Chapter 1038: Chapter 1037: Finding the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor
One day later, Lu Zheng and his companions bid farewell to Jade Hill and arrived at the edge of the hills. They found a secluded and remote valley, and waited for Si Lingxi.
"So, you sensed Heartless True Desire Demonic Qi on that Double Star Snake?" Si Lingxi asked.
Lu Zheng nodded, "The moment it heard the Jade-faced Fox’s provocation and revealed its killing intent, if it weren’t for my cultivation level, it would have been hard to detect. Heartless True Desire Demonic Qi uses desire as a guide and cultivates into heartlessness. It’s truly a skill adept at concealment."
Si Lingxi squinted her eyes, evidently reminded of the time she was almost plotted against by the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor.
"Let’s see if that old fiend is here." Si Lingxi took out the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror.
Lu Zheng rubbed his chin, "Even if it’s not, it doesn’t matter. Didn’t you already obtain the old fiend’s aura? With your power, checking tens of thousands of miles is not a problem. It’s just a matter of going around a bit. I have nothing going on lately, so I can accompany you."
Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying chuckled softly. Si Lingxi also smiled slightly, leaned closer to Lu Zheng, and was then embraced by him. Leaning against Lu Zheng, she pointed out a strand of True Qi and cast a spell on the Treasure Mirror.
A red flame suddenly appeared at her fingertip, with a wisp of black Demonic Qi floating and lingering in the center of the flame.
The next moment, Si Lingxi separated a strand of the Demonic Qi and injected it into the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror.
"Buzz!"
The next moment, the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror quivered, revealing layers of clouds on its surface.
Soon after, the clouds slowly dissipated, yet still displayed a blurry scene, as if shrouded in mist, with twinkling starlight within the mist.
"Ten Thousand Stars Creek?" Lu Zheng’s eyes lit up.
Liu Qingyan added, "When we came from Tushan, there was such a layer of starlit mist outside Ten Thousand Stars Creek."
Then, through the scattered starlight and thin mist, everyone clearly saw the scene in the Treasure Mirror.
They saw a humanoid figure sitting on a stone chair, but with several large lumps on its bald head, huge protruding eyes without whites and with pupils as deep as an abyss, a mouth like an eagle’s beak with sharp teeth inside, arms long like an ape’s, each with seven fingers.
In front of this figure, two snakes were entwining each other.
Each of these two snakes was five or six zhang long, with two heads, each having a silver star in the center, twinkling with starlight, and black Qi billowing from their bodies, with three bone spurs growing seven inches from their backs.
"Is that the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor?" Shen Ying looked at the figure on the stone chair. Though they’ve encountered many of Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor’s apprentices and descendants, it was the first time they saw the true form of the Demon Ancestor.
"That’s him, the aura doesn’t lie." Si Lingxi nodded.
"So Double Star Snake is the same as the Two-headed Snake." Liu Qingyan inquired, "What are these two snakes, are they the leaders of the Double Star Snakes?"
Si Lingxi smirked, "Why don’t we go take a look?"
Lu Zheng caught hold of Si Lingxi, "This is the Northern Domain, not the Southern Border, are you going to barge in like this?"
Si Lingxi couldn’t help but chuckle and pecked Lu Zheng on the face, "Relax, even if the Ba Mountain King were here, he wouldn’t dare make a move against me."
"Who is this Ba Mountain King?" Lu Zheng widened his eyes.
"The Snake King of Tu Yan Country, just like the Tushan Celestial Fox of Xue Lin Country." Si Lingxi laughed.
As Si Lingxi spoke, she led everyone as they soared into the sky, heading straight for Ten Thousand Stars Creek.
Lu Zheng patted the gourd, letting Shen Ying and Liu Qingyan’s sisters hide inside it, then went shoulder to shoulder with Si Lingxi.
After all, the Great Black Heaven Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor was an Upper Realm Celestial Demon True Spirit Lower Realm descender, though his cultivation hadn’t yet fully developed, who knows what unknown powerful means he possessed.
Si Lingxi’s strength was profound, and Lu Zheng could traverse between realms, but he couldn’t ensure Liu Qingyan and the others’ complete protection. It was better for them to hide.
"I must say, this is the first time I’m not calling for help when facing a top-level figure." Lu Zheng was a bit nervous.
Si Lingxi smiled slightly, arm entwined with Lu Zheng’s, "This time, we’re the ones actively looking for trouble with that old fiend. You can’t always be prepared and find assistance."
Si Lingxi reminded Lu Zheng, "More often, it’s about resolving grudges alone, and maybe being plotted against by others, so..."
Lu Zheng nodded, "So, I haven’t experienced enough, you’re worried that if I encounter a critical situation, it might lead to unexpected outcomes."
Si Lingxi nodded, yet couldn’t help but smile, "But since you can traverse between two realms, unless ambushed, no one can really do anything to you."
In the midst of their banter, they concealed themselves not far from Ten Thousand Stars Creek.
Si Lingxi still held the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror, which displayed the image of the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor. She zoomed the mirror’s view to the sky, seeing herself and Lu Zheng.
After confirming the old fiend’s location again, Si Lingxi handed the Cloud Palace Treasure Mirror to Lu Zheng, then unleashed her aura, and red flames ignited in her eyes.
"Chirp!"
In the next moment, a clear, resounding Phoenix cry echoed through the heavens and earth.
The Phoenix’s might encompassed hundreds of miles, enveloping the entire Ten Thousand Stars Creek.
"Hiss—"
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
It’s unknown whether birds naturally are snakes’ nemesis, but as Si Lingxi’s Phoenix might unfolded, every snake within hundreds of miles seemed to go crazy, some paralyzed in fear, others frantically fleeing to their nests.
Within her focus, almost all Double Star Snakes were suppressed, revealing their true forms, and laying prostrate on the ground.
Some with deep Dao practices could barely maintain themselves, shockingly looking at the sky, not knowing which powerful figure had come to cause trouble.
"Hiss hiss—"
The two Double Star Snakes practicing their demonic skills awakened instantly, withdrawing their skills. With a flick of their bodies, they transformed into a man and a woman, their eyes revealing shock as they gazed upwards.
"Who dares to come?"
"This presence is formidable!"
Sitting in the main seat, the Great Black Heaven Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor’s face changed drastically, not knowing how Si Lingxi found him.
He knew how much resentment Si Lingxi held against him, and besides...
How does it seem that Si Lingxi has become stronger?
The next moment, a Fire Phoenix spanning tens of miles appeared high in the sky. However, to those within Ten Thousand Stars Creek, it seemed like an endless sea of fire stretching to the horizon.
"Old fiend, come out!"
Si Lingxi softly called, and with a gesture, the endless Phoenix Divine Fire pressed down overwhelmingly.
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
The numerous Double-headed Snakes prostrated on the ground could only display expressions of boundless terror, powerless to resist.
The two Double-headed Snake leaders were visibly scared, gritting their teeth as they soared upwards, all the while glancing at the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor.
Then, they saw the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor instantly vanish, turning into a wisp of black smoke, and flying away.
