This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 725 - 607: The Past

Upon arriving at the Shadow Sect, Wan Tinggui effortlessly led the group to a mountain peak situated farthest in the range of mountains.
Unlike the bustling scene of the various other peaks, this secluded one seemed to be prepared especially for Wan Tinggui.
"Miss!"
Before the group could set foot on the peak, a streak of light flashed from afar, and an old woman wearing a veil appeared before them, respectfully bowing to Wan Tinggui.
Yet, upon seeing Liang Yi and others behind Wan Tinggui, her face showed surprise, never expecting to encounter them here.
Liang Yi remembered this elderly woman; it seemed she was a trusted aide of Wan Tinggui. Contrary to their previous meeting when her cultivation was at the Great Perfection of the Eighth Realm, she had now successfully broken through to the Ninth Realm.
"Is it you?"
Ke Mengzhan suddenly spoke, recognizing the veiled old woman.
"You know each other?"
He Zhiqing looked back and forth between the old woman and Ke Mengzhan, curiously inquiring.
"Uncle Zhao and she had exchanged blows while we were searching for the Devouring Spirit Sect; I was present at that time."
Ke Mengzhan explained somewhat awkwardly. He hadn't imagined that past enemies would now be on the same side, a capricious twist of fate indeed.
"I told you back then I didn't want to fight, yet you insisted on persisting relentlessly. The Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool indeed is stubborn."
Wen Mengxia glanced coldly at Ke Mengzhan, her expression unchanging.
Previously, due to Liang Yi and the miss being in a cooperative relationship, their group often managed to relocate before the Super Forces detected them, thus minimizing losses.
However, Zhao He of the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool was nearby that one time, and together with the Abnormal People who only saw benefits, they were intercepted before they could escape.
Wen Mengxia had already made it clear she didn't want to fight then, yet Zhao He was obstinate to the end, refusing to let go!
"If it were to happen again, the outcome would remain unchanged! The Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool will never allow evil and demon path cultivators to appear before us and do nothing. Our sect's charge is to right the wrongs with the sword in our hands!"
Ke Mengzhan spoke resolutely, his gaze fixed coldly on Wen Mengxia.
Naturally, he would not let the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool lose face in front of outsiders, even if it seemed to be a misunderstanding now. At that time, they were indeed facing members of the Devouring Spirit Sect.
They would not let evil and heretic forces go free, nor would they show weakness in front of such adversaries.
"Hmph!"
Wen Mengxia snorted coldly, not bothering to quarrel with a junior.
"Alright, alright, so much time has passed already. Let's explain things first and then settle the score fair and square."
Liang Yi, seeing the atmosphere grow tense, quickly intervened with a smile to smooth things over.
Initially, aside from Su Youyi and his master Chen Hua, others were not aware of his cooperation with Wan Tinggui.
Thus, when he asked Elder Zi to reveal certain movements to Wan Tinggui and others, he stressed that no one else should find out, or else the situation would be irremediably messy and impossible to clear up.
Later, when all forces learned about the necessity to cooperate with Wan Tinggui, who led the Devouring Spirit Sect, the loudest opposition didn't come from Xuanzhou's Immortal Dynasty or the Zen sects but rather from a portion of elders from the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool.
In their view, no matter what Wan Tinggui's intentions were, anyone from the Devouring Spirit Sect surely wasn't entirely blameless!
Even though those from the sect who had once attacked and harmed the Super Forces were purged by Wan Tinggui themselves, some perceived all members of the Devouring Spirit Sect as no different from each other.
These elders were the reason why cultivators would unconsciously think of the Sword Cleanist as rigid and inflexible, although they only made up a small part of the Heavenly Pool.
Ultimately, it was Zhou Yuzhi, with the authority of the Sect Leader, who suppressed the dissenting voices, as at that time, the only viable option to save the Mystical Mechanism Continent was to cooperate with Wan Tinggui.
"Wen Auntie, what are you doing here? Aren't you managing the Shadow Sect in the Shiji Domain?"
Wan Tinggui smiled helplessly, stepping in to ease the tension. Her surprise was genuine; indeed, she hadn't expected to see Wen Auntie here.
Normally, Wen Auntie should be overseeing the Shadow Sect's business in the Shiji Domain at this time; why did she suddenly return?
"Miss, Xia Kun suddenly went back to the Shiji Domain. I organized all the intelligence the Shadow Sect had gathered and brought it here, thinking that you might need it."
Facing Wan Tinggui, the coldness on Wen Mengxia's face melted away as she stated her reason for returning and presented the jade tube she had prepared.
"Xia Kun, you say? Thank you for your hard work!"
Wan Tinggui took a moment to grasp the situation, then accepted the jade tube.
She had been planning to ask Wen Auntie to compile the specific intelligence from Xia Kun shortly; not expecting Wen Auntie to have already completed the task.
"Come in with us; your help is precisely needed for the upcoming operations."
After storing the jade tube, Wan Tinggui ushered everyone into the mountain.
Liang Yi looked curiously at Wen Mengxia, following behind Wan Tinggui; he recalled that the Black Tortoise Envoy of the Devouring Spirit Sect should have also defected with Wan Tinggui, but now there was no sign of her.
Nevertheless, since Wen Auntie went to manage the so-called Shadow Sect in the Shiji Domain, perhaps the Black Tortoise Envoy was doing similar work in another domain.
Along the way, Liang Yi noticed that there didn't seem to be many disciples in this Secret Realm. Despite the earlier sight of crowds, upon closer examination, he found that their numbers might not even match those of a small-sized sect.