"If Brother Yao has no objections, how about we temporarily use Left Peak as Moon-Devouring Mountain?"
Among demons, status and hierarchy were determined by rank.
If they belonged to different Demon Monarchs, their standing was based on their respective Monarch.
After this battle, even if Lin Shu couldn’t rank among the Ten Great Demon Generals, he wouldn’t be far off.
Although the Qingming Demon General was powerful, her reluctance to engage in conflict had her ranked only twenty-seventh.
In other words, despite clearly possessing a Late-stage Core Formation Cultivation, in the eyes of others, she was sheltered by the fearsome reputation of the Moon-devouring Demon Banner and thus had to address him as Brother Yao.
"You’re not planning to leave?"
Lin Shu felt a flicker of doubt and looked up above Yongzhou Pass.
’Strange. The red clouds in the sky are gathering, growing heavier. They seem much thicker than yesterday.’
It was one thing for the Little Demons to be unaware, their minds filled with thoughts of setting up a new Demon Mountain.
But Elder Xu clearly knew about this calamity. How could the more powerful Qingming Demon General be ignorant of it?
"Leave?"
The beautiful woman paused, then gave a helpless smile. "I have a whole household to look after. It’s not so easy to just pack up and go."
This area was mountainous and located in the Yongzhou Border Region. With a constant stream of traveling merchants, it could still accommodate tens of thousands of refugees and provide for their food and expenses.
Whether she went to Great Shun or deeper into Yongzhou...
...with her status as a Demon General, it would be very difficult to occupy a similar territory again.
"Besides, if we just leave like this, I feel it would be letting down the Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch." The beautiful woman’s smile faded as she sighed softly.
"This matter is related to the Demon Monarch?"
Lin Shu frowned slightly, quickly guessing the origin of the calamity cloud.
’Could it be that the Great Demon who was severely wounded by the Mountain God Mirror has greatly increased his Cultivation after traveling abroad and now intends to return for revenge?’
"To be precise, it’s related to the Qi Family and Demon King Yuan Yuan."
Golden Bear walked over, clucking his tongue in amazement as he sized up the demon, his eyes filled with awe.
A moment ago, while he had put on a calm facade, he had actually been panicking, even feeling it was highly likely he would die here today.
But in the end, he had personally witnessed the birth of a Fierce Demon.
"Could you tell me the details?"
Hearing the name Yuan Yuan, Lin Shu couldn’t help but think of the two glaring names at the very top of the Demon Slaying Book.
He looked back at him, his attitude polite.
The Merit Coins he’d just received were proof of the dire fate the other had faced.
To risk one’s life for a few jars of Spirit Wine... he was certainly a Demon General who valued his word.
"It’s not exactly a secret."
"Our Demon King, for reasons unknown, was provoked into doing something absolutely horrifying."
Even though decades had passed, Golden Bear still paused, his face filled with terror. "He... he attacked an Immortal."
As if worried the Moon-Devouring Demon General might misunderstand, the burly demon quickly added, "Not an Immortal Descendant, but the Night Wanderer of the Qi Family himself!"
The greatest difference between a Half-Life Immortal and a Scattered Immortal is whether they have received the recognition of Heaven and Earth.
The Yu Family has a Mountain God, while the Qi Family has the Night Wanderer.
Hearing this, Lin Shu looked surprised. "I seem to recall someone saying that Half-Life Immortals are undying and indestructible."
"That’s why I said it was horrifying."
Golden Bear gave a bitter laugh. "Immortals can’t be killed. The outcome, naturally, was that our Demon King was gravely injured—his fate is still unknown—while the Night Wanderer sits high in his temple and Young Master Qi still controls Yongzhou."
"And who is this Young Master Qi? Doesn’t he have a name?"
For some reason, upon hearing those three words, Lin Shu felt a strange sense of irritation well up within him.
"It is both his name and his title. He is simply called Young Master Qi. All the Immortal Families in Yongzhou, big or small, even the Yu Clan Descendants who also hail from a Half-Life Immortal Sect, must address him as Young Master upon meeting."
Golden Bear couldn’t help but smack his lips. "In the Qi Family, he is second only to that Half-Life Immortal. His Magical Power has reached the Nascent Soul Realm, making him unfathomably deep. But he has a debauched and unrestrained personality, one who acts against the natural order. He even once tried to forcibly marry Demon King Su Xin, though he has quieted down a lot in recent years."
An Immortal Descendant in charge of the Demon-slaying Bureau openly trying to marry a Nascent Soul Demon King.
The very thought was absurd.
Yet, he was still a noble of an Immortal Family. In contrast, an ordinary Cultivator could fall and take on a demonic form just from the slightest contact with a demon.
"I’m getting sidetracked."
Golden Bear waved his hand dismissively. "Now that Demon King Yuan Yuan is missing, life has become increasingly difficult for all demons. That’s why we must occupy a piece of land, to secure a path of retreat for the Demon Crowd."
"By the Demon King’s Order, the place the Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch has set his sights on is Yongzhou Pass. He plans to borrow the power of the Great Shun’s Zhao Family to seize the border pass!"
"The fifteenth of the third month is when the Array near the Mountain God Mirror is at its weakest. The Zhao Family plans to make their move on that day."
"..."
Lin Shu was still pondering the matter of the Qi Family.
When he heard this last sentence, he slowly raised his head. "So there are sixteen days left?"
"That’s right."
A glimmer of excitement appeared in Golden Bear’s eyes.
’I survived such a hopeless situation today, thanks to the Moon-Devouring Demon General’s rescue. It must mean I have some good fortune on my side.’
’Maybe I’ll be able to survive the coming great battle as well.’
’Ascending to Demon Monarch is something I wouldn’t dare dream of, but I can try to break through to the Late-stage Core Formation.’
"I understand."
Lin Shu let out a soft breath.
He had learned too much today. He needed to find a quiet place to sort through his thoughts.
Bidding farewell to the others, Lin Shu went to the tranquil Zuofeng Grass House.
He sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, concentrating his mind and steadying his breath, which gradually grew long and slow.
The Filthy Moon Wolf Lord lay prostrate beside him, having clearly sensed its master’s unease.
"Huuu..."
Lin Shu glanced sideways at the ferocious-looking Ghost Wolf.
He suddenly recalled Yu Xin’s strange expression when he left Black Water City, and the way she had called him "Young Master."
Now, after hearing Golden Bear’s explanation, he felt a strange palpitation in his heart.
He then thought about how, whenever he fed the Wolf Lord, he could never sense its limits.

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