left them studying the tattoos.
The duo quickly moved through what was now called the Sacred Forest. They would need to capture the two demons and put the whole plan into action in a few days before returning. All of this without leaving any evidence or traces.
Upon reaching the barrier, they used a method that had proved very effective in the abyss. The whale dug a deep tunnel, and then Ruri jumped on its back, closing her eyes in total concentration. All her mental power was employed to the limit to conceal them.
Although the twelve families were certainly watching the formation, they knew it would take several days for the energy to run out. It would be considered pointless to leave before then, so the most powerful elders, who might not be affected by Ruri’s power, probably wouldn’t be present.
Thus, the whale slowly passed under the earth, silently. They even used its soul to help ensure secrecy. With Ruri working in conjunction, they seemed to complement each other in everything they set out to do together.
The chosen direction wasn’t towards the center, towards the sect. They headed west, towards the forest. The goal was a place near the Divinestone clan where everything began, precisely the large mound of earth where that Fey was sealed.
Entering the Three Extremes Sect was very risky and would leave evidence. But there was a practical method to capture the demon without needing to go there; they just had to release the Fey from the seal. Whoever put it there must have been the demon emperor; a descendant of the demon similar to the one in the abyss. They assumed this because if the demon with divine cultivation had acted to save the Divinestone clan itself, it wouldn’t need to seal the Fey on the mountain.
The Fey possessed a higher realm, but if the three demons joined forces, they could trap it with the laws of the earth and exhaust it to death. The language of a primordial earth beast wasn’t a joke; if the enemy wasn’t much stronger, they couldn’t easily destroy the laws of the earth. With the three working together to trap it, the Fey would become a turtle in a jar. Its body should contain many treasures; if the divine demon had acted, surely the Fey would have been killed.
The initial goal was to lure the demon emperor. Then, it was just a matter of trapping and taking him down, causing the son to fall, and then the father would come.
After distancing themselves quite a bit from the desert, they emerged from the ground. Then, Ruri, with her cultivation and mastery of space, quickly brought them to the location, without forgetting to maintain a layer of mental power to ensure secrecy.
It was noon when they approached the mountain of earth laws. The forest was exactly as Alm and Bruno remembered; memories of them walking leisurely while a happy Grassrunner jumped among the trees chatting random things surfaced. It was a short time together, but a slight pang made them sigh; she definitely left her mark. Soon, Liumi would be by their side again, both thought.
A wild demonic beast used that place to cultivate. It was in the later levels of the Elemental Condensation Realm, and for any cultivator of this ascending planet, even those in the Body Destruction Realm, it would be considered an extreme danger. The physical body of a pure demonic beast was something that could easily compete with higher levels of humanoid races.
But Ruri wasn’t someone normal; even someone from the divine realms would be astonished by her. She just drew a katana that Vuard temporarily made for her and advanced. Alm and Bruno watched as she exchanged just three moves with the beast.
It was smooth and perfect; at the first opening of the beast, she easily cut it in half. Ruri’s speed and attack power were something impossible for a beast cultivating alone, without techniques to deal with.
So, Runula and Deryu enjoyed a snack that emerged within the beastly world. Meanwhile, the whale moved towards the mountain.
Crack, Crack...
In a matter of seconds, cracks appeared all over the colossal mountain. It was all made of earth laws and the Behemoth’s Bloodline power. For the two, it was a delicious gift that they only didn’t collect earlier because they weren’t strong enough to deal with the consequences.
Meanwhile, Ruri prepared a massive spatial formation on the ground with total concentration. As soon as she waved to them, Alm and Bruno swallowed everything in the spatial inventory.
The landscape changed completely, leaving a gaping void where the mountain had been. Ruri prepared herself coldly; the formation was divided into two layers, one with her common spatial laws and the second with the runes stolen from the black towers. First, the demon emperor would come. Then, the target would arrive, and she would activate the second layer, surprising him and trapping him inside.
It was a demon with divine cultivation, and Ruri had no confidence in defeating him, nor did she think escaping from him was possible. But her master assured her that he could handle it. If he said so, she didn’t need to worry about anything.
Everything happened very quickly; the Fey fell from the sky to the earth gently. Alm and Bruno simply removed the physical seal; his mind and soul were still sealed because he had no Qi left; the fault lay with the two who had stolen in the past.
It didn’t even take a minute. Quickly, the space vibrated in the sky, and a wave of Qi emerged from the center of the continent.
Ruri focused, and then a yellowish light beam appeared, covering the horizon. When it descended upon the earth, it caused a seismic shock along with various visual phenomena. Dust covered everything around, but she felt the intruder touch the earth.
’NOW!’ He roared mentally and activated the trap.
A sea of runes covered everything around in a large area, the space closed, and nothing inside could easily escape. When the dust settled, Ruri felt two dense and powerful auras at the center. It was a success! Now it was just a matter of finishing off this emperor... what?
She saw two gigantic figures. One was her master, and the other... was just as tall as him, but not fat... Both radiated a dense and nearly identical bloodline power...
Suddenly, Ruri narrowed her eyes, feeling a feminine Yin standing out. Then, the dust settled; Ruri glimpsed in astonishment the image of a tall, imposing woman, equally muscular.
The whale’s eyes widened; Bruno spoke, sighing. ’Shit... it’s our mother.’
Suddenly, the woman roared, and her entire cultivation was activated without holding back. In the next second, her fists split the space in a merciless strike.
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