The demon tribe had never been very welcoming to Jiang Yuebai, an uninvited guest. The sacred tree had also made it clear to Jiang Yuebai before that she was no longer responsible for the fate of the demons, and they should not interfere with each other.
Therefore, having achieved his purpose of coming to the demon clan, Jiang Yuebai had no choice but to say goodbye.
But before leaving, she gathered all of Jixiang and the others together and asked about their wishes.
She will soon advance to the fusion stage, and there won't be many situations in the future where she can use her full strength.
Jixiang and Hongye have the highest cultivation levels, but they are only in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. If they really encounter a situation where they have to fight to the death, Jixiang and the others will not be able to help much.
From another perspective, they would not gain any effective experience by following her.
Even if one person achieves enlightenment and all his relatives and friends ascend to heaven, they must first possess the strength to withstand the guiding immortal light, otherwise they will still be excluded where they are.
It would be better to take this opportunity to set them free.
Jiang Yuebai told Jixiang and the others her idea. They looked at each other, all undecided.
Finally, the Flower Mouse was the first to stand up and said that he wanted to stay. Jixiang got furious when he heard that. He was so anxious that he kept squeaking around the Flower Mouse, with tears in his eyes.
The little mice lined up in a row, looking at the silent Flower Mouse and the manic Jixiang in panic, not knowing what to do.
Lieque came up to Jiang Yuebai and wanted to go with him, but Jiang Yuebai advised him to stay in the Demon Realm, or to follow Bai Jiuyou temporarily, as there would be more battles on her side, allowing Lieque to grow.
Lieque thought about it and didn't refuse. Jiang Yuebai looked at the red leaves again.
As a member of the dragon clan, Hongye should stay with Bai Jiuyou and follow Bai Jiuyou to fight for the dragon clan.
But Hongye didn't think too much or hesitate, he pushed out the two grass dragons and growled at Jiang Yuebai, indicating that the two grass dragons were left to Bai Jiuyou and he would continue to follow Jiang Yuebai.
Hongye conveyed a divine thought to Jiang Yuebai, saying that it should have died in the Fulong Sect long ago, and when Jiang Yuebai rescued it, it lived only for Jiang Yuebai.
It also said that even though its current cultivation level was low, it was still enough to be used as a means of transportation.
Since Hongye said so, Jiang Yuebai had no choice but to let it stay. She really couldn't kidnap Lu Ling and use it as a mount.
The two grass dragons were reluctant to leave Hongye, so Hongye took them aside to comfort them. Even if they are mother and son, there will always be a time to separate.
The two demon apes do not have very high intelligence, only brute strength, but they are also sent to follow Bai Jiuyou. In the future, when Bai Jiuyou refines puppets, they can help her carry things.
The black-armored bee colony had only one queen bee, and it was impossible to cut it apart, so Jiang Yuebai kept it for himself. After returning to Tianyan Sect, he would send it to Yunchang for cultivation.
As for those grass dragons in Tianyan Sect, last time I saw Yunchang getting along happily with them, perhaps those grass dragons are willing to stay in Tianyan Sect.
Yan Hongyu and Wu Qing stood aside, without any worries at all. After all, they were ghost cultivators and could not be left in the demon realm.
Jixiang was still trying to pull the trigger, but Flower Mouse was determined to stay, while the other mice said they wanted to follow Flower Mouse, even though Jixiang, their father, had been very good to them over the past few hundred years.
However, the flower rats are of average strength and need their protection, otherwise they will be bullied by other rats in the demon realm.
In the end, Jixiang gritted his teeth and chose Jiang Yuebai.
After giving Jixiang a resentful look, the mouse brought its cubs to thank Jiang Yuebai, then left without looking back.
Jiang Yuebai seemed to see the way most human couples get along with each other in Jixiang's family.
At first, the flower mouse accepted his fate and devoted himself to Jixiang, but Jixiang ignored him. So he and Jixiang lived in separate places and he raised a group of children alone. Later, his love was worn away by fatigue, so he started to pay attention to himself and had his own pursuits and goals.
It is this kind of independence, self-reliance and self-identity of the flower mouse that exudes a special brilliance and makes Jixiang unable to stop.
Unfortunately, Jixiang is a bad rat. No matter what time, it will never put the flower rat first.
Jixiang loves the independent chipmunk, but it never thought that the chipmunk that gave birth to its cubs and took care of its cubs wholeheartedly was also a chipmunk.
Jiang Yuebai shook his head. Even humans have flaws, let alone animals
In the end, Jiang Yuebai only took away Hongye, Jixiang, the black-armored bee colony, Yan Hongyu and Wuqing from the demon realm.
Even when they were not together, they were still her companions.
Before leaving, Jiang Yuebai went to find Bai Jiuyou and Ao Juan, and asked Bai Jiuyou to look after the Xianzhi clan.
As soon as Ao Juan saw her, he transformed into a human, fell crying at her feet, hugged her legs to prevent her from leaving, and asked Jiang Yuebai to take her away as well.
She cried so hard that she was hoarse, and I felt sorry for her.
"I wonder how long you can keep acting. I just told you to sleep less and learn more human military tactics, but you cried like I wanted to rip your tendons and skin you alive. How can you be my deputy and lead the dragon tribe to war? Huh?"
Bai Jiuyou's last 'ah' startled Ao Juan so much that he shuddered. Ao Juan pouted his mouth and raised his head, pulling Jiang Yuebai's skirt and shaking his head. No one knew where he learned to cry like this, he looked like Yan Hongyu.
Jiang Yuebai grabbed her skirt tightly, fearing that it would be torn by Ao Juan.
"Ao Juan, just listen to Jiuyou. She is doing this for your own good. Reading more will only benefit you."
"No, I don't want to. I want to follow you. I can't leave you."
Bai Jiuyou really couldn't bear to watch it. Although she was reluctant to separate from Jiang Yuebai just after waking up, she could see that Jiang Yuebai's current cultivation was stuck at the peak of the Refining Void Realm and needed to break through the obstacle quietly.
Bai Jiuyou walked over and pulled Ao Juan's collar from behind. Under the suppression of Zhulong's dragon power, Ao Juan was unable to resist and was dragged away by Bai Jiuyou.
Bai Jiuyou carried the ruler on his shoulder and suddenly remembered something before dragging Ao Juan away. He turned to Jiang Yuebai and said, "By the way, remember to pay back the debt I owe to the Zhuge family."
"What?"
It was a bolt from the blue, and Jiang Yuebai was petrified on the spot!
Bai Jiuyou scratched his forehead with a ruler, "Before you fell into the Demon Realm, in order to save you, I borrowed from everyone in the Zhuge family. After more than three hundred years, the interest should be quite high. The Zhuge family practices the way of a gentleman, so it's embarrassing to ask for it. But you can't be shameless, right? Remember to pay it back, let's go~"
Bai Jiuyou waved the ruler casually, and Ao Juan was pulled by the collar from behind, crying and waving his arms at Jiang Yuebai.
"Save me, save me, woooo ...
Jiang Yuebai covered his face. It would be better not to have this face!
After leaving the demon realm, Jiang Yuebai found the territory where Wuweishanren temporarily settled, and placed Wuqing and Yan Hongyu in a forest outside a market town.
Yan Hongyu was very surprised by this, as she thought Jiang Yuebai would not abandon her.
"Xingjun, what did I do wrong? You can't just abandon me like this. How can I live without you—"
Yan Hongyu threw out her handkerchief and made a high-pitched sound, then knelt down at Jiang Yuebai's feet.
Jiang Yuebai remained unmoved, emitting the might of the Refining Void Star Lord from head to toe. He said to Yan Hongyu, "I have done my best for you. Although you will not be in danger of your life if you follow me, it will not be of any benefit to your cultivation, so... leave now."
Yan Hongyu felt the irresistible power of Jiang Yuebai and stopped crying. Although she was very sad, she had no right to refuse.
In the end, Yan Hongyu could only stop crying and kowtow heavily to Jiang Yuebai in farewell.
Jiang Yuebai gave Yan Hongyu some ghost cultivation techniques and spirit stones that he had collected, and handed Yan Hongyu over to Wu Qing. The rest of the journey would depend on Yan Hongyu herself. Perhaps she would go on alone, or perhaps she would depend on Wu Qing, who had a good impression of her, in order to survive.
Whether she continues to be lazy and muddle through, or suddenly starts to work hard, that is Yan Hongyu's own path.
She couldn't think that Yan Hongyu was wrong or that she was self-degrading just because she didn't live according to her ideas, or even blame her.
Watching Yan Hongyu and Wu Qing leave, Jiang Yuebai turned and looked in the direction of the Demon Realm. It seemed that she had been saying goodbye to various people during this period of time.
Don’t say that the immortal road is the most ruthless, a dream of a hundred years without friends...
"Is everything done?"
Wuwei Shanren appeared out of nowhere beside Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai came back to his senses, "I'm beginning to know how I should make up my mind, but before I make up my mind, I'm still curious about what your mind is."
Wuwei smiled and said, "Let's talk on the way. Where do you want to go next?"
Jiang Yuebai thought about it and took out the cracked Michen Seal from the storage ring.
"Before I went to the Demon Realm, I was thinking about going to the realm governed by Master Iron Palm to explore the origin of this seal, but I have been delayed until now."
"Is there a sign?"
"have."
"Then let's go."
(End of this chapter)