A few days later, at the boundary gate of Tianqi Realm.
"Just you few?" Shi Liuli looked around.
Five people erged from Tianqi, besides Long Hu, there were also Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Xuan Gui, and Azure Dragon, all cultivators with unfamiliar appearances.
"Speak quickly." Long Hu said coldly, their tail swaying behind them.
"Don’t worry." Shi Liuli smiled slightly, "I ca alone, without setting up an ambush here."
"She’s right." Feng Yan circled around for a mont, "There’s indeed no ambush."
"Thanks." Long Hu nodded in thanks to her, then looked back at Shi Liuli with so surprise in their tone, "Aren’t you afraid we’ll turn hostile and attack you?"
"Afraid." Shi Liuli smiled unchanged, "But if the one I invited is truly the Long Hu who unified the Eastern Emperor Realm, I don’t believe they would do such aningless things."
"aningless?" Feng Yan returned to Long Hu’s side, smirking coldly, "Perhaps not. Dong You’s divination skills are renowned in the Cultivation Realm. To oppose our Demon Race would be a great threat."
"I don’t see how I have the potential to beco the arch-enemy of the Demon Race." Shi Liuli’s smile remained gentle, "But your real enemy is definitely not ."
"Oh, who might that be?" Long Hu asked calmly.
"From my perspective, the demon race of the current Eastern Emperor Realm doesn’t qualify as an enemy to the Human Race." Shi Liuli pointedly said, "Even with the Sun True Obscure Sword drawn and Tianqi as a clear path, why has the Demon Race still not attacked the Cultivation Realm?"
"Could it be because we love peace?" Qi Yingzhu suddenly spoke.
Shi Liuli looked at the White Tiger cultivator in surprise, while other demon race cultivators glared at her. Qi Yingzhu realized the foolishness of her words and quickly explained:
"No, I didn’t an we’re cowardly, but maybe our internal situation isn’t suited for war right now?"
"As expected." Shi Liuli calmly said, "Although you are collectively referred to as the demon race, the differences, disputes, and even animosities between different species far surpass your relations with the Human Race."
"Of course, perhaps His Majesty can one day change the fragnted state of the Eastern Emperor Realm, just like your father once did."
Long Hu’s face darkened instantly, hearing the sarcasm in Shi Liuli’s words.
As mighty as your father, he could rule unchallenged in the Eastern Emperor Realm, making him capable of confronting the Human Race (but look at how he ended up).
In fact, this decision to return to the Cultivation Realm for an invitation faced even greater opposition from demon race lords than the first ti, relying solely on her father’s suppression to avoid trouble.
To put it bluntly, the demon race lords showed little interest in the Cultivation Realm. This world might have been where their ancestors lived, but it’s entirely unfamiliar to most of the current demon race, who don’t want to fight in a strange world due to a trivial notion of the emperor’s whim.
"Speaking of which, your father?" Shi Liuli suddenly asked.
"My father didn’t co this ti." Long Hu replied.
If Emperor Ying Long doesn’t co, things might get tricky... Shi Liuli thought to herself.
It’s well known that the Demon Palace is filled with Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demons, each one possessing a power rivaling immortals.
Of course, the so-called "immortal rank power" lies in their immortality, stealth, and trickiness, enough to frustrate any immortal, rather than being able to defeat immortals in direct magical competition.
Take the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm for example, back when Qiu Changtian was only in the Nascent Soul Realm, he could easily defeat the Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demons... yet they resurrected infinitely, almost draining out Qiu Changtian’s True Yuan.
Regardless of the Nascent Soul Realm or Immortal Rank, neither can truly challenge the Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demons, as there’s no spiritual energy outside the Heavenly Sphere, and True Yuan is ultimately limited. However, the gap in True Yuan capacity is too great between Immortal Rank and Nascent Soul Realm, so it’s better to have more immortals for endurance.
But if Emperor Ying Long can’t co, solely relying on your few strengths may not be enough.
Shi Liuli sighed inwardly, thinking that having more power is always good, and if necessary, it can be used to stir chaos.
"The husband... On your side known as Long Long, should be trapped in the Demon Palace outside of the Heavenly Sphere." She directly dropped the bombshell.
Long Hu imdiately grew serious, evidently not ignorant of the Demon Palace outside of the Heavenly Sphere:
"Are you confident?"
"Of course." Shi Liuli replied calmly, "Doubt is pointless. You can only trust , no other choice."
"But I need to be responsible for them." Long Hu insisted.
"Things concerning art calculation, I can’t clearly explain to you." Shi Liuli paused for a mont, "But I can reveal that among his... wives, there’s a Heavenly Demon."
Long Hu remained silent for a long ti.
Although she went to the Cultivation Realm to seize her husband, she wasn’t interested in knowing how many wives he had or greeting sisters.
But even daring to court a Heavenly Demon... EBeing able to survive till now truly makes my family’s Long Long astonishing.
"So we’re dealing with a Heavenly Demon." Long Hu mused.
"No, not just a Heavenly Demon." Shi Liuli said thoughtfully, "You should understand what I an."
"... you an we join forces?" Long Hu tentatively asked.
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After Shi Liuli left, Gui Ling’er finally spoke:
"I think this person isn’t trustworthy."
"In Penglai, Dong You possesses the ability to divine the universe. And such Human Race cultivators skilled in art calculations are nearly all adept in making traps, using our ancestral saying ’skin the tiger,’ you won’t even know how you died."
"What does ’skin the tiger’ an?" Qi Yingzhu protested, "Looking at it from a racial bias perspective, naturally it seems there’s this risk, there’s that risk. Is it possible these risks are just you scaring yourself?"
"Sister Yingzhu has a point." Qin Ye cautiously said, "I don’t an Sister Ling’er is overly worried, but the main issue is... we don’t really have other sources of information."
"Indeed." Feng Yan pondered, "The disappearance of that person is a critical secret among the Human Race’s major sects, ordinary ans can’t access it. In that case, Dong You providing information is a rare opportunity for us, but we must be cautious not to be tricked by her."
"We originally had few choices, this is within her calculation." Long Hu slowly summarized, "But she must rely on us for sothing, otherwise she wouldn’t cross Tianqi and send communication."
"In the Human Race, it’s considered treason, isn’t it?" Feng Yan giggled, "It also gave us so leverage."
"Dong You holds a high position in Penglai; sending soone else to leak it out, nobody would believe it." Long Hu sighed, "The key is, if everything she said is true."
"Then we will face not just Heavenly Demons, but also competitors from Kunlun and Shushan. These two sects combined, you could say hold half the power of the Human Race."
"Does His Majesty have concerns?" Qi Yingzhu suddenly asked.
"It doesn’t matter anymore." Long Hu gritted their teeth, "Concerns aside, it has to be done even if risking one’s life!"
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