Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!

In Qingzhou, a piece of news swept through like a hurricane, spreading across various borders of Qingzhou in a short time, and then expanding to the nearby Jingzhou and Qing Province.

Five prodigies from major Righteous Sects were all captured and used as hostages, demanding their respective sects to pay a hefty ransom of ten million Low Grade Spirit Stones each, and the Righteous Sect's Immortal Seed was priced at thirty million Low Grade Spirit Stones.

Since the news was extremely shocking and dramatic, it instantly attracted the attention of countless cultivators, whether they were from the Righteous Sect or the Demon Path.

Currently, the Righteous Sect is the recognized "orthodox" power in the world, holding an advantage over the Demon Path, often hearing tales from various places about righteous heroes vanquishing demons and protecting the people.

On the contrary, instances of Righteous Sect prodigies suffering setbacks, or worse, being captured and ransomed, are very rare, which enraged the sects behind these prodigies immensely.

Soon, the identity of the demon cultivator who captured these righteous prodigies came to light.

Su Jie!

When this name was confirmed, the various Righteous Sects in Qingzhou suddenly felt a little relieved.

This name had long been renowned in Qingzhou; during the Ghost Ridge Palace's sect war, Su Jie single-handedly killed Wei Ji, fought against the Five Secret Hidden Realms alone, and emerged victorious, making him the absolute leader of the younger generation in Qingzhou.

Forget the younger generation, even among the older generation, there aren't many in Qingzhou who can rival him.

If it was Su Jie, the Devilish Immortal Seed of the Ghost Ridge Palace, who made a move, then everything could be explained, including why those five Righteous Sect prodigies ended up captured.

At the same time, Su Jie's appearance also cast a shadow over the Heavenly Soul Sect's war for the various Righteous Sects in Qingzhou.

Since Su Jie, the Devilish Immortal Seed of the Ghost Ridge Palace, appeared here, it indicated that the Heavenly Soul Sect and Ghost Ridge Palace had colluded, and they were facing not just one Demon Sect, but the alliance of two Demon Sects.

...

On the Little Thousand Flying Sky Magic Boat.

Su Jie sat in a fragrant garden, isolated from the clouds at ten thousand meters high by the formation of the magic boat, allowing Su Jie to enjoy tea while admiring the vast land below the magic boat — rolling hills and endless plains, resembling rivers like a blue giant dragon.

"Put some effort into it, did you not eat?"

Su Jie put down the teacup and shouted.

Behind him, two women on either side looked humiliated and angry; they were Mo Shiyao, the leading young female cultivator of Qingzhou, and Jiang Lin, a nun from Jingyu Temple.

Such women, who ordinary cultivators could only view from afar and not disrespect, were here, for Su Jie, doing tasks like maids.

"Got it..."

Mo Shiyao bit her red lips tightly, her spiritual power sealed, she could not make a move to resist; besides, even at her full strength, she was no match for Su Jie.

"You keep your word."

Jiang Lin, massaging his shoulders, had a face full of unwillingness and grievance.

Of course, she didn't want to do maid tasks, especially serving a devil.

But when Su Jie mentioned handing them over to the Heavenly Soul Sect, she immediately complied.

Because she knew Su Jie only wanted money, but if it were Heavenly Soul Sect, she dreaded to think how they would torment her.

"Well, that depends on when your sect is going to send the money over."

Su Jie chuckled, turned his head, and shouted to the other side: "And you three, stop slacking, you know the consequences of not completing the work."

The three in the garden, Yu Wenjing, Zhang Xinming, and He Wenfeng, heard this and couldn't help but flinch, their eyes full of fear, instinctively speeding up their work, tending the garden's rare and exotic plants as gardeners.

They, too, tried to resist this work that trampled on their dignity, but when Su Jie brought over a few female demon cultivators and threatened to hand them over, Zhang Xinming and the others stopped resisting immediately.

Because the female demon cultivators Su Jie found from Ghost Ridge Palace had gone somewhat astray in cultivation, resulting in physical abnormalities, for instance growing insect limbs or having insect fuzz on their faces.

It would be unbelievable to others, including Zhang Xinming, the Righteous Sect's Immortal Seed, that one day he would become a gardener for someone; if people heard, their jaws would drop.

"Stop."

Suddenly, Su Jie, who had been leisurely drinking tea, raised his hand and let Mo Shiyao and Jiang Lin release their little hands.

Mo Shiyao and Jiang Lin were curious about how Su Jie, this lustful guy, suddenly changed, and then they saw a red figure appear in the garden.

"You all go out first."

Su Jie waved his hand, shooing Mo Shiyao and Zhang Xinming out.

"Husband sure knows how to enjoy himself."

Han Ruyan approached Su Jie, her blood-colored wedding dress heaving, obviously upset.

"Ahem, these people need to be tamed for their own temperament, lest they always think about this and that, I am just doing my job."

Su Jie cleared his throat and changed the subject: "Darling, any leads on the investigation I asked for?"

Han Ruyan raised her hand, revealing a black glazed bead in her palm.

As Han Ruyan infused Yin Qi, the glazed bead projected a water screen, displaying images on it.

This was something Han Ruyan captured using spiritual materials along with her own abilities, akin to the function of a video recorder.

The water screen depicted the scene of a sect's residence.

This sect occupied a large Spiritual Mountain Blessed Land, with clusters of pavilions and halls, the brilliance of formations spreading like afterglow across the sky, changing in dreamlike hues.