Wu Chang: "How can I get inside?"
The Qingyu Bird replied: "Become a demon, or completely breach the Demon Realm, breaking the Inheritance Lands of the Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind Demon Kings."
Wu Chang saw the Qingyu Bird was quite knowledgeable, and couldn’t help but feel a sense of pity. He took out the mental resonance and asked:
"If you are willing to work under me, I can ensure your life is spared. Would you consider it?"
The strength of the Demon King surpasses that of an Earth Immortal, enough to be the final boss of an S-Level dungeon. Such an existence, it’s obvious he cannot control the Qingyu Bird using methods to control Hong Xin.
If the Qingyu Bird is willing to cooperate, there might be a slim chance of success.
But upon hearing Wu Chang’s intention to subdue it, the Qingyu Bird immediately became agitated. It struggled desperately, trying to resist the Deep Water Bite within, and roared:
"Not a chance!"
Wu Chang sighed and said: "Is it really that unbearable?"
The Qingyu Bird coldly replied: "Since the moment I broke free from my chains, I swore I would never become anyone’s slave again."
Wu Chang looked at the Qingyu Bird with some regret. After all, the Qingyu Bird was a Demon King-level demon with considerable power, still an impressive feat.
Not completely controlling it and just letting it go like this, he certainly wouldn’t feel at ease.
He raised his fist and said: "In that case, I’ll try to give you a swift end."
The Qingyu Bird was stunned; it had expected Wu Chang would try to control it, and had already prepared to resist with Heart Flame. Unexpectedly, Wu Chang really meant what he said, intending to give it a swift end.
"Wait!"
Wu Chang lowered his hand and asked in confusion: "Did you change your mind?"
The Qingyu Bird said: "In light of your honesty, I’ll tell you something extra."
"The reason I withdrew the black wind from my territory and gathered demons to ambush you was not due to my cautious nature, but because a stranger, a human cultivator, informed me that you were coming to find me."
"He told us there would be four people: one Earth Immortal, two Quasi-Earth Immortals, and one Great Grandmaster."
Wu Chang squinted; he initially thought they were spotted by demons en route, who then informed the Qingyu Bird, leading to its preparation.
Unexpectedly, the informant was not a demon, but a human.
It was no surprise that the informant was the one who poisoned An Rong earlier.
"What time was the information reported?" Wu Chang asked.
The Qingyu Bird replied: "Just this early morning."
Reported this early morning, the person must have just discovered the information and rushed to the Qingyu Bird directly.
In the informant’s view, Tang Wu Chang and Lord Peace had just gained immortal fortune, yet to digest it, could only be considered Quasi-Earth Immortals, while Erin was merely a Great Grandmaster; the only one capable of moving through the Demon Realm was An Rong.
This lineup, if approached Gourd Mountain unknowingly, would indeed be a dead end facing the Demon King-level Qingyu Bird, accompanied by seven or eight Demon Generals and thousands of demons.
But the person only knew the exploration team would include Peace as the foremost Celestial Being, not expecting Peace would bring a slew of Celestial Beings along.
Otherwise, with the person’s means, they would have informed not just the Qingyu Bird but all the Demon Kings.
Wu Chang continued to ask: "Do you know what the informant looks like?"
The Qingyu Bird said: "I don’t know, but he showed me the token from the Human Dao Alliance Elder, which I marked with Wind Spirit Power. You can try to find him."
Wu Chang nodded and said: "Thank you."
"Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"
The Qingyu Bird smiled and said: "None, I’ve already avenged all I needed."
Once the Qingyu Bird closed its eyes, Wu Chang punched its head, knocking it unconscious, then dragged it back to face the others.
He threw the unconscious Qingyu Bird to the ground and said:
"I’ve asked everything I wanted; next, I’ll leave it to Sect Leader Tang."
An Rong’s face flushed; he initially thought Peace took the Qingyu Bird to steal credit, but unexpectedly, he did it just to interrogate the Qingyu Bird.
Sect Leader Tang only stood on the human side, caring not about which hand killed the Demon King, thus choosing to trust the Celestial Being and took no action.
In contrast, An Rong was too utilitarian, even considering the Celestial Being was stealing credit.
Indeed, compared to Sect Leader Tang, he was far lacking in maturity.
As to why Peace avoided people in questioning, it’s easiest to explain: either his means were inconvenient to show, or he was performing a door-blocking secret technique.
Wu Chang’s True Self asked:
"What did Lord Peace uncover during the interrogation?"
The True Self shared the method of entering Gourd Mountain and entering the Demon Realm’s center uncovered during the interrogation.
Finally, it paused momentarily, glancing at the two and slowly said:
"It also said that the reason it could prepare an ambush in advance was a human cultivator revealing our whereabouts."
Upon hearing this, An Rong clenched his fists, his gaze turning somber.
The previous poisoning, making him ingest the candle bug, could still be seen as borrowing the knife.
But this time, in order to deal with him, the opponent did not hesitate to expose the exploration team’s whereabouts, causing Sect Leader Tang and the Celestial Beings to fall into danger.
No matter who the opponent is, no matter their purpose, they’ve crossed the line.
This is no longer about personal grudges but betrayal of the human camp. Faced with a traitor, he must strike hard.
Wu Chang’s True Self nodded gently, then took out a longsword, waved it, and drove it into the Qingyu Bird’s forehead.
The Qingyu Bird’s body trembled slightly, then life faded away.
The True Self was surprised: "Isn’t Sect Leader Tang going to wait for the Wind Demon King to wake up and interrogate it again to verify my statement?"
The True Self said: "No need, Celestial Beings come from overseas, their hearts to exterminate demons and guard the Dao are clear to all under heaven, moreover, if what Lord says is false, what harm would it bring?"