Inside the Bull Demon Cave.
The azure bull had assumed human form, two enormous horns jutting from his head as he grinned guilelessly at Qin Shujian.
"What brings you to my Bull Demon Cave today, Sect Master? You should have sent word so this old bull could prepare."
"What is there to prepare?"
Qin Shujian glanced around the practically bare Bull Demon Cave and asked in return.
At once.
Niu Dali was left speechless.
Indeed, there was nothing here to prepare.
The Bull Demon Cave was simply a spacious cavern. Never mind anything else—it did not even have a table or chair.
It had only one distinguishing feature.
Empty!
Utterly empty!
Niu Dali usually just lay here sleeping, and he certainly never bothered tidying it.
After a brief moment of embarrassment.
Niu Dali scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly. "Have you come with any instructions, Sect Master?"
"I thought managing the Lion-Tiger Plains alone would be too much trouble for you, so I've brought you three elders."
At this point, Qin Shujian introduced them to Niu Dali.
"This is Fire Sage of the Vermilion Bird Race."
"This is Ji Zhou of the Thousand-Eyed Race."
"This is Wu Shan of the Mountain-Breaking Race."
After the brief introductions, Qin Shujian pointed at Niu Dali and told the three, "This is the Demon Branch Master. From now on, you three will serve as Demon Branch Elders."
The Demon Branch Master!
Looking at the guileless Niu Dali before her, Fire Sage's lips twitched slightly.
Unless she was mistaken.
Niu Dali seemed to be only in the Divine Martial Realm!
A branch master in the Divine Martial Realm looked strange no matter how she considered it.
Was she, a mighty Great Power at the eighth Heavenly Being level, supposed to bow to some insignificant Divine