The meeting did not last long. After deciding to further intensify their reconnaissance efforts, the Golden-Eyed Mountain Lord announced its conclusion.
The demon kings rose and departed on gusts of demonic wind. Many still cast hostile looks at Chu Mo as they passed him.
The rat demon in particular wore his displeasure almost carved into his face. He gave a cold snort before flicking his sleeves and vanishing.
Chu Mo paid them no mind. Guided by a lesser demon, he arrived at a temporary cave assigned to him in the inner region.
It lay at a node in the Demon Grotto's network, where a strange aura could be distinctly felt. It greatly benefited the growth of demonic power, but to Chu Mo, it was utterly useless.
After dismissing the lesser demon, Chu Mo sat on the bone throne, his thoughts racing.
The demon emperor... a demon that might be in the Golden Core realm...
Through indirect probing, he had also gleaned more information about the Baleful Yin Treasure Jade from the Golden-Eyed Mountain Lord.
The treasure had apparently been crafted by an ancient cultivator and circulated within the Great Yin Dynasty.
Eventually, the Golden-Eyed Mountain Lord had seized it and placed it in the deepest recesses of the Baleful Yin Cave. Its main purpose was to accelerate the recovery of that "demon emperor ancestor" using its supremely pure yin treasure aura.
That makes seizing the jade more than a little harder.
Chu Mo did not dwell on his disappointment. Everything he wanted was in there anyway; he was already used to it.
In the midst of his contemplation, his gaze suddenly sharpened. His Divine Thought caught an extremely well-concealed trace of demonic aura.
"Couldn't hold back even this long?" Chu Mo's lips curved slightly. The owner of that demonic aura