Moon Gazing Island's main peak.
The instant White-Scaled Demon Lord and Mu Qingzi saw Old Demon Qingyang, their eyes flew wide, their faces filled with disbelief as they froze where they stood.
Almost in unison, the two cried out, "Senior Qingyang!! Why is it you!"
"Senior?" Qin Ming was puzzled as he listened from the side. Hadn't this Old Ghost said he belonged to a branch of the Azure Origin Sect that cultivated the demonic path?
How had he suddenly become a senior?
Upon seeing Old Demon Qingyang again, White-Scaled Demon Lord and Mu Qingzi had at first even doubted whether their eyes were deceiving them.
Only after a long while did they recover their senses.
After all, he was a fossil-level figure within the Azure Origin Sect. In their memories, someone like Old Demon Qingyang should have ascended to the Upper Realm long ago. They had never expected to see him again one day.
Even stranger, he had become a spirit body, remaining in the Mortal Realm and seemingly following at Qin Ming's side all this time.
"Senior Qingyang, you..." Even though Mu Qingzi had reached the God Transformation Stage, his attitude toward Old Demon Qingyang remained incomparably respectful and cautious.
Like a disciple just setting foot into the world.
This man's reaction alone was enough to show how lofty Old Demon Qingyang's status had been in life. His cultivation before death had likely been at least the middle God Transformation Stage—perhaps he had even been a Refining Void Stage existence.
"Alas! It's a long story! The past is too painful to look back upon, so let it remain unspoken." Old Demon Qingyang waved a hand.
"Back then, a great upheaval occurred in the Spirit Realm. Fortunately, This Old Man had always been cautious and left an extra hand