The Rock Toad Beast was then placed in a stretch of grassland inside the cave abode. As it surveyed its surroundings, its gloomy mood eased somewhat.
That was because it wasn't alone here. Besides itself, there were nearly a hundred other kinds of demons and Magic Beasts.
Even the weaker ones had reached the Celestial Immortal stage, and the Rock Toad Beast was among the stronger ones. Still, it probably only ranked in the top ten, barely making eighth place. Mo Yu Lei, whom it usually didn't dare face, was also lying on the grass with a look of utter despair.
They weren't completely restrained here; there weren't even any particularly dangerous restrictions. Yet not one of the nearly hundred demons dared to leave, or make any untoward move.
Of those who came and went inside and outside the cave abode, apart from the young child Lu Yuan, any one of them could easily kill them all.
The several auras the Rock Toad Beast had sensed before entering the grassland had carried an oppressive force that struck deep into its soul.
Many of them had once lorded over their own territories. Now, they could only behave themselves and let others keep them penned up here. The contrast between their past and present was truly enormous.
Meanwhile, Lu Yuan, the instigator of all this, was being led by Luo Qing, Mu Xia, and the others to a portrait.
In the painting, a man in blue robes with silver hair looked so lifelike that he seemed real. His gaze rested calmly ahead. There was an inexplicable penetrating force in his eyes, as if he could see into people's hearts and discern everything.
"Father." Under Luo Qing and the others' watchful eyes, Lu Yuan held one hand across his chest and bowed to