Half-Saint Ruins

The Demon Tiger King led the three of them to the rear mountain again, stopping before a gigantic peach tree.

The Demon Tiger King cupped his hands toward the peach tree. "Protector Mu, this is Li Changsheng, the Azure Dragon Hall Master of our Demon Sect, who has just ascended."

Then he pointed at the peach tree and told Li Changsheng, "This is our Demon Sect's newly appointed protector, Elder Mu."

An aged face slowly took shape on the peach tree. Looking at Li Changsheng, he said, "I still need to cultivate in seclusion. I will apologize to Hall Master Li another day. Please accept this peach."

With that, three peaches flew toward Li Changsheng and his two companions. The peach before Li Changsheng shone with immortal light, while those before Qian Yuqi and Dao Chi gave off Spiritual Qi.

The Demon Tiger King looked at Li Changsheng and said, "This is a sacred treasure for cultivation. Once you eat it, your cultivation will quickly catch up."

They continued touring Heavenly Demon Peak.

At that moment, a hundred million li beyond Black King City, a beam of white light shot straight into the heavens, clearly visible throughout the Land of Chaos.

Zhou Qiong also opened his eyes and looked toward the distant white light. He tapped his seat lightly, and a figure instantly appeared before him.

"Go investigate at once!"

"As you command!" The figure slowly began to disappear.

Inside the main hall of Heavenly Demon Peak, the Demon Sect's higher-ups stood on either side as usual for the court assembly. This time, there was one additional person: Li Changsheng, who had just ascended.

Zhou Qiong sat upright above them and asked in a deep voice,

"What have you found out about the white light?"

Kneeling below, Di Yi said, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, we have received word that Half-Saint ruins have opened. Many factions have already taken their forces to the ruins."

"Half-Saint!" the Demon Sect's higher-ups exclaimed in shock. Over the past few years, they had begun learning about the cultivation realms: Profound Understanding led to Eternal, Eternal led to True Martial, True Martial led to Great Luo, and only above Great Luo was Half-Saint.

At present, the entire Land of Chaos did not have even a single Great Luo Realm cultivator. For Half-Saint ruins to suddenly appear was truly shocking.

"Ding! Generating mission: explore the Half-Saint ruins and become the greatest beneficiary. Completion rewards: an increase of two cultivation levels, five hundred thousand Villain Points, and one mystery gift package. No penalty for failure. Accept?"

"Accept!"

"Liansheng, Ning Wu, Demon Rat King, Demon Bull King, Demon Tiger King, Demon Dragon King, Demon Snake King, where are you?"

"Here, Sect Leader!" they answered from below.

"You will accompany me. Everyone else will remain to guard the Demon Sect. While I am away, Bai Haotian will temporarily oversee the Demon Sect!"

"As you command!" Bai Haotian answered with a bow.

By then, a great many beings had gathered at the Half-Saint ruins. Every surrounding mountain peak had been claimed by a major faction, while the foot of the mountains was packed with minor factions and Rogue Cultivators. They were all beings from nearby cities who had hurried over to see whether they could gain any benefits.

Discussions immediately broke out.

"Who would have thought our Land of Chaos would have Half-Saint ruins?"

"Exactly! If we can get something good in there, we'll strike it rich!"

"Don't get ahead of yourself. Look at the factions on those peaks. How could people like us get a finger in ruins like these? We'd be lucky to get a mouthful of soup!"

On one of the mountain peaks, a man and a woman in brocade robes spoke quietly. Behind them stood several guards whose formidable cultivation was obvious at a glance, while a group of elders clustered around them fawningly.

"To think there would be Half-Saint ruins in this remote place!" A cool voice came from the woman's lips.

The man curled his lip and muttered, "What's so surprising about Half-Saint ruins? You don't look surprised when you see living Half-Saints."

"What are you muttering about?"

"Nothing, Sis. This really is very surprising!"

"Elder Hu, introduce the surrounding factions to us!" Ignoring the man, the woman addressed an elder behind her.

Hearing this, the elder immediately bowed and walked to her side. "Greetings, Miss Li."

Pointing at the opposite peak, he said, "That is the Yang Clan, the largest faction in Yang City. Their leader is Yang Liwu, the Yang Clan's strongest expert, at the seventh level of True Martial!"

"The peak to the left..."

"The peak to the south..."

The man, dressed like a young noble, immediately grew interested. He looked at the elder and asked curiously, "Has that Demon Sect Leader arrived? I've been hearing stories about him ever since I came to the Land of Chaos. I wonder what he's actually like!"

Curiosity also appeared in Miss Li's eyes. When she had first heard the tales of that Demon Sect Leader, she, too, had been astonished. Though the vast world held every conceivable wonder, it was still hard to believe that someone who had ascended from the lower realm only three years ago had carved out such a large territory.

"I haven't seen him yet. He probably hasn't arrived," the elder told Young Master Li, shaking his head.

Suddenly, a dragon's roar rang out, and a Demon Dragon Flying Carriage flew over from afar. The factions on the mountain peaks all looked up at the carriage, some with disdain, others with curiosity. The many beings at the foot of the mountains also raised their heads to look at the Demon Dragon Flying Carriage.

"Holy shit, he really knows how to show off! How did he come up with that couplet? What outrageous boasting! Even Father wouldn't dare say something like that, would he?"

Young Master Li stared open-mouthed at the couplet on either side of the flying carriage. Even the corners of the cool-faced Miss Li's mouth twitched. The many factions on the other peaks were even more shocked by the couplet on the carriage. Had this Demon Sect Leader gone mad, daring to make such grand claims? Truly, the higher one's cultivation, the better one understood just how much courage it took to say such words.