She waited in a small clearing . Standing in the center of it, she looked out into a distance, facing towards the city .

Both Ming Yue and Xuan Yin hid in the tree's branches, watching her in the outskirts of the clearing . Minutes later, a figure emerged from the trees, arriving at her feet . She cupped her hands and bowed to the mysterious person . Wearing a cloak over their head and body, neither girl could discern anything about them . They could only deduce that whoever this person was, it was the mastermind behind all of this .

A dark aura seeped from Miss Ling's body as it encased her before dissipating, leaving a completely different person . The feeling that she emanated now was different, almost foreign . Ming Yue was shocked as was Xuan Yin, as they looked at her .

She still resembled a human but her aura was unlike that of a cultivator . It was a dark red color, b.l.o.o.d.y and menacing . Her hair was no longer black but in the same color as her aura . The only thing that stayed the same from her disguise were the scars on her body, numerous and in a variety of sizes . Her face was also similar but had additional markings on them . They were tribal like and made her seem more intimidating .

Could she be a demon?

The thought of it crossed their minds but Ming Yue could not believe it . After all, the changing of ages had brought about cataclysm, splitting the three continents off . Humans, Demons, and Beastmen were split for thousands of years now .

"Could it be that the continents are connected again? Has a war already broken out?" she thought .

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Her thinking was interrupted by Miss Ling's conversation with the hooded figure, who started off the conversation in anger .

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"Ling Xue, why did you let those two idiots fight so early?! It almost ruined my plans!" his tone was cold and unforgiving as he chastised her .

"I apologize, my lord . This lowly one did not think that the Yong and s.h.i.+ Patriarch would be so brazen to act without my knowing", she looked down, not daring to face her master .

"Agh, all of this would not have happened if that girl had done her job and brought the young master of the Shao here . Then there's the two other girls she brought back, I'm guessing one of them is responsible for tracking you the other day . Did she see your true form?"

"No, I was still disguised when I heard her outside . "

"Good . They probably still think that you are behind all of this . If they were to know that you are a demon, that would greatly complicate things . Those two have already made things worse with the Shao Family . Hmph, I might as well use them . "

"So she was a demon!" both women were shocked especially Ming Yue . Have demons already infiltrated the Human Continent?

They stopped thinking about this and continued to listen in .

"Ever since that Azure Soul Lord appeared in the capital and revealed the truths of the world, the entire country has been tense . I have to infiltrate the Capital City and find out the situation of the other two continents . Originally, the Shao Patriarch's son would be the best vessel to house my soul but now he isn't here . I will have to settle with one of those girls", he spoke to her, updating the plan as he continued to think .

"Yes, master", Ling Xue replied before turning back into her previous form .

"Ugh", the hooded figure groaned as he dropped to his knees .

"Master!" she hurried to him and helped him stand .

"That show I put up earlier has weakened this body, I only showed a fraction of my power and it is already beginning to wear it down . It will not last long before it disintegrates", he grimaced in pain as he spoke . His hood pulled back as Ling Xue supported him, revealing his face .

Again, they were shocked to find that the true mastermind was actually the Zhao Patriarch or rather, it used his body . If this was the case, then the true Zhao Patriarch has already died, his mind and soul erased by the new owner of his body . Furthermore, when he had "showed his true cultivation" to the other patriarchs, that was not some technique but the demon's soul increasing its power . It was no wonder, the meridians were damaged and his bod seemed so weak .

"If you have the chance, I want you to subdue the smaller girl with the long staff . From what I remember, she is a pretty well known person . She has ties with the president of the Jade Dragon Pavilion, Tang Guang . Now go back, tell them to attack in a week by then the preparations will be done" he ordered before looking off into the sky .

"It shall be done" Ling Xue nodded her head with a resolute expression before leaving her master .

Minutes later, he sighed before talking to himself .

"Over a thousand years have pa.s.sed since then . I wonder if my clansmen are still there . Will there be a home left for me in the demon continent?" he looked dejected as these thoughts took over his mind .

He has spent over a thousand years in the human continent, stuck after the catastrophe happened and unable to return . Like many others, he was always hopeful that he would return and took over human bodies to stay alive . But after such a long time, many demons had perished under the hands of time, destined to die without their family .

He too was about to give up, until he found himself at the Youth Dragon tournament . He watched as the Lord of Azure Souls came and reinvigorated him with news of the other continents . He began to hatch a plan, to infiltrate the royal palace and take over the body of a high ranking official . Once that was done, he could find out more information about the continents and hope to return home . He had to start somewhere and took over the body of an unfortunate soul, the Zhao Patriarch .

He stopped thinking these thoughts and reminiscing about his clan, das.h.i.+ng away from the clearing and back to the city .

Meanwhile, Ming Yue and Xuan Yin waited in their spots, trying to absorb all of this information . After so long, there were still demons who lived among humans . Neither could wrap their heads around the Zhao Patriarch being the mastermind . Even though it was not really him, just the sight of him speaking and revealing it was a surprise to them .

They were at a dilemma now . What could they do to solve this?

If the Zhao Patriarch's body was to break, the demon's soul would lock onto someone else's body . From what he said before, he would need to weaken Ming Yue to take her body, so his soul must not be very strong . Transferring into so many bodies will have taken its toll on him .

"Let's go back first", Xuan Yin spoke first before Ming Yue agreed .

They left the clearing and dashed back to the Zhao Estate, still somewhat shaken from before . That night, they discussed ways of disrupting the demon's plan but none of them could stop him completely . In the end, he could easily take another body and start over again . That was their biggest problem . Neither had a method to deal with the soul nor did they have experience . One week was too short for them to really think of a way of dealing with his soul . At best, they could trap it using some treasure or formation . But to do so, they would need to find something that could hold it .

After hours of thinking, Xuan Yin had thought of something but felt unsure as to whether it would work .

"It could work . . . "