This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 727 - 608: Wonderful Misunderstanding

In the dense forests and mountains of the Jinghe Domain in the eastern part of the Abyss Continent, two figures abruptly appeared on a blue stone halfway up the hill. One of them, a slender figure, nonchalantly flicked the fresh blood from the blade in her hand.
"Senior brother, this is already the third wave this month. We probably can't keep this hidden much longer."
After steadying her breath, which was slightly disordered, the girl with three thousand strands of hair cascading down like an ink waterfall turned to the young man in a white robe standing before her.
"It seems we've nearly gathered all there is in the Jinghe Domain. By the time Xia Kun's people and the Devouring Spirit Sect realize that we are actually not in the Beisheng Domain, it'll be too late."
The young man in white had his hair casually tied up high with a green ribbon. With his delicate and pale fingers gripping a map, he exuded an air of elegance and detachment from the worldly dust. Hearing the concern from his junior sister behind him, he did not panic but instead calmly examined the map in his hands, checking for any oversights.
The sound of birdsong filled the mountain, and numerous birds instinctively flew towards the two figures, quietly alighting on the branches surrounding them. These birds had no spiritual wisdom, but they instinctively sensed that the aura emitted by the mysterious pair was greatly beneficial to them!
"The timing isn't much different from our estimate a year ago; indeed, mapping the entire spiritual power network of the Abyss takes a year."
The figures in the mountains were none other than Liang Yi and Su Youyi, who had arrived in the Abyss a year ago.
"It's a pity that Tian Anyu and Xia Kun have noticed us. Although they are unaware of our true identities, they've decided to unearth the truth about us, who keep our identities hidden with unclear motives."
Su Youyi sighed, looking down at the fading bloodstains on the blue stone.
"After all, man's plans cannot equal heaven's design; there's no such thing as a perfect plan. It's already very fortunate that we haven't exposed our true identities."
Liang Yi gave a small smile, putting away the map, which was now lit up to ninety percent, and turned back to say,
"Kuiming, Moro, Beisheng, Pickthorn, Jinghe. Out of the five great domains of the Abyss, now only the Kuiming Domain under the care of Elder Ju and some parts of the Pickthorn Domain, where Elder Wan Tinggui, Pang Qingshi, and Ke Mengzhan are, remain unexplored. We've thoroughly mapped out the spiritual power network in the other areas."
"Now that the attention of the Devouring Spirit Sect and Xia Kun's group is on us, there should be less pressure on Elder Wan Tinggui and the others."
Su Youyi gazed into the west, wondering how things were with Elder Wan Tinggui and his group.
They had initially planned to use the Shadow Sect as a cover, aiming to complete the exploration of the spirit veins in a short time.
Although they never expected to keep it concealed for long, due to the meddling of that Shao Du, Ren Wu became suspicious and started monitoring them earlier than expected. Even with Wan Tinggui's full effort to cover their tracks, they were discovered after six months.
However, Ren Wu only perceived that something was off with the people from the Shadow Sect, as if they were scheming something, but he had no clue about the true identities of Liang Yi and the others. Thus, the initial force of Abyss Cultivators sent to investigate Liang Yi's roots was not particularly strong.
But the task that Liang Yi and the others were undertaking could not be exposed to Ren Wu. Otherwise, a simple to Xia Kun would most likely give their game away.
Therefore, any Abyss Cultivator who detected the whereabouts of Liang Yi and his group was killed, all silenced by Liang Yi and Su Youyi.
As a result, Ren Wu could no longer sit idly by. At first, he didn't take much notice of the loss of some Sixth Realm Cultivators, but after Cultivators at the initial, mid, and even peak of the Seventh Realm went missing without a trace, Ren Wu began to sense something ominous.
The Abyss was a place that never knew "peace." It was always enveloped in chaos and disorder.
In recent years, with the outbreak of war, the Mystical Mechanism Continent had become a diversion for conflicts, bringing a slight calm to the Abyss. But the conflicts simply shifted from the surface to beneath.
Now, with several Abyss Envoys away, there are forces keen to plunder resources from the Abyss, since the law here has always been the survival of the fittest.
Even if those powerful figures return and find a few extra pieces of fat on their land, they certainly wouldn't hand back the mouth-watering meat but would instead gladly accept it.
Now that the Ghost Lord of the Kuiming Domain and various Great Cultivators of the Ninth Realm are absent, it's the lowest point in strength, and many are eyeing to rip a chunk of flesh from the Kuiming Domain.
In Ren Wu's eyes, the Shadow Sect that suddenly emerged seems to be one such opportunist.
Therefore, Ren Wu took special caution against the Shadow Sect, always keeping an eye on their movements, suspecting that they were somehow tied to those in the Moro Domain.
Everyone knows that Lord Qiu Feng is unmatched in cunning and strategy. Knowing that he might return to find less in his possession, it's quite normal to arrange things ahead and compensate from another's share.
Initially, Ren Wu had no intention of treating the Shadow Sect harshly. As long as they knew the Kuiming Domain was not to be trifled with and withdrew on their own, that would have been fine. However, to his surprise, this group went too far; not one of the people he sent out returned!
Who could tolerate that?
It was for this reason that Ren Wu clung staunchly to the tails of Liang Yi and his group, determined to see what they were up to!
But Liang Yi was helpless; the things they were doing indeed couldn't be exposed to Ren Wu.
The people Ren Wu sent out were formidable; the disguises set up by Wan Tinggui barely fooled them before they were uncovered. They directly discovered that the real targets of the Shadow Sect's schemes were none other than Liang Yi and his group.