At that moment, hearing Luo Tianhe's words, Luo Qingshan smiled faintly and turned to look toward Phoenix Perch Palace.
She spotted her husband carrying a fishing rod toward the pavilion in the middle of the lake. As she watched that departing figure who filled her body and soul, her eyes brimmed with affection.
Only then did the many members of the Demon Race around her recover from their shock.
"Hey! Did you hear that? Our Demon Race actually has another Great Emperor Realm expert, and Ancestor Luo said himself that this expert is even stronger than he is!"
A Demon Race expert spoke to another member of the Demon Race beside him.
"That's right, and this expert even recovered our race's lost divine guardian artifact-the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower. We've been taught about it since we were children. To think it's actually returned! From now on, our younger generation will never have to undergo the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation again, and our Demon Race will grow stronger and stronger."
Hearing his friend's words, the other Demon Race expert continued.
"And there's our Lord Imperial Consort. Even that ancestor recognized how extraordinary he is. Besides, the Imperial Consort was born with tremendous fortune. He's a match made in heaven for Her Majesty!"
"Exactly! No wonder the Great Dao personally offered its congratulations when Her Majesty and the Imperial Consort married. That shows just how powerful his fortune is. He's also a talented man of the Human Race and a distinguished alchemist. Now, whenever we want pills, we can simply go to the Chaos Furnace and refine them-as many as we need. We'll never have to ration them when we go out to temper ourselves again."
"Right! The Imperial Consort only just arrived among our Demon Race, yet he's already done so much for us and solved our enormous problem. Then our divine guardian artifact returned right afterward. Could all of this be because of his heaven-defying fortune?"
A Demon Race expert spoke with some wonder.
"Fortune is far too profound and mysterious, but His Lordship's character is absolutely worthy of admiration. Not only does he lack the Human Race's arrogance, he's also approachable. I'd willingly acknowledge him as my boss!"
Another young member of the Demon Race spoke with even greater excitement.
At that moment, listening to the discussions of the Demon Race below, Luo Qingshan gazed at Ye Xingchen with ever-deepening affection.
She took a deep breath, composed herself, and looked at the dozens of Immortal Emperor ancestors around her before speaking.
"I have decided to place the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower in Ten Thousand Demons Square, where the Chaos Furnace stands. What do you all think?"
Hearing Luo Qingshan's words, the dozens of Immortal Emperor ancestors all nodded in agreement. Even the two Demon Race Great Emperors had said that no one could take the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower away, so they had nothing to worry about.
Seeing that none of the ancestors objected, Luo Qingshan flashed into the sky above Ten Thousand Demons Square.
Looking down at the Chaos Furnace, which still emitted a faint divine radiance, Luo Qingshan could not help smiling.
By then, every member of the Demon Race had also arrived at Ten Thousand Demons Square, waiting for the thrilling moment. With this divine guardian artifact, none of them would ever have to suffer the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation again. Who could possibly remain unexcited?
Standing in the air, Luo Qingshan looked at the excited, expectant faces below. After channeling a strand of immortal spirit Qi into the miniature Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower in her hand, she casually tossed it down.
In midair, the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower actually grew with the wind, becoming larger and larger.
Boom!
The moment the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower landed on the central platform of Ten Thousand Demons Square, it transformed into an enormous tower roughly nine meters tall.
Crisscrossing marks covered its surface, as though it had weathered countless storms. Its entire body shone with crystalline light, and an ancient presence emanated from it, allowing anyone to recognize its extraordinary nature at a glance.
As everyone gazed at the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower before them, gleaming with crystalline light and exuding an ancient presence, their excitement was beyond words.
The next moment, rays of divine radiance streamed from the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower, like a colossal world tree taking root among the Demon Race.
The entire Demon Race's immortal vein manifested in the air and transformed into a massive figure. Its form shifted constantly as it threw back its head and howled. Countless streams of purple Qi flew in from beyond the heavens and entered its body.
The entire Divine Desolation Continent shook. Purple Qi gathered across a million li in the sky above the Demon Race, and this astonishing spectacle instantly drew the attention of countless factions.
Every member of the Demon Race sensed the massive figure's joy. It threw back its head and howled again, and the million li of purple Qi became a surging torrent that poured into its body.
Rays of divine radiance actually shone from the massive figure's eyes, as though it had gained a consciousness of its own. Then it transformed into a purple-gold immortal vein and disappeared into the Demon Race's domain.
At that moment, every member of the Demon Race felt their mind become perfectly clear, as though something unseen had opened their understanding.
This was, in fact, the benefit of the so-called power of fortune. It was also why every faction, royal dynasty, and imperial dynasty used divine guardian artifacts to anchor their fortune.
Those enveloped in fortune possessed keen hearing and clear sight, their comprehension awakened naturally, their muscles and bones grew strong, and a hundred evils could not touch them.
Now that the Demon Race's divine guardian artifact had returned, it absorbed the Demon Race's fortune scattered throughout heaven and earth and anchored it within their immortal vein. Invisibly, it had already cleansed every member of the Demon Race, making them all feel as though their understanding had suddenly awakened.
None of them had expected that a divine guardian artifact anchoring their fortune would bring such additional benefits. Excitement filled every face.
The next moment, Luo Qingshan appeared before the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower, her eyes flashing with brilliant light as she studied it.
"Grand Elder, starting tomorrow, have every member of the Demon Race who has yet to undergo the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation enter the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower and emerge in human form. From this day forth, our Demon Race shall rise!"
Hearing Luo Qingshan's words, Grand Elder Wan Qianli immediately voiced his assent. Every member of the Demon Race was filled with excitement at her declaration, and they shouted:
"The Demon Race shall rise!"
"The Demon Race shall rise!"
This was especially true of those who were parents. They would no longer have to suffer the pain of losing a child. After all, not everyone could survive the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation, and far too many members of the Demon Race had failed and been struck dead by it.
Now that the Demon Race's divine artifact had returned, they no longer needed to suffer the ordeal of transformation. This alone meant their race was bound to rise.
Meanwhile, the scene shifted.
The enormous changes among the Demon Race also shook the major factions of the Human Race. With purple Qi gathering across a million li above the Demon Race, something good must have happened there for so much purple Qi to converge.
What made them increasingly curious, however, was that ever since the Demon Empress's wedding, when the Great Dao had personally offered its congratulations, the Demon Race seemed to have undergone some kind of change, like a butterfly breaking free of its cocoon and being reborn.
Countless factions speculated that this change might have occurred because of the Demon Empress's marriage. This made them even more curious, and they kept dispatching people to investigate.
Just what kind of man could make the Demon Empress lower herself to marry him? Where had he come from, and was everything that had recently happened among the Demon Race connected to him?
At that moment, Han Chuanluo, an elder of the Supreme Purity Palace, looked toward the Demon Race's domain. Recalling that incomparably domineering figure, he murmured to himself:
"A great era is approaching. With this young man, the Demon Race is bound to rise, and nothing can stop it. As for his identity, even the palace master couldn't uncover it. It seems I was right-this matter is by no means simple! Could he belong to one of those hidden, mighty sacred sects?"
Recalling that handsome man, so incomparably domineering yet possessed of an unrivaled bearing, Han Chuanluo murmured softly to himself.
Meanwhile, far away in the Demon Race's lakeside pavilion, Ye Xingchen knew nothing of what was happening among the Human Race. Even if he had known, he would merely have smiled faintly and paid it no mind.
Ye Xingchen had not expected the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower's return to the Demon Race to cause such an enormous reaction either.
At that moment, Ye Xingchen sat at ease in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, the corners of his lips slightly raised as an exquisitely beautiful figure kept appearing in his mind.
Remembering his wife's bashful expression, boundless tenderness flashed through Ye Xingchen's eyes.