Chapter 0489 The Old Woman Who Turned Into a Demon

Shen Hao was so busy that he was exhausted. The Demon Slayer Club had been established for ten days. He was chosen as the leader as he wished. He was not only busy preparing for an expedition, but also had to think about how to return the funding given by the Taoist sect in three years - he would never be a man who started well but ended badly. Although everyone said that the Taoist sect's move was just to encourage low-level Taoist priests to be serious and responsible, and would definitely forgive all debts in the end, Shen Hao still decided to repay his debts.

The only thing he didn't need to worry about was the number of people. The number of people who volunteered to join the Demon Slayer Club increased significantly. A large number of low-level Taoist priests came from the rear of each Taoist sect. Some of them were even junior Taoist priests of the first or second level of breathing. Shen Hao had to persuade them to leave and suggested that he join the Demon Slayer Club when he had a main magic weapon that could fly freely in the sky.

In just ten days, the number of Taoist priests in the Demon Slayer Club had reached more than a thousand, which was more than the best prediction at the beginning. Among them, there were even some Taoist priests in the Smoke Swallowing Realm.

Shen Hao divided all members into teams ranging from twenty to one hundred people. Each team had Taoist priests from different disciplines, regardless of whether they belonged to the same Taoist sect before.

The giant demon king was dead, and the demon army became more divided after losing its leader, so Shen Hao planned to defeat them one by one and not give the demons a chance to regroup.

At noon that day, Shen Hao was discussing with the leading Taoist priests of each team to formulate a detailed battle plan. A Taoist priest came in to report that a large number of human slaves were found in the mountains to the west.

After the demon soldiers captured Xijie Kingdom, they captured a large number of humans. When the decisive battle was approaching, most of them were killed. The Taoist sect also rescued some of them and sent them to Dongjie Kingdom.

"Nearly a thousand people, not a lot of people, but they... are a little strange. Sun Dujiao suggested that you go and take a look." said the Taoist priest who came to report the news.

Sun Dujiao is Sun Yulu, a Taoist priest from Luanjing Mountain. She is one of the few Taoist priests who joined the Demon Slayer Association and the leading Taoist priest of a team of 100 people. Everyone respectfully calls her "Sun Dujiao".

"How strange is it?" Shen Hao stood up and prepared to take a look.

"The demons forced them to eat something, probably to turn them into demons."

When Shen Hao heard the word "turn into demons", he immediately thought of Mu Xingqiu. After Qi Wushang died, demon pills became rare. If they could get some, it might be useful to Mu Xingqiu and Yang Qingyin.

Sun Yulu and others found the whereabouts of human slaves by coincidence. Seven days after the war ended, the high-level Taoists of the Lantern and Candle Department first detained souls and studied spirits on the main battlefield, and then the low-level Taoists cleaned up the corners. Several Taoists followed the escape route of the demon soldiers at that time to look for dead souls, but they almost sucked in several living souls that had just died. They followed the clues and found an extremely hidden cave.

The cave is hidden in the deep mountains, winding for more than ten miles. Part of it is naturally formed, and part of it is artificially excavated. A large number of human slaves are imprisoned in different areas. In these forgotten ten days, they survived with only a small amount of water and food. A few people could not hold on and died one after another. It was their souls that attracted the Taoists of the Lantern and Candle Department.

The sorcerer had tried all kinds of transformations on these humans, most of which were very cruel, but taking the transformation pills was not one of them. The deeper the Taoist priests like Shen Hao went into the cave, the deeper their hatred for the demons became. But they were faced with a difficult problem: should they let these humans go?

"They are humans, and they have suffered a lot at the hands of the demons. They finally got help. Shouldn't they be allowed to see the light of day as soon as possible?"

Yashan Taoist priest Yang Qingyuan is Shen Hao's most important assistant. The two usually agree, but this time they disagreed. Shen Hao stopped outside a dark prison and looked at the slaves inside. "Look at them, are they still human?"

There were more than 30 people in the prison, all with chains on their feet. Their bodies had undergone obvious changes. Some had horns, some were covered with scales or feathers, and without exception, they all had several-inch-long fangs. They were not very conscious, and could not even tell the difference between Taoist priests and demons. They roared threateningly at the Taoist priests through the iron bars.

"Meat! Give me fresh meat!" A horned human stretched out his hands and shouted at the Taoist priests, mistaking them for demon soldiers, "I am willing to kill people, let me kill people, give me fresh meat!"

Something was mixed into the meat, which made this person lose his nature.

Yang Qingyuan punched the iron door, making a hole, "This time, we must kill the demons!"

The crowd continued to move forward. There was no light in the cave, which was not a problem for the Taoist priests. The Taoist priests from the Lantern and Candle Department who came in earlier had already thoroughly checked that the demons fled in a hurry and did not set traps. Some demons were eliminated. However, every time they passed a prison, miserable cries came out, which made the Taoist priests both sad and uneasy.

Sun Yulu was waiting outside a prison deep in the cave. She found a special mortal and thought Shen Hao would be interested.

Shen Hao and others quickened their pace and came directly to Sun Yulu.

"I think you may know this person. She mentioned Mu Xingqiu's name." Sun Yulu said, stepping back a few steps to make room outside the door.

This cell was different. The door was made of a bunch of bone pieces. The window was inlaid with a whole piece of transparent crystal, so you could see directly into the inside.

There was only one prisoner, a skinny and short old woman, sitting on a thick rope that ran across the cell. She looked listless, lowered her head, and muttered something. On the wall behind her were two huge wings. The feathers were brown with black, and they looked very old. Some places even showed bones.

Shen Hao looked for a while before he realized that the wings were not hanging on the wall, they grew on the old woman's back!

There were some scribbled words carved on the walls on both sides. Shen Hao could make out some of them and suddenly recognized who the old woman was.

"Grandma Mei!"

Shen Hao didn't really know this old woman. He had only seen her a few times in the guesthouse. Grandma Mei was expelled by the villagers, returned to Pangshan with the Ancient God Cult a few years later, was used by the wolf demon, and was sent to the back mountain afterwards. Shen Hao was not involved in these things, but just heard about them.

The fat old woman back then is now skin and bones. If it weren't for the words on the wall, Shen Hao wouldn't have recognized her at all.

The old woman's body shook slightly, and she slowly raised her head and looked at the face outside the crystal, "You are the Taoist priest of Pangshan, do I recognize you?"

Among the many prisoners seen along the way, only Grandma Mei seemed very sober from her expression to her voice, but she was also the only one who had grown complete demon organs, and her wings looked very much like a demon pill.

"We have met before. My name is Shen Hao. I joined Pangshan with Mu Xingqiu."

"Oh, I remember. We are from Yelin Town." Granny Mei used to be a kind old lady. Now she is thin and wrinkled, but her voice is calm and a little cold. "Isn't Mu Xingqiu here?"

Sun Yulu was cautious and didn't reveal any news to the old lady.

"Mu Xingqiu... he is not here because of something else." Shen Hao didn't want to say more. The demonic aura on the old lady was very obvious. She was no longer the Granny Mei before.

"I heard that Laozu Peak collapsed and Jinghu Village was burned to the ground. Is it true?" the old lady asked. She had been imprisoned for many years and had never been out.

"Yes, many people died. We just drove away the demons here more than ten days ago. How did you..."

"Well!" The old lady shouted, and then laughed wildly, "Is Pangshan Grandmaster Ning Qiwei still alive?"

"Grandmaster Ning has passed away." Shen Hao said. The old lady was conscious, and the hatred she showed was even more impressive.

"Where is Zuo Liuying?"

"He is still alive, but he has left Pangshan and is practicing alone."

The old woman was slightly stunned, "Practicing alone? Was he driven out of the Taoist sect? Haha, he deserved it. He was the one who took away my son's elixir and exorcised his thoughts without knowing the truth. I hope this is his fate!"

Shen Hao would not argue with the old woman, nor did he want to talk more about the changes in Pangshan, so he asked: "Why did you become a demon? What did the demon tribe let you eat?"

"Why?" The old woman smiled on her wrinkled face, like a beast quietly showing its head in the grass, "Because of this - Chuoluo or Ruomo!"

As soon as the spell sounded, the two dark brown wings moved suddenly, and a strong airflow rushed over and hit the bone door, shaking the whole cave.

The old woman is not only the only one who has grown complete demon elixir wings, but also the only demon who can cast demon magic.

"This is the greatest spell, the voice of the ancient god, and my son left it to me, but only I can use it. Others can recite it 10,000 times a day and it won't work. Only me! Because I am the only one who believes in this spell with all my heart."

Taoists don't like to recite the spell in their hearts. Shen Hao and others collect their minds. Although they can't forget the spell, they will never imitate it, not even silently.

"And Mu Xingqiu, he also believes in this spell." Shen Hao heard some things from Mu Xingqiu. He even knew that the old woman's spell was a little wrong, but he didn't want to point it out.

"Mu Xingqiu, yes, he is a unique Taoist priest. He believes in spells, but unfortunately he doesn't believe in the ancient gods, and he can't understand the original meaning of the spell after all, but he is a good person, the only good person in Pangshan."

The old woman hated Pangshan too much. If she was a Taoist priest, this would be called possessed by a demon.

Shen Hao took two steps back, thinking there was no need to talk any further. Sun Yulu said softly, "She mentioned some things in the north. Although she was a prisoner, some demon soldiers who believed in the ancient gods seemed to treat her well."

"North?" Shen Hao was a little surprised, and walked to the crystal window again, "Mu Xingqiu went to the land of demons. He went to find Yi Shijun."

"He shouldn't go there." The old woman shook her head. Mu Xingqiu was the only Taoist priest in Pangshan that she didn't hate. "Yi Shijun was not in the land of demons either. He ran away because he was afraid of something in the north."

"What happened in the north?" Shen Hao asked, and quickly glanced at Sun Yulu, realizing that she hadn't gotten the answer yet. "Mu Xingqiu just left not long ago. Maybe It's still too late to remind him. "

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

"I'm from Yelin Town, and I'm a good friend of Mu Xingqiu. I'm a Taoist priest, I won't lie, and I won't joke with my good friend's life."

The old woman waited for a while before speaking, "If the Taoist priest cared a little more about the monster clan, he wouldn't have to ask for information from me. Don't you know that many northern monsters came to the giant monster king out of fear? Don't you know that the Sheshen Kingdom has lost a large piece of territory? If Mu Xingqiu keeps going north, he will be courting death."

"Is it a demon species?" Shen Hao guessed. Wangshan is in the extreme north, and the demon species that escaped from there may become a powerful force.

"Of course not. How could Yishijun be afraid of the demon species?" The old woman stared at Shen Hao's eyes. "The demons call them 'Ice Kui' and asked Mu Xingqiu to come back. That is not a monster he can fight. Didn't the founder of the Taoist sect also hide? It must be because of the Ice Kui." "Ice Kui?" Shen Hao had never heard of this name. He looked at Sun Yulu and others, and everyone shook their heads.

“‘Wang Shan will perish in the ice’, isn’t there a prophecy like this?” Sun Yulu suddenly remembered some legends that have been circulating in the Taoist tradition for a long time.