“By the way, was it your idea for your disciple to cause trouble at the Divine Sword Sect? Why did you do it?”
Ling Xiao suddenly asked.
“I dare not deceive Senior Brother Ling. This was an order from Sect Leader Chang Yueying earlier. No other sects are allowed to rise within the Moonlight Sect’s territory, so…”
“Hmph, Chang Yueying? She’s no longer the Sect Leader of the Moonlight Sect. Enough, let’s not talk about this. You can go.”
Ling Xiao snorted coldly.
“Understood!”
The Whale Island Lord couldn’t wait to escape from here. Ling Xiao’s aura was simply too terrifying, and he didn’t want to stay near him for a moment longer.
As soon as he left, Ling Xiao followed closely behind.
The Whale Island Lord was clearly hiding something, and Ling Xiao had to find out what. Since the other party wouldn’t talk, tracking was the best approach.
With Ling Xiao’s cultivation and the mysterious Cloud Dragon Divine Movement, let alone tracking the Whale Island Lord, even following a stronger Half-Step Heavenly Venerable might go unnoticed.
Even in broad daylight, Ling Xiao’s figure was almost imperceptible, nearly vanishing into the ground.
Unless someone had exceptionally powerful cultivation, they wouldn’t detect even a trace of his presence.
This was when he was moving.
If he stood still, using the template of his Mountain and River Martial Soul, he could make himself appear like a tree. Even experts of the Celestial Realm, Cave Heaven Realm, or stronger wouldn’t be able to do anything to him.
The Whale Island Lord moved quickly. Despite his large build, his movement technique was impressive, gliding over ten metres in a single bound. An ordinary martial artist at the early Ninth Layer of the Mortal Realm might not keep up.
But Ling Xiao, while concealing his aura, could still perfectly track the Whale Island Lord.
About a quarter of an hour later, they were dozens of miles from Tianfeng City. The Whale Island Lord boarded a boat and headed toward Whale Island.
Ling Xiao didn’t use a boat. He snapped off a piece of wood, tossed it into the sea, and glided across, moving faster than the boat.
The sea was calm, with no signs of strong winds or waves, so he wasn’t worried about being capsized.
Though he’d lived in Tianfeng City for a long time, truthfully, he’d never been out to sea. The furthest he’d gone was Dragon Gate Port.
The air at sea was fresher than on land, with even denser spiritual energy, but it was filled with a sense of danger, leaving no room for carelessness.
Soon, they reached Whale Island.
The Whale Island Lord entered his Island Lord’s Mansion, and Ling Xiao followed.
“Big Whale, you’re finally back. I heard you ran into a core disciple of the Moonlight Sect in Tianfeng City?”
The one greeting the Whale Island Lord was none other than Xu Dao, whom Ling Xiao had met before!
This man was Xu Ying’s father and master.
Xu Dao wasn’t a Moonlight Sect disciple. His association with the Whale Island Lord likely hid some unspeakable secret.
“Brother Xu, no need for extra words. Hurry and inform the Yin-Yang Demon King. The Moonlight Sect’s core disciple might be heading to the Fog Zone!”
The Whale Island Lord said urgently.
“What’s there to fear? Can he get in and out? You know better than us what’s in the Fog Zone. That’s the outpost of our Storm Legion. The damned laws of the Mysterious Realm prevent our Sea Tribe Alliance from entering the mainland in large numbers, but Lord Sea God found a loophole. The first step is to swallow the entire Tianlong Continent. Our Storm Legion is the army of the Sea Tribe Alliance. Are we really afraid of a mere Moonlight Sect core disciple?”
Xu Dao sneered coldly.
“Aren’t your Ninja Tribe a branch of humanity?” the Whale Island Lord laughed. “Why help our Storm Legion?”
“Nonsense. The Ninja Tribe has long intermarried with many Sea Tribe clans, carrying the noble blood of the Sea Tribe. What are humans? Mere inferior beings!”
Xu Dao snorted coldly.
“Regardless, inform the Yin-Yang Demon King first. He’s the general of the Storm Legion’s outpost!”
The Whale Island Lord said gravely.
“Fine, I’ll notify him, but I still don’t understand. Why would the Yin-Yang Demon King help us?”
Xu Dao asked.
“Hahaha, you don’t know? The so-called True Demon Empire was actually the Sea Tribe Alliance’s first invasion of the human world. The True Demon Emperor is one of our Sea Tribe’s powerhouses. His subordinates are all elites from the deep sea, and the Yin-Yang Demon King is no exception.”
The Whale Island Lord laughed heartily.
What!
Hearing this, Ling Xiao felt immense shock.
In the traditional human world, when people thought of the Mysterious Realm, they mostly considered the thirteen separate continents, ignoring the Storm Ocean.
Now, it seemed that was a grave mistake.
The deep sea harboured such powerful races, but they were restricted by the Mysterious Realm’s laws, unable to enter the mainland in large numbers.
Otherwise, the Tianlong Continent might already be fully occupied by the Sea Tribe.
The True Demon Emperor was just one of their powerhouses, yet he nearly brought the once-mighty Human Sacred Dynasty to ruin.
What about the other Sea Tribe powerhouses?
It was unimaginable.
“I never thought the Yin-Yang Demon King was from the Sea Tribe, or that the True Demon Empire was created by them. This is too shocking. Alright, I’ll notify the Yin-Yang Demon King now!”
Xu Dao leapt away.
Ling Xiao didn’t hesitate, abandoning the Whale Island Lord to follow Xu Dao.
The Whale Island Lord was just a small fry, easily dealt with anytime. The Yin-Yang Demon King behind this was the real big fish.
One of the nine demon kings of the former True Demon Empire.
Ling Xiao had already eliminated the Plague Demon King and the Evil Beast Demon King. Now, meeting the Yin-Yang Demon King—quite the coincidence.
Hmm? He entered that fog!
Ling Xiao stopped. The sea was covered by a strange fog, its range so vast that he couldn’t see what was inside, only faintly sensing a chilling, terrifying aura.
Enter?
Or leave?
Ling Xiao faced another life-or-death decision.
He could return to the sect and report this to the Moonlight Sect, but that might mean missing some opportunities.
After all, opportunities often come with danger.
Might as well go in!
Ling Xiao gritted his teeth. He still had a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox sealing card. Even against a Celestial Realm expert, he could hold his own. Besides, this fog likely only contained the Storm Legion’s outpost.
Outposts generally weren’t too strong. The Mysterious Realm’s laws dictated that overly powerful or numerous deep-sea races couldn’t enter the mainland.
When the True Demon Emperor first appeared, he wasn’t as strong as the Human Sacred Lord. But his talent was too extraordinary, his growth too rapid, which later posed such a massive threat to humanity.
