A vast, dark-green city stood on a plain in the Southern Region of the Central Plains.
Lush forests surrounded the city, with broad roads stretching out through the trees and extending to the limits of sight.
At that moment, a black shadow suddenly darted out of space outside the city. Travel-worn and wrapped entirely in a black robe, she had not a sliver of skin exposed. Yet the slightly snug robe accentuated her voluptuous figure, making it easy to tell that she was a woman with graceful curves.
She was Gu Yaole, who had left the Flower Sect under Hun Changqing's guidance. Her destination was naturally Cao City, where the Cao Family resided.
"Am I here...?"
Gazing at the city nestled within the forest, Gu Yaole murmured softly and inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. Then, with a thought, she picked up speed and shot toward the enormous city.
The rulers of Cao City were none other than the Cao Family, renowned throughout the Central Plains and famous in the world of alchemists.
In recent years, Cao Ying, who had earned the name Demoness through her monstrous talent for alchemy, had displayed even more terrifying gifts.
At merely thirty-five, she had reached the alchemical realm countless people dreamed of, becoming the youngest elder of the Little Pill Tower. At the same time, she had taken charge of the Cao Family as its youngest family head.
Perhaps Cao Ying still lacked experience and worldly knowledge, but her alchemical skills were already scarcely inferior to those of Yao Chen, Venerable Yao, whose name had once shaken the Central Plains.
This had made Cao City, the Cao Family's domain, increasingly prosperous. Many alchemists came upon hearing the news, seeking to pay their respects, and stayed there.
All of them hoped to receive