373: Extraterrestrial Power

Peach Blossom Demon Lord chatted with Ling Lu for a long time, leaving Immortal Master Bone Fiend to the side. Only after she had coaxed Ling Lu into a good mood did she say to Immortal Master Bone Fiend:

"This seat is a woman of her word. I will send Ling Lu back the day after tomorrow. Do you have anything else?"

Immortal Master Bone Fiend shook his head. "This Junior has nothing. I will follow the Sect Master's orders!"

No matter what Peach Blossom Demon Lord was plotting, Liu Xuan could only go along with her. With insufficient strength, words were useless.

Since she promised to send Ling Lu back the day after tomorrow, he would wait until then.

"You have nothing, but this seat has matters to inquire about in detail." Peach Blossom Demon Lord waved her hand lightly, and a vine grew frantically, forming a vine chair next to Immortal Master Bone Fiend in an instant.

Motioning for Immortal Master Bone Fiend to sit, she continued, "I have seen the Gu insect within your Divine Soul and the Divine Beast Essence Blood in your body. May I invite your master for a conversation?"

"You..."

No wonder! No wonder Peach Blossom Demon Lord had this attitude. It was one thing for the Puppet Gu sub-gu to be exposed, but she had actually discovered the Essence Blood inside Immortal Master Bone Fiend's body!!

'She must already suspect me!'

'However, looking at her demeanor, she seems to have misunderstood something!'

"I'm afraid that won't do!" Immortal Master Bone Fiend bowed respectfully. "This Junior cannot make decisions regarding my master's affairs."

Seeing Immortal Master Bone Fiend's attitude, Peach Blossom Demon Lord did not get angry; instead, she seemed even happier as she laughed.

"It was this seat's presumption. Since we are both of the Yao Race, could you tell me the name of your master's clan?"

Immortal Master Bone Fiend hesitated for a moment, then stood up to straighten his robes. With a serious expression, he cupped his hands toward the sky and spoke loudly:

"My Lord does not belong to the Five Elements and transcends Yin and Yang. He resides in the Celestial Court and commands the Sun and Moon. Heavenly Thunder cannot harm him, and calamities cannot disturb him..."

Peach Blossom Demon Lord's eyes brightened as she listened. If an ordinary person bragged like this in front of her, she naturally wouldn't believe it. But considering the terrifying phantom she saw within the Essence Blood of Immortal Master Bone Fiend... 'He truly is a Great Power who transcends this world! The other party is hiding his identity, perhaps because he fell into hard times for some reason. This might be my chance!'

"May I ask if your master is Liu Xuan?" Peach Blossom Demon Lord asked after listening.

"Of course... not!" Immortal Master Bone Fiend looked disdainful. "He is merely an 'Envoy' with a status slightly higher than mine. How could he be compared to my Master?!"

Since he was already exposed before Peach Blossom True Monarch, Liu Xuan decided he might as well brag a bit more and fabricate a background of a super big shot to make her afraid to act recklessly.

If she believed it, that was for the best. If she didn't, it didn't matter. He had already caught her attention anyway, and there was no avoiding it.

Looking at Peach Blossom True Monarch's expression, she seemed to believe him at least on the surface. She said, "This seat can contribute to the development of the Liu Family's power. Are you willing to go and talk to Liu Xuan on my behalf?"

"I suppose I can!" The arrogance on Immortal Master Bone Fiend's face immediately vanished as he asked, "How much effort does the Sect Master wish to contribute? And the purpose is..."

Peach Blossom Demon Lord smiled radiantly. "Doesn't the Liu Family need Yao Beast Essence Blood? This seat can provide it. As for Artifact Refining, the Peach Blossom Sect's treasury has many high-quality spiritual ores."

"Furthermore, I heard Liu Xuan has hundreds of children. I have a group of Yao Race subordinates with decent Bloodline grades who can serve as their contracted Spirit Beasts."

"As for the purpose... this seat hasn't thought of it yet. How about we discuss it later?"

After Peach Blossom Demon Lord finished speaking, her beautiful eyes stared at Immortal Master Bone Fiend as if she wanted to see right through him.

Immortal Master Bone Fiend thought for a moment and nodded. "I will follow the Sect Master's orders!"

He had already bragged so much; if he didn't even dare to take things given for free now, wouldn't he seem guilty?

Whatever her plans were! He would take the benefits first. Peach Blossom Demon Lord currently had to face the siege of the Beast Taming Sect and didn't even dare to leave her Sect. Why should he fear her?

Peach Blossom Demon Lord nodded in satisfaction and instructed Immortal Master Bone Fiend, "I will have Lüluo discuss the details with you when the time comes. You may leave now!"

She waved her hand lightly, and a ripple of spatial fluctuations appeared around Immortal Master Bone Fiend, instantly sending him out of the Secret Realm.

After sending Immortal Master Bone Fiend out, Lüluo and the white-skirted Demon Lord Bai Leng appeared beside Peach Blossom Demon Lord.

"Peach Blossom, this man is full of lies. Do you really believe him?" Demon Lord Bai Leng spoke.

Peach Blossom Demon Lord slowly shook her head. "True or false, as long as there is a fraction of truth, it is a good thing for me!"

Immortal Master Bone Fiend had come to the door personally just after Ling Lu was captured, which showed that Liu Xuan could definitely contact him directly, yet Immortal Master Bone Fiend claimed he couldn't make decisions.

Immortal Master Bone Fiend praised his master to the heavens, yet the entire Liu Family power, including himself, tried their best to hide.

As the saying goes, the more one speaks, the more mistakes one makes. Immortal Master Bone Fiend was full of flaws, and Peach Blossom Demon Lord knew this very well.

But so what? Just as her chances of breaking through to Soul Transformation were slim, as long as there was a sliver of possibility, it was worth a try.

"Lüluo, go and prepare the things I just mentioned. It's best to send someone to establish contact with the Liu Family; I need more detailed intelligence on them."

"Bai Leng, you are responsible for coordinating with the Beast Taming Sect to ensure this matter proceeds in secret."

Peach Blossom Demon Lord exhorted, "Sending resources is just the process. What I want is for you to establish close ties with the Liu Family's internal members, understood?"

"Understood!"

"Got it!"

Lüluo and Bai Leng bowed to receive their orders, then left the Peach Blossom Secret Realm together.

After everyone had left, Peach Blossom Demon Lord looked at Ling Lu, who was picking flowers in the distant flower bed, and murmured in a low voice:

"A Great Power from beyond the Realm, a Divine Beast that reaches the heavens... the path of cultivation values Opportunity above all else. I hope this time won't disappoint me!"

Soul Transformation was too difficult! As the final Realm before Ascension, the Bottleneck was like a heavenly chasm.

Furthermore, since the Near Ancient Era, the number of Soul Transformation cultivators in this world had already exceeded the number of fifth-tier spiritual lands. The 'bonus period' had passed. To break through to Soul Transformation, the difficulty lay in more than just the Bottleneck.

As long as their lifespan wasn't nearing its end, no Spirit Transformation Dao Lord wanted to see a new Spirit Transformation Dao Lord appear in their territory to compete for resources. Without a great Opportunity, most Nascent Soul True Lords couldn't even obtain the basic fifth-tier spiritual land required for the Breakthrough.

In today's world, the luckiest Nascent Soul True Lord was one who possessed extremely high talent and happened to have a Spirit Transformation Dao Lord above them whose lifespan was nearing its end and hoped for them to take over.

The next best was being in a super large Sect like the Beast Taming Sect, which possessed several Spirit Transformation Dao Lords. The Sect would be willing to provide the most basic conditions for a Breakthrough, with the price being that after a successful Breakthrough, one would need to personally participate in a Pioneering War to open up new territories for the Sect.

The worst was someone like Peach Blossom Demon Lord. The Lord of the Endless Great Mountain Demon Court was still young and would not only refuse to help her but would also suppress her. The Azure Profound Sect was even less likely to help her and only wanted to use her.

Such were the rules. Under normal circumstances, it was almost impossible for Peach Blossom Demon Lord to successfully break through. It was the Pioneering War that had given her a sliver of a chance to gamble with her life.

Originally, she only had that one sliver of a chance, but now, because of Liu Xuan's appearance, she had another sliver of a chance. Even if this sliver of a chance wasn't very reliable, she had to go and take a look.