After leaving the underground immortal abode and returning to the surface, Lu Xiaotian estimated they had traveled tens of thousands of li. They had encountered some dangers along the way, but compared with a formidable existence like the Bamboo Demon Immortal, they had been relatively easy to handle. They were merely a few demonic creatures at the Immortal Realm, along with two scattered encounters with demons. Naturally, they hadn't let either opportunity pass them by.
Along the way, not only had Tongtian Devil Lord converted the magic power in his body into demonic essence and refined his own magical treasures into exceptionally fiendish demonic artifacts, but Firecloud Monster had also, after languishing for many years at the Integrated Body Realm, once again cultivated his way back to the Mahayana Realm. And as he continuously washed his body with immortal spiritual energy, Firecloud Monster had also begun to draw closer to the level of an immortal.
Firecloud Monster and Tongtian Devil Lord were old monsters from the same era. Both had endured hardships, and Firecloud Monster's circumstances had even been more miserable than Tongtian Devil Lord's. At least after his downfall, Tongtian Devil Lord had been unable to match old monsters at the Mahayana Realm for a long time, but he had still been more than powerful enough to crush ordinary Integrated Body Realm experts. He had stirred up trouble in the Chaotic Demon Domain for many years. Only after Lu Xiaotian had reached the Integrated Body Late Stage did he gradually gain the upper hand in his clashes with Tongtian Devil Lord.
By contrast, when Lu Xiaotian had encountered Firecloud Monster in the border region of the Chaotic Demon Domain, only a pair of eyeballs had remained of him. Later, after finally cultivating back to the Integrated Body Realm, he