I am a living immortal.

Chapter 578: Meet Su Mu, Enter the Bottle

So far, they haven't seen much success in what they've tried to do. Thinking of this, the woman felt a pang of resentment. No one is stupid, and no one will always be selfless.

Those idiots took so many benefits but did nothing.

Did they think the other great demons were easy to get along with? Did they think that taking meat out of a tiger's mouth wasn't enough to kill her? But she couldn't show it. If she even hinted at the possibility of failure, these paranoid demons would devour her with profit.

"Just be patient, just be patient..."

"roll!!!"

A furious roar shattered the surrounding clouds and mist. The demonic energy of the great demon shattered the clouds and mist that were trying to form again into shattered pieces. A scream echoed through the clouds and mist, and the world fell completely silent.

The fog demon left. This sort of thing has been happening more and more recently, which is good enough. More often than not, those with bad tempers won't waste time talking to you and will just attack you. If it weren't for his special circumstances, he would have died eight hundred times already.

"Oh, it's getting harder and harder," the Fog Demon sighed. Even as a lobbyist, she couldn't help but wonder: Could it really succeed? She wasn't entirely sure. Just like the previous person who contributed "Human Pills," the Fog Demon had to pay something to join the group. But unlike the previous person, he wasn't wealthy, so he could only join based on his talent.

That was a lobbyist. She had no support, so it was a miracle that she became a demon.

Therefore, even if many monsters were angry, they couldn't do anything to her. At most, they would lose some mist and suffer some pain. But for those who offered tangible benefits, it was much easier.

Of course, the demons who orchestrated this situation weren't stupid; they wouldn't let a lobbyist hand over anything. If they turned against us, it would be a serious matter. It's not their fault, really. After all, while Lin State had fallen on hard times, it hadn't been that long, and it hadn't reached the end of its rope yet.

Even a broken ship still has three thousand nails, let alone a dynasty.

Those aristocratic families could easily gather enough resources to fight a war. Do you think they gave it their all? Not necessarily. Even in a fight to the death, they'd prepared a retreat and held back a trump card.

The heritage of a true thousand-year-old family is no joke.

The country has been destroyed many times, but they have remained standing, their entrenched ties inextricably linked. Whoever rules the world is not a problem for them. With the power they control, even the emperor cannot kill them at will.

Pulling out a carrot brings out the dirt. While the major families often railed against each other, over time, they'd become intertwined. If the emperor dared to make a move, the entire court would be paralyzed the next day. This would have been fine during prosperous times, but the more prosperous the times, the more these families would keep their heads down. However, as the dynasty drew to a close, the aristocratic families' authority grew stronger.

The emperor also had to rely on the aristocratic families.

With ups and downs, aristocratic families have experienced decline over the past millennia. They've simply made a comeback, but given the same conditions, they've risen faster, that's all.

So, at this point, the existence of aristocratic families actually became a blessing. Defeating the emperor was useless; only by destroying several of the largest aristocratic families could the empire be brought to its knees. How could these demons understand the twists and turns of mortal dynasties? They oversimplified things.

She'd boasted too much, only to end up shooting herself in the foot. Once progress slowed, the current situation unfolded. Fortunately, she wasn't standing still; she was making some progress. Otherwise, those "money" monsters wouldn't just be angry. She had to hurry to the next place. While the chances of getting what she wanted were slim, how could she know without trying? What if there was such a fool?

The world's great wonders.

Achieving great demons isn't always about cleverness. The Fog Demon thought, transforming into a cloud of mist and darting through the mountains and forests. Her formlessness made her far more convenient than ordinary demonic beasts, making her less likely to be detected by cultivators. Lin Country was in turmoil, but that didn't mean it was completely free of danger. Those cultivators, bored and full of themselves, would always appear from nowhere to protect the people. It was incredibly annoying.

Fortunately, she can run, so even if we meet her, we can't do anything to her.

Thinking of this, the annoyance she had just felt disappeared completely. She enjoyed traveling between heaven and earth, through the deserted forest, and absorbing the pure spiritual energy. This was a kind of enjoyment for her.

However......

As the mist demon moved freely, she suddenly felt a gaze. She shifted her gaze. Suddenly, the two gazes collided in mid-air.

Just one glimpse, and the fog demon exploded. Every wisp of mist on its body spoke of danger! Danger! The figure holding the child didn't reveal any aura, but it felt like a constant warning: Run! Run! Run with all your might!

The fog demon did the same.

The moment the danger signal was transmitted, her figure dimmed. In a few breaths, she disappeared without a trace. The fog dissipated, and the fog demon made itself invisible, fleeing in all directions.

She cursed her bad luck in her heart for encountering such a being. If the fog demon hadn't been confident in her own means of escape, she would have been frightened to death.

She ran for an unknown amount of time, but she didn't sense anything chasing her, and the sight vanished. But this wasn't enough to make the mist demon relax. She continued to move cautiously through the trees.

But...why is this forest so vast?

The fog demon grumbled unconsciously. After all, there were towering mountains and endless dense forests in the Lin Kingdom. But she knew there was absolutely no such place in this area.

Her heart skipped a beat.

A sense of absurdity and dissonance washed over her, along with a touch of fear. She paused, the mist transforming into a human form as she looked in all directions. The forest felt both real and unreal. With her eyesight, she could see the dense forest stretching out, but beyond her vision, the woods grew darker.

She took a step forward.

The sight also took a step forward, and the dark woods also took a step back.

The mist demon broke out in a cold sweat—if she even had sweat.

What on earth is going on?! Just when she was at a loss, a sighing sound came from her ear.

"You finally figured it out, aren't you going to try to escape again?"

"It's you!!" Even the fog demon, no matter how dumb, knew it was the person she had just met who was causing all this trouble. But when? Why didn't she feel anything at all?

The fog monster didn't know at this moment that she had already fallen into the trap set by Su Mu before she saw her. No matter how hard she tried to escape, she couldn't escape the bottle in Su Mu's hand.

Xuan Mo found it very interesting and shook the bottle that Su Mu handed over to him.