The Demon Lord of All Forms

Chapter 42 The Cave World

"You did very well today," Li Qinghe said, her tone flat, making it impossible to tell whether it was praise or something else.

Yun Weiyang smiled but didn't say anything.

"That's too good."

Li Qinghe looked at Yun Weiyang with sharp eyes.

"It's one thing if I'm not myself, but you're not yourself either. This supernatural power of yours is generally not something that can be mastered without at least three years of practice. How long have you been practicing the Demon Seal Scripture? Less than a year."

Yun Weiyang put down her teacup, her expression unchanged.

"so what?"

"So Old Monster Yan values ​​you even more now." Li Qinghe's voice was flat. "I'm here today to tell you something: you are now a true disciple."

"I know."

"You don't know," Li Qinghe interrupted Yun Weiyang. "True disciples are different from ordinary disciples. Elders can turn a blind eye to fights between ordinary disciples, but no one will step in to stop the underhanded battles between true disciples. If you kill someone, it's your skill; if someone kills you, it's your fate."

Yun Weiyang leaned back in her chair, her hands clasped in front of her abdomen.

"So, from today onwards, all the true disciples of the Nine Nether Sect can attack me?"

"Not only true disciples, but any disciple who feels they have the strength can challenge you. This is the rule of the Nine Nether Sect. It is easy to get into the position of true disciple, but it is very difficult to stay in it. The position of true disciple in the Nine Nether Sect is never obtained through conferment, but through blood and lives."

Li Qinghe's gaze fell on Yun Weiyang's face, observing his reaction.

"Among these true disciples, the lowest level is the Dao Embryo Realm, the higher level is the Refining Spirit Realm, and there are even those who have condensed the Golden Core. Yin Xuanling, Shang Yujin, and Ying Tianchou, each of these three can kill you in one move."

Yun Weiyang remained silent.

"With your current strength, you can barely handle some true disciples of the Dao Embryo Realm, but if you encounter someone of the Refining Spirit Realm, even with the Yellow Millet Bell, you can only run away. As for Yin Xuanling and the other two, you probably won't even have a chance to make a move."

After Li Qinghe finished speaking, she fell silent.

Yun Weiyang picked up the glass of tea, which had gone cold, took a sip, and then put it down.

"Aren't you scared?" Li Qinghe frowned slightly.

"Why are you afraid?" Yun Weiyang looked at her and smiled.

Li Qinghe's brows furrowed even more.

"I can't get involved in the power struggles between the true disciples, not to mention that many of these true disciples are probably acting on Old Monster Yan's orders."

Yun Weiyang stood up and walked to the window.

The bamboo grove outside the window swayed in the wind, making a rustling sound, while the distant palace complex, layered under the starlight, resembled a silent behemoth.

"First of all, Old Monster Yan will not allow me to die. Of course, breaking my limbs and planting a demonic seed and a curse in my body are inevitable."

Turning around to look at Li Qinghe, Yun Weiyang smiled and said, "But I'm not without backers either. Didn't you come to help me?"

Li Qinghe looked at Yun Weiyang, remained silent for a moment, and then gave a cold smile.

"You have a very good attitude."

Li Qinghe stood up and walked downstairs.

"Come with me. You did a good job today, consider this a reward."

Yun Weiyang didn't ask where they were going. She stood up, walked to the window, and waved towards the bamboo forest.

"Senior Brother Yin, I'll be going now."

In the bamboo forest, Yin Xuanling, standing in the shadows, stiffened slightly. He didn't understand how Yun Weiyang had discovered him. He had clearly concealed all his aura and hidden in the shadows. Not to mention Yun Weiyang, a mere Dao Embryo cultivator, even a cultivator at the Refining Spirit Realm or Golden Core Realm shouldn't have noticed anything unusual.

Yun Weiyang didn't wait for his reply, turned around, and walked to Li Qinghe's side.

Li Qinghe also glanced at the bamboo forest, her gaze indifferent, and she didn't speak, only slightly frowning.

The two walked down the stairs of the red building.

Footsteps echoed on the wooden stairs, making a dull sound.

Yun Weiyang followed behind Li Qinghe, walking through the path in the bamboo forest. The night wind rustled through the bamboo leaves, making a sound like people whispering.

"Yin Xuanling, Shang Yujin, and Ying Tianchou," Li Qinghe suddenly spoke up. "Of these three, Shang Yujin is one of ours. Ying Tianchou is aloof and rarely participates in fights between disciples. As long as you don't provoke him, he won't bother you."

"Only Yin Xuanling is vengeful and loves to bully the weak. He doesn't care about saving face at all. Don't let him catch you."

Yun Weiyang nodded, her expression calm and unconcerned.

The two walked across one rainbow bridge after another, and through one gate after another. Li Qinghe's figure was like a flowing blood-red streak under the starlight. Wherever she passed, the patrolling disciples lowered their heads and avoided her, not daring to look directly at her. Yun Weiyang almost had to jog to keep up with her pace.

The two arrived in front of a grand hall.

The main hall was completely black, without any decorations, except for two huge stone doors, on which were carved nine overlapping black towers. Li Qinghe raised his hand and pushed, and the stone doors slid open silently.

There were no lights inside the hall, only a few bright pearls embedded in the dome emitting a faint glow. The hall was spacious, and the floor was paved with whole pieces of dark blue stone bricks, the surface of which was as smooth as a mirror and could reflect people's images.

In the center of the hall, six large tripods are arranged in an arc.

Each of the large cauldrons is three zhang tall, and its body is cast in bronze. The surface is covered with dense tadpole-shaped patterns that glow faintly in the darkness, like countless swimming silver snakes. There is a faint light flowing from the mouth of the cauldron, as if something is sleeping inside.

Yun Weiyang walked to the first large cauldron, reached out and touched its body. It was icy cold to the touch, and the patterns on the cauldron trembled slightly at his fingertips, as if responding to his touch.

"This is..." Yun Weiyang turned her head and looked at Li Qinghe.

"The entrance to the grotto world."

Li Qinghe walked to the first large cauldron, placed his hand on its body, and the array patterns on the cauldron lit up, with a dark blue light flowing in the darkness, like a door that was opening.

"My Nine Netherworlds sect controls a total of nine grotto-heavens, Old Monster Yan controls three, and my Greedy Wolf Palace controls six."

Turning around, Li Qinghe looked at Yun Weiyang.

"In the early stages of cultivating the 'Scripture of Demon Seals,' one's supernatural powers and combat strength are insufficient, as is the physical strength of the body. However, once one enters the cave world, countless beings within it will be available for one to imitate and carve seals. This will allow one to master the most advanced supernatural powers and spells in a cave world and acquire the strengths of various demonic bodies through imitation. This is the correct way to cultivate the 'Scripture of Demon Seals.'"

Looking at the six large cauldrons before her, Yun Weiyang asked, "Cave Heaven World? What is its relationship with the Dao Embryo Cave Heaven?"

Li Qinghe glanced at Yun Weiyang, seemingly surprised that Yun Weiyang was able to connect the two so quickly, and explained: "The prototype of the cave world is the Dao Embryo Cave Heaven. After a cultivator passes the first Nine Heavenly Tribulation, the Dao Embryo Cave Heaven will evolve into the Qiankun Heaven and Earth; after the second Nine Heavenly Tribulation, the Dao Embryo Cave Heaven will differentiate between the pure and the turbid, giving birth to the Five Elements; after the third Nine Heavenly Tribulation, the three paths of Heaven, Earth and Man in the Dao Embryo Cave Heaven will be perfected, and it will transform into a true cave world. Even if the cultivator himself perishes, the cave world can exist forever as long as it is well maintained."