Chapter 88 - 63: Luring the Demon

"System, is Li Shuang in this Jade Scroll?" Ye Zhaozhao asked.

The System also perked up. It quickly said, "This Jade Scroll does indeed contain an inner space. I can’t detect the specifics, but it’s highly likely Li Shuang is inside!"

Otherwise, there was no explaining why such a Jade Scroll would suddenly appear in the middle of the vast desert.

"Good, good. That must be it."

A savage glint flashed in Ye Zhaozhao’s eyes. ’I finally got her!’

’Li Shuang used some unknown method to evade my senses, but while she could hide for now, she couldn’t hide forever, could she?’

Now.

’Hasn’t the Jade Scroll been exposed?’

’The Heavenly Dao Female Protagonist is really something else, to have obtained such a treasure!’

’But now, no matter how amazing the treasure is, her only path is death!’

Ye Zhaozhao swung her sword, hacking down heavily.

The seemingly ordinary Jade Scroll showed no reaction whatsoever.

Ye Zhaozhao’s expression changed. She instantly unsealed her Nascent Soul Stage strength for a single breath’s time.

And struck again with all her might!

But the Jade Scroll still showed no reaction.

She used another breath’s worth of time, but still accomplished nothing!

Ye Zhaozhao’s expression turned incredibly sour.

’What in the world is this Jade Scroll? How can it be so sturdy!’

’The heavens are truly unfair! Why does Li Shuang get all the good stuff?’

"This Jade Scroll is not simple. With your current strength, I’m afraid you can’t destroy it," the System’s voice sounded. "However, Li Shuang can’t stay inside forever. When she comes out, you can take her life in an instant."

Only then did Ye Zhaozhao’s expression marginally improve.

’Isn’t it just waiting a little longer?’

She had all the time in the world to wait!

Ye Zhaozhao put the Jade Scroll away and began to wait patiently.

「In the Inheritance Space.」

Su Mu took out the Demon Luring Grass, which had already been crushed into a juice, and slowly let the liquid seep onto the surface of the Jade Scroll.

This was Li Shuang’s plan.

There was no need to find a way to get the Demon Luring Grass juice onto Ye Zhaozhao herself.

Given Ye Zhaozhao’s killing intent toward her, she would certainly carry the Jade Scroll with her at all times.

They only needed to stain the surface of the Jade Scroll with the juice, and it would still attract all the nearby Demon Clan members!

Ye Zhaozhao cautiously tucked the Jade Scroll away against her body.

The subtle scent of the Demon Luring Grass spread far and wide.

The seemingly peaceful desert was soon roiling with hidden currents.

「In the distance.」

A Nine-headed Lion sniffed the air hard, a look of intoxication flashing in its eyes.

’This is... the scent of Blood Refining Grass.’

This Spirit Grass was known as Demon Luring Grass to the Human Clan, because it emitted a scent that members of the Demon Clan found difficult to resist.

What the Human Clan didn’t know...

...was that in the Demon Clan, this Spirit Plant was called Blood Refining Grass, and it had the unique effect of enhancing the power of a demon’s bloodline.

This attraction, rooted in its very bloodline, made the Nine-headed Lion’s body tremble involuntarily.

It turned its heads and charged rapidly in the direction the scent was coming from.

「At the bottom of a lake.」

A giant python was lying dormant. Slowly, the scent of the Demon Luring Grass wafted over, and she uncontrollably burst out from the lake’s surface.

’Blood Refining Grass!’

’To think that Blood Refining Grass still exists in the Langya Secret Realm!’

The giant python soared into the air, heading straight for the source of the scent.

A Golden-winged Eagle was frantically attacking a white cocoon.

Suddenly, his expression shifted slightly, and his nostrils flared as he sniffed the air frantically.

’This scent...’

Among the Demon Clan members who entered the Langya Secret Realm this time, he was the only Super Demon Beast. With his astounding bloodline bonus, he was invincible in this Secret Realm.

He had entered the Langya Secret Realm this time shouldering a mission.

Searching for resources and obtaining opportunities were secondary. His most important task was to find the Human Clan’s top talents and kill them one by one!

A Demon Clan elder had even given him the secret treasure, the Spirit Exploration Pearl. If the pearl grew hot, it meant a human genius was nearby. The hotter the pearl became, the more terrifying that human’s Talent was.

He carried the pearl with the express purpose of severing the Human Clan’s future generation of prodigies!

With the pearl’s help, he had already hunted down several targets since entering the Langya Secret Realm. And now, inside this white cocoon, was a top genius of the Human Clan: Yan Fan!

Yan Fan was a target he had to kill this time.

But the sweet aroma of the Blood Refining Grass kept wafting over... The scent made the blood in his entire body surge.

The Golden-winged Eagle could no longer resist. He suddenly snatched the white cocoon and flew off into the distance.

「Inside the white cocoon.」

Yan Fan’s expression shifted slightly.

He had been pushed to his limit by the Golden-winged Eagle. In his desperation, he could only use his Sect’s Secret Technique, Metamorphosis. The Metamorphosis state formed an extremely defensive cocoon, and the space inside it could also rapidly restore his strength.

However, Metamorphosis could only be used once in a short period, and the cocoon’s defense was not limitless.

Under the Golden-winged Eagle’s continuous attacks, the cocoon was clearly on the verge of shattering.

’But he suddenly stopped attacking and is now carrying me into the sky?’

’Where is he taking me?’

Yan Fan didn’t know.

But this at least gave him some breathing room. Yan Fan seized the opportunity to regulate his breathing and recover.

「Upon the yellow sands.」

Ye Zhaozhao was still struggling with the Jade Scroll. Although the System said she couldn’t break it with her current strength, Ye Zhaozhao was unwilling to give up. She was still trying various methods to force Li Shuang out.

Suddenly, the sky filled with swirling yellow sand, and Ye Zhaozhao’s expression couldn’t help but change.

She looked up to see a Nine-headed Lion pouncing toward her!

Ye Zhaozhao dodged desperately. She grabbed the Jade Scroll and immediately fled into the distance.

The scent of the Demon Luring Grass moved with Ye Zhaozhao. The Nine-headed Lion’s eyes turned red, and he pursued her without a moment’s hesitation.

Ye Zhaozhao’s expression couldn’t help but turn ugly.

’Has this Nine-headed Lion gone mad?’

’Was it just my imagination, or did it seem like he hadn’t just stumbled upon me by accident? It was as if he knew my location from the start and came straight for me.’

’What is wrong with these members of the Demon Clan?’

’I have no quarrel with them, so why are they all chasing me!’

Ye Zhaozhao was reluctant to waste her unsealing time on a demon beast, so she fled with all her might.

But the plains were vast, and when it came to speed, she was no match for the Nine-headed Lion!

Ye Zhaozhao’s expression changed slightly. She directly took out Dragon Roar.

She gave a direct order: "Go, stop him!"

Long Yan’s soul body had not yet fully recovered, but a Master and Servant Contract existed between them. When Ye Zhaozhao gave the command, he could not refuse.

Long Yan, filled with some despair, controlled Dragon Roar and took the initiative to face the Nine-headed Lion.

Ye Zhaozhao seized the opportunity to escape.

Long Yan couldn’t hold back the Nine-headed Lion for long. The Nine-headed Lion stared at Ye Zhaozhao with blood-red eyes, and even though it meant getting wounded by the Dragon Roar Sword, he still charged madly toward her.

At such a close distance, the allure of the Blood Refining Grass increased exponentially!

In the Nine-headed Lion’s mind, there was no other thought but to devour this Blood Refining Grass.

Even with the Dragon Roar Sword obstructing it, the Nine-headed Lion charged toward Ye Zhaozhao without any hesitation.

"Useless thing!" Ye Zhaozhao was about to go crazy. She cursed at Long Yan a few times, then grit her teeth and said, "Unseal!"

The power of the Nascent Soul Stage erupted from Ye Zhaozhao. The Nine-headed Lion looked at Ye Zhaozhao in disbelief. The next moment, its body dissolved into a bloody mist.

The Nine-headed Lion was dead.

Ye Zhaozhao’s expression, however, grew uglier and uglier.

She hadn’t forced Li Shuang out, yet she had been forced to use another breath’s worth of time.

’Only two chances left!’