Chapter 119: The Dao Ancestor Takes Over. Not only Cao Ziqi, but the other Demon Kings, the human Grotto-Heaven Realm cultivators, and even Jiang Du, the Shadow Demon, all froze in an instant.
"Oh? And where did an expert like you come from?" Jiang Du narrowed his eyes slightly and looked toward that invisible breeze.
The breeze was formless, but to Grotto-Heaven Realm figures like Jiang Du and Cao Ziqi, whether something had form or not, so long as it existed, they could almost always sense it.
The breeze lingered, then revealed Miao Qingfeng, clad in a golden-cloud, crimson-sunset robe and holding the Sun-Moon Horsetail Whisk. Young, lean, and tall, he had returned to his original appearance and was no longer in the form of an old man.
He looked at Jiang Du, then at the other Grotto-Heaven Realm Shadow Demons, and finally at Nine Leaves, who was still silently chanting a demonic scripture. "Where I come from is none of your concern. I only ask you this: are you willing to submit to me and cultivate by my side for a time?"
Though he called it submission, what he truly wanted was to keep Shadow Demons like Jiang Du and Nine Leaves at his side for constant study. Perhaps he might uncover the connection between Shadow Demons and the immortal path.
He had often seen the Dao Ancestor observe all things beneath heaven and gain insight from them.
In the Dao Ancestor's words, all living things existed within the Dao, and all contained profound mysteries.
So he too wished to learn from the Dao Ancestor, keeping these Shadow Demons by his side in hopes of comprehending something from them.
"Hm?" Jiang Du gave a cold laugh. "You want us to submit to you?"
The other Grotto-Heaven Realm Shadow Demons