Illusory Demon Realm

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--- Chapter 225 ---

After fetching Yun Che and Xiao Lingxi, Yu Long summoned the Primordial Profound Ark to the New Moon City and boarded it with others. 

Xiao Lingxi glanced at Yu Long and rubbed her thighs nervously, "It's been a while, Young Master Yu." 

Yu Long smiled at Xiao Lingxi, "Yes, Young Lady Xiao. I see that you have become more beautiful." 

"No way, I'm not beautiful at all." Xiao Lingxi bashfully replied while rubbing her blushing cheeks. 

After asking whether Xiao Lingxi was fine, Yu Long nodded because she hadn't gotten any scratches on her body. Yun Che protected her well enough.

"Um, that elder is..." Xiao Lingxi approached Yu Long and moved her gaze to Yun Canghai, who checked Yun Che's condition. 

Yu Long shrugged, "He's Yun Canghai, Yun Che's biological grandfather." 

"No way!" Xiao Lingxi covered her mouth in disbelief.

Xiao Lie has told her that Yun Che's family wasn't from the Profound Sky Continent. That's why Xiao Lingxi and Yun Che departed from the Floating Cloud City to find some clues. 

Who would have thought Yun Che's biological grandfather would find them in the New Moon City instead?

"Yes, way. How is your grandson's condition, Elder Canghai?" Yu Long asked the now gentle-looking Demon King. 

Yun Canghai checked Yun Che's veins and sighed, "He is fine."

"Just overtaxing his body with lightning energy." 

"Fortunately, he didn't use too much lightning energy, or else his nerves, veins, and blood vessels would explode. It's good that he cultivated Lightning-type Profound Art, my Yun Family's specialty." 

"After he wakes up, I will awaken his bloodline's power and teach him Yun Family's Purple Cloud Art." 

"Profound Handle, huh? That's a neat ability to have." Yu Long commented with a nod. 

"Hmph! My Yun Family's Profound Handle is more than a neat ability." Yun Canghai snorted. "It is one of the strongest legacies in the Illusory Demon Realm." 

Yu Long smirked at Yun Canghai and returned, "Yeah, sure. You probably didn't know that your family originated from the upper realm." 

"Hehe, but I won't tell you about it. You can pay me with something if you want to know." 

"Y-You..." Yun Canghai was speechless. 

Even though Yun Canghai was the patriarch of the Yun Family, their origin was 'conveniently' shrouded by a mysterious mist. He was always curious about it, but there was no record of even text to satiate his curiosity.

When Yun Canghai was young, he even asked his great-grandfather about it, but they were clueless. 

Yun Canghai only knew two pieces of information. They came from a faraway place and were 'purposely' entrusted to protect the Mirror of Samsara.

But now Yu Long told Yun Canghai that he knew about their Yun Family's origin. This golden-eyed young man becomes more and more bizarre each day. 

Yu Long ignored the baffled Yun Canghai and controlled the Primordial Profound Ark to teleport. He also didn't ask Yun Canghai for the Illusory Demon Realm's location because one of his Kaiju, the Nine-Knot Grim Ichthyosaurus, had reached the said continent.

'Oni, give me the coordinates for the Illusory Demon Realm.' Yu Long said to his Kaiju.

'Yes, My Lord.' The Ichthyosaurus responded with her splendid siren-like voice. 'I've been waiting for your command for months, hehe~!' 

After getting the location, Yu Long willed the Primordial Profound Ark to move, and the surrounding fabric space weakened around the flying vessel. 

Everyone on the ship felt a weird sensation on their skin before witnessing the Profound Spatial Passage. It was starry blue with a grayish streak. 

'Space, Sword...' Chu Yuechan observed the passage and couldn't help but sit down as she gained an epiphany. 

She placed the Song of Broken Spines on her lap and began meditating on the wonder of space. 

"How lucky." Chu Yueli sighed on the side. 

Even though Chu Yuechan wasn't as strong as Chu Yueli, the former was still a genius and encountered more fortuitous chances.

There was a hint of jealousy in Chu Yueli's heart but quickly dispelled by the fact everything was equal in Yu Long's eyes. Not to mention, Chu Yuechan just started her journey. 

Yu Long placed a barrier around Chu Yuechan so nothing would disturb her epiphany. He blinked, and the Primordial Profound Ark arrived at the edge of a vast new continent. 

BOOM!

A tall wave collided with the Primordial Profound Ark, revealing a massive creature. 

The Ning-Knot Grim Ichthyosaur is a massive serpentine dragon plated in black and silver scales. She has gleaming blue eyes, jagged spines, and needle-sharp fangs. Her bladed tail is fanned like a fish, shot through with blue veins. She has a crystal-like horn atop her head, shining with a dark hue.

And this hell of an oceanic beast is Yu Long's 11th Kaiju. 

"My lord." The Ichthyosaur lowered her head to Yu Long, scaring Xiao Lingxi and Yun Canghai witless.

"Young Master Yu..." Xiao Lingxi looked at Yu Long in a newfound light. 

Meanwhile, Yun Canghai felt a shiver down his spine because Oni gave him the same feeling as Muzan. A Monster!

'Fuck, I didn't expect this brat to have more monsters like Muzan on his side.' Yun Canghai cursed in his mind. He still remembers the beating he took from the Scorpion-Tailed Demon King. 

Yu Long rubbed Oni's head gently, "How have you been, Oni?" 

"Good, my lord." The Ichthyosaur purred. "Although it was somewhat boring, your human subordinates did their job properly." 

"They'd report to me from time to time." 

"In fact, they should send a messenger in a few hours." 

Yun Canghai's expression paled, "Wait, you have sent your subordinates to the Illusory Demon Realm before consulting with me?" 

Yu Long rolled his eyes and said, "Don't make it sound like I'm a betrayer."

"I've sent my subordinates far back before I even met you, Elder Canghai." 

"Yueli could back me up on that." 

Chu Yueli nodded and added calmly, "Yes, Master did send two groups of Shadow Agents to Azure Cloud Continent and Illusory Demon Realm before we went to the Heavenly Sword Villa." 

"I believe it was 3-4 months ago." 

"And you didn't tell me..." Yun Canghai was speechless.

Yu long shrugged and countered, "Hey, I told my subordinates to find and gather knowledge only. They wouldn't make any noises in the Illusory Demon Realm because that wasn't Shadow Realm's style." 

"Even your Twelve Guardian Families and Little Demon Empress don't know their existence." 

"Anyway, let's check out the new continent." Yu Long jumped off the board. 

Everyone watched him falling to the beach and had a wide range of emotions. 

"Ah, Yona. You carried Young Lady Xiao down." His voice echoed from below.

Yona glanced at Xiao Lingxi and nodded, "Understood." 

She grabbed Xiao Ling by the waist and jumped off, making the latter scream in fear.

"Kyaa!" Xiao Lingxi was frightened. There is a massive difference between teleportation and falling from the sky. 

"Well..." Chu Yueli glanced at her meditating older sister and shook her head before following Yu Long's step.

Yun Canghai was the only conscious person on the ship. His mouth and eyelids twitched crazily. 

Who knows how deeply Yu Long's forces have infiltrated the Illusory Demon Realm? 

Yn Canghai couldn't imagine the Twelve Guardian Families and Little Demon Empress resisting forces like the Lost Heaven Sect and Shadow Realm.

Heck! Even the Four Great Sacred Grounds were 'completely' wiped out by the Shadow Realm and Lost Heaven Sect. Both forces combined have over one thousand Monarch-level Experts, not counting monsters like Yu Long and his wives.

"Damn it!" Yun Canghai underestimated Yu Long's shrewdness. 

"Sly Little Fox!" 

Yu Long whistled, unaware of Yun Canghai's mental breakdown, and landed on the beach. 

He breathed in and commented, "Hmm, the profound energy in the atmosphere is better than the Profound Sky Continent." 

"However, the aura of the continent is interesting." 

"The flora and fauna are also much more impressive." 

"Roughly seventy billion in population..." 

"90% of them are human, demons, and profound beasts." 

"The rest is fairy." 

"Yet they could live together despite the diversity, unlike the Profound Sky Continent's population."

"I must admit that the Demon Emperor was a great leader." He sighed in admiration. "The only problem is the fact he didn't realize the tumor was growing under this peaceful prosperity." 

"It was big enough to affect the whole continent now." 

"Illusory Demon Realm. It will be an enjoyable little journey." 

Yu Long's golden eyes shone brightly, "I can't wait to find more research subjects."