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God.

In the mouths of the demon race, this title represents only an ancient and supreme existence.

Although human cultivation is divided into three stages and nine realms, the ninth realm, Profound Understanding, has always been a legendary realm. Those who can reach this realm are truly one in a thousand years.

Three thousand years ago, there was a peerless Demon Emperor of the demon race who reached this supreme realm and became the first Profound Understanding realm Demon God in the world, and also the only Profound Understanding realm in the human world at that time.

The human cultivators thus ushered in a catastrophe.

The Demon God slaughtered in all directions, and numerous immortal sects followed one after another but were still unable to stop him. In the face of the most absolute strength in the world, no amount of human sea could fill the gap. It seemed that the demon race was about to conquer the Nine Provinces and Four Seas under the leadership of the Demon God.

In the face of this crisis of devastation, it was the seven Heavenly Origin realm elders of the Mount Shu, carrying the peerless divine artifact, the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, who finally sealed the Demon God in the Demon Suppressing Pagoda at the cost of the sacrifice of six of them.

It was also this battle that established the Demon Suppressing Pagoda's status as the number one divine artifact in the human world.

The reason is simple: before this, the Profound Understanding realm was God. There was an insurmountable gap between God and all other living beings. They could not be provoked, could not be defeated, and could not be surpassed.

But the existence of the Demon Suppressing Pagoda leveled this gap.

Only it could do it, so it was a supreme divine artifact, and no one could deny it.

But the world rumored that even the Demon Suppressing Pagoda could not obliterate him, only seal him. Therefore, in the long years that followed, the demon race had been trying to break through the Mount Shu, open the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, and release the former Demon God. It was just a pity that these demon races who tried openly and secretly, without exception, all remained inside the Demon Suppressing Pagoda.

Until five hundred years ago, the Demon Suppressing Pagoda disappeared.

The Mount Shu has not given a definite reason to this day, or perhaps, they themselves do not know.

At first, there were rumors in the jianghu that the Demon God had shattered the Demon Suppressing Pagoda and escaped, and the Mount Shu suppressed the news for fear of causing panic in the human world.

However, five hundred years have passed, and there has been no news of the Demon God's return, so these rumors have gradually died down.

Three thousand years is too long, so long that the current human race has long forgotten that terrifying era.

But...

The demon race will always remember!

They deeply miss the era when the demon race ruled the world and the human race fled at the mere sight of them.

West of the Western Regions is the boundless and vast Extreme West. It is desolate and cruel, but it has the largest demon race force in the world.

It was established by the seven great Demon Kings who were the remnants of the Demon God's forces, who were chased all the way to the Extreme West and were the only ones left.

It is called Seven Kings Ridge!

Seven Kings Ridge has always been committed to the revival of the demon race and has never given up hope of welcoming back the Demon God. For the demon race living on the land of the human kingdoms, Seven Kings Ridge is more like a distant and sacred place.

And this divine messenger today, it turns out, came from Seven Kings Ridge.

The scene was immediately filled with gasps of shock and surprise, including Chu Liang, who was also very surprised.

He had originally come to deal with a marriage dispute, but who would have thought there would be an unexpected gain.

The Demon God is about to return?

If this news is true, it will be enough to shake the Nine Provinces and Four Seas!

He heard the divine messenger say this news with a voice full of piety, and then spread his arms.

"The Tiger King was sent by our Seven Kings Ridge to expand our territory. We are to gather groups of our own forces within the human domain, waiting for the day the God truly returns..."

"That is when we will answer his call!"

"Those willing to follow in the God's footsteps, join Hidden Forest Mountain. Of course, if you are unwilling, we will not force you. The God loves every subject of the demon race."

His words were few, but they ignited the scene.

The God was about to return, and joining the Tiger Great King was to join the God's camp in advance. This instantly made the eyes of many Demon Kings present turn red.

Previously, when the Tiger Great King was lobbying everywhere, many small Demon Kings were still hesitant. After all, no matter how great his power, if they were living comfortably on their own, there was no need to become his subordinate.

But with the name of the God, things were vastly different.

Many of the hesitant or firmly refusing Demon Kings would likely change their minds at this moment.

Even the Cat Great King seemed to have difficulty breathing.

Chu Liang glanced at him with a slight worry. This fellow wouldn't suddenly have a heart full of demonic fervor and stand up to report me, would he?

Fortunately, the Cat Great King seemed to have a clear head and hadn't forgotten the purpose of this trip.

When the surroundings became noisy again, with all the demons discussing the words of the divine messenger, the Cat Great King leaned over and said, "Young Hero Chu, we need to move quickly. Any later, and the Tiger Great King will be heading back to the bridal chamber."

Demon weddings are not as ceremonial as human ones. After the divine messenger finished speaking, he seemed to have important matters to attend to and left in a hurry with his demons.

After he left, the Tiger King waved his hand, announcing the feast was open. Then he picked up a large wine pot and went from table to table, drinking and toasting heartily.

Chu Liang looked around and also got up to leave his seat.

According to the plan they had made earlier, Madam Ming, who was already waiting in the bridal chamber, was to poison both the candles and the wine. Then, when the Tiger Great King was drunk, she would trick him into drinking the poisoned wine.

Chu Liang, hidden in the shadows, would then suddenly strike, launching a surprise attack with his sword, striving to kill him.

If it were a cultivator of the Fourth or Fifth Realm, Chu Liang would certainly not act this way. But if it was a high-level demon, he could try to challenge it.

If things went wrong, he could always crush the jade talisman and summon his master. Based on Chu Liang's understanding of Di Nufeng, she should not be too drunk at this hour, and it would only take the time it takes to brew a cup of tea for her to fly over at full power. It was with this reliance in his heart that he dared to attempt this somewhat risky plan.

Before the Tiger Great King returned to the bridal chamber, Chu Liang needed to sneak in and hide.

So he got up and shuffled towards the back of the cave.

The back hall was where the Tiger Great King and some great demons resided within Hidden Forest Mountain, similar to the backyard of a wealthy family. The bridal chamber was also there.

Ordinary demon cave dwellings were usually lax, and it was fine to wander around freely. This Tiger Great King managed his subordinates a bit more strictly, and there were quite a few small demons patrolling the back hall.

But at this time, the surrounding small demons were all drunk, and the guards were not paying attention. Chu Liang was about to sneak into the back hall.

Just then, he saw a bull demon with two large horns on its head approach from the front. It suddenly slapped Chu Liang's shoulder and demanded, "Password!"

"Hmm?" Chu Liang's heart tightened instantly.

There was such a thing as a password?

The Tiger Great King was indeed worthy of coming from Seven Kings Ridge; the management of this Hidden Forest Mountain was truly strict.

He couldn't help but touch the Flying Sword Bracelet on his left hand, while at the same time making up something, "Heavenly King covers Earth Tiger."

Immediately after, he prepared to unleash his sword. As soon as the opponent made a move, he would immediately strike down a demon, and then without hesitation, summon his master.

But...

The result was unexpected.

After listening, the ox demon actually nodded, then nonchalantly walked past Chu Liang.

Huh?

Chu Liang was stunned for a moment. Could I have guessed correctly?

This is a bit outrageous.

Out of surprise, he stared at the ox demon's back for a few more glances. He saw the ox demon swaggering into the back hall, and on the way, he bumped into two patrolling minor demons.

One of the minor demons shouted at him, "Password!"

He heard the ox demon reply with an incredibly confident tone, word for word, "Heavenly King covers Earth Tiger!"

Immediately after, the two minor demons opposite him simultaneously drew their weapons and shouted loudly, "Spy!"

At that moment, the ox demon turned his head to look in Chu Liang's direction. Because he shook his head too much, half of the ox horn on top of his head was even shaken off... His eyes were like those of a deskmate who had copied his randomly written answer back in the day.

Filled with confusion and surprise at being deceived.

I had insomnia again last night after a long time, only falling asleep after five o'clock. Then I got up again after eight o'clock to get a nucleic acid test, it was a disaster. They could have done it earlier or later, but they had to do it on the morning I couldn't sleep well, sigh.