A Path Never Taken

Sword God, Li Ya.

The Demon Emperor murmured the name inwardly, filled with envy.

Ever since he had recognized Grandmaster Wushi as the benefactor who had enlightened him back then and taught him his cultivation method, he had wanted to enter Grandmaster Wushi's tutelage. Unfortunately, he had failed.

An Zizai had explained to him the reason Grandmaster Wushi refused, and he felt it made sense as well. He could not cast off his identity as the Demon Emperor, because he wanted to accomplish an earth-shaking great undertaking for the Demon Race.

Though he understood, the Demon Emperor still kept Grandmaster Wushi in his thoughts.

After becoming an Alliance Leader of the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance, he had collected many legends and stories about Grandmaster Wushi, and this had also led him to learn of Li Ya.

It was said that Grandmaster Wushi valued Li Ya extremely highly, even more than he sheltered the Wushi Disciples. How could he not envy such treatment?

"An invitation is fine, but there's no need to be too deliberate. How about this: invite him to my manor as a guest. If he's unwilling, don't force him."

The Demon Emperor said this in thought. A smile appeared on Qitian Xiansheng True Lord's face as well. To him, drawing in Li Ya was more important than recruiting talented demons from Beyond Heaven.

Qitian Xiansheng True Lord did not salute either; he immediately vanished from where he stood.

The Demon Emperor was already used to his temperament. Though they were master and disciple, they were more like friends. There were not so many empty formalities between the two demons.

The melodious sound of the zither rose again, and the Demon Emperor's thoughts drifted back to a very long time ago.

Back then, he had only been a little