Yu Yuan followed the voice and saw a woman in a white dress riding on clouds, rushing toward West Kunlun with a face full of panic and confusion.

"What's the matter?"

Yu Yuan recognized the woman as Jiutian Xuan Nu, also a maid of the Queen Mother of the West, just like the Green Bird. He teleported forward to intercept her and asked in a low voice, "Who kidnapped Red Cloud Ancestor?"

"Demon... Demon Master!"

Jiutian Xuan Nu was aware of their relationship and did not keep it secret. After stating what she saw, she hurried away to report to the Queen Mother of the West.

She had just been seeing off a guest on behalf of the Queen Mother, when she witnessed Red Cloud Ancestor being ambushed and subdued almost instantly, disappearing without a trace as the bell rang.

Yu Yuan's heart tightened slightly.

Considering the Dao Xing of Red Cloud Ancestor, even Kunpeng Ancestor wouldn't be able to subdue him instantly.

Unless it was a premeditated trap.

And then there was the sound of that bell...

Yu Yuan was eighty percent sure that this was a planned and organized action, not a personal act of Kunpeng Ancestor.

But what he couldn't understand was, why did the Demon Court want to capture Red Cloud Ancestor?

Was it revenge for insulting the Demon Court, or a scare tactic?

This seemed unlikely.

If they did so, it would only make the Primordial Immortals fear for their own safety and resist the rule of the Demon Court even more.

Moreover, Red Cloud Ancestor had friends like Zhen Yuanzi, the Queen Mother of the West, and the East King. To target Red Cloud Ancestor would force these neutrally aligned powers to side against the Demon Court.

This would not be a good thing for the Demon Court.

So… what could be the reason that made the Demon Court so boldly kidnap Red Cloud Ancestor?

They even deployed the Innate Treasure, the Chaos Bell!

As Yu Yuan thought quickly, he did not hesitate to soar into the clouds, heading straight for the Nine Heavens, completely forgetting the presence of Golden Spirit.

The young girl pursed her lips, her delicate fists clenched quietly, forcefully holding back the urge to call out to him.

Although she wanted to clear the doubts in her heart, she also knew that he had more important matters to attend to now.

Watching Yu Yuan leave from a distance, Duobao slightly shifted and came closer, looking at Golden Spirit and asking, "How is it, is it really him?"

"I don't know."

Golden Spirit shook her head, then as if remembering something, she looked at Duobao and said, "Brother, let's quickly return to Kunlun... What happened today is not simple, we must tell our master."

"You mean to ask our master to take action, right?"

Duobao Taoist instantly saw through her thoughts and said impatiently, "You ought to know that our masters, devoted to the pursuit of the Dao, do not wish to get involved in mundane affairs…"

He stopped speaking when he saw the determination flashing in Golden Spirit's phoenix eyes.

"Fine," Duobao Taoist sighed and spoke softly, "Our master is kind-hearted and easily persuaded, with quite the appetite for delicacies.

If you prepare some exquisite culinary delights to present to him, and then ask for his help, perhaps he will agree out of face."

Golden Spirit's eyes brightened, and she bowed respectfully, "Thank you for the guidance, brother!"

With that, she quickly flew away on her cloud.

"Heh, this junior sister is indeed decisive… Wait, where are you going? That's the wrong direction, that's West Kunlun... Oh, right, for the delicacies!"

A peculiar expression appeared on Duobao's face.

As the direct disciple of the Upper Pure Spirit Treasure Venerate of Xuanmen, would it seem too trivial to take away a portion of the banquet food when leaving?

...

Crossing through the Nine Heavens Gang Wind, Yu Yuan traveled fast and soon arrived at the Demon Clan Heavenly Court of the Ancient Era.

Like the Heavenly Court of later generations, the Demon Court also had gates to the east, south, west, and north, each heavily guarded.

Arriving outside the East Heavenly Gate on an auspicious cloud, Yu Yuan could see from a distance the towering and majestic gate made of glazed tiles, standing a hundred thousand zhang tall and tens of thousands zhang wide.

It gave Yu Yuan the impression that even an immense Kun could pass through with ease.

Its grandeur was something the Heavenly Court of later times could not compare to.

At both sides of this East Heavenly Gate, there were barracks housing innumerable Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, while the gate itself was guarded by thirty-six colossal Divine Beings clad in Golden Armor, each a thousand zhang tall and all with the Dao Xing of Taiyi Golden Immortals. They held halberds and whips, swords, and sabers, appearing imposing and majestic.

Such an array would likely prevent even several Daluo Golden Immortals from forcing their way through.

However, Yu Yuan did not intend to force entry; with a single shake, his whole appearance and aura dramatically transformed.

With thick eyebrows and large eyes, a fierce-looking face, and a burly body, he exuded a dominating presence by simply standing still, like a fierce tiger in the dark, emanating a wild and mighty aura.

Assuming this imposing guise, he confidently rode the auspicious cloud towards the East Heavenly Gate.

Upon seeing him, the thirty-six Golden Armor Divine Beings kneeling outside the gate all went down on one knee, proclaiming loudly, "We greet Lord Ying Zhao!"

"Hmm."

Yu Yuan merely snorted through his nostrils, coldly acknowledging them, then flew into the East Heavenly Gate without a glance sideways.

Once inside the Heavenly Court, what greeted his eyes were the splendid and magnificent Heavenly Palace Treasures, fragrant orchids and herbs, sparkling Divine Medicine, and an abundance of exotic herbs, with rare birds and Exotic Beasts such as Green Birds, Divine Phoenixes, and Qilin roaming freely.

Looking at such a scene, he found himself in a difficult position.

The Demon Clan Heavenly Court, although newly established, already looked many times more prosperous than the Heavenly Court of later generations.

In such a situation, where should he go to look for Red Cloud Ancestor?

Directly seek out Kunpeng Ancestor or Donghuang Taiyi?

Even though his physical body now rivals that of an Ancestor Witch, he couldn't possibly run amok in the Demon Clan Heavenly Court where even Taiyi Golden Immortals are mere gatekeepers!

Let alone the long distance, just the River Map and Luo Book of Demon Emperor, Donghuang's Chaos Bell... all these were enough to trouble him, even having the power to interfere with the Time Law, so much so that it wouldn't be impossible for him to be unable to return.

After all, his own Chaos Bell is merely a defective product, while that of Donghuang Taiyi's is the real authentic original.

He is not a match for Donghuang Taiyi at present.

Otherwise, he would have already directly plotted to obtain the Chaos Bell in Donghuang Taiyi's hands.

While he was contemplating, he suddenly saw many slender Immortal maidens moving in small groups on clouds, presenting a serene and beautiful picture.

Upon seeing his figure, these Immortal maidens quickly descended from their clouds, bowed deeply towards him, their vast white bodies accompanied by their chirping and sweet talk, making it seem as if he were in the land of spring.

"What are you doing?"

Yu Yuan asked curiously.

So many female Immortals gathered together, among them not lacking those with profound Dao cultivation, clearly had some important matter at hand.

"Reporting back to the Lord."

A female Immortal of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm bowed and said: "We are following the Emperor's orders to prepare for the wedding ceremony."

Wedding?

The image of a red embroidered ball flashed in Yu Yuan's mind.

It is said that when Demon Emperor Jun married Demon Queen Xi He, they received Nuwa's blessing and certified the first divine marriage merit of the Primordial era.

This story is widely spread and immensely esteemed by the Demon Clan of later generations.

Now that the Demon Court is newly established, the preparations for the wedding ceremony by these female Immortals obviously are for the grand wedding of the Demon Emperor and Demon Queen.

But at this critical juncture, what does the Demon Court want with capturing Red Cloud Ancestor?

They surely aren't thinking about having him officiate the wedding, are they?

Yu Yuan waved his hand, indicating that the female Immortals should withdraw.

Watching their departing figures, a thought suddenly struck him, and he came up with someone he could use to gather information.

He stretched his hand into the Qiankun Ruyi Bag and fumbled around, taking out a cylindrical jade stone of a bright green color, less than a foot long, thicker at the head and thinner at the tail, with ring-shaped patterns in the middle part, and its surface was hollow-carved with many runes, looking very mysterious and elegant.

This was the very Jade Pestle that Chang'e once gave to him.

However, after studying it for many times, he still didn't know what the Jade Pestle was actually for.

Now he took out the Jade Pestle, and he remembered Moon God Chang Xi, whom he had met previously.

Although she may not recognize him at the moment, it didn't matter; after all, he just wanted to use her status as the Taiyin Goddess to help him gather information.

After all, within this vast Demon Clan Heavenly Court, the only person he could turn to was this Moon God.

Although he had also seen Ying Zhao, Kunpeng, Bai Ze, Qin Yuan, and others, he didn't know where they were now, and it would be too troublesome to ask around all the way, as well as too conspicuous.

After thinking it over, he still felt that it would be more convenient to go directly to the Taiyin Star and ask the Moon God for help.

Having made up his mind, he soon arrived near Taiyin Star.

The periphery of this star was guarded by a Great Formation, but it seemed it was not fully activated to facilitate movement, only providing the most basic protection; it was no challenge for Yu Yuan, a Direct Disciple of the Jie Sect.

He quickly broke through the Great Formation and snuck onto Taiyin Star, his presence unnoticed, like a ghost.

Taiyin Star was still just as desolate and solitary, its surface covered with boundless Taiyin True Water, radiating bone-chilling coldness from the inside out, as if it could freeze Heaven and Earth.

On the smooth and flat surface, which reflected like a mirror, sparsely dotted were lush Jade Trees, whether trunk or leaves, all as pure and translucent as white jade.

At first glance, they looked like exquisite ice sculptures floating on the water.

Suddenly.

A splash appeared on the serene water surface, and an exquisite picture unfolded before Yu Yuan—

A maiden in her early twenties emerged from the water, her wet black hair draped over her shoulders, droplets of water adorning her pale jade-like cheeks, as fresh and charming as a lotus flower just out of the water.

She had a beautiful face, long eyelashes fluttering above her narrow phoenix eyes, a straight nose with a slightly hooked tip, and thin lips, giving her an air of dignity and nobility.

Looking further down, Yu Yuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

This maiden was not wearing a single piece of clothing, her fair body that seemed to emit a glow was exposed to the air, with a tantalizing luster, full of immense temptation.

Even Yu Yuan, who had experienced many battles, subconsciously took an extra glance or two.

In the next instant, he saw the maiden's expression suddenly change, her gaze locking onto Yu Yuan as she demanded sharply:

"Who's there!"

As she spoke, a wide golden robe had already covered her splendid body, but it just accentuated her curves even more alluringly.

Yu Yuan did not reveal himself, but he knew he had been pinpointed, and any rash movement would provoke a fierce assault from her.

At that moment, he prepared his emotions and said sincerely: "If I say I truly didn't intend to peep, would you believe me?"

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