The towering Di Sheng slowly turned toward the valley of Royal Clan Mountain and said, "It seems we arrived too early. The Ancient Realm Core will take a long time to open. Why don't we explore the surrounding area, find some treasure lands, and replenish what we expended at Dusk Fortress?"
Unexpectedly, Di Yu smiled and said, "Guess who I ran into on the way?"
Di Sheng and Di Hong both looked at Di Yu.
Di Yu smiled. "I ran into that tiger-headed blockhead, Hu Lun."
Di Hong remained expressionless, while Di Sheng frowned. "Hu Lun was still there when we were sent into the realm. Could something have happened at Dusk Fortress?"
Di Yu said, "No. Not long after we left, they returned to the realm too. But we slept the whole time, while they spent their strength without hesitation to return to the Demon Realm, then lowered their own cultivation to enter the Kunlun Ancient Realm. Unlike us, they didn't remain Half-Sages and wait until entering the Kunlun Ancient Realm to advance."
"Did you kill him?" Di Sheng looked intently at Di Yu.
Di Yu said helplessly, "If he'd been alone, I would have been confident of killing him in battle. But Xiang Zhu was with him, along with the Demon Realm's Plague Great Sage. I thought it over. I'd only just become a Great Sage at the time and probably couldn't beat them, so I didn't fight."
"How did Hu Lun and Xiang Zhu react?"
"They were both surprised too, but they kept their hostility well in check. They seemed unwilling to clash with the Emperor Race in the Kunlun Ancient Realm. However, those two fellows gave me a piece of information. Apparently, a foreign Half-Sage named Fang Yun has offended quite a few people, and someone