ALL PREVAILING DEMONIC AIR 1-3

1480 - All-Pervading Demonic Air_1

Furthermore, the cultivation conditions in the Elder Cabinet were the best in the Jiang Family. Anyone produced from the Elder Cabinet was a top expert of the Jiang Family and was simply incomparable with other youths in the Jiang Family like Jiang Yiming.
Ambition emerged in Ye You's eyes.

If she could enter the Elder Cabinet to cultivate...

"Aunt Qin, are all of the people who can enter the Elder Cabinet very powerful? Those like me probably will not have a chance in this lifetime right..." Ye You muttered as though she was aggrieved.

Seeing Ye You's expression, Jiang Qin immediately persuaded, "You, there's no need for self-pity. Those who can enter the Elder Cabinet to cultivate were personally selected by the cabinet elders since young and have always been training there. You are pretty talented. If you were born in the Jiang Family, you would definitely be selected to enter the Elder Cabinet. It's just a pity... But you don't need to worry. Since you're back, I will naturally fight for the best cultivation opportunities for you."

Jiang Qin always felt that Ye You had good endowments since she could cultivate to such a state even when she was in the lacking First Mainland before. If she was in the Jiang Family from the start, perhaps she could have entered the Elder Cabinet and reached a much higher cultivation realm than Jiang Yiming now.

"Aunt Qin, I just think that you are too nice to me. I want to become powerful sooner, so I can protect you in the future too," Ye You said gently, though a hint of coldness flashed across her eyes discreetly when she spotted Ye Qingtang from the corner of her eyes.

The apology from that day was like a thorn buried in Ye You's heart.

She would not easily forget that humiliation.

Jiang Qin was gratified at Ye You's 'obedience'. Sensing Ye You's line of sight, Jiang Qin could not help but sneer when she saw Ye Qingtang aside.

"You, don't worry. I definitely will not let Ye Qingtang make it out of the Land of Infinite Demons alive."

Ye You nodded obediently and looked down to sweep away the expression in her eyes.

!!..
"Aunt Qin, Ye Qingtang will not be able to enter the Elder Cabinet as well, right?" Ye You asked suddenly.

Ye You's endowments were considered pretty great, but her initial spirit root was inferior; thus, she stole Ye Qingtang's spirit root. If not for the support of that spirit root, it was simply impossible for her cultivation realm to increase so rapidly.

Jiang Qin scoffed. "Her? She's just a useless person who does not have a spirit root. Although a spirit root is not required in the Central Mainland, every youth selected by the Elder Cabinet is the finest talent. Since she is already missing a spirit root, how can she be selected by the Elder Cabinet?"

Ye You beamed and did not say anything else.

Very soon, the Jiang Family troops were about to set off. With Jiang Shangyu leading the troop at the front, the mighty troops left the Jiang Residence rapidly.

Beidou Demon Lord was not part of the Jiang Family and could not tag along. Fortunately, most of his injuries were already healed. It was unknown when Ye Qingtang would return from this trip, and it was inappropriate for him to stay in the Jiang Residence for long. He bade farewell to Ye Qingtang before she departed and then left the Jiang Residence in search of a good location to cultivate with that Bone of the Dragon Breath.

This farewell was a turning point for the Beidou Demon Lord—with the Bone of the Dragon Breath, he had a greater opportunity than last time. The next time they meet, he would become the majestic and renowned talent of the demon clan as last time and would obtain his deserving title of the Beidou Demon Lord.

As the carriage moved, Ye Qingtang watched Beidou Demon Lord leave gradually with a slight smile.

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1481 - All-Pervading Demonic Air_2

The Land of Infinite Demons was situated in a concealed area in the Central Mainland. That area was surrounded by mountains where the continuous cliffs went on forever, and there was no sight of the end.

The entrance to the Land of Infinite Demons was in between a steep canyon. Although there was a distance to the Land of Infinite Demons, there was already an all-pervading demonic air at the canyon. Withered grass filled the surroundings, and ordinary plants simply could not survive when blanketed with a strong demonic air.

In the canyon, corpses were aplenty and scattered among the rocks.

The Land of Infinite Demons was not just a place for exploration to the various human clans—even other alien clans like the demonic creatures and great demons would enter this place as well. Once anyone entered the Land of Infinite Demons boundary, life and death were no longer what one could control.

Over the millions of years, countless ghosts had died unjustly in the Land of Infinite Demons.

At the entrance to the Land of Infinite Demons, a thick fog enveloped the entire forest, and the visible areas of the seemingly-endless forest were very limited in the fog.

Everyone stood at the entrance, and before entering, a suffocating demonic air at the boundary of the Land of Infinite Demons diffused outward continuously. That demonic air was mixed with a bone-piercing chill, and one could not help but shudder as it was blown along with the wind.

Jiang Shangyu stood in front of everyone. As conceited as he was, he was also extremely cautious in the face of the Land of Infinite Demons. When his gaze passed by the entrance, he realized that there was an evident trace of wreckage in the forest at the entrance.

The big patch of grass seemed to be flattened by something, and the ground was in shambles. Decomposed flesh could be faintly seen under the fallen trees, and even the bones seemed to be stomped into shattered pieces as they were mashed together with the flesh.

The smell of decomposed flesh combined in the demonic air was nauseating.

“Fifth great-uncle, this is…” Jiang Shun had been to the Land of Infinite Demons before as well and sensed the abnormality of the entrance. He instinctively looked at Jiang Shangyu carefully.

“A month ago, the great demon of the Frosty Snow Mountains was near the end of its lifespan. Someone once saw it heading toward the Land of Infinite Demons. Looking at the situation, it should have entered the Land of Infinite Demons.” Jiang Shangyu scanned the haphazard ground.

When a great demon was about to die, it would instinctively head to the Land of Infinite Demons to lay down its life. No one knew why they had such a habit either; they only knew that great demons would definitely bring piles of treasures along with them to the Land of Infinite Demons.

The reason why the Jiang Family decided to enter the Land of Infinite Demons at this time was that it heard of this news.

“The great demon of the Frosty Snow Mountains… It’s actually at the end of its lifespan?” Jiang Qin was slightly stunned.

The Frosty Snow Mountains was rich in Snow Reishi Mushroom, a supreme-grade herb. However, that area was dominated by that great demon, and many family clans who wanted to pick the Snow Reishi Mushroom died in the hands of that great demon. Even when many family clans joined forces to invite skilled masters to kill it by offering a hefty reward, no one dared to take on the challenge.

It was rumored that that great demon could swallow millions of people at a time and that its metal body and bones could not be penetrated.

“That’s it.” Jiang Shangyu nodded lightly.

Everyone’s eyes lit up.

“I wonder if that great demon entered the Forbidden Demon Area,” Jiang Shun said.

The Land of Infinite Demons was extremely dangerous, but there was another such forbidden area in the Land of Infinite Demons.

Known as the Forbidden Demon Area, if someone in the Land of Infinite Demons had a ten-percent chance of survival, it was a hopeless zone with zero chance of survival.

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1482 - All-Pervading Demonic Air_3

Even in all these years, numerous powerful figures entered the Land of Infinite Demons, but no one dared to enter the Forbidden Demon Area easily. It was rumored that a powerful figure in the Holy Venerate realm entered the Forbidden Demon Area forcefully to explore the place, but there was no more news of them afterward.

When powerful figures from the Second Domain invaded back then, many highly-skilled experts were sent to enter it too, but eventually… no one made it out alive.

That place was the true forbidden area, and before entering the Land of Infinite Demons, various ancient clans would specially warn the clan members to not go near there.

“Probably not. But we still need to go in and take a look. The news of that great demon came a month ago, and it should already be dead now. That great demon’s flesh and bones are rare treasures. It’s best if we can obtain it before it decomposes,” Jiang Shangyu said in a deep voice.

Everyone was on full alert when they heard him.

Even if the great demon had already decomposed, the funerary objects buried with him were also massive treasures.

“You all must be cautious after entering the Land of Infinite Demons. The plants inside are very poisonous. Don’t blame anyone else if you die inside if you ignore my commands and act on your own,” Jiang Shangyu said coldly.

After entering the Land of Infinite Demons, even he would not be able to ensure the safety of others if anyone messed about.

Everyone nodded successively.

Jiang Qin’s gaze passed Ye Qingtang, and she scoffed in her heart.

The key was to find that great demon’s corpse as quickly as possible. Anyway, Ye Qingtang would definitely die as long as she entered the Land of Infinite Demons, and there was no hurry to get rid of her at this instant.

Under Jiang Shangyu’s lead, everyone entered the Land of Infinite Demons.

As they walked into the thin fog, the visibility was greatly reduced to less than a few meters. Thankfully, the visibility could only be increased by focusing their spirit energy to their eyes.

Apart from the dangerous creatures in the Land of Infinite Demons, even the demonic air in the air carried strong poison. If one’s skills were not sufficient, one’s internal organs would be destroyed by the poison just by taking a sniff of it.

Ye Qingtang was only at the Arcane Supremacy Eighth Heaven realm, which was basically the lowest in the Jiang Family troops. Jiang Xun feared that Ye Qingtang would not be able to withstand this poison and specially told her to consume a poison-avoidance pill before they entered.

Despite so, when that air entered her lungs, Ye Qingtang still felt that her throat seemed to be burned by something and had a sharp pain.

“Tang Tang, you must follow me closely,” Jiang Xun said softly.

Ye Qingtang nodded, and the little white tiger rested on her arm obediently this time as well.

“F*ck. There really is a lot of good stuff inside.” The little white tiger used its nose. Its sense of smell was way better than humans, and it already smelled a strong odor the moment they entered the outer boundary of the Land of Infinite Demons.

In this dense, foggy forest, no one knew how many frightening things were lurking around in the dark.

Everyone moved carefully, but the withered grass beneath their feet seemed to be covered in a soft and sticky substance that seeped out through the gaps of the grass when a slight force was applied.

Ye Qingtang looked down and realized that the substance that seeped out was a maroon liquid with a strong smell of blood.

That was the liquid produced after a corpse decomposed…

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THE MANTIS STALKS THE CICADA,
UNAWARE OF THE ORIOLE BEHIND 1-3

1483 - The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind_1

The forest in this area had almost been trampled flat, and the ground was in ruins. Along the way, Ye Qingtang and the others discovered the half-decomposed corpse of a small demon.

Although it was a small demon, demons grew up to five or six meters high. Half of its body was terribly mangled as if it had been flattened by something.

“It’s the small demon that accompanies that big demon from the Frosty Snow Mountains.” Jiang Shangyu paused to look at the half-decomposed corpse of the small demon.

Most of the dominant big demons were accompanied by small demons. When the big demon in the Frosty Snow Mountain headed for the Land of Infinite Demons, hundreds of small demons accompanied it. They had formed formidable troops, which carried the big demon in a demon sedan.

From the looks of it, the small demon’s body had been crushed by the big demon’s foot as they advanced.

“The big demon’s body should be somewhere nearby,” Jiang Shangyu said as he looked up.

Everyone was on high alert. The big demon had died recently, and its flesh had not yet begun to decay. This was a rare treasure. It would be great if they could find it quickly.

Jiang Shangyu’s steps quickened.

But after the group from the Jiang Family walked for a while, they suddenly heard the sounds of an intense fight coming from the thick mist ahead.

All they could see was a large swamp with nearly a hundred figures involved in an intense fight.

They were in the thick of the fight, but about a hundred meters behind them, a huge black figure, as large as a mountain, could vaguely be seen lying motionlessly on the ground.

The swamp had drowned many of the small demons’ corpses. The small demons looked similar to those that Ye Qingtang and the others had encountered along the way.

But now, these small demons were all dead and were slowly being engulfed by the swamp.

When big demons entered the Land of Infinite Demons, they usually brought along a horde of small demons. After they sent their treasure into the Land of Infinite Demons, they would kill all the small demons almost as if to provide themselves with grave goods.

“Are those from the Cloud Valley Clan and the Southern Peak Clan?” Jiang Xun squinted at the two sides that were embroiled in battle. He could identify them from their clothing.

The Cloud Valley Clan and the Southern Peak Clan were both reclusive ancient clans of Central Mainland. However, both of them were very powerful and were two of the few ancient clans that were able to enter the Land of Infinite Demons.

These two ancient clans were on par in terms of power but usually minded their own business. However, they had somehow started fighting in the Land of Infinite Demons.

The Jiang Family members were no fools. When they saw the corpses of the small demons and the huge black figure lying on the ground, they knew what was going on.

The black figure was certainly the big demon from the Frosty Snow Mountains. The two ancient clans must have simultaneously discovered the body of the large demon and ended up fighting over its body and its grave goods.

The Domain Monarch’s Jiang Clan were probably not the only ones who had heard the news of the big demon of Frosty Snow Mountain.

“Fifth Great-uncle, what should we do?” Jiang Shun looked at Jiang Shangyu.

“We’ll wait and see,” Jiang Shangyu said calmly, his lips curving in a chilly smile.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware that the oriole is behind him. The big demon had just died, and its entire body was essentially treasure. Anyone who obtained it could greatly boost their family’s strength. No one would willingly let it go.

The Cloud Valley Clan and the Southern Peak Clan were both very powerful. If they barged in, it would turn into a three-way fight.

But if they waited for the two clans to defeat each other, the Jiangs might reap the benefits.

With that, the Jiang Family group hid their aura with the help of the demon aura in the area and waited for the two ancient clans to wear out each other.

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1484 - The Mantis Stalks the Cicada,
Unaware of the Oriole Behind_2

The two ancient clans were about equal in strength and numbers. The fight was intense, but after a long time, the men from the Southern Peak Clan slowly gained the upper hand. Many of the Cloud Valley Clan were injured, and this put them at a disadvantage.

“Elder Yun, too many of our men are injured. If we carry on fighting, we will be at a disadvantage.” A man from the Cloud Valley Clan said. He was soaked in blood, and he looked grim when he saw more and more of his clansmen fall.

Elder Yun’s expression also grew somber. They had been the first to discover the body of the large demon but had not expected to encounter the Southern Peak Clan here.

The Cloud Valley Clan had entered the Land of Infinite Demons first and had used up much of their energy before that. This put them at a disadvantage when they fought the Southern Peak Clan.

In the Land of Infinite Demons, the danger was not just the environment but also the other ancient clans with the same goals.

The skin and flesh of the large demon made excellent medicine. If they could take some and refine it, it could improve a cultivator’s foundation. Hence, neither ancient clan would abandon it lightly.

The situation looked bad, and the Cloud Valley Clan elder could not help but panic.

Many members of their Cloud Valley Clan had entered the place, but they had split up after a few days, giving the Southern Peak Clan an opportunity.

Dismayed, the Cloud Valley Clan Elder was determined to retreat. He secretly signaled to his clansmen and prepared to retreat in a particular direction.

But they retreated right into the Jiang Family’s hiding place.

Just as the Cloud Valley Clan was prepared to turn and leave, they ran into Ye You and the others, who were secretly hiding there.

Ye You was not very powerful and had been hiding in a secret spot to watch. She had not expected the Cloud Valley Clan to suddenly retreat and did not even have time to hide.

Ye You stood where she was, with a frozen expression on her face, staring at the Cloud Valley Clan elder. It was an awkward situation.

Elder Yun looked at the hidden Ye You in shock. For the first time, he noticed the Jiang Family crest on Ye You’s chest.

Now that Ye You’s identity had been revealed, Jiang Shangyu saw that this was their chance, and he led the Jiang Family group from their hiding place.

Both the Cloud Valley Clan and the Southern Peak Clan looked conflicted when Jiang Shangyu and the rest appeared.

The Cloud Valley Clan had intended to retreat, but now…

They did not want to leave anymore.

The Southern Peak Clan looked extremely grim. They thought that the big demon was theirs once they had forced the Cloud Valley Clan to retreat. Who would have expected…

The Domain Monarch’s Jiang Clan to suddenly appear?

The two ancient clans were no fools. When they saw the Jiang Family emerge, they knew what was going on. The Jiang Family had probably been hiding there for a long time.

Ye You was the first to reveal her identity. Now, she secretly retreated behind Jiang Qin.

Jiang Shangyu had intended to emerge only after the Cloud Valley Clan left and then to swoop down on the big demon’s body before the Southern Peak Clan could recuperate. He had not expected… the plan to be brought forward.

“So it’s our friends from the Jiang Family. I suppose the Jiang Family is also here for the big demon?” Elder Yun from the Cloud Valley Clan suddenly said with a smile.

It was true that they were planning to leave, but now, the circumstances had changed.

The Jiang Family was here, which added another dimension to the fight for the big demon. No matter which of the three clans intended to seize the big demon, it first needed to defeat the other two families.

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1485 - The Mantis Stalks the Cicada,
Unaware of the Oriole Behind_3

Although the Cloud Valley Clan had been greatly weakened, it could still fight. With the Jiang Family and the Southern Peak Clan holding each other in check, their chances of winning just increased a little.

In a one-on-one fight, they could tell who would win.

But in a three-way fight, no one was willing to strike the first blow. The family that stayed out of it while the other two fought would gain the advantage.

The three clan leaders present all understood this.

Right now, the Southern Peak Clan was the angriest. They had almost gotten the big demon but had not expected the Jiang Family to suddenly emerge and disrupt their plans.

At that moment, Jiang Shangyu was not in a good mood. He could have obtained the big demon with minimal effort, but now that Ye You had been discovered, their plan had to be brought forward.

“Since everyone’s goal is the same, why don’t we sit down and have a good talk?” Elder Yun from the Cloud Valley Clan said suddenly.

Talk your head!

The men from the Southern Peak Clan just wanted to strangle the Cloud Valley Clan. However, if they and the Cloud Valley Clan fought to the bitter end, the Jiang Family would win effortlessly.

“What do you want to talk about?” Although the Southern Peak Clan was inwardly castigating the cunning Elder Yun, they had no choice but to compromise.

Even an idiot could tell that they had the edge over the Cloud Valley Clan. If they insisted on taking the body alone, they would certainly have to fight the Jiang Family.

The Jiang Family was currently at peak condition. The moment they started to fight, the Southern Peak Clan would probably lose.

Also, the Jiang Family had been hiding, which clearly revealed their intentions. Now, the Southern Peak Family had no choice but to stop the Cloud Valley Clan from leaving to maintain the balance of the situation.

Otherwise…

The moment the Cloud Valley Clan left, they would have to fight the Jiang Family to the end.

Right now, the Southern Peak Clan could still fight, but they had just been through an intense battle and would certainly be at a disadvantage in another fight.

After weighing up the situation, the two ancient clans that had been fighting bitterly now came to a consensus.

Elder Yun saw that Jiang Shangyu still did not speak and thought that he had silently agreed to the plan. So he said, “Our three families are all here for the big demon. Everyone should have a share. Why don’t we divide the big demon’s body and the grave goods into three equal shares, and everyone will take one share?”

“We want the entire big demon,” Jiang Shangyu said with a cold laugh.

The two ancient clans looked grim when they heard Jiang Shangyu’s words. At almost the same instant Jiang Shangyu finished speaking, the Jiang Family charged.

Within a moment, the three sides were embroiled in a fight.

Jiang Shangyu ordered Jiang Shun to bring some men to the big demon’s body while he led the rest to hamper the two clans.

The two clans had already sustained heavy losses. Now as they encountered the Jiang Family, they rapidly began to lose ground.

Jiang Shun and the others threaded through layers of mist and rushed towards the black figure. But when they reached the side of the black figure, they were stunned.

Lying before them was a demonic animal, dozens of meters in width. Although it was huge, it was not the legendary big demon.

Just as Jiang Shun and the others realized that this was not their goal, the earth beneath their feet suddenly started to shake.

A dull cry rang out like thunder, reaching everyone’s ears. The three sides that were fighting immediately stopped. They sensed an immense gush of demonic aura coming from somewhere nearby.

With that, everyone came to a consensus and stopped fighting.

The next second, a huge being that was nearby slowly started walking towards them.

This huge being was a hundred meters tall. They could not clearly see its features through the mist, but the entire ground shook with every step that it took.

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GATHERED FROM ALL PLACES 1-3

1486 - Gathered From All Places_1

“Demon King…” The eyes of Elder Yun of the Cloud Valley Clan widened. They watched the huge demonic creature, which was not too far away, walk past them. It seemed to sense movement in their area. High above them, its single eye swept across everyone present.

An ominous foreboding arose in their hearts.

The Demon King must be here to seize the big demon.

However, the Demon King only swept a cursory glance at them before it walked deeper into the Land of Infinite Demons.

As the Demon King left, the immense demonic aura that had shrouded everyone slowly dissipated.

Before they could recover, they heard the piercing cry of a phoenix coming from above them.

They saw a Nine-headed Demon Phoenix flying over them. Its wingspan exceeded a hundred meters. It was like a huge, dark cloud covering the sky. Innumerable small demons followed in the wake of the Nine-headed Demon Phoenix. They covered the sky, and darkness slowly engulfed them.

“What’s going on?” Jiang Qin was shocked as she looked at the strange phenomenon in the sky.

The Cyclops Demon King, the Nine-headed Demon Phoenix… all these were demon kings that held sway in their own realms. Their sudden appearance here meant that they also intended to obtain the big demon of the Frosty Snow Mountains.

But at this moment, they did not seem to sense the humans and brushed past them and left.

“Fifth Grand-uncle, we’ve been fooled. The thing that collapsed over there is not a big demon at all. It is merely a larger small demon.” Jiang Shun hurried back.

They had only vaguely seen a black figure in the thick mist. When they saw the bodies of so many small demons lying there, they had erroneously assumed that the big demon must be in the mist.

Who knew…

this was not the case at all.

“What?”

Jiang Shun’s words shocked both clans.

What is going on?

That is not the body of the big demon?

Jiang Shangyu frowned.

The elders of the other two clans also grew suspicious. They had thought it was strange that the Cyclops Demon King and the Nine-headed Demon Phoenix had left. But when they heard Jiang Shun’s words, their suspicions deepened.

They rushed over to the black figure and peered through the mist only to discover…

Their fight had been in vain.

This was not the body of the large demon.

The faces of the two clan leaders immediately darkened.

The members of the Cloud Valley Clan had just discovered the black figure when they encountered the members of the Southern Peak Clan, so they had not managed to take a closer look. The two sides assumed that the black figure was the body of the big demon and were too concerned with fighting over it to even examine it closely.

Now…

The joke was on them.

“Do you really think that the body of the big demon is so easily obtained and that you can just pick it up?” Jiang Xun could not help but laugh coldly at this farce.

Ye Qingtang was also speechless.

She had never been to the Land of Infinite Demons before and did not know much about it.

But come to think of it…

A dominant big demon was so terrifying. If it knew that its life was coming to an end, would it just casually die at the borders of the Land of Infinite Demons?

Furthermore…

The fight for a big demon was so intense, so why were there only three forces fighting for it?

At that moment, everyone recovered their wits. The two ancient clans who had been fighting so bitterly felt conflicted. Now that they knew they had wrongly identified the big demon, they did not say anything else and simply left the area.

“Fifth Grand-Uncle, what should we do now?” Jiang Shun was frustrated. He thought that they had gotten an incredible deal, but it turned out to be just a mistake.

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1487 -Gathered From All Directions_2

Jiang Shangyu frowned and pondered, but waves of suffocating demonic air suddenly invaded the surroundings.
Huge black shadows slowly roamed deeper into the Land of Infinite Demons through the thick fog as though there was something in there that was attracting them toward it.

“So many demonic creatures…” Jiang Shangyu frowned slightly. Although he could not see the faces of those hundred-meter tall black shadows, he could tell that there were many demon kings present from the powerful demonic air.

Swoosh!

A piercing sound sliced the repressive atmosphere. Numerous shadows suddenly flew past in the air above the Land of Infinite Demons and were actually headed in the same direction as those demon kings.

“Fifth great-uncle, is there something deep in the Land of Infinite Demons?” Jiang Shun was tempted.

Jiang Shangyu replied. “Let’s go and take a look.”

Jiang Shun and the others had a hesitant look. Several demon kings near them already headed there, and it was definitely an extremely terrifying force with so many demon kings gathered together.

“Nothing ventured, nothing gained. These demon kings were headed in the same direction, which means that there’s definitely something attracting them. The demon kings can sense great demons way better than us. Perhaps they have already found out where that great demon died,” Jiang Shangyu said in a deep voice.

Those demon kings would rush over as well when the great demon died, and once a scramble for the treasures began, it would be a bloody war across various clans.

“Everyone has to listen to my command. If anyone does not listen to my command when we enter deeper into the Land of Infinite Demons, no one will save you even if you die.” Jiang Shangyu instructed coldly.

“Understood.” All the Jiang Family members viewed Jiang Shangyu as their only leader.

Immediately, under Jiang Shangyu’s lead, everyone chased in the direction where the demon kings headed to.

“Tang Tang, you must be extremely careful. Follow me closely.” Jiang Xun warned Ye Qingtang seriously. Many demon kings had already appeared now, and this scramble would definitely be a violent one. In that situation, even she might not be able to protect herself.

Ye Qingtang nodded and remained beside Jiang Xun obediently.

Jiang Shangyu and the group followed right after the demon kings, but the closer they got to the depths of the Land of Infinite Demons, the more intense the demonic air in the surroundings.

The trees in the surroundings seemed to be nourished by this demonic air and were immensely tall.

Shaded by the tall mountains and trees, the thick fog was swept into the strong currents of the river. Black figures shuffled their way through at the foot of the high cliffs.

After following for half a day, Ye Qingtang and the rest finally saw a ray of light at a far corner of a dim and dense forest.

At the bottom of a waterfall among the successive mountains, an enormous frame was sprawled in between the cliffs of two tall mountains.

It was such a gigantic frame that seemed to reach the clouds, and its head and tail were out of sight. One could only see a small part of its body.

“That is… the great demon of the Frosty Snow Mountains?” Ye Qingtang’s eyes widened uncontrollably as she looked at the enormous creature afar.

The ‘great demon’ title induced fear.

Ye Qingtang only heard that the great demon of the Frosty Snow Mountains once swallowed millions of people. Now that she only saw the tip of the iceberg, it was already unimaginably enormous…

No wonder…

This great demon could swallow millions of living beings. Just its frame was already unbelievable, and the surrounding tall cliffs were actually no taller than that great demon lying down.

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1488 - Gathered From All Directions_3

After seeing a part of the great demon’s body, Ye Qingtang felt that it was ridiculous that the Cloud Valley Clan mistook the small demon as it.

The toe of this great demon was probably larger than that small demon’s body.

“This fellow probably wanted to enter the forbidden area but died here.” A thunderous voice entered everyone’s ears. That was a plain voice, but its force seemed to be able to crush the organs of the listeners.

A one-hundred-meter tall demonic creature stood at the bottom of a mountain cliff, and a sole eye in the center of its face was squinted as it looked at that great demon’s body.

“Cyclops Demon King…” Ye Qingtang narrowed her eyes at that enormous Cyclops Demon King. This Cyclops Demon King never paid any regard to them when it passed by them just now, and it must have headed to this location because it sensed the location of the great demon.

This Cyclops Demon King dominated a region and was extremely aggressive. There were numerous demons under him, and they once wiped out several countries. It had a brutal nature and found joy in devouring humans. Several large imperial courts hated it to the core and joined forces to annihilate it, but they ultimately ended up giving the Cyclops Demon King a huge meal.

Ultimately, they were unable to kill it and could only let it be.

A phoenix caw rang at this instant. The Nine-Heads Demon Phoenix that Ye Qingtang and the rest saw earlier was hovering in the sky with groups of demons gathered behind it.

The Cyclops Demon King looked up slightly and scoffed at the sight of the Nine-Heads Demon Phoenix.

“So it’s here…” A cold voice rang as numerous shadows suddenly arrived in the air. They were stern-looking men donned in green robes who rode on swords. Standing upright in the air, their eyes were fixed on that great demon’s corpse.

“The Seven Saints of the Snow Zone…” Ye Qingtang was shaken when she saw the figures of those men.

The Seven Saints of the Snow Zone were the top powerful figures of the Central Mainland. Although the seven of them were not old, they were insanely talented and became renowned in a few years after becoming adults. Possessing different specialties, these seven people moved together whenever they were in an operation and remained undefeated to date.

“I never thought that the Seven Saints of the Snow Zone would also be joining in the fun in the Land of Infinite Demons.” A deep laugh suddenly resounded. As that laughter entered everyone’s ears, a huge demonic beast gradually approached the crowd from a cliff. That demonic beast had gold-plated armor, and on its back sat an old-looking elderly with sharp eyes.

With a bone flute in his hands, the elderly smiled, but his eyes seemed to be permeated with an icy chill.

That elderly was the Beast Master in the Central Mainland, and he could control all demonic beasts for his use with a bone flute.

Although he was alone, a troop with a million demonic beasts struck terror in humans. Back when the Central Dynasty was in chaos, the Emperor personally requested the Beast Master’s help. With just a flute and by himself only, he commanded a huge troop consisting of millions of demonic beasts and forced the enemy to retreat, thus stabilizing the internal disorder within the Central Dynasty.

In no time, more and more figures appeared near the great demon, and Ye Qingtang was shaken when she took a glance.

Everyone she met today was a prominent powerful figure of the Central Mainland. It was difficult for others to take one eye at them on normal days, but who would have thought… all of them were actually gathered here after hearing about the death of the great demon.

As Ye Qingtang scanned those top powerful figures, a dragon roar broke out in the sky all of a sudden.

Ye Qingtang blanked out for a moment at the sound of that familiar dragon roar.

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When Ye Qingtang looked up, all she saw was three Skeletal Dragons pulling an extremely familiar-looking Black Bone Carriage across the sky. All eight tribe leaders were present as they arrived on black skeletal dragons ahead of the Black Bone Carriage. An aura of death permeated throughout instantly.

“…”

It can’t be…

Ye Qingtang’s face fell the moment she saw the people from the Temple of Shadows.

Even the Temple of Shadows came over to join in on the fun?

Taking a peek at the Black Bone Carriage, Ye Qingtang touched her unconcealed face and quietly hid behind Jiang Xun.

Please don’t let the person in that carriage be Ming Wang…

Jiang Xun was unaware of Ye Qingtang’s inner suffering and merely thought that Ye Qingtang behaved that way as she had never seen such a scale of events before. Jiang Xun comforted her immediately. “Tang Tang, be careful later. I never thought that news of this Great Demon’s death would circulate to so many forces either. Even the Temple of Shadows appeared.”

Jiang Xun frowned slightly. She did not know the objective of this expedition to the Land of Infinite Demons before coming. Had she known that it was for the Great Demon that just died, she probably would have stopped Ye Qingtang from coming no matter what.

A recently-dead Great Demon was enormously tempting to any clan. Every time a Great Demon died, the Land of Infinite Demons would instantly turn into a living hell as all the clans would go all out to contest for Great Demon’s treasures.

At the thought of that, Jiang Xun could not help but look at Jiang Shangyu, and her frown deepened.

With squinted eyes, the Cyclops Demon King glanced across everyone. Suddenly, it seemed to have sensed something as it looked towards a mountain peak not far away from the corner of its eye.

Signs of cracks appeared on the mountain peak that used to stand tall. Huge boulders suddenly fell from the mountain peak, and a massive crack appeared on the mountain body as though it was forcefully being torn apart.

With a loud crash, the entire mountain was split into half as giant figures slowly walked out from it.

Those giants had extremely ferocious appearances.

Ye Qingtang could not help but widen her eyes at the sight of those huge figures.

“The twelve demon kings…”

Those giant creatures were all of the demon king rank. Including the Cyclops Demon King and Nine-headed Demon Phoenix, there were twelve demon kings in total, all of whom were notorious in the Central Mainland for their brutality.

Never would Ye Qingtang have thought that she would see the Seven Saints, Beast Master, and even the Temple of Shadows and twelve demon kings gathered here today…

Such a scene really left one dumbfounded.

The Beast Master’s and others’ expressions changed slightly when the twelve demon kings appeared before them.

As though there was a demon banquet, behind the twelve demon kings were countless little demons crowded together densely.

But right at this moment, a thunderous sound rumbled in the sky. A nine-headed demon arrived slowly while pulling a large golden carriage hoisting a flag representing the Ancient You Clan. Thirty-plus huge demons each carrying an Ancient You Clan member flaunted their wings as they stayed in formation in front of the golden carriage.

“The Ancient You Clan… actually mobilized over thirty elders?” Jiang Xun, who was beside Ye Qingtang, noticed the Ancient You Clan’s troops. Suspecting that she was blind, she felt her eyes pop open.

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Ye Qingtang squinted her eyes slightly as she glanced across the Ancient You Clan troop. She realized that the elder she met the other time in the First Mainland was not present. However, her heart suddenly leaped.

The Ancient You Clan elder she met in the First Mainland was in the Heavenly Venerate realm, but now…

Casting a glance, Ye Qingtang realized that the thirty-plus Ancient You Clan elders that appeared in the Land of Infinite Demons were several times more powerful than that person…

It’s Little You Yun…

Ye Qingtang’s heart sank. After the Ancient You Clan obtained Little You Yun, their skills increased tremendously; however, the speed of this increase was far beyond her initial predictions.

The arrival of the Ancient You Clan attracted the attention of other forces as well. The Cloud Valley Clan and Southern Peak Clan, which crossed paths with the Jiang Family earlier on, also appeared here, and they were taken aback when they saw the Ancient You Clan elders.

They were clearly flabbergasted by the dramatic increase of Ancient You Clan’s skills.

“I heard that the Ancient You Clan was up to some things recently. So it’s their increase in skills… It seems that they’ve already used the Spiritual Abode they obtained from the First Mainland.” Jiang Xun scoffed, though it was not the time to look at Ancient You Clan right now.

Just as Jiang Xun was pondering, a loud voice suddenly rang.

“Ancient You Clan, I didn’t expect you all to be here today as well!” A figure suddenly walked out from the dense forest of the Land of Infinite Demons.

Donned in a long black robe, it was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old teen with close to a hundred people following behind him. His gaze turned cold immediately when he saw the Ancient You Clan troop in the sky.

“That is…” Ye Qingtang looked at that teen uncertainly as she vaguely felt a sense of familiarity.

Jiang Xun said softly, “That is Bai Lixi, one of the top geniuses of the younger generation in the Central Mainland. He may only be sixteen years old, but he is already at the peak of the Heavenly Venerate. Given his endowment, he probably can advance to the Holy Venerate realm before twenty.”

A Holy Venerate before the age of twenty?

Surprise flashed across Ye Qingtang’s eyes. She stared at that youth again, and only then did she realize why he felt familiar.

In her previous life, Bai Lixi was one of the top ten Honor Roll geniuses in the Central Mainland alongside Beidou Demon Lord. Ye Qingtang met Bai Lixi once due to Beidou Demon Lord, but Bai Lixi was much older back then.

Anyone from the younger generation who could enter the Central Mainland’s Honor Roll List in her previous life was known to be extraordinarily talented.

Ye Qingtang needed three hundred years to enter the Holy Venerate realm, but Bai Lixi, at age sixteen, was only one step away from the Holy Venerate realm.

Bai Lixi seemed to have some enmity with the Ancient You Clan, but he did not act impulsively.

Such was actually the case with others as well. Many forces in the scene had some grudges against each other, but at this moment, all of the powerful figures seemed to have some sort of tacit understanding. Thus, no one made a move.

“Our objective is the same today, and it is not the time to be settling our private feuds right now. Seizing the Great Demon as quickly as possible is the key instead,” the Beast Master said suddenly after remaining silent all this while. As he spoke, his eyes specifically swept across the demon kings, Temple of Shadows, and forces of other alien races.

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Everyone’s goal was the same this time. Everyone—regardless of whether they were a part of the demon kings, alien races including the Temple of Shadows, the Ancient You Clan, or the Jiang Family—was here to seize the Great Demon.

And at this instant, everyone present seemed to have a certain tacit understanding; there was no intention to attack others, and everyone was merely on their guard against each other.

Bai Lixi scoffed but did not take further action. It was clear that while he was young, he knew that it was not the right time to settle scores with the Ancient You Clan. His eyes swept across the surroundings, and he snickered. “Since we have the same goal, isn’t it time for the friends hidden in the dark to appear?”

Everyone was dumbfounded by what Bai Lixi said. Nonetheless, the Jiang Family and Ancient You Clan had a calm composure.

Moments later, several figures suddenly darted across the sky and appeared before everyone.

From a corner, Ye Qingtang looked up at those figures in the sky and was taken aback.

She actually spotted a familiar figure among those people.

There was a pretty lady who had a hint of impatience on her pale complexion. She stood behind an elderly with a frown, though she disregarded everyone at the scene with plain arrogance.

“It’s her…” Ye Qingtang was surprised to see that lady in green.

Wasn’t that lady none other than the lady in green whose Mutated Heavenly Demon Bloodline was counter-absorbed by Ye Qingtang at the inheritance of the Divine Phoenix back then?

She’d actually appear here?

Ye Qingtang’s eyes twitched uncontrollably, and her head began aching.

First, the Temple of Shadows. Now, even this lady in green appeared. What kind of play is this?

However, Ye Qingtang very quickly realized that something was off about the situation.

Ling Yan told her that the lady in green went to the Second Domain when young, yet that lady appeared with a group of people here…

Ye Qingtang instinctively looked towards the people beside the lady in green. After a glance, she shockingly discovered that those people were all above the Holy Venerate realm… Moreover, their faces were very foreign to Ye Qingtang. If they were powerful figures from the Central Mainland, there would definitely be one or two familiar faces, but all of them were more than foreign.

Could they be… from the Second Domain?

“So it’s people from the Second Domain” Bai Lixi’s lips curled into a snicker when he saw the lady in green.

The Great Demon even attracted people from the Second Domain.

The powerful figures from the Second Domain smiled briefly without uttering a word as they stood in the air, merely casting an arrogant glance that spelled belittlement.

The corpse of the Frosty Snow Mountains’ Great Demon was already found, but with so many forces gathered here, the ownership of the Great Demon would definitely be a problem.

At this instant, the ten demon kings gathered together and their size was already a shuddering sight. Standing between the masses and the Great Demon, their huge bodies formed a tall wall as an extremely obscure demon language filled the air.

Moments later, the Cyclops Demon King suddenly stood forward, and its fierce eye glanced across the masses before it spoke slowly in the rather unfamiliar human language,

“This Great Demon is of our race, and its death has nothing to do with you all. Please leave immediately.”

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