This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 757 - 623: Unexpected Appearance

On the desolate black land, a speck of dust hid in the wilderness while several fierce and bizarre abyssal demon beasts occupied the area, their abdomens inhaling and exhaling, absorbing the extremely dense Abyss Demon Qi from the air.
They were the overlord-level demon beasts of this region, bred by the Devouring Spirit Sect as sources of various rare materials and incidentally, serving as sentinels, although over the years they did little more than eat, drink, and sleep.
But today, as they squinted their eyes, enjoying their leisure as usual, an extremely sharp yet silent Sword Intent emerged from the Void and plunged precisely into their Divine Souls, shattering their Divine Souls in an instant before they could react!
Sensing the disappearance of the origin of the Divine Soul within the beasts, a mysterious rune hidden deep within the Divine Souls of the beasts erupted with astonishing power, attempting to break through the Void in the blink of an eye to relay the message back to the Devouring Spirit Sect.
But the intruder seemed to have anticipated everything.
An Array unfolded in the Void, completely concealing the Heavenly Mechanism of this place. Even though there were runes planted by the Devouring Spirit Sect within these beasts, under the cover of the Heavenly Mechanism, they only trembled slightly before falling quiet again.
In a secluded location within the Devouring Spirit Sect, miles away, an old man with a hooked nose sat calmly in front of a massive wall engraved with countless runes, monitoring the movements within the Secret Realm.
The giant walls around the old man, filled with runes as numerous as stars, appeared chaotic at first glance but actually contained the Heavenly Mechanism.
If Zhiqing or Pang Qingshi were here, they would have realized that the runes on this wall were crafted by a great power imitating the Heavenly Mechanism. In a sense, observing this wall was like observing the Heavenly Mechanism of the entire Secret Realm!
At that moment, the old man with the hooked nose, who had been meditating with closed eyes, opened his eyes in confusion and glanced up and down at all the runes on the wall.
He thought he had detected some activity in the runes, but when he opened his eyes again, he found nothing unusual.
"An illusion?"
The old man with the hooked nose frowned, then intricately formed hand seals with his fingertips and carefully investigated all the runes on the wall once more.
"They say that the members of the Shadow Sect always conceal their faces with the Shadow Law wherever they go; perhaps that's the reason," he thought.
The old man pondered but eventually dismissed his concerns and ceased his investigation.
Meanwhile, on the black wilderness, several figures appeared under the Array cloaking the Heavenly Mechanism.
"How is it?"
Liang Yi, vigilant, surveyed the surroundings while softly asking.
Apart from Pang Qingshi, who was maintaining the Array, everyone's expressions were solemn, their Spiritual Power surging within, ready to act at any moment.
"No issues, the Devouring Spirit Sect hasn't discovered us."
Starlight twinkled in Zhiqing's eyes; he held a Star Map in his palm and, after calculating the Heavenly Mechanism, sighed with relief when he detected no movements from the Devouring Spirit Sect.
Hearing this news, everyone finally relaxed a bit.
"Being able to sneak in unnoticed is a good start."
Wan Tinggui, whose nerves had been on edge, relaxed a bit and looked gratefully at Pang Qingshi.
She was well aware of the troublesome techniques the Devouring Spirit Sect used to monitor the Heavenly Mechanism in the Secret Realm, and was relieved that Wan Tinggui managed to achieve this step. It was truly wise to have transferred this treasure of the Senluo Wanxiang Sect here originally.
"Within the next quarter of an hour, there won't be any patrols from the Devouring Spirit Sect in this area."
Starlight faded from Zhiqing's eyes as he rubbed his temples wearily.
"As long as we don't make too much noise, we won't be detected."
In front of Wei Yu, they had always pretended to be members of the Shadow Sect, using the Shadow Law to conceal their true identity. Apart from Liang Yi showing his expertise earlier, thus Wei Yu couldn't see through and didn't dare to probe their true identity.
And then during the brief moment before they jumped into the Flying Snake's mouth from the cliff, they had used a special Array to silently transfer themselves and the real members of the Shadow Sect who had been on standby there.
Liang Yi and his team hid themselves, while those transported here replaced them to follow Wei Yu into the mouth of the Flying Snake.
"Thank you, but what about that guy? We let him come in early to find the location; where did he end up now?"
Liang Yi scanned their surroundings again but still saw no sign of Mr. Ju.
The Heavenly Vein Spirit Core should now be moved to this region, but it was difficult to pinpoint its exact location. If they had to search bit by bit after arriving, it would not only waste time but also risk exposure.
Therefore, Wan Tinggui, taking advantage of the last chance the Shadow Sect had to negotiate with the Devouring Spirit Sect, had allowed Mr. Ju to stay here earlier to test their method of infiltration for any flaws.
"Something's coming!"
Just as they were contemplating if something had happened to Mr. Ju, Su Youyi and Ke Mengzhan, who were on guard, suddenly sharpened their gazes and stared towards the distance.
At first glance, they saw nothing, the wilderness remaining empty.
But when everyone spread out their Divine Sense, they realized there was an invisible spider demon beast stealthily approaching them!
Only when it came a bit closer did they see clearly—it was a Hidden Flame Stone Abyss Spider! A naturally occurring top-tier demon beast, its lineage traced back to ancient times, and under the influence of the Abyss Demon Qi, this particular Hidden Flame Stone Abyss Spider was a Nightmare Existence at the Great Perfection of the Eighth Realm.