In the foreign race trading area in the southern part of Blue Dragon Fort, Yi Tian relied on his many years of experience in the Devil Realm to find the Bow Tie Alliance's wanted criminal, Dugu Yaoxiang, on the top floor of Yao Lefang.
Killing this person was just a matter of nodding his head, but keeping him alive would be more beneficial to the division of the Devil Realm. Thus, after weighing the pros and cons, Yi Tian decided to let him go. He also sent a message to the Spirit Cultivator Alliance's leader, Zheng Tingyun.
However, the Spirit Cultivator Alliance's tracking team came too quickly. Although they couldn't capture Dugu Yaoxiang, they could still lock onto the area he had been active in. In addition, there was no lack of experts in the Spirit Cultivator Alliance. Sending out an early Body Integration cultivator to deal with a late Doppelganger cultivator was more than enough.
In light of this, Yi Tian didn't want to expose his identity. Thus, after finding Dugu Yaoxiang's location, he first took out a formation disk and silently set up a formation outside the Heaven room on the top floor of Yao Music Hall. Then, he used a secret technique to break the restriction and walked in.
After a short while, he found Dugu Yaoxiang and the owner of Yao Music Hall, Guo Hui of the Qilin Clan, chatting in the room. After Guo Hui left, he took the initiative to reveal his identity. At the same time, he pointed out that Guo Hui had brought Daoist Yulong of the Spirit Cultivator Alliance to capture him. Dugu Yaoxiang revealed an expression of disbelief. However, he didn't dare to extend his Divine Sense to check the situation. Otherwise, he would directly expose his location.
Staring at Yi Tian in front of him for a while, Dugu Yaoxiang sighed and then said teasingly, "Then, I wonder if Sect Master Yi is here to capture me or to protect me?"
"Why don't you guess, Fellow Daoist Dugu?" Yi Tian smiled faintly and said meaningfully.
After thinking for less than three breaths, Dugu Yaoxiang seemed to have thought of something. He then sat down and his expression relaxed. He said leisurely, "I guess you're here to protect me. Otherwise, you wouldn't have acted alone. Let the Body Integration cultivator upstairs deal with me."
"Oh, Fellow Daoist Dugu, do you have any basis for your conjecture?" Yi Tian asked.
"You are the master of a sect of the Lifire Palace. Since you can release that Old Devil Blood Corpse back into the Yin Corpse Realm, why would you care about letting me go?" Dugu Yaoxiang replied. "Moreover, when you returned to the Spirit Realm, we met face to face near the realm gate. You already let me go at that time, why would you care about this time?"
Yi Tian nodded and said, "Go on. I think there should be more than that."
Dugu Yaoxiang came back to his senses and looked at Yi Tian's expression. "Speaking of which, we've crossed paths before. I know that Sect Master Yi is a righteous person, so the chances of you protecting me are naturally higher than taking me away."
"That's right, but these are all secondary factors," Yi Tian said indifferently. "Fellow Daoist Dugu doesn't seem to have answered the main point. I think with your shrewdness, you should be able to guess one or two reasons. "
As he spoke, the door suddenly opened. Dugu Yaoxiang stood up in shock and turned to stare at the people in front of him. His uneasiness was obvious. When he saw the two people walking towards him, he was so agitated that he couldn't even speak.
Yi Tian waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Dugu, there's no need to panic. When I came in, I've already set up a spatial formation here. Now that you're sitting in the formation, you can see the situation in the room. However, Daoist Yulong and the others can't see our traces."
Dugu Yaoxiang's expression calmed down a little when he saw his confident reply. However, when he turned to look at Daoist Yulong who was walking towards him, he still frowned with a grave expression. In the next moment, Daoist Yulong followed Guo Hui and searched around the room. Indeed, he turned a blind eye to the two people who were so close to him, as if he didn't see them at all.
In the end, Dugu Yaoxiang even reached out and tried to grab Guo Hui. However, when his arm passed through Guo Hui's body, he grabbed nothing but air. He turned around and asked in surprise, "Sect Master Yi, you're really amazing. May I know what's the name of this technique?"
"This is originally the Taiqing Pavilion's ultimate spatial divine ability. I cultivated" So Close, Yet Worlds Apart "to the Greater Mastery Realm and then integrated it into the Formation Dao. That's why it's as good as this spatial formation," Yi Tian said nonchalantly.
"So, we're not in the same space as them now?" Dugu Yaoxiang instantly understood. "You should be saying that we're in the Sumeru Space that you created."
"You can say that," Yi Tian said with a smile. "In my spatial domain, everything is under my control, so Fellow Daoist Dugu, there's no need to panic."
"On the other hand, in your domain, my life and death are in your hands, right?" Dugu Yaoxiang said with a bitter smile.
Yi Tian waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Dugu, there's no need to worry about this. Since you can guess my intentions, there's no need to worry about your life." Then, he pointed at the seat in front of him and gestured for him to sit down and talk.
Daoist Yulong and Guo Hui walked back and forth a few times in the Heavenly Room. After scanning with their divine senses, they didn't find anything strange. After a while, Daoist Yulong's expression changed slightly and he said coldly, "Master Guo, I respect that you're from a big clan in the Demon Realm, but the crime of harboring a wanted criminal is no small matter. If I can't find the remnants of the Heavenly Devil Clan today, I'm afraid your Qilin Clan won't be able to get away with it. "
Guo Hui's expression changed drastically when he heard this. He hurriedly replied, "Senior, how would I dare to fool you? That Heavenly Devil Dugu Yaoxiang was sitting here chatting with me just now. Furthermore, the people you brought over surrounded Yao Lefang. With his strength, it's impossible for him to escape. "
"Then what's the reality? Or are you saying that I'm incompetent and allowed him to escape? "Daoist Yulong's expression was slightly angry at this moment, and it seemed that he was beginning to shift the blame onto Guo Hui.
The latter wore a terrified expression when he heard this, but when he looked at the empty Heavenly Room in front of him, he looked as if he wanted to cry. After a short while, the two of them reluctantly turned around and left.
At this moment, Dugu Yaoxiang, who was inside the spatial formation, was biting his lips tightly with blood trickling down the corner of his mouth. The anger on his face was overflowing. He clenched his right fist and slammed it on the table in front of him. He said angrily, "I was blind. How could I have known such a Monster Race cultivator who betrayed his friends?"
Yi Tian burst into laughter and said, "There's no need to vent your anger on him, Fellow Daoist Dugu. I'm sure this Qilin Clan's Guo Hui already has a plan in mind. Your life is really not worth mentioning compared to the property set up by the Qilin Clan here. Everyone knows how to choose between the two. "
Hearing this, Dugu Yaoxiang took a deep breath and stood up to bow to Yi Tian. However, he was greeting him as a junior. Yi Tian sat down and accepted his bow before saying, "There's no need for that, Fellow Daoist Dugu. With our interactions in the Demon Realm back then, such a small matter is not worth mentioning."
"It's nothing to Sect Master Yi, but to me, it's a life-saving grace," Dugu Yaoxiang said respectfully, "Speaking of which, that Daoist Yulong should have come here specifically to find me. His disciple died in my hands, so he would naturally spare no effort to hunt me down."
"Fellow Daoist Dugu, please sit down and talk," Yi Tian comforted again, "Now that they're gone, we can continue our previous topic. Can you guess the main reason why I took action this time? "
Dugu Yaoxiang slowly sat down. At this time, his expression had returned to its usual calmness and was no longer worried. He lowered his head and pondered for a while. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, "If I'm not wrong, Sect Master Yi is still worried about the situation in the Demon Realm."
He was indeed the leader of the Sky Fiend Race's Severed Soul Stage cultivators. After calming down, he could quickly analyze the situation in front of him. Then, it was not difficult to guess his real intention from what he had done before.
In response, Yi Tian asked, "The collapse of the devilish army during the devilish calamity is directly related to me, and the fall of the Body Integration Stage cultivators of the Heavenly Devil Race also has something to do with me. Just based on these two points, does Fellow Daoist Dugu not have any resentment towards me? "
"It would be a lie to say that I don't," Dugu Yaoxiang replied, "It's just that everything depends on one's effort. At that time, everyone belonged to two different factions. There were many things that couldn't be done by themselves. Of course, I couldn't think so much."
"What about now?" Yi Tian asked again.
Dugu Yaoxiang said with a serious expression, "Now that the invading army of the Demon Race has fled back to the Demon Realm in a panic after being defeated, the remaining demonic cultivators who couldn't pass through the realm gap in time are naturally desperate. There are many people like me. Originally, we all planned to live one day at a time. Fortunately, Sect Master Yi came forward and set a time limit of ten years to release us back to the Demon Realm. "
"This is nothing more than my overt scheme. You should know that it's not a good thing for so many demon cultivators to remain in the Spirit Realm." Yi Tian smiled, "Rather than working to encircle and annihilate all of you, it's better to release all of you. After all, the most important thing for the Spirit Realm is to rebuild order after this disaster."
"I don't think it's just that. Sect Master Yi is killing many birds with one stone. Many of the returning demon cultivators are elites of large clans. When they return, they will definitely be disliked by their clans or be alienated," Dugu Yaoxiang said. "They generally have two ways out, but no matter which way, it will cause waves in the seven major clans of the Demon Realm."
"I wonder which two outcomes are Daoist Dugu referring to?" Yi Tian asked indifferently.
"One is to directly leave the clan and join the Demon Realm Rogue Cultivator Alliance. I believe that the majority of low and middle level demon cultivators will choose this path." Dugu Yaoxiang's eyes darkened as he explained, "The second is to return to the clan and take control. Then, they will purge the opposing forces and rebuild their prestige in the clan. For example, Leng Xu of the Ice Demon Clan or myself will definitely choose this second path. And this is Sect Master Yi's plan. Under such an overt scheme, even if I know the path ahead is dangerous, I have to brace myself. "
He didn't expect Dugu Yaoxiang to also see through his scheme. However, he had no other choice now. The reason he let the demon cultivators go during the ten year period was because he knew that they were eager to return.
Yi Tian restrained the smile on his face and said, "Fellow Dugu is right. I don't like to hide things. It was my idea to let you go. After this, I will personally escort you to the realm gate. However, you will go through the Yao Realm's realm gate. As for the stakes, you should know. "
"Of course. Every time the realm gate to the Demon Realm opens, you need to personally act. If you go there, it will be no different from telling the entire Spirit Realm that it was the Lihuo Palace's Sect Master who let me go." Dugu Yaoxiang said, "This will definitely put Sect Master Yi in an awkward position. Therefore, going through the Yao Realm's realm gate and then going to the Lower Three Realms and then returning to the Demon Realm is the safest thing."
Yi Tian nodded his head in satisfaction at Dugu Yaoxiang's answer. That was exactly what he was worried about. Fortunately, Dugu Yaoxiang understood the big picture and was able to draw inferences from one example. This saved him a lot of trouble. At the same time, he didn't need to waste time explaining.
Since he could convince Yi Tian, he was naturally happy. Then, the two sat down and chatted for a while. The topic of the two still didn't deviate from what happened during the demon disaster. Yi Tian briefly talked about what happened between him and the Scarlet-Eyed Demon. When he talked about how the Scarlet-Eyed Demon escaped back to the Demon Realm after being possessed, Dugu Yaoxiang's expression became serious for a long time. In the end, he simply said, "I will pay more attention to this matter in the future."
Yi Tian didn't want to delve into this matter. After all, the enemy of the One-eyed Demon Race was the Heavenly Demon Race. Back then, it was because of Demon Saint Bao Chi's scheme that the One-eyed Demon Race was exterminated. From this, it could be seen that even if Dugu Yaoxiang went back to reorganize the Heavenly Demon Race, he would have to constantly be on guard against the One-eyed Demon Race. High-level lone cultivators like these were the most difficult to deal with. He couldn't always find a Grand Ascension Stage cultivator to deal with everything.
At the end of the battle, he encountered the avatars of Great Heavenly Demon Dugu Jimo and Demon Saint Bao Chi. Although Yi Tian didn't fight them directly, he still found a lot of clues. These were all secrets related to the Heavenly Demon Race. After thinking about it, he asked indirectly, "I met the avatars of the two Grand Ascension Stage cultivators. The two are clearly Heavenly Demon Race cultivators. Moreover, Dugu Jimo seems to be the nephew of Demon Saint Bao Chi, right?"
Speaking of this, Dugu Yaoxiang's face showed a bit of pride, "That's natural. In the Demon Realm, the only way to become a Grand Ascension Stage cultivator is still in the hands of Demon Saint. Therefore, no matter how powerful the One-eyed Demon Race cultivators are, they are at most at the peak of Body Integration Stage."
So it was like that. As long as Demon Saint Bao Chi was stuck at the bottleneck of Grand Ascension Stage, the entire Demon Realm would probably still be under the rule of the Heavenly Demon Race. He knew that Demon Saint Bao Chi was Grandmaster Hui Ming's avatar, and Grandmaster Hui Ming's true identity was Martial Uncle Wu Xiang of Luo Tian Immortal Palace. Then what was the Demon Realm like before he came?
After thinking about it, Yi Tian changed the topic and asked, "Actually, I'm also very interested in the history of the Demon Realm. I wonder if Daoist Dugu has any records of the Middle Ages that I can take a look at?"
"I only have a chronicle of the Heavenly Demon Race here. In fact, I organized it out of boredom. There aren't many people in the Demon Realm who are interested in it. Sect Master Yi, take it and make a copy." After saying that, he took out a jade slip and handed it over.
Yi Tian took out a blank jade slip and quickly recorded the contents on it. However, the more he read, the more confused he was.
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