This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 831 - 658: The Plan

Zhou Yuqing has quite a good relationship with Liang Yi and Su Youyi. Although Zhou Yuqing still keeps up his aloof demeanor, Liang Yi and the two of them can sense his mood improves upon seeing them.
"By the way, Master, what about Senior Qinglian?"
Liang Yi thought of Senior Qinglian, who was about to break through to the Tenth Realm before, and wondered how he was now.
"He disappeared without a trace after the last battle between Mystical Mechanism and the Abyss and didn't tell me where he went."
Chen Hua rubbed his chin, his head slightly raised, as he recalled he hadn't seen Qinglian for a long time.
"Qinglian is not a cultivator of Mystical Mechanism; despite some ties with my Taoist Sect, there's no need for him to fight hard against Mystical Mechanism Continent and the Abyss."
Regarding whether Qinglian participated in battle, Chen Hua was also unclear.
Qinglian has a peculiar personality and an extraordinary identity. He was already at Great Perfection in the Ninth Realm before; if he hasn't fallen, the chances of him achieving the Tenth Realm should be quite high.
Therefore, in Chen Hua's view, even if Qinglian has returned to the Void to find a place to retreat, it's understandable.
"That's true..."
Liang Yi lowered his head and pondered, feeling a little regretful; even at Great Perfection in the Ninth Realm, Senior Qinglian's strength was among the best.
On the other side, Su Youyi also appeared somewhat disappointed upon hearing this news. She wanted to ask Senior Qinglian whether the Qinglian seed her brother shattered for power could be restored.
"Ha ha, Chen Hua, you rascal, I heard you talking about me as soon as I came in!"
A series of hearty laughs suddenly sounded from the sky, as a blue and a red tunneling light swiftly approached, crossing half the Secret Realm in the blink of an eye, arriving beside Liang Yi and the others.
The tunneling light switched from extreme movement to extreme stillness in an instant, causing an endless gale.
However, the people present were not ordinary cultivators; though the storm was surprising, it was no different from a summer evening breeze to them.
"Qinglian?"
"Senior Qinglian!?"
Puzzled voices sounded together.
Chen Hua and Liang Yi simultaneously turned their heads, their gaze falling on the figure before them.
A somewhat slender young man stood in the Void, wearing a once vibrant yet still clean and tidy light blue robe. His bright eyes carried a smile, exuding an air of independence in his movements.
This was Qinglian, who had disappeared since the last great battle.
"It's been a long time... huh? Where is the Qinglian seed in your Sea of Consciousness?"
Qinglian raised his hand and greeted Liang Yi with a smile, but then paused, somewhat surprised while staring at Liang Yi.
"Ah... it's a long story..."
Liang Yi shrugged, briefly recounting the battle with Tian Anyu before the Heavenly Vein Spirit Core.
Although Liang Yi casually recounted the event with a few words, the others naturally wouldn't foolishly believe it was as easy as Liang Yi described.
Zhou Yuqing looked surprised; although she faintly sensed the terrifying power within Liang Yi, she still didn't expect Liang Yi was able to kill Tian Anyu in direct combat.
Knowing Tian Anyu had fallen, Zhou Yuqing felt a great burden was lifted from her heart, and suddenly felt much lighter.
It was Tian Anyu who had caused the upheaval in her life's trajectory, leading her to unexpectedly become the Vermilion Bird envoy of the Devouring Spirit Sect, and even her memory was suppressed.
After meeting her sister again and severing ties with the Devouring Spirit Sect, she had been hoping to kill Tian Anyu with her own hands one day.
On the other side, Qinglian understood; it's no wonder. In a situation of utter depletion, if the Qinglian seed hadn't exploded, Liang Yi would probably have died.
Beside him, Zhou Ruanxian continued to listen quietly, but when she heard Liang Yi's self-destruction of the Qinglian seed, her eyes showed a trace of distress. She truly viewed Liang Yi and Su Youyi as her own, and their dangerous encounter left her heart aching.
"Tian Anyu..."
Chen Hua sighed deeply, a hint of reminiscence in his gaze.
Even though Liang Yi had previously told him about Tian Anyu's demise at his hands, this was the first time hearing the details from Liang Yi.
After the battle in Qingliang City, he wanted to kill Tian Anyu, and later learned it was Tian Anyu who had attacked and kidnapped Zhou Yuqing, which intensified his desire to kill Tian Anyu.
Yet, due to the Abyss Seal nearing breakage and Tian Anyu's own formidable strength, he escaped Chen Hua's grasp more than once. After the Devouring Spirit Sect completely withdrew from the Mystical Mechanism Continent, Chen Hua never had the chance to kill Tian Anyu.
"Senior Qinglian, is there a way to restore the broken Qinglian seed?"
Su Youyi shifted her worried gaze from her brother to resolutely ask Qinglian.
The Qinglian seed was bestowed by Senior Qinglian; if so, Senior Qinglian should have a solution.
"It's probably impossible to fully restore it."
Seeing Su Youyi's gaze, Qinglian immediately understood what she wanted to ask, but he had no solution, only able to sigh and shake his head helplessly.
"The Qinglian seed was condensed from your cultivation of Qinglian Creation; I only helped nurture it. Even without my aid, you would eventually cultivate it slowly."
"Now this kid exploded the Qinglian seed himself; unless you abandon Qinglian Creation and start over, even I can't do anything."