Give Me Some Face

The High Antiquity Emperor Jiang stared intently at his old friend, the High Antiquity Qiongqi, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Although it was only a backup plan, he could already feel the pressure from the High Antiquity Qiongqi.

But he remained undaunted. As fellow demigods, who could be inferior to whom? He was not afraid of High Antiquity living High Antiquity Qiongqi, let alone the dead one.

What if I don't give it to them?

Boom--

Without a word, the High Antiquity Qiongqi slammed down with its tiger claws, smashing a watermelon like a shattered sieve, creating a terrifying whirlwind that swept through Qiongqi's tomb.

"You dare to control my Qiongqi clan? You're tired of living!"

The demon emperors at the Tribulation Transcendence stage within the token exploded one after another under the High Antiquity Qiongqi's claw. They had only left behind a pressure within the token; how could they withstand the High Antiquity Qiongqi's attack?

The High Antiquity Emperor Jiang was completely unafraid to flap his wings and directly withstood the attack.

The High Antiquity Qiongqi had long since died, and the High Antiquity Dijiang was far away in the eastern part of the Demon Realm. The two half-immortals fought across time and space, and the entire Qiongqi clan could feel the tremor.

Outside the tomb of Qiongqi, the enormous Qiongqi seemed to be called by their bloodline, collapsing like hills and bowing in a distant salute towards the tomb.

Inside the Qiongqi Tomb, the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang laughed heartily and ceased his attack.

"Brother Jinshi, we are as close as brothers. When I awoke from my slumber, the one I longed to see most was you. Seeing you today, I am delighted to find you as imposing as ever. The reason I sent this messenger to your noble family was to pay you a visit. Now that my purpose has been achieved, I wish you a good night's sleep. Farewell!"

The unification of the demon realm is proceeding smoothly, and there is no need to provoke such a powerful enemy unnecessarily. One more or one less Qiongqi clan member will not make a big difference.

This trip is meant to test the depths of the Qiongqi tribe.

With a thud, the token fell to the ground and then turned into dust.

The High Antiquity Qiongqi coldly stared at its old rival, the High Antiquity Dijiang, let out a cold snort, and vanished into thin air.

"Fairy, is this what you meant by 'give me face'?"

Lu Yang swallowed hard. No wonder it was said that this feather could make any Demon Race do something; it turns out that if the High Antiquity Qiongqi didn't agree, it would just take action.

"Yes, is there anything wrong with my description?"

The Immortal Fairy asked naturally, but her tone was off. Old Qiongqi always spoke to her politely and respectfully, but his tone was harsher when he spoke to others.

"... No error."

"Should we go chat with the High Antiquity Qiongqi? I think he's not quite dead yet; he fights like a madman."

The Immortal Fairy waved her hand. "He's completely dead. At most, he left behind a wisp of divine thought. After the battle just now, the divine thought and consciousness within the feather were completely exhausted."

"What if the High Antiquity Dijiang attacks again?"

"We can't defeat them; that's the flaw of the Dao Fruit of the survival of the fittest. Since Dijiang took the initiative to back down in the battle just now and no longer occupies the position of 'strong,' he can no longer control the Qiongqi Clan."

"Fairy, the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang said he awoke from a deep slumber, meaning he slept from High Antiquity until now, all in order to become an immortal?"

"If he says so, then so be it. He probably froze himself into an ice block with some kind of ice cube, and it's only now that it's thawed, or maybe he was soaking in something. There are many methods, but essentially they all simulate time standing still."

Not long ago, Lu Yang met an ancient, sleeping immortal—the Grand Imperial Preceptor.

"However, the higher the cultivation level, the more precious the heavenly materials and earthly treasures required for slumber. It can be said that the heavenly materials and earthly treasures used by half-immortals are the most precious. Moreover, during slumber, since the Dao Fruit is still in its infancy, the power will gradually dissipate, leaving only an empty shell. After waking up, there will be a long recovery period before it can return to its peak."

Immortals have unlimited lifespans and do not need to sleep.

"Are we going to search for the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang?"

This is the second High Antiquity figure to be explicitly mentioned after the Immortal Fairy, so he should know quite a lot.

The Immortal Fairy showed a disgusted expression. "Tsk, this old guy is no good. He's cunning and hides very well. It'll be hard to find him. Let Yun girl come and turn the Demon Realm upside down. That should find him."

Lu Yang: "..."

The duel between the two half-immortals came to an end. Clan Chief Jin stared coldly at the trembling Dijiang clan envoy kneeling on the ground.

"Envoy, will you get out of my Qiongqi clan, or should I have you carried out?"

"I'm leaving now!"

The Dijiang clan envoy never expected the Qiongqi clan to have such a rich heritage. Even their ancient ancestor had voluntarily left, so what was he, a mere envoy, still doing here?

The Dijiang clan all have six legs, and at this moment he wished he could grow six more legs, scrambling and crawling away from the Qiongqi Tomb and the Qiongqi clan.

The third senior sister listened to the whole thing, and her performance was as perfect as a ventriloquist's reenactment of the brief battle inside the main tomb.

Meng Jingzhou was dumbfounded. They came here for archaeological research, how did they encounter such a thing, with High Antiquity emperors awakening and unifying the demon realm?

Third Senior Sister wasn't much better off. She had been to countless tombs, but this was the first time she had encountered something like this.

The unification of the Demon Realm is a momentous event, yet not a single word has escaped its notice. This must be because the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang used the nascent form of the "Survival of the Fittest" Dao Fruit to control the high-ranking members of the major clans. This level of control was absolute, ensuring secrecy. It was only today, with a series of coincidences converging, that the Emperor Jiang clan's scheme was uncovered.

She took out a sheet of Xuan paper from her identity jade token and reported the changes in the demon realm to her senior sister, while Lu Yang ground ink beside her.

The senior sister responded quickly.

"Let junior brother answer, how powerful was the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang?"

The third senior sister was quite surprised; how could her junior brother know about something like this?

Lu Yang thought for a moment and then replied to his senior sister.

"Couldn't withstand ten self-destructions from a demigod."

"Then we don't need to worry about it."

The exchange has ended.

Seeing that there was nothing left for her to do, the Immortal Fairy yawned out of boredom, climbed up a tree, and hugged the trunk to sleep.

Before going to sleep, she kindly reminded Lu Yang.

"By the way, there's something you should pay attention to."

"What's up?"

"The chieftain of the Qiongqi tribe has discovered you."

Lu Yang was shocked. Before he could remind Lao Meng and his third senior sister, the door to the mechanism room slowly opened, and the Jin clan chief's huge tiger head poked in, his cold pupils reflecting the figures of the three of them.

"If it weren't for the ancestor's reminder, I really wouldn't have known that there were three little thieves hiding here."

"Let me see, Demonic Sound Celestial Maiden, Lu Yang... from the Ask Dao Sect, you're Meng Jingzhou of the Meng family, are you copying your father?"

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

That sounds like an insult.

Upon confirming the identities of the three, the Jin clan chief's expression softened, and he put on a kind smile.

"The three of you, please leave here and come with me, lest word get out that our Qiongqi clan is unhospitable."

Although these three are suspected of tomb raiding, the Demonic Sound Celestial Maiden has many enemies in the Demon Realm, and the Ask Dao Sect is notorious; none of them are good people.

However, considering that the Qiongqi tribe is currently facing financial difficulties and needs to borrow money from the Meng family, they are concerned about the need for loans.

Let's be polite to these three.

The second update will be at 11 PM.