The Loss of a Great General

True Person Qingyang's shock needed time to slowly subside, but Zhou Yang had no mind to remain on Xuan Yang Peak any longer.

His cultivation had now broken through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage. It was precisely the time for him to flex his muscles and put certain plans he had plotted for many years into action.

Thus, after bidding farewell to True Person Qingyang, he returned directly to his cave dwelling on Huohua Mountain.

Everything on Huohua Mountain was as it had always been. Qin Yue'er had gone off traveling somewhere again, leaving only Bi'er, the Sixth-Rank Demon King, peacefully sleeping on the mountain.

When she saw Zhou Yang return, she merely raised her eyes for a brief look before preparing to continue sleeping.

Wait, something seemed wrong!

Just as Bi'er was about to go back to sleep, she suddenly jolted awake and widened her eyes at Zhou Yang.

"Master, you... your cultivation has broken through!"

She stared at Zhou Yang in shock and cried out, abruptly springing to her feet.

"Yes, my cultivation has broken through. You have worked hard guarding the mountain alone, so this bottle of Essence Pills is your reward."

Zhou Yang replied to his demon servant in high spirits. With a wave of his hand, he bestowed upon her a bottle of high-grade Essence Pills refined from the flesh and blood of a Sixth-Rank Demon King.

"Oh, thank you for the reward, Master."

Bi'er answered dryly, catching the pill bottle Zhou Yang had tossed over in her mouth. Clearly, she had yet to recover from the news that Zhou Yang had broken through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

She had followed Zhou Yang for neither a particularly short nor particularly long time.

When she had first met Zhou Yang, his cultivation had