568 The Demons’ Scheme
The Queen immediately ordered.
In the mortal world, some Celestials that existed in legends might be worshipped and regarded as Gods.
It was normal for someone like Lin Qiye, who had saved Country Xu, to be regarded as a God.
It was only because the information about the demons was still unknown to the people.
Therefore, when the Queen ordered the construction of the temples, she spread Lin Qiye’s story.
The Queen no longer sealed off the news of the ten or so cities destroyed by the demons. She wanted the people to feel Lin Qiye’s importance to the country.
That day, the Queen held a grand ceremony in the capital to crown Lin Qiye.
All the officials were present, and dozens of Celestials followed, causing the people of the capital to exclaim in shock.
Over a million people had witnessed their God’s demeanor and aura.
Just after the coronation ceremony ended, a blue figure quietly arrived.
No one noticed her presence. Only Lin Qiye and Wan Meng turned to look at the sky at the same time.
“A human cultivator at the Celestial Realm?”
Lin Qiye was a little surprised.
According to what he knew, the only Celestial powerhouse in the secular world was the Shang Emperor.
Now that he saw an ace in the Celestial Realm, he thought of the Heavenly God Palace immediately.
“It’s Sister Yan!”
Wan Meng’s cry revealed the identity of the newcomer.
Lin Qiye couldn’t help but turn to look at Wan Meng.
“So she’s from the Heavenly God Palace. It seems like you’re quite familiar with her.”
“Yes, Sister Yan is always nice to me. She even helped me slip out!”
The naïve Wan Meng thought Zhao Yan had helped her just to satisfy her wish to leave the secret realm.
Lin Qiye did not know much about the situation in the Heavenly God Palace, but he was more or less interested in their people.
While the two were talking, Zhao Yan had already flown to them.
It was only then that the Queen and the others discovered Zhao Yan’s existence.
The Queen and the other Immortal Realm experts were shocked.
They did not even notice when Zhao Yan appeared, and she was standing right in front of them.
Not a single person could sense her presence.
“Who are you?”
The Queen immediately stood beside Lin Qiye and looked at Zhao Yan with a guarded expression.
With Lin Qiye around, the Queen didn’t have stage fright when she was facing someone stronger than her.
Zhao Yan glanced at the Queen and the experts behind her.
She calmly said, “Don’t be nervous. I have no ill intentions.”
Her gaze fell on Lin Qiye.
The latter smiled, and Wan Meng appeared in front of Zhao Yan.
“Sister Yan!”
As soon as she saw Zhao Yan, Wan Meng rushed into Zhao Yan’s arms.
“Wan Meng! You’re really with him? Where’s your body?”
Zhao Yan was surprised and happy to see Wan Meng’s body turn illusory.
Although she had heard that Wan Meng and Lin Qiye were together before she came, she only realized how happy she was when she confirmed it.
“My body… It’s broken.” As she said this, Wan Meng looked at Lin Qiye guiltily.
That body was a treasure refined with countless precious materials, but because of him, it had been destroyed, and she had almost self-destructed.
It made Wan Meng a little afraid that she would be scolded when she returned.
However, she did not notice her words were full of ambiguity. When Zhao Yan heard it, she could not help but look at Lin Qiye with a strange expression.
Lin Qiye also felt that Wan Meng’s words were a little awkward, so he said, “Don’t look at me. I didn’t damage her body. I was the one who saved her.”
Zhao Yan didn’t seem to care too much about this. She patted Wan Meng’s head and stared at Lin Qiye sternly.
“You’ve reached the Immortal Realm in just a few years and destroyed a medium-grade demon nest by yourself. I’ve really underestimated you.”
A second ago, she was still rejoicing over their reunion, but the next second, she had changed the topic.
Lin Qiye could tell at a glance that this woman wasn’t here to reminisce with Wan Meng. She was here for him.
“It seems like the fat monk serves you.”
He looked at Zhao Yan with a smile.
Zhao Yan did not hide anything and introduced herself.
“That’s right. My name is Zhao Yan, and Kong Ming is my subordinate.”
“So he’s called Kong Ming?” Lin Qiye muttered.
Zhao Yan turned to Wan Meng and asked, “Wan Meng, where’s Kong Ming? Why did you part with him?”
At the mention of the fat monk, Wan Meng’s expression immediately became dispirited.
“Fatty… He…”
“He was killed by a demon. I’ve already avenged him.”
Lin Qiye continued Wan Meng’s words, a trace of sadness in his eyes.
“What?”
Zhao Yan’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“This is impossible! Kong Ming is in the Earth Immortal Realm. How could he die before he even sent back any news?”
The cultivators of the Heavenly God Palace were far more powerful than those of the secular world in the same realm.
Even if he couldn’t win a one-on-one battle with a demon of the same realm, he could still escape.
Lin Qiye said that he had avenged Kong Ming.
However, the leader of the demons Lin Qiye had killed was only at the initial stage of the Earth Immortal Level.
How could Kong Ming let it kill him before even sending a message?
“It’s true! I saw with my own eyes! Fatty’s body was used by that bastard!”
Wan Meng said through gritted teeth. Even though Gui Wu was dead, she still resented him.
Zhao Yan fell into silence after hearing what Wan Meng said.
She knew a lot about the sky-devouring demon.
She knew their clan could devour other species and obtain some of their unique abilities.
When Kong Ming cultivated, he mainly trained his Dharmakaya, and his body was the strongest.
Although he was only at the initial stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, his body was stronger than some cultivators at the peak.
The reason why Gui Wu devoured Kong Ming, absorbed him, and used a secret technique to transform him to strengthen his body was that he valued Kong Ming’s physical potential.
However, Lin Qiye was puzzled by one thing.
Gui Wu was only at the peak of the Human Immortal Level when they fought before. He was severely injured at that time, but when he reappeared, he was already at the initial stage of the Earth Immortal Level.
During this process, even if he recovered from his injuries, it was still impossible for him to break through just like that.
Not only did he make a breakthrough, but he also killed Kong Ming, who was also in the Earth Immortal Realm. He didn’t even have time to send a message back.
Lin Qiye had a bad feeling about this abnormal situation.
“According to the information, only one commander of the demons in the Earth Immortal Level attacked Country Xu. Even if he and his subordinates acted together, Kong Ming couldn’t die without news. There must be an even stronger existence making a move!”
Zhao Yan and Lin Qiye had the same thought. They both thought Kong Ming’s death was related to the top powerhouses of the demon clan.
“What are those demons thinking? Why don’t they send out their best?”
Lin Qiye did not understand.
If the demons had done all this for him, wouldn’t they have been able to kill him easily if they had sent their best fighters?
Why was he given so much time to develop? Even when his strength was gradually approaching the peak, the demons still had not mobilized their main force.
Zhao Yan glanced at the Queen and the others not far away. She raised her hand and waved. An invisible barrier appeared to block detection.
She looked at Lin Qiye with a grim expression.
“I once heard the three high gods mention something. The outer realm demons have been plotting since countless years ago. Their goal seems to be to devour this world!”
“Devouring the world?”
Lin Qiye frowned.
The demons he encountered while simulating all wanted to erode the world and seize the Chosen One to complete the world’s dimension ascension.
It was not something rare.
From Lin Qiye’s point of view, the world had yet to give birth to a Chosen One. Therefore, the demons had to use themselves as the foundation of the Supreme to complete the dimensional ascension of the world.
But if that was the case, wouldn’t they have achieved their goal by corrupting him from the start?
Why didn’t the main force of the demons come out after so long?
Lin Qiye even had a feeling that he wasn’t the main target.
He was merely an additional option in the demons’ plan.