CHAPTER 1920: CHAPTER 1921: THE TWO WORLDS CONNECTED

"Are you crazy?!"

This time, even Ling Xiao, who was already calmed down by Bai Qiu, couldn’t help but exclaim, even putting aside the task of protecting Chen Mengmeng for a moment.

Bai Qiu gave a cold glance and said calmly, "Even when excited, do your own job well."

"But..."

Just as Ling Xiao was about to speak, Long Ao Tian spoke first, "Enough, trust Bai Qiu."

Ling Xiao was quite surprised, not understanding how Long Ao Tian, who was so close to Bai Qiu, could say something like this.

Seeing the other’s lack of understanding, Long Ao Tian continued.

"Bai Qiu thinks more than I do, considers farther than I do. Although her talent is a tad inferior to mine, I trust every decision she makes."

Bai Qiu, moved by Long Ao Tian’s words, chuckled softly and said, "Thank you."

She then turned to Yu Yanshu and asked, "Is this all there is?"

Yu Yanshu, quite taken aback, said in confusion, "Are you really willing?"

Bai Qiu smiled serenely, "To a Demon Core, important as it may be, I’ve already lost my cultivation once. What difference will it make to do it again? Just taking these things won’t take my life. I’m not yet at the level of an Earth Immortal, besides..."

As she spoke, Bai Qiu looked at the seal beside her with a solemn expression, "I feel this seal is more important than we think."

Yu Yanshu didn’t speak; her persistence in this place was due to the same feeling as Bai Qiu.

Though she didn’t know what Su Zhedian had done over the decades, or the ultimate purpose of these seals, this feeling lingered around her, never dispersing.

"Give me a quarter of an hour."

When Bai Qiu spoke, everyone immediately stepped aside.

Yu Shuang watched with flickering eyes but said nothing.

As Bai Qiu’s mana enveloped her whole body, a fist-sized Demon Core and two other things were extracted from within her.

Bai Qiu’s aura weakened drastically, and seeing this, Yu Shuang immediately stepped forward to shield Bai Qiu, preventing her from being affected by this peculiar place.

"Girl, these things are entrusted to you. Don’t disappoint me."

"Mm."

Yu Yanshu nodded heavily and reached out to Bai Qiu, who was worse off than she was.

Bai Qiu smiled and did not reject Yu Yanshu’s goodwill, quickly transforming back into her initial form as a small cat and landing on Yu Yanshu’s shoulder.

"I’m a bit sleepy. I’ll take a nap now. If there’s nothing urgent, don’t wake me."

Before anyone could react, Bai Qiu had completely fallen asleep.

Yu Yanshu didn’t say much. Taking advantage of Chen Mengmeng still dealing with Xu Nanzhi’s situation, she first handled the three extracted things from Bai Qiu.

Yu Shuang watched everything unfold, her heart surged, and as she looked toward the seal that was about to close, her wavering heart finally began to firm up.

On the other side, at the Primordial Land.

"So this is the other world Su Zhedian has been connecting to over the decades?"

Dressed as a child, Cui Manlou looked at the endless spiritual life around and chuckled, casually grabbing one into his hand.

Purple demonic Qi flowed from Cui Manlou’s fingers, instantly corroding the spiritual life, quickly transforming it into the purest essence of the heavens and dispersing in front of him.

"Such a dense Heavenly Dao Breath, indeed a good place. No wonder that guy was willing to spend decades here."

"Master, is this another world?"

The companion who came along with Cui Manlou curiously asked, and upon hearing it, Cui Manlou seemed to have remembered he had three others with him. He glanced at them and said calmly.

"The tasks I assigned you were completed well. Your mission ends here."

The three were puzzled, looking at Cui Manlou without understanding.

"Master, are we to return?"

"Return?"

Cui Manlou chuckled, looking around, "Do you see any place here that allows you to return?"

The passageway between the two worlds is single-directional, much unlike the entrance on one side being both entrance and exit.

Connecting worlds is mostly one-way, making true intercommunication extremely difficult. This is why Su Zhedian spent such a long time achieving this.

"Then what you mean is..."

Before the words finished, three streams of demonic Qi passed over their necks, and in the next second, the three showed the most painful expressions.

Cui Manlou watched with a smile and said softly, "When I say it ends here, naturally everything ends here."

As the life force of the three turned into fine threads of purest demonic Qi falling into Cui Manlou’s hand, their lives ended at this moment.

Yet Cui Manlou’s actions did not stop; he extended his right hand, flicked several times, and three glowing auras entered the lifeless bodies.

With the infusion of souls, the three began to mutate. Within a few breaths, their appearance and aura transformed entirely into three new people.

As their consciousness returned, they immediately knelt before Cui Manlou.

"Thank you, Master, for the grace of rebirth."

"Cang Xue, Xue Tu, Split Sky. I really should thank Yang Chengyin. Without his training, how could I have capable confidants like you? Especially you, Cang Xue."

Cui Manlou lowered his head and lifted the chin of Yan Ruyu, the Saint Envoy of Cang Xue.

This made Yan Ruyu slightly nervous, "It’s your mercy, Master. Otherwise, I’d already have been a dead person."

"Not necessarily; Su Chengyu doesn’t like to eliminate completely. If you’re willing to live as an ordinary person, you might not face much trouble in your later years."

"But... I wouldn’t have a chance for revenge in this life."

Cui Manlou chuckled, understanding the implication of Yan Ruyu’s words.

"Rest assured. You connected me, brought Xue Tu and Split Sky—two Saint Envoys—and secretly stirred things to force Yang Chengyin into rebellion. I remember all these merits. You wish to take revenge on Su Chengyu and Ye Qingci, don’t you? You’ll see them soon."

"Thank you, Master!"

Cui Manlou smiled and looked into the distance.

Upon arriving, he released his aura immediately, and indeed, after sensing it, those two were already coming over.

"Bixiao Cave’s Cave Master, Qing Tian."

"Silver Dragon Cave’s Cave Master, Zhen Yue."

"Greetings, Demon Lord."

The two Cave Masters, both possessing Earth Immortal strength, yet in front of Cui Manlou, lowered their noble heads.

Cui Manlou, pleased with the scene, smiled and asked, "How goes the task I assigned to you?"

"Rest assured, Demon Lord. Although the passage destruction still lacks progress, the Su family brat is now in our hands. Besides, we’ve established contact with the Primordial Tree."