Inner Demons

By this point, Li Yunxin wasn't very keen on leaving the Dongting Lake.

Initially, he was worried about a few of his capable demonic subordinates. But now it seemed Old Man Su had done him a favor. Old Daoist Liu and San Hua were temporarily safe. Shi Kuizi was a good person, but it was unrealistic to worry about her in the same way he worried about Old Daoist Liu—he could only hope for the best for her. As for the other four demons, since even someone with Old Man Su's divine powers couldn't find them, it was unlikely Li Yunxin could find them by leaving.

So he should put his mind at ease.

And also... that Master Su had to hide inside this Dongting prohibition. What was he hiding from?

Li Yunxin knew the outside world was not peaceful. The Daoist Orthodoxy had arrived at Weicheng and decided to wage war on the demons. To do this, they planned to first seize the Divine Dragon Spiritual Soul in Dongting to weaken the True Dragon's power. But the Dongting prohibition was difficult to break, and they didn't seem to know the exact state of the True Dragon Spiritual Soul, so they would surely have to make a big move.

But...

What if this Spiritual Soul...

Was intentionally left here by the original True Dragon precisely because he had foreseen this day?

Attracting a considerable number of cultivators from the Daoist Orthodoxy and Sword Sect to this location and then...

Li Yunxin fell silent, thinking for a moment. Although he knew this was just his wishful thinking, he was genuinely more and more alarmed.

"Damn it," he couldn't help but curse.

He had originally stayed by the Wei River because he thought it was a good place to build a foundation and a presence. But who could have imagined this cursed place was hiding a part of the True Dragon's Spiritual Soul?!

Now, he had completely dragged himself into the eye of a storm.

Li Shan heard his unfriendly tone and his heart pounded. He was afraid this Dragon's Son would lose his temper and tear him to pieces.

After a moment of silence, Li Yunxin spoke to him, "Among the demons in this Dongting Lake, what is your status?"

Li Shan immediately felt a sense of relief. He quickly got up and answered him properly, "Reporting to the King, it's not a boast, but in this Dongting, Manifestation Realm demons are few. And I have cultivated the Celestial Heart Orthodox Law, and my progress is considered rapid among the demons. Also, because I used to call myself one of the ten Dragon's Sons, I've gathered many demon kings and generals under me. Only just now, the King..."

Li Yunxin smiled. "Anyone who can't take a single hit from me is a worthless piece of trash. It's no great loss if they die."

Li Shan shrank back. He thought to himself, "What kind of True Realm demon are you? Of course, they're trash in your eyes." But then he thought about how he had indeed just taken a strike of the Nine Heavens Thunderflame from this Dragon's Son, which meant he must not be considered trash in Li Yunxin's eyes. He couldn't help but feel a little proud.

He continued, "There are other demons scattered throughout the lake, each with their own generals. Usually, we don't interfere with each other, but we're certainly not on friendly terms. In the past, whenever the Lord of Dongting issued a command, everyone would rush forward. But if it weren't for the matter of Lord Lao, we would all be resentful of each other in private. Disputes are common, and fights are not rare. Those who haven't yet taken human form, or are about to, are often captured and killed to assert dominance. It's tough, but it's also the norm."

After he finished, he expected Li Yunxin to ask for more details. He could then show off, letting this Dragon's Son know that even though he hid in the canyon all day, he was well-informed about the affairs of Dongting.

But Li Yunxin knew exactly what he was thinking.

He immediately said, "Then, let's go. You'll take me, and we'll sweep them all away, one by one."

As soon as he finished speaking, he wrapped Li Shan up and they re-entered the water.

Li Shan was dumbfounded. He thought this Dragon's Son was truly brutal! Why would he only ask these things and then want to "sweep them all away"? The Lord of Dongting was also a great demon, but he usually just used his prestige to command, and he wasn't this quick to kill! If he really took Li Yunxin to "sweep them all away, one by one," the demons in Dongting wouldn't be able to do anything to the True Realm Dragon's Son, but they would hate him to the bone!

But he had no idea what Li Yunxin was thinking.

Before, he was trapped in Dongting, only thinking about how to escape and avoid being trapped in a jar.

So he listened to Lady Hong's method, and patrolled around Dongting, looking for a way out and also to relieve his depression.

By chance, he met Old Man Su on a small island in the lake. He was just looking for someone to pass the time with, but he found that Old Man Su was not an ordinary mortal, nor a regular cultivator or demon. When such an unusual person appeared in the Dongting he was hiding in at such a critical moment, he was naturally alarmed and had to find out his background.

But as he investigated, he unexpectedly became involved with the Mutual Aid Society.

Now he realized two things. First, this Dongting prohibition was not so easily broken.

Second... all the things that had happened around the Dongting, in Weicheng, and by the Wei River...

He didn't know which were coincidences and which were planned! The Mutual Aid Society's movements were erratic, and their ambition seemed great. They had also developed and supported forces among mortals, demons, the Daoist Orthodoxy, and the Sword Sect. Now Dongting had become the center of attention... was the Mutual Aid Society responsible for this?

He had to remember that he was forced to flee his mountain village and his parents died because of Qingliangzi of the Mutual Aid Society!

Then there was the True Dragon Spiritual Soul in this Dongting. He first met Young Master Nine, then the Lord of Dongting, which led to a series of events that brought the Daoist Orthodoxy and the Sword Sect cultivators to Weicheng, all wanting to seize that part of the Spiritual Soul. He didn't know if any of this was part of the demons' scheme, or a scheme of all three sides.

Therefore, he realized that the world outside the Dongting prohibition seemed even more dangerous than the one within.

Although in the eyes of others, he was a sinister, vicious, paranoid, and arrogant madman, in his own mind...

He would rather believe that he had fallen into a trap. But this trap did not belong to a single faction.

The Daoist Orthodoxy and Sword Sect, the demons, and the Mutual Aid Society all wanted to do something. However, with him, a ruthless character who loved to turn everything upside down, this trap had spun out of control.

It was probably no longer what any of the factions had anticipated.

Now that he was in the relatively safe Dongting Lake, the one thing he could do was to bring these lake demons to order.

The Lord of Dongting was a great Profound Realm demon, and he had been managing this Dongting for three thousand years, so he could command people with his prestige. But for him, there was only one most effective way.

Kill.

If he couldn't get out in a short period of time, then he would turn all the demons in Dongting into cogs in his machine.

The good days when the Lord of Dongting ruled Dongting were over.

Now...

He was going to be their ancestor.

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