Chapter 1370: Chapter 243: Sky Vault Inheritance

The snowstorm swept across, rays of light streaking through the shadows of the snow mountain.

These rays were demon cultivators from the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, each of remarkable realm, with the lowest at the Cave Heaven Realm!

"The Great Venerable has spoken!"

A Great Demon in a gray robe at the Yin God Realm lowered his voice and coldly said, "Eastern Snow Lion Ridge must be searched thoroughly; not a single trace should be overlooked!"

"Search!"

"Search together!"

These demon cultivators sealed off the entire snow mountain.

Their realm could not compare to Cui Zhen... but they won in numbers. The Great Palace Master dispatched them to Snow Lion Ridge to seal the territory, and the majority of demon cultivators didn’t even know what they were supposed to be doing, only assuming that the Power of the Sky Vault had detected a secret treasure hidden in this territory.

After all, Mo Zhen Venerable was still the former throne of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace.

The war in the Demon Country was momentarily halted.

Many people were waiting for Lord Mo Zhen to appear. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

No one expected that the Heavenly Phoenix Palace’s grand effort was actually to force Cui Zhen out of hiding.

"Sizzle..."

In the cave dwelling of the snow mountain, flames blazed fiercely.

The ice bed was burned to ashes.

Standing silently at the entrance of the cave, Cui Zhen watched as his residence was ignited by Taoist Intent, personally destroying the last Secret Mansion hidden in Snow Lion Ridge.

Traces destroyed.

Next, he must leave this place.

"Someone’s already close by outside."

Outside the cave, Xie Xuanyi spoke softly, hands behind his back.

"These fellows really linger like Yin Souls..."

Cui Zhen felt a headache.

For the past six months, every time he changed his residence, he had to burn the traces and deal with the auras of Cause and Effect. But no matter how thoroughly he dealt with them, there would always be demon cultivators from the Heavenly Phoenix Palace sniffing them out like hyenas.

These low-realm demon cultivators posed no threat to him at all.

But once, Cui Zhen had been a throne of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, and he knew the Great Palace Master’s methods too well.

Any demon cultivator latching onto him...

His traces would be completely exposed.

The first to appear would be Wu Jiu, followed by the Great Palace Master.

"Since you’re leaving, do you need me to handle it?"

Xie Xuanyi released his Divine Thought and spoke lightly, "In eastern Snow Lion Ridge, there’s one Yin God and five Cave Heavens."

Six demon cultivators held Heavenly Phoenix Tokens, forming an invisible Great Array that could seal an area of a hundred miles.

However, if Xie Xuanyi wanted to kill them, it would only take a moment.

Slay the demons and escape.

This was the simplest and most direct method.

"No need."

Cui Zhen shook his head, "Killing them would do no good. It would attract Wu Jiu’s attention instead."

To the Great Palace Master, these demons were all pawns.

Their purpose was to probe his area of activity.

"Your handling methods are impressive. Every time you relocate the cave dwellings, the aura of Cause and Effect is completely eliminated."

Xie Xuanyi looked back to see the cave dwelling had been obliterated, with nothing valuable left behind. He furrowed his brow in confusion and asked, "How does the Heavenly Phoenix Palace still manage to pinpoint you?"

"Power of the Sky Vault, blood divination."

Cui Zhen slowly walked to Xie Xuanyi’s side and sighed, "I once was a throne of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace and received the Sky Vault Inheritance. The Great Palace Master has a Supreme Treasure named the ’Sky Vault Mirror’; the battle at Erosion Sun Swamp left lingering blood that resonates with the ’Sky Vault Mirror’. This is an unerasable past... However, the ’Sky Vault Mirror’ is not a divination Supreme Treasure. It can only sense the blood and outline a rough area. Hence, those fellows can find me but never accurately."

"I see..."

Xie Xuanyi vaguely understood why he felt unease.

With Cui Zhen by his side, it was like carrying a ticking bomb.

No matter where this fellow fled, the Great Palace Master could sense the territorial range.

Therefore.

To settle in the Demon Country with Cui Zhen, this problem must be solved.

"Depart from the northern part of Snow Lion Ridge."

Cui Zhen silently extended his Divine Thought before pointing in a direction.

...

...

"My lord, please sit."

"My lord, your precious body, be careful not to catch cold..."

"My lord..."

On a small mountain north of Snow Lion Ridge, the wind and snow whistled while array talismans rose against the wind, forming a patch of clear sky.

There were four Great Demons in total!

Though few in number, their high realms prevailed, with all four Great Demons at the Yin God Realm—

However...

At this moment, the four Great Demons were surprisingly respectful, even exhibiting a bit of humility.

The hierarchy of the Demon Country is exceptionally clear.

The four were kneeling before a young girl.

Each utterance of "My lord" was addressed respectfully to this young lady.

The girl wore a thick cloak of crimson fire velvet, her shawl made of white fox silk. Her expression was indifferent, and she was entirely uninterested in the flattery of the four Great Demons. She sat on the edge of a small mountain’s cliff, before her an ember-red furnace, bubbling tea steaming with mist. The formation, once activated, defied the outside world’s knife-like wind and snow from breaching the territory in even the slightest degree.

She lifted a tea cup calmly and drank.

Her gaze floated, landing in the distance.

To the south of Snow Lion Ridge, the snow flew aimlessly, and the girl’s gaze aimlessly followed the flying snow.

She was appreciating the scenery.

"My lord, there’s plenty of places to view snow in the Demon Country... Why come to this territory?"

Among the four, the Great Demon with the highest realm carefully approached, seizing the opportunity to refill the tea, earnestly advising, "Many are active near Snow Lion Ridge, should an unexpected incident arise, it could be troublesome."

"Unexpected incident?"

Jiang Huang said indifferently, "Snow Lion Ridge merely hides a secret treasure; if unearthed, then let it be. I’m here to appreciate the snow... What unexpected incident could occur?"

These words rendered the Great Demon speechless.

At the Yin God Realm.

One is no longer ignorant.

These four Great Demons were regarded as the "pillars" of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace. Their position ensured that they possessed certain intelligence.