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The so-called old place by Che Linfang naturally refers to their demons' gathering point.

While walking, Fang Yu also took out the [Spring Bud Skill] given to him by Zhuo Xueer and started reading it.

This is what a time management master would do— not wasting time even on the road.

It is unknown whether it is because the [Organ Control] ability was awakened with his bloodline, but even now multitasking does not seem to put any pressure on him.

"Qi, the origin of life, the beginning of all things."

"To observe Qi is like observing all things greeting spring, the primal state of all things sprouting and growing..."

The [Spring Bud Skill] was obtuse and mystical, and its content gave Fang Yu a headache as he read.

It was unclear whether it was related to Yangshen, but the content here always seemed elusive, without any direct experience.

After one complete read, Fang Yu did not understand much—what exactly was this thing trying to say.

Rather than calling it a cultivation technique, it's more like a diary of enlightenment.

Fortunately, it did provide a method of cultivation: to sense the presence of Qi little by little with each breath.

Fang Yu was not in a hurry; he first wanted to get a clear understanding of the [Spring Bud Skill].

With the aid of organ control, Fang Yu's concentration was incomparable to others.

Moreover, with the advantage of having the same attribute in his bloodline, learning becomes more effective, requiring only a bit of patience to settle down.

After the Grass Realm comes the Tree Realm, and the most important standard is whether one can control the power of [Qi].

Before Master Yuan Hongxin died in battle, those few waves of using [Qi], the outbursts, were still etched in Fang Yu's memory.

The techniques come from the same origin; once he has mastered [Qi], the first thing Fang Yu intends to imitate is the few moves that Yuan Hongxin used with [Qi], adding a few more killer moves and hidden cards for himself.

When he had read the [Spring Bud Skill] about seven or eight times on the road, he arrived at the Lingyun Inn.

For the first few readings, there was almost no progress, but starting from the fifth reading, he seemed to have immersed himself, and his understanding began to increase.

Afterward, it became clearer and clearer.

By the time he arrived in front of the Lingyun Inn, Fang Yu was already very much in the zone.

Unfortunately, there were still matters to attend to, and he had to interrupt it for now.

Fang Yu felt that his organ control, if he wanted to exert its effect in this aspect, also had a warming-up process; it did not instantly enter a state akin to sudden enlightenment. The advantage was this state could be triggered an infinite number of times; there was no hurry for the moment.

After securing the [Spring Bud Skill], he pushed open the big door of the Lingyun Inn.

"Demon Lord!"

"Demon Lord!"

To his surprise, there were demons waiting inside.

These demons were night owls, not yet resting at this hour.

Fang Yu glanced over.

It was [Bo Ange] and [Rong Qiulu].

These two guys were originally the two strongest demons under Fang Yu's command, possessing the strength of a couple of thousand blood.

Later, with strong demons like the Scarlet-Blue Hammer Giant Ape Spirit joining at the Demon Lord level, they had stepped down to the second line, but they still counted as one of Fang Yu's capable subordinates.

Patting the shoulders of the two to signal them, he strode into the inn.

There weren't many demons in the inn, but all the familiar ones that should be there were present.

Che Linfang, Zhang Xiaoli, Bie Huzi, and also the Scarlet-Blue Hammer Giant Ape Spirit, who had donned human skin again, as well as the Silence-Ending Spirit in human skin, and some ordinary demons with around a thousand blood strength.

Almost all who were at the level of officers were present.

"Diao Deyi! You're finally here!"

Che Linfang strode over, with others paying their respects.

"Demon Lord!"

"Mr. Diao..."

"Demon Lord..."

Grabbing Fang Yu's hand, Che Linfang led him toward the large table where several people had gathered.

"This morning, before the chaos between the Lin Family and Li Family, Lord Meng Yan discovered us, not only dispersing us but also issuing a new task. You weren't there at the time, and I dared not disobey, so I had to accept it."

"Lord Meng Yan?"

Fang Yu looked up in confusion.

"It's Lord Dead Eye Demon, who likes to cover his eyes regularly. Even when disguised as a human, he likes such attire. His position is Demon Foot, and he has direct jurisdiction over us. If he tells us to go east, we can't go west," said the Crimson Hammer Giant Ape Spirit.

The Crimson Hammer Giant Ape Spirit used to be a Demon Lord and, having more rules to follow than Che Linfang and the others, also understood the situation a bit more clearly.

Fang Yu slightly frowned.

"Who is he under among the Great Demons?"

"I don't know. Previously, he seemed to be directly overseeing Red Moon Demon's side; don't know if it's because Red Moon Demon complained upwards that brought the Demon Foot down to supervise us."

The superior of Red Moon Demon?

Goodness, are there troubles again?

Don't be smug, the Yangshen Hall Master has already decided to elevate my status. You'll be the first one I take down when the time comes!

"...What does she want us to do?"

"Find a person."

"Who?"

"Qiong Xiaolou."

Qiong Xiaolou? That sounds somewhat familiar.

But Fang Yu couldn't remember where he had heard this name before.

"What background does this person have?"

"One of the small families affiliated with the Hei Family, not very powerful in background, but..."

Che Linfang picked up the pen and paper prepared on the table and quickly wrote down three characters—Qiong Xiaolou.

As soon as he finished writing, before the ink dried, those three characters started to disappear into the white paper as if melting away, as if nothing had ever existed.

Fang Yu looked up in confusion, looking towards Che Linfang.

"What does that mean? What did you do?"

"The opposite, we didn't do anything. It's something Qiong Xiaolou did."

Fang Yu was taken aback in his heart.

Erasing words from afar, could it be... he's nearby???

No, that can't be. If so, the demons under my command wouldn't be this calm.

Che Linfang continued to explain.

"This strange event happened three days ago. All written records about [Qiong Xiaolou] in Tianyuan Town vanished, including in the Qiong Family's genealogy where his name disappeared as well."