After the cultivators who had entered Black Flame Mountain for the purge came out from the battle and spoke with other Devil Emperors, even Great Devil Kings, more people learned of the Grey Mask's abilities.
After this group emerged, even more stories about the Grey Mask spread, and many of those things had been witnessed firsthand.
The reason this middle-aged, burly Devil Race man had been so courteous to Li Yan earlier was not merely because of the purple command arrow. It was because his own elder brother was a Devil Emperor.
His brother had also carried out the mission to enter Black Flame Mountain and purge the remaining enemies during the previous expedition. He had been one of those Li Yan had helped inside—or, more accurately, one of those Li Yan had rescued.
At the time, the elder brother's situation had not left him with much strength to spare. He had already been teetering on the brink of death when Li Yan found him and broke through his encirclement to save him.
Afterward, seeing that the other man was already exhausted and no longer capable of killing enemies alone, Li Yan had put on a show of "joining" him in rousing their final strength, working together to kill the Red-Eyed Flame-Horn Beast cultivator.
After leaving Black Flame Mountain, that Devil Race cultivator had naturally been deeply grateful to the Grey Mask. When speaking with his younger brother, he had mentioned these matters more than once...
At this moment, Li Yan was skimming close to the ground. He knew nothing of what was happening outside the valley. Even if he had known, he would not have taken it to heart. He had long since cast those past events behind him.
Li Yan sped toward his target, but rather than heading