In those years when I was a mortal and a demon

Chapter 689 Betrayal

As soon as they entered the main hall where the teleportation array was located, several beams of light immediately struck them.

Lu Yuan snorted coldly and waved his hand, easily shattering the several beams of light.

Inside the hall, there were still several demons putting up a stubborn resistance; their cultivation had reached the late stage of the Demon Sect.

"Senior, spare my life, or I'd rather destroy the teleportation array!" the demon man threatened in terror.

Lu Yuan remained unmoved and appeared in front of him in a flash.

The demon was terrified and was about to make a move when Lu Yuan's eyes turned red, and his powerful divine sense instantly invaded the demon's mind, firmly imprisoning his consciousness.

Then, a soul shadow flew out from behind Lu Yuan's head and entered the body of that demon.

The demon's body trembled, his eyes became vacant, and then he stood obediently to the side.

Lu Yuan and his several avatars quickly entered a teleportation array. Amidst the flashing light, their figures gradually disappeared.

After a few moments, the demon with the blank stare suddenly walked to the teleportation arrays, raised his hand and summoned a demonic artifact. After a loud roar, the teleportation arrays in the hall were completely destroyed.

Then, a plume of black smoke suddenly shot out from above his head and dissipated into the air.

One day later, inside the massive stone hall of the Linhai City Lord's Mansion.

The dozen or so high-ranking demon lords stared at the four destroyed teleportation arrays in the main hall, their faces extremely grim.

They followed the incarnation of the Snow Heaven Ancestor all the way from the Demon Ape Mountain in pursuit of Lu Yuan. Although they gained nothing, they guessed that if Lu Yuan wanted to escape the Demon Source Sea area as soon as possible, he would definitely use the teleportation array in Linhai City to leave.

But when they arrived at Linhai City without stopping, they were still a step too late.

In a corner of the main hall, a cold-faced young man removed his hand from the head of a demon.

"Lord Xuetian, how is your investigation going?" an ancient demon lord asked cautiously.

"That junior from another world is truly remarkable. He actually used his powerful divine sense to directly control the soul of a demonic sect member, causing the demonic sect member to destroy the teleportation array immediately after he teleported away!" A hint of anger flashed in the cold-faced youth's eyes.

"They're trying to cut off our chance of determining their escape direction using the teleportation array!"

"Besides hindering our investigation, it can also slow down our actions. The nearest major city with a teleportation array is three million miles away, and going there would waste a lot of our time!"

"The key issue is that we have absolutely no clue where he is. We don't even know where he went. Even if Venerable You planted the 'Ghost Curse' on him, it would be ineffective because we are too far apart!"

Several demon lords began to discuss the matter in shock and anger.

"Shut up, all of you!"

"I don't want to hear any nonsense!" the cold-faced young man suddenly shouted in a chilling voice.

The commotion in the hall suddenly ceased. The demons who had been discussing the matter immediately bowed to the young man and then carefully fell silent.

"Lord Xuetian, we are not entirely without clues." At this moment, a demonic cultivator in the corner hesitated for a moment before suddenly speaking.

"What do you mean?" The aloof young man asked, somewhat intrigued.

This demonic cultivator was a steward in Linhai City and knew everything about the city. He happened to be away from the city when Lu Yuan attacked, thus escaping the calamity.

"The teleportation array in Linhai City doesn't connect to many places; the four cities combined only connect to a dozen or so main cities. We can search these places one by one and we'll surely find traces of that otherworldly cultivator."

Furthermore, there is a backup teleportation array in the city. Although it can only travel to some small towns, with a little travel, it only takes half a day to reach Haibo City, three million miles away.

......

The cold-faced young man's eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice, "Alright, you will all come with me to Haibo City immediately."

"Also, regarding that mountain giant, immediately notify Jitian City to investigate. They don't even know they're keeping a ghost in their own home!"

......

About a month later, in a small town a thousand miles away from Linhai City, a bloated demon slowly walked into a seemingly ordinary shop.

The store was dimly lit, and the shelves were filled with strange and unusual items.

The bloated demon glanced around, then lowered his voice and spoke a few words to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper's expression changed slightly, and he immediately led the demon to the backyard.

Soon after, the bloated demon appeared in a heavily guarded secret room, where there were four other people, including the Ming Clan's Grand Elder and Lei Yunzi.

"Elder, the person the young master mentioned is truly extraordinary. About a month ago, he appeared in Linhai City and, after forcefully killing three Demon Lords, including the city lord of Linhai City, he left using the city's teleportation array," the bloated demon said cautiously.

"Where did he go? Is there any trace of him?" Lei Yunzi asked with a serious expression.

"I don't know about that. According to various inquiries, even the Snow Heaven Saint Ancestor and others who are chasing him know very little about him."

"So, does this mean our plan to join forces with him to activate the 'Boundary-Breaking Pearl' and return it to the Spirit Realm is doomed?" An elder of the Ming Clan frowned upon hearing this.

"It seems so. Let's not even talk about where to find him. Even if we do find him, given the current situation, we're more likely to be implicated. Let's find another way." Another elder of the Ming Clan sighed.

“Indeed, losing this person may not be a bad thing; on the contrary, it may be more beneficial to us.” The Ming Clan’s Grand Elder narrowed his eyes and said slowly.

"What do you mean?" Lei Yunzi asked, puzzled.

"I remember you said that this person surnamed Lu is from the human race, right?" The Grand Elder looked at Lei Yunzi.

"Yes, I heard him say it himself when I discussed philosophy with him."

“Moreover, I have encountered a human cultivator surnamed Han before. The two of them are extremely similar in both aura and physique. I even have a vague feeling that they may know each other. So there is absolutely no doubt that Fellow Daoist Lu is from the human race.” Lei Yunzi thought for a moment and replied firmly.

"That makes things easier. The area where the human and demon races live is right at the intersection of the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm. Even the Shadow Clan's territory that we are using to break through the boundary this time is within this area."

Now that things have escalated so much, I think the place we came from must have already caught the attention of the demon race's higher-ups, and may even have been sealed off.

But if we reveal this Lu's background now, it will draw the attention of the demons to the interface where they meet the human race! A sly glint flashed in the eyes of the Ming Clan's Grand Elder.

"You can do this—"

Lei Yunzi wanted to say something more, but was immediately interrupted by the Grand Elder.

"This is the safest way, and now that you have advanced to the Fusion stage, it won't be difficult for the four of us to practice and activate the Boundary-Breaking Pearl."

"That's how it's going to be, you can't argue with me!" The Great Elder of the Ming Clan's tone suddenly became stern at the end.