Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 583 - 583 582 Arduous Journey 1

583: Chapter 582 Arduous Journey 1 583: Chapter 582 Arduous Journey 1 Yin Qingsi was somewhat at a loss for words.

In fact, within the Qin Sect, she also favored the ideology of Uncle Master Lin Xiashi’s group.

But such matters should be decided by the Qin Sect themselves, not dictated by the Shan Sect Sword Cultivators.

“Who knows if you really plan to put the Water Spirit Pearl into the Snow River Dark River?

I don’t even know if you are on a mission in the direction of Ancient Lop!”

When logic and reasoning were exhausted, nagging became the best tactic for all women.

Hearing this, Hou Niao laughed, “So, you must stay with me.

Only then will the cultivators of the Qin Sect and Yue Sect above hesitate to attack us recklessly!

Next, I will take you to see the outcome, hoping it will satisfy you.”

Yin Qingsi was frustrated, “Don’t you understand human speech?

You simply can’t escape!

Once you leave the river surface, you will be killed, and no one can save you!”

Hou Niao said coldly, “You have two choices: one is for your own safety, should I put you to sleep?

Or I can tell you my plan, but you must promise not to transmit it with Divine Sense and cooperate with me in controlling the Water Spirit Pearl.

Moreover, to be safe, I will not relax my control over you until we are secure.

Which do you choose?”

Yin Qingsi struggled internally.

She knew that her chances of resisting were slim given her inferior strength; she could barely compete with him when he was at the second level of the Tongtian realm over the Lizhi Sea, and now that he was at the Third Nature Realm, the gap was even greater, as she had seen in their brief exchange of blows just now.

Although she still had countless trump cards, so did he.

Moreover, he controlled the Water Spirit Pearl, which nearly crushed her with its overwhelming pressure, like heaven and earth.

Indeed, she didn’t have many options, “I want to know, why don’t you kill me?

It seems not difficult for you.

I don’t believe it was just because of our brief encounter over the Lizhi Sea.”

Hou Niao chuckled lightly, “You don’t understand me; I am not one to kill indiscriminately.

But if you really want to know the reason, I don’t mind telling you.

Where do you think I got this Yue Sect Token from?”

Yin Qingsi realized, “It wasn’t stolen from the Yue Sect?

I get it, it was given to you!

So it wasn’t a Yue Sect cultivator, but someone from our Qin Sect…”

Hou Niao nodded, “Not so foolish after all.

The condition was not to lay hands on Qin Sect disciples.

So, you see, perhaps we are essentially on the same side?”

“But you don’t trust me!”

“I trust no one!

I only trust those who went to Ancient Lop and donated all their possessions!”

Yin Qingsi was speechless; on this point, she felt guilty towards the people of the Northwest and had nothing to explain.

She sighed, “I choose to cooperate with you, I swear…

But, could you please not do this?

Turning your head away would be better, right?”

Only after hearing her swearing an oath did Hou Niao relax a bit; speaking in this manner was indeed awkward, and he was not a person who liked to blow his own trumpet.

Their bodies shifted slightly, both relaxing their arms and no longer restraining each other.

Their heads faced the same direction, unlike before when they were pointing in all sorts of directions…

But for safety, and out of habit, he still kept his body on top, like two fish tightly stuck together swimming.

He then apologized, “The tier of the Water Spirit Pearl is too high, I can only harness less than a tenth of its power.

So the energy shield is only this big, just barely able to maintain a barrier for the two of us.

That’s also why I didn’t let go of you; you act too recklessly.

If it weren’t for our past encounter, I would just need to block outside, and you wouldn’t be able to escape the attack of so many Water Demons.”

Yin Qingsi could feel the force hitting the protective shield from outside, knowing the Sword Cultivator wasn’t lying to her, but she did not feel grateful to him, because this did not change his essence as a great thief, including the implied discomfort in his earlier actions, and even now this ambiguous closeness.

The cultivators of both the Qin and Yue Sects feared harming their artifacts, and now the Water Demons were showing their capabilities.

One could imagine, as time went on, whether human or demon, their numbers would only increase.

Couldn’t they find a suitable method to avoid being trapped in the shield forever?

“What exactly is your plan?”

Hou Niao whispered, “My plan is simple, to not surface, to go upstream like this.

I’ve seen the map of Northwestern rivers.

A thousand years ago, the Snow River and the Flowing Sand River used to meet near the Tea Horse Road, forming a new grand river named Tongtian River, flowing southward.

But now the Snow River has long dried up, and thus the junction is no more, leaving only the Flowing Sand River.

But the current issue is, the Snow River hasn’t really disappeared; its underground river still exists, meaning the underground water systems are actually interconnected.

We just need to go upstream for two thousand li to reach the Tea Horse Road and from there enter the Dark River to track its source upward, and another three thousand li dive will bring us to the Ancient Lop forest area.

Putting the Water Spirit Pearl there would settle the big picture.”

Yin Qingsi was shocked by his bold idea, “You’re crazy!

A journey of five or six thousand li, inching along underwater, blocked by these Water Demons with no chance to use Water Escape, would it take months, half a year, a year to reach the Ancient Lop desert?”

Hou Niao cut in firmly, “Even if it takes ten years, it would still be worth it.

Just tell me, are you in or not?”

Yin Qingsi clenched her teeth, “I’m in!

If you really place the Water Spirit Pearl in the Snow River Dark River, I’ll acknowledge you as a friend for life.

But if you deceive me, as long as I live, I will hunt you to the ends of the earth!”

Ultimately, she chose a path endorsed by many cultivators within the Qin Sect.

However, had the Qin Sect obtained the Water Spirit Pearl, they might not have been willing to truly discard such a treasure into the Dark River; such an act could only be done by someone like the Shan Sect Sword Cultivator who did not cherish treasures, truly decisive.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of cultivators and Water Demons, a blurry mass of energy slowly moved along the riverbed, but it floated forward sticking to the riverbed, not upward.

In the small energy shield, two people closely pressed together were barely visible.

The one below was recognized by all as the Qin Sect’s Yin Qingsi, the renowned Phoenix of the Northwest; but the one lying above was unclear, his entire head buried in Yin Qingsi’s hair, tightly embracing the woman beneath him as if they were a couple.

Apart from the distinct aura of the Yue Sect Token on him, even the Yue Sect cultivators could not discern which brother it was.

This was abnormal, as the best way to escape would be to float upward.

Once they left the Flowing Sand River, it would just be a matter of the Qin Sect and Yue Sect wrestling with each other, with the Water Demons out of the game.

But this was also normal, because only in water could the Water Spirit Pearl exert its greatest power, making all attacks seem like scratching through a boot.

What on earth were these two doing?