Black Crane Demon City was built in the middle of a vast lake. It was the third demon city Liang Zhaohuang had set his sights on since beginning to act alone.
In the previous two demon cities, demon beasts he had enlightened and brought under his control held key positions within the cities. With their cooperation, and with the Five Elements Restriction-Breaking Spiritual Light to break through the cities' protective demon formations, infiltrating them had been effortless for Liang Zhaohuang.
However, entering a demon city was easy; plotting to seize and refine the True Spirit Altar within it was not.
Every True Spirit Altar stood at the heart of its demon city, occupying one of its most crucial core locations. Not only were they guarded by large numbers of demon beast troops and even Demon Kings, but they were also linked to the city-protecting grand formation and to the True Spirit Heavenly Court in the sky. The slightest disturbance could trigger an accident.
If Liang Zhaohuang did not want to be besieged by hordes of demon beasts, or even numerous Demon Kings, he had to proceed with the utmost caution.
At the first demon city, he had planted a talisman formation outside the city and detonated it, making a feint to the east while attacking in the west. Only after luring several Demon Kings out of the city had he infiltrated its center, reached the True Spirit Altar, and refined it with the True Spirit Seal.
At the second demon city, Liang Zhaohuang tried the same trick, hoping to lure the snake from its hole. It failed instead, startling the grass and alerting the snake. The demon city was thrown into a state of vigilance, with Demon Kings leading demon soldier squads in a sweeping search.
Yet because of that,