Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1159: The Swift Footed are the First to Ascend

Chapter 1159: Chapter 1159: The Swift Footed are the First to Ascend

Su Chengyu swallowed, asking impulsively.

"Didn’t detect any clues, right?"

"Don’t worry, even if the Maze Demon himself were to come, he might not be able to detect us. After all, it’s just a Divine Sense. It’s not likely to directly find our tracks."

Reassured by Ye Qingci’s words, Su Chengyu finally relaxed, but he soon remembered something and spoke up.

"Is the Ping Shan Demon sent by the Yamata no Orochi to kill me? How did he set his sights on me?"

"I wanted to ask you the same thing."

Ye Qingci glared coldly at Su Chengyu. She was also puzzled, as Su Chengyu’s strength should not even have caught the attention of Demon Gods, let alone been deemed a threat by Monster Monarchs.

Su Chengyu blinked and pondered a bit, eventually only remembering the incident regarding JinPing and he revealed everything to Ye Qingci.

Ye Qingci, after hearing this, shook her head: "I’m not sure if the Demon God collaborating with the He Mao Clan is the Yamata no Orochi, but even if it is, the He Mao Clan definitely doesn’t have the influence to command the Yamata no Orochi to dispatch its Demon Monarchs to kill you."

The He Mao Clan, no matter how splendid they once were, belonged to the past.

Today, the He Mao Clan at best could be considered a camel that hasn’t yet starved to death. Without a Land Immortal leading them, they certainly can’t be considered a top-tier power in Dongying.

Even if they had ties with the Yamata no Orochi, they lacked the ability to request its intervention.

"Then I have no idea, I haven’t had much conflict with the Demon Clan since arriving in Dongying."

"Let’s take it one step at a time. At least for now, he hasn’t discovered our whereabouts."

Compared to initially when the other party actively sought him out, Su Chengyu had already disappeared from their sight, but Ye Qingci knew that if there were a next time, it certainly wouldn’t be an injured Demon Monarch like the Ping Shan Demon coming for them.

The Ping Shan Demon had been a Monster Monarch a century ago, but his strength had actually declined significantly compared to when he was at his peak in Xia Country.

The Ping Shan Demon was still at the Second Rank Demon King in the Single Wheel Realm, just like a hundred years ago, but his real strength was only slightly better than that of an ordinary First Rank Demon Monarch.

The reasons for this were now impossible to verify, but Ye Qingci suspected that it was due to the Sword Qi from Su Linyuan when he fled across the sea a century ago.

After all, in the files Ye Qingci had investigated about the Ping Shan Demon, he only had that one encounter with Su Linyuan, and considering the Ping Shan Demon’s attitude towards the Dragon Slayer Sword, he clearly had felt the effects of Su Linyuan’s techniques.

Unfortunately for the Ping Shan Demon, he realized this too late; after his Demon Core was shattered by the Dragon Slayer Sword, facing Su Chengyu’s sword prowess was merely wishful thinking.

Once Su Chengyu was mostly recovered, Ye Qingci deactivated the maze formation and began searching for a way to leave Mount Fuji with him.

"There are many entrances to Mount Fuji, but the regular ones are usually guarded by the Demon Clan. Now that the Great Formation is activated, seeking an exit there would be like walking into a trap."

Clearly, Ye Qingqi had done more research on Mount Fuji than Su Chengyu.

This statement also quashed any hopes Su Chengyu had of taking Yu Yanshu to try their luck with the Primordial Eye in finding a weak point within the formation of Mount Fuji’s interior.

Even if Yu Yanshu could find it, with their current capabilities, breaking through the Great Formation was clearly not a trivial matter.

"Then Aunt Ye, what about the unconventional entrances?"

"The unconventional entrances are typically controlled by specific Demon Clan members, and most likely all have the backing of Monster Monarchs. Actively seeking them out is frankly not a very good idea. The best way for us to leave Mount Fuji right now is to find a path unknown to others."

Su Chengyu blinked, suddenly thought of something, and then directly took out a map of Mount Fuji’s interior, composed of six Imperial Seals, from the Cui Xia Ring.

"Aunt Ye, do you think this can still be used?"

After arriving at Mount Fuji, he confirmed that the map was indeed a topographic map of the interior of Mount Fuji, but a century had passed and the Demon Clan had been active inside, causing significant changes to the landscape; some areas were indeed different.

Ye Qingci just glanced at it and shook her head, "The difference in the landscape is a minor issue, the main thing is that the map doesn’t mark many passages, and the only one it shows is from the outside of Mount Fuji leading to the Dragon Cave."

Su Chengyu suddenly had a thought, "Can we directly leave Mount Fuji from that Dragon Cave?"

Ye Qingci, puzzled by Su Chengyu’s statement, listened as he shared his previous speculation about the Dragon Cave.

After hearing this, Ye Qingci softly said, "If the Dragon Cave is indeed a Small Opening as you suggest, it could be possible, but..."

"Hmm? What’s wrong, Aunt Ye?"

Su Chengyu asked, looking at Ye Qingci who had suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

"It’s nothing, this is indeed a solution; let’s just try our luck over there for now. At least this place seems secluded."

Su Chengyu nodded and then followed her toward the location indicated on the map.

The path leading to the depths of Mount Fuji had few members of the Demon Clan; the few who were there didn’t even notice their approach and were killed on the spot.

"The guards here are even weaker than I expected."

Ye Qingci whispered, and Su Chengyu nodded, "It’s quite normal for there to be fewer demons since the spiritual energy here indeed looks thinner than in other places."

However, Ye Qingci shook her head and turned to look in another direction, "The spiritual energy isn’t thin; it’s just being siphoned off by a Spirit Gathering Array over there. In fact, the closer you get underground, the denser the spiritual energy becomes."

Su Chengyu turned to look aside, admitting with his eye power he hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

"Was it set up by someone of the Monster Monarch level?"

He only noticed the He Mao Family Head’s Spirit Gathering Array when he approached, hence he asked.

"To be precise, at least a Demon Monarch."

Su Chengyu immediately understood Ye Qingci’s point and didn’t ask further, no wonder Ye Qingci had her doubts about this option before.

Fortunately, Ye Qingci’s biggest worry seemed unfounded as they reached a pool and stopped.

"According to the map, the other side of this pool is the entrance to the Dragon Cave."

Ye Qingci nodded, her gaze shifting toward that direction and after a moment of concentration she said, "There’s already someone over there."

"Hmm?" Su Chengyu turned, disbelievingly asking, "How is that possible? Aunt Ye, are you sure you’re not mistaken?"

"I’m not mistaken, I’ve already been there once, and indeed, someone else has reached it first."

The voice of Yihe Jiugui came from behind, and Su Chengyu suddenly turned, completely unaware of when this guy had started following them.

Whereas Ye Qingci seemed as if she had known all along, "I thought you were planning to wait until we found the Dragon Cave before showing yourself."

Yihe Jiugui gave a slight smile, "Saint Envoy, there’s no need for that. I wasn’t hiding my presence to avoid the Saint Envoy on purpose, but rather not to disturb the demons inside Mount Fuji. Saint Envoy, we are not enemies, at least not for now."