This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 708 - 29: Trapped in a Demon’s Nest_3

Chapter 708 -29: Trapped in a Demon’s Nest_3

“No, I have no objections,” Lu Qingshan hurriedly complied meekly, while inwardly he lamented—he had originally planned to use his status as an Underworld Cultivator to safely pass through the Demon Race army.

Since the army advanced slowly compared to a single individual, by the time they reached Falling Goose Pass, he could have relayed the message promptly, allowing the cultivators at Falling Goose Pass to evacuate swiftly.

Unexpectedly, the Demon General before him, for reasons unknown, had forcibly detained him.

This undoubtedly disrupted his original plan.

Worse still, while he could deceive the uninitiated, if he were truly forced to meet “Chi Pu”, he, as a fake Underworld Cultivator, would have no confidence in continuing to deceive successfully.

The problem was, given the circumstances where he was at a disadvantage, he had no ground to voice any opposition.

“Truly, no plan survives contact with the enemy. With one move, I’ve ended up in the belly of the beast,” Lu Qingshan sighed resignedly. “Now, I can only take it one step at a time.”

After the matter concluded, he was quickly dismissed.

But perhaps because of the need to give “Chi Pu” face, he was not sent too far away but was kept on the warship.

…..

Meanwhile, after Lu Qingshan had left, the Demon General who commanded the army of the Demon Race fell into deep thought.

War Demons belonged to the Holy Demon Bloodline of the Abyss, one of the strongest among the eight major clans, with an exalted status and multiple lineages deriving from it.

He was from the Ao Ren lineage; his father was the Ao Ren Demon Venerable, the Demon Venerable of the Ao Ren lineage.

Ao Ren Demon Venerable had three offspring, his eldest brother Chi Pu, his second brother Diao Feng, and he, Qing Ge.

His eldest brother Chi Pu was already a Seventh Grade Demon Marshal, and so was his second brother; only he still remained a Sixth Grade Low-Ranking Demon General.

This was partly because he was the youngest son of the Ao Ren Demon Venerable and more importantly because he was, in fact, the illegitimate child of the Ao Ren Demon Venerable.

To put it bluntly, he was a hybrid born from the union of the Ao Ren Demon Venerable with another from the Demon Race, meaning his War Demon Bloodline was not pure.

Therefore, even if he reached adulthood, he could not become an Eighth Grade of the Demon Race, a feat only possible for pure-blooded War Demons.

Perhaps because his father had him in his later years or perhaps because Ao Ren Demon Venerable especially loved his deceased mother, his father showed significant favoritism towards him the hybrid.

However, within the Demon Race, bloodline reigns supreme, and bloodline equates to status.

Favoritism is useless; even his own father could not change this tradition.

Hence, to elevate him, Ao Ren Demon Venerable had to help purify his War Demon Bloodline.

The issue was, materials for bloodline evolution, regardless of which Demon Race clan, were considered strategic resources, coveted by countless individuals.

The War Demon Clan had several Demon Venerables, and Ao Ren Demon Venerable could not cover the sky with one hand.

If he poured abundant Blood Spirit Crystals into his “illegitimate son” without any justification, it would undoubtedly cause dissatisfaction among other lineage Demon Venerables.

Therefore, Ao Ren Demon Venerable needed to find some suitable reasons as cover, and the simplest method was through battle merits.

Battle merits could be exchanged for Blood Spirit Crystals; this has been a prevailing rule within the Abyss for twenty thousand years.

As a Demon Venerable, arranging for his favored illegitimate son something as trivial as assigning a Demon Race army to him for an attack on a Human Race fort was as easy as eating or drinking.

The immense battle merits from slaughtering a fort could enable Qing Ge to exchange enough divine items to evolve his War Demon Bloodline to Seventh Grade.

This was why he, merely a Low-Ranking Demon General, had the authority to lead a Demon Race army, which included several Seventh Grade members, to attack Falling Goose Pass—[My Demon Venerable Father].

Every advantage has its disadvantage, and for this reason, his relationship with his elder and second brothers was extremely poor—Chi Pu and Diao Feng disliked him for being a bastard yet the favorite of the Demon Venerable; he also disliked how his brothers looked down on him.

Although a bit convoluted, that was essentially the rationale.

As for the Netherworld of the Eastern Domain, it fell under the jurisdiction of his elder brother Chi Pu.

He had never felt much about this matter, let alone envy, for he held no regard for the Netherworld.

According to his view, given the power of their Demon Race, they were fully capable of overwhelming the Human Race—of course, excluding “Ancestral Daoist Xia”. Why bother with those circuitous methods, which could not solve the threat posed by Ancestral Daoist Xia anyway?

In summary, possessing one more force from the Netherworld or one less made no difference to them.

For holding such a view, Chi Pu always scoffed at him and often ridiculed him as an arrogant fool who failed to understand the deeper significance of the Netherworld’s existence.

He had long harbored resentment towards this mockery.

He admitted that his elder brother Chi Pu was very cunning, and his second brother was no simple character either; neither was easy to handle.

But what of it? To establish a foothold within the clan, was it by relying on the Netherworld’s schemes?

No, it depended on strength, on his father’s favoritism!

As long as his own strength surpassed that of Chi Pu and Diao Feng, he could firmly suppress them.

If your weapons are sharp enough, you don’t need to be too clever—this was a widely quoted “scripture” within the War Demon Clan, which he always remembered by heart and regarded as his personal motto.

Elder brother, it seems you’ve long forgotten this “scripture” and instead got lost in these petty tricks of the Netherworld…

Besides, he never thought his intellect was inferior to his elder brother’s.

For instance, now, he used the excuse of helping his elder brother resolve a problem to detain his elder brother’s underling, adding trouble for his brother.

If Chi Pu missed handling some matter due to not receiving the message in time, with their father’s favoritism towards him, father would surely blame Chi Pu, while he himself would be free of any issues.

Perfect!

With this thought, this Demon General Qing Ge couldn’t help but show a hint of a smug smile.