Boom!
At the gates of Weary Bird Manor, a Peacock Demon at the demon lord level swooped down from the sky and smashed the gates open by detonating its own body.
"Demonic creatures are attacking!"
"Hurry and report to Elder Song!"
Weary Bird Mountain Manor, which had already settled back into peace, erupted into an uproar once more.
The cries and roars of demonic beasts and the battle cries of cultivators rang out without end.
And this chaos was exactly what Bai Yu wanted.
Under the cover of a flock of Peacock Demons, Bai Yu rushed into the manor and raced straight toward Weary Bird Cliff in its back courtyard.
After several years of repeated reconnaissance,
Bai Yu had pinpointed where the Peacock King was imprisoned: the Demon-Slaying Platform beneath Weary Bird Cliff.
"Great King, Great King, I've come to save you!"
After knocking several guards unconscious and confirming that everyone near the Demon-Slaying Platform had gone to reinforce the front courtyard, Bai Yu imitated a Peacock Demon's tone and shouted while rushing toward the platform.
"Why have you only come today? Hurry and undo the Demon-Binding Ropes on me!"
An enormous creature on the Demon-Slaying Platform abruptly raised its head, then shouted in a somewhat excited voice.
"Don't worry, Great King. I'll undo them right away!"
Feigning great nervousness, Bai Yu flew up to the Peacock King, then leaped onto its shoulder and said,
"Great King, I'll undo the chain around your neck first."
"Hurry, hurry! Reinforcements from the Seven Discipline Hall will be here any moment!"
The Peacock King urged Bai Yu on.
"Yes, Great King!"
Still answering in a nervous tone, Bai Yu raised a wing.
Almost the instant that wing rose, Bai Yu's body abruptly expanded, and the wing rested against the Peacock King's neck like