That night.
For the first time since arriving in White Tree City, every member of the team assembled to strike down the Demon King Palace was present. On this night of the Demon King's invasion, they naturally would not cower inside the inn. All six went out together.
But Wei Jianxing was not that foolish. Rather than heading straight for the central district of White Tree City, where a great battle was most likely to erupt and a Taiyi-realm Demon King's incarnation would descend, he reserved the top floor of a tall building near the city center, intending to watch the coming battle from afar.
Otherwise, Zhang Yuan would not have gone along with Wei Jianxing and the others. He would have found an excuse to slip away long ago.
What if the Demon King of the [Nether Annihilation Heaven Palace] arrived not as an incarnation, but in his true body? If a Taiyi-realm Demon King descended in his true divine body, he would not even need to lift a finger against lower cultivators like them. A sidelong glance would be enough to wipe out all of White Tree City.
They climbed to the highest point in White Tree City.
Zhang Yuan stood beside the railing, gazing into the distance from his lofty vantage point and surveying the whole city.
Unlike the usual pitch darkness that fell with night, White Tree City was exceptionally bright that evening. Everywhere he looked, every household had lit its lamps. The entire city gleamed in the darkness like a luminous pearl.
"Quite bright."
Zhang Yuan nodded, finding the view rather pleasing, and spoke in a relaxed tone.
"City Lord Bai ordered it. He told the entire city to light their lamps, though I don't know what he intends by it."
Hearing Zhang Yuan's words,