Chapter 364: Chapter 263: Your Excellency is a Demon Fiend From Which State Territory?

Yang An’s figure flashed out of the light, flying several hundred meters in the blink of an eye. He quickly vanished from sight, not even glancing back.

By the time the light faded and countless Demon Fiends arrived, everything at the scene had been obliterated, leaving no trace.

A hundred li away, Yang An landed in a barren wasteland. The air was clear of any Demonic Qi.

He was already heading in the opposite direction of Bai’an City, having abandoned the idea of continuing toward it.

The Demon Fiend had been right; what he’d seen in the illusion was highly likely to happen. For all he knew, Qing Xin had already announced his death.

’If I go back now, I’ll have to prove my identity, which would be a huge hassle.’

’And if that guy Qing Xin is dead set on treating me as a Demon Fiend and tries to kill me on sight, it’ll be even more trouble.’

’It’s better to act on my own for now. I can reappear at a more opportune moment or just head straight back to Great Virtue Temple. That way, I can avoid all this mess.’

Most importantly, Yang An wanted to check out the so-called Immortal Origin Land.

He had heard of the Immortal Origin Land before. If he wasn’t mistaken, there were two types of these mysterious lands.

One was the Xian Origin Land he already controlled, which was unknown to outsiders and perhaps related to the Old Techniques of ancient times.

The other was the Immortal Origin Land, known to the Golden Thread Pavilion, Great Virtue Temple, and even these Demon Fiends.

The two shared the same pronunciation but were written with different characters. As for the actual difference between them, Yang An had no idea.

’But a mysterious place like that must have some treasures hidden inside, maybe something related to Forbidden Artifacts.’

Once one achieves the Zombie God stage, one must rely on Forbidden Artifact Fragments to obtain the Power of Rules in order to continue advancing.

For Cultivators and Demon Fiends alike, this was a hurdle no one could avoid.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have drawn the covetous attention of both Cultivators and Demon Fiends, let alone caused the fiends to rampage and search everywhere for it.

His current Cultivation Level had already reached the Late Stage of Corpse Transformation. He was not far from the Zombie God stage—a step he would have to take sooner or later.

Furthermore, if he wanted to perform Purification on Forbidden Artifacts, he would need to expend others to do so.

’It’s best to plan ahead and prepare for what’s to come.’

As for where this so-called Immortal Origin Land was... Yang An turned his attention to the Bow Lady.

Ever since he killed that Demon Fiend and left, the Bow Lady had been making retching sounds.

"...Are Demon Fiend souls really that disgusting?"

The Bow Lady had said before that not even a dog would eat a Demon Fiend’s soul, but right now it was the fastest way to get clues about the Immortal Origin Land.

Upon hearing Yang An’s question, the Bow Lady immediately became furious.

"You bastard, why don’t you try taking a bite of Demon Fiend flesh? If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be caught dead eating this stuff."

The Bow Lady’s words moved Yang An, even reminding him of a famous line from his past life:

If you won’t even eat X, how can you say you love them?

’This just proves it. The Bow Lady loves me.’

His heart ached for her, and he resolved to avoid using this method in the future if he could help it.

’This can’t be good for the Bow Lady. It would probably take a hundred handsome men to make it up to her.’

After waiting a moment, the Bow Lady finally extracted some information from the Demon Fiend’s soul.

"There are quite a few Demon Fiends of all sizes within the Four Buddha States, ruled separately by seven Zombie God Great Demon Fiends. This particular Demon Fiend didn’t know much. Right now, a large number of Demon Fiends have gone to Huan Sha City in the Four Buddha States, a smaller portion went to Qianjiang City in the south, and the rest are scattered about. There’s no reliable information on where exactly the Immortal Origin Land will appear."

"That’s it?"

"Demon Fiends aren’t people. The memories in a Demon Fiend’s soul are fragmented and disjointed. This is all the information I could get."

Hearing the Bow Lady’s reply, Yang An sank into thought.

’Based on this, the Demon Fiends are focusing on Huan Sha City? Does that mean the entrance to the Immortal Origin Land is likely to appear somewhere in that area? But they haven’t given up on the other locations, either. Wait! This information only details the movements of the rank-and-file Demon Fiends, not the actions of those Zombie God Great Demon Fiends. The search for the entrance must be directed by the Great Demon Fiends. That means the most likely place for the Immortal Origin Land to appear is wherever those Zombie God Great Demon Fiends are.’

At this thought, Yang An hurriedly asked the Bow Lady if she had any information on the Zombie God Great Demon Fiends.

The Bow Lady said no. The Demon Fiend she devoured had only been ordered to lie in wait outside Bai’an City and intercept anyone who approached.

It wasn’t privy to the whereabouts of the Zombie God Great Demon Fiends.

Yang An thought for a moment, then changed his approach.

"If I, the Buddha’s Son, were captured by it, where would it take me?"

"Most likely to the Demon Fiends’ lair, Blood Sea Mountain, in the north of the Four Buddha States."

"How far is it from here?"

"Over nine hundred li."

"That’s where we’re going!"

Having made his decision, Yang An had the Bow Lady point the way and immediately headed toward the Demon Fiends’ lair.

Of course, he wasn’t really going to the Demon Fiends’ lair; he was just trying to find out the whereabouts of those Zombie God Great Demon Fiends.

As long as he could find out where the Great Demon Fiends were, he would, in all likelihood, know where the entrance to the Immortal Origin Land would appear.

If the Immortal Origin Land truly appeared, the ones truly qualified to enter it would be these Great Demon Fiends, not cannon fodder.

...

By the time Yang An was less than a hundred li from Blood Sea Mountain, the sky had already darkened.

The closer he got to the Demon Fiends’ lair, the more intensely he could feel the thick Demonic Qi. Even from a hundred li away, it was deeply unsettling.