PFC Chapter 158 Identity Exposed
Chapter 158 Identity Exposed
October passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was time for the magic cave to open.
The cooperation between Cheng Shuyan and the other four saints is quite tacit.
Her original two purposes for this trip were to find the Cold Flame Soul-Melting Flower and to confirm whether the Young Demon Lord was her sister.
Both goals have been achieved, but now Cheng Shuang is going to enter the Demon Cave, and she has occupied one of the Holy Son's places, so naturally she has to accompany Cheng Shuang.
What's more, she had to repay Yuebao Pavilion for the gift of the sword and get something for them.
Cheng Shuang was still sitting in her Shuangling Palace in a daze. The maid beside her was already extremely anxious and urged her:
"Young Demon Lord, Elder Qu is already waiting in the meeting hall. Please go over quickly."
This was the third time she had come to urge Cheng Shuang. Elder Qu had been waiting for a long time. If Cheng Shuang didn't go again, she would be punished.
When Cheng Shuang heard the maid's urging, she looked very impatient, but she slowly stood up and walked towards the meeting hall.
Cheng Shuyan and others had arrived a long time ago. Seeing Cheng Shuang coming late and looking unhappy, Cheng Shuyan couldn't help but feel a little worried.
For several months, when Cheng Shuang practiced sword formations with them, Cheng Shuyan found that Cheng Shuang didn't seem to care much.
She even vaguely sensed the resistance in Cheng Shuang's heart. She asked Cheng Shuang several times, but Cheng Shuang was unwilling to say.
As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Elder Qu was naturally very unhappy to have waited for Cheng Shuang for so long.
But he did not get angry. After Cheng Shuang met up with everyone, they went to the demon cave together.
The Demon Cave is a secret place in the Demon Realm. It is filled with demonic energy and numerous monsters, making it extremely dangerous.
Correspondingly, the benefits are naturally extremely high.
The monsters in the devil's cave have a very special energy in their bodies, similar to the golden elixir and primordial infant of cultivators. People in the devil's realm call it the devil core.
The magic core can be used as medicine, to refine weapons, or directly for cultivation, and it has great effects.
It is rumored that there is a holy spring at the bottom of the demon cave that can transform demon cultivators.
That is the purpose of Cheng Shuang's trip.
The demon cave is shrouded in extremely pure demonic energy all year round, and there are also a large number of restrictions inside, so no cultivator can get close.
A period of weakness only occurs once every two hundred years, allowing cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage to enter it.
Cheng Shuyan and his party set out from the Holy City and took ten days to reach the entrance of the devil's cave.
The Demon Realm does not restrict demon cultivators from entering the Demon Cave, so when they arrived, quite a few people had already gathered at the entrance of the Demon Cave.
Cheng Shuyan looked into the depths of the devil's cave, but saw only darkness. It was clearly noon, but the devil's cave was covered by evil spirits and not a single light could penetrate.
Everyone waited here for another two days. Elder Qu had been paying attention to the changes in the demonic energy until he saw that Cheng Shuyan could see the scene inside the demon cave with his naked eyes. Only then did he let everyone in.
Before this, many brave people had entered in advance, but now they are nowhere to be seen.
Cheng Shuang turned around and glanced at Cheng Shuyan with a look of nostalgia.
She reached out and held Cheng Shuyan's hand, and then the two of them walked in side by side, followed by the others.
As soon as he stepped into the devil's cave, the spiritual power in Cheng Shuyan's body suddenly became manic as if it had encountered a natural enemy!
Caught off guard, a trace of spiritual power actually leaked out!
The lowest level of cultivation among those present was the Foundation Establishment Stage. Even though she tried her best to suppress it, the people around her could still sense the spiritual power leaking from her.
Elder Qu's eyes flashed, and he instantly realized something was wrong, "You are actually a cultivator!"
After saying that, he quickly raised his hand in the direction of Cheng Shuyan, and a rope of magic energy instantly flew from his hand to Cheng Shuyan, binding her tightly.
Seeing that the evil rope was about to pull Cheng Shuyan back, Cheng Shuang was horrified and quickly stood in front of Cheng Shuyan, "Elder Qu, no!"
Elder Qu's face was gloomy, but he was worried about hurting Cheng Shuang. He quickly retracted his magic and said to Cheng Shuang coldly:
"Young Demon Lord, she is an immortal cultivator. She has infiltrated our Demon Realm and even became a Holy Son. She must have ulterior motives. Please do not try to stop her. Let me take her back to the Holy King Palace for questioning."
Cheng Shuang stood in front of Cheng Shuyan, staring straight at Elder Qu, and said firmly: "I won't let you hurt her, Elder Qu, if you want to catch her, you have to kill me first!"
Elder Qu remained unmoved: "Cheng Shuang, do you think that with your position as the Young Demon Lord, you can threaten me?"
The four saints around him also looked hesitant. On the one hand, Cheng Shuyan practiced sword formations with them every day, and after letting go of their worries, they could be considered friends.
On the other hand, they did notice the spiritual power in Cheng Shuyan. As a cultivator, she had infiltrated the group of saints. Who knew what ulterior motives she had?
But seeing Cheng Shuang's attitude towards her, they hesitated and did not dare to act rashly.
Xu Maolin thought for a moment, winked at the other three, then lowered his head and stood still.
With Elder Qu, who is in the Nascent Soul stage, present, he has the final say on how to deal with the matter. Why should they get involved in this mess?
Cheng Shuang understood that if Elder Qu insisted on capturing Cheng Shuyan, she, as the so-called "Young Demon Lord", would not be able to stop him at all.
A short blade suddenly appeared in her hand. Before anyone could react, she placed the blade across her neck and threatened Elder Qu:
"Elder Qu, you also know why we went to the Demon Cave. Regardless of other things, the sword formation is missing a key, so the Demon Cave formation cannot be opened at all.
Rather than letting you capture Cheng Li and then me taking the four of them to die in the devil's cave, it would be better for me to end it here. At least I can leave with an intact body.
If we miss this opportunity, we will have to wait another two hundred years for the Demon Cave to open. The next Young Demon Lord can wait, but I don’t know if the Demon Lord can wait another two hundred years.”
Elder Qu didn't expect Cheng Shuang to be so resolute. Her words hit the nail on the head when Elder Qu was worried.
The current situation does not allow them to wait for another two hundred years. Moreover, in the past thousand years, they have only found Cheng Shuang, who is suitable to inherit the Holy Spring.
He didn't know what to do for a moment, but he was worried that Cheng Shuyan, the immortal cultivator, would destroy the Demon Realm's plan, and was unwilling to let Cheng Shuyan and Cheng Shuang enter, so the situation suddenly came to a stalemate.
Seeing this, Cheng Shuyan walked up from behind Cheng Shuang, gently held her hand, and took the short blade from her hand.
She looked into Elder Qu's eyes and said frankly, "Elder Qu, I do cultivate spiritual power, but I'm sure you can also see the pure death energy in my body.
So strictly speaking, I am not a pure immortal cultivator. It is also acceptable to say that I am a demon cultivator. Don't worry, I will not harm the Young Demon Lord."
She turned around and looked at Cheng Shuang tenderly, and said firmly: "She is my sister. Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will protect her safety."