Chapter 127 – Remember, Don’t Provoke the Demon Lord…

“Island Lord Penglai, I… my old mother is having her thousandth birthday banquet today, I, I can’t stay long either…”

Another person hurriedly left a message and turned to flee as a divine rainbow.

Seeing everyone finding excuses to escape, the rest couldn’t bear to stay any longer.

If they had known the opponent was the legendary Demon Lord, they wouldn’t have come even if they were beaten to death!

“Island Lord Penglai, my wife is calling me home for dinner, you guys chat…”

“Island Lord Penglai, I, I suddenly have a stomachache…!”

“Now that you mention it, I seem to feel a bit queasy too, wait for me!”

“I suddenly feel my cultivation realm loosening, I must immediately enter closed-door cultivation, farewell!”

Penglai Fusheng: “…”

In no time, the vast crowd of nearly a thousand people dwindled down to only about a hundred from Penglai Immortal Island.

These guys are truly disloyal!

As soon as they saw it was the Demon Lord, they all ran faster than the wind!

Penglai Fusheng inwardly cursed the fleeing crowd.

If it weren’t for saving face, he would have wanted to leave too…

Penglai Immortal Island had the responsibility of guarding the Southern Astral Domain; otherwise, he would have been the first to run away!

A young man, seeing the other island lords making excuses to escape, frowned and said with disdain,

“Hmph! What a bunch of cowards!”

“They were all bragging in front of Great Ancestor about how powerful they were!”

“But just seeing one person from the Demon Realm scared them out of their wits!”

“They’ve completely disgraced the reputation of our Southern Astral Domain’s immortals!”

The people around Penglai Haoyun weren’t angered by his mocking words.

Because he simply didn’t know the true strength of the Demon Lord and hadn’t witnessed the Heavenly-Demon War over a hundred years ago…

It was understandable for him to say such naive things…

They didn’t blame him.

“It’s just the Demon Lord, right!”

“Grandfather! Let me go and meet him!”

Penglai Haoyun stared intently at Ning Yechen and volunteered to his grandfather, Penglai Fusheng.

He had the air of a fearless young calf.

As soon as Penglai Haoyun took a step forward, Penglai Fusheng quickly pulled him back, covered his mouth with one hand, leaned close to his face, made a shushing gesture, and whispered in a terrified voice,

“Don’t be foolish!”

“Have you lost your mind?”

A few days ago, the Demon Lord had shattered half of the Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace with a single palm strike. Even the prodigy of the Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace, Tian Dao Changrong, who had reached the Immortal Emperor realm, couldn’t withstand a single palm from the Demon Lord!

He was almost killed instantly!

This kid hadn’t even reached the Immortal Emperor realm, yet he dared to challenge the Demon Lord?!

Even he wouldn’t dare!

If he really went up there, he probably wouldn’t even know how he died!

It was the first time Penglai Haoyun had seen his grandfather with such a terrified expression. He stood there dumbfounded, not daring to make any more rash moves.

Penglai Fusheng pulled Penglai Haoyun behind him and bowed respectfully to Ning Yechen,

“This old man, Penglai Fusheng of Penglai Immortal Island, greets the Demon Lord…”

“Currently, our Heavenly and Demon Realms races coexist peacefully, without interfering with each other. May I ask why the Demon Lord has come to this Immortal Domain…?”

“Where is the Celestial Spirit Tree?”

Ning Yechen looked at Penglai Fusheng and asked coldly.

Upon hearing the name “Celestial Spirit Tree,” Penglai Fusheng and the others behind him changed their expressions, their faces filled with worry.

Although the Celestial Spirit Tree was located in the Southern Domain of the vast Heavenly Realm, after hundreds of thousands of years, its roots had spread throughout the entire foundation of the Heavenly Realm!

For the entire Heavenly Realm, the Celestial Spirit Tree was like the dragon vein foundation sought after by emperors in the mortal realm. It couldn’t be easily disturbed!

The Demon Lord’s sudden reappearance in the Heavenly Realm, and his quest for the Celestial Spirit Tree…

This couldn’t help but arouse vigilance and worry among everyone.

Could it be that the Demon Lord wants to destroy the Heavenly Realm’s Celestial Spirit Tree?

Penglai Fusheng and the others fell into silence.

Ning Yechen had no time to waste with them. He said coldly,

“You won’t tell me?”

“Then I’ll find it myself.”

“But it seems the nine great Immortal Domains of the Heavenly Realm will soon be reduced to eight!”

Ning Yechen’s words were clear.

If he had to search for it himself, he couldn’t guarantee what would become of the Southern Astral Domain!

Perhaps, ’accidentally,’ it might just vanish!

Penglai Fusheng hesitated for a moment, then pointed towards the back and slightly to the right, saying,

“The Celestial Spirit Tree is located in a gorge, ten thousand miles in that direction…”

“Great Ancestor…!”

Penglai Haoyun and the others exclaimed anxiously.

How could they reveal the location of the Celestial Spirit Tree to the Demon Lord?!

However, Penglai Fusheng raised his hand to interrupt them, signaling them to stop talking.

Helplessly, they fell silent.

Having obtained the information, Ning Yechen didn’t linger any longer. He once again transformed into a jet-black divine rainbow and vanished from their sight in an instant.

After Ning Yechen left, Penglai Haoyun asked in confusion,

“Great Ancestor, is it really alright to tell the Demon Lord the location of the Celestial Spirit Tree…?”

Penglai Fusheng gazed in the direction Ning Yechen had departed. After confirming he was truly gone, he let out a sigh of relief, like a deflated balloon…

He’s finally gone…

Just now, I had to maintain the highest level of vigilance, my nerves on edge…

Facing the Demon Lord directly is just too much pressure…

When facing Ning Yechen, he always felt a sense of danger, as if a sword was hanging over his heart…

That’s probably no longer the cultivation of an Immortal Emperor.

“Haoyun, it’s not that your Great Ancestor wanted to tell the Demon Lord, but that I had no choice…”

“If we really let him take action, our Southern Astral Domain would likely face another catastrophe…”

Penglai Fusheng shook his head, his voice filled with lingering fear.

Upon hearing this, Penglai Haoyun’s expression was one of shock and disbelief.

In his mind, his Great Ancestor, at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, was omnipotent!

Wherever he went, he was revered and admired by all. Yet, he was so fearful and apprehensive of the Demon Lord from the Demon Realm…?

Penglai Haoyun asked incredulously,

“How could that be?!”

“Great Ancestor, are you not a match for the Demon Lord?”

Penglai Fusheng: “…”

Penglai Fusheng glanced at his young descendant, his expression showing that he didn’t know how to respond.

“Young one, you seem to overestimate your Great Ancestor a bit too much…”

“Then, what if we combine forces with the other major powers from the other Immortal Domains?”

“If that Demon Lord really dares to act, the other Immortal Domains will surely come to our aid!”

“Together, the nine great Immortal Domains might not necessarily fear him. He’s only one person!”

Penglai Haoyun continued to argue, his words filled with passion and indignation.

He still couldn’t understand why his Great Ancestor was so afraid of the Demon Lord.

Penglai Fusheng looked at his naive and innocent descendant and shook his head with a smile.

Still too young…

“If we truly fought against the Demon Lord, believe me, the other eight Immortal Domains wouldn’t just not come to our aid, they’d be the first ones to flee…”

“Even if they did come, even with our combined strength, we might not be a match for the Demon Lord…”

“That’s impossible, Great Ancestor!”

“Over a hundred years ago, in the Heavenly-Demon War, didn’t we successfully repel the Demon Clan and protect the Heavenly Realm?”

Penglai Haoyun’s heart trembled, and he asked in disbelief.

Penglai Fusheng sighed softly and said slowly,

“That’s just something the Heavenly Realm said to save face…”

“In reality, the entire Heavenly Realm was almost overrun. In the end, it was the Demon Lord who led the Demon Clan in a voluntary retreat…”

“Remember, don’t provoke the Demon Lord…”

Penglai Haoyun: “…”

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