This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 826 - 655: Where the Heck Is My Flower!? (Part 2)

This strange and mysterious power came silently, yet it was extraordinary, helping everyone to break through their current shackles in one fell swoop.
At first, everyone thought it was Liang Yi's help, but later they increasingly felt something was amiss. After probing with their Divine Senses, they discovered that the You Meng Garden Transformation Array's core, which should have been underground, the You Meng Flower, had somehow appeared above Youdao Mountain, and had even opened up a phantom dark road.
The road stretched endlessly, emanating a faint purple light, as if leading to the Netherworld.
And that extraordinarily mystical power was continuously gushing from this phantom road. Under the radiance of the purple divine light, even the entire Youdao Mountain itself, whether the trees, soil, or the Mountain Spirit itself, underwent a strange change.
But when everyone discovered that the You Meng Flower was about to disappear, it was already too late. After the crack vanished, no matter what methods they used, they couldn't open it again.
The treasured You Meng Flower from the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, everyone knew how precious this thing was, and it was borrowed from the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool by elder brother's request. Now it was directly lost by them, hence why they felt so guilty.
At that time, everyone's attention was focused on their own breakthroughs, no one noticed that the You Meng Flower had quietly slipped into the Path to the Netherworld. By the time a few of them reacted, the Path to the Netherworld had already closed, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't find a trace, as if it had never appeared.
"····"
Liang Yi sat there dumbfounded, holding a teacup, somewhat at a loss.
He could already imagine Elder Zhou Yuzhi coming with a sword, followed by a crowd of elders from the Heavenly Pool trying their best against him.
"Why not run away early?" Liang Yi thought to himself.
"Ahem, Brother Liang, do not worry. I will explain the situation to Master and the others, this is definitely not your fault."
Seeing Liang Yi like this, Ke Mengzhan felt genuinely sorry.
From the beginning to the end, Liang Yi had been thinking about them, not only teaching them the unique method of advancing but also demonstrating every stage of domain perfection by hand. He even borrowed the You Meng Garden Transformation Array with the Heavenly Dao Origin for them to use.
In the end, he undeservedly took the blame.
"Indeed, indeed, I will testify as well!"
Liu Rouxin hurriedly raised her hand as if to pledge allegiance, her legs not shaking, acting like a well-behaved baby.
When the others noticed something unusual, they chose to take action to try to recover it, but she was indulged in cultivation and didn't notice the matter at all, so she felt the most guilty in front of Liang Yi.
He Zhiqing, Yu Gejing, Zhou Wudao, and others also spoke up, saying they would explain to Elder Zhou Yuzhi.
Pang Qingshi and Wan Tinggui nodded repeatedly, realizing they would have to take the blame together.
"Sigh!"
Liang Yi placed a hand on his forehead and sighed.
What a mess, borrowing someone else's sect treasure, and in the end, it was completely lost.
"Elder Brother... I'm sorry..."
Su Youyi lowered her head and weakly apologized, not expecting things to turn out this way either.
"No worries, it's not your fault."
Liang Yi calmed himself, placing his hand on his junior sister's hair to comfort her softly.
Since it was impossible to retrieve the You Meng Flower, there was no need to make his junior sister feel bad about it. His junior sister was far more important than the You Meng Flower, which was nothing in comparison.
Nevertheless, Liang Yi felt that he still needed to think of a way to explain things to Elder Zhou Yuzhi.
Afterward, Liang Yi comforted his junior sister, and after assuring her, he thanked everyone for their kindness and told them not to worry about him.
He Zhiqing and the others had just finished their closed-door cultivation and needed time to stabilize and adapt to their power, along with understanding the current situation, so they did not linger. After receiving Liang Yi's guarantee of "shared hardship," they all got up and left.
"Oh well, it's just the You Meng Flower. Once we defeat the Abyss Continent, can't we pick ten or eight more for the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool as an apology?"
Seeing his junior sister still somewhat distracted, Liang Yi could only comfort her with these words.
"Pfft!"
Before Su Youyi could react, Wan Tinggui burst out laughing on the side.
"Elder Brother, that's the You Meng Flower, not a cabbage."
Su Youyi couldn't help but laugh, being teased by her elder brother.
"You don't believe in your elder brother?"
Liang Yi raised an eyebrow, playfully pinching his junior sister's soft white cheeks, stretching them flat.
"I believe, I believe!"
Su Youyi looked at her elder brother with pitiful eyes.
"That's better! Just think of the You Meng Flower as temporarily running away from home. Then when we send back ten or eight, we'll say it had little babies outside."
Liang Yi nodded in satisfaction and released his hands.
"Ugh... Elder Brother, what nonsense are you talking about now!"
Su Youyi's face flushed red, thinking about "little babies," and wondered what her elder brother was thinking.
Seeing his junior sister's expression, Liang Yi laughed too. He didn't like seeing his junior sister blaming herself or feeling sad.
As long as he could make his junior sister smile from the heart, that smile was the purpose of his life.
"Oh?"
Wan Tinggui glanced at the blushing Su Youyi and chuckled teasingly, then pounced over.
Turns out you understand quite a bit!
Watching his junior sister and Wan Tinggui creating a playful mess, Liang Yi couldn't fathom the mind of girls, but seeing his junior sister's cute, warm smile return, made him genuinely happy from the heart.
"But what exactly is the Netherworld? Do you know where it is?"
Liang Yi nudged Father Ju, who was gobbling up food at the table, and asked.
As a former Heavenly Dao entity, if the Netherworld existed in the Mystical Mechanism Continent, Father Ju should know about it.
"I don't know."
Never expected, Father Ju spat out a fruit core, glanced at Liang Yi, and said.
Weren't you bragging? Do you need to ask me?
"You really don't know? Come on, tell me..."
Liang Yi understood the meaning behind Father Ju's gaze, gave a sheepish smile, and then attentively peeled the skin of the Spirit Fruit, carefully feeding it to him.
"Hmm... not bad, but I truly don't know."
Father Ju enjoyed Liang Yi's service leisurely.
"Because that Netherworld... doesn't exist on the Mystical Mechanism Continent."
Initially, Liang Yi was surprised to hear the first half of Father Ju's sentence, but after hearing the latter half, he became puzzled.
"Not on the Mystical Mechanism Continent? What do you mean?"
Based on his past life's experience, he initially thought the Netherworld might be something like the Heavenly Dao, Law, or Heavenly Vein Spirit Core in the "unknowable area," possibly hidden underground. But now, the way Father Ju put it seemed like he had misunderstood.
"Hmm, after hearing Su Youyi and the others' descriptions, I am now certain that the so-called Netherworld should be another great world."
After grooming his fur smoothly, Father Ju raised his head and explained to Liang Yi.
"The You Meng Flower probably was accidentally swept in by Void Turbulence from another world and ended up on the Mystical Mechanism Continent, where it was picked up by a Sect Master of the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool. In that Netherworld, the You Meng Flower is likely a top-tier treasure, perhaps an Innate Divine Object, so the You Meng Flower itself may still have a connection to that Netherworld."
"Having a connection, why didn't it..."
Liang Yi wanted to ask why the You Meng Flower hadn't opened the Path to the Netherworld before, but only this time. Then he thought about it and almost guessed the reason.
"Are you silly? Previously suppressed in the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, it couldn't open anything. This time, it was because my Heavenly Dao Origin helped, and by coincidence, it amplified that connection countless times, opening the path back to the Netherworld."
Father Ju gave Liang Yi a glance, casually explaining.
Although it's just his guess, as he wasn't present back then, it shouldn't be too far from the truth.
"So, does that mean I can't find the You Meng Flower anymore?"
Liang Yi felt a headache; is his bragging going to backfire already? This would hurt too much!
"Not necessarily. Since the You Meng Flower could open a path to the Netherworld with the help of the Heavenly Dao Origin, the Netherworld shouldn't be very far from our Mystical Mechanism Continent. If you're lucky enough in the future, maybe you'll find it by wandering in the Void."
Father Ju nonchalantly waved his hand and said.
"After all, your luck is ridiculously good, finding something like that shouldn't be hard."
"Indeed, this way, it's not entirely hopeless."
Liang Yi nodded in agreement. It's good to have hope.
"By the way, both Youyi and I just finished our closed-door cultivation. Why don't you spar with us to help us get familiar with our strength?"
Wan Tinggui suddenly turned to look at Liang Yi, smiling mischievously as he spoke.
Su Youyi's eyes also gleamed, seemingly convinced by Wan Tinggui.
"Oh? That confident?"
Liang Yi immediately saw through these two's thoughts, but he didn't mind at all.