"Heavenly Demon Sect..."
As Xu Zilong murmured the name, his gaze fell on the man before him.
The other man had kind brows and gentle eyes, with large, lively eyes and a smile like that of an elder, giving him an air of easy friendliness.
But both he and Cao Zhen knew this man was no simple figure.
Leaving aside everything else, merely piercing through Secret Star Lord's barrier with his physical body showed that he possessed some special method, perhaps even one capable of evading a Star Lord's detection.
Moreover, the Heavenly Demon Sect, this Demonic Cultivator sect, was terrifying in its own right.
No one knew the true strength of this group. They did not worship the various Star Lords, but rather a terrifying figure long buried in history: the Heavenly Demon.
Before the Heavenly Demon, no one dared call themselves a demon.
After the Heavenly Demon, everyone claimed to be comparable to him.
This included the Great Dao Thief Who Bested Half the Heavens, Buddhist Enemy Ye Wuxiu, Demonic Confucianism Mends the Heavens, Mad Monster... all renowned figures who claimed to rival the Heavenly Demon.
But everyone knew there had only ever been one true demon lord.
Before the Heavenly Demon, the Demonic Cultivators of old were like greenhorns. Even the most wicked demon lords seemed as pure as righteous cultivators, while every righteous cultivator seemed like a saint.
Those who worshipped such a being were naturally no good people. However, the Heavenly Demon Sect had inherited the Heavenly Demon's ability to come and go without a trace. The Inspection Court had launched several encirclements against them, all without success.
Water Virtue Star Lord had nearly been corrupted by a Heavenly Demon Seed before, making the Heavenly Demon Sect's reputation even more sinister.
Still, they had their