Free Web NovelChapter 1549: Chapter 1549: Ten Thousand Demons Kneel
"Is it possible that Wan Yao Mountain will take advantage of the situation and take over the territory of the Dou Ling Merchants’ Association, becoming one of the new four major forces?"
Another middle-aged man’s eyes sparkled with insight, and upon his words, many people nodded slowly. After all, the overall strength of Wan Yao Mountain was already considered the strongest among the previous thirteen first-class forces.
Furthermore, Wan Yao Mountain was the only sect among the previous eleven major forces daring enough to challenge the four top forces. If other factions or families dared to provoke the Dou Ling Merchants’ Association, they would most likely have been eradicated entirely.
Now, with the upper echelons of the Dou Ling Merchants’ Association almost entirely wiped out, and their president Wei Duzheng being torn to pieces by a frenzy of demons, the colossal entity has crumbled. It is extremely likely that Wan Yao Mountain will seize the opportunity to replace it.
Moreover, everyone knew that the top genius of Wan Yao Mountain, Red-dressed Immortal Xu Hongzhuang, reportedly had a marriage alliance with Yun Xiao of the Alchemist Masters’ Guild, forming a powerful union. Anyone else wanting a piece of the pie would have to think twice.
Setting aside the thoughts of these onlookers, at this moment, the members of Wan Yao Mountain watching Wei Duzheng being engulfed by demons felt only a sense of satisfaction and relief.
"For such cruelty, Wei Duzheng has met a fate he well deserves!"
Xiao Bailin sighed softly. As a Beast Vein Master, he always regarded the Vein Demons as friends and deeply despised Wei Duzheng’s actions. Now, he finally felt a sense of catharsis.
The other Beast Vein Masters of Wan Yao Mountain deeply agreed. With Wei Duzheng’s death, the great animosity their kin from the same sect bore was finally avenged.
Reflecting on this, many Beast Vein Masters turned their gaze upon the roughly clothed youth, knowing that the resolution of Wei Duzheng’s menace was inextricably linked to this youth, barely in his twenties.
"What kind are those two demon pets?"
At this moment, these Beast Vein Masters of Wan Yao Mountain, who had spent their lives dealing with Vein Demons, couldn’t help feeling a bit puzzled. They had never seen either the Golden Serpent Beast or the fiery red bird before.
"That big bird... it looks somewhat like the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix depicted in ancient books!"
Xiao Bailin, the well-informed Great Elder of Wan Yao Mountain, which inherits from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, spoke in sudden astonishment after scrutinizing Red Feather.
"This... how could it be possible?"
Another elder from Wan Yao Mountain looked stupefied, seemingly unable to accept Xiao Bailin’s claim while his eyes never left the fiery red bird.
"I just felt there was some resemblance, that’s all. It is said that the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix has long been extinct. Even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, it’s unseen. How could it possibly appear here in this humble Tenglong Continent?"
Apparently, Xiao Bailin himself refused to believe this statement. The Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, a dominator of the sky during ancient times, once stood on equal footing with the Divine Dragon Clan; such was its nobility!
Yun Xiao might be exceptionally gifted, but he was only a late-stage Lingyun Realm cultivator, considered bottom-tier even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.
How could such a noble Ancient Heavenly Phoenix recognize a lower rank human as its master? As Beast Vein Masters, Xiao Bailin and the others found this notion utterly impossible.
To tame an ordinary Vein Demon was already a daunting task for these Beast Vein Masters, often requiring years of what amounted to a fruitless endeavor.
One can only imagine the arrogance of a Vein Demon’s disposition, not to mention the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, the dominator of the sky. By no stretch of the imagination could that fiery red bird be the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix; at most, it only bore a resemblance.
However, what Xiao Bailin didn’t know was that his speculation was very close to the truth. The fiery red bird called Red Feather indeed carried the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline, although her bloodline had not yet fully awakened.
If Red Feather ever reached the Holy Rank level and survived the Transforming Heaven Tribulation to take human form, her Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline would further activate, significantly enhancing her strength.
Of course, all this was mere speculation. As Xiao Bailin and the others dismissed their theories, they naturally found the other Golden Serpent Beast even less recognizable, attributing it solely to Yun Xiao’s special methods.
Either way, with the bloodline catalyzed by Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu and Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Red Feather, the Ten Thousand Demon Blood Formation was broken in an instant. Wei Duzheng, who presided over the formation, was torn to shreds by countless Vein Demons, leaving no trace of his flesh and blood.
But upon sensing that Wei Duzheng had been completely obliterated, figures such as Lu Yanji and Wu Zhukong in the sky moved cautiously, eyes guarded as they shielded Lingdao City’s Earth Rank cultivators.
They couldn’t be sure whether, after tearing Wei Duzheng to pieces, the Vein Demons would go wild and attack all the human cultivators in Lingdao City.
Even though Lu Yanji and Wu Zhukong were Heavenly Realm experts, under attack by nearly ten thousand Vein Demons, they’d only manage to protect themselves.
Once these nearly ten thousand Vein Demons ran rampant, Lingdao City could be awash in blood. Among them, there were even Heavenly Demon level experts which, if truly enraged, would spell an absolute disaster.
"You have avenged yourselves and saved your lives. So return to where you came from!"
Just as Lu Yanji and the others grew wary, a cold, clear voice emerged from a short distance away. It was the roughly dressed youth, Yun Xiao, who presumably had anticipated that possibility.
"The lifesaving grace from this master, we will never forget. If there’s any trouble in the future, just have someone send word to Xuan Jue Mountain, and I, Xuan Jue, will dash through fire and water, without hesitation!"
As Yun Xiao’s words fell, the people of Demons Mountain were still uncertain when one of the leading elephant-shaped Vein Demons stepped forward, its voice ringing out, its massive elephant leg already kneeling in mid-air.
"To dash through fire and water, without hesitation!"
With this elephant-shaped Heavenly Demon named Xuan Jue leading, the strong ones among the demons who had reached the Heavenly Demon rank all knelt down, their voices uniform, no less than a well-trained human army.
It seems these Vein Demon experts who have achieved the Heavenly Demon level have extremely high spiritual wisdom. They clearly know who saved them; without that human youth, they would surely face death from having their blood energy completely devoured.
*Clatter!* *Clatter!* *Clatter!*
With these Heavenly Demon experts leading the kneeling, the remaining eighth and ninth rank Vein Demons naturally didn’t dare be negligent; in an instant, all demons knelt, creating a magnificent scene.
Seeing this, whether it was the Beast Vein Masters of Demons Mountain or the cultivators watching the battle on the outskirts of Lingdao City, all let out a sigh of relief and finally felt at ease.
This clearly shows that the mindset of the Vein Demon clan is much simpler than that of humans, where examples of turning against benefactors and repaying kindness with malice constantly occur among the human race.
But the Vein Demon clan, once determined on something, won’t go back and forth, sticking to a single path to the end, such as this moment of sincere gratitude.
"Hey hey hey, the ones who saved you were me, what does this have to do with that kid, why are you bowing to him?"
Just as everyone was feeling emotional, admiring the spectacular scene of demons kneeling, a slightly aggrieved voice suddenly came from the sky, attracting everyone’s gaze.
The one expressing dissatisfaction now was naturally the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu. To be fair, he did indeed contribute the most, yet those Vein Demons failed to recognize his identity, assuming he was Yun Xiao’s demon pet—how could he endure this?
"Me too!"
This time Red Feather also felt somewhat despondent; the benefits couldn’t all go to Yun Xiao alone, could they? Perhaps from spending too much time with Xiao Wu, his temper had also become increasingly similar.
"Many thanks to the two masters for their lifesaving grace too!"
Upon suddenly hearing the words of Xiao Wu and Red Feather, Xuan Jue first froze, then stood up with his elephant body and slightly bowed towards the dragon and phoenix, his tone extremely respectful.
"You creature..."
Seeing this, Xiao Wu couldn’t help but feel a burst of anger. Just now, all demons knelt before Yun Xiao, but when it came to him, only a slight bow sufficed—it was hard for him to bear.
"Alright, Xiao Wu, don’t fuss anymore!"
Seeing Xiao Wu persisting obstinately, Yun Xiao was somewhat exasperated yet amused, so he had to speak up, which made Xiao Wu’s snake eyes widen. He was basked in the glory of demon kneeling; I haven’t had enough yet.
"Xiao Wu, stop fussing!"
However, when a voice came from the Waist Storage of Yun Xiao, Xiao Wu instantly fell silent; for the words of the Dragon Tree Spirit Little Dragon, he naturally didn’t dare contradict, but before closing his mouth, he fiercely glared at Yun Xiao twice.
"Let’s disperse now. Remember, from today onwards, do not proactively attack humans; everyone should live harmoniously!"
Yun Xiao turned his gaze to the countless Vein Demons and spoke, making Hou Tianlie, Xiao Bailin, and other Beast Vein Masters nod quietly.
After all, the relationship between humans and Vein Demons on Tenglong Continent has always been pretty good; many human cultivators who refine Meridian Spirits tend to pick on those fierce and aggressive Vein Demons.
But after Douling Commerce dominated Tenglong Continent, everything changed.
This powerful sect dealing in Meridian Spirits didn’t care whether a Vein Demon was fierce or kind—they would erase spiritual wisdom and refine it into Meridian Spirits suitable for themselves.
If they couldn’t use it themselves, they would sell it as commodities; over the years, with the rampant Douling Commerce, the Vein Demon clan of Tenglong Continent suffered, thus the primary cause of irreconcilable conflict between Demons Mountain and Douling Commerce.
Now, with the sudden downfall of Douling Commerce, the Beast Vein Masters of Lianyun Mountain have reason to believe that with Yun Xiao’s words, the relationship between Vein Demons and humans will likely experience a relief.
Such a meritorious deed, having also saved the lives of numerous demons—Beast Vein Masters like Hou Tianlie, Xiao Bailin cannot help but view Yun Xiao with increasing admiration.
