Deep in the Demon Domain, Ye Anyuan and Old Deer, the Sixth-Turn Loose Immortal, stopped chasing each other.
They stood atop trees four or five hundred meters apart.
Old Deer looked at Ye Anyuan and laughed. "Come on, chase me! Why'd you stop?"
"I'm curious. Where did this sudden burst of power come from?"
"You've been chasing me for three hours. If you'd taken some pills, their effects should've worn off by now."
He paused, then looked at Ye Anyuan and said calmly, "I'm guessing your Divine Dragon Bloodline has been strengthened."
"But you were gone for only the time it takes to burn a stick of incense. How could your Divine Dragon Bloodline have improved so much?"
"Or does the North Heavenly Domain have a Divine Dragon Bloodline?"
"The Divine Dragon clan vanished from the Spirit Realm ten thousand years ago. Their bloodline disappeared long ago, too."
"To be honest, I'm surprised you possess a Divine Dragon Bloodline at all."
"How about this? Tell me where the Divine Dragon Bloodline lies hidden in the North Heavenly Domain, then hand over that weapon refiner."
"I can promise that the Demon Domain will never invade your Four Great Domains again."
Ye Anyuan looked at Old Deer and laughed. "Divine Dragon Bloodline? What are you talking about?"
"If I had a Divine Dragon Bloodline, would I save it for you?"
"But if I told the Demon Beasts of your Demon Race what you just said, how do you think they'd feel?"
"You made all this commotion just so you could advance to the Nine-Turn Loose Immortal realm."
"The lives of those Demon Beasts are worthless to you?"
Old Deer chuckled. "And what if you tell them?"
"In the Demon Race as it stands, I'm the absolute ruler. Whatever I say goes. Who