Still Need Brothers from the Dao

While the city was in a state of panic due to the horrific incident, a corner of a tall building somewhere remained remarkably calm and serene.

This was a vast, open platform, facing a corner of the Zhennan Region Mountain from afar. The mountain scenery was expansive, and the white clouds were thin.

Two people sat opposite each other on the platform. On the left was a small, hunched old man with face lines like ravines, dressed in simple gray-brown clothes.

On the right was a tall figure wearing a black cloak and a bronze mask with strange patterns on his face. This was the Divine Envoy who had appeared on Hidden Forest Mountain.

He was currently taking out a brocade box from his sleeve and pushing it towards the old man.

"I heard that the elder of Black Mountain Stronghold is in the Fifth Realm. This is a small gift, a token of my respect," the Demon Race Divine Envoy said very politely.

The old man opened the brocade box and saw a slightly withered black lotus inside. Only the three golden lines on the lotus body were particularly striking, with a shimmering glow.

"Nether Sea Golden Lotus..." The old man chuckled, "Divine Envoy, you must have put in quite some effort for this small gift."

"I just happened to see it and thought it could be a gift, so I took it casually," the Divine Envoy said lightly.

However, he seemed completely unconcerned about how many lives were lost in this "casual taking."

"I will take the gift back to the elder. The elder should like it very much," the old man nodded. "It's just that because of the Divine Envoy's actions, Kaoshan City is now heavily sealed, and I can't go back for a while. But as long as I stay here, no matter how the officials search the city, they won't find me. The Divine Envoy can rest assured about this."

"It was a bit unexpected. I had arranged a scapegoat to distract the officials for a while, but who knew he didn't fall into the trap," the Divine Envoy also smiled. "However, the city closure won't last too long. There are many merchants in Kaoshan City, and it will open in seven days at most, so it's not a problem."

"To be honest with the Divine Envoy, our Black Witches are having an increasingly difficult time in the Southern Region. Resources like those needed to break through to the Fifth Realm are truly hard to come by. Our village hasn't had a Great Witch in the Sixth Realm for many years," the old man sighed and suddenly said, "I came here representing the seventeen united Black Witch villages in the Southern Region to seek a way to survive."

Hearing this, the Divine Envoy also sighed faintly, "In the era when the Witch God was the supreme existence, how could he have imagined that his people would live so difficultly in later generations?"

Hearing this, the old man could only smile bitterly.

There was indeed a Witch God in the world, but that was in the legendary ancient times, possibly ten thousand years ago or even longer. And their Witch Race were, after all, humans, with a lifespan far shorter than that of the Demon Race.

No one was reminiscing about the glory of the Witch God era anymore.

"We just want to survive," he shook his head and said, "Let's not even talk about the conflict with the White Witch villages. Three Absolutes Valley's suppression of us is getting fiercer. If it weren't for this, we might not have considered allying with your Demon Race. But even so, many elders in the villages are still worried..."

"Worried about what?" the Divine Envoy asked.

"Worried that you are, after all, the Demon Race," the old man said, "If your plan comes true, will you exterminate all humans?"

"Haha," the Divine Envoy laughed, "In the era when humans had Sages, were we Demon Race exterminated? Even when the God returns, humans will still exist. At that time, humans will still rule humans."

"At that time, things like the Divine Nine and Terrestrial Ten will definitely be eradicated, and humans... might as well change their name to the Witch Race."

"The seven Demon Kings all mean this. Before the God returns, all friends who have helped us will be given a new world after the God returns," the Divine Envoy spread his arms, as if embracing a phantom new world.

The old man's face was calm, clearly not too swayed by his incitement, just listening calmly. He continued, "This is the second worry of the elders of the various villages..."

"They are worried that your... God, is fake."

[Sha]: "Nether Sea Golden Lotus?"

[Fifty-Eight]: "Yes, after some investigation by your subordinate, it seems to have been taken by the Demon Race envoy... but no further traces could be found."

[Sha]: "If I can obtain this Nether Sea Golden Lotus, I can break through to the Third Layer of the Five Elements Realm immediately! Do not relax the investigation. I will go and ask other fellow disciples if there is any help near Kaoshan City."

[Fifty-Eight]: "Your subordinate will do his best."

[Fifty-nine]: "What? Nether Sea Golden Lotus! It's only been a few days, and Senior has already found the Nether Sea Demon Creature that Venerable Sha needs. That's truly impressive!"

Seeing that street punk, Fifty-nine, pop up again, Chu Liang ignored him.

Instead, he quietly waited for Sha's reply.

He had given it some thought before asking in the Soul Domain Space.

Because items like the Nether Sea Golden Lotus were mainly used for refining pills, medicine, or assisting cultivation. They didn't have much use for demons.

And for a Demon Race Divine Envoy to suddenly commit such a major crime and brazenly snatch this item, it certainly wasn't for fun.

Those who needed this item for cultivation were mostly evil cultivators of various types like demonic, witch, Gu, and poison. Considering the Divine Envoy's purpose for coming out of the mountains this time... and his previous habits.

It was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't pull another stunt of offering a borrowed flower to Buddha and buying people's hearts.

Perhaps these demons from outside the civilized world were just used to giving gifts with stolen goods.

His whereabouts were already impossible to track, but the person he was in contact with was very likely traceable. After all, even in the shadows, there were their own relationship networks.

Not long after, he saw Sha's reply.

[Sha]: "I asked other fellow disciples. There are indeed some near Kaoshan City, but he can't give you direct help and doesn't know much about this matter. However, he did provide a piece of information: if you want to inquire about news in Kaoshan City, you can go to Gu Erniang's tavern."

As expected.

It still had to be the brothers from the underworld who were reliable.

Even if it was just a channel for inquiring about news, it was better than having no leads at all.

[Fifty-eight]: "Gu Erniang's tavern? Alright, this subordinate will set off immediately to investigate."

[Sha]: "You have gone to such great lengths this time. If I have a day of breakthrough, you will certainly not be without benefits. Whether this matter succeeds or not, thank you."

[Fifty-eight]: "Venerable Sha, you are too kind. It is all within this subordinate's duty."

[Fifty-nine]: "Six six six."

Putting away the Soul Restraining Order, Chu Liang immediately went to inform Yun Chaoxian.

"I'm going to find someone to inquire about some news. You wait for me here and don't move around."

The situation in that place was temporarily unclear, and it wasn't good to take Yun Chaoxian with him. If anything related to the Nether King Sect was exposed, it would be difficult to explain.

Yun Chaoxian asked curiously, "Inquire about news? Where are you going?"

Chu Liang said, "I got some leads from a friend. It's quite secretive, so I'll go by myself."

"Alright." Yun Chaoxian nodded and added, "Then you must thank your friend properly."

Chu Liang smiled.

No need.

He just thanked me.