By his reckoning, today was the last day of the Demon Lotus Sect's third year since its founding.
Clad in black robes, with that sinister, terrifying King of Qin'guang mask on his face, Qing Chen quietly descended onto the First-Level Island where the Azure Dragon Stronghold stood.
He had never come here as the King of Qin'guang, one of the Ten Halls of Yama.
Previously, he had always come disguised as the Evil Moon Demon Envoy at peak Qi Refining.
Qing Chen attached great importance to these beggar children.
They were different from the cultivators on Hidden Spirit Island, and different from the disciples in the Inspector's Manor.
This was a force that belonged entirely to him, claws and fangs he had painstakingly nurtured.
Under the influence of his Demon Seed's power, the supreme image of the Devil Master had taken root deep in their hearts.
These beggar children would become his most loyal subordinates in the future.
They might even grow into the backbone of the Demon Lotus Sect, or its upper ranks.
They were one of the Demon Lotus Sect's true foundations.
To nurture these beggar children, Qing Chen had mobilized vast resources and manpower.
He had ordered Lin Changsheng to accompany the Inspector's team and search some of the First-Level Islands within Qing Chen's inspection territory.
He had also had Gao Yuliang and Deng Ziyue provide Lin Changsheng with considerable assistance.
Neither of them, however, knew who Lin Changsheng was or what position he held.
With the cooperation of the Inspector's cultivators, Lin Changsheng had conducted tests in hundreds of villages and towns.
He had sought out the seeds of cultivation hidden among the crowds.
After all, among hundreds or even a thousand people,
only one person with the aptitude for cultivation could be found. The difficulty