Golden Core Ninth Heaven!

In the tomb of Qiongqi, two figures, one large and one small, stood silently before the black coffin, saying nothing.

In the pitch black, the oily green tinge in his pupils added a touch of terror.

If an elder of the Qiongqi clan were here, he would recognize that the larger figure is a living fossil of the Qiongqi clan, the most senior being, an old Qiongqi who has lived for nine thousand years and is at the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

Strangely enough, of the two figures, the one Tribulation Transcendence Transcending stage was standing further back, showing utmost respect to the petite figure and daring not to overstep his bounds in the slightest.

The petite figure gently stroked the sealed burial objects, which then emitted a series of buzzing sounds, as if trying to break free of the seal and fight alongside their master.

"It's not time yet," the petite figure murmured softly. Hearing their master's command, the burial objects fell silent.

Chief Jin hurriedly entered the tomb chamber using all four limbs. As he approached the main tomb, his pace slowed, and he gradually transformed into a human figure.

He saw the two figures, steadied himself, and bowed.

"Young Ancestor, we've already seen off the Meng family and the Ask Dao Sect. The Meng family's heir promised to tell his father when he gets back that they'll lend us Spirit Stone."

The figure called Little Ancestor turned around and revealed herself to be a petite girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old.

The young girl nodded, quite satisfied with Chief Jin's actions.

"That's good news."

"With the arrival of this great era, that old fellow from the Dijiang clan can no longer contain himself and wants to unify the demon realm to seize the initiative."

"His nascent Dao Fruit is indeed suitable for this. Our Qiongqi clan doesn't need to imitate others. There's still some time before the true great era arrives. During this time, what you need to do is improve your own cultivation level."

"Yes," Chief Jin and the living fossil said simultaneously, their eyes revealing a hint of excitement.

The scale of this great conflict is comparable to that of High Antiquity. If we were to ask who in the present day understands the situation of High Antiquity best, it would undoubtedly be the Little Ancestor.

Immediately, Chief Jin seemed to have thought of something and hesitated.

"Please feel free to speak your mind."

"Little Ancestor, with the strength of our Qiongqi Clan, can we really develop to the point where we are qualified to compete for fortuitous opportunity in the great world's struggle, just like behemoths like the Great Xia and the Buddhist Kingdom?"

The girl rolled her eyes, sounding rather disappointed. "I never said we had to compete for first place, isn't being in the top ten enough?"

"Oh."

The black market is a melting pot of all sorts of people, where rumors fly everywhere. As long as you're willing to pay, there's no information you can't get.

Inside the tavern, two figures dressed in black robes, their features obscured, were conversing.

This is the most common attire found in the black market.

Have you heard of the Demonic Sound Goddess?

"What are you talking about? Who hasn't heard of the Demonic Sound Goddess? With a single note from her zither, countless sound lines slice demons to pieces, leaving not a single piece of flesh. That female demon is on the wanted lists of all races. If anyone could capture her, the bounty would be enough to make even Body Integration Realm cultivator envious. If I weren't so weak, I would want to capture her too!"

"Hey, who told you that old news? I'm asking about the two attendants who appeared beside the Demonic Sound Celestial Maiden four months ago."

"Two attendants? To be honest, I've been in seclusion for the past six months and haven't paid attention to this kind of news."

"Buy me a drink, and I'll tell you something."

"Waiter, bring two buckets of the finest monkey wine!"

The man's nose twitched; he smelled the aroma of wine, chuckled twice, and then said:

"I won't go into detail about the Demonic Sound Celestial Maiden, as everyone knows. Just four months ago, two attendants suddenly appeared beside her. They were also human, and their cultivation level was at the Nascent Soul Late Stage."

"Since the addition of two attendants, news of the celestial maiden's appearances has become more frequent. She often visits the ancestral graves of various tribes, and by the time these people are discovered, it is too late; she has already vanished without a trace."

"Even if they were caught on the spot, the Heavenly Maiden had plenty of ways to escape with two attendants, which infuriated the tribes."

"I've heard that some tribes' tomb keepers welcome the celestial maiden. They've been stealing from the tombs, including many burial goods. If the celestial maiden comes, they can pin the blame for the missing items on her."

"It's a pity, the Heavenly Maiden doesn't look down on these tribes. Those that the Heavenly Maiden has her eye on are all tribes with a history of over 300,000 years and High Antiquity background."

"I heard that the Heavenly Maiden's next target is the Zhu Yan Clan, and she's even sent out a notice."

"So arrogant?! The Zhu Yan clan has Tribulation Transcendence stage ancestor overseeing them, just who is this Demonic Sound Celestial Maiden?"

"Based on my guess, it's possible that a direct disciple of the Great Xia Thief Ancestor has come to our Demon Realm for a test."

At this moment, the people in the tavern surrounded the two, all listening to the matter of the Demonic Sound Celestial Maiden. One of them frowned and said, "How come I heard that the Celestial Maiden's two attendants introduced themselves to the Insect Clan, saying that they came from the Five Elements Sect?"

"Don't talk nonsense! As one of the Five Great Immortal Sects acts with integrity and uprightness. How could they do something as despicable as tomb raiding!"

"So what if it's Five Great Immortal Sects? Isn't the Ask Dao Sect one of the Five Great Immortal Sects too?"

While everyone was debating the origins of the Demonic Sound Goddess, the shadowy figure who had initially given the information quietly left and arrived outside the black market.

"Senior sister, we're back."

The figure in the shadows lifted his hat; it was Meng Jingzhou.

"How's the intelligence gathering going?"

"I pretended to be an insider and made up a bunch of stories for ages, and everyone in the tavern was listening. It seems they still don't know our identities or whereabouts."

Lu Yang quickly left through another exit of the black market, met up with his third senior sister, and reported their findings.

"I tried to buy information about our identities and location from the Bai Ze tribe, but they said they only had guesses and no concrete information. Seeing that the Bai Ze tribe didn't know, I came back."

Third Senior Sister: "..."

I gave you two Spirit Stones to go to the black market and gather information, and you two didn't spend a single Spirit Stone.

Over the past four months, the three of them have been exploring High Antiquity history by going into tombs while cultivating their skills, with Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou making rapid progress.

The Golden Core stage is a step-by-step ascent to the heavens. The two of them have already climbed from the eighth level of Golden Core stage to the ninth level, and are only half a step away from the legendary and unattainable Nascent Soul Realm!

Just as the three were gathering information about themselves and confirming their safety, a shocking piece of news spread throughout the demon realm and the entire cultivation world.

--The High Antiquity Emperor Jiang suddenly appeared, and hundreds of large tribes submitted to him, honoring him as the High Antiquity Emperor and establishing a Demon Kingdom. High Antiquity Jiang declined three times, but reluctantly agreed to the request of the demons.

The Dijiang clan is busily constructing its palace and preparing for its coronation ceremony. The High Antiquity Dijiang has sent out invitations to the Qiongqi clan, the Dragon clan, the Phoenix clan, the Great Xia dynasty, the Five Great Immortal Sects, the Buddhist Kingdom, the East Sea...

All the major powers received invitations from the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang to attend the coronation ceremony.

"So many Demon Race have submitted?" The Immortal Fairy was slightly surprised. That was fast! Did they think there were no immortals left in the mortal realm and were starting to let loose?

One of the characteristics of the prototype of the "weak-strong" food pod is that the more powerful beings it controls, the stronger it becomes.

"These large tribes must have cultivators at the Body Integration Realm or Tribulation Transcendence Stage. Controlling so many demon kings and demon emperors, the High Antiquity Emperor Jiang's strength is probably even greater than that of the High Antiquity. He can rival the old Qiongqi and is one of the strongest demigods. No wonder he dares to call himself emperor."

The second update will be at 11 PM.