After this battle, Half-Mountain Academy became famous overnight. The lord of Red Maple City personally came to make its acquaintance. The leaders of nearby sects, large and small, also brought gifts to pay a visit.
Who could have imagined that the headmaster of this academy, who usually only taught people to read and write, as well as the principles of conducting oneself, possessed such formidable cultivation?
If blasting Maple Mountain King away with a single strike and scattering those demon soldiers had merely made people take notice, then slaughtering several thousand demon soldiers and generals with one poem, and subduing a Demon King who had just entered the Great Luo realm, was enough to draw countless eyes.
This usually unassuming, refined, and easygoing headmaster could actually slay a thousand troops with one poem, subdue a Demon King with one poem, speak with the authority of Heaven, and have his words become law.
Not only the academy's students—even ordinary cultivators could not help but feel their blood boil when they saw it. They too wished to possess such powerful cultivation.
Thus, Half-Mountain Academy, which had originally only attracted those down on their luck seeking admission, instantly became the most sought-after place in the region. Countless independent cultivators came in search of an opportunity.
Meanwhile, the Kui Mountain Demon God, having received the news, watched the demon generals who had also learned of it. They were filled with righteous indignation, clamoring to avenge the demon general Azure Nether, and his head began to ache.
Anyone capable of suppressing the demon general Azure Nether with a single move could not have been much weaker than him. He was not particularly afraid of clashing with such a powerful expert, but he worried that if two tigers fought, they would both be left wounded, allowing