Amid the chaos, a young cultivator weaved left and right as he made his way toward the mountaintop.
The young cultivator was named Zuo Hang, the personal disciple of Guo Lian, an elder of the Demon Subjugation Sect. He was the very youth who had jumped out earlier without knowing the immensity of heaven and earth—a street thug who had secured his place through family connections. The Demonic Sound had stirred the madness and obsessions in his heart to their utmost, and his greatest desire now was to snatch the demon snake from Chunyang Palace and bring her back to the Demon Subjugation Sect.
Fine demon beasts were rarely seen. They either hid deep within the Hundred Thousand Mountains or lurked in perilous lands.
To encounter a spiritual demon beast in a safe region was like luck crashing down from the heavens. The Demon Subjugation Sect's cultivation relied on demon beasts: they consumed demon cores, ate demon beast flesh and blood, used demon beast bones and hides to forge magical artifacts, and even depended on beast-controlling methods in battle.
The Demon Subjugation Sect was little different from the Beast Taming Sect, which likewise relied upon demon beasts.
The moment Zuo Hang saw the snake demon through the Demon Revealing Mirror, greed rose in his heart. Though the snake demon's cultivation was low, her aptitude was exceptionally high. As long as she was carefully fed and nurtured, she would surely evolve into a great demon in the future and become a capable assistant.
Besides, beautiful demon beasts were hardly common. She could both increase one's combat strength and provide amusement.
Seeing two mighty experts join the battle, Zuo Hang moved closer to Bai Yujun under the Demonic Sound's urging.
When he saw Gan Wu had also been tied down, he grew