Chapter 635: Chapter 507: Infiltration
Inside the Cyan Wood Pavilion.
Spirit incense wafted, tea fragrance overflowed, and the Golden Boy and Jade Maiden served attentively on the side.
Qin Ming conversed with Yue Lingyan for most of the day, roughly analyzing the current situation.
Then, something else came to his mind.
So he asked, "Fellow Daoist Lingyan, do you know which Demon Monarchs are currently stationed at Thunder Accumulation Mountain on behalf of the Demon Dao?"
"Thunder Accumulation Mountain? Why do you ask, Fellow Daoist Qin?" Yue Lingyan was also somewhat curious, "Thunder Accumulation Mountain has become the main base of the Demon Dao."
"But I heard that Celestial Hatred Demon Monarch took several major sects of the Blood Realm to attack the Northern Cold Cultivation Realm, and the battle is currently at a stalemate."
"Currently, Thunder Accumulation Mountain is garrisoned by the Six Desires Demon Monarch from the Ghostly Palace, and the Yanf Shu Demon Monarch from the Blood Refining Demon Sect."
"Besides them, there’s also Elder Wangu from Divine Dao Mountain and Profound Yin the Old Demon from the Yin Demon Sect."
"I’ve had a few encounters with them myself."
"I didn’t expect the Great Li Demon Dao to still have a thief’s heart, and that Wangu Old Monster from Divine Dao Mountain is still willing to be a pawn for the Demon Sect," the Heaven-Devouring Rat couldn’t help but say disdainfully upon hearing these names again.
"Next time I encounter those old men, I’ll be sure to teach them a lesson."
Being of the Demon Race, it naturally detested these demonic cultivators who betrayed the Human Realm.
Then.
Qin Ming said to Yue Lingyan, "Just trying to understand a bit; I didn’t expect there to be four Nascent Soul Demon Dao stationed here."
"To be honest, before Demon Saint Gushan died, he told me there was a Demon Ruins below Thunder Accumulation Mountain. Is this true?"
In fact, he was also planning to go to the Demon Ruins mentioned by Demon Saint Gushan to obtain the Celestial Demon Qi.
A mid-stage Nascent Soul Demon Monarch, plus three early-stage ones.
As long as they didn’t have a Tier Five Array like the one controlled by Celestial Hatred Demon Monarch.
It seemed that he and the Heaven-Devouring Rat could handle it with ease.
After all, even in the Blood Realm, a Tier Five Array is extremely rare and likely only controlled by Great Elders of a Divinity Transformation Sect.
"I see. I’ve been cultivating in the Beast Roar Mountain Range for thousands of years, and I know some secrets among the various races," Yue Lingyan said after pondering for a moment. "The legacy of the Mountain Giant Ape can even be traced back to the Ancient Barbaric Era. At their strongest, they dominated the entire Demon Race."
"They even birthed a Thousand-Foot Ape King, who stood at the pinnacle of the Human Realm."
"However, after a great battle, the Mountain Giant Ape Race declined, and their bloodline nearly went extinct."
"What Fellow Daoist Gushan said about the Celestial Demon Qi is more likely than not true."
"If Fellow Daoist Qin wishes to investigate, I can accompany you as support."
Qin Ming, having made up his mind after listening, said, "Fellow Daoist Lingyan, you have a great number of clansmen to take care of, so there’s no need. If it’s just a few Demon Dao, I believe I can handle them."
"Moreover, with the Heaven-Devouring Rat’s Void Divine Technique, I don’t plan on confronting directly. By digging a tunnel straight to the bottom of Thunder Accumulation Mountain, those of the Demon Dao won’t notice."
"That... alright, then. If at any time Fellow Daoist Qin requires my help, just let me know," Yue Lingyan said with a nod.
The Heaven-Devouring Rat, eager to take action, patted its chest and said:
"Don’t worry, Master. Digging tunnels is my expertise; I guarantee those Demon Dao won’t notice a thing."
Afterward.
Yue Lingyan, still needing to oversee the Fox Race, bade farewell to Qin Ming and left.
Qin Ming originally planned to let the Little Silver Fox stay with Yue Lingxue in the Fox Race for a while and fetch her after his affairs were done.
However, the Little Silver Fox had already adapted to life on Wangyue Island and confidently said:
"With my current strength, I can be of help, rest assured, Elder Qin."
Hearing this, Qin Ming relented and decided to bring her along, thinking it would be good experience for her.
...
Half a month later.
Qin Ming’s figure appeared silently in the depths of the Beast Roar Mountain Range, near Thunder Accumulation Mountain.
With his current cultivation, using the Stealth Technique, even those four Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs wouldn’t detect a thing.
"Let’s get started," Qin Ming said to the Heaven-Devouring Rat.
The Heaven-Devouring Rat appeared, grinning at Qin Ming and said, "Watch me; it’ll take less than half an hour to dig through all of Thunder Accumulation Mountain."
It then emitted gray Demon Qi, transforming into a gleaming gray demon rat.
It raised its rear, extended sharp claws, and began digging frantically.
No boasting indeed, the Heaven-Devouring Rat wasn’t lying.
It used the Void Divine Technique, without damaging the rocks or soil below, creating a void passage wide enough for two to travel through.
Qin Ming followed the Heaven-Devouring Rat, moving stealthily in the void.
With this, the Demon Dao outside couldn’t detect a thing.
Even the restriction arrays set around the perimeter were easily bypassed by the Heaven-Devouring Rat’s Forbidden Divine Technique.
After reaching the center of Thunder Accumulation Mountain, the Heaven-Devouring Rat, following the directions of Demon Saint Gushan, burrowed a few more miles down.
Then.
Qin Ming’s vision suddenly brightened, entering a stone cave several yards wide.
"Is this the Demon Ruins?"
"Doesn’t seem particularly special."
The Heaven-Devouring Rat continued using its Void Walking technique, remaining full of energy without any sign of fatigue.
It glanced around, putting away its divine abilities and surveying its surroundings.
Qin Ming approached a stone wall, gazing closely to discover twisted patterns all over it.
These spirit patterns were not unfamiliar to him; they were the same demon writings as those in the "Celestial Demon Refining Form Strategy."
The stone gate exuded an ancient and aged aura, seemingly having been buried here for tens of thousands of years.
Qin Ming immediately took out the earthy yellow Demon Pill of Demon Saint Gushan, within which the remnant soul seemed to have been summoned, awakening from the pill, his confused gaze replaced with a hint of inexplicable relief.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Qin, for letting my soul return home..."
The pale yellow demon soul transformed into a ball of light and instantly merged into the stone gate.
Buzz~
In an instant, the ancient inscriptions on the stone gate lit up, casting white light from the center to envelop Qin Ming and the Heaven-Devouring Rat in the cave.
Then the light quickly converged.
Qin Ming’s vision blurred, and when it cleared, he found himself in a boundless space.
A brief sense told him that this Demon Ruins was an independent space, akin to the Little Spirit Realm.
The recent activation of restrictions seemed to have transported Qin Ming and the Heaven-Devouring Rat to a location far from Thunder Accumulation Mountain.
As far as Qin Ming could see, aside from pervasive gray fog, there was only a giant stone stele inscribed with the demon text characters "Demon Ruins."
Surrounded by infinite mist, Qin Ming stood in a vast plaza devoid of decoration, appearing somewhat desolate.
However, in the next moment.
Qin Ming’s gaze sharpened, falling upon a figure beneath the stone stele.
There sat the corpse of an old man in a gray robe with white eyebrows, in a meditative posture, devoid of any aura, clearly long deceased, yet the body was miraculously preserved.
But at the center of its chest was a strand of gray-white flame-like substance, gently flickering.
Qin Ming was elated and immediately exclaimed:
"Celestial Demon Qi!!"
