Huoyun Toad, Great Demon Shang Yang

Chapter 44: Huoyun Toad, Great Demon Shang Yang

"Reporting to the Guardian, our two clans have lived in Blackwater City for many years, and we do have some understanding of the situation in Southern Jambudvipa."

The one who spoke first was Xi San, the patriarch of the Rhinoceros Clan.

He continued, "You must have heard that Blackwater City was the front line of the war between the Kirin Race and the Phoenix Race during the Great War of the Three Clans. Since that's the case, if there's Blackwater City on the Central Continent, then there must be a corresponding city of the Phoenix Race in Southern Jambudvipa. Therefore, the closest city to Blackwater City in Southern Jambudvipa is Huoyun City, which was established by the Phoenix Race."

Having said this, Xi San stopped speaking, and Shui Sheng continued from the side.

"Actually, when Huoyun City belonged to the Phoenix Race, it wasn't called Huoyun City. However, you must know that there's a Demon Country in Southern Jambudvipa, right? Huoyun City, being a major city located at the junction of the Central Continent and Southern Jambudvipa, was naturally occupied by them. But the leader of that Demon Country isn't as kind-hearted as Empress Nuwa or Great Sage Fuxi. It's said that any city occupied by the Demon Country will be heavily guarded by their army. As for the original inhabitants of the city, if they are willing to surrender, that's fine. But if they refuse, they will be exterminated. Huoyun City is just like that. The Qingniao Clan, who originally belonged to the Phoenix Race, lived in Huoyun City. But now, because they refused to hand over control of Huoyun City, the Qingniao Clan has been virtually wiped out. Huoyun City is now occupied by a great demon general from the Demon Country at the Taiyi realm. Because the demon general's true form is a Huoyun Toad, the city was renamed Huoyun City."

Hearing Xi San and Shui Sheng's words, Shen Gui was not surprised.

Such overbearing behavior was in line with Di Jun and Tai Yi's personalities and ambitions.

After all, if nothing unexpected happened, one of them would become the Demon Emperor and the other the Eastern Emperor in the future.

If Nuwa and Fuxi established Heavenly Demon City with the intention of protecting the lower-tier demons, then Di Jun and Tai Yi's purpose in establishing the Demon Country from the beginning was to unify the Demon Race, and even to unify the Great Desolation.

Their starting points were different, so their methods were naturally different.

Of course, neither of these two approaches could be said to be absolutely right or wrong. They had different paths and could not plan together.

However, for Shen Gui, the only good news was that he had a clear target to help Nuwa get revenge. Otherwise, if the Demon Country's sphere of influence was very far from here, he would be powerless to complete Nuwa's mission even if he wanted to.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Gui asked again, "Besides Huoyun City, which belongs to the Demon Country, are there any other forces around here?" Although the demon general sent by the Demon Country to guard Huoyun City was also a great demon at the Taiyi realm, and his cultivation might even be a few minor realms higher than Shen Gui's, Shen Gui didn't care.

Even though they were both at the Taiyi realm, there was still a gap between Taiyi realm cultivators.

Not to mention anything else, even if Shen Gui stood still, ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortals probably wouldn't be able to break through his defenses.

However, even though he said that, it was always wise to be cautious when traveling in the Great Desolation.

Therefore, if he wanted to make a move on Huoyun City, it would be best to investigate the surrounding situation first to avoid any unexpected events.

Upon hearing Shen Gui's question, Xi San immediately replied, "Reporting to you, my lord, besides our Blackwater City and Huoyun City opposite us, the forces around here would be Qingmang Mountain."

Shen Gui was stunned.

He had only asked casually, but he didn't expect there to be one.

But Qingmang Mountain? Why did this name sound familiar?

"What kind of force is this Qingmang Mountain?"

"Reporting to you, my lord, Qingmang Mountain is the territory of a Demon King named Shang Yang within Southern Jambudvipa. Shang Yang is a rare beast of the Great Desolation. This Demon King Shang Yang is also immensely powerful. Although he is only at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, he once faced the Taiyi realm Huoyun Toad of Huoyun City without defeat. He even managed to slightly defeat the Huoyun Toad and force it to retreat. It is precisely because of the existence of this Demon King Shang Yang that the area around Huoyun City has not been completely taken over by the Demon Country. The reason why the Qingniao Clan was not completely wiped out was because they received the protection of this Demon King Shang Yang. It was also during that time that the Taiyi realm Huoyun Toad came to Qingmang Mountain to demand people, but was repelled by Demon King Shang Yang."

After Xi San finished speaking, Shui Sheng added, "Moreover, there have been rumors recently that Demon King Shang Yang has broken through to the Taiyi realm. He could already force back the Taiyi realm Huoyun Toad at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now that he has advanced to the Taiyi realm, I'm afraid ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortals are no match for Demon King Shang Yang."

Shang Yang?

Isn't this one of the Ten Great Demon Saints under Eastern Emperor Tai Yi from the legends?

Hearing Xi San and Shui Sheng's words, Shen Gui's expression shifted slightly.

It seemed that Shang Yang had not yet joined Eastern Emperor Tai Yi's command.

As for Shang Yang's combat power mentioned by the two, Shen Gui was not surprised.

After all, how could a person who would later become one of the Ten Great Demon Saints be comparable to a mere supporting character like the Huoyun Toad?

At this point, Shen Gui finally remembered where he had heard of Qingmang Mountain before.

The parrot demon he had casually killed in Qingluan City for robbing him had claimed to be from Qingmang Mountain?