Chapter 218

Chao Yun originally thought that Hongjun was going to meet Li Jinglong, but instead, he walked slowly under the bridge along the river during the dry season.

Chao Yun was full of suspicions, but she didn't ask. When they arrived at a dark cave, Hongjun bent down and entered.

"Go scout the way," Hongjun said in a low voice. "Fox King said that Xie Yu is hidden here."

Chao Yun transformed into a huge snake and coiled around Hongjun to protect him. After so long, this was the first time that Hongjun saw his demon form. He saw that Chao Yun's scales were majestic and awe-inspiring, even more so than the huge black snake in Tian Luo Mountain. After swallowing the inner core, he re-cultivated according to his snake form. His scales flashed with a peacock green luster, faintly resembling peacock feathers. There was also a beautiful, sharp horn on his head.

"Wow," Hongjun said in a low voice. "So beautiful, the new Snake King."

He couldn't help but rub Chao Yun's head. The Ba Snake respectfully lowered its head and then turned its head towards the deepest part of Ten Li River. The scales on its abdomen touched the ground, and it felt the vibrations coming from within. It then quickly swam towards the darkness.

Hongjun waited in the darkness. Not long after, two rays of green light came.

"Your Majesty, there are four guards inside," the Ba Snake answered. "I've taken care of them."

Hongjun flipped over and straddled the Ba Snake's neck, allowing it to take him to the deepest part of Ten Li River. The ancient river quickly swept past the brick walls, and in a short while, they arrived at an open space. The sound of heavy breathing could be heard from time to time. Hongjun got off the snake's back and slowly walked forward. He felt a remnant of demonic aura.

"Be careful," Chao Yun said behind Hongjun.

Before Hongjun's eyes could adjust to the darkness, he tripped on something cold on the ground and almost fell. The Ba Snake stretched out its tail and wrapped around him. At that moment, the panting stopped abruptly. Two more red lights lit up in the darkness!

Hei Jiao's blood-red eyes rose from the ground and looked at Hongjun.

Hongjun raised his head and looked into Xie Yu's eyes. One man and one flood dragon suddenly became silent. Both sides were in a deadlock. Xie Yu was extremely surprised. He couldn't say a word for a long time. Ba Snake carefully moved his body in front of Hongjun to guard against Xie Yu's sudden attack.

Hongjun frowned as he stared at the Xie Yu, only to see that it had been corroded by the Devil Qi, the scales all over its body had fallen off mottled, new wounds and old wounds intertwined, the heart was almost completely exposed, the blood vessels between the rotting flesh were contracting.

"Is it time?" Xie Yu asked in a low voice.

"No, not yet." Hongjun raised his head and said, "I just suddenly wanted to see you."

He slowly walked forward and gently placed his hand on Xie Yu's flood dragon body. Xie Yu trembled, as if it wanted to avoid him. Finally, Hongjun calmed that restless restlessness and its body relaxed.

"You're about to die." Hongjun's brows furrowed deeply as he said in a low voice.

Xie Yu said, "The remnant of the Devil Qi can't support me anymore … I've been hiding in this dark and filthy underground all day … Kun and Peng are waiting to devour me. Kill me … Hongjun."

"I can't kill you." Hongjun said in a low voice, "You're destined to die under the Six Tools of Acalanatha."

"He can." Xie Yu said again.

"Who is it?" Hongjun asked in surprise.

As his voice fell, Xie Yu slightly turned his head. A white light shone from the other side of the passage. In the darkness, a tall man slowly walked towards Xie Yu. He carried a sword on his back and his hand glowed with light as if he was carrying a lamp. Under the white light, the Devil Qi surged and scattered in all directions.

The light shone so brightly that Hongjun almost couldn't open his eyes. The moment the two people looked at each other, Li Jinglong murmured, "I guessed it was you, Hongjun."

In an instant, Hongjun rushed forward and hugged Li Jinglong tightly.

"I guessed it was you." Li Jinglong only said over and over again. He closed his eyes and hugged Hongjun tightly. He murmured, "You saved my life, didn't you?" Then he buried his head in his shoulder and trembled. Hongjun originally wanted to avoid Li Jinglong, but in this narrow space, he could no longer avoid him. At that moment, his emotions defeated his reason. After a short pause, he woke up and turned his head to look at Xie Yu.

Li Jinglong was still unwilling to let go of Hongjun's hand. He only interlocked his fingers with his and held them tightly. There was no one else in his eyes. He asked Hongjun, "Have you been bullied?"

Hongjun hurriedly said no and showed Li Jinglong the Thousand Possibilities Chain on his feet. Li Jinglong pulled him to the side and sat down. He took out the Vajra Arrow and said, "Let me try. That day, Yu Prefecture and I chased for a long distance, but we couldn't find any trace of you …"

Xie Yu said in a deep voice, "The Thousand Possibilities Chain is the chain used to imprison the Golden-winged Giant Peng Bird in the past. It restrains the Bird Clan. Other than Immortal Lu Ya's unorthodox magic weapon, the Immortal Flying Knife, there is no other item in this world that can break it."

Li Jinglong turned a deaf ear to him. He lowered his head and used the arrow to pry open the Thousand Possibilities Chain on Hongjun's ankle. Hongjun wanted to remind him to go back first. They still had a lot of time. However, Li Jinglong raised his head and looked at Hongjun. His gaze seemed to be telling him that there was nothing more important in this world than this.

Hongjun frowned slightly. Li Jinglong used the Mind's Lamp to reforge his three spiritual and seven physical souls. There was a strange and unseen connection between them. It was also at this moment that Hongjun felt that Li Jinglong had a plan that targeted Xie Yu.

Xie Yu did not say a word. He just watched quietly. For a moment, there was silence in the Ten Miles River. Only Chao Yun and Xie Yu's eyes emitted light, illuminating the narrow space.

"I thought you were here to kill me." Xie Yu said in a deep voice.

"I can't kill you right now." Li Jinglong lowered his head to check the chain. He kept stabbing the arrow into it. His fingers were cut and blood gradually dripped down. "Only four of the six weapons are left. However, I think that someone will naturally kill you."

Hongjun suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Jinglong. Li Jinglong's attention was focused on the Thousand Possibilities Chain.

Xie Yu suddenly became restless and said, "No … no …"

"I'm not here to laugh at you." Li Jinglong said casually, "In this world, no matter friend or foe, there are not many who can survive after a catastrophe."

Xie Yu remained silent. His flood dragon eyes narrowed slightly. Blood dripped from Li Jinglong's hand, dyeing the Thousand Possibilities Chain red.

"You won't be able to solve this deadlock!" Xie Yu suddenly said in a thunderous voice.

Hongjun's heart trembled. He felt that Li Jinglong's plan seemed to be working.

Xie Yu said word by word, "You. All. Will. Die."

Li Jinglong stopped and replied, "You will too. However, you will die without any dignity."

Xie Yu couldn't help but tremble. His huge flood dragon body coiled and swam. The Ba Snake was afraid that he would suddenly explode. It stared vigilantly at the scarred Hei Jiao.

"We never knew that the future path would be full of thorns." Li Jinglong held the arrow in his hand. His hand trembled slightly as he said seriously, "Now that I think about it, every step we take is probably destined by the heavens." As he said this, he raised his head and looked at Hongjun. Hongjun, however, had his usual smile. His fingers gently separated Li Jinglong's bloody hand and intertwined with his.

"We were born to complete this mission." Li Jinglong said to Hongjun, "Along the way, even in the most desperate times, we never thought of giving up."

"What were you born for?" He looked up at Xie Yu and said, "Now, no matter how much unwillingness and pain you have, you have reached the end. Think about yourself, and think about Hongjun."

"If it weren't for me!" Xie Yu almost roared, "Hongjun would have died long ago! He wouldn't have survived! "

"You bore this demon seed for him." Li Jinglong said, "I think you know better than us why Tianma exists."

Xie Yu suddenly became quiet. Many years ago, he knew better than Kong Xuan that the existence of the demon seed wasn't to destroy the world, but to save the world.

"This is a seed that can help all living beings face calamity." Hongjun said seriously, "Prime Minister, this is the mission of obtaining the demon seed. From the very beginning, when I learned of my mission, I never ran away from it. I just unswervingly carried it out."

Xie Yu turned his head away.

"But you survived." Xie Yu said in a low voice, "Instead, it was me who was locked in this final abyss."

Li Jinglong looked at Xie Yu. Xie Yu was like a lamp that had run out of oil. No one would have thought that this once all-powerful Flood Dragon King, who had enjoyed all the glory of the mortal world, who had witnessed the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty, would be so sullen before his death and be locked in this place.

"Leave here." Li Jinglong said, "I came to let you go."

Hongjun instantly said, "Jinglong?"

Li Jinglong stood up and faced Xie Yu together with Hongjun. He said seriously, "Fox King has inquired for us. In another day, the Kun and the Peng will devour you, digest your three spiritual and seven physical souls, and obtain the remaining demon seed."

Hongjun was shocked when he heard this. Xie Yu seemed to have known this outcome. After being imprisoned underground by the Kun and the Peng for many days, he must have had a special use for them. He was not only a bait to attract the Exorcism Division, but also their food.

"It was when I was very young." Xie Yu said slowly, "My father once told me … in this world, no one can escape from the fences of fate … This Dragon-subduing Pagoda is a prison. But even if I leave the pagoda and go to the outside world, what's the difference?"

"Everything that comes to this world has a mission. This mission is the final tribulation in one's life. The day when one's merit is fulfilled is also the day when one transcends the tribulation. "

"But where is my tribulation? In this life … the tribulation is like a rope tied to my throat … The most lamentable thing is that the heavenly tribulation never came, but I have already perished in my own heart's demon. "

"Thinking back, the Kun and the Peng have the power to see through the world and the human heart. They think they can escape from fate, but aren't they also struggling bitterly in the tribulation?"

Luoyang Ming Hall.

"I know that you may have some complaints about my actions," Qing Xiong walked to the throne and said in a low voice, "I thought that this matter didn't require too much explanation."

Outside the Ming Hall, there was a black mass of demons. Kun Shen walked into the hall and stood tall.

Yu Zaoyun and the Battle Corpse Ghost King maintained their silence. Qing Xiong's gaze shifted to the Battle Corpse Ghost King's empty right sleeve.

"Don't worry," Qing Xiong murmured, "I can't read your hearts. One has no heart, and her divine sense is all in the three souls and seven spirits left in the inner core. The other is known for her scheming and shrewdness. A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea. It's easy for her to hide from me. That little nephew of mine has reminded me more than once that the heart can deceive people. "

"So?" Yu Zaoyun was unmoved. He maintained an appropriate amount of contempt towards Qing Xiong's opening remarks. "Before interrogating the Demon King, you're preparing to interrogate the two of us first?"

"Are you finally admitting that you're on the same side?" Kun Shen said slowly.

"There's no point in talking nonsense, Yuan Kun." The Battle Corpse Ghost King said in a low voice, "I don't remember any grand plan being mentioned when we gathered our clan to rebuild the Holy Land. Although that little peacock was only a Demon King for one day, it's not that easy to dethrone her. "

Qing Xiong said, "The so-called 'orthodox' is a title used only by the Emperor of the Human Race. I don't remember when the Demon Race had this rule. Ghost King … "

He sat majestically on the throne and tapped his finger on the armrest. He said, "What I regret the most now is that I didn't teach Hongjun this future mission when he was young …"

"Is that so?" Yu Zaoyun lazily interrupted him. He said casually, "I'm afraid it's not that I don't want to, but that I can't. After all, in front of the True Fire Phoenix, there are some words that can't be said. "

"I remember someone told me," the Battle Corpse Ghost King said, "that he's destined to die? Even the two Demon Kings who have the power to reverse fate can't predict the final outcome. "

Yu Zaoyun said, "I think someone has already made preparations for the other hand, right? After all, if Hongjun really dies … "

"He can't die." This time, it was Yuan Kun's turn to speak. "Letting him live is to consume the Six Tools of Acalanatha. If not, we wouldn't be able to control the Exorcism Division. Only by dispersing one of the Six Tools and hiding one of them will the Demon Race gradually disappear from the Divine Continent. Only then will the Demon Race have the possibility to rise again."

"So, I think we really need to have an open and honest talk." Qing Xiong crossed his legs and sat casually on the throne. He said, "Even if my nephew clearly hasn't figured out his position as a Demon King …"

"This is the position of the Noble Bird Clan's Chong Ming before his nirvana," the Battle Corpse Ghost King said in a low voice. "It's also the position of Kong Xuan, one of the Three Luminous Gold Saints."

"Alright." Qing Xiong didn't intend to dwell on this issue. "At least from the current situation …"

The Battle Corpse Ghost King didn't give him any face. He interrupted in a low voice, "From what I know, all the demons in the world follow the lead of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans. After the Dragon Clan retired due to the War of the Mountains and Seas, the Three Luminous Gold Saints became the nominal kings of the Demon Race in the Divine Continent. When making a decision, two of the Three Saints must agree. "

Qing Xiong was instantly enraged. Although he didn't answer, the remaining three Demon Kings all felt his anger.

"I think … the Ghost King means that Hongjun represents Kong Xuan and Chong Ming," Yu Zaoyun answered. "Unless all the Demon Kings agree, he can't be deposed."

Yuan Kun said, "So, we're about to make a decision now. Fox King, I understand how you feel. Falling in love with a mortal and spending almost half of your life with him, waiting for such an ending. This isn't something that anyone can experience. "

Yu Zaoyun said coldly, "Li Longji isn't dead yet. What ending is there to talk about?"