"Sect Master~"
"Sect Master, what happened?"
"Husband, is it an enemy attack?"
The massive commotion on the [Liuhua Plains] was naturally detected by everyone in Qingfeng Villa. However, due to the destruction of the spirit plant teleportation array on the plains, the disciples of Qingfeng Villa and the trio of Zhu Yuyan could only teleport to a nearby array first, and then travel by sword or遁術 (escape technique).
This was why they arrived so late.
"Everyone, don't worry, no need to be nervous. It was just a small accident when I was experimenting with the teleportation array.
It ended up teleporting [Ren Dao Island] from the Myriad Demon Sea over."
"Hiss~"
"Holy shit~"
"My heavens! An entire island!"
"This island must be over 1,800 li. It's truly enormous."
"The key point is the Myriad Demon Sea, you know?
The Myriad Demon Sea is a legendary place, at least tens of trillions of li away from here."
Upon hearing Yang Hong mention the Myriad Demon Sea, some of the more knowledgeable disciples in the sect were utterly dumbfounded.
Never mind teleporting an island, no one in the entire cultivation world had ever heard of a teleportation array capable of spanning hundreds of trillions of li. 99.999 trillion li was the absolute limit.
And how far was this?
Tens of trillions of li!
Was the teleportation array the Sect Master had set up going to defy the heavens?
"Hiss~ Holy shit~"
The others finally reacted, exclaiming in amazement and even cursing. Their gazes towards Yang Hong were more fervent and worshipful than towards an immortal.
"Husband~ You're truly amazing."
Zhu Yuyan hugged Yang Hong's arm, her admiration and worship evident.
"Amazing what? Have you forgotten that we summoned an island before on Great Snow Mountain?"
"Uh~ That's right.
So, does that mean Husband has figured out that strange teleportation array?"
Hearing Yang Hong's reminder, Zhu Yuyan also recalled the sea horse demon beast rain that had fallen from the sky and the island that had appeared above the Great Snow Mountain's sealed space.
Looking at the massive island, 1,800 li wide, before them, Zhu Yuyan asked with continued adoration.
"Not yet. That sea horse tribe's teleportation array is a bit peculiar and very different from the traditional teleportation arrays on the Taiyuan Continent. Moreover, I don't know its exact formation patterns. To fully understand it, I'll need to find a sea horse in the Myriad Demon Sea who is skilled in teleportation arrays and ask them."
"Is that so? Then take your time researching it."
Yang Hong was somewhat expectant, while Zhu Yuyan felt it was optional. She had no intention of going to the Myriad Demon Sea. All her cultivation resources were self-sufficient, and she harbored no grand ambition to save the world.
As for Yang Hong, while he once had a grand aspiration to save humanity, it had significantly faded after merging with the negative soul.
"Alright, I'll introduce everyone first. These are Zhu Yuyan, Wanwan, and Song Yuzhi. They are your matriarchs. Pay your respects."
Yang Hong first introduced Zhu Yuyan and the other two to Yu Kewei and the other tree demons, as well as Lan Fangxuan and the other humans, asking them to greet them.
The demon race, like Yu Kewei, were simple-minded. Upon hearing Yang Hong's introduction, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed, shouting "Matriarch."
However, Lan Fangxuan and the others seemed to have forgotten Yang Hong's authority and the life-saving grace he had bestowed upon them, only addressing him as "Senior."
Yang Hong didn't immediately scold them. Instead, he turned to Zhu Yuyan and Ye Yudong and introduced the people from Ren Dao Island.
"These are Yu Kewei, Hua Xinlei, Xiao Kui... they are all tree demons and flower demons, and my capable assistants in the Myriad Demon Sea.
Also, Lan Fangxuan, Dong Zheyue... these are humans I rescued in the Myriad Demon Sea."
Yang Hong didn't need to say much; Zhu Yuyan understood the distinction between the close and distant. Clearly, Lan Fangxuan and the others, being of the same race, were "distant," while the demons like Yu Kewei were "close."
Although it was a bit strange, after three hundred years of cultivation, they wouldn't find it too peculiar.
"Sect Master, do the Seven Star Gathering Spirit Array and the teleportation array in Liuhua Plains need to be replanted?"
"Not for now."
"Disciples understand."
Zhang Zhengyan, the deputy head of the Internal Affairs Department, directly asked Yang Hong, too lazy to deal with the humans whose highest cultivation level was only Nascent Soul.
He could also discern the reluctance of Lan Fangxuan and the others to be close to Yang Hong. In his eyes, these people were ungrateful wretches. Even after three hundred years, they could not deny that they owed their lives to Yang Hong.
Their attitude was contemptible.
He used his own demeanor to show these people that even he, who was at the sixth-tier Spirit Transformation realm, had to show proper respect to Yang Hong.
Yang Hong naturally saw Zhang Zhengyan's intention and was pleased with his seemingly redundant question.
He then said to Lan Fangxuan:
"You will continue to live and cultivate on Ren Dao Island. Unless it's absolutely necessary, do not leave Ren Dao Island.
I will take Yu Kewei and the others with me."
"Yes~ As you command, Yang~ Senior Yang."
Lan Fangxuan wanted to call him Sect Master, but he truly felt too ashamed to do so now.
Even the most obtuse person could see Yang Hong's displeasure from his attitude.
However, as his cultivation increased and his strength grew, his self-esteem also grew, making him increasingly unwilling to recall his past as a demon slave and food.
Nodding at Lan Fangxuan, Yang Hong gathered the 103 tree demons and flower demons, saying:
"Let's go~ We'll return to Qian Ran Plains first."
Then, the group of people and demons left this half of Ren Dao Island.
Through the teleportation array, they returned directly to Nine Plum Mountain in [Qian Ran Plains], the center of the teleportation array.
Upon seeing the teleportation array that spanned an entire mountain, Yu Kewei suddenly blocked Yang Hong's path and knelt down, saying:
"Master, can you make the teleportation array target Ci Snake Island?"
"Not now. I haven't fully understood the teleportation array that brought you all over yet. I can't control its entry and exit.
Is something wrong with the Ci Snake clan?"
"Indeed, there's a big problem, but it's not with the Ci Snake clan, it's with [Bù Dòng Temple].
Over two hundred years ago, a monk from Bù Dòng Temple discovered the Ci Snake clan, declared them innate protectors of Buddhism, and immediately converted them with the 'Great Bright Sutra.' Only She Maohai, who had broken through to the ninth tier, managed to escape."
"So, this servant wishes to beg Master to save the Ci Snake clan."
Saying this, Yu Kewei bowed her head in supplication.
Yang Hong did not refuse, but he also would not go out of his way to save the Ci Snake clan.
"Get up. When I've figured out that teleportation array, I'll go and rescue them. However, I can't determine when that will be.
Tell me, what good deeds has Bù Dòng Temple, or rather, Buddhism, been doing in the Myriad Demon Sea?"
He was somewhat curious, as it seemed Bù Dòng Temple alone controlled the Myriad Demon Sea.
"Two hundred and eighty years ago, the third year after Master left, monks from [Bù Dòng Temple] descended upon the Myriad Demon Sea using unknown methods and swept across the entire region in just ten years."
"It is said that Arhats from the upper realm descended and conquered the core region of the Myriad Demon Sea in the shortest possible time.
The Four Great Royal Clans held out for only a month before being subdued. The dignified Four Great Demon Royal Clans were now referred to as the Four Divisions of Buddhism."
"Even so, Bù Dòng Temple did not cease its conquest. In just twenty years, they completely subjugated the Myriad Demon Sea.
Except for the outer sea regions with spiritual energy below the fourth grade, which were of too little value, not a single island or sea region escaped Bù Dòng Temple's conquest!"
As she spoke, Yu Kewei's small, fair fists unconsciously clenched, and her eyes reddened.
Clearly, the "conquest" she mentioned in a few sentences was filled with bloodshed, and the number of demons who died must have been immense, truly immense!
Combining this with Lan Fangxuan's attitude, Yang Hong guessed a possible scenario.