"That space looks as though it's right before your eyes, but it's actually far away! That senior has refined this house into a Spatial Treasure comparable to a Saint Weapon. Only a Saint can pinpoint its location."
Another demon at the Great Accomplished King level walked over. Visitors rarely came here, and those who did were usually low-level demons who had yet to gain enlightenment and could barely even speak.
Although they, too, had been unable to speak when they first arrived here, that had lasted only half a year.
The four demon prodigies had guessed that Brother Wan Qing's senior was outrageously powerful, but refining a house into a Spatial Treasure was taking things too far!
Just then, in everyone's perception, the house that had been so far away suddenly appeared where it should have been, and its tightly shut door abruptly opened.
"Since you're Wan Qing's friends, come in!"
Peng Demon, Little Flood Dragon, Fenghua Rabbit, and Fire Fox Horse exchanged glances before finally entering the courtyard.
"You lot come along, too!" the voice continued.
Naturally, those words were addressed to the demon powerhouses suppressed here.
The demons' hearts tightened.
Was the great reckoning about to begin? They had known that ambushing a junior protected by such a powerhouse would never end well. Sooner or later, the accounts would be settled!
"Greetings, Senior Luo!" The young demons were utterly respectful. This was the first time in their lives they had ever met someone of this caliber.
"Sit wherever you like." Luo Yan gently raised a hand, and an unseen force lifted the four demons to their feet.
The four were somewhat stiff with nerves, but they still found places to sit.
Soon, Peng Demon spoke first. "Senior, Wan Qing is currently..."
Luo Yan calmly listened until he finished before explaining, "I already know about Wan Qing. He brought this about deliberately, so you needn't worry. If anything truly unexpected happens, I'll intervene at the critical moment."
Luo Yan's words put the four demons at ease. As long as this senior wasn't completely in the dark, everything would be fine.
"It was thoughtful of you to come all this way. I don't have much to give you, but there are some fine medicinal treasures over there. Pick a few." Luo Yan pointed to an open patch in the courtyard. The medicinal treasures there had all been carefully selected, painstakingly cultivated by those ancestor-level figures, and were now planted in the corner he indicated.
Over the years, several dozen fine specimens had accumulated, and a few were even on the verge of advancing into Great Medicines.
Luo Yan continued, "Wait a moment. I'll fetch some ingredients from the refrigerator and make something tasty to treat you today."
Cooking? Was that this senior's hobby?
After becoming cultivators, they could swallow the essence of the sun and moon and draw upon the divine energy of heaven and earth to nourish themselves. They would not starve even if they went hundreds or thousands of years without eating.
Before long, Luo Yan emerged from the kitchen carrying plate after plate of delicious dishes.
"Have you chosen yet? If you have, sit down and try my cooking!"
The four young demon geniuses were still rather dazed. This senior seemed somewhat different from what they had imagined...
The old flood dragon secretly transmitted his voice. "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and choose a medicinal treasure! Are you going to leave the senior waiting?"
At the old flood dragon's reminder, the four young demons immediately sprang into action.
"I'll take this one!"
"Then I'll have this one."
The four demons tactfully chose a few unremarkable medicinal treasures, prompting Luo Yan to mutter behind them, "Youngsters these days really aren't up to much. With such poor judgment, they'll miss good things even when they're right under their noses."
Hearing Luo Yan's muttering, the four demons' expressions shifted slightly. Had they chosen wrong?
After all, they were facing a powerhouse capable of suppressing a Half-Saint. At the very least, he had to be on the same level as a Demon Sage, and they were terrified of making an inadvertent mistake.
The dozen or so ancestor-level demon powerhouses who had entered afterward, however, secretly shook their heads. These juniors had missed a wonderful opportunity!
Had it been them, they would certainly have chosen the medicinal treasures on the verge of advancing into Great Medicines.
Luo Yan looked at them as well. "Go get yourselves bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen. Have something to eat with us."
At his words, the dozen or so demons immediately assumed human form and headed for the kitchen with practiced ease. Clearly, this was not their first visit.
Puzzled, Little Flood Dragon asked the old flood dragon inwardly, "Ancestor, are we really just eating? Does this senior have no other intention?"
Luo Yan caught their voice transmission and smiled. "Relax. There's no other intention. Stop guessing!"
Little Flood Dragon's expression froze. This senior could actually intercept his divine-sense voice transmissions!
Only after watching for quite a while and reassuring himself repeatedly did Little Flood Dragon pick up his chopsticks.
They all came from the Holy City and, unlike demons outside it, did not devour raw flesh and drink blood.
He had only just placed a piece of meat in his mouth.
Little Flood Dragon jolted, utterly astonished. This meat... it's actually the flesh of a Great Power realm cultivator!
For cultivators, this was an incredible tonic!
Especially for demons, a race that cultivated their physical bodies, it was comparable to immortal pills and Divine Liquid.
Looking again at the old flood dragon and the other demon powerhouses, he found them remarkably quiet, eating without a word, afraid that a moment's delay would leave all the food on the table snatched away. They looked as though they had never seen the world.
Still, all the demons tacitly observed one rule: they only touched dishes after Senior Luo had sampled them.
While Little Flood Dragon was momentarily distracted, the old flood dragon had already picked up the dish in front of him and was muttering, "Is it not to your taste? Children are so picky. Oh well, your ancestor will take care of it for you!"
This shameless old bastard!
Little Flood Dragon nearly burst out cursing.
He had already realized that every dish on the table was made from extraordinary ingredients. Eating more could grant insights and advance his cultivation.
He immediately joined the fray, too. Unfortunately, his cultivation was low, and after just a few mouthfuls, he felt his entire body brimming with power. He could eat no more.
Once the demons had eaten their fill, they looked at Luo Yan again.
Senior Luo surely had instructions for them. Otherwise, he would not have gathered everyone.
"You were all outstanding figures among demons in your day. I'm sure you resent being suppressed here by me. I won't waste words with you-I need you to do me a small favor!" Luo Yan said.
"Please tell us what you require, Senior!"
"I believe you already know my junior's origins. He is an immortal Green Lotus medicine that assumed human form. I would like you to do me a small favor: go to the Big Dipper, visit the great clans, and spread this news."
"What!" The four young demons were startled.
Was he trying to make the entire world Brother Wan Qing's enemy?
"Senior, are you planning to use those clans to temper Young Master Wan Qing?" one King-level greater demon asked.
Luo Yan nodded slightly. The Azure Emperor was now nearly invincible among his peers on the Demon Star. This place was no longer suitable for him.
Even before first arriving on the Demon Star, Luo Yan had gazed toward the Big Dipper and begun making preparations. Countless talents and mighty heroes filled that world. Disciples raised by holy lands with profound foundations would be the Azure Emperor's finest opponents. In the end, this place's foundations were simply too weak.
"Complete this task, and you will regain your freedom."
"We will not fail your trust, Senior!" The demons' thoughts were inscrutable, each harboring schemes of their own.
They had stayed here the longest and knew a great deal-for example, that this senior was nearing the end of his allotted lifespan and did not have long to live!
Now that they had heard Luo Yan personally confirm the Azure Emperor's origins, all manner of thoughts arose in their minds.
After all, he was a walking Immortal Medicine! Who could possibly remain unmoved?
Luo Yan saw through their thoughts but did not expose them. A complete plan had already taken shape in his mind.
These demons would become the Azure Emperor's mortal enemies in the future, whetstones that would place him under sufficient pressure.
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