Chapter 69: The Demon Realm – Seeking Out Da Tian

Sang Chu and Tu You were hiding in their den. Tu You couldn’t understand why Sang Chu seemed so unconcerned. Even if the Sky Wolf demon was formidable, surely they still had some chance of success.

He voiced his doubts, but Sang Chu just smiled and said, “Catching the Sky Wolf demon isn’t just up to you and me. Why should I risk my life for it?”

Tu You looked at her in confusion. “Then why did you fight so hard back in the Monster World?”

“That was different. Back then, I was desperate—if I didn’t fight with everything I had, how would I have gotten anything to bring back to the apocalypse? But here, in a world with rules and order, I don’t want to be reckless. Now that I have a choice, why should I risk my life?”

Tu You muttered, “You’re really something…”

He knew that if they failed, death was almost certain. Sang Chu understood this too, which made Tu You even more puzzled by her calmness.

“There are many ways to survive, and fighting to the death is the worst and most foolish option. Just wait—he’ll come to us for cooperation.”

……

After Xiao Tian finished feeding Da Tian the medicine, he hesitated for a long time. But after thinking it over, he realized he had no other options left.

Taking a deep breath, he walked toward the bed where Da Tian lay. Da Tian was still muttering feverishly, his condition worse than ever.

Looking at him, Xiao Tian felt utterly hopeless.

“Master, I want to ask you—do those demons really want to cooperate with me? Master, you have to wake up…”

The demons in the demon realm all pretended to be treating Da Tian, but the more they treated him, the weaker he became. Xiao Tian was at his wit’s end.

There was no way to resolve what was happening, and he was on the verge of collapse. He figured it was better to take a gamble than to do nothing.

Gritting his teeth, he quickly poured the medicine down Da Tian’s throat.

As the medicine went down, Xiao Tian’s eyes gradually reddened. He slumped to the ground, staring blankly.

It’s over. Everything is over…

Tears streamed down Xiao Tian’s face as he stared at Da Tian, unable to stop them.

“Little Ni…”

“Little Ni? Cough, cough…”

Xiao Tian—Ni Yu—blinked his dry, aching eyes, thinking he was hallucinating. He forced a bitter smile. “How could I hear Master calling me? I must miss him too much…”

“Little Ni, lift your head…”

Da Tian looked helplessly at his disciple, then struggled to sit up. When Ni Yu saw him awake, his eyes widened in disbelief.

“Master…”

“Master, you’re alright!”

Once he was sure it wasn’t a hallucination, Ni Yu threw himself into Da Tian’s arms, hugging him tightly. “Master, you’re alright, that’s all that matters!”

He had so much he wanted to say, but in that moment, he swallowed it all down. He knew he couldn’t hide things from his master, but at least while Da Tian was awake, he didn’t want to burden him with unpleasant news.

But how could Da Tian not know?

“How many people are left in Tianfu?”

At Da Tian’s question, Ni Yu lowered his head and replied with tears in his eyes, “Only you, me, and the little Daoist boy are left.”

Da Tian let out a long sigh. “So, the current demon king really intends to tear up the contract between the previous demon king and the human realm.”

“Master, that demon king is the eldest prince. I…”

“I know. Once we deal with the Sky Wolf demon, I’ll leave immediately. From then on, I’ll never set foot in the demon realm again.”

Ni Yu looked at Da Tian in confusion. “Master, why not just leave now?”

Da Tian patted Ni Yu’s head and said softly, “If we don’t resolve the Sky Wolf demon, the demon king won’t let me go so easily. He’s just using me to clear the way for his own rise to power. Go and fetch the little Daoist boy.”

Ni Yu realized Da Tian was planning to make a last stand. He couldn’t help but say, “Master, the little Daoist boy and I are too weak to help much. But there’s a fire demon I met recently—she seems quite strong. Now that you’re awake, I think you should meet her. She seems to have the potential to become a demon king. Why not bring her in to help us take down the demon together?”

“Fire demon?” Da Tian muttered, puzzled. “Another demon?”

“I’ll go get her right away! Master, you rest for now!”

With that, he dashed out in a hurry.

……

When Sang Chu followed Ni Yu inside, Da Tian immediately noticed she was different and motioned for Ni Yu to leave.

Once they were alone, Da Tian looked at Sang Chu and said, “You’re that person from before, aren’t you?”

Although he couldn’t see through Sang Chu’s disguise, he just knew that the fire demon before him was the same person as before.

Sang Chu smiled slightly. “As expected, nothing escapes you, Da Tian. It’s me. I hope you can forgive my deception—I really had no choice.”

Da Tian nodded in understanding. “It’s because of the demon king, isn’t it?”

Sang Chu replied, “I’m sure you already know. The demon king wants to maintain balance in the demon realm, so he needs to eliminate certain threats. But it’s hard for him to do it alone, and the sudden appearance of the Sky Wolf demon is the perfect opportunity. We’ve also discovered that the Sky Wolf demon is connected to Hu Sui—that is, the Fire Fox clan. That’s why I came here, hoping to help. I never intended to harm you, Da Tian. As soon as I realized things had gone wrong, I left immediately.”

Da Tian nodded. After seeing Hu Sui with a little wood demon, he had guessed that the mysterious person was Sang Chu.

Demons have many tricks, and disguises are nothing new, but he hadn’t expected this little demon’s disguise to be so good—even Hu Sui hadn’t noticed.

“The Sky Wolf demon is the child of Hu Sui and the Sky Wolf King’s youngest daughter, Han Ji. He was born with royal blood from both lines, but his bloodline is extremely unstable. By day, he’s a fire fox with a weak heart; at night, he transforms into a sky wolf. When I was investigating Hu Sui and the Sky Wolf clan, I was attacked by him. I only survived thanks to the help of a human clan elder from the sea tribe. Otherwise, I would have died.”

A human clan elder? That must be Granny. I didn’t expect her to have saved Da Tian!

Sang Chu said, “Da Tian, the situation in the demon realm is already critical. If Tianfu can’t capture the Sky Wolf demon, you won’t be able to leave either. Why don’t we work together?”

“How do you propose we do that?”

“I can set up a trap in advance. Then I’ll disguise myself as a human and lure the Sky Wolf demon into the trap. I’ll do my best to subdue him. As long as it’s at night, and neither Hu Sui nor the Sky Wolf clan show up, and as long as he doesn’t know you’ve awakened, this might be our chance.”

Da Tian looked at Sang Chu. “But I won’t recover that quickly.”

Sang Chu smiled. “You’re being cautious, Da Tian, and rightly so. But for now, working together is our best option—at least our goals are aligned.”"