âElder Junâ¦â Recalling that determined face of the senior in her mind again, âIâve succeeded, but youâre no longer by my side anymore.â
Iâve waited a long time for this day to come, yet when I succeeded, the last of my family has already left meâ¦.
Slowly standing up from the ground, Liu Qing Yu began to wander through the rain like a zombie towards the back mountain.
âFirst Elder?â Fourth Elder decides to speak up after getting worried from the terrible state the lady was in. âShouldnât we follow her? This girl, she seems to have suffered quite a shock there.â
Shaking his head over the suggestion: âNo need, just let her go. These sort of stuff needs to be solved by herself, we canât do anything for her now. Oh yes, remember to go examine the treasury hall here. Those items are to be offered to Her Highness the Queen after we leave this place in a bit.â
Understanding the first elder was right, Fourth Elder immediately clamored up and began the cleaning process for this chaotic battlefield. As for the rest of the survivors of this Spirit Realm, what else could they do when their leader has died before their very eyes? Aside from regret, they didnât show much sorrow for the dead man because they are worried about themselves and what awaited themselves in the future.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
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A while later, Liu Qing Yu returns again from the back mountain. But unlike before, she was holding an ash urn in both arms and giving off an air of lonely sadness.
âFirst Elder, can I go back to the Demon Realm with you all?â she eventually asks after a long while of silence.
Answering after a brief deliberation: âYou belong to the Her Highness so of course you can return with us.â
Moving those lips in haste at the agreement: âThen can I take my motherâs ash with me too? I do not want to come back to this place ever again in this lifetime.â
âThatâs not a problem. Alright, I will also task those underneath me to help your mother find a suitable burial ground. This way she can rest in peace.â
This girl was Bai Yanâs subordinate so itâs reasonable for him to do this small favor.
âThank youâ¦â
As much as Liu Qing Yu would want to bring Elder Junâs remains along as well, the seniorâs body had already turned to dust and disappeared with the wind.
âThe hours getting late, we should begin heading back to the Demon Realm soon.â First Elder turns to his peers and continued: âBut this Spirit Realm isnât bad. Fourth Elder, after we return you can go expand the entrance gate to these parts. We will fold this into the Demon Realmâs boundary.â
The territory of the Demon Realm couldnât be called big in comparison to the human world so itâs time they expanded the territory using this Spirit Realm as the jumping point. After all, certain demonic beasts are quite productive when it comes to their offspring.
âYes First Elder, Iâll have this done as soon as I get back.â Fourth Elder complies and confirms the order.
âLetâs go then,â slowly turning away, âit wonât be long before the queen and king returns from their own trip. We can discuss the next course of the plan afterwards.â
Itâs about right after a thousand years of growth. Even if our Demon Realm isnât at the peak of its strength, itâs still capable of challenging the Celestial Realm at this point. By then, whatever is owed will be paid back in fold! The first elderâs gaze gradually lowered as the pictures of that cruel war slowly emerged in those old eyes.