Transmigrated into a heretical cultivator, leading all the villains to ascension.

Chapter 282 Returning to the Shadow Sect

Zhong Hanshang's face turned deathly pale instantly. He clenched his fist tightly, his knuckles turning bluish-white from the force.

Those eyes, which were always as calm as a deep pool, were now churning with complex emotions—shock, anger, hurt, and a trace of indescribable pain.

"Sect Leader Shen," his voice was low and almost hoarse, yet carried an undeniable firmness.

"I have no connection with the Holy Maiden of the Glazed Tile School, let alone any affections I may have for her."

He slowly raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over everyone present like a sharp sword.

When his gaze fell on Ye Lingyu, his eyes burned with long-suppressed anger.

“Senior Sister Ye,” Zhong Hanshang said, enunciating each word clearly, “I, Zhong Hanshang, have never explained anything to anyone in my life. But today, I must make it clear—”

He suddenly raised his hand and slashed his palm, the blood dripping onto the ground and forming a strange rune.

"I swear by the blood of a half-demon that if I have ever been insincere towards Gao Huohuo, or if I have ever had any connection with that saintess, I am willing to suffer the torment of having my heart devoured by ten thousand demons, and never be reincarnated!"

The moment the blood oath was completed, demonic energy surged throughout the hall, and a bolt of crimson lightning struck down from nowhere, imprinting the runes onto the ground.

This is the most solemn oath of the demon race; if broken, it will surely come true.

Ying took a half-step back in shock: "Are you crazy? This kind of oath..."

Zhong Hanshang seemed not to hear, and turned to Shen Cangxuan, kneeling on one knee:

"Sect Master Shen, Huo Huo's danger was entirely my fault."

If I cannot personally find her and bring her back safely, I, Zhong Hanshang, will not live on alone.

The hall fell into a deathly silence; everyone was shocked by his actions.

Shen Cangxuan stared intently at the young man kneeling on the ground, the sternness in his eyes gradually softening.

As the four were about to set off, Hu Daji pulled Lou Chongxiao aside and whispered:

"I have a master-servant contract with Huo Huo. I sensed her recently and she should be trapped somewhere in the Demon Realm."

"Elder Hu, is your information reliable?"

Hu Daji angrily tapped Lou Chongxiao on the head twice. This was information he had spent a lot of time and effort obtaining last night.

How dare someone doubt the veracity of his information! They deserve a beating!

The Demon Realm's Dark Domain.

Gao Huohuo fainted not long after leaving Shadow Demon Lord's territory that day.

When she woke up again, she was in an empty hall.

But no matter what she did, she couldn't get out, and there were no demonic cultivators around.

No one knows who locked her up here, nor what their intentions are.

At first, Gao Huohuo tried to contact his clone, but found that he couldn't reach him at all.

Ten days passed quickly, and the place was so quiet it was as if it didn't exist.

She then discovered that the place she was in was actually a time magic array.

Time must have passed much slower inside her than outside, but Gao Huohuo didn't care about the exact percentage.

Adhering to the principle that since he was already there, Gao Huohuo immediately began cultivating on the spot.

She didn't dare to openly create spirit beads on someone else's turf.

Five years passed quickly, and the spiritual energy beads in her storage ring were used up. Even with her strength, she still couldn't leave.

Zi Ying, Han Guang, and Xiao Lingzi have been asleep since they came in.

She could only try to contact the outside world again, and after another ten years, only the Ghost Blood Vine gave her a faint response.

With nowhere else to turn, Gao Huohuo decided to try to recall his clone.

After all, the original Reincarnation Manual stated that once all her clones merged, her cultivation level would increase significantly.

And so she kept trying every day to cultivate her soul.

Despite repeated failures, Gao Huohuo started over time again.

Fifteen years later, she finally sensed the presence of her clone.

Meanwhile, Zhong Hanshang and his companions, who were searching throughout the Demon Realm, received a message.

Chen Wan'er and Princess Huo Huo suddenly disappeared.

"Two months have passed. Shadow, you and Aunt Mei go and ask the other three Demon Lords what they said."

Ying shook her head bitterly, "They said they've never seen Huo Huo."

"Junior Sister's clones have all disappeared this time. Could it be that she's already at a critical moment of life and death?"

The moment Lou Chongxiao spoke, the expressions of the people present changed instantly.

Three days later, in front of the Shadow Sect's mountain gate.

A woman in red arrived, her feet treading through the morning dew.

Although there was no fluctuation of spiritual energy, his body was surrounded by a suffocating pressure.

"Who goes there?" the gatekeeper shouted sternly.

"Gao Huohuo?" the woman uttered three words, somewhat confused.

That should be her name! In my memory, she has always lived in the Shadow Sect, and she was the most important person by the side of the sect leader, Lin Zhipeng.

She also has a senior sister named Zhu Wen who is familiar with her and a junior brother named Lan Lie whose personality is average.

Upon hearing the name, the gatekeeper felt as if he had heard it before, but couldn't quite place it.

"Wait here, I'll go and report this."

The woman nodded and stood there quietly waiting.

She has been gone for thirty years, so it's normal that the gatekeepers don't recognize her.

She just couldn't understand why she dared to go to the Demon Realm alone when she reached the Nascent Soul stage at the age of thirteen.

They were trapped in that place for thirty years before finally being freed.

Just as she was pondering these things, the mountain gate suddenly opened, and a group of people led by Lin Zhipeng rushed in.

Zhu Wen's expression was complicated, and Lan Lie's face was full of shock, but neither showed any joy at the reunion with his old friend.

It seems she didn't have a good time in the Shadow Sect before; at least no one wanted to see her again.

"Sect Master, I'm back."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lin Zhipeng could hardly believe his eyes.

In just ten years, her cultivation level had become unfathomable to him.

Could it be that she came back specifically to seek revenge on him?

But now that the human race is on the verge of collapse, he, a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator, is not only of vital importance, but also recently managed to curry favor with the Glazed Tile Sect.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhipeng felt somewhat relieved.

"Gao Huohuo, where have you been for the past ten years? How did your injuries heal?"

Ten years? She clearly spent thirty years there.

But as she tried to think about it more, her head started to throb with pain.

What exactly happened? Why is things not as she expected?

"Sect Master, I have been in the Demon Realm for many years and have just returned."

Upon hearing that she had always been a member of the Demon Clan, Lin Zhipeng instantly understood how she had acquired her cultivation level.

At the same time, he had already made up his mind. Now, because of Zhong Hanshang's half-demon identity, the human race deeply hated demon cultivators.

If Gao Huohuo were sent to a righteous cultivator, he might not only benefit from it, but could also find another powerful backer.

"It's good that you're back. Lan Lie, quickly take your senior sister down to rest."

Upon hearing this, Lan Lie stared at Gao Huohuo in disbelief.

Back then, she was in the menial affairs office, clearly already...

But now she's standing right in front of him, alive and well; it's truly unbelievable.

However, Gao Huohuo today is no longer the useless person with no cultivation level he once was.

"Senior Sister Gao, please come with me," Lan Lie said respectfully.