Stealing an Immortal Back to the Demon Realm Chapter 59

Shang Ningye’s heart jolted.
Lure me here? Why would they do that?
Besides my appearance and my ability to heal injuries, what else about me is worth anyone’s attention?
Did Bai Zhan want my body, or my heart’s blood?
Chu Xue saw that she wasn’t taking her words seriously and grew extremely anxious.
She had no choice but to cut to the chase and urged her again, “You need to leave quickly. Bai Zhan wants to deal with Mu Qiuhan, so he specifically used me as bait to lure you here. He’s ruthless. I’m his sister, so he might hold back with me, but he probably won’t do the same for you.”
Shang Ningye frowned upon hearing this.
Mu Qiuhan? They’re actually after her?!
No wonder my journey here was so smooth, without too many obstacles.
I should have realized.
The Bai Clan has a considerable reputation in the Yao Realm; their strength should be significant. They shouldn’t have been so careless.
But if their target wasn’t me at all, and they only wanted to use me to lure Mu Qiuhan, then everything makes sense.
First, they used Chu Xue to lure me, and now they’re using me to lure Mu Qiuhan.
What a chain of schemes!
If this was all a premeditated trap set by Bai Zhan, then there should be an ambush in this valley.
This place is near the border of Qiyuan Mountain; Bai Zhan must have guessed I would rest here.
The reason there hasn’t been any movement yet is probably because they haven’t seen Mu Qiuhan.
Once I leave this valley, I’ll be out of the Bai Clan’s territory. If Mu Qiuhan doesn’t appear by then, they’ll probably lose their patience.
They might attack me directly.
Thinking of this, Shang Ningye didn’t care that the restriction on Chu Xue hadn’t been fully removed and quickly emerged from the magic artifact.
Even though she knew Mu Qiuhan was waiting for her reply, she didn’t touch the fish pendant on her chest again.
No one can know about this communication channel between her and Mu Qiuhan.
Shang Ningye didn’t dare take even the slightest risk.
If I were careless and got caught, and they used me to threaten Mu Qiuhan, I’m worried Mu Qiuhan would really walk into danger because of it.
It’s a good thing I held back just now and didn’t tell her the current situation.
Otherwise, if Mu Qiuhan rashly led troops here to get me, wouldn’t she fall right into their trap?
Shang Ningye calmed herself, did her best to release her spiritual sense, and carefully surveyed the nearby terrain.
If they’re after Mu Qiuhan, there must be many hidden soldiers in this area.
I need to investigate the situation here and find a way to escape.
As long as I can get out of Qiyuan Mountain’s territory and return to the Taiqing Immortal Sect, Bai Zhan’s people might be more hesitant.
No matter what, I can’t fall into their hands.
As long as they can’t catch me, they can’t harm Mu Qiuhan.
Shang Ningye detected several cliffs ahead and planned to head there if things went wrong.
The trees at the bottom of those cliffs were dense, somewhat similar to the place where she was born. It could be considered a decent burial place.
At this moment, Shang Ningye was already somewhat resigned to death.
Before, she only hated that her cultivation was too low and she couldn’t be of help to Mu Qiuhan.
Now, she was even more unwilling to become her burden.
Even if I die, I absolutely cannot let myself become a bargaining chip for them to threaten Mu Qiuhan.
With this thought, her heart surprisingly wasn’t as panicked as before.
Shang Ningye began to carefully ponder the key aspects of the situation.
For them to make such a big move, wanting to drag the Demon Lord into this, the people involved probably have high statuses.
If it weren’t for Feng Yi’s approval, Bai Zhan would never dare to act on his own and lead the beast folk to turn against the demon territories.
Then, the only possibility is that this matter is being carried out secretly.
That clueless beast folk general in Cold Moon City also confirmed this guess.
I’m afraid there are internal problems within the demon territories.
That Leng Yi, he designed a plot against me before. He probably has a hand in this.
And Su Hongyu. It was Su Hongyu who revealed Chu Xue’s whereabouts in the Bai Clan to me. Does she have a part in this too?
If it’s really as I think, isn’t Mu Qiuhan in great danger too?
Thinking of this, Shang Ningye’s heart tightened again.
Mu Qiuhan has long been wary of Leng Yi, so he isn’t much to fear.
But Su Hongyu has always had improper designs on Mu Qiuhan, yet for some reason, Mu Qiuhan always trusts her to some extent.
What if she carelessly falls into Su Hongyu’s trap? What should be done?
At this thought, Shang Ningye grew even more anxious.
She activated the magic artifact under her feet and flew towards the valley exit.
Just as she was about to leave the green area, an ambush appeared in the valley.
Bai Zhan was stationed on the mountaintop with a troop of demon soldiers.
Surprisingly, their numbers weren’t very large, and there wasn’t a single beast cultivator among them.
Shang Ningye recognized one of the demon soldiers as someone close to Leng Yi, but for some reason, Leng Yi himself was not present.
Shang Ningye didn’t know that Leng Yi had originally been there.
It was just that Mu Qiuhan had suddenly moved against him, stripped him of his military command, raided his mansion, and even declared that if he didn’t show himself, she would announce the truth of his regicide and rebellion to the entire demon territories.
Leng Yi knew of Mu Qiuhan’s prestige in the demon territories, so he had no choice but to hurriedly lead his subordinates back, leaving only a few men here.
Bai Zhan looked down at Shang Ningye from his high vantage point.
“Where did you hide my bride?”
Seeing Shang Ningye remain silent, Bai Zhan sneered.
“Don’t want to say? Once I capture you, I have my ways to make you talk.”
He turned his head and said to the demon soldiers behind him, “I’ve found the person for you. Whether you can capture her or not is your own business.”
Leng Yi really is delusional.
He actually naively thought he could lure the Demon Lord here with just a woman like this?
Not only did he fail to lure his target, but he also had the rug pulled out from under him.
Bai Zhan half-closed his eyes and stepped aside, apparently not intending to make a move.
“You!”
The demon general, seeing him switch sides at a critical moment, was furious.
Originally, Leng Yi had allied with Bai Zhan to lure Mu Qiuhan here and capture her in one fell swoop.
He had promised to help Bai Zhan seize the throne of the beast folk after the matter was settled.
But unexpectedly, before the plan could succeed, Mu Qiuhan had already confronted him directly.
Now, the situation was unclear, and it was uncertain who would emerge victorious.
Bai Zhan was unwilling to get too involved.
If Leng Yi ended up being the loser, he could easily push all the blame onto the demon folk themselves.
Seeing that Bai Zhan had no intention of helping further, the leading demon general gave an order.
More than ten demon cultivators immediately sprang into action.
She’s just a Nascent Soul stage beast cultivator, isn’t she? Could it be that with all of us, we still can’t take her down?
Shang Ningye saw Bai Zhan merely watching from the side with his arms crossed and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
In front of a Mahayana stage beast cultivator, she would have almost no power to resist.
But if it was just that group of Deity Transformation stage demon cultivators, she might still have a chance to escape.
Several streams of black demonic energy shot towards her, and Shang Ningye barely managed to dodge them.
She quickly retreated, but her opponents rapidly closed in.
Shang Ningye saw the group swarming her from all directions, surrounding her in the middle, the circle shrinking smaller and smaller. This is bad, she thought.
Those demon cultivators already had higher cultivation levels than her, and they outnumbered her tens to one.
If she allowed them to trap her, there would truly be no escape but death.
At the critical moment, Shang Ningye bit the tip of her tongue and spat out a mouthful of essence blood.
This was a secret technique of the Joyous Union Clan, sacrificing cultivation to gain a momentary burst of power.
Shang Ningye’s speed suddenly increased, and she narrowly darted past two demon cultivators, breaking into the patch of green.
Another attack came from behind, but Shang Ningye used the stretches of green beneath her feet to dodge them one by one.
Her opponents seemed to have noticed how the plants aided her and tried their best to force her back towards the icy, snowy ground.
Several more streams of demonic energy attacked from different directions.
Shang Ningye dodged left and right, evading one attack after another, but unexpectedly, a fierce blow suddenly struck her from behind.
A mouthful of blood instantly sprayed onto the ground.
Shang Ningye’s legs gave way.
Having been entangled with those demon folk for a long time, Shang Ningye could feel her beast energy rapidly draining, and her vision began to blur intermittently.
She couldn’t keep playing this cat-and-mouse game with them.
They were numerous and powerful; sooner or later, they would completely exhaust her beast energy.
At that point, she would be nothing but fish on their chopping block.
She also couldn’t leave this valley.
If she left these plants, she would lose her protection and probably wouldn’t be able to dodge even a single move.
It seemed like a dead end no matter what.
Since I can’t break out…
Shang Ningye gritted her teeth, intending to detonate the beast core within her.
Seeing this, a demon cultivator shouted, “Not good, she’s going to detonate her beast core!”
As the emerald-green beast core spun rapidly in Shang Ningye’s dantian, an ancient tree behind her suddenly emitted a faint cyan light.
A powerful attractive force pulled at her, and before Shang Ningye could react, she was sucked into the tree, disappearing completely from where she stood.
The demon cultivators looked at each other in dismay.
The leading demon general, furious and exasperated, struck the ancient tree with great force.
With a loud crack, the tree trunk snapped completely, but Shang Ningye was still nowhere to be found.
“What happened?!”
Bai Zhan saw everything clearly from his high position.
That little beast spirit seemed to have been sucked into the ancient tree, but now that the tree was broken in half, there was no trace of her.
The demon cultivator sneered upon hearing this.
“What happened? Shouldn’t we be asking you, Lord Beast Saint!”