In the city, because of the tragic incident, there was a lot of panic, but in a corner of a tall building, it was unusually calm.

 

This was a spacious platform facing a corner of the Zhennan Domain Mountain. The mountain scenery was vast, and the white clouds were thin.

 

On the platform, two people sat facing each other. The person on the left was a small and hunched old man with wrinkles on his face like gullies. He wore plain gray clothes.

 

The person on the right was tall and wore a black cloak. He had a strange bronze mask on his face, and he was the god envoy who had appeared on the Canglin Mountain.

 

At this moment, he took out a silk box from his sleeve and pushed it in front of the old man.

 

"I heard that Elder Hei of the Black Fortress is currently at the fifth level. This is just a small gift to show my respect." The tone of the demon race's god envoy was very polite.

 

The old man opened the silk box and saw a slightly withered black lotus inside. However, the three golden lines on the lotus body were particularly eye-catching, with a shiny luster.

 

"Minghai Golden Lotus…" The old man chuckled. "The god envoy has spent a lot of effort for this small gift."

 

"I just happened to come across it and thought it could be used as a gift, so I took it." The god envoy said casually.

 

However, how many lives had he taken with this "casual" act, it seemed that he didn't care at all.

 

"I will take the gift back to the elder. I'm sure he will like it." The old man nodded. "But because of the god envoy's actions, the city is now tightly sealed, and I can't go back for a while. But as long as I stay here, no matter how the government searches the city, they won't find me. You can rest assured of that."

 

"It's a bit unexpected. I had arranged a scapegoat to distract the government's attention for a while, but he didn't fall for the trap." The god envoy also smiled. "But the city won't be sealed for too long. There are many merchants in the Zhushan City, and it will be open in no more than seven days. It won't be a problem."

 

"To tell you the truth, the days of our witch clan in the Southern Domain have been getting harder and harder. Resources like this, which can help us break through to the fifth level, are indeed hard to come by. There hasn't been a sixth level witch in our village for many years." The old man sighed and suddenly said, "I came here on behalf of the seventeen united witch villages in the Southern Domain, just to seek a way out."

 

The god envoy sighed softly when he heard this. "In the age when the witch god was the supreme existence, who would have thought that his people would survive so hard in the later generations?"

 

The old man could only smile bitterly.

 

There was indeed a witch god in the world, but it was only in the legend of ancient times, perhaps ten thousand years ago or even longer. And their witch clan was just human after all, with a much shorter lifespan than the demon race.

 

No one really missed the glory of the witch god era.

 

"We just want to survive." He shook his head. "We can tolerate the conflict with the Bai Witch Village, but the Three Absolute Valley has been hunting us down more and more ruthlessly. If not for that, we might not have thought of forming an alliance with your demon race. But even so, many village elders are still worried…"

 

"Worried about what?" The god envoy asked.

 

"Worried that you are still demons after all." The old man said, "If your plan succeeds, will it not mean the extermination of all human races?"

 

"Haha." The god envoy laughed. "In the age of the saints in the human race, were we demons ever exterminated? Even when the gods return, the human race will still exist. At that time, the human race will still rule the human race."

 

"At that time, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths will undoubtedly be eradicated, and the human race… might as well be renamed the witch clan."

 

"All seven demon kings have the same idea. Before the return of the gods, all friends who have helped us will be given a new world." The god envoy opened his arms, as if embracing an illusory new world.The old man's face remained calm, obviously not entirely convinced by his persuasion, but he continued to listen calmly. "This is also the second concern of the elders of each tribe…"

 

"They are worried that your… divinity is fake."

 

…

 

[Sha]: "Minghai Golden Lotus?"

 

[58]: "Right, after some investigation by my subordinates, it seems to have been taken by a demon envoy… but we can't find any more clues."

 

[Sha]: "If I can get this Minghai Golden Lotus, I can break through the third level of the Five Elements Realm today! Don't slack off on the investigation. I'll ask other fellow disciples if there are any helpers near Kao Shan City."

 

[58]: "I will do my best."

 

[59]: "What? Minghai Golden Lotus! Senior just found the Minghai demon that Lord Sha needs a few days ago. That's amazing!"

 

Ignoring the street urchin 59 who had popped up again, Chu Liang didn't pay him any attention. Instead, he waited quietly for Sha's reply.

 

He had asked the question in the soul realm space after some consideration. Because the Minghai Golden Lotus was mainly used for alchemy, medicine refining, or auxiliary cultivation, it was not of great use to monsters. A demon god envoy suddenly committing such a big crime and recklessly snatching this item couldn't be just for fun. Those who needed this item for cultivation were mostly evil cultivators such as demons, witches, gu cultivators, and poison cultivators. Thinking about the purpose of the envoy's trip out of the mountain and his previous behavior habits, it was not unlikely that he would do something like borrowing flowers to offer Buddha or inviting people to buy hearts.

 

Although his whereabouts were nowhere to be found, the people he contacted were likely to be traceable. After all, even under the shadow, there were their own relationship networks.

 

Soon, he received Sha's reply.

 

[Sha]: "I asked other fellow disciples, and there are indeed some near Kao Shan City, but he can't give you direct help and doesn't know much about this matter. However, he gave me a piece of information. If you want to inquire about the news in Kao Shan City, you can go to Gu Er Niang's tavern."

 

As expected. It had to be the brothers in the dark world who were reliable. Although it was only a channel for inquiring about information, it was still better than having no clues at all.

 

[58]: "Gu Er Niang's tavern? Okay, I'll set off now to investigate."

 

[Sha]: "You have gone to such lengths. When I break through in the future, I will definitely reward you. Thank you for everything, whether this matter succeeds or not."

 

[58]: "Lord Sha, don't be polite. It's all my duty."

 

[59]: "Bravo."

 

After putting away the Soul-Locking Order, Chu Liang immediately notified Yun Zhaoxian. "I'm going to find someone to inquire about some information. You can wait for me here."

 

The situation there was unclear for the time being, and it was not good to take Yun Zhaoxian with him. In case something related to the Ghost King Sect was exposed, it would be difficult to explain.

 

Yun Zhaoxian curiously asked, "Inquire about information? Where are you going?"

 

Chu Liang said, "I got some leads from a friend. It's quite secretive, so I'll go alone."

 

"Okay." Yun Zhaoxian nodded and added, "I have to thank your friend."

 

Chu Liang smiled. "No need. He just thanked me."