The mountain range occupied by the Ironback Dragon King had long since been hollowed out by countless demons. It stretched across the earth for hundreds of miles, an unbroken expanse of demon settlements.
According to their different kinds, the demon mountain was divided into separate regions, their environments altered by demon arts. Rat demons and insect demons lived underground; bird demons and tree demons dwelled on the mountaintops; ferocious beasts such as bears, wolves, tigers, and leopards clustered around the Demon King's palace; cattle, sheep, pigs, and the like lived along the outskirts.
With the naked eye alone, one could see only endless demons filling every mountain and valley, living much like humans did.
Yet upon sensing them, one found that the countless demons had already become one whole. Their demon essence answered one another, like a colossal dragon lurking amid the mountains.
The Demon King's law lay hidden within.
Su Che stood high in the sky, breathing slowly. Even the primordial energy of heaven and earth had been twisted by the Ironback Demon King.
The endless demon horde, along with this stretch of heaven and earth, had all been dyed in the Ironback Dragon King's colors. In other words, they had become part of that accursed dragon.
There were thirty-six such Demon Kings throughout the boundless Hundred-Thousand Mountains. Though each had inherited different teachings—some leaning toward the Buddhist School, others seeking the Mystic Sect—their broad strategies were much the same.
The path of the Ancient Demon Gods had not vanished. It had merely changed its appearance, stubbornly taking root and sprouting within the Hundred-Thousand Mountains.
"Let's say hello."
The green-skinned gourd in Su Che's hand slowly left his grasp and floated upward into the sky.
The gourd rose higher and higher, until it reached the lower reaches of the