Cao Youqian: Seniors, Thank You for Leading the Way

"Supreme Elder Blood Pupils, I absolutely did not betray you. It was all the work of this treacherous human who sowed discord."

Black Harrier was stunned. He had been dreaming of using this achievement to reach the pinnacle of demonic power and marry a witch.

I never expected that Cao Youqian, that damned human, would pull such a stunt when he was about to die.

Great Sage Blood Pupils squinted at Black Harrier, then shifted his gaze to Cao Youqian.

"Young man, such a low-level tactic of sowing discord will not work on me. Put away your petty thoughts."

Cao Youqian said nonchalantly, "I didn't ask you to believe me. Senior, lead the way. Let me see what your Fire God Sect's headquarters looks like."

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Both the Great Sage Blood Pupils and the Black Harrier Demon were dumbfounded; they couldn't understand what this kid was up to.

The Prince Mad Lion and his group were completely stunned. If they weren't afraid of being targeted by the Great Sage Blood Pupils, they would have said something right now.

Holy Son, stop fooling around. There's no turning back once you enter the Demon Cave.

"Kid, why don't you listen to what you're saying?"

Great Sage Blood Pupils was speechless. They came to capture Cao Youqian, the Holy Son of Dao Seeking, but now the other party wanted to go to the Fire God Sect headquarters with them without saying a word, which made him feel very unfulfilled.

"This holy son naturally knows what he is saying."

Cao Youqian paused deliberately. "Isn't your goal to take me to the headquarters of the Fire God Sect?"

"That's true."

The Great Sage Blood Pupils found himself unable to find any fault with it, yet he felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

If the sentries outside the valley hadn't failed to detect that Cao Youqian and his group weren't followed by any soldiers, he would have thought that the kid was using him as bait to find out the location of their Fire God Sect headquarters.

"Then what are you waiting for?"

Cao Youqian appeared to be fearless and invincible.

He gave the impression that the Great Sage Blood Pupils and others were his subordinates.

The Great Sage Blood Pupils said sternly, "Since you're so eager to go to the headquarters of my Fire God Sect, then I'll grant your wish. But I must warn you, don't try anything funny, or I'll show you what I'm capable of. Let's go!"

Cao Youqian turned to the group behind him and said, "Let's go."

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up shakily.

The Prince Mad Lion leaned closer to Cao Youqian and said, "Holy Son, our journey there is no different than lambs entering a tiger's den!"

Cao Youqian said with a smile, "Little Lion, listen carefully, I, the Holy Son, do not wish to repeat myself a second time."

Upon hearing this, the Prince Mad Lion trembled slightly. He knew the Holy Son was truly enraged, and quickly nodded, "Yes."

Seeing this, the others dared not say anything more.

If the Holy Son abandons them, it will be difficult for them to escape from the clutches of a Great Sage.

The demons of the Fire God Sect escorted Cao Youqian and his group through a strange dense forest, then waded through a river of blood, crossed a Devil Saber Formation, and traversed a sea of demonic fire and a swamp.

Several hours later, Cao Youqian and his group arrived outside the headquarters of the Fire God Sect.

What came into view was a strange and magical tall palace. The entire palace was pitch black, and a lifelike and huge Devil Creature was carved on the top. Just looking at it made people uneasy and break out in a cold sweat.

Cao Youqian surveyed the building before him, thinking to himself, "I wonder what these guys from the Fire God Sect are thinking, building such a bizarre palace here, as if they're afraid people won't know this is the Fire God Sect's lair?"

He turned to the Great Sage Blood Pupils beside him and said, "Senior, thank you. If it weren't for your escort all the way, it would have been really difficult for us to get through the Five Elements Devil Land."

"You..."

Great Sage Blood Pupils just wanted to punch this kid in front of him a couple of times; his words were just too infuriating.

It made them feel like they had let a wolf into their house.

However, to ensure the boy's flesh and soul remained intact, he forced himself to swallow his anger and said sternly:

"Kid, let's see if you're still so arrogant once we're on the altar!"

Cao Youqian shrugged. "Then let's go to the altar. I can also meet your Fire God Sect's leader and all the elders while I'm at it."

"I..."

Great Sage Blood Pupils glared at Cao Youqian through gritted teeth, thinking to himself: Don't bother with a dead man. The sect leader said to take this kid back safely.

Cao Youqian asked with amusement, "Senior, you don't know the way, do you?"

"Snort!"

Great Sage Blood Pupils decided to ignore the kid, otherwise he would be furious. He strode up the steps. Now that they had arrived at the headquarters of the Fire God Sect, they were not worried about the other party escaping.

Seeing this, Cao Youqian followed behind the Great Sage Blood Pupils as if strolling leisurely. Seeing this, the group of servants gritted their teeth and followed his pace.

The group walked up the long stone steps and entered the palace.

Two rows of cultists, armed with weapons and clad in black armor, stood on either side of the aisle, exuding a murderous aura.

Their eyes, in particular, were like sharp swords, as if they could pierce a person's body at any moment.

With each step the Prince Mad Lion and his party took, beads of cold sweat would appear on their foreheads, and their bodies would tremble uncontrollably.

For them, every step they take now is torture.

The group walked for an unknown amount of time before finally arriving at a huge altar.

The altar was surrounded by disciples of the Fire God Sect, and on the high platform opposite the altar stood several demons exuding the aura of Great Sage.

As soon as Cao Youqian and his group appeared, all eyes fell on them.

The greedy, bloodthirsty, and all sorts of other gazes made the Prince Mad Lion and his companions' scalps tingle, and they felt an unbearable discomfort, as if countless ants were crawling all over their bodies.

Cao Youqian looked up and examined the seven Great Sage on the high platform. His small action naturally did not escape the eyes of the seven Great Sage.

A loud shout came from the high platform.

"How dare you, you arrogant brat! Kneel down before us at once!"

Upon hearing this, the Prince Mad Lion and the others were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground.

Only Cao Youqian, Great Sage Eight Treasures, and Song Zhaoyi remained standing there as if nothing had happened.

Cao Youqian took a step forward, blocking Song Zhaoyi's path, and looked at the group of Great Sage on the high platform with a mocking expression.

"You think you can make me kneel? You're overestimating yourselves!"

"Um?"

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of a great Great Sage on the high platform, and the pressure of the Great Sage Realm emanated from his body, enveloping Cao Youqian.

Cao Youqian shrugged. "You can use more force; this level of pressure is nothing to me."

Upon hearing this, the venerable Great Sage flew into a rage, glaring at Cao Youqian: "You brat, you're about to die, yet you still dare to spout such nonsense here!"

Cao Youqian laughed and said, "You eight old bastards think you can take down this Holy Son? You overestimate yourselves."

"Snort!"

The leader of the Fire God Sect, seated in the main seat, sneered and said contemptuously, "Boy, do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have two Great Sage with you?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the assembled Great Sage changed, and their gazes fell upon Great Sage Eight Treasures and Song Zhaoyi, who were standing behind Cao Youqian.

Upon hearing this, the terrified Prince Mad Lion and his companions showed expressions of relief.

With two Great Sage present, they should be fine.

The Great Sage Eight Treasures slowly walked to Cao Youqian's side, smiling as he looked at the Fire God Sect and said, "Sect Leader, you have excellent eyesight; you saw through my identity at a glance."

Before the Fire God Sect on the high platform could speak, an arrogant voice echoed around the altar.

"It wasn't him who saw through your identity, but rather what was inside that altar."

Everyone present looked around and saw a Jiaoyang slowly appearing above Cao Youqian and the others.

The moment this Jiaoyang appeared, its terrifying pressure caused all the surrounding demons to faint.

Only a handful of demons were able to maintain their balance.

Even the Great Sage of the Fire God Sect paled upon seeing the Jiaoyang, some even breaking out in a cold sweat.

The Fire God Sect's expression was solemn, and he subconsciously released his own aura to counteract the oppressive feeling brought by the Jiaoyang.

"Since you've come, why bother with such petty tricks? Why not show yourself and fight?"

"As you wish."

As the words were spoken, a confident, beautiful, and proud woman stepped out from under the Jiaoyang...