I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 862: Chapter 804: Headache! (Seeking Yue Votes)

When Shen Mingjing received the news and rushed back to Mirror Lake Island through the ’Demon Abyss Rift’, the Fire Qilin, in a fit of rage, had already slain the three Primordial Demon Generals, along with more than twenty of their subordinates, outside Mirror Lake Island.

The Fire Qilin, furious, was about to capture the escaping Jiang Yuebai, determined to kill her!

Shen Mingjing hurriedly intervened to dissuade it, ”Lord Qilin, please calm down, hear me out.”

The Fire Qilin snorted two jets of fire from its nostrils, ”I really don’t understand what you’re thinking. You could just kill her swiftly, yet you choose to complicate matters!”

”Can’t you see what she has done to your Mirror Lake Island? How many Mirage Demons do you have left in this Mirage Demon Territory? If this continues, your Mirage Demon Clan will be extinct!”

The Fire Qilin truly regretted on behalf of Shen Mingjing, believing that such a menace should have been slayed on the spot; bringing her back was nothing but trouble!

It genuinely cared for Shen Mingjing and thus sincerely wanted to rid him of the plague that was Jiang Yuebai, always feeling that one day, Shen Mingjing would suffer greatly at her hands!

Hearing the Fire Qilin’s words, Shen Mingjing finally released his Divine Sense to scan the surroundings, sweeping across Mirror Lake Island.

He had no idea how bad it was until he saw it...!!!

Shen Mingjing’s temple uncontrollably twitched; the bamboo grove he painstakingly planted was reduced to a single row by the roadside, his pavilion’s nine colorful koi-fish were all gone, leaving fish bones at the lakebed, and the lotus flowers were chewed into a jagged mess. The trees in his courtyard were covered with claw marks and bite marks!

Moreover, his study, the bookshelves tilted askew, books scattered all over the floor with footprints, there was even a nest built out of books in the corner!

All porcelain vases and ceramic jars were chipped, and the nine teacups made of premium Warm Sun Jade were turned over on the ground, arranged like a plum blossom stake.

Shen Mingjing could only imagine Jiang Yuebai leaping about on them, practicing her movement technique! Was such diligence necessary?

Not only that, but there were holes all around Mirror Lake Island, directly digging through the layered Great Array he had set!

Alright! Very good!

She hadn’t forgotten her Array Dao skills despite the amnesia!

The Mirage Demons residing around seemed much fewer; where they used to frolic in abundance on the beach and rocky shores, Shen Mingjing scanned several times and saw none.

Shen Mingjing’s fair and handsome face turned ashen; he took a deep breath, restraining the urge to kill that flared up momentarily.

Regret not at the beginning!

How could someone as wild as Jiang Yuebai achieve the title of Righteous Dao Fairy True Monarch Wangshu among the hypocritical Human Clan?

Shen Mingjing couldn’t comprehend it, even with his mutated brain.

Jiang Yuebai, losing her Human Clan memories, seemed to completely shed the moral constraints of the Human Clan, exposing her true nature unmistakably.

Indeed, she was born with a Demon Heart, more demon-like than the Demon Clan!

A moment later, Shen Mingjing suddenly laughed.

”It’s just as well she ran; if she has such capabilities, let her go and establish some prestige for my Mirage Demon Clan, which I’m certainly inferior to. No matter how strategic I am, I don’t quite fit in with the Demon Clan here.”

The Fire Qilin was annoyed, but it knew Shen Mingjing had tampered with Jiang Yuebai’s Lotus Platform; over these twelve years, even the old Demon Lord of the Mirage Demons personally worked to brainwash her through dreams, burying her old memories with a mass of chaotic dreams, making her loyal to Shen Mingjing, ensuring she’d never harm him.

This was why, even though Jiang Yuebai nearly wiped out the Mirage Demons, the old Demon Lord never appeared. He was overtaxed and currently recovering in slumber.

Moreover, the old Demon Lord used a Secret Technique, so whenever Jiang Yuebai appeared before Shen Mingjing and made eye contact, Shen Mingjing could read her thoughts. If anything was amiss, Shen Mingjing would know immediately.

Thus, Shen Mingjing hadn’t directly confined her, still holding suspicions and waiting to see if she’d slip up, thus shifting from passive to active.

If not for the powerful Divine Talisman on that Lotus Platform, they would have searched Jiang Yuebai’s Soul long ago. The existence of the Lotus Platform only allowed for infusion, not extraction from her Soul.

Returning to the topic at hand, Shen Mingjing said, ”Lu Nanzhi, over there, twelve years of plotting and striving, she has gained the Ice Demon Clan’s recognition. Next, I must fully strategize for her Divinity Transformation path, enabling her to learn everything from the Ice Demon Ancestor, gaining the full support of the Ice Demon Clan.”

”After that, wait for the once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity of the ’Fallen Demon Abyss’! Now, everyone is watching me; the fact that Lu Nanzhi is of the Human Clan must not be exposed. So, if she runs out and causes some trouble, that’s fine, diverting attention and allowing me to act more freely.”

Shen Mingjing’s eyes flashed; if Jiang Yuebai harbored any mischief, her running off would surely prompt the covert Human Clan spies lurking in the Demon Realm to contact her, an opportunity to root them all out.

To catch a big fish, you need a long line!

The Fire Qilin snorted, ”Then you’re going to have a mess you can’t clean up!”

Shen Mingjing gave a bitter smile; there was already a huge mess now.

In recent years, the Human Clan’s advance was unstoppable; under the command of the newly promoted Mahayana Five Flavors Immortal Monarch, they reclaimed two-thirds of the lost territories of the Taiwei Star Alliance, with only the last part remaining to rebuild the Taiwei Star Alliance defenses.

As for the Demon Clan, although the earlier event of the Azure Dragon’s attack on Cangqingzi occurred, after failing their Integration to Mahayana, the Demon Clan took the initiative to send troops, assisting the Human Clan as a gesture of goodwill.

Busy with Lu Nanzhi’s affairs, those fools even lost the most critical Heavenly Spear Realm within the Ziwei Star Alliance.

It was said that the recapture of the Heavenly Spear Realm was personally orchestrated by someone named Shen Huaxi, a declaration of war against him?

Interesting!

At this crucial moment, all division commanders were suppressing a nameless anger, yet here occurred the ’Demon Clan slaughtering Demon Clan in the Demon Realm’ matter, blatantly slapping the division commanders’ faces.

Surely, it won’t be long before the division commanders summon him for a ’talk’.

Thinking of these, Shen Mingjing was overwhelmed with headaches.

”Lord Qilin, at this point, you’d better leave the Demon Realm for your own good.”

Upon hearing this, the Fire Qilin stared at Shen Mingjing for a moment, knowing how troubled he was. Since their meeting under Taixuan Mountain, the Fire Qilin had long regarded Shen Mingjing as a friend.

There was no contract between them; compared to the Human Clan, Shen Mingjing—the demon—showed it exceptional respect, consulting on everything and never acting on his own.

”Alright, I’ll wait for you at the usual spot, take care of everything yourself.”

With that, the Fire Qilin vanished into the void.

Shen Mingjing glanced over the battered Mirror Lake Island and sighed deeply.

No sooner had he begun to tidy up the island than two Primordial Demon Generals approached aggressively from the distance, demanding he go to the Golden Demon Territory to see the Golden Demon Lord.

Shen Mingjing retrieved a black Feather from his sleeve, which transformed into a black crow upon touching the ground and vanished into the void, chasing in the direction Jiang Yuebai fled. Meanwhile, he followed the two Primordial Demon Generals to explain the recent events to the Golden Demon Lord.

Among Demon Lords, the Mirage Demon Lord was only in the Divinity Transformation True Demon Realm, but the Golden Demon Lord was at the Integration Emperor Demon Realm!

Shen Mingjing pressed against his temple, his head truly ached!