The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2583 Dusk of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley

Deep in the Guyuan Mountains, in a secret room at the Ghost Clan headquarters, the flickering candlelight illuminated the pensive faces of three women.

Xingyan, Yueru and Guiying sat around a table. The aroma of tea was wafting from the table, but it could not hide the heavy atmosphere in the air.

"How long has the master been in seclusion?"

Yueru put down the celadon teacup in her hand, her voice soft but with a barely perceptible hint of anxiety.

"It's been a hundred years." The ghost baby took a sip of the tea in her hand. The fragrance of the tea flowed between her lips and teeth, but it couldn't hide the worry in her eyes.

"Time flies so fast."

"It's so fast, a hundred years have passed." Yueru gently rubbed the teacup in front of her with her slender fingers, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

"I don't know how long the master's retreat will take this time."

Xing Yan nodded slightly, her eyes as deep as the starry sky: "Master, in order to deal with Mo Tu, you must be fully prepared. Mo Tu and Blood God are both eternal giants. It will definitely take Master a longer time to contend with them. We just need to wait patiently."

Xingyan's voice was gentle but carried unquestionable firmness.

As one of Matthew's most trusted confidants, she knew better than anyone the importance of Matthew's retreat.

At this moment, Xing Yan suddenly remembered something, looked up at the ghost baby and asked, "Have the four beast kings been in seclusion since they came back fifty years ago?"

This question made Yueru raise her head as well.

Fifty years ago, the four alien beast kings left immediately after hearing Matthew's message, and they were gone for fifty years.

There was no news from him during this period, and he only returned to the ghost clan headquarters recently.

"Yes."

The ghost baby nodded, his voice low.

"The restrictions in the secret room where the four of them are still there. I have specially sent people to guard outside at all times, so that they can know the first time if they need anything."

It is no small matter for the four exotic beast kings to be in seclusion at the same time.

But the ghost baby didn’t know what they were planning.

Xing Yan nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "Since the battle between Mo Tu and Blood God, the Tu God Temple has completely disappeared, and the demons have all retreated to the Prison God Sea..."

"good."

The ghost infant took over the conversation and said, "After a hundred years of recuperation in the human world, countless sects and forces have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. I went to the Ten Thousand Monster Valley a few days ago and found that although Shou Weng used the secret technique to prolong his life, he was still on the verge of death. It will probably not be long before he completely dies."

When the ghost baby said this, a complicated look appeared on his face.

The Valley of Ten Thousand Demons is the base camp of the demon race, and Shou Weng, as the master of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, holds an extraordinary status.

But now...

“But those demon kings are clearly not strong enough, but they still covet the position of the master of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley and have begun to plan various things in secret. They will start to seize territory as soon as Shou Weng passes away. There is no need for outsiders to invade, as they will kill each other in the fight for territory.”

The ghost baby shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

Yue Ru sighed softly, "The demon race has always been like this, a loose group of sand. If Shou Weng hadn't suppressed the four directions with his absolute strength, the Ten Thousand Demon Valley would have been torn apart long ago."

The ghost baby nodded and said, "That's right. The current Ten Thousand Monster Valley is facing internal and external troubles. There are other forces outside, and the monster kings inside are fighting for power. Shou Weng is just hanging on by a thread now, and his power has been completely hollowed out. There is nothing he can do."

Having said that, the ghost baby suddenly made a gesture, and an invisible soundproof shield enveloped the three of them.

Runes flow on the soundproof cover, isolating all sounds from the outside world.

"Did you find anything unusual when you went to the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons last time?" Xing Yan suddenly asked, with a gleam of wisdom in her eyes.

The ghost baby shook his head: "No. On the surface, everything seems normal, but the calmer it is, the more uneasy it makes people. Shou Weng told me that if the monster king of the Ten Thousand Monster Valley becomes uncontrollable, let us take over the Ten Thousand Monster Valley and manage it under our command!"

"Oh?" Xingyan and Yueru were surprised at the same time.

Shou Weng's instructions were indeed unexpected. As the base camp of the demon clan, Wan Yao Valley has always been an independent existence.

Even during Shou Weng's most powerful period, there was no news that he had any intention of surrendering to the ghost clan.

However, after thinking about it, the two girls felt relieved.

What Shou Weng values ​​is not the ghost clan, but Matthew.

Shou Weng has long known that the ghost clan is led by the ghost baby on the surface, but the real master behind them is Matthew.

"Shou Weng has been sidelined now, and the situation inside the Ten Thousand Demons Valley has become very bad. He doesn't want to see the Ten Thousand Demons Valley completely split, and he doesn't want to see other forces take advantage of the situation. Taking action may be the best option for us." The ghost baby sighed.

Yue Ru nodded: "Indeed. If the Ten Thousand Monsters Valley is under our unified management, it will not only prevent other forces from infiltrating, but also become an important aid in our fight against the demon slaughterer. However..."

"Just what?"

"But the forces within the Ten Thousand Demon Valley are complicated. Even if we take action, it will not be easy to completely control them. Especially those ambitious demon kings, I'm afraid they won't surrender so easily."

Yue Ru said with a slight frown.

Just as the three were talking in low voices, a ghost cultivator hurriedly ran in from outside with obvious panic on his face.

"Reporting to the great patriarch, news has been sent back from the Ten Thousand Demons Valley that Mr. Shou has passed away!" The cultivator stood outside the hall and bowed respectfully.

When the ghost baby heard this, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

She removed the soundproofing cover and said calmly, "Got it."

"but..."

The cultivator hesitated for a moment and continued, "The person who brought back the message also brought back a demon beast, saying that a divine consciousness asked him to bring it back. The man was a little dazed at the time, and was not sure if he had heard it wrong, so he did not dare to come over."

The ghost baby exchanged glances with Xingyan and Yueru, and said slowly: "Bring both the human and the monster here."

"Yes!"

The person who reported the matter took the order and left.

A moment later, a ghost monk of unusually short stature was brought in.

The monk looked no bigger than a child, but he was wearing clothes only worn by high-ranking members of the ghost clan. It was obvious that he was specially selected to deliver important messages.

"Meet the three great patriarchs!"

The short monk stood trembling in the middle of the hall, his voice shaking, obviously frightened by the scene.

The ghost baby waved his hand: "No need to be polite. Tell me, what happened?"

The short monk wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Reporting to the three great clan leaders, Elder Shou... Elder Shou really passed away! At that time, I was hiding in the cave where Elder Shou was staying, and saw him pass away with my own eyes. Just when I left the cave and was about to come back to report in person, a monster suddenly appeared. The monster was able to see through my secret technique and swallowed me in one gulp. However, the monster did not kill me, but took me to a place and spit me out."

"I... When I was vomited out of the monster's body, some strange things appeared in my brain. However, those things were very messy and I didn't know what they were. Later, the monster took me back to the headquarters."

As the short monk spoke, he stretched out his arm, and after his palms opened, a flash of inspiration appeared.

After a flash of light, a toad bigger than a buffalo appeared in the hall.