Someone had invited them up the mountain for a chat?
Hearing the purple-robed Daoist attendant's words, Zhang Yuan frowned slightly and raised his eyes toward Mount Great Mystery, which towered into the clouds.
The ruler of the First Mountain of the Nine Heavens was the [Mysterious Calamity-Bearing Ominous Demon King] of the First Heaven. Now that [Ziluo] said someone had invited them up, the identity of the person "inviting" them was all but apparent.
It could only be the [Mysterious Calamity-Bearing Ominous Demon King].
[The Mysterious Calamity-Bearing Ominous Demon King]...
It was called an invitation, but in truth, they had to go whether they wanted to or not. If they refused, he believed what came next would not be the endearing purple-robed Daoist attendant [Ziluo], but a Demon King's arm reaching out to seize them.
If they could be seized and brought to the foot of Mount Great Mystery, they could also be seized and brought up the mountain. Using the word "invite" already gave him, the Seventh Sun-Eroding Demon King, considerable face.
"We'll have to go up. Human or ghost, demon or immortal, let's meet them first."
Zhang Yuan steadied his mind, his expression returning to breezy composure. He flicked his sleeve and said calmly,
"Lead the way."
"Certainly, my lord. Please follow me, everyone."
[Ziluo] let out a slight breath of relief and gestured for them to proceed, then began leading Zhang Yuan and the other two up the mountain.
This Seventh Sun-Eroding Demon King was no one to trifle with. Ziluo had since heard that he had appeared in Roselight Capital of the Bright Dawn Kingdom and done quite a few earth-shaking things.
Moreover, barring anything unexpected, he was surely a Demon King born of yin, and his nature was surely exceedingly evil. As a mere minor