Although Snow Emperor's habit of acting on sudden whims left you at a loss for words, going to the southern region to purge demons might not be bad compared to a time-consuming trial that offered you little help. It would also let you make up for some experiments you had been reluctant to use on Puppet Shadow.
In the 872,173rd year, you traveled from the far north to the southern region, nearly crossing an entire heaven and earth. Even with your greatly increased flying speed, it still took you fifteen years to reach your destination.
Snow Emperor had already given advance notice, so when you arrived in the southern region, someone personally came to receive you.
You did not know many people in Tianji Pavilion or Shangcang Palace, so you had originally thought Li Chunyi would be the one welcoming you. To your surprise, it was Lu Yao, whom you had only met once.
Lu Yao was also in the Immortal King First Realm. He had not verified his Dao much earlier than you, and he stood a good chance of inheriting his grandfather Lu Wushuang's position as pavilion master in the future. Naturally, he would not waste this opportunity to befriend you. Unlike you, the sole imperial candidate, he still had several formidable competitors.
Through Lu Yao, you learned much detailed information about the southern region's recent situation.
First was the progress of the demon purge. It had initially gone rather smoothly, with the openly visible evil demon inheritances almost entirely dealt with. What remained were only several dangerous areas—open schemes deliberately left behind by the evil demons of Extreme Wind Heaven and Earth.
They were like bombs: difficult to dismantle, and any attempt to resolve them quickly would inevitably bring casualties. Yet for the southern region's stability, these