Volume 8: Demon Suppression Chapter 29: Trapped in the Devil's Den
The two were moving towards each other, and the distance between them was closing quickly.
The first one to discover Lu Qingshan was the three-eyed demon from the demon clan.
The three-eyed demon is a sixth-grade demon, which means that as long as it can grow to adulthood, the three-eyed demon will be a sixth-grade being.
As for its appearance, the most common description is that of a humanoid bat.
In fact, it is also appropriate to call it a vampire, but the word vampire is too Westernized and does not fit the overall environment of "Nine Heavens", so in the previous life, players reached a consensus and uniformly called the three-eyed demon a humanoid bat.
The three-eyed demon has a pair of huge and shriveled wings on its back, and a head that looks like a bat but also has a human shape, with a green face and fangs.
The most terrifying thing is that between the three-eyed demon’s two eyes, right between his eyebrows, there is a protruding withered yellow eyeball.
This is the third eye of the Three-Eyed Demon. All of this demon's innate abilities come from this eye.
This is a demon eye that possesses two magical powers: farsightedness and spiritual attack.
Because of its farsightedness, the three-eyed demon is often used as a "scout" among the demons.
An adult sixth-grade three-eyed demon saw Lu Qingshan's figure from afar, and also noticed the heavy demonic aura lingering around Lu Qingshan.
He was definitely a close friend of the Demon Clan - he made a quick judgment and without thinking too much, he immediately sped up, left the team first and headed towards Lu Qingshan.
Just like his third eye is not for nothing, the pair of wings behind the three-eyed demon are also not vegetarian.
The wings give him great flying speed.
The distance between the two sides is getting closer.
Cry——
When the two were about to collide, the three-eyed demon let out a piercing and long scream, stopping Lu Qingshan.
The other party's three eyes were staring at Lu Qingshan at the same time.
Lu Qingshan's heart instantly tightened - although he converted his spiritual power into demonic energy through the Yin-Hui Center, his identity as a human could not be changed. If he could not gain the trust of the other party, he would be swallowed up by the demon army in a blink of an eye.
Moreover, if his luck is really bad, the actual ruler of the underworld may be among the demon army in front of him, and his disguise will most likely be exposed in an instant.
Of course, this probability should not be high, close to zero.
In short, it is impossible not to worry.
It’s just that in stressful situations, some people will panic and make many mistakes, while others can remain calmer.
Lu Qingshan is obviously the latter type of person.
"Who are you?" The three-eyed demon was ready to ask Lu Qingshan why he came.
"I am a cultivator from the Eastern Region Underworld . I have been ordered by the Lord of the Underworld to sneak into Yumen Pass. I have important news to convey to you, My Lord." Lu Qingshan showed an embarrassed look at the right time and replied quickly.
This was the reason he had thought of in advance.
For a cultivator from the underworld to appear on a battlefield outside the domain, there must be a suitable reason, either there is some important item to be delivered to the demon clan, or there is some important message to be conveyed.
He couldn't produce important items out of thin air, so this route was naturally blocked.
But he could make up news at will.
In addition, since he did not know where the Eastern Underworld belonged, he cunningly used the vague title "Sir" to pass it over.
The three-eyed demon carefully examined Lu Qingshan and said directly: "Come with me."
Then he turned around and flew towards the depths of the demon army.
Lu Qingshan looked at the three-eyed demon's back and his eyes flickered.
This is because the boss of the underworld has a high status among the demons, so the underworld is a secret that ordinary demons cannot have much access to. As a result, the three-eyed demon in front of him did not dare to interrogate him too much and could only take him to meet a superior with a higher status?
Or is there another reason?
He couldn't make an accurate judgment for a moment, but since he had passed the first level, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, stopped thinking about it, and hurriedly followed.
While flying, Lu Qingshan gradually approached the demon army. Looking around, he saw dense demon shadows.
The demons had different appearances. Some had bloodshot eyes, some had bodies like molten lava, and some were as tall as a mountain...
The three-eyed demon led him through the demon army and went deeper and deeper, and no one came out to stop them.
Finally, after dozens of breaths, a huge warship appeared in front of Lu Qingshan, flying forward with the demon army.
The warship was stained with blood, as if it contained a vast and unfathomable divine power that made people tremble.
"Wait here for a moment." The three-eyed demon brought Lu Qingshan to the deck of the warship, then turned and walked deeper into the warship.
After a while, the three-eyed demon appeared again and said to Lu Qingshan, "Go in, the demon general is waiting for you inside."
Lu Qingshan showed just the right amount of panic and walked in cautiously.
This was an extremely spacious cabin with a dark throne in it. A tall and burly man was sitting on it, looking down at Lu Qingshan who walked in.
That’s right, “man”.
The man was wearing gray-silver armor, and his facial features revealed an extremely sinister aura. He looked at Lu Qingshan with cold eyes.
Lu Qingshan felt like he was the prey targeted by an eagle, and his scalp was slightly tingling.
He glanced at the man's exposed skin from the corner of his eye and immediately realized that he was a demon.
Soldier demon!
Soldier Demons, as one of the holy demon races in the abyss, are very similar in appearance to humans. The only difference is that there are strange dark golden lines on the skin of Soldier Demons.
These patterns are called secret patterns by the Soldier Demon Clan, and these secret patterns are what they rely on to control thousands of soldiers.
And he just caught a glimpse of a not very conspicuous dark golden pattern on the man's wrist.
"What's your name?" The burly "man" stared at Lu Qingshan's face with hawk-like eyes, as if he could see through every subtle psychological activity of his.
"I am a villain named Li Feiyu." This famous pseudonym suddenly flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind and he blurted it out subconsciously.
After Lu Qingshan said his name, the "man"'s eyes narrowed, "Are you saying that you have important news to pass on to Chi Pu?"
It seems that the Eastern Underworld obeys the orders of this demon called "Chipu".
Lu Qingshan reacted quickly, then nodded slightly and replied: "Yes, Lord Demon General."
"What important news is this? Tell me about it." The soldier demon in front of him showed a nonchalant look, with a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Sir..." Lu Qingshan showed a hesitant look on his face.
He naturally understood that although the soldier demon in front of him had a very high status, he obviously did not care about the affairs of the underworld, otherwise why would he speak to him in such a tone?
He didn't know who was higher in status between the demon named "Chi Pu" and the soldier demon in front of him.
But he knew that no matter when, it was absolutely inappropriate to privately pass on news belonging to the underworld to another demon who had no control over the underworld.
Seeing Lu Qingshan's behavior, the man's face suddenly turned cold, and he looked at Lu Qingshan with a sinister look, "Why, big brother doesn't think highly of me, and now even his servants dare to look down on me?"
call out!
At this moment, a dark golden line suddenly glowed on the man's skin covered by the gray-silver armor.
Then, the long sword that the demon guard behind him had on his waist suddenly flew out of the sheath uncontrollably, like a flying sword, flashing an arc of light in the air, and finally hanging in front of Lu Qingshan's face.
The sharp force of the energy scraped the skin on his face so hard that it hurt.
"Lord Demon General, please spare my life. I will tell you!" At this time, Lu Qingshan finally changed his expression and looked like he was begging for mercy.
Seeing Lu Qingshan begging for mercy humbly, the man finally showed a satisfied expression, his eyes full of sarcasm, "It seems that big brother's dog slave is not that hard-headed... But then again, if he wasn't so weak, why would he betray his own bloodline and become a running dog of our demon clan!"
"Your Excellency is right. I am a coward," Lu Qingshan showed a flattering smile. "As the saying goes, a wise bird chooses a tree to roost in. The human race is weak, so I am abandoning the dark and joining the light."
When it comes to acting, the most important thing is to be able to let go of your baggage. No matter what your personality was before, you can instantly put yourself into the new role you are going to play.
Lu Qingshan did a good job in this regard. This was the influence of "modern" thinking on him, which prevented him from having too many stubborn and conservative ideas.
"Tell me, what's the news?"
"Master Demon General, it's like this... Recently, our seven regions of the underworld have all suffered a sudden attack from the human race, and suffered heavy losses." Lu Qingshan raised his eyes and carefully glanced at the burly soldier demon. He swallowed his saliva and continued, "Later we found out the situation. The culprit of all the crimes originated from a sword cultivator named 'Lu Qingshan'..."
"Does this Lu Qingshan have some extraordinary power? You can't deal with him, so you come to Chi Pu for help?"
The burly man's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he sneered: "The more powerful the demons are, the more difficult it is to sneak into the human territory..."
"That's not the case," Lu Qingshan shook his head quickly and said, "Lu Qingshan's cultivation is actually not very high. He is only a fifth-level swordsman. We are fully capable of dealing with him, but..."
After a pause, Lu Qingshan continued, "Because he was afraid of our revenge, Lu Qingshan chose to enter Yumen Pass. We in the underworld cannot reach Yumen Pass, so we came to see Lord Chipu. I hope Lord Chipu can pay more attention to Lu Qingshan on the battlefield outside the domain. Once he is found, he will be killed directly to prevent future troubles."
Although he could make up the news, it couldn't be too fake, as the demons were not stupid.
However, he did not know much about the internal situation of the underworld. If he made up something, he might be found out immediately.
So after some thought, selling oneself turned out to be the best option - after all, this was real information, so there was naturally no loophole.
"The underworld suffered heavy losses, and there is also Lu Qingshan..." The burly man repeated the name, seeming to be thinking about something.
Lu Qingshan was trembling below, looking as if he didn't dare to speak.
After a long time, the burly man's eyes turned cold and full of mockery, staring at Lu Qingshan and said calmly: "Just follow me first.
As for this Lu Qingshan, he is just a fifth-level swordsman. Why should I trouble you to help him? After I take over Luoyan Pass, I will personally help you solve this "heartache"! "
When talking about the four words "great concern", the burly man emphasized his tone, and the sarcasm in his tone was clearly revealed.
Hearing what the burly man said, Lu Qingshan's face changed slightly, and he stammered, "Master Demon General..."
"What? Do you have any objections?" The burly man's voice suddenly became cold, and a murderous intent arose in his voice.
"No, I have no objection..." Lu Qingshan didn't dare to say anything more, and quickly responded timidly, while secretly groaning in his heart - he originally wanted to use his identity as a cultivator from the underworld to safely pass through the demon army.
The army is advancing, so it is definitely not as fast as him alone. At that time, he will be able to pass on the news in time before the demon army reaches Luoyan Pass, so that the monks of Luoyan Pass can evacuate quickly.
Who would have thought that the demon general in front of him, for some unknown reason, would actually detain him by force.
This undoubtedly disrupted his original plan.
What's worse is that he may be able to deceive outsiders, but if he is really forced to meet that "Chi Pu", he, a fake monk from the underworld, has no confidence that he can hide the truth.
The problem is that the situation is now inferior to that of others, and he does not have the confidence to raise any objections.
"It's true that plans can't keep up with changes. After a series of operations, I actually got myself into a situation where I was trapped in a den of evil ," Lu Qingshan said helplessly, "Now I can only take it one step at a time."
After the incident, he was quickly dismissed.
But apparently out of respect for Chi Pu, he was not driven away too far, but was left on the warship.
…
On the other side, after Lu Qingshan retreated, the demon general who commanded the demon army couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
The Soldier Demon belongs to the Holy Demon bloodline of the Abyss and is one of the eight strongest clans. Its status is supreme, and it is divided into multiple lineages of inheritance.
He belongs to the Xiren lineage, and his father is the Demon Lord of the Xiren lineage, the Xiren Demon Lord.
The Demon Lord of the Beast Blade has three sons, his eldest brother Chi Pu, his second brother Diao Feng, and his own Qing Ge.
The eldest brother Chi Pu is already a seventh-grade demon commander, and the second brother is the same. Only he is still a primary demon general in the sixth grade.
The first reason is that he is still young and is the youngest son of the Demon Lord Xuanren. The second and most fundamental reason is that he is actually just the illegitimate son of the Demon Lord Xuanren.
A more popular explanation is that he is a hybrid born from the union of the Houndblade Demon Lord and other demons, and the soldier demon bloodline in his body is not pure.
Therefore, even when he reaches adulthood, he cannot become an eighth-grade demon, as that is something only a pure-blooded soldier-demon can do.
But for some reason, perhaps because he had a son in his old age, or perhaps because the Demon Lord Banshee particularly liked his deceased mother, his father was very fond of this hybrid.
However, among the demons, bloodline is respected and bloodline represents status.
Favoritism was useless, and not even his father could change the tradition.
Therefore, in order to help him rise up, the Demon Lord of the Beast Blade must help him purify the blood of the soldier demon in his body.
The problem is that the divine objects that evolve bloodlines are strategic resources for any demon clan, and countless people are eyeing them covetously.
There are many demon lords in the Soldier Demon Clan, and even the Hound Blade Demon Lord cannot cover the sky with one hand.
If he recklessly invested a large amount of Blood Spirit Crystals into his "illegitimate son" without any reason, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among other Pulse Demon Lords.
Therefore, the Hound Blade Demon Lord needs to find some suitable reasons to cover up, and the simplest way is military merit.
Military merits can be exchanged for Blood Spirit Crystals. This is a rule that has been in effect in the abyss for 20,000 years.
For Xuanren, as the Demon Lord, it was as easy as eating and drinking for him to do something to his favorite illegitimate son - he simply dispatched a team of demons, let Qingge lead them, and then chose a human city to attack.
The huge military merit brought by slaughtering a city gate is enough for Qingge to exchange for enough divine objects to evolve his soldier demon bloodline to the seventh level.
This is why he is clearly just a junior demon general, but is qualified to lead the demon army including dozens of seventh-grade demons to attack Luoyan Pass - [My Demon Lord Father].
There are always pros and cons, and it is for this reason that he has a very bad relationship with his eldest brother and second brother - Chi Pu and Diao Feng can't stand the fact that he is a bastard but is favored by the Demon Lord, and he also can't stand the fact that his eldest brother and second brother can't stand him.
Although it's a bit confusing, this is the logic.
As for the underworld in the East, it is under the jurisdiction of his elder brother Chi Pu.
He has never had much feeling about this matter, let alone jealousy , because he actually doesn't think highly of the underworld at all.
According to his idea, with the strength of their demon race, they can completely crush the human race - of course, without counting "Xia Daozu". Why bother with those convoluted things, which can't help them solve the threat posed by Xia Daozu anyway.
All in all, even if there were one more underworld, it wouldn't make much difference, and one less would not make a difference.
Chipu has always scoffed at his point of view, and often mocked him as an arrogant fool who did not understand the deeper meaning of the existence of the underworld.
He had long been resentful of this kind of ridicule.
He admitted that his eldest brother Chi Pu was extremely cunning and his second brother was not simple either, and they were both not easy to deal with.
But so what? To gain a foothold in the clan, do you have to rely on the conspiracies and tricks of the underworld?
No, it depends on strength and my father’s preference!
As long as his strength can surpass Chi Pu and Diao Feng, he can put heavy pressure on them.
If the weapon is sharp enough, there is no need to be too smart - this is the "Bible" widely circulated among the Soldier Demon Clan. He has always kept it in mind and regarded it as his motto.
Big brother, it seems that you have long forgotten this "Bible" and are instead obsessed with these little tricks of the underworld...
In addition, he never felt that his brain was inferior to his elder brother's.
For example, now, he used the excuse of helping his eldest brother solve the trouble to intercept his eldest brother's dog servant and make trouble for him.
If Chi Pu failed to receive the news in time and thus failed to do something, given his father's preference for him, he would definitely only blame his elder brother, while he would be blameless.
Perfect!
Thinking of this, the Qingge Demon General couldn't help but reveal a smug smile.
