"Come with me."
With that, he raised a hand and slashed it through the empty air ahead.
A spatial gateway opened.
Beyond the gateway was not a street within the city, but an ancient residence floating deep within a sea of clouds.
The Heavenly Demon City Lord stepped inside first.
Chen Changqing gazed at the residence for a moment, then took hold of Liu Ruyan's wrist.
"Let's go."
"You're not afraid he'll attack you?"
Liu Ruyan lowered her voice.
"If he truly intended to make a move, he wouldn't have driven those people away just now."
Chen Changqing stepped through the spatial gateway.
Behind them, the gateway promptly closed.
Deep within the sea of clouds, the Heavenly Demon City Lord stood before an ancient stele, his palm pressed against its surface.
The ancient stele was glowing.
Four ancient characters of blood-red light appeared upon it.
The Heavenly Demon Returns.
Wu Zhen's Old Acquaintance
Chen Changqing and Liu Ruyan emerged from the spatial gateway to find that heaven and earth had already changed before their eyes.
Beneath their feet was a floating island.
There were no lavish palaces on the island—only several wooden cottages, a grove of bamboo, and a tea stove still giving off steam.
This place was completely isolated from the Myriad Demon City outside.
Spatial restrictions covered the island's edges, while beneath the clouds, an enormous black tail slowly swam past.
After only one glance, Liu Ruyan felt a heavy weight settle over her heart.
The owner of that tail could not be below the late stage of Tribulation Transcendence.
Yet here, it seemed to be nothing more than a demon beast guarding the gate.
The Heavenly Demon City Lord stood before the ancient stele without immediately greeting them.
The four ancient characters on the stele had already